Sunderland boss Martin O’Neill will assess Danny Rose’s frame of mind before deciding whether to throw him into the heat of a derby battle after his experiences in Serbia.

Celtic 3 Rangers 0

CELTIC manager Neil Lennon was full of praise for the application of his players and the dead-ball talent of Charlie Mulgrew following their 3-0 win over Dunfermline.

Rangers 3 Motherwell 0

NEIL LENNON is well aware of the statistic that has been inevitably thrown the way of Celtic managers in recent years every time that Kilmarnock visit Parkhead.

Manager Neil Lennon got fans of both Old Firm clubs talking today when he refused to rule out a bid for former Rangers striker Kris Boyd.

UEFA have imposed a two-match away ban - one of which is suspended - on Rangers fans after the club were found guilty of charges relating to discriminatory behaviour by their supporters.

NINE people were arrested at yesterday’s Old Firm clash at Ibrox yesterday but none of the crimes were linked to sectarianism, police said.

PSV Eindhoven 0 Rangers 0

Rangers manager Walter Smith refused to use their European schedule as an excuse for capitulating in yesterday’s Old Firm derby.

Celtic 3 Rangers 0

Celtic striker Anthony Stokes is relishing the next instalment of the Old Firm derby and is optimistic of success for the Clydesdale Bank Premier League leaders.

Berwick 0 Celtic 2

BIG BUCK’S will not be seen on the track again until he bids for a third consecutive Ladbrokes World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

CELTIC new boy Freddie Ljungberg insists he is fit and ready to return to the form which made him a star at Arsenal.

Celtic’s new signing Freddie Ljungberg goes straight in to the Hoops squad for the Old Firm derby at Ibrox on Sunday.

Rangers striker Kyle Lafferty will miss tonight’s Champions League clash with Manchester United at Ibrox after breaking a bone in his hand in a freak accident this morning.

Celtic striker Georgios Samaras will not be punished by the Scottish Football Association following an incident with Allan McGregor in yesterday’s Old Firm derby.

Glenn Loovens and Thomas Rogne are out of Celtic‘s Scottish Premier League clash with Motherwell at Parkhead.

Rangers will make a formal complaint to the Boston Globe newspaper over an article which suggested supporters were to blame for the 1971 Ibrox Disaster.

CELTIC boss Tony Mowbray refused to back down yesterday in the war of words over the integrity of SPL referees.

Lee McCulloch is winning his fitness battle to face St Mirren this weekend after injury wrecked his hopes of a Scotland comeback midweek.

Rangers were today waiting to discover if Madjid Bougherra would be fit for Saturday’s Clydesdale Bank Premier League game against St Mirren after he missed Algeria’s friendly with Serbia.

Captain Robbie Keane has rejoined the Republic of Ireland squad for tomorrow’s friendly against Brazil after recovering from a knee injury.

Rangers 3 Hibernian 0

Tony Mowbray is expecting to oversee a shake-up to his Celtic squad this month but warned Gary Caldwell that the Parkhead club will call the shots on his future.

Kieren Fallon teamed up with Luca Cumani to register a 254-1 treble at Folkestone.

SOLICITORS acting for Karl Burke confirmed last night that the North Yorkshire trainer intends to appeal after being disqualified for 12 months following a British Horseracing Authority inquiry into alleged race-fixing.

Maurice Edu has branded as “malicious” a Glenn Loovens challenge on him in the final Old Firm derby of the season.

Rangers 1 Celtic 0

Rangers 1 Celtic 0

Celtic captain Stephen McManus was today ruled out of Saturday’s crucial Old Firm derby with a knee injury.

Aberdeen 1 Celtic 3

JAN Vennegoor of Hesselink netted his second goal in five days as Celtic comfortably maintained their three-point lead at the top of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League last night.

Celtic 4 Falkirk 0

Willo Flood insists Celtic are still firmly in the driving seat for the SPL title in the wake of their goalless draw with Rangers.

FORMER Celtic striker Pierre van Hooijdonk does not believe the bust-up between Artur Boruc and Irish international star Aiden McGeady will have any bearing on this weekend’s Old Firm derby.

Shunsuke Nakamura admits Celtic’s punishing schedule is taking its toll – but he has vowed to play through the pain barrier.

Frank McAvennie believes Aiden McGeady’s Celtic career is over – but has backed the winger to be a success south of the border.

STEPHEN McManus has revealed Celtic’s players have discussed the escalating row between banned midfielder Aiden McGeady and the club — but he insisted they will not be adding to the furore.

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan has hinted he could impose a nightclub ban on his players after Aiden McGeady was reportedly attacked in Glasgow in midweek.

SCOTTISH Football Association president George Peat hopes the very fact Artur Boruc was yesterday found guilty of improper conduct — rather than the amount he was fined — will act as a deterrent to the Celtic goalkeeper in future.

Celtic chairman John Reid today condemned as “racist” one of the songs chanted by Rangers fans at the recent Old Firm derby.

Artur Boruc could face disciplinary action after he was photographed apparently gesturing to Rangers fans during yesterday’s 4-2 defeat at Parkhead.