Susan Egelstaff

Andy Murray produced one of his best performances for some time to move into round two in Indian Wells.

In the past few decades, women's sport has made significant progress. In her,s of role models, viewing figures and sponsorship deals, women's sport and female athletes are in a. much better position than they were in the 1980s and 1990s. But the battle for further progress must continue.

From the athletics track to the football field to the cycling velodrome to the shooting range, there's no shortage of Scottish sportswomen who look like they're going to excel in 2024.

IT is rarely verbalised, but the shared goal is present in every single session Andy Young does with his two highest-profile charges.

IT is rarely verbalised, but the shared goal is present in every single session Andy Young does with his two highest-profile charges.

NOT a day goes by without Alan Forsyth thinking about the crushing disappointment he felt when he missed out on final selection for GB’s hockey squad for the Rio Olympics five years ago.

IF an alien landed on earth and stumbled across the Australian Open saga that is going on.

BLANE DODDS is surprisingly upbeat for someone who is at the helm of an organisation that has just endured one of its toughest years in its history.

SAMMI KINGHORN may have been forced to put her dream of winning a Paralympic medal on hold in 2020 but fortunately for her, another dream was realised to take her mind off the carnage the pandemic exerted on the sporting calendar.

CHRIS BENNETT envisaged himself spending this summer competing at his second Olympic Games. Instead, he was spending 40-plus hours a week as a supermarket delivery driver.