Cardiff boss Malky Mackay admits he expected to be sacked over the course of the weekend.

Germany striker Mario Gomez has hit back at criticism of his performance in their win over Portugal by pointing out only Lionel Messi scored more Champions League goals than him last season and questioning why he should change his game.

St Mirren 4 Celtic 0

St Mirren 4 Celtic 0

St Mirren 0 Rangers 0

St Mirren 0 Celtic 2

RANGERS boss Walter Smith was pleased to hold on to another “hard-fought three points” after last night’s 2-1 win at St Mirren.

St Mirren 1 Celtic 0

ST MIRREN manager Gus MacPherson accused referee Eddie Smith of winking at him after the official had awarded Celtic the winning penalty in their Clydesdale Bank Premier League opener at Parkhead yesterday.

Celtic 1 St Mirren 0

St Mirren 0 Rangers 3

Rangers 4 St Mirren 0

Dundee Utd 1 St Mirren 0

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan picked out Gary Caldwell and Stephen McManus for special praise after his side beat St Mirren 3-1 at Love Street.

CELTIC chief executive Peter Lawwell revealed he will be having private discussions with St Mirren after the Saints’ PA announcer claimed the visiting fans had been singing sectarian songs in the first half of the Hoops’ 3-1 Bank of Scotland Premier League victory at Love Street.

St Mirren 1 Celtic 3

Turkey became the second Muslim country to commit troops to the expanded United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon, with the Ankara parliament voting in favour of deployment despite widespread public opposition.

TURKEY’S health minister last night confirmed two human cases of bird flu, including a teenage farm boy who died after developing pneumonia-like symptoms.

Turkey’s health minister tonight confirmed two human cases of bird flu, including a teenage farm boy who died after developing pneumonia-like symptoms.

Dunfermline 0 Rangers 1

Celtic 1 Dunfermline 2

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Talented teenage striker Aiden McGeady kept his place in the Celtic starting line-up for today’s Bank of Scotland Premier League championship party at Parkhead.

Republic of Ireland U-21 boss Don Givens handed debuts to Liverpool’s Darren Potter and Paddy McCarthy of Manchester City for the friendly against the Poles.

Leeds United defender Henry McStay has been added to the Republic of Ireland Under 21 squad for the Madeira international tournament by manager Don Givens following the withdrawal of Scarborough's Stephen Capper.

ALMOST half of the Irish U-17 squad that played in a quadrangular soccer tournament in the Canary Islands last week were drawn from outside of Dublin.

The Republic of Ireland under-21 boss Don Givens has named a 20-man squad to take part in the Madeira International Tournament at the end of this month.

Rescue workers, searching for dozens of children in the rubble of a Turkish school dormitory that collapsed during an earthquake, all but gave up hope of finding any more survivors this afternoon.

Rescue equipment fell silent as searchers listened today for any sign of life under a flattened school dormitory where about 70 children remained trapped since a strong earthquake rocked eastern Turkey.

Mehmet Scholl will miss Bayern Munich's Bundesliga match on Saturday, but hopes are high he will be back to face Real Madrid in the Champions League.