Review: Davis Cup defending champions Switzerland ousted in opening round

TENNIS – Defending champions Switzerland were eliminated in the opening round of this year’s Davis Cup competition as they lost 3-2 to Belgium. They are the first defending champions since Spain in 2005 to be knocked out in the opening round.

REVIEW: Madrid derby by the numbers

FOOTBALL – Atlético Madrid beat crosstown rivals Real Madrid 4-0 in La Liga on Saturday, their biggest win against Real since 7 November 1987 when they won 4-0 at Real in the league. Click on the continue reading button to see a breakdown of statistics of this Madrid derby.

INFOGRAPHIC: Matadors of Madrid

FOOTBALL – Cristiano Ronaldo is two goals shy of equalling Alfredo Di Stéfano as all-time top scorer in the Madrid derby. Check out our infographic here.

INFOGRAPHIC: Fernando Torres returns to Atlético

FOOTBALL –  Fernando Torres has rejoined Atlético Madrid seven and a half years after leaving for Liverpool, the beginning of an odyssey which saw him win the 2011/12 Champions League, 2012/13 Europa League and 2011/12 FA Cup with Chelsea as well as two European Championships (2008 and 2012) and the World Cup (2010) with Spain. Check out our infographic on El Niño here.

INFOGRAPHIC: New Year’s Day in Numbers

FOOTBALL – The Premier League will kick-off the new year with an action packed day of football on 1 January. Click on the ‘Continue reading’ button to check out our infographic on New Year’s Day in numbers.

Lionel Messi’s double digits

FOOTBALL – Lionel Messi scored his tenth, 11^th and 12^th La Liga goal against Espanyol in FC Barcelona’s 5-1 home win against their city rivals. He has now scored 10+ goals against 14 different teams in La Liga. Click on the continue reading button to found out which teams they are.

Cristiano Ronaldo joins elite group of players

FOOTBALL – Cristiano Ronaldo scored from the penalty spot in Real Madrid’s 3-1 win over FC Barcelona. It was his 14^th goal in El Clásico, which sees him join an elite group of players. Click on the continue reading button to see a list of El Clásico’s all-time top scorers.

INFOGRAPHIC: Messi eyeing La Liga goalscoring record

FOOTBALL – Lionel Messi is on 250 goals in La Liga and needs one more to equal Telmo Zarra’s all-time record of 251 league goals. Click on the picture to see the infographic in full size.

INFOGRAPHIC: Poland eyeing first win over Germany

FOOTBALL – Poland will be chasing their first ever win against neighbours Germany as the teams go head-to-head in Group D of the 2016 European Championship qualification. Click on the picture to see the infographic in full size.

Frank Lampard sets new PL record

FOOTBALL – Chelsea icon Frank Lampard scored against his former team to hand Manchester City a 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium. Chelsea was the 39^th team he scored against in the Premier League, setting an outright PL record for scoring against most different teams. Click on continue reading to find out more.