Sport: 24 hours in pictures

Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce, left, looks to pass under the basket as New York Knicks forward Tim Thomas blocks him in the fourth quarter of their NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden, New York Photograph: Ray Stubblebine/Reuters

Driver Beat Hefti and brakeman Thomas Lamparter of Switzerland speed down the run in the two-man bobsleigh finals at the FIBT Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Cup at the Whistler Sliding Center, British Columbia, Canada Photograph: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images

Jerome Taylor of the West Indies strikes the ball between England fielders Paul Collingwood and Andrew Strauss during the First Test at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica Photograph: Gareth Copley/PA

Binshu Xu, of China, skates during the ladies free skate program at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Vancouver, Canada Photograph: Paul Chiasson/AP

A panoramic of the arena at Montecasino in Johannesburg during day five of the South African Tennis Open Photograph: Gallo Images/Getty Images

Patrick Koller takes to the air while competing in the men's ski cross at the FIS Freestyle World Cup at Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Photograph: Reuters

Tactician Chris Draper of Team Origin, left, and Mark Mendelbatt of Luna Rossa check for wind during day 10 of the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series on the Waitemata Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand Photograph: Hannah Johnston/Getty Images

England's Andrew Vilk is tackled by D J Forbes and Zar Lawrence during the New Zealand v England match on day two of the New Zealand International Sevens at Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand Photograph: Marty Melville/Getty Images

Robert Norton, left, and David Dolan slug it out during their British Cruiserweight title fight which Norton went on to win Photograph: Michael Regan/Action Images

Riot police protect the match officials as they leave the pitch following the 1-1 draw between Venezuela and Argentina at the Under-20 South American football championship Photograph: Juan Barreto/AFP/Getty Images

Xinxin Guo hits the deck as she attempts to land a jump during the women's aerials final at the 2009 Freestyle FIS World Cup Photograph: Darryl Dyck/AP