Touchline ban for Lennon

The SFA has handed Celtic boss Neil Lennon a six-match ban for his outburst after the Scottish Cup semi-final defeat to Hearts.

Celtic boss punished after outburst following defeat by Hearts

The Scottish Football Association has handed Celtic boss Neil Lennon a six-match ban for his outburst after the Scottish Cup semi-final defeat to Hearts. Lennon will serve the first three games of the suspension with immediate effect, meaning he will be in the stands for Thursday night's clash with St Johnstone, as well as Celtic's two remaining SPL fixtures against Dundee United and Hearts. The other three matches will be suspended until the end of next season. The punishment came after Lennon stormed onto the pitch to confront referee Euan Norris following Celtic's controversial 2-1 defeat at Hampden Park last month. But the former Celtic midfielder, who has just served a two-match ban, received no punishment for a further two rule breaches relating to comments made on Twitter hours after the game. An SFA ruling read: "The judicial panel found Mr Lennon in breach but imposed no further sanction based on the fact he was not responsible for the posting of the actual tweet."