Scottish Premier League Roundup, Jan. 1

Scottish Premier League Roundup, Jan. 1

Published Jan. 1, 2011 6:19 p.m. ET

Hearts maintained their slim hopes of winning the Scottish Premier League title with a 1-0 win over Edinburgh rival Hibernian on Saturday.

With leader Celtic and defending champion Rangers not in action until Sunday, third-place Hearts moved to within three points of the top after Kevin Kyle scored for a fourth straight match.

The Scotland international headed in Arvydas Novikovas' cross with four minutes left.

Hearts manager Jim Jefferies says "it's a sweet, sweet feeling when you win these games."

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Also Saturday, Dundee United drew 1-1 at Aberdeen and Motherwell drew 0-0 at Hamilton.

Celtic, which leads Rangers by a point but has played two games more, meets its fierce Glasgow rival in one of Sunday's two matches.

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