The week in sport – in pictures

The calm before the storm. A programme seller makes the most of the quiet time ahead of the FA Cup third-round tie Cheltenham Town v Everton at the Abbey Business Stadium, Whaddon Road Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images

Australia's Michael Hussey is run out during his last Test on day two of the meeting between Australia and Sri Lanka at the SCG Photograph: Marianna Massey/Getty Images

Andy Murray looks buff in black and white as he practises at the Apia International Tennis Tournament in Sydney Photograph: Wayne Ludbey/Newspix/Rex Features

The sheep in the neighbouring field are paying no attention to the runners and riders at Chepstow racecourse Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images

A close up view of Martin Adams's darts and bling during the BDO World Professional Darts Championships at Lakeside Photograph: PA

It's not synchronised ski jumping, it's a multiple exposure shot of Slovenia's Jurij Tepes during the qualification round for the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup event at Four Hills in Austria Photograph: Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images

This photo released by the Saco River Auction Co, in Biddeford, Maine, shows a rare 1865 baseball card of the Brooklyn Atlantics, discovered in a photo album bought at a yard sale in Baileyville, Maine. The auction house expects six-figure bids Photograph: Saco River Auction Co/AP

There's a hint of Hitchcock about the England head coach, Stuart Lancaster, announces his latest squads Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images

One man and his dog, called Daisy, watch the action from the centre of the course at Taunton Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images

Montpellier flanker Mamuka Gorgodzel escapes from a maul during his team's meeting with Clermont Auvergne Photograph: Thierry Zoccolan/AFP/Getty Images

A close up shot of mud droplets scattering as a competitor pounds along the course in the women's 3km in the Great Edinburgh Cross Country International Challenge at Holyrood Park Photograph: Ian Macnicol/AFP/Getty Images

Swnymor seems to be giving Richard Johnson a look that says 'what are you playing at' as horse and rider take a tumble at Chepstow Photograph: David Davies/PA

Here's another fabulous multiple-exposure from Four Hills, this time it's Severin Freund flying through the air Photograph: Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images

Let's hope it's a case of see the monkey, hear the monkey, not hit the monkey at the Pro-Am for the Volvo Champions at Durban Country Club Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images