In Football, Portugal were held to a 1-1 draw by minnows Iceland in their opening Group-F game of Euro 2016 at Saint-Etienne last night. Nani had opened the scoring for Portugal before Birkir Bjarnason helped the tournament debutants record a memorable draw in their opening game.In the other Group-F match, Hungary stunned 10-man Austria, 2-0. Adam Szalai and Zoltan Stieber found the net for Hungary in the second half.Over in Copa America, the group stage came to a close last night. Argentina defeated Bolivia, 3-0 in their final Group-D game at Washington. Erik Lamela, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Victor Cuesta were the goal scorers. Argentina have already made it to the quarterfinals.In the other Group-D game, Chile beat Panama 4-2 to book a place in the last-8.The quarterfinal stage begins on Friday. In the last-8 stage, hosts United States will take on Ecuador, Argentina will play Venezuela, Peru will face Colombia, and Chile will meet Mexico.Meanwhile, Brazil has sacked its coach Dunga after the 8-time winners made a shock exit from the tournament in the group stage.
News On AIR | June 16, 2016 9:35 AM
Euro 2016: Portugal held 1-1 by minnows Iceland