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6 Big Weekend Sports Moments You May Have Missed

We take a look at the biggest and best sporting moments from this past weekend.

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9 years ago

June 20, 2016

Some tight encounters, brilliant individual performances, and dramatic moments made for an incredibly entertaining weekend of sport. But with so many great highlights, we decided to rank out top 6; so without further ado, here are our picks of the best sporting moments from the past weekend:

Fan Zhendong’s insane table tennis shot

China’s Fan Zhendong had a golden day at the ‪ITTF World Tour‬ Japan Open, finishing his opponent Simon Gauzy with a brilliance shot from below the table.

Juan Imhoff’s last minute winner

Racing Metro winger Juan Imhoff scored a brilliant try in the final moments of the French Top 14 semi-final against Clermont to send his team into a tournament final with Toulon.

England’s first-ever series win in Australia

England smashed the Wallabies 7-23 in a thrilling match in Melbourne to seal the second Test in the three-Test series in Australia.

Morata’s incredible header

The moment Álvaro Morata unlocked his first Euro 2016 goal for Spain. Morata went on to score two goals to lead Spain to its second consecutive victory in the tournament.

Ruan Combrinck’s Springbok debut

Lions winger Ruan Combrinck got his chance in international rugby when he earned his first cap against Ireland, and he definitely made it count, scoring a great try and injecting some explosiveness in the SA attack to spark a comeback.

Spain’s try to send them to Rio

In one of the most unexpected shocks of the year, Spain defeated Samoa in the final moments of the Monaco Sevens Cup final to book their spot at the Rio Olympic Games.