Celtic warmed up for their crucial Champions League play-off in midweek with a 4-2 win over St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park after surviving a late lapse.

Celtic boss Ronny Deila will appeal Dedryck Boyata’s red card against Hamilton at New Douglas Park on Friday night.

Aberdeen 0 Celtic 1: Skipper Scott Brown joked about facing the fury of the Aberdeen fans after scoring the winner against the Dons at Pittodrie.

Inverness and Celtic warmed up for their William Hill Scottish Cup semi-final showdown next weekend with a 1-1 draw at a blustery Tulloch Caledonian stadium.

Celtic 2 Rangers 0: Ronny Deila criticised the Hampden pitch but Celtic cruised to the final of the Scottish League Cup at the national stadium with a 2-0 win over Rangers.

Celtic cruised through to the Scottish League Cup final with a 2-0 win over Rangers at Hampden Park on a day when the gulf between the two traditional rivals was laid bare.

Ronny Deila has made three changes to his starting line-up for Celtic's Scottish League Cup semi-final against Rangers at Hampden Park.

St Johnstone 0 Celtic 1

Celtic 2 Inverness 2

Malaga president Abdullah Bin Nasser Al Thani today accused UEFA of being “corrupt” as he continued to vent his fury following the Spanish club’s controversial Champions League exit at the hands of Borussia Dortmund.

Borussia Dortmund 3 Malaga 2 (Borussia Dortmund win 3-2 on aggregate)

Borussia Dortmund 3 Malaga 2 (Borussia Dortmund win 3-2 on aggregate)

AC Milan 2 Barcelona 0

AC Milan 2 Barcelona 0

Inverness 1 Celtic 3

Rami Gershon and Tom Rogic have been handed debuts in a much-changed Celtic side for their SPL clash with Inverness at the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium today.

Hibernian 1 Celtic 0

Celtic boss Neil Lennon has revealed he was encouraged by yesterday’s meeting with the Scottish Football Association’s compliance officer, Vincent Lunny.

Celtic captain Scott Brown will miss today's SPL visit of Hearts as he continued to battle a hip problem.

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Hibernian 1 Hearts 5

Striker Craig Beattie will begin the William Hill Scottish Cup final on the bench as Hearts took on fiercest rivals Hibernian, who were seeking to win the trophy for the first time in 110 years.

Australian prime minister Julia Gillard said she had asked a lawmaker embroiled in a scandal over payment for prostitutes to quit the Labour Party, in a blow to her fragile minority rule.

Neil Lennon last night revealed Anthony Stokes has barged his way to the top of the queue for a new contract with his impressive performance in Celtic’s 5-0 win over Hibernian at Easter Road.

Hibernian 0 Celtic 5

Barcelona put one foot in the quarter-finals of the Champions League with victory over a Leverkusen side who might wonder what might have been had they attacked from the start last night.

St Johnstone 1 Rangers 2

CELTIC manager Neil Lennon hailed Gary Hooper’s goal as “a thing of beauty” after his team beat Dundee United at Tannadice to cut the gap on Rangers to four points.

NEIL LENNON admitted his concern about his Celtic side’s title hopes after the 2-0 defeat to Hearts at Tynecastle yesterday.

Hearts 2 Celtic 1

NEIL LENNON revealed he will have to “shut down” Scott Brown after the Celtic skipper succumbed to his on-going ankle complaint in the pulsating 4-2 Clydesdale Bank Premier League defeat by Rangers yesterday.

FT: Rangers 4 Celtic 2

Rangers striker Nikica Jelavic returned from a knee injury for the first Old Firm game of the season at Ibrox.

A scandal that threatened to bring down the Australian government eased today when police announced they would not charge a politician accused of misusing an official credit card to pay prostitutes.

An Australian MP has been accused of using an official credit card to pay for prostitutes, sparking a political scandal that could bring down the government.

Celtic 5 Dundee United 1

A children’s charity which campaigned for Hearts player Craig Thomson to leave the club have welcomed news of his departure.

The Scottish Premier League have confirmed that no action will be taken against Hearts or Celtic following a match between the two clubs where Neil Lennon was allegedly attacked by a supporter.

The chief executive of a prominent children’s charity has called on Hearts to sack Craig Thomson after the defender pleaded guilty to lewd, libidinous and indecent behaviour towards two under-age girls.

Hearts have launched a tirade against external influences – including “mafia” - they believe are having a damaging impact on the Tynecastle club.

Defender Craig Thomson has issued an apology after today being freed to resume his career with Hearts following a club investigation into his conviction for “lewd, libidinous and indecent behaviour”.

Scotland 3 Wales 1

TWELVE years ago, almost eight decades after the FAI had been founded, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland faced one another in a senior international friendly for the very first time.