Glasgow

Glasgow

• 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. 

• 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 ... 

• 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 ... 

• 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 ... 

• 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 ... 

• Celtic sets up Scottish Cup final date with Hibs

  Celtic stayed on course for the double in Scotland after beating Dundee United 4-3 after extra time on Sunday to set up a Scottish Cup final with ... 

• Hibs reach Scottish Cup final after fightback

  Hibernian fought back from three goals down to beat second-tier club Falkirk 4-3 in extra time and reach the Scottish Cup final on Saturday. 

• Celtic wins but made to wait for title

  Celtic's coronation as Scottish champion must wait at least another week despite a convincing 3-0 win against Hibernian on Saturday. 

• Lennon charged with using bad language during game

  Celtic manager Neil Lennon has been charged with misconduct after being accused of using repeated bad language during his team's 1-1 draw against St. 

• Celtic held to 1-1 draw by St Mirren in Scotland

  Celtic conceded a late penalty to draw 1-1 with St. Mirren in the Scottish Premier League on Sunday, leaving the leaders 13 points clear as they close ... 

• Rangers wins promotion from Scotland's bottom tier

  Rangers won promotion from the bottom tier of Scottish football on Saturday, beginning what is likely to be a quick climb up the country's league ... 

• Burns to defend WBO title against Gonzalez

  Ricky Burns will defend his WBO lightweight title against Puerto Rico's Jose Gonzalez in Glasgow on May 11. Burns, who has not fought since retaining ... 

• Wales stages stirring comeback, beats Scotland 2-1

  Wales scored twice in three second-half minutes to secure a 2-1 comeback win over Scotland in World Cup qualifying on Friday, keeping alive its faint ... 

• St Mirren wins Scottish League Cup for first time

  St. Mirren won the Scottish League Cup for the first time after coming from behind to beat Hearts 3-2 on Sunday. Ryan Stevenson fired Hearts ahead in ... 

• Celtic surges 15 points clear at top of SPL

  Georgios Samaras scored in stoppage time Saturday to give Celtic a 4-3 victory over Aberdeen and a 15-point lead in the Scottish Premier League. 

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  Leader Celtic loses 2nd consecutive SPL match

  Scottish Premier League leader Celtic struggled to shake off its Champions League exit, wasting a two-goal lead to lose 3-2 at Ross County on Saturday 

• Rangers agrees to sell Ibrox stadium naming rights

  One of the most famous stadium names in football is set to disappear after Glasgow club Rangers agreed to sell the naming rights to Ibrox. 

• Celtic reaches semifinals of Scottish Cup

  Celtic stayed on course for the domestic double by beating St. Mirren 2-1 on Saturday to advance to the semifinals of the Scottish Cup. The Glasgow ...