England, France win big; Portugal held as Euro defense opens
(WorldNews France)

LONDON (AP) - Big and slick wins for France and England. Not even a goal for Portugal. Even with Cristiano Ronaldo returning to the Portugal side for the first time since last year`s World Cup, the European champions could only begin their title defense with a 0-0 home draw against Ukraine. The goals were flowing elsewhere on Friday night in Euro 2020 qualifying. World champion France opened with a 4-1 victory at Moldova while Raheem Sterling scored his first international hat trick as England routed the Czech Republic 5-0. FRANCE ON FIRE The only surprise in Chisinau was that it took France 23 minutes to score. It was worth the wait. Paul Pogba collected Antoine Griezmann`s pass and floated...