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| Live - Wednesday football
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:50:16 GMT David Beckham returns to Old Trafford as his AC Milan side try to overcome Man Utd and reach the Champions League quarter-finals, while Burnley host Stoke in the Premier League. |
| Pompey axe 85 jobs to cut costs
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:29:42 GMT Administrators at Portsmouth FC start to make employees redundant, with 85 people losing their jobs. |
| Onions ruled out of opening Test
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:02:37 GMT England bowler Graham Onions is ruled out of the first Test against Bangladesh with a back injury, but there are more encouraging signals about Stuart Broad. |
| Pakistan to ban Yousuf & Younus
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:56:40 GMT Pakistan cricketers Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan are banned indefinitely from representing their country. |
| Olympic athletes set medal target
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:38:53 GMT Great Britain have been set a target of at least 10 medals at this summer's European Athletics Championships by the national funding body. |
| Capello eyes World Cup semi-final
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:21:18 GMT England manager Fabio Capello insists the Football Association's target of reaching the semi-finals at the World Cup in South Africa is achievable. |
| Bendtner response delights Wenger
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:34:40 GMT Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger praises the resolve of Nicklas Bendtner, who put recent media criticism behind him by scoring a hat-trick in the 5-0 Champions League win over Porto. |
| Bolt scoops second Laureus award
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:28:35 GMT Athletics superstar Usain Bolt has been named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for the second year running. |
| Benitez hits back at Wigan chief
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:14:44 GMT Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez says Dave Whelan should concentrate on his own club after the Wigan chairman's claim that the Reds are in a "mess". |
| Chester wound up at court hearing
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:40:35 GMT Chester City are wound up at a High Court hearing in London on Wednesday. |
| Cardiff given tax bill deadline
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:57:52 GMT Cardiff City are given eight more weeks by the High Court to settle an outstanding tax bill. |
| Southend get High Court extension
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:16:30 GMT Southend United are granted a 35-day extension by the High Court to repay their debts. |
| FA reveals Cup semi-finals dates
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:11:17 GMT The FA unveils the details of the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley, as Tottenham gear up to face Fulham in a sixth-round replay. |
| Baltacha qualifies for California
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:04:14 GMT British number one Elena Baltacha defeats Russia's Ekaterina Bychkova to qualify for the main draw of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. |
| Supreme target for star Dunguib
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:35:18 GMT Leading Irish fancy Dunguib is a confirmed entry for the opening race at the Cheltenham Festival, the Supreme Novices' Hurdle. |
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At the beginning of this current school year there was only the glint in Earlston High School teacher Jamie Bryson’s eye of a cricket club forming at the school. But this vision has, with remarkable speed, sprung into life and taken shape beyond even Jamie’s early hopes.
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The draw has been made for the Davidson Chalmers Melrose 7s Veterans Tournament (Friday 9th April).
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Cricket Scotland would like to congratulate Shaun Entwistle and Alan Church on completing their Coaching Assistant course.
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Sports coaches in the Borders are being urged to sign up for the Scottish Borders Coaching Conference which takes place at Heriot Watt University and surrounding facilities on Sunday 14 March 2010.
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The first programme of its kind between Heart of Midlothian Education and Community Trust and Scottish Borders Council (SBC) has been launched, giving 12 young people from across the Borders the opportunity to become better citizens and realise the benefits of growing up in a positive and productive way.
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The winners of the Lunchtime Football League held at the Queens Leisure Centre in Galashiels were presented with their trophy recently.
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Members of the public who are passionate about cycling are being encouraged to attend a consultation event on Wednesday, 10 March at the Buccleuch Arms Hotel in St Boswells 7pm–9pm to help shape the future of the sport in the Scottish Borders.
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The Scottish rugby club that invented the game of Sevens is to adopt a one-off Army-style camouflage playing jersey in support of British Forces serving overseas.
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Guy Learmonth (Lasswade AAC) reduced the Scottish under-20 800m record for the second time in two days when finishing fifth with 1:50.75 in the 800m final at the Aviva World Trials and UK Championships at the EIS in Sheffield on Sunday 14 February.
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Kelso, Haddington and two Border Fjordhus teams were the first to try out the new tiger turf surface at Tweedbank on the 7th February.
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The South Hockey development group are delighted to have been awarded £1000 by the SHU and £3000 through SportBorders for developing more volunteers and Leaders within the Scottish Borders communities.
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The Borders Under-11s Area Squad began it’s winter training schedule in January ahead of another busy season including a series of (home and away) matches against North Northumberland, Dumfries & Galloway and Lanarkshire.
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Swim Team Borders tasted success again at the East District Age Group Championships in Glenrothes on the 6th & 7th of February 2010
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Ten members of Swim Team Borders represented the Borders at the Scottish Schools Swimming Championships in Glasgow on Saturday 30th January 2010.
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The Scottish FA, as governing body of our National sport, acknowledges its responsibility in the area of child development and has devised the Mini Kickers programme, which provides a football skills curriculum for children aged 2½ to 5 years.
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Head Coach of Edinburgh Rugby, Rob Moffat launched the Scottish Borders new Coach Scholarship Scheme.
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Register Now for the event that takes place on the 15th May 2010.
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Football and rugby icons, John Collins and Gregor Townsend returned to their roots in the Scottish Borders on Monday 18 January to show their support for the development of a new all-weather third generation (3G) pitch at Netherdale in Galashiels.
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Following on from its huge success last year in Galashiels, Midnight League Football events are being held once again in Galashiels as well as Hawick and Eyemouth.
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Don't miss the chance to book your place at the Scottish Borders Coaching Conference on Sunday 14th March 2010 at Heriot Watt University in Galashiels.
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Swim Team Borders travelled to the Fife Institute of Sport on the 5th & 6th of December to contest the second round of the East District Age Group Championships for this season.
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On Friday 19th June 2009 at 7.45 a group of 10 Rugby youth development officers from the Borders went on a marathon sponsored goal kicking challenge
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Twelve hours of torrential rain didn’t dampen the youth rider’s enthusiasm for bike racing at St Ronan’s Primary School Innerleithen on Saturday the 14th Nov.
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Scottish Borders Council has launched a new Coaching Scholarship Scheme to encourage sports coaches to develop their careers within the Scottish Borders by offering them financial support and guidance.
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East District Age Group Championships were held at Fife Institute of Physical & Recreational Education, Glenrothes on the 31 Oct – 1 Nov 2009
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After two very successful open evenings held at Hibernian FC and Heart of Midlothian FC over the past two weeks at their respective training grounds, both clubs have committed to supporting the grassroots game in the South East Region.
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Scotland A will face the full Tongan international team at Netherdale, Galashiels, on Friday 20 November (kick-off 7.30pm).
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Last Sunday at the Gytes Graeme Paterson the Peebles Rugby Development officer delivered a come and try rugby session for girls.
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On Thursday 1st October, S1 pupils from all nine secondary schools in the Borders area were in attendance for the Bank of Scotland Regional Football Festival held at Netherdale in Galashiels.
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Over 100 P6 and P7 children took part in the hockey festival at Selkirk Cricket Club on Tuesday 29th September.
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Two Swim Team Borders members have been chosen to represent the Scottish East District Swim Team at the British National Inter County Team Championships on the 17th and 18th of October.
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An event was held last night (Monday 5 October) at the Borders College Campus in Galashiels to mark the second anniversary of the Borders Athlete Support Programme
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Roxburgh Sports Council held their Annual Awards Evening at Poynder Park ,the home of Kelso Rugby Club on the 25th October.
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Two Rugby Club Development Officers vacancies have become available in the Scottish Borders.
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100 girls from all over the Border took part in the Border Rugby Youth Development Officers tag festival at Netherdale last Friday
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Special guest at the event Dame Tanni Gray-Thomson DBE
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The launch of the South East Club Coaching Visit Programme for 2009 has proved very popular over the first half of the year.
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The Border Curling Development Group, are thrilled to have received £8,406.00 from Awards for All. This money is to be solely used in a Project to encourage the 30 – 55 year age group to keep healthy & fit by learning to CURL
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The annual Scottish Borders Sports Academy took place at the National Sports Centre at Largs and Galashiels from 9-12 August 2009.
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The 5-a-side league is about to get underway get your team entered now!!
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Gala Rugby recently run a very successful summer rugby camp when over 3 days 40 young budding rugby players took part in lots of fun exercises and games.
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Whether it’s applying a bandage or administering CPR – knowing first aid could save someone’s life.
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The annual Scottish Borders Sports Academy will take place at the National Sports Centre at Largs from 9-12 August 2009.
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Following discussions with a large number of users, Scottish Borders Council (SBC) has made the decision to replace the Tweedbank pitch with a sand-based surface suitable for all levels of competitive hockey.
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The Queens Leisure Centre in Galashiels is offering a new class membership scheme to help people get in shape for the summer.
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Congratulations to the Primary 7 class at the Balmoral and the Primary
5/6/7 class at Heriot Primary Schools in completing a jointly run FSA/SRU project.
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Scottish Borders Rugby Youth Development Officers went on a marathon goal kicking challenge.
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basketballscotland is delighted to announce that Sergio Lara-Bercial, is the first speaker to be recruited to present at the Skip Prosser Memorial National Coaching Clinic 2009.
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ALEX Jordan admits there was some scepticism among the Borders swimming community when he was appointed the region's first performance development coach a year ago this week.
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In February 2003, the Scottish Executive launched the National Physical Activity Strategy which clearly defined Active Schools as an area of focus.
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download the latest Pre-season routines from the members section.
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Download a form to nominate coaches, teams and athletes for awards at the annual awards ceremony
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Scottish Borders Council (SBC) is seeking nominations for the Scottish Borders Sporting Hall of Fame which honours Borderers whose names are synonymous with sporting excellence.
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The training methods of Inter Milan will soon be seen across the football pitches of the Borders.
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The 2009 Summer Sports and Physical Activity Programme is now available to download.
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Two swimmers and their coach from Swim Team Borders have been selected to represent Scotland at the UK School Games in September 2009.
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Scottish Borders Council’s senior Football Development Officer, Dougie Anderson, recently attended a UEFA Study visit to the Spanish Football Federations Head Quarters, Loz Rozaz, Madrid, Spain.
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Twenty kids had signed up for the first track school of racing for the season.
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Tweeddale Sports Council hosted their Annual Awards on the Friday 24th April at Peebles Hydro Hotel.
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Members of Swim Team Borders once again performed outstandingly to bring home more medals from the recent Scottish National Age Group Championships at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh recently.
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Tweedbank Bowlers defied all belief when they beat Midlothian in the Scottish Cup Final, which was held in Dundee on Saturday 11th April 2009.
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Border Search and Rescue Unit invites you to enjoy the fun of our Sponsored Walk and Challenge Run 2009.
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The Danish National Gymnastics Team arrived in the Borders as part of their World tour.
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The Junior Culing team had a great time playing in the SALSC/RCCC Scottish Finals at Braehead, Glasgow
last Saturday.
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Over 150 sports coaches from across the Scottish Borders gathered at Peebles Hydro on Sunday for the region’s first Coaching Conference organised by Scottish Borders Council supported by Sportscotland.
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The content from the Scottish Borders Coaching Conference '09 is available in the members section.
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This Easter, Cricket Scotland in partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council is running cricket camps for all ages and abilities.
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Cricket Scotland’s Head of Performance will deliver a session on “developing young players for the modern game”. The session will be an interactive combination of practical and theory based activities. The workshop is designed to help Coaches deliver sessions on topics such as aggressive batting and bowling techniques and dynamic fielding. It will also consider the integration of physical and mental skills into technical sessions. The session is also designed to be attractive to young players who may have an interest in coaching.
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Andy Lawrie, former Falkirk footballer has been recruited by the education department as the new Coaching Network Development Officer.
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The Borders Swimming Performance Development Programme has already had a huge impact on the sport since it was introduced last summer.
The programme commenced in June 2008 with the appointment of the new Borders High Performance Development Coach Alex Jordan – a top class swimming coach from Australia.
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Diversionary programmes to encourage youngsters to get involved in sport on Friday and Saturday nights are becoming increasingly popular among youths in the Borders.
‘Street Night’ in Hawick provides free games of five-a-side football and tag rugby as part of the Scottish Government’s Cashback for Communities scheme.
Following a successful 4-week pilot in November last year, the programme secured funding to provide a 14 week programme from January to April 2009. Now the scheme is in full swing it attracts over 70 youngsters every week.
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Application forms for the Scottish Borders Coaching Conference on Sunday 29th March '09 are available online now.
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Further to feedback from members of the Borders Cycling Development Group and through discussions with Scottish Cycling we are delighted that cycling is now going to be included in the Scottish Borders Coaching Conference.
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We are delighted to be able to announce we are going to introduce the inaugural “Scottish Borders Coaching Conference 2009” to be hosted at Peebles Hydro Hotel on Sunday 29th March. Read more about the conference............
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A rare opportunity- not to be missed!!! Find out more about the world class gymnastic team coming to Kelso........
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Backing up again in the midst of a very busy competition schedule Swim Team Borders members were on the move once more in Glenrothes for the East District Age Group Championships on the 7th and 8th of February.
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Salary : £22,500 pro rata.
1 Year Fixed Term contract in the first instance.
The Community Development Team has identified that the development of the girls and women’s game as one of the top priorities for 2009 and onwards. As a result of increased funding from the ICC, Cricket Scotland are now recruiting a dynamic and inspirational Development Officer to drive forward this aspect of our programme.
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Cricket Scotland is pleased to announce the next scheduled intake of Cricket Development Apprentices (SVQ). This is the third intake since the inauguration of the scheme in 2007 and we look forward to further expanding the programme. The two year full time programme is designed to give participants experience of organising and delivering cricket coaching in their local communities while undertaking development and training activities which will prepare the participant for a potential career in sports or cricket development. We are currently inviting applications from young people and organisations who are interested in joining the programme for the 2009 intake.
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Cricket Scotland has launched a new website it an be found at www.cricketscotland.com
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The SCA are seeking talented and highly committed coaches to enhance its network of regional athlete pathways. These pathways will focus on developing athletes in the Olympic disciplines of Slalom or Sprint. You will be joining a team of coaches and supporting both the National programme and developing your own region.
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The first round of the Coca Cola 7s tournament kicked off in the Borders on Monday (12 January 2009).
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Scottish Borders Council (SBC) in partnership with the Scottish Football Association (SFA) have launched their jam-packed football development programme for 2009.
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Eight members of the Swim Team Borders programme competed at the 2009 Scottish National Short Course Open Swimming Championships in Glasgow from Friday 16 to Sunday 18 January, 2009.
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The Borders Athlete Support Programme Management Group is seeking to appoint a Programme Manager to take the leading role in managing and developing the ASP Programme within the Scottish Borders region.Find out more about the post and how to apply.....
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The Queens centre in Galashiels is starting a new lunchtime 5-a-side football league. Entry is available to male,female or mixed teams. The first games will be played on 10th February. Entry forms are available now.
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Scottish Borders Council, in partnership with sportscotland, is looking for an enthusiastic individual to organise, co-ordinate and deliver coach education and club development activities to the sporting community in the Borders.
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The free-of-charge ‘street football’ event organised by SBC’s football development unit attracted over 30 boys and girls from P6 to S4.
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The Sport Borders Website has offically launched find out more.........
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