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Royal Rumble is one of the most important pay-per-view events on WWE's annual calendar. It is a historic event, spanning through three decades, and if any single WWE event calls for a recollection of all its records except WrestleMania, it has to be the Royal Rumble. Here're its important records.

Rayo Vallecano are finally in a position to dream of La Liga survival. Photograph: Javier Etxezarreta/EPA In the middle of Rayo Vallecano's dark days, when they'd been beaten 15 times in 20 games and the goals were flying in; when they'd let in five from Atlético Madrid, five from Málaga, five from Villarreal, four from Espanyol, four from Sevilla, four from Barcelona, three from Madrid, three from Osasuna, and three from Valladolid; when they plummeted to 19th and stayed there for 11 long weeks; when the only reason they didn't fall further was that Betis were even worse; when even a glimmer of hope, a 4-1 win over Málaga, immediately gave way to a six-goal hammering; and when relegation wasn't an "if" but a "when"; there was a phrase that got repeated over and over: Paco Jémez will die with his ideas. Paco Jémez, though, had other ideas. Not because Rayo's coach was going to back down on his principles - "any club that signs me knows what it's getting," he insisted - but because he didn't have any intention of dying at all. Even when Rayo were a disaster, Jémez had his defenders. Off the pitch, that is. Last season, only two teams in Europe had the ball more than Rayo did: Barcelona and Bayern Munich. Early this season, when Rayo played Barcelona, they had more possession than them, the first team to manage it in 316 games. They threw men into attack, they were fun to watch, and parading the touchline in a dizzying array of multicoloured elbow patches and waistcoats, pink shirts and purple ties, Jémez urged them forward, always. In a country that values the aesthetic, or in which some do, he was eulogised for the way his teams played de tú a tú: as equals. Rayo didn't simply defend - sometimes they didn't defend at all - but instead they went for it. And, mostly, they lost. Rayo took the ball off Barcelona and Jémez declared himself "very proud". But they were beaten 4-0. They went to the Camp Nou where they were praised by Barcelona's

Conditions seem to be shaping up nicely for this ski season and no doubt, many of you have booked your annual week away on the slopes. However, there is always the nagging feeling in the back of your mind that it may be cut short due to injury.

The RFU annual rugby fitness conference was held yesterday at Twickenham, and the theme was speed. All the presenters had lots of experience and talked about different aspects of speed development, there were two practical demonstrations, the one by Frans Bosch being outstanding.

The T20I between Australia vs India at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Jan, 31st can flip pink to support the McGrath Foundation once rain washed out an outsized a part of the annual Commonwealth Bank Sydney Pink Test

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has been named La Liga's best player of 2014-15 at the annual award ceremony on Monday.

From 19-21 March iStadia will be running a 'Sports Blogfest' in support of Sport Relief - the BBC's annual charity event that uses sport as a medium to raise money for projects in the Uk and some of the world's poorest countries. Projects aimed, for example, at stamping out malaria and getting street children into education and a safe environment.

The Eden Club is an international private members' club providing three very special dimensions: the most luxurious private members club in St Andrews, Scotland - the home of golf; an outstanding schedule of annual events and a unique Secretariat service.

The Eden Club is an international private members' club providing three very special dimensions: the most luxurious private members club in St Andrews, Scotland - the home of golf; an outstanding schedule of annual events and a unique Secretariat service.

The Eden Club is an international private members' club providing three very special dimensions: the most luxurious private members club in St Andrews, Scotland - the home of golf; an outstanding schedule of annual events and a unique Secretariat service.

The Eden Club is an international private members' club providing three very special dimensions: the most luxurious private members club in St Andrews, Scotland - the home of golf; an outstanding schedule of annual events and a unique Secretariat service.