John Swinney told Fifa president Gianni Infantino that the dynamic ticket-pricing model used for the tournament – which is taking place across Canada, the US and Mexico – will be “simply unaffordable” ...

He’s On Fire lived up to his name with a runaway victory in the Paddy Kehoe Suspended Ceilings Novice Hurdle at Fairyhouse. A 20-length winner on his stable debut at Carlisle in February, the ...

Hearts reclaimed their status as William Hill Premiership leaders but missed the chance to restore their three-point cushion after being held to a 2-2 draw by bottom side Livingston. The Jambos had ...

Callum Pritchard, who is still in with a chance of being crowned champion conditional jockey this season, received a 12-day suspension after misjudging the winning line and easing up Sweet Nightingale ...

Falkirk boss John McGlynn thinks Calvin Miller could provide a spark for Scotland after starring in the Bairns’ 3-2 win over Motherwell.

Despite nearly 300 complaints—almost all from outside the classroom—Abertay University’s inquiry found a lecture appropriate, ...

Police have launched an attempted murder probe after a man was stabbed in a house in Ayr . Officers said the 34‑year‑old suffered serious injuries and was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University ...

Gers defeated Dundee United 4-2 at Ibrox to move top of the division for the first time in more than two years.

Antoine Semenyo has hailed Rayan Cherki as “one of the world’s best” following Manchester City’s FA Cup rout of Liverpool. Semenyo and Cherki both made key contributions as hat-trick hero Erling ...

North Coast could be the flag-bearer for Joseph O’Brien’s three-year-old colts this season, with the French 2000 Guineas on the radar. The Starman colt was a six-length winner of the Tyros Stakes in ...

Raskolnikov is a man alone in Laurie Sansom’s new adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s 750 page nineteenth century epic, which sees the ...

The strongest gust overnight was 93mph at Capel Curig in north Wales, while gusts of 75mph were recorded at Emley Moor in West Yorkshire and St Bees Head in Cumbria, and one of 73mph was recorded at ...