Euro 2008 ROund Up

Wayne Rooney was left "gutted" after England threw away a single-goal lead in Moscow last night.

It was Rooney who fired England into a first-half lead with a stunning volley, but Roman Pavluchenko came off the bench to score twice and hand Russia the win. One of those goals came from the penalty spot, after Rooney was adjudged to have fouled Konstantin Zurianov (although replays suggested the offence was outside the area).

England's Euro 2008 hopes now hinge on Israel pinching at least a point off Russia in the next round. Meanwhile, Rio Ferdinand will miss Croatia's visit to Wembley Stadium in November after picking up a yellow card in Moscow.

United stars were also in action elsewhere, with Cristiano Ronaldo capping Portugal's unconvincing 2-1 win over Kazakhstan with a 91st minute volley from Nani's cross.

Darren Fletcher returned to action and played a full 90 minutes in Scotland's defeat in Georgia. Fletcher fractured his leg in the Scots' famous victory over France on 12 September but the injury was relatively minor and Sir Alex may now include the 23-year-old in the Reds' squad for Saturday's trip to Villa Park.

Patrice Evra was an unused substitute as France beat Lithuania 2-0, although they needed two late goals from Thierry Henry to do so, while John O'Shea played the full 90 minutes as Republic of Ireland snatched a late equaliser at home to Cyprus.