We start with Football and EURO 2012 Group Qualifiers – Wayne Rooney put his personal problems to one side just as he promised and fired England to a 3-1 away win over 10–man Switzerland.
Goals from the Manchester United striker, Adam Johnson and Darren Bent did the damage; however Xherdan Shaqiri scored a stunning consolation goal for the home side.
England are now in a strong position to reach the finals after 2-out-2-wins.
Elsewhere – second-half goals from Karim Benzema and Florent Malouda earned France some relief from their recent woes as they beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 in their Group D qualifier; however in Oslo Norway piled more misery onto Portugal beating Christiano Ronaldo’s side 1-0.
In other results : Germany hammered Azerbaijan 6-1; World Cup runner’s up Holland managed a 2-1 home over Finland; and Slovakia stunned Russia 1-0 in Moscow.
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Moving onto Tennis and in the US Open – Quarter-final action and Venus Williams will meet Kim Clijsters in the semis after the 3rd seed American defeated Italy’s Francesca Schiavone 7-6, 6-4.
Clijsters however went the distance with her Australian opponent Sam Stosur beating her in 3-sets 6-4, 5-7, 6-3.
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Finally back to football and in the S-League last night – it ended all square between the Young Lions and Beijing Guoan – until the match was abandoned.
The tie could have finished 1-all but for some unusual scenes that proceeded to unfold, as tempers frayed in dramatic fashion.
Lions players Quak and Fraritz had to go to hospital for medical checks; and the FAS have moved swiftly to declare that investigations will be carried out.
More S-League action tonight at the Jalan Besar Stadium in a top-of-table clash between Tampines Rovers and Etoile FC.
The tie will kick-off at 7:30pm.
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