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Cape Town - Sport24 takes a quick look at the five BEST and WORST sports performers of the weekend.
GOING UP! The FIVE BEST sports stars or teams of the weekend:
1. Duane Vermeulen - Vermeulen was named SARU Rugby Player of the Year, SARPA Players’ Player of the Year and Vodacom Super Rugby Player of the Year for 2014.
2. The English Premiership - Another dramatic weekend which saw 5 goals scored with five minutes or less left on the clock.
3. Ivory Coast - The Elephants beat Ghana in a tense battle for AFCON 2015 glory
4. Anirban Lahiri - Winner of the 2014 Malaysian Open.
5. Warriors cricket team - The Eastern Cape franchise entered the record books with the highest ever run-chase in South African domestic one-day cricket.
GOING DOWN! The FIVE WORST sports stars or teams of the weekend:
1. 42nd Midmar Mile - The open water swimming event was again marred by tragedy after 30-year-old swimmer, Tristan Dennis, became the third to go missing in five years.
2. Egyptian soccer tragedy - The beautiful game was tainted with the deaths of 22 fans in Egypt.
3. Tiger Woods - Bad back or just bad golf? Tiger Woods withdrew during round one of the Farmers Insurance Open.
4. Louis van Gaal - The United manager must take the blame for another poor display by the Red Devils as they scraped to a 1-1 draw at West Ham.
5. Arsenal - Chasing a top four spot and leading at rivals Spurs, Arsenal slumped to a 2-1 loss and failed to assert their authority at White Hart Lane.
Agree with our FIVE BEST and WORST of the weekend? Let us know on Twitter @sport24news or in the comments section below who would make your lists!
Follow Sport24's Wade Pretorius on Twitter: @wadepretorius
GOING UP! The FIVE BEST sports stars or teams of the weekend:
1. Duane Vermeulen - Vermeulen was named SARU Rugby Player of the Year, SARPA Players’ Player of the Year and Vodacom Super Rugby Player of the Year for 2014.
2. The English Premiership - Another dramatic weekend which saw 5 goals scored with five minutes or less left on the clock.
3. Ivory Coast - The Elephants beat Ghana in a tense battle for AFCON 2015 glory
4. Anirban Lahiri - Winner of the 2014 Malaysian Open.
5. Warriors cricket team - The Eastern Cape franchise entered the record books with the highest ever run-chase in South African domestic one-day cricket.
GOING DOWN! The FIVE WORST sports stars or teams of the weekend:
1. 42nd Midmar Mile - The open water swimming event was again marred by tragedy after 30-year-old swimmer, Tristan Dennis, became the third to go missing in five years.
2. Egyptian soccer tragedy - The beautiful game was tainted with the deaths of 22 fans in Egypt.
3. Tiger Woods - Bad back or just bad golf? Tiger Woods withdrew during round one of the Farmers Insurance Open.
4. Louis van Gaal - The United manager must take the blame for another poor display by the Red Devils as they scraped to a 1-1 draw at West Ham.
5. Arsenal - Chasing a top four spot and leading at rivals Spurs, Arsenal slumped to a 2-1 loss and failed to assert their authority at White Hart Lane.
Agree with our FIVE BEST and WORST of the weekend? Let us know on Twitter @sport24news or in the comments section below who would make your lists!
Follow Sport24's Wade Pretorius on Twitter: @wadepretorius
