SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE:CELTIC AND Rangers slumped to defeats last night in the Scottish Premier League.

Goals by Ian Black and David Templeton gave Hearts – who included Irish forward Stephen Elliott in their ranks – victory over 10-man Celtic in a turbulent encounter at Tynecastle which saw Hoops manager Neil Lennon sent to the stand.

Anthony Stokes lined up in the Celtic attack, but it was at the other end where most of the action was.

Black gave the home side the lead with a deflected drive in the 28th minute, and in the 56th minute he was crunched in a tackle by Joe Ledley to earn the Hoops midfielder a red card.

Two minutes later the Gorgie men scored a breakaway second through Templeton, but there was plenty more drama still to come.

After a penalty claim was ignored by referee Craig Thomson, when Jambos substitute Ryan Stevenson, on for Black, looked like he might have used an arm in the box, the raging Lennon was dismissed from the dugout after aggressively complaining to fourth official Steven McLean and linesman Graham Chambers.

The incident is sure to spark more controversy and debate in light of the Irishman’s recent spat with the Scottish FA and referee Dougie McDonald after the official rescinded a penalty award at Dundee United and then lied to Lennon about how he had come to the decision.

Meanwhile, Rangers suffered their first league defeat of the season, as Colin Calderwood celebrated his first win as manager of Hibernian.

The Easter Road side headed into the clash at Ibrox joint-bottom of the table and with few backing them to cause an upset, but they stunned their hosts thanks to goals from Irishman Liam Miller, John Rankin and Francis Dickoh.

The victory took Hibs to eighth in the table, while Rangers were able to retain their single-point advantage at the summit due to Celtic’s defeat.

And, at Rugby Park last night, Dubliner Conor Sammon claimed a second-half brace to propel Kilmarnock to a 3-0 victory over Hamilton.