AT END OF THE DEY I AM DONE; UPDATE.EDINBURGH and Scotland centre Matt Dey has been forced to quit rugby after failing to recover from a shoulder injury. The 28-year-old, who toured Australia with the Test squad and played for Scotland A, said: "It was pretty devastating to be told I couldn't play again but there comes a time when you have to weigh up everything. "The biggest highlights of my career were signing my first contract, going on the Scotland tour to Australia in 2004 and helping the team finish fourth in the Magners League in 2008. "I also enjoyed playing for Scotland A when we beat the England Saxons The England Saxons are the second national rugby union team behind the English national side. They are one of the three sides that compete every year in the Churchill Cup, alongside the full national teams of Canada and the United States (the two most recent competitions, in 2006 in Canada to reach the Churchill Cup The Churchill Cup (referred to as Barclays Churchill Cup for sponsorship reasons) is an annual rugby union tournament contested by representative men's and women's teams from Canada, England, and the United States, with three invited teams (originally one). Final." AUTO: Aberdeen driver Ryan Sharp Ryan Sharp is a race car driver born in Newtonhill, Scotland, United Kingdom on April 29 1979. He is racing in the FIA GT Championship in 2007 with JetAlliance Racing in their lead #33 Aston Martin DBR9 - with Ex-F1 Driver Karl Wendlinger as his team-mate. has clinched a last-ditch deal to race with former team Jet Alliance in G2 class at the Spa 24 Hours The Spa 24 Hours is an endurance racing event held annually in Belgium at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. Conceived by Jules de Their and Henri Langlois Van Ophem just one year after the first 24 Hours of Le Mans, the race was run under the auspices of the Royal Automobile Club this weekend following the shock withdrawal of his K Plus K team. Sharp said: Basically, that's the championship over for us.The issue comes down to money. "It's now a case of keeping myself in people's minds for next year." Scots driver Paul Luti, 26, who seven years ago underwent open heart surgery, has announced plans to contest next year's British Touring Car Championship The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship . BOWLS: Scotland's Wayne Hogg and Marie Todd both won all their first-day matches at the World Champion of Champions at Northfield in Ayr yesterday. Hogg beat Ireland's Ian McClure 10-6 11-5 then saw off Loukas Paraskeva from Cyprus 8-7 14-2 before defeating Australia's Brett Wilkie 13-9 5-11 2-1. Todd beat Japan's Yoko Goda 4-7 10-5 4-2 then got the better of Jane Rigby of Zimbabwe 10-5 9-7. Hogg said "I'm delighted to get past Ireland and Australia. They are two of the strongest competitors in my section so to beat both of them, particularly on the opening day, was really good". CRICKET: Scotland bowler Dewald Nel is set to make his comeback from injury for Greenock in the crucial SNCL SNCL Smile Now, Cry Later Premier clash with Aberdeenshire on Saturday. Greenock president David Campbell said: "Dewald's initial aim will be to prove his fitness for Scotland's Intercontinental Cup clash with Ireland at Mannofield. TENNIS: St Andrews player Morven McCulloch lost 6-1 6-3 to Spain's Silvia GarciaJimenez in the last 16 of the European Youth Olympic Fesival in Tampere, Finland yesterday. ATHLETICS: Scots Jenny Tan, Beth Potter and Nicola Hood are in action on the opening day of the European Junior Championships in Serbia today. Dundee's Tan runs in the 800m heats, while Victoria Park's Potter and Hood go in the 3000m and 3000m steeplechase qualifiers. HOCKEY: Scotland coach Jon Royce has selected Olympian Graham Moodie for the upcoming European Nations Trophy to be held in Wrexham despite nagging hamstring problems that have kept him out of the build-up matches. That means there is no place for Azzurri Kelburne striker Jonny Christie in the 18-man squad. CAPTION(S): MATT'S ALL: Dey |
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