Tom Brady, Virat Kohli, Rafael Nadal and Simona Halep: 25 of the best sports images of the week

We pick out the week's most spectacular images

Rob Gronkowski, left, and Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers celebrate after beating the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 in Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium, in Florida, on Sunday, February 7. AFP

Romania's Simona Halep in action during her second-round victory against Ajla Tomljanovic, of Australia, at the Australian Open on Wednesday, February 10. Reuters

Switzerland's Noe Roth during the men's aerial finals at the Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International Ski World Cup at Deer Valley Resort in Utah, United States, on Saturday, February 6. AFP

Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie in action during the men's pole vault at the World Athletics Indoor Tour at the Arena Stade Couvert, in Lievin, France, on Tuesday, February 9. Reuters

A spectator is escorted from Rod Laver Arena by security for abusing Spanish world No 2 Rafael Nadal during his Australian Open second-round win over United States' Michael Mmoh on Thursday, February 11. AP

AC Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrates scoring their first goal during a 4-0 Serie A win over Crotone on Sunday, February 9. The 39-year-old broke the 500-goal barrier in a remarkable club career following his double at the San Siro. Reuters

The England women's cricket team training at Queenstown Events Centre ahead of their upcoming series in New Zealand, on Wednesday, February 10. Getty

England bowler James Anderson celebrates taking the wicket of Ajinkya Rahane during Day 5 of the first Test against India at the Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday, February 9. 2021. England won the match by 227 runs. Sportzpics for BCCI

Germany's Alexander Zverev during his Australian Open second-round win over Maxime Cressy of the United States at Melbourne Park on Wednesday, February 10. Getty

Germany's Markus Eisenbichler during the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Klingenthal, Germany, Sunday, February 7. EPA

Fireworks at Raymond James Stadium in Florida after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV on Sunday, February 7. AFP

Northern Warriors players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Abu Dhabi T10. Courtesy Abu Dhabi T10

England's Jonny May dives over to score his side's third try in their 41-18 Six Nations victory over Italy at Twickenham on Saturday, February 13. Getty

Tasia Tanner of the United States during her jump in the women's aerials final during the Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International Ski World Cup at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah, on Saturday, February 6. AFP

Natalya Seraya, chairwoman of "Walruses of the Capital" winter swimming club, in the icy waters of the Moskva River in Moscow on Saturday, February 13. Reuters

The England women's cricket team training at Queenstown Events Centre ahead of their upcoming series in New Zealand, on Wednesday, February 10. Getty

Spain's Rafael Nadal blows on a dandelion during a practice session at Melbourne Park during the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Wednesday, February 10. AFP

South Africa batsman Keshav Maharaj is bowled out by Pakistan's Hasan Ali during the third day of the second Test at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday, February 6. Pakistan won the match by 95 runs and series 2-0. AFP

Sara Roderick of United States competes in her second run in women's skeleton during the IBSF World Championships in Altenberg, Germany, on Thursday, February 11. Getty

Competitors in the men's 200m backstroke final during the Manchester International Swimming Meet in England on Friday, February 12. Getty

Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan celebrates scoring his side's first goal during their 4-1 Premier League win against Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday February 7. PA

Ireland win a line out in front of empty stands during the Six Nations match against Wales at the Principality Stadium, Cardiff, on Sunday February 7, 2021. Wales won the match 21-16. PA

India captain Virat Kohli is clean bowled by England spinner Moeen Ali during Day 1 of the second Test match at the Chidambaram Stadium stadium in Chennai, on Saturday, February 13. Sportzpics for BCCI

Switzerland's Nadja Wenger, Kaitlyn Mcgregor and Ramona Hardi compete in the team pursuit during Day 2 of the ISU World Speed Skating Championships at Thialf Arena in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, on February 12. Getty

Bayern Munich players celebrate after winning the Club World Cup following their 1-0 win over Tigres UANL in Al Rayyan, Qatar, on Thursday, February 11. EPA

One of sport's all-time greats was writing another chapter in his incredible career story this week.

Quarterback Tom Brady led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 31-9 victory over Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV, claiming his fifth MVP award in the NFL showpiece.

It was also the 43-year-old's seventh Super Bowl title as the Bucs won on home turf in Florida.

Over in football, Bayern Munich defeated Tigres UANL 1-0 in the Club World Cup final in Qatar to make it a remarkable six consecutive major honours for the German club.

Winning the Fifa showpiece, meant Bayern added a sixth trophy to their 2019-20 Bundesliga, German Cup, European Cup and the domestic and Uefa Super Cup prizes.

Another serial winner, the evergreen Zlatan Ibrahimovic, broke the 500-goal barrier in his amazing club career.

The 39-year-old scored twice in AC Milan's 4-0 Serie A battering of Crotone, maintaining his form 22 years after making his professional debut for Swedish club Malmo in 1999.

In England, Liverpool's grip on the Premier League trophy is hanging by a thread after a disastrous week of action.

First, they were thrashed 4-1 at home to league leaders Manchester City, then they followed that up by losing 3-1 at Leicester City, despite being one-goal up with 12 minutes to go.

We have picked out 25 stunning images in the photo gallery above. To move on to the next picture click on the arrows, or if using a mobile device, simply swipe.