Cause for celebration at Sports Awards
The sporting community celebrated in style at the Shetland Sports Awards last night.
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Gouging has no place in any kind of sport
A modest haul of medals had been achieved by Shetland’s competitors at the island games by the time went to press, with once again the
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Shetland’s junior inter-county squad were on course to retain the Stuart Cup in Kirkwall, with a comfortable points margin, as we went to press yesterday.
READ FULL STORYImportant to cast the net as wide as possible
There has been moderate criticism of the inclusion in the Shetland island games football squad, announced last week, of Duncan Bray and Alan Duncan. The…
READ FULL STORYBest two in final but shame about Fletcher
Fittingly the Champions League will see Manchester United and Barcelona, the best two teams in Europe, contesting the final. Man Utd overcame Arsenal in the…
READ FULL STORYAn over reaction to immature madness
A momentous week for football, and the subsequent bans for Rangers players Barry Ferguson and Allan McGregor surely demonstrate, if any more evidence was necessary,…
READ FULL STORYCentres have left their mark
Shetland is fast becoming a place noted for the longevity of its top sportsmen and women. Cyclists Carlos Riise and Christine McLean, both on the…
READ FULL STORYSome sadness at end of southern era
News that the death knell may shortly toll for the Southern Football Association, while somewhat inevitable, will still be greeted with sadness in some quarters….
READ FULL STORYTalking Sport: Managers need time to realise success
Celtic manager Gordon Strachan, a man more noted for talking in riddles than rational thinking, nevertheless made a very sensible statement last week. Managers, he…
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Kaka refusal a boost for common sense Surely the best news to have emerged from the football world this week is the failure by Manchester…
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Ashes contestants both in some disarray WITH just a few months to go before this year’s Ashes cricket contest between England and Australia, it is…
READ FULL STORYFun down under as Mal puts record straight
After former rugby player, boxer and sports physio Mal Smith was featured in this paper a few months ago, he came in for some stick…
READ FULL STORYHoy and Charlton’s humility restores the faith
THE MERITS of the BBC’s annual Sports Personality of the Year programme remain pretty hazy, but at least for the past two years the main…
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THE SECOND annual Shetland Sports Awards ceremony last Friday was an excellent occasion, with representatives from a variety of sports being recognised for their achievements…
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