Sport: 24 hours in pictures

Players of Argentina's Estudiantes de La Plata warm up among the red smoke from flares thrown by their fans as they support their team during their first leg final Libertadores Cup match against Brazil's Cruzeiro in La Plata, Argentina Photograph: Leo La Valle/EPA

An athlete performs tricks on a trampoline as Air Canada unveil their new Boeing 777 painted in a 2010 Olympic Winter Games motive in Vancouver, British Columbia Photograph: Andy Clark/Reuters

A fan of Estudiantes LP, wearing a lion suit and a face mask as a preventive measure against the H1N1 flu virus, cheers as his team plays Cruzeiro during their first leg final soccer match of the Copa Libertadores in La Plata Photograph: Santiago Pandolfi/Reuters

Work on Cape Town's Green Point 2010 World Cup stadium grinds to a halt as unions embark on strike action Photograph: Mike Hutchings/Reuters

Minnesota Twins center fielder Carlos Gomez catches a fly ball by New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez and robs Rodriquez of a grand slam home run in the fourth inning at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota Photograph: Craig Lassig/EPA

Former Formula One champion Michael Schumacher plays the ball during a charity football match in Wiesbaden, Germany Photograph: Johannes Eisele/Reuters

An aerial view of the first day of the first test in the Ashes series in the Swalec Stadium, Cardiff, with the Millennium Stadium also in view at the top of the picture Photograph: Barry Batchelor/PA

US fans celebrate a goal against Honduras during their Concacaf Gold Cup match in Washington Photograph: Hyungwon Kang/Reuters

Michael Phelps swims to a win in the men's 200m butterfly final at the USA Swimming National Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana Photograph: Christinne Muschi/Reuters