TODAY

Celtic fan Shane Long is hoping to go some of the way towards fulfilling two dreams if he gets the chance to line up against Scotland on Friday evening.

Celtic 0 Hamilton 1

KR REYKJAVIK 0 CELTIC 1

He’s 31 now and it’s 12 years since he was the fresh-faced pup of the Donegal squad.

Celtic have been fined €50,000 after the controversial Green Brigade group unfurled a banner depicting IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands during last month’s clash with AC Milan.

Neil Lennon is determined not to be affected by what he claims is the “overwhelming negativity” of Scottish football as his Celtic side surge towards the Clydesdale Bank Premier League title.

Celtic 4 Ross County 0

Celtic’s memorable Champions League victory over Barcelona on Wednesday received widespread acclaim in Spain.

Derry 0-14 Monaghan 0-8, Celtic Park

NEIL LENNON last night aimed a stinging rebuke at Charlie Nicholas after the former Celtic striker launched an outspoken attack on the club’s hierarchy.

CELTIC began the process of bouncing back from their shock Scottish Cup defeat by Ross County as Josh Thompson atoned for gifting Motherwell the opening goal by netting a match-winning double.

Celtic 2 Motherwell 1

Tyrone goalkeeper John Devine will miss the start of the 2010 inter-county season after surgery on his left shoulder in Belfast yesterday.

DUBLIN forward Tomas Quinn believes the GAA’s disciplinary system needs to be slimmed down.

Tyrone did enough during an energetic first half display at Healy Park tonight to defeat Down and get their Gaelic Life Dr McKenna Cup bid back on track.

Celtic 3 Dundee United 0

Celtic 1 Parma 0

A two-goal blast from Sean McBride saw Derry get off the mark in NHL Division 2A this afternoon as they beat Armagh 2-13 to 0-9 at Celtic Park.

Salthill-Knocknacarra star Sean Armstrong knocked in Galway's only goal as they comprehensively beat GMIT 1-19 to 0-7 to qualify for the Connacht FBD League final today.

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan played down an unseemly spat between captain Neil Lennon and Aiden McGeady at the end of the 2-1 win at Dunfermline.

Celtic midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura is relishing an emotional return to his former club.

Derry remain on top of Division 1B after a measured win over Kildare at Celtic Park.

ALLIANZ NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE:

Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric has conceded defeat in his bid to sign striker John Hartson from Celtic.

The televised clash of Mayo and Kerry under lights in Tralee next Saturday night marks the launch of the 2006 Allianz Football League which will serve up 118 games between next weekend and the final which is scheduled for Croke Park on April 23.

Celtic midfielder Stilian Petrov has signed an extension to his deal which will keep him at Parkhead until the summer of 2009.

ROY KEANE has been shown a few cards in his career, but nothing like the display which greeted him on his Celtic home debut against Kilmarnock on Saturday.

CELTIC manager Gordon Strachan welcomed the latest recruit from the club’s youth policy — then joked about the addition of another diminutive player to his squad.

Celtic 0 Dunfermline 1

The Scottish Football Association are set to reach agreement with Celtic over compensation for defender John Kennedy.

Celtic major shareholder Dermot Desmond insists manager Gordon Strachan was never in danger of losing his job after the team’s disastrous start to the season.

Midfielder Stilian Petrov believes Celtic’s young stars can draw inspiration from the examples of Craig Beattie and Shaun Maloney.

New Celtic signing Shunsuke Nakamura has thanked the Parkhead supporters for convincing him to sign for the Glasgow giants.

WISLA KRAKOW striker Maciej Zurawski fears his dream move to Celtic has collapsed.

Greece defender Traianos Dellas is hoping Celtic will offer him the chance to play in the Champions League.

Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell insists the club have not given up hope of retaining the services of striker Craig Bellamy next season.

Celtic defender Ulrik Laursen has confirmed Leicester have made enquiries about his availability.

Celtic manager Martin O’Neill has refused to be drawn on speculation linking him with Manchester United.

Celtic midfielder Neil Lennon insists any new deal can wait until the Bank of Scotland Premier League title is resolved.

Celtic manager Martin O’Neill made three changes to his team as the Hoops looked to stride eight points clear at the top of the Bank of Scotland Premier League with victory over Hibernian.

CELTIC striker Craig Bellamy has been ruled out of action for up to three weeks with a hamstring injury.