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Lovat will be missing three key figures this weekend due to wedding

Wedding bells will toll a treble blow to Lovat as they visit Glasgow Mid Argyll on Saturday in the battle of the two lowest-placed teams in the Mowi Premiership. For the Kiltarlity team will head down the A9 without manager Jamie Matheson and experienced players Daniel Grieve and Callum Cruden. Fitness coach Paul Mellis will step in to the breach as a stand-in team boss. “It’s an unfortunate clash but the three of us have been committed to this wedding for some time,” said Matheson. “Craig Mainland, Chris Johnston and Lewis Tawse, who all missed last week’s defeat at Kingussie…
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Thousands turnout for parade through Inverness for Highland Pride

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Pickleball at Fenway Park | CTV News

Boston – The pickleball craze is hitting the big leagues. Courts for the tennis/badminton/ping pong hybrid were being laid out in Fenway Park on Tuesday in preparation for a weekend that will give fans of the sport a chance to watch the pros play or even give it a try themselves in the outfield of the Red Sox historic home. “Not only is it pickleball, the fastest growing sport in the US, but also it’s pickleball inside of Fenway,” Pickle4 America President Ben Weinberger said in an interview while standing where the Red Sox right fielder would usually play. “We’ll…
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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…
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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…
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The sport minister imposes new conditions on Canada Soccer’s funding

The federal sports minister has told Canada Soccer the government is attaching new strings to the sports organization’s federal funding going forward, CBC News has learned. Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge sent the soccer organization a letter on Tuesday saying she shares concerns about the organization’s “lack of financial transparency” and ongoing labor disputes. St-Onge said Canada Soccer must undergo a financial audit and a governance review and must accept advice from an external advisory group in order to continue receiving federal funding. “We expect Canada Soccer to make the necessary changes to address equality between its national team programs as…
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The ‘extreme sport’ of Indian Horse Relay makes a return to the Manito Ahbee festival

When the horn blows, the race starts and the adrenaline kicks in for competitors in the sport known as Indian Horse Relay. Joseph Jackson, 16, a Plains Cree rider originally from Goodfish Lake, Alta., was first introduced to it when he was 11 and officially started racing when he was 12. “Your blood’s rushing, it just goes blank for me,” Jackson said in an interview Monday. “It’s just me and the horse and you hear the thunder of the feet, coming in you hear the crowd. That’s the only time you hear ’em.” The Elite Indian Relay Association (EIRA) kicked…
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Penalty agony for battling Ross County as VAR takes center stage

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