Two wins and a draw last year marked Italy’s best performance in 25 years as a constituent part of this championship. Many of the faces remain the same as Gonzalo Quesada seeks yet more progress with belief that his side’s days scrabbling for the ...

Scotland head coach Melissa Andreatta was "surprised" to see Tuesday's opponents China thrashed 8-0 by England last week but expects they will "want to redeem themselves from a one-off result" against her "hungry" side.

James McAvoy: X-Men and Last King of Scotland star James McAvoy posted on Instagram as he enjoyed the moment after full-time. He also posted a picture of midfielder John McGinn, with the caption “John McGinn for First Minister”. Stand-up comedian Kevin Bridges agreed with that sentiment, replying “amen”.

Scotland survived a fierce Welsh comeback to get back to winning ways in the Six Nations with a 35-29 success at Murrayfield. The contest bore striking similarities to last year’s clash in Cardiff, when Wales roared back from the same deficit to within a ...

Kirsty Howat marks her first Scotland start with two goals, an assist and a penalty miss in a 3-2 friendly win over China in Spain.

Scotland beat Denmark in style at Hampden Park to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1998. The night got off to a dramatic start in Glasgow as Scott McTominay put Scotland ahead after just three minutes with a deft bicycle kick.

England take on Scotland on the opening weekend of the Six Nations as the Steve Borthwick era gets underway at Twickenham. Borthwick takes charge of England for the first time after replacing Eddie Jones and is first tasked with reclaiming the Calcutta Cup ...

Switzerland beat Norway to win bronze. In the men's competition, Scotland's men beat Italy 9-3 to win the bronze medal. The men's gold medal match sees Sweden, who beat Scotland in the semi-finals, take on Switzerland later on Saturday.