The week in sport – in pictures

Amir Khan during a work out ahead of his fight with Julio Díaz Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images

Barcelona's Lionel Messi running as fast as his little legs can carry him Photograph: John Sibley/Action Images

Overall leader British rider Christopher Froome, left, of team Sky Procycling leads the pack in front of the Geneva Lake and the Dents du Midi mountains during the first stage: a 176 km race from Saint-Maurice to Renens, on the 67th Tour de Romandie Photograph: Jean-Christophe Bott/EPA

For some reason a certain Spandau Ballet song comes to mind as participants compete in a bodybuilding competition in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province, China. Amateur male and female bodybuilders from clubs around Shaoxing city competed in a one-day event to promote the sport. Categories range from "Mr. Fitness man" to "Grand Old man" - for male participants over fifty years old. Every contestant to take first prize received a medal, diploma and 1000 rmb ($160) in cash Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters

Francois Louw launches himself over the line to score the late match winning try during the Aviva Premiership match between Bath and Leicester Tigers Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images

Not only did competitors at the Zurich Classic at TPC Louisiana have to contend with water hazards and sand hazards, there was also a reptile hazard for them to negotiate as a giant alligator mooched along the 14th fairway Photograph: Chris Graythen/Getty Images

Gillingham's Dean Burton celebrates with fans after his team won npower Football League Two Photograph: John Marsh/Action Images

More gold torso action, this time in the rugged form of boxer 'Golden' Jack Culcay Photograph: Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images

In the foreground, Bence Zambori, wearing blue, fights against Georgiy Zantaraia during their fight in the men's -66 kg category of Judo European Championships in Budapest. In the background Hedvig Karakas, blue, and Loredana Ohai fight in the women's 57 kg category Photograph: Tamas Kovacs/EPA

Newport County's Lenny Pidgeley clears the ball as fans let off a flare during the Blue Square Bet Premier Conference play-off first leg match against Grimsby Town at Blundell Park Photograph: Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images

It's more a case of why the happy face rather than why the long face after Sprinter Sacre, with Barry Geraghty on board, won the Boylesports.com Champion Chase at Punchestown Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images

Former British Wind Surfing Champion Timo Mullen surfs at Bragar beach on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides after weather forecasted epic wind surfing conditions. Mullen abandoned a trip to Hawaii after only three days to meet up with current World Wind surfing Champion Ross Williams and British Champion Jamie Hancock Photograph: Ian MacNicol/Getty Images

A group of Indian cricket fans known as the "Swami Army" cheer with a waxwork of India's legendary cricket star Sachin Tendulkar at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The new wax figure of Tendular will be placed in the sports zone of Madame Tussauds in Sydney Photograph: Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images

A multi-exposure shows the technique of Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher David Price working from the mound against the New York Yankees Photograph: Scott Audette/Reuters

Tyson Fury survived this Steve Cunningham piledriver and then went on to win their IBF Heavyweight Title Eliminator at Madison Square Garden Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Action Images