No Magic

Charlotte Bobcats’ Gerald Wallace (3) drives on Orlando Magic’s Vince Carter (15) in the second half of the Magic’s 106-95 overtime win in an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C.

I Love This Game

Sayan Karmadi of the Indonesian futsal team hugs the ball while celebrating his goal sealing the team’s 5-3 victory against Malaysia in the semifinals of the ASEAN Zone qualifier for the AFC Futsal Championship.

With the triumph, Indonesia is entitled to a spot in the AFC Futsal Championship in Tashkent, Uzbekizstan on May 23-30. Only the top three teams in the qualifier can travel to Tashkent.

Hattrick at Home

MotoGP rider Casey Stoner of Australia (front) leads Valentino Rossi of Italy, right, and Dani Pedrosa of Spain during the Australian Grand Prix motorcycle racing on Phillip Island, Australia.

You Listen to Me

Barcelona’s Xavi Hernandez (left) and Valencia’s Ever Banega from Argentina argue during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Mestalla stadium in Valencia.

The Fastest Man

Suryo Agung Wibowo runs a victory lap after he set a new record in the men’s 100-meter competition at the recent SEA Games in Laos.

Focused

Rory Hie tees off in the opening round of the Mercedez benz Master Indonesian golf tournament.

Missed The Ball

VB Maldives team of Maladewa defeated Persiwa Wamena 3-2 (1-0) in a Group G qualifier for the 2010 Asian Football Cenfederation (AFC) Cup at the Gajayana Stadium in Malang, East Java. Maldives temporarily leads the Group G.

Pride of Pakistan

Muhammad Abbas arrives for a free skiing session at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia. Abbas, Pakistan’s first winter Olympian, started skiing by strapping two pinewood planks to his shoes with thick rubber bands. He honed his skill through observation, studying other skiers on a tiny slope near his home.

La Liga Rulers

Barcelona’s players (from left) Xavi Hernandez, Lionel Messi and Andreas Iniesta pose the six trophies the team won during the 2009 season, before their match against Villarreal at Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona.

Flying Low

Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith (left) and Utah Jazz guard Wesley Mathews looks to grab a loose ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game, in Salt Lake City.

Dashed Hope

A police officer catches a soccer fan who dashed into the field and tried to “score a goal” into Oman’s goal post guarded by Abdullah Al Habsi (bottom right) at the end of the match won by Oman 2-1.

Another Trophy for The Veteran

Leander Paes of India (front) and Cara Black of Zimbabwe play Ekaterina Makarova of Russia and Jaroslav Levinsky of Czech Republic during their final match at the Australian Open in Melbourne. Paes and Black clinched the mixed doubles title.

First Gold

Anastazia Kuzmina of Slovakia, the gold medalist, during the medal ceremony for the women’s 7.5 km sprint event at the Biathlon at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.

On Fire

Tottenham Hotspur’s Jermaine Defoe (center) scores his side’s second goal of the game during the FA Cup Fourth Round Replay match of Elland Road, Leeds.

For Free

Rafael Nadal of Spain (center) receives a massage from Kim Clijsters of Belgium (right) as Novak Djokovic of Serbia looks on during an exhibition tennis match in Melbourne, Australia.

Humiliated

Real Madrid’s Cristoph Metzelder reacts with other players during a Copa del Rey soccer match against minnow Alcorcon at the Santo Domingo stadium on the outskirts of Madrid. Alcorcon stunned La Liga giant 4-0.

Bitter

A Costa Rican player reacts after an U-20 World Cup semifinal loss to Brazil at the Cairo International Stadium, in Cairo. Brazil won 1-0 and will play Ghana in the final.

Gearing Up

WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (left) and WBC super welterweight champion Sergio Martinez pose for a picture at a news conference in New York. The boxers were there to promote their fight in Atlantic City.

One Shot Ahead

Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic returns a shot against Shenay Perry of the US at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne. Ivanovic won 6-2, 6-3.

Netted

Barcelona’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic (left) has scored past Stuttgart’s goalkeeper Jens Lehmann during the UEFA Champions League round-of-16 firt leg soccer match between VfB Stuttgart and FC Barcelona in Stuttgart, Germany.

Lagging Behind

China’s Pang Qing and Tong Jian perform during the figure skating pairs competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. With almost two more weeks to go in the competition, it’s early days to be counting medals, but France climbed to the top of the table with Sunday’s two gold medals.

NBA Admirers

Atlanta Hawks guards Mike Bibby (left), Joe Johnson (center) and Hawks forward Josh Smith react to a play as they watch their team play the Cleveland Cavaliers during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game at Philips Arena, in Atlanta. The Hawks won 99-83.

One-Two Punch

Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany is congratulated by teammate Mark Webber (left) on the podium after winning the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix in Sepang, Malaysia. Australian Webber finished in second place.

Winning Start

Serena Williams of the United States returns the ball to Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia during their match at the WTA Tennis Championship in Doha.

On the Lead

New York Yankees’ Jerry Hairston Jr. (17) celebrates with his teammates after scoring on a throwing error by Los Angeles Angels’ Maicer Izturis during the 13th inning of Game 2 of the American League Championship baseball series, in New York. The Yankees won 4-3 to lead the series 2-0.