Gallery: Weekend In Sport
Europe came out on top in Rome as Luke Donald’s team defeated the US despite a scare on the final day. There was also a shock in the WSL and controversy in the Premier League in a thrilling weekend of sport…
EUROPE RETAINS RYDER CUP
Golf dominated Sunday’s sporting agenda as Europe regained the Ryder Cup in dramatic fashion in Rome.
With Europe needing four points from Sunday’s 12 singles matches to beat the United States, Tommy Fleetwood won the 11th game to pass the 14½ required.
And with hundreds of fans crammed around the edge of the 18th green, Ireland’s Shane Lowry wrapped up a 16½-11½ win.
It stretches Europe’s unbeaten home record beyond 30 years and also means the past five Ryder Cups have been won by the home side.
Ahead of the tournament, worldwide partners of the Ryder Cup Hilton unveiled a film that saw 2010 Ryder Cup Captain Colin Montgomerie take trip to the Rome Cavalieri where the players stayed before the action kicked off.
WSL RETURNS WITH SHOCK WIN
Miri Taylor’s second-half strike gave Liverpool a shock 0-1 victory away at Arsenal in front of a record Women’s Super League crowd at Emirates Stadium.
January signing Taylor pounced from Missy Bo Kearns’ cross to slot in the only goal of the game shortly after half-time, meaning that Liverpool won away from home in the WSL for the first time since January 2020.
The 54,115-strong crowd was the biggest in the history of the Women’s Super League.
NFL LANDS IN LONDON
The Jacksonville Jaguars kicked off this year’s NFL international series with a comfortable win over the Atlanta Falcons at Wembley.
A crowd of 85,716 watched the Jaguars won 23-7, playing in the English capital for the tenth time.
Although the Jags earned a dramatic win over the Miami Dolphins at Tottenham in 2021, this was their first win at Wembley since battering the Baltimore Ravens 44-7 in 2017.
SCOTLAND DOMINATE ROMANIA
The Rugby World Cup continued in France, with Darcy Graham bagging four tries as Scotland set-up a Pool B decider with Ireland after claiming an 84-0 victory over Romania at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille.
Fly-half Ben Healy also grabbed a try in a 27-point haul on his Rugby World Cup debut after switching allegiance from Ireland, who Scotland must beat in Paris on 7th October – and likely deny the world’s number one team a bonus point – if they want to snatch a quarter-final spot.
Last week, Scottish Rugby renewed its partnership with British whisky brand The Famous Grouse after a six-year hiatus.
VAR CONTROVERSY AS SPURS NICK A WIN
Joel Matip’s own goal deep into stoppage time gave Tottenham Hotspur a 2-1 victory over nine-man Liverpool in a Premier League match overshadowed by VAR drama.
The Reds were compromised by two controversial red cards, the first given to Curtis Jones for a foul on Yves Bissouma before half-time substitute Diogo Jota followed after picking up a quickfire double booking.
The Reds had already had an opening goal by Luis Diaz ruled out by another controversial VAR decision, as the officials quickly ruled the Colombian offside without showing the customary offside line graphics.
PGMOL has since issued a statement admitting that a ‘significant human error’ took place, calling the decision to rule out Diaz’s goal ‘a clear and obvious factual error’.
Last week, Spurs announced a new partnership with blockchain-based fan engagement platform Socios.
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