Gallery: Weekend In Sport
The Ashes is still alive! Mark Wood starred in England’s victory at Headlingly with fellow Brit Lando Norris also entertaining a home crowd at Silverstone. Andy Murray and Katie Boulter had differing fortunes at Wimbledon, while Manchester City goalkeeper James Trafford executed a brilliant double save to win England U-21’s a European trophy. We’ve looked back at the weekend’s highlights…
England kept their Ashes hopes alive by beating Australia by three wickets in the third Test at Headingley.
Harry Brook hit a superb 75 but it was left to bowlers Chris Woakes and Mark Wood to drag the hosts over the line in pursuit of 251.
Ahead of the Ashes kicking off, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) agreed an audio rights deal with the BBC.
Max Verstappen cruised to victory in the British Grand Prix for his sixth win in a row and a record-equalling 11th consecutive triumph for Red Bull.
McLaren’s Lando Norris fought off an attack from Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes after a late safety car to finish second and give the 160,000 fans a double home podium to cheer.
Verstappen’s eighth win in 10 races this year brought Red Bull level with the record McLaren established in their historic 1988 season with Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost.
Andy Murray’s hopes of a fine Wimbledon victory on the 10th anniversary of his 2013 title win were ended by fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in round two.
Stalled by Wimbledon’s 11pm curfew on Thursday, the Briton lost 7-6 (7-3) 6-7 (2-7) 4-6 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 on Friday.
Shortly before Murray’s loss, British number one Cameron Norrie fell 3-6 6-3 2-6 6-7 (3-7) to Christopher Eubanks.
Back in June, Barclays unveiled its plans for its debut year as the official banking partner of The Championships, Wimbledon.
Mark Cavendish broke a collarbone as he crashed out of what is set to be his final Tour de France before retirement.
The Manxman, 38, was involved in an innocuous-looking crash about 60km from the finish of stage eight – a 200.7km run from Libourne to Limoges.
Ahead of the world’s most famous cycling race, Science in Sport (SiS) extended its relationship with British team INEOS Grenadiers until 2026.
Katie Boulter’s bid to reach the Wimbledon last 16 for the first time ended quickly as she was outclassed by defending champion Elena Rybakina.
The British number one was the final home player left in the singles draws, but lost 6-1 6-1 in just 57 minutes.
Australian Cameron Smith won the LIV Golf London event at Centurion Golf Club, Hemel Hempstead.
The Open champion – playing his final event before defending his title this month – went into the final day of the 54-hole event with a three-stroke lead.
Smith shot a three-under 68 to finish on 15 under on Sunday.
England won the European Under-21 Championship for the first time in nearly 40 years after a dramatic last-minute penalty save by James Trafford ensured the Young Lions held on to beat Spain 1-0.
Last week, the Football Association (FA) announced a new five-year sustainability strategy.
