Group C : Italy 1-1 Croatia at Euro 2012

Andrea Pirlo's Strike From Free-Kick at 39th minute Give Italy A Chance of Winning But Mario Mandzukic's Cool Strike In the Second-Half (72nd minute ) Blowed Italians Strong Defence at the end of the match. Cesare Prandelli's side started brightly in Poznan, with Mario Balotelli shooting just wide in the opening three minutes, while Claudio Marchisio blasted just over after Balotelli's effort was blocked.At the other end, Nikica Jelavic had a penalty appeal turned down by referee Howard Webb after going down in the box tussling for the ball with Giorgio Chiellini .Balotelli then won a free-kick on the edge of the box and Andrea Pirlo hit an exquisite free-kick to net the 39th minute opener.Croatia improved after the break, with Luka Modric having two early shots, as well as a succession of corners.Slaven Bilic's side then drew level when Mario Mandzukic slotted in off the post from close range with 18 minutes remaining to keep his team top ahead of their final game against champions Spain.

Harry Redknapp " My Time Is Over " with Spurs

Harry Redknapp Has Been Sacked As Tottenham Coach After 4 years Coaching  Comes To An End.The 65-year-old had a year left on his contract but reportedly failed to agree a new deal with chairman Daniel Levy."I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at Spurs and am proud of my achievements," Redknapp said on the Spurs website  ."I have had a fantastic four years with the club, at times the football has been breathtaking. I am sad to be leaving but wish to thank the players, staff and fans for their terrific support during my time there."Everton manager David Moyes has been installed as one of the early favourites, along with Rafael Benitez, Roberto Martinez, Andre Villas-Boas and ex-Spurs striker Jurgen Klinsmann, currently coach of the United States.Levy thanked Redknapp in a statement on the club's official website, which read: "This is not a decision the board and I have taken lightly. Harry arrived at the club at a time when his experience and approach was exactly what was needed."This decision in no way detracts from the excellent work Harry has done during his time with the Club and I should like to thank him for his achievements and contribution. Harry will always be welcome at the Lane."Redknapp left Portsmouth for Tottenham, who were four points adrift at the bottom of the Premier League, in October 2008.He guided Spurs to a first-ever Champions League campaign in 2010.After finishing fourth last season, Tottenham only missed out on a repeat of that when Chelsea won the Champions League.Redknapp was immediately installed as the favourite to replace Fabio Capello when the Italian resigned from the England job in February, only for the FA to move for Hodgson.He admitted last week that he would have left Tottenham if he had been offered the national job.When Capello left his post as England boss on 8 February, Spurs were third in the league, 10 points clear of a faltering Arsenal but they eventually finished a point behind the Gunners.Levy is understood to have been left disappointed by Spurs' end-of-season slump, and is said to be in no rush to replace Redknapp with the club privately expressing a determination to conduct a "properly run process" to find their next manger.It is understood no contact has been made with either with Everton or Moyes, who has been on holiday in the US with his family and is said to have been unaware of the overnight speculation linking him with the Tottenham job as he arrived back in the UK.The 49-year-old Scot has a year remaining on his contract and met with Everton chairman Bill Kenwright at the end of the season to seek assurances that would persuade him to sign a contract extension. Five weeks on, Moyes' new contract remains unsigned.One key factor could, however, be that Moyes does have the final say on all football matters at Goodison Park, something he would not have at Tottenham.Meanwhile, sources close to Villas-Boas claim the former Chelsea manager is not being considered by Spurs.Outgoing boss Redknapp has consistently rejected suggestions that Tottenham were affected by the speculation linking him with England.Last week he urged Spurs to resolve his future, insisting that the uncertainty could cause problems in the Tottenham dressing room.He said: "The simple situation is I've got a year left on my contract. It's up to Tottenham whether they want to extend that contract or not."If they don't extend it and I go into my last year, it's not an easy one when players know you've only got a year left."It's up to Tottenham. If they think I'm OK and I've done a decent job and deserve an extension, they'll give it to me."But having been the longest-serving Tottenham manager since Terry Venables, whose reign ended in 1991, he has now left the club.Redknapp spent most of his playing career with West Ham and Bournemouth and managed both clubs before taking charge of Portsmouth in 2002.He guided the Fratton Park club into the Premier League within 14 months as First Division champions.Redknapp left for Pompey's bitter South Coast rivals Southampton in 2004 but returned to Fratton Park in December 2005.Then, after dramatically saving Pompey from relegation with a brilliant end-of-season run, Redknapp steered them to a best-ever Premier League finish of ninth in 2006-07.They improved on that by a place in 2007-08, and won the FA Cup against Cardiff, qualifying for their first journey into Uefa Cup football.Just months later he replaced Juande Ramos at struggling Tottenham, eventually finishing eighth in the table and qualifying for the Champions League by finishing fourth the following season.Spurs were eventually beaten in the quarter-finals by Real Madrid and could only finish fifth in the Premier League.At the turn of the year they were considered potential title challengers but a run of one victory in nine matches contributed to them slipping to fourth and losing out to Chelsea for the final Champions League place.

Rafael Nadal's Watch's Thief In Prison

Rafael Nadal's Watch Worth $375,000, which he left behind In Hotel Due To French Open Final, Thief who was a Hotel Worker,Arrested By Police. An employee at a five-star hotel in Paris was charged earlier this week in the hotel-room theft of a jewel-encrusted watch worth more money than many people's homes.Watchmaker Richard Mille had let Nadal borrow the timepiece for the French Open, which he won on Monday for a record seventh time.Police suspected an inside job, since the suite hadn't been forcibly entered and only Nadal, his parents and girlfriend had a key, London's Telegraph says.Ultimately, a 38-year-old bartender at the hotel was arrested after he was identified via a magnetic key card used to access the room.The man confessed and the absurdly expensive watch was recovered.I don't know about you, but if I was traveling with expensive jewelry, I'd want to know which hotel let this happen.Nadal, however, apparently doesn't feel the same way.According to the AFP, he praised the police for doing their job and also praised the hotel - though not by name."I cannot say anything wrong about the hotel. They were great for me every time I was there, for the last, I think, eight years. I'll be back in the hotel next year," Nadal said.

Roberto Di Matteo Signs With Chelsea Permanently

Roberto Di Matteo Has Been Appointed Permanent Chelsea Coach After signing a 2 years Contract With Chelsea. He had been the interim coach since Portuguese Andre Villas-Boas was fired in March.“Roberto's quality was clear for all to see when he galvanized the squad last season and helped the club make history, and the owner and board are very pleased he will be continuing his good work,” chief executive Ron Gourlay said.The fervour to make Di Matteo's appointment permanent had been swelling even before he took the team to a victory on penalties against Bayern Munich in their home stadium last month in the Champions League final.Perhaps decisively, it was the one trophy that owner Roman Abramovich had desperately sought since buying the club in 2003.“I'm obviously delighted to have been appointed as manager and first-team coach. We all achieved incredible success last season that made history for this great club. Our aim is to continue building on that and I'm already planning and looking forward to the squad's return for pre-season,” said the Italian, who becomes Chelsea's seventh permanent appointment since Roman Abramovich bought the club in 2003.As a player, Di Matteo spent six seasons at Chelsea after signing from Lazio in 1996. He returned to Stamford Bridge as assistant coach under Villas-Boas at the start of last season.Di Matteo is the fourth Italian to manage Chelsea over the last 15 years after Gianluca Vialli, Claudio Ranieri and Carlo Ancelotti all had stints at the club, with varying degrees of success.

Group B:Germany beat Holland 2-1 at Euro 2012

Germany's Mario Gomez (front) vies for the ball with Netherlands' John Heitinga during their Group B Euro 2012 match at the Metalist stadium in Kharkiv.

Germany beat Holland 2-1 Mario Gomez's first-half double sent Germany to the brink of the Euro 2012 knockout stages with a win over Netherlands, whose own hopes of reaching the last eight now hang by a thread.putting them on the brink of the quarter-finals while the Dutch face a potential early exit.Gomez, who had scored the winner in Germany's opening win over Portugal, opened the scoring in the 24th minute and added his second in the 38th before Robin van Persie reduced the deficit 17 minutes from time.The result means Germany need just a point from their final Group B game against Denmark to guarantee progression, while Netherlands need to beat Portugal by two goals and hope Germany beat Denmark.Bert van Marwijk's men had shaded the opening exchanges, with Van Persie shooting straight at Manuel Neuer as he sought to atone for a series of missed chances in the Dutch defeat to Denmark.Mesut Ozil responded for Germany with a ninth minute volley which struck the base of Maarten Stekelenburg's left-hand post before the ball was gathered by the grateful Dutch keeper.Arsenal ace Van Persie was looking lively but still lacking killer instinct, and another opportunity went begging when Ibrahim Afellay's cross towards the striker was crucially intercepted by Mats Hummels.Gomez put Germany ahead in the 24th minute with an excellent finish after Bastian Schweinsteiger's through-ball cut the Dutch defence in two. Gomez turned and fired the opener low to Stekelenburg's right.Arjen Robben slammed a long-range effort straight at Neuer as Dutch frustration began to tell, although they were secure in the knowledge they could not face elimination due to Portugal's earlier win over Denmark.It was just as well, as the Germans continued to exploit glaring weaknesses in the Dutch defence, particularly down the right flank, and Holger Badstuber should have made it 2-0 in the 37th minute when he headed straight at Stekelenburg from point-blank range.But one minute later Germany did have their second from another move originating on the right, Schweinsteiger playing in Gomez who looked up and slammed an unstoppable shot across the keeper from a tight angle.Germany almost made it 3-0 on the stroke of half-time when Schweinsteiger's free-kick struck Robben and looked set to loop into the top corner only to be brilliantly tipped over by Stekelenburg.Van Marwijk introduced both Klaus-Jan Huntelaar and Rafael van der Vaart at the break but the Germans continued to press, with Hummels denied by Stekelenburg twice in a matter of seconds seven minutes after the re-start.With the Dutch forced to push forward they also had chances with Robben seeing his drive deflected over by Philipp Lahm, then Robben crossing from the left to Van Persie whose powerful low drive was well saved by Neuer.Netherlands came even closer to reducing the deficit in the 62nd minute when Wesley Sneijder left fly from outside the box and saw his drive flash inches wide of Neuer's left-hand post with the keeper beaten.Another Schneijder effort was blocked in the box by Jerome Boateng with a suspicion of handball, before the Dutch pressure paid off with Van Persie finally breaking his Euro 2012 duck in style.The striker turned and drifted across from the left flank before drilling a brilliant finish past Neuer from the edge of the box to give his side hope with 17 minutes of the match still to play.The Dutch were suddenly dominant, with Van Persie having a penalty appeal waved away before Robben expressed his frustration at being substituted by exiting the pitch on the far side of the field in front of the Dutch fans.But their push for an equaliser was almost undone in the 89th minute when Stekelenburg made a mighty hash of a back-pass and almost presented German substitute Miroslav Klose with the simplest of chances to wrap things up.