24 hours in sport pictures

Players walk across the fairway at dawn before the first round of the Andalucia Valderrama Masters in Sotogrande, Spain Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

Ryuji Imada of Japan digs his ball out of the sand trap at the Mission Hills Star Trophy in Haikou, China
Photograph: Alexander F Yuan/AP

Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones rests while competing in Hainan
Photograph: Alexander F Yuan/AP

Boston Celtic's new signing Shaquille O'Neal, a former Cavalier, competes for the opening tip with Cleveland's Anderson Varejão Photograph: Amy Sancetta/AP

The Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin falls while dunking a basket against the Portland Trail Blazers
Photograph: Mark J Terrill/AP

The Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Terry celebrates a three-point basket against the Charlotte Bobcats. The Mavericks won 101-86 Photograph: Mike Fuentes/AP

The Australia flanker Mark Chisholm stretches during a training session in Hong Kong ahead of the autumn international against New Zealand Photograph: Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images

Colombia's Paola Serrano celebrates winning the junior 20,000m elimination road race at the roller skating world championships in Guarne, Colombia Photograph: Raul Arboleda/AFP/Getty Images

Héctor Morales of Monterrey and Emanuel Villa of Cruz Azul leap for a header during their Apertura Tournament match in Monterrey, Mexico Photograph: Miguel Sierra/EPA

The AT&T Park in San Francisco plays host to the World Series opener between the Giants and the Texas Rangers Photograph: Jeff Chiu/AP

The Texas Rangers' Cliff Lee pitches against the San Francisco Giants. The Giants won 11-7 Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters