Sporting Digest: Football

MANCHESTER UNITED have signed the 18-year-old striker, Graeme Tomlinson, from Bradford City on a four- year contract. The fee is likely to be decided by an independent tribunal.

INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY

Rep of Ireland (1)1 Czech Rep (1)3

Townsend 43 Kuka pen 25, 52

43,465 Suchoparek 83

(at Lansdowne Road, Dublin)

OTHER INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES (Solna): Sweden 2 (Brolin 56, pen 61) Norway 0; (Edmonton): Canada 1 (Berdusco 71) Brazil 1 (Romario 45). (East Rutherford, NJ): Colombia 2 (Gaviria 48, Rincon 68) Greece 0. (Pasadena, Calif, Saturday): United States 1 (Wegerle 51) Mexico 0. (Pomona, NJ, Saturday): Trinidad and Tobago 2 (Eve 44, 78) Saudi Arabia 3 (Abdullah Mohammed 9, Owairan 20, Al Bishi 29). Brussels (Saturday): Belgium 9 (Weber 9, 14, 57, 59, 88, Degryse 28, 38, 62, Nilis 55) Zambia 0. Zagreb (Saturday): Croatia 0 Argentina 0. (Foxboro, Mass, Friday): Colombia 2 (Perez 30, Valencia 44) Northern Ireland 0. Rome (Friday): Italy 1 (Signori 24) Switzerland 0.

TOULON UNDER-21 TOURNAMENT Semi-finals (Cannes): France 1 Portugal 1 (after extra time, Portugal win on penalties). (Berre l'Etang): England 2 (Campbell 4, Dyer 62) Belgium 1 (Peeters 78).

PORTUGUESE CUP Final (National Stadium, Lisbon): Porto 0 Sporting Lisbon 0 (after extra time, replay Friday).

JAPANESE LEAGUE: Nagoya Grampus Eight 2 Yokohama Marinos 0; Bellmare Hiratsuka 2 Urawa Red Diamonds 4; Kashima Antlers 3 Yokohama Flugels 2; Shimizu S-Pulse 1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2; Gamba Osaka 1 Verdy Kawasaki 3; Jubilo Iwata 2 JEF United Ichihara 3.