WEST HAM'S SLAVEN BILIC GRANTED A WORK PERMIT

Football

West Ham's Croatian centre-half Slaven Bilic has been granted a work permit but will not be back in the country in time for today's game with Nottingham Forest. He should make his debut against Tottenham a week on Monday.

Established European players will not be at the Atlanta Olympics this summer. Uefa confirmed yesterday that it will not abide by new rules allowing teams to field three big-name players over the age of 23 for the Olympics.

SCHOOLBOY INTERNATIONAL (Fratton Park): England 2 Wales 1.

BORD GAIS LEAGUE OF IRELAND Premier Division: Shelbourne 1 Derry City 0.

UNIJET SUSSEX COUNTY LEAGUE First Division: Shoreham 5 Southwick 1.

BELGIAN LEAGUE: Mechelen 0 Club Bruges 2.

FRENCH CUP Second round: Le Mans 0 Auxerre 2; Nancy 0 Lille 0 (aet; Lille won 4-2 on penalties).

TRANSFERS: Colin Lyttle (striker) Hyde United to Crewe; Jostein Flo (striker) Sheffield United to Stromgodset (Nor); Chris Powell (defender) Southend to Derby; Paul Newell (goalkeeper) Barnet to Darlington.

LOAN TRANSFERS: Mark Watson (forward) West Ham to Shrewsbury; John Sharpe (midfielder) Manchester City to Exeter; Anthony Barness (defender) Chelsea to Southend; Vance Warner (defender) Nottingham Forest to Grimsby; Jamie Barnwell-Edinboro (forward) Coventry to Wigan; Alan Kernaghan (defender) Manchester City to Bradford City; Tony Dobson (defender) Portsmouth to Peterborough; James Glass (goalkeeper) Crystal Palace to Burnley.