virat kohli to meet mrfirst for india. virat kohli to meet mr first two tests of the season. will come along. we start the africa cup of nations and the hosts in danger of going out after losing to equatorial guinea. egypt's road to the knockout stages improves after winning a game. i spoke to our reporter who told me how it unfolded. to our reporter who told me how it unfolded-— it unfolded. whenever they .la , it unfolded. whenever they play. they _ it unfolded. whenever they play. they bring _ it unfolded. whenever they play, they bring the - it unfolded. whenever they play, they bring the drama | it unfolded. whenever they - play, they bring the drama and goals. they took the lead early on. everybody thought this was overfor on. everybody thought this was over for egypt. on. everybody thought this was overfor egypt. most on. everybody thought this was over for egypt. most seller watching his team almost crashed out because he's injured. it was 11 and just as we thought the game would and in a draw, edger would get to the lead. initially they thought it was a handball. but

virat kohli is pretty much the personification of indian cricket.d in the field — it's a massive blow for him to be missing for these first two tests against england. england's task is still a huge one. no—one has won a test series in this country since 2012. if england are going to make a dent in india, one of the things — or a key factor in the things — or a key factor in the series — is can england's inexperienced bowling attack, particularly their spinners, get through what is such a star—studded indian batting line—up? so without virat kohli, england's chances may — i really stress may — have just dropped a percentage or two. to the play—offs in american football — the championship ties are set, with all eyes on the nfc clash between super bowl favourites the san francisco 49ers and the detroit lions. not many would have predicted the lions going so far, and daring to dream given how they've gone in previous campaigns. they defeated the tampa bay buccaneers, which has energised the city. it’s tampa bay buccaneers, which has energised the city.—

virat kohli will miss the first two tests of the series also coming up on sportsday...e another grand slam year in the six nations? we hearfrom ireland's new captain and a $1 million putt for the biggest win of his life, but why did this golfer have to give up his paycheque? evening. cameron norrie says he has what it takes to get back into the world's top ten, after reaching the second week of the australian open for the first time. he pushed the sixth seed alexander zverev so close in their fourth round match earlier today, eventually losing on a tie break in the deciding set, we'll hear from our tennis co—respondent in melbourne in just a moment, but first, here's nesta macgregor who was watching the match. facing an old foe, cameron norrie promised to do the homework necessary to finally ace this german test. however, the maths didn't favour him. in four previous meetings with alexander zverev, he hadn't won. an extraordinary rally. and when the first sets went against the british number one, another tennis lesson seemed on the cards. the pair know each other well.

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the hosts are already missing virat kohli, who withdrew from the first two tests for personal reasons pant and mohammed shami who are both injured. superbowl 58 wll be between defending champions kansas city chiefs and the san francisco 49ers. the chiefs are in their fourth super bowl in five years after beating the top seeded baltimore ravens 17—10 to win the afc championship. touchdowns from travis kelce and isaiah pacheco saw the chiefs take a 17—7 lead into half—time. the ravens got back to within one score with a field goal in the final three minutes, but were unable to retrieve the ball again as the chiefs saw out the game comfortably to book their trip to las vegas. the ga| is comfortably the ga| is special, ably the ga| is special, just to do with these guys after what we have been through all season long. the guys coming together. it really is special. thejob coming together. it really is special. the job was coming together. it really is special. thejob was not coming together. it really is special. the job was not done. coming together. it really is special. thejob was not

the hosts are already missing virat kohli, who withdrew from the first two tests for personal reasonsnjured. india have called up sarfaraz khan, sourabh kumar and washington sundar to the squad. ben stokes and england's cricketers have been inspiring not only cricket fans around the world but fellow sportsmen as well. rugby union's six nations gets under way this weekend and saracens hooker jamie george will captain england for the first time. he told our rugby union correspondent chris jones from their training base in spain how he's taken note of the cricket team's philosophy under stokes and brendan mccullum. i'm not saying we're going all out in attack, but ben stokes talks a lot about expressing themselves, the fact they're entertainers, something at the forefront of our mind, especially at the minute, is how we can put smiles on people's faces, how we can bring twickenham back to being that fortress we want it to be. and you know, that's definitely part of the conversation that we're having at the minute. it's something i feel very comfortable in doing. and in terms of style, li

it has not been great _ india batter virat kohli has withdrawn from the first two tests against englandry brook returned to the uk for personal reasons. former captain kohli told india skipper rohit sharma and the side's management that "certain personal situations demand his presence and undivided attention". the five—test series begins in hyderabad on thursday. the kansas city chiefs are on course for a fourth super bowl appearance in five years after they won a nail—biting play—off game against the buffalo bills. two years ago this match—up served up a classic and sunday's divisional round match—up certinaly lived up to the billing, with the chiefs taking it 27—24. it is the third time in four years that kansas city have knocked the bills out of the play—offs and this time they did it in buffalo. the chiefs will now play in the afc championship game for a sixth straight year and are looking to become the first team to win back—to—back nfl titles since the 2003 and 2004 seasons. elsewhere, the detroit lions held off the tampa bay buccaneers to win 31—23 and book a spot in the nfc cham

the hosts are already missing virat kohli, who withdrew from the first two tests for personal reasonsus rishabh pant and mohammed shami, who are both injured. india have called up sarfaraz khan, sourabh kumar and washington sundar to the squad. super bowl 58 wll be between defending champions kansas city chiefs and the san francisco 49ers. the chiefs are into their fourth super bowl in five years after beating the top seeded baltimore ravens 17—10 to win the afc championship. touchdowns from travis kelce and isaiah pacheco saw the chiefs take a 17—7 lead into half—time. the ravens got back to within one score with a field goal in the final three minutes but were unable to retrieve the ball again as the chiefs saw out the game comfortably to book their trip to las vegas. and that's all the sport for now. welcome to your questions answered. iran's denial of the latest drone attack on an american military base injordan has increased tensions even more in the middle east. president biden says the us will respond. he has blamed radical iran—backed militant groups that operate in syria and

and — a blow for india, but a boost for england — virat kohli will miss the first two tests of the seriesashed 4-0 hosts ivory coast were thrashed 4—0 by equatorial guinea. egypt's rode their luck to the knockout stage of the competition, without winning a game, after being held by cape verde. 0ur reporter told us how it all unfolded. when cape verde has been blowing at this cup of nations, they've always brought the drama and the goals. they took the lead early on and went to the lead early on and went to the break i—0. everybody thought, "oh, my god, this is overfor egypt," as thought, "oh, my god, this is over for egypt," as mo saleh watched from the stands as he's injured. they fought back in the 50th minute, thanks to their substitute, to make it 1-1. as their substitute, to make it 1—1. as we thought it would end 1-1, 1—1. as we thought it would end i—i, egypt got the lead. initially, they thought it was

the hosts are already missing virat kohli, who withdrew from the first two tests for personal reasonsured. india have called up sarfaraz khan, sourabh kumar and washington sundar to the squad. ben stokes and england's cricketers have been inspiring not only cricket fans around the world but fellow sportsmen as well. rugby union's six nations gets underway this weekend and saracens hooker jamie george will captain england for the first time. he told our rugby union correspondent chris jones from their training base in spain how he's taken note of the cricket team's philosophy under stokes and brendan mccullum. i'm not saying we're going all out in attack, but ben stokes talks a lot about expressing themselves, the fact they're entertainers, something at the forefront of our mind, especially at the minute, is how we can put smiles on people's faces, how we can bring twickenham back to being that fortress we want it to be. and you know, that's definitely part of the conversation that we're having at the minute. it's something i feel very comfortable in doing. and in terms of style, like,

india batter virat kohli has withdrawn from the first two tests against england for personal reasons.sharma that "certain personal "situations demand his presence and undivided attention." the five test series begins in hyderabad on thursday. don't forget, there's plenty of football happening later this monday. in the premier league, brighton host wolves. it's a big day at the africa cup of nations, with former champions egypt and ghana both potentially on the brink of elimination, as they face cape verde and mozambique. and at the asian cup, defending champions qatar take on china. and that's all the sport for now. in the uk, one of the biggest storms for years — storm isha — has caused havoc. with gusts of up to around 100 miles per hour, the storm has left tens of thousands of homes without power, especially in northern ireland and scotland. at least two people are feared dead after the storm. it also caused a lot of travel disruption, not only from those travelling from the uk but also travelling from the uk but also travelling to the uk. live now to amy greenaway and her sister a

the hosts are already missing virat kohli, who withdrew from the first two tests for personal reasonsumar and washington sundar to the squad. ben stokes and england's cricketers have been inspiring not only cricket fans around the world — but fellow sportsmen as well. rugby union's six nations gets underway this weekend — and saracens hooker jamie george will captain england for the first time. he told our rugby union correspondent chris jones from their training base in spain, how he's taken note of the cricket team's philosophy under stokes and brendan mccullum. i'm not saying were going to go all out on attack, but what i am saying is ben stokes talks about expressing themselves and the fact that their entertainers, that is something in the forefront of amount, especially at the minute, it's how we can put smiles on peoples faces, how we can bring twickenham back to being that porter is that we wanted to be and that's is definitely part of the conversation we are having at the minute. it is something i feel very comfortable doing. in terms of style, and a people person, i care abou

the hosts are already missing virat kohli, who withdrew from the first two tests for personal reasonsant and mohammed shami, who are both injured. india have called up sarfaraz khan, sourabh kumar and washington sundar to the squad. captain ben stokes called the victory in hyderabad his "greatest triumph" since becoming test captain. we've been a part of some amazing games over the last two years. we've had some incredible victories. but i think considering where we are, who we played against, the position we found ourselves going into our second... second innings batting was... to be able to sit here now and say, "we've gone 1—0 up." i think that's a big reason why i feel this is our best victory since i've become captain. ben stokes and england cricket aren't only exciting cricket fans around the world, but other sportsmen. ahead of the six nations championship, the new england captain, jamie george, has told us that he will be adopting a similar approach to stokes and brendan mccullum and how he feels comfortable as skipper. i'm not saying were going to go all out on attack, but wh

india batter and former captain virat kohli has withdrawn from the first two tests for personal reasonso pulled out. more than 40 mps ? including several former conservative ministers ? have written to the prime minister rishi sunak urging him to provide extra funding for local councils in england in order to prevent major cuts to services from april. the debt of uk councils is now posing a risk to local services, according to the public accounts committee. bbc analysis showed that councils owe a combined figure of nearly £100 billion to lenders. and 1 in 10 councils in england are now facing effective bankruptcy — with two, birmingham and nottingham, now restricted to just essential spending. it means public amenities such as public toilets and other spaces such as swimming pools risk being closed. our political correspondent hannah miller reports. thanks very much. ruth has been doing the weekly food shop, using a door—to—door service for people who don't have a car or bus service they can use. but this is one of the services due to lose its funding from hampshire county council, whic

and initially it looked a bad decision as afghanistan reduced them to 22-4, including virat kohli outharma pulled india back into a strong position with 121 off 69 balls. rinku singh added 69 in a partnership worth 190 that saw the hosts set a total of 212—4 from their 20 overs. in reply, afghanistan's chase has just gotten under way, 14-0 14—0 without loss. and that's all the sport for now. you can follow results and spots from all around the world on the bbc sports pages. the chinese premier li qiang is in dublin for an official visit to the republic of ireland. he met with the irish president michael d higgins ahead of talks with the prime minister leo varadkar. mr li said china wants to deepen economic and trade cooperation with ireland, including in areas of green development and technology. live now to alexander dukalkis, associate professor of politics and international studies at university college dublin. this thank you forjoining us. why ireland? a trade meeting makes sense but is there any particular reason why china decided to visit ireland? i think china sees ireland for

india batter virat kohli has withdrawn from the first two tests against england for personal reasons.captain rohit sharma that "certain personal "situations demand his presence and undivided attention." the five—test series begins in hyderabad on thursday. american nick dunlap became the first amateur to win a pga tour event since phil mickleson in 1991. the 20—year—old kept his nerve to hole a six—foot par putt on the last to clinch the american express title by one shot. but he misses out on the $1.5 million prize money because he's not currently a professional. the kansas city chiefs remain on course for a fourth super bowl appearance in five years after winning another nail—biting play—off game against the buffalo bills. the chiefs claimed the win 27—24, making it the third time in four years that kansas city have knocked buffaloout of the play—offs. they go on to face the baltimore ravens next weekend in the afc championship game. meanwhile, the detroit lions booked their place in the nfc championship match for only the second time in their history, holding off the tampa bay bucc

india's virat kohli has withdrawn from the first two tests against england for personal reasons.hdrawal comes a day after england batter harry brook returned to the uk for personal matters. former captain kohli told india skipper rohit sharma and the side's management that "certain personal situations demand his presence and undivided attention". .. the five—test series begins in hyderabad on thursday. and that's all the sport for now. we will be back with more later on. to breaking news here in the uk — train services across scotland will be suspended from 7pm on tuesday night due to strong wind and heavy rain associated with storm jocelyn. a met office amber warning for strong wind covering western and northern parts of scotland comes into force from 6pm on tuesday and ends at sam the following morning. it comes after storm isha has wreaked havoc across large parts of the uk. here are some pictures showing the intensity of storm isha, there are submerged cars and several flood warnings in place. in cumbria severe flooding has submerged cars. there are several flood warnings in

the hosts are already missing virat kohli, who withdrew from the first two tests for personal reasonsd mohammed shami who are both injured. india have called up sarfaraz khan, sourabh kumar and washington sundar to the squad. england captain ben stokes called the victory in hyderabad his "greatest triumph" since becoming test captain. heading into day four yesterday in hyderbad, an england victory still looked very unlikely. but 0llie pope added 48 to his overnight score — and that's all the sport for now. more now on our top story — the drone attack on an american military base injordan near the syrian border. tehran has denied any involvement in the attack in which three service personnel were killed and 3a injured. 0ur correspondent merlyn thomas can explain more about what we know of the drone attack. a drone attack has killed three us troops and injured 3a others. this is one of the most serious signs of escalating tensions in the middle east since the israel—gaza war began. and the us has confirmed that the attack was in north—east jordan on this air base, tower 22. now there ar

the hosts are already missing virat kohli, who withdrew from the first two tests for personal reasonsgainst the russian world number a2. allie carter is due to the second round of the german masters. beating in the deciding frame. elsewhere beating mark cells beat by five frames 21. the san francisco a9ers have set up a super bowl rematch with the kansas city chiefs in las vegas. but they had a scare in the process. they were behind 2a points to 7 against the detroit lions, who've never been to the super bowl. but the a9ers scored 17 points in a dramatic eight—minute span to draw level, before going in front for the first time with under 10 minutes left. meanwhile, the defending champions kansas city beat the baltimore ravens 17—10 to reach the nfl�*s big game for a fourth time in five years. earlier i spoke to cindy boren from the washington post and began by asking if she hadn't been surprised by the result for the detroit lions. i don't think any lien was terribly surprised by it. —— anyone on was close. for one half it looked great and then they kind of fell apart in the second ha

kohli — india's captain, their superstar, but he will miss the first two tests for personal resons.atic stoppage time penalty from striker aymen hussein gave them a 3—2 win over vietnam.|raq finished three points ahead ofjapan, who beat indonesia 3—i. brisbane he ta ke take it, 40 f 22 balls helped brisbane set their competitive total. scotland have fallen to a five wicket defeat to the west indies at the under 19 cricket world cup in south africa. the scots set the windies 206 runs to win, which they achieved with 15 overs to spare. former england striker michael owen says he would "swap eyes" with his son if it was possible to help the teenager see again. james owen, was diagnosed with stargardt disease, a degenerative eye condition, when he was eight. he's now 17 and has been speaking, alongside his dad, to the bbc access all podcast: they have both been speaking to the bbc. i'm obviously desperate, desperate, i'm obviously desperate, desperate, i mean i would pay every cent that i've got to make james see again. i would walk the other end of the world. it's very difficult, you w

and india's virat kohli has withdrawn from the first two tests against england for personal reasons. with everything as ongoing as the evening goes on, we'll see you soon. hello there. all in all, it's shaping up to be a rather stormy few days of weather. storm isha on sunday night brought us plenty of disruption, damaging gusts of wind, gusts of wind in northumberland of 99 mph and widely across the central belt of scotland, we saw gusts of 70—80 mph. even towards the south of england, 0diham and hampshire, east malling and kent saw 70 mph gusts. now, the winds have been easing down today, a day of blustery showers and some sunshine, but it's not long before the next named storm rolls in from the west. that is storm jocelyn, the tenth named storm of the season, again, damaging gusts of wind with already trees and structures weakened by isha. there could possibly be some more disruption. but overnight tonight, it's a fairly quiet night of weather. there will be a lot of clear skies around, they will last longer out towards the east where it's going to feel locally quite chilly into t

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