FOOTBALL DIGEST

COVENTRY will not play matches at the Ricoh Arena next season. The club have told the EFL they are close to agreeing terms with two clubs about sharing their grounds but admitted their current home is not one of those options. Coventry must tell the EFL where they will be playing next season by April 25 — or face being expelled from the league. DIEGO COSTA has been given an eight-match ban and fined for abusing a referee. The striker was dismissed during Atletico Madrid’s 2-0 league defeat by Barcelona on Saturday. Referee Jesus Gil Manzano said in his match report that Costa had insulted his mother — a claim the striker denied.