- Navalny memoirs spark mix of curiosity, indifference in Moscow
- Modi calls for quick end to Ukraine conflict in talks with Putin
- Ukraine peace talks, NATO invite may hinge on US elections, Zelensky says
- Leipzig players 'not yet talking' about Klopp, says Openda before Liverpool tie
- IMF predicts slightly slower global growth in 2024 and 2025
- US interest rate, election uncertainy hit stock market sentiment
- Guardiola applauds Man City mentality ahead of Sparta Prague test
- San Siro saga continues as Inter and AC Milan propose new stadium project
- French luxury brand Chanel to sponsor Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race
- Flick calm despite Barca's dire Bayern record
- Kenya court hears challenge to deputy leader's impeachment
- Women footballers call on FIFA to drop Saudi Aramco as sponsor
- Mozambican opposition leader says security forces killed his lawyer
- Modi calls for quick end to Ukraine conflict in meeting with Putin
- Stock markets diverge tracking US outlook
- Snyman returns for Springboks' November internationals
- Bangladesh battle at 101-3 as South Africa threaten innings defeat
- Over 250 women in talks with Harrods over Al-Fayed claims
- England pick Ahmed as third spinner for deciding Pakistan Test
- Verreynne century puts South Africa on top, Bangladesh 19-2 at tea
- Navalny's tomb 'covered with fresh flowers every day': widow
- Schauffele targets more success in Japan after major breakthroughs
- Rare Tintin albums go under the hammer in Paris
- Blinken in Israel to push for Gaza truce
- Most markets fall as traders weigh US rates outlook
- Harris and Trump push for every vote with just 14 days to go
- Hyundai Motor India shares dip on debut after record IPO
- South Africa 243-8 at lunch, lead Bangladesh by 137
- Apple CEO visits China for second time this year as sales slump
- Glasgow confirmed as host of 10-sport 2026 Commonwealth Games
- 'Serious business': influencer degree launches in Ireland
- In South Africa, water shortages are the new reality
- Frontline Ukraine cafe offers glimpse of normality as war rages
- In Mozambique, cigars 100% made in Africa
- North Korea UN representative denies Pyongyang sent troops to Russia
- Leipzig host Liverpool under Klopp's looming shadow
- Harvey Weinstein diagnosed with bone marrow cancer: US media
- King Charles caps Australia trip with 'barbie' and Opera House bash
- Tuipulotu named All Blacks captain to face Japan
- Is Musk's million-dollar US voter lottery legal?
- Britain seeking EU trade reset: minister
- Most Asian markets drop as traders weigh US rates outlook
- Wealthy Israelis offer rewards for release of Gaza hostages
- China launches live-fire exercise in Taiwan Strait
- Putin seeks to rival West with high-profile summit
- New Zealand's Williamson out of second India Test
- League convert Suaalii in Wallabies squad for Europe, Skelton returns
- Unsung heroes who saved 1,000 children from Rwanda genocide
- Rwanda orphans build hope from horror 30 years after genocide
- Brest in dreamland after perfect start to debut Champions League campaign
RBGPF | 3.66% | 61.75 | $ | |
BCE | -0.39% | 33.26 | $ | |
CMSC | -0.08% | 24.63 | $ | |
GSK | -0.54% | 37.955 | $ | |
RYCEF | -1.23% | 7.31 | $ | |
BCC | -1.54% | 135.81 | $ | |
RIO | 0.54% | 65.3 | $ | |
NGG | -1.64% | 65.95 | $ | |
BTI | 1.34% | 34.715 | $ | |
SCS | 0.07% | 12.899 | $ | |
RELX | -1.42% | 46.965 | $ | |
JRI | -0.23% | 13.12 | $ | |
AZN | -0.58% | 76.99 | $ | |
CMSD | -0.16% | 24.83 | $ | |
VOD | -0.72% | 9.561 | $ | |
BP | 0.46% | 31.615 | $ |
Switzerland, Austria draw before heading to Euros
Switzerland and their Alpine neighbours Austria played out a 1-1 draw on Saturday in a final match before both sides head over the border to Euro 2024 in Germany.
Christoph Baumgartner put visitors Austria ahead in the fifth minute at the Kybunpark in St Gallen before Silvan Widmer levelled for the hosts in the 26th minute.
There was plenty of support for the visitors in the 18,731-strong crowd, with the stadium less than 25 kilometres from the Austrian border.
The two countries had not met since a friendly in November 2015, when Switzerland won 2-1 in Vienna.
Switzerland are ranked 19th in the world and Austria 25th.
Switzerland went into the final warm-up having beaten Estonia 4-0 at the Swissporarena in Lucerne on Tuesday, while Austria beat Serbia 2-1 in Vienna.
Switzerland coach Murat Yakin then named his 26-man squad for the Euros on Friday, retaining 18 players that went to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Veteran midfielders Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri remain the star names in the Swiss squad.
- Busy first half -
At the Kybunpark, Switzerland had most of the possession but Austria racked up more shots.
Austria were quick off the mark, capitalising on a Swiss error to score.
After Switzerland lost the ball, RB Leipzig attacking midfielder Baumgartner ran through from deep inside his own half to side-foot the ball past Switzerland's goalkeeper Yann Sommer.
For the Swiss equaliser, Ruben Vargas cut his way into the penalty box and created an angle to shoot. Heinz Lindner got down to the effort but spilt it straight into the path of Widmer, giving the Mainz right-back a tap in.
Swiss striker Steven Zuber went off injured toward the end of the first half, forcing Yakin into a premature substitution.
In the 82nd minute, Sommer, fresh from winning the Italian title with Inter Milan, did well to get down to a shot from Michael Gregoritsch.
In the European Championships, Switzerland will play Hungary on June 15, Scotland on June 19 and then hosts Germany on June 23 in Group A.
Austria are in Group D, where they face France on June 17, Poland on June 21 and the Netherlands on June 25.
Switzerland reached the quarter-finals in the 2020 European Championship, their best-ever performance in the tournament.
Austria have played in the Euro finals three times but have never reached the quarter-finals.
L.Davis--AMWN