Hibernian bolstered their hopes of being crowned best of the rest in the Ladbrokes Premeirship as goals from Martin Boyle and Florian Kamberi secured a richly-deserved 2-0 triumph over Aberdeen.Following a fairly even first period, in which clear opportunities were at a premium, the hosts completely dominated after the break. And, once Boyle broke the
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Liam Miller won 21 caps for Republic of Ireland between 2004 and 2009. Former Republic of Ireland midfielder Liam Miller has died aged 36, his first club Celtic have announced. Miller, who also counts Manchester United, Leeds and Sunderland among his former sides, had been suffering from cancer. Celtic tweeted: “Everyone at #CelticFC is deeply
Rangers blew the chance to close ground on leaders Celtic as strikes from John McGinn and Jamie MacLaren handed Hibernian a 2-1 win at Ibrox. The Ibrox men could have cut the gap on Brendan Rodgers’ men to 11 points with a game in hand by beating Neil Lennon’s side. But despite cancelling out McGinn’s
Florian Kamberi’s debut goal for Hibernian set the Leith side on their way to a 2-1 Ladbrokes Premiership win over Motherwell at Easter Road.The Switzerland Under-21 striker, signed from Grasshoppers of Zurich on loan until the end of the season, marked his first appearance in green and white by hammering in the opener after 27
Leigh Griffiths scored against former club and boyhood heroes Hibernian for the first time to give Celtic a narrow 1-0 Premiership win at Parkhead. In Brendan Rodgers’ 100th game as Hoops boss, Griffiths struck in the 27th minute before an injury minutes later saw him replaced by Moussa Dembele. The Scotland striker’s 14th goal of
Hibernian bounced back from Sunday’s derby disappointment with a 1-0 win over Dundee at Dens Park.Having been knocked out of the Scottish Cup by rivals Hearts, Hibs got their season back on track thanks to John McGinn’s second-half strike.The midfielder netted his fifth of the season to edge a scrappy encounter, but the visitors needed
The FC crew explain why Australia’s outlook at the World Cup is dreary after being drawn with France, Peru and Denmark. Jason Dasey and PJ Roberts evaluate Australia’s World Cup group and assess whether they or any other Asian teams can progress. ESPN’s Julien Laurens believes France will be very happy after drawing Australia, Peru
Jamie Maclaren, 24, has joined Hibernian on loan. Australian World Cup hopeful Jamie Maclaren has agreed to join Scottish Premier League outfit Hibernian on loan. The five-cap Socceroos striker has left German second-tier side Darmstadt after his selection bid for Russia 2018 stalled with a lack of game time. The clubs have not formally announced
Oli Shaw pounced on a mistake from Kilmarnock goalkeeper Jamie MacDonald as Hibernian came from behind to secure a Ladbrokes Premiership draw.The experienced Kris Boyd struck just 69 seconds into the game for the visitors with a clinical finish but Shaw, just three days after he was denied a goal that narrowly crossed the line
Hibernian were denied an Edinburgh derby win when the officials failed to spot Oli Shaw’s early strike bouncing over the line.Hearts went on to keep a fifth consecutive clean sheet but it owed much to the clear mistake by referee Steven McLean and his team seven minutes into a clash that finished 0-0 in front
Teenager Oli Shaw was the hero as Hibernian came from behind to defeat Ross County 2-1 and ensure the Staggies will spend Christmas Day at the bottom of the Ladbrokes Premiership.The 19-year-old bagged his third senior goal for the club to finally break the resistance of stubborn County and ensure Neil Lennon’s charges head into
Graeme Murty further boosted his chances of landing the Rangers job permanently by masterminding another gritty 2-1 win over Hibernian at Easter Road. The Ibrox caretaker has now added a win against Neil Lennon’s team having previously overseen victories against Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes and Hearts manager Craig Levein. Yet his team had to come
Hibernian fought from two goals behind to grab a 2-2 draw in a pulsating Scottish Premiership encounter with leaders Celtic at Easter Road. Scott Sinclair appeared to give the Hoops what looked like an unassailable lead with two goals in four minutes after the break. However, in a dramatic finale former Parkhead defender Efe Ambrose
Hibernian passed up the chance to move into second place in the Ladbrokes Premiership as they let slip the lead in a 1-1 draw at Hamilton.Striker Simon Murray’s confident finish on the half-hour mark at the SuperSeal stadium was at odds with an almost incident-free first 45 minutes in which Accies had offered almost no
Steven MacLean handed St Johnstone a first victory in seven matches with an injury-time winner in a dramatic finish at Hibs.Murray Davidson’s 74th-minute header for the visitors was cancelled out by Anthony Stokes’ controversial penalty in stoppage time, but MacLean struck with literally the last kick of the game to earn a much-needed three points
Simon Murray scored his 13th goal of the season to ensure Hibernian racked up a fourth successive Ladbrokes Premiership triumph to leave Dundee rooted to the bottom of the league.The in-form 25-year-old linked up brilliantly with the returning Anthony Stokes to volley home the decisive strike in the second half after Marcus Haber had cancelled
Hibernian ruined Steve Clarke’s first home game as Kilmarnock manager and moved into third place in the Ladbrokes Premiership with a 3-0 victory.Goals from John McGinn, Simon Murray and Martin Boyle earned Hibs to a third consecutive win.Clarke had guided Killie to draws at Ibrox and Celtic Park in his first two games in charge
Motherwell’s dream week ended in disappointment as their winning run came to an end at home to Hibernian.The Steelmen had been on a fine run of four wins on the bounce – including a stunning victory over Rangers in last week’s Betfred Cup semi-final – but they were well off the pace in a 1-0
Simon Murray’s early strike proved enough to give Hibernian a 1-0 Ladbrokes Premiership win over Edinburgh rivals Hearts at Easter RoadIn the third minute of typically meaty capital derby, the returning striker lashed the ball high into the net to give the home side an advantage which they retained until the final whistle ended a
Gary Mackay-Steven netted his first Ladbrokes Premiership goal for Aberdeen as the Dons kept pace with leaders Celtic thanks to a 1-0 victory over Hibernian.Mackay-Steven put a difficult start to his Pittodrie career behind him to finish off a slick move in the 38th minute and Aberdeen managed the game efficiently to move on to