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EXCLUSIVE: In today’s @heraldscotland.bsky.social, I speak exclusively to Scottish swimmer, Archie Goodburn. “There’s no case study of somebody who's reached a world-class level in sport with brain tumours”, says the 24-year-old.

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Archie Goodburn: I'm still just chasing my goals in and out of the pool
Last summer, Archie Goodburn was diagnosed with brain cancer. But, 17 months on, the Edinburgh swimmer is in a good place in the pool, in his…
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November 15, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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'If Jack Carlin had been an athlete in any other sport, he’d likely be contending with superstar status'

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October 22, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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Scotland has its priorities all wrong when it comes to sport. My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column on the proposed spending cuts to culture and leisure services and why, when it comes to funding, elite sport should be the least important area

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Susan Egelstaff: Scotland has its priorities all wrong when it comes to sport
Scotland may punch above its weight when it comes to elite sport but it's the physical activity levels of the general population that really makes a…
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October 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Of course athletes should be paid for the Ryder Cup and Olympics. My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column
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Susan Egelstaff: Of course athletes should be paid for the Ryder Cup and Olympics
USA's Ryder Cup players have been criticised for receiving money to play this year, in the same way World Athletics was criticised for giving…
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September 28, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Kenyan doping is ruining athletics, so what can be done? My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column

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Susan Egelstaff: Kenyan doping is ruining athletics, so what can be done?
The list of Kenyan athletes to have been found to be doping is astonishingly long, and includes women's world marathon record holder, Ruth…
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August 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Yesterday, Oscar Onley finished fourth in the Tour de France. In today's @heraldscotland.bsky.social, I speak to Scotland's greatest-ever road cyclist, Philippa York, who rode under the name of Robert Millar, about her thoughts on Onley

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Scotland's greatest-ever road cyclist believes Oscar Onley is 'Grand Tour contender'
Philippa York, who raced as Robert Millar and is Scotland's greatest-ever road cyclist, has watched Oscar Onley's Tour de France performance closely…
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July 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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What Oscar Onley has done over the past three weeks at the Tour de France is remarkable. My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column on the newest superstar in Scottish sport

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Susan Egelstaff: Move over track riders, there’s a new superstar cyclist on the scene
Over the past three weeks at the 2025 Tour de France, Oscar Onley has proven just what a talented rider he is and over the coming years, he has the…
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July 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Yesterday, Oscar Onley finished fourth in the Tour de France. In today's @heraldscotland.bsky.social, I speak to Scotland's greatest-ever road cyclist, Philippa York, who rode under the name of Robert Millar, about her thoughts on Onley

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Scotland's greatest-ever road cyclist believes Oscar Onley is 'Grand Tour contender'
Philippa York, who raced as Robert Millar and is Scotland's greatest-ever road cyclist, has watched Oscar Onley's Tour de France performance closely…
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July 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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What Oscar Onley has done over the past three weeks at the Tour de France is remarkable. My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column on the newest superstar in Scottish sport

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Susan Egelstaff: Move over track riders, there’s a new superstar cyclist on the scene
Over the past three weeks at the 2025 Tour de France, Oscar Onley has proven just what a talented rider he is and over the coming years, he has the…
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July 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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There’s only a year until Glasgow 2026, so why do we still know so little? My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column www.heraldscotland.com/sport/253256...
Susan Egelstaff: There's only a year until Glasgow 2026 so why do we know so little?
Wednesday marks the one-year-to-go milestone for Glasgow 2026 but despite the Commonwealth Games fast-approaching, why do we still know so few…
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July 21, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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'A new rivalry has seamlessly replaced Federer and Nadal as the most compelling head-to-head in tennis' 🎾

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July 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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101 years ago today, Scotland's Eric Liddell won 400m gold at the Paris Olympics.

Liddell was named Scotland's most popular sporting hero in a 2002 poll.

@susanegelstaff.bsky.social tells his remarkable story: www.heraldscotland.com/sport/244044...

𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘗𝘈/𝘗𝘈 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘷𝘦/𝘗𝘈 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴
July 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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My exclusive @heraldscotland.bsky.social interview with Wimbledon tournament director Jamie Baker about what it takes to ensure the greatest tennis tournament on the planet runs smoothly
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Jamie Baker on what it takes to run the greatest tennis tournament in the world
Former professional tennis player and Tournament Director at Wimbledon, Jamie Baker, is charged with ensuring the world's greatest tennis tournament…
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June 23, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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My exclusive @heraldscotland.bsky.social interview with world 1500m champ Josh Kerr about why staying at the top is far harder than getting there
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Josh Kerr: Getting to the top is the easy part, it's staying there that's tough
Josh Kerr has enjoyed a hugely successful first half of 2025 and as he looks forward to defending his world 1500m title in September, he's…
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June 23, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Is now the time for a woman to break the four-minute mile barrier? My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column
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Susan Egelstaff: Is now the time for a woman to break the four-minute mile barrier?
Men have been running sub-four-minute miles for decades but as yet, a woman has never broken the iconic four-minute barrier for the mile. That could…
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June 23, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Can Eilish McColgan become GB's greatest-ever female marathon runner?
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Susan Egelstaff:Can Eilish McColgan become GB's greatest-ever female marathon runner?
Today, at the London Marathon, Eilish McColgan will make her marathon debut. She's already one of Scotland's most successful-ever athletes but can…
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April 27, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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Sammi Kinghorn: The London Marathon is the change I need in 2025 | The Herald

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Sammi Kinghorn on why the London Marathon is the change she needs in 2025
Sammi Kinghorn knows how tough racing a marathon is. But, seven years after her last one and despite pledging she'd never do a marathon again, the…
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April 27, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Jumping on Radio Scotland just after 1pm to talk about the Supreme Court’s ruling this morning that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex and what it means for sport and society
April 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Going on Radio Scotland in the next half hour to talk about the Supreme Court's ruling, that's coming out this morning, about how a woman should be defined in law and how it'll affect the sporting world
April 16, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Gavin Rumgay: I've got 18 Scottish table tennis titles but I still want more
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Gavin Rumgay: I've got 18 Scottish table tennis titles - I want more
Last month, Gavin Rumgay extended his own record by winning his eighteenth Scottish national table tennis title. But, despite now being in his 40s,…
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April 15, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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40 years since the epic Taylor-Davis black ball final and it remains magical. My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column
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Susan Egelstaff: 40 years since the epic Taylor-Davis final and it remains magical
It's 40 years since Dennis Taylor defeated Steve devoid 18-17 in the greatest World Snooker Championship final ever. Four decades on, it remains as…
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April 15, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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“I couldn't do these things if I wasn't nuts". In @heraldscotland.bsky.social‬⁩, I speak to Hannah Rankin‬⁩ about her bare knuckle world title fight today

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Hannah Rankin: “I couldn't do these things if I wasn't a little bit nuts"
In only her second-ever bare knuckle fight, Hannah Rankin will, today, fight for the world title. Her ambition to become a two-sport world champion…
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April 5, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Delighted to be nominated for Sports Columnist of the Year at the Scottish Press Awards alongside a load of great writers. So pleased to see so many nominations for @heraldscotland.bsky.social writers, too
March 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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'If I had to recommend just one female athlete to any young, Scottish girl for her to look up to as a role model, I’d unquestionably choose McColgan'

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March 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Failed a dope test? Get a good lawyer and you don't need to worry. My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column

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Susan Egelstaff: Failed a dope test? Get a good lawyer and you don't need to worry
The number one men's tennis player in the world failing a drugs test was always going to be big news but even more controversial has been the…
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February 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM