UP - British Cycling - With the Tour de France kick starting along the mean streets of Yorkshire this year it seems only fitting that we should get in the party mood with some victories in the months beforehand. British riders underwent something of a Super Sunday this week as both Adam Yates, Mark Cavendish and Chris Froome all obtained victories. Yates won the Tour of Turkey with Cavendish claiming the stage on the day whilst Chris Froome retained his Tour de Romandie title.
UP - Amir Khan -Britain's boxing superstar this week burst back into the ring with a marvelous display in Las Vegas against Luis Collazo. In his debut fight as a welterweight, Khan rolled back the years to win a dominant points decision, knocking his opponent down three times throughout the bout. This victory re-opens the chance for Khan to line-up a potential dream bought with the mighty Mayweather. It looks a real possibility.
UP - Marc Marquez - Whilst a lot of motorsport media heads in the direction of Formula One, it is the two-wheeled escapades of Marc Marquez which are making headlines of a different kind. After winning the Moto GP last year in his debut season, becoming the first rookie to do so since 1978, the young Spaniard has continued his fine form with not one, not two, not three but four consecutive victories to kick start this season. Start as you mean to go on I suppose.
UP - James Nielsen - An interesting tribute to Roger Bannister's four minute mile in California this week as James Nielsen completed a mile in under five minutes. But this was no ordinary mile. In fact, Nielsen completed the Beer Mile. Four laps around an athletics track with a beer in between each 400m. With a Budweiser in one hand and gritty athleticism in the other, Nielsen stormed round the track in 4 minutes 57.1 seconds to set a new Beer Mile record. That deserves a celebratory pint!
DOWN - Reading Fans - Don't count your chickens before they hatch. A slightly awkward moment this week as Reading fans stormed the pitch to celebrate their team grabbing the last Championship play-off spot... Only for Brighton to dive in and steal it with a late, late goal in their game. This left the Royals fans looking rather silly as they were now celebrating narrowly missing out on the play-offs. Oh well, there is always next year!
DOWN - Tyson Gay - It has become a far too common sight this year seeing athletes at the very top of the Athletics world getting bans for drugs and Tyson Gay joins the likes of Asafa Powell on the sidelines after testing positive for a banned substance. Initially he was to be banned for two years but his cooperation with the case meant this sentence was halved. Gay has also returned his medal that he won at London 2012 as part of the 4 x 100m American relay team.
DOWN - Relegation Rubbish - So you're in the relegation zone and as the footballing cliche goes, 'fighting for your life'. Well this week's display did plenty to dispel that particular phrase as Fulham, Cardiff and Norwich all produced languid displays to all but confirm themselves as the three teams tumbling out of the Premier League basement. Fulham fell foul to Stoke whilst Cardiff were crushed by the Toon and, although Norwich drew with Chelsea, they showed no intent to win when they had to. A relegation well earned.
DOWN - Spanish Football Fans - This week we'll end with a serious note as a wave of racial incidents have arisen in Spain which had opened up the question of whether racism in Spanish football is more endemic than previously realised. After an incident involving a banana thrown at Dani Alves last weekend, this weekend saw Atletico Madrid fans abused Papakouli Diop just weeks before their appearance in the Champions League Final. Spanish football officials need to wake up and act!
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