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® WEST BROM’S Chris Brunt and Wigan’s Will Grigg have been left out of Northern Ireland’s squad to face South Korea a week on Saturday at their own request. ° JON WHITNEY has been sacked as manager of Walsall with Ian Sharps and John Ward placed in temporary charge. ® GREECE’S Superleague has been suspended after PAOK Salonika president Ivan Savvidis caused their match with AEK Athens to be abandoned when he marched onto the pitch carrying a gun. ° SWANSEA have “reluctantly decided” not to appeal Jordan Ayew’s red card at Huddersfield. ® PHIL BROWN has been appointed as Swindon manager until the end of the season to replace new Mansfield boss David Flitcroft. Brown was sacked by Southend in January. ° QPR are set to sign West Ham Under-18 defender Ben Wells following a trial spell.