Sporting Digest: Football

WEST HAM yesterday signed the Bournemouth midfielders, Keith Rowlands and Paul Mitchell, in a deal worth pounds 150,000. The Hammers have also announced a pounds 1m-plus sponsorship deal with Dagenham Motors for the next four seasons.

ROLAND WOHLFARTH, Germany's 30-year-old international striker, yesterday joined St Etienne from Bayern Munich for around pounds 1m.

TRANSFERS: Kenny Lowe, midfielder, Barnet to Stoke, free; Scott Leitch, striker, Dunfermline to Hearts in exchange deal for Allan Preston, midfielder.