A Bad Week for ... , July 7, 2013

The fung shui con-artist formerly known as Tony Chan was convicted of forging the will of late Chinachem tycoon Nina Wang Kung Yu-sum, after 20 hours of jury deliberation. The millionaire, already embroiled in deep legal troubles and facing a massive tax bill, converted to the Christian faith shortly before his trial, but will be attending a prison chapel for the next 12 years.

The top seed looked like a hot favourite for the ladies' title at Wimbledon as her fellow seeds crashed out early. But Williams, too, was in for a shock. Her 34-match winning streak came to an abrupt end in the fourth round as she was beaten by Germany's Sabine Lisicki. That could have opened the way for Chinese favourite Li Na, but she too stumbled out at the quarter-final stage.