There were highs and lows as the Rugby World Cup reached the knockout stage, while at the cricket equivalent defeat for England made the defence of their title more difficult.
Wigan won their first Super League title in five years, women’s football took centre stage domestically during the men’s international break while Wembley waved goodbye to the NFL for another year.
Here, the PA news agency looks at some of the best pictures from the weekend’s sporting action.
Manu Tuilagi dives in to score his side’s first try as England booked a World Cup semi-final spot against South Africa with a 30-24 win over Fiji (David Davies/PA)
And hosts France are out after an equally tight loss to South Africa (Gareth Fuller/PA)
Jake Wardle helped Wigan to their first Grand Final win in five years as they beat Catalans Dragons (Richard Sellers/PA)
And there was more good news for Arsenal as Beth Mead returned after 11 months out with a serious knee injury (Nigel French/PA)
Harry Wilson scored both goals in the 2-1 win over Croatia which keeps alive Wales’ Euro 2024 hopes (Tim Goode/PA)
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