"in 2008. Graeme Obree and David Millar (no relation) have also reached the very peak of their respective events. Scotland is the home of curling which, although not as popular today as in Canada, remains more popular in Scotland than anywhere else in Europe. The Scottish men's team are the world's second most successful curling nation having won a total of 32 World Championship medals including 5 golds, with the most recent coming in 2009. The Scotland Women's Team have won the World Championships on two occasions in 2002 and 2013. Although elite-level curlers have been assisted significantly by funding"
"Scotland national cricket team The Scotland national cricket team represents the country of Scotland. They play their home matches at The Grange, Edinburgh. Scotland became associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1994 after severing links with the England cricket team two years earlier. Since then, they have played in three Cricket World Cups (1999, 2007 and 2015) and three ICC World Twenty20 tournaments (2007, 2009 and 2016). However, their first win in either of these events did not come until they beat Hong Kong in the 2016 World Twenty20. Scottish cricket team is governed by Cricket Scotland."
"competed for the Celtic Cup, against teams from Wales and Ireland, since the inaugural event in 2006. Scotland is the ""Home of Golf"", and is well known for its courses. As well as its world-famous Highland Games (athletic competitions), it is also the home of curling, and shinty, a stick game similar to Ireland's hurling. Scotland has 4 professional ice hockey teams that compete in the Elite Ice Hockey League. Scottish cricket is a minority game. The earliest extant literature written in what is now Scotland, was composed in Brythonic speech in the sixth century and has survived as part"
"North, West, and Central & East regions. In the women's SFL, reserve and youth squads may compete as long as they do not compete in the same division as the titular club. There are also four cup competitions, the Scottish Cup, Scottish Premier League Cup, Scottish First Division Cup and the Scottish Second Division Cup. Football in Scotland Association football is one of the national sports of Scotland and the most popular sport in the country. There is a long tradition of ""football"" games in Orkney, Lewis and southern Scotland, especially the Scottish Borders, although many of these include carrying"
"dates of their tenure are unavailable, although key tournaments are noted: International Match Summary – Scotland Most ODI runs for Scotland Most ODI wickets for Scotland ODI record versus other nations Most T20I runs for Scotland Most T20I wickets for Scotland T20I record versus other nations Scotland national cricket team The Scotland national cricket team represents the country of Scotland. They play their home matches at The Grange, Edinburgh. Scotland became associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1994 after severing links with the England cricket team two years earlier. Since then, they have played in three Cricket"
"Live also carry some games. The Scottish FA sells overseas rights separately from their domestic contract. In Australia, the Scottish Cup is broadcast exclusively by Setanta Sports Australia. Premium Sports hold the rights for the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. In the United States, the tournament is broadcast by GOL TV. The Scottish Cup Final is one of several events reserved for live broadcast in Scotland terrestrial television under the Ofcom Code on Sports and Other Listed and Designated Events. Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the Scottish Cup (; ), is an annual"
"Scottish Hockey Cup The Scottish Hockey Cup or just Scottish Cup is the top men's cup competition in Scottish Field Hockey. The competition starts in September each year, with the final being held in May, at Glasgow's National Hockey Centre. Clubs enter the Scottish Cup each year through the Scottish Hockey Union and fixtures are drawn up by Scottish Hockey. Recently, the draws have been live streamed on Scottish Hockey's YouTube channel. Teams play each other once, with the winning team going through and losing team entering the Scottish Plate. In the result of tie, teams go to a penalty"
"In 2000 the competition accepted a sixth competitor, Italy, thus forming the Six Nations. Since this change, Scotland have yet to win the competition. The Rugby World Cup was introduced in 1987 and Scotland have competed in all eight competitions, the most recent being in 2015 where they were knocked out by Australia at the quarter-final stage in controversial circumstances. Their best finish came in 1991, where they lost to the All Blacks in the third place play-off. Scotland have a strong rivalry with the English national team. They both annually compete for the Calcutta Cup. Each year, this fixture"
"Scotland by Strathclyde University in Glasgow on 11 February 2014. Strathclyde was announced as the host in March 2013 after winning the bidding process against Birmingham University. Over 2000 chemical engineering students from 22 UK and Irish universities attended attracting sponsorship from several companies. The event was based at Braehead Arena where opening speeches were heard before students and teams from 11 companies competed in 13 different sports at venues across Glasgow. Some notable venues included Scotstoun Leisure Centre, home of the Glasgow Warriors rugby team, and the Glasgow National Hockey Centre, the hockey venue for the 2014 Commonwealth Games."
"Scotland in the 2018 Six Nations Championship beating England 25–13. Every four years the British and Irish Lions go on tour with players from Scotland as well as England, Ireland and Wales. Scottish players are also regularly selected to represent The Barbarians. The following rugby players have been inducted to the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame: Also Leslie Balfour-Melville (1854–1937), as an all-rounder, since he played many other sports. Rugby union in Scotland Rugby union in Scotland is a team sport. Scotland's national side today competes in the annual Six Nations Championship and the Rugby World Cup. The first ever"
"fields three national teams - men's, women's and an indoor side Rock-It-Ball has a minor presence, tending to be played in the Central Belt but is spreading throughout Scotland. The Scottish team won the World Cup in 2007 and 2011. Scotland is also leading the way in the individual version of the sport known as V2. The current World Champion is Scott MacMichael who plays his Rock-It-Ball with the Falkirk Cannons. He also is the only player to have won medals in the 2007 and 2011 team World Cup Victories. At Youth level Scotland has the top female player in"
"for minority sports in Scotland. They produce live programming for Cricket Scotland, Scottish Hockey Union, Scottish Swimming, and Netball Scotland. Sport in Scotland Sport plays a central role in Scottish culture. The temperate, oceanic climate has played a key part in the evolution of sport in Scotland, with all-weather sports like association football and golf dominating the national sporting consciousness. However, many other sports are played in the country, with popularity varying between sports and between regions. Scotland has its own sporting competitions and governing bodies, such as the Camanachd Association, the Scottish Rugby Union, Scottish Rugby League. The country"
"to Ireland. They then defeated England in the Calcutta Cup with a 15–9 victory before succumbing to Italy, avoiding the wooden spoon only on scoring difference. They then toured Argentina in the summer to play two tests against Argentina. They lost the first test 21–15, but won the second 26–14. In a dismal 2009 Six Nations campaign, Scotland won just one match for a second consecutive year (against Italy) and thus, on 2 April 2009 Frank Hadden resigned as head coach of the national side. On 4 June 2009, ex-England, Edinburgh and Bath coach Andy Robinson was named head coach"
"White Vicky Clow Team Scotland consists of 32 hockey players over the 2 team events. Scotland Squad: Kenneth Bain, Stephen Dick, Alan Forsyth, Cameron Fraser, Gareth Hall, William Marshall, Vishal Marwaha, Alistair McGregor, Gordon McIntyre, Graham Moodie, Chris Nelson, Mark Ralph, Derek Salmond, Iain Scholefield, Niall Stott, Ross Stott Scotland Squad: Louise Baxter, Alison Bell, Vikki Bunce, Aimee Clark, Linda Clement, Holly Cram, Leigh Fawcett, Catriona Forrest, Samantha Judge, Nikki Kidd, Emily Maguire, Kareena Marshall, Morag McLellan, Becky Merchant, Chris(tine) Nelson, Ailsa Robertson, Abi Walker Team Scotland consists of 12 lawn bowls players over 6 events Mike Adamson, Alexander Blair,"
"Scotland were promoted to Division 2 of the Women's County Championship after losing only one game throughout the season. The Wildcats are currently preparing for the ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifiers to be held in Thailand at the end of 2015. In April 2018, Kathryn Bryce was named as the captain of the team. In July 2018, Scotland played its first T20 international match against Uganda in 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier in Netherlands. The Scottish squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier is as follows: The Scottish squad for the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier"
"the years. The team regularly compete against England, Wales and Ireland, playing them annually in the Skanska Amateur Four Nations. Since the creation of this tournament, in 2002, Scotland have won it just once in 2010. In 2003 Scotland embarked on a mini tour of Europe playing in Netherlands, Italy and Serbia, helping expand rugby league in those country by playing domestic and national sides. Former player and winner in 2010 Mike Wallace currently coaches the side. Scotland national rugby league team The Scotland national rugby league team represent Scotland in international rugby league football tournaments. Following the break-up of"
"for the sport of badminton in Scotland. There are two major tournaments - the Scottish National Badminton Championships and the Scottish Open. There are several former raquets courts in Scotland: Eglinton Castle, Fyvie Castle, Kinloch Castle (Isle of Rum). However, the game is not much played anymore. Squash is played in most major urban centres. A notable player of squash, is Peter Nicol. After initially representing Scotland in international squash, Nicol switched his representation to England in 2001, claiming that he felt he was not receiving sufficient support from Scottish Squash, the national governing body. Scotland competes as Great Britain"
"club in Aberdeen, named the ""Aberdingoes"". The following teams are active in Scotland: The Scottish national team, The Clansmen, compete in 1–3 events per calendar year. These events are typically the Tri-Nations Championship, the AFL Europe Euro Cup and an additional challenge match or friendly tournament across the European continent. Euro Cup Participation Formally known as the EU Cup, for which Scotland participated the inaugural event in London 2005 and again in Prague 2008. Since becoming the Euro Cup in 2010 Scotland has participated in a further 6 of the 8 AFL Europe Euro Cup competitions to date, these were;"
"Flyers. At the moment there are four Scottish teams competing in the UK-wide Elite Ice Hockey League. Edinburgh Capitals have been in the Elite Ice Hockey League since it was formed and in 2010 they were joined by the Dundee Stars and the newly formed Braehead Clan and in 2011 the Fife Flyers were admitted as both their previous league and the Newcastle Vipers went bust creating an opening. Scotland has produced 3 of the top British Players of all time in Colin Shields, Tony Hand and Stephen Murphy. Lacrosse has a minor presence, tending to be played by girls"
"Sports in Canada Sports in Canada consist of a wide variety of games. The most common sports are ice hockey, lacrosse, gridiron football, soccer, basketball, curling and baseball, with ice hockey and lacrosse being the official winter and summer sports, respectively. Ice hockey, referred to as simply ""hockey"", is Canada's most prevalent winter sport, its most popular spectator sport, and its most successful sport in international competition. It is Canada's official national winter sport. Lacrosse, a sport with Indigenous origins, is Canada's oldest and official summer sport. Canadian football is Canada's second most popular spectator sport, being the most popular"
"with almost all Scotland's main universities possessing a team. Historically, Glasgow University, Aberdeen University and Edinburgh University have vied for supremacy, but in recent years, Strathclyde University, Robert Gordon's College, Dundee University, and the University of St. Andrews have risen to prominence. Clubs compete in various competitions, both cup and league, on a national and also North/South basis. While the top Premier Division has been played on a Scotland-wide basis since 1996, the lower leagues are based on geography. Many clubs run second teams that also compete in these leagues against clubs with only one senior side. Shinty was traditionally"
"Scottish League Cup The Scottish League Cup, currently known as the Betfred Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a football competition open to all Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) clubs. The competition had a straight knockout format but became a group and knockout competition from 2016–17. Rangers are the record holders of the cup, winning 27 times. Celtic are the current holders, after beating Aberdeen 1–0 at Hampden Park on 2 December 2018. Currently, the domestic television rights are held by BT Sport who replaced BBC Scotland from the 2016–17 season. Historically, the Scottish League Cup has oscillated between being a"
"by Canadians or trace their roots to Canada. Ice hockey, referred to as simply ""hockey"", is Canada's most prevalent winter sport, its most popular spectator sport, and its most successful sport in international competition. It is Canada's official national winter sport. Lacrosse, a sport with indigenous origins, is Canada's oldest and official summer sport. Canadian football is Canada's second most popular spectator sport, and the Canadian Football League's annual championship, the Grey Cup, is the country's largest annual sports event. While other sports have a larger spectator base, association football, known in Canada as ""soccer"" in both English and French,"
"Sport in Scotland Sport plays a central role in Scottish culture. The temperate, oceanic climate has played a key part in the evolution of sport in Scotland, with all-weather sports like association football and golf dominating the national sporting consciousness. However, many other sports are played in the country, with popularity varying between sports and between regions. Scotland has its own sporting competitions and governing bodies, such as the Camanachd Association, the Scottish Rugby Union, Scottish Rugby League. The country has independent representation at many international sporting events, for example the Rugby League World Cup, as well as the Commonwealth"
"Scotland have also played in every ICC Intercontinental Cup tournament, winning the inaugural edition in 2004. Between 2010 and 2013, the team competed in the ECB 40 as the Scottish Saltires. Kyle Coetzer became captain of the side in November 2016 after Preston Mommsen who had captained the side since September 2014 stepped down. The coach is New Zealander Grant Bradburn, who took on the role in April 2014. In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Scotland and other ICC members after 1 January"
"compete in the same knock out format as the Scottish Cup. The finals are played in May at the same time as the Cup at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre. The first recorded plate match is from the 1998-99 season however other matches may have occurred before that. Scottish Hockey Cup The Scottish Hockey Cup or just Scottish Cup is the top men's cup competition in Scottish Field Hockey. The competition starts in September each year, with the final being held in May, at Glasgow's National Hockey Centre. Clubs enter the Scottish Cup each year through the Scottish Hockey Union"
"Scotland at the Cricket World Cup The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of cricket. In 1992 Scotland severed their ties with the TCCB, and England, and gained associate membership of the ICC in their own right in 1994. They competed in the ICC Trophy for the first time in 1997, finishing third and qualifying for the 1999 World Cup, where they lost all their games. They also qualified for the 2007 and 2015 World Cups. 1999 was Scotland's first appearance at the Cricket World Cup, and their matches against Bangladesh and New Zealand were played in"
"last in the tournament. The top tier of the domestic game in Scotland is the semi-professional Scottish National League currently features teams including the Aberdeen Warriors, Easterhouse Panthers, Edinburgh Eagles and the Strathmore Silverbacks. It is played on an amateur basis throughout Scotland. There are 14 under 18 teams ranging from Inverness Blitz in the North, Inverclyde Hawks in the West through to Edinburgh in the East. 7 teams currently play in the BAFA Community Leagues with Glasgow Tigers, Clyde Valley Blackhawks, Dundee Hurricanes, Highland Wildcats, Edinburgh Wolves and West Coast Trojans playing in Division 2, and the East Kilbride"
"in 1974, has responsibility for croquet in Scotland. Notable Scottish croquet players include Compton Mackenzie. Elephant polo is not played in Scotland, but gained notoriety within Scotland when The Duke of Argyll's team representing Scotland won the 2001, 2004 and 2005 Elephant Polo World Championships. Field hockey is mainly played in the Lowlands, where it displaced shinty. Scotland has a very long successful history of ice hockey, and it is the third most attended team sport in the country after association football and rugby union. Scotland are host to the oldest ice hockey team in Britain which are the Fife"
"BBC Sport. Australia's National Rugby League and State of Origin were shown until 2005-06 season when Setanta Sports outbid Sky for the rights. There are two Scottish teams selected: ""Scotland"" and ""Scotland A"". The Scotland team is predominantly second-generation professional players, born and bred in England, whereas the Scotland A team (nicknamed ""the Bravehearts"") is selected from the domestic Scottish competition. Scotland has participated in the Emerging Nations Cup (1995), in every World Cup since 2000, and European Nations Cup (since 2003) competitions. Since 2002, Scotland A has participated in the Amateur Four Nations competition and toured Italy, the Netherlands,"
"for creating ""Lemmings"". Scotland hosts its own national sporting competitions and has independent representation at several international sporting events, including the FIFA World Cup, the Rugby Union World Cup, the Rugby League World Cup, the Cricket World Cup, the Netball World Cup and the Commonwealth Games. Scotland has its own national governing bodies, such as the Scottish Football Association (the second oldest national football association in the world) and the Scottish Rugby Union. Variations of football have been played in Scotland for centuries, with the earliest reference dating back to 1424. The world's first official international association football match was"
"has turned around since 2008 with fast growth of members, clubs and competitions. The national squads are once again competing internationally in the annual Celtic Nations tournament with recent wins in Women's 2010 & 2012 and Men's 2011. Scotland is expected to host the Commonwealth tournament in Aberdeen in April 2014. All forms of animal fighting e.g. cock fighting, dog fighting, badger baiting etc. are banned, and have been for a long time. Fox hunting and hare coursing have been banned much more recently, and the former has never had a major presence in Scotland. Aside from the Highland Games,"
"sport Scotland is one of only four countries to have a permanent representative on the IFAB; the other four representatives being appointed for set periods by FIFA. The SFA also has responsibility for the Scotland national football team. The national stadium is Hampden Park in Glasgow. Supporters of the national team are nicknamed the Tartan Army, or the ""Sporran Legion"". As of September 2009, Scotland are ranked as the 30th best national football team in the FIFA World Rankings. They have improved steadily after Walter Smith took over as manager, beating 2006 World Cup finalists France in a European Championship"