• Friendlies round-up

Spurs and Liverpool play out goalless draw

Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool sweated out a drab goalless draw in a steamy M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Saturday.

Both sides starting line-ups were a blend of youth and experience, with Adam Morgan, 18, leading the line for the Reds and Harry Kane, 19, stepping in to replace Jermain Defoe for Spurs.

Tottenham came closest to breaking the deadlock three minutes before the interval when Kane flicked the ball to Aaron Lennon, who struck the post from a few yards out.

Both teams were affected by the high temperatures, which took much of the pace out of the match, as new managers Andre Villas-Boas and Brendan Rodgers, of Spurs and Liverpool respectively, ran the rule over their players.

Liverpool now head to Belarus for a Europa League tie after a winless North American tour. Tottenham's next game is against New York Red Bulls on Tuesday.

Wigan were given a workout by Bundesliga side Hoffenheim but held on for a 1-1 draw against the Germans.

The Latics were in front after 25 minutes in Bad Wimsbach, Austria with a well-struck volley from Mauro Boselli.

Hoffenheim's equaliser from French centre-back Matthieu Delpierre five minutes before the interval was followed by a dominant second-half display by the Germans. However, Roberto Martinez's Wigan weathered the storm well.

Newcastle, meanwhile, had a fantastic free-kick from Ryan Taylor to thank as they defeat Braga.

Demba Ba had opened the scoring (following up after his penalty was saved) for the visitors before Taylor sealed victory with just under 20 minutes remaining, although Braga were reduced to 10-men for part of the contest after Douglao received a second yellow card for foul and abusive language.

West Brom manager Steve Clarke watched his side waste a number of chances as they played out a goalless draw against Barnsley at Oakwell.

Despite dominating proceedings the Baggies were unable to make their openings count, with Shane Long hitting the post in the second half with a header.

Clarke can take some consolation from the fact Zoltan Gera made his first start in eight months as he continues his comeback from a knee injury.

Southampton's pre-season fixture at St Mary's ended in a 1-0 defeat to Eredivisie champions Ajax.

Aras Ozbiliz's goal separated the two sides, the young winger finding the target after 64 minutes with a low strike.

Norwich enjoyed a better result in their friendly at Peterborough, beating the London Road outfit 2-0.

Steve Morison gave the Canaries the lead after 32 minutes and James Vaughan wrapped up the scoring four minutes from time.

© ESPN Sports Media Ltd.