Premier League strugglers Nottingham Forest ended their 10-game winless run with a shock 1-0 victory over Liverpool sealed by Taiwo Awoniyi’s second-half finish.
Leaders Arsenal were held 1-1 at Southampton, Erling Haaland boosted his tally for the season yet further with a brace in Manchester City’s 3-1 win over Brighton, and a stoppage-time Casemiro header secured Manchester United a 1-1 draw at Chelsea.
The Women’s Super League’s top three of Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea all won away from home to move to 12 points, England opened their T20 World Cup campaign with victory over Afghanistan, India emerged triumphant from a dramatic encounter with Pakistan and Rory McIlroy became world number one with a win on the PGA Tour.
Here, the PA news agency looks at some of the best images from the weekend’s action.
Forest manager Steve Cooper embraces Jesse Lingard at the end of the match at the City Ground (Joe Giddens/PA)
It was a third league loss of the season for Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool (Mike Egerton/PA)
Southampton’s Stuart Armstrong, bottom, celebrates scoring their side’s first goal of the game during the Premier League match at St Mary’s (John Walton/PA)
Brighton goalkeeper Robert Sanchez is beaten by Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne (Nick Potts/PA)
Chelsea’s Armando Broja, left, and Mason Mount respond to their draw with Manchester United (John Walton/PA)
Beth England scores Chelsea’s first goal in their 2-0 WSL victory at Brighton (Gareth Fuller/PA)
Rory McIlroy won the CJ Cup to become world number one (Stephen B. Morton/AP)
Sam Curran took five wickets in England’s victory over Afghanistan in Perth (PA)
Virat Kohli celebrates after his 82 not out helped India beat Pakistan in a thrilling match in Melbourne (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/AP)
Formula One champion Max Verstappen, left, won the United States Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton second (Charlie Neibergall/AP)
In the rugby league World Cup, Dom Young registered two tries as England beat France 42-18 in Bolton (Richard Sellers/PA)
Rosie Galligan scores one of her three tries in England’s 75-0 thrashing of South Africa in Auckland that saw them secure top spot in their World Cup pool (Brett Phibbs/PA)
Samantha Davis, the wife of Star Wars and Harry Potter actor Warwick Davis and herself an actress, has died aged 53. Samantha co-founded the dwarfism charity Little People UK and featured in the final Harry Potter film, alongside Warwick. Warwick announced the news in a statement to the BBC, revealing she had died on 24 March.
The Prince of Wales has made his first public appearance since his wife, the Princess of Wales, announced she was battling cancer last month, and made a sweet promise to a Royal fan
While Western eyes are fixed on Tehran and Tel Aviv, Ukraine’s frontlines are showing clear signs of crumbling. There is a very real possibility they could crumble this summer if we do not throw the kitchen sink at Russia. Even if we do, it may already be too late for the weapons and munitions long promised by the West to save the day.
King Charles is said to have extended an olive branch to his youngest son and his wife by 'hinting' they should visit Balmoral this summer - but it could put the couple in a 'difficult position'.
Meghan Markle was on hand to congratulate her husband Prince Harry and his Royal Salute Sentebale team after they won the Royal Salute Polo Cup in Wellington, Florida
BBC Breakfast star Carol Kirkwood has been missing from the show this week. The weather presenter's absence comes after she shared an update on her health last week…
Springtime On The Farm returned to Channel 5 with Helen Skelton and Jules Hudson but fans had the same complaint for the show and the former Blue Peter presenter
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh's daughter Lady Louise Windsor has to follow a very antiquated rule with regards to her younger brother James, Earl of Wessex
The rest of Europe, Remainers like to tell us, is forging ahead into a glorious green future while Brexit Britain is stalling, the government backsliding one by one on its net zero commitments.
Meghan Markle is said to be missing "some aspects" of life in the UK and is worried that her children may grow up to "blame her" if they are "deprived" of the chance to be working royals in the UK.
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