Sporting Digest: Football

TURKEY SQUAD (European championship play-off first leg v Ireland, Lansdowne Road, Dublin,13 November): Goalkeepers: Rustu Recber (Fenerbahce), Engin Ipekoglu (Fenerbahce). Defenders: Ogun Temizkanoglu (Fenerbahce), Alpay Ozalan (Fenerbahce), Saffet Akbas (Fenerbahce), Fatih Akyel (Galatasaray), Ali Eren Beserler (Besiktas), Mert (Gaziantepspor), Hakan Unsal (Galatasaray). Midfielders: Tayfur Havutcu (Besiktas), Umit Davala (Galatasaray), Arif Erdem (Galatasaray), Okan Buruk (Galatasaray), Ergun Pembe (Galatasaray), Sergen Yalcin (Fenerbahce), Tayfun Korkut (Fenerbahce), Abdullah Ercan (Fenerbahce), Tugay Kerimoglu (Galatasaray). Forwards: Hakan Sukur (Galatasaray), Saffet Akyuz (Galatasaray), Umit Karan (Genclerbirligi).

NATIONWIDE FOOTBALL LEAGUE: Re-arranged fixtures: Sat 20 Nov: Chesterfield v Bristol Rovers (from 23 Nov). Tues 7 Dec: Manchester City v Stockport (from 13 Nov). Fri 14 Jan: Stoke v Preston (from 15 Jan). Postponed fixtures: Fri 12 Nov: Crewe v Wolves. Sat 13 Nov: Birmingham v Blackburn.

LOANS: Ian Hamilton (midfielder) Sheffield United to Grimsby Town; Richard Dryden (defender) Southampton to Stoke City.