FIFA rankings

　　ZURICH: Turkey moved up four spots to 7th in the latest FIFA world rankings released yesterday, finding itself in the Top 10 for the first time.

　　The United States, another surprise package at this year’s World Cup, also continued its climb, moving up one spot to an all-time high 8th, ahead of such powerhouses as England and Italy.

　　There was no change at the top, with Brazil still leading the pack ahead of a strong group of European nations that includes France, Spain and Germany.

　　September’s rankings saw more significant gains within the Top 20, notably the Czech Republic, up 4 to 17, and Paraguay, up 3 to 16.

　　Other major moves include Libya (104, up 16), Wales (76, up 13) and Switzerland (54, up 11).

　　South Korea (21, up 1) leads Asia, followed by Japan (27, down 4).

　　China was down 2 to 53.

　　UEFA Cup

　　PRAGUE: In the first round, first leg of the UEFA Cup, provincial Czech side Viktoria Zizkov defeated visiting Glasgow Rangers 2-0. Portuguese side stunned PAOK Thessaloniki 2-1 in Porto, Portugal.

　　In Bordeaux, France, Bordeaux hammered Slovakian side Puchov 6-0.

　　Other results: Vitesse Arnhem 1, Rapid Bucharest 1; Aberdeen 0, Hertha Berlin 0; and Austria Vienna 5, Shakhtar Donetsk 1.

　　Keane given extension

　　LONDON: The Football Association has granted Manchester United captain Roy Keane an extra 48 hours to respond to two disciplinary charges stemming from his autobiography.

　　“It is not unusual in disciplinary cases for extensions to be granted for players to respond. In this case it is now 5 p.m. on Friday,” the FA said in a statement.

　　Fewer events

　　ADELAIDE, Australia: World No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt plans to reduce his ATP Tour schedule next year so he can remain more rested for Grand Slam tennis tournaments and Davis Cup.

　　Hewitt will partner Todd Woodbridge in Saturday’s doubles leg of Australia’s Davis Cup clash with India.

　　Olympic profits

　　SALT LAKE CITY: The Winter Olympics made US$100 million, and the Salt Lake Organizing Committee is meeting to decide on how to spend the profits.

　　Chess match postponed

　　WAYLAND, Massachusetts: The US$1 million match between former world chess champion Garry Kasparov and the Israeli-programmed world computer champion Deep Junior has been postponed until Dec. 1, because “there was not enough time to give such a prestigious event the required presentation,’’ according to Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, president of the World Chess Federation, or FIDE.

　　The six-game match had been scheduled to be held from Oct. 1-13 in Jerusalem.