VAR, Archer and North: The sporting weekend in pictures
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Jofra Archer's highly-anticipated Test debut did not disappoint at Lord's.
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Jofra Archer marked his England Test debut with typical brute force as the second Ashes contest came to a gripping climax at Lord's on Sunday.
Video Assistant Referee continued to be the talking point in the Premier League as Manchester City were denied a stoppage-time winner at home to Tottenham.
Here, the PA news agency picks out the best images from the sporting weekend.
Bevan French, right, marked his first Wigan start with a try during their 20-6 win over Warrington (Martin Rickett/PA)
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored his seventh goal in four appearances against Burnley as Arsenal made it two wins from two (Yui Mok/PA)
George North scored the only try as Wales became world number one after a 13-6 win over England (Adam Davy/PA)
Jofra Archer, left, enjoyed a titanic tussle with Steve Smith on day four of the second Ashes Test... (Mike Egerton/PA)
... which ended with Smith in a heap on the floor after Archer connected with a fierce bouncer (Mike Egerton/PA)
James Forrest's deflected strike in extra-time helped Celtic get past Dunfermline in the Betfred Cup (Jeff Holmes/PA)
Douglas Luiz scored a superb goal for Aston Villa but they fell to a 2-1 defeat at home to Bournemouth (Tim Goode/PA)
Brighton players celebrated wildly after Leandro Trossard scored but it was ruled out by VAR (Gareth Fuller/PA)
Bernard scored the only goal as Everton won their first home game of the season against Watford (Ian Hodgson/PA)
Teemu Pukki, left, scored a hat-trick as Norwich secured their first win since returning to the Premier League (Joe Giddens/PA)
Roberto Firmino, centre, was the match-winner for Liverpool at Southampton (Steven Paston/PA)
Gabriel Jesus appealed to referee Michael Oliver after his stoppage-time goal was ruled out by VAR (Martin Rickett/PA)
Katarina Johnson-Thompson was just one centimetre behind women's long jump winner Nafi Thiam in Birmingham (Martin Rickett/PA)
John Lundstram netted the only goal against Crystal Palace as Premier League football returned to Bramall Lane (Tim Goode/PA)
Ben Stokes struck a century on day five of the second Ashes Test match at Lord's (Mike Egerton/PA)
Adam Gemili, left, came second in the 100m final behind Yohan Blake, right, in Birmingham (Martin Rickett/PA)
Rangers ran out 3-0 winners at Ladbrokes League One East Fife in the Betfred Cup (Ian Rutherford/PA)
Dina Asher-Smith came second to Shaunae Miller-Uibo, left, in the 200m women's final in Birmingham (David Davies/PA)
Joe Denly, centre, was mobbed after his fine catch accounted for Australia captain Tim Paine as England pushed for victory on day five (Mike Egerton/PA)
Frank Lampard's first home game as Chelsea manager finished in a 1-1 draw (Steven Paston/PA)
England walk off the Lord's pitch after the second Ashes Test ended in a draw (John Walton/PA)
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