It was a wild month in sports. We collected the photos to prove it.
Every month, Sportsnet brings you the best photos from around the world of sports. In the May 2017 edition, we’ve got missing teeth, a Champagne shower, a net-front melee and much more.
ONE-MAN PARTY
Mercedes’s Valtteri Bottas opts for a refreshing celebration after winning the Formula One Grand Prix of Russia in Sochi.
A MONUMENTAL GOODBYE
Derek Jeter and his wife, Hannah, wave to fans from Yankee Stadium’s Monument Park as Jeter’s No. 2 is retired by the Bronx Bombers.
EASY AS MUD PIE
A competitor in the Tough Mudder London West obstacle race in Henley-on-Thames, England, does a very fine job indeed living up to the event’s name.
SPOTTING THE LANDING
Azerbaijan’s Sabah Shariati seems to have seen and made peace with his future in a Greco-Roman wrestling match against Muminjon Abdullaev of Uzbekistan during the Fourth Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku, Azerbaijan.
IN ANAHEIM THEY CALL THEM “DUCKPILES”
Josh Manson of the Anaheim Ducks falls over the back of teammate Hampus Lindholm during Game Four of the Western Conference Final.
A DROP OF GOLDEN SUN
The Melbourne Demons and Hawthorn Hawks battle during an AFL match in Melbourne. But are they after the ball or the perfect patch of sunshine? Sadly, we’ll never know.
STAR TURN
The field of the 143rd Kentucky Derby rounds the first turn at Churchill Downs on May 6. Always Dreaming (#5) took the victory.
CRIST FOR THE MILL
Cristiano Ronaldo scores Real Madrid’s second goal during the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semifinal against Club Atletico de Madrid.
Photo Credits
Maddie Meyer/Getty Images
Mark Thompson/Getty Images
Elsa/Getty Images
Justin Setterfield/Getty Images
Francois Nel/Getty Images
Michael Willson/AFL Media/Getty Images
Bruce Bennett/Getty Images
Lars Baron/Getty Images
Rob Carr/Getty Images
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