Gallery: Weekend In Sport

In an exciting weekend of sport, England fell short against Australia in Bristol and Katie Boulter took on Coco Gauff in China as pressure mounts on a struggling Erik Ten Hag.

Manchester United suffered a humbling 0-3 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, with captain Bruno Fernandes sent off in the first half.

Welsh forward Brennan Johnson gave Spurs an early lead in a dominant first 45 minutes, with the United captain shown red as half-time neared.

Spurs went on to grab two more goals in the second half to heap more pressure on Erik Ten Haag.

Last week, a study from Oxford Economics stated that the redevelopment of Old Trafford and the surrounding Trafford Park area could generate £7.3bn annually for the UK economy.

England’s bid for a comeback series victory against Australia fell short as the tourists beat the rain in Bristol to win the deciding fifth one-day international.

The hosts, having come from 2-0 down to level the series, posted 309 after being put into bat with Ben Duckett scoring 107 – his second ODI century – and captain Harry Brook 72.

But that was a disappointing total given a rampant start which took England to 202-2 inside 25 overs.

England’s attention now turns to a three-match Test series in Pakistan with seven of this party flying out on Tuesday.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has inked a wide-ranging partnership with information technology company Cognizant.

Katie Boulter is out of the China Open after suffering a straight-set defeat by Coco Gauff on Sunday.

The British number one was beaten 7-5 6-2 by the world number six, who progresses to the fourth round in Beijing.

In other tennis news, the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club’s (AELTC) plans to expand Wimbledon have been approved by the Greater London Authority (GLA).

Manchester City narrowly beat Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 for their first Women’s Super League victory of the season.

Khadija Shaw’s first-half strike – a first domestic goal of the campaign for the Jamaican striker – was enough to seal the success and followed their 2-2 draw at Arsenal on the opening weekend.

Earlier this month, Barclays signed a three-year renewal to remain as the title sponsor of the Women’s Super League (WSL) and Women’s Championship.

Bath scored 15 second-half points as they held on for an edgy 15-20 victory over Leicester Tigers at a sunny Mattioli Woods Welford Road to make it two wins from two in the Premiership.

According to the Telegraph, Premiership Rugby clubs are considering the possibility of a merger with the United Rugby Championship (URC) to form a British and Irish league.

Mark Selby claimed his first British Open title by beating fellow four-time world champion John Higgins in Sunday’s final.

The world number five clinched a 10-5 victory in Cheltenham in his first major final since losing to Mark Williams at last year’s British Open.

ITV recently signed a rights extension with UK sports promotor Matchroom for snooker and darts events.