Best sports photos of 2018 version REUTERS

• The best sports photos of 2018 according to REUTERS

Best sports photos of the year by REUTERS agency.

Serena Williams shouts at the judge Carlos Ramos in the final against Naomi Osaka from Japan to US Open in New York on 8 September 2018.

Chris Froom Britain crashed in the Tour de France, July 15, 2018

Ballerina watching the broadcast of the World Cup quarterfinal match between Russia and Croatia in the Mikhailovsky Theater in St. Petersburg, July 7, 2018

Eduard Nikolaev and co-pilot Evgeny Yakovlev during the Dakar Rally, January 10, 2018

The president of France Emmanuel Macron during the World Cup Final between France and Croatia in Moscow July 15, 2018

MMA Fighter Conor McGregor comes out of the 78th police station after he was charged with assault after a night in Brooklyn, New York, April 6, 2018.

A surfer Sebastian Shtaudtner from Germany on a big wave at Praia do Norte in Nazare, Portugal, January 18, 2018

Cristiano Ronaldo and the referee Cesar Arturo Ramos during the match of the World Cup against Uruguay June 30, 2018

Alexander Ovechkin lifted the Stanley Cup after winning in five games in 2018 Stanley Cup year, June 7, 2018

The German fans at the World Cup match against South Korea in the public viewing area at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin June 27, 2018

The French Ousmane Dembele, Presneme Kimbembe and Alphonse Areola celebrate their victory in the World Cup at the stadium "Luzhniki" in Moscow on July 15, 2018

Naomi Osaka of Japan in action against Simona Halep of Romania in the Australian Open, January 22, 2018

Vikas Krishan of India against Dieudonné Wilfried, This nsenga language of Cameroon during the Commonwealth Games in Australia, April 14, 2018.

The Israeli team in synchronized swimming at the European Championships in Glasgow, August 4, 2018

The Norwegian Carsten Uorholm celebrating a victory in the women's 400 meters at the Diamond League in London, 21 July 2018.