World Sports Photography Awards 2026 winner revealed

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Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in action during his fourth round match against Britain's Jack Draper

Surfer rising from under the wave in the Solomon Islands

Layered view from the Lord's Nursery End, with India in control of the opening morning's play of the Third Test Match against England.

Oregon Ducks tight end Roger Saleapaga looks on at the infamous and animated Penn State University "White Out"

Japanese Javelin Thrower, Momone Ueda, launches a "rocket" into the Tokyo sky during the 2025 World Athletics Championships

Eugenio Suárez of the Seattle Mariners blows bubble gum during batting practice prior to game five of the American League Division Series against the Detroit Tigers

Florida guard Alijah Martin gives the Gators the lead for good on a breakaway score in the semifinals of the NCAA tournament

Tony Yoka receives an uppercut punch from Arslan Yellyav during their fight in Paris

A parade of cyclists seen through a partially broken window in a nearby abandoned building during the Copa De España Torredonjimeno

Runners and riders reflected in the sand on the beach in Laytown, Ireland's only horse racing event run on a beach under the Rules of Racing

A father and child wildly celebrate an Atletico Mineiro goal

A Red Bull car, captured through the Armco barriers, zooms through the tunnel during the Monaco Grand Prix

Tommy Fleetwood steps out from the bushes during the Dubai Desert Classic

Meital Maayan Sumkin performing with a ball and balancing with ease at the Rythmic Gymnastics World Championships 2025 in Rio De Janeiro

The Megasport Stadium in Moscow plays host to the Kontinental Hockey League match between Spartak Moscow and the Shanghai Dragons

Tobizaru sticks a finger up the nose of Takayasu as they fight during the final day of the five day Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London

Rally car eating dust at Shakedown during the 2025 WRC Safari Rally Kenya

Fencing bout exposing the bright neon lights in Russia

Kim Nayeong of South Korea with her eye on the ball mid-serve at the WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguaçu

The All Blacks perform the Haka at the Principality stadium in Cardiff

Henry Bramwell-Reeks, a Triathlete from the United Kingdom, during the swim leg of the full-distance triathlon

An skateboarder finds an improbable line, launching across the void of the ancient Jaipur stepwell

Confetti falls from the circular video board atop the Mercedes-Benz Stadium as the Ohio State Buckeyes rush the field to celebrate winning the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship

Skier Richard Permin surfing the wave of snow, leaving a fleeting trace in the endless, snowy canvas