Sporting Digest: Football

COWDENBEATH yesterday appointed the East Fife player, John Reilly, as their manager. The former Rangers player, Bobby Russell, will be his assistant.

CARDIFF CITY have been fined pounds 1,000 as a result of a coin-throwing incident during last month's European Cup-Winners' Cup first round tie at home to Standard Liege.

FITZROY SIMPSON, a pounds 500,000 purchase from Swindon last season, has been transfer-listed by Manchester City.

SCOTLAND (v Italy, European Under-21 Championship Group One, Avezzano, today): Howie (Norwich); Wright (Aberdeen), Pressley (Rangers), Tweed (Hibernian), Dow (Chelsea), Murray (Rangers), Bernard (Oldham, capt), Skilling (Kilmarnock), Ferguson (Manchester Utd), Dailly (Dundee Utd), McGrillen (Motherwell). Substitutes: Gardiner (Hibernian), McLaren (Dundee Utd), Locke (Hearts), Thomas (Hearts), Burley (Coventry).

WALES (v Cyprus, European Under-21 Championship Group Four, Cwmbran, today): Margetson (Manchester City); Hughes (Bury), Robinson (Charlton), McCarthy, Ready (both Queen's Park Rangers), Nielson (Newcastle), Kenworth (Tranmere), Owen (Wrexham), Edwards (Bristol City), Hartson (Luton), L Jones (Liverpool).

TRANSFER: Lance Key, goalkeeper, Sheffield Wednesday to Oldham (loan).