• USA's Bryson DeChambeau hits his approach on the 16th hole during the Ryder Cup fourballs at Whistling Straits, Wisconsin, on Friday, September 24. Reuters
    USA's Bryson DeChambeau hits his approach on the 16th hole during the Ryder Cup fourballs at Whistling Straits, Wisconsin, on Friday, September 24. Reuters
  • Yorkshire batsman Harry Duke is bowled out by Nottinghamshire's Dane Paterson during Day 2 of the County Championship Division One match at Trent Bridge , Nottingham, on Wednesday September 22. PA
    Yorkshire batsman Harry Duke is bowled out by Nottinghamshire's Dane Paterson during Day 2 of the County Championship Division One match at Trent Bridge , Nottingham, on Wednesday September 22. PA
  • Oleksandr Usyk celebrates after beating Anthony Joshua in their heavyweight world title fight at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, September 25. Reuters
    Oleksandr Usyk celebrates after beating Anthony Joshua in their heavyweight world title fight at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, September 25. Reuters
  • Europe's Paul Casey during a fourball match on Day 1 of the Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits Wisconsin, on Friday, September 24. AP
    Europe's Paul Casey during a fourball match on Day 1 of the Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits Wisconsin, on Friday, September 24. AP
  • Yana Nestsiarava of Belarus competing in the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series at Polignano a Mare, Italy on Wednesday, September 22. Getty
    Yana Nestsiarava of Belarus competing in the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series at Polignano a Mare, Italy on Wednesday, September 22. Getty
  • Canelo Alvarez shoves Caleb Plant during a press conference on Tuesday in Beverly Hills, September 21. Their uper-middleweight unification fight takes place in November. AP
    Canelo Alvarez shoves Caleb Plant during a press conference on Tuesday in Beverly Hills, September 21. Their uper-middleweight unification fight takes place in November. AP
  • Watford's Christian Kabasele holds off Stoke City player Sam Surridge during a League Cup match at Vicarage Road on Tuesday, September 21. Reuters
    Watford's Christian Kabasele holds off Stoke City player Sam Surridge during a League Cup match at Vicarage Road on Tuesday, September 21. Reuters
  • British boxer Anthony Joshua ahead of his world title fight against Oleksandr Usyk in London on Saturday, September 25. Getty
    British boxer Anthony Joshua ahead of his world title fight against Oleksandr Usyk in London on Saturday, September 25. Getty
  • Jockey Matthew Cartwright guides Ruby Street to win in the the Resimax Trophy at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne on Wednesday, September 22. Getty
    Jockey Matthew Cartwright guides Ruby Street to win in the the Resimax Trophy at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne on Wednesday, September 22. Getty
  • Alexander Volkanovski lands a punch on Brian Ortega during UFC 266 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, September 26. USA TODAY Sports
    Alexander Volkanovski lands a punch on Brian Ortega during UFC 266 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, September 26. USA TODAY Sports
  • USA's Dustin Johnson hits his tee shot on the eighth hole during the Ryder Cup foursomes at Whistling Straits, Wisconsin on Friday, September 24. Reuters
    USA's Dustin Johnson hits his tee shot on the eighth hole during the Ryder Cup foursomes at Whistling Straits, Wisconsin on Friday, September 24. Reuters
  • A competitor turns upside down during the Big Air kitesurfing contest in the North Sea near Vorupoer in Denmark, on Thuursday, September 23. AFP
    A competitor turns upside down during the Big Air kitesurfing contest in the North Sea near Vorupoer in Denmark, on Thuursday, September 23. AFP
  • Oleksandr Usyk celebrates after beating Anthony Joshua at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Saturday, September 25. Getty
    Oleksandr Usyk celebrates after beating Anthony Joshua at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Saturday, September 25. Getty
  • British driver Lewis Hamilton during practice for F1 Russian Grand Prix at Sochi Autodrom on Friday, September 24. Getty
    British driver Lewis Hamilton during practice for F1 Russian Grand Prix at Sochi Autodrom on Friday, September 24. Getty
  • AC Milan's Daniel Maldini celebrates scoring against Spezia in ther Serie A match at the Stadio Alberto-Picco on Saturday, September 25. Reuters
    AC Milan's Daniel Maldini celebrates scoring against Spezia in ther Serie A match at the Stadio Alberto-Picco on Saturday, September 25. Reuters
  • Slovenia's Tine Urnaut, left, spikes the ball past, left to right, Simone Giannelli, Gianluca Galassi and Alessandro Michieletto of Italy during the European Championship volleyball final at the Spodek Arena in Katowice, Poland, on Sunday, September 19. AP
    Slovenia's Tine Urnaut, left, spikes the ball past, left to right, Simone Giannelli, Gianluca Galassi and Alessandro Michieletto of Italy during the European Championship volleyball final at the Spodek Arena in Katowice, Poland, on Sunday, September 19. AP
  • Athletes at the start of the Berlin Marathon on Sunday, September 26. Getty
    Athletes at the start of the Berlin Marathon on Sunday, September 26. Getty
  • Paris Sainbt-Germain's Kylian Mbappe in action during the LIgue 1 game against Metz at the Stade Saint-Symphorien on Wednesday, September 22. Reuters
    Paris Sainbt-Germain's Kylian Mbappe in action during the LIgue 1 game against Metz at the Stade Saint-Symphorien on Wednesday, September 22. Reuters
  • Matthew Semelsberger backflips after defeating Martin Sano Jr. by TKO in the first round of their welterweight fight during UFC 266 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on September 25. AFP
    Matthew Semelsberger backflips after defeating Martin Sano Jr. by TKO in the first round of their welterweight fight during UFC 266 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on September 25. AFP
  • Oleksandr Usyk lands a puch on Anthony Joshua during his their fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, September 25. PA
    Oleksandr Usyk lands a puch on Anthony Joshua during his their fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, September 25. PA
  • Xantheia Pennisi of Australia competes during the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series on Wednesday, September 22. Getty
    Xantheia Pennisi of Australia competes during the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series on Wednesday, September 22. Getty
  • USA's Daniel Berger on the second hole during the Ryder Cup foursomes at Whistling Straits on Saturday, September 25. Reuters
    USA's Daniel Berger on the second hole during the Ryder Cup foursomes at Whistling Straits on Saturday, September 25. Reuters
  • Wolves attacker Raul Jimenez celebrates scoring against Southampton in the Premier League game at St Mary's Stadium on Sunday, September 26. Reuters
    Wolves attacker Raul Jimenez celebrates scoring against Southampton in the Premier League game at St Mary's Stadium on Sunday, September 26. Reuters
  • Yachts race during the Spring Regatta in False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa, on Saturday, September 25. EPA
    Yachts race during the Spring Regatta in False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa, on Saturday, September 25. EPA
  • Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz Jr during the Russian Grand Prix at Sochi Autodrom on Sunday, September 26. Reuters
    Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz Jr during the Russian Grand Prix at Sochi Autodrom on Sunday, September 26. Reuters

Mbappe, Usyk, Joshua and Hamilton: 25 of the best sports images of the week


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A new world heavyweight boxing champion has been crowned this week after Oleksandr Usyk's superb dismantling of Anthony Joshua in London.

The former cruiserweight had been expected to struggle in the step up in weight and size in the fight against WBA, WBO and IBF title holder from Britain, but Usyk dominated from the first bell.

Despite a mid-fight rally from Joshua, Usyk ran out a comfortable winner on points - 17-112, 116-112 and 115-113 - and was close to knocking his opponent just before the final bell.

“It is the biggest fight of my career but it wasn’t my hardest,” Usyk said afterwards." It will be a long, hard road back for Joshua. “I’m just learning and studying this game, it was a great lesson," he insisted.

In Formula One, reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton secured his 100th race victory in dramatic fashion at the Russian Grand Prix.

McLaren's Lando Norris appeared to be heading for a maiden victory only for rain to arrive and turn the race on its head.

While Hamilton quickly changed to wet tyres, Norris decided against it and promptly slid off the track, eventually finishing eighth.

The British driver went on to take the chequered flag. "It's taken a long time to get to 100 wins," Hamilton said, after his first win since the British GP in July. "I wasn't even sure it would come."

We pick out 25 of the most memorable images form the last seven days in the gallery above.

Updated: September 27, 2021, 7:42 AM