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The Macdonald Lassie is not kidding. She'll run that thing right through you.
From 1972 until 1981 the Macdonald Lassie Trophy was awarded annually to the Canadian women's curling champions. The sponsorship was a roaring success for the Macdonald Tobacco Company: death from lung cancer rose steadily among Canadian women throughout the decade-long arrangement. Source.
Inside Clune Park, Port Glasgow. Source.
Princess Hisako hands over the Empress's Cup in 2017. Source.
The final of the 44th Empress's Cup takes place today.
Beleza have won the Empress's Cup 15 times, most recently in 2020. NTV stands for Nippon Television.
Leonessa have won the Empress's Cup six times, most recently in 2016, and are the WE League's inaugural champions. INAC is short for International Athletic Club.
These two have met in the final twice before, in 2008 and 2018, and Beleza won both times. They played to a 2 - 2 draw in the WE League Cup group stage on September 10th.
Match No. 47: NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza [4 - 0] INAC Kobe Leonessa
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In the SPFL Championship, Arbroath visit Cappielow. Morton are fifth in the division with 30 points, Arbroath ninth with 18. But so far this season Arbroath have a win and a draw against Morton. Both teams were knocked out of the Scottish Cup last weekend, Morton by Celtic, Arbroath by Motherwell. Morton have not won a game since November 26th. Arbroath have won one game since then.
Morton have signed George Oakley, an English striker who previously played for Wimbledon, Kingstonian, Welling United, Maidstone United, ICT, Hamilton, Pirin Blagoevgrad (in Bulgaria), Kilmarnock, Woking, and ICT again.
Lewis Strapp is injured.
Jaze Kabia is on loan from Livingston to Queen of the South.
Lawrence Shankland (Morton 2017) has become the first Hearts player in 31 years to score 20 goals in all competitions.
Here's a trend. In 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 there were four non-Old Firm clubs with a positive goal difference in the Premiership. In 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 there were three. In 2020-21 and 2021-22 there was one, and there's only one right now.
[Morton 1 - 2 Arbroath. Goal by Oakley.]
The other Championship matches:
Cove Rangers (8th) 0 - 5 Ayr United (2nd) (last night)
Dundee (3rd) [3 - 0] Queen's Park (1st)
Partick Thistle (4th) [0 - 1] Hamilton Academical (10th)
Raith Rovers (7th) [2 - 2] Inverness CT (6th)
Scottish Cup, Round Four:
Linlithgow Rose 0 - 2 Raith Rovers (January 24)
Elgin 2 - 1 Drumchapel (January 24)
Challenge Cup QF:
Dundee 4 - 2 Dunfermline (January 24)
Other matches:
UCD 0 - 1 Bray Wanderers (friendly) (January 25)
PEC Zwolle 4 - 1 TOP Oss (yesterday)
PEC are top of their division.
Gala Fairydean Rovers [1 - 0] Cumbernauld Colts
Forres Mechanics [1 - 2] Turriff United
Auchinleck Talbot 3 - 0 Largs Thistle (January 25)
Cumnock Juniors [0 - 1] Largs Thistle
FC Isle of Man [1 - 4] Squires Gate
Young Boys [5 - 1] Winterthur (tomorrow)
Renfrew [3 - 1] Morton Women (tomorrow)
Canada
The first round of the Canadian Championship will be played the weekend of April 18th. As the Wanderers Ground is not considered playable that early in the year (same for Calgary and Winnipeg) HFX Wanderers will play away.
HFX Wanderers have signed 22-year old English midfielder Callum Watson from Creighton University in Nebraska.
Historical matches:
January 28, 1967 Morton 0 - 1 Clyde
During their winningest league season Morton were knocked out of the Scottish Cup in Round One.
Elfen Saitama in the Empress's Cup:
(as AS Elfen Sayama FC)
第19回 R2 Tasaki Perule 9 - 0 AS Elfen Sayama
第23回 R2 AS Elfen Sayama 0 - 3 Shimizu Daihachi Sports Club
第24回 R2 JEF United 3 - 1 AS Elfen Sayama
第25回 R1 Butchigiri 0 - 8 AS Elfen Sayama
R2 YKK Tohoku Women's SC Flappers 4 - 0 AS Elfen Sayama
第26回 R1 Kanagawa University Women' SC 6 - 1 AS Elfen Sayama
第27回 R1 Iga FC Fraulein 0 - 3 AS Elfen Sayama
R2 Urawa Red Diamonds 5 - 0 AS Elfen Sayama
第28回 R2 Kamimura Gakuen High School 0 - 2 AS Elfen Sayama
R3 AS Elfen Sayama 1 - 2 Okayama Yunogo Belle
第29回 R2 Hooh High School 0 - 1 AS Elfen Sayama
R3 AS Elfen Sayama 1 - 2 Ohara Gakuen JaSRA
第30回 R2 AS Elfen Sayama 2 - 3 Waseda University
第31回 R1 AS Elfen Sayama 11 - 0 Oita Trinita Ladies
R2 NTV Menina 0 - 1 AS Elfen Sayama
R3 Speranza FC Takatsuki 1 - 3 AS Elfen Sayama
QF AS Elfen Sayama 0 - 2 INAC Kobe Leonessa
第32回 R2 Fujieda Junshin High School 1 - 1 AS Elfen Sayama (Fujieda won on PK)
第33回 R2 Kanto Gakuen University 0 - 3 AS Elfen Sayama
R3 AS Elfen Sayama 1 - 0 Fukuoka J. Anclas
QF INAC Kobe Leonessa 2 - 0 AS Elfen Sayama
第34回 R2 Japan Soccer College Ladies 0 - 1 AS Elfen Sayama
R3 AS Elfen Sayama 2 - 1 Speranza FC Osaka Takatsuki
QF INAC Kobe Leonessa 4 - 0 AS Elfen Sayama
第35回 R1 Nagano Parceiro 0 - 5 AS Elfen Sayama
R2 AS Elfen Sayama 2 - 0 Shizuoka Sangyo University Iwata Bonita
R3 Okayama Yunogo Belle 4 - 3 AS Elfen Sayama
(as AS Elfen Saitama)
第36回 R3 Iga FC Kunichi 3 - 1 AS Elfen Saitama
第37回 R2 AS Elfen Saitama 2 - 0 FC Kibi International University Charme
R3 Okayama Yunogo Belle 2 - 6 AS Elfen Saitama
QF AS Elfen Saitama 0 - 2 INAC Kobe Leonessa
(as Chifure AS Elfen Saitama)
第38回 R2 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama 3 - 1 Hinomoto Gakuen High School
R3 Albirex Niigata 1 - 0 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
第39回 R2 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama 1 - 0 Aichi Toho University
R3 Nojima Stella 0 - 0 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama (Nojima Stella won on PK)
第40回 R1 JFA Academy Fukushima 1 - 0 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
第41回 R2 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama 3 - 0 NGU Loveledge Nagoya
R3 Albirex Niigata 2 - 2 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama (Elfen Saitama won on PK)
QF Chifure AS Elfen Saitama 3 - 2 Orca Kamogawa
SF NTV Beleza 2 - 1 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
第42回 R2 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama 1 - 0 Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama
R3 Cerezo Osaka Sakai Ladies 3 - 0 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
第43回 R4 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama 0 - 2 Albirex Niigata
第44回 R4 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama 2 - 1 Iga FC Kunoichi Mie
QF Nojima Stella 0 - 2 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
SF INAC Kobe Leonessa 2 - 1 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
This little seahorse dates back 13 million years to the days of the Paratethys Sea. Source.
By Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Elder (1722–1789). Source.
M*A*S*H was released on this date in 1970. Source.
See a gallery of Alloa ceramics here.
Hockey ironman Garry Unger finished out his career playing for Peterborough Pirates of the British Hockey League. Source.