Tadej Pogacar, Cristiano Ronaldo and Pierre Gasly – 25 of the best sports images of the week

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

Swedish athlete Armand Duplantis competes during the men's pole vault at the Diamond League meeting at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels on Friday, September 4. AFP

Riders at the start of Stage 9 of the Tour de France on Sunday, September 6. AFP

Novak Djokovic checks on the well-being of a line judge he accidentally hit with a ball during his US Open fourth round match at Flushing Meadows in New York, on Sunday, September 6. The Serbian world No 1 was disqualified from the tournament. USA TODAY Sports

An athlete competing in the IRONMAN 70.3 Les Sables d'Olonne in France, on Sunday, September 6. Getty

Australia batsman Alex Carey is bowled by England's Mark Wood during the T20 match at Southampton's Ageas Bowl on Friday, September 4. Reuters

Switzerland's Glenn Hodel goes for the spectacular during the final of the European Beach Soccer League against Germany, held at Nazare, Portugal, on Saturday, September 5. EPA

Athletes begin the swimming section of the men's elite race at the Hamburg Wasser World Triathlon event in Hamburg, northern Germany, on Saturday, September 5. EPA

Chevrolet driver Jennifer Jo Cobb during the Nascar Gander Outdoors Truck Series South Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina on Sunday, September 6. AFP

UAE Team Emirates rider Tadej Pogacar celebrates after winning Stage 9 of the Tour de France on Sunday, September 6. AFP

British athlete Mo Farah after breaking the one-hour world record at the Diamond League meeting at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels on Friday, September 4. Getty

The peloton during Stage 8 of the Tour de France - from Cazeres-sur-Garonne and Loudenvielle - on Saturday, September 5. AFP

England attacker Raheem Sterling during the Uefa Nations League game against Iceland in Reykjavik on Saturday, September 5. Reuters

Estonians Ott Tänak and his co-driver Martin Järveoja go airborne in their Hyundai I20 during the test round for the Rally Estonia on Friday, September 4. AFP

Athletes compete in the women's elite race of the Hamburg Wasser World Triathlon in Hamburg, northern Germany, Saturday, September 5. EPA

The peloton during Stage 9 of the Tour de France - from Pau to Laruns - on Sunday, September 6. Reuters

A kite surfer at Plum Beach, in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday, September 6. EPA

Serena Williams during US Open quarter-final win over Tsvetana Pironkova at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Wednesday, September 9. EPA

The peloton during STage 12 of the Tour de France on Thursday, September 10. AFP

French rider Nans Peters is cheered on by spectators during Stage 8 of the Tour de France on Saturday, September 5. AFP

Swedish goalkeeper Robin Olsen is beaten by a Cristiano Ronaldo free-kick as the attacker scored his 100th goal for Portugal in the Uefa Nations League game in Solna, Sweden, on Tuesday, September 8. AFP

Runners during the ITU World Triathlon Series World Championship in Hamburg, Germany, on Sunday September 6. AP

Florent Geroux guides Shedaresthedevil, left, to victory in the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs in Louisville, USA on Friday, September 4.USA TODAY Sports

Li Haotong on the 9th hole during Day 1 of the Portugal Masters at Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Course on Thursday, September 10. Getty

Colombian national diving team members Daniel Restrepo and Diana Pineda train for the first time since the coronavirus lockdown began, in Medellin, Colombia on September 9, 2020. AFP

Alpha Tauri driver Pierre Gasly celebrates after this surprise victory in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on Sunday, September 6. Getty

International football was back in action this week as the Uefa Nations League kicked-off once again around Europe with the first round of matches since the outbreak of Covid-19.

Cristiano Ronaldo reached yet another milestone in his extraordinary career when he broke the 100-goal barrier as Portugal defeated Sweden 2-1.

Gareth Southgate's England plans were thrown into disarray when he was forced to drop two players, Mason Greenwood and Phil Foden, from the squad after breaching Covid-19 protocols, in between matches against Iceland and Denmark. Both players issued apologies.

There was controversy and apologies in the tennis world as well, after world No 1 Novak Djokovic was disqualified from the US Open after accidentally hitting a line judge in the throat with a ball.

The Serbian became frustrated after suffering a fall and having dropped serve to trail 5-6, hitting a ball to the back of the court, striking a female line judge.

The Tour de France continued into its second week and there was more success for UAE Team Emirates, when Tadej Pogacar edged out fellow Slovenian Primoz Roglic in a sprint finish to win Stage 8 – his first in the Tour.

You can see a selection of the best images from the action in the photo gallery above. To move on to the next picture, click on the arrows, or if using a mobile device, simply swipe.