In pictures: Celebrating sporting victories to excess

Marie-Philip Poulin #29 and Tessa Bonhomme #25 of Canada celebrate winning the gold medal with a beer and a cigar

After defeating the USA 2-0 to clinch the host nation's eighth Olympic gold of the Vancouver Games, the celebrations of Canada's women's ice hockey team spill out from the dressing room on to the ice

Steve Morrow of Arsenal sits in pain after being dropped by team mate Tony Adams during the celebrations after the Coca Cola Cup final against Sheffield Wednesday at Wembley Stadium in London.

Steve Morrow's joy at scoring Arsenal's winner in the 1993 League Cup final turns to agony during the post-match revelry as captain Tony Adams slips while carrying him on his shoulders, breaking Morrow's arm

Justin Leonard of the USA tries to clear the celebrating American team off the green after sinking a long birdie putt on the 17th during the final day of the 33rd Ryder Cup at Brookline Country Club, Boston

At the 1999 Ryder Cup Justin Leonard's putt all but seals the US's victory and prompts a stampede of players and supporters across the 17th green. The European team are unimpressed with Jose Maria Olazabal still to play

2001 Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic celebrates in Wimbledon and Split, Croatia

Goran Ivanisevic's marks his Wimbledon triumph over Pat Rafter in 2001 with various states of undress both in SW19 and his home city of Split, Croatia

Pat Cash heads into the Wimbledon stands to receive the congratulations of his family and coach after beating Czechoslovakia's Ivan Lendl in the 1987 men's final

Joe Horn #87 of The New Orleans Saints talks on his cell phone after scoring a touchdown against the New York Giants December 14, 2003, at the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Joe Horn of the New Orleans Saints is keen to talk over his success with his nearest and dearest after a touchdown against New York Giants in 2003. He was fined $30,000 for the stunt

Andrew Flintoff, Kevin Pieterson and captain Michael Vaughn pose for a photograph aboard the parade bus on the way to Trafalgar Square as part of the Ashes victory celebration, September 13, 2005

England's long night of alcohol-fuelled celebrations after Ashes victory over Australia in 2005 continue through to the morning's visit to Downing Street and open-top bus parade