Category: Sport News

Bright smiles and brighter colors as swimmers take the plunge in the Kessock Ferry Swim

Swimmers braved the cold waters in their most colorful costumes as they attempted to cross the Moray Firth in this year’s Kessock Ferry Swim. The route traces the famous Kessock Ferry, which transported people and supplies across the Moray Firth before the opening of the Kessock Bridge in 1982. The three-quarter mile plough from South Kessock to North Kessock is one of the most stunning open water swims in the Highlands. It is the second year of the event since it was revived in 2022 after almost 50 years, with many people donning colorful swim caps, creating a sea of…Continue Reading

The Ocean Race: Teams helping track warming sea and plastic pollution

British navigator Will Harris is part of Team Malizia, which bears the slogan ‘Climate Action Now!’ on its sail “I had to jump over the side of the boat with a knife, like a pirate. We had ropes, fishing nets, pieces of garbage stuck around the hydrofoils.” Will Harris is a British sailor competing for Team Malizia in The Ocean Race, which finishes this week in Genoa, Italy, after a 60,000km circumnavigation of the globe over the past six months. The teams have combined navigating what is considered one of the longest and toughest professional sporting events in the world…Continue Reading

Plans for new community sports complex given go-ahead

Plans for new community sports complex given go-ahead (Image: Unsplash) PLANS for a new community sports complex in Lennoxtown have been given the green light. East Dunbartonshire Council has approved plans to redevelop the current High Park site by installing a new all-weather sports pitch and extending the existing changing pavilion to increase capacity. The £4.3m development will see the existing grass playing fields replaced by a single 3G Astroturf pitch to allow for more frequent use throughout the year as opposed to the current restricted use due to weather conditions. Glasgow Times: The existing single storey pavilion – which…Continue Reading

Four male youths charged after reported Aberdeen housebreaking

Four male youths were charged after a reported housebreaking in the Ellon Road area of ​​Aberdeen. Police were called to the incident at 3.20pm on Thursday. A witness at the scene said the house looked empty and derelict. They said: “The kids had school bags and maybe looked about 15. “Two of them were led away in cuffs and the police were up and down the stairs next to the river looking for others. “A third one was wrestled to the ground.” Two police cars and two vans were pictured at the scene which is understood to have taken around…Continue Reading

Nick Taylor talks Canadian Open win

Nick Taylor is still “buzzing” from the 72-foot putt that rolled him straight into Canadian sporting history. Speaking with CTV News from Los Angeles as he prepares for the upcoming US Open, the 35-year-old admits he didn’t get much sleep after winning the Canadian Open on Sunday. He’s still processing his walk-off putt and how it’s now being heralded as a Canadian heritage moment. “I don’t know how to take that yet, honestly, I remember those moments when Sidney Crosby scored the gold medal goal. My dad was a massive Blue Jays fan and I watched Joe Carter’s home run…Continue Reading

Riley Gaines slams Karine Jean-Pierre’s response to question about trans participation in girls sports

Riley Gaines, a former NCAA standout swimmer at Kentucky and current Independent Women’s Voice advisor, took issue with the answer White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre gave about transgender participation in women’s sports. Jean-Pierre was asked what the White House would say to a parent who was worried about their daughter and her safety when it came to competing against a transgender girl in an arena like high school sports. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Riley Gaines speaks during a National Girls and Women in Sports day event on Capitol Hill on Feb. 1, 2023, in Washington…Continue Reading

Shock at Kerry crash death of ‘great dad’ Maurice Moriarty

Much-loved retired postman was killed in a tragic accident on Saturday outside his home village of Ballylongford Gardaí continues to investigate the circumstances of the two-car collision at Ballyline West – about a kilometer to the south of the village – which happened at around 4pm on Saturday. Mr Moriarty (75) was pronounced dead at the scene, with three occupants of the car his vehicle collided with being rushed to hospital with injuries – including a female, in her teens, who was taken by air ambulance to Cork University Hospital. It is understood they were visiting the area. A man…Continue Reading

Netherlands 2-4 Croatia: Zlatko Dalic’s side seal Nations League final spot after extra-time thriller

Andrej Kramaric equalized for Croatia from the penalty spot with his 24th international goal Croatia are one win from their first major title after beating hosts the Netherlands in a dramatic Uefa Nations League semi-final. Substitute Bruno Petkovic struck from distance in extra time before Luka Modric’s penalty settled a remarkable game in Rotterdam. A 96th-minute Dutch equalizer from Noa Lang had denied Croatia in normal time. But Zlatko Dalic’s side will now play Italy or Spain in Sunday’s final, while the Dutch face a third-place play-off. “It’s a victory for the Croatian people, we beat the Netherlands in front…Continue Reading