Sport: 24 hours in pictures

The shadow of Venus Williams is seen as she serves during her 6-3, 6-2 victory over Alize Cornet in the Dubai Tennis Championships Photograph: Ali Haider/EPA

David Beckham gives his shirt to Italian supporters after the 1-1 draw between Werder Bremen and AC Milan Photograph: Fabian Bimmer/AP

While David Beckham is in Milan, it's a galaxy of emptiness in the stands at the game between La Galaxy and Oita Trinita in the Pan Pacific Championship Photograph: Graham Whitby Boot/Allstar/Sportsphoto

CSKA Moscow's Silva Vagner Love shows off his blue rinse after he scores the opening goal of the game against Aston Villa at Villa Park Photograph: Tony Marshall/Empics Sport/PA Photos

Dimitar Berbatov wins his tussle against Fulham's John Pantsil during Manchester United's 3-0 victory at Old Trafford Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

A kangaroo bounds on the fairway during the Johnnie Walker classic at The Vines Resort and Country Club in Perth, Australia Photograph: Ian Walton/Getty Images

Camilo Villegas gets down to line up a putt during the Johnnie Walker Classic in Perth Photograph: Tony Ashby/AFP/Getty Images

Mid-air collision in Dallas as New Jersey Nets' Devin Harris, right, collides with Dallas Mavericks' Antoine Wright in a NBA game at the American Airlines Center Photograph: Larry W. Smith/EPA

Norman Miller, right, and Irene Heeterby watch the peloton near Mariposa during the Tour of California. Britain's Mark Cavendish won the stage Photograph: Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP

Cycling fan Dory Holte waits for the peloton near Oakurst during the Tour of California Photograph: Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP

Ski jumper Lindsey Van touches down during training for the women's ski jumping at the Nordic Skiing World Championships in Liberec, Czech Republic Photograph: Barbara Gindl/EPA

Takahisa Oguchi and Masaki Toshiro, of Japan, crash during a training run at the Whistler Sliding Centre in British Columbia as they prepare for the Luge World Cup which started today Photograph: Jonathan Hayward/AP

Themanfrommayo and jockey Matt Crawley fall during the Teme Conditional Jockey's Handicap Chase at Ludlow Racecourse Photograph: Stephen Pond/Empics