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Sky Sports pundit Neil McCann believes Rangers can pull off a shock victory over city rivals Celtic in Sundays Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden. Fresh from securing the Scottish Championship title, Mark Warburtons side beat League One Peterhead in the final of the Petrofac Training Cup at the national stadium on Sunday.McCann, who won three Scottish titles, four Scottish Cups and two League Cups at Ibrox between 1998 and 2003, says the improvement under Warburton could be key in the live Sky Sports cup clash. His former club go into the game on the high of a cup triumph, but they shipped nine goals in league games against Falkirk, Queen of the South and Raith Rovers.Speaking to Sky Sports Now, however, McCann insisted that Rangers are capable of matching the Hoops on their day. Leigh Griffiths the man Rangers have to look out for at Hampden Im just so glad Rangers are back in the Premiership again and we are going to get to enjoy that occasion many times next season, he said. This weekend is a taster of what we can expect next year.Asked how much closer Rangers are to Celtic, the former Hearts and Scotland winger, said: I think they are a lot closer in terms of where they were a couple of seasons ago [in Scottish League One]. Celtic and Rangers last met in the League Cup semi-final last season I said at the weekend, after watching Celtic beat Motherwell, that I believe Rangers have improved an awful lot under Mark Warburton and Im not sure Celtic have. That is the worry that Celtic fans will have going into this match. By the same token, I still think they (Rangers) are vulnerable at the back and that is where Celtic hold the ace in Leigh Griffiths. Rangers have improved an awful lot under Mark Warburton and Im not sure Celtic have and that is the worry Celtic fans will have. Neil McCann on Sundays Scottish Cup semi-final This game is a lot closer than what it was back then and I think it could go all the way... I really do. I dont think a team will come out and blow the other away.If Rangers can replicate the performance they put in against Dundee in the last round, they stand a very good opportunity of winning the match.If Celtic play to their very best, then they probably would maybe just edge it, but Celtic have not been playing at their best and thats what puts the tie in such a perfect balance.Watch the Glasgow derby on Sky Sports 2 HD from 11am this Sunday.By purchasing a Sky Sports Day Pass for £6.99 or Sky Sports Week Pass for £10.99, you can enjoy access to all seven Sky Sports channels and watch on a TV with a NOW TV Box or on a range of devices. Also See: Warburton: I can handle pressure Rangers 4-0 Peterhead New pitch for Hampden Griffiths focus on Rangers Michael Young Rangers Jersey . Leverkusen said on Friday it signed Schmidt on a two-year contract. He guided Red Bull Salzburg to the Austrian championship this season. 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Lakers, spoke as a representative of current NBA players at a press conference assembled by Sacramento mayor and National Basketball Players Association adviser Kevin Johnson.Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) - Andrew Luck has dealt with the pressure of succeeding Peyton Manning for three years. Now he knows what it feels like to beat the future Hall-of-Famer, as the Indianapolis Colts went into Denver on Sunday and shut down the Broncos vaunted offense in a 24-13 upset to reach the AFC title game. All three phases fed off each other and did a heck of a job, Luck said. To come on the road and get a win like this is huge. Luck threw for 265 yards and two touchdowns and guided a game-sealing drive that took 8:14 off the clock in the fourth quarter to secure the franchises first trip to the conference championship round since 2009. The Colts defense limited the Broncos to 288 yards -- 115 less than their season average -- and added another blemish to Mannings uneven postseason resume. Manning fell to 11-13 in the playoffs with nine one-and-done exits and looked uncomfortable despite throwing a touchdown pass on Denvers opening possession. He barely completed half of his attempts (26-of-46) and threw for just 211 yards. After the game, the 38-year-old Manning did not make any guarantees on his future and took responsibility for his poor play. I didnt play well enough. I give them a lot of credit, their defense played well, Manning said. I thought I could have played better. Im disappointed right now. The Broncos won all eight of their home games in the regular season by an average of nearly 15 points per game, but they will be spectators next Sunday watching Luck and the Colts take on the Patriots in Foxborough. New England crushed the Colts 42-20 in Week 11 in Indianapolis and ousted them in last years divisional round by a similar 43-22 score. Luck is 0-3 in his career against the Patriots. The reigning AFC champs trailed 14-10 at the break and went three-and-out on its first two possessions of the second half. Luck sandwiched the fruitless drives with an 11-play, 72-yard scoring drive, twice completing passes on third down to move the chains, including a rainbow to tight end Coby Fleener between three defenders for a 32-yard gain on 3rd- and-16. Luck later moved up in the pocket and rifled a 15-yard strike to a well-covered Hakeem Nicks in the end zone for a 21-10 Colts lead. It appeared Denver caught a break when Josh Cribbs was originally ruled to have muffed a punt, but replay reversed the call and determined he was down by contact before coughing it up. The Colts wound up turning it over anyway, as Rahim Moore came down with an interceeption at the Denver 24-yard line.dddddddddddd Cribbs near fumble would have set the Broncos up at the Indianapolis 30. C.J. Anderson gave Denver a much-needed first down when he broke two tackles behind the scrimmage on a tough 4th-and-1 run on the final play of the third quarter. The Broncos, though, settled for a 41-yard Connor Barth field goal. Three consecutive incompletions by Luck gave the ball right back to Denver with 13:21 remaining, but Vontae Davis broke up a third-down pass intended for Emmanuel Sanders to force a punt. Thats when the Colts took to the ground, with Daniel Herron and Zurlon Tipton doing most of the work on a 13-play, 54-yard trek. Luck completed all three of his passes, and Adam Vinatieri connected from 30 yards out to make it a two- possession game with 4:06 on the clock. Anderson was stopped inches short of the first down to force a turnover on downs with under three minutes to play, and the AFC South champs held on from there. It was a step that we needed to take, said Colts head coach Chuck Pagano, whose team has advanced one round further each of the past three postseasons. We still have a tomorrow. Manning threw a pair of perfectly thrown balls on Denvers opening drive, first hitting Julius Thomas on an out-and-up for 32 yards, then finding Demaryius Thomas on a fade in the left corner of the end zone. The rest of his first half, however, was filled with overthrows, several dropped passes and a costly turnover the Colts turned into seven points. Manning was stripped-sacked near midfield by rookie Jonathan Newsome early in the second quarter, and Luck found Dwayne Allen in the end zone to put the Colts in front 14-7. The eight-play drive was kept alive when Broncos defensive back Aqib Talib was flagged for holding T.Y. Hilton in the end zone on a third-down incompletion. Hiltons 23-yard catch set up Herrons 6-yard TD run earlier in the second. The usually-reliable Vinatieri pushed a 44-yard field goal try wide right, and Denver got three points on the board via Barths 45-yard kick just before halftime. Davis nearly intercepted Manning in the end zone prior to Barths kick but only got one foot inbounds. Game Notes Nine of Mannings postseason wins, including Super Bowl XLI, came with the Colts ... Herron totaled 95 yards from scrimmage ...Anderson gained 80 yards on 18 carries ... The Colts are 3-0 against Denver in the postseason, the first two wins coming with Manning under center. ' ' '