This week’s roundup also features dramatic returns, odd volleys, missed doubles and an NHL brawl for the ages
1) If Alassane Pléa meant this goal for Gladbach against Mainz he’s a creative genius. Paul Scholes has scored a similar-looking goal, mind, not that he meant it. Pléa’s ingenuity reminded us a bit of Thierry Henry’s no-look pass against Middlesbrough. And while we’re on the subject of Henry, he’s still got it, you know.
2) In the Sydney Sevens, Spain’s Francisco Hernández abandons treatment on the touchline for a nasty cut to make a try-stopping tackle … in the 13th-place play-off. There was a less noble return to the field for another Spaniard in La Liga 2. Fuenlabrada’s Cristóbal Márquez was given a straight red against Girona, only for VAR to downgrade it to a booking. He returned from the dressing room, but not for long.
PETER WRIGHT IS THE MASTERS CHAMPION!
On the back of his World Championship win, Peter Wright survives three match darts to take the deciding leg and win the 2020 Ladbrokes Masters! pic.twitter.com/JV0K8Xc4xp