Group CNorway 0-3 GermanyThere were no mishaps from Germany as they began their FIFA World Cup defence with a convincing victory in Oslo to make it 24 World Cup qualifiers without defeat. Thomas Müller may have been unable to find the net at UEFA EURO 2016, but he put that tournament behind him with a pair of goals, either side of setting up a first senior Germany strike for Joshua Kimmich.
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Brian Boyle’s Two Late Goals Not Enough; Penguins Defeat Lightning
Evgeni Malkin guaranteed a Game 6 victory and the Pittsburgh Penguins delivered. The Pens defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 to force a Game 7 at Pittsburgh, which will take place Thursday night. Jonathan Drouin got on the Bolts on the board early in the first period, but the goal was waived off after review as the play was ruled offsides. The Penguins used that break to their advantage as Phil Kessel responded with a 5-on-3 power play goal to give Pittsburgh the 1-0 lead. Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby added goals of their own in the second to give Pittsburgh a commanding 3-0 lead. But the Bolts struck in the third period
White Sox Pull Off Second Triple Play Of Season, Killing Late Astros Rally
The Chicago White Sox completed a rare feat Wednesday night … for the second time this season. With runners on first and second and no outs in the eighth inning, Chicago turned a 5-4-3 triple play. Incredibly, it was the second time this season Chicago has turned a triple play. It didn’t provide enough spark to come back and defeat the Houston Astros, though, and the Sox fell 5-3. Thumbnail photo via David Banks/USA TODAY Sports Images ...
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Late Strike Lifts Real Madrid To El Clasico Triumph (Video)
The odds were stacked against Real Madrid in Saturday’s showdown with Barcelona. But in “El Clasico,” all bets are off, especially when two of the best players in the world are on the field. This time it was Cristiano Ronaldo, not Lionel Messi, who played the role of hero. With the two La Liga (Spanish first division) rivals tied at Nou Camp with under 10 minutes to play, the Real Madrid striker corralled a Gareth Bale cross and buried it into the net for the deciding goal in the 85th minute. Real Madrid’s 2-1 win snapped Barcelona’s 39-game home winning streak and helped keep its La Liga hopes alive, as the club now...
Snap shot: Juve’s late surprise for Bayern
Juventus head to Germany this week hoping to record just their second victory away against round of 16 rivals Bayern München, their first a 1-0 success on their maiden trip in November 2004. UEFA.com looks back at that tense affair, when a last-minute Alessandro Del Piero goal sealed top spot in UEFA Champions League Group C for the visitors. 1. Gianluca ZambrottaA winger turned full-back, Zambrotta left Juventus for Barcelona after helping Italy win the 2006 FIFA World Cup, when he scored the opener in the 3-0 quarter-final win against Ukraine. He played for two seasons with Barça and four at AC Milan, where he won the Scudetto in 2010/11. ...
Rashford does it again, Dortmund leave it late
Teenage forward Marcus Rashford made another big splash as Manchester United returned to the Premier League in style, while their next UEFA Europa League opponents Liverpool lost in the English League Cup final.Fresh from scoring twice for United on his debut against Midtjylland on Thursday, Rashford hit another double in his first top-flight outing to help the Red Devils see off Arsenal 3-2. It was a painful weekend for Liverpool, on the other hand, as they lost on penalties to Manchester City at Wembley, while Tottenham Hotspur came from behind to defeat Swansea and stay two points behind league leaders Leicester City.In G...
Hecking happy despite Wolfsburg’s late lapses
“So we've got a good result but we'll have to be fully concentrated for 90 minutes in three weeks' timeDieter Hecking”Hein Vanhaezebrouck, Gent coachI would rather be sitting here feeling differently, but the result was not too bad in the end. This was clearly not the best Gent – a number of players were below their best. I told them they needed to start this match at Champions League level but we were blown away in the first half.We starte...