The Saudi-backed LIV Golf league is to shut down, a decision that changes the golfing landscape in the same week that Jon Rahm ended a three-and-a-half-year wait for victory on the DP World Tour.

Rahm won the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship by two strokes. The shutdown announcement leaves the future arrangements for LIV’s players and competitions unresolved; no timetable or explanation for the decision has been specified.

In football, Manchester United’s comeback against Roma has not settled speculation over Michael Carrick’s position as manager. Conflicting reports describe materially different situations: one account says the board has decided to dismiss him and identified a replacement, while another says the club’s hierarchy has yet to decide. Neither version can be treated as a settled outcome.

Captain Bruno Fernandes has publicly attributed the team’s difficulties to factors outside the dressing room, broadening the debate beyond the manager and players without resolving the question of Carrick’s future.

Arsenal beat Liverpool, but a contentious video assistant referee incident overshadowed the result. Pundits criticised the officiating and the reactions it prompted, with Gary Neville describing an Arsenal player’s actions as “embarrassing”. The details supplied do not establish precisely what happened or allow a judgement on the decision itself.

Bournemouth, meanwhile, recorded an eighth consecutive victory in all competitions under Marco Rose, equalling a club record established when they were in League One.

England’s emphatic rugby union victory over Australia came at a substantial cost. Immanuel Feyi-Waboso and Tom Curry have both been ruled out of the remainder of the Nations Championship, forcing changes to England’s selection plans for the matches ahead.

In Formula One, Brackley-based Mercedes secured their first Constructors’ Championship since 2021 at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. The team completed the championship double a week after Kimi Antonelli clinched the Drivers’ Championship.

Athletics is mourning Ciara Mageean, the Irish Olympian and European champion, who has died aged 34. British and Irish athletics communities have paid tribute, while Seb Coe said her loss would be felt throughout the sport.