In Pictures: Sporting photos of the week

From the bottom of the swimming pool to the top of the pole vault bar, photographers reveal the stories behind these amazing shots. And a bonus point if you can spot the photographer in their own image. Source link

Cifuentes left QPR to take over at the Foxes and the demands and expectation on him were high from the outset, with this season marking the 10-year anniversary of their stunning Premier League title win of 2016. When Cifuentes was named as Ruud van Nistelrooy’s replacement in July, he spoke of wanting to bring a…

The Los Angeles Dodgers bounced back to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 and set up a deciding seventh game in the World Series after tying the series at 3-3. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts shuffled his batting order after back-to-back home defeats, and it took them until the third inning at Toronto’s Rogers Centre just…

Noel Mikaelian beat Badou Jack by a unanimous points decision in Los Angeles to regain the WBC cruiserweight title. Mikaelian had been narrowly beaten by Jack in May and lost the belt, but the German earned a convincing win on Saturday as the three judges scored the fight 115-111, 116-110, 116-110 in his favour. The…

Shaun Murphy fought off a spirited fightback from world number one Judd Trump to reach the quarter-finals of the British Open in Cheltenham. England’s Murphy, who won the Masters in January, looked comfortable with a 3-1 lead but gave up successive frames before wrapping up a 4-3 win against his compatriot. Trump also suffered a…

Fair play to Leeds, they have really surprised and impressed me so far. There is a good balance to their team because they carry a threat and can dig in too. Apart from a heavy defeat at Arsenal, they have been competitive in every game so far and their good start would have been even…