Scottish Curler | Curling News Headlines http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:31:43 +0000 Copyright (C) 2010 Clyde and Forth Press Ltd http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/feeds/ 32 Scottish Curler | Curling News Headlines http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/furniture/sc_logo_500x75.png http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/ PERTH, Scotland to host 2011 World Junior Championships http://cfpress.net/sc400568s19 THE World Curling Federation (WCF) and Scotland's Royal Caledonian Curling Club have announced that Perth, Scotland will host the World Junior Curling Championships in 2011. The event will return to the Dewars Centre and will be staged from 5-13th March 2011. http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/05/20/400568-perth-scotland-to-host-2011-world-junior-championships/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/05/20/400568-perth-scotland-to-host-2011-world-junior-championships/ Thu, 20 May 2010 15:02:28 +0100 Curling News Russia wins gold at World Mixed Doubles Championship 2010 http://cfpress.net/sc400000s19 Russia wins gold at World Mixed Doubles Championship 2010 http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/05/05/400000-russia-wins-gold-at-world-mixed-doubles-championship-2010/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/05/05/400000-russia-wins-gold-at-world-mixed-doubles-championship-2010/ Wed, 05 May 2010 15:45:45 +0100 Curling News USA and Canada win gold to become 2010 World Senior Champions http://cfpress.net/sc399998s19 USA and Canada win gold to become 2010 World Senior Champions http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/05/05/399998-usa-and-canada-win-gold-to-become-2010-world-senior-champions--/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/05/05/399998-usa-and-canada-win-gold-to-become-2010-world-senior-champions--/ Wed, 05 May 2010 15:42:00 +0100 Curling News SMITH'S SCOTS TAKE BRONZE AT WORLDS http://cfpress.net/sc399066s19 Curling - Capital One World Men's Championship - GOLD & BRONZE Gold: Canada-Norway 9-3 Bronze: USA-Scotland 4-6 http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/04/12/399066-smiths-scots-take-bronze-at-worlds/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/04/12/399066-smiths-scots-take-bronze-at-worlds/ Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:16:39 +0100 Curling News MEN's WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS START SATURDAY http://cfpress.net/sc398780s19 CURLING: Capital One World Men's Championship begins Saturday in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy - 1 April 2010: The Capital One World Men's Curling Championship gets underway this Saturday at the Olympic Ice Stadium in Cortina in the Italian Dolomites. http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/04/01/398780-mens-world-championships-start-saturday/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/04/01/398780-mens-world-championships-start-saturday/ Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:00:00 +0100 Curling News SCOTS WOMEN SUFFER LAST GASP DEFEAT BUT TAKE SILVER http://cfpress.net/sc398583s19 Curling - Ford World Women's Championship - GOLD & BRONZE Gold: Germany-Scotland 8-6 Bronze: Canada-Sweden 9-6 http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/03/29/398583-scots-women-suffer-last-gasp-defeat-but-take-silver/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/03/29/398583-scots-women-suffer-last-gasp-defeat-but-take-silver/ Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100 Curling News DOUBLE VICTORY PUTS EVE ON COURSE FOR LAST FOUR AT WORLDS http://cfpress.net/sc398362s19 Curling - Ford World Women's Championship - Day 3 Standings after 8 sessions: Canada 5-0 Scotland 4-1 USA 4-1 Denmark 3-2 Germany 3-2 Russia 3-2 Sweden 3-2 China 1-4 Japan 1-4 Latvia 1-4 Norway 1-4 Switzerland 1-4 W 6: Scotland 11, Japan 2; Denmark 4, Russia 10; China 8, Latvia 2; Germany 8, USA 12. W 7: Russia 6, Switzerland 7 (extra end); Japan 5, Sweden 8; USA 8, Norway 7; Latvia 6, Canada 12. W 8: Canada 10, China 9; Norway 4, Germany 10; Sweden 3, Scotland 7: Switzerland 3, Denmark 8. http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/03/23/398362-double-victory-puts-eve-on-course-for-last-four-at-worlds/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/03/23/398362-double-victory-puts-eve-on-course-for-last-four-at-worlds/ Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:27:42 +0000 Curling News SCOTS BOUNCE BACK WITH THUMPING WIN AGAINST CHINA http://cfpress.net/sc398348s19 urling - Ford World Women's Championship - Day 2 Standings after 5 sessions: Canada 3-0 Denmark 2-1 Germany 2-1 Russia 2-1 Scotland 2-1 Sweden 2-1 USA 2-1 Japan 1-2 Latvia 1-2 Norway 1-2 China 0-3 Switzerland 0-3 W 3: Denmark 8, China 3; Scotland 6, Germany 9. W 4: Sweden 9, Norway 5; USA 6, Latvia 7; Russia 7, Japan 6 (extra end); Canada 6, Switzerland 4. W 5: Germany 3, Denmark 10; Norway 3, Canada 8; Switzerland 6, Sweden 7; China 4, Scotland 14. http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/03/22/398348-scots-bounce-back-with-thumping-win-against-china/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/03/22/398348-scots-bounce-back-with-thumping-win-against-china/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0000 Curling News FORD WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS BEGIN http://cfpress.net/sc398282s19 CURLING: Ford World Women's Championship starts Saturday in Swift Current, Canada Swift Current, Canada - 17 March 2010: The 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship, presented by Monsanto, gets underway this Saturday at the Credit Union i-plex in Swift Current in Saskatchewan, Canada. http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/03/18/398282-ford-womens-world-championships-begin/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/03/18/398282-ford-womens-world-championships-begin/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0000 Curling News CANADA AND USA IN LAST FOUR AS TEAM GB LOSE AGAIN http://cfpress.net/sc398265s19 CANADA USA clinch semifinal berths at 2010 Paralympic Games (VANCOUVER, British Columbia) - Canada's Jim Armstrong and USA's Augusto Perez clinched the first two semifinal berths today in action at the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games. http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/03/18/398265-canada-and-usa-in-last-four-as-team-gb-lose-again/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/03/18/398265-canada-and-usa-in-last-four-as-team-gb-lose-again/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000 Curling News TEAM GB IMPROVE to 2-4 WITH WIN AGAINST GERMANS http://cfpress.net/sc398189s19 Korea makes move for second place at 2010 Paralympic Games (VANCOUVER, British Columbia) - Korea's Haksung Kim only had one match today but with a win it was enough to find his team in a tie for second place as the end of the round robin here at the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games nears. http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/03/17/398189-team-gb-improve-to-24-with-win-against-germans/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/03/17/398189-team-gb-improve-to-24-with-win-against-germans/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000 Curling News TEAM GB DEFIANT DESPITE TWO MORE DEFEATS http://cfpress.net/sc398090s19 Sweden hands Canada first loss at 2010 Paralympic Games (VANCOUVER, British Columbia) - Sweden's Jalle Jungnell played spoiler to Canada's perfect record Monday night at the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games as the round robin continued at the Vancouver Olympic Centre. Sweden improved its record to 2-3 with the 8-4 win over Jim Armstrong's crew. The Americans, led by Augusto Perez, won two games today to put themselves in a tie for first place with Canada at 4-1 http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/03/16/398090-team-gb-defiant-despite-two-more-defeats/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/03/16/398090-team-gb-defiant-despite-two-more-defeats/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0000 Curling News SCOTS TAKE SILVER IN WORLD EVENT http://cfpress.net/sc398072s19 urling - World Junior Championships - Junior Men Final - Medal Games Junior Men Final Standings 1. SWITZERLAND - Gold 2. SCOTLAND - Silver 3. CANADA - Bronze 4. CHINA 7-5 5. NORWAY 6-4 6. SWEDEN 4-5 7. FINLAND 3-6 8. DENMARK 2-7 9. USA 1-8 10. RUSSIA 1-8 Gold Medal Game: Scotland v Switzerland 6-7 Bronze Medal Game: Canada v China 7-1 http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/03/15/398072-scots-take-silver-in-world-event/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/03/15/398072-scots-take-silver-in-world-event/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:05:19 +0000 Curling News WHEELCHAIR CURLING STAR ATTRACTION at PARALYMPICS http://cfpress.net/sc397991s19 Ten Wheelchair Curling teams set to compete at Vancouver 2010 Paralympics http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/397991-wheelchair-curling-star-attraction-at-paralympics/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/397991-wheelchair-curling-star-attraction-at-paralympics/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0000 Curling News CANADIANS INTO 1 v2 PLAYOFF AT WORLD EVENT http://cfpress.net/sc397990s19 Curling - World Junior Championships - Day 5 - Junior Women Standings after Round Robin Junior Women Draw 8 CANADA 8-0 SWEDEN 6-2 RUSSIA 5-3 SWITZERLAND 5-3 USA 5-3 CHINA 3-5 CZECH REPUBLIC 2-6 FRANCE 2-6 GERMANY 2-6 SCOTLAND 2-6 Draw w8: fra-swe 4-11, sui-usa 7-8 (extra end), ger-rus 4-6, chn-sco 2-8, can-cze 9-3 Draw w7: sco-can 6-7, chn-ger 5-4, usa-cze 4-7, sui-fra 2-8, swe-rus 4-7 http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/397990-canadians-into-1-v2-playoff-at-world-event/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/397990-canadians-into-1-v2-playoff-at-world-event/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0000 Curling News SCOTS JOINT TOP OF WORLD http://cfpress.net/sc397922s19 Curling - World Junior Championships - Day 4 - Junior Men Standings after Round Robin Junior Men's Draw 6 CANADA 5-1 NORWAY 5-1 SCOTLAND 5-1 CHINA 4-2 SWITZERLAND 4-2 SWEDEN 3-3 DENMARK 2-4 FINLAND 1-5 RUSSIA 1-5 USA 0-6 DRAW M6: FIN-SCO 4-5, RUS-NOR 4-6, SUI-CHN 5-6, USA-DEN 4-10, SWE-CAN 5-6 DRAW M5: DEN-CAN 6-11, USA-SUI 5-7, SWE-NOR 5-6, CHN-SCO 3-6, FIN-RUS 6-7 (extra end) http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/397922-scots-joint-top-of-world/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/397922-scots-joint-top-of-world/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0000 Curling News COUNTDOWN TO AWARDS http://cfpress.net/sc397792s19 NOMINATIONS for the 2010 Scottish Curling Awards are now being invited. http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397792-countdown-to-awards/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397792-countdown-to-awards/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0000 Curling News HEARTBREAK IN VANCOUVER http://cfpress.net/sc397783s19 JOINT gold medal favourites Team GB began their quest for glory in the men's event at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver with a shock 6-4 defeat at the hands of Niklas Edin's Swedish European Champions. http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397783-heartbreak-in-vancouver/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397783-heartbreak-in-vancouver/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:00:00 +0000 Curling News ALL CHANGE FOR NEXT OLYMPICS http://cfpress.net/sc397782s19 DEJECTED Team GB Coach David Hay could not hide his disappointment at failing to achieve medal glory at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver and admitted this particular men's team would not contest another Winter Games. http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397782-all-change-for-next-olympics/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397782-all-change-for-next-olympics/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:00:00 +0000 Curling News HEARTBREAKING DEFEAT ENDS TEAM MURDOCH'S HOPES http://cfpress.net/sc397518s19 Curling - Olympic Winter Games - Day 9 - MEN'S TIE-BREAKER Standings after Tie-breaker - SWE-GBR 1. CAN 9-0 (Qualified for semi-finals) 2. NOR 7-2 (Qualified for semi-finals) 3. SUI 6-3 (Qualified for semi-finals) 4. SWE 5-4 (Qualified for semi-finals) 5. GBR 5-4 6. GER 4-5 7. FRA 3-6 8. CHN 2-7 9. DEN 2-7 10. USA 2-7 Men's Tie-breaker: SWE-GBR 7-6 (extra end) http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/25/397518-heartbreaking-defeat-ends-team-murdochs-hopes/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/25/397518-heartbreaking-defeat-ends-team-murdochs-hopes/ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:00:00 +0000 Curling News COME AND TRY CURLING OPPORTUNITY http://cfpress.net/sc397458s19 THE Royal Caledonian Curling Club are running a 'Try Curling' initiative to accommodate the public interest generated by the 2010 Winter Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in Vancouver. http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397458-come-and-try-curling-opportunity/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397458-come-and-try-curling-opportunity/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0000 Curling News TEAM GB WOMEN BOW OUT http://cfpress.net/sc397430s19 Curling - Olympic Winter Games - Day 8 - WOMEN Standings after 12 sessions/End of Round Robin: 1. CAN 8-1 (Qualified for semifinals) 2. SWE 7-2 (Qualified for semifinals) 3. CHN 6-3 (Qualified for semifinals) 4. SUI 6-3 (Qualified for semifinals) 5. DEN 4-5 6. GER 3-6 7. GBR 3-6 8. DEN 3-6 9. RUS 3-6 10. USA 2-7 Women Session 12: SUI-USA 10-3, CAN-RUS 7-3, JPN-DEN 5-7, SWE-GER 8-7 Women Session 11: JPN-SWE 6-10, SUI-GER 4-2, USA-CHN 5-6, CAN-GBR 6-5 (extra end) http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397430-team-gb-women-bow-out/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397430-team-gb-women-bow-out/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0000 Curling News TEAM MURDOCH FACE NAILBITING PLAYOFF IN BID FOR SEMI-FINALS http://cfpress.net/sc397429s19 Curling - Olympic Winter Games - Day 8 - MEN Standings after 12 sessions/End of Round Robin 1. CAN 9-0 (Qualified for semi-finals) 2. NOR 7-2 (Qualified for semi-finals) 3. SUI 6-3 (Qualified for semi-finals) 4. GBR 5-4 (Tie-breaker) 4. SWE 5-4 (Tie-breaker) 6 GER 4-5 7 FRA 3-6 8 CHN 2-7 9 DEN 2-7 10 USA 2-7 Men Session 12: CHN-CAN 3-10, SWE-DEN 7-6, GBR-NOR 5-9, SUI-FRA 6-2 http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397429-team-murdoch-face-nailbiting-playoff-in-bid-for-semifinals/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397429-team-murdoch-face-nailbiting-playoff-in-bid-for-semifinals/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0000 Curling News DEFEAT ALL BUT ENDS TEAM MUIRHEAD'S GLORY BID http://cfpress.net/sc397342s19 Curling - Olympic Winter Games - Day 7 - WOMEN Standings after 10 sessions: CAN 6-1 (Qualified for semifinals) SWE 5-2 CHN 5-3 SUI 4-3 GER 3-4 JPN 3-4 DEN 3-5 GBR 3-5 RUS 3-5 USA 2-5 Women Session 10: RUS-CHN 7-4, JPN-SUI 4-10, SWE-CAN 2-6, GBR-DEN 8-9 http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/23/397342-defeat-all-but-ends-team-muirheads-glory-bid/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/23/397342-defeat-all-but-ends-team-muirheads-glory-bid/ Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0000 Curling News TEAM MURDOCH ON BRINK OF LAST FOUR http://cfpress.net/sc397341s19 Curling - Olympic Winter Games - Day 7 - MEN Standings after 11 sessions: CAN 8-0 (Qualified for semi-finals) NOR 6-2 (Qualified for semi-finals) GBR 5-3 SUI 5-3 SWE 4-4 GER 4-5 FRA 3-5 CHN 2-6 DEN 2-6 USA 2-7 Men Session 11: GER-GBR 2-8, FRA-DEN 6-5 (extra end), CHN-USA 11-5 http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/23/397341-team-murdoch-on-brink-of-last-four/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/23/397341-team-murdoch-on-brink-of-last-four/ Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0000 Curling News