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Today
- As King Kenny picks up his bus pass fellow footballing deity Danny McGrain reminisces about learning his trade with his old pal
- Andy Murray calls for GB to think the unthinkable and set sights on a successful Davis Cup defence as Dan Evans gets another call to singles action
- Barry Robson reckons Aberdeen can do a Celtic on Celtic by reeling in a big lead to pip them for the title
- Deila calls for unity at Celtic after team booed off pitch following draw with Dundee
- Blackburn Rovers are continuing to monitor Charlie Mulgrew
- Warburton explains why there was no need to go to Celtic Park to watch Scottish Cup quarter-final opponents Dundee
- Paul Hartley claims his Dundee squad is oozing self-belief ahead of their visit to Ibrox
- Mark McGhee admits he has no idea what to expect of his Motherwell side and that consistency is his Holy Grail
- Scotland internationals Ryan Wilson, Rob Harley and Chris Fusaro all agree two year deals that keep them at Glasgow Warriors
- sportscotland announces near £200,000 backing for Commonwealth Games prospects
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Ex-Scotland football skipper Darren Fletcher prepares to get a lesson from the GB Davis Cup team's on-court leader
Creeping up on the opposition
Still being watched
Out of contract Celt Charlie Mulgrew remains a transfer target for Blackburn Rovers
Wondering what's coming
Motherwell boss Mark McGhee admits that even he has no idea what sort of performance his erratic team will put in next time out
06.06 Radio Scotland sports headlines
Former Celtic winger Joe Miller reckons manager Ronny Deila is likely to leave the club because the players are not giving him 100 per cent... Andy Murray wants Great Britain to repeat last year's Davis Cup success but says the first hurdle will be hard to overcome as they meet Japan this weekend... Scotland's Russell Knox is five shots off the pace after the opening round of the latest US Tour event
06.35 Radio Five Live sports headlines
Laura Trott wins gold at the Track Cycling World Champs while Bradley Wiggins says he will bet his house on winning gold at the Olympics after he and his team-mates finished second in the team pursuit... England's women lose 1-0 to US in opening match of SheBelieves Cup... Hull City miss out on chance to go top of English Championship after losing at Birmingham... Barcelona break 27 year old Spanish record by going 35 games unbeaten... team captain Leon Smith says he is determined not to lose the feel-good factor as Britain's Davis Cup defence gets underway against Japan today... England's Danny Willett is the leading European in the first round of the latest US Tour event, two off the pace... Lewis Hamilton says Formula is currently 'broken' because of changes being made for the coming season... Warrington come from 30-12 behind to win at Salford and stay top of Super League
Today’s back pages
Ronny Deila's call for unity and expression of confidence in his belief that Celtic can still have a successful season and Mark Warburton's explanation of his failure to attend Scottish Cup quarter-final opponents Dundee's visit to Glasgow in midweek feature in both the Evening Times and The Herald, which also highlights Andy Murray's claim that Britain can successfully defend the Davis Cup and new funding for Scottish Commonwealth Games contenders, while The National also leads on Deila's defiance.
Wider gossip
Daily Mirror claims Joe Hart could be forced out of Manchester City this summer, with new manager Pep Guardiola keen on bringing Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer with him to the Etihad.
Daily Express says Leicester risk losing manager Claudio Ranieri, with the 64-year-old being lined up to replace Antonio Conte as Italy head coach.
Arsenal and Manchester City are battling to sign Borussia Dortmund's Germany international midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, according to the Sun.
Steve McClaren has lost the faith of the Newcastle dressing room and will be sacked if the Magpies lose at home to Bournemouth on Saturday, reports the Daily Mail.
Premier League clubs have been put on alert as Real Madrid prepare for a mass clear-out in the summer, claims the Sun.
Grandstanding – today’s sports comment
In The Evening Times Davie Hay admits he may have been wrong in voicing his certainty that Celtic will win the league and pinpoints the Scottish Cup quarter-final with Morton as a make-or-break match for manager Ronny Deila, while Derek Johnstone reflects on the new Rangers board’s first year in charge and expresses satisfaction with their efforts.
Meanwhile in other sport Lewis MacDonald concludes in 'Pick of the Pucks' in The National that referees are biased, but only in as much as all human being are, while in The Herald Susan Egelstaff offers a view on the importance of the new women’s world cycling tour.
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