Celtic cruise as Rangers lose on pivotal night in title race

Celtic took a massive step towards a ninth league title in a row with a thumping 5-0 Ladbrokes Premiership win over Hearts as Rangers crashed to defeat at Kilmarnock.

Olivier Ntcham opened the scoring for Celtic on the half-hour mark before second-half goals from Christopher Jullien, Callum McGregor, substitute Ryan Christie and Jozo Simunovic completed the rout.