The sporting weekend in pictures

Max Verstappen’s bid to win a record-equalling 10 consecutive races went up in smoke at the Australian Grand Prix.

Carlos Sainz delivered the best drive of his career at the Australian Grand Prix just 16 days after an appendectomy to lead home a Ferrari one-two finish with Charles Leclerc (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/AP) (AP)

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Gareth Southgate’s England side suffered their first defeat since the World Cup and Max Verstappen did not win the Australian Grand Prix – but Bethany England joined an exclusive Women’s Super League club.

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

Max Verstappen’s bid to win a record-equalling 10 consecutive races went up in smoke at the Australian Grand Prix (Scott Barbour/AP)

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The sporting weekend in pictures

Max Verstappen’s bid to win a record-equalling 10 consecutive races went up in smoke at the Australian Grand Prix.

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