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The sporting weekend in pictures

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

Pa Sport Staff
Monday 01 November 2021 05:00 GMT
Jos Buttler was at his best as England made a statement in the win over Australia (Aijaz Rahi/AP)
Jos Buttler was at his best as England made a statement in the win over Australia (Aijaz Rahi/AP) (AP)

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.

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