INFOGRAPHIC: Dodgers top MLB payroll list again

BASEBALL – For the third season in a row, the Los Angeles Dodgers have the highest payroll in baseball’s Major League Baseball, shelling out an estimated 239 million dollars worth of salary in the 2015 season, which will start on Sunday, 5 April. By clicking this LINK you can activate our interactive Infographic. By checking and unchecking the boxes on the right hand of the screen you can compare any teams you which to match against each other and you can also look at teams across divisions.

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INFOGRAPHIC: The battle of the hat-trick heroes

FOOTBALL – Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are matching each other hat-trick for hat-trick as their remarkable scoring battle continues apace. Last Sunday at Deportivo La Coruña, Messi recorded his 33rd career treble (club and country) and his 22nd in La Liga, one behind all-time record holder Ronaldo.  Continue reading

INFOGRAPHIC: Nadal eyeing second Australian Open win

TENNIS – Rafael Nadal can become the first player in the Open era to win all Grand Slams at least twice and the third player all time, after Rod Laver and Roy Emerson.  Another win would secure Nadal’s 15th Grand Slam title surpassing Pete Sampras on the all-time list, only Roger Federer has more (17). Continue reading

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. Continue reading

INFOGRAPHIC: Vonn vying to equal all-time record

ALPINE SKIING – This weekend, Lindsey Vonn will be vying to equal the all-time record for World Cup race victories in ladies’ alpine skiing. The American comes into the weekend in Val d’Isère as one of the favourites for both the Downhill and the Super G. Her 60 career World Cup race wins are two shy of the record by Austria’s Annemarie Moser-Pröll. Click on the picture to see the FULL SIZE Ingographic.

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INFOGRAPHIC: Man United – Liverpool

FOOTBALL – On Sunday, Manchester United and Liverpool meet for the 163th time in the league and for the 45th time in the Premier League. Louis van Gaal’s team have won five league matches in a row for the first time since Sir Alex Ferguson retired, while Liverpool are nine points, seven places and 15 goals worse off than after 15 matches last PL campaign.
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