9am Briefing: Hearts boss aims to establish Barr as Scotland regular

Hearts boss Csaba Laszlo says he can turn Darren Barr into an established Scotland international after the Falkirk skipper - capped once so far - signed a deal to join Hearts in the summer.

Miller's fine

Hibs midfield ace Kevin McBride has backed team-mate Liam Miller, who left Celtic for Manchester United, to rise above the boos of the fans at Parkhead tonight.

Hat's the way

Andy Murray was cheered on at courtside by boxing legend Ricky Hatton as he dominated Rafael Nadal in their Australian Open tennis quarter-final before the Spaniard had to retire with a recurrence of his knee injury early in the third set.