Summary

  1. Red Lichties make point on returnpublished at 14:27 British Summer Time 2 August

    FT: Arbroath 1-1 Ayr United

    As mentioned earlier, there's been one game already in the Scottish Professional Football League.

    Promoted Arbroath came from a goal behind to draw at home to Ayr United last night and you can catch the highlights below.

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    Goals: Arbroath score late to salvage draw with Ayr United

  2. LINE-UPS from Rugby Parkpublished at 14:23 British Summer Time 2 August

    Kilmarnock v Livingston (15:00)

    Kilmarnock: Stryjek, Brandon, Mayo, Stanger, Lyongs, Brannan, Polworth, Lowery, Watson, Daniels, Dackers.

    Substitutes: Beach, Thompson, McKenzie, Kiltie, Anderson, Thomson, Watkins, Brown, Traynor.

    Livingston: Prior, Finlayson, McGowan, Wilson, Montgomery, Pittman, Sylla, Tait, Winter, Muirhead, Carey.

    Substitutes: Hamilton, Blaney, Rudden, Shinnie, Wanner, Bokila, Culbert, May, Smith.

  3. Match-day signingspublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 2 August

    As ever at this time of year, there are a flurry of signings on match days and today is no different.

    Kilmarnock have added left-back Dominic Thompson after his exit from Premiership rivals Motherwell.

    Meanwhile, Greenock Morton have signed Michael O’Halloran after the 34-year-old forward's release by Championship rivals Dunfermline Athletic.

    Former Heart of Midlothian forward Dale Carrick has moved up a division from Stirling Albion to League 1 outfit Stenhousemuir, while the League 2 club have added Aidan Cannon, the 18-year-old midfielder who had been on trial after his released by Celtic.

    Kilmarnock's Dominic Thompson (centre) and Greg Kiltie (right)Image source, SNS
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    Dominic Thompson (centre) is on Kilmarnock's bench

  4. 'Premier League is no Premiership'published at 14:14 British Summer Time 2 August

    Scottish Premiership

    As my colleague, Jack Herrall, writes:

    "A Club World Cup win, squad rebuilds going into the hundreds of millions, fancy US tours and new stadiums costing £800m. Pah.

    "Yes, the Premier League has a few plus points. But it's not the Scottish Premiership.

    "The juggernaut that is Scotland's top flight cranks up again on Saturday. It may not be all glamour, but you can bet your last Donald Trump-autographed Chelsea trophy photo that it will deliver jaw-dropping drama and more talking points than you could shake a kebab pie at."

    You can read the rest of Jack's guide to the season's potential story lines and plot twists here.

    Scottish Premiership imageImage source, SNS
  5. Staggered start to top-flightpublished at 14:10 British Summer Time 2 August

    Kilmarnock v Livingston (15:00 BST)

    I said "almost" a full card because there is actually only one fixture kicking off the Premiership season with a traditional 15:00 kick-off.

    Kilmarnock host promoted Livingston in a repeat of their Premier Sports Cup group-stage meeting a couple of weeks ago, with Rangers visiting Motherwell in a 17:30 kick-off.

    Due to European involvements and TV coverage, three more games follow tomorrow, with Heart of Midlothian hosting Aberdeen on Monday evening.

  6. Agree with our pundits' predictions?published at 14:06 British Summer Time 2 August

    Scottish Premiership

    Talking of BBC Scotland's football pundits, some have given us their predictions for the top-flight campaign.

    There was no surprise with their unanimous view on who would finish Premiership champions (Celtic) and runners-up (Rangers) - and one team stood out as likely relegation candidates, Dundee.

    But who did they think will finish third - and who do they reckon will be the surprise guys? Read on.

    Premiership captainsImage source, SNS
  7. Listen to Sportsoundpublished at 14:02 British Summer Time 2 August

    BBC Radio Scotland

    Kenny Macintyre is back too.

    The usual plethora of pundits, including former Dundee boss Tony Docherty, join the Sportsound host for the build-up to today's games.

    Press the button at the top of the page to listen.

    BBC microphoneImage source, SNS
  8. Welcome to a new SPFL season!published at 14:01 British Summer Time 2 August

    New SPFL season

    We've had European qualifiers, the League Cup group stage, even a Scottish Championship game last night, but here's where the Scottish domestic season gets truly under way.

    The first (almost) full set of fixtures, with the opening games in the Premiership, four more in the second tier and the first in Leagues 1 & 2.

    Stay with us for the build-up, live updates and reaction from around the grounds on BBC Radio Scotland and online.

    Kilmarnock's Rugby ParkImage source, SNS
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    Kilmarnock's Rugby Park hosts the first Premiership game of the season