Sporting weekend in pictures
Controversy at Lord’s in highly charged end to second Ashes Test.
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Australia defied controversy to hold off a resurgent England on a classic final day of the second Ashes Test at Lord’s.
Elsewhere, England women toiled through their World Cup warm-up against Portugal while Adam Yates, Savannah Marshall and Max Verstappen were among those who enjoyed a weekend to remember.
Here, the PA news agency looks at some of the top images from the weekend’s sporting action.
![England v Australia – LV= Insurance Ashes Series 2023 – Second Test – Day Five – Lord’s](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/9338594d6b009073d067f58fbd5be928Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjg4NDEyODI4/2.72846234.jpg?w=640)
![England v Australia – LV= Insurance Ashes Series 2023 – Second Test – Day Five – Lord’s](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/e59c7cf858a5d33dd81c42b318ac33c2Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjg4NDEyODgz/2.72847854.jpg?w=640)
![England Women v Australia Women – First Vitality IT20 – Edgbaston](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/5e1bb4121132f40fb5e9425d969fd66bY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjg4NDEyOTI3/2.72839227.jpg?w=640)
![England v Portugal – Women’s International Friendly – Stadium MK](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/9c8b6bbe02233c769e06dd67724ce56fY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjg4NDEzMDgx/2.72836517.jpg?w=640)
![Wimbledon 2023 Preview – Sunday July 2nd](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/918dee86446bbbf87a88d1e3005599d0Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjg4NDEzMzA3/2.72846279.jpg?w=640)
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![Austria F1 GP Auto Racing](http://content.assets.pressassociation.io/AP/2023/07/02/781ccbac1ca947c486dc886066fd0c54.jpg?w=640)
![Franchon Crews-Dezurn v Savannah Marshall – AO Arena](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/76d2eb03fe05e9851eca893fc59005e6Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjg4NDEzMTQ1/2.72839996.jpg?w=640)
![Hull FC v Catalans Dragons – Betfred Super League – MKM Stadium](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/aa6a3b75de31bcc37d9b38bdbb268845Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjg4NDEzMjA4/2.72833821.jpg?w=640)
![Betfred British Masters 2023 – Day Four – The Belfry](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/47d282e5ab700cb6e20890de84a7ffa6Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjg4NDEzMjUw/2.72850486.jpg?w=640)
![APTOPIX Spain Cycling Tour de France](http://content.assets.pressassociation.io/AP/2023/07/01/f1f6cc4e85764b4083e53d62e391c65f.jpg?w=640)
![Lancashire Lightning v Northampton Steelebacks – Vitality Blast T20 – Emirates Old Trafford](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/09a30dbd94dac28e1fe2e90fee7c8819Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjg4NDEzNDE3/2.72849929.jpg?w=640)