• Shaolin martial arts students perform Kung Fu suspended on wires in a rehearsal for a live-action night show in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China. Reuters
    Shaolin martial arts students perform Kung Fu suspended on wires in a rehearsal for a live-action night show in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China. Reuters
  • Ning Ding of China in action against Mouma Das of India during the game between China and India in the group stage of the Table Tennis Team World Championships in Halmstad, Sweden. Christian Bruna / EPA
    Ning Ding of China in action against Mouma Das of India during the game between China and India in the group stage of the Table Tennis Team World Championships in Halmstad, Sweden. Christian Bruna / EPA
  • William Buick riding Pakistan Star wins Race 8, Audemars Piguet QE11 Cup on Champions Day at Sha Tin racecourse in Hong Kong. Vince Caligiuri / Getty Images
    William Buick riding Pakistan Star wins Race 8, Audemars Piguet QE11 Cup on Champions Day at Sha Tin racecourse in Hong Kong. Vince Caligiuri / Getty Images
  • The Jeeper balloon, a prototype of an ecological balloon, created on the initiative of the club "Les Aeronautes de Monaco", is being inflated before taking off from the square in front of the Prince's Palace of Monaco, for a five-hour flight, as part of the "Next Generation Project". Valery Hache / AFP
    The Jeeper balloon, a prototype of an ecological balloon, created on the initiative of the club "Les Aeronautes de Monaco", is being inflated before taking off from the square in front of the Prince's Palace of Monaco, for a five-hour flight, as part of the "Next Generation Project". Valery Hache / AFP
  • Teemu Suninen of Finland drives his Ford Fiesta R5 on day two of Rally Argentina 2018 in Villa Carlos Paz, Cordoba, Argentina. EPA
    Teemu Suninen of Finland drives his Ford Fiesta R5 on day two of Rally Argentina 2018 in Villa Carlos Paz, Cordoba, Argentina. EPA
  • Sri Lankan Buddhist devotees attend religious observances on Vesak Full Moon Poya day at the Kelaniya Rajamaha Viharaya temple near Colombo, Sri Lanka. Vesak is the full moon day which marks Buddha's birthday, enlightenment, death and his passing into Nirvana. The Buddhist majority populating Sri Lanka celebrates this day with religious observances and colourfully lit lanterns, pandals and 'dansalas', where food and refreshments are offered to pedestrians. MA Pushpa Kumara / EPA
    Sri Lankan Buddhist devotees attend religious observances on Vesak Full Moon Poya day at the Kelaniya Rajamaha Viharaya temple near Colombo, Sri Lanka. Vesak is the full moon day which marks Buddha's birthday, enlightenment, death and his passing into Nirvana. The Buddhist majority populating Sri Lanka celebrates this day with religious observances and colourfully lit lanterns, pandals and 'dansalas', where food and refreshments are offered to pedestrians. MA Pushpa Kumara / EPA
  • Arthur Abraham of Germany and Patrick Nielsen of Denmark exchange punches during their WBO international super middleweight title fight at Baden-Arena in Offenburg, Germany. Matthias Hangst / Getty Images
    Arthur Abraham of Germany and Patrick Nielsen of Denmark exchange punches during their WBO international super middleweight title fight at Baden-Arena in Offenburg, Germany. Matthias Hangst / Getty Images
  • Golden State Warriors' Quinn Cook drives to the basket against the New Orleans Pelicans during the first half in Game 1 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series in Oakland, California. Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP Photo
    Golden State Warriors' Quinn Cook drives to the basket against the New Orleans Pelicans during the first half in Game 1 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series in Oakland, California. Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP Photo

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