JUDGEMENTS; Winners and losers of the last seven days
WINNERS
Jack Rowell
Who emerged from a troubled and much-criticised season with a Triple Crown, a Five Nations' Championship and the flickerings of a decent rugby union team
Graham Bradley
Who came up with the perfect response after being sacked from the Champion Hurdle favourite for oversleeping by beating it on a long-shot in the big race at Cheltenham
Georgi Kinkladze
For yet another piece of sublime skill with his goal for Manchester City which lit up Saturday afternoon
Tim Henman
Who continued his rapid rise up the world tennis rankings by reaching his second successive ATP Tour semi-final in Copenhagen
LOSERS
Joe Bugner
Whose much-trumpeted comeback ended in ignominous - and thoroughly deserved - defeat by Scott Welch in Berlin
QPR fans
Who might have got extra time for their money on Saturday, but could well have done without it as Eric Cantona popped in a late (very, very late) equaliser for Manchester United
Dave Merrington
Twice in one week the Southampton manager has seen his side have crucial goals disallowed by dubious refereeing decisions
Indian cricket
Outplayed by Sri Lanka in the World Cup semi-final and disgraced by the fans who started setting fire to various parts of the stadium in Calcutta
Richie Richardson
Whose West Indies side committed a spectacular act of self-destruction against Australia in the World Cup
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