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Thursday 30 January 1997 00:02 GMT
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Basketball

England's disappointing home form continued with 80-78 defeat against Portugal at Newcastle Arena last night in the ninth game of their European championship semi-final round group.

Mark Craven, Birmingham Bullets' recent signing, has been temporarily released from his contract in order to fly home to Canada, where his fiancee is critically ill after a car crash.

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