Alex Tettey of Norwich and Peter Crouch of Stoke go up for a header Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty ImagesAn Iraqi weightlifter lifts a loaded barbell during a training session at a gym in Sadr city in Baghdad. In this Shi'ite neighbourhood in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, eight women from Iraq's first female weightlifting team train hard to bring back medals for their country. The team of female weightlifters are set to represent Iraq in the Asian Championship in Qatar next monthPhotograph: Mohammed Ameen/ReutersWhatever the russian is for "muddy hell" you can bet this rider is thinking it. He's taking part in the "Kings of the Off-road" – a quad bike amateur regional race in a Siberian boggy district near the village of Kozhany, some 124 miles southwest of KrasnoyarskPhotograph: Ilya Naymushin/Reuters
A multiple exposure shot of World Champion Wladimir Klitschko exercising during the official training session ahead of his IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO World Championship fight against challenger Francesco PianetaPhotograph: Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty ImagesFinnish ice hockey fans are a devoted and hardy bunch, here Minna Westman puts on finnish flag contact lensesPhotograph: Martti Kainulainen/AFP/Getty ImagesElliot Johnson of the Kansas City Royals is given an early bath by George Kottaras after their 9-8 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Kauffman StadiumPhotograph: Ed Zurga/Getty ImagesWith only millimetres between his elbow and the tarmac, Honda MotoGP rider Marc Marquez takes a curve during the third free practice session of the Spanish Grand Prix in JerezPhotograph: Marcelo del Pozo/ReutersA worker washes Stylish D'Oro after a morning workout at Churchill Downs ahead of the Kentucky DerbyPhotograph: David Goldman/APLennard Bremer and Jeremy Meyer compete in the Men's 200m breaststroke during day five of the Australian Swimming Championships at SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre in AdelaidePhotograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty ImagesWorld Boxing Council middleweight defending champion Sergio "Maravilla" Martínez finds a way through the defence of challenger Martin Murray during their title bout at José Amalfitani stadium in Buenos Aires. Martínez won on points to retain his titlePhotograph: Juan Mabromata/AFP/Getty ImagesStar Trek super fan Rob Wixey cycles to the premiere of Into the Darkness in his homemade three metre long by 2m wide soapbox Star Ship made from fibreglass. The avid sci-fi fan spent two months building the craft with a team of three friends for the Red Bull Soapbox race which takes place at Alexandra Palace on Sunday 14 JulyPhotograph: Jeff Gilbert/Red Bull Content Pool/Caters News
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