While runners took to the streets in the capital on Sunday, there was penalty shoot-out drama in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.
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Around 48,000 people took part in the London Marathon on Sunday, which was the last for Sir Mo Farah as Kelvin Kiptum and Sifan Hassan produced brilliant runs to win the elite races.
On Saturday, Riyad Mahrez scored a hat-trick as Manchester City saw off Sheffield United 3-0 in their FA Cup semi-final, before rivals Manchester United edged past Brighton on penalties to set up a derby showdown back at Wembley on June 3.
In the Premier League, Leicester boosted their survival hopes, but it was a Sunday afternoon to forget for Tottenham as they were thrashed 6-1 at Newcastle.
Elsewhere, Leyton Orient clinched the League Two title and there was a Hollywood ending for Wrexham’s dream of returning to the Football League.
Here, the PA news agency looks at some of the best images from the weekend’s sporting action.
Sir Mo Farah completed his final London Marathon on Sunday, finishing ninth, as Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum raced to victory in the elite men’s race with the second fastest time in the event’s history (John Walton/PA)
Track specialist Sifan Hassan overcame two unscheduled stops – for a drink and through injury – to produce a brilliant finish on her London Marathon debut to win the women’s elite race, having only only entered to see if she could finish (John Walton/PA)
Co-owners Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds (right) celebrated along with the rest of Wrexham after Saturday’s win over Boreham Wood at the Racecourse Ground secured the Vanarama National League title and promotion back to the EFL (Martin Rickett/PA)
Riyad Mahrez celebrated a hat-trick as Manchester City saw off Sheffield United 3-0 in their FA Cup semi-final on Saturday (Nick Potts/PA)
Manchester United defender Victor Lindelof settled matters with the final penalty to secure a 7-6 shoot-out win over Brighton in Sunday’s semi-final (Nick Potts/PA)
It was a Sunday afternoon to forget for Harry Kane (left) as Tottenham were thrashed 6-1 at Newcastle (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Timothy Castagne struck a late winner as Leicester came from behind to beat Wolves on Saturday and lift themselves out of the Premier League relegation zone (Tim Goode/PA)
While there was disappointment for the men’s side in the Premier League on Friday, Stina Blackstenius had plenty to celebrate after helping Arsenal fight back to draw 2-2 in their Women’s Champions League semi-final first leg at Wolfsburg (PA Wire via DPA)
After a heated build-up, Ronnie O’Sullivan and Hossein Vafaei were all smiles following their ‘grudge’ match at World Snooker Championship. O’Sullivan (right) comfortably won to stay on course for a record eighth title at the Crucible (Richard Sellers/PA)
The champagne was flowing after Leyton Orient clinched the League Two title with a home win over Crewe (James Manning/PA)
England kept themselves on course for the Women’s Six Nations Grand Slam with a 48-0 victory over Ireland in Cork (Brian Lawless/PA)
Joe Cordina regained the IBF super-featherweight title with a thrilling split-decision win over Shavkat Rakhimov at the Cardiff International Arena on Saturday (David Davies/PA)
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