It was that time of the season again, when the South Stand Choir summons as many as it can to invade the Pussycat Empire and request noise from the Cheatahs. This time it was decided that fancy dress, kilts in

NUNS go to Huddersfield in National Division Three North tomorrow but whether tight-head prop Tim Pickard will be in the starting line-up will depend on a late fiteness test. Pickard is carrying a shoulder injury and coach Mike Umaga reckons

A last gasp try by Matt Banahan snatched a key 24-20 win for Bath as they beat a quality Sale side who were unlucky to have victory stolen from them in the dying moments.

James Rodwell can be forgiven if he feels a little disorientated at Billesley Common tomorrow in what will be his first Moseley match for more than a month. The last time the dynamic No 8 played any form of rugby

Birmingham & Solihull start the second half of their season with a local derby at Stourbridge knowing they have to do better than they did in the first. In some respects Bees have done outstandingly well in their opening 13

ABOUT to complete his first 18 months in the job in which he succeeded David Taylor on 1 June last year, Gordon Smith was not only looking ahead, but reflecting on the vicissi

THE words might still echo in the Broughty Ferry street now, so resonant and bold did they seem. Talk of a "splendid apostle", of Dundee United's "greatest eve

THE quest for third-place supremacy ended in stalemate as Tynecastle hosted its biggest crowd of the season. Hearts marketed this game as "Back The Team Day" and their

HIBS skipper Rob Jones has revealed how he deliberately turned a deaf ear to the pleas of boss Mixu Paatelainen because he feared being substituted.

KILMARNOCK were yesterday found guilty of breaking SPL rules over the postponement of this month's home match against Aberdeen.

HEARTS have confirmed they plan to pay their players monthly instead of weekly in a bid to avoid a repeat of the wages fiasco that has blighted the club this season.

DURING a lengthy conversation this week, the SFA's chief executive, Gordon Smith, recounted an experience which lent support to this column's long-held suspicion over

HIBERNIAN manager Mixu Paatelainen has told his players their recent fruitful run counts for nothing ahead of today's trip to Rangers. Paatelainen's side head into the

JUST occasionally, it can seem that the football matches are mere punctuation to the more juicy action occurring off the pitch. Tomorrow afternoon's delicious clash betwee

MARK McGhee had strong words about himself and his Motherwell team as he admitted they are mired in a Clydesdale Bank Premier League relegation battle following today's 2-

PETERHEAD's key goal this afternoon would appear to be preventing a league within a league forming in the Second Division.

ABERDEEN maintained their unbeaten record at the Caledonian Stadium with a comfortable Clydesdale Bank Premier League win over lacklustre Inverness.

GORDON Strachan has denied Celtic's move to sign goalkeeper Lukasz Zaluska from Dundee United is preparing the ground for the sale of his Polish international colleague Ar

ANDY Dorman's first-half strike against Kilmarnock gave St Mirren their first win at Rugby Park since 1992.

JIMMY Calderwood is more sympathetic than most to the problems Craig Brewster has faced in guiding Inverness to victory at the Caledonian Stadium.