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.

APTOPIX Italy Soccer Serie A

Juventus' coach Massimiliano Allegri is thrown in the air in celebration at the end of a Serie A soccer match between Sampdoria and Juventus, at the Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genoa, Italy, Saturday, May 2, 2015. Juventus clinched a fourth successive Serie A title with a 1-0 win at Sampdoria on Saturday but put its trophy celebrations on ice with a crucial Champions League match in just three days. (AP Photo/Carlo Baroncini)

APTOPIX Netherlands Cycling Amstel Gold Race

Race winner Michal Kwiatkowki of Poland, center right in rainbow jersey, rides in the pack near the village of Schin op Geul during the 50th edition of the Amstel Gold cycling race with start in Maastricht and finish in Valkenburg, Netherlands, Sunday, April 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

APTOPIX Bulls Cavaliers Basketball

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) shoots over Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah during the first half of Game 1 in a second-round NBA basketball playoff series Monday, May 4, 2015, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

APTOPIX White Sox Orioles Baseball

Baltimore Orioles pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez delivers a pitch against the Chicago White Sox in the first inning of a baseball game without fans Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Baltimore. Due to security concerns the game was closed to the public. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)

APTOPIX Argentina Soccer

Boca Juniors fans cheer for their team during a local tournament soccer match against River Plate in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, May 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

APTOPIX Mideast Bahrain F1 GP Auto Racing

Toro Rosso driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands steers his car during the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix at the Formula One Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, Sunday, April 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

APTOPIX Kentucky Derby Horse Racing

Sara Ward looks up before the 141st running of the Kentucky Oaks horse race at Churchill Downs Friday, May 1, 2015, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

APTOPIX Mayweather Pacquiao Boxing

Floyd Mayweather Jr., left, hits Manny Pacquiao, from the Philippines, during their welterweight title fight on Saturday, May 2, 2015 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)

APTOPIX Kentucky Derby Horse Racing

Victor Espinoza rides American Pharoah to victory in the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 2, 2015, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

APTOPIX Draft 49ers Armstead Football

San Francisco 49ers first-round draft pick Arik Armstead, right, has his photo taken on the stage by his father Guss after an NFL football news conference Friday, May 1, 2015, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

APTOPIX Ecuador Chile Soccer Copa Libertadores

Fans of Ecuador's Emelec display a giant flag during a Copa Libertadores soccer match against Chile's Universidad de Chile in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Emelec defeated Universidad de Chile by 2-0 and made it to next round. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

APTOPIX Britain London Marathon

Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya wins the Men's race in the 35th London Marathon, Sunday, April 26, 2015. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

APTOPIX Brazil Soccer

Vasco's Madson celebrates with fans after winning the Rio de Janeiro state championship against Botafogo 2-1 at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, May 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

APTOPIX Spain Madrid Open Tennis

Juan Monaco from Argentina serves during the Madrid Open tennis tournament match against Milos Raonic from Canada in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, May 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

APTOPIX Trail Blazers Grizzlies Basketball

Memphis Grizzlies guard Vince Carter (15) celebrates with fans as he leaves the court after the Grizzlies defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 5 of an NBA basketball playoff series Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Memphis, Tenn. The Grizzlies won 99-93 to win the series 4-1. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

APTOPIX Mariners Angels Baseball

Fans wear sombreros in an attempt to break a world record during the fifth inning of a baseball game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Seattle Mariners, Tuesday, May 5, 2015, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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