Lebanon drew 1-1 with Uzbekistan on Friday in the second match of the final Asian qualifying round for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Jasur Hasanov gave Uzbekistan a 1-0 lead just 11 minutes into the match both sides needed to win to get their campaigns for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil back on track.

Ukraine's ambassador to London on Friday criticized a decision by British ministers not to attend group stage games of Euro 2012 because of concerns about "selective justice" in Ukraine.

"As far as that being a reason for not attending, this is something I don't understand since I believe that sport and politics, they don't mix," Volodymyr Khandogiy told BBC radio.

Steve Clarke, the former Liverpool assistant manager, was on Friday appointed as the new coach of West Brom, the club announced.

Clarke, who quit Anfield on Wednesday, takes over at West Brom from Roy Hodgson, the new England coach.

Sara Errani of Italy beat sixth-seeded Sam Stosur of Australia 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 at the French Open on Thursday to reach her first Grand Slam singles final.

The 21st-seeded Errani won for the second time in a row against a top-10 opponent after starting her career 0-28 in such matches.

Germany coach Joachim Loew has labeled Portugal one of the world's most dangerous on the counter-attack and warned his side they can ill afford mistakes in Saturday's Euro 2012 clash.

Germany open their Group B campaign against Cristiano Ronaldo-led Portugal in Lviv, Ukraine, having also drawn World Cup finalists Holland and Denmark in Group B.

From testicle-biting police dogs to sonic cannons capable of inducing involuntary urination, Polish anti-hooligan squads have an array of weapons ready for potential trouble-makers at Euro 2012.

The English-language Krakow Post newspaper asserted in an editorial that local law enforcement agencies were more than ready to tackle any hooligan threat at England's southern Poland base camp.

Kevin Durant had 34 points and 14 rebounds as the Oklahoma City Thunder claimed a spot in the NBA finals by beating the San Antonio Spurs 107-99 on Wednesday night.

Russell Westbrook added 25 points for the Thunder, who trailed Game 6 of the Western Conference finals by 18 in the first half and erased a 15-point halftime deficit before pulling ahead to stay in the fourth.

Championship leader Fernando Alonso believes this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix will reveal Ferrari's potential to sustain their fight for world championship glory.

The Italian team struggled during winter testing and were a long way off the pace at the season-opening race in Melbourne.

Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer will meet in an all-Spanish French Open semifinal after winning their way through from the last eight on Wednesday.

Defending champion and second seed Nadal ousted another Spaniard, Nicolas Almagro, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2, 6-3, while sixth seed Ferrer outgunned fourth seed Andy Murray of Britain 6-4, 6-7 (3/7), 6-3, 6-2.

The Spanish squad is united and not riven by a split between Real Madrid players and those from Barcelona said Real defender Alvaro Arbeloa on Wednesday.

The 29-year-old - a member of the Spanish squads that won both Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup - denied Barcelona midfield general Xavi Hernandez's assertion last week that there was an underlying bitterness between the two camps.