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Celtic middleweight champion Tommy Philbin says he feels lucky to be stepping into a boxing ring at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow tonight.

It took six years of hard blasting and digging by hand, mainly by Irish labourers, before Bowden Springs reservoir opened in 1896.

When Barry McGuigan unveiled Josh Taylor as the latest addition to his Cyclone Promotions stable in the summer of 2015, the Northern Irishman resembled a small child on Christmas morning.

Edinburgh Monarchs ended Leicester Lions’ unbeaten league record with a thoroughly deserved, if nail-biting, 45-44 Championship win at Armadale tonight.

Lothians boxing Josh Taylor has weighed in on the limit for his IBF world super lightweight title fight with Ivan Baranchyk at the SSE Hydro tomorrow night.

Legendary boxing trainer Freddie Roach is not buying into the hype surrounding Josh Taylor.

Leicester Lions are the kings of the Championship League speedway jungle with three wins out of three, and they lead the table at this early stage, confirming their status as pre-season favourites to lift the crown.

Bragging rights are on the line as two of the schools teams go head-to-head in the opening weekend of the 120th Edinburgh Evening News Dispatch Trophy at The Braids.

Carrickvale are bringing back the big guns in a bid to win the 120th Edinburgh Evening News Dispatch Trophy, which starts at the Braids on Saturday.

‘Thunderbirds are go’ for rising Capital star Andrew Ni after a stellar season at New Mexico Junior College.

Huge plans are in the pipeline to build the Gullane Golf Club brand, and make the course one of the world’s best golf destinations.

Boxer Josh Taylor has told opponent Ivan Baranchyk “you will fight on my terms” ahead of this weekend’s IBF world championship super-lightweight title showdown.

Meadowbank boxer Frances Heath is a step closer to following in the footsteps of idol Nicola Adams.

Prestonpans boxer Josh Taylor plans to smoke out Ivan Baranchyk after turning to cannabis oil to finally find his inner calm.

Solheim Cup captain Catriona Matthew has set her sights on winning the US Senior Women’s Open after announcing that she will play her last regular LPGA Tour event in July.

Bill Lothian’s Community Sport in the Evening News, only at your newsagent on Tuesday.

Edinburgh Monarchs sailed through to the KO Cup semi-finals after a thumping 67-23 second leg quarter-final victory over Scunthorpe Scorpions at Armadale on Saturday, giving them a much needed lift ahead of their opening league fixture this week against Leicester Lions.

Murrayfield Racers director of hockey Tony Hand said his squad “played their hearts out” as Saturday’s 6-5 Scottish Cup final defeat by Dundee Comets brought the curtain down on the Scottish ice hockey season.