UP - Jason Day - A hugely emotional week for the Australian as he captured the World Cup of Golf, beating the Dane Thomas Bjorn by two shots. As well as winning the individual event, Day and compatriot Adam Scott also claimed the World Cup for Australia for the first time since 1989. The week was given added emotion by the death of eight relatives in Typhoon Haiyan. A touching victory for Day in the circumstances.
UP - Mark Webber - As the Formula 1 season draws to a close we say goodbye to one of the sports great servants. Mark Webber departs in traditional fashion, finishing second behind his partner Sebastian Vettel, nevertheless it is with great sadness we say goodbye to Mark. With three third place finishes in the overall championships over eleven years he has been a truly great addition to the sport.
UP - George Groves - It seems strange to include a man who lost a boxing match, but George Groves announced himself on the World boxing stage this week after a controversial loss to super-middleweight champion Carl Froch. Groves had Froch on the canvas in the first round and, had it gone to a points decision, would have definitely won. Re-match please?
UP - Gibraltar - This week Gibraltar became the latest team to join the UEFA family, drawing their first game 0-0 with Slovakia. This is an outstanding achievement from a team whose nation consists of around only 30,000 people, making it the smallest population of any UEFA member. They begin their first serious competition in the Euro 2016 qualification.
UP - Phil 'The Power' Taylor - It's nearly Christmas which can mean only one thing, it's darts time! Phil Taylor laid down a warning to his competitors (as if they needed one) when he surged to the Grand Slam of Darts title last weekend. He didn't have it all his own way mind, with an outstanding semi-final clash against Adrian Lewis. Roll on next months World Championship.
DOWN - Kevin Friend - Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. An absolutely awful decision by Friend at the weekend to send off West Brown. Brown appeared to get the ball cleanly and no Stoke players complained but in a moment of madness Friend decided to show Brown red. An explanation is definitely required for this one.
DOWN - England Football Team - After the end of World Cup qualification, with two impressive wins under our belt, we were in euphoria. Could we actually win the World Cup? Last week brought us back down to Earth, with consecutive Wembley losses to Chile and Germany, the first time we have lost back-to-back there for 36 years. On that display we'll be lucky to reach the last sixteen.
DOWN - Tottenham - How do you prove that you're a title contender after spending over £100 million on players in the summer? One way to disprove your credentials would be losing 6-0 to fellow contenders Manchester City. AVB has received mild criticism all season but yesterday marked a whole new chapter as his management is bound to come under question after this humiliating defeat.
DOWN - Formula 1 - As Formula 1 shuts down for the winter, some serious questions need to be asked of the sport. As a long term Formula 1 fan, this season has been the dullest in living memory. Not even because Vettel won it comfortably again, but because the current situation with tyres has meant it is too tactical and there is not enough racing. Changes are needed for next year to regain interest.
DOWN - England Cricket Team - If we thought the national football team were bad, the cricketers took it to another level. Failing to make 200 runs in either innings and eventually losing by 381 runs, the team have a lot of thinking to do going into the second test. That said, take nothing away from Australia, who were outstanding across the field.
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