A collection of some of the top sports photos in the past week by AP photographers around the world.
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani celebrates in the locker room after their win against the New York Yankees in Game 5 to win the baseball World Series, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
New York Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton is tagged out at home by Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith during the fourth inning in Game 3 of the baseball World Series, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani watches in the dugout during the first inning in Game 5 of the baseball World Series against the New York Yankees, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Los Angeles Dodgers players, coaches and ownership group are paraded on buses during the baseball team’s World Series championship parade Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Manchester City’s Erling Haaland hits a rebound against the post during the English Premier League soccer match between Bournemouth and Manchester City at the Vitality stadium in Bournemouth, England, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, Bournemouth won the game 2-1. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
FC Cincinnati defender Chidozie Awaziem, left, and New York City FC midfielder Santiago Rodríguez, right, fight for the ball during the first half of a first-round soccer match of the MLS Cup playoffs, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Germany’s Alexander Zverev arrives to play Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas before their quarterfinal match of the Paris Masters tennis tournament at the Accor Arena, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Germany’s Selina Cerci scores the opening goal against Australia’s goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold during the international women’s friendly soccer match between Germany and Australia in Duisburg, Germany, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison (3) catches a 4-yard touchdown pass ahead of Indianapolis Colts safety Julian Blackmon (32) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Barcelona’s Spanish player Aitana Bonmati, left, and Manchester City’s Spanish player Rodri kiss their 2024 Ballon d’Or trophies during the 68th Ballon d’Or (Golden Ball) award ceremony at Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Fans of Argentina’s Lanus launch fireworks before the start of a Copa Sudamericana semifinal second leg soccer match against Brazil’s Cruzeiro at La Fortaleza Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James loses the ball while driving between Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant and guard Bradley Beal (3) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri, of Italy, compete in the ice dance’s free dance segment at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in Angers, France. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
Russia’s Karen Kachanov returns to France’s Ugo Humbert during the semifinal match of the Paris Masters tennis tournament at the Accor Arena on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Memphis Grizzlies’ Scotty Pippen Jr., left, and Philadelphia 76ers’ KJ Martin collide during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards, left, goes up for a shot as Dallas Mavericks forward Naji Marshall defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Josh Downs (1) is tackled by Minnesota Vikings cornerback Byron Murphy Jr., left, and safety Camryn Bynum (24) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
South African rider Brad Binder of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, top, leaps in the air after crashing with French rider Fabio Quartararo of Monster Energy Yamaha during the start of the MotoGP race in Sepang, outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands, celebrates after winning the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix at the Interlagos race track, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Max Verstappen, of Netherlands, steers his Red Bull during the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix at the Interlagos race track in Sao Paulo, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Abdi Nageeye, of the Netherlands, poses after winning the men’s division of the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips celebrates the dismissal of India’s Ravichandran Ashwin during the third day of the third cricket test match between India and New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024.(AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
Riders compete in the Breeders’ Cup Classic horse race in Del Mar, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Flavien Prat celebrates after riding Sierra Leone to victory in the Breeders’ Cup Classic horse race in Del Mar, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
