Football

West Ham's Australian goalkeeper, Steve Mautone, has joined Crewe on a month's loan.

Sky Sports will screen live coverage of Blackpool's Coca-Cola Cup second- round first-leg tie against Chelsea on Wednesday 18 September.

Hearts have signed the 29-year-old former Milan and Atalanta midfielder Stefano Salvatore on a month's contract.

Motherwell are taking the former Everton and Manchester City midfielder Mark Ward on trial. Ward, 33, is available on a free transfer from Birmingham City.

Manchester United have agreed to travel to Barry Town to play a memorial match on 17 October for the Welsh champions' former player, Matthew Holtham, who was killed in a road accident earlier this year.