Glasgow, Scotland (SportsNetwork. William Perry Womens Jersey .com) - Virgil van Dijk scored on the hour mark on Wednesday to give Celtic a 1-0 win over Partick Thistle at Celtic Park. Coming off a 3-1 defeat to Red Bull Salzburg in the Europa League on Nov. 27, the Hoops rebounded nicely with a 4-0 thrashing of Hearts in the Scottish Cup and hoped to carry that positive momentum over to Wednesday. But it took a little while for the hosts to get rolling as the clubs played to a scoreless draw in the opening 45 minutes before Van Dijk fired home his second goal of the season to hand all three points to Celtic. The result extends Celtics lead atop the Scottish Premier League to three points over second-place Inverness, while Partick Thistle remains in ninth place on 15 points from 14 matches played. Roquan Smith Jersey . -- The Oakland Athletics and free agent right-hander Bartolo Colon have agreed to terms on a US$2 million, one-year contract, bolstering their depleted starting rotation. Anthony Miller Bears Jersey . -- Thirty years ago, the Detroit Pistons beat the Denver Nuggets 186-184 in triple overtime, a game that remains the highest scoring in NBA history. http://www.bearsrookiestore.com/Bears-Gale-Sayers-Jersey/ . 1. CAVALIERS: At 19-20, theyre a mess. Watched the game Tuesday night vs. Phoenix and their defence was poor (107 points and 52 per cent for Suns). Where is the high level play from Kyrie Irving and LeBron James (13 turnovers!)? Kevin Love looks like a man thats wondering what he got himself into.Northern Ireland will wear plain black armbands during Friday nights World Cup Qualifier against Azerbaijan to mark Armistice Day, the Irish Football Association (IFA) has revealed. England and Scotland have already confirmed they will defy FIFA regulations by wearing armbands featuring a poppy when they meet at Wembley on the same night. Stuart Pearce and Steve Evans discuss FIFAs decision not to allow poppies on the shirts of the World Cup qualifier between England and Scotland. That is in contravention of FIFA Rule 4.4, which states that players equipment should not carry any political, religious or commercial messages. Having failed to secure assurances they would not face disciplinary proceedings if they were to wear poppies, the IFA has decided not to do so.Following discussions between the Irish FA and FIFA, the Northern Ireland team will wear a plain black armband during Friday nights World Cup qualifying match against Azerbaijan to mark Armistice Day, read an IFA statement.A minutes silence will also be held immediately before kick-off, names of players connected with the association who died during First World War will be shown on the big screen and there will be a card display featuring a poppy in the West Stand. England & Scotland to wear poppy England and Scotland to wear poppies on armbands for Wembley World Cup Qualifier The Royal British Legion will collect inside the ground for this years Poppy Appeal and a wreath will be laid in memory of the fallen. Roquan Smith Womens Jersey. Finally, there will be a special feature in the match-day programme on four international players who fought and died during the Great War.Chief Executive of the Irish Football Association, Patrick Nelson, said: The Irish FA is committed to marking Armistice Day with appropriate acts of remembrance. We asked FIFA if permission could be granted for the Northern Ireland team to wear a poppy on the shirt or on an armband. N Ireland vs Azerbaijan November 11, 2016, 7:30pm Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass Based on law 4.4 of the laws of the game 2016/17, FIFA advised that they could give no guarantee that there would not be disciplinary proceedings if the Northern Ireland team was to wear a symbol of remembrance on the playing shirt. As a member of IFAB, we have placed clarification of law 4.4 on the agenda for the next annual general meeting of the International Football Association Board which will be held in London in March.Watch Northern Ireland v Azerbaijan on Friday. Coverage begins on Sky Sports 1 HD at 7:30pm. Also See: Northern Ireland lose Ward Brunt back for Northern Ireland Germany ease past N Ireland World Cup Qualifiers fixtures ' ' '