Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Steven Bloor

The week in sport – in pictures

Best of week: Ronald Wexler, 62, sports a moustache 15 years in the making
Ronald Wexler, 62, of Monroe, Georgia, sports a moustache 15 years in the making, during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia Photograph: Erik S. Lesser/EPA
Best of week: M-Sport Ford WRT's Matthew Wilson
M-Sport Ford WRT's Matthew Wilson in action in Wales during stage 2 of the Rally of Great Britain Photograph: Steven Paston/Action Images
Best of week: Chile's Bodyboarder Gabriel Brantes
It's Chile's Gabriel Brantes that you can make out through the surf during the Bodyboarding World Circuit qualifier on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro Photograph: Antonio Scorza/AFP/Getty Images
Best of week: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.punches Sergio Martinez
Sergio Martínez reels from a right by Julio César Chávez Jr in Las Vegas. Martínez won a unanimous decision and four days after the fight, Chavez Jr tested positive for marijuana Photograph: Julie Jacobson/AP
Best of week: Ricky Hatton Press Conference
Whilst we're on the subject of boxing guess who's making a comeback to the ring? Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA
Best of week: Fernando Alonso mascots
The answer to the question on the previous image is Ricky Hatton. With Fernando Alonso leading this season's F1 driver's championship and having a contract with Ferrari until 2016, it'll be a while before these guys head to the mascot retirement home Photograph: Sutton Images/Corbis
Best of week: Larry Fitzgerald of the Arizona Cardinals is unable to catch the ball
Larry Fitzgerald of the Arizona Cardinals is unable to catch the ball as Devin McCourty of the New England Patriots puts him under pressure in the second half of their game at Gillette Stadium Photograph: Jim Rogash/Getty Images
Best of week: Toronto Blue Jays' Lawrie throws out New York Yankees' McGehee
The Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie displays unerring accuracy to throw out Casey McGehee of the New York Yankees during the sixth inning at Yankee Stadium Photograph: Adam Hunger/Reuters
Best of week: Sedrick Ellis of the New Orleans Saints
Sedrick Ellis of the New Orleans Saints isn't displaying a lack of unerring accuracy whilst drinking, he's cooling down during a game against the Carolina Panthers Photograph: Grant Halverson/Getty Images
Best of week: Spain's David Ferrer
Spain's David Ferrer is concentration personified as he returns a ball to John Isner during the fourth match of the Davis Cup semi-final against the USA Photograph: Rafa Rivas/AFP/Getty Images
Best of week: Artin Elmayan throws a tennis ball in the locker room
Ferrer will need all that focus and a lot more experience if he's to match Artin Elmayan who is the world's oldest-ranked player. The 95 year old throws a tennis ball in the locker room before playing tennis at the River Plate stadium in Buenos Aires. Elmayan, who emigrated to Argentina from Europe when it was on the verge of war in 1938 at the age of 21, said he took up tennis as a hobby and has never looked back Photograph: Enrique Marcarian/Reuters
Best of week: Stepanek of Czech Republic plays a shot next to Berdych
Radek Stepanek, second left, and Tomas Berdych need to work on their communication during their Davis Cup World Group doubles match against Argentina's Eduardo Schwank, right, and Carlos Berlocq Photograph: Marcos Brindicci/Reuters
Best of week: The Bavarian finger-pulling championships
A man tries to pull his opponent over the table during the traditional Bavarian finger-pulling championships Photograph: Michael Dalder/Reuters
Best of week: World Road Race Champion Mark Cavendish and Olympic Champion Marianne Vos
The World Road Race Champion, Mark Cavendish, right, and the Olympic Champion, Marianne Vos, centre, are interviewed at the UCI conference ahead of the UCI Road World Championship Photograph: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images
Best of week: Patricia Schwagger competes during the Women's Elite Time Trial
Patricia Schwagger competes during the Women's Elite Time Trial at the UCI Road World Championships in Valkenburg, Netherlands Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images
Best of week: Vasil Kiryienka in action in the Elite Men's Time Trial
Vasil Kiryienka in action in the Elite Men's Time Trial Photograph: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images
Best of week: Water polo players warm up before training in Sao Paulo
Stretch 2, 3 and rest 2, 3. Water polo players warm up before their training in a public swimming pool in São Paulo Photograph: Paulo Whitaker/Reuters
Best of week: Lionel Messi waxwork
It's not Lionel Messi practicing his goal celebrations, it's Madame Tussauds unveiling their waxwork of Barcelona's mercurial genius Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images
Best of week: the illuminated track for the  Formula One Singapore Grand Prix night race
An aerial shot shows the illuminated track for the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix night race Photograph: Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty Images
Best of week: A McLare team member observes as pit crew practice changing tyres
A team member looks on as the McLaren pit crew practice changing tyres on Lewis Hamilton's MP4-27 in Singapore Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters
Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.