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this is bbc news, the headlines: the houthis in yemen say the latest american and british airstrikes on the country will not go unpunished. the third round ofjoint strikes hit 36 iran—backed rebel positions in the latest response to attacks on red sea ships. the capital, sana'a, was among the locations targeted. chile's president says the number of lives lost in the deadliest wildfire on record in the country has risen to 64 and will increase further. gabriel boric declares a state of emergency and makes "all necessary resources" available to tackle the situation. the mother of the murdered teenager, brianna ghey, is calling for a ban on access to social media apps for under—16s.
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a new sighting in the manhunt for abdul ezedi — accused of attacking a woman and her daughters with chemicals. now on bbc news, time for some sport. hello and welcome to sportsday. with me hugh ferris. our headlines this evening. rugby�*s first superstar barryjohn passes away. a legend for wales and the lions. he was 79 years old. a clash of the calamities. mistakes abound at the emirates as arsenal strike a big blow in the title race. a biggest home league win of the season for manchester united takes them into the top six. it might be beyond even bazball. but england start their chase of 399
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to win the second test in india. hello again. welcome along. welsh rugby legend barryjohn has died at the age of 79. the former fly—half�*s family announced that he passed away peacefully in hospital surrounded by his wife and four children. it's less than a month since welsh rugby mourned another of its most revered players, jpr williams, a teammate ofjohn. i joe wilson looks back on the life of a true great. running on the inside. can he get there? what a try! what a score! before rugby union was all muscularity, there was poetry
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and the pace and the rhythm was in the feet of barryjohn. as a fly—half number 10 he dictated the play. he made a split—second decisions without even thinking. it is the quality shared by only a few that may truly be described as sporting genius. i think ithinki i think i mentioned this to george best. i think i mentioned this to george best. george and i had a chat, if you are comfortable, any musician will tell you... to him it is like drinking up, have a pint, and that's it. i don't think there is a rationale to it, there is no explanation to it. barryjohn was born in 1945 in a west wales village, notable for two things, coal and rugby, and he first rose to prominence at llanelli before moving to cardiff. by 1971 he helped to command wales,
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perhaps their greatest team, grand slam champions in the five nations. when wales needed points he could always stop, kick and turn away knowing where the ball had flown. drop goals were his speciality. having conquered europe, barryjohn toured new zealand with the lions. in the country where rugby is the currency, they called barryjohn the king. the lions won the series. in the decisive third test they scored 13 points to win, ten of them to barryjohn. he had the world at his feet. the top three at the bbc sports personality of the year in 1971 — princess anne, george best and then barryjohn. he was in exalted company. his next move was to retire. in 1972, aged just 27, he had enough, it become a celebrity he'd had enough — he'd become a celebrity and struggled with the concept and the attention. after his playing career he was paid to speak and write about rugby.
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but barryjohn became a hidden hero. more often in the public house than the public eye. are you famous? famous? well, people think so. my name is barryjohn, i used to play rugby here. 0h, isee. barryjohn's brilliance was spread over a mere 25 matches for wales and five for the lions. he was the rugby player who left the sport wanting more. i don't think they're going to catch him. john has scored! barryjohn's impact on the sport of rugby is hard to overstate. a hero to generations of fans and players. here's the reaction from some of them, speaking to the bbc today. he could just do things other players couldn't. they could just rely on him to do something, a magician that would just create something out of absolutely nothing. he will be massively missed. if you've got time on the ball in any
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sport— you've got time on the ball in any sport that — you've got time on the ball in any sport that puts you above most people — sport that puts you above most people. and he certainly left a mark on the game and he will be sadly missed~ — on the game and he will be sadly missed. he was a rugby intellect. to sit with_ missed. he was a rugby intellect. to sit with him — missed. he was a rugby intellect. to sit with him over a coffee and have a chat— sit with him over a coffee and have a chat and — sit with him over a coffee and have a chat and pearls of wisdom would come _ a chat and pearls of wisdom would come out — a chat and pearls of wisdom would come out. even when i was playing i would _ come out. even when i was playing i would sit _ come out. even when i was playing i would sit and meet him and he would advise _ would sit and meet him and he would advise me _ would sit and meet him and he would advise me on a few things. it was great _ advise me on a few things. it was great to— advise me on a few things. it was great to sit— advise me on a few things. it was great to sit and listen to him. in great to sit and listen to him. wales, i great to sit and listen to him. in wales, i can't express how high a regard _ wales, i can't express how high a regard people _ wales, i can't express how high a regard people hold _ wales, i can't express how high a regard people hold that - 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they've beaten liverpool 3—1 at the emirates to move second in the premier league. and two points behind the leaders. three of the five goals came from mistakes. but arsenal benefited more. but arsenal benefitted more. as nick parrott reports. arsenal outplayed liverpool for much of the recent fa cup third round tie but still lost 2—0. a month on they were determined to avoid another defeat at emirates stadium. what cost them in january was failing to make the most of their chances. early on it looked like that could be a problem again. fortunately for arsenal, liverpool struggled to get into their stride. cody gakpo's miss proved costly moments later as arsenal's early pressure paid off and bukayo saka made his second chance of the match count. the home side assumed to have a good handle on the match until added time at the end of the first half. liverpool had not had a shot on target but they didn't need one, as gabriel inexplicably handed them a lifeline. if that was a howl that it was
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nothing compare to what was to come. liverpool have boasted the tightest defence this season thanks in part to captain virgilvan defence this season thanks in part to captain virgil van dijk and goalkeeper alisson becker. no one would have expected this. but gabriel martinelli made the most of it. instead of mounting a comeback as they have so often this season, liverpool imploded. ibrahima konate picked up a second yellow card for this and soon after arsenal completed their victory thanks to leandro trossa rd. completed their victory thanks to leandro trossard. liverpool remain top of the league for now but arsenal can see the summit. nick parrott, bbc news. just over a week ago manchester united had a mini—marcus rashford crisis to overcome. since then, two wins, seven goals and in beating west ham today 3—0 a biggest league victory of the season at old trafford. one that takes them above their opponents into sixth. katie gornall reports. before the rivalry, unity. as old trafford came together to remember the victims of the munich air disasterfor the victims of the munich air disaster for the first time without
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the much loved sir bobby charlton. resilience is built into the dna of this club, although it is something this club, although it is something this team has often lacked. here andre onana stood firm. inconsistency has been a problem for united but rasmus hojlund appears to be finding his feet. united but rasmus ho'lund appears to be finding his feet.— be finding his feet. rasmus ho'lund! this is his fourth fl be finding his feet. rasmus ho'lund! this is his fourth goal * be finding his feet. rasmus ho'lund! this is his fourth goal in i be finding his feet. rasmus ho'lund! this is his fourth goal in a h be finding his feet. rasmus hojlund! this is his fourth goal in a row and i this is his fourth goal in a row and on his 21st birthday he hit all the right notes. west ham struggled with their rhythm in front of goal, and those misses proved costly as united through 19—year—old alejandro garnacho, responded. all of a sudden theirfuture garnacho, responded. all of a sudden their future looked bright. garnacho, responded. all of a sudden theirfuture looked bright. it garnacho, responded. all of a sudden their future looked bright. it was becoming increasingly apparent this wasn't to be west ham's day. crucial intervention- — wasn't to be west ham's day. crucial intervention. united _ wasn't to be west ham's day. crucial intervention. united put _ wasn't to be west ham's day. crucial intervention. united put their- intervention. united put their bodies on _ intervention. united put their bodies on the _ intervention. united put their bodies on the line _ intervention. united put their bodies on the line and - intervention. united put their bodies on the line and were l intervention. united put their- bodies on the line and were further rewarded, garnacho's second made it comfortable for erik ten hag's side, not a word we have used much at old trafford this season. katie gornall, bbc news. chelsea have conceded four goals twice in a row. and pressure on mauricio pochettino is growing as a matheus cunha hat—trick gave wolves a 4—2 win at stamford bridge.
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chelsea went ahead. but only briefly. as cunha's first levelled things for wolves. once he'd got his third the visitors had a 4—1 lead, with only a consolation goal reducing it before the end. wolves go above chelsea into tenth. the patient isn't infinite, and of course we need to show more. and of course we need to show more. and of course the circumstances are difficult but at the moment we were good until i think liverpool and after liverpool it is like, you know, everything is going wrong. but i think, yes, know, everything is going wrong. but ithink, yes, we know, everything is going wrong. but i think, yes, we have been on a very good run. ithink i think, yes, we have been on a very good run. i think we need to move on and try and build on wednesday. nottingham forest's draw at ten—man bournemouth takes them two points above the bottom three. it finished 1—1 at the vitality stadium. justin kluivert with an early goalfor the home side.
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callum hudson—odoi with forest's equaliser. manchester city have gone top of the wsl after beating leicester 2—0. both goals coming in the final ten minutes. they're level on points with chelsea. but arsenal's title chances have suffered from a 2—1 defeat at west ham. england captain leah williamson made her first start since suffering an acl injury in april. she played 45 minutes, leaving at half time when her side were 1—0 up through alessia russo. after a penalty gave west ham the equaliser early in the second half hawa cissoko clinched the three points and a first—ever win over arsenal in the wsl. so a point for chelsea in the late game will be enough to retake the lead from manchester city. they start in the next four or five minutes against everton. they're playing everton. elsewhere, nikita parris scored twice for the second game in a row as manchester united beat brighton. liverpool and spurs drew 1—1. you're watching sportsday. time for some of our other
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headlines this evening. harlequins women beat sale sharks by 53—12 in the premiership this afternoon. ellie kildunne was the star of the show with four tries. quins move up to sixth with the victory. judd trump leads china's sijiahui 5—3 after the first session of the german masters final. they'll play to a finish this evening with the first to ten taking the title in berlin. dutch rider mathieu van der poel has won the world cyclocross title for a sixth time. it follows the road race title he won in glasgow last summer. he even had time for a little showboating at the finish line. not much is considered beyond england in test cricket right now. certainly, that's the attitude within the dressing room. but chasing 399 to win in india? that's the task after three days of the second test in vizag. as patrick gearey reports.
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fairto fair to say expectations differed at the start of day three. england a long way behind but chasing. jimmy anderson thriving, rohit sharma gone. anderson successfully dismantled the great wall who had scored 200 in the first innings and now had england got shubman gill, too? both also. so did the umpire. but gill got it checked, he hit it, not out, that feather touch would weigh heavy. india moved on, did runs. shreyas iyer thought he could beat the field there again but that feel was ben stokes. the reprieved guilt took charge, tilting india's lead to significant towards magnificent. when he was a boy his father built a cricket pitch on a family farm to practise on. hundreds like this were the harvest. but in this match, in this series, england have never given up. they bowled india out. the target, 399 runs to win. in india it should be almost
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impossible and despite a good start ben duckett fail, k spirit plunged. but watch how england reacted. they will keep playing whatever the risks and whatever the odds. with this new england, expectations are different. patrick gearey, bbc news. just before we go, reminder of our top story. that is the passing of barry john. they are wales legend and lions great, at the age of 79. it was his mercurial performances in both the club and international game during a career that proved relatively brief that led to him being described as rugby's first real superstar. the british & irish lions today said he was truly one of the greatest. while his former team cardiff perhaps summed it up best. they said of barryjohn, "an absolute icon who will be dearly missed. long live the king." that's all from sportsday. buy bye for now.
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—— bye—bye for now. here in the uk, the mother of brianna ghey, the 16—year—old who was murdered by two other teenagers, is calling for a ban on access to social media apps for under—16s. esther ghey said the internet was out of control and children needed to be protected. her daughter's killers, scarlettjenkinson and eddie ratcliffe, were jailed for life on friday. she also wants parents to be able to see what they're children are accessing social media on their mobile phones, as noor nanji reports. she was absolutely full of life. she was such a character. she was she was really, really outgoing. and she just she loved attention. she loved to be on tiktok. she loved having all of the likes that she used to receive. and she was the life and soul of the party, really. and everybody knew brianna.
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and anybody who ever met brianna would never forget her.

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