In pictures: Today in sports

From the breathtaking horses at Churchill Downs to some fur-st class audiences in baseball, it's been a sweet day filled with little joys and excitement in the world of sport. A pictorial look.

Ready to conquer | The 145th running of the Kentucky Derby is around the corner and horses are gearing up for one of the biggest races of the year at Churchill Downs. (AP)

Ecstacy | Milwaukee Brewers' Jesus Aguilar is understandably happy after his three-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies. (AP)

Pawfect crowd | It was "Bark at the Park" night at the Kauffman stadium in Kansas City and fans were more than happy to bring their fur babies to the game. (AP Photo)

Reaching for glory | Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets puts up a shot against Meyers Leonard of the Portland Trail Blazers during Game One of the Western Conference Semi-Finals of the 2019 NBA Playoffs in Denver. (AFP)

Will the joy last ? Will Mo Salah still smile after Liverpool takes on Barcelona this week at Camp Nou? Only time will tell. (Reuters)

When you don't know the answer to a question and you don't care either | Halle Pratt of Canada gives us another great meme template as she competes in the Solo Free Routine Final in the Artistic Swimming Japan Open in Tokyo. (Getty Images)

Ready to conquer any terrain | The dust-filled landscapes against which the Titan Desert 2019 Mountain Biking race is set makes for some beautiful photographs. The terrain is hard is known to even take lives owing to the sheer effort it takes to get through. (AFP)

What do you leave behind? | We don't know about the match and the memories people are going to take home with them. We do know that no one is taking back their trash. The litter at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium is appalling to the say the least. (Reuters)

Grass is greener | The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club looks odd without the usual hustle and bustle of the Wimbledon Championships. A few more months and we're back to one of the biggest contests of the sport. Notice the new fixed and retractable roof. We bet folks at Chinnaswamy stadium are adding this to their lists. (Getty Images)

Anything for love | Young fans of David Warner have their priorities in place as they came to watch the Australian power hitter play his last game of the tournament in Hyderabad. (The Hindu)

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Ready to conquer | The 145th running of the Kentucky Derby is around the corner and horses are gearing up for one of the biggest races of the year at Churchill Downs. (AP)