‘He holds a lot more experience at international football than me as an international manager’

Azerbaijan beat San Marino, while Northern Ireland and Czech Republic draw

There is a bronze statue and two mannequins at Museu CR7 in the Portugal captain’s home city of Funchal but what stands out is the vast trophy collection

‘In Madrid it will be a bunch sprint probably again so I am going to take my chance’

‘I don’t put pressure on myself by saying I’m going to go and win five’

‘There’s no secret that the more I’m smiling, the more I’m having fun, the better I’m playing’

Third seed Stan Wawrinka saved a match point at the US Open on Saturday before squeezing past unheralded Briton Dan Evans in five sets to reach the fourth round.

Flummoxed and frustrated by wily veteran Paolo Lorenzi for two sets, second seed Andy Murray changed tactics and beat the 34-year-old Italian at his own game to advance to the US Open fourth round on Saturday.

Venus Williams moved within two wins of a possible sisterly showdown with Serena in the semi-finals of the US Open by beating German 26th seed Laura Siegemund to reach the fourth round on Saturday.

Al Shaqab’s Hathal made a winning return in the Superior Mile (Gr3) at Haydock on Saturday. Ridden by Frankie Dettori and trained by William Haggas, the four-year-old colt fought hard to beat Mitchum Swagger by a head.

Italian seventh seed Roberta Vinci was first through to the US Open quarter-finals, taming Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko 7-6(5), 6-2 yesterday.

John McEnroe has used his pulpit as a US Open television commentator to slam the attitude of Nick Kyrgios, advising the quirky Australian to leave the game if he’s not interested in competing all-out.