Montpellier striker Niang handed suspended jail term


AC Milan's M'Baye Niang celebrates their win against Genoa at the end of the Italian Serie A soccer match at the Luigi Ferrari stadium in Genoa March 8, 2013. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo

MONTPELLIER, France (Reuters) - Montpellier striker Mbaye Niang has been sentenced to a suspended 18-month jail sentence after a hit and run car accident.

The 19-year-old Frenchman, who joined Montpellier on loan last month from AC Milan, admitted hitting several cars before crashing his Ferrari into a tree earlier this month.

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