Falkirk 0-1 Rangers: Gers club captain Barry Ferguson has to watch the start of the SPL season from the sidelines

Rangers new signing Madjid Bougherra makes his debut at the Falkirk stadium

Falkirk strongly control the midfield as Patrick Cregg (left) battles with Rangers forward Kyle Lafferty

Rangers have an early chance as Andrius Velicka (centre) is mobbed by Falkirk

Rangers goalkeeper and team captain, Allan McGregor (right), celebrates saving a penalty from Falkirk's Michael Higdon

Rangers take the lead after 64 mins as Andrius Velicka slams the ball into the Falkirk net from close range

Hearts 3-2 Motherwell: Hearts midfielder Lee Wallace (right) fends off an attack from Motherwell 's David Clarkson

Hearts midfielder Michael Stewart surges into the Motherwell box and slams a right-footed shot home for the opening goal

However the steelmen equalise after 8 minutes with David Clarkson (left)

Hearts manager Csaba Lazlo takes charge of his first SPL fixture

Kilmarnock 1-0 Hibs: Killie midfielder Mehdi Taouil (left) gets to grips with Hibs star David Van Zanten

Aberdeen 0-2 ICT: Caley thistle look for their first ever victory against the Dons and things start well as Andy Barrowman (10) opens the scoring

Aiming for a gold medal in the Judo? No, Caley Thistle's Doug Imrie (right) and Dons midfielder Jamie Smith fight for a ball