CR7 effect: Ronaldo removes bottles, Coca Cola takes hit

Budapest: Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo (in pic) removed Coca-Cola bottles placed in front of him at a European Championships press conference here, which reportedly cost the global beverage giant a staggering $4 billion. A well-known fitness enthusiast, Ronaldo set aside two Coca-Cola glass bottles during a press conference ahead of Portugal’s opening Euro match against Hungary here on Monday. In a video that has since gone viral, he striker picked up a bottle of water instead saying “Agua!” in Portuguese, seemingly urging people to choose water over aerated drinks.

OZ, Japan perfect in WC qualifying stage

Seoul: In a high-stakes, must-win game to have any chance of getting to Qatar in 2022, China beat group-leading Syria 3-1 to advance to the third round in Asian qualifying for the World Cup. Australia beat Jordan 1-0 in Kuwait City, with defender Harry Souttar heading home after 77 minutes. At Osaka, a hat-trick by Ado Onaiwu gave Japan 5-1 victory over Kyrgyzstan. Elsewhere, Iran beat Iraq 1-0. AP