wup w up and feel almost players all step up and feel almost unbillable she is because he's a bass player in the world —— wild. easy to forget, but they were made one nail down and went to pedal a pen pal player in the world —— wild. easy to forget, but they were made one nail down and when to file for failing to ingrain the ashes, he is resting today but that an archer and will be set loose on england quickest pitch. it's a good thing to see that they have someone making thatjump around, as it's been ple nty of thatjump around, as it's been plenty of other english boys which are quite happy about it the guys on the other side fence jump around a little bit. it certainly an exciting prospect that's for sure. the through history, they have been a hinge, a point where momentum changes. over the years, this place has seen some remarkable cricket.

this week will have without a player. staying with cricket, mark robinson is stepping down as the head coach of the england women's team. robinson has been in the role for four years and won the world cup two years ago. his departure comes after england suffered a disappointing ashes defeat to australia this summer. assistant coach alastair maiden will take temporary charge ahead of the championship series against pakistan in december. there were five games in the championship this evening, with middlesbrough getting their first win under new manager jonathan woodgate. they beat wigan 1—0, while it was the same scoreline for blackburn rovers as they won at hull city. but a missed penalty might well have cost hull this match. jarrod bowen had his spot kick saved but blackburn might have been helped by their dancing fan behind the goal. in the second half tony mowbray‘s side got the game's only goal through derrick williams. elsewhere, sheffield wednesday went top by beating luton 1—0.

the final six places in the champions league group stages are also up for grabs in the final round of qualifying taking place over the next week. last season's semi—finalists iax are one of the teens in action tonight they were held to a goalless draw in nicko—seya in the first leg. in the night's other matches celtic‘s conquerers cluge suffered a 1—0 defeat at home to slavia prague. the night's other winners were bruges, who enjoyed a single goal win in austria against lask. twitter says it's suspended several accounts after paul pogba was targeted with racist abuse. it's after he missed a penalty in last night's 1—all draw with wolves at molineux. manchester united has condemned the posts, saying it's trying to identify the people behind them. social media companies are also being urged to do more. the former united player and now england women's manager phil neville has called for a social media boycott.

ifa if a problem not only for buck, it's a problem in society, but the pond now is at the forefront of everyone's mind in terms that we have power to do something about it andi have power to do something about it and i think the buck community well, we try, but it's getting to the point now where i think we need to make a real strong message and i say to every single footballer out there, and to every cloud and to the pfa, why don't we make a big stand and come on social media and boycott all social media now, and see if that makes a big enough impact. england manager phil neville speaking there as he continues to reflect on england's failure to win the world cup this summer. he's named four uncapped players in his latest squad as they prepare for two friendly matches ahead of the euros next year. jo currie was at today's squad announcement. their welcome attorney may had ended 45 days ago, but the manager is already back at his desk, i holiday for him today, he is announcing the

latest squad for that upcoming from no major surprises, 32—year—old jail is arrested however look at be more concerning is the fact that her manchester city team—mates both mess out for injury and according to him, they could be let out a player for some time. we missed the next three camps, but the season as long she didn't kick a ball for us until last year and then let the start of the well—kept, so that's what we have said to them. ultimately the long journey and we had the olympics and we have a year or 2021. injuries are pa rt we have a year or 2021. injuries are part of the buck, and they will get back as soon as possible. no —— for new faces, sandy and anna, they'll get that first england polyps. they'll be helping to be a part of that line aside at the next major championship, euros and 2021. which england are hosting, meaning they

will have to qualify for the tournament but that means they have no competitive matches for the next two years, and he admits that itself poses it's a challenge. this time last year we are playing wales in newport, and we had to win that game it to go to the well—kept. that level of intensity and concentration back bay, was really important, it's not that i have that for the next two years so it becomes important. the process to go through for this olympics will be really important to that the players performing the very best in every training session. they ta ke best in every training session. they take on belgium next thursday and follow that up with a friendly way to norway on the 3rd of september. build and coverage are both across bbc. a quick look as some of today's other sports stories... bury have been forced to suspend a sixth match as owner steve dale turned down an offer to buy the club — which could have secured its future.

the league one side faces being kicked—out of the football league. dale believes he can secure a better deal before friday's deadline. england, scotland, wales and ireland have all failed to reach the men's semi—finals at the eurohockey championships. england needed to beat spain in their final pool game, but could only draw 2—all. team ineos have named britain's tayoh gaigan hart as joint leader with wow‘t pools for cycling's final grand tour of the year, the vuelta a espana. the 24—year—old is the youngest member of the team which includes fellow britons owain doull and ian stannard. the race gets under way on saturday. rain affected play in the women's t20 blast this evening, but loughborough lightning did just about enough to beat lancashire thunder on the duckworth lewis method. loughborough posted 157, while the thunder could only get to 7a for 6 before the rain arrived. loughborough's bonus point takes them up to second behind leaders western storm who beat southern vipers tonight.

british climber shauna coxey has won a second bronze medal at the world climbing championships. it came in the combined final, which is made up of 3 events, and will feature for the first time at next year's olympics. she'd already won bronze in last week's bouldering event and is a big british medal hope for team gb in japan next year. adam wild reports. at the countdown on to climbing debut of the olympics, this is a sport reaching for new heights. in china, britain has the highest helper gold next year, here she was beginning her accent. the other sprites reflect the olympic ideal of faster and higher and stronger literally, speed the first test of this, combined competition. described as similar to doing the hundred metres while struggling, this was the storming through to the

file. rather unexpected result, while she was also being but it was an excellent start. next event, bouldering, competitor is minutes to survey plot and plan each of the three challenges. that was enough for her, at least in the first of them, reaching the top here. the boulders seemingly is type as the competition, this is bouldering while champion jan yet, competition, this is bouldering while championjan yet, and she was asked to be next year the climate to be. afterfor asked to be next year the climate to be. after for two disciplines, asked to be next year the climate to be. afterfor two disciplines, a blessed cocci on the leaderboard, so icame blessed cocci on the leaderboard, so i came down to the lead. third and final element, one attempt to scale a12 final element, one attempt to scale a 12 metre wall. it sounds simple but isn't. japanese climber inches from the top of the wall, and potentially the podium. and with them already reaching the top, she would take the drama right to the

last. before letting it slip. a place for her, but still plenty to cling onto. to be here and part of the event is incredible and then to stand on the podium on top of that, yeah i'm ecstatic, absolutely delighted. she will be back until gifford olympics next year, but so too willjan yet, she'll be there as well champion. that's all from sportsday. coming up next, it's a look at the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sonia sodha —

chief leader writer at the observer and martin bentham — home affairs editor at the evening standard. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. let's start with the metro, and it says uk officials are to stop attending most eu meetings within ten days, as they focus instead on preparations for brexit. the same story makes the front page of the telegraph, which says that british officials will only go to meetings that affect the uk's key interests, as the deadline for leaving the eu approaches. the express also reports that uk officials are to pull out of eu meetings. but it also carries a picture ofjed foster, who is accused of murdering pc andrew harper. (ani)the guardian leads on the eu pushing back against borisjohnson's attempts to drop the irish backstop. the times says mr johnson will insist that parliament can't stop the uk leaving the eu without a deal

on the 31st of october, when he meets german chancellor angela merkel.