Sport: 24 hours in pictures

Sweat drips from the face of Italy's Michele Scarponi during the 248km sixth stage of the Giro d'Italia, from Bressanone to Mayrhofen im Zillertal. Scarponi won the stage while compatriot Danilo Di Luca retained the pink leader's jersey Photograph: Stefano Rellandini/Reuters

Rafael Nadal of Spain serves during a practice session at the Madrid Open at the Caja Magica Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

Andy Murray makes a return against Spain's Tommy Robredo during their third round match at the Madrid Open Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters

Valblanc Van Het Panishof, ridden by Geoff Luckett, competes during the Royal Windsor Horse Show Photograph: Tom Shaw/Getty Images

Juan Forlin of Boca Juniors punches the ball away from Alvaro Navarro of Defensor Sporting during their Copa Libertadores match in Montevideo Photograph: Reuters

Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi of Italy poses for photographers near the Eiffel Tower ahead of this weekend's Grand Prix de France at Le Mans Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters

Lewis Hamilton poses with a new helmet at the McLaren Technology Centre in Chertsey. The helmet has a diamond-encrusted figure one on the top and will be worn by Hamilton at the Monaco Grand Prix Photograph: Luke Macgregor/Reuters