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Good Week/Bad Week

We review the past week in the world of sport and discuss who fired and who floundered

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Another week in the world of sport is behind us and once again the last seven days have produced winners and losers in equal supply.

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Alexis Sanchez
Friday marked the first time England met Chile since a 1998 friendly at Wembley which will be remembered for an outstanding display from Marcelo Salas, who scored both goals in a 2-0 win for the South Americans. And 15 years later history repeated itself, Chile once again beating the Three Lions on their own turf thanks to a brace from an inspired forward. This time it was Barcelona's Sanchez who was the start of the show, striking early with a low header before finishing off the job in stoppage time with a classy chip over Fraser Forster.

Bad week

David Haye
The former WBA heavyweight world champion and undisputed cruiserweight king has been advised to retire from boxing after having surgery to repair ruptured tendons in his shoulder. Haye had already been forced to postpone his highly-anticipated domestic showdown with Tyson Fury due to a cut and now the fight is off for good after the 33-year-old underwent a five-hour operation in Germany. Two years ago the Londoner went through with his well-publicised plan to retire after turning 31, but he ultimately went back on that decision in order to win a grudge match against Dereck Chisora. He had plans to earn another global heavyweight belt, but now may not be able to do what he always wanted - go out on his own terms.
Chris Robshaw
There is no shame in being edged out by the fearsome All Blacks, but that did not stop coach Stuart Lancaster from stating that the overriding feeling in the dressing room was one of disappointment after England's 30-22 defeat at Twickenham. Since Robshaw has taken over the captaincy, he has enjoyed a marquee win over New Zealand last year but has also missed out on the Six Nations crown twice and was left out of this summer's victorious British and Irish Lions squad. And to make matters worse, the flanker was left nursing an almighty shiner following the latest near-miss at the weekend.
Serbia
Tomas Berdych has attracted criticism for not winning a single tournament in 2013 despite his high ranking, but he more than made up for that by helping the Czech Republic retain one of the most cherished prizes in tennis this past weekend. Berdych and Stepanek combined to defy an expectant home crowd to lead the Czechs to a 3-2 victory in the Davis Cup final against Serbia in Belgrade, each winning their singles rubbers against Dusan Lajovic but losing against Novak Djokovic. It was the doubles clash on Saturday which proved decisive, where Berdych and Stepanek combined to defeat Nenad Zimonjic and Ilija Bozoljac, with Djokovic curiously absent.
Cricket fans
All good things must come to an end, but cricket connoisseurs the world over have become so accustomed to Sachin Tendulkar's brilliance during his glittering 24-year international career that his retirement will leave a gaping hole. In what was truly the end of an era, the 'Little Master' said farewell to his adoring fans in Mumbai after 664 international matches and 34,357 total runs for India. Tendulkar leaves the sport as the highest run-scorer in both Tests and one-day internationals, with 100 centuries for India under his belt. He will surely be remembered as the best batsman of his generation and one of the greatest of all time.

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