There has been plenty of action to keep us occupied in the world of sport over the last seven days.
Menelik Watson, Lawrence Okoye and Tom Wort
Three British players landed lucrative NFL contracts this week, including Manchester's Menelik Watson.
Watson was
taken in the second round - 42nd overall - by the Oakland Raiders and will earn at least $405,000 in his first year.
Lawrence Okoye and Tom Wort were not picked up during the draft but both have subsequently signed for teams as free agents.
Okoye, who reached the discus final at the Olympic Games last summer before deciding on a change of sport, has
joined San Francisco 49ers, while Wort - a Crawley-born linebacker who made 33 starts for Oklahoma Sooners in college football - was
picked up by Tennessee Titans.
Bad Week
QPR and Reading
A
0-0 draw at the Madejski Stadium seemed a fitting way for Reading and QPR's relegation from the Premier League to be confirmed.
The bottom two had been cast adrift for some time and must now prepare for life in the Championship.
The two teams took a contrasting approach to building their squads - QPR splashing the cash, while Reading largely kept faith with the players that brought them up 12 months ago.
Either way, they both must now readjust for the second tier in the hope of making an instant return next season.
Audley Harrison
Even Audley Harrison admits his career might be over after his latest defeat.
The veteran British fighter was
stopped after 70 seconds by unbeaten American prospect Deontay Wilder on the undercard of Amir Khan's win over Julio Diaz in Sheffield.
Harrison's record is now 31-7, including being knocked out three times in his last seven fights, and the world title dream he has harboured since turning professional in the wake of his Olympic gold medal in 2000 now appears further away than ever.
He said: "It's going to be hard to come back from here. I'm 41 years old and it won't be easy to get (more) opportunities... It is looking like it could be the end for me."
Mahmood Al Zarooni
The British Horseracing Authority
disqualified Godolphin trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni for eight years after he admitted administering anabolic steroids to horses in his care.
Al Zarooni said he had made a "catastrophic error" in using the banned substances on a number of runners, including Qipco 1000 Guineas favourite Certify.
In total, 11 of his horses returned positive samples following random testing at his Newmarket yard earlier in April. Al Zarooni made further admissions to the BHA concerning four horses that had not been tested.
The case, widely regarded to be the most serious doping scandal in recent British racing history, has already caused Godolphin principal Sheikh Mohammed to lock down Al Zarooni's stables, saying he was "appalled and angered" by events.
Saracens
Toulon beat Saracens 24-12 at a sparsely populated Twickenham to end English interest in the Heineken Cup.
Jonny Wilkinson kicked all of Toulon's points in a try-less contest and they go forward to face Clermont Auvergne in an all-French final.
The match was bad news for several players looking to make a last-minute impression on the Lions selectors, in particular Owen Farrell, who was outplayed by veteran Wilkinson.
