Sport: 24 hours in pictures

Victoria Pendleton in action during qualifying for the women's sprint at the UCI track cycling World Cup in Manchester. Pendleton went on to win the sprint Photograph: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images

A protester attends evening celebrations for the Olympic Torch in Victoria, British Columbia. Several hundred demonstrators tried to disrupt proceedings following the arrival of the Olympic Flame from Greece earlier in the day Photograph: Andy Clark/REUTERS

QPR's Wayne Routledge vaults Leicester's Wayne Brown during their Championship tie at Loftus Road. Leicester won the game 2-1 Photograph: Henry Browne/Action Images

LA Lakers' cheerleaders dressed in Halloween costumes entertain the likes of David and Victoria Beckham during a time-out in the game between the Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Photograph: Andrew Gombert/EPA

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren steers his car during the second practice session at newly built racetrack Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Photograph: Peter Steffen/EPA

A skier competes on the first day of the London Freeze winter sports festival at Battersea Power Station, London. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/EPA

Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland throws her racket during her WTA Tour Championships match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in Doha. Azarenka later retired injured Photograph: Fadi Al-assaad/Reuters

Mirai Nagasu of the US performs during the Ladies Free Skating competition at the ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix of China in Beijing Photograph: Oliver Weiken/EPA

Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh, right, is fouled by Memphis Grizzlies forward DeMarre Carroll in the first half of NBA basketball action in Memphis, Tennessee Photograph: Jim Weber/Reuters

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the third Asian Indoor Games in Hanoi, Vietnam Photograph: Reuters