The Good – Dan Carter
New Zealand ‘All blacks’ five-eighth Dan Carter has surpassed Jonny Wilkinson’s test record of 1178 points, as New Zealand beat Wales 37-25.
Carter now holds the record for most Super Rugby points, most International points and the highest point average per test (15.1).
Since his international debut in 2003, New Zealand has only lost a total of nine games, showing Carter’s enormous impact on games. This latest honour is certainly well deserved.
The Bad – Floyd LandisDisgraced cyclist Floyd Landis has placed doubt on reigning Tour de France champion Alberto Contador's claims that a positive test for clenbuterol was down to contaminated meat.
And the American, speaking on German television on Sunday, claimed that world cycling chiefs have protected top riders from the scandal of positive doping tests for the past 20 years, including serious allegations involving Lance Armstrong.
Landis knows a thing or two about doping, He was stripped of the 2006 Tour de France crown after a positive test for testosterone, and despite denying doping for four years he finally confessed several months ago.
So can we really trust this man…?
The … Rivalry - Federer Vs NadalPossibly the biggest rivalry in current sport is Roger Federer Vs Rafael Nadal, with another chapter being added this morning at the season ending World Tour Finals.
The winners of 21 of the past 23 majors squared off for bragging rights ahead of the 2011 season, with Federer defeating World number 1 Nadal 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in a great contest.
The win was especially significant for Federer, given he had lost six of his previous seven encounters against the reigning French, Wimbledon and US champion Nadal.
They have now clashed 22 times, with Nadal leading the ledger 14-8. The rivalry seems to only just be beginning, and hopefully for Tennis fans, it maintains it's intensity and excitement.
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