Plenty of agony and ecstasy in our 10 favourite sports pics from this week

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Finally!
It's fair to say Monaghan manager Malachy O'Rourke enjoyed Sunday's Ulster senior football final.Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO
The unsung heroes
As did kit-man Francis McGinnity...Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO
Long road to Croker
However, there's still a long road to All-Ireland glory, as Cillian O'Connor's Mayo, James O'Donoghue's Kerry, and Philly McMahon's Dublin will remind them.Source: Brendan Moran / SPORTSFILE
Mixed emotions
Greystones Golf Club was the place to be on Monday as Paul Dunne had a share of the lead heading into the final round of The Open.Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO
Disbelief
However it was American Zach Johnson who prevailed after a three-way playoff. Johnson could barely believe he'd won.Source: Peter Morrison
The agony and the ecstasy
Dundalk fell just short against BATE Borisov in the Champions League on Wednesday, and this shot at full-time summed up the contrasting emotionSource: James Crombie/INPHO
Ouch!
Sport hurts. Just ask Liverpool's Becky Easton. Source: Clint Hughes
I believe I can fly!
The Pan-Am games in Canada produced this incredible scene, as Argentina's Lucas Guzman, left, and Brazil's Venilton Torres decided to recreate The Matrix.Source: AP/Press Association Images
Down I go
Eoin Everard falls at the start of the Men's Morton Mile in Santry on Friday night.Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO
Anyone have a lift?
Thursday's stage of the Tour de France was a toughie, as the riders climbed the 18 hairpins of Montvernier.Source: Laurent Cipriani