RFC, a consortium led by former Northampton chairman Andrew Ellis, have announced they are in “advanced negotiations” to buy a controlling interest in Rangers.

Celtic’s friendly against Derry City tomorrow has been postponed.

Celtic will aim to confirm Tony Mowbray as their new manager today after being given permission to speak to the West Brom manager.

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan insists he will happily work with his current squad if no further finances are available when the transfer window re-opens in January.

NEWCASTLE manager Graeme Souness has accused Rangers of leaking details of his offers for defender Jean-Alain Boumsong.

Celtic manager Martin O’Neill claimed today that the timely decisions of Chris Sutton and Alan Thompson to sign two-year contract extensions with the club had nothing to do with him.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has told Celtic football boss Martin O’Neill that success at tonight’s UEFA Cup final is well within his team’s grasp.

Liverpool striker El Hadji Diouf escaped with a two-match ban today for spitting at Celtic fans last week.

Celtic chief executive Ian McLeod believes the charity donation of El Hadji Diouf’s club fine will preserve the relationship between Liverpool and Hoops fans.

Celtic chief executive Ian McLeod tonight condemned a minority of the Glasgow club’s fans for defiantly ignoring his recent request and singing sectarian songs throughout their side’s 1-0 win at Dundee.