KLAGENFURT, Austria: Croatia coach Slaven Bilic thanked the Croat people for praying for his side on Sunday and expressed his hope that the Croatian team would answer them.
GENEVA: Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech said on Sunday night's shock 3-2 defeat by comeback kings Turkey summed up his unlucky season after missing out on three titles with the Blues.
LONDON: Any manager of Chelsea, as Avram Grant found out to his cost last month, needs to be a serial collector of silverware and have a big personality able to cope with one of the most unforgiving jobs in soccer.
LOS ANGELES: Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett must bounce back from horrible shooting performances if the Boston Celtics are to keep the Los Angeles Lakers from leveling the National Basketball Association Finals.
CHICAGO: The Chicago Bulls named Vinny Del Negro as head coach on Wednesday, hoping the inexperienced former NBA role player can help restore the young team to its 1990s-era glory.
SALZBURG: Sweden coach Lars Lagerback hailed Zlatan Ibrahimovic and his terrific strike that helped secure a 2-0 win over holder Greece at Euro 2008 on Tuesday.
INNSBRUCK: David Villa said he was happier about Spain's emphatic 4-1 win over Russia in their opening Group D match on Tuesday than becoming the first player at Euro 2008 to score a hat trick.
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