Ted Ligety in action at the Alpine Skiing World Cup in Austria (Alessandro Trovati/AP/Press Association Images)
Loughrea and Portumna players stand for a moment’s silence in memory of Galway hurler Niall Donoghue (INPHO/Mike Shaughnessy)
Maria McCambridge celebrates with husband Gary Crossan after winning the women’s title at the Dublin Marathon (INPHO/James Crombie)
Maurice Jones-Drew waits ahead of the Jacksonsville Jaguars’ Wembley game vs the San Francisco 49ers (Adam Davy/EMPICS Sport)
Tuesday marked 100 days to the start of the Winter Olympics in Sochi (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP/Press Association Images)
Brian O’Driscoll poses with fans at Ireland’s open training session in the Aviva Stadium (INPHO/Billy Stickland)
Bradley Johnson caught in the net during Norwich’s Capital One Cup game vs Manchester United (Jon Super/AP/Press Association Images)
Sligo Rovers’ Joey Ndo gets reacquainted with the FAI Cup ahead of today’s final (INPHO/Cathal Noonan)
Jennifer McIntosh will represent Scotland at next year’s Commonwealth Games (Andrew Milligan/PA Wire/Press Association Images)
A horse gets set for the Breeders Cup at Santa Anita (Jae C. Hong/AP/Press Association Images)
Donncha O’Callaghan scrums down during Ireland training (INPHO/Dan Sheridan)
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It’s Sunday so here are 11 of our favourite pictures from the past week
1. Going down
Ted Ligety in action at the Alpine Skiing World Cup in Austria (Alessandro Trovati/AP/Press Association Images)
2. Silence
Loughrea and Portumna players stand for a moment’s silence in memory of Galway hurler Niall Donoghue (INPHO/Mike Shaughnessy)
3. Marathon
Maria McCambridge celebrates with husband Gary Crossan after winning the women’s title at the Dublin Marathon (INPHO/James Crombie)
4. London calling
Maurice Jones-Drew waits ahead of the Jacksonsville Jaguars’ Wembley game vs the San Francisco 49ers (Adam Davy/EMPICS Sport)
5. Tick tock
Tuesday marked 100 days to the start of the Winter Olympics in Sochi (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP/Press Association Images)
6. Selfie
Brian O’Driscoll poses with fans at Ireland’s open training session in the Aviva Stadium (INPHO/Billy Stickland)
7. Tangle
Bradley Johnson caught in the net during Norwich’s Capital One Cup game vs Manchester United (Jon Super/AP/Press Association Images)
8. Old friends
Sligo Rovers’ Joey Ndo gets reacquainted with the FAI Cup ahead of today’s final (INPHO/Cathal Noonan)
9. Taking aim
Jennifer McIntosh will represent Scotland at next year’s Commonwealth Games (Andrew Milligan/PA Wire/Press Association Images)
10. Preparation
A horse gets set for the Breeders Cup at Santa Anita (Jae C. Hong/AP/Press Association Images)
11. Tight squeeze
Donncha O’Callaghan scrums down during Ireland training (INPHO/Dan Sheridan)
The worst corner kick you’ll see today
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