Sport: 24 hours in pictures

Novak Djokovic of Serbia serves to Peter Polansky during the Rogers Cup in Canada Photograph: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images

Venus Williams strides out for a backhand against Olga Govortsova during the Women's Open in Cincinnati Photograph: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

Canadian Peter Polansky returns to Djokovic at the Uniprix Stadium Photograph: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images

Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia belts a serve to Shuai Peng in Cincinnati Photograph: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

Denver Broncos rookie Tom Brandstater leads Chris Simms and Kyle Orton in drills at the team's training camp in Colorado Photograph: David Zalubowski/AP

The crew aboard BOR90 of BMW Oracle Racing raise the main sail as the boat sails past the San Diego skyline Photograph: Lenny Ignelzi/AP

Dwarfed by the BOR90, a replica of the first America's Cup boat is seen during a demonstration sail Photograph: Lenny Ignelzi/AP

The All Blacks practice their lineouts during a training session in Auckland Photograph: Phil Walter/Getty Images

Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers players fall into a scuffle after a pitch hit batter Kevin Youkilis Photograph: Matt Campbell/EPA

Cincinnati Reds fielder Willy Taveras climbs the wall as he watches a home run for St. Louis Cardinals Photograph: Tom Gannam/Associated Press

Baltimore Orioles' Brian Roberts tries to evade Oakland Athletics catcher Kurt Suzuki Photograph: Gail Burton/AP

Claudio Graf of Ecuador's Liga Deportiva Universitaria maintains a high ball ahead of Pedro Sarabia of Paraguay's Libertad, during a Copa Sudamericana match Photograph: Dolores Ochoa/Associated Press