Volcano-sports
The English soccer clubs Liverpool and Fulham began their slow journeys to the Europa League semifinals by road and rail Tuesday, unable to fly directly to Madrid and Hamburg because of volcanic ash blowing across northern Europe.
LONDON - The English soccer clubs Liverpool and Fulham are among the sports teams forced to scramble because of the ash cloud from Iceland's volcano.
LONDON - European soccer authorities say both Europa League semifinals will proceed as planned Thursday despite the cloud of volcanic ash that has closed airports across much of Europe.
BARCELONA, Spain - Barcelona's players are traveling by bus to Milan for the first leg of the Champions League semifinal against Inter on Tuesday because of air travel disruptions caused by Iceland's volcanic eruption.
The volcanic ash plume drifting over Europe is threatening next week's Champions League and Europa League semifinals.
