Sport: the best pictures from the last 24 hours

Vibrant covers are removed from the wicket following heavy rain at the M A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. England and India are due to begin the first Test match there on Thursday Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA

Kevin Pietersen, England's cricket captain, is watched over by security guards during a nets session Photograph: Tom Shaw/Getty Images

Porto's Tomas Costa in contemplative mood during a training session at Drag o Stadium in Porto on the eve of their Champions League match against Arsenal Photograph: Estela Silva/EPA

Houston Rockets' Shane Battier dives to save a loose ball from going out of bounds during the third quarter against the Memphis Grizzlies at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. The Grizzlies won 109-97 Photograph: Mike Brown/EPA

Florida Panthers' Tanner Glass, left, takes aim at Ottawa Senators' Chis Neil during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Ottawa Photograph: Blair Gable/Reuters

Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo stretches during a training session at the club's Carrington training complex ahead of their game with AaB Aalborg in the Champions League Photograph: Nigel Roddis/Reuters

Golden State Warriors players Anthony Morrow and Kelenna Azubuike try to block a shot from Oklahoma City Thunder player Kevin Durant in the second half of their game at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City. The Warriors won 112-102 Photograph: Larry W. Smith/EPA