The sporting weekend in pictures

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The sporting weekend in pictures
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The sporting weekend featured notable wins for England's footballers and cricketers and the Ireland rugby union team.

Here, Press Association Sport takes a pictorial look at those and the rest of the weekend's notable fixtures.

Harry Kane (centre) netted the late winner as England beat Croatia at Wembley reach the Nations League semi-finals
Harry Kane (centre) netted the late winner as England beat Croatia at Wembley to reach the Nations League semi-finals (Nick Potts/PA)
Ryan Fraser (left) opened the scoring in Scotland's 4-0 win in Albania which kept their Nations League promotion hopes alive
Ryan Fraser (left) opened the scoring in Scotland's 4-0 win in Albania which kept their Nations League promotion hopes alive (Adam Davy/PA)
Wales missed out on Nations League promotion after defeat to Denmark in Cardiff
Wales missed out on Nations League promotion after defeat to Denmark in Cardiff (Mike Egerton/PA)
The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland met in a high-profile friendly in Dublin, which finished 0-0
The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland met in a high-profile friendly in Dublin, which finished 0-0 (Lorraine O'Sullivan/PA)
Northern Ireland v Austria – UEFA Nations League – Group B3 – Windsor Park
When it came to Nations League business for Northern Ireland, it was Austria who celebrated a last-minute winner (Brian Lawless/PA)
Jack Leach claimed a five-wicket haul to help England seal their first series win in Sri Lanka for 17 years
Jack Leach claimed a five-wicket haul to help England seal their first series win in Sri Lanka for 17 years (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Ireland beat New Zealand for the first time ever on home soil in their autumn international at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin
Ireland beat New Zealand for the first time ever on home soil in their autumn international at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin (Brian Lawless/PA)
England had to battle back from a half-time deficit to beat next year's World Cup hosts Japan at Twickenham
England had to battle back from a half-time deficit to beat next year's World Cup hosts Japan at Twickenham (Andrew Matthews/PA)
Wales' Liam Williams (right) was among the try-scorers as Warren Gatland's side trounced Tonga in Cardiff
Wales' Liam Williams (right) was among the try-scorers as Warren Gatland's side trounced Tonga in Cardiff (Mike Egerton/PA)
Scotland slipped to a narrow defeat at home to South Africa
Scotland slipped to a narrow defeat at home to South Africa (Ian Rutherford/PA)
Italy's Francesco Molinari beat Tommy Fleetwood to golf's Race to Dubai at the season-ending DP World Tour Championship
Italy's Francesco Molinari beat Tommy Fleetwood to golf's Race to Dubai at the season-ending DP World Tour Championship (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
Alexander Zverev shocked world number one Novak Djokovic to win the ATP Finals title at the O2 Arena in London
Alexander Zverev shocked world number one Novak Djokovic to win the ATP Finals title at the O2 Arena in London (John Walton/PA)
David Beckham (right) and his son Romeo were interested spectators at the O2
David Beckham (right) and his son Romeo were interested spectators at the O2 (John Walton/PA)
The November Meeting took place at the Cheltenham Racecourse over the weekend
The November Meeting took place at the Cheltenham Racecourse over the weekend (David Davies/PA)

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