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Athletics: Fanni Gyurko targets hill-running double with next month’s Bennachie 50k race
Hungarian international Fanni Gyurko hopes to complete a notable north-east ultra-running double when she competes in October’s Bennachie 50k trail race.
Rothie Rovers boss Kevin Beaton gives thanks as club makes step up to junior ranks
Rothie Rovers manager Kevin Beaton has thanked everyone who has made their step up to Junior football possible.
Cricket: North-east sides bring the curtain down on truncated season
The curtain will come down on north–east cricket this weekend after what has been a difficult and trying season.
Athletics: Metro Aberdeen trio on the lookout for next marathon outing
Scotland international Fiona Brian and her Metro Aberdeen clubmates Ginie Barrand and Claire Bruce still don’t know where, when or if they’ll be able to run a marathon this year.
Golf: Thomson sets new record at Kintore
Mark Thomson fired a stunning six-under-par 64 to set a new course record at Kintore.
Golf: PGA champion Cameron aims build on biggest career win
Newly-crowned Scottish PGA Champion Ross Cameron is aiming to scale new heights after enjoying the biggest success of his career.
Cricket: Youth takes centre stage in Granite City thriller as Aberdeenshire and Stoneywood-Dyce face off
In one of the most competitive local derbies seen at Mannofield in years, Aberdeenshire and Stoneywood-Dyce defied Covid-19 and produced a thriller.
Athletics: Robbie Simpson to have another crack at Lairig Ghru course record
Deeside’s Robbie Simpson won the Lairig Ghru mountain marathon but has vowed to return to have another crack at breaking the course record.
Rugby: Flanker Matthew Emmison goes full circle with Aberdeen Grammar after time in New Zealand and Super Six
One of the north-east’s most talented young rugby players has chosen to go back to Aberdeen Grammar – the club that gave him his first chance as a teenager.
Association say they will do ‘everything possible’ to keep Aberdeen juvenile teams playing, despite reduction in league fixtures
The Aberdeen and District Juvenile Football Association has defended significant changes ahead of the Covid-delayed 2020/21 campaign.
Huntly’s John Henderson is aiming to dart into world elite in Germany
Huntly’s darts ace John Henderson hopes to use five Pro Tour Players Championship events in Germany to propel himself back into the world’s top 32 and qualify for the World Grand Prix.
Golf: Latest winner on Paul Lawrie’s Tartan Pro Tour soothes play-off heartache with victory
Chris Maclean was thrilled to put previous play-off heartache behind him by triumphing at the Royal Dornoch Masters.
Golf: Frank’s happy to bow out after distinguished career as Deeside pro
Retiring professional Frank Coutts will lend a helping hand to find his successor at Deeside.
Rugby: North-east clubs back SRU plan for regionalised season
Club rugby is likely to return next month after being suspended since March 18 due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Athletics: Banchory Stonehaven AC’s Alisha Rees misses British championships ahead of push to make Tokyo Olympics team
Banchory Stonehaven AC sprinter Alisha Rees has chosen to miss this weekend’s British athletics championships in Manchester and will now focus her efforts on earning a place on the Great Britain team for the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Rugby: SRU suspend national leagues for one season and confirm regionalised structure
The Scottish Rugby Union has suspended the national competitions for the 2020-21 season.
Cricket: Region’s players count on Indian summer to allow extended season
North-east cricket is set to have an extended run in September, despite the season being scheduled to end in the last week of August.
Athletics: ‘Warrior’ Kyle Greig lauded after battling injury for hours in treadmill world record attempt
Kyle Greig is rightly being hailed as a hero by the local running community despite not being able to break either of the world treadmill running records he set out to crack.
Golf: Scottish Open place is ‘huge boost’ for Paul Lawrie’s Tartan Pro Tour
Paul Lawrie has hailed the “huge boost” of a Scottish Open place for the winner of his Tartan Pro Tour order of merit.
Golf: It’s a new Low score round Turriff as Sean breaks course record
Sean Low set a new course record at Turriff – but only found out the good news in the pro shop minutes later.
Cricket: North-east sides delighted with return to action
Cricket was back on the north-east sporting agenda at the weekend with a number of friendly games played and the promise of an extension of the game to come in September.
Golf: Lockdown work paid off for Scottish Par 3 Championship winner John Henry
For John Henry victory in the Scottish Par 3 Championship justified the hard work he’s put in during lockdown – and now he’s dreaming of a Scottish Open place.
Documentary on legendary Aberdeen paralympic cyclist Neil Fachie in the pipeline
A documentary-maker hopes to raise the profile of his friend and subject Neil Fachie.
Athletics: Lack of competitive actions won’t hurt Aberdeen runner Zoey Clark’s Olympic ambition
Aberdeen AAC’s Zoey Clark believes she’ll be in great shape for the next Olympic Games despite not competing at all this year.
North-east runner falls short of ultra distance world records despite incredible 18-hour treadmill run
Kyle Greig's assault on two ultra distance world records for running on a treadmill ultimately proved unsuccessful, but it certainly wasn't due to any lack of grit or determination on the part of the Metro Aberdeen club member.
Athletics: North-east running community pays tribute to Owain Bristow
The north-east athletics community has paid tribute to distance runner Owain Bristow, who is feared dead after falling from cliffs while rock climbing at the Bullers of Buchan last weekend.
Rugby: Ex-Stirling County player Mark New wants to rekindle love of the game at Aberdeen Grammar
Aberdeen Grammar’s latest arrival Mark New is keen to reboot his rugby career in the north-east.
Golf: Peterhead’s David Anderson defies odds of 67 million-to-one as he hits two holes-in-one in a single round
David Anderson defied odds of 67 million-to-one by carding two holes-in-one during his weekend medal round at Peterhead.
Rugby: New Gordonians head coach Jim Greenwood on lessons he learned during ‘seven or eight months’ living in his car
Jim Greenwood learned from living in his car that his true home was back on a rugby pitch.
Athletics: Runner uses coronavirus down-time to run all 11 of Aberdeen’s postcode districts
Metro Aberdeen’s Ilona Kriauzaite hasn’t been short on novel ways of maintaining her motivation during the coronavirus lockdown period.
