Sporting pictures of the Week :- 28 June

Cricket World Cup Corner.  The pain all over Carlos Braithwaite’s face having played one of the great World Cup innings.

Just look at those kangaroo themed people heading off to Lords.

“You’re a bit OCD?  Which bat would you like to use today, sir?”

While the cricket bat guitar thing has raised eyebrows at the CWC, this Ugandan fan at the African football Cup of nations has raised the bar.

SPOTW favourite Gritty is back.  A 7year-old hockey fan wanted a prosthetic leg with Gritty’s face on it.  The mascot surprised him by delivering it himself.

World gymnastics championships in Minsk.  Look at that magic.

Remember how at the FIFA World Cup in Russia last year the Japanese fans were lauded for being extra tidy?  So much so they got invited to compete in the Copa America, and their fans are doing it again.

Novak and Andy getting ready for Wimbledon.

The St Louis Blues adopted puppy Barclay as a mascot when their season wasn’t going so well. Now Barclay is eating snacks out of the Stanley Cup.

This is stranger though.  The Cookie Monster is a fan of the … Chicago Cubs.

Cricket from around the world.  Víðistaðatun, Hafnarfjörður; Iceland.