Falkirk 0 Celtic 3

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan will not face a touchline ban after his appeal against a two-match punishment was upheld by the Scottish Football Association.

Blackrock International Land has announced that it has formed a new joint venture company with Total Produce which has agreed to acquire 135 acres of land in Dublin for a total outlay, including costs, of €25m.

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan must serve a two-match touchline ban following a Scottish Football Association hearing into his dismissal against Hearts in April.

Celtic boss Gordon Strachan is due to discover whether he faces a four-match touchline ban following his dismissal against Hearts last season.

Gordon Strachan’s appeal against a four-match touchline ban will be heard by the Scottish Football Association’s disciplinary committee on September 25.

Celtic 5 Hearts 0

CELTIC MANAGER Gordon Strachan is adamant referee Stuart Dougal’s decision to send him to the stand during their surprise defeat to Hearts will not take the shine off the Hoops’ title celebrations.

Celtic striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink praised Steven Pressley for guiding the champions through a difficult Bank of Scotland Premier League clash with Hearts at Tynecastle.

Hearts midfielder Saulius Mikoliunas will miss the Bank of Scotland Premier League visit of Kilmarnock through suspension.

Hearts head coach Valdas Ivanauskas will watch tomorrow’s UEFA Cup draw still nursing a sense of injustice after the Edinburgh side’s elimination from the Champions League at the hands of AEK Athens.

TWO sendings off and three late goals ended Hearts’ Champions League dreams as Valdas Ivanauskas’ team slumped to a 3-0 defeat in Athens last night.

Hearts 1 AEK Athens 2

Hearts 2 Celtic 1

THE surge in profits at fruit importer Fyffes last year has been reflected in the pay packets of the company’s top bosses.

THE surge in profits at fruit importers Fyffes last year has been reflected in the pay packets of the company’s top bosses.

Hearts defender Jose Goncalves will miss the Bank of Scotland Premier League visit of Aberdeen.

Hearts have completed the signing of Neil McCann on a two-and-a-half year deal.

The ISEQ index lost 10.2 points to close at 7144.07 today.

Neil McCann has decided to retire as a director of Fyffes, having stepped down as chairman in December 2003.

Scotland 1 USA 1

Southampton boss Harry Redknapp is sweating on a possible FA charge following his dismissal from the touchline during Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Derby at Pride Park.

Scotland came within 15 minutes of beating Italy today, for the first time in 40 years.

Celtic striker Craig Beattie has been promoted to the senior Scotland squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Italy and Norway next month.

DUTCH coach Marco van Basten has added midfielder Phillip Cocu to his squad for the Group 1 qualifier against Finland in Helsinki tomorrow night.

Ian Guider

Southampton 2 Brentford 2

A DISPUTE broke out at the High Court yesterday over whether lawyers for Fyffes plc should have produced certain documents which, DCC claims, are crucial to and supportive of its denial of allegations that it breached insider dealing provisions of the Companies Act in relation to a €106 million sale of the DCC stake in Fyffes in February 2000.

Southampton striker Kevin Phillips ran the show at Northampton where he scored one goal and created two more as the Saints cruised into the FA Cup fourth round.

Man City 2 Southampton 1

Liverpool 1 Southampton 0

Defenders Graeme Le Saux and Jason Dodd face fitness tests as Southampton bid to boost their hopes of avoiding relegation with victory over Charlton on St Stephen's Day.

Southampton striker James Beattie has recovered from injury and is included in the squad for the Premiership clash at Tottenham tomorrow.

James Beattie is set to give new Southampton manager Harry Redknapp a major boost by returning from injury for the relegation-haunted Saints’ visit to Tottenham on Saturday.

DCC founder and chief executive Jim Flavin is no stranger to trouble, having ridden his fair share of tough commercial patches and legal wrangles on his way to building the unique conglomerate that is DCC, reports Kyran Fitzgerald.

Southampton head coach Steve Wigley will welcome three key players back to his squad for the trip to Manchester United.

Southampton 2 West Brom 2

Arsenal 2 Southampton 2

Pascal Cygan replaced England defender Sol Campbell at the heart of the Arsenal defence as the Arsene Wenger’s side looked to start another unbeaten run against Southampton at Highbury.

Everton 1 Southampton 0

Teenager Leon Best is in line to make his full debut as Southampton head coach Steve Wigley faces a striker crisis ahead of his side’s match at Everton tomorrow.

SCOTLAND manager Bertie Vogts is missing several first-choice players for the visit of Norway tonight.

Portsmouth midfielder Richard Hughes has been called up to the Scotland squad for their World Cup qualifying double-header against Norway and Moldova.

Live Television plucked yet another goalless draw but few at St Mary’s knew how it happened as Southampton and Manchester City carved out and missed a bagful of chances.