Gallery: Weekend In Sport
The runners and riders took centre stage at Aintree this weekend for the latest Grand National. Chris Ashton, Matt Fitzpatrick and Jessica Gadirova also grabbed headlines in a fantastic weekend of sport. We’ve looked at the highlights…
Corach Rambler won the Grand National at Aintree after the start was delayed by protesters getting on to the track.
The 8-1 favourite was ridden by Derek Fox for Scottish trainer Lucinda Russell, six years after they teamed up to win with One For Arthur.
Vanillier was second, Gaillard Du Mesnil third and last year’s winner Noble Yeats fourth.
Police made 118 arrests after animal rights protests in and around Aintree. The race was delayed by 14 minutes.
Antony scored one and assisted another as Manchester United moved up to third in the Premier League table with a clinical win over Nottingham Forest that strengthened Erik Ten Hag’s side’s grip on a Champions League place.
Manchester United’s sale process continues to rumble on with Thomas Zilliacus withdrawing his offer to buy Manchester United.
Great Britain’s Jessica Gadirova won her third gold medal at the European Gymnastics Championships with victory in the women’s floor final.
The 18-year-old scored a combined total of 14.000 for the routine to secure her third consecutive European floor title.
British champion Alice Kinsella claimed silver and Romania’s Sabrina Maneca-Voinea sealed bronze.
Leicester wing Chris Ashton became the first player to score 100 Premiership tries as Exeter conceded their record points tally in a top-flight match.
Veteran Ashton, who retires at the end of the season, scored a hat-trick to help Tigers demolish 14-man Chiefs.
Chelsea set up a Women’s FA Cup final showdown with Manchester United as Sam Kerr’s second-half header gave them a 1-0 win over Aston Villa.
Kerr’s 24th goal of the season in all competitions 14 minutes after the break was enough to see off Villa at the Poundland Bescot Stadium and keep Chelsea on course to win this competition for a third consecutive year.
England’s US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick beat Jordan Spieth in a dramatic play-off to win the $20m RBC Heritage title in South Carolina.
Matt Fitzpatrick has recently revealed that he believes players that have defected to LIV Golf should not be allowed to return to the PGA Tour.
The recently-formed LIV Golf League has agreed its first global partnership with global shipping logistics, ecommerce and software development business EasyPost.
England crushed Wales’ Triple Crown hopes with a dominant display at Cardiff Arms Park.
The defending champions ran in nine tries in front of a sell-out 8,862 crowd in the Welsh capital.
Back in November, Gill Burns MBE spoke about the power of the Red Roses’ success and how it creates a huge opportunity for rugby.
