Celtic manager Neil Lennon senses Leigh Griffiths is set to make a major contribution to the team after the striker completed his comeback against Sarajevo. The Scotland international came on for the last 12 minutes as the Hoops won 2-1 to secure a 5-2 aggregate victory in the first qualifying round of the Champions League.…
Lewis Smith marked his first start with a goal as Hamilton boosted their Betfred Cup Group F prospects a 3-1 win over Clyde. Scott McMann and Blair Alston also opened their accounts for Accies to put them two up after Chris Johnston had hit the post for Clyde. Kristoffer Syvertsen pulled a goal back for…
Huddersfield have been contacted by the Football Association about the sponsor’s logo on their new kit. The Sky Bet Championship side unveiled their strip for the 2019/20 season on Wednesday which featured a large sash style logo from a bookmaker. They wore it in their 3-1 friendly win at Rochdale on Wednesday evening. The FA…
Oan Djorkaeff scored his first St Mirren goal to spare Jim Goodwin’s team another embarrassing Betfred Cup slip-up against Edinburgh City. The son of French World Cup winner Youri struck tucked home a late penalty to seal a 1-0 win over James McDonaugh’s League Two minnows. And it keeps Saints’ faint hopes of topping Group…
Leigh Griffiths made his comeback as Celtic eased past Sarajevo in the Champions League qualifiers. The striker came off the bench for the final 12 minutes of Celtic’s 2-1 home victory, which saw them progress 5-2 on aggregate. Griffiths was given a huge ovation as he came on for his first competitive appearance since December…
Galatasaray have revealed they are in talks with Fulham over a loan deal for midfielder Jean Michael Seri. Seri arrived at Craven Cottage in a deal reported to be worth a club-record £25million last summer but failed to live up to his billing as the club were relegated after only one season in the Premier…
Pep Guardiola will let his players decide who should be Manchester City’s next captain. The Premier League champions need a new on-field leader following the retirement of the long-serving Vincent Kompany at the end of last season. David Silva took the armband for Wednesday’s pre-season game against West Ham in China but a decision on…
Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers praised the professionalism of Harry Maguire and admitted he was “relaxed” about the reported interest of Manchester United in the central defender. United are hoping to bring in a top-level centre-back before the transfer window shuts next month and PA understands the England international is in the Old Trafford giants’ sights. Maguire…
Hearts manager Craig Levein says his side should have won by a greater margin than 2-0 against Cowdenbeath. First-half goals from debutant Craig Halkett and Anthony McDonald gave the Ladbrokes Premiership side a 2-0 Betfred Cup victory at Central Park. However, Blue Brazil goalkeeper Kevin Dabrowski kept the scoreline down and Levein wants to see his…
Gary Holt concedes that Livingston “won ugly” following a poor second-half display in the 2-1 win over Ayr. The Ladbrokes Premiership side dominated the first 45 minutes and claimed a richly-deserved lead when Aymen Souda, making his first start for the club, fizzed a low drive past Ross Doohan. The French-Tunisian frontman also headed against…