William Brodie says he “couldn’t have asked for more” after being crowned Scottish enduro champion. The first officially sanctioned Scottish MTB Enduro Championships were held in the Sidlaw Hills on September 27 and 28 and the 21-year-old Teri, who suffered a broken wrist earlier in the year, was in fine form to get to the...
Former Hawick and Linden rugby player Gary Cairns has recently taken to running, culminating in a win at Kelso at the weekend. The 55-year-old finished first in the veterans’ 10k trail race at Floors Castle on Sunday....
Ross Macleod finished off his outdoor archery season with a good win in Falkirk followed up by representing the East of Scotland down south. The summer campaign had started way back in April with a St George event (three dozen shots at 100, 80 and 60 yards) when Ross scored 796 points to finish third...
Rhys Tait says it was a “great” experience to skipper Doncaster Knights to a pre-season victory over Edinburgh Rugby at Hive Stadium last Friday. With Edinburgh playing two matches that night – against the Knights and another English Champ Rugby side Ealing Trailfinders – many in the stands were keeping an eye on the up-and-coming...
Lewis Hislop was crowned champion jockey for the season, while Panic Attack lifted the top horse title, following the Hawick Horse Racing Association’s (HHRA) finale fixture at the Moor on Sunday....
Hot on the heels of a milestone 1,000 British victories, Jason Hart completed a quickfire at Newcastle last Thursday. He rode Winter Flower to win the opening fillies novice stakes, and half-an-hour later was back in the winner’s enclosure after riding Daring Leader to victory in the middle-distance handicap....
Teri jockey Jason Hart completed a century this year – and 1,000 British victories – after winning the fillies handicap at York on Rhapsody....
Teries Lana Skeldon and Lisa Thomson have been hailed as “brilliant players” who have played a key role in helping Scotland reach Sunday’s Women’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final....
Fit-again Lana Skeldon and fellow Teri Lisa Thomson will start for quarter-final-bound Scotland tomorrow (Saturday) in their Women’s Rugby World Cup Pool B decider against Canada in Exeter....
Hawick lost a bruising Borders derby on Saturday at Poynder Park and must be wondering how they fell to their second league game defeat in a row. The Greens looked comfortable at 10-0 before Kirk Ford was stretchered off with a nasty ankle injury and newcomer Zach Lewis was wide with a penalty which would...
After their last two matches were called off – one by the opposition and Saturday’s due to no referee – Hawick Legion got back on to the pitch on Tuesday night....
Aided by a stunning second-half Kevin Strathdee winner, Hawick United gained a merited victory over Greenlaw at a sun-kissed Wilton Lodge Park on Saturday....
Leith FAB 2nds 78 all out Hawick & Wilton 84 for 5 Hawick win by 5 wickets Victory over Leith FAB 2nds on Saturday saw Hawick & Wilton clinch promotion back to ESCA Division Three at the first time of asking....
Hawick jockey Jason Hart notched up the 1,000th worldwide win of his career at Beverley last Thursday. Talking to The Hawick Paper earlier this week, he said: “I knew at the start of the year it was achievable....
Lisa Thomson says that Scotland have “a different mindset” going into the Women’s Rugby World Cup. She reckons they are better prepared than back in 2022, saying they are feeling more “business-like” and that they want to make their mark on the big event in England....
Fraser Renwick says he is “really honoured” to have been named Hawick RFC captain for 2025/26. The 28-year-old hooker/back-row has taken over the role from Shawn Muir and the Greens begin their Arnold Clark Premiership campaign at home to GHA on August 23....