Ten-man Iceland hang on for playoff draw versus Croatia
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) – Ten-man Iceland hung on for a heroic 0-0 draw in the first leg of their playoff with Croatia on Friday to keep alive their dream of reaching the World Cup finals for the first time.
Vettel back on top in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel’s bid for a record eighth straight Formula One race win of the season picked up speed on Friday with the Red Bull driver fastest in free practice for the U.S. Grand Prix.
France World Cup chances take hit with Ukraine loss
KIEV (Reuters) – Lackluster France faced the embarrassing prospect of missing out on a major tournament for the first time in 20 years when they lost 2-0 away to Ukraine in the first leg of their World Cup playoff tie on Friday.
Low-flying Ronaldo deals first blow in playoff
LISBON (Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo struck the first blow in his personal duel with Zlatan Ibrahimovic when his late flying header gave Portugal a 1-0 win over Sweden in the first leg of their World Cup qualifying playoff on Friday.
Greece beat Romania 3-1 with Mitroglou double
ATHENS (Reuters) – Kostas Mitroglou scored twice as Greece beat Romania 3-1 in the first leg of a World Cup qualifying playoff tie on Friday at the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium in Athens.
United States and Scotland labor to goalless draw
LONDON (Reuters) – Substitutes Brek Shea and Aron Johannsson roused the United States late on but Juergen Klinsmann’s World Cup finalists still had to settle for a 0-0 draw against Scotland in an international friendly low on quality in Glasgow on Frid…
Chile too hot to handle for experimental England
LONDON (Reuters) – Chile reinforced the belief they will pose a serious threat at next year’s World Cup finals when they scored an early goal and largely dominated an experimental England team for a 2-0 win at Wembley in a friendly on Friday.
Davis Cup final locked at 1-1, as expected
BELGRADE, Nov 15 – Roared on by 17,000 partisan fans Novak Djokovic fired Serbia ahead in the Davis Cup final on Friday but Tomas Berdych hit back for the Czech Republic to leave the tie delicately poised going into the weekend.
Capello’s Russia held by Serbia in Dubai friendly
DUBAI (Reuters) – Fabio Capello’s Russia began the countdown to next year’s World Cup with a mediocre display as they drew 1-1 against Serbia in the first of two friendlies in five days in the United Arab Emirates.
West Asia trio win to book places at Asian Cup
(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates capped a good night for West Asia when the Gulf trio became the first sides to qualify for the 2015 Asian Cup after each scored home wins on Friday.
