Sport: 24 hours in pictures

Norway's Ola Vigen Hattestad, right, celebrates winning the gold medal whilst behind him Axel Teichmann, left, and Sami Jauhojaervi are neck and neck as they approach the line during the Team Sprint event at the cross country competition of the Nordic World Skiing Championships Photograph: Jens Meyer/AP

It's all eyes on the ball as it rolls around the rim after a shot by Montepaschi Siena's Bejamin Eze, bottom right. Team-mate Romain Sato, right, and CSKA Moscow opponents John Holden, second right, Matjaz Smodis, top, and Erazem Lorbek, left, wait to see if it drops in the basket during their Euroleague Top 16 group H match in Moscow Photograph: Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP

West Ham goalkeeper Robert Green tries in vain to keep out Stewart Downing's curling 30-yard free-kick, which helped Middlesbrough on the way to a 2-0 FA Cup victory in the fifth-round replay Photograph: Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images

There's no way past for Partizan's Stephane Lasme as Unicaja's Victor Faverani blocks him off with his arm during their Euroleague basketball match in Malaga Photograph: Javier Gonzalez/AFP/Getty Images

Andrea Fischbacher speeds down the mountain during a women's downhill training run during the FIS skiing World Cup in Bansko, Bulgaria Photograph: Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images

Caracas FC fans are all fired up ahead of their 3-1 home win over Argentina's Lanus in the Copa Libertadores Photograph: Fernando Llano/AP

Philadelphia Flyers center Mike Richards, left, skates past Los Angeles Kings goalie Erik Ersberg as he chases the loose puck during The Flyers' 2-0 victory in their NHL hockey game Photograph: Tom Mihalek/AP

Bayern Munich's Franck Ribéry, left, celebrates after scoring in Bayern's 5-0 demolition of Sporting Lisbon in their Champions League first knockout round first leg match Photograph: Francisco Leong/AFP/Getty Images

Marie Marchand-Arvier misses a gate during the women's downhill training run at the skiing World Cup Photograph: Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images

Andy Murray signs autographs for fans following his 6-3, 6-3 victory over Arnaud Clement on the third day of the ATP Dubai tennis championships Photograph: Marwan Naamani/AFP/Getty Images

The take-off ramp is reflected in the ski goggles of Kasai Noriaki before his practice jump for the men's HS 134 ski-jumping competition at the Nordic World Skiing Championships Photograph: Petr Josek/Reuters

Javier Hernandez, front left, of Mexican club Chivas celebrates with Alberto Medina after scoring during his side's 6-2 home win over Chile's Everton in the Copa Libertadores Photograph: Ricardo Arduengo/AP