Sport: 24 hours in pictures

A diver practices at the swimming pool in Rome on the eve of the 2009 World Swimming Championships Photograph: Alessandra Tarantino/AP

Landon Donovan and David Beckham put their differences behind them and embrace as LA Galaxy beat New York Red Bulls 3-1 at Giants Stadium in Beckham's first game back in MLS Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty Images

French rider Thomas Pages performs a stunning jump during the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour at Madrid's famous bull-fighting arena Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas Photograph: Joerg Mitter/EPA

Italy's Bellini Luca fights for the ball against Spanish opponents during a men's canoe polo qualifying match at the 2009 World Games in the Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung Photograph: Nicky Loh/Reuters

Sumo atheletes from the United States line up during the World Games in Kaohsiung Photograph: Sam Yeh/AFP/Getty Images

Motorcyclists make their way up Pikes Peak just below The Devil's Playground during the second day of practice for the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb near Colorado Springs Photograph: Cole W. Eberle/AP

A glum looking Michael Owen arrives at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Kuala Lumpur. Manchester United have cancelled the Jakarta leg of their Asia tour after the hotel in which they were due to stay in the Indonesian capital was bombed on Friday Photograph: Zainal Abd Halim/Reuters

Water sprays from the head of Inter midfielder Patrick Viera as he connects with the ball during a practice game against UCLA in California Photograph: Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images