New world order (The Observer)
The event that sparked The Observer's '21st Century Sport' series was the match at Wembley between the Miami Dolphins and the New York Giants on 28 October, the first competitive, regular-season NFL game to be played in Europe....more...Salmond: Scotland independent in 10 years (The Scotsman)
ALEX Salmond has, for the first time, named a date by which he believes Scotland will be an independent country - 2017. The First Minister made the dramatic assertion on the eve of the SNP's first budget in government, a day in which the party will set......more... NSW Events board underfunded: opposition (The West Australian)
A new board set up to attract major events to NSW is underfunded, with the Victorian equivalent boasting a budget twice the size, says the state opposition....more... Why can?t the English be more like the French? (Times Online Sunday)
It seems like only yesterday that Pierre-Marie, my husband, delivered the bombshell. Hortense, he said, I have some good news. I have been offered a promotion which I am not about to refuse. He smiled at me nervously. There is a petite complication, he said. The job is in London....more... Glasgow holds breath over Games (The Scotsman)
A FRAGILE truce has been declared between bitter political enemies in the interests of bringing one of the world's most glittering sporting prizes to Scotland....more... St Andrew's Day: The new battleground? (The Scotsman)
ST ANDREW'S Day became the new battleground yesterday in the debate over Scotland's identity, as the First Minister unveiled how the event was to be marked for the first time under an SNP government....more... Flower anthem 'too militaristic' (The Scotsman)
THE Proclaimers have suggested Flower of Scotland should be dropped as a national anthem because it is too "militaristic"....more... |