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FOOTBALL : CRISTIANO RONALDO BEATS RIVAL LIONEL MESSI ; WINS BALLON D'OR 2016 !

- Tuesday, December 13, 2016

FOOTBALL : CRISTIANO RONALDO BEATS RIVAL LIONEL MESSI ; WINS BALLON D'OR 2016 !

Football Legend Cristiano Ronaldo has won the prestigious Ballon d'Or Award for the 4th time, edging his rival also Football Legend Lionel Messi as the world's best footballer for 2016.

Cristiano Ronaldo's now four Ballon d'Or trophies is just one behind Lionel Messi's.

Messi has won the Ballon d'Or Award five times.

'I never thought that I would win the Golden Ball, four times!' said Ronaldo following his award.

'So happy and glad to win,' he posted on his Instagram.

Cristiano Ronaldo has won the most prestigious award in football in 2008, 2013, 2014, and now, 2016.

While his rival Lionel Messi has won it in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and in 2015.

Cristiano Ronaldo wins the Ballon d'Or France Football 2016. Parabéns !
#ballondor
Posted by France Football on Monday, 12 December 2016

Cristiano Ronaldo caps a stellar year for Real Madrid C.F. and Portugal by beating old rival Leo Messi to the top footballer award:
Posted by CNN Sport on Monday, 12 December 2016

Real Madrid C.F. forward Cristiano Ronaldo has got one over FC Barcelona rival Leo Messi for once!
Posted by BBC Sport on Monday, 12 December 2016

Ballon d'or France Football 2016 winner : CRISTIANO RONALDO#ballondor pic.twitter.com/ECa0u3L6EK
— France Football (@francefootball) December 12, 2016

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo has beaten rival Lionel Messi to win the #ballondor2016 award for a fourth time.
➡️ https://t.co/rn7Tlmxu2v pic.twitter.com/FyuqxG3wvp
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) December 12, 2016

So happy and glad to win. Thanks Real Madrid and Portugal National team.amazing year. Simmmmmmm💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽 pic.twitter.com/IQCxOA5PLg
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) December 12, 2016

For the fourth time in his career, Cristiano Ronaldo is the winner of the Ballon d'Or! https://t.co/oigVf6CagP pic.twitter.com/r9XVq2O0aQ
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) December 12, 2016

Cristiano Ronaldo caps a stellar year by beating old rival Lionel Messi to the #ballondor2016 award https://t.co/xcm81qPXJp
— CNN Sport (@cnnsport) December 12, 2016

Ballon d'Or winners:
'08: Ronaldo
'09: Messi
'10: Messi
'11: Messi
'12: Messi
'13: Ronaldo
'14: Ronaldo
'15: Messi
'16: Ronaldo pic.twitter.com/JaD7jdmhVK
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) December 12, 2016

Final ranking of Ballon d'Or France Football 2016 :
2nd
LIONEL MESSI#ballondor pic.twitter.com/ilikZytySP
— France Football (@francefootball) December 12, 2016

Social sports: Cristiano Ronaldo generated $176M for his sponsors in a year using social media postshttps://t.co/jFyQDsgGrR pic.twitter.com/BjFgIOHKpW
— Forbes (@Forbes) December 7, 2016

So happy and glad to win. Thanks Real Madrid and Portugal National team.amazing year. Simmmmmmm💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
A photo posted by Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) on Dec 12, 2016 at 12:22pm PST

☝️️CR7 ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
A photo posted by Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) on Dec 12, 2016 at 2:29pm PST

Ballon d'or France Football 2016 winner : CRISTIANO RONALDO #ballondor (cc @cristiano)
A photo posted by France Football (@francefootball) on Dec 12, 2016 at 11:00am PST

Ballon d'or France Football 2016 winner : CRISTIANO RONALDO
Parabéns CRISTIANO RONALDO pela conquista do Ballon d'Or...
Posted by France Football on Monday, 12 December 2016

Final ranking of Ballon d'Or France Football 2016 : 2nd, LIONEL MESSI #ballondor
A photo posted by France Football (@francefootball) on Dec 12, 2016 at 12:12pm PST

Honoured to debut my new boots tonight, back where it all started.  CR7 Discovery  Nike.com/CR7
Posted by Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday, 22 November 2016

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TENNIS : NOVAK DJOKOVIC, BORIS BECKER SPLIT AFTER 3 YEARS OF PARTNERSHIP !

- Wednesday, December 07, 2016

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TENNIS : NOVAK DJOKOVIC, BORIS BECKER SPLIT AFTER 3 YEARS OF PARTNERSHIP !

Former World No.1 Novak Djokovic has now ended his partnership with Tennis Great Boris Becker as his coach.

Boris Becker, now one of the most high-profile coaches in tennis, has served as coach for Novak Djokovic for 3 years, and is widely credited for Djokoker's 6 Grand Slam trophies out of his total 12.

In a statement posted on Facebook, Djokovic announced the split and thanked Becker for his 'cooperation, teamwork, dedication and commitment,' saying the goals they set together when they started have been completely fulfilled.

Djokovic, the long-running World No.1 since 2014 -- uninterrupted -- and who was World No. 1 for 221 weeks overall -- intermittent -- since first breaking into the top in 2011, was dethroned by Andy Murray as King of Tennis in early November.

Djokovic had vigorously tried to reclaim his throne in a fierce, decisive battle against Murray at the ATP World Tour Finals in London the following month, but failed.

Djokovic, now 29, still trails Tennis Legends Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer on Grand Slam wins.

Nadal has won 14 Grand Slams, while Federer has won 17 Grand Slams -- the current record in tennis.

With Boris Becker -- himself a 6-Time Grand Slam Champion and the youngest Wimbledon Champion at 17 in 1985 -- now out of Djokovic's team, can Djoker still pull-off a comeback and win more Grand Slams?

My guess is as good as Becker's -- I think.

After three very successful years, Boris Becker and I have jointly decided to end our cooperation. The goals we set when...
Posted by Novak Djokovic on Tuesday, 6 December 2016

Novak Djokovic has parted company with coach Boris Becker.https://t.co/RRQCvMvyNK pic.twitter.com/nZqk5AqOeb
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) December 6, 2016

They won six grand slams together over three years, but Novak Djokovic and Boris Becker have splithttps://t.co/RRQCvMvyNK pic.twitter.com/iC5Szthszd
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) December 6, 2016

.@DjokerNole will try to re-claim World No. 1 without the help of coach Boris #Becker. More: https://t.co/0OxL7s8vKf #ATP pic.twitter.com/Mse2hp6HUd
— ATP World Tour (@ATPWorldTour) December 6, 2016

Another chapter is added to Novak Djokovic's tumultuous year as he ends collaboration with Boris Becker. https://t.co/EAuc7xLRIa
— CNN Sport (@cnnsport) December 7, 2016

Novak Djokovic announced on Facebook that he and Boris Becker have jointly decided to end their cooperation. pic.twitter.com/bDkoYlJRh5
— ESPNTennis (@ESPNTennis) December 6, 2016

Thank U ! We had the time of our life ...#teamdjokovic pic.twitter.com/n6uZRd4m1O
— Boris Becker (@TheBorisBecker) December 6, 2016

Novak Djokovic splits with coach Boris Becker after three years https://t.co/iLB0Qwkij9
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) December 6, 2016

It's the end of a (very) successful era as Novak #Djokovic announces a split with coach Boris #Becker: https://t.co/WT36ZoVI4R
— Australian Open (@AustralianOpen) December 6, 2016

Thank U ! I had the time of my life ...#teamdjokovic
A photo posted by Boris Becker (@borisbeckerofficial) on Dec 6, 2016 at 12:47pm PST

This guy and I have a very special bond. A few break(s) up here and there, but he knoooows I #love him. Together we produce magic 🙈😜🤘😂 #myracketandi #head #tennis
A photo posted by Novak Djokovic (@djokernole) on Nov 9, 2016 at 12:53am PST

Fantastic night at @tabunkitchen #soho ....as u can tell !!!
A photo posted by Boris Becker (@borisbeckerofficial) on Dec 6, 2016 at 4:31am PST

RELATED STORY: ANDY MURRAY REIGNS SUPREME; PREVAILS OVER NOVAK DJOKOVIC IN YEAR-END FINALE WORLD NO. 1 BATTLE !

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TENNIS : ROGER FEDERER PULLS OUT OF IPTL ASIA TOURNAMENT !

- Wednesday, December 07, 2016

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TENNIS : ROGER FEDERER PULLS OUT OF IPTL ASIA TOURNAMENT !

Roger Federer has pulled out of a tournament in Asia, delaying his return from injury until the new year.
More: https://t.co/CK3Ms03Anb pic.twitter.com/9hgCUw3peA
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) December 6, 2016

IPTL Official Statement on Serena Williams and Roger Federer: https://t.co/6pwjN5zOD3 pic.twitter.com/7Ii6svDC1T
— IPTL (@iptl) December 6, 2016

The OUE @SG_Slammers continue to dominate in front of the home crowd with a strong win over the @UAERoyals!#IPTL2016 #SINvUAE pic.twitter.com/AzFuAYYgfV
— IPTL (@iptl) December 7, 2016

Effects of #demonetisation?@rogerfederer and @serenawilliams not to feature in IPLT 2016 https://t.co/MqYxucnHPk via @TOISportsNews pic.twitter.com/QgnghL2E4K
— Times of India (@timesofindia) December 6, 2016

It was a dream come true for the #MyIPTLSeat #Japan winners as they met some of the #IPTL2016 stars!
Full album: https://t.co/iMWBazUhjS pic.twitter.com/pO18XFIX1x
— IPTL (@iptl) December 4, 2016

That time you think you've won the point and then... 😱 @RogerFederer #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/FOlTLAipGW
— Australian Open (@AustralianOpen) December 5, 2016

Did you know? Sometimes before a game, @AnaIvanovic plays Sudoku in the locker room to prepare herself! #GameForGlory pic.twitter.com/cqsncvK8Sd
— UAE Royals (@UAERoyals) December 1, 2016

Behind the scene giggles with the @iptl team. pic.twitter.com/dWSGkaPB8R
— Ana Ivanovic (@AnaIvanovic) December 7, 2016

.@NickKyrgios has the knack of being highly aware of happenings on court, and this return shows exactly why!#IPTL2016 #BreakTheCode pic.twitter.com/re3HNSrloA
— IPTL (@iptl) December 7, 2016