By Compiled from Times wires
Published June 29, 2003
MARCOUSSIS, France - Today's Confederations Cup final between defending champion France and Cameroon might well serve as a memorial to Marc-Vivien Foe.
The Cameroon midfielder collapsed during a 1-0 defeat of Colombia in Thursday's semifinals, and his death darkened the eight-nation tournament.
"Whoever wins, the match will be for (Foe)," France defender Mikael Silvestre said.
For Cameroon, the game at Stade de France in Paris will be a demanding test.
"It is the hardest match I have had as a coach," coach Winfried Schaefer said. "But we will try and play a great match for Marc."
At Saturday's third-place game, Turkish and Colombian players wore black armbands. Turkey won 2-1 on a goal with four minutes left from substitute Okan Yilmaz.
WORLD CUP: The 2006 event will remain at 32 teams, with Oceania stripped of its guaranteed berth and South America given the chance to send a fifth team through a playoff. The FIFA executive committee took the action after rejecting a proposal by South America to increase the field by four nations to 36. ... FIFA approved the six sites proposed by the U.S. Soccer Federation for this year's Women's World Cup: Carson, Calif.; Columbus, Ohio; Foxboro, Mass.; Philadelphia; Portland, Ore.; and Washington.
MLS: Colorado defender Wes Hart headed the ball into his own goal in the 80th minute, giving host New England a 3-2 win. New England tied it in the 80th minute on Taylor Twellman's seventh goal of the season. ... Ante Razov scored in overtime as host Chicago beat the MetroStars 2-1 to regain first in the Eastern Conference. ... Brian West had a goal and an assist to help host Columbus beat D.C. United 3-0.
WUSA: Ragnhild Gulbrandsen scored in the 88th minute to give visiting Boston a tie at 2 with Philadelphia. ... Charmaine Hooper scored and Briana Scurry had her fourth shutout of the year as host Atlanta topped Washington 1-0. ... Birgit Prinz scored in the fifth minute of extra time to give Carolina a 3-3 tie with host New York.
SPANISH CUP: Samuel Eto'o scored two late goals to lead Mallorca over Recreativo de Huelva 3-0 in the final in Elche, Spain.
NFL: Honor for "Marks Brothers'
They comprised Miami's receiving tandem for a decade, leaving them forever linked in Dolphins history. So it seems fitting that Mark Clayton and Mark Duper, known as the "Marks Brothers," are going into the team's ring of honor together. Clayton and Duper were introduced as the latest inductees into the team's honor roll. The top receiving duo in team history will be enshrined together during halftime of Miami's Dec. 15 game against Philadelphia.
SAINTS: Team executives have told the state of Louisiana they would like to discuss a Superdome lease extension of up to 10 years, the governor's chief of staff said. Andy Kopplin said meetings with the team likely would begin in early July. The Legislature approved $187-million in concessions and payments to the Saints in 2001 to keep them put through 2010.
HORSE RACING: Ipi Tombe wins debut
Ipi Tombe won her United States debut, beating Kiss The Devil by half a length in the $164,400 Grade III Locust Grove Handicap at Churchill Downs. Pat Day rode the 5-year-old Ipi Tombe.
MOTHER GOOSE STAKES: Spoken Fur came from off the pace and beat Yell by 51/4 lengths in the $300,000 race at Belmont. The Florida-bred filly, ridden by Jerry Bailey, won for the fourth time in six starts this year.
TRACK AND FIELD: Bislett out with bang
Chandra Sturrup won the last women's 100-meter race in old Bislett Stadium in Oslo, Norway, site of the Golden League opener. Sturrup ran in 10.96 seconds, beating Kelli White by a hundredth of a second.
White won the 100 and 200 at the U.S. Nationals last week.
It was the last track meet at Bislett Stadium, which will be dismantled and replaced by a new facility called Nye Bislett Stadion (New Bislett Stadium) in 2005.
ET CETERA
BOXING: Before his home fans in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, Eric Morel won a unanimous decision over Isidro Garcia to retain his WBA flyweight championship. ... Joe Calzaghe defended his WBO super middleweight title for the 13th time, coming back from his first knockdown to stop former two-time WBA champion Byron Mitchell in the second round in Cardiff, Wales.
DIVING: Olympians Laura Wilkinson and Troy Dumais repeated at the U.S. Championships in Indianapolis. Wilkinson won her sixth 10-meter platform title since 1997. Dumais narrowly won the men's 3-meter over Mark Ruiz.
