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Sporting weekend in pictures

Australia defied controversy to hold off a resurgent England on a classic final day of the second Ashes Test at Lord’s.

Elsewhere, England women toiled through their World Cup warm-up against Portugal while Adam Yates, Savannah Marshall and Max Verstappen were among those who enjoyed a weekend to remember.

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

England v Australia – LV= Insurance Ashes Series 2023 – Second Test – Day Five – Lord’s
Jonny Bairstow’s run-out caused controversy on the final day of the second Ashes Test at Lord’s (Adam Davy/PA)
England v Australia – LV= Insurance Ashes Series 2023 – Second Test – Day Five – Lord’s
A swashbuckling century from Ben Stokes could not save England at Lord’s (Mike Egerton/PA)
England Women v Australia Women – First Vitality IT20 – Edgbaston
England fell to a narrow defeat in the opening Vitality IT20 match against Australia at Edgbaston (Nick Potts/PA)
England v Portugal – Women’s International Friendly – Stadium MK
England played out a frustrating goalless draw in their World Cup warm-up against Portugal (Martin Rickett/PA)
Wimbledon 2023 Preview – Sunday July 2nd
Novak Djokovic is limbering up for an assault on a fifth straight Wimbledon title (John Walton/PA)

TENNIS – Wimbledon

Austria F1 GP Auto Racing
Max Verstappen continued his surge towards another Formula One crown (Darko Bandic/AP)
Franchon Crews-Dezurn v Savannah Marshall – AO Arena
Savannah Marshall (right) wrested the world super-middleweight titles from Franchon Crews-Dezurn (Peter Byrne/PA)
Hull FC v Catalans Dragons – Betfred Super League – MKM Stadium
Catalans Dragons retained pole position in the Betfred Super League with a gutsy win at Hull (Will Matthews/PA)
Betfred British Masters 2023 – Day Four – The Belfry
New Zealand’s Daniel Hillier won the British Masters at The Belfry (David Davies/PA)
APTOPIX Spain Cycling Tour de France
Britain’s Adam Yates won the opening stage of the Tour de France (Thibault Camus/AP)
Lancashire Lightning v Northampton Steelebacks – Vitality Blast T20 – Emirates Old Trafford
Phil Salt (right) and Dane Vilas helped Lancashire Lightning beat Northamptonshire in the Vitality Blast (Martin Rickett/PA)