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10 BEST Sports Photos of the Week!

April 15, 2014 14:42 IST


Photographs: Scott Barbour/Getty Images

From Caroline Wozniacki's pink hair to Freddie Mercury lookalike at the London Marathon, Rediff.com has it all snapped right here!

Australian players who have won three World T20 titles; Erin Osborne, Ellyse Perry, Alyssa Healy, Alex Blackwell, Jess Cameron and Julie Hunter pose with the trophy on a rickshaw during a photocall after winning the final of the ICC Women's World Twenty20 Championship in Bangladesh on April 7.

The Australian eves beat their English opponents by six wickets to win the title.

10 BEST Sports Photos of the Week!


Photographs: Steve Marcus/Reuters

Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines (left) punches WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley of the U.S. with a right during their title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 12.

Pacquiao scored a unanimous decision win over previously unbeaten Bradley to regain the WBO welterweight title on Saturday and avenge a highly controversial loss to the American in June 2012.

Two judges scored the fight 116-112 for Pacquiao, while a third saw it as a 118-110 win for the Filipino. In their previous fight, Bradley was awarded a split decision victory that many observers felt Pacquiao had won clearly.

10 BEST Sports Photos of the Week!


Photographs: Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images

Inter Milan and Sampdoria players get involved in a scuffle during their Serie A match at Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genoa, Italy on April 13.

Inter Milan ended a poor run by routing Sampdoria 4-0 away in a stormy game on Sunday, putting them back on course for a European return, after the hosts had forward Eder sent off and missed a penalty in the first 20 minutes.

Inter forward Mauro Icardi set off the fireworks at Sampdoria when he scored against his old club in the 13th minute and provoked his former teammates with his celebration.

 

10 BEST Sports Photos of the Week!


Photographs: Luke MacGregor/Reuters

A competitor impersonating Freddie Mercury, carrying a vacuum cleaner, runs for charity during the London Marathon on April 13.

The look is borrowed from Mercury's English band 'Queens' popular video I want to break free.

Kenyans Wilson Kipsang and Edna Kiplagat won the men's and women's London Marathon titles, respectively.

10 BEST Sports Photos of the Week!


Photographs: Alex Livesey/Getty Images

Karl Henry of Queens Park Rangers holds off a challenge from Tom Cairney of Blackburn Rovers during their Championship match at Ewood Park in Blackburn on April 08.

10 BEST Sports Photos of the Week!


Photographs: Mike Blake/Reuters

Golfer Zach Johnson of the U.S. laughs while his children do push-ups during the Par 3 Contest ahead of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia on April 9.

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Photographs: Stephane Mahe/Reuters

AS Monaco's Anthony Martial challenges Stade Rennes' Cheikh M'Bengue (right) during their French Ligue 1 football match at the Route de Lorient stadium in Rennes on April 12. 

Monaco beat Stade Rennes 1-0.

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Photographs: Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters

Barcelona's Cesc Fabregas (left) and Sergio Busquets (right) battle for the ball with Granada's Youssef El-Arabi (2nd from left) and Cristian Bravo during their La Liga match on April 12.

Barcelona's nightmare week hit a new low when they followed up their Champions League exit last week with a shock 1-0 defeat at Granada that left their bid for a fifth La Liga title in six years in serious jeopardy.

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Photographs: Rob Carr/Getty Images

Tennis player Caroline Wozniacki waits for her boyfriend Rory McIlroy near the clubhouse during the first round of the 2014 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 10.

The Danish tennis player 'shocked' everyone with her choice of hair colour! 

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Photographs: Andrew Redington/Getty Images

Bubba Watson of the United States celebrates with his wife Angie and their son Caleb on the 18th green after winning the 2014 Masters Tournament on April 13.

Watson withstood an inspired early challenge from playing partner Jordan Spieth to clinch the Masters for a second time in three years with a three-shot victory at Augusta National.