Murray to target world No.1 spot

12:34am Saturday 8th November 2008

Andy Murray has waited a long time to hit his first ball in a Masters Cup competition. The 21-year-old Scot will do so tomorrow against Andy Roddick in front of what is likely to be a full and excitable crowd at Shanghai's Qi Zhong Stadium.

Laird in with a shout of Tour survival

12:34am Saturday 8th November 2008

Martin Laird displayed his survival instincts yesterday with a six-under-par 66 in the second round of the Children's Miracle Network Classic in Florida to enhance his claim to retain his playing rights on next season's PGA Tour.

Presvis ready to buck the trend

12:06am Saturday 8th November 2008

If statistics are to be believed, the best-backed horse in today’s final big handicap of the season, the November Handicap at Doncaster, might as well stay at home.

Ex-Greenock bowler shines for Australia

12:33am Saturday 8th November 2008

With the remarkable arrival of Jason Krejza on the international stage, Test cricket has gained one of its more colourful characters.

McNovogate highlights the need for 10-point test of true Scottishness

12:03am Saturday 8th November 2008

Been head-hunted by the SFA. They are to use my nose as a recreation of the Easter Road slope in the Scottish Football Museum. My ears are the very model, of course, for the Homecoming Cup. This has caused some confusion. At my first cup final in 1969, Billy McNeill, possibly perturbed by elation, picked me out by my ears from the schoolboys' enclosure and brandished me in front of a delirious Celtic end. He was probably also misled by the fact that I was wearing green and white ribbons. Mummy always wanted a girl.

Tackling celtic’s big issues

12:01am Friday 7th November 2008

Celtic football club would seem an attractive proposition for any prospective buyer. Almost debt-free, profitable, with a massive support, a romantic history and a solid chance of annual Champions League entry.

	Surgery could end goalkeeper’s Champions League campaign
	Fri 7 Nov 08
	Artur Boruc is to undergo a knee operation on Monday which could rule him out of the remainder of Celtic's Champions League campaign.

More positives than negatives in wake of a statistical drubbing

12:02am Friday 7th November 2008

The result is not always everything. This statement constitutes football heresy, but it points to the truth that there are important facets for a club beyond the scoreline.

Six points out of six to keep last-16 dream alive

12:03am Friday 7th November 2008

Celtic had no right to be disappointed with a point against Manchester United, but they were. As their players trudged through the interview area after Wednesday night's game, they exuded a sense of what might have been'.

Numbers didn’t add up but Rae anxious to be back on the ball

12:05am Friday 7th November 2008

Should his return to football take slightly longer than he would like, an alternative career as a statistician surely awaits Alex Rae. “My overall win rate was 47%.

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