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GENEVA -- European champion Portugal failed to overcome the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo this time, and lost 2-0 to Switzerland in a World Cup qualifying match on Tuesday.For Portugals first competitive match since beating France in the Euro 2016 final, Ronaldo was left out of the squad while he recovers from the knee injury sustained in the opening minutes in Paris.A Swiss team which mostly lacked spark in France fired into life with two goals midway through the first half at Basel. It also had midfielder Granit Xhaka sent off in stoppage time for a second yellow card.Breel Embolo headed the opening goal in the 23rd minute, reacting fastest to goalkeeper Rui Patricios parry of a Ricardo Rodriguez free kick.A fine fast break in the 30th was finished by Admir Mehmedi with a curling shot into the top-right corner of the Portugal goal. Mehmedi had taken a return pass after finding forward Haris Seferovic running deep beyond the defense.Portugal struck a post in the 82nd when Nani directed a header to bounce slowly back across goal and safely away.Earlier, Portugals defenders went close with shots that deflected just wide of goal, by left-back Raphael Guerreiro in the 37th and with Jose Fontes volley in the 75th.Portugals loss was its first in 15 competitive matches under coach Fernando Santos, almost two years after he took the job.Defeat leaves Portugal in a familiar position, after also losing its opening Euro 2016 qualifying match. Two years ago, again without Ronaldo, Portugal lost 1-0 at home to Albania and coach Paulo Bento was fired.Portugal also failed to win its past two World Cup qualifying groups and advanced to the final tournament each time through the playoffs.In other Group B games, Faeroe Islands caused an upset by holding Hungary to a goalless draw and Latvia settled for a narrow win over Andorra.---FAEROE ISLANDS 0, HUNGARY 0Hungary was highly watchable in reaching the round of 16 at Euro 2016, including in a thrilling 3-3 draw with Portugal in the group stage when it led three times.But on a breezy evening in the north Atlantic, Hungary was grateful to come away with a point against the 135th-ranked Faeroe Islands.Hallur Hanssons shot struck a post of Hungarys goal in the 86th minute. The draw means the home side already matched its points total from 2014 World Cup qualifying.---ANDORRA 0, LATVIA 1Latvia benefited from a goalkeeping error early in the second half to take all three points from world No. 203 Andorra.A header by Latvias Valerijs Sabala in the 48th minute looped over Andorra goalkeeper Ferran Pol, who was stranded far off his line when unwisely trying to claim the cross.Puma Outlet Nederland . From filmmaker Nanette Burstein (On the Ropes), The Price of Gold revisits the saga that rocked the figure skating world ahead of the 1994 Lillehammer Olympic Winter Games: the assault on Nancy Kerrigan, and the plot that led its way back to her rival Tonya Harding. Puma Schoenen Nederland .2 billion agreement with Rogers Communications for the leagues broadcast and multimedia rights. http://www.pumaschoenensale.com/ .H. -- Matt Kenseth made it 2 for 2 in the Chase, holding off teammate Kyle Busch to win Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Puma Schoenen Dames Sale .J. -- Marty Brodeur beat the Pittsburgh Penguins yet again. Puma Schoenen Aanbieding .ca! Kerry, Two nights after the Scott-Eriksson incident in Buffalo, the Bruins returned home to play San Jose. In that game, Zdeno Chara put a check on Tommy Wingels that clearly targeted his head.CINCINNATI -- The Los Angeles Dodgers have activated right-hander Bud Norris from the 15-day disabled list in time to start Friday night against Cincinnati.Left-hander Adam Liberatore also came off the 15-day DL. Pitchers Casey Fien and Ross Stripling were optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City.Norris had been on the disabled list since Aug. 6 with a mid-back strain. He was acquired by the Dodgers from Atlanta in a June 30 trade.Liberatore had been sidelined since Aug. 3 with leftt elbow inflammation.ddddddddddddFien was reinstated from the disabled list on Tuesday and made two scoreless appearances during the Dodgers series in Philadelphia. Stripling started Thursdays game against the Phillies and left with a no-decision in a 5-4 loss. He is 3-4 with a 4.04 ERA in 15 games, including 11 starts, with the Dodgers this season. ' ' '