Sporting pictures of the Week :- 12 July

Cricket World Cup.  Photographers at the England v Australia semi-final, and it’s not too hard to work out where they are from.

 

The roller coaster of emotions at the Cricket World Cup this week.  For 24 hours people wondered if this was the meme of New Zealand’s tournament.

But this probably sums up India’s slip up better.

In case you were wondering, this is the world’s largest chess piece mosaic of MS Dhoni.

 

Ian Smith looks chipper though.  And having put up with being patronised by Surav Ganguly for 48 hours why wouldn’t he?

Wimbledon.  To think these people might be holding the Cricket World Cup aloft in a few days’ time.  They can’t even agree on a dress code.

Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way.  These fans at Wimbledon queuing for a match due to start 36 hours later.

USA USA USA continued their Women’s World Cup dominance with their fourth title over the weekend.  Surely even Trump would find this picture of Jessica MacDonald and her son pretty cute.

And Tobin Heath celebrating.  But is this goggles-while-you-celebrate business now seriously a thing?

Yes Lionel; it’s a red card, no matter how angelic you’re looking.

The Kings Cross Steelers is an LBGT inclusive rugby club in London.  Here is its gay chairman with former England and Highlanders player James Haskell at last weekend’s gay parade in London.  Haskell is not the straight looking one.