England rescued by Japan own goals, France held

England failed to convince in a 2-1 victory over Japan in their final World Cup warm-up on Sunday and France were held to a 1-1 draw by Tunisia in their penultimate match. There was more bad news......

I don't care if we shine as long as we win, says Barca's Rakitic

IMAGE: Ivan Rakitic, left, of FC Barcelona celebrates scoring their opening goal with teammate Jordi Alba during the La Liga match against Real Betis Balompie. Photograph: Gonzalo Arroyo......

German Cup: Ribery slapped by Hamburg fan in Bayern win

A pitch invader gives FC Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery (7) 'the finger' during the German Cup (DFB Pokal) match between Bayern and Hamburger SV on Wednesday. Photograph: Fabian Bimmer/Reuters......

Bundesliga: Huntelaar helps Schalke ease past Hamburg

Schalke 04 striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar could not have dreamt of a better comeback after five months out when he scored the opening goal in his side's 3-0 victory at Hamburg SV on Sunday. The......

Germany axe inexperienced trio from squad

Germany coach Joachim Loew left outthe inexperienced trio of Marko Marin, Jermaine Jones and Patrick Helmes when he named his final 23-man squad for Euro 2008 on Wednesday. Marin, the 19-year-old......