Sport: 24 hours in pictures

Pau Gasol of the LA Lakers grabs a rebound against the Oklahoma City Thunder in their NBA game Photograph: Larry W. Smith/EPA

Spectators watch elephants tussle for the ball during their exhibition match during the opening ceremony of the King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament at Golden Triangle in Chiang Rai province, Thailand Photograph: Narong Sangnak/EPA

Ricky Hatton shows off his new tattoo as he trains with Floyd Mayweather Snr in Ashton Under Lyne, Manchester Photograph: Jon Super/AP

Aliona Savchenko is spun into the air by Robin Szolkowy as they perform at the World Figure skating Championships, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles Photograph: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images

Dany Torres performs in front of the Metropolitan Catedral in Mexico City during the Red Bull X-Fighters motocross exhibition Photograph: Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images

With Burj Dubai, the world's tallest under-construction building in the background, a horse practises at Godolphin horse club ahead of Saturday's Dubai World Cup, the world's richest horse race Photograph: Kamran Jebreili/AP

Alex Mumbru of Real Madrid, second left, fights for a rebound with Olympiakos' Ioannis Bourousis, left, during their Euroleague game in Athens Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images

Kaan Bilgen, on a Honda CRF 450X, is dwarfed by a massive sand dune as he competes in the second leg of the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge Photograph: Regi Varghese/Reuters

Sumo grand champion, and previously undefeated, Asashoryu of Mongolia is pushed out of the ring by his compatriot Harumafuji on the 10th day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka Photograph: AFP/Getty Images