Mutu: Former Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu left Romanian club Petrolul Ploiesti yesterday and is poised to join FC Pune City in the inaugural Indian Super League (ISL). Much-travelled Mutu is set to join the likes of Frenchmen Nicolas Anelka, Robert Pires and David Trezeguet as well as Italian duo of Alessandro Del Piero and Marco Materazzi in the ISL.

Cameroon: Defender Henri Bedimo has returned from injury to the Cameroon squad for their African Nations Cup qualifiers against Sierra Leone next month. Coach Volker Finke also called-up 17-year-old defender Brice Nlate, who plays for Marseille’s youth team, and Bana Moussa from Coton Sport as he kept faith with the squad that got Cameroon off to a winning start in their group earlier this month.

Racism: Torpedo Moscow have been ordered to close part of their stadium for their next game after fans racially abused Dynamo Mos-cow defender Christopher Samba in a league match. “Whenever Samba relieved the ball, monkey chants were shouted in his direction, from the stand where Torpedo’s fans were sitting,” said Artur Grigoryants, head of the RFS.

Gibraltar: Gibraltar’s FA has announced it will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after FIFA rejected its bid to become a member. FIFA president Sepp Blatter said the “FA of Gibraltar cannot be accepted as a member of FIFA” because it contravened the world governing body’s statutes regarding independent territories.

Lega Pro: (Group A) Novara vs Pavia 4-0. (Group B) Carrarese vs Ancona 0-0.

BOV Division Two: Ħamrun Spartans vs Siġġiewi 4-0.

GFA Div. One: SK Victoria vs Xewkija Tigers 1-2; Victoria H. vs Kercem Ajax 1-3.