Soccer: Fulham hold Hamburg

Fulham shrugged off the effects of 17 hours travelling on a coach to hold Hamburg SV to a 0-0 draw in the first leg of their Europa League soccer semifinal yesterday.

Hamburg did almost all of the attacking but were denied by visiting goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer who was in inspired form.

Fulham were forced to make the 1000km road journey because of widespread disruption to flights across Europe.

Diego Forlan gave Atletico Madrid a deserved 1-0 win over a lethargic-looking Liverpool in the first leg of their Europa League soccer semifinal.