Sport: 24 hours in pictures

India fans cheer during during their ICC World Twenty20 Super Eights match against South Africa at Trent Bridge Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images

A game of 'Paille Maille' is played on the Mall by players dressed in 17th century period costume. It is the first time in 400 years that the game has been played on the street that it eventually gave its name to due to its popularity there in the 17th century Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Russia's Andrey Lugin desperately tries to hold on to the ball as he is tackled by three Italian players during their IRB Nations Cup match in Bucharest which Italy won easily 35-3 Photograph: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images

Agnieszka Radwanska plays a return through her legs during her 6-3, 6-2 victory over her sister Urszula during their first-round encounter at the Aegon International Photograph: Jonathan Brady/EPA

The match mascot squeezes in between the Lions players as they huddle together ahead of their match against the Southern Kings. Though the Lions won 20-8 it was an intensely physical game and the Lions lost two players when both Euan Murray (ankle) and James Hook (head) were forced off following injuries in the first half Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images

Great Britain Women's Water Polo team train ahead of the LEN Women's European Nations Trophy at the Manchester Aquatics Centree Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

The runners and riders in the Ascot Stakes speed past the grandstand for the first time at Ascot on the first day of the Royal Meeting Photograph: Julian Herbert/Getty Images

Prince Philip inspects the St James's Palace Stakes trophy at Royal Ascot Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images

France's team lock Sebastien Chabal is silhouetted as he takes part in a press conference ahead of Saturday's clash between the All Blacks and France, where the French are chasing their first series win in New Zealand since 1994 Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images

Cliff diver Orlando Duque leaps 20 metres from a helicopter in preparation for round two of the Red Bull Cliff Diving Series which takes place this Saturday in Leuvehaven Port, Rotterdam Photograph: Rutger Pauw/AFP/Getty Images

Serbia's goalkeeper Zeljko Brkic leaps to make a save and push the ball over the crossbar shot during their European U21 Championship match against Italy Photograph: Christian Charisius/Reuters

The peleton snakes up the tight hairpin bends of the cobbled roads in the Tremola section of the Gothard Pass during the fourth stage of the Tour de Suisse Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters