The sporting weekend in pictures

PA Sport Staff

Arsenal savoured a 3-2 victory over local rivals Tottenham on Sunday that kept the pressure on in the Premier League title race.

Manchester City kept pace by following the Gunners’ win with a 2-0 success at Nottingham Forest, but remain second by a point, having played a game less.

Elsewhere, England won the Women’s Six Nations, Ronnie O’Sullivan maintained his push for a record-breaking eighth world title in Sheffield and Will Jacks hit a rapid unbeaten century in the Indian Premier League.

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

Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal – Premier League – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Arsenal players celebrate their 3-2 win over rivals Tottenham kept them at the top of the Premier League (Zac Goodwin/PA)
West Ham United v Liverpool – Premier League – London Stadium
Mo Salah appeared to argue with Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp during their draw at West Ham (Adam Davy/PA)
Chelsea v Barcelona – UEFA Women’s Champions League – Semi Final – Second Leg – Stamford Bridge
Chelsea manager Emma Hayes was left dejected after her last game at Stamford Bridge ended in a Champions League defeat to Barcelona (Kieran Cleeves/PA)
Cazoo World Snooker Championship 2024 – Day Nine – The Crucible
Ronnie O’Sullivan took a 10-6 lead over Ryan Day in their last-16 clash at the Cazoo World Snooker Championship (Martin Rickett/PA)
Nottingham Forest v Manchester City – Premier League – City Ground
Erling Haaland scored on his return for Manchester City in a 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest (Mike Egerton/PA)
France v England – Guinness Women’s Six Nations – Stade Chaban-Delmas
England won the Six Nations and the Grand Slam with a 42-21 win over France on Saturday (PA Wire)
Bristol City v Manchester City – Barclays Women’s Super League – Ashton Gate
Manchester City moved six points clear at the top of the Women’s Super League with a 4-0 win that relegated Bristol City (John Walton/PA)
APTOPIX India IPL Cricket
England all-rounder Will Jacks hit an unbeaten century off just 41 balls to help Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a nine-wicket IPL victory over Gujarat Titans (Ajit Solanki/AP)
NFL Draft Football
English rugby player Travis Clayton was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the third round of the NFL draft (Jeff Roberson/AP)
APTOPIX Germany Soccer Bundesliga
Harry Kane scored twice in Bayern Munich’s 2-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt to reach a personal record of 42 goals in a single season (Matthias Schrader/AP)
Nuggets Lakers Basketball
LeBron James scored 30 points to keep the Los Angeles Lakers alive in their first-round playoff series against the Denver Nuggets (Mark J. Terrill/AP)

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