The week in sport – in pictures

Steam rises from the scrum as Paul Hodgson of Worcester clears the ball upfield during an Aviva Premiership match between Worcester Warriors and London Welsh at Sixways Stadium in Worcester Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images

Beltrois crashes to the ground under Ryan Maloney after winning the Red Tempo Handicap at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia Photograph: Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images

Shouldn't he be riding that bike? A very muddy Steve Chainel of France climbs a hill during the fifth stage of the Cyclocross World Cup in Namur, Belgium Photograph: David Stockman/AFP/Getty Images

Satoko Miyahara performs during the All Japan Medalist On Ice contest in Sapporo, Japan, on Christmas Eve Photograph: Ken Ishii/Getty Images

Carmelo Anthony of New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant share a joke as they jostle for position during the second half of their Christmas Day NBA game in Los Angeles Photograph: Danny Moloshok/Reuters

Forget turkey sandwiches, this is how you make the most of Boxing Day. A swimmer participates in the annual Christmas winter swimming competition in the Vltava river in Prague Photograph: David W Cerny/Reuters

Baylor Bears head coach Art Briles gets a good drenching from his team in the closing seconds of the Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl game between UCLA Bruins and Baylor Bears in San Diego, California Photograph: Louis Lopez/Zuma Press/Corbis

Pandemonium on ice: Canada's Mark McNeill is slammed into the net by Slovakia's David Bajanik during a preliminary round U20 World Junior Hockey Championship game in Ufa, Russia Photograph: Mark Blinch/Reuters

An elephant plays in an exhibition match during the final day of the Elephant Race event at Sauraha in Chitwan, Nepal Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters

Hands up for eggnog! Australia's Jackson Bird takes the wicket of Sri Lanka's Thilan Samaraweera during day three of the Second Test in Melbourne, Australia Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images