The most likely potential spoilers in American Pharoah's bid for history include Frosted (fourth in the Kentucky Derby) and Materiality (sixth), the second and third favorites at 5-1 and 6-1 respectively, who are superior closers capable of overtaking fading contenders down the stretch.
Breaking the record for the most streamed track in a single week, Uptown Funk has been listened to nearly 2.34m times in the past seven days, overtaking Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud, which notched up 1.72m streams in a single week in November.
That the suggestion came from the man himself – on the back of his overtaking Sir Donald Bradman as Australia's greatest compiler of first-class runs with his second century of the summer – confirms Langer's reputation as the most patriotic Australian since Chips Rafferty.
But if Juventus had hoped to at least be lauded for refusing to give up on the game after first falling behind and then having Tiago Mendes sent off, they awoke to find discussion of events off the pitch rapidly overtaking any talk of the match itself.
As it began its third week in cinemas on Friday, there was little doubt that if film fans continue to snub PK's vociferous and occasionally violent critics, the movie will become the biggest money-spinner in Bollywood box office history, overtaking 2013's Dhoom 3 (£54.7m).
They form part of a bold plan by Xiaomi's bullish chief executive Lei Jun to become the world's top smartphone manufacturer, overtaking Apple and Samsung in the next five to 10 years.
A quick paddock poll last year found roughly 80% of F1 folk were agreed: Rosberg had deliberately sabotaged Hamilton's chances of making it to the front of the grid, so crucial in Monaco where overtaking is more difficult than any other grand prix.
If anything, it's got slightly worse as Miliband's personal ratings – whose poverty was meant to be the Tories' insurance policy – have started climbing, even on one poll overtaking Cameron's for the first time.
China now has more people in the top 10% of global wealth holders than any other country except for the US and Japan, having moved into third place in the rankings by overtaking France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom.
Elsewhere, Radio 4's digital sister station, Radio 4 Extra, leapfrogged Radio 6 Music to become the UK's most popular digital-only station with 2.17 million listeners, in the process also overtaking Radio 3. Up 26% year on year, 4 Extra stole the crown from 6 Music, which has a lineup of DJs including Lauren Laverne and Iggy Pop and was up a more modest 7% to 2.06 million.
It also emerged that in 1999 Singapore had come from nowhere to contribute $80.3m in sales, overtaking America as the company's largest market.
