Sporting briefs...

Baros: Olympique Lyon are interested in purchasing Aston Villa's Czech international striker Milan Baros during the January transfer window, coach Gerard Houllier said yesterday. "I can confirm that I saw Milan Baros's agent," Houllier said. The 25-year-old Baros used to play for Houllier at Liverpool.

Toilet seat theft: Portsmouth defender Glen Johnson has been fined by police for trying to steal a toilet seat and bath taps from a store, according to reports yesterday. Johnson, on loan from Chelsea, tried to smuggle the bathroom accessories out of a B & Q home improvement store with the help of Millwall striker Ben May on Wednesday.

Bolivia Tragedy: Bolivian officials will launch an investigation after one woman was killed and 20 people injured in a crush at the Hernando Siles stadium on Thursday. The Bolivian state news agency ABI said a 35-year-old woman was crushed as several hundred fans tried to get into the stadium after a match between local rivals Bolivar and The Strongest had already begun. ABI said several children were among the injured.

In Poland: Poland suspended the leadership of its national football association yesterday after another high-ranking official was detained in a match-fixing investigation that stretches back almost two years. Prosecutors in the southern city of Wroclaw detained Wit Zelasko, FA board member responsible for referees and a well-known TV personality, bringing the total number accused in the scandal to about 60.

Riquelme: Villarreal coach Manuel Pellegrini has left Argentine playmaker Juan Roman Riquelme out of the squad to face leaders Sevilla today. It is the fifth game in a row Riquelme has been left on the sidelines.

King: Tottenham Hotspur captain Ledley King is running out of time in his bid to make next week's League Cup semi-final first leg against Arsenal. The England defender is struggling to overcome a bruised foot.

MFA Division III: Kirkop vs Kalkara 2-5; Fgura vs Mdina 3-1.

Basketball: Gatorade League - Qormi vs Luxol 55-98. Peugeot League - Kerygma vs Hibs 36-90.

In England: League One - Tranmere vs Bradford 1-1.

Snooker: Masters QF - Ding bt Lee 6-2; Hendry bt Murphy 6-3.

Real Madrid have been fined and threatened with stadium closure by the Spanish Football Federation after objects were thrown on the pitch in the King's Cup tie against Real Betis, Spanish media reported yesterday. A linesman was struck on the arm by a plastic bottle while other objects, including a mobile phone, landed near the touchline and the Betis goal in the closing stages of Thursday's game. Betis reached the quarter-finals on the away goals rule after drawing the second leg at the Bernabeu 1-1.