Susan Egelstaff: Halep, suspensions and the erosion of trust in clean sport
Simona Halep returns to competitive tennis in the next few days after a doping case that has caused severe damage to the trust in anti-doping authorities
Simona Halep returns to competitive tennis in the next few days after a doping case that has caused severe damage to the trust in anti-doping authorities
Beth Morrow will captain Alba Road Team which will, as Scotland's first-ever women's pro continental team, make Scottish cycling history this season. And the 21-year-old is confident the squad can make its mark in the coming months.
Callum Hawkins twice finished fourth in the marathon at the World Athletics Championships but over the past few years, the Scot has been plagued by injury. Finally, though, he can see a light at the end of the tunnel and, for the first time in months, will race today before lining up in what will be his first marathon in over two years in London next month.
Cameron Lynn goes into this week's British Gymnastics Championships having won five gold medals at last month's recent Scottish Championships. But, to make it into the team for the Paris Olympics this summer and achieve his goal of becoming the first home-grown Scottish gymnast to become an Olympian, he's going to have to put in the performance of his life.
It should come as little surprise that Usain Bolt is a faster sprinter than footballer, Kylian Mbappe. Track and field should stop the snobbery when it comes to others sports.
After a year on the sidelines, Eilish McColgan is now approaching full fitness. But, such is her desperation to rush her comeback, particularly with the Paris Olympics drawing closer by the day, there's times she's literally needed to be held back from doing too much.
Beth Potter begins the 2024 season today in Abu Dhabi and as the world's number one female triathlete, there is no shortage of pressure upon her shoulders. But the Scot is content with that pressure, and knows that only one day this year really matters.
When Andy Murray hangs up his racket, it'll be the end of an era. He is, he's admitted, "bored" of the questions about retirement but now we know he'll likely "not play past the summer". Without Murray, the sporting landscape won't be the same again.
Steve Cram believes that, with the World Indoor Athletics Championships as well as the Olympic Games this year, the current crop of Scottish athletes have the potential to be winning a medal haul this year, beginning this weekend in Glasgow.
Guy Learmonth, who was left out of British Athletics' team for the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Glasgow this weekend, despite qualifying by virtue of his world ranking, admits he's been amazed by the support he's received following an interview in The Herald last Saturday.
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