Thursday, 26 May 2016

What a Shot! 20 Aamazing Sports Photos



 Jockey Kent Desormeaux, in green, rides Exaggerator to victory in the Preakness 
Stakes on Saturday, May 21. The track in Baltimore was very muddy because of a 
cold rain that fell all day.



 Pittsburgh's Ryan Vogelsong is hit in the face by a pitch during a game against Colorado on Monday, May 23. He was carted off the field and admitted to the hospital with a left eye injury, his team said.


Cleveland's LeBron James reacts to a basket during Game 1 of the NBA's Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday, May 17. The Cavaliers defeated Toronto 115-84.


 Melbourne's Daisy Pearce catches a hand to the face during an Australian Football
League match on Sunday, May 22. San Jose's Brenden Dillon, left, scraps with 
St. Louis' Carl Gunnarsson during Game 4 of the NHL's Western Conference Final 
on Saturday, May 21.



 Drag racer Brittany Force, right, speeds past Richie Crampton during a record-breaking qualifying run at the Kansas Nationals on Friday, May 20. Force set a national Top Fuel record of 3.676 seconds.


Australia's Joe Kayes, left, and the United States' Alex Roelse tussle during a water polo match in Los Angeles on Sunday, May 22.


 Oakland's Josh Reddick prepares to smash two pies into the face of teammate Khris 
Davis as Davis gives a television interview on Tuesday, May 17. Davis had just hit a
walk-off grand slam to beat Texas 8-5.

The ball obscures the face of Sporting Braga goalkeeper Carlos Marafona as he falls
next to Porto's Silvestre Varela on Sunday, May 22. Braga would go on to win the 
Portuguese Cup on penalty kicks




Thai volleyball players dive on the court during an Olympic qualifying tournament on Saturday, May 21. Thailand defeated South Korea, but it was South Korea that would eventually advance to Rio de Janeiro.


 Hector Barbera, left, speeds past a first-lap crash during the MotoGP race in Italy on 
Sunday, May 22. Behind Barbera, from left, are Alvaro Bautista, Loris Baz and Jack Miller. Bautista and Miller were OK after the wreck, but Baz suffered a broken foot.





 A scrum takes place between the Seawolves and the Queensland Reds during a Super Rugby match in Brisbane, Australia, on Saturday, May 21.


 Sailors aboard the Zilzal celebrate after winning the Al Gaffal Dhow Race near Dubai, 
United Arab Emirates, on Friday, May 20.



 Norway's Andreas Mikkelsen drives through Matosinhos, Portugal, during a World Rally Championship race on Saturday, May 21.


 Minnesota's Maya Moore, center, loses the ball as she drives between Seattle's 




 Boca Juniors' Silvio Velo, center, competes against River Plate's Daniel Vega, left, and Oscar Mouzo during a blind-soccer match in Buenos Aires on Saturday, May 21. In blind soccer, the teams are made up of four visually impaired outfield players wearing blindfolds. The goalkeeper does not wear a blindfold, and he or she may be fully sighted. The ball is designed to make a sound when it moves.


 Japan's Sho Sasaki dives for a shot Wednesday, May 18, during a Thomas Cup
badminton match in Kunshan, China.


The peloton climbs the Sella Pass during the 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia (Tour of Italy) on Saturday, May 21.


 Atsushi Yamamoto, a Paralympic athlete from Japan, competes in the long jump during an event in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, May 19.


A cowboy rides a bull during the Cloverdale Rodeo in Surrey, British Columbia, on Saturday, May 21.

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