Martin Hannan: I'm beelin' about the Rugby Sevens Commonwealth Games omission.
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THE death of former first minister Alex Salmond at the age of 69 in North Macedonia on Saturday has robbed Scotland of a true political giant ...
When my father died in 2001, I did his eulogy at the requiem mass in St Patrick’s Church in Dumbarton and I told the congregation that now I knew the meaning of those words in the Book of Wisdom that his going seemed like an annihilation…but he was at peace.
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From the top down there appears to be a lack of positive progress on many fronts, and frankly that’s why so many of us who write about the sport are feeling worried about the state of things at present.
The Team GB amalgamation approach seems here to stay especially as the 2026 Commonwealth Games are currently kaput - why do the authorities Down Under not take a lead from football’s Euros and have the various events moved to existing stadia and facilities around Australia? The Commonwealth as a whole should declare an emergency and do everything possible to make sure the 2026 Games ago ahead, even if they have to be postponed to 2027 – it was done for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics for pandemic reasons so why not for the Games in which we get to see Team Scotland.
I have participated in, watched and written about sport all my life, and I have so many memorable sporting moments that I simply could not list them all. To that treasure trove I have added the events of Saturday, July 20, 2024, and the arrival of Patrick Harrison as a full international player for Scotland.
