Uruguay sack manager Oscar Tabarez

MONTEVIDEO, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Uruguay has sacked manager Oscar Tabarez after more than 15 years in the job amid a poor run of results in World Cup qualifiers, the country's football association said on Friday.

The announcement came three days after the Celeste lost 3-0 to Bolivia in La Paz, the team's fourth defeat in as many qualifiers.

"The executive committee ... has taken this difficult decision in