Two found guilty over targeting of Lennon
Trevor Muirhead and Neil McKenzie convicted over campaign of crude parcel bombs sent to prominent Celtic FC figuresTwo men have been found guilty of plotting to hurt the Celtic manager, Neil Lennon, and other prominent Celtic fans using crude, homemade...
The amateur bomb plot that sparked huge Scottish anti-terror operation
Trevor Muirhead and Neil McKenzie's crude homemade parcel bombs were designed to terrorise Scottish CatholicsIt was a mundane till receipt for a cheap watch, plastic travel bottles and padded envelopes from a discount store in Ayrshire that gave Strath...
Celtic bomb plot – a timeline of devices
Details of the parcel bombs, hoax and suspect, sent to key Celtic football club employees and supporters3 March 2011: Neil Lennon, the Celtic football manager and former Northern Ireland international, is the target of the first device, a hoax. It cont...
The death of Rangers would be nothing to celebrate | Kevin McCarra
Despite Celtic fans' chants, the loss of Rangers would be felt by everyone in Scottish football, not least their Old Firm partnerThere is a new chant at Celtic Park this season. "Jelly and ice cream when Rangers die," the fans cry. The frivolity in tha...
Paul McBride obituary
Prominent Scottish QC with a celebrity status beyond the courtroomPaul McBride, who has died suddenly aged 48, was a QC of outstanding ability, acting in high-profile criminal cases. A ruthless courtroom performer, he successfully defended Gail Sherid...
Lawyer targeted in ‘bomb plot’ with Celtic manager Neil Lennon found dead
Paul McBride QC dies in his sleep in Pakistan midway through trial of two men accused of conspiring to murder himPaul McBride, one of Scotland's best-known criminal lawyers, has been found dead in a hotel in Pakistan midway through the trial of two men...
Slovenia 1-1 Scotland | International friendly match report
• Slovenia 1-1 ScotlandChristophe Berra's first-half header gave Scotland a solid if uninspiring 1‑1 draw against Slovenia in their friendly at the Bonifika stadium in Koper.After James Morrison's close-range shot was pushed on to the post by the h...
Gary Caldwell named as captain for Scotland’s friendly with Slovenia
• Wigan defender to lead Scotland for first time• Celtic's Charlie Mulgrew will win his first capGary Caldwell will lead Scotland out for the first time in Wednesday's friendly against Slovenia. The Wigan defender has been named captain in the abse...
Craig Levein ignores English accents in bid for World Cup glory | Ewan Murray
Scotland's manager has looked south in an attempt to be in Brazil in 2014What price World Cup qualification? Scotland's absence from international football's biggest stages has been so prolonged that a sense of shock will engulf the nation if a place a...
Who likes goals?
We start off this week with a looper from the Messi man himself, who swung this beaut in from a deceptively difficult angle.
What's a Messi goal without one from his evil Doppelgänger? The surprise element on this ridiculous back heel is beyond t...
Paul McBride: Scotland can ill afford his loss | Kevin McKenna