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Scotland

• Trump goes to court to oppose Scotland wind farm

  American tycoon Donald Trump is taking legal action to challenge the Scottish government's decision to approve an offshore wind farm near his luxury ... 

• RBS to cut another 1,400 retail bank jobs in UK

  Royal Bank of Scotland says it is cutting 1,400 jobs from its retail banking operations over the next two years. The bank says the latest round of ... 

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  Scottish cardinal to atone for sexual misconduct

  The Vatican on Wednesday ordered a disgraced Scottish cardinal to leave Scotland for several months to pray and atone for sexual misconduct, issuing ... 

• Burns retains WBO lightweight title

  Ricky Burns kept his minor WBO lightweight belt when unbeaten challenger Jose Gonzalez of Puerto Rico retired after the ninth round on Saturday. 

• David Moyes Fact Box

  Highlights in the career of David Moyes, who will take charge as manager of Manchester United from July 1 on a 6-year deal: 1963 — Born April 25 in ... 

• RBS names Van Saun CEO of US business Citizens

  The Royal Bank of Scotland says it has named Bruce Van Saun chief executive of Citizens Bank, its U.S. business, ahead of its expected partial stock ... 

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  Ferguson leaves huge legacy at United

  When Alex Ferguson took over at Old Trafford on Nov. 6, 1986, Manchester United was next-to-last in England's old first division and in need of a ... 

• Alex Ferguson Fact Box

  Highlights in the career of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson who will retire at the end of the season, the club announced Wednesday: 1941 — ... 

• Playoffs among changes planned for Scottish league

  Scottish football is set to introduce end-of-season playoffs as part of a significant reconstruction of the league system that will see all four ... 

• Scots pick 9 newcomers for South Africa tournament

  Scotland has included nine uncapped players in its 31-man squad for next month's four-team tournament in South Africa. Coach Scott Johnson will be ... 

• Motherwell striker arrested after winning award

  Police say Motherwell striker Michael Higdon has been arrested in connection with an alleged assault at a Glasgow nightclub, just hours after ... 

• SPL game abandoned after fan collapses, dies

  A fan of Scottish club Kilmarnock died Sunday after collapsing with a suspected heart attack during a league match against Hibernian, which was ... 

• NZ win 7s series, SAfrica win Glasgow

  New Zealand won the sevens rugby world series but couldn't retain the Glasgow title when it lost the final to South Africa 28-21 on Sunday. 

• NZ close in on 11th world series title in Glasgow

  New Zealand needs only to win its Glasgow Sevens quarterfinal on Sunday to secure its 11th world sevens rugby series title in 14 seasons. New Zealand, ... 

• 2nd-tier Scottish clubs plan breakaway

  An "overwhelming majority" of second-tier clubs in Scotland want to split from the country's football league and join an expanded Scottish Premier ... 

• Johnson hired as Scotland's director of rugby

  Scott Johnson will vacate his interim role as Scotland head coach and take up a new position as the national team's director of rugby after the June ... 

• RBS says gov't stake could be sold within year

  Royal Bank of Scotland predicted Friday that the government should be able to start selling its stake within a year, as it reported a first-quarter ... 

• Motherwell beats Celtic to qualify for Europe

  Motherwell qualified for the Europa League by coming from behind against Celtic to beat the newly-crowned Scottish Premier League champions 3-1 on ... 

• Dundee appoints Brown as fulltime manager

  Interim Dundee manager John Brown has been given the job fulltime after guiding the club to only one loss in seven matches. Brown was appointed on a ... 

• Donald Trump's anti-wind farm ad banned

  Britain's Advertising Standards Agency has ruled that Donald Trump's anti-wind farm advert should be withdrawn in its current form. The independent ... 

• Dawson: Rules may dictate McIlroy's Olympic choice

  Royal & Ancient chief executive Peter Dawson is looking into regulations that could keep Rory McIlroy from choosing which team he represents in the ... 

• Celtic retains Scottish Premier League title

  Celtic retained its Scottish Premier League title with four games to spare Sunday thanks to a 4-1 win over Inverness at Celtic Park. After securing ... 

• Dundee delays likely demotion by beating St Mirren

  Dundee delayed its likely relegation from the Scottish Premier League by beating next-to-last St. Mirren 2-1 on Saturday, The victory, sealed by Carl ... 

• Celtic manager Lennon handed 3-match touchline ban

  If Celtic clinches the Scottish Premier League title on Sunday, manager Neil Lennon won't be on the touchline to celebrate it. Lennon was found guilty ... 

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  Cyclist Hoy retires after winning 6 Olympic golds

  Six-time gold medalist Chris Hoy retired from cycling Thursday, saying he had expended "every last ounce of effort and energy" in becoming Britain's ...