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BBC News
2 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Dundee win & Motherwell through - Premier Sports Cup round-up
Dundee secured their first win under Steven Pressley at the third time of asking, but made hard work of the 3-1 victory at Lowland League Bonnyrigg side had been roundly criticised after defeats by Airdrieonians and Alloa Athletic left them with little hope of progressing to the knockout stages of the Premier Sports Robertson put the Premiership side in front on 20 minutes, but they were pegged back by Cameron Ross before defended stoutly and seemed on course for a point before late goals from Emile Acquah and Billy Koumetio spared Dundee's lead Group C on nine points, while second-place Airdrieonians can confirm Dundee's exit when they face Montrose on finish their group-stage fixtures at home to Montrose on Motherwell secured their place in the next round with a 3-0 win against Greenock Morton and Falkirk came from behind to beat Queen's Park - the other Premiership club in action - were held to a goalless draw on penalties by Kelty Hearts and unable to earn a bonus point as the League 1 side triumphed 4-3 on penalties. Group A Falkirk moved to the top thanks to a double from Ethan Ross and Brian Graham's first goal for the Bairns went behind to Josh Fowler's early strike for Queen's Park, but rallied to maintain their unbeaten status in the Rangers beat Brechin City 3-0 at Glebe Park in Group A's other game. David Eguaibor put the visitors 2-0 up before Mitch Megginson completed the have seven points, one behind Falkirk, while Spartans have six in third wrap up their group-stage fixtures against Spartans on Saturday, while Cove are away to fourth-place Queen's Park. Group B Partick Thistle and Ross County can both still win Group B after the two Championship sides beat lower-league Fitzpatrick and Tsoanelo Letsosa earned Thistle a 2-0 win over Queen of the South, while Ronan Hale's hat-trick helped County put eight past Edinburgh top the group on nine points, but County - who have seven points - can move above them when the sides meet in Dingwall on Saturday. Group D Three first-half goals continued Ayr United's flawless League Cup start as they overwhelmed Forfar at Somerset Thomas, George Oakley and Curtis Main all found the net for Scott Brown's side, who now have nine points from their three Arbroath's Arran Pettifer scored a hat-trick before half-time to set up a 6-0 victory over Annan Athletic.A draw away to St Mirren on Sunday would be enough to guarantee Ayr top spot. Group E Dunfermline edged out Hamilton 2-1 at East End Tod put the hosts in front before half-time and although Oli Shaw equalised after the break, Lee Kilday's own goal moments late secured all three points for Lennon's side have six points and finish their group stage against Stirling Albion on Saturday. Group F There were goals galore in Group F as Inverness Caledonian Thistle halted East Kilbride's momentum and St Johnstone beat Raith newcomers East Kilbride had won their past two matches, but went down 6-2 despite taking the lead against their Highland St Johnstone made it three wins from three as goals from Jamie Gullan, Josh McPake and Makenzie Kirk secured a 3-1 Perth outfit top the group on nine points and will look to make it four successive wins when they host Elgin City on they to slip up, Inverness could move above them with a victory at Raith. Group G Tawanda Maswanhise was the star of the show for Motherwell as they became the first side to progress to the knockout Zimbabwe forward doubled Motherwell's advantage with a cool low finish after Apostolos Stamatelopoulos had tapped in the opener, but his second of the evening was even inside from the left, Maswanhise bent a delightful curling shot into the top corner from outside the box to seal all three in Group G, Clyde beat Stenhousemuir 4-3 on penalties after the sides drew 2-2. Group H Kilmarnock were left frustrated by Kelty Hearts, but Stuart Kettlewell's side still top Group H with one match to Ayrshire side dominated possession and had 19 shots, but were unable to break Kelty down in 90 minutes and were then beaten 4-3 on Fife had no such trouble against bottom side Brora Rangers - Alan Trouten scoring twice in a 3-0 have seven points from three matches, with both East Fife and Livingston a point further back. Kelty have five points from their three to play for then on Saturday, as Kilmarnock host East Fife and Livingston take on Kelty.
Scotsman
3 hours ago
- Sport
- Scotsman
Bonnyrigg Rose suffer late heartache in Premier Sports Cup finale
Jonny Stewart's Bonnyrigg Rose put on a brave display Bonnyrigg Rose gave Premiership outfit Dundee a huge fright before succumbing to a 3-1 defeat in their final Premier Sports Cup Group C fixture. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Jonny Stewart's men were just five minutes from taking the Dens Park club to a penalty shootout at Ferguson Park, home of East of Scotland League side Whitehill Welfare. Clark Robertson gave the visitors the lead in Rosewell befoe Cammy Ross restored parity for the Lowland League hosts nine minutes before the interval with a diving header. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Emile Acquah fired Dundee in front four minutes from time before Billy Koumetio sealed the points with a third just three minutes later. Rose finish bottom of their section having suffered four defeats and will now turn their attention to launching a promotion bid back to the SPFL following their relegation in May. Meanwhile, Edinburgh City rounded off their Group B campaign with a heavy defeat at Ross County. The Citizens went down 8-0 in Dingwall and will finish bottom with just two points to their name. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Ronan Hale netted a hat-trick with both Joe Coyle and Jay Henderson scoring a brace. Kieran Phillips also got his name on the scoresheet for the home side. Michael McIndoe's men welcome Stirling Albion to Meadowbank next Saturday for their League Two opener.
STV News
2 days ago
- Sport
- STV News
Pressley wants 'resilience and character' from squad after difficult start
Steven Pressley expects to see resilience and character emerge from his playing squad after suffering a difficult start to his Dundee reign. Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Alloa followed the same scoreline at home to Airdrie and left Dundee with no chance of Premier Sports Cup progress. The latest setback came after Luke Graham could only clear Steven Buchanan's 68th-minute shot into his own net. Games against Bonnyrigg Rose and Montrose in the coming week are now effectively pre-season fixtures for Dundee with Pressley already under pressure from fans to get things right ahead of the William Hill Premiership opener against Hibernian on August 3. Asked how they respond, Pressley told Dee TV: 'By accepting, by understanding that's not good enough, and as a group, me, the players, have to show resilience and respond to that. 'It's far from the ideal start, it's not what we wanted, but you have to show character in these moments of time and that's certainly what I expect us to do. 'They are a very good group. I have said we need reinforcements but that's irrelevant because we have to do better than that. 'They are a good group, they want to do well, but it will take time. But we have to be better. 'I did see improvements. I saw improvements in our defensive principles, we were much better in those. But from a creative aspect we certainly have to be better. 'So, there is a lot of work ahead of us, but I know that.' Group C leaders Alloa are one of just two teams to reach nine points with Hearts the other. The Gorgie side all but secured top spot in Group E after making it 12 goals so far with a 4-0 win at Stirling but head coach Derek McInnes was left wanting more after their momentum stumbled at half-time. 'I'm not completely happy but happy with the approach of the team because, we have all seen it before, Premiership teams can get caught out,' he told Hearts TV. 'The way the players approached the game, that was never going to be the case. 'Good habits, winning another game helps things, clean sheets, but it still feels a wee bit short of what I'm looking for.' Elsewhere, Motherwell secured a 1-0 win at Stenhousemuir to set up a crunch match with Morton on Tuesday, and St Mirren thrashed Annan 8-2 to ensure they will have a group decider with Ayr next Sunday. Livingston kept up the pressure on Kilmarnock with a 2-0 win over Brora while Falkirk still have work to do after being held to a goalless draw by Cove. The two groups that do not contain Premiership clubs remain the most open with Partick Thistle and East Kilbride leading the way. Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
BBC News
3 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Montrose v Bonnyrigg Rose
Update: Date: 90'+2 Title: Post Content: Match ends, Montrose 4, Bonnyrigg Rose 1. Update: Date: 90'+2 Title: Full Time Content: Second Half ends, Montrose 4, Bonnyrigg Rose 1. Update: Date: 90' Title: Post Content: Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time. Update: Date: 90' Title: Post Content: Corner,Bonnyrigg Rose. Conceded by Graham Webster. Update: Date: 86' Title: Post Content: Corner,Montrose. Conceded by Neil Martyniuk. Update: Date: 85' Title: Post Content: Attempt missed. Cameron Forbes (Bonnyrigg Rose) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Update: Date: 84' Title: Goal! Content: Goal! Montrose 4, Bonnyrigg Rose 1. Craig Wighton (Montrose) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rio Bradford. Update: Date: 81' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, Montrose. Rio Bradford replaces Ross Clark. Update: Date: 80' Title: Goal! Content: Goal! Montrose 3, Bonnyrigg Rose 1. Terry Masson (Montrose) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ewan Loudon. Update: Date: 78' Title: Booking Content: Ross Clark (Montrose) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Update: Date: 78' Title: Post Content: Rudi Bryce (Bonnyrigg Rose) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Update: Date: 78' Title: Post Content: Foul by Ross Clark (Montrose). Update: Date: 77' Title: Post Content: Attempt missed. Terry Masson (Montrose) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Update: Date: 76' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, Montrose. Ali Shrive replaces Craig Brown. Update: Date: 74' Title: Post Content: Attempt saved. Kian Speirs (Bonnyrigg Rose) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Aaron Clark (Montrose). Update: Date: 73' Title: Post Content: Rudi Bryce (Bonnyrigg Rose) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Update: Date: 73' Title: Post Content: Foul by Terry Masson (Montrose). Update: Date: 71' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, Bonnyrigg Rose. Callum Hogg replaces Max Dowling. Update: Date: 71' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, Bonnyrigg Rose. Cameron Forbes replaces Kallum Higginbotham. Update: Date: 71' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, Bonnyrigg Rose. Trialist replaces Billy King.
Daily Record
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Scotland's first openly gay footballer Zander Murray to host Pride events in Glasgow
Since retiring from football, Zander has become an award-winning keynote speaker, delivering talks and workshops to help shift attitudes and win over hearts and minds. Scotland's first openly gay professional footballer Zander Murray is set to headline Pride events in Glasgow. The 33-year-old, who played for Bonnyrigg Rose and Gala Fairydean Rovers before retiring, will host a Lunch and Learn session on Wednesday, June 25, at The Social Hub in the Merchant City area. He hopes to share his personal journey, the challenges he's faced, and how visibility and representation can help create a more inclusive future for LGBTQ+ athletes. He will also host a community dinner at the venue on Thursday, July 17, a celebration of connection, collaboration, and creativity. Speaking ahead of the events, Zander said: 'In a city that means so much to me, this kind of event matters. It's not just about being seen. It's about being heard.' They form part of the venue's temporary name change to the "Pride Hub" and programme of inclusive events throughout July. Zander made headlines after coming out during his playing career by way of a quiet post on Facebook in 2022. He has also investigated homophobia in Scottish football in a documentary for the BBC's Disclosure programme. He recalled: 'I was just sitting on a balcony in Benidorm, no Instagram, no Twitter, just me thinking, I'm finally ready. So I made this wee post for the lads on my team. Fell asleep. Woke up to messages from Lorraine Kelly. I'm like, what the f*** is going on? I was literally told to get a flight to London to be on her show. It was insane. "I signed for a new club just after coming out, and suddenly the BBC documentary dropped early. I was presenting it, doing press, trying to stay match-fit. It was too much. I had to leave pre-season camp early to lead Edinburgh Pride. Two weeks later, I was off to Hong Kong to speak at the Gay Games. The advocacy just took over. 'I didn't play higher because I hated myself. I had this idea that if I went to a big club, someone would dig up a camp photo, post it on a forum, and the abuse would start. That fear stayed with me for years. I sabotaged myself before anyone else could. 'You don't get slagged for missing a pass. They go for your sexuality. Twitter, TikTok, the comments. It's brutal. And it messes with your head. You're already under pressure just being a footballer. Add all that, and it's too much.' Since then, Zander has become a tireless advocate for inclusivity in sport. He is now an award-winning keynote speaker, delivering talks and workshops across schools, football academies and corporate organisations including LinkedIn, Morgan Stanley, UEFA and the Hong Kong Gay Games, helping to shift attitudes and win over hearts and minds. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. Zander said: 'I go into rooms of young boys and ask three questions. Who's heard homophobic language this month? In this club? Who's said it? And after I tell my story, you can see the penny drop. That moment is when things start to change.' Zander has travelled across the UK and internationally for advocacy work, from the Gay Games in Hong Kong to Pride events in Manchester and London, but says returning to Glasgow always hits differently. He added: 'Any work in Glasgow means everything to me. I don't have to slow my voice down. The crowds get it. I'm from here. It's personal. I see my younger self in all of them. 'You walk into a room in the east end and the lads are pure giggling, acting daft. But once you tell them what it was like growing up gay in a scheme, they get it. You see the shift happen in real time. That's the power of doing it here. 'When I saw my shirt in the museum at Hampden, next to legends like Sir Alex Ferguson and Denis Law, I felt like a total imposter. But then I thought, what if 13-year-old me saw that, that could've saved my life. 'They're smashing it at The Social Hub. Hosting sober events, listening, adapting. You feel seen there, and it's actually for the community.' Zander's upcoming event forms just part of the venue's temporary rebrand as the 'Pride Hub' for July, with a focus on inclusive, community-led programming. He said: "They asked for my input and actually acted on it. That doesn't happen often. It's a real partnership. No egos, just action. More of that, please.' In 2018, Zander's intense schedule and unprocessed stress caught up with him, forcing him to confront his own health and burnout. 'I burned out. Shingles, chronic fatigue. I've never fully shaken it. But it pushed me into something new," he said. "Now I'm thinking about training as a trauma-informed coach. I've got the psychology background, the lived experience, and the drive to help other people who feel like I used to. 'My advice to anyone who wants to do this kind of work is to sit down with your demons. Properly. Have a cup of tea with them. Once you've made peace with yourself, then you're ready. The hate will come. But so will the impact.'
