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Rangers to provide Celtic with 300 tickets for Scottish League Cup game at Ibrox
Rangers also said they had been in discussions with Celtic.
“Following the recent cup draw, Rangers approached Celtic with proposals aimed at finding a sustainable way forward,” the Ibrox club’s statement added.
“Celtic responded eight days later and that response did not address our concerns around accountability and deterrence. Rangers has not seen the clear acknowledgement, condemnation or deterrent messaging we believe should follow events of that seriousness from Celtic.
“Rangers have been left to manage the significant consequences of the damage caused on 8 March. Our concern is whether enough has been done since then to demonstrate accountability and reduce the likelihood of the same behaviour being repeated.
“We remain concerned that there is a material risk of recurrence.
“We are willing to work constructively with all stakeholders and authorities involved in matchday safety for these fixtures. However, the risks currently identified will only be reduced through greater accountability, effective deterrence and constructive joint working.
“We have previously raised concerns where risks identified by the club were not, in our view, given sufficient weight, including in relation to the increased away allocation for the 8 March fixture. Rangers will not be deterred from taking decisions it believes are necessary to protect our club, our stadium and our fans.”
Rangers will travel to Celtic Park for a Scottish Premiership fixture on 20 September and the ticketing arrangements for that match are still to be confirmed.
Away fans returned to league Old Firm games in 2025 after a period with no travelling support.
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Football gossip: Rashford, Camara, Fernandez-Pardo, Endrick, Mateta, Elliott
Arsenal monitor Marcus Rashford, Chelsea eye Monaco’s Lamine Camara and Valencia push for Liverpool midfielder Harvey Elliott.
Manchester United have not ruled out England forward Marcus Rashford leaving the club, with Arsenal and Barcelona monitoring the 28-year-old’s situation. (Teamtalk), external
Monaco and Senegal midfielder Lamine Camara, 22, is under consideration as a possible replacement for Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez. (Mail), external
Newcastle are making a late push to sign Belgium forward Matias Fernandez-Pardo, 21, from Lille. (Telegraph – subscription required), external
Argentina and Atletico Madrid forward Julian Alvarez, 26, has rejected the chance to return to Manchester City. (Cadena Ser – in Spanish), external
Newcastle are also interested in Stuttgart’s Bilal El Khannouss, 22, although they may face competition from Everton for the Morocco midfielder. (Sky Germany), external
The Magpies are also attempting to sell Germany striker Nick Woltemade, 24, before the end of the transfer window. (Talksport), external
Arsenal have renewed their interest in Real Madrid and Brazil forward Endrick, 20, who is concerned about where he sits in the pecking order at the Bernabeu. (Teamtalk), external
Manchester United, Tottenham and Galatasaray might move for Crystal Palace striker Jean‑Philippe Mateta, 29, but Aston Villa have shown the strongest interest after a £20m bid for the Frenchman. (Caught Offside), external
Sweden midfielder Hugo Larsson, 22, is on the verge of leaving Eintracht Frankfurt with Crystal Palace being one of two Premier League clubs trying to secure his signature. (Sky Germany), external
Burnley are looking to sign Hull City left-back Ryan Giles on loan, with an option to make the 26-year-old Englishman’s arrival permanent next summer. (Football Insider), external
Valencia are in advanced talks to sign English midfielder Harvey Elliott, 23, on loan from Liverpool. (Matteo Moretto), external
Aston Villa have agreed a £47m deal to sign 18-year-old Paris St-Germain and Senegal winger Ibrahim Mbaye. (Mail), external
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Beau Greaves loses thriller to Cross on European debut
Beau Greaves narrowly lost 6-5 to Rob Cross on her European Tour debut in the Hungarian Darts Trophy.
The 22-year-old beat Tom Bissell last month to become the first woman to qualify for a PDC European Tour event.
England’s Cross won the opening leg in Budapest before Greaves took a 2-1 lead in a thrilling encounter.
They continued exchanging legs as Greaves went 5-4 up to close in on becoming the first women to win a European Tour match.
Requiring 70 to win the match in the deciding leg, Greaves made two poor errors and was punished by Cross.
The narrow defeat continues a remarkable rise after she became the first woman to win a PDC ranking title in April.
Luke Humphries and Michael van Gerwen will enter the tournament in the second round, while world champion Luke Littler is not playing.
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Justin Verlander takes positive step in rehab, hopeful to pitch again before retiring
DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers remain hopeful Justin Verlander can make at least one more appearance before the end of his legendary career, manager A.J. Hinch said Friday.
“I don’t think he wanted to announce his plans and then just play out the season with no time on the field,” Hinch said. “Today is as encouraged as I’ve heard him since his previous injury.”
Verlander, 43, announced plans to retire at the end of the season in July, on the same day MLB named him a Legend selection for this year’s All-Star game. Verlander threw a bullpen in the days after that announcement, but his recovery suffered a setback that kept him in limbo for the past several weeks.
Verlander recently threw off the mound, something he described to Hinch as “almost a bullpen.” Although vague, this represents the most progress Verlander has made in more than a month.
Verlander has been on the injured list since April 4, dealing with hip and hamstring injuries that have limited him to only one start this season. Verlander’s lone outing came March 30 in Arizona, where he surrendered five runs in 3 2/3 innings against the Diamondbacks.
Verlander has twice been scheduled to pitch at Comerica Park but was scratched before those outings because of injury.
He pitched two minor-league rehab games earlier this season, but the hamstring injury prevented his activation.
Despite positive signs, there is no firm plan in place yet for Verlander to pitch in the major leagues. Realistically, it might take the Tigers playing meaningless games for him to appear. The Tigers entered Friday with a 62-71 record, their playoff odds down to 2.3 percent, per FanGraphs.
“I sense that he is building towards something positive and that he’s going to be able to make at least one appearance,” Hinch said. “I’m sure he wants multiple to cap what is going to be a historic career. But right now we just aren’t (at) the point where we can pencil anything in. I would guess even when we can, we’re going to wait an extra time just to not have another setback like we have the last few times.”
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