Sport: the best pictures from the last 24 hours

The Indian batsman Sourav Ganguly at the start of play in in the first Test between India and Australia in Bangalore. The series will be Gangulay's last in Test cricket Photograph: Global Cricket Ventures/BCCI/Getty

The Australia batsman Matthew Hayden was out for a duck on the opening morning in Bangalore Photograph: Global Cricket Ventures/BCCI/Getty

But the Australia captain Ricky Ponting made 50 before lunch as the tourists built a solid first innings total Photograph: Global Cricket Ventures/BCCI/Getty

Spain's Oscar Hernandez during his first round match against Jose Acasuso of Argentina at the Stockholm ATP Open at the Royal Tennis Hall Photograph: Pontus Lundahl/AFP

Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia receives on-court medical treatment during her match against the Serbian Ana Ivanovic at the WTA Kremlin Cup in Moscow Photograph: Yuri Kadobnov/AFP

Drewe Broughton scored Rotherham's third goal in a 4-2 victory over Leeds United in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy second round match at Don Valley Stadium Photograph: Gareth Copley/Press Association

Cristiano Ronaldo returns to training with Portugal ahead of their World Cup qualifying match against Sweden Photograph: Nacho Doce/Reuters

Peru players prepare for their World Cup qualifying match against Bolivia Photograph: Paolo Aguilar/EPA

The former players Ruud Gulllit, left, and Roberto Baggio join their former team-mate Stefano Borgonovo and his wife Stefania at a charity match between AC Milan and Fiorentina. Borgonovo, who played with Baggio at Fiorentina and Gullit at AC Milan, was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease in 2005 Photograph: Lorenzo Galassi/AP

The McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton examines his car during preparations for Sunday's Japanese grand prix at Fuji Speedway in Oyama. Hamilton leads the drivers' championship by seven points with three races remaining Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters

Green stripes were painted onto Bridgestone racing tyres at a press conference in Tokyo as the manufacturers launched the Make Cars Green tyre. Photograph: Jens Buettner/EPA