Max Verstappen, Lionel Messi and Collin Morikawa – 25 of the best sporting images of the week

We pick out some of the most stunning pictures from the last seven days

A fire breaks out near the 10th hole on Day 3 of the Rose Ladies Series on the West Course in the first ever ladies professional event at Wentworth Golf Club in England, on Friday, August 7. Getty

St Helens' Regan Grace scores their fifth try during their 48-0 win against Leeds Rhinos in the Super League clash at the Emerald Headingley Stadium in Leeds, on Sunday, August 9. Reuters

Barcelona's Lionel Messi during his his team's Champions League last-16 second leg victory against Napoli at Camp Nou on Saturday, August 8. EPA

Jockey Nash Rawiller guides Desert Path to victory at the ClubsNSW Western Metropolitan Region Handicap at Rosehill Gardens in Sydney on Saturday, August 8. Getty

American golfer Collin Morikawa looks worried as the lid falls off the Wanamaker Trophy after he secured victory in the USPGA Championship at TPC Harding Park on Sunday, August 9. AFP

Rud Bull driver Max Verstappen makes a pitstop on his way to victory in the F1 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday, August 9. Getty

The peloton during Stage 2 - 135 km between Vienne and Col de Porte near Sarcenas - of the Criterium du Dauphine on Thursday, August 13. AFP

A kite surfer in rough seas off Sydney's northern beaches on Monday, August 10. AFP

Players walk on the 10th hole as large fire on nearby Chobham Common during Day 3 of the Rose Ladies Series at Wentworth Golf Club on Friday August 7. Getty

Runners and riders in the Hersham Handicap at Sandown Racecourse in Surrey, on Friday August 7. PA

Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo during the Champions League last-16 second leg against Lyon at the Allianz stadium in Turin on Friday, August 7. The French side won on away goals. AP

Clint Bowyer and William Byronlead the field to start the NASCAR Cup Series Consumers Energy 400 at Michigan at an empty Michigan International Speedway on Sunday, August 9. AFP

The Palermo Ladies Open final between Anett Kontaveit of Estonia and France's Fiona Ferro on Sunday, August 9, 2020 in Italy.Getty

An aerial picture taken by drone shows Turkish free diver Birgul Erken swims underwater as she attempts a record-breaking swim 165 metres underwater as the longest horizontal swimming underwater with one breath at Sokakagzi Beach in Canakkale, Turkey on Wednesday August 10. Erken managed to swim the distance but was denied the record after being touched mistakenly by a team member during the attempt. EPA

Boston Bruins center Joakim Nordstrom clatters into Carolina Hurricanes left wing Warren Foegele during the NHL hockey Eastern Conference Stanley Cup playoff game in Toronto, on Wednesday, August 12. AP

Brazilian tennis player Thiago Monteiro training in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, August 10. Getty

The peloton during the Stage 2 - 135 km between Vienne and Col de Porte near Sarcenas - of the Criterium du Dauphine on Thursday, August 13. AFP

Marco Koch of Germany competes in the men's 100m breaststroke during the 57th Settecolli 2020 international swimming trophy in Rome on Tuesday, August 11. Getty

Action from Day 2 of the Bob Willis Trophy match between Kent and Sussex at The Spitfire Ground on Sunday, August 9. Getty

Young Muay Thai fighters perform a traditional ritual during a Wai Kru Muay Thai dance ceremony at the National Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, August 7. EPA

Seattle Mariners' Dylan Moore dives safely back to first base on a pick-off attempt as Colorado Rockies first baseman Ryan McMahon catches the ball in the eighth inning of a Major League Baseball game Sunday, August 9, in Seattle. AP

Marta Ortega during their Adeslas Open Padel Tournament Madrid 2020's women's doubles final at Madrid Arena pavilion, on Sunday, August 9. EPA

Paris Saint-Germain's Neymar celebrates with teammate Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting after his team's Champions League quarter-final win over Atalanta in Lisbon, Portugal, on Wednesday, August 12. AP

Spanish golfer Adri Arnaus of Spain during a practice round for the Celtic Classic at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales, on Wednesday, August 12. Getty

England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler catches the ball on Day 1 of the second Test against Pakistan at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, on Thursday, August 13. AFP

There was a surprise to start the week in Formula One when the dominance of Mercedes was brought to a stunning halt.

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen took the chequered flag in the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix ahead of reigning champion Lewis Hamilton at Silverstone on Sunday.

Mercedes had been expected to seal their fifth win from as many races this season.

It has been Champions League time in football, where some of the sport's biggest names encountered mixed fortunes.

On Friday, Cristiano Ronaldo saw his dreams of winning a sixth European Cup dashed, despite the Portuguese scoring twice for Juventus in the 2-1 last-16 in the second leg against Lyon.

Memphis Depay's 12th-minute penalty sealed Lyon's place in the quarter-finals with a 2-2 aggregate score to go through on away goals  where they will face Manchester City.

Ronaldo's old nemesis Lionel Messi had no such problems a day later as his Barcelona side secured a 3-1 win against Napoli at Camp Nou and a 4-2 victory on aggregate. German champions Bayern Munich are next up for Messi and Co.

Fast forward four days and Messi's former Barca teammate Neymar helped Paris Saint-Germain overcome Atalanta with two last-gasp goals from Marquinhos and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, clinching the French side's semi-final spot.

On the golf course, the American Collin Morikawa claimed his first major title after winning the PGA Championship at an empty Harding Park.

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