THE BEST SPORTS IMAGES OF THE WEEK

North Carolina State University forward CJ Williams (5) is fouled by Georgetown University center Henry Sims (left) during their men's NCAA college basketball game in Columbus, Ohio.

Florida State Seminoles' cheerleaders perform during their game with Cincinnati Bearcats during their men's NCAA third round basketball game in Nashville, Tennessee.

A combination photo shows curling fan Hans Madsen, of Yorkton, Saskatchewan, with his beard coloured in various forms while attending the first two days of the World Women's Curling Championships in Lethbridge, Alberta.

A competitor lassos a calf during the 6th Cowgirl World Championship in Villavicencio.

Real Madrid's Karim Benzema hangs from the net during their Spanish First Division soccer match against Malaga at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid.

Smoke from burning seats rise during a Greek Super League soccer match between Panathinaikos and Olympiakos at Olympic stadium in Athens.

The Athens derby between Panathinaikos and Olympiakos Pireaus was abandoned after being interrupted twice by crowd violence on Sunday.

Stoke City's Thomas Sorensen (centre) is beaten by a shot from Liverpool's Stewart Downing during their English FA Cup quarter-final soccer match at Anfield in Liverpool, northern England.

Cricket fans celebrate after India won the one-day international cricket match against Pakistan at Asia Cup in the northern Indian city of Allahabad.

India beat Pakistan by six wickets in the Asia Cup at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Sunday.

A participant jumps during the Red Bull Jump and Freeze competition at the ski resort of Gudauri, some 130 km (81 miles) north of Tbilisi.

Sergio Martinez of Argentina lands a punch on Matthew Macklin (left) of Ireland during their Middleweight World Championship fight at Madison Square Garden in New York.

A member of the Maasai Cricket Warriors team catches the ball during their friendly match against the Jaffery's team in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa.

The Maasai Cricket Warriors are role models in their communities where they actively campaign against retrogressive and harmful cultural practices, such as female genital mutilation and early childhood marriages, while fighting to eradicate discrimination against women in Maasailand.

Through cricket, they hope to promote healthier lifestyles and to also spread awareness about HIV/AIDS amongst youth. They have been invited to play in the Last Man Stands Twenty20 Championship in Cape Town, South Africa but are doubtful of their participation due to lack of sponsorships.

Barcelona's Sergio Busquets (second right) challenges Sevilla's Julien Escude during their Spanish First Division soccer match at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Seville.

A boy from a local cricket academy wearing a mask of Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, attends the celebrations for Tendulkar's 100 international centuries in front of an India's national flag in Agartala, capital of Tripura.

After waiting more than a year, Tendulkar finally became the first cricketer to score 100 international centuries during an Asia Cup One-day match against Bangladesh on Friday.