Inserting easy-to-release slipknots into surgical thread could help surgeons to tie perfect sutures — tight enough to help heal a wound but not so tight that they damage tissue. Researchers worked out ...

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THE SCOTTISH CUP fourth round draw has been made – and it’s enter the big boys. Yesterday saw the third round ties play out, and we’re now at the stage of the competition where the Premiership clubs ...

Auchinleck Talbot will get the chance for the ultimate Scottish Cup fairytale when they welcome Premiership champions Celtic in the fourth round. The West of Scotland League side have been famed for ...

The joke in Glasgow is that Martin O’Neill has tinkered with the old Honda Civic, taken it for a spin and shown it’s roadworthy again. Celtic are good to go. The keys are passed to Wilfried Nancy. It ...

Celtic will take to a grass pitch of Premiership standard in the Scottish Cup IF their fourth-round tie goes ahead at Auchinleck Talbot’s place. So says Bot assistant boss Allan McLuckie, who’s ...

LEAGUE LEADERS Hearts dropped points for the THIRD game in a row at Fir Park. But hero keeper Alexander Schwolow made sure it wasn’t back to back defeats for the table toppers with a string of superb ...

Celtic FC have formally contacted the Columbus Crew regarding the possible hiring of Wilfried Nancy to be their next manager, a source with knowledge of the situation told ESPN. Nancy, 48, has ...