bettered

Only Spain bettered 15 points across the top two tiers of the Nations League.

The City of Love has played host to the 'King of Clay's' greatest triumphs, racking up a tally of 14 French Open victories which few think will ever be bettered.

Song bettered the previous record of 67, which she carded as a sophomore at Balboa to win her first individual title after finishing second behind teammate Chloe Rahn as a freshman.

The image of Beyoncé brandishing that baseball bat has been copied and parodied a million times, but never bettered.

In the final a few hours later, she finished second to Chen Yi of China, who bettered the mark by almost two-tenths of a second.