June's best sports photos

Blake Aldridge of Britain begins a dive from the 27.5-meter (90.22 foot) platform during the first event of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Inis Mor, Ireland.

Cristiano Ronaldo had a crack at goal with this bicycle kick during Real Madrid's 4-1 win over Juventus in the Champions League final as Sami Khedira looks on. Spectacular as the effort was, it did not result in one of Real's four goals.

China is not considered a hotbed of American football, at least it isn't yet. However, some of those who do take up the sport do so at a very tender age.

Emirates Team New Zealand compete against Oracle Team USA during the America’s Cup off the coast of Bermuda.

If Novak Djokovic looks slightly frustrated after hitting this shot at the French Open, there is a good chance that it is because at this particular moment, he was. Things didn't go all that well for the Serbian in Paris, as he lost to Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals.

It may not be The Ashes, but Francis Ole Meshami, captain of the Massai Cricket Warriors in Laikipia, Kenya, is every bit as determined as any English or Aussie batsman. He was batting in a charity tournament called the Last Male Standing Rhino Cup against the British Army Training Unit.

The national championships are one of the highlights of the season for German gymnasts. This year, they took place in the capital and Berlin Cathedral provided an impressive venue for the trampolinists.

Maren Aardahl (right) winds up for an attempt on the Polish goal in the final of the AT Women's Beach Handball Euro 2017 in the Croatian capital, Zagreb. Norway won 2-1 to claim the title.

Tom Robertson and his Australian teammates struggle with their Scottish opponents in a maul during a rugby international in Sydney.

Russia's Georgi Dzhikya gets to the ball with his foot, whacking New Zealand's Chris Wood in the back of the head in the process. Russia would go on to win the opening game of the Confederations Cup 2-0.

Well done! Eventing rider Bettina Hoy says a special thank-you to her horse, Seigneur Medicot, during the German championship in Luhmühlen.

The Polish city hosted this year's edition oft he Slackline Games. Slacklining is usually done much closer to the ground, but it can also be done at much higher altitudes - provided the competitors were safety belts.