The best pictures from the last 24 hours in sport

Germany's Kirsten Bruhn swims in a women's 100m backstroke S7 heat at the Paralympics Photograph: Ng Han Guan/AP

Canada's Adam Lancia falls as he stretches for the ball during a wheelchair basketball match against Japan at the Paralympics Photograph: Greg Baker/AP

Lantz Lamback of the USA leaves the pool after the men's 100M backstroke - S7 at the National Aquatics Center Photograph: Diego Azubel/EPA

A mixed coxed four at the rowing event at Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty

Pierre Senska of Germany competes in the Men's Team Sprint (LC1-4 CP3/4) Track Cycling event at Laoshan Velodrome Photograph: Guang Niu/Getty

The playing surface of the New Road County Cricket Ground after the River Avon broke its banks and flooded Photograph: Hamish Blair/Getty

Michael Jakobsen of Denmark and Calum Elliot of Scotland fight for the ball during an Under-21 European Championships qualifying match in Aalborg Photograph: Scanpix Denmark/Reuters

Paraguay's Nelson Haedo Valdez celebrates after scoring his team's second goal against Venezuela during a World Cup qualifier at the Defensores del Chaco Stadium in Asuncion Photograph: Norberto Duarte/AFP

Colombia internationals Amaranto Perea, Dairo Moreno and Giovani Hernandez talk with reporters after a training session in Santiago Photograph: Santiago Llanquin/AP

The peloton climb through the British countryside during stage three of the Tour of Britain Photograph: Pete Goding/PA

Toronto Blue Jays' Marco Scutaro hits a single during the eighth inning of their MLB game against the Chicago White Sox Photograph: John Gress/Reuters

Akinori Iwamura celebrates the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox with Fernando Perez, Willy Aybar and Ben Zobrist at Fenway Park Photograph: CJ Gunther/EPA

Competitors play an evening game of beach polo on the sand at Watergate Bay near Newquay. The free to watch event aims to bring polo to a wider audience Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty