Full list of winners at the 2023 Laureus World Sports Awards held in Paris on Monday. The ceremony returned to an in-person format for the first time since 2020.
This is Messi's second individual title after sharing the honour with Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton in 2020. He also became the first athlete to win the individual and team awards in the same year.
"I was looking at the names of the incredible legends that won the Laureus Sportsman of the Year Award before me: Schumacher, Woods, Nadal, Federer, Bolt, Hamilton, Djokovic⦠it really sunk in what unbelievable company I'm in and what a unique honour this is," the Argentine said.
History maker! Lionel Messi is the first ever athlete to win the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year and Laureus World Team of the Year Awards in the same year.#Laureus23pic.twitter.com/WJeaBghAMA
Fraser-Pryce's exploits last year included winning the 100-meter gold at the World Athletics Championships for a staggering fifth time. She has won three Olympic and 10 world championship gold medals. Fraser-Pryce called her award "one of the greatest honours of my career."
ð @realshellyannfp is the 2023 Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year.
Tennis player Carlos Alcaraz won the US Open last year as a teenager and climbed to the top of the ranks. He was honoured with the Breakthrough of the Year award.
The Sport for Good Award was presented to TeamUp â a programme for children displaced by war â by Barcelona and Poland star Robert Lewandowski.
Meanwhile, Chinese-American Olympic ski freestyle champion Eileen Gu won the World Action Sportsperson accolade.
Denmark and Manchester United star Christian Eriksen earned a Comeback Award. He returned to the top of the European game after collapsing with cardiac arrest during the Euros two years ago.
Swiss para-athlete sensation Catherine Debrunner meanwhile picked up the Disability Award after triumphing in her opening two marathons
The Laureus World Sports Awards were held in person in Paris for the first time since 2020. They were held virtually on account of the coronavirus pandemic.
21 goals? Who has scored the most goals in an official football match?
With Erling Haaland becoming the first since Austria’s Hans Krankl in 1977 to score five goals in a FIFA World Cup qualifying match, the question was raised about who has scored the most goals in an official football match.
Haaland cerebrating his goal against Moldova. Image | FootMob
Football, the beautiful game, is all about scoring goals and preventing someone from scoring goals. Whoever scores more goals wins a football game; that is why the goal scorers are one of the most important parts of a football team. With Erling Haaland becoming the first since Austria’s Hans Krankl in 1977 to score five goals in a FIFA World Cup qualifying match, the question was raised about who has scored the most goals in an official football match.
Haaland’s five goals in FIFA World Cup qualifiers
Haaland cerebrating his goal against Moldova. Image | FootMob
Inspired by Haaland’s remarkable accomplishment, scoring five times against Moldova to help Norway win 11-1 in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, we decided to explore records for goal scorers in official matches.
Haaland, who already shares the record for most goals in a UEFA Champions League game (which we’ll discuss soon), looked dangerous from the start. Despite a cut on his face from a bus accident the previous day, he found the net in the 11’, 36’, 43’, 52’, and 83’ minutes at Oslo’s Ullevaal Stadion.
But is this the most goals by a footballer in a FIFA World Cup qualifier match? The answer is NO.
Most goals in a FIFA World Cup qualifier match
Australia’s Archie Thompson holds the record for scoring the highest number of goals in a single FIFA World Cup qualifier match.
In the 2002 qualifying match, Thompson scored 13 goals against American Samoa, as the Aussies recorded a 31-0 win, the biggest victory in an international football match ever.
Has anyone scored five goals in a World Cup match?
Oleg Salenko of Russia scored five goals in a 6-1 win over Cameroon in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Image | Yahoo Sports UK
Since we are talking about the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, let’s know who has scored the most goals in a FIFA World Cup match.
Actually, only once has someone scored five goals in a FIFA World Cup match. Oleg Salenko of Russia scored five goals in a 6-1 win over Cameroon in the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the USA. This is still the record for the most goals scored in a FIFA World Cup match.
Lionel Messi was the first player to score five goals in the UEFA Champions League since the tournament got rebranded in 1992. Image @Squawka on X
Since we were talking about Haaland scoring five goals in a UEFA Champions League match, let’s get to know who has scored the most goals in a UEFA Champions League match.
Paul Van Himst, Gerd Müller, Claudio Sulser, Søren Lerby,Lionel Messi, Luiz Adriano, and Erling Haaland have the record of scoring five goals in a single UEFA Champions League match, which is the highest in the tournament’s history.
Now, with any further delay, let’s get into the stat you have come here to know. Who has scored the most goals in a single official match?
The record we will talk about is obviously taking first-class or fully professional matches for the country or club into consideration.
In Men’s football and overall,Yanick Manzizila of Sweden broke the record for the most goals scored in an official match by a player. Manzilila, in 2014, while playing for a club named Kongo United in the 9th division of Swedish football, scored 21 goals as Kongo United defeated Balrog Botkyrka Sodertalje by 30-0.
In Women’s football, Megi Doçi recently scored 16 goals in the 2024–25 Kategoria Superiore Femra on 16 March 2025. While playing for KFF Vllaznia, she surpassed her previous record of 14 goals as her team defeated KFF Lushnja by 23-0.
New Messi? Franco Mastantuono wears Argentina's No.10 jersey in FIFA World Cup qualifiers
Franco Mastantuono, the 18-year-old midfielder, who played just his second match for the Argentina senior team, surprised everyone by wearing Lionel Messi's iconic No.10 jersey in the game against Ecuador.
In the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers game against Ecuador, Argentina, and Real Madrid's new star, Franco Mastantuono, did something that no one imagined. In Argentina's 0-1 defeat against Ecuador, the 18-year-old midfielder came out wearing the No.10 jersey, a number that fans associate only with Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi for their great careers with the La Albiceleste.
Nicloas Otamendi's 31-minute last-man foul had already turned the defending champions into a 10-man team. A few minutes later, at the stroke of half-time, Enner Valencia converted the penalty for the home side to give Ecuador a 1-0 lead.
Post half-time, Ecuador was also reduced to 10 men after Moisés Caicedo, the Chelsea star, was shown the second yellow card of the match. That allowed Lionel Scaloni to look for goals and somehow equalise.
At the one-hour mark, the Argentine boss brought Franco Mastantuono from the bench to replace Leandro Paredes.
What happened after that stunned the crowd and everyone watching the match as Mastantuono came out wearing the Jersey No.10 in the absence of Lionel Messi.
Messi, who started with the No.19 jersey for the Argentine senior team, did an outstanding job of justice to the famous No.10 jersey of Diego Armando, who everyone hails as one of the greatest to ever play the game.
Which No. Mastantuono wear for Real Madrid?
With Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr, Jude Bellingham and other stars being there, Mastantuono had to choose a number like 30 for the Real Madrid team. He was brought to Real Madrid from River Plate with a huge transfer fee of €45.00m, which is one of the highest for a teenager ever.
Mastantuono, to date, has only played two games for Argentina and has yet to score or assist for the senior team. With Real Madrid, he has appeared only three times so far and has yet to register any goal contributions.
Carlos Alcaraz vs Jannik Sinner career comparison [2025]
Since the last 8 Grand Slam titles have been shared between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, this is high time we bring up the Carlos Alcaraz vs Jannik Sinner career comparison till 2025.
Spain's 22-year-old tennis star Carlos Alcaraz has dethroned Italy's Jannik Sinner as the new No.1 ATP-ranked male tennis player after defeating Sinner 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 at the US Open 2025 final on Sunday. Alcaraz has won his 6th Grand Slam title, becoming the second youngest to achieve this feat in tennis history.
Both Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have been so dominating in the male tennis circuit that no other player other than them has won any Grand Slam title in the last two years. This brings us to the Carlos Alcaraz vs. Jannik Sinner career comparison, allowing you to assess which youngster has been more dominant in their careers so far.
There is nothing to deny that both Carlos and Jannik are the future of tennis and will go on to break multiple records in their career. With this article, we at Sportz Point will keep on tracking their journey.
Carlos Alcaraz vs Jannik Sinner: Who has more career titles?
We start with total career titles to evaluate who has been more successful in their careers so far.
Carlos, the 22-year-old, has won 23 titles in his singles career so far. In the meantime, Jannik, the 24-year-old Italian, has won 20 titles till now in his career.
Carlos Alcaraz vs Jannik Sinner: Who has won more matches?
Among these two gun players, Jannik leads Carlos with 300 wins in his career, to Alcaraz's 270 wins so far.
Sinner has won 300 matches while losing 85 times. In the meantime, Carlos Alcaraz has won 270 times while facing defeats in 62 matches.
Carlos Alcaraz vs Jannik Sinner: Who has won more prize money?
When it comes to earning prize money, Carlos Alcaraz has earned more than Jannik Sinner. Carlos, in his career so far, has earned $53,486,628, whileJannik Sinner has won $48,779,987 so far.
Carlos Alcaraz vs Jannik Sinner: Who has won more Grand Slam titles?
Sinner and Alcaraz after the Wimbledon 2025 final. Image | atptour.com
Carlos Alcaraz again dominates Jannik Sinner in terms of winning Grand Slam titles. The Spaniard has won 6 Grand Slam titles so far. Mantime Jannik Sinner has won 4 Grand Slam titles till now.
Alcaraz is yet to win the Australian Open, while Jannik Sinner is yet to win the French Open. However, both players will surely very soon complete the Career Golden Slam, winning all the Slams and the Olympic Gold medal.
Alcaraz has won the silver medal at the Paris Olympics, while Sinner is yet to win an Olympic medal.
Carlos Alcaraz vs Jannik Sinner: Who has won more big titles?
Image | atptour.com
Even in big titles, Carlos has an upper hand over Jannik Sinner.
Tille now Alcaraz has won 14 big titles (6 Grand Slams and 8 ATP 1000 titles). On the contrary, Sinner has only nine big titles (4 Grand Slams, 1 ATP Finals title, and 4 ATP 1000 titles).
Alcaraz has won 14 of the 53 big title tournaments he has played so far. On the other hand, Sinner has won 9 out of 61 big title tournaments he has played.
Carlos Alcaraz vs Jannik Sinner: Head-to-head matches stats
Alcaraz and Sinner posing with trophies after the French Open 2025 final. Image | The Tennis Gazette
The Spaniard has dominated the Italian in head-to-head matches so far since both turned pro in 2018.
In the 15 matches these two have played so far, Alcaraz has won 10 times while Sinner has won 5 times.
These two had first met each other in 2019 in Alicante in a round of 16 match where Alcaraz won 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. In their first-ever Grand Slam meet at Wimbledon 2022, Sinner had defeated Alcaraz in the round of 16 fixture by 6-1, 6-4, 6-7(8), 6-3. But Alcaraz came back strong in the 2022 US Open quarter-finals, where he defeated Sinner 6-3, 6-7(7), 6-7(0), 7-5, 6-3 and eventually went on to lift the title.
One of their greatestmatch was played at the French Open 2025 final, where Alcaraz saved three championship points to win the five-set thriller by 4-6, 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(2).This was their first-ever Grand Slam final match against each other.
In Grand Slam matches, Alcaraz leads Sinner by 4-2.
As Carlos Alcaraz lifted his second US Open title, beating Jannik Sinner at the 2025 US Open, we present you the list of US Open champions of the last 10 years.
The US Open Championships is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world. It is also known as the U.S. National Championship. It is a hardcourt tennis tournament held annually in Queens, New York.
The tournament first started in 1987, which consisted of five primary championships: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles. The tournament has been chronologically the fourth and final Grand Slam tournament of the year. The other three are the Australian Open, French Open, and Wimbledon.
In 2025, Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to claim his sixth major title and second at the US Open. He also became the second youngest male player in history to claim six major titles.
Let's have a look at the men's US Open champion list from the last 10 years.
1. 2016 US Open Champion | Stan Wawrinka
Stan Wawrinka made a big upset in the final of the US Open 2016 to capture his third Grand Slam title. Third seed Wawrinka defeated top seed Novak Djokovic to win the US Open title for the first time.
The Swiss defeated defending champion Djokovic in the final, 6-7 (1/7), 6-4, 7-5, 6-3. He won over 12-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic in a match that lasted nearly four hours.
Prior to this, Wawrinka won the Australian Open in 2014 and the French Open in 2015. Moreover, after the win, Wawrinka became the oldest player to win the US Open in 46 years. Earlier, Pete Sampras won the US Open at the age of 30.
2. 2017 US Open Champion | Rafael Nadal
Spain's Rafael Nadal, the then world's number one male tennis player, proved his dominance in the US Open 2017 by capturing the title.
Nadal defeated Kevin Anderson of South Africa 6-3, 6-4 in the final in New York to win his 16th Grand Slam title.
Nadal had previously won the US Open in 2010 and 2013 as well.
3. 2018 US Open Champion | Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic defeated Juan Martin del Potro to win his third US Open title and equalled Pete Sampras' 14 Grand Slam titles. Novak Djokovic, who played the US Open final for the eighth time, won by 6-3, 7-6, 6-3.
Djokovic had also won the US Open in 2011 and 2015 prior to this triumph. That time, he was three behind Rafael Nadal and six behind Roger Federer in terms of Grand Slam titles.
The Serbian player did not play the previous year due to an elbow injury.
Rafael Nadal defeated Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4 to win the US Open 2019 title for the fourth time in a marathon match of five sets that lasted almost five hours.
With this win, Nadal captured the 19th title of his career and the fourth US Open title.
Prior to this, he had won the US Open title in 2010, 2013, and 2017. It was his second Grand Slam title that year. Nadal also won the French Open that year.
5. 2020 US Open Champion | Dominic Thiem
The US Open 2020 got its new champion after six years when Germany's Alexander Zverev and Austria's Dominic Thiem both reached the finals of the US Open for the first time.
Dominic Thiem defeated Alexander Zverev 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (6) in the final match of the men's category at the US Open 2020 to capture the title for the first time.
It was the first time, the winner was decided through a tiebreaker.
It was also the first time in sixteen years that the Big Three (Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic) were not included in the Grand Slam semi-finals.
Rafael Nadal did not participate because of the coronavirus epidemic. Federer was on rest after two knee operations, while Djokovic was ruled out for inadvertently hitting a line judge in the pre-quarters.
6. 2021 US Open Champion | Daniil Medvedev
In a match that lasted 2 hours and 16 minutes, Daniil Medvedev defeated Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in straight sets to win the 2021 US Open. This was the first Grand Slam title for the Russian tennis star.
Medvedev won the final match 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
If Novak Djokovic had won the US Open 2021 title, he would have been the first male player to win the career Grand Slam after 52 years. The world number one Serbian tennis star had captured all three of the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and French Open that year. But Medvedev became an obstacle for him on the way to the US Open.
The then 19-year-old Carlos Alcaraz had become the second youngest player in the Open Era after American great Pete Sampras to win the US Open title.
Pete Sampras won the US Open title in 1990 at the age of 19. Alcaraz defeated Casper Ruud to win his first Grand Slam title at the US Open 2022.
Carlos defeated Norway's Casper Ruud 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(1), 6-3 in the final of the US Open 2022 to win his first Grand Slam title and become the world number one player for the first time.
With this win, Alcaraz has replaced Daniil Medvedev of Russia to take the number one spot.
8. 2023 US Open Champion | Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic clinched his fourth US Open men's singles title, defeating Daniil Medvedev in the 2023 US Open final.
After that, he also equalled Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 Grand Slam titles. With Roger Federer retired and Rafael Nadal planning to step away after the next season, the era of the 'Big Three' in tennis may be fading, but Djokovic, the last member of that triumvirate, proved his enduring prowess.
The 36-year-old matched Nadal's 22 major titles in Australia and claimed the men's record by winning Roland Garros. A loss to Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon made Djokovic ponder a generational shift, but his victories in Cincinnati and at Flushing Meadows reaffirmed his dominance in men's tennis for the time being.
World No.1 tennis player Jannik Sinner won the US Open 2024 men's singles title. The Italian star defeated America's Taylor Fritz 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 in the final. He became the first male player from Italy to win the US Open title.
In 2015, Italy's Flavia Pennetta won the women's singles title. With this win, Sinner also managed to double his lead to number one in the ATP rankings.
It was the 23-year-old's second Grand Slam title. Sinner also won the Australian Open in early 2024.
Sinner then reached the semi-finals of that year's French Open and the quarter-finals of Wimbledon. He became just the second US Open Men's Singles champion to be born after the year 2000. Only Carlos Alcaraz had managed to achieve the feat before him in 2022.
The 2025 US Open saw Spain's Carlos Alcaraz dethrone Jannik Sinner as the No.1 Male tennis player in the world. Carlos, who had previously tasted success in the 2022 US Open, defeated defending champion Jannik Sinner by 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to claim his sixth major title and second at the US Open.
With this victory, the 22-year-old became the second youngest to win 6 Major Grand Slam titles in tennis history.
The 2025 US Open was the third straight Grand Slam final meeting between Alcaraz and Sinner, in which the Spaniard took a 2-1 lead over the Italian to end the 2024-2025 season.
Interestingly, Sinner and Alcaraz won all the Grand Slam titles in 2025, with Sinner winning the Australian Open and Wimbledon, while Alcaraz lifted the French Open and US Open in men's category.
US Open 2025 Final: Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz's rivalry shatter tennis records, third grand slam final in a row
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner will once again face each other at the US Open 2025. This will be the third grand slam final of 2025 between Sinner and Alcaraz.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner will once again face each other at the US Open 2025. This will be the third Grand Slam final of 2025 between Sinner and Alcaraz.
Sinner defeated Felix Auger Aliassime in the semi-finals to make it to the final. While Alcaraz entered the final by defeating Novak Djokovic. Now on Sunday, both will clash in the final of the US Open 2025. Sinner has reached the final of a major tournament for the fifth consecutive time. He will try to defend the US Open title.
This is also the first time since 2012 that two players are clashing in three consecutive Grand Slam finals since Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal booked out the finals for a stretch of four grand slams between Wimbledon 2011 and Roland Garros 2012.
Sinner joins the Big Three
Sinner also marks history after his win over Felix Auger-Aliassime in the semifinal. This was his 300th career win, and his 87th at the grand slam level, he is now the Italian man with the most grand slam wins. What is remarkable is that Sinner has now marked himself as the youngest men’s player to reach all four slam finals in a calendar year. This feat has been achieved by Rod Laver, Roger Federer, and Novak Djokovic, but none were as young as Jannik Sinner at 24 years and 22 days old on the day of the final.
Sinner also joins the big three of Federer, Djokovic, and Rafael Nadal as the only men with five consecutive grand slam final appearances. Nadal reached five straight in 2011-12, Djokovic six straight in 2015-16, and Federer a whopping 10 consecutive grand slam finals during his pomp in 2005-2007.
Sinner-Alcaraz rivalry
The rivalry between Alcaraz and Sinner has intensified throughout the year, with Alcaraz winning at the French Open in June and Sinner prevailing at Wimbledon in July.
Sinner aims to become the first repeat men's champion in New York since Roger Federer's five consecutive victories from 2004 to 2008. He has reached five straight Grand Slam finals since his US Open appearance last year.
Alcaraz has maintained a perfect record without dropping a set as he pursues his sixth major title and second at Flushing Meadows. Since April, Alcaraz has dominated with a 44-2 record, reaching finals in his last eight tour-level events.
Sinner's record against Alcaraz in 2024 stands at 1-6, while maintaining an impressive 109-4 record against all other opponents.
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