What a shot! 29 amazing sports photos
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What a shot! 29 amazing sports photos

Published 0227 GMT (1027 HKT) January 17, 2017
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Slovakian tennis player Dominika Cibulkova serves during a practice session at the 2017 Australian Open on Friday, January 13, in Melbourne, Australia. Scott Barbour/Getty Images
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones, right, stiff-arms Seattle Seahawks safety Steven Terrell during the NFC divisional playoff game on Saturday, January 14, in Atlanta. The Falcons defeated the Seahawks 36-20 and will advance to the NFC Championship against the Green Bay Packers. Gregory Shamus/Getty Images
France's Martin Fourcade shoots during the men's 4x7.5 km relay competition at the Biathlon World Cup in Germany on Wednesday, January 11. Matthias Schrader/AP
Sergey Ustiugov of Russia falls during the men's sprint qualifying round of the FIS Cross Country Skiing World Cup in Dobbiaco, Italy, on Saturday, January 14. ANDREA SOLERO/EPA
UConn Huskies forward Gabby Williams laughs with teammates during the American Athletic Conference college basketball game against the SMU Mustangs on January 14. The Huskies won the game 88-48, setting an NCAA record with their 91st consecutive win. MatthewVisinsky/Icon Sportswire/Getty Images
Brazil's center back Henrique Teixeira passes the ball during the 25th IHF World Men's Handball Championship match against Poland on January 14. LOIC VENANCE/AFP/Getty Images
Graeme Storm of England reacts to his birdie putt during the final round of the 2017 BMW South African Open Championship on January 15 in Johannesburg. David Cannon/Getty Images
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, center, drops a pass between Pittsburgh Steelers' Lawrence Timmons, left, and Mike Mitchell, during an AFC divisional playoff game on Sunday, January 15, in Kansas City. The Steelers will continue on to face the New England Patriots. Charlie Riedel/AP
Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love battles for a rebound with Portland Trail Blazers center Mason Plumlee, left, and forward Al-Farouq Aminu in the first half of an NBA basketball game on January 11 in Portland, Oregon. Steve Dykes/AP
Los Angeles Kings' Dustin Brown, right, scores on Winnipeg Jets goalie Michael Hutchinson during the third period of an NHL hockey game on Saturday, January 14. The Kings won 3-2 in overtime. Mark J. Terrill/AP
Team Honda rider Michael Metge is seen in action during the eighth stage of the 2017 Dakar Rally between Uyuni, Bolivia, and Salta, Argentina, on January 10. DAVID FERNANDEZ/EPA
Thiago Silva of Paris Saint Germain is surrounded by his teammates after scoring against FC Metz during the French Coupe de la Ligue quarter final soccer match on January 11. The goal gave Paris Saint Germain a 2-0 lead. YOAN VALAT/EPA
Kirk Penney of the New Zealand Breakers, front, collides with Garrett Jackson of the Sydney Kings during the 15th round of the NBL match on January 13 in Auckland. Anthony Au-Yeung/Getty Images
Immanuwel Aleem, left, celebrates after defeating Ievgen Khytrov in a knockout in the sixth round after their middleweight bout at the Barclays Center on January 14 in New York. Al Bello/Getty Images
Elijah Macon, center, of the West Virginia Mountaineers celebrates with teammates after upsetting Baylor 89-68 on January 10 in Morgantown, West Virginia. Justin K. Aller/Getty Images
Burnley's English defender Michael Keane, right, and Southampton's Irish striker Shane Long jump to head the ball during an English Premier League football match in Burnley, England, on January 14. OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images
Andy Murray of Great Britain serves in his first round match against Illya Marchenko of the Ukraine on the first day of the 2017 Australian Open on January 16, 2017, in Melbourne. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images
Patrick Chung of the New England Patriots, left, watches as C.J. Fiedorowicz of the Houston Texans misses a catch in the first half during the AFC Divisional Playoff Game on January 14 in Massachusetts. The Patriots won 34-16. Jim Rogash/Getty Images
Goran Ivanisevic of Croatia tosses his racquet while sitting on the net during the first day of the 2017 World Tennis Challenge on January 10 in Adelaide, Australia. Morne de Klerk/Getty Images
Horses leap over a fence at Taunton Racecourse on January 11 in Taunton, England. Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images
Shinji Okazaki of Leicester City, left, reacts as Michy Batshuayi of Chelsea battles for the ball during the Premier League match on January 14 in Leicester, England. Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images
Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby, second left, celebrates with Jacob Schum after scoring the game-winning field goal against the Dallas Cowboys in the final seconds of the NFC Divisional Playoff game on January 15. The Packers beat the Cowboys 34-31. Tom Pennington/Getty Images
Florida State Seminoles guard Xavier Rathan-Mayes, right, watches as North Carolina Tar Heels forward Justin Jackson shoots in the second half on January 14. The Tar Heels defeated the Seminoles 96-83. Bob Donnan/USA TODAY Sports
Switzerland's Patrick Kueng waits for the start of a training session before the men's downhill race of the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Wengen, Switzerland, on January 11. FRANCOIS XAVIER MARIT/AFP/Getty Images
Nacho Fernandez of Real Madrid, left, competes for the ball with Wissam Ben Yedder of Sevilla during the La Liga match at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on January 15, in Seville, Spain. Angel Martinez/Real Madrid/Getty Images
Ben McDermott of the Hobart Hurricanes, right, tilts his head back as he reacts to being dismissed by Sunil Narine of the Melbourne Renegades during the Big Bash League match on January 12, in Melbourne. Scott Barbour/Getty Images
Frida Hansdotter of Sweden competes during the first run of the women's world cup slalom in Flachau, Austria, on January 10. Hansdotter went on to win the competition. BARBARA GINDL/AFP/Getty Images
Vanderbilt forward Jeff Roberson, in gold, lands on Kentucky guard De'Aaron Fox during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on January 10 in Nashville. Mark Humphrey/AP
Skaters compete in the Red Bull Crashed Ice event during the Ice Cross Downhill World Championship, in Marseille, France, on January 14. See 32 amazing sports photos from last week ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images