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France beats co-host Ukraine 2-0 in Donetsk, Ukraine, in their second Group D match at the European Championship. Next, Sweden plays England in Kiev.Here is a running account of Friday's action. All times are local to Poland.___2234: GOAL! SWEDEN 2 ENGLAND 3 (WELLBECK)___England are level. Jonas Olsson clears a corner, the ball lands at the feet of Theo Walcott who lets fly with a speculative effort from outside the area and it loops into the net. It was so near to Isaksson, he should have easlily caught the ball as Walcott's shot was not overly powerful, but he loses his balance, the ball beats him and England reply quickly.___2220: GOAL! SWEDEN 2 ENGLAND 2____2214: GOAL! SWEDEN 2 ENGLAND 1___2204: Ibrahimovic's free kick hits the wall but the ball ricochets through to Olof Mellberg. He shoots and Hart just gets a touch to it, but the ball finds it way past him. It hits Glen Johnson on its way through and the defender nearly keeps it out but his attempted clearance hits the post and t...
Sweden coach Erik Hamren was forced to leave John Guidetti off his final Euro 2012 roster, and has called on Markus Rosenberg to end a three-year international absen...
Andriy Shevchenko rolled back the years with a sparkling performance to lead co-hosts Ukraine to a dramatic 2-1 comeback win over Sweden in their opening Euro 2012 G...
American midfielder Clint Dempsey helped Fulham beat Blackpool 3-0 in the English Premier League on Sunday. Manchester City routed Sunderland 5-0 to strengthen its c...
Midfielder Kim Kallstrom signed a two-year contract extension with Lyon on Thursday as the Swedish international extended his stay with the French club through the s...
Michael Krohn-Delhi and Nicklas 1, on Tuesday to win Group H in Euro qualifying and secure a berth in the 2012 finals.France , Greece and Russia also clinched spots ...
Carlos Tevez played in his first game since Sept. 27 and set up Samir Nasri's late go-ahead goal, giving Manchester City a 2-1 comeback win against Chelsea on Wednes...
Montpellier moved to the top of Ligue 1 on Saturday after Olivier Giroud's 88th-minute goal handed the club a 1-0 win over a stubborn St Etienne side.Montpellier ent...
Guillaume Hoarau scored in the dying minutes 4 draw with Lyon at the Stade de Gerland on Saturday.The result drops PSG into second place, one point back of Montpelli...
Liverpool, Chelsea to keep pressure on Man UnitedSaturday, April 04, 2009 By ROB HARRIS, AP Sports WriterPrintLONDON Substitute Yossi Benayoun scored during injur...
Co-host Ukraine takes on Sweden in Kiev in the second Group D match at the European Championship. Earlier, France and England drew 1-1.Here is a running account of M...
Co-host Ukraine plays England and France takes on Sweden in the final Group D matches at the European Championship. Sweden is out but the other three teams are battl...
Sweden faces Euro 2012 with conflicting attitudes.Drawn into Group D along with England, France and co-host Ukraine, the Swedes have a tricky path to qualify for the...
Andriy Shevchenko made his coach look brilliant, scoring two great headers Monday to give Ukraine a 2-1 win over Sweden at the European Championship.After Zlatan Ibr...
Andriy Shevchenko made his coach look brilliant, scoring two great headers Monday to give Ukraine a 2-1 win over Sweden at the European Championship.After Zlatan Ibr...
Andriy Shevchenko provided Ukraine with a night to remember on Monday as the 35-year-old scored a pair of goals in the second half to lead his team to a 2-1 comeback...
France was outplayed, outfought and outscored, and that was against a team with nothing to play for.With world champion Spain now waiting in the quarterfinals of the...