Ashleigh Barty claims biggest career title with victory at Miami Open

Ash Barty's impressive start to 20-19 continued with a straight sets triumph in the Miami Open. Barty overcame Czech world number 7 Karolina Pliskova to claim her most significant WTA title,. The victory will see her rise to world number 9.

Ash Barty poses with the trophy after defeating Carolina Pliskova at the Miami Open Source: AAP

It's been another huge weekend in sport with Australian tennis star Ash Barty claiming her biggest career title to date, the Adelaide Crows taking out the AFLW grand final, and Australia's cricketers continuing their One Day International resurgence.

The English Premier League and A League also provided plenty of action, while there were some shock results in Super Rugby, the NRL and AFL.