LIVINGSTON Bulls, who were forced to postpone their first-division

fixture with Glasgow City Brightsiders because of injury and illness to

several key players, set aside league basketball business this weekend

to take part in the Corinthians invitation tournament in Dublin.

They have invited three Americans to guest for them, including

Dublin-based Kelvin Troy, one of the outstanding foreign players in the

Irish league. They will need the back-up as they face teams from the

Soviet Union, Czechoslavakia, and Sweden, as well as the Irish national

team, Burgerland Cork.

Coach Ian Gordon had only four fit players at training last week and

among the casualties are top scorer Iain MacLean, who has a back injury,

and Alan Lamb, who has again injured the wrist he broke playing for

Scotland in Switzerland earlier in the year.

Meanwhile, City of Edinburgh have been forced to switch Sunday's match

with Cumnock to Wester Hailes as Meadowbank was not available.