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pAYING THE PENALTY
THE Spiders are set for another year in division three after they crashed out of the playoffs.
Poloc players rue many missed opportunities
Heavy overnight rain caused all eight scheduled top matches in the west of Scotland to be called off on Saturday.
GHA gunning for repeat
Tournament organiser Brian Gervaise believes everything is in place for this to be the most competitive Glasgow city sevens yet.
Tournament win for GHA’s S2 side
GHA’s second year team won the SRU National 7’s tournament at the IRB Emirates event.
A tangled web they weave
THE Spiders have been left with a mountain to climb to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Gutsy win for Shawlands Academy
SHAWLANDS Academy’s under 14s Rugby team has claimed victory in the Glasgow Emerging schools Cup.
Smooth road to Vienna?
IT was a case of no pain, no gain for the Scotland U18 Boys at Clydesdale Hockey Club last weekend.
Scots outmatched
* A 10-day tour by India’s under-21 hockey women has been accommodated at short notice on the new water-based hockey pitch at Titwood, as they prepare for the Junior World Cup in Germany next month.
Victory for Poloc
Thanks to some hard-working groundsmanship, two of the three main southside cricket teams managed to play their third-round match in the league section of the Scottish Cup on Saturday.
City does the dozen
GLASGOW City continue to set the pace in the SWPL after a resounding 12-0 win over newly-promoted Kilwinning.
Paying the penalty
QUEEN’S Park will host Peterhead tomorrow (Saturday) in a near top of the table clash.
Century for Leanne
LEADING the team out on to the field on Sunday was Glasgow City vice captain Leanne Ross.
Giving a helping hand
A PAIR of southside athletes are set to receive a cash boost to support them during their bid for glory.
Second best
Two of the three top-level southside cricket clubs won their second-round matches in the Scottish Cup last Saturday. But the most thrilling game of the day featured a fantastic last-over victory against the odds by Clydesdale’s second string team at Titwood.
Hitting the slopes
clarkston skier Alastair Strang has secured the Scottish title — for the third year in a row.
Pollok — quality mark a ‘milestone’
Pollok FC has been awarded the Scottish FA quality mark standard award.
Strong start
ALMOST 100 children took part in the Easter tennis camp at Whitecraigs Lawn Tennis and Sports Club.
Squashing the competition
GIFFNOCK Tennis and Squash Club’s annual championships have drawn to a close.
League clash of the titans
After the break for the League Cup, the Scottish Women’s premier league resumes and old foes Glasgow City and Celtic mEet once more in the game of the day.
Playoff berth secured for Queen’s Park
AFTER a shakey couple of weeks, injury-ravaged Queen’s Park finally secured their place in the playoffs with a resounding 5-1 win against East Stirling.
Fun in the sun
It’s that time of year when the hockey and cricket seasons overlap. So it was perhaps not surprising that the Titwood ground on Glasgow’s southside was exceptionally busy in the sunshine last Saturday.
Newlands keeper saving the day
NEWLANDS goalkeeper Katie Rice may have just helped Scotland’s Under-15 girls’ team secure some silverware but she is determined to ensure bitter rivals England get no revenge when the sides meet again later this month.
History repeating for City?
GLASGOW City start the defence of their Premier league cup crown in earnest this Sunday when they face Celtic in the quarter finals at Petershill Park in what will be the first meeting of two of the nation’s top sides this season.
Pollok play host to Bankies
AFTER a 3-2 win against Beith, Pollok will hope to build on that win when they entertain Clydebank on Saturday.
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Weather for Glasgow
Saturday 18 May 2013
Today
Heavy rain
Temperature: 10 C to 15 C
Wind Speed: 21 mph
Wind direction: North
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: 10 C to 18 C
Wind Speed: 8 mph
Wind direction: East
