The sporting weekend in pictures

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The sporting weekend in pictures
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Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year on Sunday while Liverpool overcame bitter rivals Manchester United in the Premier League.

Here we look at some of the weekend's best action in pictures.

BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2018
Geraint Thomas was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Harry Kane (David Davies/PA)
Xherdan Shaqiri
Xherdan Shaqiri scored twice as Liverpool downed bitter rivals Manchester United 3-1 at Anfield (Peter Byrne/PA)
Southampton v Arsenal
Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl enjoyed a dream home debut after his side beat Arsenal 3-2 to end the Gunners' 22-match unbeaten run (Adam Davy/PA)
Hibernian v Celtic
Vykintas Slivka's early goal helped Hibernian beat Celtic 2-0 at Easter Road (Ian Rutherford/PA)
Alvarez v Fielding
Mexico's Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez beat Britain's Rocky Fielding in three rounds at Madison Square Garden to become a three-weight world champion (Frank Franklin II/AP)
Manchester City v Everton – Premier League – Etihad Stadium
Raheem Sterling ended a difficult week with a goal as Manchester City beat Everton (Martin Rickett/PA)
India's Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli scored his 25th Test century as India took on Australia on the second Test in Perth (Trevor Collens/AP)
Katie Taylor
Ireland's Katie Taylor successfully defended her IBF and WBA lightweight titles with victory over Eva Wahlstrom at Madison Square Garden in New York (Frank Franklin II/AP)
Leicester Tigers
Leicester's bid to reach the knockout phase of the Champions Cup suffered a huge blow as they lost 34-11 at home to Racing 92 (Mike Egerton/PA)
Eden Hazard
Chelsea's Eden Hazard scored one and set one up as Chelsea beat Brighton 2-1 at the AMEX Stadium (Gareth Fuller/PA)
Men's Hockey World Cup
England finished fourth for the third successive time at the Men's Hockey World Cup after being thrashed 8-1 by Australia in the third-place play-off (Aijaz Rahi/AP)
Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi scored yet another hat-trick as LaLiga leaders Barcelona thrashed Levante 5-0 (Jose Miguel Fernandez de Velasco/AP)
Daniel Candeias
Daniel Candeias was on the scoresheet as Rangers beat Hamilton 2-0 to return to the top of the Ladbrokes Premiership table (Graham Stuart/PA)
Newcastle Falcons v Edinburgh
Edinburgh boosted their Champions Cup bid with a second successive victory over Newcastle (Richard Sellers/PA)
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty earned Juventus victory over Torino in the Turin derby (Alessandro Di Marco/AP)
Cardiff Blues v Saracens – Heineken Champions Cup – Cardiff Arms Park
Saracens extended their unbeaten run to 22 matches with a Heineken Champions Cup victory over Cardiff Blues (Simon Galloway/PA)
The Chicago Bears beat the Green Bay Packers
The Chicago Bears beat the Green Bay Packers to win the NFC North division title (Nam Y. Huh/AP)

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