St Mirren and Celtic emerged from the second weekend of the cinch Premiership season as the only two teams with 100 per cent records.
Motherwell, Kilmarnock and Hearts were the only other three teams to preserve unbeaten records.
Here are five things we learned from the weekend action.
Welsh resurrects Celtic career
Stephen Welsh had not played for 10 months but was called on at half-time at Pittodrie after Cameron Carter-Vickers felt a hamstring issue.
The 23-year-old centre-back helped Celtic navigate what had looked a tricky task to emerge 3-1 winners thanks to a comfortable second half.
Welsh has been linked with a move away this summer but manager Brendan Rodgers stressed he wants the academy graduate to stay and told him he could end up pla…
Chelsea will travel to Australia to face A-League side Perth Glory in a pre-season friendly in mid-2018.
Antonio Conte s Premier League leaders are set to tour Australian shores to help open the new 65,000-seat Perth Stadium next year.
It will be Chelsea s only match in Australia ahead of the 2017-18 Premier League season, as the Londoners return Down Under for the first time since beating Sydney FC in a friendly in May 2015.
This is a very exciting opportunity for Chelsea to play in front of some of our most passionate supporters, said Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck.
We were delighted with the reception we received in Sydney when we visited in 2015, and now we can look forward to the same in Western Australia.
We anticipate an excellent match ag…
Chelsea had to settle for a point in their Champions League opener as Olga Carmona’s penalty saw Emma Hayes’ side held 2-2 at Real Madrid.
After Carmona put Real ahead in the 10th minute, the Blues turned things around via two headers either side of the break, Niamh Charles equalising and then setting up Sam Kerr.
But moments later Carmona – scorer of Spain’s winner against England in the summer’s World Cup final – converted from the spot after Jessie Fleming was judged to have fouled Athenea del Castillo in the box.
It finishes all square in Madrid.
— Chelsea FC Women (@ChelseaFCW)
Chelsea substitute Lauren James rattled the crossbar before Charles controversially had an effort ruled out in stoppage time as the visitors were unab…
Athletic Bilbao defender Inigo Martinez withdrew himself from contention for a place in Spain s Euro 2020 squad because of concerns over his physical and mental health.
Luis Enrique named a 24-man squad for the tournament on Monday, with Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos the headline omission.
Ramos absence would ordinarily mean a prominent role for Martinez, although he was another notable absentee, with Pau Torres, Diego Llorente, Aymeric Laporte, Eric Garcia and Cesar Azpilicueta comprising Luis Enrique s central defensive options.
Speaking at a news conference after the squad announcement, Luis Enrique did not go into detail over Martinez not being selected, simply saying there would be a statement after his briefing.
The 30-year-old then posted an exp…
Serhou Guirassy s proposed move to Borussia Dortmund is in doubt, after his medical revealed an injury that requires further investigation .
The Guinea forward was set to join the Black and Yellow, and flew to Signal Iduna Park on Wednesday to complete a medical.
However, it remains to be seen whether Guirassy, who was the Bundesliga s second-leading scorer last season with 28 goals behind only Bayern Munich s Harry Kane (32), will complete that move.
Dortmund wrote on X: During a medical examination of Serhou Guirassy, an injury was discovered that requires further investigation .
Guirassy s 28 goals were the most scored by a Stuttgart player in a single Bundesliga season, breaking Mario Gomez s 15-year record (24 in 2008-09).
The 28-year-o…
World Cup organisers unveiled the 80,000-seat Lusail Stadium, which will host the 2022 final in Qatar.
A gala ceremony in Doha on Saturday revealed the picturesque Lusail Stadium – the venue for the World Cup opener on November 21, 2022, as well as the tournament decider on December 18.
The construction of the stadium – located 15kilometres north of Doha and the biggest proposed by the Supreme Committee for Delivery Legacy (SC) – is scheduled to be completed in 2020.
It has now been eight years since we won the rights to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup and we told the world to expect amazing. With this stunning design of our showpiece stadium, I am proud today to once again be delivering on that promise, said SC Secretary General HE Hassan Al Thawadi.
Peter Schmeichel believes Germany will win Euro 2012, claiming they hold an advantage over their rivals by having the best team chemistry.
Germany have been installed as one of the favourites for the title, but the former Denmark and Manchester United goalkeeper does not feel they will have it easy at the tournament which he thinks will be one of the closest since its inception in 1960.
There are several reasons why Germany will win Euro 2012, the Dane told Spox.com
Most crucially, from defence to attack, they can count on the likes of (Philipp) Lahm, (Bastian) Schweinsteiger and (Mario) Gomez.
I think it s already an advantage to have so many Bayern Munich players in the first team.
That said, I believe we will experience a very open affair…
Portugal downed Denmark by a score of 3-2 at Euro 2012 on Wednesday, with Varela netting the winning-goal in the 87th minute.
The Portuguese were bossing the game to the tune of a 2-0 lead after just 36 minutes.
The scoring was opened by Real Madrid defender Pepe in the 24th minute following a corner.
The naturalized Portuguese made a run to the near post and flicked the ball past Denmark goalkeeper Stephan Andersen with a sublime header.
Former Tottenham Hotspur striker Helder Postiga doubled Portugal s lead in the 36th minute. The build up play from Nani was brilliant, who created enough space to fire in a low cross to the near-post, which Postiga buried in the back of the net.
However, the game changed when Nicklas Bendtner bagged hi…
Harry Winks has agreed a new Tottenham contract, signing an extension that will keep him at the Premier League club until 2023.
Winks, who has been restricted to nine Premier League starts this season and has not played in 2018 due to injury, won his first England cap last year.
The 22-year-old came through the Spurs youth system and has reportedly been given the nickname Little Iniesta by Mauricio Pochettino.
Winks will now undergo ankle surgery but is expected to be fit to return in time for pre-season ahead of the 2018-19 campaign.
We are delighted to announce that has signed a new contract with the Club, which will run until 2023.
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial)
Cameron Carter-Vickers has also signed a new contrac…
The highly-anticipated 2015 Cheltenham Festival starts on Tuesday, 10th March, with a total of seven races taking place on the opening day, although The Champion Hurdle is expected to be one of the highlights of day one.
This is one of four races where Willie Mullins, one of Ireland s most famous racehorse trainers, is the man behind a horse tipped to win, with his Faugheen widely expected to pip veteran Hurrican Fly to the trophy. With that in mind, you should know that 888sport has enhanced the offer on said horse to win The Champion Hurdle to 4/1 for all new customers.
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