Sport: the best pictures from the last 24 hours

The Australian cricket team warm up at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore ahead of the start of the first Test against India on Thursday Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty

Ana Ivanovic cringes as a mistake gives Elena Vesnina of Russia and Nuria Llagostera Vives of Spain a point during their doubles match at Moscow's Kremlin Cup Photograph: Dima Korotayev/Getty

Alize Cornet slips during her match against Amelie Mauresmo at the Kremlin Cup. Mauresmo won in three sets Photograph: Yuri Adobnova/Getty

The ball awaits the first pitch ahead of the Chicago White Sox's game against the Tampa Bay Rays in the MLB play-offs. The Rays won 6-2 to progress to the American League Championship Series Photograph: Jamie Squire/Getty

Tampa Bay's JP Howell, James Shields and Carlos Pena don protective goggles before spraying champagne after their victory Photograph: Getty

Boston's Justin Masterson delivers a pitch in the eighth innings against the LA Angels of Anaheim during the fourth game of their American League Championship series Photograph: Elsa/Getty

After scoring the winning run in the bottom of the ninth, Red Sox players David Ortiz and Jonathan Papelbon don goggles to celebrate their triumph Photograph: Elsa/Getty

Minnesota Viking Charles Goodman beats New Orleans Saints' Lance Moore to the ball at the Superdome. The Vikings went on to win 30-27 Photograph: G. Newman Lowrance/Getty

Out of contract footballers in Germany attend a training camp to maintain their fitness in the hope of securing a team to play for Photograph: Christof Koepsel/Getty