Hibernian boss Alan Stubbs says promotion to the Premiership is the top priority, despite his club looking to end a 114-year wait for Scottish Cup glory.The Easter Road side take on Dundee United in the first cup semi-final on a newly-laid Hampden pitch this Saturday - live on Sky Sports - 24 hours before Celtic face Glasgow rivals Rangers in the other semi.The playing surface at Scotlands national stadium has been relaid since the Petrofac Training Cup final last weekend but Stubbs insists his side will have no trouble adapting to the new pitch. Speaking to Sky Sports News HQ, the former Everton and Celtic defender said: It looks fine. It looks good and it appears to have knitted together in a short space of time.But Im probably glad we are going to be the first ones to use it.Hibs beat their Premier League rivals 3-0 in the quarter-finals of the League Cup in November, but Stubbs says the result will have no bearing on the outcome this weekend. Why itll be a case of friends reunited when Hibernian face Dundee United in the Scottish Cup semi-final We will be motivated for this game. You only have to look at where the game is being played, which is obviously very different (from last year), he said.But I honestly believe that Dundee United are stronger since the last time we played so when you put them into the mix, we are going to have a difficult game on Saturday.Our motivation is getting to a final and what we will be focused on is beating the team in front of us, who are trying to stop us getting to another final.A drop off in form has seen Hibs take maximum points from just two of their last 11 matches, but Stubbs is adamant promotion to the Premiership alongside Rangers is his ultimate goal. Falkirks Bob McHugh (19) celebrates his last-minute equaliser at Easter Road There is always a reason when you lose and we have contributed to that ourselves by making a couple of silly mistakes. But we need to get back to the very good form that we were in early on in the season, he added.Tuesday (a 2-2 draw with Falkirk) was the best performance we have put in for a while but we shot ourselves in the foot late on. But I have total belief in the players and I know we will turn our form around and I have no problem with that whatsoever.The priority has always been promotion but this match is the priority this weekend. All games are priorities, but we want to get up and that is our main focus and it has been all season. Nothing has changed but this is a game we are desperate to win.Also See:Falkirk hold HibsHibs fixturesHibs statsScottish Champ tableShoes Ireland From China . -- Charline Labonte couldnt have asked for a better homecoming. Buy Shoes Ireland . Uniteds eighth defeat of a wretched campaign means Liverpool, which currently occupies the fourth and final Champions League place, could go nine points clear of its fierce rival by beating West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. Charlie Adam scored both of Stokes goals at Britannia Stadium either side of Robin van Persies equalizer, with a miserable day for seventh-place United capped by first-half injuries to centre halves Jonny Evans and Phil Jones that forced them off. https://www.shoesirelandsale.com/ . - The Oakland Raiders re-signed offensive lineman Khalif Barnes on Friday. Shoes Ireland Free Shipping . Paul Pierce couldnt believe he missed at the end. Young scored a season-high 26 points to spark a huge effort from the leagues most productive bench, and Los Angeles beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-94 on Wednesday night after blowing a 27-point lead. Discount Shoes Ireland . -- The Sacramento Kings are set to become the first major professional sports franchise to accept Bitcoin virtual currency for ticket and merchandise purchases.Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are two of the worlds most successful athletes, but according to Forbes, they also rank among the top 10 of the worlds highest-paid celebrities.Ronaldo, fresh off winning the European Championship with Portugal, is tied for No. 4 overall (and tops among athletes) with TV personality Dr. Phil McGraw?in Forbes magazines Global Celebrity 100. That ranking comes?thanks to $88 million in earnings between June 2015 and June 2016, combining salary and endorsements. Messi is not far behinnd at No.dddddddddddd8, at $81.5 million.Overall, singer Taylor Swift tops the list at $170 million, followed by boy band One Direction at $110 million.Other highly ranked athletes include LeBron James (No. 11, $77 million) and Roger Federer (No. 16, $68 million). Kevin Durant and Novak Djokovic are tied at No. 26 at $56 million, sharing the ranking with Justin Bieber and Kenny Chesney. ' ' '