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Sport in brief with Jamie J: May 12, 2025

Snippets of news from the sporting world

WOMEN’S FOOTBALL: Hibs still lead the Scottish Premier League by three points after they drew 2-2 with Glasgow City but Rangers moved into second place, ahead of Glasgow City on goal difference, with a narrow 1-0 win over Celtic. 

Hearts romped to a 6-0 win at Motherwell, Montrose won 1-0 at Partick to preserve their chance of avoiding relegation, Spartans beat Queen’s Park 2-0 and Dundee United slumped to a 5-0 defeat against Aberdeen.

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Newcastle will face Leicester in this year’s Super League play-off final after they earned a shock 154-146 aggregate win over regular season champions London in their two-legged semi-final. 

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