05-05-2025
PICTURES: The best from the world of sport over the weekend
PICTURES: The best from the world of sport over the weekend
Here is a selection of the best pictures from the sporting world this last weekend.
The Blitzboks celebrate with the trophy after winning the men's Sevens LA World Championship at Dignity Health Sports Park in Los Angeles on Sunday. Picture: Patrick T Fallon/AFP
Brandin Podziemski of the Golden State Warriors hangs on the basket after dunking the ball against the Houston Rockets during the third quarter in Game Seven of the Western Conference first round NBA play-offs at Toyota Centre in Houston. Picture: Tim Warner/AFP China's Cheng Zilong competes in the men's 10m platform event at the World Aquatics Diving World Cup Super Final in the Water Cube in Beijing on Sunday. Picture: Greg Baker/AFP Chelsea's Enzo Fernandez celebrates after scoring the opening goal during their English Premier League match against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. Picture: Henry Nicholls/AFP Horses race down the track during the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday. Sovereignty powered through the final turn and overtook favourite Journalism in the final straight to win, giving the Godolphin stable a first victory in the US racing classic. Untroubled by the sloppy track on a rainy day in Louisville, Sovereignty gave Venezuelan jockey Junior Alvarado a first Kentucky Derby win. Picture: Leandro Lozada/AFP Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring his team's third goal during their Spanish La Liga match against Celta Vigo at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday. Picture: Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP McLaren's Australian driver Oscar Piastri celebrates on the podium after winning the Miami Formula One Grand Prix at Miami International Autodrome in Miami Gardens on Sunday. Picture: Charly Triballeau/AFP Relebohile Mofokeng of Orlando Pirates celebrates after scoring a goal during their Betway Premiership Soweto derby against Kaizer Chiefs at FNB Stadium on Saturday. Picture: Samuel Shivambu/Backpagepix Norway's Casper Ruud kisses his trophy after beating Britain's Jack Draper in the final of the Madrid Masters at the Caja Magica in Madrid on Sunday. Picture: Thomas Coex/AFP Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka poses with her trophy after beating Coco Gauff of the United States in the final of the Madrid Open at the Caja Magica in Madrid on Saturday. Picture: Oscar del Pozo/AFP Scottie Scheffler of the United States celebrates with his family after winning The CJ Cup Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas on Sunday. Picture: Stacy Revere/AFP American Chase Jackson competes in the women's shot put during the Shanghai/Keqiao Diamond League athletics meeting in Keqiao, Shaoxing on Saturday. Picture: Pedro Pardo/AFP
