Eintracht Frankfurt gained their third win in four games when they beat Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-1 on the road yesterday, while Bochum held Borussia Dortmund to a 1-1 draw. ...

Sevilla lost their third straight game yesterday after Valladolid rallied from a two-goal deficit to win 3-2 in the Spanish league. ...

Bolton scored twice in the last 13 minutes yesterday to climb out of the Premier League relegation zone with a 2-0 win over visiting Manchester City. ...

Paula Radcliffe defended her title at the New York City Marathon on Saturday to become the second woman to win the race three times. Marilson Gomes dos Santos of Brazil won the men’s race for the second time in three years, ...

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat defending champion David Nalbandian of Argentina 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 yesterday to win the Paris Masters and qualify for the season-ending Masters Cup. ...

Milan defeated 10-man Napoli 1-0 yesterday on a late own-goal to move into sole possession of first place in the Serie A for the first time in 4 1/2 years. ...

Msida SJ 3San Gwann 0...

Pieta H.-Qormi 1-3Two late goals enabled Qormi to finish the game with a bang rather than a whimper but despite their sheer dominance and abundance ...

Malta bounced back from last week's narrow 18-16 defeat at the hands of Croatia at the Hibs Ground in Corradino when they beat Sweden 9-6 in another World Cup qualifier, this time in Vanersborg....

Akuila Uate scored three tries and Jarryd Hayne added two as Fiji beat France 42-6 in its opening match at the Rugby League World Cup yesterday. ...