THE TOP SPORTS PHOTOS OF THE DAY

Denver Nuggets' Chris Andersen (left) kicks the ball from Delonte West (right) of Dallas Mavericks during their NBA Basketball game in Denver, Colorado.

Dutch skaters prepare their skates to skate on the frozen Murk river, in front of the Elfstedenbrug (Eleven City Bridge), in Lekkum, near Leeuwarden.

US gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps poses for a portrait at the Madison Square Boys and Girls Club in the Bronx borough of New York.

Fans of Mali's soccer team cheer during during their African Nations Cup semi-final soccer match against Ivory Coast at the Stade De L'Amitie Stadium in Gabon's capital Libreville.

A Toro Rosso Formula One team member cleans a truck in the paddock during a training session at the Jerez racetrack in southern Spain.

Switzerland's Davis Cup team members Roger Federer (left) and Stanislas Wawrinka take a break together with Wawrinka's daughter Alexia during a practice session in Fribourg. Switzerland will meet the US in the Davis Cup tennis tournament from February 10 to 12.

Christof Innerhofer of Italy clears the "Russian Trampoline" jump during the first practice run for the men's Alpine Skiing World Cup Downhill race in Rosa Khutor near Sochi.

Alexandra Jekova of Bulgaria flies through the air during a qualifying run at the Snowboard-Cross FIS World Cup at Blue Mountain in Collingwood, Ontario.