KAZAN, Russia- - Chile goalkeeper Claudio Bravo saved three successive penalties to give them a 3-0 shootout win over Portugal after their Confederations Cup semi-final had ended goalless on Wednesday.
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic- - Usain Bolt overcame a slow start to win the 100 metres at the Ostrava Golden Spike meeting on Wednesday as he gears up for a final world championships in London this summer.
LONDON- - New Crystal Palace manager Frank de Boer said he wants to make the team a "solid Premier League club" after he signed a three-year contract with the south London side on Monday.
MOSCOW- - Chile coach Juan Antonio Pizzi will renew old acquaintances when his reigning two-times Copa America champions take on Portugal in what he expects to be a tough Confederations Cup semi-final on Wednesday.
HAMILTON, Bermuda-- Emirates Team New Zealand's successful plan to regain the America's Cup started as soon as they had lost in devastating fashion to Oracle Team USA in San Francisco in 2013.
