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. 

INFOGRAPHIC: Luciana Aymar is chasing a record sixth victory

HOCKEY – Argentina’s star player Luciana Aymar is chasing a record sixth victory in the Champions Trophy. Argentina are also aiming for their sixth, which would equal all-time record holders Netherlands and Australia.

FIVE FAST FACTS: The Rugby Championship Week 6 (4 October 2014)

RUGBY UNION – The following is a preview for this Saturday’s matches in The Rugby Championship. South Africa host New Zealand and Australia travel to Argentina.

FIVE FAST FACTS: The Rugby Championship Week 5 (27 September 2014)

RUGBY UNION – The following is a preview for this Saturday’s matches in The Rugby Championship. South Africa host Australia and New Zealand travel to Argentina.

FIVE FAST FACTS: The Rugby Championship Week 4

RUGBY UNION – Below are Five Fast Facts on Week 4 of the 2014 The Rugby Championship, in which New Zealand host South Africa and Argentina travel to Australia.

ANALYSE THIS: Germany lose number one spot, Dutch in freefall

FOOTBALL – Now that the dust has settled on the week’s international matches in Europe, a glance at the Infostrada Sports’ National Team Ranking reveals a few major changes since the World Cup  including Germany’s loss of the top spot to Argentina after losing at home to their World Cup final opponents and the Dutch national team dropping from third to ninth after two defeats. There is now just one European team, Germany, in the top five as Spain have dropped a place.

ANALYSE THIS: Data Report – World Cup 2014

FOOTBALL – Throughout the second phase of the World Cup, we brought you Data Reports before selected matches. With the competition over, here are the winners of a number of team categories. All of these statistics are contained in our Round-up document which is also available throughout domestic league seasons.

ANALYSE THIS: Wave – Germany v Argentina

FOOTBALL – The World Cup final Wave shows Germany having the best moments of the match and the majority of the offensive production which finally culminated in the winning goal. Argentina started well and had more of the attacking momentum in the first 30 to 35 minutes.

ANALYSE THIS: Data Report – Germany v Argentina

FOOTBALL – Our data report highlights the most important characteristics of Argentina and Germany from the World Cup data that we have been collecting since the competition began on June 12.

FIVE FAST FACTS: Preview – Germany v Argentina (13 Jul 2014)

FOOTBALL – The 2014 World Cup final between Germany and Argentina is here! And we have Five Fast Facts on this match for you!