Fremantle overcame a late scare to beat Sydney by 14 points in their Anzac Day AFL clash at Domain Stadium.
All who were there have commented on the supercharged atmosphere among a crowd whipped into a frenzy by the nationalism stirred up by their first clash with Albania in Belgrade since 1967.
The clash between Brienne and Sandor was the best of the season, both a showcase for two very different fighting methods and an acknowledgement that the reality of combat is you have to fight dirty to win.
A clash of fierce rivals, and one of many which will unfold over the next eight days.
During this period, the club had also progressed into the Skol Cup semi-finals, winning away at Queen of the South, Ayr and Hibernian to set up a clash with Graeme Souness' revamped Rangers.
Cristiano Ronaldo was on target in the Group B clash at St Jakob-Park with his first-half strike his 71st in the Champions League, taking him level with the former Real Madrid striker, Raúl.
The IBF welterweight champion stopped Frankie Gavin inside six rounds to retain his title and further the view he is a man who is well and truly for the big time, or to be specific, a clash with Floyd Mayweather Jr.
The Essendon star appeared dazed by the clash and was briefly off the field.
Up in the stratosphere, ignored by many voters on the ground, the air war brings the clash of manifestos.
We're not sure about the Roxy and Kanye references, but to us this one sounds like Ultravox with Beach Boys harmonies, if you can get your head round such a clash of opposites.
12pm: David Cameron and Ed Miliband clash at PMQs. 1.30pm: George Osborne, the chancellor, and Sir Nicholas Macpherson, the permanent secretary at the Treasury, give evidence to the Scottish affairs committee about Scottish independence.
