• A general view ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Mountain Cluster on Sunday. Ezra Shaw / Getty Images
    A general view ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Mountain Cluster on Sunday. Ezra Shaw / Getty Images
  • Police security patrol around the Rosa Khutor Mountain Cluster village ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. Alexander Hassenstein / Getty Images
    Police security patrol around the Rosa Khutor Mountain Cluster village ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. Alexander Hassenstein / Getty Images
  • Volunteers are seen in the athletes village prior to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, at the Coastal Olympic Village on Sunday. Robert Cianflone / Getty Images
    Volunteers are seen in the athletes village prior to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, at the Coastal Olympic Village on Sunday. Robert Cianflone / Getty Images
  • Workmen continue construction at accommodation in Gorki Village Krasnaya Polyana prior to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Sunday. Lars Baron / Getty Images
    Workmen continue construction at accommodation in Gorki Village Krasnaya Polyana prior to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Sunday. Lars Baron / Getty Images
  • Ice hockey player Ami Nakamura of Japan gestures during practice at Shayba Arena on Sunday. Martin Rose / Getty Images
    Ice hockey player Ami Nakamura of Japan gestures during practice at Shayba Arena on Sunday. Martin Rose / Getty Images
  • An ice resurfacer prepares the rink ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace. Clive Mason / Getty Images
    An ice resurfacer prepares the rink ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace. Clive Mason / Getty Images
  • A volunteer walks toward a snow cannon near Extreme Park which will be the venue for the freestyle skiing and snowboarding disciplines at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. Luca Bruno / AP
    A volunteer walks toward a snow cannon near Extreme Park which will be the venue for the freestyle skiing and snowboarding disciplines at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. Luca Bruno / AP
  • Dutch Speed Skater Ireen Wust checks in at airport Schiphol for her flight from the Netherlands to the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games. Robin van Lonkhuijsen / EPA
    Dutch Speed Skater Ireen Wust checks in at airport Schiphol for her flight from the Netherlands to the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games. Robin van Lonkhuijsen / EPA
  • A general view showing the finish area of the alpine skiing event ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center, Mountain Cluster on Sunday. Clive Rose / Getty Images
    A general view showing the finish area of the alpine skiing event ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center, Mountain Cluster on Sunday. Clive Rose / Getty Images
  • Members of the Canada short track speed skating team practice at Iceberg Skating Palace on Sunday. Quinn Rooney / Getty Images
    Members of the Canada short track speed skating team practice at Iceberg Skating Palace on Sunday. Quinn Rooney / Getty Images
  • Players from the Japanese national women's ice hockey team take part in a training session near the Shayba Arena. Grigory Dukor / Reuters
    Players from the Japanese national women's ice hockey team take part in a training session near the Shayba Arena. Grigory Dukor / Reuters
  • The sun casts the shadow of a cross-country skier during training at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Gero Breloer / AP
    The sun casts the shadow of a cross-country skier during training at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Gero Breloer / AP

In Pictures: Winter Olympics preparation in Sochi


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Shots from around Sochi, Russia on Sunday as the site prepares to host the 2014 Winter Olympics beginning on Friday.

Scores in brief:

Boost Defenders 205-5 in 20 overs
(Colin Ingram 84 not out, Cameron Delport 36, William Somerville 2-28)
bt Auckland Aces 170 for 5 in 20 overs
(Rob O’Donnell 67 not out, Kyle Abbott 3-21).