24 hours in sport: in pictures

Chris Foster hits a drive on the 7th tee during the Disabled British Open tournament at the East Sussex National course. The Disabled British Open is the first truly pan-disablity amateur tournament, offering golfers with a wide range of disabilities the opportunity to compete against each other according to their golf handicaps. The tournament offers elite golfers the opportunity to compete in a 'gross' strokeplay tournament to become the Disabled British Open Champion of the year Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

Porto's João Moutinho and Silvestre Varela celebrate Varela scoring the second in their 2-0 victory at Nacional Photograph: Gregorio Cunha/AFP/Getty Images

Kohei Kono is on the receiving end of a right hook from Tomas Rojas in the ninth round of their 12-round WBC super flyweight title bout. Rojos dominated the early rounds and, despite being knocked down in the final round, he won the vacant title with a unanimous decision Photograph: Junji Kurokawa/AP

The world No1 Rafael Nadal is at the centre of a media throng as he arrives in Bangkok to defend his title at the $608,500 ATP Thailand Open, which runs from 25 September to 3 October Photograph: Narong Sangnak/EPA

Julia Romanjuk of Finland performs during the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Moscow Photograph: Mikhail Voskresensky/Reuters

The 49ers' Frank Gore breaks through the New Orleans Saints defence in San Francisco. The Saints had the last laugh though, when kicker Garrett Hartley nailed a 37-yard field goal as time expired to give the New Orleans side a 25-22 victory
Photograph: Monica M Davey/EPA

Manny Pacquiao practices with a speed ball during a training session in Quezon City, Manila. The Filipino will be fighting the Mexican Antonio Margarito for the vacant WBC light middleweight crown on 13 November in a bid to bolster his credentials as boxing's only seven-division champion
Photograph: Dennis M Sabangan/EPA