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Top Football Stories
Scottish Cup: Rangers 0 - 2 Dundee United: United conquer struggling Rangers
RANGERS plunged deeper into crisis after crashing out of the William Hill Scottish Cup as goals from Gavin Gunning and Johnny Russell secured a 2-0 win for Dundee United at Ibrox.
Scottish Cup: Hearts 1 - 1 St Johnstone: Feisty clash ends in stalemate
THIS William Hill Scottish Cup tie went to a replay as St Johnstone produced an unlikely equaliser after being reduced to ten men, forcing the teams to meet again at McDiarmid Park on Tuesday week.
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Scottish Cup: Inverness CT 0 - 2 Celtic: No upset for Celts as Brown’s penalty seals win
EXCESSIVE verbiage has lately been devoted to Celtic exploiting the weaknesses of their local rivals to snare silverware this season.
Butcher left bleeping furious as Caley guilty of comedy of errors
INVERNESS manager Terry Butcher left his team without a name after they had failed to give Celtic any kind of game. He described the 2-0 Scottish Cup defeat as their “worst display of the season” and one that had come at the worst possible time with “millions around the world” watching the lunchtime fifth-round tie at the Caledonian Stadium which was screened live by Sky Sports. It could have been no more painful a watch for any of these viewers than it was for Butcher. “We never turned up, never matched Celtic,” he said. “Celtic worked harder and that is an awful thing to say about my team. I have to be careful what I say because we let everybody down.”
327 commentsCold snap wipes out host of fixtures
The weather put paid to Ayr United’s Scottish Cup tie against Falkirk yesterday and the tie has been rescheduled for Wednesday, 15 February at Somerset Park
SPL
Neil Lennon and Paulo Sergio - friends in high places meet again
THE idea of Neil Lennon and Paulo Sergio chomping down on a couple of cigars in their post-match confab on Wednesday night might seem bizarre.
Ex-Distillery boss wants to raise a glass to another Cup fairytale
ST JOHNSTONE assistant manager Tommy Wright knows what it’s like to buck the odds to lift silverware.
He worked miracles at financially crippled Lisburn Distillery in his native Northern Ireland to haul the club back from the brink and lift the League Cup trophy.
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Reflections through the window
WHILE happy to still have the majority of his first-team regulars, the transfer window didn’t deliver everything Hearts manager Paulo Sergio had hoped for.
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Scottish Cup: Motherwell 6 - 0 Morton: Rampant ‘Well demolish Morton
MOTHERWELL secured a place in the last eight of the Scottish Cup with a victory even more emphatic than the scoreline might suggest.
1 commentIbrox test will be no easier, says Rankin
T HE headlines surrounding the future of Rangers and their failure to bring anyone in to replace striker Nikica Jelavic have been largely unavoidable during the past week.
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SFL Division One
Scottish Cup: Motherwell 6 - 0 Morton: Rampant ‘Well demolish Morton
MOTHERWELL secured a place in the last eight of the Scottish Cup with a victory even more emphatic than the scoreline might suggest.
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Scottish Cup: St Mirren 1 - 1 Ross County: Saints preserved by penalty miss
THIS cup tie had its drama all right, but in an economical sort of way. That there was plenty of endeavour was a given, but all the talking points came in two short sharp bursts at the end of either half.
Scottish Cup: Aberdeen 1 - 1 Queen of the South: Dons earn replay thanks to scrambled equaliser
SEASONS change, as do the players, and even their manager, but Aberdeen can always be relied upon to make a meal of knockout competition.
Stuart mcCall unfazed by Allan moore threat
STUART McCall has no problems with Allan Moore’s threat to “park the bus” when he takes his Morton side to Lanarkshire for today’s William Hill Scottish Cup fifth-round tie at Fir Park.
Glenn Gibbons: Ally McCoist led by heart into Ibrox quagmire
WHEN Ally McCoist talks to himself of a morning (don’t think he won’t yet have reached that stage), the conversation will almost invariably begin with the question: “Why did I take this job?”.
SFL Division Two
Arbroath 2 - 0 Stirling Albion: Arbroath close gap at top of Division Two
ARBROATH last night moved within two points of Cowdenbeath at the top of the Second Division after first-half goals from Steven Doris and Paul Sheerin saw off the league’s bottom side.
Play-off hopefuls enjoy home comfort on artificial pitches
It WAS a case of plastic being fantastic as the only two games that beat the cold snap at the weekend were on synthetic surfaces with the games on grass between Cowdenbeath and Albion Rovers, Brechin City and Arbroath and Dumbarton’s game at Forfar all called off.
Second Division: East Fife looking to bounce back
EAST FIFE V ALBION ROVERS: John Robertson knows that his men will be facing a team desperate to make up for losing 6-1 at Arbroath at the weekend, but he also knows that a win for the Fifers will ignite hopes of a play-off place again.
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Football news: Darren Fletcher out for season
MANCHESTER United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed he expects Darren Fletcher to be out for the rest of the season.
Second Division: Rovers hit for six at Arbroath as Forfar shock the leaders
All the action from this weekend’s second division fixtures
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SFL Division Three
Slick Alloa stretch their lead
Alloa last night moved seven points clear at the top of the Third Division after making it six wins on the spin with a clinical dismantling of a spirited Peterhead side.
Alloa wary of improving Peterhead
The two form sides in the Third Division meet at Recreation Park tonight, with leaders Alloa putting three fine records on the line against a Peterhead side that have won five of their past six league games.
McKinnon makes a big impact as Alloa chalk up five in a row
Third Division leaders Alloa left it late before securing their fifth win in a row, beating Montrose 2-0 at Recreation Park, with loan signing Ross McKinnon becoming an instant hero.
Division Three: Alloa stretch lead to four points after top of the table showdown with Stranraer
All the action from the weekend’s third division fixtures
Changing Room Chat: Last post for Stranraer’s Keith Knox
STRANRAER manager Keith Knox has hung up his postbag after 27 years of delivering letters across the Wigtownshire town.
Scottish Cup
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 - 2 Celtic: Celtic progress to quarters
GOALS from Georgios Samaras and Scott Brown eased Celtic impressively past Inverness in their William Hill Scottish Cup fifth-round tie at the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium.
Stephen Elliott ready to stake his claim at Hearts
STEPHEN ELLIOTT is eager to capitalise on the fact he is now Hearts’ only fit and experienced striker, starting this weekend against St Johnstone in the fifth round of the William Hill Scottish Cup.
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Darren Mackie staying put as he bids for cup glory with Aberdeen
DARREN Mackie has rejected the offer of a move to First Division Dundee because he is determined to end the season as a Scottish Cup winner with Aberdeen.
1 commentLennon expects stern test against County
Danny Lennon has warned his St Mirren players that they will have to be at their very best if they are to progress past Ross County and reach the last eight of the William Hill Scottish Cup.
Butcher out to halt cup holders’ run
Terry Butcher is aiming to end Celtic’s impressive winning run in tomorrow’s William Hill Scottish Cup fifth-round tie at the Tulloch Caledonian Thistle stadium.
League Cup
Scott Brown backs Falkirk youngsters
FALKIRK manager Steven Pressley may have spent a good chunk of his playing career with Hearts, but Celtic captain Scott Brown reckons Elvis has his young Falkirk side playing like the Hibs team in which Brown made his name.
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Ayr United 1 - 0 Kilmarnock: Ayr caution riles Kenny Shiels but Killie dominance pays off
THEY say no-one remembers the losers in a semi-final but Kilmarnock manager Kenny Shiels certainly tried his best to ensure Ayr United’s contribution to Saturday’s Scottish Communities League Cup showdown at Hampden is not easily forgotten.
3 commentsLong-serving Hay relishes his third League Cup final outing
GARRY Hay is relishing the prospect of his third cup final with Kilmarnock after their Ayrshire derby late show in the semi-final of the Scottish Communities League Cup.
Banished Pressley full of pride at his side’s display as Lennon lauds Stokes’ striking instinct
FALKIRK manager Steven Pressley found himself watching the second half of yesterday’s Scottish Communities League Cup from the stand, after remonstrating with referee Euan Norris at the end of the first half.
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Falkirk 1 - 3 Celtic: Harsh on Falkirk as nervy Celts scrape through
THE dark blue shirts might have prompted flashbacks to a certain day at the same venue in 2010, but Celtic ensured there was no repeat of that grim afternoon against another set of First Division opponents.
English
English Premier League: City turn screw on Fulham and title rivals
Manchester City put the pressure on their title-chasing rivals after they beat Fulham 3-0 at the Etihad Stadium.
Everton agree fee with Rangers for Nikica Jelavic
EVERTON have agreed a fee with Rangers for striker Nikica Jelavic, the Barclays Premier League club have confirmed.
Manchester City 3 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur: Harry Redknapp says matchwinner Mario Balotelli should have been sent off
Mario Balotelli’s injury-time penalty saw Manchester City edge a five-goal thriller with Tottenham.
3 commentsArsenal 1 - 2 Manchester Utd: Three points and a bruising as Danny Welbeck hits United’s winner
Manchester United kept within touching distance of the top of the Barclays Premier League thanks to Danny Welbeck’s late winner at Arsenal.
English Premier League: Chelsea fall further behind as Paul Lambert’s Norwich drive on
Fernando Torres and Chelsea were left frustrated as the fourth-placed Blues were held to a goal-less draw at mid-table Norwich.
International
African Nations Cup: Drogba fires Ivory Coast into semis
DIDIER Drogba scored twice and missed a penalty as Ivory Coast reached the African Cup of Nations semi-finals with a 3-0 win over Equatorial Guinea yesterday.
John Terry is strippped of England captaincy for duration of racism trial
THE Football Association have confirmed that John Terry has been stripped of the England captaincy until after his racism court trial.
Blatter seeks answers and action over riot that left dozens dead
Warning that football must not be “abused by those who mean evil”, Fifa president Sepp Blatter yesterday demanded detailed reasons from the Egyptian federation for the stadium riot that killed at least 74 people.
Fifa mulling over rule changes
Fifa yesterday promised a “definitive decision” on the use of goal-line technology would be made at this summer’s International Football Association Board (IFAB) meeting.
Indian Soccer League splashes $7m
HERNAN Crespo became the hottest property of a new Indian Soccer League starting next month when the Argentine fetched $840,000 in an auction of players and coaches yesterday. Crespo was snapped up by the Barasat franchise of Premier League Soccer (PLS), which is modelled on cricket’s highly successful Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 tournament and scheduled from 25 Feb to 8 April in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal.
European
‘Miracle of Mirandes’ overshadows bickering
TINY third-tier club Mirandes failed to knock Real Madrid and Barcelona off the front pages of the Spanish sports press yesterday, but their incredible King’s Cup win against Espanyol on Tuesday provided a welcome distraction after a week of controversy swirling around the big two.
Barca hold off rousing Real revival to progress
Barcelona scraped into the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey with a 4-3 aggregate win over Real Madrid despite letting a two-goal lead slip at the Nou Camp.
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Copa Del Rey shame game piles pressure on Jose Mourinho
ANOTHER loss to Barcelona has piled pressure on Jose Mourinho, with support for the Real Madrid coach ebbing after another ill-tempered and ineffective display against their biggest rivals – summed up by Pepe’s stamp on Lionel Messi’s hand.
4 commentsJuve’s Krasic squanders chance for three points
JUVENTUS were held to a 1-1 draw at home to mid-table Cagliari, and former Italy coach Roberto Donadoni made a winning start in charge of Parma as they beat Siena 3-1 in Serie A yesterday.
German clubs are ‘child snatchers’
THE transfers of two 13-year-olds to Bundesliga clubs Hoffenheim and VfL Wolfsburg have triggered a row over “child snatching” by top German clubs.
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