BEST Sports Photos of the Week!

From Germany's Sebastian Vettel roaring into the Formula One record books to newly-crowed World chess champion Magnus Carlsen, Rediff.com has all that and more snapped right here...

Madison Chock (left) and Evan Bates of the United States perform during the Gala exhibition at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Rostelecom Cup in Moscow.

Ekaterina Bobrova (top) and Dmitri Soloviev of Russia perform during the ice short dance programme at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Rostelecom Cup in Moscow.

Liverpool's Glen Johnson (left) challenges Everton's Ross Barkley during the English Premier League football match at Goodison Park in Liverpool, northern England. 

South Africa's Pieter-Steph Du Toit catches the ball during the rugby Test match against France, at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis near Paris. 

Australia's Mitchell Johnson (right) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of England's Jonathan Trott during the second day's play of the first Ashes cricket Test in Brisbane. 

New Zealand's Ben Smith (centre) is challenged by Ireland's Paul O'Connell (left) in their International rugby union match at Aviva stadium in Dublin.

Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines celebrates victory over Brandon Rios of the United States in the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) International 12-round welterweight boxing title fight at the Venetian Macao hotel in Macau.

Pacquiao registered a decisive, unanimous decision win over Rios to clinch the vacant WBO International welterweight title on Sunday.

Novak Djokovic (right) of Serbia and Rafael Nadal of Spain play an exhibition tennis match at a court set up on the deck of a ship, as the Perito Moreno glacier is seen in the background, near the Patagonian city of El Calafate.

Djokovic and Nadal are in Argentina to attend a farewell event on Sunday for Argentina's David Nalbandian, who is retiring from professional tennis. 

Newly-crowned World chess Champion Magnus Carlsen took home prize-money of Rs 9.90 crore after he beat India's Viswanathan Anand 6.5-3.5 in a keenly-watched contest that spanned over 10 days in Chennai.

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel wrapped up the Formula One season on Sunday by winning the Brazilian Grand Prix and becoming the first driver to take nine successive victories in a single year.

The sport's youngest quadruple World champion, still only 26 years old, also matched fellow-German Michael Schumacher's 2004 record of 13 wins in a season.

Australian team mate Mark Webber said farewell with second place, anchoring a one-two in his 215th and final race for the champions before heading to Le Mans sportscars with Porsche.

The Australian removed his helmet on the slowing down lap, feeling the wind in his hair and letting the cheering crowd see his face.