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Barry Ferguson says he has “plenty of thinking to do” before deciding whether to make a comeback for Scotland under new manager Craig Levein.

Hibs manager John Hughes believes Colin Nish is as good a finisher as he has in his squad and insists there was no way he was tempted to sell the attacker to tomorrow’s opponents Aberdeen.

Dundee United last night swooped to sign former Caley Thistle defender Pavels Mihadjuks.

ROSS County manager Derek Adams hopes his side will be rewarded for reaching the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup for the first time in the club’s history with a tie against one of the SPL’s powerhouses tomorrow.

MUIR of Ord Rovers closed the gap on North Caledonian League leaders Thurso to four points after a 3-1 victory against Halkirk United at Pavilion Park.

MOTHERWELL’S new signing Michael McGlinchey believes he took too long to leave Celtic, but hopes he can do them a favour if he makes his debut for the Steelmen against Rangers at Fir Park tomorrow night.

ST JOHNSTONE forward Collin Samuel has played his way into contention for tomorrow’s SPL match against St Mirren.

DUNDEE United defender Paul Dixon faces three weeks on the sidelines with damaged ankle ligaments.

FALKIRK captain Darren Barr knows that the Bairns must arrest their poor home form if they are to beat Kilmarnock at Westfield tomorrow night in their bid for SPL survival.

Former Cove Rangers midfielder Paul Coutts will make his home debut for Preston North End against Sheffield United at Deepdale tonight.

Stuart McCall has resigned his position as Bradford City manager following a meeting with joint chairman Julian Rhodes.

DUNDEE manager Jocky Scott wants to avoid city rivals Dundee United in tomorrow’s Scottish Cup draw – because he would rather keep them for the final.

ITHINK Scotland have been handed a very difficult draw for the 2012 European championship qualifiers.

WE LIVE in an age of corporate sponsorship and the English FA, regardless of what Fabio Capello thought, will be delighted with the England manager’s decision to strip John Terry of the captaincy of the national team.

MIGUEL Angel Jimenez chalked up a win for the old boys when he pipped Lee Westwood to the Dubai Desert Classic title on Sunday.

IHOPE all the optimism has not gone out of the window after Scotland’s six nations rugby championship defeat by France at Murrayfield on Sunday.

THE New Orleans Saints’ 31-17 Super Bowl win against the Indianapolis Colts is one of those fairytales we all enjoy.

NAIRN’S Fraser Fotheringham, spending the winter in Australia, finished joint 15th in a field of 57 for the Tasmanian Open golf championship at Kingston Beach Golf Club, Hobart.

EUROPEAN number one Lee Westwood shrugged off his winless start to the new season following Sunday’s play-off defeat at the Dubai Desert Classic.

WALES forward Alun-Wyn Jones is set to avoid the humiliation of being dropped following his costly Twickenham sin-binning.

Scotland have been warned to prepare for a Twenty20 onslaught from Stanford Superstars player Lennox Cush.

Consistency will be the key for Huntly Nordic skier Andrew Musgrave as he looks to end an erratic season on a high in the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

JACKIE Lockhart has backed Great Britain’s all-Scottish curling team to win a medal in the face of adversity in Vancouver after enduring a cloak-and-dagger build-up to the Winter Olympics.

ALEX Arthur wants to face Aberdeen Assassin Lee McAllister, but fears the Commonwealth lightweight champion’s promoter Tommy Gilmour will not let it happen.