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...The first written record of the game in Scotland is a document from 1457 in which James II, King of Scots, banned the sport because it was a distraction from archery....
...“That’s 30 miles off Aberdeen,” said Sir Stephen, a Scot. “I am not saying they were about to attack the Embankment in London....
...Having already won the Wimbledon title this year, the Scot has now repeated his double of 2012-13, pairing the Olympic title with the grass court championships....
...She even faces unruly Scots. And there is something of the revenge tragedy about the way she has sacked and humiliated former enemies such as George Osborne....
...Justin Bates, an analyst at Liberum, the brokerage firm, agrees: “I think she is CEO material and probably capable of making the grade....
...The Scots have been told to be on their best behaviour....
...Yet, the odds suggest an 80 per cent or so chance that Scots will vote No. There are reasons to be cautious....
...Justin King, chief executive of J Sainsbury, said independence could lead to higher food prices....
...“Once it is a separate country, we and other retailers will take a view of what the cost structure is of that industry, and of course the revenue structure too,” says Justin King, the outgoing chief executive...
...Perhaps an even more famous Scot to captain England against Australia was Douglas Jardine. But how Scottish was Jardine? He was born in (then) British India and died in Switzerland....
...The nation can still hope for further triumphs from the 2013 Tour de France winner Chris Froome (Kenya) and the US Open golf champion Justin Rose (South Africa)....
...Someone might identify with the global community of English-speakers, or as a Londoner, black person, Muslim, Justin Bieber fan, member of the global elite, or possibly all these things....
...Justin Tipuric, Wales, flanker Age: 23 Caps: 15 The most influential player in the 2013 Six Nations....
...The Scot had tears in his eyes as he soaked up the adulation of an 18,000-strong crowd....
...Karine Polwart improvised in response in Scots, and Fraser Fifield played pipes. Finally, the indie band Guillemots were joined by Music From The Penguin Café....
...The names of Luke Donald, Justin Rose and Paul Casey come to mind as do the Swedes Henrik Stenson and Niclas Fasth....
...And in this year above all others, the chance of redemption for those whose French sojourns were huge disappointments – which means pretty well everyone except the Scots, who have enough to worry about anyway...
...In 1999, the Scot Paul Lawrie pulled off a surprise victory here. It remains the last European win in any of golf’s four major championships....
...Although Australian, Bowman claims Scottish forebears, but his main pitch will be based not so much on Scots as Scotch....
...Montgomerie did not discover the news until he finished his final round in joint third place at the BMW and Langer admitted that the Scot had not always been a certainty....
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