The sporting weekend in pictures

Arsenal and Manchester City both secured 4-1 wins, while Max Verstappen won again.

Ilkay Gundogan scores Manchester City’s third goal (Mike Egerton/PA) (PA Wire)

Arsenal and Manchester City picked up three more points in the race for the Premier League title, while Newcastle moved a step closer to Champions League football with victory over Manchester United.

Max Verstappen won his second race of the Formula One season in a chaotic Australian Grand Prix and Antony Joshua won his first bout since 2020 with a unanimous points decision triumph over Jermaine Franklin at the O2 Arena.

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