The world of sport was in mourning this week after basketball hero Kobe Bryant <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/sport/other-sport/kobe-bryant-basketball-legend-and-daughter-die-in-helicopter-crash-1.969962">was killed in a helicopter accident</a> in California on Sunday, along with his 11-year-old daughter and seven other passengers. Sports stars <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/sport/north-american/lebron-james-heartbroken-devastated-but-vows-to-continue-kobe-bryant-legacy-1.970618">Lebron James</a>, <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/sport/football/lionel-messi-cristiano-ronaldo-and-neymar-lead-sporting-tributes-to-kobe-bryant-after-helicopter-crash-1.970360">Cristiano Ronaldo</a> and Novak Djokovic, former US President Barack Obama, as well as Dubai Crown prince <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/sport/north-american/heroes-come-and-go-but-legends-are-forever-sheikh-hamdan-pays-tribute-to-kobe-bryant-who-has-died-aged-41-1.970393">Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed</a>, are among those that have paid tribute to the <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/sport/north-american/obituary-kobe-bryant-a-transcendent-star-who-never-took-a-night-off-1.970059">five-time NBA champion</a> who died aged 41. At the Omega Dubai Desert Classic, Australia's <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/sport/golf/lucas-herbert-beats-christiaan-bezuidenhout-in-play-off-to-win-omega-dubai-desert-classic-1.969822">Lucas Herbert overcame "brutal" conditions to win his first European Tour golf title</a>, after a play-off against Christiaan Bezuidenhout of South Africa. In football, Al Ain booked their spot in the Asian Champions League group stages after a <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/sport/football/al-ain-seal-spot-in-group-stages-of-the-asian-champions-league-after-beating-bunyodkor-1.971176">nervous 1-0 win over Bunyodkor</a> at the Hazza bin Zayed Stadium. Saeed Juma's 78th-minute strike earned the Garden City club victory against their Uzbekistan opponents. While in England's FA Cup fourth round, third tier side <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/sport/football/jurgen-klopp-insists-likes-of-mohamed-salah-and-virgil-van-dijk-will-not-play-fa-cup-replay-against-shrewsbury-1.970083">Shrewsbury Town fought back from two goals down</a> to earn an unlikely replay at runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool. Reds manager Jurgen Klopp has since been <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/sport/football/liverpool-manager-jurgen-klopp-stands-firm-over-decision-to-play-youth-team-in-fa-cup-replay-against-shrewsbury-1.971137">forced to go on the defensive</a> after insisting he will play youth-team players for the game at Anfield, as it clashes with the Premier League break. You can see a selection of the best images from the action in the photo gallery above. To move on to the next image, click on the arrows, or if using a mobile device, simply swipe.