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Rumour Mill: Celtic eye £2m right-back | Celtic could sign target and loan him back | Rangers boss on how he’ll use Defoe

Premiership

Auchinleck Talbot celebrate victory over Ayr. Pic: SNS

Hearts look to lucky omens as they draw Auchinleck in Scottish Cup

Scottish Cup

Sean Clare celebrates giving Hearts the lead. Picture: SNS

Sean Clare ‘had nothing to prove’ says Hearts coach

Hearts

Edinburgh head coach Richard Cockerill.

Richard Cockerill wants huge crowd for Edinburgh last-8 tie

Rugby union

Rangers transfer latest: Defoe wage reports ‘incorrect’ | target tipped to be a star | Rangers’ spending ‘looks criminal’

Rangers

Ryan Gauld impresses in debut as Hibs ease into fifth round

Scottish Cup

Rangers boss ready to pair Defoe with Morelos for title push

Rangers

Winger hopes Celtic strike while iron’s hot in treble-treble bid

Celtic

Andy Murray is weighing up the prospect of further hip surgery and is expected to make a decision in the coming week. Picture: Getty Images

Top hip surgeon says he can save Andy Murray’s career

Tennis

Aidan Smith: Why Marcelo Bielsa should carry on spying
Aidan Smith

Football More Football >>

Scottish Cup fifth round draw: Home ties for Hearts and Hibs

Hibernian

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers. Picture: SNS

Celtic turn attentions towards £2m-rated Porto right-back - reports

Celtic

Marvin Compper has played just once since signing for Celtic. Picture: SNS

Celtic flop Marvin Compper heading for early exit

Celtic

Moussa Dembele netted an important winner for Lyon.

Watch: Ex-Celtic ace Moussa Dembele score dramatic injury-time winner in French derby

Celtic

Celtic are targeting defender Fernando Fonseca. Picture: Getty

Rumour Mill: Celtic eye £2m right-back | Celtic could sign target and loan him back | Rangers boss on how he’ll use Defoe

Premiership

Stenhousemuir's Sean Dickson celebrates with his team-mates at full-time after they secured an unlikely draw. Picture: SNS

Stenhousemuir keeper savours battling draw against Aberdeen

Aberdeen

Craig McCracken celebrates after his goal gives Talbot the lead and a place in the fifth round of the Cup. Picture: SNS

Scottish Cup shock is awesome for Auchinleck Talbot

Ayr United

Ryan Gauld impresses in debut as Hibs ease into fifth round

Scottish Cup

Winger hopes Celtic strike while iron’s hot in treble-treble bid

Celtic

Sean Clare ‘had nothing to prove’ says Hearts coach

Hearts

Rangers boss ready to pair Defoe with Morelos for title push

Rangers

Rugby Union More Rugby Union >>

Edinburgh head coach Richard Cockerill.

Richard Cockerill wants huge crowd for Edinburgh last-8 tie

Rugby union

DTH van der Merwe of Glasgow is tackled by Nick Tompkins, left, and Jackson Wray of Saracens at Allianz Park. Picture: Henry Browne/Getty

Glasgow dwell on positives after brave show at Saracens

Glasgow Warriors

Allan Dell has been severely restricted in game time this season. Photographs: Gary Hutchison/SNS

Will Edinburgh and Glasgow Euro runs lead to Six Nations success?

Six Nations

Edinburgh head coach Richard Cockerill. Picture: SNS

Iain Morrison: Richard Cockerill is conservative but Edinburgh can be adventurous too

Rugby union

Munster edge out Exeter and set to now face Edinburgh away

Champions Cup

Boroughmuir 28 - 46 Stirling County: Visitors narrow the gap

Boroughmuir

Melrose 21 - 26 Heriot’s: Capital side profit from potent attack

Melrose

Hawick 12 - 36 Ayr: Visitors return to the top

Hawick

Tennis More Tennis >>

Andy Murray is weighing up the prospect of further hip surgery and is expected to make a decision in the coming week. Picture: Getty Images

Top hip surgeon says he can save Andy Murray’s career

Tennis

Jamie and Judy Murray watch Andy in action in Melbourne last week but now she is looking for money for her centre. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

Judy Murray wants ‘bricks and mortar’ legacy for sons’ success

Tennis

Jamie Murray believes Louis Cayer should be the LTA's performance director. Picture: Getty.

Jamie Murray tells LTA to promote Louis Cayer

Tennis

A code violation for swearing didn't damp Novak Djokovic's winning celebrations. Picture: AP.

Novak Djokovic unhappy about lights and action

Tennis

Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece celebrates during his win over Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia. Picture: Julian Finney/Getty Images

Stefanos Tsitsipas regrets expletive-laden rant at the Aussie Open

Tennis

Maria Sharapova in action during her victory over Caroline Wozniacki at the Australian Open. Picture: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

Fierce-hitting Maria Sharapova ends Caroline Wozniacki’s reign

Tennis

Andy Murray is still to make a decision on further surgery but won't play any of February's tournaments. Picture: Getty Images

Andy Murray withdraws from Marseille Open, still to make decision on further hip surgery

Andy Murray

Seagull poo makes its mark as Johanna Konta loses to Garbine Muguruza

Tennis

Lleyton Hewitt says ‘clown’ Bernard Tomic made threats to his family

Tennis

Andy Murray could have surgery and return in time for Wimbledon

Andy Murray

‘It was like playing a mirror’ - Roger Federer on Dan Evans

Tennis

Golf More Golf >>

Shane Lowry of Ireland reacts after winning the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship. Picture: Karim Sahib/AFP/Getty Images

Shane Lowry: It was good to show I could win in proper dogfight

Golf

Marc Warren sits second in a 36-hole shootout for three spots in Dubai.

Marc Warren on course to extend Omega Dubai Desert Classic streak

Golf

Bob MacIntyre has a bright future according to Tommy Fleetwood. Picture: Getty.

Tommy Fleetwood likes what he sees in rookie Bob MacIntyre

Golf

Shane Lowry with wife Wendy and daughter Iris, two. Photograph: Warren Little/Getty

Gutsy Shane Lowry overcomes a Sterne test

Golf

WATCH: European Tour golfers form Content Committee in fun video

Golf

Scott Jamieson picks up more valuable Race to Dubai points

Golf

Bob MacIntyre ‘probably better than I was at 22’, says Tommy Fleetwood

Golf

Gutsy efforts keep Scottish duo on course for big finishes in Abu Dhabi

Golf

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British cyclist Jess Varnish. Picture: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images

Jess Varnish loses employment case against British Cycling and UK Sport

Cycling

Ian Beattie, chair of Scottish Athletics. Picture: Jane Barlow

Clubs key says Scottish Athletics’ Ian Beattie as Richard Bowker quits

Athletics

Midlothian Council wants to hear your views on ambitious plans to potentially turn Midlothian Snowsports Centre at Hillend into an all-year-round, multi-activity leisure development.

50mph zipline ride among plans to boost Hillend leisure facilities

Edinburgh, Fife & Lothians

Birds of prey like this golden eagle have been fully protected since the 1950s ' but some grouse moors appear to be following a 'zero tolerance' approach to predator species

Duncan Orr-Ewing: Game estates must stop preying on our raptors and follow the law

Opinion

Shane Burger named new head coach of Cricket Scotland

Cricket

Philadelphia Eagles need to solve Foles-Wentz dilemma

More in sport

Scottish anglers ‘optimistic but realistic’ as 2019 season opens

Environment

Relay success a stroll in the park for Laura Muir

Athletics

Opinion More Opinion >>

'Spygate' brought memories of Robert Vaughn, left and David McCallum as Napoleon Solo and Ilya Kuryakin. Photograph: Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock.

Aidan Smith: Why Marcelo Bielsa should carry on spying

Football

Glasgow's Matt Fagerson suffered an early injury against Cardiff. Picture: Gary Hutchison/SNS/SRU

Allan Massie: Glasgow deserve some luck against Saracens

Scotland

Jermain Defoe will be looking to score more goals on Scottish soil with Rangers. Picture: SNS/Alan Harvey

Rangers: How Jermain Defoe and Steven Davis will fit in Steven Gerrard’s XI

Rangers