Sweden captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic has expressed his sympathies for his fellow Parisians after gun and bomb attacks in the French capital left 129 killed.
The first leg of the Euro 2016 playoff between Sweden and Denmark in Stockholm on Saturday will be go ahead with heightened security following the Paris attacks, with Germany's friendly against the Netherlands now in doubt as well.
David Luiz's future seems dark at the moment after a poor performance and a needless sending off, leaving coach Dunga fuming at his irresponsibility in Brazil's 1-1 draw against Argentina.
Spain won over England in a 2-0 score in their international friendly on Friday, suggesting that Spain has recovered from the debacle of the last world cup.
Australia's cricket chief has defended the postponement of a test tour of Bangladesh as the soccer team 'Socceroos' play a World Cup qualifier this week.
CONCACAF big guns Mexico, the United States and Costa Rica all got off to winning starts on Friday in their qualifying campaign for the 2018 World Cup.