Tottenham have tied up a £4m deal to bring Rangers defender Madjid Bougherra to White Hart Lane. Full story: The Sun

Madjid Bougherra says he will repay Rangers with good performances after explaining his late return from international duty was because of celebrations in his homeland after Algeria beat Egypt to qualify for the World Cup finals. (The Sun)

Celtic midfielder Scott Brown needs a second ankle operation and faces another two months on the sidelines. (Daily Record/Daily Mail)

Aberdeen manager Mark McGhee is close to admitting they cannot afford to sign USA midfielder Stuart Holden when the Aberdeen-born player's contract with Houston Dynamo ends this month. (Daily Express)

Falkirk are awaiting international clearance to sign 23-year-old midfielder Toufik Zerara, most recently with Dubai outfit Al Dhafra. (Various)

St Johnstone midfielder Martin Hardie today faces career-saving cruciate ligament surgery. (The Sun)

Midfielder Simon Ferry says he wants to quit Celtic permanently after his loan to Swindon Town was extended until the summer. (The Sun)

Kilmarnock could extend goalkeeper Mark Brown's loan from Celtic if Alan Combe has not recovered from injury by January. (Various)

Motherwell have started talks designed to extend the loans of Lucas Jutkiewicz, John Ruddy (both Everton) and Yassin Moutaoukil (Charlton). (Daily Record)

Motherwell manager Jim Gannon hopes the club release funds to strengthen his squad in January. (Daily Express)

The Scottish Premier League says it will only postpone fixtures because of swine flu if squads are totally decimated. (Various)

Scottish FA chief executive Gordon Smith will propose the use of video replays to help referees when he addresses the International Football Association Board meeting in March. (Various)

Clyde coach and caretaker John McCormack says he is interested in succeeding the sacked John Brown as manager. (Various)

Partick Thistle are close to sealing a £1m deal to sell off their dilapidated main stand for houses and shops, which will reduce Firhill's capacity from 10,000 to 6,000. (Daily Express)

Irishman Kris Meeke has been stripped of the Rally of Scotland title after his car was found to have broken technical rules. (Daily Record)

Former skier Alain Baxter will make his competitive cycling debut at the Revolution event in Manchester next month. (Daily Record)

No.3 seed Elena Baltacha beat Korea's So-Jung Kim 6-4 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the ITF event in Toyota City. (Various)

Two Scots - Emily Maguire and Abi Walker - have been picked for Great Britain's five-Test hockey series against Argentina. (Various)

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