Sport: 24 hours in pictures

Fiorentina's Alberto Gilardino stretches for the ball ahead of Ajax defender Thomas Vermaelen during their UEFA Cup match at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images

Russia's Anton Kamenev takes his first competition jump of HS100 in the Nordic Combined competition during the FIS Nordic World Championships in Liberec. The competition was cancelled in the middle of first jump due to bad weather conditions Photograph: Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images

Waratahs' Robert Horne, right jumps for the ball with Chiefs' Sitiveni Sivivatu during their Super 14 rugby union match in Sydney Photograph: Daniel Munoz/Reuters

Exhausted competitors collapse in the snow after crossing the finish line during the 10km Mass Start race of the Nordic Combined event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

FC Copenhagen goalkeeper Jesper Christiansen makes a point during his side's 2-2 draw with Manchester City in the Uefa Cup at the Parken Stadium, Copenhagen Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images

Spectators flinch as Florida Panthers' Nick Boynton, left, collides with Chicago Blackhawks' Ben Eager during his side's 4-0 NHL hockey defeat at Sunrise, Florida Photograph: Lynne Sladky/AP

Horses and jockeys jump the last during the Racing UK Novices Handicap race at Huntingdon racecourse Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images

Marie Laure Brunet of France, 3rd from bottom, and other competitors shoot during the mixed relay race at the IBU Biathlon World Championships in Pyeongchang, South Korea Photograph: Lee Jae-Won/Reuters

Alex Gomez, of Hanford, California, sports his custom longhorn cattle bicycle helmet as he watches the Tour of California cycling race Photograph: Michael A. Mariant/AP

The mass start in the men's 10 km Individual event during FIS Nordic World Championships in Liberec Photograph: Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images

Reinhold Rainer, of Italy, lies back and enjoys the ride as he races down the course during training at the Luge World Cup in Whistler, Canada Photograph: Darryl Dyck/AP

The peloton passes through orchards on its way from Visalia to Paso Robles during stage five of the Tour of California Photograph: Christian Petersen/Getty Images

Despite Kari Lehtonen making this glove save from Steven Reinprecht's shot, the Phoenix Coyotes defeated the Atlanta Thrashers 4-3 in this NHL hockey games' shootout in Glendale, Arizona Photograph: Ross D. Franklin/AP

A matador's apprentice puts on an Andalusian hat during the opening day of the World Bull Fair in Seville Photograph: Marcelo Del Pozo/Reuters