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Celtic were celebrating their 13th title success in 14 seasons back in May Champions Celtic begin the defence of their Scottish Premiership crown at home to St Mirren on Sunday, 3 August. Kilmarnock against newly promoted Livingston is the only 15: 00 BST kick-off on Saturday, 2 August, with Rangers visiting Motherwell in the early evening. Falkirk, back in the top flight after an absence of 15 years, host Dundee United on the Sunday, while Dundee are up against Hibernian. Heart of Midlothian welcome Aberdeen to Tynecastle on Monday, 4 August. Celtic finished 17 points clear of nearest challengers Rangers last season and have won 13 of the past 14 titles. Celtic visit Aberdeen (12: 30) in the second round of fixtures, with Rangers at home to Dundee (17: 45). The first Old Firm derby of the season is at Ibrox on Sunday, 31 August on match weekend four, with a noon start. Dundee and Dundee United go head-to-head at Dens Park on 30 August, while Edinburgh rivals Hearts and Hibs are scheduled to meet at Tynecastle on the weekend of 4 October. The division splits in two after 33 games, with the final run of five matches due to begin on 25 April and end on 17 May. For the second year running there is no winter break given the increased demands of the European schedule. All Scottish Premiership fixtures Find out your club's schedule Saturday 2 August Kilmarnock v Livingston (15: 00) Motherwell v Rangers (17: 30) Sunday 3 August Falkirk v Dundee United (14: 00) Dundee v Hibernian (15: 00) Celtic v St Mirren (16: 30) Monday 4 August Hearts v Aberdeen (20: 00) India openers make cautious start against England in first Test 'He's got such an aura' - Farrell's rise to Lions top job Transfer news & reports: Wirtz deal in final stages; Guehi latest Hugh Bonneville stars in returning drama, The Gold Why do we get bored, and can it be beaten? The man who unknowingly became a reality TV star in Japan A doctor who rebuilt the faces of World War One soldiers 'Aberdeen savour the most perfect game ever played' How Mc Tominay became a Napoli icon after Man Utd exit Scotland men's internationals to be shown live on BBC Commonwealth Games: Why is it so special to be part of Team Scotland? From titles to tinpottery - rank Scotland's top 10 clubs Pope, Bumrah, Bashir - how England v India will be won and lost 'He's got such an aura' - Farrell's rise to Lions top job More than 400, 000 empty seats at Club World Cup so far Napoli 'smell blood' & target Premier League's discarded stars The mind behind cricket's Hundred on his 'Prem' relaunch 'Judged on one night' - the cost of defeat in boxing Gambling and social media abuse of women in sport - what is going on? How a mountain changed Wales' mindset as they seek Euro highs Premier League fixtures - find out your club's schedule What can we expect in the WSL transfer window? 5 Live Sport: All About. .. Audio5 Live Sport: All About. .. 'Hope you get cancer' - Boulter shares her online abuse with BBC 'Horrifying' - BBC Sport's Croft on online abuse in tennis. Video'Horrifying' - BBC Sport's Croft on online abuse in tennis 'The tumult in the Ingebrigtsen fairytale was never far from the surface' Le Mans win proves injury doubters wrong - Kubica F1 Q&A: Should Mc Laren have allowed Norris to pass team-mate Piastri? Nair's long road back to India team, via Northampton Man City start new era - but how might Guardiola's side look? In Pictures: Sporting photos of the week 'What's eating Rory? ' - will US Open prove reset point for Mc Ilroy? Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.