Iowa State’s Keshon Gilbert dunks as South Dakota State’s Zeke Mayo, bottom, watches during the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/John Peterson)
The ongoing drama of college basketball’s March Madness in the United States. An incident-packed trip to South Korea for Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani. A match-winning goal at iconic Wembley Stadium in London that thrust Brazil teenager Endrick into the global consciousness.
Associated Press photographers have been there for the biggest stories in sports across the globe over the past week.
A Brazil soccer fan poses next to life-size statues of South American soccer stars, from left, Lionel Messi, Pele and Diego Maradona at the CONMEBOL museum on the day of its re-inauguration in Luque, Paraguay, Monday, March 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
For some of the saddest, too, like when second-ranked women’s tennis player Aryna Sabalenka played at the Miami Open after the death of a former ice hockey player she dated.
Formula One continued with further scrutiny on Red Bull at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, where the team had to deal with a fire in the car of champion driver Max Verstappen.
Meanwhile, cricket’s lucrative Indian Premier League got underway, with Chennai Super Kings opening their title defense by beating Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Over in Paraguay, life-size statues of South American soccer greats Lionel Messi, Pele and Diego Maradona were on show at the CONMEBOL museum on the day of its re-inauguration.
In Texas, Costa Rica players were pelted with drinks and trash after celebrating a goal in CONCACAF Nations League soccer against Honduras. The U.S. won the title, beating Mexico in the final.
The selection was curated by Prague staff photographer Petr Josek.
Philadelphia 76ers’ Tyrese Maxey (0) goes up to shoot against Miami Heat’s Bam Adebayo, top, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 18, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Benfica’s Lucia Alves, bottom, challenges for the ball with Lyon’s Selma Bacha during the women’s Champions League quarterfinals, first leg, soccer match between SL Benfica and Olympique Lyonnais at the Luz Stadium, in Lisbon, Tuesday, March 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
A woman walks past a mural of Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani, left, and Mookie Betts, painted by artist Gustavo Zermeno Jr., in Hermosa Beach, Calif., Monday, March 18, 2024. The Dodgers and the San Diego Padres play Major League Baseball’s first regular-season games in Seoul, South Korea on March 20-21. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Katie Grzelak competes during a women’s super-G skiing race, Wednesday, March 20, 2024, during the U. S. Alpine Championships at the Sun Valley ski resort in Ketchum, Idaho. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
A fan has pasted North Korean flags on his face ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 preliminary joint qualification round 2 match between Japan and North Korea at the National Stadium Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, walks on a practice court at the Miami Open tennis tournament, Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
A caddie walks between the 16th and 17th holes during the first round of LPGA’s Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship golf tournament in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., Thursday, March 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Anuj Rawat plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket tournament match between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Chennai, India, Friday, March 22, 2024. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)
Aksel Kitt competes in a men’s giant slalom ski race during the U.S. Alpine Championships, Friday, March 22, 2024, at the Sun Valley ski resort in Ketchum, Idaho. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James grabs the ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers Friday, March 22, 2024, in Los Angeles.(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Philadelphia Flyers’ Felix Sandstrom walks off the ice after warming-up before an NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins, Saturday, March 23, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Zenit fans light fireworks during an international friendly soccer match between Red Star and Zenit St. Petersburg at the Rajko Mitic Stadium in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, March 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Brazil’s Endrick celebrates after scoring the opening goal during a friendly soccer match between England and Brazil at Wembley Stadium in London, Saturday, March 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Costa Rica midfielder Jefferson Brenes, from left, Alvaro Zamora (21), Francisco Calvo (15) and Joseph Mora (8) are pelted with drinks and trash after celebrating a Brenes goal in the second half of a CONCACAF Nations League Play-In soccer match against Honduras, Saturday, March 23, 2024, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Penn State’s Aaron Brooks, left, takes on NC State’s Trent Hilday in their 197-pound match in the finals of the NCAA wrestling championships, Saturday, March 23, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Red Bull mechanics work to extinguish a fire in Max Verstappen of the Netherlands car during the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Scott Barbour,Pool)
Moto3 rider Riccardo Rossi of Italy reacts after crashing during the Portuguese Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Algarve International circuit near Portimao, Portugal, Sunday, March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)
MotoGP rider Jorge Martin of Spain, holding a Spanish flag, bows as he returns to the pit lane after winning the MotoGP race of the Portuguese Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Algarve International circuit near Portimao, Portugal, Sunday, March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)
Kansas State center Ayoka Lee, top left, and guard Serena Sundell (4) chase a loose ball with Colorado forward Quay Miller (11) during the second half of a second-round college basketball game in the women’s NCAA Tournament in Manhattan, Kan., Sunday, March 24, 2024, in Manhattan, Kan. Colorado won 60-53. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
United States defender Chris Richards, left, reaches for the ball in front of Mexico forward Henry Martin during the second half of a CONCACAF Nations League final soccer match, Sunday, March 24, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez )
