Rangers narrow the gap

KYLE LAFFERTY grabbed the only goal of the game as Rangers avenged last month’s defeat by Hearts with a 1-0 win over the Edinburgh side in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League at Ibrox.

Lafferty pounced in the opening minutes before El-Hadji Diouf was handed an earlier than anticipated debut following his transfer deadline-day move.

The win allowed Rangers to move to within five points of SPL leaders Celtic, with two games in hands over their rivals. New signings Diouf, David Healy and Kyle Bartley were all named on the bench for Rangers.