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Good Week/Bad Week: The highs and lows from sport this week

There were plenty of awards and victories in sport this week, but as always, they came alongside a fair few defeats and disappointments.

Tom Watson
This week saw Tom Watson named as the US Ryder Cup captain for the 2014 match at Gleneagles. Having won four of his five Open titles in Scotland, the appointment is clever and well-thought out. It's not the first time Watson has had the honour though, having captained the US to a 15-13 victory at The Belfry in 1993. With the Americans trying to win back the trophy in Scotland in two years' time, Watson will be 65 - making him their oldest-ever skipper. Previously, it was Sam Snead who was 57 when he did the job in 1969.
Amir Khan
It was a good week in the ring for boxer Amir Khan as he followed up back-to-back defeats with a stoppage win over Carlos Molina at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. With a new trainer, Virgil Hunter, Khan's focus on patience and a tight defence was sharp as he got to work. Molina's corner pulled him out at the end of the tenth round and put Khan's career firmly back on track.

Bad Week

Arsenal
This week saw yet more woe for Arsene Wenger and his team as they suffered a shock defeat to Bradford City in the quarter-finals of the Capital One Cup. Having named a strong squad, Wenger was left humiliated after Bradford grabbed a penalty shoot-out win. It added to an already disappointing season for the Gunners, who currently sit eighth in the Premier League, 18 points behind leaders Manchester United.
Sale Sharks
Sale suffered a 62-0 thrashing from Toulon at Stade Mayol in the Heineken Cup this week. The Sharks conceded nine tries in total and did not have much to offer going forward. Toulon's attacking prowess was far too much for them to handle as the uneven scoreline depicts. The win meant Toulon moved five points clear at the top of Heineken Cup Pool 6 with Sale sitting in third place with just four points.
Chelsea
The misery continues for Rafa Benitez at Chelsea, after his side lost 1-0 in the Club World Cup final in Japan. Corinthians hurt Chelsea and destroyed their chance of becoming world champions, with Paolo Guerrero scoring a second-half header. It was a rather dismal affair all round as Rafa Benitez was denied his first trophy as Chelsea boss and Gary Cahill was sent off late on.

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