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GENEVA -- Boosted by Cristiano Ronaldos title run and Icelands feel-good story, the 2016 European Championship attracted 2 billion people to watch live on television. Cheap Nike Vapormax China .The total live audience for the expanded 24-team, 51-match tournament grew to almost 5 billion viewers, according to UEFA research published Thursday.The research says 600 million viewers watched some of Portugals 1-0 extra-time win over host France in the final.The final attracted 284.4 million as an average in-home global audience -- the industry-standard audit tracking viewers minute-by-minute.The 20 extra matches created by having eight more teams added 1.1 billion viewers to the overall TV audience.The 2 billion individual viewers was an increase of 100 million on the Euro 2012 figures, UEFA said.Bigger audiences in Brazil and China helped raise the totals.The newly created (1300 GMT) match slot had the biggest impact on Asian audiences, UEFA said, which scheduled the earliest Euro 2012 kickoffs at 1600 GMT.Among matches kicking off in a prime 9 p.m. slot in China, the peak audience there was 17.6 million for Frances 2-1 win over Ireland in the round of 16.Euro 2016 TV rights earned UEFA 1.05 billion euros ($1.1 billion) from 130 broadcast partners.Ronaldos quest for a first national-team title helped draw viewers to the final, who mostly stayed despite his exit from injury midway through the first half.The 284 million figure made it the second most-watched game in European Championship history. The average audience of the most-viewed match was 299 million when Spain beat Italy 4-0 in the Euro 2012 final.In comparison, the 2014 World Cup final drew a 570.1 million average for Germanys 1-0 extra-time win over Argentina in Rio de Janeiro.Average audiences in Brazil for the Euro 2016 final topped 25.7 million, watching on three channels: TV Globo, Bandierantes and Sport TV.Globo averaged more than 13 million viewers for each live match it broadcast, for a 13.2 percent increase on Euro 2012, UEFAs research said.In China, the finals average audience was 8 million in China, and United States broadcaster ESPN averaged 5.3 million.Still, no nation could match Icelands support for its team, which was a surprise quarterfinalist in its major tournament debut.On the island of 330,000 people, while thousands had traveled to France to watch the team, 99.8 percent of all TV viewers during Icelands 2-1 win over Austria were tuned in to the team sealing its place in the knockout rounds. 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LOS ANGELES -- After losing the first two games of the season at home, UConn was in danger of dropping its third straight.But a late rally ignited the Huskies to their first win of the season.Terry Larrier scored 14 points, including the go-ahead basket, and UConn held on to beat Loyola Marymount 65-62 on Thursday night.We were scrambling a bit at the end and we were running on an empty tank, Larrier said. At the end of the game we were trying to stop them from getting open-look 3s and its definitely nice to get that first win.Although the Huskies (1-2) trailed much of the second half, Larriers basket with 2:22 to play gave UConn a 63-62 lead. Jalen Adams, a sophomore guard, added two free throws with 20 seconds left to give UConn a cushion.Brandon Browns 3-point attempt at the buzzer would have forced overtime for the Lions (1-2), but his shot hit off the rim and the Huskies escaped with their first win of the season.It was a grind it out game, UConn coach Kevin Ollie said. Its good to get on the victory trail. We did not finish a lot of shots. We missed a lot of layups and we need to improve our transition game. We had too many turnovers and we have to fix that. But our guys believed in themselves, trusted each other and didnt stop playing.Kelvin Amayo -- a transfer from Iona who was granted a sixth year waiver following knee surgery -- led LMU with 18 points. Amayo made 5 of 12 shots and 8 of 11 free throws. He also pulled down six rebounds for the Lions. Buay Tuach scored 12 points and Brown added 10 points for LMU.Amida Brimah scored 9 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for UConn.We started out strong in the first half but finished the half sloppy, Brimah said. At halftime we made adjustments and when we toook the court in the second half we had confidence we were going to win. Cheap Nike Vapormax Mens. The Huskies started the season ranked 18th but fell out of the polls after a pair of setbacks against Wagner and Northeastern.Both teams showed offensive spurts in the opening half but neither team maintained them.Alterique Gilbert led the Huskies with 10 points in the first half, but dislocated his left shoulder after colliding with a defender while chasing a loose ball late in the half. He remained down on the court for several minutes before the training staff led him off to the locker room. He did not return.We definitely had good defensive pressure as a team, Vital said. This was a must win for our team. Were a young team and we faced adversity.Ollie said Gilbert reinjured the shoulder he previously hurt and will be examined when the team gets to Hawaii on Friday.BIG PICTUREUConn: Thursday was the third game of a hectic beginning to the 2016-17 season, which the Huskies will play seven games in 20 days and also take a 10,200-mile road trip during that span.LMU: The Lions coach, former NBA coach Mike Dunlap, figures to improve LMUs 14-17 record from a year ago. Dunlap has formed a strong nucleus of transfers, junior college players and newcomers.UP NEXTUConn travels to the Island of Maui for the fourth time to participate in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational starting Monday against Oklahoma State, followed by games on Tuesday and Wednesday.LMU has an eight-day break before hosting Portland State, followed by games against Boise State and Southern Utah before concluding its four-game home stand. ' ' '
