The sporting weekend in pictures

Cameron Smith won the Open, England and Ireland sealed series wins and the Lionesses stormed through at Euro 2022.

Monday 18 July 2022 05:00 BST

Cameron Smith celebrates with the Claret Jug after winning The Open at St Andrews (David Davies/PA) (PA Wire)

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Cameron Smith produced a superb final round to win the 150th Open Championship at St Andrews after finishing one shot ahead of America’s Cameron Young and two clear of third-placed Rory McIlroy.

Ireland sealed a historic Test series victory in Wellington after back-to-back wins against the All Blacks and England also won their series Down Under after a 21-17 victory against Australia in Sydney.

At Euro 2022, unbeaten England marched into the last eight after a 5-0 group win against Northern Ireland, while Dina Asher-Smith is leading Great Britain’s athletes in the hunt for glory at the World Championships in Oregon.

Here, the PA news agency looks back at an action-packed sporting weekend in pictures.

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The sporting weekend in pictures

Cameron Smith won the Open, England and Ireland sealed series wins and the Lionesses stormed through at Euro 2022.

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