Sporting Digest: Football

GEORGE NDAH, the Crystal Palace winger, yesterday signed a new four-year contract with the club.

JIM DUFFY is to succeed Simon Stainrod as the manager of Dundee. The club announced last night that Stainrod was being promoted to Director of Football Operations, with responsibility for the purchase and sale of all its footballing assets.

BORD GAIS LEAGUE OF IRELAND Premier Division: Dundalk 0 Drogheda United 1; Monaghan United 1 Derry City 1; St Patrick's Athletic 0 Bohemians 0.

BEAZER HOMES LEAGUE Southern Division: Havant Town 2 Dunstable 1.

NEVILLE OVENDEN COMBINATION First Division: Brighton 1 Tottenham 0; Bristol Rovers 3 West Ham 1.

PONTINS LEAGUE First Division: Bolton 2 Liverpool 2; Manchester United 5 Notts County 0; Sheffield Wednesday 0 Aston Villa 2. Second Division: Port Vale 1 Manchester City 1; West Brom 2 Preston 1.

UNDER-17 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Preliminary matches: Group A (Kobe): Ghana 4 (Duah 21, D Addo 29, Fameye 32, Dadzie 70) Italy 0; Japan 2 (Funagoshi 6, Matsuda 57) Mexico 1 (De Dios 7). Group B (Gifu): Nigeria 2 (Kanu 51, Oruma 68) Australia 0. Argentina 5 (Vilarino 13, Dominguez 24, Grande 33, Biagini 61, Cantoro 70) Canada 0. Group C (Kyoto): Czech Rep and Slovakia 3 (V Mirosiav 28, R Mirosiav 56, Zoitam 77) Colombia 1 (Ricardo 67); United States 5 (Venditti 13, Moore 14, Cooks 46, 53, 72), Qatar 1 (Al Enazi 55). Group D (Hiroshima): Poland 3 (Orlinski 15, 34, Wichniarek 43) Chile 3 (Osorio 38, Rozental 61, Neira 67); Tunisia 1 (Arouri 11) China 0. Final preliminary standings: Group A: Ghana 6pts; Japan 3; Mexico 2; Italy 1. Group B: Nigeria 6; Australia 3; Argentina 3; Canada 0 (Australia better goal difference).