Apostolos Stamatelopoulos Has Joined Motherwell.-
The Australian soccer player has joined Scottish Premiership side Motherwell FC. -
This blog is about music from all over the place, and a few posts on football, and movies. I have also written some poems on the blog.
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos Has Joined Motherwell.-
The Australian soccer player has joined Scottish Premiership side Motherwell FC. -
Brøndby 2 Vejle 1 - Danish Superliga.
Today Danish giants, Brøndby have defeated Vejle 2-1.
Kvistgaardenand, and Sebulonsen, scored for Brøndby.
Emmanouilidis scored for Vejle.
Pauline Ferrand Prevot Wins A Mountain Bike Gold At Paris 2024.
In the 2024 Paris Olympics, Pauline Ferrand Prevot, has won the Women's Cross-country Mountain Biking at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Haley Batten won silver.
Jenny Rissveds won bronze.
Andy Murray And Dan Evans Qualify For Next Round Of Paris Olympic Men's Doubles.
The two British players, Andy Murray and Dan Evans have won in the first round of the men's doubles at the Paris Olympics.
Murray and Evans won the match against the Japanese players Daniel and Nishikori.
Uruguay 19 Scotland 31 - International Rugby Union.
Yesterday in an exciting rugby union match, Scotland won 31-19 against the Uruguay international rugby side.
Scotland played the match in Uruguay, South America.
Scotland had a good result, and will be happy to have won 4 out of 4 games on their tour of North America and South America.
Thanks.
France Wins Rugby Sevens At Paris Olympics.
Yesterday, France had a very, very impressive victory against Fiji in the final of the men's sevens rugby at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
France won 28-7 against Fiji in the final to win gold. While Fiji won silver.
South Africa won the bronze medal after defeating Australia.
Glasgow Celtic 4 Chelsea 1 - Football Friendly. .
A recent friendly saw Glasgow Celtic defeat the mighty Chelsea 4-1 in the USA.
The Celtic goals were scored by Kyogo, O'Riley, Palma, and M Johnston.
The Chelsea goal was scored by Nkunku.
Aberdeen 6 Dumbarton 0 - Scottish League Cup.
On Saturday, Aberdeen, had a very impressive 6-0 win against Dumbarton.
The goals were scored by MacKenzie, Ambrose, Rubežić and McGarry, and two from Sokler.
Other Scottish League Cup scores on the same day included;
Ayr United 3 Buckie Thistle 2.
Falkirk 4 Stenhousemuir 0.
Dundee 6 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0.
Clyde 0 Montrose 1.
Aberdeen 2 Airdrieonians 1 - Scottish League Cup.
Yesterday, Aberdeen defeated Airdrieonians 2-1 at home in the Scottish League Cup.
Shinnie, and Clarkson scored for Aberdeen.
Wilson scored for Airdrieonians.
It was a super result for Aberdeen.
Other scores in the same competition on the same day included;
East Kilbride 1 Queen of the South 3.
Buckie Thistle 2 Dundee United 5.
Kelty Hearts 0 Peterhead 1.
Queen's Park 4 Elgin City 0.
Stenhousemuir 1 Ayr United 4.
Cove Rangers 0 Livingtson 2.
East Fife 4 Brechin City 0.
Glasgow Celtic Win Battle Of Britain Against Manchester City.
In the USA, Glasgow Celtic, the champions of Scotland, have defeated Man City, the champions of England, in a friendly.
It was a friendly, but is still a very impressive result for Glasgow Celtic.
The game was played in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
The scorers for Glasgow Celtic were Kuhn with two, and one each from Kyogo, and Palma.
Bobb, Perrone, and Haaland scored for Man City.
It is a very, very impressive result for Glasgow Celtic against the English Champions.
Glasgow Celtic will be happy.
Scottish - Welsh (Cymru) Club Football Cups.
I think there should be more cross border clubs between club sides from Scotland and Wales.
Scotland and Wales are relatively easy to travel to and from, for each relative country.
The two football countries have rich football histories, and both have land on Great Britain.
Ideas could be;
1. Scottish - Welsh Youth Cup. - Played between the winners of the Welsh and Scottish Youth Cups, This could be done at male and female football. The host country could be alternating each year between each nation.
2. Scottish - Welsh Women's Football Championship. - Played between the champions of the Scottish and Welsh women's soccer leagues. The host country could be alternating each year between each nation.
3. Scottish - Welsh Men's Football Cup - Played between the champions of the Scottish and Welsh leagues. The host country could be alternating each year between each nation.
4. A Scottish Junior - Welsh Senior Cup. Played between the winners of the Scottish Junior Cup, and the highest placed team in the Welsh League. not to qualify for Europe.
5. The Welsh Scottish Super Cup. - A straight knockout cup, played between all Scottish Premiership sides, the big Welsh sides playing in the English league, and the top two Welsh league sides.
Xander Schauffele,of the USA, has won the Open at Troon, Scotland.
On Sunday the American golfer had an impressive win at the Troon course in Scotland.
Justin Rose, and Billy Horschel, both came second.
Chile Lose To Scotland In Rugby Union.
Over the Weekend, Scotland defeated Chile, 52-11, in rugby union.
East Kilbride 0 Aberdeen 4 - Scottish League Cup.
On Saturday, Aberdeen defeated East Kilbride in the Scottish League Cup.
Devlin, McGrath, Clarkson, and Morris scored for Aberdeen.
Other scores in the same competition, on the same day, included;
Dumbarton 3 Airdrieonians 4.
Buckie Thistle 1 Falkirk 5.
Kelty Hearts 1 Hibernian 0.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3 Bonnyrigg Rose 0.
Also on the same day in a friendly Manchester United beat Glasgow Rangers 2-0.
Queen of the South 2 Dumbarton 0 - Scottish League Cup.
Yesterday in the Scottish League Cup, Queen of the South defeated Dumbarton 2-0.
McIntosh, and McKechnie scored for Queen of the South.
Other Scottish League Cup scores yesterday included;
Airdrieonians 8 East Kilbride 0.
Arbroath 0 Dundee 2.
Cove Rangers 0 Spartans 5.
Greenock Morton 1 Brechin City 0.
Scotland 1 Serbia 0 - Women's International.
In a women's international yesterday, Scotland won 1-0 against Serbia.
Hanson scored for Scotland.
Other international women's matches yesterday included;
Switzerland 3 Azerbaijan 0.
Italy 4 Finland 0.
Republic of Ireland 3 France 1.
Sweden 0 England 0.
Wales 2 Kosovo 0.
Germany 4 Austria 0.
Glasgow Rangers To Play Some Home Games At Hampden Stadium.
Glasgow Rangers will start the season playing some home games at Hampden Stadium, rather the traditional Ibrox Stadium. This is due to work being carried out on Ibrox Stadium.
Both Ibrox, and Hampden are in Glasgow, Scotland.
Some were considering Rangers using other stadiums, but Hampden, seems to be the most suitable.
Alcaraz Won The Men's Wimbledon.
On Sunday, Carlos Alcaraz won the Men's Wimbledon title with a win against Novak Djokovic 6-2. 6-2, 7-6.
The Women's Wimbledon was won by Barbora Krejcikova against Jasmine Paolini, on Saturday.
Gareth Southgate Resigns As England Boss.
The great Gareth Southgate has resigned as England manager. He did a decent job at England, in getting to two finals, and winning games in his time as manager against good sides like Germany, Scotland, Italy, the Netherlands, and Ukraine.
He will be remembered as one of the top managers of the England national side.
MacIntyre Wins Golf Scottish Open.
Yesterday Robert MacIntyre won the men's golf Scottish Open.
It is a good win for the famous Scottish Golf star.
Adam Scott was in second place in the Scottish Open.
Argentina Win Copa America.
Argentina have won the 2024 Copa America, with a 1-0 win against Colombia.
Lautaro Martínez scored for Argentina in the final.
Spain 2 England 1 - EURO 2024 Final.
Spain have defeated England 2-1 in the EURO 2024 Final, yesterday.
Palmer scored for England.
Nico Williams, and Mikel Oyarzabal scored for Spain.
Queen of the South 0 Aberdeen 3 - Scottish League Cup. - - --
On Saturday in the Scottish League Cup, Aberdeen won 3-0 against Queen of the South
Sokler scored twice, and Shinnie scored once.
Other scores in the Scottish League Cup on the same day included;
Stenhousemuir 4 Buckie Thistle 0.
Annan Athletic 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0.
East Fife 3 Greenock Morton 0.
USA 7 Scotland 42 - Rugby Union.
Scotland have recently defeated the USA 42-7, in Washington DC, USA. It was an impressive result for Scotland.
Other recent results include;
New Zealand 24 England 17.
Australia 36 Wales 28.
Bala Town 1 Paide 2 - UEFA Conference League - 1st Qualifying Round 1st Leg
Bala Town have lost 2-1 at home to Estonian side, Paide Linnameeskond.
Ukek scored for Bala Town.
Ceesay, and Medić scored for Paide.
Other scores in the same competition on the same day have included;
La Fiorita 0 Isloch 1.
Shelbourne 2 St Joseph's 1.
Bravo 0 Connah's Quay Nomads 1.
On the same day in the competition, one score was
Caernarfon Town 2 Crusaders 0.
Uruguay 0 Colombia 1 - Copa America - Semi-finals.
Colombia have defeated Uruguay 1-0 in the semi-final of the Copa America.
Lerma scored for Colombia.
Colombia will play Argentina in the final.
Argentina defeated Canada in the other semi-final.
Italy Defeat Tonga In Rugby Union.
Italy have defeated Tonga 36-14 in a rugby union match. That is an impressive win for Italy.
Netherlands 1 England 2 - UEFA 2024.
In the semi-finals of EURO 2024 England defeated the Netherlands 2-1, to qualify for the final against Spain.
Kane and Watkins scored for England.
Simons scored for the Netherlands.
Spain 2 France 1 - EURO 2024.
Yesterday Spain defeated France 2-1 to qualify for the EURO 2024 Final.
The Spain goals were scored by Lamine Yamal, and Dani Olmo.
The France goal was scored by Kolo Muani.
Craig Bellamy Named As Wales Boss.
Craig Bellamy has been named as the new manager of the Welsh international football team. Craig Bellamy played for Wales at international level. He is now the new Wales manager.
Canada 12 Scotland 73 - Rugby Union. .
In a recent match Scotland beat Canada 73-12 in North America. It was an impressive win for Scotland.
Other recent men's rugby international scores have included;
New Zealand 16 England 15.
Argentina 13 France 28.
South Africa 27 Ireland 20.
Australia 25 Wales 16.
Netherlands 2 Turkey 1 - EURO 2024.
In the Quarter-Final of EURO 2024, the Netherlands beat Turkey 2-1.
The Netherlands goals were scored by de Vrij, and an own goal.
The Turkey goal was scored by Akaydin,
The other EURO 2024 Quarter-Final scores were;
Spain 2 Germany 1.
France beat Portugal on penalties.
England defeated Switzerland on penalties.
The semi finals will be;
England v Netherlands.
France v Spain.
Charlotte 1 Inter Miami 2 - Major League Soccer.
Inter Miami have recently defeated Charlotte 2-1.
The Inter Miami goals came from Taylor, and Cremaschi.
Agyemang, scored for Charlotte.
Other recent MLS scores include;
New York City 2 Montréal 0.
Toronto 1 Orlando City 2.
Real Salt Lake 3 Houston Dynamo 2.
Andy Murray And Jamie Murray Lose in Wimbledon Doubles.
The Australians Rinky Hijikata, and John Peers yesterday defeated Great Britain's Andy Murray and Jamie Murray, 7-6, 6-4 in the Wimbledon doubles.
Andy Murray and Jamie Murray are two of the greatest tennis players Scotland has produced,
Romania 0 Netherlands 3 - EURO 2024.
On Tuesday, the Netherlands defeated Romania 3-0 in EURO 2024.
Gakpo, scored once, and Malen scored twice.
The other result in EURO 2024 on the same day was;
Austria 1 Turkey 2.
The previous day France beat Belgium 1-0.
While also on Monday Portugal beat Slovenia on penalties.
Atlanta United 2 Toronto 1 - Major League Soccer.
Recently Atlanta United defeated Toronto in the MLS.
Almada, and Thiaré scored for Atlanta UTD.
Bernardeschi scored for Toronto.
Other recent scores in the MLS include;
Portland Timbers 3 Minnesota United 2.
Seattle Sounders 2 Chicago Fire 1.
Montréal 4 Philadelphia Union 2.
Jamaica 0 Venezuela 3 - Copa America.
Jamaica have lost 3-0 to Venezuela in the Copa America.
Other recent scores in the trophy include;
Mexico 0 Ecuador 0.
Argentina 2 Peru 0.
Canada 0 Chile 0.
Spain 4 Georgia 1 - EURO 2024.
Yesterday Spain beat Georgia 4-1 in EURO 2024.
Georgia scored from an own goal.
Spain scored via Rodri, Fabián Ruiz, Nico Williams, and Dani Olmo.
On the same day England beat Slovakia 2-1 in EURO 2024.
India have defeated South Africa in the T20 Cricket World Cup.
India scored 176-7 after 20 overs.
South Africa scored 169-8 after 20 overs.
So India won the final by 7 runs.