Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric scored a brilliant volley as Croatia defeated Turkey 1-0 in their Euro 2016 Group D opener on Sunday.

UEFA said Sunday that Russia and England could be thrown out of the European Championship finals if their fans are involved in more violence.

Russia captain Vasili Berezutski headed a last-gasp leveler against England on Saturday to steal a 1-1 draw in a European Championship match marred by a third day of fan violence.

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko on Sunday criticized the behavior of his country's fans following disturbances at the Euro 2016 match against England and said UEFA was likely to impose a fine.

FIFA on Sunday strongly condemned the "shameful scenes" between "idiotic troublemakers" at the European Championship.

After a triumphant start to Euro 2016, France braced for more strike disruptions and hooligan violence as England face Russia in a high-risk match Saturday.

Tragedy has hit Nigeria football again as former Super Eagles coach Shuaibu Amodu died just days after another national team coach Stephen Keshi passed away.

French President Francois Hollande hailed a smooth start to Euro 2016 Friday, despite strikes and terror fears which saw football fans wade through heavy security to attend the opening match.

Women in the national red, white and blue danced the can-can and superstar DJ David Guetta played to a packed stadium at the opening ceremony as France finally got the party atmosphere it had been waiting for, after months of doom and gloom.

Thousands of people on Friday cheered and threw roses in the streets of Muhammad Ali's hometown Louisville as they bade farewell to the boxing legend and civil rights hero known as "The Greatest."

A mass funeral procession, a private burial and public memorial service will wrap up two days of tributes to the three-time heavyweight world champion, who died last week at 74 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease.

France's main union said Friday that striking transport workers had been instructed not to block football fans from reaching the Paris stadium for the Euro 2016 kick off.