Scotland

Scottish Rugby, the governing body of rugby union in Scotland, has elected Colin Grassie as its new chairman, with a remit to aid the introduction of a new business model for the organisation.

Organisers of the 2019 Solheim Cup have partnered with the IMG agency to aid the delivery of the women’s team golf event, which will be staged at the PGA Centenary Course at the Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire, Scotland.

Members of Scotland’s Royal Troon Golf Club, which will host the Open Championship later this month, have voted in favour of allowing female players to join the club.

Muirfield is set to hold another vote on allowing female members to join the club following last month’s rejection of the proposal, a decision that resulted in criticism worldwide and the loss of its right to host golf’s Open Championship.

Muirfield has today (Thursday) lost its right to host golf’s Open Championship after members of the Scottish club voted against permitting female golfers to join.

European Athletics has awarded the 2019 edition of its Indoor Championships to Glasgow, Scotland.

Organisers of the inaugural European Sports Championships have announced that the multi-sport event is to be rebranded as the European Championships in time for its first edition in 2018.

The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) has stated it is yet to receive a formal application amid multiple reports suggesting a deal is close to being agreed for a top-tier Premiership match between Dundee and Celtic to be staged in the United States next year.

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) believes Glasgow has set a benchmark for future hosts of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships to aspire to after the Scottish city exceeded expectations with its recent staging of the event.

The Ladies European Tour (LET) has confirmed that Scotland will host the 2019 edition of golf’s Solheim Cup.

Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium will host the final of the 2015-16 Pro12 club rugby union competition, it was announced today (Tuesday).

The Ladies European Tour (LET) has announced that Scotland and Sweden will battle it out for the right to host the 2019 edition of golf’s Solheim Cup.

Scotland has put forward Gleneagles as its potential host for the 2019 Solheim Cup after submitting a formal bid to stage the matchplay women’s golf event.

The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) governing body has reported record turnover of £44.2m (€62.2m/$68.6m) for the 2014-15 financial year.

The 2014 edition of multi-sport event the Commonwealth Games contributed more than £740m (€1.04bn/$1.15bn) to Scotland’s economy and supported thousands of new jobs, according to the findings of a new report.

Global drinks giant Diageo has sold the Gleneagles hotel and golf resort to a private investment group fronted by London-based real estate hospitality firm Ennismore.