The week in sport – in pictures

Athletes dive into the water during the Brighton Triathlon in Melbourne Photograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

Citroen Total WRT driver Sébastien Loeb negotiates the twists and turns of Llandudno on the Great Orme stage during day one of the FIA World Rally Championship Photograph: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images

Following Saturday's game at Blackburn, Petr Cech looks like an extra from a super hero film during a training session ahead of the Czech Republic's Euro 2012 first leg play-off against Montenegro Photograph: Petr Josek/Reuters

Imagine the dry cleaning bill the Dortmund fans will face when their skull flag needs a clean Photograph: Patrik Stollarz/AFP/Getty Images

That is some water hazard that Steve Alker has to contend with on the 17th at the Australian Open. Then again you would expect some water hazards at the Lakes Golf Club Photograph: David Cannon/Getty Images

FC Thun's goalkeeper David Da Costa is seen, just, in the smoke after the FC Luzern fans let off flares during their Swiss Super League game Photograph: Michael Buholzer/Reuters

Fernando Alonso is looking mean and moody whilst being interviewed ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Photograph: Paul Gilham/Getty Images

The sun sets as Groupama Sailing Team, skippered by Franck Cammas, head to Cape Town during leg one of the Volvo Ocean Race Photograph: Yann Riou/Groupama Sailing Team/Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images

You would think that this South African cricket fan would look a bit happier considering the Proteas skittled the Aussies for 47 in the second day of the first Test in Cape Town Photograph: Nic Bothma/EPA

Joseph O'Brien rides St Nicholas Abbey, centre, to victory during the Turf race at the Breeders' Cup horse races at Churchill Downs Photograph: Morry Gash/AP

Gloucester's Mike Tindall takes a tumble as the Exeter Chiefs block his progress at Sandy Park Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images

MotoGP riders Randy De Puniet (14), Nicky Hayden (69), Valentino Rosssi (46) and Alvaro Bautista (19) lose control during the first lap of the Valencia Grand Prix Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters

The world No1 Novak Djokovic must be used to being in the spotlight Photograph: Horacio Villalobos/EPA

Tiger Woods could be forgiven for thinking he was on Maho Beach instead at the Australian Open as he waits to putt on the 7th Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images

Pure, unadulterated joy on the face of China's Tian Yuan after a successful lift of 117 kg in the clean and jerk, which combined with her snatch of 90kg gave her victory in the 48 kg women's weight class at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championship Photograph: Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images

Offshore powerboats make the turn during the first of three race days at the Key West World Championship Photograph: Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau via Getty Images

Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene, left, and Kaushal Silva appeal, as Pakistan's Younis Khan crosses his fingers and hopes they're unsuccessful on the third day of the third Test in Sharjah Photograph: Nikhil Monteiro/Reuters

POW! Right in the kisser. The IBF Super Middleweight champion Lucian Bute lands a huge, skull shuddering left on Glen Johnson during their championship fight. Rather unsurprisingly Bute retained his title with a unanimous decision Photograph: Mathieu Belanger/Reuters