Sport: 24 hours in pictures

Amjad Khan puts in all his effort to a delivery during fourth day of the final Test in the West Indies. Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images

Competitors in the "London Bike Polo League" play a friendly match. Bicycle polo featured in the London Olympics of 1908 played on grass, although in recent years it has gained popularity being played on urban hardcourts. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Christof Innerhofer trains for the forthcoming men's downhill competition at the Ski World Cup finals in Are, Sweden. Photograph: Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images

Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard loses the ball going up against Detroit Pistons center Kwame Brown during the Pistons 98-94 victory. Photograph: Duane Burleson/AP

Horses on the early morning gallops ahead of the start of the Cheltenham Festival. Photograph: Barry Batchelor/PA

New York Rangers goalie Steve Valiquette and team-mate Wade Redden react after conceding a goal during their 3-0 defeat to Carolina Hurricanes. Photograph: Karl B DeBlaker/AP

Team Modena driver Leo Mansell puts his Ferrari F430GT through it's paces during a Le Mans series 2009 testing session at the Paul Ricard circuit. Leo is the son of motorsport legend Nigel Mansell. Photograph: Claude Paris/AP

Former New York Yankee great, Bernie Williams, playing for Puerto Rico, is out at home plate as Netherlands catcher Kenley Jansen holds up his glove after the tag in the third inning of their Pool D World Baseball Classic game in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Photograph: Ray Stubblebine/Reuters

The pack rides in Gien during the second stage of the 2009 Paris-Nice cycling race run between Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire and La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin. Photograph: PASCAL PAVANI/AFP/Getty Images

Kevin Pietersen avoids a Fidel Edwards bouncer during the fourth day of the final Test. Photograph: Philip Brown/Reuters