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South Scotland hockey ladies ran out victors at the annual Inter-District Masters Tournament, held on Saturday at Kilgraston school in Perth.

The plaudits rang out for Watsonians as they celebrated with a double in the Jed-Forest Sevens at a rain-soaked Riverside Park on Saturday to add the Jed trophy to their Kings of the Sevens Cup.

Selkirk were the victors by five wickets over Hawick in a 20/20 cricket match at Philiphaugh last night (Thursday).

Over 300 young rugby devotees took part on Saturday in the 100th playing of the Crichton Cup at The Greenyards in Melrose.

Last weekend’s penultimate round of the Ned Haig Kings of the Sevens rugby tournament, at Selkirk, was won by Boroughmuir for the first time in their history.

Having led from the start, German rider Emma Bruessau claimed the £1750 top prize in the Floors Castle Cazenove Capital CCI3*S

with her mount, Dark Desire GS, a 10-year-old black mare.

There is a new format in 2019 for Bergamont Gritopia, the gravel event of next month’s TweedLove bicycle spectacular.

One of the Borders’ greatest sporting figures, British Formula One champion and Indy 500 winner, Jim Clark OBE, will be remembered in a special talk taking place at Chirnside this Monday – ahead of the opening this summer of the Jim Clark Motorsport Museum.

Equine Studies students got a chance to learn straight from the horse’s mouth on a study tour of the Scottish Borders.

Borders Triathletes held their annual Junior Duathlon at Bowhill Estate in Selkirk on Saturday.

Scotland and ex-Hawick full-back Stuart Hogg is set to play his last home game for Glasgow Warriors tomorrow night (Friday).

Four medals and a lot of lifetime bests added up to a great weekend for a quartet of TLJT Athletics Club members who tackled the District Championships at Grangemouth.

The destiny of this season’s Kings of the Sevens crown may already be known – but for this Saturday’s hosts, there is plenty to play for.

German rider Emma Bruessau led from the start last weekend to claim the £1750 top prize in the Floors Castle Cazenove Capital CCI3*S with Dark Desire GS.

Although there were definite improvements on previous weeks, Selkirk’s cricketers suffered another defeat on Saturday, this time at home to Haddington.

Kelso’s cricketers built conservatively but methodically in their opening overs at the crease, defending off the dangerous opposing Grange bowlers and running hard between the wickets.

Borders Triathletes held their annual Junior Duathlon at Bowhill Estate in Selkirk on Saturday.

Rory Hancock and Jamie Crooks proved the Gala heroes in a nail-biting win at previously unbeaten Musselburgh.

Several Borders and East Lothian U17s rugby players were playing in a training match with England U17s last weekend.