Sporting pictures of the Week :-22 January

The Paris Dakar rally which is being held in Saudi Arabia, because that’s how things work.

The deification of Lionel Messi isn’t going away.

And a corn plantation in Cordoba.

The glamour of the FA Cup.

He probably wanted to be in bed but Andy Murray just kept on going and going.

Introducing Dana White’s new brainchild.  The powerslap.

Cricket from around the world, Dhaka.

No cricket from around the world, New Road ground, Worcester.

From the archives.  A Karl Lagerfeld fashion parade in Singapore, 2013.
One of the greatest cricket teams ever assembled.