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Jesus Manuel "Tecatito" Corona's goal in the 80th minute gave Mexico a 1-1 tie against Venezuela on Monday night and first place in Group C of the Copa America.

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique headed a late winner as defending champions Spain overcame a resolute and determined Czech Republic 1-0 in their Group D opener in Toulouse on Monday.

Twenty years after Croatia and Turkey played each other in their European Championship debuts, the two teams will add another chapter in their intimately shared history on Sunday at Parc des Princes.

Real Madrid's star Gareth Bale hailed Wales's 2-1 victory over Slovakia in their first ever European Championship finals match in Bordeaux on Saturday as "a historic moment" for the country.

Dimitri Payet, who was France's standout performer all night, scored a scintillating goal from 25 metres in the 89th minute to get the hosts off to a winning start at Euro 2016 on Friday.

France kick off their Euro 2016 campaign against Romania on Friday

"A podium finish is a realistic target we're chasing here at this Champions Trophy," said coach Roelant Oltmans as the Indian team went through its training regimen ahead of the German encounter.

Prosecutors from Spain's top criminal court accuse the striker, his father, Barca's ex-president Sandro Rosell and the club itself of concealing the cost of the multi-million-euro transfer from Brazilian investment fund DIS.

Goals from Angel Di Maria and Ever Banega secured a deserved three points for Argentina, who exacted sweet revenge for their defeat to the Chileans in last year's Copa America Final.

The Mexican team, considered a serious challenger to win their first Copa America title, extended their unbeaten streak to 20 games.

The Indian hockey team is leaving for England on Sunday to compete in the Champions Trophy. The team's month-long tour will culminate in Valencia with the Six Nations Tournament.

Deploying England's prolific striking trio for the first time as a combination didn't produce the desired outcome — even against a Portugal side reduced to 10 men for most of Thursday's friendly.

Manchester United's teenage striker Marcus Rashford was included in England's final 23-man Euro 2016 squad announced on Tuesday as Danny Drinkwater and Andros Townsend dropped out.

The accident - which came as 11 people were hurt in a similar freak strike at a birthday party in a Parisian park - happened at the end of a children's football match in Hoppstaedten.

Atletico were on the verge of claiming Europe's premier club competition in 2014 when Madrid equalised in stoppage time and went on to win 4-1.

Goal-line technology will be used in next month's Copa America Centenario, organizers announced on Wednesday, selecting Hawk-Eye as the supplier for the camera replay system.