TOP SPORTS PHOTOS OF THE LAST 24 HOURS

Costa Rican athlete Alesandra Duarte (right) warms up with a ball before the rhythmic gymnastic preliminary round during the second Central American and Caribbean Special Olympic Games in Panama City.

About 566 athletes from 15 countries are taking part in the games, according to the event organizers.

Novak Djokovic (right) kisses Princess Charlene (centre) while Prince Albert II of Monaco (left) looks on after receiving the Vermilion Medal for Physical Education and Sports (Medaille en vermeil de l'education physique et des sports) during the Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco.

Dallas Mavericks center Ian Mahinmi (28) gets a dunk while defended by Utah Jazz forward Enes Kanter (0) and center Al Jefferson (25) during the second half of their NBA basketball game in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Rapper Jay-Z (left) hugs nephew Daniel Smith as his wife, singer Beyonce (second right) watches the New Jersey Nets play the Miami Heat in the third quarter of their NBA basketball game in Newark, New Jersey.

San Jose Sharks skate through the mouth of a giant shark as they are introduced to the home town crowd before playing the St. Louis Blues in Game 3 of their NHL Western Conference quarter-final game in San Jose, California.

Arsenal's Robin van Persie (left) challenges Wigan Athletic's Maynor Figueroa during the English Premier League soccer match at the Emirates Stadium in London.

Jeremy Doody (right) watches as Remus Medley (left) walks on his hands across the finish line of the 116th Boston Marathon after his legs cramped up in Boston, Massachusetts.

Boston marathoners coped with temperatures that topped 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius) in a variety of ways, from pouring water over themselves to singing, but few took up organizers offer to sit out the 116th running.

The Britain synchronised swimming team practise a routine during a training session at the Olympic Acquatics centre ahead of the qualification competition, at the Olympic Park in Stratford, East London April.

Qualification for London 2012 Olympic Games starts in two days.