HEARTS will wait until the summer before rebuilding their management team after parting company with head coach Graham Rix and director of football Jim Duffy.

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RANGERS chairman David Murray will step up his efforts over the next 48 hours to bring in Paul Le Guen as the club’s new manager.

Hearts have appointed Jim Duffy as director of football until the end of the season.

THE Department of Finance warned just last month that the FISP system could end up costing even more than PPARS.

Dundee have made the first cuts to their playing staff with eight players released by the Dark Blues following their relegation from the Bank of Scotland Premier League.

Dundee manager Jim Duffy admits the departure of Davie Hay from Dunfermline throws up even more uncertainty in the battle to avoid relegation from the Bank of Scotland Premier League.

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Rangers left it late at Dens Park but goals from Marvin Andrews and Fernando Ricksen made sure their championship challenge was not dented by Dundee.

Martin O’Neill made two changes from the side which knocked Clyde out of the Tennent’s Scottish Cup for tonight’s Bank of Scotland Premier League game against Dundee.

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President George Bush and Democratic rival Senator John Kerry are locked in a tie for the popular vote, according to an Associated Press poll, while a chunk of voters waver between their desire for change and their doubts about the alternative.

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Holders Livingston have been given a home tie with Jim Duffy’s Dundee in the third round of the CIS Insurance Cup.

Dundee striker Nacho Novo could be set to complete his move to Rangers today.

Celtic will continue to monitor the Nacho Novo situation after the Dundee player met officials at Parkhead yesterday.

Hearts boss Craig Levein was delighted with the way his players reacted to conceding a late equaliser by snatching a 2-1 win at Dundee.

Dundee manager Jim Duffy believes his side will bounce back from their bad run and expects the return of his injured players to be the catalyst for a Dens Park revival.

Dundee have been forced to postpone tomorrow’s Bank of Scotland Premier League game against Hearts at Dens Park due to a frozen pitch.

Dundee manager Jim Duffy believes the next 48 hours will prove critical for Gavin Rae’s proposed move to Rangers.

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THERE is no way of knowing for certain whether the arrow of political correctness has penetrated the shoulder, let alone the heart, of professional football. Somehow you very much doubt it. There remains something distinctly primeval about the game.

Dundee have been placed in administration, financial consultants Ernst & Young have confirmed.

Scotland international Colin Cameron concedes his Euro 2004 hopes are resting on a new gumshield.

CELTIC star Magnus Hedman yesterday jumped to the defence of under-fire team-mate Neil Lennon after Tayside police confirmed they would launch an investigation into an alleged incident at Dens Park.

Celtic emerged triumphant from a hard-fought battle at Dens Park courtesy of Bobo Balde’s first-half winner to reclaim top spot in the Bank of Scotland Premier League – but Martin O’Neill watched in horror as his Champions League injury crisis deepened.

Celtic skipper Paul Lambert faces more misery in Germany after Martin O’Neill all but conceded today that his skipper would miss the Champions League opener against Bayern Munich in the Olympic Stadium.

Dundee manager Jim Duffy is unhappy Rangers have held talks with Zurab Khizanishvili behind his back.

Dundee goalkeeper Julian Speroni believes that turning down offers from Italy last summer has made him a better player.

Rangers ‘nine-in-a-row’ legend John Brown believes beating Dundee on Saturday to lift the Tennent’s Scottish Cup could boost the club’s chances of making an impression in next season’s Champions League.

RANGERS manager Alex McLeish hit back at Celtic striker Chris Sutton last night amid Parkhead claims that Dunfermline were happy to roll over at Ibrox yesterday and hand the Gers the Scottish Premier League title.

Rangers manager Alex McLeish hit back at Celtic striker Chris Sutton for claiming Dunfermline were happy to hand the Gers the title.

Celtic manager Martin O’Neill is hoping to arrange a weekend friendly to help his injured stars shape up for the UEFA Cup final.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle manager John Robertson today backed his players to move on up to the Premier League – by staying put.

Celtic chief executive Ian McLeod is confident Martin O’Neill will ignore Dick Advocaat’s advice and sign a new contract with the club.

A gap of four points would hardly cause too much concern at this early stage of the season – but for the Old Firm that could take quite some time to make up in the Scottish Premier League.

PARTICK manager John Lambie has admitted his interest in taking Paul Gascoigne back to Glasgow but concedes wages may prove to be a stumbling block.

Dundee manager Jim Duffy will find out on Tuesday whether his move for Paul Gascoigne will get off the ground.

A Euro MP has called on the Government to release cancer figures after a new study suggested people living near nuclear power stations stood a high risk of developing cancer.