him which it was a restlessness in him which was to busy himself. just three yea rs was to busy himself. just three years later. dirty dan was killed off, that he wanted out. i said i wa nted off, that he wanted out. i said i wanted to leave. he started acting in the 70s and served a sentence for the murder of a german cab—driver, he certainly had his troubles. a webcam related sex scandal. he commuted to work. including starting —— starring in a comic drama. when it comes to tv history, leslie grantham will always be dirty dan. he's bad at the age of 71. that's it

from us, it's time for the news were you are. good night. hello, this is sportsday. i'm olly foster, live in moscow. these are our headlines tonight: cristiano ronaldo, the world player of the year, has lit up the world cup with a hat trick against spain. there's heartbreak for mo salah and egypt as uruguay win with a later goal and there's also a win for iran. and we'll get the latest from the england camp three days before the start of their world cup. i'm azi farni in the bbc sport centre. away from the world cup. can dj go all the way? the world number one is out in front at the us open. and tammy beaumont inspires england to a seven wicket win to take

the series against south africa. hello and welcome to sportsday. hello welcome to the programme. the world cup is well and truly up and running after a sensational match between 2010 world champions spain and the current european champions portugal in sochi tonight. spain, who sacked their coach julen lopetegui just two days before their first match looked on course for a thrilling victory but they were thwarted by that man, cristiano ronaldo. nick parrott reports. we thought they might be able to ta ke we thought they might be able to take advantage and it was absolutely fantastic. cristiano ronaldo wearing

a hat trick for a drive the game went one way. he's the oldest player at 33 in world cup history to score at 33 in world cup history to score a hat trick. cristiano ronaldo has been world player of the year, five times. but he's yet to be a world champion. and that 33 this is probably his last chance to claim the greatest price. with that in mind he wasted no time in trying to fulfil his ambitions, his real madrid clubmate presented an opportunity but he was quick to take it. you can do what you like to put the portuguese off but his eyes are on the prize and afterjust four minutes it was being left feeling all the pressure. it doesn't take much to make diego costa combust. before emergency striker batted his way through the premier league and did the same support the goal post

being appeared to be in the driving seat but then their progress was slammed into reverse. so often the hero for manchester united david handed him a lifeline. 0r hero for manchester united david handed him a lifeline. or to go back in front at half—time but this match swung like a pendulum. just ten minutes into the second half, cost awestruck again. and before portugal could recover from that shop, they looked to lafont redemption. his first goalfor spin looked to lafont redemption. his first goal for spin making looked to lafont redemption. his first goalfor spin making up looked to lafont redemption. his first goal for spin making up for the penalty conceded. that should have been that but renaldo wasn't satisfied the very best take their chances when they come and make what looks difficult appear easy. this was the 51st hat trick of the career and the 51st of the history of the world cup. he's now doubled his tally of goals in one match, perhaps this will finally be his year. so what a match. ronaldo single handedly salvaging a point for portugal. so that result

means iran top group b after the first round of matches. they left it late to beat morocco 1—0 thanks to a 95th—minute own goal from aziz bouhaddouz. before today, iran had only ever won one match at a finals, beating the united states at france 98. they have got much tougher magister, against spain and cristiano ronaldo portugal. the first of three matches today which saw egypt take on uruguay in group a, a tale of liverpool strikers past and present of course with mo salah due to face luis suarez the match was played in ekaterinburg, the most easterly venue in this world cup, nearly 900 miles east of moscow,

and things didn't go to plan for salah, the footballer of the year as patrick gearey reports. mohammed salah strides into the world cup with the hopes of a nation on his shoulder which is unfortunate as he dislocated last month. he began his birthday on the bench meanwhile uruguay star started. luis suarez scored 35 and yet somehow not 36 goals this season. you had to watch the replay, there was nothing else worth seeing again in the first half after the break the next chance againjames half after the break the next chance again james ward—prowse half after the break the next chance againjames ward—prowse busway. egypt was book—keeper had not been overworked up until then. his team had been quietly effective, only to run out of ideas around there. a potential solution remained unused.

the conductor a cheerleader as his tea m the conductor a cheerleader as his team grew more desperate. reliant on his birdie and to keep out edison. egypt's group was done to their fingertips by now. again. notjust yet. seconds later uruguay had a free kick. this is the 90th minute and this was the winning goal. a late start to the party with the birthday boy left cruelly uninvited. time to catch up with the latest from the england camp, three days away from their first match against tunisia and better news today for garethg southgate with all 23 players able to train. here's our sports correspondent natalie pirks. calmness under pressure and a safe pairof calmness under pressure and a safe pair of hands. as england's players took on the media at darts today, fa ns took on the media at darts today, fans will be hoping goalkeeper jordan pickford carries his form from the hockey onto the page. this relationship between the team and

press hasn't always been this good. brilliant! yes! it was on this day in 96 that we saw this memorable celebration in england's history following headlines about that team's drinking culture. from water bottles still water sprinklers, the players and press that sold an overzealous groundsman today as striker marcus rashford returned to training. part of a new england world cup build—up involves one of garrett's southgate the media attempted to get his starting 11 what's with this new system he favours it does mean key positions are still up for grabs. 0ne favours it does mean key positions are still up for grabs. one man with more than a fighting chance of playing is raheem sterling, the manchester city star performance in the last world cup is one of the only points in an abject campaign. after a standout season being with england again has given the 23—year—old a chance for refraction of his childhood. growing up i have

—— could have gone on the wrong path but there was someone strong as my mumi but there was someone strong as my mum i would not have been able to go down that road. he knows that by learning from the past he can change the future. england would be wise to ta ke the future. england would be wise to take note for monday they have not w011 take note for monday they have not won on opening world cup match since 2006. just before we go, a quick look at what's in store tomorrow. group c starts with france against australia at 11 in the morning uk time, denmark take on peru in the later match, while in group d it's between argentina v iceland and nigeria up against croatia. so quite a pulsating night here in russia. the world cup is certainly up and running, we'll have much more tomorrow but now it's time for the rest of the days sport,

here's azi farni. away from the world cup and golf world number one dustin johnson. .. world number one dustin johnson leads the way at the us open, he's four under after his second round. the 2016 champion is one ofjust three players under par at the moment, he had just one bogey and four birdies, including this on the fourth. and there was a magnificent second round for england's tommy fleetwood, he finished with a four under par 66, the best of the day so far, that puts him in joint sixth at one over par for the tournament. here's the latest leadeboard. johnson with a two shot lead, ian poulter ad lib. rory mcilory is looking like not making the cut. cut projected at 8 over. in real danger of not making the cut. england's women cricketers have won their one—day series against south africa, with a seven wicket victory