The sporting weekend in pictures

Katie Boulter won the Rothesay Open in Nottingham.

Published Jun 17

Last updated Jun 17

England launched their Euro 2024 campaign with a 1-0 win against Serbia thanks to Jude Bellingham’s first-half strike.

Katie Boulter won the Rothesay Open in Nottingham for the second successive year, while Jack Draper claimed his maiden ATP Tour title after winning the Stuttgart Open.

Chris Billam-Smith successfully defended his WBO world cruiserweight title and at the T20 World Cup, England booked their spot in the Super 8s.

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

Scotland were soundly beaten by hosts Germany in the Euro 2024's opening match — Scotland were soundly beaten by hosts Germany in the Euro 2024’s opening match (Antonio Calanni/AP)

Defending champions Italy edged out Albania in their opening group match (Bernd Thissen/dpa via AP)

Scotland's defeat to Australia later sealed England's place in the next stage of the T20 World Cup — Scotland’s defeat to Australia later sealed England’s place in the next stage of the T20 World Cup (Ramon Espinosa/AP)

Jack Draper beat Italy's Matteo Berrettini in the Stuttgart Open final to win his first ATP Tour title — Jack Draper beat Italy’s Matteo Berrettini in the Stuttgart Open final to win his first ATP Tour title (Marijan Murat/dpa via AP)

Chris Billam-Smith, right, defended his WBO cruiserweight world title with a unanimous decision victory over fellow Briton Richard Riakporhe at Selhurst Park (Steven Paston/PA)

Katie Boulter celebrates winning the Rothesay Open — Katie Boulter won the Rothesay Open in Nottingham for the second successive year after beating Karolina Pliskova in the final (Mike Egerton/PA)

Jude Bellingham celebrates scoring — Jude Bellingham scored the only goal of the game as England beat Serbia 1-0 (Martin Rickett/PA)