The encouraging phone calls from Mick McCarthy helped, as did the support of his fellow Irishmen in the Deepdale dressing room and the countless monotonous, gruelling hours he has spent in the gym.
A SPLIT between Prince William and Prince Harry was “inevitable” due to their changing roles according to Royal expert Phil Dampier, amidst ongoing reports of tension between the Sussex and Cambridge households.
THE European Union could be in for a time of flux after the man tipped to replace Jean-Claude Juncker as European Commission President admitted failures within the bloc.
Here’s to January, the most wonderful time of the year
How a sense of humour and a complete lack of ambition took her all the way to the Oscars
Aberdeen striker Sam Cosgrove has defended his robust style of play, claiming: “I’m only doing what big defenders used to do to me.”
This is crunch weekend for Glasgow and Edinburgh. Glasgow play Cardiff Blues at Scotstoun, Edinburgh Toulon away. Victory for either club would almost certainly secure a place in the Champions Cup quarter-finals, though Glasgow may need a bonus point to be sure. On the face of it, Glasgow have the easier task. They are at home and Cardiff Blues have no chance of proceeding further in the Cup. Edinburgh’s assignment this weekend is more demanding, even though Toulon are having their worst season for years and... Читать дальше...
it’s a cruel game, football. Gary Caldwell’s previous club, Chesterfield, are the fourth oldest in the world but heritage no matter how proud simply doesn’t insulate a team against those moments of absurdist black humour occurring at the gravest hour which are amusing to the rest of us but not much fun for the stricken faithful.
Nir Bitton burst into tears as the full extent of his knee injury hit home and now, he admitted, his emotions will probably get the better of him when he pulls on a Celtic jersey again
With Day-Glo trainers, sparkly tops and woolly hats, Scotland’s tiny tennis champions of the future were being put through their paces at Dunblane Sports Club yesterday.
Identity politics appears to be contributing to a rise in anti-semitism and Islamophobia in the UK, writes Christine Jardine.
When the Salmond story broke last August, I commented on the inappropriateness of Nicola Sturgeon being hawked around for interviews, to express “sadness” while bravely affirming the allegations could not be “swept under the carpet”.
A transient visitor levy – or tourist tax – would help Edinburgh compete with other European cities for visitors, writes Professor Joe Goldblatt.
Critics have accused Labour of going into next week’s crucial Commons vote on Brexit without a clear policy on how it would break the deadlock after the party’s Scottish leader refused to confirm whether it would campaign in a snap election to stay in or leave the European Union.
Building town houses in Gorgie will save a historic building and create a more mixed community, writes John McLellan.
I can only guess at how desolate those two women must now feel after watching ‘no angel’ Alex Salmond on TV following his civil court victory over the Scottish Government, writes Susan Dalgety
The character Sir Andy Murray showed on the tennis court was replicated in his lifestyle and public comments on sexism and drugs.
MPs opposed to a no-deal Brexit face a difficult choice, but there are signs that sanity is at last breaking out, writes Brian Wilson.
Modern shoppers no longer seem to want to be asked ‘Are you being served?’ as online retailers take over from historic department stores, writes Jane Bradley.
TOTTENHAM owner Daniel Levy nearly passed up the opportunity to sign Dele Alli.
The Tammy Abraham saga has been dragging on for a while now.
THE Army’s new recruitment campaign, which targets ‘snow flakes’, ‘me, me, me, millennials’, ‘selfie addicts’ and ‘phone zombies’ has got off to a bit of a ropey start.
A town's council tax will not rise for the second year in a row.