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Mudbaths, ripped jerseys and title deciders - It's the best Sports Pictures of the Week

It’s been a busy week both at home and abroad for sport. Here’s a look back in pictures.

Houston Rockets centre Dwight Howard watches on as Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin goes in for a dunk.

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Arturo Vidal and his Juventus team mates celebrate after dumping Real Madrid out of the Champions League.

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Even the Robin’s mascot joined in as Ben Gladwin celebrated scoring Swindon’s first goal as they drew 5-5 with Sheffield United to reach the League One play-off final on an aggregate score of 7-6.

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Maunel Neuer appeals for offside after Neymar scores Barcelona’s first goal in the Uefa Champions League semi-final second leg at the Allianz Arena

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Tom Watson escapes from the bunker on the 18th hole during the Regions Tradition Champions golf tournament at Shoal Creek Country Club, Alabama.

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Roger Federer serves the ball in his match against Kevin Anderson at the Italian Open in Rome.

 

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Senan Kilbride of Roscommon and Kevin Moran of Waterford with their respective football and hurling Opel Player Of The Month awards for April.

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Dejected Irish players after England knocked them out of the Uefa Under 17 European Championship.

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Alan Quinlan with Matt D’Arcy(Clontarf) who won the Ulster Bank Top Try Scorer and overall Player Of The Year awards and Josh Glynn who was the Ulster Bank Top Points Scorer winner.

Matt DÕArcy (Clontarf), Ulster Bank Top Try Scorer and overall player of the year winner, Alan Quinlan and Josh Glynn (Old Belvedere), Ulster Bank Top Points Scorer winner Dan Sheridan / INPHO Dan Sheridan / INPHO / INPHO

Fiona Coughlan and Niamh Briggs at the announcement of Ireland hosting the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup.

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Offaly goalkeeper Alan Mulhall saves a penalty from Longford’s Michael Quinn

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Victor Espinoza won the Preakness Stakes in a mudbath on American Pharoah

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Neil Gallagher — that’s him in the ripped shirt — saw red in Donegal’s Ulster SFC win over Tyrone

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Lionel Messi scored the goal that clinched Barcelona’s fifth La Liga title in seven years

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Ronaldo might have scored another hat-trick … but Messi won the league for Barcelona

The Irishman at the top of his game in one of the world’s fastest growing watersports

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