Wacky Sports Photos of the Week (July 22-28)

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SI Staff
Publish date:
Jul 28, 2015

Wacky Sports Photos of the Week (July 22-28)

Wakeboarders Moritz Petri and Cedric Schmidt during a training session at 'Hotspot Seepark' in Niederweimar, Germany.

Yumi Adachi is thrown up in the air by her partner during the synchronised swimming mixed duet technical preliminary at the Swimming World Championships.

An interesting group of fans watch stage 19 of the Tour de France.

Chris Froome celebrates his Tour de France win with a glass of champagne.

Gilbert Arenas, the former All-Star affectionately known as Agent Zero, took the county fair for all it was worth, using his considerable shooting skills to dominate the basketball games.

Chelsea (Feisty Fists) London pins MaiNe (Main Event) Morgan during a training session for the upcoming "Lingerie Fighting Championships 20: A Midsummer Night's Dream" in Las Vegas.

Chelsea London (top) and Lauren (The Animal) Erickson train for the upcoming "Lingerie Fighting Championships 20: A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the FSW Gym in Las Vegas. The live pay-per-view event is scheduled to feature eight bouts at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Aug. 8.

David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox tosses the bat as he watches his three-run homer against the Detroit Tigers.

Ryan Dodd of Canada during the Waterski Jump finals at the Pan Am Games in Toronto.

Cole Hamels of the Philadelphia Phillies gets the cooler after pitching a no-hitter against the Chicago Cubs.

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A portuguese bullfighter prepares for a rough landing after tangling with a bull during an exhibition of Portuguese Style bullfighting in Dundalk, Ontario.

Adam Jones of the Baltimore Orioles fouls a ball off his head during a game against the Atlanta Braves.

Riders during a practice at the UCI BMX World Championships in Zolder, Belgium.

The Greece team competes in the Team Free Synchronised Swimming Preliminaries at the FINA World Championships in Russia.

Rachael Adams blocks a spike over the net during the U.S. team's volleyball semifinal against the Dominican Republic at the Pan Am Games in Toronto.

Victor Hugo Ortega Serna and Juan Guillermo Rios Lopera of Colombia compete in the 10m Platform Synchronised Diving Final at the 16th FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

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The Red Bull Flugtag Russia 2015 competition in Moscow, Russia. Thirty-nine teams took part in the event piloting their self-made aircrafts, which launched, or plunged, into Grebnoy Chenal.

NHRA driver Courtney Force plays around on the Sonoma racetrack with a remote controlled car.

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Elizabeth Phillips (left) attempts to escape a hold by Jessamyn Duke in their bantamweight bout during the UFC event at the United Center in Chicago.

Robots compete in a football match during the RoboCup 2015 in China.

IndyCar driver Graham Rahal competes in a grape stomping contest, against his fiancee Courtney Force, during a racing skills challenge event at Sonoma Raceway.

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The 2015 Swamp Soccer China event in Beijing.

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A diver jumps from the Ura e Shenjte bridge during the traditional annual high-diving competition at the Drini i Bardh river.

Team China swims in the Team Technical Synchronised Swimming Final at the FINA World Championships.

Jia Jia sits next to her cake made of ice and fruit juice to mark her 37th birthday at an amusement park in Hong Kong. The giant panda became the oldest ever in captivity, ageing the equivalent of more than 100-years-old in human terms.

Kyle Busch celebrates with his team by kissing the bricks after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the Brickyard.

Kyle Busch and his wife Samantha celebrate by kissing the bricks as their son Brexton looks on.

Team USA competes in the Team Free preliminary event at the FINA World Championships in Kazan.

Mo Farah of Britain celebrates with the mascot after winning the 3000m race at the Diamond League athletics meet in London.

Mookie Betts of the Boston Red Sox hits the wall in a game against the Detroit Tigers.

Beach volleyball on the Adriatic Sea in the city of Durres.

EPL Independence Cup Paintball Tournament in Cream Ridge, N.J.

Rajai Davis of the Detroit Tigers misses this leaping attempt against the Seattle Mariners.

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Mark Schwarzer of Leicester City sees the funny side when a streaker makes it on to the pitch during the pre-season friendly between Mansfield Town and Leicester City in Mansfield, England.