Team New Zealand sails before the third race of its Louis Vuitton Cup challenger series against Luna Rossa Challenge in this underwater photo from San Francisco in August.
Briton Mo Farah sprints to the finish line to win the men's 10,000m final ahead of Ibrahim Jeilan, of Ethiopia (left), and Timothy Toroitich, of Uganda, at the world athletics championships in Moscow in August.
San Diego Chargers wide receiver Eddie Royal (centre) is sandwiched by Houston Texans defensive back Shiloh Keo (left) and cornerback Brice McCain during their NFL clash in San Diego in September 9.
The New York Yankees take the field before their MLB Interleague game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Jackie Robinson Day at Yankee Stadium on April 15. The players are all wearing No 42 in honour of Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson.
Russian Saba Khubetzhty (left) and American David Taylor flip over on their heads during the Rumble on the Rails wrestling event in New York in May.
Olympic skeleton racer Noelle Pikus-Pace poses for a portrait during the US Olympic team media summit in Park City, Utah, in September.
Football great David Beckham breaks down in tears as he leaves the pitch after being substituted in the 81st minute during Paris Saint-Germain's French Ligue 1 match against Brest in Paris in May, the final match of his career.
A selection of Reuters' best pictures of 2013 as selected by their staff photogaphers.
