Ferguson out for season

April 22, 2009

Barry Ferguson may have played his last game for Rangers after being ruled out for the rest of this season with a torn calf muscle. The 31-year-old midfielder suffered the injury less than two minutes into a reserves match against Hearts on Tuesday which... Read more »

Velicka avoids chop to fire Rangers´ title charge

April 19, 2009

Rangers manager Walter Smith admitted Andrius Velicka was going to be replaced seconds before the Lithuania striker scored to keep his side’s title challenge on track. Smith was ready to send on Kenny Miller in the second half at Easter Road on... Read more »

Celtic close in on title

April 19, 2009

Celtic edged closer to a fourth successive championship after a 2-0 win over Aberdeen on Saturday sent them four points clear at the top of the Scottish Premier League with just five games remaining. With Rangers not playing Hibernian at Easter Road until... Read more »

Flying Celtic´s Dutchman targets fifth title

April 19, 2009

Celtic striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink has set his sights on winning a fifth successive championship medal after his goal helped send Celtic four points clear of the Scottish Premier League with a 2-0 win over Aberdeen on Saturday. The Dutch international... Read more »

Celtic close in on fourth straight title

April 18, 2009

Celtic edged closer to a fourth successive championship after a 2-0 win over Aberdeen on Saturday sent them four points clear at the top of the Scottish Premier League. With Rangers not playing Hibernian at Easter Road until Sunday the Hoops knew a win... Read more »

Celtic close in on title

April 18, 2009

Celtic edged closer to a fourth successive championship after a 2-0 win over Aberdeen on Saturday sent them four points clear at the top of the Scottish Premier League with just five games remaining. With Rangers not playing Hibernian at Easter Road until... Read more »

Celtic prepared for title test of nerves

April 18, 2009

Celtic can increase their lead at the top of the Scottish Premier League when they face Aberdeen on Saturday with midfielder Barry Robson predicting the champions have the iron will to retain their title. Rivals Rangers closed the gap last weekend to... Read more »

Hearts boss wants six new signings

April 17, 2009

Hearts boss Csaba Laszlo has revealed that he would like to bring in six new players in the summer transfer market. Laszlo has held talks with sporting director Anatoly Korabochka over his targets for the summer market. “My wish is definitely to... Read more »

Old Firm title rivals agree on fixture date

April 14, 2009

Bitter rivals Rangers and Celtic will play their Old Firm match which could prove to be the decisive clash in the Scottish Premier League title race on May 9 it was announced on Tuesday. The clubs reached agreement after holding talks with SPL officials... Read more »

Aguiar ponders Hearts future

April 13, 2009

Hearts midfielder Bruno Aguiar admits he could leave the club at the end of the season. Aguiar is out of contract in the summer and has still not agreed an extension with the Scottish side. The Portuguese ace has hinted that he is interested in staying... Read more »

Celtic still title favourites, says Rangers´ Boyd

April 12, 2009

Kris Boyd insists Celtic are still title favourites despite his double in a 3-1 win over Motherwell helping his side move within one point of their rivals at the top of the Scottish Premier League. The striker scored for the third consecutive game as... Read more »

Boyd helps Gers close gap on Celtic

April 11, 2009

Two goals from Kris Boyd helped Rangers move to within one point of league leaders Celtic with a 3-1 win over Motherwell on Saturday at Ibrox. Buoyed by the news their Old Firm rivals had been held to a 1-1 draw away to Hearts in the early kick-off, Rangers... Read more »

Celtic miss chance to pull clear of Rangers

April 11, 2009

Celtic wasted a chance to pull clear of Rangers at the top of the Scottish Premier League after the leaders were held to a 1-1 draw at Hearts on Saturday. Gordon Strachan’s side could have moved six points clear of second-placed Rangers with a victory... Read more »

Celtic maintain edge over Rangers as they both win

April 8, 2009

Celtic maintained their three point lead at the top of the Scottish Premier League with a 4-0 win over relegation threatened Falkirk at Parkhead. A first-half goal from Gary Caldwell sent the Hoops on their way before second-half goals from Jan Vennegoor... Read more »

No room for Ferguson at Zenit says Advocaat

April 7, 2009

Barry Ferguson, whose future at Rangers is uncertain after his antics on international duty for Scotland, can forget about joining Zenit St Petersburg, Dick Advocaat, the Russian club’s manager, said. Advocaat made Ferguson his captain during the... Read more »

Boyd strike puts Rangers in sight of Celtic

April 5, 2009

Kris Boyd scored the only goal of the game as Rangers ended a difficult week with a 1-0 win away to Falkirk on Sunday as they closed the gap on Scottish Premier League leaders Celtic to three points. Boyd struck in the ninth minute of the match but Rangers... Read more »

Strachan lauds Celtic´s rejuvenated strike pair

April 5, 2009

Gordon Strachan singled out strikers Georgios Samaras and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink for praise after they ended lengthy goal droughts to help Celtic defeat Hamilton 4-0 at Parkhead on Saturday. Samaras followed up scoring the winning goal for Greece... Read more »

Four-goal Celtic six points clear in Scotland

April 4, 2009

Celtic strikers Georgios Samaras and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink ended their goal droughts in Celtic’s 4-0 win over Hamilton at Parkhead on Saturday to move them six points clear in Scotland. With Rangers not playing Falkirk until Sunday, the champions... Read more »

Crunch time in Scotland as Celtic mount title push

April 4, 2009

Celtic have the chance to open up a six-point gap over Rangers at the top of the table as the Scottish Premier League resumes after a two-week break. With their bitter rivals not taking on Falkirk until Sunday, the Parkhead club could double their three-point... Read more »

Rangers axe Ferguson, McGregor

April 3, 2009

Barry Ferguson was Friday stripped of the Rangers’ captaincy, three days after being dropped by Scotland because of a late-night drinking spree with team-mate Allan McGregor. Ferguson and goalkeeper McGregor were both sent home from training and... Read more »

Zenit interested in Ferguson

March 24, 2009

Zenit St Petersburg boss Dick Advocaat has revealed he would be keen on signing Rangers skipper Barry Ferguson. Advocaat, who is a former Gers boss, admits he is a big admirer of the Scottish international. “I am sure everyone in Scotland knows... Read more »

Hibs player charged with ´assault´ on Hearts rival

March 23, 2009

Hibernian’s Darren McCormack was charged on Monday in connection with an alleged assault on Calum Elliot, a striker who plays for Hibs’s bitter Edinburgh rivals Hearts. McCormack, a defender,was arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning,... Read more »

Strachan upbeat despite Celtic stumble

March 23, 2009

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan believes his side are still on course to win the Scottish title race despite failing to open up a five-point lead over Rangers. Rangers’ 2-2 draw with Hearts at Ibrox on Saturday gave Celtic the opportunity to make... Read more »

Naylor´s late stunner rescues Celtic

March 22, 2009

Celtic moved three points clear at the top of the Scottish Premier League after Lee Naylor’s late equaliser rescued a 2-2 draw at Dundee United on Sunday. Gordon Strachan’s side arrived at Tannadice hoping to open up a five-point lead over... Read more »

Rangers throw away chance to go top

March 21, 2009

Rangers lost the chance to go top of the Scottish Premier League as they threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Hearts at Ibrox on Saturday. With Celtic not playing Dundee United until Sunday, a win would have seen the Gers return to the top of the... Read more »

Hibs give Paatelainen first Edinburgh derby victory

March 14, 2009

Hibernian manager Mixu Paatelainen savoured his first taste of victory in the Edinburgh derby as Steven Fletcher’s goal clinched a 1-0 success against Hearts on Saturday. Fletcher turned in Alan O’Brien’s cross before both sides were... Read more »

Nakamura says Celtic have no room for error

March 5, 2009

Shunsuke Nakamura has warned his team-mates at Celtic thay the reigning champions cannot afford any more slip-ups if they are to retain their Scottish Premier League title. The Hoops moved three points clear of arch-rivals Rangers with a win at Kilmarnock... Read more »

Nakamura uncertain over Celtic future

March 2, 2009

Shunsuke Nakamura admits he could still stay at Celtic but the Japan midfielder won’t decide his future until the club’s bid for a fourth successive Scottish Premier League title is settled. Nakamura scored a hat-trick in Saturday’s... Read more »

Strachan salutes Celtic sharp-shooters

March 1, 2009

Celtic boss Gordon Strachan watched Japanese midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura grab a hat-trick before heaping praise on his strikers despite none of them being on the scoresheet in the 7-0 win over St Mirren. The club’s forwards have come in for criticism... Read more »

Nakamura treble fires seven-goal Celtic

February 28, 2009

Japanese international Shunsuke Nakamura fired a memorable hat-trick to help Celtic keep the pressure on Scottish Premier League leaders Rangers with a 7-0 thrashing of 10-man St Mirren at Parkhead on Saturday. The Hoops comprehensive victory reduced... Read more »

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