The draw has been made for the group phase of next season's Scottish League Cup.

Your club-by-club guide to the January 2026 transfers in Scotland's fourth tier.

A further six of Saturday's SPFL fixtures are postponed, including Morton v Dunfermline and Queen's Park v St Johnstone in the Championship.

Five of this weekend's SPFL matches have been postponed because of freezing weather across Scotland with further pitch inspections to follow on Saturday.

Championship leaders St Johnstone suffer a shock Scottish Cup defeat at home to Cove Rangers, non-league Auchinleck Talbot and Camelon also record surprise wins, while John Rankin quits as Hamilton Academical manager after an eventful third round.

St Johnstone will face Cove Rangers in the third round of the Scottish Cup while Partick Thistle will visit Forfar Athletic.

Alloa Athletic - along with Premiership sides Falkirk and Kilmarnock, and Championship duo Partick Thistle and St Johnstone - secure progress to the Premier Sports Cup last 16 after winning their groups.

Uche Ikpeazu scores a late St Johnstone winner and Ross County also win narrowly in the third round of Premier Sports Cup group fixtures.

The Scottish League Cup starts its 80th year on Friday, but what are the strange rules and most intriguing match-ups of this season's group stage?

Canadian electronics businessman Mario Lapointe completes his takeover of Dumbarton.

Scottish League 2 side Dumbarton's pre-season friendlies with Stenhousemuir and Stirling Albion create a stir on social media - because every single player in their squad was a trialist.