BBC Sport and Getty Images present a selection of some of the most striking sports photographs taken around the world over the past seven days:
Denny Hamlin of Toyota and Kyle Larson of Chevrolet lead the field on a pace lap prior to the NASCAR Cup Series race in Madison, Illinois.[Photo by Chris Graythen]
Ernest John Obiena of the Philippines competes in the men’s pole vault during the World Athletics Tour meeting in Beijing, China. [Photo by Lintao Zhang]
Lewis Hamilton of Ferrari walks in the paddock prior to the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. [Photo by Kym Illman]
A fan wears a ‘Make Ferrari Great Again’ cap before the Italian Grand Prix. [Photo by Clive Rose]
Carlos Sainz of Williams during final practice before the Italian Grand Prix. [Photo by Peter Fox]
Winner Max Verstappen of Red Bull plus runner-up Lando Norris and third-placed Oscar Piastri, both of McLaren, celebrate on the podium at Monza. [Photo by Mario Renzi]
Alex Marquez holds off Marc Marquez on his way to victory in the MotoGP Grand Prix in Barcelona. [Photo by David Ramos]
Jacob Bethell celebrates his century during the one-day international between England and South Africa at Utilita Bowl, Southampton. [Photo by Harry Trump]
The peloton on stage six of the 27th Simac Ladies Tour in Lichtenvoorde, the Netherlands. [Photo by Luc Claessen]
Maika Hamano celebrates scoring Chelsea’s second goal during the Women’s Super League match against Manchester City at Stamford Bridge. [Photo by Justin Setterfield]
Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy plays his second shot on the 17th hole on day one of the Amgen Irish Open at The K Club in Straffan, Republic of Ireland. [Photo by Richard Heathcote]
Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after his four-set victory against Jannik Sinner of Italy in the men’s singles final of the US Open in New York. [Photo by Clive Brunskill]
Aryna Sabalenka poses with her trophy after defeating Amanda Anisimova of the United States in the US Open women’s singles. [Photo by Elsa]
Japan’s Tokito Oda celebrates after winning the US Open wheelchair men’s singles final against Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina. [Photo by Clive Brunskill]
Brisbane Lions’ Ty Gallop and Josh Dunkley compete against Geelong Cats’ Lawson Humphries for a mark during the AFL qualifying final at the MCG in Australia. [Photo by Daniel Pockett]
Chicago Sky’s Kamilla Cardoso is fouled by Indiana Fever’s Damiris Dantas during the third quarter of their WNBA game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. [Photo by Justin Casterline]
The Louisville Cardinals’ Isaac Brown runs the ball against the James Madison Dukes’ cornerback Elijah Culp in Louisville, Kentucky. [Photo by Michael Hickey]
Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring Portugal’s fourth goal in their World Cup qualifier against Armenia in Yerevan. [Photo by Denis Tyrin]
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