Sport: 24 hours in pictures

Players of Shrovetide Football gather in Ashbourne, Derbyshire to play the ancient game. The Royal Shrovetide Football match, contested since the 12th century by teams known as the Up'Ards and the Down'Ards, occurs annually on Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday in the town of Ashbourne. Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA

A competitor at the Nordic Skiing World Championships in Liberec, Czech Republic, soars through the air during training at the Large Hill complex. Photograph: Filip Singer/EPA

Danica Patrick, who is rumoured to be moving from IndyCar to Formula One in 2010, in the cockpit of her Andretti Green Racing Dallara Honda during the IRL IndyCar Series spring testing at the Homestead-Miami speedway track. Photograph: Darrell Ingham/Getty Images

The Barcelona forward Thierry Henry beats the Lyon defence but is stopped by the goalkeeper Hugo Lloris during the Champions League football match at the Gerland Stadium, Lyon. Photograph: Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty Images

The Charlotte Bobcats forward Gerald Wallace, left, attempts to outjump the Phoenix Suns forward Jason Richardson in the first quarter of their NBA basketball game in Phoenix. Photograph: Paul Connors/AP

Philadelphia Flyers' Ossi Vaananen, centre, guards Washington Capitals left wing Donald Brashear, right, during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Washington. Photograph: Haraz N. Ghanbari/AP

Marat Safin prepares to serve the ball to Richard Gasquet of France during their match at the ATP Dubai tennis championships. Photograph: Marwan Naamani/AFP/Getty Images

Porto supporters cheer after their team score against Atletico Madrid during their Champions League match at the Vicente Calderon stadium, Madrid. The Portuguese side twice came back from behind to claim a 2-2 draw. Photograph: Sergio Perez/Reuters

Dario Franchitti drives the #10 Target Chip Ganasssi Racing car during the IRL IndyCar Series spring testing at the Homestead-Miami Speedway track. Photograph: Robert Laberge/Getty Images

Houston Dynamo's Kei Kamara heads the ball away during the first half of the CONCACAF Champions League quarter-final game against Atlante in Houston. Photograph: Bob Levey/AP

Ophelie David, centre, goes over a jump on her way to winning the women's ski cross World Cup final in Branas, Sweden ahead of Karin Huttary, right, and Ashleigh Mcivor Photograph: Mattias Lundin/AFP/Getty Images

Tiger Woods returns to action after injury during practice prior to the start of the Accenture World Match Play Championships at Dove Mountain, Arizona. Photograph: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images

Thierry Henry celebrates scoring Barcelona's equaliser in their 1-1 draw away to Lyon in the Champions League. Photograph: Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty Images

The Portland Trail Blazers defender Joel Przybilla is knocked to the floor by the Houston Rockets' Yao Ming during the second half of their NBA basketball game in Houston. Przybilla was called for a foul on the play. Photograph: Pat Sullivan/AP