The Australian cricket team warm up at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore ahead of the start of the first Test against India on ThursdayPhotograph: Michael Steele/GettyAna 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 CupPhotograph: Dima Korotayev/GettyAlize Cornet slips during her match against Amelie Mauresmo at the Kremlin Cup. Mauresmo won in three setsPhotograph: 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 SeriesPhotograph: Jamie Squire/GettyTampa Bay's JP Howell, James Shields and Carlos Pena don protective goggles before spraying champagne after their victoryPhotograph: GettyBoston'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 seriesPhotograph: Elsa/GettyAfter scoring the winning run in the bottom of the ninth, Red Sox players David Ortiz and Jonathan Papelbon don goggles to celebrate their triumphPhotograph: Elsa/GettyMinnesota Viking Charles Goodman beats New Orleans Saints' Lance Moore to the ball at the Superdome. The Vikings went on to win 30-27Photograph: G. Newman Lowrance/GettyOut of contract footballers in Germany attend a training camp to maintain their fitness in the hope of securing a team to play forPhotograph: Christof Koepsel/Getty
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