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UEFA Euro Championship: Italy V Spain 230pm EDT ESPN TV.

Poland produced a stirring performance in Warsaw to hold Russia to a draw and strengthen their hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages. The co-hosts came from behind during a thrilling second half, captain Jakub Blaszczykowski scoring the equaliser with a thunderous left-foot shot. Russia had taken the lead after 37 minutes, when Alan Dzagoev turned in Andrey Arshavin's curling free-kick. Although both teams had chances to win the game, the spoils were shared. The result leaves Group A wide open, with all four teams still mathematically able to qualify for the quarter-finals after a night of high drama...

Poland and Ukraine host Euro 2012 Poland and Ukraine have been chosen to host the 2012 European Championships. Italy were widely expected to win the Uefa vote in Cardiff, with another joint bid from Croatia and Hungary also in the running. However, Italy's bid was overshadowed by last season's referee corruption scandal and their on-going problems with football-related crowd trouble. It will be the first time that either Poland or Ukraine have hosted a major football championship. "Finally, the big event is going to the countries which have had no opportunities to improve football," said Polish Football Association chairman Michal...

Poland and Ukraine aim to jointly host the 2012 European football championships not for national pride alone, but to establish integration of eastern Europe`s football, according to EarthTimes. "UEFA has said explicitly that it wants to develop football in the east (of Europe), so our joint bid with Poland is the best choice in this sense," said one football official in Kyiv. The championships have never been staged in the East of the continent, the closest being the 1976 edition in then Yugoslavia. Football has a proud tradition in both countries. Poland came third at the World Cup in 1974...