Sep
03

Eastern Europe – Finland’s Sami Hyypia sent off v Moldova

Finland’s Sami Hyypia sent off v Moldova
Finland’s Sami Hyypia was sent off in the 36th minute of the European Championship Group E qualifier against Moldova in Chisinau on Friday.

Moldova 0 Finland 0 – Euro 2012 halftime
Moldova 0 Finland 0 – 2012 European Championships Group E qualifier halftime score:

France striker Benzema out of Belarus game
Striker Karim Benzema has been ruled out of France’s 2012 European Championship qualifier against Belarus after failing to recover from an ankle injury. The French federation said hours before Friday’s game at the Stade de France that the Real Madrid forward had been ruled out after undergoing a fitness test in the morning.

Moldova 2 Finland 0 – Euro 2012 result
Moldova 2 Finland 0 – 2012 European Championship Group E qualifier result:

Romania 0 Albania 0 – Euro 2012 latest
Romania 0 Albania 0 – 2012 European Championship Group D qualifier latest:

Greece’s Temple of Athena Nike restoration complete
Builders have completed another stage of restoration of the Acropolis in Athens with the removal of scaffolding from the temple of Athena Nike, the head of renovation efforts said Friday.

Croatian Rubcic named as Bangladesh coach
Croatian Robert Rubcic has been named as the new coach of the Bangladesh soccer team, with his first assignment to be the Asian Games in November.

Bosnian police track down suspected puppy killer
Police in Bosnia say they believe they have located a young woman shown in a video throwing puppies into a river.

West Nile virus kills 15 in Greece, health officials say
West Nile Virus has killed 15 people in northern Greece and sickened 158 others, the Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday.

Slovak shot putter Haborak banned for life
Slovak shot putter Milan Haborak has been banned for life after a second doping offense.