It's been led very much by the clubs and we're certainly hopeful that we'll be able to give whatever support we can to maximise the potential that undoubtedly exists in women's football in Scotland. Rangers sought a better level of performance after labouring to their win over Motherwell at the weekend.

Livingston manager David Martindale: "I think the first goal's a foul. It's a clear hands on. For the life of me I don't know how we've not got a foul there. They’ll discover who they will face in that game on the same day they return to training, with the SPFL due to publish them on Friday June 30. When are Champions League qualifiers? The first Old Firm game of the season is set to take place at Celtic Park on Saturday September 3 and, with Celtic having won two of the three meetings in the regular season on the way to the title, Andy Walker suggests where the trophy ends up could hinge on the results of those matches once again.We're not quite ready to launch at the start of the season but, in partnership with the Scottish FA, we're very hopeful that VAR will launch partway through the season and hopefully achieve less controversy than perhaps we've seen in recent seasons. Livingston did come close Stephen Kelly's curling effort sailed just off target after Joel Nouble and James Penrice combined to feed him. The Premiership play-off final, played over two legs live on Sky Sports, will bring the campaign to an end on May 23 and 26. Rangers only lost three games last season, two of them were to Celtic - and I think that turned the title in Celtic's favour.

Success will see Rangers in the play-off round on 16/17 and 23/24 August. Defeat in either of those rounds will automatically send Gers to the UEFA Europa League group stage, with victory, of course, meaning group stage Champions League football.

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The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League (Rule Number C35-C37)" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2022 . Retrieved 24 September 2022. The Championship, League One and League Two seasons also begin on August 5, with those campaigns ending across the weekend of May 3/4. Sky Sports is your ultimate destination for domestic football with live coverage of the Premier League, EFL, Scottish Premiership and the Women's Super League. The Ibrox side need to hit the ground running in the league but they also have Champions League qualifiers around the same time so the first month of the season can be make or break for the team. There are four new signings already in the door and Beale will hope to get a couple more in before they begin pre-season training. Read More Related Articles

Sky Sports News - Running 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Scottish football fans can enjoy Sky Sports News' (channel 409) rolling editorial coverage of the cinch Premiership and SWPL throughout the season.Next season the top two divisions of the women's league will come under the remit of the SPFL and we're very excited about that.

For the domestic cup competitions, Rangers will begin the defence of their Scottish Cup on the weekend of January 21/22, with the final of that tournament taking place on June 3. David Martindale will be frustrated at the opening, encouraged by the moments that brought a glimmer of hope but ultimately will feel a sense of deja vu having seen a similar outcome on their last visit to Govan. Sky Sports - Next season up to 48 cinch Premiership games will be available across Sky Sports' flagship channels, including Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event, plus at least five SWPL matches. From 2024/25, up to 60 cinch Premiership will be live on Sky Sports, in addition to the SWPL.

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It was an excellent goal from Ridvan [Yilmaz]. It was a big moment for him personally. Hopefully, this is the start of him showing us what he really can do. He came off with a tad bit of cramp. He was unchallenged and single-minded, sending an excellent toe-poke from outside the box right into the corner to end the tie as contest.