star spinner ravichandran ashwin had been called away for a family emergency.ort's ruthless logic, england had a chance. one they contrived not to take. joe root�*s scoop, the first shovel in a deepening hole. the game turned. jonny bairstow scored none. ben duckett, 153 a masterpiece, until the brush slipped. an innings ofjoy and one big regret. ben stokes leads this team by example, with hope and blue sky thinking. but there is a hitch. out for 41, no wonder india enjoyed it. a team without ashwin thatjust kept going. one ball later it got better. ben foakes the seventh man out. every glimpse seemed to bring another wicket. four to mohammed siraj. england all out, still 126 behind. now the opportunity was india's. jaiswal offered no mercy, smashing them much further and furtherfrom england's reach. then he raced to another superb century. at the halfway point today feels pivotal. so england trailing now by 322 runs, and from being in such a good position coming into the day, now find themselves staring at defeat, and going 2—1 down in the series. their star o

ravichandran ashwin with 5 wickets, kuldeep yadav with 4.t sharma and yashasvi jaiswal at the crease. you can get more on the bbc sport website. we'll be back with more later on. we will see you then. the uk and us have launched another round ofjoint missile strikes against houthi targets in yemen — in response to further attacks on cargo ships in the red sea. the defence secretary, grant shapps, says the uk has a duty to protect lives — but the houthis have vowed continued defiance — warning its attacks on shipping will continue until israel ends its assault on gaza. simonjones reports. take off for what the uk and us are calling the latest necessary and proportionate strikes against houthi targets in yemen. four raf typhoon fighter jets were involved using precision—guided bombs at two sites to take out drones said to be used by the houthis for reconnaissance and attack missions against shipping. the us hit a further six locations. in the capital of yemen, sanaa, smoke could be seen billowing into the night sky. in a joint statement, londo

ravichandran ashwin took five wickets and india were 40—0 at stumps, needing another 152 to go 3—1 upes with one to play. skipper rohit sharma is unbeaten on 2a, with yashasvi jaiswal on 16. yeah, look, india played well. batted really well towards the end. and yeah, he probably scored a few more runs than we would've liked, but me and tommy are really excited for tomorrow. that pitch has deteriorated quite a bit now, so we saw some pop for a good length and some roll. so that's a good sign for us. as i said, really excited for tomorrow. our chief cricket writer stephan shemilt is in ranchi, says it was always going to be a a tough ask for england a tough ask for england to beat india, in india, but they had their chances. we have to remember how incredibly difficult it is for a visiting team to win just one test match in india, let alone an entire series. it is 12 years since india lost a home test series. and yes, this is a team in transition without its big stars, but a new generation of players have come in and stood up. jaiswal, gill, sarfaraz. of course, you have that old firm b

ravichandran ashwin took five wickets and india were 40—0 at stumps, needing another 152 to go 3—1 upone to play. skipper rohit sharma is unbeaten on 2a, with yashasvi jaiswal on 16. yeah, look, india played well. jurel batted really well towards the end. and yeah, he probably scored a few more runs than we would've liked, but me and tommy are really excited for tomorrow. that pitch has deteriorated quite a bit now, so we saw some pop for a good length and some roll. so that's a good sign for us. as i said, really excited for tomorrow. our chief cricket writer stephan shemilt is in ranchi, says it was always going to be a tough ask for england to beat india, in india, but they had their chances. we have to remember how incredibly difficult it is for a visiting team to win just one test match in india, let alone an entire series. it is 12 years since india lost a home test series. and yes, this is a team in transition without its big stars, kohli, shami, pant, rahul, but a new generation of players have come in and stood up. jaiswal, gill, jurel, sarfaraz. of course, you have that old

ravichandran ashwin took five wickets and india were a0 without loss at stumps, needing another 152 toith one to play skipper rohit sharma is unbeaten on 2a, with yashasvi jaiswal on 16. yeah, look, india played well. he bowled really well towards the end. and yeah, he probably scored a few more runs than we would've liked, but me and tommy are really excited for tomorrow. that pitch has deteriorated quite a bit now, so we saw some pop for a good length and good roll. so that's a good sign for us. as i said, really excited for tomorrow. our chief cricket writer stephan shemilt is in ranchi, says it was always going to be a a tough ask for england to beat india, in india, but they had their chances. we have to remember how incredibly difficult it is for a visiting team to win just one test match in india, let alone an entire series. it is 12 years since india lost a home test series. and yes, this is a team in transition without its big stars — but a new generation of players have come in and stood up. of course, and you have that old firm bowling attack, the spinners, even though he's

ravichandran ashwin took five wickets and india were 40—0 at stumps, needing another 152 to go 3—1 uppper rohit sharma is unbeaten on 2a, with yashasvi jaiswal on 16. yeah, look, india played well. jurel batted really well towards the end. and yeah, he probably scored a few more runs than we would've liked, but me and tommy are really excited for tomorrow. that pitch has deteriorated quite a bit now, so we saw some pop for a good length and some roll. so that's a good sign for us. as i said, really excited for tomorrow. our chief cricket writer stephan shemilt is in ranchi, says it was always going to be a tough ask for england to beat india, in india, but they had their chances. we have to remember how incredibly difficult it is for a visiting team to win just one test match in india, let alone an entire series. it is 12 years since india lost a home test series. and yes, this is a team in transition without its big stars, kohli, shami, pant, rahul, but a new generation of players have come in and stood up. jaiswal, gill, jurel, sarfaraz. of course, you have that old firm bowling att

but then india's bowlers took over and ravichandran ashwin took two in two.although zak crawley managed a half century once his wicket fell, england slumped to 1a5 all out. five wickets for ashwin, four for kuldeep. india have just closed play in the last ten minutes on a0—0, rohit sharma and yashaswi jaiswal starting well. they will resume on day four needing another 152 runs to win the match and the series in ranchi. to rugby union and the six nations, where france will host italy later, but it is ireland who remain the team most are talking about after making it three wins from three. they beat wales 31—7 in dublin in what was a bonus point win for the irish, as they move a step closer to becoming the first team to win back—to—back grand slams in the six nations era. that's now three defeats in a row for this young welsh side at this year's tournament. ireland play england next. they were beaten by scotland as duhan van der merwe scored a hat—trick in a deserved 30—21 victory at murrayfield. it's the first time in almost 130 years scotland have won four su

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ravichandran ashwin doing the damage for home side with ben duckett and ollie pope removed.ot�*s — he was unable to match his heriocs from the first innings. he went forjust 11. england were 145 all out. rohit sharma and yashasvi jaiswal have india on a0 without loss in their chase. it's very much india's match for the taking. india played well. jurel batted really well towards the end and yeah, he probably scored a few more runs than we would have liked. but again, we are going to bowl them out tomorrow. of course there will be pressure, it is my debut series, but once i went in the middle, the only thing i was thinking was what does my team need? if i could stay in the middle for a long time and add as many runs as possible, it would be better for me and since we had a good understanding, we were chatting a lot and we have played a lot of domestic cricket together, so that was helpful. to rugby union now, and the six nations, where france are playing host to italy in lille. they've just kicked off after half time, where the score is 13—3 to france, charles ollivon with the

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ravichandran ashwin with ben duckett and ollie pope removed. five wickets in all for him.he went forjust 11. the collapse saw england slump to 145 all out, and it's very much india's match for the taking. to rugby union, and the six nations, where france will host italy in the next hour, but it is ireland who remain the team most are talking about after making it three wins from three. they beat wales 31—7 in dublin. in what was a bonus point win for the irish, as they move a step closer to becoming the first team to win back—to—back grand slams in the six nations era. that's now three defeats in a row for this young welsh side at this year's tournament. ireland play england next — they were beaten by scotland as duhan van der merwe scored a hat—trick in a deserved 30—21 victory at murrayfield. it's the first time in almost 130 years scotland have won four successive six nations matches against england, and it means the calcutta cup stays with them. and that's all the sport for now. we will be back with more later on with all the football. see you then. it was the screen a

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ravichandran ashwin took five wickets and india were a0 without loss at stumps, needing another 152 to rohit sharma is unbeaten on 2a, with yashasvi jaiswal on 16. italy were just inches away from one of the biggest upsets in the history of the six nations championship. after fighting back to draw level against 1a—man france in lille, paolo garbisi kicked what would have been the winning penalty against the upright. it finished 13—13, the first draw between the two nations. and that's all the sport for now. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has vowed to go ahead with an offensive in gaza s southernmost most city rafah — whatever happens in hostage negotiations. he insisted that such a military operation would put his country within weeks of total victory over hamas. he was speaking to the bbc�*s media partner in the us, cbs news. meanwhile, gaza's health ministry says more than 90 people were killed on saturday night. in the israeli city of tel aviv, police used water cannon for the first time to disperse anti—government protesters demanding the release of the hostages held in

but ravichandran ashwin took two in two, ben duckett out for 15.ch. penrith panthers in attack. this game might have changed if the ball touched the ground. wigan looked and hoped for a call of no try. this was rugby league its exhilarating best — the end of a match to crown the best team in the world. it meant so much to wigan warriors. the world club challenge is a fixture with history, a match made for intensity. the first flare—up was inside 30 seconds. but when the tries came, they lit up this match. wigan rushed down the flank and crafted a sequence. it would end in the hands of kruise leeming. commentator: what a try from wigan! breathtaking rugby, wigan exhaled. penrith are australia's champions, one of the best teams in nrl history. they barged their way to a half—time lead, but wigan, on home soil, were representing super league. jake wardle got the ball and wriggled up to the line. the referee ruled the ball was in for a try. the warriors in front, now they'd face down an onslaught. jai field's tackle was as good as a score. the tension

ashwin. jimmy anderson with the catch.re, hull kingston rovers weren't showing it. niall evalds crossing in the game's opening moments. two more first half scores and hull fc in real trouble. feeling the tension and before the break it would bubble over. a moment of madness from franklin pele, a red card on debut and it was all falling apart. it is perhaps to hull's credit that with 12 men they held out until the game's final quarter. matt parcell powering over ending any last lingering doubt. the second half ending like the first, another hull red card, the black and whites reckless and ultimately pointless. the hull derby, always a red letter day and here a red and white night. it's hard to imagine a season starting with more hype. for hull kingston rovers, it's hard to imagine a better start than beating your fiercest rivals. and even so early on, the rest of the competition will be taking note. adam wild, bbc news, hull. now this will take your breath away. as the world aquatic championships heads into its final weeken