Not many footballers have been granted a testimonial after reaching their 50th birthday, let alone been offered the opportunity to take the field against the giants of Manchester United at Pittodrie.
This year's International Cat Day sees more than 400 million cats on the planet, including strays and ferals.
As summer winds down for another year, we look through the archives at some August highlights from as far back as 1960.
As the Aboyne Highland Games finally returned this weekend, we've taken a look back through the archives to unearth some forgotten gems of the event.
It's never a problem for well-known literary characters when their authors progress from one generation to another.
It was a glittering moment in Scottish sporting history: the sight of Eilish McColgan, teeth gritted, surging past her Kenyan rival, Irine Cheptai, to win the 10,000m at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
