Sport: 24 hours in pictures

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 11th National Games of China at the Olympic Sports Centre in Jinan, in eastern Shandong province. China's four-yearly national games, the country's own mini-Olympics, formally opens on 16 October and runs until 28 October Photograph: LIU JIN/AFP/Getty Images

Rebecca Downie of Great Britain competes in the balance beam event during the Women's All Round Final on the fourth day of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2009 at the O2 Arena, London, England Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images

Great Britain's Rebecca Wing competes on the floor during the Women's Individual All Round Final Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA

Danny Webb of Great Britain is thrown from his Aprilia during qualifying in the 125cc class for the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix at Phillip Island, some 100km south-east of Melbourne Photograph: WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images

Jason '2 Smooth' Booth lands to the head of Michael Hunter during their British super-bantamweight title fight at the Seaburn Centre, Sunderland. Hunter failed to come out for the sixth round and Booth retained his title Photograph: David Thompson/PA

Ghana goalie Daniel Agyei celebrates after his team defeated Brazil in the Final of the FIFA U-20 World Cup at Cairo International Stadium, Egypt. At the end of extra time the score was tied 0-0 and Ghana won the penalty shoot out 4-3 Photograph: MIKE NELSON/EPA

Victorious Ghana players dance around the trophy Photograph: Ariel Schalit/AP

Alvaro Quiros of Spain plays his chip shot on the 11th hole during the second round of the Portugal Masters at the Oceanico Victoria Golf Course in Vilamoura, Portugal Photograph: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images

Bruce Gallaher, 75, of the Older Thistles kicks the ball during the rugby union gold medal match in the over 45 years competition against the Mosman Whales at the World Masters Games in Sydney. The Whales defeated the Thistles 15-0. Photograph: PAUL MILLER/EPA