Photo gallery: Sports shots of the week
David Beckham, Women's World Cup, baseball, basketball, NASCAR, Tour de France, synchronized swimming - yep, this week's sports gallery has it all.
China World Swimming Championships
USA perform their routine in the synchronised swimming Technical Teams event at the FINA 2011 Swimming World Championships in Shanghai, China, Monday, July 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Germany Soccer WWCup Final Japan USA
Japan's Homare Sawa holds the trophy in celebration with teammates after winnign the final match between Japan and the United States at the Women�s Soccer World Cup in Frankfurt, Germany, Sunday, July 17, 2011. The Japanese women's soccer team won their first World Cup Sunday after defeating USA in a penalty shoot-out.(AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Denny Hamlin
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin releases a jump shot while warming up prior to the start of Charlotte Bobcats Fantasy Camp Monday, July 18, 2011 at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Jeff Siner/Charlotte Observer/MCT)
Michael Bourn
Houston Astros center fielder Michael Bourn dives to make the catch for the on Pittsburgh Pirates' Andrew McCutchen in the 10th inning of a baseball game Sunday, July 17, 2011, in Houston. The Pirates won 7-5 in 11 innings. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
David Boudia, Nick Mccrory
David Boudia and Nick Mccrory of the U.S.dive during the Men's 10m Synchro Platform event at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Shanghai, China, Sunday, July 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
Brazil Military World Games
Beach volleyball player Gary Ang of the U.S., left, makes a dig during a match against China at the 5th Military World Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday July 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Ticha Penicheiro, Nicky Anosike, Kelly Miller
Los Angeles Sparks guard Ticha Penicheiro, right, of Portugal, drives on Washington Mystics forward Nicky Anosike (21) and guard Kelly Miller (2) for a basket in the first half of a WNBA basketball game, Sunday, July 17, 2011, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)
Germany Soccer WWCup Final Japan USA
United States' Abby Wambach, left, congratulates United States' Alex Morgan after Morgan scored the opening goal during the final match between Japan and the United States at the Women's Soccer World Cup in Frankfurt, Germany, Sunday, July 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Buddy Lamothe, Tyler Wright
San Jacinto College pitcher Buddy Lamothe, right, watches as teammate Tyler Wright, left, delivers a ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros, Monday, July 18, 2011, in Houston. Lamothe, a high prospect pitcher, was paralyzed in a swimming accident before the MLB draft but the Astros selected him with their final pick in the draft. (AP Photo/Dave Einsel)
NASCAR New Hampshire Auto Racing
Ryan Newman does a burnout while holding a U.S. flag after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday, July 17, 2011, in Loudon, N.H. (AP Photo/Sandy Macys)
Emmanuel Burriss, Orlando Hudson
San Francisco Giants' Emmanuel Burriss steals second as San Diego Padres second baseman Orlando Hudson reaches for a wild throw that allowed Burriss to advance to third in the 11th inning of a baseball game Sunday, July 17, 2011, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
British Open Golf
A silhouetted Darren Clarke of Northern Ireland holds up the Claret Jug trophy as he celebrates winning the British Open Golf Championship at Royal St George's golf course Sandwich, England, Sunday, July 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Atlanta Braves
After the Atlanta Braves reached 10,000 wins, the outfield bears the milestone during game action against the Washington Nationals. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Washington Nationals, 9-8, at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia, on Sunday, July 17, 2011. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/MCT)
Cycling Tour De France
From left, stage winner Mark Cavendish of Britain, Daniel Oss of Italy and Tyler Farrar of the US, sprint towards the finish line during the 15th stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 193 kilometers (120 miles) starting in Limoux and finishing in Montpellier, southern France, Sunday July 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)
China World Swimming Championships
The British team perform their routine in the synchronised swimming Free Combination event at the FINA 2011 Swimming World Championships in Shanghai, China, Tuesday, July 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Germany Soccer WWCup Final Japan USA
United States players stand on the pitch after their team lost the final match between Japan and the United States at the Women�s Soccer World Cup in Frankfurt, Germany, Sunday, July 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Germany Soccer WWCup Final Japan USA
Japan's Homare Sawa holds the trophy in celebration with teammates after winnign the final match between Japan and the United States at the Women's Soccer World Cup in Frankfurt, Germany, Sunday, July 17, 2011. The Japanese women's soccer team won their first World Cup Sunday after defeating USA in a penalty shoot-out.(AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Beckham, Marcelo
Los Angeles Galaxy's David Beckham, left, hugs Real Madrid's Marcelo after an exhibition soccer match, Saturday, July 16, 2011, at Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. Real Madrid won 4-1. (AP Photo/Bret Hartman)
China World Swimming Championships
A diver is dwarfed by the sky as she practices at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Shanghai, China, Tuesday, July 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
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