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The sporting weekend in pictures

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Clock IconSep 11, 2023Rugby Union

Kyle Walker’s first international goal secured England a 1-1 draw in their Euro 2024 qualifier against Ukraine in Poland, while the rugby union men’s team opened their campaign at the World Cup in France by beating Argentina 27-10 after having Tom Curran sent off early on.

Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic triumphed at the US Open, and Mo Farah ended his glittering career with a fourth-placed finish at the Great North Run.

Here, the PA news agency looks at some top images from the weekend’s sporting action.

Ukraine and England players prior to the Euro 2024 qualifier in Wroclaw (Nick Potts/PA)Netherlands’ Cody Gakpo scores against the Republic of Ireland (Donall Farmer/PA)Northern Ireland’s Shea Charles, right, fights for the ball with Kazakhstan’s Aslan Darabayev (Stas Filippov/AP)Mathilde Bourdieu, right, of Paris FC celebrates after scoring against Arsenal (Stefan Jerrevang/AP)England’s Tom Curry is shown a yellow card (Mike Egerton/PA)George Ford scores a penalty against Argentina (Mike Egerton/PA)South Africa’s Kurt-Lee Arendse scores against Scotland (Mike Egerton/PA)Louis Rees-Zammit celebrates at the final whistle of Wales' victory over Fiji (David Davies/PA)Ireland's Peter O'Mahony scores a try against Romania (David Davies/PA)Coco Gauffreacts after defeating Aryna Sabalenka (Frank Franklin II/AP)US Open TennisFarah greets fans after completing the Great North Run in the final race of the four-time Olympic champion's career (Owen Humphreys/PA)England’s Liam Livingstone batting against New Zealand (John Walton/PA)England’s Mahika Gaur celebrates bowling Sri Lanka’s Anushka Sanjeewani (Owen Humphrreys/PA)