Jason Kerr: From Tynecastle FC to the brink of cup glory as St Johnstone captain

Kate Garraway's husband Derek Draper is still recovering from his bout with COVID-19, which he caught back in March 2020, and which meant he had to be hospitalised for over a year.SEE: Kate Garraway stuns in sophisticated silk blouseIt's been a difficult time for the presenter and her family, and the mum-of-two gave an emotional You magazine interview on Sunday that updated the public on how her husband is getting on.As well as sharing that Derek continues to need round-the-clock care, Kate also spoke about an unexpected upside of the challenging past couple of years. The Good Morning Britain co-host said: "He puts huge trust in me.WATCH: Kate Garraway emotionally reveals Derek Draper milestone"He just says, 'Whatever you think,' which is wonderful, but I do get quite tearful about it.

Since her Sundance hit An Education in 2009, Denmark’s Lone Scherfig has become something of an honorary Brit, specializing in prestige adaptations of best-selling English novels (or, in the case of 2014’s The Riot Club, critically acclaimed stage plays). Surprisingly, none of these ever quite tipped in the way An Education did, and after a mixed reaction to One Day (2011), which mostly rounded on Anne Hathaway’s Yorkshire accent rather than her performance, Scherfig’s first real attempt to tap into the American market — 2019’s The Kindness Of Strangers — was an uncharacteristic misfire and pretty much vanished into the ether after opening the Berlinale that year.

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President Joe Biden told Lester Holt that NFL should want to strive to hire more Black coaches, calling it a matter of “generic decency.”

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It’s a game. That’s how Chris Kirkpatrick felt about playing Celebrity Big Brother, though things seemed to get personal his last few days in the house until he was evicted on Friday, February 11.

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Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNordic production powerhouse Miso Film, which looks to make a splash at the Berlinale Series with its daring HBO Max show “Lust,” is developing high-end international dramas with Scandinavian creatives such as Pilou Asbæk (“Borgen”), Ole Bornedal (“Nightwatch”) and Fenar Ahmad (“Darkland”). The company is part of Fremantle.Ahead of the Berlinale, Miso founders Peter Allen and Jonas Bose discussed with Variety their ambition to find new voices and original ways to tell stories.The banner, which just started shooting the third season of “Those Who Kill” and is about to begin filming Season 3 of “Face to Face” with Lars Mikkelsen, recently shot Norwegian sci-fi comedy “Blasted,” for Netflix.

Shannen Doherty is sharing her thoughts on “cancel culture” in a lengthy new Instagram post.

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Call the Midwife fans bid an emotional farewell to midwife Trixie Franklin in a recent episode of the BBC show, as the nurse flew to Portofino to look after her sick aunt.That’s because in real life the actress that plays her, Helen George, took some time out of filming the much-loved series to give birth to her own baby - second daughter Lark. Helen and her former co-star Jack Ashton welcomed little Lark in November, a baby sister for their older daughter Wren, four.

Dancing On Ice 's Liberty Poole became the fourth star to leave Dancing On Ice on Sunday night after finding herself in the dreaded skate-off. The Love Island star, 22, performed with pro Joe Johnson as she went against Kye Whyte and Tippy Packard, who also received the lowest votes on the show. It came after Liberty accidentally fell during a complicated lift with her pro partner Joe earlier on Sunday's episode.

Jordan Peele has unveiled the first look at his upcoming sci-fi thriller, . The trailer aired ahead of Super Bowl LVI Sunday and kicked off with narration from one of the film's stars, Keke Palmer.Palmer plays Jill Haywood, who owns Haywood Ranch, home of Hollywood's only black-owned horse trainers, with her husband, James Haywood, played by Daniel Kaluuya.In the trailer for the film, out this summer, Jill riddles off facts about the first motion picture, as stop-motion images of a black man on a horse flash across the screen. She's then seen in front of a green screen, shooting the ranch's latest commercial with her husband, James, who seems despondent as he stands along his upbeat wife on set.Nope tells the story of Haywood Ranch and the strange phenomenon that quickly befalls the ranch and the entire town, decimating and destroying anything in its reach, in what can only be described by James as a «bad miracle.»It's unclear if Jill, James or their family's ranch will be able to withstand the impending doom and bad luck that has fallen on their otherwise untouched slice of the American West.The film also stars 's Steven Yeun, 's Barbie Ferreira, Brandon Perea and more.Produced by Peele's Monkeypaw's Productions the film follows in the footsteps of Peele's nail-biting films, including  and  in what's sure to be one of this summer's most talked-about movies.See the first look at  in the trailer below: hits theaters on July 22, 2022.

Accies' 1-1 draw with League Cup final winners St Johnstone and she admits she has been impressed with Brian Rice's side, despite them sitting rock bottom of the table.

St Johnstone. The wing-back headed home Sunday’s winner as Saints saw off Livingston to lift their first League Cup.

Betfred Cup.Hampden may have been devoid of supporters on Sunday - but the Saints players were certainly not short of support.Supporters decked out their homes in blue and white and celebrated their victory with the gusto you would expect.It was a moment of pure joy after a such a difficult year.Callum Davidson and his players will rightly take their place alongside the heroes of the Scottish Cup win in 2014.In doing so they have given the whole of Perth and Kinross a huge boost just when we needed it most.Scott Findlay, owner of the Cherrybank Inn, said he was “absolutely buzzing” when he woke on Monday.The lifelong Saints fan, who is also a youth academy goalkeeping coach at the club, had created a selfie wall before the match for fans to

St Johnstone fans defied lockdown rules to gather outside McDiarmid Park after the club's historic 1-0 victory over Livingston at Hampden.Rowdy crowds flocked to the grounds to set off flares and cheer on players returning with the League Cup for the first time in the teams history last night.The gathering crowds defied lockdown 'stay at home rules' currently in place as Scotland remains in a Covid pandemic. Riot cops were called to tackle crowds as red smoke filled the air.

Want the latest Scottish sport news sent straight to your inbox? Join thousands of others who have signed up to our Record Sport newsletter.When the Saints went up to lift the cup, David Wotherspoon was there (twice).The local hero, from Bridge of Earn, was again in tears in the immediate aftermath of a national trophy win.After 90 minutes of nerve-wracking football, the proud 31-year-old now has a League Cup medal to add to his Scottish Cup silverware.“I broke down about three times,” Wotherspoon said. “Looking at the messages on my phone got me going again.

Want the latest Scottish sport news sent straight to your inbox? Join thousands of others who have signed up to our Record Sport newsletter.Callum Davidson is not usually an emotional man.But an exception was made on Sunday.The delighted St Johnstone boss could not have been prouder of his players when the full-time whistle arrived at Hampden Park.He kicked every ball from the sidelines and felt every emotion possible throughout the 90 minutes.Asked what the League Cup win means to him, Davidson smiled: “I’m probably a bit emotional.“I think it’s just the achievement and seeing the joy on the players’ faces, the backroom staff and the people upstairs and the board.“Everyone involved in the club.

St Johnstone. I still obviously enjoy my football now! “It was great winning cups and at that time it was a really big thing.

Want the latest Scottish sport news sent straight to your inbox? Join thousands of others who have signed up to our Record Sport newsletter.It is a labour of love that stretches back to his days as a kid.Brian Doyle didn’t necessarily plan on becoming a St Johnstone historian when he used to note down results in his school jotter.But three books and an endless amount of effort later — teaming up with friend Alastair Blair — and here we are.“It’s evolved in many ways over many years,” Brian smiled.“The first game I ever saw was Saints playing Dunfermline away in the Scottish Cup.

Want the latest Scottish sport news sent straight to your inbox? Join thousands of others who have signed up to our Record Sport newsletter.His performances as a kid earned him the move to St Johnstone.His performances in the club’s youth set-up earned him a move to train with the first team.His performances in training earned him a first appearance for the senior side on a freezing cold night against Albion Rovers.His performances continued to improve and soon a regular starting spot was reserved in the centre of McDiarmid Park.His performances attracted the attention of Northern Ireland Under-21s and he went on to make his debut.His performances then attracted the attention of the Northern Ireland senior team and he went on to make his

Want the latest Scottish sport news sent straight to your inbox? Join thousands of others who have signed up to our Record Sport newsletter.He teamed-up with David Wotherspoon at Hibernian to win a youth cup final in 2009.Now Callum Booth is hoping the partnership can help produce the goods for St Johnstone at Hampden this weekend. The pair spent many years playing together in their early footballing careers and still to this day have a special understanding on the pitch.“I would have been 17 or 18. We played Rangers in the final – they had a good team as well – and we beat them 2-1,” Booth said ahead of Sunday’s League Cup showdown.“We won the under-19 league that season as well.

Want the latest Scottish sport news sent straight to your inbox? Join thousands of others who have signed up to our Record Sport newsletter.Miguel Simao will be kicking every ball when he sits down to watch St Johnstone go for glory at Hampden on Sunday.The Portuguese striker was adored during his time in Perth and continues to keep in touch with supporters on a regular basis.When questioned whether he has kept tabs on this season’s League Cup run, the 47-year-old’s simple response was: “Of course.”And he would love for the current group of Saints stars to create another “beautiful page” in the club’s history.“I was really glad that St Johnstone got to the final,” said Simao, who now lives in Luxembourg.“I always try to see the results in

Want the latest Scottish sport news sent straight to your inbox? Join thousands of others who have signed up to our Record Sport newsletter.St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson is hopeful of having a full squad to choose from for Sunday’s Betfred Cup final.Midfielder Murray Davidson, on the road to recovery from a calf injury, is expected to be back in full training by the middle of the week.And the Perth boss is also optimistic about David Wotherspoon's chances.

last week's 4-1 humbling by Hamilton, as a Guy Melamed double and a Jason Kerr strike helped impressive Saints inflict back-to-back defeats. Kelly was flabbergasted by their impotent showing - which saw them muster just one shot on target - and he refused to blame Motherwell's injury crisis for the defeat, despite missing 12 first team players.He said: "It was horrible.