THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 16 Portugal crush Lithuania Cristiano Ronaldo breaks Euros record with four-goal haul in Portugal rout

Ronaldo scored early• in the first half and added three more in the second after the 93 hosts had evened the international goals have match before halftime been scored by Cristiano Ronaldo in 161 matches for Portugal Reuters | Vilnius

ortugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo took his inter- The Lithuania goalkeeper got Pnational tally to 93 goals his hand to it, but it hit his head when he scored four times to and bounced into the net. give the European champions Three minutes later, Ronaldo a 5-1 win away to Lithuania in was left free in the area to sweep their Euro 2020 qualifier on home Bernardo Silva’s cross and Tuesday. Silva also provided the pass for Playing in his 161st interna- Ronaldo to sidefoot his fourth 11 tional, the 34-year-old notched minutes later. his eighth hat-trick for his coun- Carvalho’s goal, his fourth in try and the 54th of his remark- 60 games, was a fitting reward able career to help Portugal for a player who keeps the Por- through what had threatened to tugal midfield ticking over with- turn into a frustrating evening. out getting much attention. Unheralded midfielder Wil- “I’m convinced that these liam Carvalho completed the players are capable of finishing rout in stoppage time as Portugal top of this group,” said Santos. stayed second in Group B with Aleksandar Mitrovic scored eight points, five behind leaders twice to keep Serbia’s hopes Ukraine with one game in hand. alive with a win in Luxem - Serbia are a further point be- burg. He headed Serbia in hind in third after a 3-1 win in front after 36 minutes and Ne- Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo controls the ball Luxemburg. manja Radonjic curled in the “I scored one goal against Ser- tos said: “Ronaldo is the best Palionis handled a Joao Felix then grabbed a surprise equal- which were wasted, after the second 10 minutes after the bia and four today and what I player in the world, this is clear cross and Ronaldo put away the iser, rising above his marker to break before taking matters into restart. want most is to continue like and unmistakable proof”. spot kick in the fifth minute. head home from a corner in the his own hands. Substitute David Turpel this,” said Ronaldo, who con- Lithuania, bottom with one Lithuania goalkeeper Ernestas 28th. Just as Portugal were begin- pulled one back and Serbia were verted an early penalty and point, missed an early chance Setkus made an excellent save ning to show signs of frustration, on the ropes until Sergej Milink- then added three second-half when Vykintas Slivka fired over to prevent Edvinas Girdvainis Good chances Ronaldo produced a low shot ovic-Savic produced a delightful goals. from close range and they quick- turning the ball into his own net Ronaldo set up good chances which bobbled twice in front reverse pass for Mitrovic to fire Portugal coach Fernando San- ly paid the price when Markus but Vytautas Andriuskevicius for Felix and Bernardo Silva, of Setkus in the 62nd minute. in the third.

Langer denies Motor racing remembers Smith was mocking France ease past Andorra Hubert at funeral in Chartres Leach with glasses AFP | Chartres, France man”, “Tonio”, “my Nini” or celebration Kingsley Coman “my kid”. • rought together by sor- “Anthoine, your smile, your scores again to lead Brow the motor sport positive energy, that’s the France to 3-0 win family gathered in Chartres, image we all have of you,” over Andorra in the north-central France on Tues- said Prost, representing Hu- Euro qualifier day for the funeral of Anthoine bert’s team Renault Sport Hubert, killed in a F2 crash Racing. at the Belgian Grand Prix in The four-time F1 world Antoine Griezmann late-August. champion recalled “the kind- missed• a penalty “It’s hard to believe that our ness, curiosity, intelligence, again but later set up passion could have separated professionalism and gentle- a goal for France us,” Hubert’s girlfriend Julie ness” of the young man and Australia’s Steve Smith plays a told several hundred mourn- said Hubert’s “discernment shot during the fourth day of the ers at a ceremony that lasted and the quest for perfection fourth Ashes cricket Test AFP | Paris more than three hours and was would have propelled towards shown on a giant screen out- a bright future.” Reuters | London nother goal from Kings- side the town’s historic French In front of a black and white Aley Coman set France on France’s Kingsley Coman during the build up to score their first goal Gothic cathedral. portrait of the young man ustralia’s Steve Smith their way to a 3-0 victory over In turn, the driver’s father, proudly waving a French flag, Awas impersonating Andorra in their Euro 2020 qualifying Group H with 15 Francois, former Formula 1 Julie said: “If you only knew their bespectacled former qualifying clash at the Stade de points after six games, level driver Alain Prost, friend how much I hate this sport, opening batsman Chris France on Tuesday as Antoine with Turkey and three ahead of Amaury, girlfriend Julie and this passion that brought us Rogers by donning glass- Griezmann missed a penalty It has been a very Iceland with the top two teams long-time sponsor Olivier together but took your life. I es after winning the fourth for his country for the second good week. It has gone advancing to next year’s 24- Lamirault paid tribute to the had forgotten how dangerous test at Old Trafford and not game running. well personally and team, Europe-wide finals. 22-year-old they call “my big it was, I think.” mocking England spinner Coman had scored twice in collectively “We came together to get six Jack Leach, coach Justin Saturday’s 4-1 win over Alba- points in September and we Langer said on Tuesday. nia at the same venue and this KINGSLEY COMAN have got the job done,” Des - Smith was seen wearing time he opened the scoring in champs told TF1. a pair of glasses while cele- the 18th minute against their Turkey, who beat France brating with his team mates Pyrenean neighbours, ranked a at home in June, won 4-0 in in a huddle during Austral- lowly 136th in the world. up the win for Didier Des - Moldova on Tuesday and visit ia’s victory celebrations af- “It has been a very good champs’ team on what was a France next month. ter the visitors retained the week. It has gone well person- notable occasion, as France Iceland’s hopes of qualifying Ashes with a 185-run win ally and collectively,” Coman played their 100th game at the suffered a major blow on Tues- that gave them a 2-1 lead in told television station TF1. stadium where they won the day when they went down 4-2 the series. Having hit the bar with a pen- World Cup final in 1998. in Albania. Their home meeting Leach was an unlike - alty against Albania, Barcelona The world champions could with France in Reykjavik on Oc- ly hero in the third test at star Griezmann had a spot-kick have won by more -- they hit tober 11 will be crucial for them. Headingley when he came saved before the half-hour mark the woodwork twice in the sec- France should not be too con- in at number 11 and helped here, but his club colleague ond half against an Andorra cerned about that trip, howev- centurion Ben Stokes chase Clement Lenglet headed in his side who fought bravely but er, not least because the likes (From L) Prema Racing’s German driver Mick Schumacher, French former 359 to win. The spinner was first international goal to make remain without a point or a goal of Kylian Mbappe, Paul Pogba racing driver Jean Alesi and Retired French F1 racing driver and Renault seen repeatedly wiping his it 2-0 in the second half. after six qualifiers. and N’Golo Kante may be back special advisor Alain Prost, arrives for the funeral of Late French racing glasses between deliveries. Wissam Ben Yedder wrapped Les Bleus are joint-top of by then. driver Anthoine Hubert’s at the Cathedral of Notre Dame