Real Madrid says midfielder Luka Modric has injured his left leg.

The Spanish leaders say medical tests show that Modric pulled a tendon in his left leg during Croatia's 1-1 draw with Italy in a European Championship qualifier on Sunday.

Egypt is among four candidates to host the 2017 African Cup of Nations, a test for the country to show it is getting over years of violent civil unrest that also contributed to a sudden dip for its once-dominant soccer team.

The Confederation of African Football announced Sunday that Egypt made the shortlist alongside Algeria, Gabon and Ghana to take over the hosting from Libya, which withdrew because of security and organizational concerns.

Queens Park Rangers says it has accepted a misconduct charge for failing to control its players during a Premier League match against Manchester City.

Several QPR players had surrounded referee Mike Dean to question his decision to disallow striker Charlie Austin's goal after Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart had taken two touches to clear the ball with a free kick.

Police have arrested 16 Croatia fans for interrupting a European Championship qualifier against Italy by throwing fireworks onto the field.

Sunday's match at the San Siro was suspended twice and the referee ordered the players off the field during the second half.

Stephen Curry had 30 points and 15 assists as the Golden State Warriors cruised past the Los Angeles Lakers 136-115 Sunday night despite 44 points by Kobe Bryant.

Andrew Bogut had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Pacific Division-leading Warriors, who are off to an 8-2 start under new coach Steve Kerr. Klay Thompson, who had 41 points in a win against the Lakers on Nov. 1, finished with 18 in the rematch. All of Golden State's starters scored in double figures for the second straight game.

Italy drew 1-1 against Croatia in a trouble-filled European Championship qualifier at the San Siro on Sunday, to leave both teams level at the top of their group.

The match had to be suspended for 10 minutes after Croatia fans threw fireworks onto the pitch. Riot police waded into the stands and eventually the final 17 minutes were played.

The Netherlands outclassed Latvia in a morale-boosting 6-0 win Sunday in European qualifying that eased pressure on coach Guus Hiddink after four defeats in his first five matches.

The Czech Republic went top of Group A with four wins out of four by beating Iceland 2-1 in Plzen thanks to a Pavel Kaderabek header in first-half injury time and a second-half own goal by Jon Dadi Bodvarsson. Iceland, which dropped to second after suffering its first defeat in qualifying, had taken an early lead through Ragnar Sigurdsson.

In a potential blow to Switzerland's Davis Cup ambitions, Roger Federer pulled out of the ATP Finals less than one hour before his title match against Novak Djokovic on Sunday, handing a third straight title at the year-end event to the top-ranked Serb.

The 17-time Grand Slam champion said he hurt his back in the nearly three-hour semifinal win over Davis Cup teammate Stan Wawrinka on Saturday night in which Federer saved four match points.

Jason Bohn fired a four-under 67 in the third round Saturday and will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the PGA Tour's Mayakoba Classic.

Bohn finished 54 holes at 15-under-par 198. His last USPGA Tour win came in 2010 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

Wladimir Klitschko earned the 17th defense of his world heavyweight crowns with a fifth round knock-out of Kubrat Pulev on Saturday to secure the 53rd KO of his career.

The 38-year-old inched closer to the legendary Joe Louis' record of 25 heavyweight defenses when he put the Bulgarian down for the fourth time after two mins, 11 seconds of the round.