Noel King will send his Republic of Ireland Under-21s side into friendly battle with Denmark tomorrow pleased that they will face a stern test.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 Aberdeen 1

MANCHESTER UNITED winger Robbie Brady will be looking to put a disappointing few months at international level behind him tonight when he spearheads Ireland’s attack for the U21 friendly against Austria at the Showgrounds, Sligo (6pm).

BIRMINGHAM CITY boss Chris Hughton says Irish striker Adam Rooney “has a great opportunity” with Blues but he can thank the manager of bitter rivals Aston Villa for his chance to play in the Championship.

Celtic today suffered a further blow to their Clydesdale Bank Premier League title aspirations after midfielder Beram Kayal was ruled out for the rest of the season.

CELTIC went top of the Clydesdale Bank Premier league with a narrow 1-0 win over Motherwell at Parkhead but saw skipper Scott Brown sent off which will see him miss Sunday’s Old Firm game at Ibrox.

Adam Rooney is determined to make the most of his last chance to represent the Republic of Ireland at Under-21 level.

Rangers begin their Co-operative Insurance Cup defence with a third-round home tie against Irn-Bru First Division side Dunfermline.

CELTIC manager Neil Lennon struggled to contain his praise for youngster James Forrest after his mature display against St Mirren at Parkhead yesterday.

Maurice Edu is Rangers’ only injury doubt for their Clydesdale Bank Premier League game against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

Hearts 0 Celtic 2

Inverness Caledonian Thistle have taken Manchester United youngster Michael Barnes on trial.

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan has seen some opponents get off lightly against his side this season.

Rangers warmed up for their Champions League game against Barcelona in perfect fashion with a comfortable victory over Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

Rangers striker Steven Naismith insists the possible absence of Thierry Henry from the Barcelona side will make little difference when the two sides meet in the Nou Camp next Wednesday night.

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan drafted in midfielder Paul Hartley at the expense of Aiden McGeady for their first Champions League Group D game against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Olympiyskiy Stadium.

Celtic expect left-back Lee Naylor to be fit for tomorrow’s Champions League opener against Shakhtar Donetsk.

Maciej Zurawski joined up with the Celtic squad at Glasgow airport this morning for their trip to Ukraine for the Champions League clash with Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday.

Celtic 5 Inverness 0

Inverness Caledonian Thistle have unveiled Craig Brewster as their new manager.

Rangers have escaped punishment from the Scottish Premier League following instances of sectarian singing by their fans against Inverness Caledonian Thistle on the opening day of the season.

Rangers manager Walter Smith believes further offensive chanting from supporters will see Ibrox closed and the club possibly frozen out of any European leagues in the future.

MARK BROWN will stand in for injured goalkeeper Artur Boruc as Celtic begin their defence of the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier League at home tomorrow against Kilmarnock.

BEING pulled out of an Old Firm derby at the 11th hour might seem like a crushing disappointment for a player but when it happened to young Cillian Sheridan back in February the news was simply a source of undiluted joy.

GORDON STRACHAN has led Celtic to back-to-back Bank of Scotland Premier League titles at the back end of a season in which they also reached the last 16 of the Champions League for the first time.

St Mirren 0 Rangers 1

Celtic striker Cillian Sheridan showed with one small but important contribution to the Parkhead side’s Tennent’s Scottish Cup comeback against Inverness Caledonian Thistle that the Hoops’ comprehensive scouting system continues to unearth promising youngsters for manager Gordon Strachan.

Late goals by Steven Pressley and Kenny Miller gave Celtic a dramatic victory over Inverness Caledonian Thistle in their Tennent’s Scottish Cup quarter-final tie at the Tulloch Caledonian stadium.

Late goals by Steven Pressley and Kenny Miller gave Celtic a 2-1 victory over Inverness Caledonian Thistle in a dramatic Tennent’s Scottish Cup quarter-final tie at the Tulloch Caledonian stadium.

Paul Hartley made his Celtic debut against Livingston in their Tennent’s Scottish Cup fourth-round tie at Almondvale.

Celtic have struck a deal to sign Paul Hartley from Hearts.

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan refuses to be fazed by the latest disruption to his squad.

Celtic skipper Neil Lennon will serve the second of his two-match suspension in the Parkhead side’s home Bank of Scotland Premier League clash with St Mirren.

Anthony Stokes has returned to Arsenal for discussions on his future after his successful spell at Falkirk.

Irish striker Anthony Stokes admits he is unlikely to extend his successful loan spell with Falkirk.

Paul Le Guen has warned Inverness Caledonian Thistle that Rangers will be gunning for revenge in tonight’s Bank of Scotland Premier League clash.

Hearts striker Edgaras Jankauskas has denied claims that the club’s Lithuanian players were involved in a plot to end Steven Pressley’s career as Tynecastle captain.

Celtic defender Gary Caldwell is the only absentee for the Bank of Scotland Premier League trip to Hibernian on Sunday.

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan is set to put his faith in Bobo Balde for tomorrow's Champions League match against Manchester United.

Celtic 3 Inverness 0

Celtic boss Gordon Strachan has hailed his players for securing 10 Bank of Scotland Premier League wins on the trot – but he still wants more from the team.

Dutch striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink is set hold talks with Celtic after PSV Eindhoven agreed a fee with the Scottish champions.

Celtic lost their chance to go top of the Bank of Scotland Premier League with a 1-1 draw against Inverness Caledonian Thistle at the Tulloch Stadium.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle midfielder Richard Hart has voted Celtic match-winner Shaun Maloney his player of the year.