Messi sets new record with hat trick in victory

AP - BARCELONA, SPAIN – Lionel Messi scored a hat trick to emphatically break the Spanish League’s all-time scoring mark in Barcelona’s 5-1 win over Sevilla on Saturday. Messi, already Barcelona’s all-time scorer, surpassed Athletic Bilbao great Telmo Zarra’s milestone of 251 goals that had stood untouched since 1955. Messi equaled Zarra’s mark in the 21st minute and added goals in the 72nd and 78th to claim the record for himself. “I have...

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Lewis Hamilton wins second F1 championship with victory at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton has been crowned motor racing's Formula One champion after winning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. It's Hamilton's second championship victory, having won in 2008. Deutsche Welle - Lewis Hamilton's 11th win of the 19-race season secured the title and he joins British drivers Jim Clark and Graham Hill in the two-championship club; Jackie Stewart has three to his name. Nico Rosberg, Hamilton's teammate and the season's runner-up,...

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Davis Cup 2014: Roger Federer finishes the job to clinch Swiss triumph

Davis Cup: Federer masterclass sees Switzerland win the competition for the first time. 17-time grand slam winner beat Richard Gasquet to set up Swiss' 3-1 victory It was the last major trophy missing from his collection, but after Roger Federer won the Davis Cup for Switzerland here on Sunday he insisted this was “one for the boys”. Having secured his country’s first victory in the 114-year history of the team competition by beating Richard...

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