In Pictures: Sporting photos of the week
A selection of some of the most striking sports photographs taken around the world over the past seven days:
Newcastle United’s players celebrate with the Carabao Cup on their open-top bus parade after they beat Liverpool in last month’s final to end their 70-year domestic trophy drought
Pirmin Werner warms up before winning bronze for Team Switzerland in the mixed team aerials finals at FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships
Zach Merrett of the Bombers and Power’s Sam Powell-Pepper compete for the ball during an AFL match at the Marvel Stadium in Melbourne
Ellie Beer of Queensland celebrates winning the women’s 400m final as part of the Maurie Pant Meet at Melbourne’s Lakeside Stadium
Competitors pose in the men’s overall during the Melbourne Bodybuilding Championships
Tahaad Pettiford of the Auburn Tigers takes flight after drawing a foul against the Michigan Wolverines in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament in Atlanta, Georgia
Michela Moioli of Italy, Julia Pereira de Sousa of France, Josie Baff of Australia and Manon Petit Lenoir of France compete in the snowboard cross semi-final at the World Championships in Switzerland
Cyclists climb the Oude Kruisberg during the 68th E3 Saxo Bank Classic, a 208.8km one day race that starts and finishes in Harelbeke, Belgium
Harrison Sawyer of Macarthur FC celebrates scoring a goal during their 3-3 draw against the Newcastle Jets in Australia’s A-League
Chongsong Han of North Korea takes down Milad Jahangir Valizadeh of Iran to win the 57kg men’s freestyle final during the Senior Asian Wrestling Championships
Aimee Medwin of Western United and Devon Jackson of the Jets tussle for the ball during United’s 2-0 win in their A-League women’s match in Australia
Xindi Wang of China crashes out in the aerials finals at the Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships in St Moritz, Switzerland
Fans watch on as Manchester City’s Nico O’Reilly takes a throw-in during their FA Cup quarter-final win against Bournemouth
Joachim Andersen of Fulham slides to block the cross of Crystal Palace’s Daniel Munoz during the visitors’ 3-0 FA Cup quarter-final win at Craven Cottage
Fonua Pole of the Wests Tigers celebrates scoring a try during an NRL match against the New Zealand Warriors at Campbelltown Sports Stadium in Sydney
Kenan Yildiz lets out a roar after scoring the winning goal for Juventus as they beat Genoa 1-0 in Serie A.
Sofiia Holichenko peeks through the legs of partner Artem Darenskyi as the Ukrainian pair compete in the pairs free skating at the World Figure Skating Championships
Sammy Smith, driver of the number 8 Pilot Chevrolet, spins after intentionally taking out rival Taylor Gray during the NASCAR Xfinity Series
Carlos Santana and Bo Naylor of the Cleveland Guardians collide while attempting to catch a pop up in their 7-4 win over the Kansas City Royals on the opening day of the MLB season
Jakub Mensik serves from the shadows against Arthur Fils during the Miami Open – the Czech teenager went on to win the tournament
Assistant referee Rodriguez Moreno falls awkwardly after colliding with Atletico Madrid’s Giuliano Simeone during their 1-1 draw at Espanyol
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Take a look at last week’s gallery and come back next Tuesday for more great sport photos of the week.
