Northern Ireland stole the headlines from Cristiano Ronaldo's 100th international appearance on Tuesday as they held Portugal to a 1-1 draw in their European zone 2014 World Cup qualifier.

Indeed but for an equalizer by veteran striker Helder Postiga 11 minutes from time it would have been a miserable night all round for Ronaldo, who had started it all smiles when being presented with a special cap for his 100th appearance.

Heavy rain in Warsaw on Tuesday forced the postponement of Poland's 2014 World Cup qualifier against England, leaving fans disgruntled and the two sides wrangling over a new date.

Eventually agreement was reached to reschedule the Group H tie back at the Kazimierz Gorski Stadium at 1700 local time (1500GMT) on Wednesday.

Sweden scored four unanswered second-half goals to seal a dramatic 4-4 draw with Germany in Tuesday's World Cup qualifier at Berlin's Olympic Stadium with the equalizer arriving in the 93rd minute.

Midfielder Rasmus Elm wrote himself into Swedish football folklore with the dramatic right-footed equalizer as Sweden came back from 4-0 down with an hour gone to claim a point at Berlin's Olympic Stadium.

AC Milan striker Robinho has been sidelined for at least 10 days after re-injuring his right thigh, the club announced Tuesday.

Robinho had only just returned to the fray after more than a month on the sidelines but is now set to miss Milan's trip to Malaga for a Champions League match on October 24.

Netherlands took a significant step towards qualifying for the 2014 World Cup with a comprehensive 4-1 defeat of their main Group D rivals Romania here on Tuesday.

Goals from Jeremein Lens, Bruno Martens and Rafael van der Vaart put the 2010 World Cup finalists firmly in command by half-time with Robin van Persie adding a fourth five minutes from time.

MotoGP riders will gather at Malaysia's Sepang circuit this week for the installation of a plaque in memory of Italian rider Marco Simoncelli, who died in a crash last October, a top official said Tuesday.

Razlan Razali, Sepang International Circuit (SIC) CEO, told AFP that riders and team officials would gather at turn 11 on Thursday where the young racer lost control of his bike.

Australian Olympic chief John Coates Tuesday renewed his calls for the nation's anti-doping body to have to right to compel witnesses to give evidence as it probes doping in cycling.

The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) said Monday it will launch an investigation after former Olympic cyclist Matt White admitted involvement in the Lance Armstrong doping conspiracy.

U.S. ski star Lindsey Vonn, who has been seeking a start in the men's downhill race in Lake Louise in November, says she will only compete there if she can also take part in the women's race a week later.

"If it's not possible to do the women's World Cup race in Lake Louise, then I definitely won't race with the men either," the 27-year-old told Austrian private channel Servus TV in an interview in German broadcast on Monday.

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho said Monday he was happy to take flak if it means he has managed to motivate his players rather than sit back and enjoy cordial relations with them.

"As a coach I prefer to draw criticism for my aggressive style in a press conference because I try to play on the hurt pride of my players rather than to be politically correct and continue to lose," said Mourinho, who is determined to knock leaders Barcelona off their perch in La Liga but also deliver European glory.

Liverpool on Monday announced they were staying at Anfield instead of moving to a new ground, after city authorities announced plans to regenerate the area around their historic home.

The club's managing director Ian Ayre described the move as a "major step forward" for both Liverpool and local residents, after years of wrangling about whether they should move from the stadium that has been their home since 1892.