Sport: 24 hours in pictures

Marseille, France: Yellow jersey wearer Fabian Cancellara of Danish team Saxo Bank bites his water can in the 196km third stage of the 2009 Tour de France Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP

La Grande-Motte, France: The peloton passes through a tunnel Photograph: Bas Czerwinski/AP

Team Columbia's Mark Cavendish of Great Britain celebrates winning the third stage Photograph: Patrick Hertzog/AFP

Cardiff, Wales: Andrew Flintoff of England in action during a nets session ahead of the first Ashes Test Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty

Lord's, London: Clouds pass over the ground during the British Asian Challenge match between Middlesex and the Rajasthan Royals Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA

Galle, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka's Rangana Herath celebrates the dismissal of Pakistan's Mohammad Yousuf on the fourth day of the first Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka Photograph: Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP

Madrid, Spain: Real Madrid's new galactico Cristiano Ronaldo plays with a ball during his presentation at the Santiago Bernabéu Photograph: Salvador Rodriguez/AFP

Indianapolis, USA: Michael Phelps warms up before the national swimming championships Photograph: Tom Strickland/AP

Lausanne, Switzerland: Double Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt during a practice session on the eve of the Super Grand Prix Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP