Gallery: Boxing, Rugby And Football
In an exciting weekend of sport the Six Nations returned, English football’s first domestic trophy of the year was handed out, and the most highly anticipated rookie boxing match ever finally took place.
England heaped more misery on troubled Wales with a scrappy Six Nations victory in Cardiff.
The 10-20 victory for Steve Borthwick’s side means Wales have now lost 12 of their last 15 games and suffered a third successive Six Nations defeat since Warren Gatland’s return as head coach.
Tommy Fury beat Jake Paul by split decision in arguably the most anticipated contest between two novices in boxing history.
One judge scored it 75-74 to Paul, with the other two scoring it 76-73 to Fury.
Last week, UK sports radio station talkSPORT landed the exclusive radio rights to the fight in Saudi Arabia.
Manchester United claimed their first trophy since 2017 with victory over Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley.
Two goals inside six first-half minutes established Manchester United’s dominance in a match where Newcastle never seriously threatened Erik ten Hag’s defence.
It is the first major trophy in the England for the Dutch manager, who will now turn his focus back to the Premier League title race.
British number one Cameron Norrie beat top seed Carlos Alcaraz in a thrilling Rio Open final to claim his fifth ATP singles title on Sunday.
The 27-year-old came from a set down to beat the Spaniard 5-7 6-4 7-5.
Norrie recently signedwith UK-based sports management and sponsorship sales business ARETÉ.
Tottenham boosted their hopes of top-four Premier League finish with a London derby win over Chelsea that increases the pressure on struggling Blues boss Graham Potter.
Loughborough Lightning’s Fran Williams continued to stake her claim for a place in England’s World Cup squad as her side beat Saracens Mavericks 68-51.
The defender turned over seven balls and won five interceptions in Lightning’s fourth Super League victory of the season.
Aston Villa reached the Women’s FA Cup quarter-finals on Sunday with a thrilling penalty shoot-out victory over West Ham United.
Rachel Daly opened the scoring just after the break, but Dagny Brynjarsdottir levelled in second-half stoppage time as the game ended 1-1 after 90 and then 120 minutes.
