Messi never rests

It is clear that Messi challenge should be considered a high risk behavior. Something as well as bathe with the toaster plugged in next to the bathtub, poke a stick into a hornets ' nest or running a San Fermin closure being Australian. There are people that it is better to not bother, because it then becomes what happens. And yesterday, once Cristiano Ronaldo made another display at the Bernabeu, scoring three goals, Messi came out in the afternoon and hit a kick in the ass of the Navarrese luso. With that indolent air that adorns him on occasions, sealed the match scoring four. And it leftovers half-hour employed in give assists to his teammates. The duel on Wednesday between the two in the Cup promises to be exciting.

Messi aside, the match fell on the side of the boat under its own weight. And neither the arbitration excuse exists. But as it is classic week, surely it will be everything. Osasuna remained very soon with ten under an absurd regulation which is penalized more an involuntary hand make a voluntary nudge. There, colleges do not have any guilt. It is the regulation. It is poorly designed. But they apply it. Surely, people who made the military does it.

Fourth title in Melbourne for the Serbian Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic confirmed his leadership at the top of world tennis and the ATP to conquer its fourth Australia open in her second final to Andy Murray: 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3), 6-3 and 6-2 in three hours and 40 minutes. At the same time, it's the third consecutive title (2011, 12, 13) that the current number one in the world stands at Rod Laver Arena: this is an unprecedented event at the Australian Open in the Open Era. Before the Open Era, which began in 1968, Roy Emerson, record holder of titles in Australia, won the tournament five consecutive times: between 1963 and 1967. It's the sixth Grand Slam title for Djokovic, who has already won in Wimbledon and New York, and which only lacks leave Roland Garros champion.

The physical superiority of Djokovic sentenced a monotonous final lengthy exchanges (with rallies of 35 hits) in which there was a single 'break' or break of service until the eighth game of the third set. At that point (after the ' tiebreaker' of the second set), Murray had already been attended to by the 'trainer' of blisters on the foot: the four hour battle that the Scot had maintained with Federer in the tough semifinal on Friday, to the limit of five sets, appeared as an extra tax to raise by demanding cash from Djokovic. The pace of the match was hard physically, but with little creativity and many precautions: the protagonists are well aware and gave the impression of having analyzed, controlled and 'scouted as' all variants.

Bryant Nash wears to pull the Lakers from coma

Los Angeles Lakers ended a run of four straight defeats with a great display of basketball group, led by Kobe Bryant generous, defeated Utah Jazz (102-84), a team that did not exceed at Staples Center since December 2011.

Bryant, more leader than ever, stood at the gates of its nineteenth triple-double (14 points, 14 assists, 9 rebounds) and an assist to match his record in the NBA (in 2002 against Washington), while Pau Gasol, again off the bench, contributed 15 points (7/8 shooting) and seven rebounds. Dwight Howard and Metta World Peace (5/11 in triples) added 17 points each.

The leading scorer was Derrick Favors Jazz with 14 points. The premises offered good feeling from the start, from the increased intensity and activity of Howard (11-2), to the high percentage from the perimeter thanks to the success of Metta World Peace and ease of Bryant, who handed out 5 assists in the first quarter-to find the man best placed.

The Wolves lost and Rubio expressed his anger with Porter

The Cuban-American power forward Brook Lopez again showed his great form to contribute 22 points that helped the Nets to Brooklyn to win at home (83-91) at Minnesota Timberwolves.

Lopez, who has All-Star numbers and hopes to be selected among the Eastern Conference reserves to be in Houston on Feb. 17, scored 10 of 16 field goals and contributed seven rebounds.

The shooting guard Joe Johnson, the hero of the Nets on Monday in the match against the New York Knicks, and point guard Deron Williams scored 18 points each, while the second also eight assists, which left him in team leader that facet of the game.

The Warriors of Curry and Lee surprised to the Thunder

The combination of the Stephen Curry base and power forward David Lee was the key that opened the way for triumph (104-99) managed by the Golden State Warriors before the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Curry, who is having his best season as a professional, contributed 31 points, seven assists and four recoveries of ball that left him leader scorer of the Warriors and winner of the single duel that kept with guard Russell Westbrook.

While reading he spearheaded the game inside the paint and under the hoops to get a double-double of 22 points and 12 rebounds, which also allowed the Warriors to confirm their status as winning team and struggling to be among the top eight in the Western Conference.