With the world watching him in a World Cup opener against Iceland, the normally brilliant Messi struck a weak spot-kick that was saved, leaving Argentina with a disappointing 1-1 draw.
Images from the 2020 Euro Championships qualifiers played on Saturday
The World Happiness Report published on Wednesday ranked 156 countries by happiness levels, based on factors such as life expectancy, social support and corruption.
The 'wounds' of 2014 will probably never heal, concedes Lionel Messi but the Argentine superstar is hopeful that 2018 will bring with it the World Cup that football 'owes' him.
Hosts Russia will kick off next year's World Cup finals versus Saudi Arabia in Moscow and defending champions Germany will start against Mexico after Friday's draw threw up some mouthwatering clashes.
European champions Portugal spurned a two-goal lead against Tunisia, stumbling to a 2-2 draw, as France, one of the World Cup favourites, flexed their muscles with a comfortable 2-0 win over Ireland in warm-up friendlies on Monday.
'If you are caught in a violent storm at sea you have to deal with it and find a way out which Abhilash Tomy did.'
Southampton took the lead at St Mary's in the 18th minute after Dusan Tadic finished off a fine team move but, just before the break, Everton levelled with a bolt from the blue as Iceland's Gylfi Sigurdsson thundered a strike from distance in off the crossbar, his first league goal for the club.
Malta make Italy sweat, while Bale takes Wales closer to competition
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A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday.
Belgium make Wales wait after Hazard's strike, while Czechs beat Latvia to qualify
India, which was listed 78th last year, has improved its ranking, figuring at 75th position with a visa-free score of 51
A guide to the Croatia starting 11 ahead of the World Cup final against France.
Atletico Madrid slumped to a 3-0 defeat at resurgent Real Sociedad on Thursday which means Barcelona need one more victory to wrap up a 25th Spanish La Liga title while Malaga were relegated after losing 1-0 at Levante.
Sterling has scored six goals in five starts for City this season and has impressed with his overall contribution to Guardiola's prolific attack which has struck 29 goals in eight Premier League games.
'I just want to say that we too are fighting, working hard, day in and day out for India'
A summary of Friday's Euro 2020 qualifying matches.
According to a UN report, people live long, healthy lives in these 12 countries.
Iceland's Eyjafjallajoekull volcano has once again started emitting ash, with the latest eruptions casting a 1,600 km-wide ash cloud over the Atlantic.Previous eruptions from Eyjafjallajoekull brought Europe's aviation industry to a grinding halt due to fears about visibility and the possibility of ash entering the engines of airplanes. This had left thousands of travelers stranded across Europe.Authorities are closely monitoring the position and height of the ash cloud.
Wasteful Portugal were held to a 1-1 home draw by Serbia after their captain and top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo limped off with an apparent hamstring injury in the first half of their Euro 2020 Group B qualifier on Monday.
Analysis of the eight groups for the 2018 FIFA World Cup to be held in Russia.
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There was no farewell goal but plenty of pride and appreciation as Wayne Rooney made his 120th and final appearance for England in a 3-0 win over the United States in a friendly at Wembley on Thursday.
Let's make some effort to make it come true and close the gender gap once and for all.
When the North Korean athletes took over, it became a more austere affair.
IMAGES from the EPL matches played on Saturday
From yacht cruise to jet skiing, get a taste of adventure this summer.
India has moved down from 32nd place last year and remains classified among 'flawed democracies'.
A Sergio Aguero hat-trick helped Manchester City get back to winning ways in the Premier League with a 3-1 victory over Newcastle United, as they stayed 12 points ahead of Manchester United who had to dig deep to secure a 1-0 win at Burnley.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
the countries assured of places in the 32-team field for next year's World Cup finals in Russia after Tuesday's qualifiers.
Defending champion Germany suffered a shocking defeat, while Brazil, Spain and Argentina -- the other pre-tournament favourites -- managed just draws in their opening round matches.
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A woman is treated most respectfully in countries like Iceland and Sweden, according to a recent survey conducted by Newsweek.
The ministry has asked the airlines to not to "take benefit of the situation" and charge higher fares for the tickets.
The favourites to win next year's World Cup in Russia were given navigable paths to the last 16 with the coaches of Germany, Brazil, Argentina and Spain having reason to feel reasonably optimistic after Friday's draw.
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