Football

• SPL2 on the cards as merger talks end in split

  Irn-Bru First Division clubs are set to break away from the Scottish Football League to create a second tier of the Scottish Premier League after the SFL clubs were split on merger plans at their annual general meeting today.

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  Lennon cleared for Scottish Cup final after receiving suspended one-match ban

  Neil Lennon has been given a one-game suspended touchline ban and will be free to be in the dugout for Celtic's William Hill Scottish Cup final against Hibernian at Hampden Park on Sunday.

• Hearts board 'surprised' by UBIG developments

  Hearts director Sergejus Fedotovas admits he is still unsure what the implications will be for the club should majority shareholder UBIG officially confirm its "indication" of insolvency.

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  Van Hooijdonk: Celtic must win Scottish Cup

  Former striker Pierre van Hooijdonk believes Celtic's season will be regarded as a disappointment if they fail to lift the William Hill Scottish Cup this weekend.

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  Stokes: Celtic deserve more credit

  Celtic striker Anthony Stokes claims memories of the Hoops' incredible European achievements have already begun to fade in the minds of their critics.

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  Brown defends Commons after Wotte queries 'desire'

  MARK WOTTE, the Scottish Football Association's performance director, has questioned Kris Commons' "pride, desire and ambitions" after the Celtic attacker retired from international football.

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  Silent out of respect to Kilmarnock, Cammy Bell explains his reasons for making move to Rangers

  Among Cammy Bell's final acts as a Kilmarnock player was to visit the club's goalkeeping coach, Billy Thomson, and thank him for his support.

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  Former Hibernian manager compares Griffiths to Bale

  IF daft boyness is a particularly Scottish condition, then Leigh Griffiths isn't the first footballer to be afflicted with it.