The week in sport – in pictures

Calgary Flames's Tim Jackman shows what can result from a bit of fisticuffs after brawling with Minnesota Wild's Brad Staubitz Photograph: Todd Korol/Reuters

This picture could be entitled "agony and ecstasy". Qatar's Abubaker Ali Kamal, left, celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's 5000m final during the 2011 Arab Games. Just behind him is the silver medallist, Soufian Bouqantar, of Morocco Photograph: Mohammed Dabbous/Reuters

Competitors approach a mark during racing in the women's 470 two person dinghy at the ISAF World Sailing Championships near Perth Photograph: Greg Wood/AFP/Getty Images

Atlanta Falcons's rookie Julio Jones catches a 29-yard pass from Matt Ryan then heads towards the endzone to score a touchdown in the Falcons's 41-14 demolition of the Jacksonville Jaguars Photograph: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

Simon Whitlock in action against Dennis Smith at the 2012 World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images

Someone else who's been at the darts this week is Chelsea's Michael Essien, who looked like he was having a whale of a time Photograph: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images

The Swansea goalkeeper Michel Vorm soars through the air to save a shot from Newcastle United's Demba Ba during their 0-0 draw at St James' Park Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images

Fist fighters battle during the Musangwe, an age-old tradition where men and boys display their fighting skills, at Gaba Village in Limpopo province, South Africa. It attracts hundreds of men who engage in several weeks of bare-knuckled amateur fights. The sport, which began three centuries ago among bored young farmhands of the Venda tribe, attracts scores of spectators who often walk miles to cheer their favourites under the searing summer sun Photograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters

Runners race down the back straight at Kempton racecourse Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images

No prizes for guessing what's going through Steve Kean's mind as the Bolton players celebrate the second goal in their 2-1 win over Blackburn Rovers Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images

Two women racers compete during the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup dual moguls in Meribel, France Photograph: Alain Grosclaude/Agence Zoom/Getty Images

The cyclist Mark Cavendish wins the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award after a year in which he claimed the green jersey for the best sprinter at the Tour de France, as well as ended Britain's 46-year wait for a male road race world champion Photograph: David Davies/PA