Sporting Digest: Football

Hearts have awarded their chief executive, Chris Robinson, a new two- year contract despite a slump in results on the field. Robinson has been criticised by Hearts supporters for what they see as a failure of the Edinburgh club to invest in sufficient new players.

Colchester United are giving trials to a Brazilian midfielder, Jose Antunes Fumaca, and a French defender Fabrice Richard, formerly with Martigues.

Walsall have switched their top-of-the-table Second Division home game against Fulham from Saturday, 27 March to Tuesday, 4 May because the Londoners have three players on duty with Wales.

Motherwell have declared Saturday's home Scottish Premier League meeting with Aberdeen at Fir Park as "Ladies' day" with a reduced admission price of pounds 2 for all female supporters.

England Under-21 will have the Leicester City striker Emile Heskey back from injury to bolster their chances of qualifying for the European Championship finals when they take on Poland at The Dell on 26 March.