Advertisement
Snap Happy

The sports week in pictures

Here’s how another sporting week developed.

The sports week in pictures
1 / 9
  • The week in pictures

    Xavi Alonso is dejected as Leo Messi puts the tie beyond Real Madrid on Wednesday night.
  • The week in pictures

    BJ Cooper falls from Sizing Africa at the last in the Dan Moore Memorial handicap Steeplechase at Fairyhouse. Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Lorraine O'Sullivan
  • The week in pictures

    Lloyd! Entourage actor Jeremy Piven gives David Beckham a piece of his mind at the Staples Center.
  • The week in pictures

    Cork and Dublin players parade around Croke Park before their National Football League final last Sunday.
  • The week in pictures

    LA Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant dunks on New Orleans Hornets center Emeka Okafor.
  • The week in pictures

    Nathan Hines enjoys a game of chasing during Leinster squad chasing.
  • The week in pictures

    Melanie Nocher gets herself ready at the Irish Long Course National Swimming Championships at the National Aquatic Centre in Abbotstown.Source: INPHO/Donall Farmer
  • The week in pictures

    Ian Nagle and Paul O'Connell during Munster squad training.Source: INPHO/Billy Stickland
  • The week in pictures

    Come here you: Alex Ferguson gets his hands on Schalke goalkeeper Manuel Neuer after the Champions League semi-final in Gelsenkirchen on Tuesday night.Source: AP Photo/Martin Meissner

Fairyhouse Festival, Fairyhouse Racecourse, Ratoath, Co. Meath 26/4/2011
The Dan Moore Memorial handicap Steeplechase
BJ Cooper on Sizing Africa falls at the last
Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Lorraine O’Sullivan

Munster Squad Training, Thomond Park, Limerick 26/4/2011
Ian Nagle and Paul O’Connell during training today
Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Billy Stickland

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, left, dunks as New Orleans Hornets center Emeka Okafor defends during the first half in Game 5 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series, Tuesday, April 26, 2011, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Ronnie O’Sullivan waits in his chair during his match against John Higgins at the Betfred.com World Snooker Championships at the Crucible, Sheffield.
Picture date: Wednesday April 27, 2011. See PA story SNOOKER World. Photo credit should read: Nigel French/PA Wire.

Real Madrid’s Xabi Alonso reacts after FC Barcelona scored during their semifinal first leg Champions League soccer match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Wednesday, April 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Paul White)

Irish Long Course National Swimming Championships, National Aquatic Centre, Abbotstown, Dublin 28/4/2011
Women’s 200m Freestyle
General view of Melanie Nocher
Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Donall Farmer

Manchester’s manager Sir Alex Ferguson, right, comforts Schalke goalkeeper Manuel Neuer after the Champions League semifinal soccer match between FC Schalke 04 and Manchester United in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Schalke was defeated by United with 0-2. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Allianz Football League Division 1 Final, Croke Park, Dublin 24/4/2011
Dublin vs Cork
A general view of the team parade
Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Donall Farmer