Liechtenstein shouldn’t expect to be going home with any points tomorrow night although they might get the enjoyment of a giggle from their stay in Scotland.

Ricky Burns could defend WBO title against Alex Arthur

Ricky Burns’ maiden defence of the WBO super-featherweight championship he claimed with a unanimous points victory over Puerto Rican Roman Martinez could be an all-Scottish affair against former champion Alex Arthur.

Scotland must draw on frustration

Players will talk until they’re blue in the face about there being no easy games in Europe.

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Hamilton Academical has become a mecca for young players in Scotland, according to chairman Ronnie McDonald

MANCHESTER has the Theatre of Dreams but Hamilton is close to Mecca: the bingo hall, that is.

Shittu to make his mind up on return

Celtic will learn at the start of the week if their bid to land Danny Shittu, the Nigeria internationalist centre-back, has been successful.

Velicka eager to prove his worth

ANDRIUS Velicka orchestrated his departure from Rangers by insisting he wanted to leave if he was going to be kept out of the first team.

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Arbroath 1, Queen’s Park 0

ALBA CHALLENGE CUP: Revenge is sweet for Peterhead

Peterhead 3, Stenhousemuir 1

ALBA CHALLENGE CUP: Lawson double puts County on the road to cup success

Forfar 0, Ross County 2

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Loan ban too little too late to stop stockpiling

It used to be simple.

La Liga Loca: Graeme Hunter reports on Spanish football

It has been a summer of suitcases in Spain and now that the season has begun the only change is that we’ll need to add a bit of “baggage”, the odd Pandora’s Box and a few head-cases.

Rugby Union

Nervous energy sparks Parks

Dan Parks smiled as he looked around his new base at the Cardiff City Stadium, and he felt very much at home after a near-perfect performance.

Bennett a potent force as Ayr bring down the champions

Ayr’s assistant coach, Peter Laverie, hailed his side’s tackling talents after the 31-23 victory over Dundee HSFP.

Hawks still unbeaten as young stars excel

Glasgow Hawks 46, Stirling County 26

Golf

Douglas Lowe – Edoardo Molinari has lit the blue touchpaper of European Ryder Cup hopes

The Molinari brothers bring something refreshing to golf and in particular the European Ryder Cup team.

Ten million reasons why Martin Laird won’t remain upset for long

If you are in any doubt about why the “FedEx Four” stayed away from last week’s Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles in favour of the play-off series in the US, then have a look at what happened to Scotland’s Martin Laird on Sunday at The Barclays at Ridgewood Country Club, New Jersey, the first of the four events.

Edoardo Molinari’s victory secures his place in Ryder Cup team

Edoardo Molinari made it a Scottish double yesterday when he added the Johnnie Walker Championship to the Barclays Scottish Open he won last month, and the Italian did it in style with birdies at his closing three holes to pip Australian Brett Rumford for the £233,330 top prize.

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Favourites beaten in a hat trick of shocks Favourites beaten in weekend of surprises: Paco Boy’s defeat comes after two other big upsets

PACO BOY completed a weekend treble of defeated short-priced big-race favourites when he could finish only fourth in the Group 1 Prix du Moulin at Longchamp yesterday.

Ricky Burns on song in latest battle

With Scottish boxing having spent a period in the doldrums since Scott Harrison’s career imploded almost four years ago, promoter Frank Warren has no doubt that Ricky Burns can rejuvenate the sport north of the border after he became WBO super-featherweight champion on Saturday night with a hard-fought points victory over Puerto Rican Roman Martinez.

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