Squash
SCOTLAND'S world No.3 Peter Nicol is to make a rare appearance north of the Border at an event in aid of Children in Need at Edinburgh Sports Club on December 10.
The London-based 23-year-old, who reached the semi-final of the World Open last week, is to conduct a clinic and play exhibition matches against Brian Tait (Colinton Castle) and Mike Ramsay (Edinburgh Sports Club).
Boxing
ALSTON Buchanan steps up in class tonight at the Thistle Hotel, Glasgow. The 20-year-old unbeaten super-bantamweight faces Birmingham's Peter Buckley over eight rounds.
Buckley, approaching his ninetieth contest, has mixed with the best, including taking World Boxing Organisation world champion Prince Nassem Hamed the distance four years ago at Liverpool.
The joint main event tonight features Glasgow's promising lightweight Rocky Ferrari and Liverpool's Stuart Rimmer, while Kirkcaldy lightweight Gary Burrell meets Benny Jones (Birmingham) and Motherwell teenager Frank O'Connor makes his professional debut against Halifax lightweight Jerall Dawson in the supporting bouts.
Ice hockey
PAISLEY Pirates have signed former NHL draft pick Ryan Stewart who will make his debut in the Northern Premier Division against Murrayfield Royals at Paisley on Saturday, December 7.
Stewart, a forward, was Swindon Wildcats' top scorer for two seasons and Pirates' general manager, Alan Maxwell, said: ``We've been trying to land Ryan since the start of the season
``We realise we are 10 points behind Fife Flyers in the race for the league title but it's never over until it's over and we're determined to keep up the challenge until its mathematically impossible.''
Sports Association
RITCHIE Campbell, of the Scottish Badminton Union, has been confirmed as chairman of the Scottish Sports Association, the independent consultative body to the Scottish Sports Council. Evlyn Raistrick, chair of the Scottish Hockey Union, was appointed vice-chairman of the SSA which represents the interests of 76 sports.
Rugby
GLASGOW completed their preparations for the under-18 district championship by beating Ulster 43-7 at Ballyclare, and nine of that victorious team are in the XV for the competitions opening match against Edinburgh at Braidholm tomorrow (kick-off 2pm).
The nine are joined by Alan Gibbon, Stuart McAllister, and Fraser Kennedy, all backs who missed the Ballyclare victory because of a national under-18 session the same day. Glasgows XV:
Barry Edgar (Glasgow Southern); Jason Hill (Stirling County), Alan Gibbon (Cartha Queen's Park), Stuart McAllister (Stirling County), Ian McInroy (Garnock); Colin Duck (Stewartry), Fraser Kennedy (Stirling County), captain; Gavin Blackburn (Glasgow Southern), Paul Milligan (Wigtownshire), Andrew Welsh (East Kilbride), Gordon Gray (Stirling County), Graham Hastings (Ayr), Stuart Bryce (Dalziel), Cameron McNair, Martin McDonald (both Glasgow Southern). Replacements -Graham McDougall (Ayr), Stephen Kidd (Kilmarnock), Gillon Rand (Strathendrick), Russell Jadzewski (Stewartry), Stewart Caulfield (Dalziel), Andrew Lamont (Glasgow Southern), Gareth Rowlands (Kilmarnock).
q KELVINSIDE Academy have been drawn at home to meet the winners of the regional tie between Queen Victoria School and Dunfermline High School in the first national round of the Bank of Scotland Schools Cup.
Drawn away from home will be Hutchesons' Grammar School who face Stranraer Academy but enjoying home advantage will be Glasgow High School whose opponents will be the winners of the regional tie between past winners Galashiels Academy and North Berwick High School. Draw:
Glasgow HS v Galashiels Academy or North Berwick HS, Hawick HS v Edinburgh Academy, George Heriot's School v Robert Gordon's Coll, Kelvinside Academy v Queen Victoria School, Dunblane, or Dunfermline HS, Earlston HS v Dundee HS, Annan Academy v Gordon Schools Huntley, Stranraer Academy v Hutchesons' GS, Lenzie Academy or St Columba's School v St Aloysius Coll or Hillhead/Jordanhill.
Curling
SUMMIT CENTRE
Frank Stewart Trophy (semi-finals) - J Shanks 6, H Thompson 3; P Thomson 10, M Fulton 7.
STIRLING
Shareholders A League - J Muir 13, D MacGregor 6; J Rankin 8, R Johnston 7; H Johnston 11, J Duncan 6; J Smith 7, W Bell 7; D Hird 7, B McAlpine 5. B League: I MacGregor 10, W Ralston 8; J Muirhead 9, R Chapman 6; W Johnston 11, W Adamson 5; D Button 12, A Galloway 8.
Henderson Bishop (semi-final) - M Dunlop 15, T Rogers 2; A MacDonald 10, M Bain 4. Final - MacDonald 8, Dunlop 6.
Men's national seniors - W Watt 13, J Smith 1; D Button 6, W Beattie 5.
Volleyball
ENGLISH women's champions Britannia Music will seek to break new ground tomorrow.
Britannia face Spanish champions Albacete in the second round first leg of the European Cup at Crystal Palace.
A win would set them up for next month's second leg and on course to become the first British club ever to reach the Champions' League round.
``We know we're the closest any British side has been to reaching the league stage,'' said coach Steve Colpus. ``By signing a Czech professional setter Irena Pokorna, we now have the speed to go with the power we've always had.''
If they beat the Spanish, then they would face some of the top club sides in the world in the league format, the draw for which will take place in Vienna next month.
Weightlifting
GLASGOW'S John McEwan, who suffered an injury at the last Commonwealth Games, is on the comeback trail. McEwan, who dislocated an elbow lifting in the 1994 Games in Victoria, Canada, and was stretchered off in agony, has entered the Scottish championships at Meadowmill, East Lothian, tomorrow.
He is entered in the under-83 kilo division. Glasgow Palace of Arts club-mate David Leverage, who also went to Victoria, will be favourite in the under-70 kilo class.
Yet another Palace man, Paul Coyle, who broke the Scottish clean and jerk record in the recent West championships, goes in the under-76 Kilo class.
Athletics
FMC Carnegie Harriers 5!sm race (Dunfermline) - 1, R Milton 28min.44sec; 2, C Bolton 31.52; 3, W Duff 33.42. Veteran - G Stenhouse 36.37.
Law and Dist AC 5m road race (Carluke) - 1, J Gourlay 28.46; 2, P Hill 29.38; 3, J Rowley 30.21. Veteran - J Tervitt 33.44.
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