The sporting week in pictures including Sofia Kenin, Erling Braut Haaland and Virat Kohli

We pick out some of the key images of the last seven days taken from the likes of cycling's Saudi Tour, Superbowl LIV and the GP Ice Race

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The first Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year saw a familiar – and not so familiar – face winning the singles titles in Melbourne.

Novak Djokovic became Australian Open champion for a record-extending eighth time thanks to a marathon 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Dominic Thiem.

In the women's final, Sofia Kenin defeated Garbine Muguruza 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 to earn her first grand slam victory and silence those who doubted she could make it to the very top of the sport.

In American football, Kansas City Chiefs quarter-back Patrick Mahomes inspired his team to a thrilling 31-20 win over the San Francisco 49ers at Super Bowl LIV in Miami.

After their 5-0 thrashing of New Zealand in the recent Twenty20 series, India were brought back down to earth in the opening one-day international against the Black Caps.

In a high scoring battle in Hamilton, Ross Taylor hit an unbeaten 109 to help the home side chase down India's 347-4 and win the game by four wickets.

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