STEPHEN NEWNS had hoped to be sitting in his Lanarkshire home right now as the freshly-crowned Scottish champion.

IF there were belts handed out for unassuming modesty then Ricky Burns would be boxing’s perennial undisputed world champion.

ANY lingering frustration at seeing his last three fights postponed has now mostly dissipated for Andy Tham. The promising Cumbernauld super-featherweight has reconciled himself with the fact that his boxing career will need to remain on hold for the next few months at least.

CELTIC hero Chris Sutton has joked that Rangers' SPFL dossier has "shaken Scottish football to the core".

RANGERS claim that the SPFL failed to inform its members of a potential £10million liability and “substantial problems” with league reconstruction before asking clubs to vote to conclude the 2019/20 campaign.

Perhaps there were some who had hoped for a dossier of lurid juiciness.

SPFL directors have today issued their detailed response to claims made in Rangers' dossier yesterday.

THE SPFL have claimed that Rangers chairman Douglas Park made a "threat" to chief executive Neil Doncaster.

RANGERS managing director Stewart Robertson last night dismissed claims the Ibrox club are attempting to prevent Celtic from being awarded the Ladbrokes Premiership title.

AN AWARD-WINNING documentary featuring former Rangers footballer David Robertson will return to TV screens on Tuesday.

RANGERS vice-chairman John Bennett last night dismissed a claim that Ibrox chairman Douglas Park had threatened SPFL chief executive Neil Doncaster as “unfounded”.

Bayer Leverkusen sporting director Simon Rolfes has urged Uefa to allow his side to play Rangers behind closed doors - to ensure the tournament is completed this season.

Lawrie Sanchez watched a young Steven Davis tear it up on a Northern Ireland training pitch and knew he had a serious leader on his hands.

Celtic are monitoring the progress of promising young Bulgarian striker Martin Minchev.

Rangers boss Steven Gerrard has revealed he and his recruitment staff are continuing to look at players to improve their squad ahead of the Premiership return.

Steven Gerrard believes there has been an 'almighty rush' from the SPFL to conclude the current Premiership season.

THE SPFL have reacted to the "dossier of evidence" that Rangers today shared with the other 41 member clubs - and claimed it doesn't contain any proof of "corruption, bullying or coercion" by their staff.

SO, is it a smoking gun after all? Or is it just a damp water pistol?

Rangers vice-chairman John Bennett has criticised the SPFL for their 'cynical tactics' over their labelling of the club's dossier as a "smoking gun" - and insists the issue is not merely Gers vs the governing body.

SFA vice-president Mike Mulraney believes it would be “foolhardy” to dismiss the chances of any of Scotland’s major clubs going out of business due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

THERE’S nothing quite like a crisis to get supporters rallying around their football club.

PARTICK THISTLE have thanked their season ticket holders after just 3.5 per cent of supporters applied for refunds.

IT SEEMS almost impossible to watch a newly released silent film now, but new film 12th Man is all about proving the impossible, possible.

PLANS for league reconstruction have been scrapped after Ladbrokes Premiership clubs indicated there isn't enough support for the proposed changes at this time.

PARTICK Thistle today branded the SPFL a "disgrace" for failing to inform them that league reconstruction had been abandoned and revealed they are "deeply angered" by Ladbrokes Premiership clubs scuppering the plans.

WOULD you still celebrate a cup final win for your team if you knew for absolute certain the game had been rigged?

He was Scottish football's next big prospect.

GORAN STANIC wouldn’t rule out a future St Johnstone return.

HIBERNIAN stalwart Darren McGregor hopes city rivals Hearts are handed a relegation reprieve, insisting the electric Edinburgh derby is the highlight of the season for most Easter Road stars.

IT wasn’t as explosive as many Rangers fans had hoped - or SPFL officials had feared.

FOOTBALL teams will be allowed to make no fewer than five substitutions in a game when play restarts following the coronavirus pandemic after the International Football Association Board (IFAB) approved a temporary rule change.

THE SPFL were tonight criticised for giving Scotland’s clubs hope that league reconstruction was a possibility in their controversial end-of-season resolution.

Falkirk chairman Gary Deans tonight slammed Ladbrokes Premiership clubs for scuppering league reconstruction hopes - and called for change at the top of Scottish football.

Partick Thistle have released, in full, a letter sent by the club to SPFL chiefs following the news that league reconstruction has been scrapped - confirming the Jags' relegation.

Former Hearts chairman Leslie Deans has urged the club to take legal action against the SPFL as well as those who voted to end the season early, effectively relegating the Jambos.

Wir zeigen euch anhand von Opta-Daten die bisherige Top-Elf der Bundesliga. Neben den üblichen Verdächtigen gibt es auch die eine oder andere Überraschung in der Aufstellung.

In unschöner Regelmäßigkeit beklagt Werder Bremen Wettbewerbsnachteile. Auch beim Re-Start der Bundesliga melden sich Bedenkenträger wie Baumann und Bode zu Wort. Dabei könnte der Klub durchaus stolz auf das Erreichte sein.

Die Bundesligen können wieder spielen. Doch die Dritte Liga sowie der gesamte Amateurfußball kämpfen mit einer Vielzahl von Problemen. Die unterschiedlichen Bestimmungen in den Bundesländern machen das Chaos perfekt.

Nach dem neuen Starttermin der Bundesliga beantwortet DFL-Boss Christian Seifert weitere Fragen. Der DFB-Pokal soll ausgespielt werden und Relegationsspiele soll es ebenfalls geben.

Die Bundesliga startet am 16. Mai in die verbleibende Spielzeit. TSG-Geschäftsführer Dr. Peter Görlich ist sich bewusst, dass man das Vertrauen der Politik zurückzahlen muss.

Nach fast zwei Monaten Pause bekam die DFL nun das Go von der Bundesregierung, die Saison wieder zu starten. TSG-Geschäftsführer Dr. Peter Görlich bedankt sich für das Vertrauen.

Jetzt ist es offiziell: In der 1. und 2. Bundesliga wird der Ball wieder am 16. Mai rollen. Dies verkündete DFL-Geschäftsführer Christian Seifert auf einer Pressekonferenz.

Die Bundesliga startet nach fast zweimonatiger Pause am 16. Mai mit dem 26. Spieltag. Wir blicken auf die verbleibenden Spiele und schauen, welche Partien besonders brisant werden.

"Iron Mike" lässt wieder die Fäuste fliegen, bisher nur im Training. Nach Berichten könnte es aber ein Box-Comeback von Mike Tyson gegen Rugby-Spieler Sonny Bill Williams geben.

25 Spieltage werden in der Bundesliga absolviert, bevor der Spielbetrieb wegen des Coronavirus unterbrochen werden muss. Bis dahin wird aber bereits so mancher Rekord gebrochen.

DFL-Geschäftsführer Christian Seifert bedankt sich bei allen Beteiligten, dass die Bundesliga am 16. Mai starten kann. Zudem zeigen andere Ligen Interesse am erstellten Konzept.

Jeder, der einen anstrengenden Tag hatte, kennt sie: Verspannungen. Yoga-Lehrerin Sarah Stork zeigt einfache Übungen, mit denen man die Wirbelsäule stärkt und damit die Verspannungen lösen kann. (Video, 33:52 Min.)

Brasilien leidet schwer unter der Corona-Pandemie. Die Zahl der Infizierten steigt nach wie vor stark. Beim Topklub Flamengo, Meister und Copa-Libertadores-Sieger, gib es nun besorgniserregend viele Fälle.

Welchen Einfluss haben Fans auf das Ergebnis? Der Neustart der Bundesliga bedeutet einen Wettlauf zwischen Buchmachern und Profitippern. Bis die Quoten angepasst werden, profitiert der ganz normale „Bauch-Tipper“.

Die Bundesliga nimmt in der Corona-Krise ihre Saison wieder auf. Kevin Kuranyi ist skeptisch, dass wirklich alle Spieler mitziehen. In seiner zweiten Heimat Brasilien organisiert er derzeit eine große Spendenaktion.