Sport: 24 hours in pictures

Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett, right, fights for a rebound with LA Lakers forward Luke Walton during the first half of their NBA basketball match in Boston. Photograph: Charles Krupa/AP

Ecuador's El Nacional's Juan Godoy challenges Jorge Nunez of Nacional, of Paraguay, during a first round Copa Libertadores' match in Asuncion, Paraguay. Photograph: Jorge Saenz/AP

Qing Pang, top, is thrown by her partner Jian Tong as they perform their free programme to win the gold medal in the pairs competition at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships Photograph: Paul Chiasson/AP

Against an illuminated backdrop of the New York skyline, snowboarders compete in the Red Bull Snowscrapers competition at which 16 of the world's best snowboarders are competing. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

Eby Kessing of Holland, centre, vies for the ball with New Zealand's Simon Child and Blair Hilton, left, during the four-nation Punjab Gold Cup in Chandigarh. Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images

Tim Nanai-Williams is tackled by Craig Hill of Wales during the match between New Zealand and Wales on day one of the New Zealand International Sevens in Wellington, New Zealand. Photograph: Marty Melville/Getty Images

Dallas Stars center Steve Ott, right, and Colorado Avalanche defenseman Scott Hannan, center, jostle each other and tip over the net, trapping Avalanche goalie Peter Budaj, during the third period of the Avalanche's 3-2 victory. Photograph: David Zalubowski/AP

Alinghi from Swizerland race with Damiani Italia, left, during the second round of the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series in Auckland. Photograph: Brendon O'hagan/AFP/Getty Images

England's Oliver Philips is tackled by Mathieu Acebes of France in their opening game on the first day of the New Zealand International Sevens. Photograph: Marty Melville/Getty Images

Lindsey Vonn in action during the Women's Super Combined Downhill competition at the Alpine Skiing World Championships in Val d'Isere, France. Photograph: Christophe Karaba/EPA

PSV Eindhoven's Balazs Dzsudzsak celebrates after scoring his third goal in his side's 6-0 rout of ADO Den Haag. Photograph: Vincent Jannink/AFP/Getty Images

Ramnaresh Sarwan hits another boundary en route to a century during the second day of the first Test between West Indies and England at Sabina Park, Kingston. Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images

Maria Riesch in action during the women's super combined downhill at the World Ski Championships in Val d'Isere, French Alps. Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images