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.
England captain Ben Stokes is bowled by Australia’s Mitchell Starc during day three of the third Ashes Test at Adelaide Oval. Photo by Gareth Copley
Mitchell Starc and his Australia team-mates celebrate the wicket of England’s Will Jacks on day five of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide. Photo by Quinn Rooney
Australia opener Travis Head acknowledges the fans after scoring a century on day three at the Adelaide Oval. Photo by Darrian Traynor
Italy’s Dominik Paris in action during the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup men’s downhill in Val Gardena, Italy. Photo by Mattia Ozbot
American Ryan Wachendorfer competes in the men’s snowboard halfpipe finals in the US Grand Prix in Copper Mountain, Colorado. Photo by Maddie Meyer
Sweden’s Felix Monsen in action during the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup men’s downhill in Val Gardena, Italy. Photo by Mattia Ozbot
China’s Sun Jiaxu competes during the mixed team aerials finals at the FIS Freestyle Skiing Aerials World Cup in Zhangjiakou, China. Photo by Lintao Zhang
Manchester United’s Casemiro fouls Bournemouth’s Marcus Tavernier during the Premier League match at Old Trafford. Photo by Simon Stacpoole
Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham celebrates after putting his side 1-0 up against Sevilla in the La Liga match at the Bernabeu. Photo by Antonio Villalba
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery throws his coat in the air after Morgan Rogers puts the hosts 2-1 up in the Premier League match against Manchester United at Villa Park. Photo by Catherine Ivill
Utah Mammoth goaltender Vitek Vanecek dives but cannot stop a shot by Boston Bruins’ Morgan Geekie in their NHL match at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Photo by Winslow Townson
The Chicago Bears’ DJ Moore catches a touchdown pass despite close attention from the Green Bay Packers’ Keisean Nixon during overtime at Soldier Field in Chicago. Photo by Michael Reaves
Kenneth Grant of the Miami Dolphins yells while running on to the field before a game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. Photo by Carmen Mandato
Los Angeles Lakers superstar Lebron James takes a shot against their city rivals the Clippers in the NBA fixture at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. Photo by Ronald Martinez
A fan wearing a 118 costume holds up a sign prior to the round two match between Stephen Bunting and Nitin Kumar at the PDC World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace. Photo by James Fearn
Kenya’s David Munyua celebrates after winning his match on day eight of the World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace. Photo by Andrew Redington
Sweden’s Joakim Largergren plays a shot during the pro-am prior to the Mauritius Open at Heritage La Reserve Golf Club in Bel Ombre, Mauritius. Photo by Stuart Franklin
Malaysia’s Tan Pearly (right) and Thinaah Muralitharan compete in the women’s doubles semi-finals against Japan’s Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto at the BWF World Tour Finals in Hangzhou, China. Photo by Shi Tang
Jake Paul reacts during his controversial heavyweight bout against Anthony Joshua at Kaseya Center in Miami. Photo by Carmen Mandato
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