Sporting Digest: Football
CLAUDIO CANIGGIA, the Argentine international forward, will join the Portuguese champions, Benfica, this season on a one-year loan from Roma.
TRANSFERS: Jason van Blerk (defender) Go Ahead Eagles Deventer (Neth) to Millwall ( pounds 300,000); Richard Sneekes (midfielder) Fortuna Sittard (Neth) to Bolton Wanderers ( pounds 150,000); Steve Fulton (midfielder) Bolton to Falkirk ( pounds 120,000); Martin Hodge (goalkeeper) Rochdale to Plymouth ( pounds 10,000); Alan Harper (midfielder) Luton to Burnley (free); Kevin Hulme (striker) Doncaster to Bury ( pounds 42,500); Fred Barber (goalkeeper) Peterborough to Luton ( pounds 15,000); David Lee (defender) Chelsea to Portsmouth (loan).
FRENCH LEAGUE: Caen 0 Monaco 1 (Blondeau 26).
THURSDAY'S LATE RESULTS: European Cup- Winners' Cup preliminary round first leg: Floriana 2 (Stefanovic 53, 90) Sligo Rovers 2 (Moran 12, Reid 31)
Libertadores Cup semi-final first leg: Junior Barranquilla (Col) 2 (Valenciano 2, 78) Velez Sarsfield (Arg) 1 (Flores 66).
Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this article
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies