Germany's Tobias Strauss does a backside air as he qualifies for the halfpipe at the Snowboard Grand Prix in Colorado

Kobe Bryant attempts to score are blocked by Houston's Yao Ming during the LA Lakers' 112-101 win over the Rockets

Great Britain's Ellen Whitaker riding Kanselier leaps a fence during the Olympia London International Horse Show in London

Darren Lockyer evades a female defender during the Harvey Norman beach footy event at Maroubra Beach in Sydney

Toronto's Mats Sundin scores past Carolina's Cam Ward during the Maple Leafs' 4-3 win over the Hurricanes in North Carolina