Gallery: Weekend In Sport
It was an action-packed weekend of sport filled with Djokovic drama, a British boxing bout, and one of the Premier League’s greatest ever goals. We’ve looked back at the highlights…
Novak Djokovic told a group of British fans to “shut up” as they tried to drown out his interview with musical instruments after their team were knocked out of the Davis Cup by Serbia.
Britain lost the quarter-final 2-0 as Cameron Norrie was unable to inflict a rare defeat on the world number one.
“You should learn how to show some respect,” Djokovic told the fans.
Jack Draper was beaten 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (8-6) by Miomir Kecmanovic in the opening match of the best-of-three tie.
That result meant Norrie had to beat 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic for the first time in his career.
But Djokovic showed his class as he cruised to a 6-4 6-4 win and set Serbia up for a semi-final against Italy on Saturday.
Katie Taylor edged past Briton Chantelle Cameron via majority decision in a thrilling light-welterweight title fight in Dublin.
Ireland’s Taylor avenged the only loss of her career in an extraordinary bout at 3Arena on Saturday to become a two-weight undisputed champion.
Taylor almost hit the deck in the final seconds, but stayed on her feet in a crucial moment for the scorecards.
One judge scored it a draw, while the other two were 98-92, 96-94 for Taylor.
Both fighters are represented by Matchroom Boxing. The promotion recently announced an agreement with Rakuten Ticket, Inc. and international company Never Say Never (NSN) that will bring a series of major events to Japan.
Alejandro Garnacho scored one of the Premier League’s greatest ever goals as Manchester United beat Everton 0-3 in the Premier League.
Garnacho’s incredible third-minute effort silenced the fiery home fans at Goodison Park, as fans vented their fury with anti-Premier League protests following their 10-point deduction last week.
Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial also got on the scoresheet to ease the pressure on manager Erik Ten Hag and leave the Toffees 19th in the table.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen ended the most dominant season in Formula 1 history with victory in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, his 19th win in 22 races.
The comfortable victory, after brushing off a brief challenge from Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc on the opening lap, gives Verstappen an 86.4% win rate in 2023.
Red Bull’s Sergio Perez took second on the road after Leclerc let him by on the penultimate lap in a vain attempt to secure second in the constructors’ championship for Ferrari against Mercedes, but was demoted to fourth on the road by a five-second penalty.
That promoted George Russell to third for Mercedes and, with Lewis Hamilton securing two points for ninth place, that was enough to keep Mercedes in second place by three points.
The Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 team recently agreed a new partnership with WhatsApp.
Exeter Chiefs had to come from behind at Kingston Park as they beat Newcastle Falcons 14-20 to claim their first away Premiership win of the season.
There were three tries in the first eight minutes as Jamie Blamire and Matias Moroni crossed for Falcons to erase Immanuel Feyi-Waboso’s early try.
But the Chiefs stepped it up in the final quarter with two more tries.
Henry Slade got the first and then converted the second from Exeter replacement prop Josh Iosefa-Scott.
Rugby league legend Martin Offiah spoke about the future of rugby as a sport, and the comparisons between league and union, at the most recent Sport Industry Dining, an event open to Sport Industry Members.
Khadija Shaw scored a first-half hat-trick as Manchester City beat Tottenham Hotspur 7-0 in the Women’s Super League.
Shaw struck three times in 15 minutes to propel City back into the Champions League places and hand Spurs their heaviest WSL defeat.
It was revealed last week that plans to create a two-tier commercial structure at the top of the English women’s game are in significant doubt after Championship clubs rejected the latest proposals for the new body’s voting structure.
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