Hernandez: Hull City forward Abel Hernandez has been suspended for three matches for punching Manchester United’s Phil Jones during their 0-0 Premier League draw on Sunday, the FA said. The fracas occurred in the 70th minute as the pair jostled during a corner – though the incident was not seen by officials. Hull were relegated from the top-flight after the stalemate. “The forward admitted an act of violent conduct which was not seen by the match officials but caught on video,” the FA said.

River Plate: River Plate, a goal down from the first leg of their Libertadores Cup quarter-final, stunned Cruzeiro 3-0 at the Mineirao in Belo Horizonte to reach the last four 3-1 on aggregate on Wednesday. River will meet fellow Argentine side Racing Club or Guarani, who meet in Buenos Aires today with the Paraguayans a goal up, in the semi-finals.

Hannover: Hannover have ap-pointed their interim coach Michael Frontzeck on a permanent contract after he successfully guided the club to safety this season. Frontzeck replaced Tayfun Korkut with just five games of the season remaining, and after registering the Reds’ first win of 2015 on the penultimate weekend , a subsequent 2-1 victory over Freiburg on the final day of the season saw the Lower Saxony side stay up. As a result, Frontzeck has been rewarded with a two-year deal.

West Ham: Carlton Cole heads the list of players leaving West Ham this summer after being released by the club for the second time in two years. Manager Sam Allardyce left the club on Sunday and now striker Cole will follow him out of the door when his contract expires on June 30 alongside goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen, Guy Demel and Nene.

Bundesliga:Play-off, first leg – Hamburg vs Karlsruhe 1-1­.

In Scotland: Championship play-off, first leg – Rangers vs Motherwell 1-3.

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