Sport: 24 hours in pictures

Frantic runners begin the Empire State Building Run-Up in New York - an annual race to the top of the iconic landmark, going up 1,576 steps Photograph: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images

With turf racing abandoned in the UK because of heavy snowfalls, the gallops at Middleham in North Yorkshire painted a serene picture Photograph: John Giles/PA

New Jersey Nets player Ryan Anderson tries to hold back Ramon Sessions and Dan Gadzuric, right, of the Milwaukee Bucks during their NBA Basketball game at the Izod Center in New Jersey Photograph: Jason Szenes/EPA

A fan of Penarol sparks a flare before the Libertadores Cup football match against Colombian Deportivo Independiente Medellin in Montevideo Photograph: Andres Stapff/Reuters

Competitors eagerly watch the women's Super G race at the Alpine Skiing World Championships in Val d'Isere Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters

American Lindsey Vonn reacts with glee after winning the Super-G title Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images

Pittsburgh Steelers' defensive lineman Casey Hampton greets the crowd as the team go on parade in Pittsburgh after winning the Superbowl XLIII Photograph: David Denoma/Reuters

Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal is mobbed upon his arrival at Palma de Mallorca airport after his success in the Australian Open Photograph: Reuters