The sporting weekend in pictures

The sporting weekend in pictures

After making Manchester City wait to seal the Premier League title on Saturday, Chelsea could celebrate securing the Women’s Super League crown on Sunday with victory over Reading.

Elsewhere, West Brom’s defeat at Arsenal confirmed relegation, Lewis Hamilton won the Spanish Grand Prix, while Marcus Smith secured an epic Premiership win for Harlequins over Wasps.

Here, the PA news agency picks out some of the best pictures of the sporting weekend.

Manchester City v Chelsea – Premier League – Etihad Stadium
Sergio Aguero’s penalty miss against Chelsea proved crucial as Manchester City were made to wait for the title (Shaun Botterill/PA)

Chelsea v Reading – FA Women’s Super League – Kingsmeadow
Chelsea manager Emma Hayes holds aloft the WSL trophy at Kingsmeadow after her side thrashed Reading 5-0 (John Walton/PA)

Harlequins v Wasps – Gallagher Premiership – Twickenham Stoop
Marcus Smith’s late try gave Harlequins a thrilling 48-46 win over Wasps (Adam Davy/PA)

West Ham United v Everton – Premier League – London Stadium
Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s goal gave Everton victory over West Ham in a tense match between the two European hopefuls (Justin Setterfield/PA)

Italy Giro Cycling
Filippo Ganna took the first pink jersey of the Giro d’Italia with victory in Saturday’s opening time trial (Alessandro Bremec/AP)

St Mirren v St Johnstone – Scottish Cup – Semi Final – Hampden Park
St Johnstone beat St Mirren 2-1 to reach the final of the Scottish Cup (Andrew Milligan/PA)

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