French football icon Eric Cantona on Tuesday joined in calls for the release of Palestinian footballer Mahmoud Sarsak, who is on hunger strike in an Israeli prison.

In a letter sent to British Sports Minister Hugh Robertson and UEFA President Michel Platini, the former Manchester United forward said Israel should be subjected to the same scrutiny faced by Euro 2012 hosts Poland and Ukraine.

Officials say at least 24 foreigners have been injured and more than 180 hooligans detained in clashes before and during a European Championship match between Poland and Russia.

Edyta Galazkowska, spokeswoman for Warsaw ambulance service, says Wednesday that 14 Russians, one German, one U.S. citizen and one Pakistani were among the injured.

Sprinter Melissa Breen has been handed a place in Australia's athletics team for the London Olympics, despite missing the automatic qualifying standard by two thousands of a second.

The 21-year-old Breen was named on Wednesday to run the 100 meters and the 4x100 meters relay after posting a series of quick times in her hunt for selection. Selectors also took into account her domination of the domestic season and named her among a 54-strong team, the second-largest Australian team for an Olympic games.

Russia's hopes of becoming the first side to make it into the Euro 2012 quarterfinals were dashed on Tuesday as co-hosts Poland fought back to draw 1-1 in their Group A clash.

With Czech Republic keeping their hopes alive with a 2-1 win over Greece, gaining some revenge for their painful semifinal loss to the Greeks in Euro 2004, it means that the Poles will have to beat the Czechs in their final match on Saturday.

Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook combined for 41 points in the second half and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied to beat Miami 105-94 in game one of the NBA finals.

Durant scored 23 of his game-high 36 points in the second half and Westbrook had 12 third-quarter points for the Thunder, who kept their home record perfect in the playoffs with their ninth win in a row at Chesapeake Energy Arena.

Lebanon lost 0-3 to South Korea on Tuesday in the third match of the final Asian qualifying round for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Kim Bo-kyoung was the star of the show with two goals at Goyang Sports Complex.

A Frenchman who has lost all of his limbs said he plans to swim 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) across the Red Sea from Taba in Egypt to Jordan's Aqaba this week as part of a global challenge.

Using prosthetic limbs with flippers attached, Philippe Croizon, 44, said: "If things go as planned and I get the green light from the Egyptian authorities, I will swim from Africa to Asia on Friday."

Ukraine's former European Player of the Year Andrei Shevchenko rolled back the years as his second-half double inspired the Euro 2012 co-hosts to a come from behind 2-1 win over Sweden in their Group D encounter.

The 35-year-old Ukraine captain took his tally to 48 in 108 international appearances with two superb headers within seven minutes of each other - his opposite number Zlatan Ibrahimovic's neat 52nd minute finish had given the Swedes the lead.

The Los Angeles Kings defeated the New Jersey Devils 6-1 to win the Stanley Cup, completing their improbable run to the first National Hockey League championship in the club's history.

The Kings, who had led the best-of-seven championship series 3-0 before dropping two straight games, completed a four-games-to-two triumph.

Steven Gerrard hailed England's "unbreakable" defense after managing to frustrate France to earn a crucial 1-1 draw in their Euro 2012 opener.

The England captain led from the front with a tireless performance in central midfield as Roy Hodgson's side dug deep to hang on for a share of the points in sweltering conditions in the Donbass Arena.