In Pictures: Best Moments From World Sports May 2017
It doesn’t matter from where you come, there is always a sport that gives you an adrenaline rush every time you watch it on your Television sets or experience it as a part of live audience. In this hectic, soul-numbing and nerve-shattering pace of post-modern life, our very sanity is tested every second every single day, and there come sports to our rescue.
The month of May was definitely one of the most epic ones of the year 2017 as we witnessed new champions being made be it in the game of football or cricket. As for other sports, Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA Conference Semi-Final Game 4 while France’s Pierre Rolland won the 17th stage of 100th Giro d’Italia.
Whichever game you follow, there are some of the most memorable moments that you cherish for life and then there are some perfectly timed pictures that help you remember them. So here are the best moments from world sports from May 2017.
The Three Time Champions
Mumbai Indian won the IPL 2017 edition and become the three-time Indian Premier League Champions after a nail-biting victory over Rising Pune Supergiants by 1 Run. Here Is How They Celebrated.
Done It Again
Chelsea team members celebrating with the Premier League trophy after winning the title for the fifth time in London, U.K. on May 21.
Perfection by the Perfectionist
Barcelona’s talisman Lionel Messi in action during the club’s final La Liga match against SD Eibar at Camp Nou, on May 21. Yes, they won the match but Real Madrid clinched the title.
A Legend In Action
Real Madrid’s superstar went airborne for scoring a goal against Sevilla FC at Santiago Bernabeu on 14th May.
The Feeling Of Success
Manchester United’s manager Jose Mourinho with the UEFA Europa League trophy after his won the title for the first time in Stockholm, Sweden on May 24.
The Best Of LeBron
LeBron James (blue) from the Cleveland Cavaliers goes for a basket as Serge Ibaka from Toronto Raptors tries to defend during the Game Four of the Eastern Conference Semifinals in the 2017 NBA Playoffs on May 7. Cavaliers won the game by 109-102 against Raptors.
Riding For Glory
Spanish Rider Dani Pedrosa from the Repsol Honda Team leading the pack at the Spanish Red Bull Grand Prix MotoGP in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain on 7th May. This was Pedrosa’s 30th victory in the premier class and 53rd across all classes.
Goosebumps
Turkey’s Ecem Cankaya competing on the day one of Individual Gymnastics Qualification of Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games in Azerbaijan on 12th May.
Leap Of Faith
San Diego Padres’ Manuel Margot going for a catch against Milwaukee Brewers in the sixth inning of a baseball game in San Diego, California, on May 15.
You Just Have To Aim Right
Juan Postigo in action during the Canon South African Disabled Golf Open’s Day 2 at Cape Town’s Mowbray King David Golf Club on May 16.
Where did it come from?
Demir Selim of Turkey smashes the ball at Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games’ Men’s Volleyball Bronze medal game against Algeria in Azerbaijan on May 21.
A Close Call
Skoda Fabia R5 flips over during the FIA World Rally Championship at Fafe in Portugal on May 21. The drivers Quentin Gilbert of France and Belgium’s Renaud Jamoul Belgium escaped unhurt.
