Around 48,000 people took part in the London Marathon on Sunday, which was the last for Sir Mo Farah, with Kelvin Kiptum and Sifan Hassan producing brilliant runs to win the elite races.
Riyad Mahrez scored a hat-trick as Manchester City beat Sheffield United 3-0 in the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday, before rivals Manchester United overcame Brighton on penalties to set up a derby showdown at Wembley on 3 June.
In the Premier League, Leicester boosted their survival hopes but it was a Sunday afternoon to forget for Tottenham as they were beaten 6-1 at Newcastle.
Elsewhere, Leyton Orient clinched the League Two title and there was a Hollywood ending to Wrexham’s dream of returning to the Football League.
Here, the PA News Agency looks at some of the best pictures of the weekend’s sports action.
Sir Mo Farah completed his latest London Marathon on Sunday, finishing ninth, while Kenyan Kelvin Kiptum raced to victory in the elite men’s race with the second fastest time in the history of the event (John Walton/PA)
Track specialist Sifan Hassan overcame two unscheduled stops – for drinks and through injury – to produce a brilliant finish on her London Marathon debut winning the women’s elite race, having only entered to see if she could finish (John Walton/PA)
Co-owners Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds (right) celebrated along with the rest of Wrexham after Saturday’s victory over Boreham Wood at the racecourse secured the Vanarama National League title and promotion to the EFL (Martin Rickett/PA )
Riyad Mahrez celebrated a hat-trick as Manchester City knocked out Sheffield United 3-0 in the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday (Nick Potts/PA)
Manchester United defender Victor Lindelof sorted things out with his late penalty to secure a 7-6 shoot-out win over Brighton in Sunday’s semi-final (Nick Potts/PA)
It was a Sunday afternoon to forget for Harry Kane (left) as Tottenham were beaten 6-1 at Newcastle (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Timothy Castagne scored a late winner as Leicester came from behind to beat Wolves on Saturday and lift themselves out of the Premier League relegation zone (Tim Goode / PA)
While there was disappointment for the men’s team in the Premier League on Friday, Stina Blackstenius had plenty to celebrate after helping Arsenal come from behind to draw 2-2 in the Women’s Champions League semi-final first leg in Wolfsburg (PA Wire via DPA )
After a heated build-up, Ronnie O’Sullivan and Hossein Vafaei were all smiles following their ‘grudget’ match at the World Snooker Championship. O’Sullivan (right) won comfortably to stay on course for a record eighth title at the Crucible (Richard Sellers/PA)
The champagne was flowing after Leyton Orient clinched the League Two title with a home win over Crewe (James Manning / PA)
England kept on course for the Women’s Six Nations Grand Slam with a 48-0 win over Ireland in Cork (Brian Lawless/PA)
Joe Cordina regained his IBF super featherweight title with a thrilling split decision victory over Shavkat Rakhimov on Saturday at the Cardiff International Arena (David Davies/PA)
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