Mail on Sunday

Get to Work ; Laszlo Brands Hearts Stars Lazy As He Tells How Life in Repressed Romania Can Help His New Side Prosper

CSABA LASZLO has warned his Hearts players they will need to fight for the right to stay at the club after branding some of the high-earning Tynecastle squad as 'lazy'. He insisted the time has come for Vladimir Romanov to get tough with the side that finished eighth last term and revealed he won't accept any slackers in his attempts to steer the club into the UEFA Cup next term.

Dundee Bite the Dust As Saints Are Also Sinners ; Round-Up

DUNDEE were given a rude awakening by Alloa as they bowed out in the first round, losing 2-1 at Recreation Park. Chris Townsley and Jamie Stevenson did the damage and Mickael Antoine- Curier's late consolation counted for nothing.

Trouten Takes Shine Off Annan's Baptism ; Challenge Cup

NEW boys Annan Athletic may have persuaded the authorities that they have the infrastructure for senior football but their playing squad failed to convince on their first outing. The Dumfriesshire side, voted into the league after Gretna's demise, were given a tough introduction to life in the SFL as they tumbled out of the Challenge Cup at Broadwood.

Rangers Reeling ; Woes Mount As Cuellar Is Ruled Out of Euro Opener

Lee: Messi's On Top of the World

DUNDEE United defender Lee Wilkie last night described Barcelona winger Lionel Messi as the greatest player in the world. He was talking after he saw the Argentinian magician score a sensational hat-trick within 23 second-half minutes as the Spanish giants crushed United 5-1 at Tannadice in a challenge match.

The Moment I Became One of the Bhoys ; Vennegoor of Hesselink Finally Gets a Chance to Revel in the Goal That Will Be His Parkhead Legacyin Portugal

AFTER a gruelling training session in the Portuguese sun, Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink pulls up a chair and reflects on how hard it is to acclimatise to the suffocating heat of the Glasgow derby. A full three months have passed since the Dutchman scored the most important goal of his Celtic career, but only now does he have the time to sit down and digest how significant his first Old Firm strike was.

You'll See Best of Brown This Year, Says Hartley

PAUL HARTLEY has backed Scott Brown to put a traumatic year behind him and emerge as a Celtic star this season. Twelve months ago, Brown was Celtic's keynote summer signing, a fee in excess of ?4million adding to the excitement generated by the fact the SPL champions had secured the country's most exciting young talent ahead of rivals Rangers.

Aliadiere Insists Aiden Is Arsenal Class

JEREMIE ALIADIERE believes his former Celtic team-mate Aiden McGeady's talent is of a sufficient standard to make it with football purist Arsene Wenger's Arsenal. Aliadiere was loaned to Celtic by Wenger three years ago and, although the move was extremely shortlived, the striker saw enough of McGeady to understand why the London club had tried to snare him as a schoolboy.

Strachan: I'd Need [Pounds]30m to Improve On My Defensive Rocks

GORDON STRACHAN has shrugged off the apparent collapse of the deal to bring Gabriel Tamas to Celtic by claiming it would take millions to improve on his current centre-back pairing of Gary Caldwell and Stephen McManus. The Parkhead boss remains eager to improve his title-winning side but admits the constraints of his budget make it difficult to land the sort of players who would up the quality in his side.

Porto Put to Sword As Celtic Seek Security for European Adventure

IT wasn't quite revenge for Seville but Celtic could take plenty of satisfaction from this victory over old foes Porto on the final stop of their pre-season trip to Portugal. Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink rose to power Paul Hartley's cross home two minutes from time in front of a crowd of 42,308 who had turned out to watch the first meeting between these sides since the 2003 UEFA Cup Final.

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Shah in the Money ; Batsman to Cash in After Middlesexs Final Triumph

OWAIS SHAH last night batted himself into the middle of the first Twenty20 club-v-country clash by helping Middlesex grab the Twenty20 Cup for the first time in a breathless battle against Kent which went to a thrilling last-ball finish at the Rose Bowl. Shah unfurled his full range of exquisite strokeplay, making a brilliant 75 from just 35 balls as his side hit 187 for six, the highest total in the six finals to date.

Ecb Set Up Rival Champions League

THE England and Wales Cricket Board claim to have secured a [pounds]375million, 10-year agreement for a tournament to rival the proposed Twenty20 Champions League. The current version of the tournament, said to be worth [pounds]2.5m and announced during the Test against New Zealand in Nottingham, was to feature last nights Twenty20 finalists, plus two teams each from the Indian Premier League, South Africa and Australia.

Four Die in Highland Road Tragedy

FOUR people were killed when a pick-up truck and a Volvo collided head-on on a notorious road in the Scottish Highlands yesterday. The horrific crash on the A9 near Aviemore claimed the lives of the male Volvo driver and his two-year-old daughter, as well as a man and a woman in the pick-up.

Girl of Three Killed As Wall Collapses

A GIRL of three died yesterday when she was crushed by a 6ft high wall that collapsed as she walked by on a country footpath. Her mother clawed frantically at the breeze block to try to reach the girl, called Megan, as emergency services dashed to the scene.

William the Drugs Buster ; Prince Takes Part in New Mission to Foil Cocaine Smugglers in Speedboat

PRINCE WILLIAM has been involved in a second dramatic drugs raid in the Caribbean, it was disclosed last night. He was on board a Lynx helicopter as it chased a speedboat suspected of shipping cocaine from South America. When the boat tried to flee, Royal Marines on the helicopter shot at it, forcing the crew of three to jump into the sea.

Embassy Lied Over Deathof Our Daughter Inargentina, Claim Parents

THE parents of a woman who died in suspicious circumstances in South America have accused the British Government of lying to them over her death. Laura Hill, 25, died in Buenos Aires in October 2007 and her parents were told by British consular officials in Argentina that her death was due to natural causes.