Scotland Under-21s midfielder Sam Nicholson believes their defeat in France can prove a positive learning experience. And the Hearts player wants to show they picked up enough knowledge from their earlier game against Northern Ireland to move on from the French defeat. The young Scots were beaten 2-0 by a stronger France team in Angers on Thursday to leave them with an uphill struggle to quali...Full Story »

Hearts registered a sixth Scottish Championship home win on the bounce as they saw off Raith 2-1. The champions have been in imperious form at Tynecastle and registered their 15th win from 17 games and took their goal tally to 55. The biggest surprise of the afternoon was that it took them 33 minutes to take the lead and it came when Sam Nicholson finished coolly with a low shot. Their second...Full Story »

Hearts midfielder Sam Nicholson is fit to face Livingston at Tynecastle despite suffering extensive wounds in a face-high challenge from the West Lothian club's captain Jason Talbot last weekend. Hearts have a full squad other than Dale Carrick, who faces six weeks out after tearing his hamstring while playing on-loan for Raith in their Scottish Cup triumph over Rangers. Head coach Robbie Neil...Full Story »

Hearts maintained their 13-point lead at the top of the Scottish Championship with a thumping 5-1 win at Dumbarton. After a good spell of early pressure, they took the lead when Sam Nicholson tried his luck from 30 yards and the ball nestled in the bottom corner. Andrew Graham should have done better with a header and Chris Turner crashed a headed effort off the woodwork as Dumbarton looked to...Full Story »

Hearts midfielder Sam Nicholson will miss the Scottish Championship clash with Cowdenbeath after picking up a knock against Dumbarton last weekend. Kevin McHattie could shake off a knee problem, while Jordan McGhee is also in contention. Callum Paterson and Dale Carrick have also stepped up their comebacks from injury by playing for the reserves in midweek. Hearts head coach Robbie Neilson is...Full Story »

Hearts were unable to break through a stubborn Dumbarton defence but returned to the summit of the Scottish Championship with a 0-0 draw. The best chance of the game fell to Sam Nicholson in the dying moments, but the midfielder's header came crashing back off the crossbar to deny the visiting Jambos. Danny Rodgers had been in top form earlier in the Dumbarton goal. He kept out Jason Holt and ...Full Story »

A brilliant strike from Sam Nicholson - and contrasting fortunes from the penalty spot - handed Hearts a 2-1 victory in the first Edinburgh derby outside the top flight. Nicholson gave Hearts a 76th-minute lead - and exploded a previously uneventful game into life - when he came off the right wing and fired a wonderful left-footed shot in off the post from 25 yards after nutmegging Scott Robert...Full Story »