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Competitors in the women's scratch race during the first day of the 2009 Track World Cup in Melbourne, Australia. The event was won by Russia's Evgeniya Romanyuta Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

Wendy Houveneneneneneneaghel of Great Britain powers around the circuit on her way to winning the women's individual pursuit final at the track World Cup in Melbourne Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

Ireland's goalkeeper Shay Given sits dejected after Thierry Henry's sleight of hand helped France to a 1-1 draw that saw Ireland lose 2-1 on aggregate in their 2010 World Cup qualifying play-off Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images

Diego Pérez of Uruguay leads the celebrations from the top of the crossbar after his team secured a place at the 2010 World Cup at the expense of Costa Rica Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

A police officer stands in the mist before Uruguay's qualifier with Costa Rica in Montevideo Photograph: Natacha Pisarenko/AP

Ivory Coast's Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Eboué wears an armband mourning the death of the Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke, who took his own life last week. Eboué scored in the sides' 2-2 draw in Gelsenkirchen yesterday Photograph: Ina Fassbender/Reuters

A daredevil parkour enthusiast jumps a seven-metre gap between roof tops in Saint Petersburg, Russia Photograph: Anatoly Maltsev/EPA

Spectators watch a match between Portugal and The Solomon Islands at the Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup in Dubai. Portugal won the Group A match 6-2 Photograph: Ali Haider/EPA

San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan goes over the top of Dallas Mavericks' Jason Kidd for a shot in the first half of their NBA game at the American Airlines Center in Dallas Photograph: Larry W. Smith/EPA

A competitor speeds down the luge in Whistler, Canada. The site is one of the venues for the 2010 Winter Olympics Photograph: Stephanie Lamy/AFP/Getty Images

Men watch through gaps in the scoreboard during the fourth day of the first Test between India and Sri Lanka at the Motera stadium in Ahmedabad Photograph: Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty Images