The sporting weekend in pictures

Jos Buttler hitting an unbeaten 71 and Manchester United defeating Tottenham feature among the weekend’s best sports pictures.

Published Nov 1, 2021

Jos Buttler was at his best, scoring an unbeaten 71, as England took a massive stride towards the T20 World Cup semi-finals with an eight-wicket thrashing of old rivals Australia.

In the Premier League, Manchester United eased the pressure on under-fire Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with an easy 3-0 win at Tottenham which saw the heat turned up on Nuno Espirito Santo.

Here, the PA news agency takes a look at a selection of pictures from this weekend’s sporting action.

Jos Buttler struck an unbeaten 71 as England made a statement of intent against Australia (Aijaz Rahi/AP)

Tottenham fans have turned on Nuno Espirito Santo after the defeat (Tim Goode/PA)

England’s Chris Woakes dives to take the catch of Australia’s Steven Smith — England’s Chris Woakes dives to take the catch to dismiss Australia’s Steve Smith (Aijaz Rahi/AP)

Arsenal’s Eddie Nketiah celebrates scoring in a 2-0 win at Leicester (John Walton/PA)

England laid down a marker ahead of next year’s World Cup with a comprehensive 43-12 victory over reigning champions New Zealand — England Women laid down a marker ahead of next year’s World Cup with a comprehensive 43-12 victory over reigning champions New Zealand (David Davies/PA)

New Zealand’s Trent Boult takes the catch of India’s captain Virat Kohli — Trent Boult takes the catch to dismiss India captain Virat Kohli as New Zealand beat India (Aijaz Rahi/AP)