Following Zambia's claims over the goals in a year record, apparently Brazil legend Zico scored 89 in 1979

Nasa appears so confident about their prediction that he world will not come to an end that they have released the video early

Formula One looks likely to have 19 races next year despite organisers tweaking the calendar to create space for a 20th round in Europe, commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone said todau.

Zambian FA claim record belongs to Godfrey Chitalu who scored 107 goals in a calendar year

Messi breaks 40-year-old record

And then there were five. Alex Thomson became part of the top five in an overnight reshuffle as the Vendée Globe singlehanded round-the-world race moved into week five.

Argentine one goal away from equalling long standing goal record

Barcelona forward one away from equalling 40 year old record

Some parts of Russia, which is often said to have a penchant for mystical thinking, appear to have been spooked by the Mayan predictions

England accept there is too much international cricket for one man to manage successfully

Courtney Lawes, the thoroughly modern lock from Northampton whose Test progress has been badly hampered by injury, is back in the England mix for the final international of the year, against New Zealand at Twickenham on Saturday. Lawes replaces Mouritz Botha of Saracens in the match-day squad and is likely to be given a run off the bench.

Petr Cech has delivered a stark ultimatum to any Chelsea player opposed to Roman Abramovich's hiring and firing policy, saying: “If you don't like it, you can leave.”

The Indian Angle: It is hard to see how he will still be in the side by the time he turns 40 in April

Wales 10 New Zealand 33: New Zealand capitalise on early injuries for their hosts and inflict a sixth successive defeat