Netball

The Scottish Thistles booked their place in the 2027 Netball World Cup in Sydney after going undefeated at the weekend’s Qualifier Europe event at the Playsport Arena in East Kilbride.

Impressive wins over the Republic of Ireland (84-29), Northern Ireland (67-43) and Wales (55-48) gave the home crowd a lot to cheer about and the work now begins to get World Cup ready which begins in under 11 months’ time.

Some major milestones were also achieved for players with Goal Shooter Emma Barrie celebrating her 50th Cap and 1,000 goals, while Cerys Cairns played her 25th match for Scotland.

Coach Kath Tetley said: “This is a real pressure cooker event. In three days, your next 18 months is determined for you. It’s now about how we take our learnings from here and from the Commonwealth Games and push forward to next year.”

Team Scotland judoka Sarah Adlington presented the match ball for their opening game, and there were plenty of other Team Scotland athletes spotted supporting them from the stands over the weekend.

Athletics

The BMW Berlin Marathon took place on Sunday with two Scots in action in the wheelchair races.

Mel Woods took on her first ever 26.2miles and claimed an impressive fourth place in 1:47:00 behind three of the world’s leading female racers.

She told Team Scotland: “I am so pleased to have come fourth in my first marathon. It is always nerve-racking going into the unknown but I just wanted to throw myself in and learn. To come away with fourth in a time I’m happy with is a big win!”

In the men’s wheelchair race, Sean Frame finished 9th in a time of 1:38:01.

Eilish McColgan became the most successful woman in the history of the Vitality London 10,000 on Sunday, winning for a fourth time in 31:50, just two weeks after blisters forced her out of the Great North Run.

Eilish, who already holds the British record for the distance on the roads, finished well clear of the rest of the field.

She said on social media: “Every year it gets bigger and every year the support grows. Appreciated every single cheer this year! Fitness is a long way off where I’d like to be, but grateful to be back racing again.”

Meanwhile, Megan Keith, took top spot in a local race when she stormed to victory in Sunday’s Baxters River Ness 10K!

The Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist also set a new course record of 00:31:24.

Kaya Slater was crowned Sportsperson of the Year at the Black Scottish Awards this weekend. Kaya has had a great year where she made her Scottish senior debut before going on to be part of our 4 x 100m relay team finalists at Glasgow 2026.

Triathlon

Beth Potter raced to silver at the World Championship Triathlon Series to finish behind Olympic champions Beaugrand of France.

The final event of the series took place in Pontevedra, Spain with Potter needing a win to take Beaugrand off the top spot in the overall standings. Potter, who won the World Series at Pontevedra in 2023, remained in contention at the end of the cycle, but Beaugrand stretched clear of the three Brits in the second lap of the run and held firm. She finished fourth to claim silver for the series.

Gymnastics

Team Scotland gymnast Crystelle Lake competed over the weekend at the 2026 Paris World Challenge Cup in Paris, France.

Lake was selected to represent Great Britain at the apparatus-only event following her recent performances at the Commonwealth Games and the Senior Team International.

The world-class action continues next month in Rotterdam, Netherlands when Reuben Ward represents Great Britain in the 2026 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships.

His selection comes after a phenomenal year at Scottish, British and Commonwealth levels. Ward made history at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games by becoming the first Team Scotland gymnast to win the all-around champion title. He returned to the podium after claiming silver in the pommel horse final, with teammate Cameron Lynn in bronze position and making history as the first two Scots to share a Commonwealth podium.

Speaking to Scottish Gymnastics, Reuben said: “At the start of the year I set myself three goals for gymnastics. Become a Commonwealth champion, be proud of my performances in trials, and to be a part of the World medal winning team.

“So far, I’ve ticked these off and the last one is in progress. I’m grateful and proud to be selected and I can’t wait to show the world who I am.”

Jake Seagar, Ward’s personal and Team Scotland assistant coach, has also been selected to support the team in Rotterdam.

Cycling

Elliot Rowe finished 24th in Friday’s Men’s U23 Road Race in Montreal and his sister Melanie Rowe raced to 16th in the Women’s Junior Road Race later the same day.

In the final event, the Men’s Road Race on Sunday, the Brits weren’t able to take a place on the podium with Scots rider Oscar Olney finishing in 17th place.

Bowls

Following the gold medal in the Women’s Fours and bronze in the Women’s Singles for Scotland on the opening weekend of action, the European Championships ended with silver for Ewan Shearer in the Men’s Singles and silver for Scotland’s Men’s Fours (Gordon White, Liam Nicolson, Greg Logan, Lewis Betts).