BBC Sport, in partnership with Getty Images, presents a curated selection of compelling sports photography from around the globe over the past week.

Brandon Montour of the Seattle Kraken warms up against the Minnesota Wild at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers)

Liam Lawson of New Zealand pilots the Visa Cash App Racing Bulls VCARB 02 during Formula 1 testing at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Clive Rose)

Sparks fly as Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain drives the Scuderia Ferrari SF-25 during F1 testing at Yas Marina Circuit on December 09, 2025, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Clive Mason)

Mohammed Kudus of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates with teammates after scoring his team’s second goal during the Champions League match against Slavia Prague in London. (Photo by Julian Finney)

Borussia Dortmund supporters are seen during the Champions League home match against Bodo Glimt at Signal Iduna Park. (Photo by Geert van Erven)

Celtic’s Arne Engels, who scored an own goal, and Roma’s two-goal striker Evan Ferguson are interviewed simultaneously after the Europa League match at Celtic Park in Glasgow. (Photo by Alex Pantling)

Robert Sanchez of Chelsea makes a mid-air save during the Premier League match against Everton at Stamford Bridge. (Photo by Justin Setterfield)

Morgan Rogers of Aston Villa celebrates with teammates after scoring his team’s third goal during the Premier League match against West Ham at London Stadium. (Photo by Julian Finney)

Omar Alderete, Granit Xhaka, and Nordi Mukiele of Sunderland (left to right) celebrate what proved to be the winning goal – an own goal by Nick Woltemade – in the Wear-Tyne derby between Sunderland and Newcastle United at the Stadium of Light. (Photo by Carl Recine)

Alex Gogic of St Mirren lifts the Premier Sports Cup after their victory against Celtic in the final at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Ian MacNicol)

Jalyx Hunt of the Philadelphia Eagles tackles Justin Herbert of the Los Angeles Chargers during the second quarter at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy)

Daiyan Henley of the Los Angeles Chargers intercepts a pass intended for Kareem Hunt of the Kansas City Chiefs during the fourth quarter of the NFL game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire)

Lindsey Vonn of the United States competes in the women’s downhill, part of the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, in St Moritz, Switzerland. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini)

Ayumu Hirano of Japan competes in the men’s snowboard halfpipe final on day three of the FIS Snowboard Halfpipe World Cup at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang)

Alice Robinson of New Zealand in action during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women’s Super G in St Moritz, Switzerland. (Photo by Mateo Sgambato/Agence Zoom)

Davide Graz of Italy competes in the cross-country sprint finals free in Davos, Switzerland. (Photo by Federico Modica)

Japanese golfers Yuna Araki, Shuri Sakuma, Sayaka Takahashi, Yui Kawamoto, Fuka Suga, and Sora Kamiya pose during the Hitachi 3Tours Championship 2025 at Hirakawa Country Club in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Atsushi Tomura)

Kaylee McKeown of Australia competes in the women’s 50m backstroke skins event during the Australia vs The World swimming meet at The Valley Pool in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde)

Paul Lim of Singapore – at 71, the oldest player to win a match at the PDC World Darts Championship – celebrates on day three at Alexandra Palace. (Photo by Andrew Redington)

John Cena is seen during Saturday night’s main event at Capital One Arena in Washington DC. (Photo by Rich Freeda)

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All your football quizzes in one place

BBC Sport, in partnership with Getty Images, showcases a selection of the most compelling sports photography from around the globe over the past week.

Alisa Medvedeva of Russia is seen competing at the Sky Grace Cup International Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament, held at the Beijing Shougang Ice Hockey Stadium in Beijing, China. Photo by Lintao Zhang

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland celebrates after forcing a play-off against Matt Fitzpatrick of England on the final day of the DP World Tour Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Fitzpatrick ultimately secured the victory on the first extra hole. Photo by Andrew Redington

Conor Benn connects with a punch against Chris Eubank Jr during Saturday’s ‘Unfinished Business’ event at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where Benn secured a unanimous points victory. Photo by Justin Setterfield

Ben Earl and Henry Pollock of England celebrate their 33-19 victory over New Zealand in their autumn international match at Allianz Stadium. Photo by Warren Little

Raymond Smith is pictured in action during the ANZ Premier League at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Australia. Photo by Matt Roberts

Bukayo Saka celebrates scoring the opening goal for England in their 2-0 World Cup qualifying win against Serbia at Wembley. Photo by Michael Regan

Tayla Harris of the Melbourne Demons marks the ball during their AFLW semi-final victory over the Adelaide Crows at Ikon Park in Melbourne, Australia. Photo by Morgan Hancock

Will Brown drives his Red Bull Ampol Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 during practice for the Penrite Oil Sandown 500 at Sandown International Motor Raceway in Melbourne, Australia. Photo by Robert Cianflone

Sakurai flips Ohtani during an exhibition match at the Sumo + Sushi event at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, California. Photo by Ezra Shaw

Xavier Bartlett of Queensland celebrates taking the wicket of Cameron Bancroft of Western Australia on day four of their Sheffield Shield match in Perth, Australia. Western Australia won by one wicket. Photo by Paul Kane

Tye Kartye of the Seattle Kraken battles with Gustav Nyquist, Logan Stanley, Colin Miller, and Connor Hellebuyck of the Winnipeg Jets during a goalmouth scramble in their NHL match at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington. Seattle won the match 5-3. Photo by Steph Chambers

Malcolm Wellmaker strikes Ethyn Ewing during UFC 322 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Ewing caused an upset with a victory by unanimous decision. Photo by Ishika Samant

The Texas A&M Aggies celebrate their 31-30 victory over the South Carolina Gamecocks at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. Photo by Alex Slitz

Jannik Sinner of Italy celebrates his victory over Carlos Alcaraz of Spain at the ATP Finals at Inalpi Arena in Turin, Italy. Photo by Daniel Kopatsch

Kirsty Fenton of Sydney tackles Rola Badawiya during her team’s 2-0 victory over Perth Glory in the A-League at Leichhardt Oval in Sydney, Australia. Photo by Cameron Spencer

Mason Peatling of the Illawarra Hawks drives to the basket during their NBL defeat by the Sydney Kings at WIN Entertainment Centre in Wollongong, Australia. Photo by Darrian Traynor

All photographs are licensed by Getty Images and are subject to copyright.

View last week’s gallery and check back next Tuesday for another selection of the week’s best sports photos.

All your football quizzes in one place

BBC Sport, in collaboration with Getty Images, showcases a selection of the most compelling sports photography from around the globe over the past week.

Kylian Mbappe of Real Madrid is presented with the European Golden Boot, recognizing him as the leading scorer in Europe’s leagues for the 2024-25 season, at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Antonio Villalba)

Harmanpreet Kaur of India celebrates with the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup trophy, as teammates display the Indian national flag following their victory over South Africa in Navi Mumbai, India. (Photo by Alex Davidson)

Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates their 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in game seven of the 2025 World Series at Rogers Center in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Gregory Shamus)

Jasmine Kamboj of the Melbourne Stars bowls during the T20 Spring Challenge match against the Perth Scorchers at Blacktown International Sports Park in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe)

Mark Zahra riding Observer secures victory in race seven at the Howden Victoria Derby at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone)

Noah Juulsen of the Philadelphia Flyers delivers a body check to Tommy Novak of the Pittsburgh Penguins at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Flyers triumphed over the Penguins 3-2 in a shootout. (Photo by Bruce Bennett)

Freddie Freeman of the Los Angeles Dodgers is tagged out at home by Alejandro Kirk of the Toronto Blue Jays during the third inning of game three of the 2025 World Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How)

Henry Pollock of England celebrates scoring his team’s second try with teammate Luke Cowan-Dickie during the Quilter Nations Series 2025 rugby international match between England and Australia at Allianz Stadium in London. (Photo by Shaun Botterill)

Jean-Eric Vergne of France, driving the Citroen Racing e-CX, creates tyre smoke as he exits the pit lane during Formula E pre-season testing at Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Simon Galloway)

Erling Haaland scores Manchester City’s second goal past Djordje Petrovic of Bournemouth at Etihad Stadium. (Photo by James Gill)

Amanjot Kaur of India celebrates with teammate Jemimah Rodrigues after hitting a four to win the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup India 2025 semi-final match at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, India. (Photo by Pankaj Nangia)

Daniel Tupou of Tonga scores a try during the Rugby League Pacific Championships match against the New Zealand Kiwis at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Hannah Peters)

Tomas Soucek of West Ham scores his team’s third goal at London Stadium. (Photo by Justin Setterfield)

Ebony O’Dea of the Power is challenged by Tarni Evans of the Giants during the AFLW Round 12 match between Greater Western Sydney Giants and Port Adelaide Power at Henson Park in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King)

George Springer of the Toronto Blue Jays sits on home plate during the 10th inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in game seven of the 2025 World Series at Rogers Center in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Patrick Smith)

Bertrand Rhodict Anak Lises competes in the men’s 10m platform preliminaries on day three of the Malaysia Open Diving Championships 2025 at the National Aquatics Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo by Pakawich Damrongkiattisak)

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Revisit last week’s gallery and check back next Tuesday for another selection of captivating sports photos from the past week.

All your football quizzes in one place