Gallery: Weekend In Sport
It was a good weekend if you are Liam Livingstone, Sonia Bompastor, or Max Verstappen. Not so good if you are Katie Boulter, George Ford, or Lando Norris. We’ve looked back at the weekend’s highlights…
FORD FALLS SHORT
England began their autumn campaign with a 22-24 defeat to New Zealand as Mark Tele’a came back off the bench to score a decisive 76th-minute try.
England lost narrowly in two Tests against the All Blacks in July and were edged out once more as George Ford’s last-play drop-goal drifted agonisingly wide after he had hit the post with a potential match-winning penalty.
Sports technology firm Catapult recently struck a multi-year partnership with the RFU.
MAX’S GREATEST DAY?
Max Verstappen climbed up from 17th on the grid to win the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, a victory that sees him close in on a fourth world title.
Rival Lando Norris of McLaren had a difficult race, finishing sixth after a couple of key errors, to fall 62 points adrift of Verstappen with 86 still available in the final three races.
Verstappen will become world champion if he leaves the next race at Las Vegas on 23 November with a lead of at least 60 points.
Earlier this year, Red Bull Racing agreed a partnership with Electronic Arts (EA).
CHELSEA THRASHING
Chelsea thrashed Everton 0-5 at Goodison Park in the Women’s Super League to maintain their perfect start to the season under new boss Sonia Bompastor.
The Blues had five different scorers throughout the game and moved above Brighton into second spot in the WSL, a point adrift of leaders Manchester City with a game in hand.
HONOURS EVEN
In Manchester United’s first Premier League since Erik Ten Hag’s sacking, Chelsea snatched a point at Old Trafford through a Moises Caicedo volley.
United had taken the lead via a Bruno Fernades penalty but the lead only lasted four minutes as Chelsea midfielder and player of the match Caicedo struck the ball into the back of the net from the edge of the box.
The 1-1 draw is the second of four matches interim manager Ruud Van Nistelrooy will be in charge of, before Ruben Amorin takes over the permanent role later this month.
Manchester United recently signed a new deal withTiger Beer.
BRIT BOULTER BEATEN IN HONG KONG
British number one Katie Boulter was comfortably beaten in straight sets by Russian top seed Diana Shnaider in the final of the Hong Kong Open.
Boulter, seeded second, was bidding to win a third WTA title of the season but was never in the contest, losing 6-1 6-2 to the world number 14 in one hour 11 minutes.
Despite the defeat, Boulter will move into the world’s top 25 for the first time after a strong finish to the season.
Elsewhere in tennis, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) has confirmed a series of updates to the tournament structures for the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup.
INTRODUCING LIAM LIVINGSTONE
A spectacular maiden one-day international century from stand-in captain Liam Livingstone helped England defeat West Indies by five wickets and take the three-match series to a decider.
Chasing a formidable 329 to win in Antigua, Livingstone’s 124 from 85 balls took the tourists home with 15 balls to spare.
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