Rangers fail to make ground

Updated 15.20 Sat May 17 2008
Keywords: Rangers, Celtic, Motherwell

Rangers have handed Celtic the initiative in the race for the SPL title by drawing at Motherwell.

Christian Dailly put Rangers in the lead, but Motherwell striker Chris Porter snatched a point for Motherwell with a second-half equaliser.

Christian Dailly put Rangers in the lead, but Motherwell striker Chris Porter snatched a point for Motherwell with a second-half equaliser

Rangers still have games to come against St Mirren and Aberdeen but Celtic's superior goal difference tilts the championship race in their favour ahead of their final game against Dundee United.

Rangers who return to league action after losing out in the Uefa Cup final to Zenit St Petersburg are now three points behind Celtic with just one game in hand.

The players ran out to Bobby Darin's 'Mack the Knife' - the late Tommy Burns' favourite song - at the request of Motherwell manager Mark McGhee.

A minute of applause was then observed in memory of the Celtic legend who lost his battle with cancer on Thursday.

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