In Pictures: Sporting photos of the week

A selection of some of the most striking sports photographs taken around the world over the past seven days:

Stephen Grove crashes in his Mercedes during the Bathurst 12 Hour at Mount Panorama in Australia. He hurt his back and was taken to hospital where his team said he was "in good spirits".

A general view of the peloton competing during stage three of the AlUla Tour from Hegra to Tayma Fort, Saudi Arabia

Japan's Shuichiro Shigeno competes in the snowboard halfpipe qualification during the Toyota US Grand Prix at Buttermilk Ski Resort in Aspen, Colorado

Ben McDermott of the Hobart Hurricanes celebrates victory in the BBL final against Sydney Thunder at Ninja Stadium in Hobart, Australia

Magnus Saugstrup Jensen of Denmark lifts the IHF Men's Handball World Championship trophy at Unity Arena in Oslo, Norway

Adrian Vajansky of Slovakia competes in the 1500m men's juniors race on day two of the ISU Junior World Cup Speed Skating in Bolzano, Italy

A grounded Bundee Aki celebrates after scoring Ireland's second try during the Six Nations match against England at Aviva Stadium in Dublin

Jacques Kruyswijk of South Africa plays his second shot on the ninth hole on day two of the Bahrain Championship at Royal Golf Club

Will Santana of Brazil during a surfing session at Praia do Norte in Nazare, Portugal

Caleb Love of the Arizona Wildcats celebrates after hitting the game-tying three-point shot against the Iowa State Cyclones at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona

Joshua James Pagan and Ronal Ron fight in the eighth round of their lightweight boxing bout at Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan

Braden Schneider of the New York Rangers hits Brett Howden of the Vegas Golden Knights during the third period of their NHL game at Madison Square Garden in New York City

Charlotte Flair in the air during wrestling's Women's Royal Rumble at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana

Scotty James of Australia takes a training run before the men's snowboard halfpipe final during the Toyota US Grand Prix at Buttermilk Ski Resort in Aspen, Colorado

American Neal Shipley plays an iron shot during the first round of the Panama Championship at Club de Golf de Panama

Dane Menzies of New Zealand competes in the men's snowboard slopestyle qualifiers during the Toyota US Grand Prix at Buttermilk Ski Resort in Aspen, Colorado

Nathan Paull of the Central Coast Mariners celebrates scoring in the A-League match against Newcastle Jets at Industree Group Stadium in Gosford, Australia

Keanu Pinder of the Perth Wildcats drives to the basket during the NBL match against Sydney Kings at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia

Olympic gold medal winner Jordan Chiles of the UCLA Bruins competes in the floor exercise against the Michigan State Spartans at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California

Olivia Tchine of England (right) battles with Sanmarie Visser of South Africa during the Netball Nations Cup match at Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham

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Take a look at last week's gallery and come back next Tuesday for more great sport photos of the week.