Sport: 24 hours in pictures

Rafael Nadal pumps his fist into the air as he celebrates his 7-5, 6-7, 6-3 victory over James Blake in their second round match at the 2009 China Open Photograph: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images

Nebraska punter Alex Henery (90) throws the ball out of the back of the end zone for a safety under pressure from Missouri defenders Kenji Jackson (13), Andrew Gachkar (6) and Marcus Malbrough (18) after a bad snap forced Henery to scramble during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game Photograph: L.G. Patterson/AP

Five-time world rally champion Sebastien Loeb looks through a viser during a David Price Racing team GP2 training session at Jerez Photograph: Cristina Quicler/AFP/Getty Images

Utah Jazz's Alexander Johnson, right, attempts to pass the ball round the back of Real Madrid's Novica Velickovic and to team-mate Spencer Nelson during a NBA Europe Live Basketball match in Madrid Photograph: Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty Images

Starting pitcher Cole Hamels of the Philadelphia Phillies throws a pitch against the Colorado Rockies in Game Two of the NLDS during the 2009 MLB Playoffs Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Colorado Rockies' Carlos Gonzalez slides safely into home plate to score as Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz catches the ball Photograph: Matt Slocum/AP

The Phillies' Jayson Werth, left, and Ryan Howard seem to sense that the match is slipping away from them, as they watch from the dugout rail during the ninth innings of their 5-4 defeat Photograph: Matt Slocum/AP

A competitor runs in the 1500 metres at the Australian Paralympic Youth Games in Melbourne Photograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

Darren Clarke tees off infront of fans and the Madrid skyline on the opening day of the Madrid Masters Photograph: Emilio Naranjo/EPA

Dan Haughton, Linda Lee, Kathleen Haughton, Andrew Houghton and Emma Oswald pose for pictures as they put on an outlandish display of bad underwear while participating in the annual Underpants Run, a traditional event ahead of saturday's Ironman World Championship Photograph: Chris Stewart/AP

Aldo Montano, left, and Cosmin Hanceanu react as they anxiously wait for the point decision in their men's team sabre final fencing match. Romania won the gold medal Photograph: Murad Sezer/Reuters