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Sport
Steven Bloor

The week in sport – in pictures

best of the week: The Lamb National
The day after the Grand National we had the Lamb National at Ascot Photograph: Samir Hussein/Getty Images for Ascot Racecours
best of the week: Terrier racing
If lamb racing isn't your thing then you could always have checked out the terrier racing on offer Photograph: Samir Hussein/Getty Images for Ascot Racecours
best of the week: Benfica fan
An impressive array of badges adorn the natty jacket of a Benfica fan watching his team's training session at St James' Park Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images
best of the week: Eddie Ng locks Arnaud Lepont for a submission win
Eddie Ng, left, locks Arnaud Lepont for a submission win during the One Fighting Championship in Singapore Photograph: Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images
best of the week: Saracens prop Matt Stevens pops out of the top of a scrum
The Saracens prop Matt Stevens pops out of the top of a scrum during the Heineken Cup quarter-final match against Ulster Photograph: Warren Little/Getty Images
best of the week: A woman walks with child on shoulders in front of graffiti
Graffiti attacking the infrastructure work for the 2014 World Cup, at the Metro Mangueira slum near the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro Photograph: Sergio Moraes/Reuters
best of the week: A TV camera showing Simon Whitlock in action
A TV camera showing Simon Whitlock in action during the McCoy's Premier League Darts at the Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield Photograph: Ed Sykes/Action Images
best of the week: Briken Calja at the Weightlifting European Championships
Someone needs to tell Briken Calja that he's at the European Weightlifting Championships not the European Weightpushing Championships Photograph: Armando Babani/EPA
best of the week: Thomas Dahlia competes in the 200m breaststroke
Thomas Dahlia competes in the 200m breaststroke during the French swimming championships in Rennes Photograph: Damien Meyer/AFP/Getty Images
best of the week: Jockey Condon struggles to stay on board Jamsie Hall
Jockey Davy Condon, left, struggles to stay on board Jamsie Hall during a pile up at the 11th fence during The Topham Steeple Chase at Aintree Photograph: Russell Cheyne/Reuters
best of the week: Fans at the Warwickshire v Derbyshire LV=County Championship match
With all those seats to choose from you'd think this chap would get a bit closer to the action at the Warwickshire v Derbyshire LV=County Championship match at Edgbaston Photograph: Nick Potts/PA
best of the week: Challenger Akira Yaegashi, left, lands a right on Toshiyuki Igarashi
Challenger Akira Yaegashi, left, lands a right on defending champion Toshiyuki Igarashi during their WBC flyweight title bout in Tokyo. Yaegashi won a bloody, close-fought battle to take Igarashi's belt Photograph: Toshifumi Kitamura/AFP/Getty Images
best of the week: Fans in the Arenberg Forest wait for the pelaton to pass by
Fans in the Arenberg Forest wait for the peloton to pass by during the 2013 Paris-Roubaix race. The race contains 27 sections of cobblestones Photograph: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images
best of the week: Fans disrupt Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin
Fans try to disrupt LA Clippers' Blake Griffin shooting free throws playing against the LA Lakers during their NBA game. It didn't work as the Clippers won the game 109-95 Photograph: Alex Gallardo/Reuters
best of the week: Grand National winning Jockey Ryan Mania during a homecoming parade
Grand National winning Jockey Ryan Mania during a homecoming parade in his hometown of Galashiels Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA
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