We start with football, and an important win in the A-League.
Sydney FC are six points clear atop the competition ladder after a two-nil win over the Newcastle Jets.
Sydney had lost the FFA Cup Final to Melbourne City mid-week, making a return to the winner's list a priority as they returned to league action, lest the Final defeat derail what has been a very good start to their 2016/2017 campaign.
Midfielder Milos Ninkovic scored one of the goals in the win over the Jets.
He says his side not only got an important win, but earned it.
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"It was very important, especially (since) it was (our) third game in (the) last seven days. It was very, very tough. But we showed (a) good performance, and I think we deserved this three points."
Overseas, there were two high-stakes games in Europe.
Real Madrid and Barcelona drew one-all in the El Clasico showdown in Spain.
Whilst in the Premier League, Chelsea still owns top spot after beating Manchester City three goals to one.
Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero was sent off for an ugly tackle that sparked a confrontation near the end of the game.
He could be suspended until the New Year's Day match against Liverpool, as a result.
Manchester City are in fourth place on the Premier League table.
But their manager Pep Guardiola says he's pleased with the way his team played, despite the loss in the high-profile contest.
"Today we created enough chances, we controlled, we played, and we attacked. We cannot expect to create (against) Chelsea ... when there are nine players in the box ... to create 25 chances. But it was enough. It was enough to win the game. But it looks like an excuse. You ask me what is my opinion - that is my opinion. But always, Chelsea, they are right, and we are wrong, because we lose."
Chelsea winning away to Manchester City might be deemed a surprise.
But certainly not as big as surprise as the Formula One world champion retiring, seemingly out of nowhere.
31 year-old German Nico Rosberg clinched his first World Drivers' Championship last weekend.
This weekend, he decided -- his ambition of being world champion achieved -- to pull the plug on his career.
Speaking in Vienna, Rosberg set out his reason for quitting in refreshingly simple fashion.
"When I was six years old and started out, the dream was very clear: it is becoming Formula One world champion. And that's what I pursued all along and it's mission accomplished for me. I've done it. That's my dream come true, now on to other things."
And in rugby union, Australia has concluded its spring tour of Europe on a sour note, losing to England 37 points to 21 in London.
The Wallabies led 16 points to 13 at half-time, but were badly overrun in the second half.
Still, captain Stephen Moore sees the bright side -- namely, the side's unity in adversity.
"When it doesn't go your way, then sometimes you can easily fracture and fall apart. But the team stuck really solid. So, that's a positive sign to carry forward."
Australia finishes the Spring Tour with three wins and two losses in their five Test matches.
