Sport: the best pictures from the last 24 hours

Robin van Persie celebrates Arsenal's third goal in their 4-0 Champions League victory over Porto ... Photograph: Adrian Dennis/Getty

... before Emmanuel Adebayor slots home a penalty to score his second, and his team's fourth, of the night Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP

After scoring his first goal for Manchester United, Dimitar Berbatov scores his second in the 79th minute as the team eased past Aalborg in a 0-3 win Photograph: Adam Davy/Empics

But it was a bad night for Wayne Rooney who, despite scoring, suffered an ankle injury later in the game Photograph: Matthew Peters/Getty

Paul Scholes was stretchered off the pitch with knee ligament damage after just 14 minutes Photograph: Matthew Peters/Getty

Celtic keeper Artur Boruc was powerless to prevent Marcos Senna's free-kick from nestling into the net as Celtic lost 1-0 away to Villarreal Photograph: Nick Potts/PA

And as Senna celebrated ... Photograph: Jasper Juinen/Getty

... Gary Caldwell couldn't bear to watch Photograph: Jasper Juinen/Getty

In Germany, Bayern Munich manager Jürgen Klinsmann faced fans baying for his blood as his side could only muster a 1-1 draw against Lyon Photograph: Lars Baron/Getty

Jonny Wilkinson's return from injury suffered yet another setback as Newcastle Falcons took on Gloucester. The fly-half damaged his knee in only his fourth game after recovering from shoulder surgery Photograph: David Rogers/Getty

The Falcons player was forced off the pitch with possible ligament damage as his team went on to lose 39-23 to Gloucester Photograph: David Rogers/Getty

New York Rangers' Scott Gomez skated on to the ice amid much fanfare as the Victoria Cup game against SC Bern got under way in Switzerland Photograph: Vladimir Rys/Getty

The pre-season game between the Anaheim Ducks and the Los Angeles Kings was a fiery affair as Troy Brodie and Wayne Simmonds clashed Photograph: Christian Petersen/Getty

The Chicago White Sox celebrate their 1-0 win over the Minnesota Twins in their Central Division tiebreaker game Photograph: Jamie Squire/Getty

Italy take on Thailand during the Fifa Futsal World Cup at the Maracanazinho stadium in Brazil Photograph: Vanderlei Almeida/Getty