Falkirk manager John Hughes knows exactly where his side went wrong in their 3-2 defeat against Hibernian last Saturday.

Scotland coach George Burley has reassured defender David Weir that his international future is secure, and indicated that the former Everton defender will play a key role in the heart of the Scottish defence in the 2010 World Cup campaign.

Goalkeeper Marian Kello could be in line to make his full debut for Hearts against St Mirren on Saturday at Tynecastle after Steve Banks was ousted by Vladimir Romanov and Csaba Laszlo at the weekend.

Hibernian striker Colin Nish has told setantasports. com that a call up to the Scotland squad is the last thing he is concerned about at the moment, because he feels he has to improve his game before that will happen.

Motherwell have announced the capture of former St Mirren and Dundee striker John Sutton, who returns to Scotland following a spell with Wycombe Wanderers.

Despite the absence of Rangers midfielder Barry Ferguson for the start of the World-Cup campaign, Scotland coach George Burley believes he has the quality within the squad to cope with the loss of Ferguson.

Motherwell manager Mark McGhee has praised defender Stephen Craigan’s professionalism over the alleged head-butting incident during Saturday’s game involving Aberdeen striker Tommy Wright.

Aberdeen will challenge any attempt by the Scottish Football Association to discipline striker Tommy Wright after he was accused of an off-the-ball incident that was missed by referee Charlie Richmond.

Zander Diamond has been ruled out of Aberdeen’s SPL showdown with Rangers, which is live on Setanta Sports.

Celtic face competition from two other clubs if they are to sign Shaun Maloney, according to the player’s agent.

Portsmouth face a fight with three other clubs for Lens' versatile defender Nadir Belhadj according to chairman Gervais Martel.

The Premier League have confirmed that the transfer deadline originally set for midnight on August 31 will be extended by 24 hours.

Bristol City have completed a swoop for Rangers defender Andy Webster, bringing the 26-year-old to Ashton Gate on a loan deal.

Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov has courted controversy once again after meeting with the players to state that Steve Banks could no longer be trusted to play in goal.

James McFadden refuses to commit his immediate future to Birmingham but has crossed Old Firm giants Rangers and Celtic off the list of potential suitors.

After watching his side lose a goal within 23 seconds against Hibernian, and then another just minutes into the second-half, Falkirk manager John Hughes has revealed that there are worrying signs within his squad.

Celtic have announced this afternoon that they have parted company with Danish midfielder Thomas Gravesen.

Former Celtic striker John Hartson fully expected Gordon Strachan’s side to win comfortably after scoring the opening goal through Paul Hartley, but added the turning point in the game was the miss by Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink.

Hibernian striker Colin Nish has said he still has to improve his overall game, despite scoring two on Saturday and assisting in the third goal.

Hibernian defender Paul Hanlon has admitted that the criticism was starting to affect the players after their shocking pre-season results.