Sporting Digest: Football

AIRDRIE have been fined pounds 10,000 for their poor disciplinary record last season, when they had nine sendings-off and attracted 108 bookings.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP Third round draw: Hearts v Falkirk; St Mirren v Dundee United; Aberdeen v Motherwell; Dunfermline v Rangers; St Johnstone v Airdrie; Arbroath v Celtic; Hibernian v Dundee; Morton v Partick Thistle. (Ties to be played 24 or 25 August.) Fourth round draw: Dunfermline or Rangers v Aberdeen or Motherwell; St Mirren or Dundee United v Hearts or Falkirk; Morton or Partick v Hibernian or Dundee; Arbroath or Celtic v St Johnstone or Airdrie. (Ties to be played 31 August or 1 September.)

FRANCE SQUAD (v Sweden, World Cup Group Six, Stockholm, 22 August): Lama (Paris SG), Martini (Auxerre); Blanc (St Etienne), Boli (Marseille), Dogon (Bordeaux), Lizarazu (Bordeaux), Petit (Monaco), Roche (PSG), Deschamps (Marseille), Ferri, Pedros (Nantes), Le Guen (PSG), Martins (Auxerre), Sauzee (Atalanta); Cantona (Manchester United), Ginola (PSG), Papin (Milan), Vahirua (Auxerre).

ENGLAND UNDER-18 SQUAD (Friendly v Republic of Ireland, Port Vale FC, 24 August): Hopper (Southampton), Pettinger, Ford, Bowman (all Leeds United), Stamp (Middlesbrough), Faulkner (Sheffield Wednesday), Thatcher (Millwall), Hinshelwood, Walker (both Nottingham Forest), Frodsham (Liverpool), Holland (Preston), Appleby (Newcastle), Worrall (Swindon), Gallen (QPR), Irving (Manchester Utd), Cureton (Norwich).

WEDNESDAY'S LATE RESULTS: Tennents Highland League Cup first round: Fort William 0 Brora 0; Clachnacuddin 1 Elgin 1; Deveronvale 1 Fraserburgh 3; Forres 0 Nairn 2; Huntly 3 Cove 0; Ross County 1 Caledonian 1; Lossiemouth 0 Buckie 1; Rothes 3 Keith 3. Portuguese Super Cup first leg: Benfica 1 (Rui Aguas 83) Porto 0 (Second leg: Sunday).