Muirhead mission to keep up traditions of excellence

Eve Muirhead will lead her Scotland team into next week’s world curling championships in Latvia eager to write another chapter in an increasingly impressive family sporting dynasty.

The 22-year-old, from Blair Atholl in Perthshire, set her alarm for five on Saturday morning to watch her younger brother Thomas help steer his nation to the world junior title in the Russian Winter Olympic host city Sochi.

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