In Pictures: Sporting photos of the week

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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:

Sweden's Maya Staahl performs on the Balance Beam during day one of the 2025 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Leipzig. Photo by Matthias Hangst
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Sweden's Maya Stahl on the beam during day one of the 2025 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Leipzig, Germany. Photo by Matthias Hangst

Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk lifts the Premier League trophy, as Liverpool are crowned the Champions of the Premier League for the 2024/25 Season, following the Premier League match between Liverpool and Crystal Palace at Anfield  in Liverpool, England. Photo by Carl Recine
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Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk lifts the Premier League trophy after their draw with Crystal Palace at Anfield. Photo by Carl Recine

Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold celebrates with Premier League trophy after his final appearance for Liverpool. Photo by Carl Recine
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Trent Alexander-Arnold celebrates with the Premier League trophy after his final appearance for Liverpool. Photo by Carl Recine

Fans of Sunderland celebrate their teams equaliser during the Sky Bet Championship Play-Off Final match between Sheffield United and Sunderland at Wembley Stadium. Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt
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Sunderland fans celebrate during their Championship play-off final victory over Sheffield United at Wembley. Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt

Rafael Nadal waves to the crowd on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the end of a ceremony held in his honour on Day One of the 2025 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris, France. Photo by Julian Finney
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Rafael Nadal waves to the crowd on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the end of a ceremony held in his honour on the first day of the French Open in Paris. Photo by Julian Finney

The Warriors' Roger Tuivasa-Sheck scores a try during the round 12 NRL match between New Zealand Warriors and Canberra Raiders at Go Media Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. Photo by Hannah Peters
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The New Zealand Warriors' Roger Tuivasa-Sheck scores a try during their NRL match against Canberra Raiders at Go Media Stadium in Auckland. Photo by Hannah Peters

Arsenal's Kim Little and Leah Williamson lift the UEFA Women's Champions League trophy after their team's victory in the UEFA Women's Champions League final match between Arsenal and Barcelona at Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon, Portugal. Photo by David Ramos
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Arsenal's Kim Little and Leah Williamson lift the Women's Champions League trophy after their 1-0 victory over Barcelona at Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon, Portugal. Photo by David Ramos

Great Britain's Simon Yates and Belgium's Wout Van Aert lead the peloton while fans cheer during the 108th Giro d'Italia 2025, Stage 14 a 195km stage from Treviso to Nova Gorica. Photo by Dario Belingheri
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Britain's Simon Yates and Belgium's Wout van Aert lead the peloton during stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia from Treviso to Nova Gorica. Photo by Dario Belingheri

Netherlands' Max Verstappen driving the Red Bull Racing RB21 on track during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco. Photo by Mark Thompson
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Max Verstappen is pictured during practice before the Monaco Grand Prix. Photo by Mark Thompson

Great Britain's Lando Norris driving the McLaren MCL39 Mercedes on track during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco. Photo by Steven Tee
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Lando Norris in action during qualifying in Monaco. Photo by Steven Tee

SSC Napoli supporters celebrate the victory of the fourth Scudetto after watching the last Serie A match between Napoli and Cagliari on the big screen in Piazza Plebiscito in Naples, Italy. Photo by Ivan Romano
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Napoli supporters celebrate after watching their team win the Serie A title on a big screen in Piazza Plebiscito in Naples. Photo by Ivan Romano

Chicago Sky's Ariel Atkins defends New York Liberty's Sabrina Ionescu during the first half at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois. Photo by Michael Reaves
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Chicago Sky's Ariel Atkins defends New York Liberty's Sabrina Ionescu during their WNBA match at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. Photo by Michael Reaves

Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet rests in the grass after his crash during the NTT IndyCar Series 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photo by Jake Galstad
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Scott McLaughlin is pictured in the infield after crashing before the Indianapolis 500. Photo by Jake Galstad

Toby Hewertson competes in the Mens 200m Backstroke during the New Zealand Swimming Championships at Sir Owen Glenn National Aquatic Centre in Auckland, New Zealand. Photo by Phil Walter
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Toby Hewertson competes in the 200m backstroke during the New Zealand Swimming Championships at Sir Owen Glenn National Aquatic Centre in Auckland. Photo by Phil Walter

Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-Min celebrates with team mate Rodrigo Bentancur after their team's victory in the UEFA Europa League Final 2025 between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United at Estadio de San Mames in Bilbao, Spain. Photo by Alex Pantling
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Tottenham's Son Heung-min celebrates with team-mate Rodrigo Bentancur after they beat Manchester United to win the Europa League. Photo by Alex Pantling

Runners and riders are led into the stalls for the 6th race, the Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap, at Brighton Racecourse in Brighton, England. Photo by Mike Hewitt
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Runners and riders are led into the stalls at Brighton Racecourse. Photo by Mike Hewitt

Pittsburgh Pirates' Alexander Canario is tagged out at home plate by Milwaukee Brewers' William Contreras during the tenth inning at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Photo by Joe Sargent
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Pittsburgh Pirates' Alexander Canario is tagged out at home plate by Milwaukee Brewers' William Contreras during the 10th inning of their MLB match at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. Photo by Joe Sargent

Colorado Rockies' Second baseman Adael Amador makes a leaping catch on a line drive to end the top of the third inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Justin Edmonds
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Colorado Rockies' second baseman Adael Amador makes a leaping catch on a line drive during their match against the Philadelphia Phillies at Coors Field in Denver. Photo by Justin Edmonds

Northwestern Wildcats' Dianna Lee chips onto the 18th green during the semifinals of the Division I Women's Golf Championship held at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California. Photo by C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos
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Northwestern Wildcats' Dianna Lee chips on to the 18th green during the semi-finals of the Division I Women's Golf Championship at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad. Photo by C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos

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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.