Arsenal's Lukas Podolski delivered on his pre-match promise to get a dressing room photograph with German Chancellor Angela Merkel after Germany's rout of Portugal on Monday.
The US Open trophy Martin Kaymer won on Sunday was all he needed to prove he was anything but a one-hit wonder in the majors, and that the two years he spent trying to build a complete game were worth all the doubt that followed him.
Kawhi Leonard could have been devastated by losing last season's NBA Finals.
Minutes after the Miami Heat were beaten in the NBA Finals in a Game 5 rout, LeBron James conceded the San Antonio Spurs were simply a better team.
It took Lionel Messi just over an hour in Argentina's World Cup opener against Bosnia-Herzegovina to show why so many fans consider him the best in the world.
Goal-line technology did its job when it counted at the World Cup - although not without a little bit of confusion.
In a World Cup packed with thrilling high-scoring matches, own goals are playing a prominent role as the drama unfolds in Brazil.
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque insisted goalkeeper and captain Iker Casillas must not shoulder all the blame for the World Cup holder's 5-1 thrashing by the Netherlands.
Germany kicks off its World Cup campaign on Monday aiming to continue its domination of Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal at recent major tournaments.
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