Each weekend we take a look back on the sporting highs from across Ireland and around the world through the medium of numbers.
0
The number of goals scored and an indicator of the level of drama in the big weekend game of the English Premier League as Liverpool and Manchester United played out a less than thrilling encounter at Anfield.
20
Yan Bingtao, at the age of 20, became the youngest winner of the UK Masters Snooker tournament since Ronnie O’Sullivan, six years before he was born. In a remarkable twist, John Higgins provided the opposition back in 1995 and again over the weekend.
6,000
According to reports in the Japanese media this morning there will only be 6,000 athletes allowed to attend the Olympic Games opening ceremony in July. With over 11,000 athletes expected to take part in a full Games, that represents just over half of those who would normally expect to be involved.
43
The age of Tom Brady, Quarterback with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who led his team to what will be his 14th NFL Championship game next weekend, defeating the New Orleans Saints led by 42-year-old Drew Brees.
11
Star steeplechaser Envoi Allen, ran up his 11th consecutive win at Punchestown on Sunday, enhancing his hopes of a third win at the Cheltenham Festival in March.
72
The number of tennis players being forced to isolate in their hotel rooms in Melbourne after arriving into the count for the Australian Open on three different flights, each of which has reported a positive Covid-19 case to have been on board.
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