The sporting weekend in pictures

At the Rugby World Cup there were victories for England, Ireland and Wales as Australia crashed to a shock loss to Fiji, while Carlos Sainz ended the winning streaks of Max Verstappen and Red Bull with victory in the Singapore Grand Prix.

Brighton pulled off an impressive 3-1 triumph at Manchester United, Ryan Fox triumphed at Wentworth and Great Britain booked a last-eight place in the Davis Cup in dramatic fashion.

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

Fiji beat Australia 22-15 in Saint-Etienne to leave the Wallabies in danger of missing out on the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup (Aurelien Morissard/AP)

Fiji beat Australia 22-15 in Saint-Etienne to leave the Wallabies in danger of missing out on the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup (Aurelien Morissard/AP)

Spanish Ferrari driver Sainz (second from left) won the Singapore Grand Prix, with Britons Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton second and third respectively, as Verstappen´s winning streak was halted after 10 victories and Red Bull´s after 14 (Vincent Thian/AP)

Spanish Ferrari driver Sainz (second from left) won the Singapore Grand Prix, with Britons Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton second and third respectively, as Verstappen´s winning streak was halted after 10 victories and Red Bull´s after 14 (Vincent Thian/AP)

Lance Stroll walked away from a dramatic crash in qualifying (Caroline Chia/AP)

Lance Stroll walked away from a dramatic crash in qualifying (Caroline Chia/AP)

Pascal Gross (right) notched Brighton´s second against United (Martin Rickett/PA)

Pascal Gross (right) notched Brighton´s second against United (Martin Rickett/PA)

There were boos when United boss Erik ten Hag opted to substitute Rasmus Hojlund (left) for Anthony Martial, shortly before Brighton went 3-0 up (Martin Rickett/PA)

There were boos when United boss Erik ten Hag opted to substitute Rasmus Hojlund (left) for Anthony Martial, shortly before Brighton went 3-0 up (Martin Rickett/PA)

Erling Haaland scored his seventh Premier League goal of the season as City fought back from a goal down to beat West Ham (Steven Paston/PA)

Erling Haaland scored his seventh Premier League goal of the season as City fought back from a goal down to beat West Ham (Steven Paston/PA)

Tottenham also came from behind to win, beating Sheffield United 2-1 at home via stoppage-time goals from Richarlison (left) and Dejan Kulusevski (right) (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Tottenham also came from behind to win, beating Sheffield United 2-1 at home via stoppage-time goals from Richarlison (left) and Dejan Kulusevski (right) (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Leandro Trossard (centre) celebrates scoring the only goal of Sunday´s match at Everton (Bradley Collyer/PA)

Leandro Trossard (centre) celebrates scoring the only goal of Sunday´s match at Everton (Bradley Collyer/PA)

Freddie Steward was among the scorers as England registered their first tries of the World Cup (four in total) in a 34-12 win over Japan in Nice (David Davies/A)

Freddie Steward was among the scorers as England registered their first tries of the World Cup (four in total) in a 34-12 win over Japan in Nice (David Davies/A)

Ireland´s 59-16 win against Tonga in Nantes included Johnny Sexton becoming the team´s all-time highest points scorer (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Ireland´s 59-16 win against Tonga in Nantes included Johnny Sexton becoming the team´s all-time highest points scorer (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Wales overcame Portugal 28-8 in Nice (Mike Egerton/PA)

Wales overcame Portugal 28-8 in Nice (Mike Egerton/PA)

Dan Evans was Great Britain´s hero with singles and doubles victories in a 2-1 Davis Cup win over France in Manchester that secured a last-eight spot (Martin Rickett/PA)

Dan Evans was Great Britain´s hero with singles and doubles victories in a 2-1 Davis Cup win over France in Manchester that secured a last-eight spot (Martin Rickett/PA)

Ryan Fox became the first New Zealander to win the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth (John Walton/PA)

Ryan Fox became the first New Zealander to win the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth (John Walton/PA)

Leicestershire beat Hampshire in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup final at Trent Bridge (Nigel French/PA)

Leicestershire beat Hampshire in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup final at Trent Bridge (Nigel French/PA)

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