FOOTBALL – FC Barcelona defeated Athletic Club in the final of the Copa del Rey on Saturday. After having won La Liga, this domestic double is the sixth in the club’s history. Before today, Barça had shared the mark of five with Athletic Club, their opponents in the final. FC Barcelona move two doubles clear of Real Madrid, who have done the double on four occasions.
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REVIEW: Ronaldo scored record five goals against Granada
FOOTBALL – In Reals biggest victory since 1967 (the 9-1 over Granada), Cristiano Ronaldo scored five times, a personal record. Last season, he scored 31 league goals. He is now already on 36 goals in La Liga.
MILESTONE: Roger Federer’s 1,000 career wins
TENNIS – By beating Milos Raonic 6-4, 6-7, 6-4 in the Brisbane final, Roger Federer joined Jimmy Connors (1,253) and Ivan Lendl (1,071) as the only male players in Open Era with 1,000 ATP career wins. Click on ‘continue reading’ to read more about Federer’s milestone of 1,000 wins at the ATP-tour. Continue reading
REVIEW: Juve’s 25 home winning streak ends
FOOTBALL – Juventus’ 1-1 draw against Sampdoria ended their record 25-match home winning streak in Serie A. See below how this compares to other leagues. Continue reading
REVIEW: Cristiano Ronaldo’s record breaking evening
FOOTBALL – On 6 December, Real Madrid beat Celta de Vigo 3-0 in La Liga to record their 18th successive win in all competitions. Cristiano Ronaldo scored all three goals for Madrid which resulted in a historic evening for the Portuguese football player. Continue reading
RECORD: Messi’s 71 CL goals
FOOTBALL – It has been lonely at the top for Raul for 13 years, but now he has find a companion in Lionel Messi as top scorer in the CL. here’s more info on Messi’s 71 goals.
RECORD: The 140,000th English top flight goal
FOOTBALL – Daley Blind has scored the 140,000th goal in the English top flight in tonight’s Premier League match between West Bromwich Albion and Manchester United. Click on ‘Continue Reading’ to see which teams have scored the most goals since the first ever matchround in the English top flight on 8 September 1888. Continue reading
RECORD – Cotterill scores earliest goal by sub
FOOTBALL – David Cotterill scored the earliest goal ever as a substitute in a Euro qualifier in Wales’ match against Cyprus. David Cotterill came on the pitch in the sixth minute and scored the opener for Wales in the 13th minute. This was the earliest goal ever by a substitute in a Euro qualifier. The previous record was in the hands of fellow countryman Peter Anthony O’Sullivan who scored in the 20th minute in Wales’ match against Malta on 25 October 1979.
REVIEW: Federer wins record equalling eighth different Masters event
TENNNIS – Roger Federer won a record equalling eighth different Masters Series tournament after his win against Gilles Simon in Shanghai. Read more to see which events he has won. Continue reading
RECORD – Duncan poised to break NBA playoffs record
BASKETBALL – The San Antonio Spurs’ Tim Duncan has played a grand total of 8,837 minutes in his NBA postseason career and needs only another 15 minutes of court time to surpass the all-time record holder, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Game 4 of the 2014 NBA Finals is scheduled for Thursday night.