The sporting weekend in pictures

Posted by September 9, 2024 Sports
The sporting weekend in pictures

Great Britain’s Paralympics team ended with a total of 124 medals in Paris, of which 49 were gold, while interim England boss Lee Carsley guided his new-look side to a Nations League win over the Republic of Ireland in Dublin.

At the US Open, Aryna Sabalenka silenced the home crowd as she beat American Jessica Pegula to lift the women’s trophy in New York before world number one Jannik Sinner followed up his gruelling semi-final win over Britain’s Jack Draper to defeat home favourite Taylor Fritz in the men’s final.

Closer to home, the Tour of Britain finished in Suffolk, while England’s hopes against Sri Lanka in the third Test faded with the bad light at the Oval.

Here, the PA news agency takes a look at some of the best images from the weekend’s bumper sporting action.

Laura Sugar’s gold in the Women’s Kayak single 200m KL3 final on Sunday helped boost Great Britain’s overall tally, which saw the team finish second in the medals table (Adam Davy/PA)
Great Britain's Hannah Cockroft (centre) celebrates winning gold, alongside Great Britain's Kare Adenegan (left) and USA's Eva Houston after the Women's 800m T34 final at the 2024 Paralympics
Great Britain’s Hannah Cockroft (centre) won another Paralympics gold while Kare Adenegan (left) took silver in the Women’s 800m T34 final at the Stade de France on Saturday (ParalympicsGB/PA)
Great Britain players appear dejected after defeat in the wheelchair basketball gold medal match at Paris 2024
There was, though, disappointment for Great Britain after defeat in the wheelchair basketball gold medal match against the United States (Adam Davy/PA)
Fireworks during the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympics
Paris handed over the Paralympics flame to 2028 hosts Los Angeles as the Games came to a close on Sunday evening (Adam Davy/PA)
England interim manager Lee Carsley ahead of the UEFA Nations League match in Dublin
After the storm over his decision not to sing the national anthem, England interim manager Lee Carsley kept calm and carried on for the Nations League match at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday (Niall Carson/PA)
Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer (left) and Irish Prime Minister Taoiseach Simon Harris during the Nations League game between England and Ireland at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin
On his first official visit to Dublin, Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer (left) was in the stands (Niall Carson/PA)
England’s Declan Rice celebrates scoring against the Republic of Ireland at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin
Declan Rice played down his celebrations after opening the scoring in England’s 2-0 win (Evan Treacy/PA)
Aryna Sabalenka hugs the trophy after winning the women’s singles final at the US Open in New York
Aryna Sabalenka laid her Flushing Meadows ghosts to rest as she beat Jessica Pegula to win in New York for the first time (Frank Franklin II/AP)
Jannik Sinner kisses the championship trophy after winning the 2024 US Open
Jannik Sinner ended Taylor Fritz’s American dream with a straight sets victory to claim his maiden US Open title on Sunday (Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP)
England’s Josh Hull celebrates taking a wicket against Sri Lanka in the third Test at The Oval
Debutant Josh Hull celebrated his first international wicket against Sri Lanka at the Oval on Saturday…. (John Walton/PA)
England’s Joe Root (second right) speaks with Ollie Pope (right) ahead of play being stopped for bad light against Sri Lanka at the Oval
….. but a second-innings collapse on Sunday left England fighting to avoid defeat in the third Test (John Walton/PA)
England' captain Kate Cross (right) celebrates with Bess Heath after making the winning run during the first Women’s ODI against Ireland in Belfast
Stand-in England captain Kate Cross produced career-best bowling figures before guiding her inexperienced side to a four-wicket win over Ireland in the opening women’s ODI at Stormont on Saturday (Michael Cooper/PA)
Wayne Rooney celebrates scoring a goal for Manchester United Legends against Celtic at Old Trafford
Wayne Rooney was back in action at Old Trafford on Saturday as Manchester United Legends faced their Celtic counterparts (Martin Rickett/PA)
Arsenal’s Frida Maanum celebrates scoring
Arsenal advanced to round two of the Women’s Champions League with a 1-0 victory over Rosenborg at Meadow Park (Steven Paston/PA)
Wrexham’s Jack Marriott celebrates scoring
Jack Marriott was on target as Wrexham went top of Sky Bet League One with a 3-0 win over Shrewsbury on Saturday (Nick Potts/PA)
Israel-Premier Tech rider Stephen Williams on the podium after the final stage of the Tour of Britain
Wales’ Stevie Williams became the first home winner of the Tour of Britain since 2016 after safely finishing in the pack on Sunday’s final stage (Bradley Collyer/PA)

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