The Week in Sports Pictures: August 23 - August 28, 2010
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Singapore sail
Jose Davila of Mexico and other competitors cross the start line during the Boys Techno 293 Windsurfer. They were part of the Youth Olympics at The National Sailing Centre in Singapore.
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Chin up
Spain's Rafi Zouheir, left, kicks Germany's Bartosz Koscielniak. Zouheir won the Thai boxing bout on Sunday, Aug. 29 in Bangkok. Thai boxing champs from 16 countries were vying for the title.
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Stretch for the shuttlecock
Maria Febe Kusumastuti returns a shot to Bibiktatjana during the first day of the Yonex BWF World Championships in Paris.
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Texas hold 'em
Dallas quarterback Stephen McGee is hit by Houston defensive tackle Malcolm Sheppard. The Texans won the preseason game, 23-7, in Houston on Aug. 28.
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Not-so-artful Dodgers
Los Angeles outfielders Matt Kemp, left, Andre Ethier, right and Scott Podsednik celebrate a 5-4 win against the Brewers on Aug. 25 in Milwaukee.
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On the move
Workers remove seats from the Maracana stadium. Renovations of the Rio de Janeiro stadium are part of Brazil's preparation for the 2014 World Cup.
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Fan favorite
Packers receiver Donald Driver jumps into the crowd after catching a six-yard touchdown pass during a preseason NFL game against the Colts on Aug. 26.
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How's that smell?
New Zealand's D Higgins, right, lands a kick to the face of opponent Thailand's P. Tanjand during the Sportaccord Combat Games in Beijing. The games feature more than 1,600 athletes representing 60 countries and regions, competing in 13 Martial Arts disciplines including Judo, Kickboxing, Wrestling, Kendo, Taekwondo, Sumo, Karate, Aikido, Boxing, Muaythai, Wushu, Ju-Jitsu and Sambo.
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Sand blast
Peter Uihlein hits from the bunker. On his 21st birthday, Uihlein beat David Chung for the U.S. Amateur title at Chambers Bay in University Place, Wash.
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That's foul
An unidentified fan is struck by a foul ball during a Twins-Rangers game in Arlington, Texas.
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False hope
Carolina's Dante Rosario, top, fails to grab the ball from Tennessee's Chris Hope during a preseason NFL game in Charlotte, N.C.
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It paid off
Persistently, left, with jockey Alan Garcia aboard, pulls ahead of Rachel Alexandra to win the Personal Ensign in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
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They're all wet
Romania's Andrei Busila fights for the ball with Turkey's Anil Sonmez at the European Waterpolo Championships in Zagreb.
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Up and down
David Oliver, right, clears a hurdle as Ryan Wilson falls down. David Oliver shaved 0.06 seconds off Colin Jackson's meet record set in 1994.
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World class
Canada's Jermaine Anderson passes on his way to the basket under pressure from Lebanon's Matt Freije at the World Basketball championships in Izmir, Turkey.
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Bat man
Angels manager Mike Scioscia hits balls during practice at the team's facility.
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Little big league
Waipahu, Hawaii shortstop Justice Nakagawa catches a fly ball. Hawaii lost to Japan in the Little League World Series title game in Williamsport, Penn.
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Perfect 10
Qiu Bo warms up before the youth men's 10-meter platform diving final at the Youth Olympic Games. Bo won the gold.
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Premier play
Motherwell's Stephen Craigan, left, challenges Celtic's Shaun Maloney during a Scottish Premier League in Motherwell, Scotland.
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Car park
The sun sets over the cars before the start of the K&N Pro Series East at in Jefferson, Ga.
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Chase ends
Anastasiya Puzakova screams. The exhausted Belarusian finished seventh in the women's 2,000-meter steeplechase at the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.
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