Gallery: Weekend In Sport
There was plenty of sporting drama this weekend as competitions across various sports drew to a close. At Wembley, Real Madrid outclassed Borussia Dortmund in the final of the Champions League, while wins for Bath and Northampton in the Premiership Rugby semi-finals has set up a mouth-watering showdown at Twickenham next weekend.
Nacho Fernández lifts the Champions League trophy at Wembley Stadium to claim Real Madrid’s 15th victory in the competition.
The 2024/25 edition of the tournament will see the departure from the competition’s familiar group stage system and instead follow a new format which sees 36 clubs participating in a single league competition.
English rugby league legend Rob Burrow, winner of eight Super League titles and two Challenge Cup trophies, passed away this weekend at the age of 41.
Since his diagnosis of motor neurone disease (MND) in 2019, he dedicated himself to raising awareness and funds for the MND community with the support of close friend and former Leeds team-mate Kevin Sinfield.
Bath Rugby players run out at the Recreation Ground ahead of their Premiership Rugby semi-final match against Sale Sharks. The team’s dramatic win over Sale will see the club take on league leaders Northampton Saints in their first final in nine years.
In March, Premiership Rugby and TNT Sports extended their longstanding domestic broadcast rights partnership for both the UK and Ireland.
Olympic silver medallist Laura Muir burst clear in the final 200m to win the women’s 1500m at the Stockholm Diamond League.
Today (3rd June), World Athletics has announced a new global championship to start in 2026 which will see world champions, Olympic champions, Diamond League winners and the year’s leading athletes compete for a $10m (£7.87m) prize fund.
Scottish golfer Robert MacIntyre claimed his first win of his PGA Tour at the career RBC Canadian Open.
The Canadian Open is the third oldest continuously running tournament on the PGA Tour, after The Open Championship and the US Open, and carries a $9.4m (£7.4m) prize fund.
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