Youth Team Scotland preparations for this year’s Commonwealth Youth Games have been boosted thanks to 12 additional team members joining the fold. Athletes who will be competing in archery, boxing, squash and weightlifting have been named by Commonwealth Games Scotland, bringing the number of athletes selected onto Youth Team Scotland to 20. Elgin’s Struan Caughey and… Continue reading Commonwealth Youth Team welcome squad additions
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Get fit on the cheap
If you look out your window right now (provided you’re reading this at round about 11am on 22 April 2015), you’ll notice a most unusual thing – the sky is blue, the sun is out and there’s not a cloud to be seen. Guys, it’s happened – winter is over! And with the new season… Continue reading Get fit on the cheap
Making the most of Glasgow’s Commonwealth venues
The medals have been handed out, the athletes have gone home, but what’s left behind are world class sporting facilities that will provide the enduring legacy of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. For students, that means the chance to play and train in the very places where gold medals were won and dreams came true.… Continue reading Making the most of Glasgow’s Commonwealth venues
How to… Stay healthy this summer
So you’ve finally finished your exams, and summer’s right around the corner. The sun’s out (ish), and you have no reasons to stay indoors. So why are you finding yourself glued to Netflix and sleeping until noon?! That’s not what summer’s about! If you want to avoid the dreaded lazy-itis, here’s how to stay healthy… Continue reading How to… Stay healthy this summer
On your marks, get set… Sport!
Scotland is going to be sports mad this summer. With the Commonwealth Games, Wimbledon and the Fifa World Cup around the corner, if you aren’t in a sporty, competitive mood right now, you soon will be. Over the summer holidays there’s a number of activities to get involved with. From the high profile games like… Continue reading On your marks, get set… Sport!
Working at Glasgow 2014
Hannah Thomson speaks with one young graduate working behind the scenes at Glasgow 2014. With just 174 days to go until the Commonwealth Games, Glasgow’s already gearing up for what is set to be one of the most memorable events in Scottish history. Around 2.3 million tickets were requested for the Games with only one… Continue reading Working at Glasgow 2014
Tom Daley signs up as Glasgow 2014 ambassador
As ticket sales for Glasgow 2014 enter their final week, diving sensation Tom Daley has been unveiled as the latest and youngest Official Games Ambassador for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. He is set to meet fans at a special event in Glasgow on Sunday to celebrate the announcement. The golden boy of British diving… Continue reading Tom Daley signs up as Glasgow 2014 ambassador
Should Andy Murray get a knighthood?
It wasn’t just girlfriend Kim Sears’ excellently glossy mane of hair in the royal box that was keeping us captivated on Sunday – this was our Andy’s moment. Could he be the first British man to take the title in 77 years? Never have we ever been more emotionally involved in a tennis match, gripping onto our… Continue reading Should Andy Murray get a knighthood?
2012: The Roundup
Another 12 months have come and gone almost in the blink of an eye. So what’s actually happened this year? We take a look back… Oh, 2012. We’re not going to lie – you’ve been good to us. It’s been a year of incredible highs, mad memories and plenty of laughs. But what have been… Continue reading 2012: The Roundup