Sporting pictures of the Week :- 4 August

The best of rivals.

 

They call it the balance beam.

That surfing pic was cool but how about this one.

Vanessa Bobimbo of Congo is seen with her goggles falling off during swimming heats.

So we move onto the BMX.

Giorgia Villa has won a lot of new fans at the Olympics – for helping Italy secure a silver medal in artistic gymnastics. and for her endorsement deal with parmesan cheese.

Piotr Kuczera of Poland took a bit of a knock in the judo.

Always good to see the horse getting its revenge.

A rugby, weightlifting, gymnastics crossover event. It all ended with no injury too.

Gymnastics isn’t easy.

AC Milan reeling back the years in this photo shoot.

Football from around the world.  Greenland’s men’s national football championship begins today in Qeqertarsuaq on Disko Island.

From the archives.  Greg and Ian Chappell ahead of the 1975 World Cup.