September's Celtic-Rangers derby moved to Sunday kick-off

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Daniel Candeias of Rangers and Celtic captain Scott Brown vie for posseesionImage source, SNS
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Rangers and Celtic meet for the first time in season 2018/19 on Sunday, 2 September

September's Scottish Premiership meeting of Rangers and Celtic has been moved to a Sunday lunchtime kick-off for television broadcast.

The first Old Firm derby of the new season, which will take place at Celtic Park, had been scheduled for Saturday, 1 September at 15:00 BST.

It will now be played a day later, kicking off at 12:00 BST.

August fixtures between Hearts and Celtic, and between Motherwell and Rangers, have also been altered.

Hearts' hosting of the champions will now kick-off at 12:30 BST on Saturday, 11 August.

Meanwhile, Rangers' match at Fir Park has been moved to Sunday, 26 August, with a 12:15 BST kick-off time.

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