Hamburg  - The concept of total football was nowhere to be seen, but Thursday night's 1-0 victory at SV Hamburg was a sign that Ajax Amsterdam are coming back to life.

The outcome of the UEFA Cup group match all but assured the Dutch club of a place in the knockout stages, as a domestic and international slump could be nearing its end.

"The victory was very important. We haven't had a lot of success in Europe lately," said coach Marco van Basten.

Hamburg  - A late strike from Filippo Inzaghi was enough to salvage a 2-2 draw for AC Milan away to Portsmouth in the UEFA Cup Thursday and book the Serie A side's place in the tournament's knockout stages.

CSKA Moscow also progressed thanks to a 2-1 win over Lech Poznan while Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester and Standard Liege moved a step closer with victories.

Milan found themselves behind when Younes Kaboul headed home a Glen Johnson cross and looked to be heading for certain defeat when Kanu made it 2-0 for Pompey.

LONDON,  Nov. 27 -- Bernie Ecclestone, the head of Formula One, plans to introduce a revamped scoring system next season, the BBC reported.

Ecclestone wants gold, silver and bronze medals given to the top three finishers.

In the 2008 season, England's Lewis Hamilton beat Brazil's Felipe Massa, 98 points to 97.

IRVING, Texas, Nov. 27 -- Tony Romo tossed three touchdown passes and the defense recorded seven sacks Thursday in the Dallas Cowboys' 34-9 pounding of the Seattle Seahawks.

In all, Romo completed 22-of-34 passes for 331 yards and one interception.

He threw scoring passes to Martellus Bennett (16 yards) in the first quarter, Jason Witten (7 yards) in the second and Terrell Owens (19 yards) in the third.

Rookie Tashard Choice gained 57 yards on 11 carries when starting running back Marion Barber suffered a toe injury for the Cowboys (8-4), whose latest victory has them in control in the NFC wild card chase over Washington and Atlanta.

Also, linebacker DeMarcus Ware suffered a slightly sprained left knee.

LONDON,  Nov. 27 -- Five people, including the parents of swimming gold medalist Rebecca Adlington, have been arrested in a Beijing Olympics ticket scam, British authorities say.

The suspects were apprehended at the Serious Fraud Office in London in the investigation of Xclusive Tickets, which allegedly sold thousands of tickets that never materialized, the Telegraph said.

Among those arrested were Kay and Steve Adlington, whose daughter Rebecca won gold medals in the 400 and 800 swimming events in Beijing, the newspaper said. They were released on bail.

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