Fan stabbed: A man was taken to hospital yesterday after being stabbed in the thigh in clashes between Milan and Napoli fans at a motorway service station near Bologna. The Napoli fan was taken to the Maggiore di Bologna hospital in the city following the incident at around 2 p.m. Buses taking Milan fans home from their trip to Catania on Saturday night and others carrying Napoli fans to Turin for their encounter with Juventus last night, stopped at the same station.

A-League: New Zealand international Shane Smeltz netted a second-half hat-trick to lead Perth Glory to a 3-0 home win over Melbourne Heart in an A-League elimination final yesterday. Smeltz scored in the 65th, 72nd and 92nd minutes to book Glory a home minor semi-final against Wellington Phoenix next Saturday. The Kiwi now has 16 goals this season. Melbourne Heart’s loss ended the two-year reign of coach John van’t Schip, who will return to the Netherlands for family reasons.

Magilton: Northern Irishman Jim Magilton yesterday quit as interim head coach of Australian A-League club Melbourne Victory after failing to give the struggling former champions a boost. Magilton joined Victory in January, but the two-time champions did not make it into this season’s play-offs, finishing eighth in the 10-team league. Magilton’s record with Victory was two wins, five draws and five losses.

Olympics: Mexico and Honduras booked spots at this year’s London Olympics football tournament with semi-final victories in the North, Central American and Caribbean qualifying tournament. Gerson Rodas scored twice in extra-time as Honduras beat El Salvador 3-2. Mexico then defeated 10-man Canada 3-1 to secure an Olympic berth – and set up a showdown with Honduras in the under-23 tournament final today.