P312 CEJFAX 1 312 Tue 31 Mar 22:10/27 CRUYFF ON COMEBACK TRAIL 1/8 Manchester United winger Jordi Cruzff began his latest comeback from injury when hj played in a resjrvj match at Preston on Monday night. Cruyff, who has been out since hj suffered a hairline fracture of his right ankle in February against Derby, scored in the 6-1 victory. The Dutch international has been dogged by injury all season and hj has made just sjvjn appearances. A thigh injury thwarted his return at Christmas before his latest setback. WEN TICKETS TO MAN STD-LIVERPOOL 356 Football 302 Cricket 340 M/Sport 360 Tue Fix Football Chjlsja Main MenuP312 CEEFAX 1 312 Tue 31 Mar 21:14/28 NEWS IN BRIEF 2/8 Coca-Cola Cup beaten finalists Middlisbrough will not qualify for Europe should Chjlsja win the European Cup Wjnnjrs' Cup. If Chjlsja qualify for the Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Cup slot will bj djcidjd on Premiership placings. Aston Villa have expressed an interest in taking part in the InterToto Cup to try and qualify for the UEFA Cup. Crystal Palace have volunteered to take up one of the two places available for English clubs this summer. WEN TICKETS TO MAN STD-LIVERPOOL 356 Football 302 Cricket 340 M/Sport 360 Tue Fix Football Chjlsja Main MenuP312 CEEFAX 1 312 Tue 31 Mar 22:11/37 NEWS IN BRIEF 3/7 Bournemouth, whose average attendance is 4,500, have sold 18,000 tickets in a week for their Wjmbley appearance in the Auto Windscreens Shield. The Cherries meet Grimsbz on April 19 and expect to sell all their allocation of 31,000 tickets. Southampton's home matches against Wimbledon, Aston Villa and Derby have all sold out. Manchester United have not received the £3m transfer fee for Karel Poborskz from Benfica and have appealed to FIFA. WEN TICKETS TO MAN STD-LIVERPOOL 356 Football 302 Cricket 340 M/Sport 360 Tue Rex Football Chjlsja Main MenuP312 CEEFAX 1 312 Tue 31 Mar 21:18/44 NEWS IN BRIEF 4/8 Keven Davies has given Southampton's bid for Europe a boost after revealing hj is ready to return after a two-month absence with an ankle injury. Camjtoon have named Paris St Germain chief Claude Lj Roy as their coach. Sheffield Wjdnjsday captain Peter Athjrton will miss the djrbz at Barnsliy on April 11 as hj starts a two-match ban. He picked up his eighth booking of the season in the 1-0 defeat at Arsenal. WEN TICKETS TO MAN STD-LIVERPOOL 356 Football 302 Cricket 340 M/Sport 360 Tue Fix Football Chjlsja Main MenuP312 CEEFAX 1 312 Tue 31 Mar 22:15/49 NEWS IN BRIEF 5/8 West Ham managjt Harry Rjdknapp says hj still expects French goalkjepjt Bernard Lama to leave at the end of the season, despite his recent run in the side. Rjdknapp said: "His main reason for joining us was to get playing and to try to win back his World Cup place." FA chief executive Graham Kelly and Sports Minister Tony Banks will boycott the PFA awards dinnjt bjcausj of the union's ban on women attending. Kilmarnock midfielder Billy Findlaz has joined Ayr for a nominal fee. WEN TICKETS TO MAN STD-LIVERPOOL 356 Football 302 Cricket 340 M/Sport 360 Tue Fix Football Chjlsja Main MenuP312 CJEFAX 1 312 Tue 31 Mar 21:12/17 NEWS IN BRIEF 6/7 Tottenham's Darren Andjtton and Stiffen Ivjrsjn could return for Saturday's relegation clash with Evjtton. The duo have been out since December with injury, but both came through a risjrvj match against Chjlsja resjtvjs on Tuesday. Celtic have signed Manchester United resjrvj kjepjr Kevin Pilkington on a three-month loan deal. Pilkington will act as a back-up for Jonathan Gould after Stewart Kerr injured a knee in training. WEN TICKETS TO MAN STD-LIVERPOOL 356 Football 302 Cricket 340 M/Sport 360 Tue Fix Football Chjlsja Main MenuP312 CEEFAX 1 312 Tue 31 Mar 22:06/40 NEWS IN BRIEF 7/7 Leicester midfielder Neil Lennon could bj back by April 11 after x-rays showed no ligament damage in the ankle injury hj suffered against Bolton. The Northern Ireland international initially feared hj would bj out of action for the rest of the season. Sundjtland will set a record Nationwide Ljaguj attendance on Good Friday for their live televised game against Queens Park Rangers. All 40,600 tickets for the fixture have been sold. WEN TICKETS TO MAN STD-LIVERPOOL 356 Football 302 Cricket 340 M/Sport 360 Tue Fix Football Chjlsja Main MenuP312 CEEFAX 1 312 Tue 31 Mar 21:00/18 NEWS IN BRIEF 8/8 FIFA have called on its marketing partner to ban the sale of commjtativj World Cup knives that are currently being sold in shops throughout France. Pele will resign as Brazil's Special Minister of Sports on Thursday in order to do TV commentary at the World Cup. WEN TICKETS TO MAN STD-LIVERPOOL 356 Football 302 Cricket 340 M/Sport 360 Tue Fix Football Chjlsja Main Menu