What a shot! 30 amazing sports photos
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What a shot! 30 amazing sports photos

Published 1038 GMT (1838 HKT) August 30, 2016
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Little League baseball players from Maine-Endwell, New York, celebrate after they beat a team from South Korea to win the Little League World Series on Sunday, August 28. It's the first American team to win the competition since 2011. Evan Habeeb/USA Today Sports
Minnesota's Linval Joseph hits San Diego quarterback Kellen Clemens during an NFL preseason game in Minneapolis on Sunday, August 28. Hannah Foslien/Getty Images
UFC fighter Garreth McLellan reacts after his middleweight bout against Alessio Di Chirico on Saturday, August 27. Di Chirico won by split decision. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press/AP
Manchester City midfielder Fabian Delph, in blue, scores the only goal of a Champions League playoff match with Steaua Bucharest on Wednesday, August 24. The English club defeated Steaua 6-0 over two legs to clinch a spot in the tournament's group stage. Michael Regan/Getty Images
Formula One driver Nico Rosberg is sprayed with champagne after his win in the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday, August 28. It was the sixth victory of the season for the German, who is now nine points behind Lewis Hamilton in the driver standings. Charles Coates/Getty Images
Kansas City's Demetrius Harris is tripped up by Harold Jones-Quartey during an NFL preseason game in Chicago on Saturday, August 27. Stacy Revere/Getty Images
Argentina's Facundo Isa is tackled by two South African players during a Rugby Championship match in Salta, Argentina, on Saturday, August 27. Argentina won 26-24. Juan Mabromata/AFP/Getty Images
Gary Hunt trains Friday, August 26, in Polignano a Mare, Italy -- the fifth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Hunt is the defending world champion and current series leader. Dean Treml/Red Bull/Getty Images
Baseball star Bryce Harper holds Katie Ledecky's Olympic medals as the swimmer throws out the first pitch before a Washington Nationals game on Wednesday, August 24. Brad Mills/USA Today Sports
California's Khalfani Muhammad runs the ball against Hawaii during the college football opener, which took place in Sydney -- yes, Australia -- on Saturday, August 27. California won 51-31. Jason McCawley/Getty Images
English cricketer Joe Root, right, crashes into teammate Adil Rashid as he catches a ball against Pakistan on Saturday, August 27. England won by four wickets in the one-day international. Gareth Copley/Getty Images
Players compete for the ball during an Australian Football League match between the St. Kilda Saints and the Brisbane Lions on Sunday, August 28. Scott Barbour/Getty Images
Gareth Ellis, captain of English rugby club Hull, holds up the Challenge Cup after Hull defeated Warrington in the final on Saturday, August 27. Joel Ford/Getty Images
Josh Reddick, outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, is tagged out by Addison Russell of the Chicago Cubs on Friday, August 26. Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images
Matt Boland covers himself up after falling off a bull in Cunnamulla, Australia, on Saturday, August 27. Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images
NASCAR driver Kyle Larson celebrates with crew members after winning the Sprint Cup race at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday, August 28. It was the first victory of his Sprint Cup career. Sean Gardner/Getty Images
New Orleans tight end Coby Fleener is hit by two Pittsburgh Steelers during an NFL preseason game on Friday, August 26. Wesley Hitt/Getty Images
Tennis player Richard Gasquet plays with the ball during a first-round U.S. Open match on Monday, August 29. Gasquet, the tournament's 13th seed, was upset by Kyle Edmund in straight sets. Kena Betancur/AFP/Getty Images
Watford's Nordin Amrabat, left, is tackled by Arsenal's Granit Xhaka during a Premier League match in Watford, England, on Saturday, August 27. David Rogers/Getty Images
Baltimore outfielder Hyun-soo Kim strikes out during a game against the New York Yankees on Sunday, August 28. Rich Schultz/Getty Images
Members of the crowd hold up "Go Europe" placards as Darren Clarke, captain of Europe's Ryder Cup team, takes video of them during a tournament in Aalborg, Denmark, on Friday, August 26. The Ryder Cup begins September 27 in Minnesota. Andrew Redington/Getty Images
Philadelphia catcher Cameron Rupp holds onto the ball after a home-plate collision Friday, August 26, at New York's Citi Field. Jim McIsaac/Getty Images
Johnathan Kelly competes in the UK's Strongest Man final Saturday, August 27, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. PA Images/Sipa
San Antonio's Jayne Appel-Marinelli drives to the hoop during a WNBA game against New York on Friday, August 26. Chris Covatta/NBAE/Getty Images
People watch the annual beach horse race at Sanlucar de Barrameda, Spain, on Saturday, August 27. Jorge Guerrero/AFP/Getty Images
Liverpool's Nathaniel Clyne is closed down by two Tottenham players during a Premier League match in London on Saturday, August 27. Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC/Getty Images
New Zealand's Ameliaranne Ekenasio is pressured by England's Stacey Francis during a netball match in Auckland, New Zealand, on Saturday, August 27. Simon Watts/Getty Images
Players fight for the ball during an Australian Football League match between the Essendon Bombers and the Carlton Blues on Saturday, August 27. Scott Barbour/Getty Images
A participant splashes in the mud during the Mud Hero race in Toronto on Sunday, August 28. Xinhua/Sipa
Japan's Takasuke Goto, bottom, is tackled by Thailand's Pongsak Khongkaew during a beach soccer match in China on Tuesday, August 23. See 51 amazing Olympic photos from last week Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images