Big Shots for May 5, 2009

From a charity cricket match 17,000 feet above sea level in Nepal to the cheese rolling championships in Stilton, England, Big Shots presents the widest world of sports possible. We'll take in mud wrestling in China, bike racing in Romandie, and table tennis in Japan. This week We'll also look at the more familiar, like the NHL hockey playoffs and the Manny Pacquiao knockout of Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas. ( 28 photos total)

Jorgen Persson of Sweden eyes the ball during a men's singles match against Jun Mizutani of Japan at the World Table Tennis championships in Yokohama, Japan May 1. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

This multiple-exposure photo shows Roger Federer as he serves to Radek Stepanek during their ATP Tennis Open match in Rome April 30. (VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images) #

The Columbia - High Road team rides against the clock to win the 3rd stage of the 63rd Tour de Romandie UCI ProTour cycling race, a team time trial in Valeyres-sous-Ursins, Switzerland May 1. (AP Photo/Keystone/Dominic Favre) #

Sergio Garcia hits a shot from under a bush during the Pro-Am prior to the start of the Quail Hollow Championship at the Quail Hollow Golf Club April 29 in Charlotte, N.C. (Scott Halleran/Getty Images) #

Jim Furyk hits a shot from the sand on the 13th hole during the first round of the Quail Hollow Championship at the Quail Hollow Club April 30 in Charlotte, N.C. (Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) #

Jason Patison crashes while competing in round 3 of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series May 2 at the Speedworld Off Road Park in Wittmann, Ariz. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images) #

Two women grapple during an international women's mud wrestling contest along the East Lake in Wuhan, China May 3. More than 40 women participated in the contest held in mineral-rich mud which is believed to be good for the skin, local media reported. (REUTERS/China Daily) #

An American clown performs during the Sino-US Water Ski Stars Show & Contest at Shunyi Olympic Rowing Canoeing Park May 2 in Beijing. Beijing holds various events to utilize Olympic venues after the games. (Feng Li/Getty Images) #

Russian ship Kruzensthern leaves the harbour of Vigo, Spain before the start of the Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge May 03. (MIGUEL RIOPA/AFP/Getty Images) #

Werder Bremen's goalkeeper Tim Wiese (left) watches smoke from fans' flares invade the pitch during the UEFA Cup semi-final football match between Werder Bremen and Hamburger SV at the Weser-Stadion in Bremen April 30. (DAVID HECKER/AFP/Getty Images) #

Real Madrid's Raul reacts during the Spanish League football match against Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid May 2. Barcelona won 6-2. (STR/AFP/Getty Images) #

Miranda Cooper reacts as golfer Jason Dufner (left) and rules official Tony Wallin pause after Dufner's tee shot on the first hole landed in Cooper's lap during the third round of the Quail Hollow Championship at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C., May 2. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) #

Naomi Togashi of Japan (left) exchanges blows against Oa Kokietgym of Thailand during the women's WBC light flyweight title bout in Tokyo May 2. (REUTERS/Issei Kato) #

Jorge Lorenzo falls during the Moto GP race of the Spanish Grand Prix at the Jerez racetrack May 3 in Jerez de la Frontera. (PEDRO ARMESTRE/AFP/Getty Images) #

Germany's Sven Felski (left) falls into the French goal with Kevin Hcquefeuille (center) and Fabrice Lhenryduring their 2009 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship match in Bern, Switzerland April 28. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) #

Loe Komarov of Finland (right) vies with Dmitri Meleshko of Belarus during their qualification round game at the 2009 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship May 2 in Zurich. (ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP/Getty Images) #

The Carolina Hurricanes' Patrick Eaves (right) swats at the puck as Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas covers it up in their NHL playoff game. (Barry Chin/Globe Staff) #

Third base umpire Jerry Meals makes the safe call as Jose Reyes of the New York Mets beats the tag from Wes Helms of the Florida Marlins for a triple April 29 at Citi Field in New York City. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) #

Barcelona's Carles Puyol gestures above Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos during their Spanish league football match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid May 2. (JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images) #

The Chicago Cubs' Mike Fontenot watches a line drive by the Florida Marlins' Cameron Maybin head down the third base line for a double at Wrigley Field in Chicago May 1. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) #

Manny Pacquiao (right) looks at flattened Ricky Hatton during their junior welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena May 2 in Las Vegas. Pacquiao took a title in his sixth different weight class. (GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images) #

Fans celebrate as they watch the fight between compatriot Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton of Britain for the junior welterweight boxing title at a free screening in a gymnasium in Manila May 3. (REUTERS/John Javellana) #

Competitors celebrate winning their heat during the Stilton Cheese rolling competition May 4 in Stilton, England. The Cheese Rolling event celebrated its 50th anniversary. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) #

The England cricket team warms up during a net practice at Lord's Cricket Ground in London, May 4 before facing the West Indies in a two-match Test Series. (AP Photo/Tom Hevezi) #

Munster's Paul O'Connell advances against Leinster in the Rugby Union European Cup semifinal at Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland, Saturday, May, 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) #

The peloton races during the first stage, from Montreux to Fribourg, of the Tour de Romandie cycling race in Jongny, Switzerland April 29. (REUTERS/Denis Balibouse) #

British cricket teams Hillary and Tenzing, named after Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, the first men known to climb Mount Everest, play the short form Twenty20 version of the game at Gorak Shep, a sandy plateau 17,000 feet above sea level near Mount Everest. (HO/AFP/Getty Images) #

Team GB Rowing members prepare to enter the water at the Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake April 29 in Reading, England. (Clive Rose/Getty Images) #

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Big Shots for May 5, 2009