Sporting Lisbon coach Ricardo Sa Pinto has been sacked by the Portuguese first division side after a faltering start to the season, the club announced on Friday. Sporting, seventh in the league with just six points from five matches, suffered a 3-0 defeat at Hungarian club Videoton in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday, leaving them bottom of Group G after two games. Sa Pinto, who took over in February 2012, will be provisionally replaced by Oceano Cruz, a club statement added. FIFA