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Runners in The Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Bold Lad' Sprint Handicap at Curragh Racecourse on Sunday. Getty

A rainbow forms while the Australian team trains at the Hokkaido Nopporo Sports Park in Ebetsu, ahead of the Rugby World Cup in Japan. Getty

Australia batsman Steve Smith celebrates with the famous urn at The Oval after Australian drew the series to retain the Ashes. Getty

Oakland Athletics pitcher Jesus Luzardo at the Globe Life Park in Arlington on Sunday. Getty

TOPSHOT - Paris Saint-Germain's Argentine midfielder Angel Di Maria celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the UEFA Champions league Group A football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid, at the Parc des Princes stadium, in Paris, on September 18, 2019. / AFP / Thomas SAMSON

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard, centre, enjoys a joke with his coaching staff in training ahead of their Uefa Champions League match against Valencia on Tuesday. The Spanish team had the last laugh, though, by winning the match in London 1-0. AFP

Borussia Dortmund manager Lucien Favre attends a press conference ahead of their Champions League match at home to Barcelona, which finished goalless. EPA

Brayden Iose of Manawatu dives over to score a try during the Mitre 10 Cup match against Canterbury at Orangetheory Stadium, in Christchurch on Thursday. Getty

The peloton rides past the Madrid city hall during the final stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Sunday. AFP

Five-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez takes a tumble during practice at the San Marino Grand Prix on Saturday.
AFP — Five-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez takes a tumble during practice at the San Marino Grand Prix on Saturday. AFP

Rory McIlroy plays a shot out of a bunker on the 9th hole at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Golf Club on Friday. The Northern Irishman finished the day 11 shots behind the leader after carding a 76. Getty

Benfica' players warm up during a training session ahead of their Champions League match against RB Leipzig. The German team ran out 2-1 winners. EPA

Cameron Oliver of the Taipans dunks the ball during the NBL Blitz pre-season match between Adelaide 36ers and Cairns Taipans in Australia. Getty

Misaki Doi o serves against Donna Vekic the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Osaka, Japan, on Thursday. Getty

England fast bowler Jofra Archer, right, faces off with Australian batsman Matthew Wade during the fourth day of the fifth Ashes Test, at The Oval on Sunday. AFP

Dominic Thiem of Team Europe stretches to play a shot during a practice session ahead of the Laver Cup 2019 in Geneva. Getty

Team Deceuninck's Dutch rider Fabio Jakobsen, centre, crosses the finish line and wins the final stage of the Vuelta a Espana. AFP

Ri Jong Sik and Ham Yu Song of NorthKorea compete at the ITTF-Asian Table Tennis Championships at Among Raga Stadium in Indonesia on Friday. Getty

Nick Gubbins of Middlesex is bowled out by Lancashire's Tom Bailey during the County Championship Division Two match at Old Trafford on Friday. Getty

Yeva Meleshchuk of Ukraine performs during the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships, group A Clubs and Ribbon qualification in Baku. EPA

Runners in The Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Bold Lad' Sprint Handicap at Curragh Racecourse on Sunday. Getty

A rainbow forms while the Australian team trains at the Hokkaido Nopporo Sports Park in Ebetsu, ahead of the Rugby World Cup in Japan. Getty

Australia batsman Steve Smith celebrates with the famous urn at The Oval after Australian drew the series to retain the Ashes. Getty

Oakland Athletics pitcher Jesus Luzardo at the Globe Life Park in Arlington on Sunday. Getty

TOPSHOT - Paris Saint-Germain's Argentine midfielder Angel Di Maria celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the UEFA Champions league Group A football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid, at the Parc des Princes stadium, in Paris, on September 18, 2019. / AFP / Thomas SAMSON

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard, centre, enjoys a joke with his coaching staff in training ahead of their Uefa Champions League match against Valencia on Tuesday. The Spanish team had the last laugh, though, by winning the match in London 1-0. AFP

Borussia Dortmund manager Lucien Favre attends a press conference ahead of their Champions League match at home to Barcelona, which finished goalless. EPA

Brayden Iose of Manawatu dives over to score a try during the Mitre 10 Cup match against Canterbury at Orangetheory Stadium, in Christchurch on Thursday. Getty

The peloton rides past the Madrid city hall during the final stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Sunday. AFP

Five-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez takes a tumble during practice at the San Marino Grand Prix on Saturday.
AFP — Five-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez takes a tumble during practice at the San Marino Grand Prix on Saturday. AFP

Rory McIlroy plays a shot out of a bunker on the 9th hole at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Golf Club on Friday. The Northern Irishman finished the day 11 shots behind the leader after carding a 76. Getty

Benfica' players warm up during a training session ahead of their Champions League match against RB Leipzig. The German team ran out 2-1 winners. EPA

Cameron Oliver of the Taipans dunks the ball during the NBL Blitz pre-season match between Adelaide 36ers and Cairns Taipans in Australia. Getty

Misaki Doi o serves against Donna Vekic the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Osaka, Japan, on Thursday. Getty

England fast bowler Jofra Archer, right, faces off with Australian batsman Matthew Wade during the fourth day of the fifth Ashes Test, at The Oval on Sunday. AFP

Dominic Thiem of Team Europe stretches to play a shot during a practice session ahead of the Laver Cup 2019 in Geneva. Getty

Team Deceuninck's Dutch rider Fabio Jakobsen, centre, crosses the finish line and wins the final stage of the Vuelta a Espana. AFP

Ri Jong Sik and Ham Yu Song of NorthKorea compete at the ITTF-Asian Table Tennis Championships at Among Raga Stadium in Indonesia on Friday. Getty

Nick Gubbins of Middlesex is bowled out by Lancashire's Tom Bailey during the County Championship Division Two match at Old Trafford on Friday. Getty

Yeva Meleshchuk of Ukraine performs during the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships, group A Clubs and Ribbon qualification in Baku. EPA

Runners in The Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Bold Lad' Sprint Handicap at Curragh Racecourse on Sunday. Getty

The sporting week in pictures, including Steve Smith, Marc Marquez, Angel Di Maria and Rory McIlroy

We pick out some of the key images of the last seven days from the likes of Champions League football, the BMW PGA Golf Championship and MotoGP

The National

September 23, 2019

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