Top 111 Sports Pictures Of 2011

Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy celebrates his win during the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, June 19, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Chile's Alvaro Trewhela rests after competing in the men's 10km open water race at the 14th FINA World Championships in Shanghai July 20, 2011. REUTERS/Aly Song

Rafael Nadal of Spain hits a return to Mardy Fish of the U.S. during their quarter-final match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London June 29, 2011. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

Tottenham Hotspur's goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes attempts to prevent Chelsea's Frank Lampard's shot from crossing the line during their Premier League soccer match at Stamford Bridge, London April 30, 2011. The goal was awarded. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

Philadelphia Phillies left fielder Raul Ibanez mishandles a fly ball from the Florida Marlins during the fourth inning of their MLB National League baseball game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 15, 2011. REUTERS/Tim Shaffer

Barcelona's David Villa poses with the trophy after their Champions League final soccer match against Manchester United at Wembley Stadium in London May 28, 2011. REUTERS/Paul Hanna

Jacek Czachor of Poland rides his KTM during the third stage of the third South American edition of the Dakar Rally 2011 from Tucuman to Jujuy, January 4, 2011. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

France's Damien Cely competes in the preliminary round of the men's 1m springboard diving event at the 14th FINA World Championships in Shanghai July 16, 2011. REUTERS/David Gray

Colombia's team performs during the preliminary round of the synchronised swimming team technical event at the 14th FINA World Championships in Shanghai July 18, 2011. REUTERS/David Gray

Manchester United's Wayne Rooney scores against Manchester City from an overhead kick during their English Premier League soccer match at Old Trafford in Manchester February 12, 2011. REUTERS/Darren Staples

Michael Phelps of the U.S. competes during the men's 200m butterfly semi-final at the 14th FINA World Championships in Shanghai July 26, 2011. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi

Jennifer Oeser of Germany competes during the long jump event of the heptathlon at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu August 30, 2011. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski

Sergey Bakulin of Russia throws away a bottle of water during the men's 50 km race walk final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Daegu September 3, 2011. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won

Phillips Idowu of Britain competes during the men's triple jump final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Daegu September 4, 2011. REUTERS/Phil Noble

Oscar Pistorius of South Africa comes out of the starting blocks during his men's 400 metres heat at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu August 28, 2011. REUTERS/Max Rossi

Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia competes during the women's pole vault final at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu August 30, 2011. REUTERS/Phil Noble

Ferrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain takes a curve on his way to finish second in the Monaco F1 Grand Prix May 29, 2011. Picture taken with a tilt-shift lens. REUTERS/Max Rossi

England's Chris Ashton scores his fourth try against Italy during their Six Nations rugby union match at Twickenham in west London February 12, 2011. REUTERS/Toby Melville

New York Yankees catcher Russell Martin eyes the ball during a catching drill at the team's spring training camp in Tampa, Florida, February 17, 2011. REUTERS/Steve Nesius

Thomas Fanara of France competes during the men's giant slalom race at the Alpine Skiing World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen February 18, 2011. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

Dallas Mavericks power forward Dirk Nowitzki looks for a rebound against the Miami Heat in the second half during Game 6 of the NBA Finals basketball series in Miami, June 12, 2011. REUTERS/Ronald Martinez/Pool

Sprint Cup Series driver Trevor Bayne celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 race at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida February 20, 2011. REUTERS/Pool/Matthew Stockman

A skier takes a jump during sunny winter weather at the Swiss mountain area of Hoch-Ybrig some 55 kilometres (34 miles) south of Zurich February 23, 2011. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

Barcelona's Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring against Manchester United during their Champions League final soccer match at Wembley Stadium in London May 28, 2011. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh