http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/sport-nation/ The latest stories from the Scotland section of the BBC Sport web site. en-gb Tue, 21 May 2013 21:34:38 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sol/shared/img/sport_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/sport-nation/ 120 60 15 Andy Murray withdraws from the French Open because of the back injury that forced him out of the Italian Open. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/22540156 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/22540156 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:31:36 GMT Olympic gold medallist Jessica Ennis will open her 2013 season at Edinburgh's Meadowbank Sports Centre on 8 June. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22609784 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22609784 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:14:13 GMT Golf's ruling bodies announce that anchoring of putters will be banned from competition from January 2016. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/golf/22610307 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/golf/22610307 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:46:05 GMT Gary Cornish will fight Melton Mowbray's Paul Butlin in Inverness for the vacant International Masters heavyweight title. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/22613760 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/22613760 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:20:53 GMT Elena Baltacha makes a winning return to the WTA Tour by progressing to the second round of the Brussels Open. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/22604513 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/22604513 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:04:10 GMT Glasgow Warriors centre Graeme Morrison is forced to retire from rugby on medical grounds. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22597514 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22597514 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:25:59 GMT Scottish full-back Stuart Hogg admits he is worried at being in charge of the British & Irish Lions mascot. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22601711 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22601711 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:43:21 GMT Eilish McColgan is one of 14 Scottish athletes to reach Commonwealth Games qualifying standards. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/commonwealth-games/22601712 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/commonwealth-games/22601712 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:19:28 GMT Camanachd Association plans to reform shinty's league structure are given the go-ahead at an emergency general meeting. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/22581079 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/22581079 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:36:39 GMT Pakistan ease to a 96-run win over Scotland, who finish 135 all out, in the first of two one-day internationals in Edinburgh. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/22572743 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/22572743 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:06:16 GMT Hurdler Eilidh Child will create a new Scottish record for individual events when she competes for her country at Loughborough. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/22573400 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/22573400 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:50:51 GMT Andy Murray's mother Judy says her son's priority will be getting fit for Wimbledon as he battles with a back injury. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/22552190 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/22552190 Thu, 16 May 2013 09:53:51 GMT New captain Kyle Coetzer believes Scotland are capable of success in the one day international against Pakistan. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/22559749 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/22559749 Thu, 16 May 2013 18:22:15 GMT British Lion Stuart Hogg tells the BBC that the squad are gelling well as they prepare for their tour of Australia. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/22601705 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/22601705 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:44:56 GMT BBC Scotland's Rhona McLeod gets a bowls lesson ahead of the 2014 Commonwealth Games from Scottish world champion Margaret Letham. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22525677 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22525677 Tue, 14 May 2013 11:46:36 GMT Former world lightweight champion Jim Watt talks to BBC Scotland's Phil Goodlad ahead of Ricky Burns' WBO title defence against Jose Gonzalez. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/22483337 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/22483337 Fri, 10 May 2013 15:29:17 GMT Glasgow Warriors head coach Gregor Townsend talks to BBC Scotland's Phil Goodlad ahead of the Pro12 semi-final with Leinster in Dublin. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/22483336 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/22483336 Fri, 10 May 2013 11:25:36 GMT Scotland interim head coach Scott Johnson tells BBC Scotland's Dougie Vipond why becoming the national director of rugby will please his wife. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/22435555 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/22435555 Tue, 07 May 2013 16:42:44 GMT Glasgow Warriors full-back Peter Murchie speaks ahead of their final game of the regular season against Connacht tonight, knowing they already have a play-off place secured. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/22398388 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/22398388 Fri, 03 May 2013 11:20:30 GMT Sportscotland high performance director Mike Whittingham explains that the national agency for sport has set an ambitious medal target for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, wanting up to half of Scotland's funded athletes to make the podium. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/22384397 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/22384397 Thu, 02 May 2013 13:37:10 GMT At least four shinty clubs - Newtonmore, Skye, Kingussie and Kyles - will boycott the Camanachd Association's AGM on Friday, angry that Skye's request to have proposals for league restructuring withdrawn will not be heard or voted on. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/22317437 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/22317437 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:56:41 GMT Glasgow Warriors head coach Gregor Townsend speaks to BBC Scotland's Phil Goodlad. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/22369781 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/22369781 Wed, 01 May 2013 15:30:38 GMT Graeme Dott receives a number of electric shocks from the table during his second round match against Shaun Murphy at the World Snooker Championship. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/22307913 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/22307913 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:47:13 GMT Four-time champion John Higgins is knocked out in the first round of the World Championship after losing 10-6 to Mark Davis on Monday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/22253175 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/22253175 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:05:17 GMT Gary Innes reviews cup action as Glenurquhart and Lovat prepare to meet in a final for the first time http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/22606862 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/22606862 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:37:28 GMT Kyle Coetzer's reign as Scotland captain gets off to a disappointing start against Pakistan in Edinburgh http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/22575466 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/22575466 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:31:04 GMT Ricky Burns is left with plenty of options but much to think about after his title defence against Jose Gonzalez http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/22499960 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/22499960 Sun, 12 May 2013 10:20:22 GMT BBC Sport's rugby union expert Jeremy Guscott on who will make the Premiership final, James Hook's Wales future and his Lions outsider. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22448752 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22448752 Wed, 08 May 2013 12:08:52 GMT Colin Montgomerie deserves his place in the World Golf Hall of Fame, despite not winning a major, writes Iain Carter. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/golf/22427925 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/golf/22427925 Tue, 07 May 2013 06:04:32 GMT A look back at Sir Chris Hoy's career, with the six-time Olympic champion expected to announce his retirement from the sport. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/22112188 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/22112188 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:50:07 GMT All the best pictures from Saturday's Grand National race at Aintree. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/horse-racing/22051354 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/horse-racing/22051354 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 11:43:13 GMT The Gladiator Programme is a project based in the East End of Glasgow that gives youngsters the opportunity to grow talent in sport, one of them being weightlifting. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/22398383 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/22398383 Fri, 03 May 2013 10:11:11 GMT BBC Scotland's David Currie explains a novel approach to entertain the crowd attending the rugby sevens World Series last leg being held in Glasgow this weekend. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/22408013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/22408013 Fri, 03 May 2013 18:33:02 GMT