FOOTBALL GOSSIP United Arab Emirates club Al Aln are considering a bid for Kenny Miller before their transfer window closes on 15 September after the striker rejected Rangers' offer of a contract extension. (Daily Mail) Rangers will reject any bids from Middle East clubs for Kenny Miller because it is too late to replace the Scotland striker. (the Sun) Striker Kenny Miller says he will not let the uncertainty over his future at Rangers future cloud his part in Scotland's opening Euro 2012 qualifier against Lithuania on Friday. (Daily Record) Andrius Velicka is determined to lead Lithuania to victory over Scotland on Friday to prove to Rangers he can still compete at the highest level after the striker was sent on loan to Aberdeen. (Daily Express) Richard Foster says he will ignore internet message boards saying the versatile defender is no longer welcome at Aberdeen after moving to Rangers on a one-year loan deal. (Daily Record) Celtic made a £6.5m profit in their summer transfer dealings despite signing 11 players as Rangers suffered a £2m deficit while acquiring four new faces. (Daily Express) David Weir will become the oldest player in the 52 years of the European Championships if the 40-year-old defender wins his 66th Scotland cap against Lithuania on Friday. (Daily Record) Derek Ferguson insists it is not impossible that his brother, Barry, will do a U-turn in the future and that the Birmingham midfielder could play for Scotland again. (Various) Birmingham boss Alex McLeish has had a major falling out with the board over his new contract demands. (Daily Mail) Liechtenstein coach Hans-Peter Zaugg has expressed his relief that banks have released part-time players to face Scotland in their Euro 2012 qualifier on Wednesday. (Daily Record) David Obua has joined up with Bobby Williamson's Uganda squad despite Hearts manager Jim Jefferies' belief that the midfielder is not fully fit. (Daily Express) Former Hearts midfielder Laryea Kingston has joined Dutch top-flight club Vitesse Arnhem. (Daily Express) Rangers 4,700 fans will be held at the DW Stadium in Wigan before the club's Champions League match away to Manchester United. (the Scotsman) Fifa has confirmed that Mikel Arteta cannot switch allegiance from Spain to England, Scotland coach Craig Levein having last week pointed out that he had ruled out an approach for the Everton midfielder. (Daily Express) Kilmarnock midfielder Craig Bryson is pleased the transfer window has closed so he can concentrate on his football after two failed bids from Hearts. (Various) OTHER GOSSIP Scotland could lose batsman Richie Berrington and all-rounder Matty Parker to county cricket after the pair went on trial with Sussex. (Daily Record) Jim Calder has taken over from fellow Scotland Grand Slam veteran Gavin Hastings as chairman of Edinburgh Rugby. (Various) Golfer David Drysdale has passed a fitness test to play at the Omega European Masters in Switzerland after missing last week's Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles with a back problem. (Daily Express) Speedway rider Josh Grajczonek could miss Glasgow Tigers' Premier League visit to Scunthorpe Scorpions on Friday with a back injury, with the Scottish club having two men already ruled out. (Daily Record) Scotland's male hockey team inflicted a surprise 3-0 defeat on the United States - who are three places above them in the world rankings - in the first match of their Test series at Forthbank, Stirling. (the Herald)
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