The sporting weekend in pictures
Arsenal continued their superb start to the new season by thumping Nottingham Forest.
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Your support makes all the difference.Brighton ensured Graham Potter’s return to his former club was a miserable one as Chelsea were thumped 4-1 at the Amex Stadium, while Jurgen Klopp’s woes continued as Leeds snatched victory at Anfield.
England and Australia limbered up for a potential final meeting with crushing group stage wins at the Rugby League World Cup, Max Verstappen roared to a record 14th Formula One win of the season, and Katie Taylor retained her world lightweight crown.
Here the PA news agency takes a look at some of the best sporting shots of the weekend: