HAMILTON were last night fighting to keep hold of star midfielder James McCarthy after Celtic made their move for the teenager. Accies boss Billy Reid confirmed the Lanarkshire club had received a bid from the Scottish champions, which was set to be rejected.

Former Celtic captain Tom Boyd believes the Scottish champions must sharpen up their finishing to stand any chance of causing an upset against AC Milan.

Celtic midfielder Neil Lennon is determined to lead the Hoops to title glory in his first season as captain.

Kenny Dalglish hailed Martin O’Neill as “a magnificent servant” to Celtic after the Irishman confirmed he would bring his five-year spell at the club to an end after Saturday’s Tennent’s Scottish Cup final.

Celtic captain Tom Boyd tonight announced his retirement from the game after a distinguished career in Scotland and England.

Stilian Petrov was a notable omission from the Celtic squad for their tough trip to sun-baked Tannadice this afternoon.

Celtic left for Lithuania this morning without a clutch of first team stars.

CELTIC defender Tom Boyd reckons a cliffhanger of a title fight can only be good for Scottish football.

Tom Boyd says he will stay at Celtic for another year, despite offers from several other clubs.

Celtic manager Martin O’Neill today urged Paul Lambert to sign a new contract to keep him at the club beyond 2003.

After the electric display in Holland, Celtic needed a few flashes of Henrik Larsson's brilliance to keep their 100 per cent record intact with victory over Hearts at Parkhead.

Celtic beat Ajax 3-1 in Amsterdam to take a giant step towards reaching the Champions League group stages for the first time in their history.

Despite winning 12 major trophies in his first 10 years at Manchester United, Ryan Giggs is hungry for more.

Celtic manager Martin O’Neill will go out of his way to make sure Chris Sutton and Bobby Petta are in his side for next Saturday’s Scottish Cup final.

Alex Ferguson has sent out a warning to Manchester United's Premiership title rivals for next season.

The 10 reasons why Celtic are this season’s outstanding Scottish side.

Scotland manager Craig Brown has asked for a video tape of footage from the San Marino match to be made available for the defence of Colin Hendry.