Scotland
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Tigresses beat Scotland to snap win-drought in T20WC
Oct 4, 2024In their debut match of the ICC T20 World Cup, Bangladesh’s women’s team defeated Scotland by a margin of 16 runs at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), securing an unlikely triumph. By... -
Nominations are open to succeed Yousaf as Scotland’s leader
May 1, 2024The Scottish National Party (SNP) opened nominations Tuesday for a new leader, setting up a potentiallyfractious internal fight, after First Minister Humza Yousaf said he was quitting. Yousaf, 39, announced Monday he would resign once a... -
Scotland soaked in ‘month’s rain in 24 hours’
Oct 8, 2023Police and rail officials reported that motorists had to be flown to safety on Saturday as parts of Scotland experienced a month’s worth of rain in a single day. Ten drivers were rescued after being stranded... -
The Scottish leader will travel to Brussels to strengthen ties with the EU
Jun 27, 2023Humza Yousaf, the Scottish First Minister, will travel to Brussels on Monday to strengthen connections with the EU, his first foreign trip since succeeding Nicola Sturgeon in March. Yousaf, who took over as leader of Scotland’s... -
Scottish Prime Minister Sturgeon announces her resignation
Feb 15, 2023On Wednesday, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced her unexpected resignation and called for a leadership election for the Scottish National Party (SNP). Even though she had previously said she wouldn’t quit, she recently told reporters:... -
Scotland beat Ukraine to boost Nations League push
Sep 22, 2022Scotland boosted their bid for Nations League promotion and gained a measure of revenge over Ukraine with a 3-0 win in Glasgow on Wednesday. Steve Clarke’s side dominated a one-sided clash at Hampden Park but had... -
New Zealand defeated Scotland by 16 runs, thanks to Guptill
Nov 3, 2021New Zealand overcame Scotland by 16 runs in the World Cup on Wednesday, with Martin Guptill hitting 93 and becoming only the second man to reach 3,000 Twenty20 International runs. Scotland battled to a decent 156-5... -
UK government opens new offices in Scotland in effort to shore up union
Mar 15, 2021Britain’s cabinet office will set up a “second flagship HQ” in Glasgow as the government plans to move some of its operations to Scotland, ministers announced on Monday, at a time when support for Scottish independence... -
Bangladesh eve beat Scotland by nine wickets
Jul 6, 2018Bangladesh women cricketers continued their good work as they thrashed Scotland by nine wickets in the warm-up match of the Women’s World T20 qualifier tie at Voc Rotterdam, in Holland on Thursday. Last week Bangladesh eves,... -
Scotland introduced minimum unit pricing on alcohol as it tries to improve public health
May 2, 2018Scotland introduced minimum unit pricing on alcohol on Tuesday as it tries to improve public health by raising the cost of cheap, strong drinks favored by young people and binge-drinkers. A unit of alcohol, defined as...
