Ben Curtis, The Associated PressIn this photo taken Saturday, June 3, 2017, a South Sudanese refugee boy holds a makeshift ball as he plays with his friends in the Bidi Bidi refugee settlement in northern Uganda. Soccer fields and inter-village competitions are found across the world's largest refugee settlement and even more are being created, underscoring the importance of sport in a community trying to forget the horrors of war with a rare source of entertainment in an otherwise dreary existence.
Ben Curtis, The Associated PressIn this photo taken Sunday, June 4, 2017, South Sudanese refugees watch a match between refugee men's soccer teams, in the Bidi Bidi refugee settlement in northern Uganda. Soccer fields and inter-village competitions are found across the world's largest refugee settlement and even more are being created, underscoring the importance of sport in a community trying to forget the horrors of war with a rare source of entertainment in an otherwise dreary existence.
England team members in white shirts, compete against Scotland in the Penny Farthing International Polo fun match during the Bentley Motors Royal Windsor Cup Final at Guards Polo Club in Windsor Great Park, England, Sunday June 25, 2017. The Penny Farthing cycle dates from late 1800's, but it is not known when they started to be used for polo, rather than the more normal horse power.
Tony Dejak, The Associated PressMinnesota Twins' Brian Dozier can't make the catch on a single hit by Cleveland Indians' Lonnie Chisenhall in the second inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 25, 2017, in Cleveland.
William West, AFP/Getty ImagesAkane Yamaguchi of Japan hits a return to compatriot Nozomi Okuhara during their Australian Open women's singles badminton final in Sydney on June 25, 2017.
Filippo Monteforte, AFP/Getty ImagesPlayers compete during the final match of the Calcio Storico Fiorentino traditional 16th Century Renaissance ball game, on Piazza Santa Croce in Florence on June 24, 2017.
DR Congo's Mulumba Mbaya of DRCongo (rear C) and Egypt's Eslam Ahmed Aly Mohamed (front C) fight on the ring, during the African Championships of the International Boxing Association (Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur - AIBA), in Brazzaville on June 24, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / HUGH KINSELLA CUNNINGHAMHUGH KINSELLA CUNNINGHAM/AFP/Getty Images
Francisco Seco, The Associated PressSpanish bullfighter Uceda Leal performs with a Martin Lorca ranch fighting bull during a bullfight at Las Ventas bullring in Madrid, Sunday, June 25, 2017.
Ben Margot, The Associated PressKevin Harvick celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race Sunday, June 25, 2017, in Sonoma, Calif.
Ross D. Franklin, The Associated PressArizona Diamondbacks' Daniel Descalso, second from left, celebrates his winning walkoff single against the Philadelphia Phillies with Jeff Mathis (2), Reymond Fuentes, back center, Chris Owings (16) and Zack Godley, right, during the 11th inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 25, 2017, in Phoenix.
Don Emmert, AFP/Getty ImagesEmirates Team New Zealand races against Oracle Team USA in the Great Sound during the 35th America's Cup June 24, 2017 in Hamilton, Bermuda. Defenders Oracle Team USA seized a vital victory over the previously perfect Emirates Team New Zealand in the 35th America's Cup on Saturday.
Geert Vanden Wijngaert, The Associated PressMoto GP rider Andrea Dovizioso of Italy, right, avoids running over Maverick Vinales of Spain after he crashed during the Dutch Motorcycle Grand Prix, in Assen, Northern Netherlands, Sunday, June 25, 2017.
Ahletes perform on a barge floating on the river Seine by the Alexandre III bridge in Paris on June 24, 2017 in a bid to promote the candidacy of the city of Paris for the Summer Olympics Games in 2024. / AFP PHOTO / GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELTGEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT/AFP/Getty Images
Agustin Marcarian, The Associated PressBoca Juniors players celebrate from the top of the goal post after winning a local soccer tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, June 25, 2017. Boca Juniors defeated Union de Santa Fe 2-1.
Pavel Golovkin, The Associated PressChile's Martin Rodriguez, center, celebrates with his teammate Chile's Alexis Sanchez after scoring his side's first goal during the Confederations Cup, Group B soccer match between Chile and Australia, at the Spartak Stadium in Moscow, Sunday, June 25, 2017.
Martin Meissner, The Associated PressGermany's Joshua Kimmich, top and Cameroon's Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa jump for the ball during the Confederations Cup, Group B soccer match between Germany and Cameroon, at the Fisht Stadium in Sochi, Russia, Sunday, June 25, 2017.
Martin Meissner, The Associated PressCameroon's Vincent Aboubakar, right, and Germany's Antonio Ruediger vie for the ball during the Confederations Cup, Group B soccer match between Germany and Cameroon, at the Fisht Stadium in Sochi, Russia, Sunday, June 25, 2017.
Franck Fife, AFP/Getty ImagesTOPSHOT - Cameroon's midfielder Andre Zambo kicks the ball during the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup group B football match between Germany and Cameroon at the Fisht Stadium Stadium in Sochi on June 25, 2017.
Jean-pierre Clatot, AFP/Getty ImagesA participant competes in the 15th edition of the Marathon of Mont-Blanc, on June 25, 2017, in Chamonix. The Marathon of Mont-Blanc is an annual alpine trail-running event held in Chamonix with 2760 m of elevation gain and an arrival at 2000 m.
Jeff Roberson, The Associated PressSt. Louis Cardinals' Aledmys Diaz, left, scores past Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Elias Diaz during the seventh inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 25, 2017, in St. Louis.
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In this photo taken Saturday, June 3, 2017, a South Sudanese refugee boy holds a makeshift ball as he plays with his friends in the Bidi Bidi refugee settlement in northern Uganda. Soccer fields and inter-village competitions are found across the world's largest refugee settlement and even more are being created, underscoring the importance of sport in a community trying to forget the horrors of war with a rare source of entertainment in an otherwise dreary existence.
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Day in sports photographs June 25, 2017