Story byAssociated PressSun, March 1, 2026 at 2:36 PM UTC·1 min readGLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Celtic fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Rangers on Sunday and handed a major boost to Hearts' unlikely Scottish title bid. The result leaves Hearts six points clear of Rangers at the top of the standings. Celtic is two points further back in third. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementReo Hatate leveled in added time after seeing his penalty and rebounded effort saved by Rangers goalkeeper Jack Butland in a dramatic finale at Ibrox. At the third time of asking, the Celtic midfielder bundled the ball over the line to share the points. Rangers looked like closing the gap on Hearts when going two goals ahead inside 26 minutes and potentially turning the title run into a two-horse race. Youssef Chermiti scored in the eighth with an overhead kick.
