There is a new triple world champion, two excellent pieces of batting and a new Premier League manager among those who have enjoyed a good week.
Bad Week...
Rafa Benitez
One would think the appointment of a manager who had won the UEFA Champions League, FA Cup, Spanish league title twice and the FIFA Club World Cup would please many a football fan - but not Chelsea's supporters.
Blues fans were far from happy with owner Roman Abramovich's decision to remove the popular Roberto Di Matteo from the helm and replace him with the
ex-Liverpool, Inter Milan and Valencia tactician, a manager who is seen by the Russian billionaire as the man to get the best out of £50million capture Fernando Torres.
Supporters were calling for Benitez's exit almost before he was appointed and they did little to aid his welcome at Stamford Bridge when chanting Di Matteo's name when he took his place on the bench in Sunday's goalless draw with Manchester City.
Ricky Hatton
Few expected to see the 'Hitman' back in the ring following his devastating second round knockout to Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas in May 2009, the fight which put the Mancunian into retirement.
In September the former two-weight world champion announced his return to the ring with a bout against an unnamed opponent who later turned out to be Ukrainian Vyacheslav Senchenko.
Hatton had never lost in front of his home fans, a record which ended in dramatic fashion on Saturday night. Despite making weight and looking in great shape, the attempted comeback was
halted in the ninth round when a tiring Hatton was caught with a devastating body shot - his last act as a professional boxer.
Chris Robshaw
A week after England came under fire for not kicking their goals as they chased a victory against Australia the captain has been highlighted as they kicked a late penalty against South Africa only to run out of time to seal their comeback.
Trailing 16-12 to the Springboks at Twickenham England were awarded a penalty, although there was less than 120 seconds left in the contest while Robshaw had to spend 30 seconds with Owen Farrell about the decision to go for three points.
The apparent
indecision over what to do and the final decision proved costly as England suffered an agonising one-point defeat. Next up for Stuart Lancaster's men are world champions New Zealand.
Andy Robinson
Continuing the rugby union theme Robinson paid the price with his job on Sunday following Scotland's dismal
recent runs of results.
Scotland's stunning 9-6 win over Australia in Australia proved a distant memory as the side follow up defeats to New Zealand and South Africa with a surprise 21-15 loss to Tonga at Pittodrie.
The defeat sent Scotland tumbling to 12th in the IRB world rankings, forcing Robinson, who had been popular with supporters, to call time on his tenure.
