PHOTOS U-17 World Cup: India no match for clinical Ghana

Images from the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches played on Saturday:Substitute Ronaldo rescues Portugal IMAGE: Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates with his Portugal team mates after scoring a goal. Photograph: Vincent West/Reuters Cristiano Ronaldo came off the bench and scored an opportunist goal which set Portugal on the way to a 2-0 win in Andorra on Saturday that maintained their chances of qualifying directly for the World Cup.Ronaldo's 63rd-minute goal, his 15th of the campaign, rescued ...

Ghana outclassed Colombia 1-0, while New Zealand held Turkey to a 1-1 draw in the opening matches of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup on Friday. IMAGE: Ghana's players celebrate after winning their match against Colombia. Photograph: PTI Two-time champions Ghana began their FIFA Under-17 World Cup campaign with a 1-0 victory over Colombia in a Group A match in New Delhi, on Friday.Sadiq Ibrahim scored the all-important goal as Ghana ran away with three full points in the tournament opener at the ...

Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday IMAGE: Manchester City's Leroy Sane celebrates scoring the first goal against Crystal Palace at Etihad Stadium. Photograph: Jan Kruger/Getty Images Free-scoring Manchester City turned on the style after a difficult start to the game to thrash Crystal Palace 5-0 on Saturday, taking their tally to 16 goals in their last three Premier League games. Palace had the better of the action for much of the first half, with Ruben ...

IMAGE: Spain's Rafael Nadal is pumped after his win against Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro in the US Open semi-final at Flushing Meadows at the US Open on Friday. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters Rafael Nadal was at his awe-inspiring best as he recovered from a first set wobble to crush Juan Martin del Potro 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2 in the US Open semi-finals on Friday and move within reach of a 16th grand slam title. The Spaniard struggled to handle Del Potro's serve and huge forehand in the ...

IMAGE: FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi celebrates scoring their sixth goal with teammate Aleix Vidal during their La Liga match against Eibar at Camp Nou on Tuesday. Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters Lionel Messi's four-goal masterclass in the 6-1 demolition of Eibar on Tuesday was warmly welcomed by Ernesto Valverde but held little surprise for the Barcelona coach. The clinical Argentine Messi now has 11 goals in his last five games in all competitions and with record signing Ousmane Dembele ...

IMAGE: Sally Pearson competes in the women's 100 metres hurdles final. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Australia's Sally Pearson completed one of the great sporting comebacks when she overcame two years of injury agony to win the world 100 metres hurdles title at the age of 30 on Saturday.Pearson, world champion in 2011 and Olympic gold medallist in London in 2012 and with Olympic and world silvers to her name, held off Dawn Harper Nelson, one of four Americans in the field, for an ...

Leg spinner Karn Sharma ended with a career-best 10-wicket haul to lead India Red to a 170-run win over India Green despite a valiant hundred from Karun Nair on day four of the Duleep Trophy. India Green, resuming the day at 98 for two and chasing an ...

8 times the actor made us go WOW -- as wine he only gets better with age! On the eve of the actor's 50th birthday, we take a trip down memory lane and look at the times he charmed us with his fashion. 1. When he made a walking stick look so COOL The actor made quite a stylish statement at the Vogue Beauty Awards when he stepped on the red carpet looking dapper in a tailored suit and a walking stick in hand.We don't know about you, but we were definitely floored, by his style and his super ...

The small island nation of Cape Verde shook up the African qualifiers as they registered a second successive win over South Africa that suddenly sees a country of 500,000 inhabitants in with a chance of a fairytale trip to Russia. Images from the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches played on Tuesday night.Argentina held by Venezuela at home IMAGE: Lionel Messi , right, tries to get the ball past Venezuela's Salomon Rondon. Photograph: Marcos Brindicci/Reuters Argentina came from behind to ...