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Image: G-Force: McDowell wins at Celtic Manor

Skysports.com takes you through the highlights and lowlights of the last week in sport.

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Skysports.com takes you through the highlights and lowlights

Once more it's been a cracking week of sporting action, and skysports.com has trawled over the highlights and lowlights to bring you the best and worst of the action. As always, tell us if you agree or disagree with our choices by using the feedback form below.

Good Week

Graeme McDowell
G-Mac knew he had to win this summer to stand a chance of making the Ryder Cup team - and what better message to send out to Colin Montgomerie than to not only win, but win in style with a blazing final two rounds on the very course that will stage the big event in October. After only just making the cut - McDowell responded with a 64 and a final round 63, including eight birdies in his first 11 holes, to claim the Wales Open at Celtic Manor by three shots. Such fine shot-making at the Ryder Cup venue will stand McDowell in good stead and even if he fails to qualify, that sort of course form will make him a big factor in the wild card talk.
Rafael Nadal
As Nadal collapsed and rolled around on his beloved clay, everyone could see just what reclaiming the French Open title on Sunday meant to the Spaniard. Nadal made his name as the clay court king of Roland Garros, winning on his first four attempts, but last year he was dumped out by Sunday's opponent Robin Soderling as he endured a difficult year with injury. He was back in 2010 though, and destroyed the Swede to win a fifth title in six years and also move back above Roger Federer as the world's number one.
Justin Rose
Justin Rose finally secured his breakthrough victory on the PGA Tour in America, and did it in some style with a blistering final round giving him the Memorial Tournament title in Ohio. Rose shot a 66 at Muirfield Village while the rest of the field faltered, and he overhauled a four-shot overnight deficit to win by three from American rookie Rickie Fowler. Englishman Rose now moves back inside the world's top 50 with his success, which could also give him a huge boost in his Ryder Cup hopes - and all this came in front of a watching Jack Nicklaus at the 18th green...perfect!
Ryan Moore
Ryan Moore had a dream weekend for a jockey, as he claimed his first Classic success at Epsom on Friday by coming home in front in the Oaks on board Snow Fairy. And before the champagne had lost its fizz, Moore had doubled his tally by then going on to take the Derby on Sir Michael Stoute's impressive Workforce - capping a fine weekend by anyone's standards. The 6-1 shot powered away by seven lengths and clocked a course record time to boot.
Tamim Iqbal
Another Test match and another century for Bangladesh's thrilling opener, as he Tamim Iqbal blazed 108 against England at Old Trafford despite his team being soundly thrashed. Iqbal also smacked a superb ton at Lord's in the first Test, and he is the undoubted highlight of a disappointing series for the Tigers, with their star man one of the brightest batting talents in world cricket right now.

Bad Week

Rio Ferdinand
Captaining your country at a World Cup is the pinnacle of any footballer's career, but Rio missed out on that honour after suffering a knee injury in England's first training session in South Africa. Just as the players were getting used to their Rustenburg surroundings, Emile Heskey's tackle on the Manchester United defender left him with knee ligament damage that ended his tournament before it began. Ferdinand has endured injury difficulties all season, starting just 13 Premier League games, but he had overcome them to lead England's World Cup bid, but will now be forced to watch from the sidelines.
Valentino Rossi
Rossi's title ambitions disappeared in practice for his home race at the Italian Moto GP as he suffered a broken shin bone in a nasty fall, and required surgery to pin the fracture meaning he watched the race from a hospital bed in Florence. To make matters worse for the Italian, he had to watch Dani Pedrosa win the race and his own Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo claim second to strengthen his grip on the title - which Rossi now has no chance of winning. Nine-time world champion Rossi had raced in 230 grands prix since his debut in 1996, but will now spend months on the sidelines watching the rest battle it out for the title.
Roger Federer
Federer saw a bad week for him get worse as his French Open exit was followed by a victory for Rafael Nadal that saw the Spaniard usurp him as world number one. Defending champion Federer was dumped out in the quarter-finals at Roland Garros by Robin Soderling, ending his chances of winning a 17th grand slam title. The Swiss superstar was then forced to watch Nadal go on to claim his fifth French Open success and that win was enough to put him top of the world rankings and cap an unusually poor week for Federer.
Bradford Bulls
After suffering an agonising Challenge Cup defeat against Warrington last week, Bradford Bulls then suffered a humiliating thumping at home against Huddersfield. The Giants battered the Bulls 52-6 at Odsal with injuries hampering the home side, and Steve McNamara will hope that things can only get better from here.