In pictures: The 22 best sport photos of the week

A selection of some of the most striking sport photographs taken around the world over the past seven days.

Jaylen McClain of the Ohio State Buckeyes celebrates after beating the Texas Longhorns 28-14 to win the Goodyear Cotton Bowl in Arlington, Texas

Runners start the 32nd Egyptian Marathon in front of Queen Hatshepsut's temple while hot air balloons rise over the west bank of the river Nile in Egypt's southern city of Luxor

Luisa Maria Gonzalez of Spain competes in the Women's Sprint 1st 500m during the ISU European Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands

Justin Herbert of the Los Angeles Chargers throws a pass during the first quarter of their AFC wildcard play-off at the Houston Texans

A young spectator poses prior to the Women's FA Cup fourth-round match between Chelsea and Charlton Athletic at Kingsmeadow in Kingston upon Thames, London

Pascal Wehrlein of Germany, driving the Porsche 99X Electric Gen3, during practice before the Mexico City E-Prix - the second round of the 2025 Formula E World Championship at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez

Qinwen Zheng of China serves during a charity match against Elina Svitolina of Ukraine before the Australian Open at Melbourne Park, Australia

A guitarist performs during the BBL match between Sydney Thunder and Perth Scorchers in Sydney, Australia

Jonah Bolden of New Zealand Breakers shoots during the warm-up before the NBL match against Illawarra Hawks in Wollongong, Australia

Steam from horses rises after a race at Chelmsford City Racecourse in Essex, England

Justus Strelow of Germany in action during the single mixed relay in the IBU World Cup Biathlon Oberhof in Germany

Tommy Fleetwood of Great Britain & Ireland warms up on the range prior to the foursomes matches on day two of the Team Cup at Abu Dhabi Golf Resort in the United Arab Emirates

A general view of the action in the first quarter of the Los Angeles Chargers' AFC wildcard play-off game at the Houston Texans

Zander Rhodes of the United States (left) and Leung Mei Hang of Canada compete during the round of 64 in the FIE Women's Foil World Cup at AsiaWorld Expo in Hong Kong

A driver competes in stage 2B of the 47th Dakar Rally, a return trip to Bisha

Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins faces off against Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Tatjana Maria of Germany plays a backhand against Bernarda Pera of the United States in their first-round women's singles match in the Australian Open in Melbourne

Yunchaokete Bu of China plays a forehand in his men's singles first-round match against Hady Habib of Lebanon in the Australian Open

Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece plays a backhand against Alex Michelsen of the United States in the men's singles first round at the Australian Open

Dillon Stith of the Taipans attempts to secure the ball during the NBL round of 16 match between Sydney Kings and Cairns Taipans in Sydney, Australia

An aerial view of The Lamb Ground, the home of Tamworth, who faced Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup

Marshall Meplon races in the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia