9am Briefing: Hibs' Stack says St Johnstone keeper deserved a red card for giving away penalty

Hibs goalie Graham Stack says that he would have expected to be red-carded if he'd given away a penalty in the same way as St Johnstone's Graeme Smith did early on in the 1-1 draw at Easter Road. The Saints man was only yellow-carded by ref Alan Muir.

Appealing

Hearts are set to appeal the straight red card shown to midfielder Larry Kingston in the 1-0 win over Aberdeen after Tynecastle boss Jim Jefferies said he wsn't even sure the tackle deserved a yellow card.

Sorry display

Scotland rugby star John Barclay apologised to the nation's fans after the 16-12 defeat to Italy in Rome left the dark blues bottom of the Six Nations table and staring at the wooden spoon.