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Kilmarnock were awarded a spot-kick before Saturdays game was called off.

KILMARNOCK have sacked boss Tommy Wright after their clash with Dunfermline was abandoned this afternoon.

Play-offs: Who do Dundee want to face in the semi-final, Dunfermline or Raith? © SNS Group All Championship eyes will be on East End Park tonight where Dunfermline host Raith Rovers as play-off football kicks off. Who makes it all the way to the final, we’ll all have to wait and see. However, one team who knows they are at least in the semi-final is Dundee – and they’ll most certainly be keeping a keen eye on events tonight and at the weekend. Dens boss James McPake will be an interested...

© SNS Group Max Anderson had only just turned 14-years-old when he made the trip to London with his mum to watch Charlie Adam in a Dundee shirt. As a 19-year-old he now admits he has to pinch himself when he lines up alongside his hero in the starting XI at Dens Park. Like his fellow Dees, Anderson was delighted to see former Rangers, Blackpool, Liverpool, Stoke and Scotland star Adam sign on the dotted line at Dens Park last summer. Even then, young Anderson still thought of himself as a Dund...

The Ibrox outfit have 12 players away at different clubs playing their football. Here, we at Herald and Times Sport have compiled the stats from this weekend and examined which Light Blues loanees shone and which could have done better. Jamie Murphy (Hibs) Subbed off after 64 minutes but had already made a contribution before then. The playmaker started behind Martin Boyle and Christian Doidge and was thwarted by a Hamilton defender as he went close to scoring. Played his part in Hibs 2...

Dundee 3-1 Hearts: Charlie Adam shrugs off injury to inspire Dee to victory over league leaders Updated: January 2, 2021, 9:14 pm © SNS Group A Charlie Adam-inspired Dundee earned a vital victory over Championship leaders Hearts at Dens Park. Two first-half crosses from the Dark Blues skipper – who shrugged off a thigh injury to play – were headed home by Jordan McGhee and Danny Mullen to put the home side ahead at the break. The Jambos grabbed a goal early in the second half through Andy ...

© SNS Group Charlie Adam smashes Dundee in front against Dunfermline but picked up an injury late in the game. It never rains but pours down at Dens Park in recent years. That’s usually bad news for the groundsmen Brian and Brian, nothing the Robertson boys can’t handle though. However, it’s manager James McPake whose head must be hurting from never-ending downpours at the moment. Just when it looked like Dundee’s injury problems at the start of the season had eased and the team finall...

‘Nasty streak’: Former Celtic star Kris Commons says Stevie Naismith should have been sent off at Hampden Photo by Craig Foy/SNS Group via Getty Images Kris Commons says Stevie Naismith can count himself fortunate not to have been sent off in Sunday’s Scottish Cup Final at Hampden. The Hearts forward fought a running battle with Celtic captain Scott Brown throughout the match, and received a yellow card in the second half. His combative style helped unsettle an unconvincing Celtic defen...

Celtic striker Odsonne Edouard’s penalty wasn’t ‘disrespectful’ and critics should lighten up – Old Firm Facts Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images “To this day, they ask me about the Panenka. A World Cup, six Serie A titles and two Champions Leagues, but it’s always the first thing that comes up. “I always give the same reply: ‘Yes, I knew Joe Hart would fall for it, and no, I was not concerned about Neil McCann’s response’.” Andrea Pirlo, ‘I Think Therefore I Play’ ...

Steven Naismith claims Celtic skipper Scott Brown tries to enforce and intimidate opponents Steven Naismith has claimed that Celtic captain Scott Brown deliberately tries to "intimidate" his opponents. The pair were involved in a number of heated exchanges during yesterdays Scottish Cup final, but Brown ultimately came out on top as the Hoops lifted the famous old trophy. Speaking after the Hampden showdown, Naismith said: “It was a battle. Broony is the type of player who tries to impo...