Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell has held crunch talks with Neil Lennon in a bid to convince the Northern Irishman to stay as manager amid fears for his personal safety. (the Sun)

Police suggestions to move Glasgow derbies to midweek dates will be opposed by Celtic, Rangers and the Scottish Premier League at today's summit into Old Firm violence organised by Scotland's First Minister, Alex Salmond. (Daily Mail)

Celtic and Rangers will be warned today that Neil Lennon and Ally McCoist will be arrested at the Co-operative Insurance Cup final if there is any repeat of the touchline confrontation between the management teams witnessed in Wednesday's Old Firm derby. (Daily Telegraph)

Rangers duo El Hadji Diouf and Madjid Bougherra are unlikely to receive further punishment from the Scottish Football Association following their red cards against Celtic as referee Calum Murray has reported "no additional misconduct". (the Herald)

Celtic midfielder Joe Ledley's Bothwell home was the subject of an attempted break in and his car tyres were slashed. (the Sun)

Greece striker Georgios Samaras is close to agreeing a new four-year contract with Celtic. (Daily Record)

Hearts manager Jim Jefferies could make an approach to sign Mehdi Taouil when the Kilmarnock midfielder's contract ends in the summer having signed the Moroccan when he was team boss at Rugby Park. (the Sun)

Kilmarnock have launched an appeal against the red card shown to midfielder Alexei Eremenko during Saturday's victory over Hearts. (Various)

Scotland striker Kris Boyd is set to move from Middlesbrough to Championship rivals Nottingham Forest on loan. (Daily Record)

Former Hearts captain Robbie Neilson will extend his loan spell from Leicester to Brentford until the end of the season. (Daily Express)

Motherwell manager Stuart McCall has told players out of contract in the summer that new deals will only be forthcoming if his budget is boosted by finishing in the top six in the Scottish Premier League. (Daily Record)

St Johnstone midfielder Murray Davidson could be handed a Scotland call-up for this month's friendly against Brazil, with West Brom's Graham Dorrans an injury doubt. (Various)

The Premier League in England could make pre-match and post-match media duties mandatory from next season after Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson refused to speak before and after his side's 3-1 defeat by Liverpool. (the Times)

England's rugby selectors are expected to confirm today that captain Lewis Moody will be unable to return to action against Scotland in the Six Nations after a knee injury. (the Times)

England have received a boost ahead of Sunday's Calcutta Cup match at Twickenham with the news that Toby Flood is expected to be available to face Scotland following an Achilles injury. (Daily Telegraph)

Danny Brough, who captained Scotland at the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, and countryman and Huddersfield team-mate Dale Ferguson have switched their allegiances to England. (Various)

Dundonian Stephen Murphy, who had helped Belfast Giants reach ice-hockey's Challenge Cup final, has been shortlisted for the Elite League's goaltender of the year award. (Daily Express)

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