Sporting Digest: Football

NOTTINGHAM FOREST have given a free transfer to Gary Crosby, their 30-year-old winger.

JAPANESE LEAGUE (Second stage): Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 Gamba Osaka 1 (aet, Sanfrecce win 4-3 on pens); Bellmare Hiratsuka 2 Yokohama Marinos 1; Verdy Kawasaki 2 Kashima Antlers 1; Yokohama Flugels 3 JEF United Ichihara 0; Nagoya Grampus Eight 4 Jubilo Iwata 1; Shimizu S-Pulse 5 Urawa Reds 4 (aet). Leading positions: 1 Verdy Kawasaki (P 12, Pts 20); 2 Bellmare Hiratsuka (12-18); 3 Yokohama Marinos (12-16).