The super lightweight title fight between Isaac Cruz and Rolando Romero in Las Vegas and the Tour of Flanders produced two of the Associated Press' most memorable sports photos last week.
AP photographers are stationed on the biggest sports stories around the world, and we've got the images to prove it.
UAE Team Emirates' Norwegian Vegard Stake Langen (third from left) runs in a pack through the historic center of Oudenaarde, Belgium, during the Tour of Flanders, Sunday, March 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
Among the best of the best are Cruz, who lands a left hook to Romero's face, and Norway's Vegard Stake Lengen, of UAE Team Emirates, who packs through the historic center of Oudenaarde, Belgium.
Premiere photos include Marseille's Quentin Marlin flipping Paris Saint-Germain's Achraf Hakimi in French league soccer and NFL prospect Gregory Clayton performing his long jump during LSU's pro day in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.・Juniors were also included.
The selection was curated by Mark Baker.
Marseille's Quentin Merlin jumps over PSG's Achraf Hakimi during the French Ligue 1 soccer match between Marseille and Paris at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille, southern France, Sunday, March 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Georgia fans head to the stadium before the Euro 2024 qualifying playoff soccer match between Georgia and Greece at the Boris Paichadze National Stadium on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 in Tbilisi, Georgia. (AP Photo/Tamna Kulumbegashvili)
Dutch goalkeeper Bad Verbruggen fails to make a save during an international friendly soccer match between Germany and the Netherlands at Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
LSU wide receiver Gregory Clayton Jr. shows off his long jump during LSU's NCAA Football Pro Day on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Employees wait for the start of a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday, March 28, 2024 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Washington Nationals player Ildemaro Vargas uses a photographer's camera during the bottom of the seventh inning of an exhibition baseball game against the Washington Nationals Futures on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
North Carolina State University guard Madison Hayes (left) and forward Mimi Collins celebrate after an Elite Eight college basketball game in the women's NCAA Tournament on Sunday, March 31, 2024 in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Howard Rao)
Jeong-Eun Lee 6 hits a shot from the desert rough along the 10th fairway during the first round of the LPGA Ford Championship Golf Tournament on Thursday, March 28, 2024 in Gilbert, Arizona (AP Photo/Matt ·yoke)
Eloy Jimenez of the Chicago White Sox breaks his bat on a ground ball in the bottom of the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers on Sunday, March 31, 2024 in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Fu)
Australia's Tim Tzu will face Sebastian Fundora in a super welterweight title fight on Saturday, March 30, 2024 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Boston Red Sox pitchers and staff members shadow while high-fiving in the bullpen before a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners on Sunday, March 31, 2024 in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsay Wasson)
College forward Aaliyah Edwards (left) leaps over college guard Ashlyn Shade during the first half of the Sweet 16 college basketball game against Duke in the women's NCAA Tournament on Saturday, March 30, 2024 in Portland, Oregon. (AP Photo/Howard) Lao)
Former boxer Mike Tyson (right) during the women's singles quarterfinal match between Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva and Victoria Azarenka during the women's singles quarterfinals of the Miami Open Tennis Tournament on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 in Miami Gardens. Taking selfies with fans between games. , Florida (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Matthijs de Ligt (right) of the Netherlands challenges Chris Fürich of Germany during the international friendly soccer match between Germany and the Netherlands at Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt, Germany, on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Caroline Graham Hansen of Barcelona in action during the Women's Champions League quarter-final second leg soccer match between FC Barcelona and SK Brann Kubiner at the Estadi Johan Cruyff on Thursday, March 28, 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. (center). (AP Photo/Joanne Montfort)
LSU head coach Kim Mulkey reacts during the first quarter of college basketball's Sweet 16 round game against UCLA during the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, March 30, 2024 in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altafar)
Pittsburgh Pirates' Edward Olivares reacts to a missed pitch as he stands at bat in the bottom of the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins on Friday, March 29, 2024 in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfried Lee)
Nasim Nunez of the Washington Nationals blows bubbles with gum while sitting in the dugout during a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday, March 31, 2024 in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)
New York Yankees left fielder Alex Verdugo, left center fielder Aaron Judge, right back, and right fielder Juan Soto celebrate after a baseball game against the Houston Astros on Sunday, March 31, 2024 in Houston. . (AP Photo/Kevin M. Cox)
Polish players celebrate after defeating Wales on penalties during the Euro 2024 soccer play-off match at Cardiff City Stadium, Wales, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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