WOODS AND PINES: Tiger Woods won his 75th PGA Tour title on Monday despite nervy moments towards the end of his round in the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.

SHORT FORMAT, SHORT TEMPERS: Sri Lanka won an ill-tempered and rain-shortened final T20 international against Australia off the last ball at the MCG on Monday. Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene top scored with an unbeaten 61 from 45 balls

GHANA GO BIG: Ghana cruised into the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals on Monday when they hammered Niger 3-0 while Mali joined them with a 1-1 draw against the Democratic Republic of Congo.

CESAR THE DAY: Bottom club Queens Park Rangers held champions Manchester City to a 0-0 draw on Monday at Loftus Road, thanks to a fantastic display from goalkeeper Julio Cesar.

CHAMPS CHOPPED: Defending champions Zambia were knocked out as Chelsea star Victor Moses lifted Nigeria into the quarterfinals, with unheralded Burkina Faso joining them at the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday.

READING PROBLEMS: Chelsea missed the chance to close the gap on second-placed Manchester City after being held to a 2-2 draw by relegation-threatened Reading at the Madejski Stadium on Wednesday. A Wayne Rooney brace saw Manchester United come from behind to beat Southampton 2-1 at Old Trafford to move seven points clear at the top of the Premier League.

REY-NING CHAMPS: Barcelona and Real Madrid played out a thrilling 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Wednesday.

GO TOGO GO: Togo took the last quarterfinal place at the Africa Cup of Nations at the end of the group phase on Wednesday. The Ivory Coast secured top spot in Group D in Rustenburg with a 2-2 draw against Algeria

BONJOUR BECKS: David Beckham joining Paris St Germain captured the headlines on transfer deadline day on Thursday.

CAPTAIN FANTASTIC: South Africa's Graeme Smith became the first cricketer to captain in 100 Tests when he led his team out in the first Test against Pakistan at the Wanderers on Friday.

FLOWER CUTTA: England overpowered great rivals Scotland 38-18 at Twickenham on Sunday to retain the Calcutta Cup and get their Six Nations campaign off to the perfect start.

LE BLUES: Chelsea were victims of Newcastle's French revolution as Moussa Sissoko inspired a dramatic 3-2 victory over the spluttering Blues at St James' Park on Saturday.

DALE FORCE: Dale Steyn sent Pakistan crashing to a new low as South Africa took control on the second day of the first Test at the Wanderers on Saturday. Steyn took 6/8 in 8.1 overs as Pakistan were bowled out for 49, their lowest test total.

BAF-GONE: The dreams of hosts South Africa and the tiny Cape Verde Islands came to a shattering halt on Saturday when they were knocked out of the African Nations Cup by Mali and Ghana respectively in the quarterfinals

RONAL-DOH!: Cristiano Ronaldo scored the first own-goal of his career to send Real Madrid to a shock 1-0 defeat at Granada on Saturday, further damaging their already slim hopes of retaining their La Liga title.

STARC CONTRAST: A maiden century from George Bailey and another inspired bowling performance from the emerging Mitchell Starc helped Australia beat the West Indies by 54 runs in the second one-day international at the WACA in Perth on Sunday.

RICHARD the II: South Africa's Richard Sterne finished second in the Dubai Desert Classic on Sunday, three shots behind Scottish winner Stephen Gallacher. Sterne, the leader after the first two rounds, dropped four shots in six holes on the final day to end his title hopes.

FROG MARCHED: Italy stunned Six Nations co-favourites France 23-18 at the Olympic Stadium in Rome on Sunday, the second time they have beaten them in the last three seasons.

IVORY TOAST: Nigeria shocked title favourites Ivory Coast 2-1 on Sunday in their Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal match in Rustenburg, while a Jonathan Pitroipa header in extra time was all Burkina Faso needed to secure their semifinal berth at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.

STILL ALWAYS ME: Mario Balotelli scored twice, including a match-winning penalty in stoppage time, on his AC Milan debut against Udinese on Sunday at the San Siro Stadium.

PHIL THE THRILL: Phil Mickelson held off a last-day charge by fellow American and playing partner Brandt Snedeker to end a week of scintillating golf with a four-shot triumph at the Phoenix Open in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Sunday.

RAVEN LUNATICS: The Baltimore Ravens defeated the San Francisco 49ers 34-31 for their second Super Bowl title, holding off a comeback that started after a 34-minute delay for a power failure at the Superdome in New Orleans.

The Springbok Sevens campaign at the Wellington Sevens ended with a whimper as they were unceremoniously dumped out of both the Cup and Plate competitions at the Westpac Stadium. The Blitzbokke only won one of their five games in the tournament.