Controversies, collisions, clashes, crashes and smashes — 2018’s sporting action had no lack of drama
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Team Sky’s Chris Froome is sent flying off his bike in a pile-up during the ninth stage of the Tour de France from Arras Citadelle to Roubaix on July 15. Defending champion Froome eventually finished third overall as teammate Geraint Thomas won the yellow jersey.
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Fernando Alonso’s McLaren car (front) and Charles Leclerc’s Sauber collide at the first corner during Formula One’s Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium, on Aug 26. Both drivers walked away unscathed.
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Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo is none too pleased at being booked by referee Cesar Arturo Ramos during a FIFA World Cup match against Uruguay in Sochi, Russia on June 30.
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Serena Williams remonstrates with chair umpire Carlos Ramos during her US Open final defeat to Naomi Osaka at Flushing Meadows, New York on Sept 8.
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Alexander Povetkin feels the force of an Anthony Joshua punch during the latter’s successful defense of his WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO world heavyweight titles in London on Sept 22.
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Cameroon’s Dieudonne Wilfried Seyi Ntsengue keeps his defense up against India’s Vikas Krishan during a boxing final at the Commonwealth Games in Australia, on April 14.
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Riot police are deployed as fans of soccer club Hamburg let off flares and smoke bombs during a Bundesliga match against Borussia Moenchengladbach in Hamburg on May 12.
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Chinese freestyle skier Xu Mengtao crashes during the women’s aerials final at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea on Feb 16.