Sporting Digest: Football

Ben Thornley, the Huddersfield left winger, has sustained a broken foot and will not be able to play again until the new year. The injury wasdiagnosed yesterday after Thornley picked up a knock in the weekend draw at Birmingham.

Sky Sports will have live coverage of two FA Cup first-round ties: Manchester City v Halifax on Friday, 13 November and Boreham Wood v Luton two days later.