Sports Roundup

Over the last few weeks, we have gathered a selection of some of our favorite sports moments captured by AP photographers.

Here’s a look at some of the high intensity, high impact moments from around the world.

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Britain’s Sir Bradley Wiggins rides on his way to breaking the UCI Hour Record at the Olympic Velodrome in Lee Valley Velopark, London, Sunday, June 7, 2015. Former Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins broke cycling’s prestigious hour record, covering 54.526 kilometers (33.88 miles) in 60 minutes. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

Rainwater coats the window of an observation tower as an exercise rider guides a horse around the main track at Belmont Park, Tuesday, June 2, 2015, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Pandalela Rinong Pamg of Malaysia dives in the women’s 10-meter platform final at the SEA Games in Singapore Tuesday, June 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Joseph Nair)

Germany’s Maximilian Kieffer lines up a putt on the eighth hole during the final round of the Irish Open Golf Championship at Royal County Down, Newcastle, Northern Ireland, Sunday, May 31, 2015. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi kisses the trophy after his team won 3-1 the Champions League final soccer match between Juventus Turin and FC Barcelona at the Olympic stadium in Berlin Saturday, June 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner American Pharoah pauses as he is led around the barn by trainer Bob Baffert after arriving at Belmont Park, Tuesday, June 2, 2015, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Young fans plead for baseballs next to the Cincinnati Reds dugout during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Wednesday, June 10, 2015, in Cincinnati. The Reds won 5-2. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Dortmund supporters light flares during the German soccer cup final match between Borussia Dortmund and VfL Wolfsburg in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, May 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Slovakia’s Anna Schmiedlova serves in the first round match of the French Open tennis tournament against Belgium’s Alison van Uytvanck at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, Tuesday, May 26, 2015. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

A ball-boy holds balls for the service in the semifinal match of the French Open tennis tournament between Serena Williams of the U.S. and Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, Thursday, June 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Houston Astros’ Evan Gattis gets a sunflower seed shower after hitting a three-run homer against the Baltimore Orioles in the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 2, 2015, in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

Mark Howard Griffin of the Philippines competes in the men’s wakeboard semifinal at the SEA Games in Singapore, Thursday, June 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Joseph Nair)

Texas Rangers’ Joey Gallo, right, is doused by Elvis Andrus, left, following the Rangers’ 15-2 win over the Chicago White Sox in a baseball game, Tuesday, June 2, 2015, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Jim Cowsert)

An acrobat performs during the opening ceremony of the Copa America tournament at the National Stadium in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, June 11, 2015.(AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

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