The sporting weekend in pictures

Manchester City could only manage a draw as Liverpool and Arsenal won, while there was humiliation for England’s cricketers.

Published Feb 19

Champions Manchester City lost ground in the Premier League title race following a 1-1 draw with Chelsea after easy away wins for Liverpool and Arsenal.

England’s cricketers slumped to a 434-run defeat to India in the third Test in Rajkot, while Hideki Matsuyama stormed to victory in the Genesis Invitational after tournament host Tiger Woods withdrew through illness.

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

Chelsea’s Raheem Sterling (right) scores against his former side Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium (Nick Potts/PA)

Rangers’ James Tavernier celebrates scoring from the penalty spot during his side’s win at St Johnstone (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Arsenal Women — A screen displays the record crowd in attendance during the Barclays Women’s Super League match between Arsenal and Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium (Rhianna Chadwick/PA)

Poland’s Iga Swiatek returns to Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina on her way to winning the Qatar Open final in Doha (Hussein Sayed/AP)

Arsenal’s Leandro Trossard is fouled by Burnley’s Lorenz Assignon, resulting in a penalty during the Premier League match at Turf Moor (Richard Sellers/PA)