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Leamington C&AC’s Kelly Edwards added to her growing list of impressive road race wins on Sunday at the British Masters 5k Road Running Championships in Horwich. Seen by the selectors as a key race when considering the Home Countries Cross Country International in the autumn, Edwards was keen to make her mark having narrowly missed out on selection in 2018. With all the age groups and both sexes in the same race, the 2018 British Masters 10k champion produced a committed start but was never 100 per cent sure of her actual position. Pushing hard to the finish, she crossed the line in a personal best of 17min 43sec to find out that she had won her age group along with the British Masters crown. She finished 36th overall of the 128 finishers and her time was the fastest by any woman in the race since 2013. Telford AC’s Claire Martin, who set one of those two fastest times in 2013 as a FV35, finished second to Edwards in 17:54.After the race, Edwards said: “It was … [Read more...] about Edwards masters rivals in the British Masters 5k

Falkirk Victoria Harriers are mouring the loss of a beloved and legendary club coach – William Robertson – who died last week. The throws specialist with an association to Falkirk Vics spanning four decades passed away at his home in Torphicen on Friday. He is survived by wife Angela, son Alan and daughter Hazel.Willie competed in the Commonwealth Games as a wrestler in 1974 and 1986 but took a place amongst Scotland’s top 30 hammer throwers and many medals while competing for Edinburgh AC and Thames Valley Harriers. A throw in 1974 set his personal best throw in the hammer with 57.3m.As a coach he helped Myra Perkins to the Commonwealth Games and local athletes Ciaran Wright, Kyle Randalls, Fraser Ewen, Rhianydd Parry and Edmond Reid to national success. Daughter Hazel also appears in the Scottish rankings for hammer, discus and shot putt. A club tribute described him as “a generous, larger than life character”.It added: “Willie remained modest … [Read more...] about Falkirk Vics mourn loss of throws coach Willie

0 Have your say Celtic have been drawn to face Bosnian side FK Sarajevo in the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round. Here's a low down on the Hoops' opponents... Origins and early years Founded in October 1946 as SD Torpedo, the club was the result of a merger between local Sarajevo sides FK Udarnik and SDM Sloboda and took their name from Torpedo Moscow. The new team acquired Udarnik's results and league standings and the first squad comprised players from both teams. Barely 12 months after its foundation, the editor of a popular daily newspaper proposed altering the team's name to SDM Sarajevo, before it took on the FK Sarajevo moniker in 1949. Around the same time, FK Sarajevo made its Yugoslav First League bow after defeating Sloga of Belgrade. The side were relegated after their first season but returned in 1950. After that, the club only spent one season - 1957/58 - outwith the division. During the Fifties, the club embarked on tours of … [Read more...] about Everything Celtic fans need to know about FK Sarajevo

0 Have your say Stenhousemuir’s Callum Grant has received a national call-up. The Tryst cricket ground teenager has been selected to play for Scotland Under-19 and included in a national squad to play against a Northern Counties select at Middlesbrough next month. He’ll face NUSC on June 25 and 26 in what is a huge honour for the player, and the club and comesless than a year after the 16-year-old was selected for the under-17s national squad, despite only being 15 years old. Cricketer guilty of raping sleeping woman after ‘sex conquest’ post … [Read more...] about Grant lands another Scotland cap

Linfield have been drawn against Rosenborg for a third time in European competition. The Blues were paired with the Norwegian champions in the first round of Champions League qualifying in Tuesday's draw.Former Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner is a Rosenborg player at present but looks to be on his way out of the club with coach Eirik Horneland saying the Danish forward has 'more or less' played his last game for the club.They will still prove to be a tough test for David Healy side when they travel to Windsor Park on 9/10 July, with the away fixture scheduled for 16/17 July. The sides have met on two previous occasions In 1986/87 Linfield lost 1-0 in Trondheim and drew 1-1 in Belfast. In 2010/11 Linfield drew 0-0 in Belfast and lost 2-0 in Norway. The Norwegians also defeated Crusaders in the Europa League qualifying in both 2012 and 2013.Meanwhile, the Crues have been drawn against B36 Torshavn (Faroe Islands) in the Europa League first qualifying round.Ballymena will take on … [Read more...] about Rosenborg stand in Linfield’s way in Champions League