Soccer:Gary Hooper helped himself to five goals as he and Clydesdale Bank Premier League champions Celtic ended their season in style with a thrashing of Hearts at Parkhead.The former Scunthorpe striker grabbed a first-half hat-trick, one coming from the spot, as Neil Lennon's men demolished the much-changed visitors.
Hooper struck twice more after the break, his fifth from a Georgios Samaras cross with three minutes remaining taking his tally for the season to 29 and confirming Celtic’s supremacy this season. It was not the performance Hearts were looking for ahead of next week’s cup final against Pat Fenlon’s Hibernian.
Sone Aluko claimed a second-half hat-trick as Rangers cruised to a 4-0 win at St Johnstone in the final Clydesdale Bank Premier League game of the season.
And, on the day the footall came to an end for now, the Glasgow giants will be hoping for a positive new beginning off the field after administrators accepted an offer from Charles Green’s consortium for the purchase of the club.
Lee McCulloch set the ball rolling at McDiarmid Park before Aluko netted three time in 17 minutes, with the hosts failing to find the win that would allow them to claim a Europa League spot.
