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Scott Banks in action for Dundee United.

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January 28 2021

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Craig Wighton: Arbroath are in transfer hunt for out-of-favour Hearts striker

January 28 2021

Dundee United boss Micky Mellon was frustrated after his side's poor performance against St Mirren.

Dundee United boss Micky Mellon promises his ‘naive’ Terrors team will improve after St Mirren mauling

January 27 2021

Scotland coach Gregor Townsend.

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January 27 2021

Finn Russell can't go back to France during the Six Nations.

Six Nations 2021: Finn Russell in camp for duration even as Scotland’s Covid-19 bubble is ‘less strict’

January 27 2021

Cameron Redpath in Scotland training this week.

Six Nations 2021: England’s Eddie Jones brushes off questions about Cameron Redpath’s decision to choose Scotland

January 27 2021

Scott Tanser battles for the ball.

St Johnstone boss Callum Davidson happy with point against Aberdeen and Glenn Middleton’s performance

January 27 2021

Dundee United fans are supporting their club financially during tough times.

RAB DOUGLAS: Dundee United fans are fiercely loyal – and they have proved it by putting their money where their mouths are

January 27 2021

Shaun Rooney and Matty Kennedy battle for possession.

St Johnstone extend unbeaten run to six with 0-0 draw against Aberdeen

January 27 2021

A poor first half cost Dundee United the game at Tannadice.

Dundee United 1 St Mirren 5: Terrors pay the penalty as Buddies run riot at Tannadice

January 27 2021

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Dundee United fans are supporting their club financially during tough times.

RAB DOUGLAS: Dundee United fans are fiercely loyal – and they have proved it by putting their money where their mouths are

January 27 2021

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Dundee United manager Micky Mellon.

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January 23 2021

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Novak Djokovic.

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January 22 2021

Callum Davidson.

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January 21 2021

Brother Walfrid statue outside Celtic Park.

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January 15 2021

The last Grand Match at the Lake of Menteith.

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Mikel Arteta admits the staging of next month’s Europa League tie against Benfica is out of is hands (Andy Rain/PA)

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Mikel Arteta in dark over format of Arsenal-Benfica Europa League tie

January 28 2021

Yannick Bolasie has joined Middlesbrough on loan from Everton (Richard Sellers/PA)

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Middlesbrough sign Yannick Bolasie on loan from Everton

January 28 2021

Tyrick Mitchell has followed in Wilfried Zaha’s footsteps by progressing through Crystal Palace’s academy (Ian Walton/PA)

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Crystal Palace believe revamped academy can attract London’s ‘hotbed of talent’

January 28 2021

Manchester United’s players appear dejected during their home defeat to Sheffield United (Dave Thompson/PA)

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Where do Manchester United stand after Sheffield United loss?

January 28 2021

Naomi Osaka has invested in US women’s football team North Carolina Courage (Steven Paston/PA)

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Naomi Osaka buys stake in US women’s team North Carolina Courage

January 28 2021

England Under-21 boss Aidy Boothroyd first takes his side to Euro 2021 (Mike Egerton/PA)

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England Under-21s drawn alongside Czech Republic and Slovenia in Euro qualifiers

January 28 2021

Graham Potter admits Brighton have drawn too many games (Nick Potts/PA).

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Graham Potter calls on Brighton to turn draws into wins

January 28 2021

Former Motherwell striker Jordan White has joined Ross County (Jeff Holmes/PA)

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John Hughes believes Jordan White can bring extra dimension to Ross County

January 28 2021

Erhun Oztumer is a doubt for Bristol Rovers (Mike Egerton/PA)

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Bristol Rovers to check on duo after midweek return

January 28 2021

Rebecca Marino will play her first grand slam main draw match since January 2013 (Rui Vieira/PA)

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Rebecca Marino reflects on eight-year journey ahead of grand slam comeback

January 28 2021

Micky Mellon kept calm after a difficult game (Alan Harvey/PA)

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Micky Mellon vows to support his players after St Mirren thrashing

January 28 2021

Dean Kiely has worked at Crystal Palace since January 2018 (Mike Egerton/PA)

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Crystal Palace goalkeeper coach Dean Kiely takes on same role with Ireland

January 28 2021

Sam Foley is on his way out of Paisley (Jeff Holmes/PA).

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Sam Foley set to leave St Mirren as club eye new signings

January 28 2021

Andy Cook has joined Bradford (Zac Goodwin/PA)

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Andy Cook set to make his Bradford bow against Barrow

January 28 2021

Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti said he has no worries over his defensive tactics (Nick Potts/PA)

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Carlo Ancelotti happy for Everton to keep defending deep after Leicester draw

January 28 2021

Scott Banks in action for Dundee United.

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Scott Banks: Dunfermline’s ex-Dundee United kid lifts lid on working with ‘mind-blowing’ Crystal Palace duo

January 28 2021

Sean Dyche says he never had any doubts his strikers would rediscover their scoring touch (Alex Pantling/PA)

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Burnley boss Sean Dyche always knew his strikers would start firing

January 28 2021

Billy Gilmour could head out on loan from Chelsea (Adam Davy/PA)

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Billy Gilmour could leave Chelsea on loan to seek first-team opportunities

January 28 2021

Axel Tuanzebe and Anthony Martial (PA)

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Man Utd condemn ‘mindless idiots’ who sent Tuanzebe and Martial racist abuse

January 28 2021

Axel Tuanzebe and Anthony Martial (PA)

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Axel Tuanzebe and Anthony Martial receive racist abuse on social media

January 28 2021

Jack Simpson is heading to Scotland (John Walton/PA)

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Rangers snap up Bournemouth defender Jack Simpson on a pre-contract deal

January 28 2021

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has offered his full support to absent captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. (Will Oliver/PA)

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Mikel Arteta unsure if Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will be able to face Man Utd

January 28 2021

Sergio Garcia claimed a share of the early clubhouse lead in Dubai (Richard Sellers/PA)

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Sergio Garcia makes fine start in Dubai as Tyrrell Hatton fails to fire

January 28 2021

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Craig Wighton: Arbroath are in transfer hunt for out-of-favour Hearts striker

January 28 2021

Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant scores against the Atlanta Hawks (Brynn Anderson/AP)

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Brooklyn Nets eke out overtime win against the Atlanta Hawks

January 28 2021

Jadon Sancho/ Nikola Maksimovic (Mike Egerton/ Martin Rickett/PA)

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January 28 2021

Wales head coach Wayne Pivac admits his side have plenty to improve on (David Davies/PA)

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Wales boss Wayne Pivac looking for Six Nations improvement after poor 2020

January 28 2021

Finn Russell is back in Scotland’s squad (Jane Barlow/PA)

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Peter Wright believes Finn Russell is key to Scotland’s Six Nations hopes

January 28 2021

Eddie Jones acknowledges the role elite sport can play in lifting the nation’s spirits (David Rogers/PA)

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Eddie Jones recognises positive role Six Nations can play amid Covid-19 crisis

January 28 2021

England are the defending champions (Marco Lacobucci/PA)

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The key talking points ahead of the 2021 Guinness Six Nations

January 28 2021

Johnny Sexton will captain Ireland for a second successive Six Nations campaign (Brian Lawless/PA)

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Johnny Sexton keen to captain Ireland to Six Nations success

January 28 2021

England will be looking to retain the Six Nations Trophy (Steven Paston/PA)

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England and France set to be teams to beat again in unprecedented Six Nations

January 28 2021

Colin Montgomerie captained Europe in 2010 (Lynne Cameron/PA)

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On this day in 2009 – Colin Montgomerie named European captain for Ryder Cup

January 28 2021

Double Olympic champion Helen Glover, left, has returned to the GB Rowing team (Mike Egerton/PA)

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Helen Glover determined to make more history after relaunching Olympic odyssey

January 28 2021

Jurgen Klopp is not looking beyond Thursday’s fixture at Tottenham (Adam Davy/PA)

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Jurgen Klopp focused on Tottenham as Liverpool look to reignite title defence

January 28 2021

Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder, left, was able to celebrate a rare win over Manchester United (Tim Keeton/PA)

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer left frustrated by shock defeat to rock-bottom Blades

January 27 2021

Jordan Pickford’s error allowed Leicester to score an equaliser (Paul Ellis/PA)

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Carlo Ancelotti refuses to blame Jordan Pickford after mistake hands Foxes point

January 27 2021

Lionel Messi celebrates with Ronald Koeman after Barcelona’s win (Manu Fernandez/AP

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Lionel Messi scores on return as Barcelona defeat Rayo Vallecano in Copa del Rey

January 27 2021

Livingston manager David Martindale has lauded Scott Pittman (Jane Barlow/PA)

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David Martindale calls Scott Pittman his ‘best bit of Livingston business’

January 27 2021

Alfredo Morelos moved Rangers ever closer to the Premiership title (Ian Rutherford/PA)

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Rangers match-winner Alfredo Morelos ‘shouldn’t have been on the pitch’

January 27 2021

Sheffield United’s Oliver Burke (14) celebrates with his team-mates after scoring the winner at Old Trafford (Tim Keeton/PA)

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Sheffield United shock title-chasing Manchester United at Old Trafford

January 27 2021

Celtic’s Vasilis Barkas needs to improve, says boss Neil Lennon (Andrew Milligan/PA)

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Neil Lennon tells Vasilis Barkas to improve after keeper axed for Hamilton win

January 27 2021

Jose Mourinho, right, says he is more harshly treated than others on the touchline (Clive Brunskill/PA)

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Jose Mourinho believes he is not treated the same as other misbehaving managers

January 27 2021

Fulham manager Scott Parker praised his goalkeeper Alphonse Areola, right, after his performance against Brighton (Mike Hewitt/PA)

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Scott Parker praises Alphonse Areola after Fulham keep Brighton at bay

January 27 2021

Great Britain’s women finished fourth at the Rio Paralympics (Thomas Lovelock/OIS)

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Sophie Carrigill has tunnel-vision when it comes to Tokyo 2020 preparation

January 27 2021

James Rodriguez scored for Everton (Paul Ellis/PA)

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James Rodriguez scores stunner and Jordan Pickford makes mistake as Everton draw

January 27 2021

Thomas Frank expects a tight title race in the Championship (Nick Potts/PA)

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‘It’s going to be interesting’ – Thomas Frank predicts exciting promotion race

January 27 2021

Sheffield United’s Oliver Burke scored his side’s winner at Manchester United (Tim Keeton/PA)

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Oliver Burke winner sees Sheffield United stun title-chasing Manchester United

January 27 2021

Kyle Wootton scored twice in his side’s 2-0 win (Mike Egerton/PA)

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Notts County move into play-off places after late Kyle Wootton brace

January 27 2021