The week in sport – in pictures

Participants compete during the Mr Antioquia Bodybuilding and Fitness Championship in Medellin Photograph: Raul Arboleda/AFP/Getty Images

The runners and riders in the 2012 Shetland Pony Gold Cup thunder along Plumpton racecourse Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images

A competitor has a breather during the 2012 Sky Marathon at the Shanghai World Financial Center. More than 300 competitors participated in the second edition of the Sky Marathon in China's tallest building. The vertical race takes competitors up 100 floors, covering 2,754 stairs and 474 meters. The winner, Austria's Rolf Majcen, an economist and lawyer, climbed to the top in 18 minutes and 55 seconds Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew strikes a pose as he celebrates during the Tyne-Wear derby Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images

Fans take cover as rubber bullets are fired by police officers following rioting at the Copa Sudamericana match between Argentina's Colon and Paraguay's Cerro Porteno Photograph: Jorge Saenz/AP

Fabiola Molina on her way to bronze in the women's 50m backstroke at the Short Course Swimming World Cup Photograph: John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images

Glenn Boss riding Ocean Park, left, and Mark Zahra riding Yosei ignore the beautiful sunrise as they get on with their trackwork at Breakfast With The Best at Moonee Valley Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia Photograph: Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images

Huddersfield keeper Alex Smithies can't get anywhere near George Boyd's magnificent 35 yard volley, which was his second goal in Peterborough United's 3-1 victory Photograph: Jed Leicester/Action Images

Calgary Stampeders Rene Paredes kicks a field goal against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats during the second half of their CFL football game in Calgary, Alberta Photograph: Todd Korol/Reuters

Galatasaray's Burak Yilmaz (second right) celebrates after scoring against CFR Cluj in their Champions League Group H match Photograph: Murad Sezer/Reuters

Scrum-half Henry Pyrgos, centre, sets up an attack during the Heineken Cup match between Glasgow Warriors and Ulster Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images

How silly do you think Gunnar Jeannette and Lucas Ordonez, drivers of the DeltaWing Nissan, feel as they pose on the grid prior to the start of the American Le Mans Series 15th Annual Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta? The outfits seemed to inspire them as they performed like superheroes, running a flawless race and finishing in fifth place overall Photograph: Rick Dole/Getty Images

...8, 9, 10, you're out!!! Eddie Gomez knocks out Saul Benitez during their junior middleweight fight Photograph: Al Bello/Getty Images for Golden Boy Prom

On to the more genteel game of cricket – Nathan Hauritz of the Bulls bowls during day three of the Sheffield Shield match between the South Australian Redbacks and the Queensland Bulls at Adelaide Oval Photograph: Morne de Klerk/Getty Images

Leicester's Scott Hamilton is tackled by Osprey's Ashley Beck during the Heineken Cup Photograph: David Davies/PA

Singer Misa Malone opts for understated as she performs God Bless America during the seventh inning stretch of Game 6 of the NLCS playoff series between the St Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants Photograph: Robert Galbraith/Reuters

Indian soldiers from the Martha light 12th infantry regiment perform Malkhamb, a traditional Indian sport in which a gymnast performs on a wooden pole Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Swimmers take part in the 1.5 km Victoria Harbour race in Hong Kong. Some 1,800 swimmers braved Hong Kong waters to compete in the challenging annual harbour race across one of the world's most famous and busiest waterways Photograph: Dale De La Rey/AFP/Getty Images

Robin Lopez of the New Orleans Hornets uses his height to good advantage as he goes for a rebound with Jeremy Lin of the Houston Rockets Photograph: Chris Graythen/Getty Images

Wladimir Klitschko exercises during a training session. Klitschko will defend his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles against Mariusz Wach at Hamburg's O2 World on 10 November Photograph: Nadine Rupp/Bongarts/Getty Images

Tajh Boyd of the Clemson Tigers is stopped short as he dives for a touchdown against the Virginia Tech Hokies at Clemson Memorial Stadium Photograph: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images