A selection of sports photos (28 photos)

Last selection this year.
Topics - holidays and Christmas, winter theme.






Walrus swimming in icy water in a park in Shenyang, China, December 8. (REUTERS / Sheng Li)



At Christmas time in the sports world too often played up Christmas themes, including (clockwise from the top left of the photo): Novice taekwondo fighter in Suining, runners-buyers in Lima, a lover of scooters on the Rhine in Düsseldorf and deer on the race «Santa Speedo "in Boston. (REUTERS / Wolfgang Rattay) (David Ryan / Globe Staff)



Dutch skaters at the rink in Biddinguytsene, Netherlands, Dec. 16. (VINCENT JANNINK / AFP / Getty Images)



Horse Racing in the UK have suffered due to bad weather, and horses in Middleham was not easy when Pieniny - low mountain range between England and Scotland - were under a deep layer of snow on December 21. (AP Photo / John Giles / PA Wire)



Air surfer Peter Mueller saddles wind in the snowy mountains of the Bernina Pass near St. Moritz 17 December. (AP Photo / Keystone / Dietmar Stiplovsek)



Bode Miller races during the World Cup slalom «FIS Alpine Ski World Cup» on December 20 in Alta Badia, Italy. (Francis Bompard / Agence Zoom / Getty Images)



Kati Wilhelm of Germany participates in the World Championships Biathlon women in Pokljuka, Slovenia, on 19 December. (REUTERS / Srdjan Zivulovic)



Participants of the 15-kilometer race will start in skiing Rogla, Slovenia, on 20 December. (STR / AFP / Getty Images)



Canadians Lyndon Rush, Chris Le Bihan, Dan Brown Laskell Hampris and fell at the finish on the World Cup bobsled in Altenberg, Germany, on 20 December. (REUTERS / David W Cerny)



Skier trains before the World Cup ski slope Val Gardena on December 16th. (CHRISTOPHE SIMON / AFP / Getty Images)



Even extreme temperatures will not stop fans from supporting their favorite team at a football match in Philadelphia (left) and match cricket in the park "Supersport" in Centurion, South Africa. (REUTERS / Tim Shaffer) (AP Photo / Themba Hadebe)



A man lays bits cricket between the rails to their drier. These bits have been carved and painted on the mill in Koralavelle, Sri Lanka. Koralavella - a small town on the west coast of Sri Lanka, the main source of income for the inhabitants of which is to work at the mill. (REUTERS / Andrew Caballero-Reynolds)



Participants Ukrainian bodybuilding contest in Kiev on December 5. (REUTERS / Konstantin Chernichkin)



Team 'Sauerkraut' Cambridge during the race boat «The Xchanging Boat Race Trial 8" on the Thames on December 17 in London. (Richard Heathcote / Getty Images)



A fan of the football club "Copenhagen" rejoices victory of their favorite team on the "Sparta" in the Europa League in Prague on December 16th. (AP Photo / Petr David Josek)



Team «Rutgers» drenches his head coach Greg Schiano after the victory over the team «Central Florida» in St. Petersburg on 19 December. (AP Photo / Chris O'Meara)



Devin Harris from the team «New Jersey Nets» (right) fouls against Jamar moon of «Cleveland Cavaliers» NBA basketball game in December 15 in Cleveland. (AP Photo / The Plain Dealer / Joshua Gunter)



Susan Muller of Germany swings during a game against the handball team of Angola at the World Handball Championship in women Yanzhou December 15th. (PHILIPPE LOPEZ / AFP / Getty Images)



A player from the team «Copacabana Piratas» (right) runs with the ball in the final game of beach soccer «Carioca Bowl 2009" on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on 20 December. (AP Photo / Felipe Dana)



Dinesh Karthik from the Indian team is trying to catch the ball, batted Mechlin Dzhayavardene team from Sri Lanka in the international cricket match in Cuttack, India, December 21. (AP Photo / Bikas Das)



Ma Long of China responds to kick Timo Bol from Germany in the final of the Tournament of Champions in table tennis in Changsha, China, Dec. 20. (STR / AFP / Getty Images)



Russia's Svetlana Sleptsova participates in the Championship Women's Biathlon 10 km in Pokljuka, Slovenia, on 20 December. (AP Photo / Darko Bandic)



Vince Carter of the «Orlando Magic» (left) and Carl Landry of «Houston Rockets» use sign language in different basketball game NBA. (Photo by Sam Greenwood / Getty Images) (AP Photo / David J. Phillip)



Players «Penn State» celebrate the team's victory over Texas in the volleyball team national championship among college on December 19 in Tampa. (AP Photo / Mike Carlson)



Truth does not play hockey: Riley Cote of «Philadelphia Flyers» (left) and Eric Godard of «Pittsburgh Penguins» fight for NHL game at the stadium "Mellon Arena" December 15 in Pittsburgh. (Bruce Bennett / Getty Images)



Chris Wilson of «San Diego Chargers» (right) loses his helmet in the fight for the ball with Chinedumom Ndukvehe of «Cincinnati Bengals» NFL game on December 20 in San Diego. (AP Photo / Denis Poroy)



Rolando Fonseca of the football club "Port" fights for a ball with a player of "Benfica" on the Portuguese league match at the stadium "Luz" in Lisbon on 20 December. (AP Photo / Paulo Duarte)



Helton of FC "Porto" engulfed in smoke from firecrackers and rain before the start of their match with the "Benfica" in the Portuguese league on December 20 at the stadium "Luz" in Lisbon. (AP Photo / Armando Franca)