Lionel Messi got the better of hat-trick hero Kylian Mbappe in the battle of football’s superstars as Argentina beat France on penalties to lift the 2022 World Cup in Qatar on Sunday.
A day after Mislav Orsic had secured third place for Croatia, Messi scored twice before lifting the trophy which completed a full set of honours for him.
On the domestic front, Celtic left it late to cement their place at the top of the cinch Premiership with victory at Aberdeen, while British and Irish sides continued their Heineken Champions Cup campaigns.
In cricket, Harry Brook’s hugely impressive form in Pakistan reached new heights with a third century, while Australia completed a first Test victory over South Africa in Brisbane inside two days.
Here, the PA news agency takes a look at the sporting weekend in pictures.
Argentina skipper Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup as he prepares to lift it aloft (Mike Egerton/PA)
France’s Kylian Mbappe stares disconsolately at the World Cup trophy after finishing on the losing side despite scoring a hat-trick (Martin Rickett/PA)
Argentina’s Gonzalo Montiel scores the winning penalty in the shoot-out (Mike Egerton/PA)
Croatia’s Luka Modric (centre) celebrates with his team-mates after beating Morocco to finish third (Adam Davy/PA)
Celtic’s Callum McGregor celebrates his 87th-minute winner at Aberdeen (Steve Welsh/PA)
England’s Harry Brook celebrates after scoring a century during the second day of the third Test against Pakistan in Karachi (Fareed Khan/AP/PA)
England’s Ben Foakes, (centre back) appeals unsuccessfully for LBW against Pakistan’s Abdullah Shafique (Fareed Khan/AP/PA)
Australia’s Pat Cummins (second left), celebrates with his team-mates after taking the wicket of South Africa’s Anrich Nortje on day two of the first Test in Brisbane (Tertius Pickard/AP/PA)
Edinburgh’s Glen Young (centre left) wins a line-out in front of Castres’ Theo Hannoyer in the Heineken Champions Cup match at the DAM Health Stadium (Robert Perry/PA)
Ulster’s Tom Stewart (centre, red cap) is tackled during the Heineken Champions Cup match against La Rochelle at the Aviva Stadium (Brian Lawless/PA)
Stefanos Tsitsipas holds his trophy after beating Andrey Rublev in the final of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi (Kamran Jebreili/AP/PA)
Annika Sorenstam, (right) talks to her son Will McGee (left) on the first tee during the pro-am at the PNC Championship in Orlando (Kevin Kolczynski/AP/PA)
Lisa Ashton (right) congratulates Ryan Meikle on his victory during day three of the Cazoo World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace (John Walton/PA)
Rita Ora showed up almost fully naked to the 2024 Met Gala in a multicoloured Marni dress that was completely open-sided revealing she was braless & commando
A road rage driver who was filmed screaming abuse at a female motorist after she beeped at him for cutting her off is facing a potential jail sentence.
Loose Women star Linda Robson got emotional recently as she visited the Emirates Stadium in North London to watch an Arsenal football match, and it's all to do with her son
Craig Revel Horwood has revealed the one former Strictly Come Dancing star he considers to be an 'enemy', branding the professional dancer 'mouthy' in a shock new interview
An Indian judge has dismissed a woman’s complaint that her husband committed “unnatural sex,” because under Indian law it’s not illegal for a husband to force his wife to engage in sexual acts.
Emily Ratajkowski just hit the 2024 Met Gala almost totally naked wearing a sparkly see-through Versace backless dress. We are *so* in love with this look!
EXCLUSIVE: Prince Harry has landed in the UK without his wife Meghan Markle - and a source tells OK! that the couple may be on very different pages when it comes to their return to Britain.
Kendall Jenner attended the 2024 Met Gala looking incredible in a dress with bum crack cut-outs. Her vintage archival Givenchy gown has never been worn before.
Yahoo Sport 
