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Daily Record
a day ago
- Sport
- Daily Record
Rayan Mohammed wins historic Pakistan call-up as Scottish-born Dundee starlet looks to break new ground
Rayan Mohammed, 19, joined the Dens Park club from Alloa Athletic in 2023 and has spent time out on loan with Berwick Rangers and Forfar Athletic Dundee youngster Rayan Mohammed has won his first senior call-up for Pakistan, with the Scottish-born striker continuing to be a beacon for the country's Asian community in football. Mohammed burst onto the scene back in February 2023 when he made his first team debut for Alloa Athletic at the age of 17 after scoring goals for fun in the Wasps' youth set up. The 19-year-old has yet to make his senior bow for Dundee following his arrival on Tayside in the following summer but has spent time out on loan with Forfar Athletic and Berwick Rangers - scoring two goals in League Two for the former in the 2023/24 season. And the Edinburgh forward's displays have obviously caught the eye of Pakistan's English-born head coach Stephen Constantine. who has included the teen in his squad for the Asian Cup qualifying double header against Myanmar and Afghanistan next month. Taking to Instagram to share news of the landmark moment, Mohammed - a product of the famed Hutchinson Vale academy - said: "Buzzing to be called up to the Pakistan international team", followed by a green heart emoji. Record Sport interviewed the Dens Park attacker back in March 2023 after he had made the breakthrough with Alloa. And Mohammed outlined his huge ambitions to try and make a name for himself in Scotland by emulating his idol Cristiano Ronaldo. He said: "I just want to be the best I can be. "Obviously my dream is to make it to the Premier League and to play for Scotland and score lots of goals. "I've always loved Ronaldo – you can tell he's such a hard worker and I'm all for that. "It's the example I try to follow." Mohammed - who scored for Berwick last season in a Challenge Cup win over Formartine - also told us about what was going through his head when Brian Rice handed him his Alloa debut for the last seven minutes of a 1-1 draw against Falkirk. "Making my debut was a dream", he stated. "It was only when the gaffer told me to warm up that the nerves started kicking in. "You make a lot of sacrifices to get to a stage like that and making my debut felt like a reward for all the hard work I've put in. "My heart was beating fast when I ran onto the pitch but I felt like I did well. "I won us a penalty so I was happy with my first appearance." You can get all the news you need on our dedicated Rangers and Celtic pages, and sign up to our newsletters to make sure you never miss a beat throughout the season.
Edinburgh Live
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Edinburgh Live
Hollywood star Gerard Butler honours 'beloved' Scottish mother in emotional tribute
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Scottish-born Hollywood star Gerard Butler has paid tribute to his late mother who passed away earlier in the year. The actor attended the Brazilian premiere of the How to Train Your Dragon live-action remake earlier this week, reports The Daily Record. The 55-year-old is reprising his role as Stoick, the Viking leader in the upcoming movie. At the end of the screening, Butler's mother, Margaret Coll - who died at the age of 81 earlier this year - was honoured in a touching moment of remembrance. The actor shared pictures from the film premiere on social media, including a snap which read: "Dedicated to the loving memory of Margaret Coll." He captioned the post, on Instagram: "Getting weird. Funny face. The boys. And in memory of my dearly beloved mother Margaret Coll." Fans were quick to take to the comments on Butler's Instagram post, sending their condolences to the star following the sad news. One comment said: "She'll always be by your side, supporting you and loving you more than anyone else. And yes, she was definitely there with you, smiling, and making those funny faces." As another wrote: "Awe. So extremely sorry for the loss of your mama, Gerard. I remember seeing you mention a few months back that she was in the hospital." "Prayers of peace, strength, and comfort for you and your family. I know how truly much you adored your mama." A third put: "Your mother is watching you from above and is very, very proud of you," as a forth added: "Beautiful memories, God bless you." Sign up for Edinburgh Live newsletters for more headlines straight to your inbox Butler frequently left his home in Hollywood and visited his mum, in the village of Comrie in Perthshire - where she lived for more than 20 years. He previously told about his visits back to Scotland to visit his mum. He said: "I sit in the garden, I look up at the mountain ranges and I am just taken aback constantly by how beautiful it is there, and what a great land I come from." I just really connect when I get back, and I find that I recharge and knock out all the bull that's going round in my head, all of that Hollywood nonsense." 'I quickly get that slapped out of me," he joked.
The Journal
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Journal
Ireland's McCarthy and Pazzaia win bronze at European Rowing Championships
IRELAND'S FINTAN MCCARTHY and Konan Pazzaia won bronze in the men's double sculls at the European Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Double Olympic lightweight champion McCarthy, making his debut in the heavyweight class, added yet another European medal to his glittering CV on Saturday morning. With Pazzaia taking the place of McCarthy's regular partner Paul O'Donovan, the Irish crew finished third (6:05.48) behind Poland's Miroslaw Zietarski and Mateusz Biskup (6:02.93) and reigning Olympic and European champions Andrei Cornea and Florian Enache of Romania (6:03.87). Earlier on Saturday, three Irish boats were just edged out of the medals as they finished an agonising fourth in their respective A finals. Izzy Clements, Jake McCarthy, and Zoe Hyde and Mags Cremens all came up empty-handed after a string of fourth-place finishes. Clements, 21, had already impressed on her senior Irish debut in the lightweight women's single sculls by qualifying for the final with the second-fastest time overall. The Scottish-born rower made a strong start to Saturday morning's final and sat second at the half-way mark behind Austria's Lara Tiefenthaler. Advertisement But Clements started to fade in the back half of the race and quickly came under pressure from Norway's Maia Lund and Mariia Zhovner, competing under the flag of the Independent Neutral Athletes. Tiefenthaler pulled clear to win gold in 7:29.38, with Lund (7:31.76) just shading Zhovner (7:31.79) for silver by three-hundredths of a second. Clements finished two seconds further back in fourth in a time of 7:34.29. Jake McCarthy — twin brother of Fintan — came up just short despite a late push in the men's lightweight single sculls final. Pre-race favourite Fabio Kress held on for gold (6:51.24) as Turkey's Halil Kaan Koroglu (6:51.63) closed on him in the final strokes. Bronze went to Mikita Karneyeu of the Independent Neutral Athletes (7:00.23) with McCarthy a second adrift in fourth (7:01.45). In the women's double sculls, Hyde and Cremen (6:55.73) finished fourth behind new European champions Roos de Jong and Tessa Dullemans of the Netherlands (6:48.83). Dimitra Kontou and Zoi Fitsou of Greece were squeezed out of a tight finish into silver (6:49.11), with Andrada-Maria Morosanu and Mariana-Laura Dumitru of Romania taking bronze (6:51.96) ahead of Hyde and Cremen. Ireland will have one more shot at a medal on Sunday when Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Fiona Murtagh goes in the A final of the women's single sculls (10.13am). Written by Niall Kelly and originally published on The 42 whose award-winning team produces original content that you won't find anywhere else: on GAA, League of Ireland, women's sport and boxing, as well as our game-changing rugby coverage, all with an Irish eye. Subscribe here .
The 42
2 days ago
- Sport
- The 42
Ireland's McCarthy and Pazzaia win bronze at European Rowing Championships
IRELAND'S FINTAN MCCARTHY and Konan Pazzaia won bronze in the men's double sculls at the European Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Double Olympic lightweight champion McCarthy, making his debut in the heavyweight class, added yet another European medal to his glittering CV on Saturday morning. With Pazzaia taking the place of McCarthy's regular partner Paul O'Donovan, the Irish crew finished third (6:05.48) behind Poland's Miroslaw Zietarski and Mateusz Biskup (6:02.93) and reigning Olympic and European champions Andrei Cornea and Florian Enache of Romania (6:03.87). Earlier on Saturday, three Irish boats were just edged out of the medals as they finished an agonising fourth in their respective A finals. Izzy Clements, Jake McCarthy, and Zoe Hyde and Mags Cremens all came up empty-handed after a string of fourth-place finishes. Clements, 21, had already impressed on her senior Irish debut in the lightweight women's single sculls by qualifying for the final with the second-fastest time overall. Advertisement The Scottish-born rower made a strong start to Saturday morning's final and sat second at the half-way mark behind Austria's Lara Tiefenthaler. But Clements started to fade in the back half of the race and quickly came under pressure from Norway's Maia Lund and Mariia Zhovner, competing under the flag of the Independent Neutral Athletes. Tiefenthaler pulled clear to win gold in 7:29.38, with Lund (7:31.76) just shading Zhovner (7:31.79) for silver by three-hundredths of a second. Clements finished two seconds further back in fourth in a time of 7:34.29. Jake McCarthy — twin brother of Fintan — came up just short despite a late push in the men's lightweight single sculls final. Pre-race favourite Fabio Kress held on for gold (6:51.24) as Turkey's Halil Kaan Koroglu (6:51.63) closed on him in the final strokes. Bronze went to Mikita Karneyeu of the Independent Neutral Athletes (7:00.23) with McCarthy a second adrift in fourth (7:01.45). In the women's double sculls, Hyde and Cremen (6:55.73) finished fourth behind new European champions Roos de Jong and Tessa Dullemans of the Netherlands (6:48.83). Dimitra Kontou and Zoi Fitsou of Greece were squeezed out of a tight finish into silver (6:49.11), with Andrada-Maria Morosanu and Mariana-Laura Dumitru of Romania taking bronze (6:51.96) ahead of Hyde and Cremen. Ireland will have one more shot at a medal on Sunday when Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Fiona Murtagh goes in the A final of the women's single sculls (10.13am).
The 42
2 days ago
- Sport
- The 42
Irish crews narrowly miss out on medals at European Championships
THREE IRISH BOATS were just edged out of the medals at the European Rowing Championships as they finished an agonising fourth in their respective A finals. Izzy Clements, Jake McCarthy, and Zoe Hyde and Mags Cremens all came up empty-handed after a string of fourth-place finishes in Plovdiv, Bulgaria on Saturday morning. Clements, 21, had already impressed on her senior Irish debut in the lightweight women's single sculls by qualifying for the final with the second-fastest time overall. The Scottish-born rower made a strong start to Saturday morning's final and sat second at the half-way mark behind Austria's Lara Tiefenthaler. But Clements started to fade in the back half of the race and quickly came under pressure from Norway's Maia Lund and Mariia Zhovner, competing under the flag of the Independent Neutral Athletes. Tiefenthaler pulled clear to win gold in 7:29.38, with Lund (7:31.76) just shading Zhovner (7:31.79) for silver by three-hundredths of a second. Advertisement Clements finished two seconds further back in fourth in a time of 7:34.29. Later on Saturday, McCarthy — twin brother of double Olympic champion Fintan — came up just short despite a late push in the men's lightweight single sculls final. Pre-race favourite Fabio Kress held on for gold (6:51.24) as Turkey's Halil Kaan Koroglu (6:51.63) closed on him in the final strokes. Bronze went to Mikita Karneyeu of the Independent Neutral Athletes (7:00.23) with McCarthy a second adrift in fourth (7:01.45). In the women's double sculls, Hyde and Cremen (6:55.73) finished fourth behind new European champions Roos de Jong and Tessa Dullemans of the Netherlands (6:48.83). Dimitra Kontou and Zoi Fitsou of Greece were squeezed out of a tight finish into silver (6:49.11), with Andrada-Maria Morosanu and Mariana-Laura Dumitru of Romania taking bronze (6:51.96) ahead of Hyde and Cremen. More to follow…
