http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:09:04 +0000 Copyright (C) 2010 Clyde and Forth Press Ltd http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/feeds/ 32 http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/furniture/sc_logo_500x75.png http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/ 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/ 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 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/ 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 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/ 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 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/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397792-countdown-to-awards/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0000 Curling News 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/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397783-heartbreak-in-vancouver/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:00:00 +0000 Curling News 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/ 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 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/ 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 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/ 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 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/ 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 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/ 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 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/ 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 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/ 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 Curling - Olympic Winter Games - Day 6 - WOMEN Standings after 9 sessions: CAN 5-1 SWE 5-1 CHN 5-2 JPN 3-3 SUI 3-3 GBR 3-4 GER 3-4 DEN 2-5 RUS 2-5 USA 2-5 Women Session 9: CHN-CAN 6-5 (extra end), JPN-GER 6-7, USA-SWE 3-9 Women Session 8: GBR-SUI 6-10, GER-DEN 5-6, CAN-USA 9-2, RUS-JPN 9-12 (extra end) http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/22/397319-gb-women-suffer-fourth-defeat/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/22/397319-gb-women-suffer-fourth-defeat/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/22/397319-gb-women-suffer-fourth-defeat/ Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0000 Curling News Curling - Olympic Winter Games - Day 6 - MEN Standings after 9 sessions: CAN 7-0 NOR 5-2 GBR 4-3 SUI 4-3 SWE 4-3 GER 3-4 FRA 2-4 DEN 2-5 USA 2-5 CHN 1-5 Men Session: USA-GBR 2-4, NOR-SWE 7-8, SUI-CAN 4-6, DEN-GER 9-5 http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/22/397318-team-gb-back-on-course-after-usa-win/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/22/397318-team-gb-back-on-course-after-usa-win/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/22/397318-team-gb-back-on-course-after-usa-win/ Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0000 Curling News SWEDEN is the only undefeated Women's rink after Session Three action at the Vancouver Olympic Centre on Wednesday. http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/397219-mixed-fortunes-for-team-muirhead/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/397219-mixed-fortunes-for-team-muirhead/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/397219-mixed-fortunes-for-team-muirhead/ Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0000 Curling News WORLD champion David Murdoch and his rink flexed their Curling muscles by overcoming the disappointing opening day defeat at the hands of European champions Sweden with a comprehensive 9-4 victory against France at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver on Wednesday. http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/397215-murdochs-world-champs-bounce-back-on-day-2/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/397215-murdochs-world-champs-bounce-back-on-day-2/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/397215-murdochs-world-champs-bounce-back-on-day-2/ Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0000 Curling News HOSTS Canada moved to the top of the table at the Men's Curling tournament at the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Tuesday as the only team with a 2-0 record, defeating Germany 9-4. http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/17/397168-canada-in-top-spot/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/17/397168-canada-in-top-spot/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/17/397168-canada-in-top-spot/ Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:00:00 +0000 Curling News DAVID Murdoch's GB team suffered a hammer blow in their dreams of capturing the men's Olympic gold with a 6-4 defeat by Sweden in their opening round robin encounter in Vancouver on Tuesday morning. http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/17/397166-team-gb-open-with-defeat/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/17/397166-team-gb-open-with-defeat/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/17/397166-team-gb-open-with-defeat/ Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:00:00 +0000 Curling News THE opening session of the Women's Curling tournament at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver saw nip-and-tuck battles on almost every sheet as Canada, Sweden and Japan eked out narrow victories over Switzerland, Denmark and the United States of America. http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/17/397169-close-contests-as-women-begin-quest-for-glory/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/17/397169-close-contests-as-women-begin-quest-for-glory/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/17/397169-close-contests-as-women-begin-quest-for-glory/ Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:29:20 +0000 Curling News THE World Junior Curling Championships 2010 will take place in Flims, Switzerland from March 6 to 14. http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/11/396986-world-juniors-dates-announced/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/11/396986-world-juniors-dates-announced/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/02/11/396986-world-juniors-dates-announced/ Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:00:00 +0000 Curling News THE Royal Caledonian Curling Club has decided NOT to hold the proposed Grand Match on the Lake of Mentieth on Monday for health and safety reasons. http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/01/08/395774-grand-match-not-going-ahead/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/01/08/395774-grand-match-not-going-ahead/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/01/08/395774-grand-match-not-going-ahead/ Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:38:50 +0000 Curling News The Grand Match Committee met yesterday (January 5) to discuss the potential for a Grand Match. http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/01/06/395692-grand-match-committee-meet/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/01/06/395692-grand-match-committee-meet/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2010/01/06/395692-grand-match-committee-meet/ Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:13:36 +0000 Curling News DEFENDING champions Scotland are bang on course to retain their title after David Murdoch's team won their fifth game out of six in the Le Gruyere European Curling Championships in Aberdeen on Tuesday. http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2009/12/08/394881-scottish-champs-defend-euro-title-/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2009/12/08/394881-scottish-champs-defend-euro-title-/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2009/12/08/394881-scottish-champs-defend-euro-title-/ Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:37:36 +0000 Curling News CELEBRATING a landmark anniversary earlier this year with a commemorative dinner and Bonspiel in the Capital were one of Scotland's longest established curling clubs. http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2009/12/08/394878-merchiston-curling-club-mark-bicentenary/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2009/12/08/394878-merchiston-curling-club-mark-bicentenary/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2009/12/08/394878-merchiston-curling-club-mark-bicentenary/ Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:35:35 +0000 Curling News ALTHOUGH the focus will be on the Vancouver Winter Olympics early next year, many a watchful eye in the curling world will be on the Glynhill Ladies International at Braehead over the weekend of Friday, January 15 to Sunday, January 17. http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2009/12/08/394875-curling-world-turns-to-ladies-international-in-braehead/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2009/12/08/394875-curling-world-turns-to-ladies-international-in-braehead/ http://www.scottishcurler.com/curlingnews/roundup/articles/2009/12/08/394875-curling-world-turns-to-ladies-international-in-braehead/ Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:33:49 +0000 Curling News