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Miami Heat's LeBron James hangs on the rim after his dunk near New York Knicks Tyson Chandler during their NBA basketball game in Miami, Florida.

Pumas UMAN goalie Odin Patino (centre) makes a save against the New York Red Bulls in the second half of their friendly soccer match in Phoenix, Arizona.

Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia reacts after clearing the bar to win the women's pole vault at the XL Galan indoor athletics meeting in Stockholm.

Olympic pole vault champion Isinbayeva showed she was back to her best with an indoor world record of 5.01 metres to win the event at the XL Galan indoor meeting in Stockholm by 29 centimetres on Thursday.

Danica Patrick adjusts her hair before putting on her helmet for the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Gatorade Duel #1 qualifying race for the Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Germany's Maximilian Mechler soars through the air during a training jump for the Ski-Flying World Championships in Vikersund.

A man kicks a football on a beach in Colombo.

Jelena Jankovic of Serbia serves the ball to Sam Stosur of Australia during their women's singles quarter-final match at the WTA Dubai Tennis Championships.

French rugby union player Sebastien Chabal interacts with a wallaby (in his arms), a kangaroo and an emu at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney. Chabal is in Australia to play a one-off club rugby match on Saturday.