Jos Buttler was at his best, scoring an unbeaten 71, as England took a massive stride towards the T20 World Cup semi-finals with an eight-wicket thrashing of old rivals Australia.
In the Premier League, Manchester United eased the pressure on under-fire Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with an easy 3-0 win at Tottenham which saw the heat turned up on Nuno Espirito Santo.
Here, the PA news agency takes a look at a selection of pictures from this weekend’s sporting action.
Jos Buttler struck an unbeaten 71 as England made a statement of intent against Australia (Aijaz Rahi/AP)
Tottenham fans have turned on Nuno Espirito Santo after the defeat (Tim Goode/PA)
England’s Chris Woakes dives to take the catch to dismiss Australia’s Steve Smith (Aijaz Rahi/AP)
Arsenal’s Eddie Nketiah celebrates scoring in a 2-0 win at Leicester (John Walton/PA)
England Women laid down a marker ahead of next year’s World Cup with a comprehensive 43-12 victory over reigning champions New Zealand (David Davies/PA)
Trent Boult takes the catch to dismiss India captain Virat Kohli as New Zealand beat India (Aijaz Rahi/AP)
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