Asprilla who faces two charges of misconduct seems likely to be given a ban of around six matches

Asprilla, who faces two charges of misconduct, seems likely to be given a ban of around six matches if he is found guilty.The hearing, before a three-man Football Association commission headed by Barry Bright of the Kent FA, sitting with the Lincoln chairman John Reames and Colin Taylor of West Riding, takes place in Leeds at noon.A group of Verona supporters hoisted a black dummy with a noose around its neck on Sunday, in protest at the club's interest in the Dutch midfielder Michel Ferrier. A small group had displayed the dummy, accompanied by a racist banner, before the kick-off against Serie B rivals Chievo. Middlesbrough were yesterday reported to have paid pounds 5.1m for the services of the Danish striker Mikkel Beck from Fortuna Cologne of Germany. When Vaughan was bowled by Dhanraj's googly just before tea, another left-hander, Harris, came in to further New Zealand's cause.(New Zealand won toss)WEST INDIES - First innings 548-7 dec (J Adams 208 no, R Samuels 125)NEW ZEALAND - First inningsOvernight: 21 for 2C M Spearman c Browne b Walsh 54R G Twose b Ambrose 2D K Morrison lbw b Ambrose 0S P Fleming c Browne b Bishop 39N J Astle c Simmons b Ambrose 103J T C Vaughan b Dhanraj 26C Z Harris c Adams b Ambrose 40*L K Germon not out 25D N Patel not out 37Extras (lb4 nb16) 20Total (for 7) 346Fall: 1-9 2-9 3-98 4-108 5-202 6-276 7-281To bat: G R Larsen, R J KennedyBowling: Ambrose 24-8-58-4 (nb2); Walsh 21-5-57-1 (nb7); Dhanraj 29-7- 108-1; Bishop 14-2-62-1 (nb6); Adams 14-1-57-0 (nb1).Umpires: L Barker (Barbados) and C Mitchley (SA).. A newspaper in Copenhagen reported that Beck, 22, was expected to join the Premiership club on a four-year contract in July when his contract with Fortuna expired. "I don't want to either confirm or deny the size of the payment, but it is a very, very nice contract that Mikkel has received," Kurt Behrens, Beck's agent, said.Faustino Asprilla and Keith Curle will finally have their fate decided today, more than nine weeks after their infamous skirmish at Maine Road.

They batted through the first hour and a half before they fell within 10 runs of each other.Those setbacks just before lunch required consolidation for New Zealand, and with their contrasting methods, it was provided by Astle and the defensive left-hander Justin Vaughan in a stand of 94. Harris prodded a catch to short leg and Astle edged the ball to third slip. However, Germon and Patel dug in to play out the last 70 minutes of the day.New Zealand, resuming at 21 for 2, were given a rousing start by Craig Spearman and the tall left-hander Stephen Fleming. His attempt to hoist the leg-spinner Rajindra Dhanraj over mid-on spiralled to mid-off and Roland Holder, briefly on as substitute, let the simplest of catches slip through his grasp.It was the new ball, in the hands of the dangerous Ambrose, that made decisive breaks.

Astle had added 74 with the left-handed Chris Harris when both fell in successive overs to the Antiguan. With the same forthright method that brought him his 125 in the second innings in a vain attempt to save the first Test a week ago, Astle passed his hundred 50 minutes after tea. By the close, the New Zealand captain, Lee Germon, and Dipak Patel had brought follow- on shortfall down to only three. In Barbados, 100 of Astle's 125 were in boundaries and he again put the ball away effectively, hitting a six and 12 fours during the three and three-quarter hours he was at the wicket.Taking advantage of the ideal pitch and crystal clear light, he faltered only a few times on the way to his landmark, the worst coming when he was on 65. He was out for 103 an hour into the final session, falling to Curtly Ambrose and the second new ball, leaving New Zealand 281 for 7, still 67 short of the follow-on. Nathan Astle once again led New Zealand's spirited fight on the third day of the second Test with his second hundred in succession. After a 20-minute break for rain, Atherton reached his 100 off 136 balls and including 11 fours. Glamorgan's David Hemp was kept in hospital overnight after breaking three ribs in a collision with his team-mate Hugh Morris while trying to take a catch during Sunday's Benson and Hedges Cup match against the British Universities at Fenner's Doctors were concerned about the pressure on his lung.. Yesterday, with rain in the air, Atherton was transformed, driving and cutting in fluent style and racing to his fifty off only 21 more balls.

In murky light on Sunday night, he played with exceptional caution, scoring 24 off 72 balls as his side reached 82 for 2 from 24 overs before bad light and drizzle called a premature halt to the day's play. But on the day the new system came into effect, Rusedski saw his chance of becoming British No 1 taken away by Henman.. Mike Atherton was rewarded with his first century of the season as he changed his game to suit the circumstances and led Lancashire to a seven-wicket victory over Durham in a Benson and Hedges Cup zonal game at Old Trafford that was completed yesterday. The England captain compiled an unbeaten 121 - his highest score in the competition - in an innings of stark contrasts to steer his county past Durham's 214 for 9 with 17 balls to spare. Under the previous system, Rusedski, who changed his allegiance from Canada in May, could not be ranked by the LTA until he had been available to represent Britain for 12 months. It is understood Brittle is seeking a meeting with the Third Division clubs and the Second Division chairmen.A rather different manifestation of professionalism has been dreamed up by Bath and Northampton, champions of the English First and Second Divisions respectively, who will play each other on 10 August in what is being billed as the "20/20" match. It will be televised on Channel 4.Instead of halves of 40 minutes, the game will be divided into quarters of 20 - hence the title - beginning with 15 players per side and ending with 13, with a variety of experimental rule changes.