Scottish Championship Roundup: Big wins for Rangers, Hearts

Rangers were unable to close the gap on Hearts at the top of the Scottish Premiership this afternoon despite thrashing Raith Rovers 6-1 at Ibrox.

The Glasgow side took the lead early on through a Lee McCulloch header, with Nicky Law doubling their advantage before the break.

Goals for Kenny Miller, Kris Boyd and a double for substitute Jon Daly compounded a miserable afternoon for Rovers, who were within touching distance of Ally McCoist's men before the start of play.

Hearts, meanwhile, put in an equally-impressive performance in their rout of Dumbarton, also going in at the break two goals to the good and finishing the day on the right end of a 5-1 scoreline, with striker Osman Sow continuing his good run of form for the Edinburgh outfit.

Elsewhere, there were wins for Queen of the South and Cowdenbeath, who battled to a 3-2 away win at Alloa Athletic to pull themselves out of the relegation zone and leave their opponents rock bottom.

Results in full: Rangers 6-1 Raith Rovers, Hearts 5-1 Dumbarton, Queen of the South 3-0 Falkirk, Alloa Athletic 2-3 Cowdenbeath