1.   Canberra Raiders rugby league club sacked Fijian international Noa Nadruku after his court appearance on assault charges, his lawyer Ken Cush said Friday.

2.   Spanish first-division club Real Zaragoza sacked its coach Txetxu Rojo Tuesday after a poor set of results.

3.   Glassmann played another year at Valenciennes but was whistled and jeered by supporters at every match until the club finally sacked him.

4.   He was also forced to sign a statement allowing the club to sack him immediately if such an incident were to take place again.

5.   Troubled Italian club Torino sacked coach Rosario Rampanti on Thursday after just three matches of the new campaign.