David Moyes was frustrated at not being able to pick Mohammed Kudus for West Ham’s goalless draw against Brighton.Ghana forward Kudus, arguably West Ham’s best player this season, was unavailable due to his forthcoming participation at the Africa Cup of Nations.Yet Egypt’s Mohamed Salah was able to play for Liverpool against Newcastle 24 hours earlier, scoring twice in a 4-2 wi...Full Story »

Weary West Ham and burned-out Brighton served up a lifeless goalless draw to dent both sides’ top-five ambitions.Two makeshift teams were missing 16 first-team players between them through injury, illness or suspension, and in West Ham’s case also due to the Africa Cup of Nations which has cost them the services of in-form forward Mohammed Kudus for a month.Given that it was West Ham...Full Story »

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers praised his players’ mentality after they followed up their derby triumph with a dominant 3-0 win over St Mirren.The cinch Premiership leaders maintained the eight-point advantage they opened up with Saturday’s victory over Rangers, thanks to a flying start which saw Daizen Maeda net inside 60 seconds and Matt O’Riley slot home his 10th goal of th...Full Story »

Matt O’Riley provided a goal and assist inside the first six minutes as Celtic cruised to a 3-0 victory over 10-man St Mirren.Daizen Maeda and Greg Taylor were also on target in Paisley as Celtic went into the cinch Premiership winter break eight points clear of Rangers, who have two games in hand.Toyosi Olusanya was sent off in first-half stoppage-time after catching Celtic goalkeeper Joe...Full Story »

Philippe Clement told his Rangers players to enjoy their upcoming break after bouncing back from their Old Firm defeat to beat Kilmarnock 3-1 at IbroxThe Belgian had lost his first game as Gers boss since taking over in October in the narrow 2-1 loss at Celtic Park on Saturday but late first-half goals against Killie from wide-men Ross McCausland and Abdallah Sima had the Light Blues in control ...Full Story »

Steven Naismith praised in-form Hearts for overcoming a “rubbish” pitch at the Tony Macaroni Arena to tighten their grip on third place in the cinch Premiership with a 2-1 away win over Livingston.The Jambos boss was braced for a scrap on the Lions’ artificial surface, and he was encouraged to see his team come out on the right side of it after second-half goals from Kenneth Va...Full Story »

Nick Montgomery was frustrated at his side’s lack of cutting edge despite salvaging a point with an injury-time equaliser in a 2-2 draw against Motherwell.Elie Youan fired Hibs into a deserved first-half lead after making a dominant start to proceedings at Easter Road.They would find themselves pegged back seven minutes later, however, and Bevis Mugabi then nodded the visitors ahead shortl...Full Story »

Elie Youan struck late to rescue a point for Hibernian against Motherwell in a 2-2 draw in the cinch Premiership.It looked as if the Steelmen were set for an impressive victory after Theo Bair and Bevis Mugabi cancelled out Youan’s opener.Lewis Stevenson struck the crossbar as the hosts hunted for an equaliser and they would salvage a point in the first minute of injury-time when Youan&rsq...Full Story »

Barry Robson believes that Aberdeen looked like a “proper team” again in their 3-0 cinch Premiership win over Ross County.Jamie McGrath’s first-half double was added to by Bojan Miovski late in the day, with the Dons in control for the vast majority of the match in Dingwall.Robson’s side moved up to eighth in the table, four points above second-bottom County.He said: &ldq...Full Story »

Airdrie earned back-to-back cinch Championship victories with a 2-0 win against Inverness.The hosts went close in the early stages when Charlie Telfer’s free-kick flew past a post and Mason Hancock had a low effort saved by Mark Ridgers.The Inverness goalkeeper was called into action again to deny Gabby McGill from a corner and the hosts had another chance 10 minutes into the second half w...Full Story »

Partick Thistle bounced back to winning ways by beating Queen’s Park 3-2 in the cinch Championship.Harry Milne converted Aidan Fitzpatrick’s cross after 27 minutes to open the scoring, but bottom-placed Queen’s Park quickly levelled through Ruari Paton’s close-range finish.Fitzpatrick restored the home side’s lead straight after the break and Lewis Neilson’s h...Full Story »

Robbie Muirhead’s hat-trick secured Morton a comfortable 3-0 victory over Ayr at Cappielow.The 27-year-old opened the scoring when he headed home Cameron Blues’ cross from close range in the 35th minute.His second came after the break, when he raced down the left flank before rifling a right-footed effort past Robbie Mutch.Muirhead capped off an inspired afternoon with a third from t...Full Story »

Aberdeen were rarely troubled as they moved clear of the cinch Premiership relegation places with a 3-0 win at fellow strugglers Ross County.A first-half double from Jamie McGrath was added to in the 80th minute by Bojan Miovski, who took his personal tally to 15 goals across all competitions this season.The win lifted the Dons four points above second-bottom County.A cagey start saw both teams ...Full Story »

Daniel O’Reilly scored twice as Raith Rovers stayed clear at the top of the Scottish Championship with a 2-1 derby victory away to Dunfermline.When Dunfermline failed to clear Josh Mullin’s cross, O’Reilly fired the visitors in front with 11 minutes gone, but Ben Summers brought Dunfermline level with a superb solo goal, his first at senior level, seven minutes before half-time...Full Story »

Louis Moult bagged a brace as Dundee United’s promotion push in the cinch Championship continued with a 3-0 victory at Arbroath.After a slightly delayed kick-off due to congestion at the Gayfield Park turnstiles, Moult – having already gone close with a shot narrowly wide – put the visitors in front in the 38th minute, slotting in a finish teed up by Tony Watt’s cut-back....Full Story »

Rangers quickly swept away Old Firm frustrations with a 3-1 cinch Premiership win over Kilmarnock at Ibrox.Philippe Clement lost his first game as Gers boss in the narrow 2-1 defeat at Celtic Park on Saturday but, just as it looked as if they were losing their way a bit after an energetic start, late first-half goals from wide-men Ross McCausland and Abdallah Sima gave them a commanding interval...Full Story »

Kenneth Vargas and Lawrence Shankland scored second-half goals as in-form Hearts eked out a 2-1 win at struggling Livingston to tighten their grip on third place heading into the cinch Premiership winter break.The Jambos – whose top scorer Shankland saw a penalty saved at 0-0 – endured a nervy finale after Livingston pulled one back through an Andrew Shinnie spot-kick.But they held f...Full Story »

Alexia Grace set the pulses of her 160,000 Twitter followers racing by making a spicy promise - on the condition that Premier League overachievers Aston Villa clinch the title Adult content star Alexia Grace is an Aston Villa fan (Image: Alexia Grace / SWNS) Aston Villa’s sexiest fan has vowed to “get naked on Twitter” on one condition. Adult star and influencer Alexia Grace...Full Story »

The Portuguese legend, who was 2023’s top goalscorer with 54 goals for Al-Nassr and his country, splashed out to treat his beloved mother Maria Dolores on New Year’s Eve. Cristiano Ronaldo shocked his mum Maria Dolares on her birthday Credit: Instagram He gifted his mum an incredible new Porsche Cayenne Credit: Instagram The ex-Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus striker, ...Full Story »

ERIK TEN HAG ended 2023 on a high as he headed out for a swanky meal with his family. The Manchester United manager endured a mixed year in charge of the Red Devils. Erik ten Hag headed out for a meal on New Year's Eve with his wife Bianca Credit: Eamonn and James Clarke It was an enjoyable end to a mixed 2023 for the Red Devils boss Credit: Eamonn and James Clarke He helped the club end the...Full Story »