Smith laments dearth of young Scottish talent

Rangers manager proposes radical solution of educating children at football clubs where they would learn game at the same time

Rangers seek new investors to buy out Murray

Alastair Johnston tells club’s annual general meeting of board’s plan to buy majority shareholding from Sir David Murray

Bullard out for up to two months

Hull City midfielder has been ruled out for six to eight weeks after a scan on the knee injury he picked up at the weekend at Aston Villa

Championship round-up: Ten-man Newcastle extended their lead

Goals from Fabrice Pancrate and Peter Lovenkrands put Chris Hughton's side four points clear despite the sending off of Kevin Nolan

Ibrahimovic refuses to 'sacrifice' himself for Sweden

Barcelona striker says he will no longer play in international friendly matches in order to concentrate on his club career

Smith agrees to work without a contract

Rangers manager and assistant Ally McCoist will stay on without new deals while Sir David Murray tries to sell his stake in the club

Vidic adds to Ferguson's defensive problems

Serb is ruled out of Manchester United's Champions League match with Wolfsburg, leaving United with a threadbare backline

Mascherano holds 'positive' Liverpool contract talks

Rafael Benitez has revealed the Argentina captain has begun discussions about extending his current deal at Anfield

Boyd on target to calm Rangers’ fears

Falkirk 1 Rangers 3: Scotland striker scores twice in first half as champions coast to victory over SPL’s bottom club

Defiant Brown keeps St Johnstone at bay

St Johnstone 0 Kilmarnock 1: Rugby Park club claim first victory since October which also came against St Johnstone

Nish deflects praise away from Stokes

Hibernian 2 Motherwell 0: forward claims second goal before admitting that it should have gone to his strike partner

Levein makes compelling case for Scotland

Dundee United 3 St Mirren 2: Craig Levein success story goes on and it would be difficult for manager to leave post for Scotland job

Celtic turn on style to sweep aside Aberdeen

Celtic 3 Aberdeen 0:aAfter their recent troubles, Tony Mowbray’s side finally hit top form with Georgios Samaras scoring twice

Milner central to the future success of Villa

Aston Villa 3 Hull City 0: winger has flourished since moving to middle and is helping Martin O'Neill cope with loss of Gareth Barry

Chris Coleman frets over falling standards

Scunthorpe United 1 Coventry City 0: manager admits he is concerned by his club’s position at the wrong end of the Championship

Summit disappearing out of sight for Benítez

Blackburn Rovers 0 Liverpool 0 hopes of a top-four finish suffer a further setback during a dour goalless draw

Zamora piles away day misery on Sunderland

Fulham 1 Sunderland 0: Striker's tenth goal since arriving from West Ham moves Roy Hodgson's side up to eighth place

Balotelli abuse not just a black and white issue

Gabriele Marcotti says skin colour is not the only reason the black Italian superstar footballer is one of the most abused footballers in Europe

Fans unite in mocking of Megson

Wolves 2 Bolton 1: pressure grows on manager after late revival not enough to prevent defeat at fellow relegation candidates

Hreidarsson happy with points not plaudits

Portsmouth 2 Burnley 0: defender anxious to avoid fifth relegation with different teams puts South Coast club on way to victory

Coca-Cola League One round-up

Deon Burton goal helps Charlton close gapon Leeds to three points while Norwich’s excellent run continues against Oldham

Coca-Cola League Two round-up

Late own goal gives promotion-chasing Bournemouth vital win while Darlington’s woes continue both on and off the field