Sporting pictures of the Week :- 5 October

A slightly overlooked story this week was the return of the Sri Lankan cricket team to Pakistan; just over 10 years since their bus was ambushed.  This time there was security.

Rugby World Cup corner.  Oh boyo….

Japan beating Ireland was a big thing.

Kurtley Beale with some magic.

Are you sure?

Still in Japan here’s Novak with one of those cross sport promos.

Meanwhile his mate Andy Murray looks thrilled to be shopping for silk with his mother in Beijing.

Is this the Batchelor Aus?  No, it’s Ken Maumalo put in the awkward chair.

The uneven bars during qualifying sessions for the gymnastics World championships.

Arsenal made the trip to Old Trafford during the week and this guy used a fork to eat his pie.

Cricket around the world.  A boys’ training camp in Shinwari district of Afghanistan.

From the archives.  There has been a lot of talk about Ardie Savea and his goggles during the week.  But here’s Elton John leading out Watford in 1974.