http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:55:43 +0000 Copyright (C) 2010 Clyde and Forth Press Ltd http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/feeds/ 20 http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/furniture/lc_logo_500x75.png http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/ COUNTY football stalwart Scott Robertson has slammed the SFA's youth development strategy, claiming youngsters are being "harvested" by professional clubs. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396721-sfa-youth-strategy-slammed-by-coach/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396721-sfa-youth-strategy-slammed-by-coach/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000 Sport COUNTY golfing legend Catriona Matthew is to be presented with the Freedom of East Lothian accolade at a glittering awards ceremony next week. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396731-catriona-awarded-freedom-of-east-lothian/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396731-catriona-awarded-freedom-of-east-lothian/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:00:05 +0000 Sport A LONG-term strategy and a dollop of good luck have combined to bring the strongest jumps field ever to assemble at Musselburgh Racecourse this Sunday. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396722-strongest-field-to-line-up-at-track/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396722-strongest-field-to-line-up-at-track/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:00:05 +0000 Sport A REJUVENATED Haddington jockey - injured during a bizzare fall from his family-owned horse three months ago - has backed his ride to excel in one of the most illustrious races in the calender. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396491-chasing-glory-at-cheltenham/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396491-chasing-glory-at-cheltenham/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:00:05 +0000 Sport WITH both sides unable to play Premier League matches on Saturday due to unplayable pitches, this presented an opportunity to replay the Border League match cancelled in early January again due to the pitch being unplayable. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/21/396235-melrose-dominate/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/21/396235-melrose-dominate/ Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:00:05 +0000 Sport North Berwick kicked off with the considerable advantage of a strong wind towards their Dunbar hosts' clubhouse. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/21/396234-left-dunstruck/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/21/396234-left-dunstruck/ Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:00:05 +0000 Sport For the third time in four years, Craigielaw's Junior Golf Team represented Scotland in the annual Home Nations Championship which took place from January 6-8 near Murcia in Spain. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/14/395981-craigielaw-kids-are-britains-top-golfers/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/14/395981-craigielaw-kids-are-britains-top-golfers/ Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:00:00 +0000 Sport HAWICK teenager Daniel Paxton ran the race of his life to land the world's oldest footrace at Musselburgh Racecourse on Tuesday. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/31/395560-dans-the-man-in-new-year-sprint/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/31/395560-dans-the-man-in-new-year-sprint/ Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0000 Sport TWO county brothers will race for glory this week as the 141st annual New Year Sprint at Musselburgh Racecourse bursts into action. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395410-new-year-sprint-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395410-new-year-sprint-/ Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:00:00 +0000 Sport THE Willie Park Sr. 150th anniversary golf tournament is to take place on March 27, 2010 on the Old Musselburgh Links. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395411-burghs-most-successful-golfer-honoured-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395411-burghs-most-successful-golfer-honoured-/ Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:55:00 +0000 Sport TWO pupils from Preston Lodge High School have been selected to play football for Scotland at under-18 and under-16 level. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395412-football-trio-earn-scots-callup-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395412-football-trio-earn-scots-callup-/ Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:50:00 +0000 Sport Junior football fixtures have been badly hit for weeks now by bad weather, but severe frost and snow ahead of last weekend's car saw a more or less total wipeout, with only a handful of games going ahead. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395413-cold-snap-hits-all-county-clubs-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395413-cold-snap-hits-all-county-clubs-/ Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:45:00 +0000 Sport ICONIC county kingpin Alex 'Tattie' Marshall will begin his quest early next month to extend his remarkable record to six titles in the Potters Holidays World Indoor Singles Championships. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395419-record-sixth-title-beckons/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395419-record-sixth-title-beckons/ Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:40:00 +0000 Sport The inevitable postponement of Musselburgh's Fife & Lothians Cup second round tie at Paties Road means that they've had six games called off over the past three months, or a postponement virtually every other week. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395414-frustrating-sixth-calloff-for-burgh/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395414-frustrating-sixth-calloff-for-burgh/ Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:40:00 +0000 Sport Tranent spent a second successive Saturday on the sidelines last weekend, with Foresters Park rendered unplayable by the frost prevalent across much of Scotland. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395415-juniors-second-saturday-on-the-sidelines-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395415-juniors-second-saturday-on-the-sidelines-/ Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:35:00 +0000 Sport Tranent swimmers excelled last weekend at the annual Tranent Christmas gala in Prestonpans with nine golds won in the morning meet alone. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395422-swimmers-create-a-splash-in-pool/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395422-swimmers-create-a-splash-in-pool/ Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:30:00 +0000 Sport PRESTONPANS Scotland supporters have raised almost £1,500 for the Tartan Army Children's Charity following their charity football match played last month. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395421-generation-game-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395421-generation-game-/ Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:30:00 +0000 Sport GULLANE No 1 course tops the list of venues for the Scottish Golf Union's 2010 schedule when it hosts the Allied Surveyors Scottish Amateur Championship in July next year. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395418-gullane-back-on-course-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395418-gullane-back-on-course-/ Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:30:00 +0000 Sport It was a safe bet on Friday evening that the inland location of Pumpherston would be unlikely to host a football match, and confirmation of the postponement came through before 9am on Saturday morning. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395416-six-week-rest-for-hihi/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395416-six-week-rest-for-hihi/ Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:30:00 +0000 Sport PRESTON Athletic FC have been awarded an SFA 'Quality Mark' for meeting strict club standards set the sport's governing body. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395420-preston-athletic-recognised-with-sfa-award/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395420-preston-athletic-recognised-with-sfa-award/ Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:25:00 +0000 Sport Dunbar had been scheduled originally to travel to Hill Of Beath in Fife & Lothians Cup action last Saturday, however the Fife outfit's outstanding Scottish Junior Cup tie at East Kilbride took precedence and instead a fixture reshuffle saw the Seasiders due to travel to Stoneyburn instead. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395417-postponement-honoured-cheets/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395417-postponement-honoured-cheets/ Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:25:00 +0000 Sport After two weeks of inactivity Dunbar started this game intent on taking the game to Portobello. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/10/394995-halftime-collapse/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/10/394995-halftime-collapse/ Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:00:05 +0000 Sport Preston Lodge made the trip north to Inverness to play Highland RFC on Saturday but returned empty handed after a scrappy performance which had initially showed promise. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/10/395000-solid-beginning-turns-sour-for-pl/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/10/395000-solid-beginning-turns-sour-for-pl/ Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:00:00 +0000 Sport After a couple of days of heavy rain, Haddington took to a very wet and slippy Neilson Park pitch, having made one change from last week's fine win over Aberdeen - Rhodri Thomas replacing Mike Leggett on the wing. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/10/394997-scarlets-sink-to-home-defeat/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/10/394997-scarlets-sink-to-home-defeat/ Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:00:00 +0000 Sport Ross High put in a hard shift at Tillicoultry on Saturday, showing lots of courage and determination. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/10/394994-high-lead-from-the-front-in-deserved-away-win/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/10/394994-high-lead-from-the-front-in-deserved-away-win/ Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:00:00 +0000 Sport