EURO 2012

…26-year-old for two months after he picked up the injury during the 3-2 loss to QPR at Loftus Road.
The news has come as a blow to Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish, who had hoped to call on the player for the last few games of the season.
The Scotland international is also now a doubt for the Great Britain team at the Olympics.
“There is no operation needed, but he won’t play this season,” said Dalglish. “And I would think if they had any designs on having him in the Olympics he wouldn’t be …

… Rugby Union has confirmed Andy Robinson has decided to stay on as Scotland‘s head coach, despite collecting the wooden spoon in the Six … England coach is under contract until the 2015 World Cup, which Scotland are 66/1 to win with bet365. However, he was … were positive and concluded that Andy will continue to lead the Scotland national team with the support of his revised coaching structure.”
Robinson will now begin preparations for Scotland‘s summer tour of Australia, Samoa and Fiji and has …

…, has been drawn to play China’s Liang Wenbo, while Ronnie O’Sullivan faces Peter Ebdon.
Ebdon, 50/1 to win his second World Championship following his success a decade ago, beat Alfie Burden 10-0 in his final qualifier and is in a rich vein of form after winning the China Open earlier this month.
Luca Brecel, the 17-year-old Belgian who will be the youngest player to appear at the World Championship, will play Scotland‘s Stephen Maguire, while world number one Mark Selby faces Barry Hawkins.

…half with Charlie Hodgson out of action with a finger injury. Toby Flood is on the bench alongside Phil Dowson and Ben Youngs, while Tom Palmer left the squad earlier this week.
“It’s our first home game of the RBS Six Nations which we are really excited about and we are sure the crowd will get behind us just as the travelling supporters have done in Scotland and Italy,” said Lancaster.
“Playing at Twickenham makes it extra special for us and I know we will get all the encouragement we need.”

Scotland‘s record points-scorer Chris Paterson has brought down the curtain on his long and distinguished international career.

The 33-year-old made 109 appearances for Scotland, who are 20/1 with bet365 to win the Six Nations … Spain and was a consistent performer until his last appearance in a Scotland shirt against England in the 16-12 defeat in this year’… played in a number of different positions under a succession of Scotland coaches and set records along the way. He was the …

England centre Manu Tuilagi is expecting a tense tussle with Scotland, with a place in the World Cup quarter-finals at stake….bet365 to win in Auckland and move on to the knockout stages.
“Scotland are very direct and I think their loss against Argentina will …it is a World Cup and it will be a different animal.”
Scotland are 5/1 to shock England, with Andy Robinson’s side… opportunity to send England home early, but says that progress for Scotland is the main ambition, adding: “If we do it right…

…, 1/7 with bet365, to ensure a World Cup quarter-final spot by defeating Scotland on Saturday.

The Saracens front-rower missed the victory against Romania after picking up an…in Auckland.
Stevens is also confident that England have got what it takes to end Scotland‘s campaign early, with Andy Robinson’s side 5/1 to spring a shock and…all teams at this stage of the tournament,” Stevens said.
“We’re looking forward to Scotland, we’ve done our homework and we know the challenge that’s in front of…

… against Sale Sharks.

The 26-year-old looks set to be sidelined for six weeks, which will rule him out of England’s clash against Scotland on 4th February and possibly the Italy game a week later.
England are 11/4 with bet365 to win the tournament, while Scotland can be backed at 18/1.
As Jonny Wilkinson confirmed his retirement from international rugby last month, Charlie Hodgson is the favourite to fill the …

Scotland is able to take charge of EURO 2012 instead of Poland and Ukraine – declared Gordon Smith, the general director of the Scothish Football Association.
During the interview for ‘Sunday Herald’ Smith asserted that the championship could be held in Scotland in case Poland and Ukraine did not manage to take care of the event.
In his opinion, there are three stadiums in Glasgow where international matches could be organized: Celtic Park, Hampden Park and Ibrox Park.

… Russia

Game to Watch: Ireland v Russia

There are a number of similarities between this game and CR v Scotland (below): an English-speaking country looking to widen the gap at the top against a struggling once Eastern … hanging over his team. Luckily this one’s at the Dragao in Porto.

Group I
Czech Republic v Scotland
Spain v Lithuania

Game to Watch: Czech Republic v Scotland

Scotland haven’t qualified for a major tournament since 1998 and weren’t really done any favors by being …