Celtic manager Neil Lennon today received a boost ahead of the Champions League clash against Juventus when his international players returned free of injury.

Celtic manager Neil Lennon will throw James Forrest right back into action next week against Inverness in the hope of unleashing him against Juventus.

Raith Rovers 0 Celtic 3

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster will return for Celtic’s William Hill Scottish Cup fifth-round tie at Raith Rovers on Sunday after recovering from a neck injury.

Arbroath 0 Celtic 1

Motherwell 0 Celtic 2

Adam Matthews is looking to silence his teasing team-mates in the Celtic dressing room as soon as possible by breaking his scoring duck at the Parkhead club.

Neil Lennon praised Rangers for their Scottish Communities League Cup win over Motherwell last night and considered the exciting prospect of an Old Firm quarter-final tie against the Light Blues.

Celtic 4 Raith Rovers 1

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers insists he is not taking victory over Hearts for granted despite his decision to rest key players for the clash at Tynecastle.

He could potentially be sacked by the time the transfer window closes if comments from the club’s global adviser are to be believed but Blackburn manager Steve Kean is on the lookout for a new striker and is looking for players close to these shores.

Ally McCoist could face disciplinary action over his comments regarding the panel that handed Rangers a 12-month transfer embargo.

The Scottish Football League will consult their clubs early next week over the fallout from the Rangers crisis – but Raith Rovers today added their voice to opposition to Charles Green’s newco club joining the Irn-Bru First Division.

Hearts have confirmed the appointment of John McGlynn as their new manager.

NORWICH suffered a stunning 4-0 home defeat at the hands of npower League One leaders MK Dons as the three newly-promoted Premier League clubs exited the Carling Cup at the second-round stage last night.

Aberdeen 2 Rangers 3

Kilmarnock goalkeeper Alan Combe is looking forward to the visit of holders Rangers in the Co-operative Insurance Cup quarter-finals.

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

JOSH THOMPSON admits that Celtic’s stunned players have to quickly make amends after the Hoops last chance of silverware vanished in a humiliating 2-0 Scottish Cup semi-final defeat by minnows Ross County.

Celtic 0 Ross County 2

Dundee Utd 1 Rangers 0

Aberdeen 4 Celtic 4

The FA Cup is feeling the force of the winter freeze with three of today’s third-round ties falling victim to the weather.

The cold snap continued to bite in the UK this afternoon as a raft of sporting fixtures fell prey to the sub-zero conditions sweeping the country.

Scotland manager George Burley has revealed he is open to using the residency rule that could see Nacho Novo turn out in dark blue.

Rangers were dealt a blow this morning when it emerged that Carlos Cuellar was unlikely to feature in the crucial Champions League qualifier against FBK Kaunas.

Rangers defender Carlos Cuellar has been ruled out of Wednesday’s Champions League opener after limping off with a calf injury during a 2-1 friendly win against Raith Rovers.

Dundee United 2 Rangers 1

CLAUDE ANELKA, the brother and agent of Manchester City’s French striker Nicolas, has left Raith Rovers after a miserable five-month spell as a director and head coach of the Scottish first division club.

Bad weather caused the postponement of two matches in the English First Division today.

Tonight’s First Division matches between Walsall and Sunderland, and Rotherham and Crystal Palace have been postponed because of frozen pitches.

Two Bank of Scotland Premier League matches and Sunderland’s Division One clash with Preston were the highest profile victims of the weather today.

Hearts 0 Celtic 1

Partick have signed goalkeeper Jamie Langfield until the end of the season.

Spanish giants Valencia have joined the race to sign John Sutton, brother of Celtic star Chris.

Scotland’s First Division fixture card suffered a complete wipe out following the postponement of Arbroath’s game with St Mirren.

Former Dundee boss Jocky Scott could be in line for a return to management as the new coach of Scottish First Division basement side Raith Rovers.

If either of the Libyans is convicted of mass murder, they must serve their life term in a Scottish prison.