Gallery: Weekend In Sport
Lando Norris, Coco Gauff, and Leandro Trossard all had reason to celebrate this bank holiday weekend. We’ve looked back at the highlights…
McLaren’s Lando Norris fought back to take a dominant victory in the Dutch Grand Prix despite losing the lead to Max Verstappen’s Red Bull at the start.
Norris repassed Verstappen on lap 18, with the Red Bull driving taking second place.
Charles Leclerc took the final podium position, belying his pre-race pessimism, fending off the McLaren of Oscar Piastri for the final 27 laps.
Back in July, McLaren Racing agreed a multi-year deal with global payments provider Mastercard.
Leandro Trossard made a huge impact off the bench to help Arsenal defeat Aston Villa 0-2 at Villa Park on Saturday.
In a match where Villa had their chances, David Raya was equal to them with a crucial save at 0-0.
Trossard’s introduction in the second half was followed by a goal with his first touch, before Thomas Partey doubled the lead, consigning Unai Emery to defeat against his former club.
Arsenal recently signed a multi-year extension of their partnership with Ticketmaster.
Defending US Open champion Coco Gauff says she is treating this year’s US Open as a “victory lap” after comfortably beating Varvara Gracheva in her opening match.
20-year-old Gauff began her title defence with a 6-2 6-0 victory in just 66 minutes on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
County Champions Surrey took less than two sessions on day four to bowl out Lancashire for 177 and complete an impressive innings-and-63-run win.
While Surrey now have an even more healthy lead at the top of the Vitality County Championship, they only have home advantage for one of their last four matches – and two of those away games are against fellow title challengers Somerset and Essex.
Earlier this summer, the ECB unveiled plans for a new Grass Pitch Improvement Fund, which will invest £5m of National Lottery funding over three years.
Reigning Super League champions Wigan Warriors beat Hull FC 22-4 to consolidate second spot in Super League – and move back level on points with leaders Hull KR.
The Super League will head to Las Vegas for the first time in 2025, when the Wigan Warriors face the Warrington Wolves on 1st March.
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