Gallery: Weekend In Sport

Pep Guardiola and Warren Gatland broke the wrong kind of records in the latest weekend in sport, while a legend of British sport signed off in style…

THE FINAL RACE

Britain’s Mark Cavendish, the most successful sprinter in cycling history, ended his career with victory in the Tour de France Criterium in Singapore.

The 39-year-old from the Isle of Man, who said on Saturday that this would be his final race before retirement, triumphed in a sprint finish to end a 19-year career.

Cavendish, riding for Astana-Qazaqstan, wore race number 35 to mark his record for stage wins in the Tour de France.

Last month, Aston Martin unveiled Cavendish as its first global high-performance ambassador.

SEAGULLS TAKE DOWN CITY

Manchester City lost their fourth successive match in a row for the first time in Pep Guardiola’s reign as Brighton came back to beat them 2-1 at the Amex Stadium.

Erling Haaland had given the champions the lead, but the Seagulls came back in the second half through a Joao Pedro equaliser and Matt O’Riley.

Liverpool went on to beat Aston Villa 2-0 hours later, leaving City five points off the pace in the title race.

It was recently reported that Liverpool FC are set to agree a new kit supplier deal with Adidas, which would earn the club roughly £60m a year.

BUTTLER’S BATTING BEATS WEST INDIES

Jos Buttler smashed a blistering 83 from 45 balls as England cruised to a seven-wicket win over West Indies in the second T20.

The England captain came in after Phil Salt was dismissed from the first ball of the tourists’ chase and proceeded to hit eight fours and six sixes in a stunning knock.

England are 2-0 up in the five-match series after victory in both matches in Barbados and now head to St Lucia for the last three games of the tour.

Earlier in the year, the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has unveiled Zoopla as the official property partner of England Cricket.

WALES SLUMP TO ANOTHER DEFEAT

Warren Gatland’s Wales equalled the country’s record losing international streak of 10 successive Test defeats after Fiji triumphed in Cardiff.

Wales led 14-10 at half-time but Fiji came back to take a 19-24 victory.

Last week, World Rugby signed an exclusive global partnership with licensed sports merchandise giant Fanatics.

BLUES BEAT REDS

Chelsea remain hot on the heels of Women’s Super League leaders Manchester City after a hard-fought victory over Liverpool.

Sonia Bompastor became the first manager to win their opening four away games in the WSL in the process.

Last week, the Women’s Professional Leagues Limited (WPLL) appointed Anomaly as its lead creative agency, in partnership with London-based Ten Toes.

NORRIE FALLS SHORT

Britain’s Cameron Norrie was unable to finish a frustrating season with a trophy as he lost to France’s Benjamin Bonzi in the Moselle Open final.

Hunting his first ATP title since February 2023, 29-year-old Norrie was beaten 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 by the home favourite in Metz.

Back in September, the All-England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club’s (AELTC) plans to expand Wimbledon have been approved by the Greater London Authority.