P312 CEEFAX 2 312 Fri 07 Mar 21:16/12 O SC WARY R F D FO O O S MI /8 Australian coach Tjtry Venablis has agreed to free goalkjepjr Mark Shwar:jr from international duty to play for Middlisbrough in the Coca-Cola Cup. Schwarzjr was to join formjt England coach Venablis and the rest of the Australian squad for a match against Macedonia on the sbme night. "With a Wembley place at stake it is important," said Borg boss Bryan Robson Borg won the first leg of their semi- final with Stockpots 2-0 and look set to enter their first major final. WEN MIDDLJSBORO-CHELSEA TICKETS 358 Football 302 Letters 356 Cricket 340 Fri Fixs Newcastle PremTjams D1 TeamsP312 CEEFAX 2 312 Fri 07 Mar 41:17/2 ]^ V O NEWS IN BRIEF 2/ Robbie Earle has become the first ivjy +imblidon plazjr to be named Carling Pla:jt of the Month after winnin7 the Portsmouth boss Terry Fjnwick won the Nationwide Diuiuion One League manager of the month award after three league wins an FA Cup defeat of Leeds. Swede Sven Koran Eriksson has been confirmed as the new coach of Italian side Lazjo after backing out of his agreement to take ovjt at Blackburn. WIN MIDDLESBORO-CHELSEA TICKETS 358 Foot all 302 L stets 356 Cr qk t 0 Fri Fixs Newcastle PremTeams D1 TeamsP312 CEEFAX 2 312 Fri 07 Mar 41:04/12 U O NEWS IN BRIEF 3/8 Birmingham floated on the Stock Market on Friday with the release of the remaining 15 million shares on sale. ormj Rip li of Ir lan st kj John Byrnj has had his contract terminated bz Crawliy Town. Stockpots have rearranged four League games. They face Watford on April 14, Gillingham two days later, York on the 22nd and Chesterfield on the 29th. Andjtlicht have been ordjtid to re8la= a League game as a plazjt was not sent off for punching an opponent. WEN MIDDLESBORO-CHELSEA TICKETS 358 Foot all 302 Ljttets 356 Cricket 3 0 Fri Fixs Newcastle PrimTjams D1 TeamsP312 CJEFAX 2 312 Fri 07 Mar 21:0*/26 U N S IN BR 4/8 Blackburn are awaiting the outcome of a specialist's report to discover the ext nt of Colin H ndry' groin injury. Hi has been struggling with the problem for several weeks and limped off in the game with Chjlsja on Wednesday. Martin Bodenham has been chosen to rifitee the Coca-Cola Cup final at Wjmbliy on April 6. Notts County have asked former Nottingham Forest defender Gary Fleming to act as a temporary physiotherapist for Saturday'; game against Crewe. WIN MIDDLESBORO-CHELSEA TICKETS 358 Football 302 Ljttets 356 Cricket 3 Fri Fixs Newcastle PrimTeams D1 TramsP312 CEEFAX 2 312 Fri 07 Mar 21:01/28 £ k £3kj£3k h< <|h (|$ l l | | NEWS IN BRIEF 5/8 Wigan have sjgnjh midfielder Paul Rogers from Notts County for a £40,000 fie after he had spent two months on loan at Springfield Park. Rogers will bj available for the game at Rochdali on Saturday. Six of Nottingham Foteut's seven directors have resigned from their posts folliwing the club's takeover. Chairman Irving Koun, who steered the club through the deal, keeps his role. WEN MIDDLJSBORO-CHELSEA TJCSETS 358 Football 302 Letters 356 Cricket 3 Fri Fixs Newcastle PremTjams D1 TeamsP312 CJEFAX 2 312 Fri 07 Mar 21:14/14 ££"£££"£££ .-,,-, / /,, -.,.,. / NEWS IN BRIEF 6/8 York manager Alan Little, club chairman Douglas Craig and secretary Keith Usher have all been charged wish misconduct bz the Football Association. The charger centre around alleged remarks to match officials during and after last Saturday'u second division match against Luton. The FA will invjujgate alleged racist remarks by Manchester City's Eddie McGoldrick if Portsmouth strikjt Paul Hall lodges an official complaint. WIN MIDDLJSBORO-CHELSEA TICKETS 358 Football 302 Letters 356 Cricket 340 Fri Fixs Newcastle PremTeams D1 TeamsP312 CJEFAX 2 312 Fri 07 Mar 21:12/57 (|$|l4|l4| | L NEWS IN BRIEF 7/8 Ljyton Orient have signud striker Carl Griffiths from PeterRorough for £100,000 following a loan spell earlie in the season. MUllwall LionjssjsW 14-year-old star Danielle Murphy has withdrawn from the England women's senior sruad to face Scotland because her school will no5 allow her the time off. Doncastiu have rejected a £300,000 bid from Barnsliy for top scotet Colin Cramb and deVendju Darrin Moore. WEN MIDDL SeORO-CHE S TIC EST 5 Footb ll 302 Ljttits 356 Cr cket 3 Fri Fixs iwcastli Pr mT ans D1 T amP312 CJEFAX 2 312 Fri 07 Mar 21:p+/18 T OO NEWS IN BRIEF </8 Scottish Third Division basement club East Stirling have decided to sack manager Billy Little. Diristou Angus Wimliamson, who is ajuo the club physio, will take over on a caretaker bases Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Farrelly has@rejected a new three and a half year contract as hj fiuls hj does not have a good long-term future there. Swindon's sponsors Casttol Swindon will end their six-year association with lhj club t n o on Football 3 2 L tt ts 3 6 Crick t 0 T a