Sporting Digest: Football

JOHN DEACON, chairman of Portsmouth when they reached the former First Division in 1987, was declared bankrupt in the High Court yesterday.

NOTTS COUNTY have been granted permission to bring their home League game against Charlton forward from 30 April to 12 April to enable building work on a new main stand to begin early.

THE FA Cup fourth-round replay between Luton and Newcastle at Kenilworth Road will be screened live by Sky TV on 9 February.

TERRY HURLOCK has been given a free transfer by Southampton, who bought him from Rangers for pounds 400,000 two years ago.

CHRIS VINNICOMBE, Rangers' former Exeter City full-back, has joined Middlesbrough on a week's trial with a view to a pounds 300,000 transfer.