Cheerleaders perform in a New Delhi mall where the Delhi Daredevils' IPL matches are being telecast live. This is the closest that fans of the city's IPL team get to attending a home game this year. In an open-air square between fashion shops and chain restaurants, a huge screen shows every Delhi Daredevils match live from South Africa to a few hundred cheering supportersPhotograph: Manpreet Romana/AFP/Getty ImagesPakistani wrestlers prepare the ground for a match at an Akhra, an institute of local wrestlers, in Lahore. The wrestlers, known as 'pehalwans', are among the few who still practice this ancient traditional sport in Lahore, where scores of wrestling arenas used to thrive in its old quarterPhotograph: Arif Ali/AFP/Getty ImagesA general view of the new tennis stadium Caja Magica, or Magic Box, the venue of the 2009 Madrid Open. The complex features three stadiums with retractable roofs which can slide or be lifted in a matter of 20 minutesPhotograph: Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP
Serena Williams returns to Francesca Schiavone in the Madrid Open, but later had to retire from the match after suffering an injury on her right kneePhotograph: Daniel Ochoa de Olza/APManny Pacquiao is showered with confetti by fans during a parade in Tondo district of Manila. Tens of thousands of people lined the streets of the Philippines capital to give a hero's welcome to 'Pacman', who destroyed Ricky Hatton with a stunning second-round knockout to take a sixth world title and cemented the Filipino's image as the world's best pound-for-pound fighterPhotograph: Alanah Torralba/EPASan Francisco Giants' fans react as Giants first baseman Travis Ishikawa goes over the rail after catching a pop-up fly ballPhotograph: Ben Margot/APSt James' Park is a sea of black and white as Newcastle fans wave flags to spur on their team ahead of the north-east derby and relegation battle against MiddlesbroughPhotograph: Phil Noble/Reuters
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