Sport: 24 hours in pictures

Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant reacts during the second half of their NBA Western Conference playoff match against the Los Angeles Lakers. His reaction would have been equally as glum at the end of the match as the Lakers won 95-92 ...
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... with Kobe Bryant doing most of the damage. The Lakers' guard put his recent lacklustre performances (27-for-89) behind him to score 39 with five rebounds to help LA secure a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven playoff
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Feliciano López plays a forehand to Oleksandr Dolgopolov on day two of the ATP 500 World Tour Barcelona Open. The 16th seed from Spain was in control of the match leading 6-3, 3-0 when Dolgopolov retired due to injury
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Fans of Estudiantes de la Plata of Argentina cheer on their team ahead of their Libertadores Cup match. The Estudiantes players must have been spurred on by the vociferous support as they won the match 1-0 thanks to a goal by Juan Sebastián Veron
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5-1 shot Blackstairmountain, ridden by Paul Townend and trained by Willie Mullins, soars over the last before going on to win the Evening Herald Champion Novice Hurdle on the first day of the Punchestown Festival
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Golden Silver looks pleased with himself after he won the boylesports.com Champion Chase. Also raising a smile are winning jockey Paul Townend, second left, and trainer Willie Mullins, second right. It was a very good day at Punchestown for Ireland's leading trainer, as he completed a Grade One treble on the opening card
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Meanwhile in Folkestone things are a bit more serene as Dane O'Neill and Swordsman sit in second position as they round the home turn before going on to win The toteexacta Handicap Stakes
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Northampton's Bruce Reihana looks to be in pain after being grounded by a Bath tackle at the Rec, where the hosts held on for a dramatic 21-20 Guinness Premiership win
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HC Geneve Servette's Florian Conz crashes through SC Bern's goalkeeper Marco Buehrer and ends up in the net during their Swiss ice hockey playoff final which Servette won 3-2
Photograph: Pascal Lauener/Reuters

Texas Rangers center fielder Julio Borbon dives but can't get to a single by the Boston Red Sox's Victor Martinez during the seventh innings of their MLB game. He must have rued the miss after the match as the Red Sox won 7-6
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Worried Watford fans in the stands during their Championship match against QPR at Loftus Road. They have every right to look nervous as the 1-0 defeat means they are only two points above the relegation zone with just two games remaining
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