Heather Dewar

Edinburgh

Sport Reporter at BBC

Scotland’s SPORTS NEWS WRITER OF THE YEAR 2024 & 2022. Journalist of the Year 2022. Oft seen on SKY and the BBC. Writer, broadcaster & podcaster. Lover of sport

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Finally a victory for common sense, writes HEATHER DEWAR, as SFA prepare to ban transgender women from competing in women's football

2 weeks ago | dailymail.co.uk | Heather Dewar

Finally a victory for common sense. After much debate, the Scottish FA are to ban transgender women from competing in women’s football from next season, a ruling which will bring both clarity and focus to a space riddled with vitriol and confusion.
'I was renowned for heading the ball, of course I am worried about dementia!' Former Celtic and Hibernian defender JOHN HUGHES on his fears over head injuries in football

2 months ago | msn.com | Heather Dewar

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'I was renowned for heading the ball, of course I am worried about dementia!' Former Celtic and Hibernian defender JOHN HUGHES on his fears over head injuries in football

2 months ago | msn.com | Heather Dewar

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'I was renowned for heading the ball, of course I am worried about dementia!' Former Celtic and Hibernian defender JOHN HUGHES on his fears over head injuries in football | Daily Mail Online

2 months ago | dailymail.co.uk | Heather Dewar

As a robust and forthright defender, John Hughes was well accustomed to pummelling the ball with his head. Over a successful career which included stints at Celtic, Hibernian and Falkirk, 'Yogi' didn't think twice about heading the ball. It was a huge part of his game. It was, in fact, a vital component. 'I was renowned for heading the football,' he told Mail Sport.
More abuse for Eilish McColgan. More body-shaming of female athletes. More damage done. When will these moronic, ill-informed trolls ever learn? writes Heather Dewar | Daily Mail Online

2 months ago | dailymail.co.uk | Heather Dewar

Here we go again. Female athletes once again in the firing line, harrassed and degraded by sad little toads who take cover behind the security of their well-trodden keyboards. These moronic, twisted individuals spew out hatred on a regular basis, justifying their behaviour through ill-informed thought processes and a belief in their own self-aggrandised superiority. Remember Joey Barton and the ‘Lesbo-ball’ comments? Or the abuse faced by Karen Carney? Or Eni Aluko?
DAVID COULTHARD: I would love to see a woman succeed in Formula One in memory of my sister

2 months ago | dailymail.co.uk | Heather Dewar

The sun is glistening in the skies above Monaco. It is early afternoon in the golden principality, but David Coulthard is yet to see daylight. ‘I came into the office this morning when it was still dark,’ he laughs, peeking through his windows. ‘Ah yes,’ he reassures me, ‘beautiful.’The former F1 driver is in exuberant mood. Newly engaged to girlfriend Sigrid Silversand, and about to take part in Sydney’s Race of Champions, the 53-year-old Scot is in a happy place.
One-handed MMA star Peacock is embracing his uniqueness

2 months ago | dailymail.co.uk | Heather Dewar

Jake Peacock looks at me with a glint in his eye: ‘I’m coming out to do some damage.’The one-handed son of former Chelsea and Newcastle United player Gavin Peacock is clearly in the mood for mischief. On Thursday, the Muay Thai fighter will take on Japan’s Shinji Suzuki in MMA’s One Championship in Qatar — a highly anticipated competition which features two World title fights live from the Lusail Sports Arena.
ELLIS GENGE: Scotland have done a job on us the last few years... we're champing at the bit to win back the Calcutta Cup

2 months ago | dailymail.co.uk | Heather Dewar

Ellis Genge has always been one to speak his mind. From describing England’s critics as ‘sausages’ on live television, to social media banter with former England skipper Will Carling, the loosehead prop tells it like it is. Today is no different. ‘I’d probably be in the nick if it wasn’t for rugby,’ he says, candidly.
After another weekend of vile racism towards footballers the length and breadth of the country, are social media companies and football authorities going to do anything to stop the abuse? | Daily Mail Online

Feb 6, 2025 | dailymail.co.uk | Heather Dewar

As a snapshot of the racist abuse still faced by footballers on a regular basis, last weekend was instructive. From the lower leagues in Scotland to the top divisions for men and women in England, no-one was immune from the bile that piled forth, mainly on social media.
Investigations into racism in Scottish cricket cost over £800k... but with no disciplinary charges being brought and the outcomes unclear, MSP claims the price paid is 'hard to justify'

Jan 28, 2025 | msn.com | Heather Dewar

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Finally a victory for common sense, writes HEATHER DEWAR, as SFA prepare to ban transgender women from competing in women's football

'I was renowned for heading the ball, of course I am worried about dementia!' Former Celtic and Hibernian defender JOHN HUGHES on his fears over head injuries in football

'I was renowned for heading the ball, of course I am worried about dementia!' Former Celtic and Hibernian defender JOHN HUGHES on his fears over head injuries in football

'I was renowned for heading the ball, of course I am worried about dementia!' Former Celtic and Hibernian defender JOHN HUGHES on his fears over head injuries in football | Daily Mail Online

More abuse for Eilish McColgan. More body-shaming of female athletes. More damage done. When will these moronic, ill-informed trolls ever learn? writes Heather Dewar | Daily Mail Online

DAVID COULTHARD: I would love to see a woman succeed in Formula One in memory of my sister

One-handed MMA star Peacock is embracing his uniqueness

ELLIS GENGE: Scotland have done a job on us the last few years... we're champing at the bit to win back the Calcutta Cup

After another weekend of vile racism towards footballers the length and breadth of the country, are social media companies and football authorities going to do anything to stop the abuse? | Daily Mail Online

Investigations into racism in Scottish cricket cost over £800k... but with no disciplinary charges being brought and the outcomes unclear, MSP claims the price paid is 'hard to justify'

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