RONNIE WHELAN, the Liverpool midfielder, has been drafted into the Republic of Ireland squad for next Wednesday's World Cup qualifier against Northern Ireland at Lansdowne Road. Ireland's manager, Jack Charlton, has called him up because of doubts about Middlesbrough's Alan Kernaghan and Chris Morris.
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY (Haifa): Israel 2 (Mizrahi 64, 69) Russia 2 (Popov 50, 61).
EUROPEAN UNDER-21 CHAMPIONSHIP Group One (Reggio Calabria): Italy 3 Malta 0. Standings: 1 Italy (P 5, Pts 8); 2 Portugal (3-5); 3 Switzerland (3-4); 4 Scotland (4-3); 5 Malta (5-0).
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