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Messi equals hat-trick record in Barca rout, Atletico hopes dented

Lionel Messi scored a record-equalling 23rd La Liga hat-trick in his 300th league appearance to keep Barcelona a point behind Real Madrid.

Lionel Messi scored a record-equalling 23rd La Liga hat-trick in his 300th La Liga appearance as Barcelona hammered Levante 5-0 to keep up the pressure on league leaders Real Madrid on Sunday.

The Argentinean talisman supplied the first goal for Neymar in the 17th minute before side-footing past Diego Marino to double Barca’s lead 21 minutes later.

Messi’s close-range finish made it 3-0 on the hour-mark and when Ivan Lopez brought down Neymar in the box after 65 minutes, Messi sealed his hat-trick.

Luis Suarez rounded off the scoring with a spectacular overhead kick which confirmed an 11th successive win for the Catalan giants – a record shared from Pep Guardiola’s time in charge.

But once again, Messi took the plaudits with his latest hat-trick, putting him level with Real Madrid rival Cristiano Ronaldo.

The rout reduced Real’s lead atop the table to a solitary point through 23 matches.

Defending champions Atletico Madrid are six points further back after losing 2-0 at Celta Vigo.

In a significant dent to their title defence, Diego Simeone’s men struggled to get to grips with their hosts all night and Celta took a deserved lead 10 minutes after the break when Nolito converted a penalty.

Atletico were left furious because in the same move, Augusto Fernandez appeared to have handled the ball.

Fabian Orellana’s clinical strike 20 minutes from the end confirmed the win for Celta, who have taken four points off the champions this season.

Valencia moved into the top four with a 1-0 win over Getafe thanks to an Alvaro Negredo penalty.

The on loan Manchester City forward stepped up with 18 minutes remaining as Valencia continued their great recent run of form which has seen them record four wins in the last five league outings.

Elsewhere, Villarreal lost for only the second time in their last 13 league games after a 2-0 defeat at Rayo Vallecano.

Both goals came in the second, with Alberto Bueno nudging home from close range and Gael Kakuta’s well-timed run into the box.

Rayo are the only side other than Barcelona that Villarreal have lost to in any competition in 22 games.

source:sports.opera.com

Dhoni: Bigger challenges to come for India

Captain MS Dhoni felt India set the benchmark in their Cricket World Cup opener against Pakistan on Sunday.

MS Dhoni warned his India side that there are sterner tests to come after the defending champions beat arch-rivals Pakistan in their Cricket World Cup opener on Sunday.

India endured a miserable tour of Australia before the tournament, but rose to the occasion in the eagerly-awaited Pool B match against their old foes to secure a 76-run victory at the Adelaide Oval.

The classy Virat Kohli top scored with 107, while there were half-centuries for Shikhar Dhawan (73) and Suresh Raina (74) in India’s total of 300-7.

Captain Misbah-ul-Haq’s knock of 76 was in vain as Pakistan slumped from 102-2 to 103-5 in reply before being bowled out for 224 after 47 overs to ensure they have never beaten India in a World Cup encounter.

Dhoni was buoyed by his side’s impressive start to the defence of their title and urged his side to maintain the high standards they set against Pakistan.

The India captain said: “This game was a fantastic game for us as far as the bowling, batting, and the fielding department is concerned, but this can be a benchmark in the coming games.

“We’ll be playing tougher sides, and hopefully we’ll be able to replicate the performances.

“There were quite a few areas where we had to improve both in the bowling and the batting department. In fact in this game it clicked together.

“It’s something that you have to do in tournaments like this. You have to be at your best, and I felt today was one game which was to a lot of extent a very complete game for all of us, but still, we can improve.”

India take on South Africa, who beat Zimbabwe by 62 runs in their first game, at the MCG in their second match of the tournament next Sunday.         -operasports

 Co-hosts New Zealand got off to a winning start with a 98-run victory over Sri Lanka inthe opening match of the World Cup in Christchurch.

Co-hosts New Zealand got off to a winning
start with a 98-run victory over Sri Lanka inthe opening match of the World Cup in
Christchurch.

Captain Brendon McCullum struck 65 off 49 ballsas the Black Caps put on a rapid 111 for thefirst wicket.