 | Holders Spain held to draw by Italy DEFENDING champion
Spain were held to a 1-1 draw
by a dogged and determined
Italy at the Arena Gdansk
here on Sunday in the opening
Group C match at the
European Championship.
Italy took the lead on 61
minutes through substitute
Antonio Di Natale only...
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| | Rains stall French Open final |  RAFAEL Nadal and Novak
Djokovic were locked in a tight
French Open final duel Sunday
when rain caused a suspension
until Monday, only the second
time in history that the tournament
has not finished on time.
Nadal, chasing a record seventh
Roland Garros title, was
leading 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 1-2 when
play was halted for a second and
final time at 6:50 pm local time
(1650GMT) with conditions on
Philippe Chatrier Court becoming
increasingly treacherous.
The final will resume on
Monday at 1:00 pm local time
(1100GMT).
The last time a French Open
men´s final failed to be completed
on a Sunday was 1973 when it
was played on the following
Tuesday with Ilie Nastase beating
Niki Pilic.
World number one Djokovic,
bidding... | | | QERT 95 grabs top spot in
Superstock Category at Lusail |  THE Qatar Endurance
Racing Team 95 (QERT 95)
secured the best result in
Superstock Category and
managed to grab fifth place in
the overall 8 hours with 222
laps at the Losail
International Circuit. The
team which included riders
Anthony West, Naseer al
Malki and Nina Prinz recorded
the time of 2´03.404. The
BMW Motorrad France Team
Theevent came out victorious
in the event which included
riders Erwan Nigon,
Sebestien Gimbert and
Damian Cudlin.
QERT 96 which included
Elena Rosell, Saeed al Sulati
and Sultan al Kuwari recoreded
the best lap time of
2´06.527.
The overall second place
was secured by Team
Kawasaki Bollinger which
consisted of riders Horst
Saiger, Roman Stamm and
Jerome Tangre. | | | Argentina beats Brazil
4-3 with a Messi hat-trick |  CAPPING a record-setting
season with a spectacular display,
Lionel Messi scored
from three dazzling runs to
finish with an unprecedented
82 goals for club and country
and lead Argentina over
South American rival Brazil
4-3 in a friendly on Saturday.
"It was a very good year,
and this was a great way to
finish it," Messi said through
a translator.
Already a three-time FIFA
Player of the Year at age 24,
Messi scored 73 goals from
60 games this season for
Barcelona, breaking the previous
European club record of
67 goals set by Bayern
Munich´s Gerd Mueller in
1972-73 and the world club
record of 70 by Archie Stark
of Bethlehem Steel in the
American Soccer League in
1924-25.
"It´s beautiful that people
actually recognise me ... | |
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