SCOTTISH tennis star Andy Murray has undergone hip resurfacing surgery in London in a bid to prolong his career. Murray said "[I am] feeling a bit battered and bruised just now but hopefully that will be the end of my hip pain."

Hamilton manager Martin Canning has left the club after four years as manager, with Accies now on the lookout for a new manager.

Celtic have been linked with a move for Borussia Dortmund defender Jeremy Toljan, with his parent club keen to secure a loan deal for the 24-year-old until the end of the season.

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers last night expressed sympathy with Neil Lennon and claimed that managers were more vulnerable to the sack now than at any stage in the past. "What used to be the position of power is now arguably the most vulnerable at the club," said Rodgers. "Players who aren’t playing will be after him, some people at the club will be after him, supporters will be after him, so will the media."

And Rodgers says that the mentality amongst the current generation of footballers is different to what most managers experienced in their own playing days. He said: "You have this crossover of managers who were players in another era. They could take it and deal with it. They now come into management and they are managing a different breed. It is society which spills into football. You have to adapt."

Former Celtic striker John Hartson has made a similar point in an exclusive interview with the Herald, echoing Rodgers' sentiments that players' mentality has changed and thinks that players have more power than they used to. "Nowadays, football is different, and players are different. If there is an issue or a player isn’t happy, they will run to their agent and they can quite easily manufacture a way out of the club," said Hartson.

Hibernian striker Jamie Maclaren is expected to move on from the club in the coming days with a report in the Australian striker's homeland claiming he is on the verge of signing for Melbourne City. The report in the Sydney Morning Herald claims that "Melbourne City are increasingly confident they will snare the signature of Socceroos frontman Jamie Maclaren in time for the sharpshooter to lead their attack for their trip to Sydney next Sunday."

The Herald's Matthew Lindsay has argued that although Rangers don't need to cash in on interest in top scorer Alfredo Morelos or club captain James Tavernier, every player has his price and Rangers could recieve an offer too good to turn down.

Rangers midfielder Ryan Jack says that his side emphatically answered critics who doubted the players' mentality in Sunday's 3-0 win away to Livingston. "Of course, a lot of questions were going to be asked if we could bounce back," said Jack. "But, credit to the lads. When we have lost, we have always shown a good reaction and [on Sunday] it was no different and I thought we were excellent."

Shrewsbury midfielder Greg Docherty - who is currently on loan from Ibrox - says that he hopes manager Steven Gerrrard has been impressed by his efforts for the English side this campaign. "I’ve spoken to him and he wants me to keep on improving," revealed Docherty. "He [Gerrard] is happy with how things are progressing and goals are a crucial thing in that."

Kilmarnock midfielder Gary Dicker has praised his manager Steve Clarke for showing faith in the squad that he inherited when he took over at Rugby Park around 14 months ago. "Look at all the other teams who are down at the bottom just now? Everyone is ripping their squads apart and getting players in," Dicker pointed out. "The manager didn’t really do that here after he took over. He added two or three and was probably brave enough to work with the squad he had."

Celtic goalkeeper Scott Bain has vowed to retain his place in the Parkhead first team and justify the faith Brendan Rodgers has shown him and says that playing in the Scottish Cup has made him more confident. Bain said: "He’s shown trust in me since I’ve come here. Playing in the cup and winning the cup has just added layers of trust between me and the gaffer, as well as me and the fans."

Partick Thistle striker Miles Storey is hoping that Partick Thistle’s win over Queen of the South on Saturday can be the turning point in his own and the team’s season. Storey, who scored the winner in a 2-1 win for Thistle, said: "There was a good feeling about the place all week after winning the cup game, and to get that win in the league now and stay unbeaten in January is hopefully the turnaround we need to get out of this position."

Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock has spoken to the media for the first time since the plane carrying new signing Emiliano Sala disappeared over the English Channel, and said that events like this help put everything into perspective. "I’ve been in football management for 40 years and this has been by far the most difficult week of my career," he said. "Even now, I cannot get my head around the situation. It's probably hit me harder as I've met the lad and talked to him for the last six to eight weeks."

In golf, the Herald's Nick Rodger has defended the golfers who are travelling to Saudi Arabia as part of the European Tour. Critics have argued that players should not be competing in a country with such a poor record on human rights, but Rodger says that the role of sportspeople is not to act as moral arbiters.

Elsewhere, the Scottish Sun are reporting that Celtic defender Filip Benkovic could miss the rest of the season after picking up an injury against Hamilton on Saturday.

The Daily Record believe that Rangers are in negotiations with Dundee to sign Glen Kamara before the transfer window closes on Thursday. The midfielder has already agreed to move to Ibrox in the summer for free when his contract at Dens Park expires.

Greg Stewart wants to pick up his goalscoring form again before deciding if his long-term future is at Aberdeen, according to the Press and Journal.

And the Scotsman think that Sunderland are going to beat Aberdeen to the loan signing of Celtic's Lewis Morgan.