Interim boss Peter Houston confirms he does not want to become Dundee United’s new permanent manager.

Barcelona’s Seydou Keita is included in Mali’s final 23-man squad for the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola as he continues to recover from injury.

Rangers striker Kenny Miller loses his red card appeal and will miss Sunday’s Old Firm derby.

Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho rules out a return to the Premier League until his after his contract in Italy expires in 2012.

Liverpool full-back Glen Johnson is ruled out for “at least a month” with a medial ligament tear in his right knee.

The cold weather takes its toll on the Scottish Football League fixtures on Saturday and Sunday with seven matches postponed.

Middlesbrough extend striker Marcus Bent’s loan spell from Birmingham until 16 January.