Gallery: Weekend In Sport
It was another weekend packed full of football, rugby, tennis and more. We have taken a look back to bring you some of the highlights, with a nod to the latest updates from off the pitch…
English Football League (EFL) Two side Stevenage produced an incredible late comeback to stun Premier League team Aston Villa at Villa Park and reach the FA Cup fourth round.
Two goals in the final two minutes of the game secured a historic victory.
Rugby union side Sale Sharks cemented their top-two spot in the Gallagher Premiership with a bonus point win at third-placed Harlequins.
Tom O’Flaherty and Rob du Preez played key roles in helping the Sharks to a 14-6 half-time lead, with two Tomasso Allen penalties in reply.
In November, Harlequins announced its new ticketing partner, Seat Unique, which sees the Twickenham Stoop use its ticket and hospitality platform.
The United States beat Italy 4-0 to win the inaugural mixed teams United Cup.
The new event began with 18 nations playing round-robin matches in Perth, Brisbane and Sydney. The tournament will now serve as the opener to the 2023 ATP Tour and WTA Tour.
Last year, global sports technology company Sportradar announced a new partnership with Tennis Data Innovations (TDI), the data and streaming asset management company co-owned by the ATP Tour and ATP Media.
Chelsea manager Graham Potter came under more scrutiny and pressure after his side suffered another loss, this time against Manchester City in the FA Cup.
Despite only being in the job for four months, and the club reportedly sticking behind the manager, the poor run of form will need to improve quickly following the 0-4 defeat at the Etihad.
Hossein Vafaei produced a superb display to move into the quarter-finals of the Masters with a 6-2 win over the English three-time champion Mark Selby.
The action was televised across the BBC after the free-to-air broadcaster extended its rights deal last year.
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem spoke out on the latest new Formula 1 entry this weekend, saying he was “surprised” by the “adverse reaction” to Andretti’s proposed Formula 1 entry with Cadillac.
After years of lobbying the FIA, successful American team owner Michael Andretti got his biggest boost yet in his F1 bid last week with a partnership with General Motors through its luxury brand Cadillac.
In November, the Formula 1 announced the launch of its new all-female driver category, the F1 Academy, to ‘develop and prepare young female drivers to progress to higher levels of competition.’
