Sports News Roundup: Messi makes history, Nadal advances in French Open, Serena Williams withdraws from French Open Football superstar Lionel Messi has broken yet another record – this time, becoming the all-time leading scorer in La Liga history. The Argentine forward scored his 366th goal in Spain’s top-flight league during Barcelona’s 2-1 victory over Athletic Bilbao on Sunday, surpassing the previous record held by Telmo Zarra since 1955.
Messi, who has spent his entire professional career at Barcelona, is already widely regarded as one of the sport’s greatest players of all time. While Messi was celebrating his milestone achievement, tennis star Rafael Nadal was making progress in his quest for a 14th French Open title. The Spanish player defeated Britain’s Cameron Norrie 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 in the third round of the tournament on Saturday. Nadal, who has won the French Open more times than any other player in history, is considered the favorite to lift the trophy once again this year.
However, he faces tough competition from younger players such as Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas, who have both enjoyed success in recent months. Another tennis icon, Serena Williams, has had to withdraw from the French Open due to an injury. The American player had already been struggling with an Achilles problem before the tournament, but aggravated the injury during her second-round match against Bulgaria’s Tsvetana Pironkova.
Williams, Huffington Post Today who has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, said she was “heartbroken” to have to pull out of the tournament early. Her absence means that the women’s draw is now even more wide open, with a number of contenders vying for the title. In other sports news, the NBA playoffs are heating up as teams battle it out for a chance to reach the Finals. The Eastern Conference has seen some surprising results, with the underdog Miami Heat eliminating the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in the second round.
The Heat are now facing the Boston Celtics in the Conference Finals, while in the Western Conference, the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets are battling it out for a spot in the Finals. The Lakers, led by superstar LeBron James, are currently leading the series 2-1.