ms dhoni has handed over the captaincy of ipl champions chennai super kings to ruturaj gaikwad on thetournament. having already retired from international cricket, 42—year—old dhoni has described what's likely to be his final campaign as a "gift" to his fans. a big moment for england captain marlie packer to come in this weekend's women's six nations opener against italy on sunday — she'll win her 100th cap for the side. the 34—year—old flanker made her debut for the red roses in 2008, and becomes only the seventh woman to reach the milestone. england won the six nations grand slam last year — and are aiming to win their sixth six nations title in a row. yeah, six nations title in a row. super excited. i think for it's yeah, super excited. i think for me it's more aboutjust kicking off the six nations, always a tournament you want to be involved in. to receive my 100 and the first game is pretty special. 0ver my 100 and the first game is pretty special. over in palmer, my friends and family are coming over, i think. had to ask for a managerfor16, 17 tickets the other day and the max a

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the 17th edition of the tournament begins on friday as ms dhoni's defending champions chennai super kings bangalore, which features virat kohli. yes, which features virat kohli. as you will see, it is goi over yes, as you will see, it is going over the years, the ipl. every year you find amazing talent coming out of ipl and this season is going to be no different. all of the last —— over the last 15 or 16 years, in such a short span ipl has become number two league in terms of the value globally. so there is a part of ipl, it has transformed world cricket for good. it of ipl, it has transformed world cricket for good.— of ipl, it has transformed world cricket for good. it is going to be re cricket for good. it is going to be pretty much _ cricket for good. it is going to be pretty much nonstop _ cricket for good. it is going to be pretty much nonstop t20 - cricket for good. it is going to be pretty much nonstop t20 cricket| pretty much nonstop t20 cricket because the final of that ipl is just before the t20 world cup in the west indies, which i'm sure geeta will be delighted with back in

the 17th edition of the indian premier league starts this friday, as ms dhoni's defending champions,ers bangalore. the ipl continues to attract t20 cricket's biggest and its chairman the ipl continues to attract t20 cricket's biggest stars and its chairman says the league has transformed the sport. yes, as you have seen, it is going over the years, the ipl. every year you find amazing talent coming out of ipl and this season is going to be no different. over the last 15, 16 years, in such a short span ipl has become the number two league in terms of the value globally. so there is a part of ipl, it has transformed world cricket for good. so that starts on friday, matthew, but they have only scheduled the first two weeks of the ipl this season because it clashes with the indian elections, so we will see exactly when that final will be. complicated. 0lly foster, thanks very much. as promised, let's get more on sudan and a conflict described as the war that the world has actually forgotten. civilians caught up in the country's civil war have given graphic accounts to the bbc of rape, et