A DECADE OF THE BEST IN SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY

In full flight: During his match with Goran Ivanisevic at Wimbledon, Chris Bailey has an impressive collision with the net-cord judge Photograph: David Ashdown

Blade runner: As the focus of the Holiday On Ice spectacular at Wembley, Katarina Witt makes a dazzling impression Photograph: Robert Hallam

Lengthening shadows creep across St Andrews Photograph: David Ashdown

Entrants in the Goodwin Sands race across the flats Photograph: David Ashdown

Crowd pleaser: Spain's Seve Ballesteros chips on to the 18th green, secure in the knowledge that he has won the Open at Lytham in 1988 Photograph: David Ashdown

A bouncer from Courtney Walsh causes the England captain, Mike Atherton, to take evasive action during the first Test in Jamaica, 1994 Photograph: David Ashdown

Ground-sharing: Motorcyclists practising for the 250cc race at Donington in 1990 encounter low-flying aircraft Photograph: Peter Jay

Making a splash: A competitor at the Cookham Horse Trials breaks the glassy surface of the water in the cross-country section Photograph: Peter Jay

Carvill's Hill was touted as the next Arkle, but he jumped awkwardly at the first in the Cheltenham Gold Cup and finished exhausted and injured Photograph: Robert Hallam

Hopeful oarsmen for the Cambridge crew in the 1995 Boat Race brave a chilly December dawn trial on the River Thames Photograph: Robert Hallam