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TV rights for Scottish Premiership matches have been put out to tender by the SPFL.

Scottish football eyes end to 3pm blackout - every match up for grabs

Police form a barricade to stop and block fans getting onto the pitch after the Scottish Cup quarter-final between Rangers and Celtic at Ibrox Stadium. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)

Celtic and Rangers fail with appeal over Scottish Cup stadium closure

Duhan van der Merwe, left, will play for Edinburgh against Benetton but Darcy Graham will sit this one out.

Graham sits out but van der Merwe returns in Edinburgh history bid

2026/27 Scottish Premiership quarter-term report card

Scottish Premiership quarter-term report card: All 12 clubs assessed

From pacesetters to mid-table grinders, and relegation worries - who is cracking the code or facing ...

Robinson enters the Aberdeen red zone as fan ire intensifies

Latest defeat against Falkirk has put manager in a perilous Pittodrie position

Emmanuel Fernandez and Rangers drew 2-2 against Hearts.

McInnes backs Rangers boo-boy as Chukwuani sent for scan

Defender ‘has got such a high ceiling’

Rangers vs Aberdeen team news: 9 out with as McInnes waits on one Graham Falk

Glasgow Warriors 'culture' defended in wake of Roddy Grant sudden exit

Smith happy to revert to three-man coaching team

Olazabal guiding his 24-year-old nephew in Grand Final in Mallorca

Scottish duo off to promising starts as young Spaniard sets hot pace in HotelPlanner Tour Grand Fina...

Scotland Under-21 international Barney Stewart has been backed to catch Sebastien Pocognoli’s attention. Cr: Tim Thursfield/Iconic Media Group.

'It shows his confidence' - Scotland hopeful backed for Pocognoli call

Celtic captain Callum McGregor has backed a returning fan favourite to have major impact on title race this season. Cr: SNS Group.

Jota backed to be 'difference maker' in title race after 556-day first

Scotland international Ross Stewart has had his impact at new club Swansea City severely restricted. Cr: SNS Group.

Stewart impact restricted after club admit confusion over squad rules

Here is the latest team news ahead of Falkirk v Celtic in the Scottish Premiership at the Falkirk Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Cr: SNS Group.

Falkirk vs Celtic team news: 8 out as O'Neill considers change

Football

Scotland international Ben Gannon-Doak impressed once again for Bournemouth in a thumping Carabao Cup win over Aston Villa. Cr: Getty Images.

Gannon-Doak impresses again as side seal rare Euro hat-trick

Scotland winger earns more rave reviews after cup win.

Rangers showed togetherness to earn a point against Hearts at Tynecastle.

Analysis Hearts-Rangers notes: Bouanani has to come in, Tynie still impervious

Our key talking points from Celtic’s 2-2 draw against Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership. Cr: SNS Group.

Analysis Celtic-Dundee United notes: Whole Jota love and the 838-minute curse

Butcher named Scotland Women head coach despite run of defeats Graham Bean

Graham Bean

Rangers manager Derek McInnes.

McInnes pleased to avoid defeat and reacts to Hearts fan flak

Hearts head coach Wouter Vrancken and his Rangers counterpart Derek McInnes shake hands after the game.

Vrancken proud of Hearts as McInnes handshake incident explained

Marink Reedijk's wait for his first win as Hibs boss goes on after a 1-1 draw with St Mirren in Paisley

Marink Reedijk: Hibs have the quality to make Hearts sweat

Jota impressed as a second-half substitute for Celtic against Dundee United. Cr: SNS Group.

O'Neill defends misfiring Celtic striker and gives Jota timeline

Rangers levelled late against Hearts through Olwethu Makhanya.

Hearts and Rangers left with regrets after game of basketball

Hibs left with familiar frustrations as Hearts appear on the horizon

Liam Scales celebrates his equaliser for Celtic against Dundee United with Camilo Duran. Cr: SNS Group.

O'Neill's mantra stutters but Dundee United 34-year cycle continues

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Rugby Union

Blair Kinghorn during a Scotland training session at Oriam this week.

Kinghorn on winning Scotland place back and reunion with old coach

Assistant coach Roddy Grant has parted ways with Glasgow Warriors, it has been announced.

Glasgow Warriors coach Grant leaves club after internal investigation

Scotland's Zander Fagerson (L) and Seb Stephen at full time during a Nations Championship match between Fiji and Scotland at Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium, on July 18, 2026, in Edinburgh (Pic: SNS)

The ‘Scotland legend’ who Zander Fagerson aspires to emulate

All Blacks head coach Dave Rennie speaks to media following the announcement of his squad for the Nations Championship Northern Series.

All Blacks call up winger-turned-flanker for European tour

Ollie Blyth-Lafferty in action during the EPCR Challenge Cup match between Edinburgh and RC Toulon at Hive Stadium.

Edinburgh prop adds language skills to his front-row repertoire

Edinburgh's Grant Gilchrist, left, Freddy Douglas, second from right, and Magnus Bradbury, right, were all left out of Gregor Townsend's Scotland squad for the autumn leg of the Nations Championship.

Players snubbed by Scotland told: ‘play well for Edinburgh’

Blair Kinghorn, left, and Finn Russell during a Scotland training session at Oriam, on October 26, 2026.

Rugby World Cup shapes Gregor Townsend’s Nations Championship squad

Golf

Gallacher rolls out 2027 Junior Ryder Cup qualification process

Sandy Scott has had lots to smile about recently and now wants to become a Ryder Cup player

Scott sets sights on becoming Ryder Cup player after 'amazing ascent'

Club de Golf Alcanada is staging the HotelPlanner Tour Grand Final for the fifth year in a row and sixth time in total this week

Mallorca to stage HotelPlanner Tour Grand Final for another four years

Fyfe opens up on chance to 'fulfill dreams' and repay wife back home

Other Sport

Wu Yize is the International Championship defending champion.

International Championship Snooker 2026: Prize money, schedule, watch

Kyren Wilson is hoping to claim the Northern Ireland Open crown today.

Northern Ireland Open Snooker 2026 Today: Sunday final schedule

Luke Littler is hoping to claim one of the few titles he's not already won.

European Championship Darts 2026 Today: Sunday order of play

Mark Williams is hoping to bag a spot in the final today.

Saturday at the Northern Ireland Open Snooker 2026: Semi-finals

Luke Littler is in second round action today.

Saturday at the European Championship Darts 2026: Order of play today

From Scotland on Sunday to hosting greatest cycling event in Edinburgh

Burton snowboards at 50: raise a glass to the innovators of the past

Sport Opinion

Emerging talent can't suffer on DPWT due to LIV players returning

90-year-old runner Ian Winship recorded a world’s best time for the 10K distance in Cumbernauld last month. Picture: Lorna Breakenridge

90-year-old's reason for running should inspire everyone in Scotland Scotsman comment

Richemont Johann Rupert, second right, pictured with Tommy Fleetwood, Ogden Phipps II and Aldrich Potgieter on the Swilcan Bridge during the final round of last year’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship

Why Scotland hosting Dunhill Links should never be taken for granted

Golf, a game so popular that they once decided to ban it (Picture: Mark Runnacles)

Why Royal Dornoch's new course shouldn't break 1457 law banning golf Scotsman comment

Bob MacIntyre discusses a club selection with caddie Mike Burrow during the final round of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth on Sunday

'Volatile' MacIntyre deserves break heading into Dunhill Links defence

Danny McGrain seen with John Barnes during a Celtic vs Liverpool legends charity match in 2006 (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Danny McGrain deserves all our best wishes after Alzheimer's diagnosis Scotsman comment

More Scotsman sport

Scotland U21 head coach Tony Docherty clashes with Bulgaria's Valeri Vladimirov during a 2027 UEFA European Championship Under-21 qualifying match at the Georgi Benkovski Stadium. (Photo by Kostadin Andonov / SNS Group)

Pocognoli given UEFA warning as two Scotland coaches banned

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain bas barely featured for Celtic so far this season. (Photo by Craig Foy / SNS Group)

Celtic 'empty jersey' and Oxlade-Chamberlain lack of minutes addressed

David Longmuir, the PGA in Scotland regional manager, and Craig Waddell, Dalmahoy’s head of golf, mark the announcement of the 2027 Ramsdens Currency Scottish PGA Championship being held at the Kirknewton venue

Dalmahoy to mark centenary by staging 2027 Scottish PGA Championship

Derek McInnes returns to Tynecastle as Rangers manager.

Rangers tried to floor Hearts and both clubs are now punching

Warren turns back clock in Mallorca as son's 2005 comment 'hits home'

Rangers boss Derek McInnes was Hearts manager for a year - and never lost at Tynecastle.

McInnes braced for Hearts reception as he reveals what Rangers need

James McClean has revealed how Celtic boss Martin O'Neill 'protected him' when he was issued with death threats during his time at Sunderland. Cr: Getty Images.

Ex-EPL ace reveals O'Neill role in statement that 'made his life hell'

Celtic defender Alistair Johnston was forced off after only 21 minutes on his comeback from an 11-week injury layoff at Easter Road

Celtic provide Johnston injury update as return timeline revealed

Here are the last 10 players to have made transfers from Hearts to Rangers. Cr: SNS Group.

Here are the last 10 players to move from Hearts to Rangers

Scotland international Robbie Ure was forced to make impact from the bench in Sevilla's crucial win over Osasuna. Cr: Getty Images.

Ure dropped to bench as side end winless run and move into Euro spots

Derek McInnes with Claudio Braga

McInnes facing Hearts hostility but Jambos ace can't hate Ibrox boss

Rangers defender Dujon Sterling.

Sterling believes Rangers' togetherness is stronger than ever

Michael Stewart, pictured playing in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, has been grateful to have had the Tartan Pro Tour to play on over the past two years

Stewart has Tartan Pro Tour to thank for re-igniting career

Tynecastle Park will play host to Hearts v Rangers.

Explainer How to watch Hearts v Rangers plus team news details

Celtic Park will host Celtic v Dundee Utd in the Scottish Premiership.

Explainer How to watch Celtic v Dundee Utd plus team news details

England and Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane receives the 2026 Ballon d'Or award at the Palladium Theatre in London. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP via Getty Images)

I am the Scottish Ballon d'Or juror and I had to vote for Harry Kane

Colby Donovan has signed a new long-term contract with Celtic. (Photo by Ross Parker / SNS Group)

Celtic tie down Donovan on new contract as belief manifested

Caroline Weir has claimed 25th place in the 2026 Women’s Ballon d’Or.

Weir earns Scotland's highest ever ranking in women's Ballon d'Or

Motherwell's Alex Lowry and Lukas Fadinger during a William Hill Premiership match between Celtic and Motherwell

Motherwell ace backed to respond after blow as duo out until November