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In brief: Swiss, French good to go after 0-0 draw

Switzerland's Stephan Lichtsteiner, left, fights for the ball with France's Antoine Griezmann during the Euro 2016 Group A soccer match between Switzerland and France at the Pierre Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve dAscq, near Lille, France. (Martin Meissner / Associated Press)
From staff and wire reports

Soccer: There were several ripped shirts and even a burst ball during France’s 0-0 draw with Switzerland on Sunday at the European Championship in Lille, France.

The scoreless result was good enough for both teams, with the host French taking first place in Group A and the Swiss moving on to the round of 16 in second.

France twice hit the crossbar as it again squandered numerous chances, but the torn Switzerland shirts and the ball being ripped apart during a challenge will likely end up being the most memorable moments of the match.

Switzerland midfielder Admir Mehmedi’s shirt was torn in the first half, forcing him to the sidelines for a backup. Teammate Granit Xhaka then had his ripped once in each half.

Then there was an issue with the official Adidas ball.

As France pushed for a goal in the second half, forward Antoine Griezmann was dribbling when Switzerland midfielder Valon Behrami stepped in to tackle. The two converged on the ball and it burst, with Behrami picking up the deflated leather and showing it to Slovenian referee Damir Skomina.

Albania beats Romania, waits: Albania kept its hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages alive with a 1-0 victory over Romania in Lyon, France, a result that eliminated its opponent.

The result catapulted Albania above Romania in the group rankings into third place.

The team will have to wait until the group stage of Euro 2016 is before it finds out whether it will be one of the four third-place teams to make it through to the round of 16.

Armando Sadiku scored the sole goal in the match in the 43rd minute. It was the first goal Albania has scored in an international tournament.

U.S. loses appeals: The U.S. Soccer Federation’s appeals of a red card given to midfielder Jermaine Jones and a yellow card assessed to forward Bobby Wood have been dismissed.

The decision will leave the U.S. without both players on Tuesday night for the Copa America semifinal against Argentina in Houston.

Coastal Carolina shocks No. 1 Florida

Baseball: Andrew Beckwith matched his career high with seven strikeouts, Zach Remillard doubled and tripled in runs, and Coastal Carolina upset No. 1 national seed Florida 2-1 in Omaha, Nebraska, in the program’s first College World Series game.

The Chanticleers pulled the stunner against the vaunted Florida pitching staff that sent to the mound two first-round picks, a second-rounder, third-rounder and 10th-rounder.

Beckwith (13-1), never drafted, put on a dazzling and efficient performance and retired the last 10 batters in the first complete game of his career.

The biggest victory in Coastal Carolina’s history comes in the third stage of its incredible postseason run. The Chanticleers beat host North Carolina State in the regional final and swept No. 8 national seed LSU on the road in the super regionals.

TCU tops Big 12 rival Texas Tech: Luken Baker hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the top of the ninth and TCU beat No. 5 national seed Texas Tech 5-3 in a meeting of Big 12 rivals.

On Tuesday, TCU will play Coastal Carolina and Texas Tech faces Florida in a loser-out game.

Liberty beat Fever 78-75 in overtime

Women’s Basketball: Tina Charles had 26 points, 15 rebounds and six assists to help New York beat Indiana 78-75 in overtime in Indianapolis to win its fourth straight.

Kia Stokes’ layup with 2:48 left in overtime to spark an 8-2 spurt that gave New York a 78-73 lead with eight seconds left.

The Liberty limited Indiana to four points in the third – tying the Fever’s franchise record for fewest points in a quarter – and led 55-46 early in the fourth.

Indiana used a 16-4 run – capped by Briann January’s two free throws after New York’s Shavonte Zellous picked up a pair of technical fouls – to lead by five with 2:21 left in regulation.

Olympic field set: France, Belarus, Spain, China and Turkey all earned spots at the Olympics by qualifying at the last chance women’s basketball tournament over the weekend.

Spain and China will join Canada, Serbia and Senegal in the same group as the U.S., which has won the past five Olympic gold medals.

Turkey, France and Belarus are in the other group with Australia, Japan and host Brazil.

Murray claims 5th Queen’s Club title

Tennis: Britain’s Andy Murray claimed a record fifth title at Queen’s Club in Londan as the top-seeded defending champion recovered from a set and 3-0 down to beat Milos Raonic 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3.

Neither player faced a break point in the opening set. After taking the tiebreaker Raonic made an intimidating start to the second by dropping just one point in the first three games.

Murray appeared to be overwhelmed, but he responded by winning the next five games en route to leveling the match.

Continuing his momentum in the final set Murray broke to lead 1-0, and a further break at 5-3 secured him his second title of the year.

Keys wins Birmingham: American Madison Keys powered to a 6-3, 6-4 win over Barbora Strycova in the Aegon Classic final in Birmingham, England.

Mayer wins title: Florian Mayer beat Alexander Zverev 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 to win the Gerry Weber Open in an all-German final in Halle, Germany.

Lopez captures Tour of Switzerland

Cycling: Claiming a career-best title, 22-year-old Miguel Angel Lopez won the nine-day Tour of Switzerland by placing fourth in a shortened final stage that ended in Davos.

Lopez got the same time as his fellow Colombian Jarlinson Pantano, who won a 57-kilometer (35-mile) stage to the Alpine resort of Davos that avoided a mountain pass due to severe weather.

Pantano, riding for Swiss team IAM Cycling, out-sprinted Sergei Chernetckii of Russia and third-placed Jon Izaguirre of Spain.

Lopez was the first Colombian rider to win the Swiss race, 12 seconds overall ahead of Izagirre and 18 clear of Frenchman Warren Barguil in third.