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Bosnia-Hercegovina's maiden appearance at a World Cup finals ended in disappointment as Peter Odemwingie's goal condemned them to a 1-0 defeat by African champions Nigeria in Cuiaba and ensured they could not qualify for the second round.
      
Nigeria's win, their first at a World Cup finals since 1998, leaves them as favourites to join Argentina in the second round.

DUBAI - The Serbian water polo team claimed the World League trophy, after defeating Hungary 10-6 (3-2, 4-0, 3-1, 0-3) in the final of the closing tournament in Dubai on Saturday.

This is the eighth trophy for the Serbian national team in this competition, and the fourth in the last five years.

They triumphed thanks to the excellent defense in the first three quarters.

Greece striker Costas Mitroglou, who took a hit to his side and had to be taken off during their World Cup Group C draw against Japan on Thursday, will be fit in time for their final game against Ivory Coast, a team official said.

DUBAI - Serbia's water polo team reached the final of the World League tournament in Dubai on Friday beating Australia 12:5 (2:1, 5:2, 2:0, 3:2).

Defending champion Serbia will next take on world champion Hungary that outlasted Montenegro 10:8.

The final is scheduled for Saturday 16:30 CET.

Photo Tanjug, T. Valic (archive photo)

Iran and six world powers wrapped up Friday a fifth round of nuclear talks having started to draft an accord, and will meet again on July 2, the EU said.
      
"We have worked extremely hard all week to develop elements we can bring together when we meet for the next round in Vienna, beginning on 2 July," said spokesman Michael Mann.
      

Prosecutors are investigating after Bosnian Croat football fans in the towns of Mostar and Capljina burned the Bosnian flag when the Croatian team won a World Cup match.

Greece could have emerged victorious from its 0-0 World Cup Group C draw with Japan on Thursday were it not for Costas Katsouranis's first-half red card, coach Fernando Santos said.

The Greek skipper was dismissed for a second yellow in the 38th minute, leaving his side to frantically defend for the remainder of the game with Japan having close to 70 percent possession.

MARIBOR - Serbia's Zorana Arunovic won the gold medal in the 10m Air Pistol Woman event at the 2014 ISSF World Cup in Rifle and Pistol in Maribor, Slovenia, on Thursday.

Russia's Ekaterina Korshunova and Bulgaria's Antoaneta Boneva finished second and third, respectively.

This is the second World Cup gold medal for Arunovic, who pocketed her first one in Munich two years ago.

Luis Suarez scored twice as Uruguay sent England spinning towards their earliest World Cup exit in 56 years on Thursday with a 2-1 victory.
      
Liverpool striker Suarez grabbed the second of two opportunistic goals in the 85th minute of a tense Group D battle in Sao Paulo after Wayne Rooney had looked to have rescued a point for England with a 75th-minute equaliser.

By George Georgakopoulos

Greece’s first ever clean sheet in its World Cup history has kept it in the running for the second round, as the 0-0 draw with Japan on Thursday, with a man down for most of the game in the rainy and windy conditions at Natal, has given it its first point in the tournament.