http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:55:00 +0000 Copyright (C) 2010 Clyde and Forth Press Ltd http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/feeds/ 7 http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/furniture/ayr_logo_500x75.png http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/ AMBITIOUS boss Brian Reid's revamp of the Ayr United squad continued apace this week with the capture of former Hibs and Falkirk striker Tam McManus just before the transfer window closed. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396724-tams-the-man-for-ayr/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396724-tams-the-man-for-ayr/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0000 Sport THE freeze is over (for the moment) and boy, did things heat up at Millbrae on Saturday. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396490-ayr-take-route-66-in-melville-rout/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396490-ayr-take-route-66-in-melville-rout/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:00:00 +0000 Sport ANGRY Ayr United boss Brian Reid says his team were denied a stonewall penalty as they crashed to a second successive defeat in the Barr's Irn-Bru First Division on Saturday. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396486-penalty-claim-denies-ayr-a-point/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396486-penalty-claim-denies-ayr-a-point/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:00:00 +0000 Sport UNITED edged out the side they had defeated in last season's promotion playoffs, edging out plucky Brechin to storm into the last 16. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/19/396122-ayr-on-the-mark/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/19/396122-ayr-on-the-mark/ Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:00:00 +0000 Sport AYR United's Scottish Cup game against Brechin has been postponed following a Thursday morning inspection at Somerset. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/07/395753--breaking-news-cup-game-falls-victim-to-big-freeze/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/07/395753--breaking-news-cup-game-falls-victim-to-big-freeze/ Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:00:00 +0000 Sport FORMER Queen of the South skipper Andy Aitken hope shis weekend return to Palmerston Park with Ayr United to face his former side proves to be a less painful experience than the first game back at his old stamping ground in August. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/31/395534-happy-return/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/31/395534-happy-return/ Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:43:25 +0000 Sport UPBEAT Ayr United boss Brian Reid is hoping to defeat old club Dunfermline Athletic in the Barr's Irn Bru First Division on Saturday after his improving side extended their unbeaten run to three games. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/02/394712-now-for-the-pars/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/02/394712-now-for-the-pars/ Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:25:12 +0000 Sport FANS welcomed the new Centenary pies in a piping-in ceremony before the match to great applause - but the pies bo tm ore of a cheer than the team. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/29/393479-pies-pipes-and-plundered/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/29/393479-pies-pipes-and-plundered/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:00:00 +0000 Sport FURIOUS Ayr United boss Brian Reid says his club's survival hopes could be in jeopardy if they keep making mistakes - and warns players 'shape up or be shipped out.' http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/22/393227-get-it-right/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/22/393227-get-it-right/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:00:00 +0000 Sport IN a glorious spell with Dunfermline Athletic, Brian Reid helped steer the club to promotion to the SPL and chipped in with three goals. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/08/392737-eastenders-return-for-brian/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/08/392737-eastenders-return-for-brian/ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:00:00 +0000 Sport FRANKIE Dettori realised a lifetime ambition on Saturday landing the William Hill (Ayr) Gold Cup. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/09/24/392202-the-italian-stallion/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/09/24/392202-the-italian-stallion/ Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:00:00 +0000 Sport EVEN in these straitened times, those financial institutions not already discredited or owned by you and me offer an excellent capital return. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/09/17/391937-sent-them-homeward/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/09/17/391937-sent-them-homeward/ Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:00:00 +0000 Sport AYR United youngsters prepared for next months Scottish Cup tie between the two clubs by returning from Tayside with a well-deserved three points. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/09/01/391296-fine-win-for-academy-boys/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/09/01/391296-fine-win-for-academy-boys/ Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:00:00 +0000 Sport THE young athletes of Ayr Seaforth won the Central and South of Scotland League Division 1 2009 after edging out closest rivals Law and District AC http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/08/20/390951-double-bill-at-dam-park/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/08/20/390951-double-bill-at-dam-park/ Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:00:00 +0000 Sport AYR United got their first win of the season away to Stirling Albion on Saturday - thanks to a late strike. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/08/05/390364-late-strike-secures-win/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/08/05/390364-late-strike-secures-win/ Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:42:24 +0000 Sport AMERICAN Stewart Cink ended Tom Watson's hopes of winning at Turnberry for the second time in the Open Championship on Sunday. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/07/21/389799-cink-shatters-watson-dreams/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/07/21/389799-cink-shatters-watson-dreams/ Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:50:14 +0000 Sport LEGENDARY American Tom Watson kept alive his dreams of a record-equalling sixth Open Championship title with another superb display at Turnberry. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/07/19/389758-watson-leads-going-into-final-day/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/07/19/389758-watson-leads-going-into-final-day/ Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:59:44 +0000 Sport FIVE-time former champion Tom Watson is joint leader in the Open at Turnberry... 26 years after his last triumph in the oldest major. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/07/17/389756-elementary-as-watson-tied-at-top-but-woods-out/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/07/17/389756-elementary-as-watson-tied-at-top-but-woods-out/ Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Sport PROMOTED Ayr United have signed former Kilmarnock goalkeeper Craig Samson on a one-year deal as they gear up for the Barr's Irn-Bru First Division campaign. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/07/08/389377-united-snap-up-new-keeper/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/07/08/389377-united-snap-up-new-keeper/ Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:00:00 +0000 Sport SCOTS Lloyd and Elliot Saltman will be the first brothers to compete in the Open Championship in more than two decades when they tee it up at Turnberry next week. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/07/08/389293-open-latest-sibling-success/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/07/08/389293-open-latest-sibling-success/ Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:00:00 +0000 Sport TROON teenager Michael Stewart"s dreams of qualifying for his first Open Championship were shattered on Tuesday. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/07/07/389268-open-latest-michael-misses-out/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/07/07/389268-open-latest-michael-misses-out/ Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:00:00 +0000 Sport AN EXCITING new race has been added to the celebrated Ayr Gold Cup meeting in September to mark leading bookmaker Willliam Hill's three-year sponsorship of Scotland's most prestigious flat fixture. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/06/04/388114-gold-rush/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/06/04/388114-gold-rush/ Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:00:00 +0000 Sport CAPTAIN marvel Chris Aitken"s double helped rampant United take a healthy lead into Saturday"s second leg. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/05/14/387507-aitken-at-the-double/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/05/14/387507-aitken-at-the-double/ Thu, 14 May 2009 17:00:00 +0000 Sport AYR SEAFORTH AC turned in some outstanding performances in the Scottish Indoor League Final at Glasgow's Kelvin Hall on Sunday. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/03/19/35269-seaforth-successes/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/03/19/35269-seaforth-successes/ Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:30:00 +0000 Sport TITLE-chasing Ayr United were held at home by the East Coast Junior side, leaving them facing a nightmare replay in an increasingly congested fixture list. http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2008/12/17/32005-held-at-lochee/ http://www.ayradvertiser.com/sport/roundup/articles/2008/12/17/32005-held-at-lochee/ Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:30:00 +0000 Sport