Category: Sports

Scotland’s Group (Euro 24)

The Euro 24 draw has taken place this evening and Scotland now know who they’re playing against! Group A: Germany, Hungary, Scotland, Switzerland Should be exciting. Scotland will be playing the Euro hosts in the very first opener game of the whole tournament! Euro 24 takes place between 14 June and 14 July 2024 in […]

Congratulations George Hamilton

Local lad, George Hamilton is the 52kg Scottish Development Champion! George, who is 14 years old was boxing in his 52kg final where he met Riley Henderson from Jonesy’s ABC. George boxed well, landing clean heavy shots and not rising to or getting caught up in any scrappy fighting! George won every round out the […]

Scotland Cruise to Win over Cyprus

Well, well…..Scotland maintain their incredible recent form with yet another emphatic win over Cyprus this evening! Final score Cyprus 0 – Scotland 3 Beating Cyprus by three goals, Steve Clarke’s side maintain their 100% record in the Euro qualifiers Group A with 5 wins from 5 games. Eleven successive qualifying matches. We’re nearly there folks! […]

Norway 1 – Scotland 2

Scotland have only gone and WON their difficult game against Norway. Scotland’s International football team won this afternoon 2 -1 in their 3rd Euro Qualifier. 3 games played, 3 games won. 9 points folks! Going down 1 goal to Norway at the start of the second half, Lyndon Dykes steered in a leveller before Kenny […]

Morning Circuits at UWS

Time to get fit this Summer! Julie Scott is running an excellent “morning circuits” class in Blantyre. Run from the University gym (UWS in Technology Park), High Blantyre, it’s an ideal location for people living nearby. Classes have started last week and take place on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 6am. Julie Scott is a […]

Team of the Year

Well done to ‘South Lanarkshire Disability Sport’ team of the year, Blantyre Soccer Academy Para Team! This year the team won a 7-a-side tournament in Blackpool and the 5-a-side team won the Reamonn Gormley Memorial Soccer Festival as well as the league title! SLDS is a voluntary sport group where the main aim is to […]

Vics Pre Season Friendly

Blantyre Vics Football Team get their summer off to a great start with a scheduled pre season friendly on Saturday, 1st July 2023. The match against nearby, Hamilton Accies takes place at the home ground KG Stadium (formerly Castle Park), at Forrest Street, Blantyre. Admission time to be confirmed.