Scotland

Glasgow 2014 organisers have said the Scottish city’s staging of the Commonwealth Games will be the first to be delivered within budget for a generation.

Owen Evans looks at the rationale behind UK telecoms operator BT’s multi-million pound naming rights deal with the home of Scottish rugby, Murrayfield.

Former Uefa general secretary and Scottish Football Association (SFA) chief executive David Taylor has died at the age of 60.

British tennis star Andy Murray has agreed an exclusive three-year partnership with savings and investments group Standard Life ahead of the defence of his Wimbledon men’s singles title.

Glasgow 2014 has announced that tickets for this summer’s Commonwealth Games will go back on sale on May 21 and will be released over three days as part of a new phased approach.

A ticketing website for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games has been shut down by the event’s organisers following a flood of complaints from members of the public.

Glasgow 2014 chief executive David Grevemberg has moved to apologise for the “totally unacceptable” failings with the ticketing system for the Commonwealth Games which prompted a flood of complaints from customers on Monday.

Glasgow has become the latest city to submit a bid to host the International Skating Union’s 2017 World Figure Skating Championships.

Glasgow 2014 deputy chief executive Ty Speer has left his post less than three months before the Commonwealth Games arrive in the Scottish city.

Organisers of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games have scrapped controversial plans to demolish five of the city’s distinctive Red Road tower blocks as part of the opening ceremony for the event.

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has said plenty of work remains to be done around the 20th edition of the multi-sport event in Glasgow this year, but believes the Scottish city is on course to deliver the best Games ever.

The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews has made a move to end its contentious male-only membership stance by calling on its 2,400 members to vote in favour of abolishing the policy at a meeting in September.

Rugby Football Union chief executive Ian Ritchie has said he is optimistic that a pan-European rugby union competition can be salvaged for next season.

The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) has revealed the new names of its divisions.

Scottish football club Rangers has appointed Craig Mather as its chief executive on a permanent basis.

Fan-led group, The Foundation of Hearts, has launched a bid to buy Scottish football club Hearts, which entered administration last month.