hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: a senior government adviser on covid warns the uk could face another lockdown at christmas — and tells people they shouldn't wait for ministers to take action. do everything possible in your control to try to reduce transmission. don't wait for the government to change policy. and the sooner we all act, the sooner we can get this transmission rate down, and the greater the prospect of having a christmas

with our families. the warning comes as two of the biggest teaching unions have called for tougher covid measures in schools in england to combat a rise in infections. a welcome from england's city regions outside london for an announcement of nearly £7 billion to improve their transport networks — but they say more money is needed. a warning that some dog owners are pretending their lockdown pets are strays in order to get rid of them. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm gavin ramjaun. no gayle force, as england blow away the west indies to win their opening match at the t20 world cup. mounting a title challenge — mason hits a hat—trick as chelsea put seven past struggling norwich.

and a clean sweep across the channel. england's men's and women's rugby league teams brush aside france. hello there and welcome to the programme. england produced a ruthless performance at their opening t20 world cup match today. they bowled west indies out forjust 55 runs as they crushed their opponents in dubai. the six wicket—win a huge turnaround after they lost in the final of the last t20 tournament to today's opponents back in 2016. jess softley has more. it may be five years since a dramatic final, but england have not forgotten.

this was a chance at redemption. the west indies aren't afraid to go big from the start. evan lewis set the scene early on. chris gayle may be the oldest cricketer in the tournament, but at 42, he is still a force to be reckoned with. but england had the answer, in the form of david miller and's catch. 31 for four, and it quickly turned into catching practice. the west indies all out forjust 55 catching practice. the west indies all out for just 55 in 1a catching practice. the west indies all out forjust 55 in 1a overs. over to you, england. jason roy understood the assignment. roy goes over extra cover. excellent batting! the west indies needed something special. accueil hussein provided it. jos buttler snuffed out any thoughts of a comeback, steering his side home. the best possible start for england. a day to forget for west indies. earlier, australia beat south africa by five wickets in the opening match of the super 12 round of the tournament in abu dhabi. neither of the sides has won this

competition and south africa didn't get off to the best of starts when quinton de kock dismissed himself in bizarre fashion forjust seven runs. aiden markram top scored with a0 as south africa set australia a target of 119. it ended up being a tight contest with marcus stoinis clinching the victory with just two balls to spare. it didn't come easy. so, tight in the australia match, but england can take a lot of confidence by getting their campaign up and running in such emphatic style. former west indies head coach, stuart law's commentating on the tournament for the bbc. he told me england's win sets them up nicely for the rest of their group games. their bowling and fielding was outstanding. they took brilliant catches. the way they started, moeen ali brought his ipl form into the first game here, taking the two wickets, bowling his first four overs right through. great to see

mills back as well, playing his first international for a long time and bowling well, and adil rashid, of his two point whatever it was! they should take a lot of confidence. and as an opener as well, a real statement of intent from england. it was. these tournaments, you have got to start fast. the 50 over world cup, you can build into it. you've just got to make sure you can get through to the next round. now, you've got to win every game you possibly can to make it easy for yourself at the end, and look at that net run rate that england have created now with that massive win. if it's a tight points table towards the end, they are well on top. so, as a former coach of the west indies, how would you assess how they have responded to this now? knowing the mindset of the players, they will be embarrassed for a start. they will be out to prove a point. they are better than what they have shown today. they will go away and have a good talk about it tonight and possibly again address it tomorrow. they have a bit of time

before the next game. by the time they come to wednesday's game, they should be ready to go. i don't think they need to press the panic buttons at this stage. they have got matchwinners all over the park, so theyjust need to get into the competition, play with a bit more positivity. i mean, they are very positive anyway. they need a bit more intent. and with that comes better stroke play, better choices. if they do that, they are tough to beat. stuart law talking to me there. onto football, and it was a demolition job at stamford bridge. the stadium still intact, the pride of bottom side norwich perhaps in pieces this afternoon. they were on the receiving end of a 7—0 chelsea thrashing. joe lynskey was watching the action. between chelsea and norwich city, 20 premier league places and several hundred million pounds. on paper, the home side would have it easy, and on the pitch they were extraordinary. mason mount started the rout. good shots, good girl!

before today he had not scored in 25 games, and like him, callum hudson—odoi came through the youth ranks, and this clinical start had been made in chelsea. the blues scored a third before half—time and for norwich their top—flight dream is a miserable reality. they have two points and no wins, while chelsea now were going clear at the top. now it was a case of how many more to cheer. mason mount would make sure the score would be remembered. first with a penalty and then a tap in. it made it 7—0, chelsea's biggest victory in nine years, and a day that showed the mountain between the bottom of the top. joe lynskey, bbc news. we are definitely versatile, and a lot of the boys have scored this season. i said lot of the boys have scored this season. isaid it last lot of the boys have scored this season. i said it last week, mid—weight, actually, it's about time i scored one and got on the

scoresheet, so today was obviously the day, and it took, i think, scoresheet, so today was obviously the day, and it took, ithink, i scoresheet, so today was obviously the day, and it took, i think, i was getting in positions before in other games, but ijust never put it in the back of the net, and obviously today when it all comes together, three, round, so yeah, fortunate today. tough day, and tough experience, yeah _ tough day, and tough experience, yeah in_ tough day, and tough experience, yeah in all— tough day, and tough experience, yeah. in all topics, we were not good _ yeah. in all topics, we were not good enough at this level today. too slow, _ good enough at this level today. too slow, we _ good enough at this level today. too slow, we had imprecision against the ball, slow, we had imprecision against the ball. and _ slow, we had imprecision against the ball. and all— slow, we had imprecision against the ball, and all our decision—making in tote! _ ball, and all our decision—making in tote! so _ ball, and all our decision—making in tote! so for — ball, and all our decision—making in total. so for this level, we spoke about— total. so for this level, we spoke about this, — total. so for this level, we spoke about this, it was clearly before the game — about this, it was clearly before the game. chelsea would be on the top performance, and then you have no chance. _ top performance, and then you have no chance, that is clear. but we wanted — no chance, that is clear. but we wanted to — no chance, that is clear. but we wanted to have a top performance from _ wanted to have a top performance from our _ wanted to have a top performance from our side. i get the feeling we were _ from our side. i get the feeling we were nowhere near what we can do. in the rest of the day's football, manchester city are thrashing brighton. it's currently 3—0 to pep guardiola's side in the second half. and what a way for claudio ranieri to get off the mark as watford boss. after last week's 5—0 hammering at the hands of liverpool, they stuck five of their own past everton today. in his second game since taking charge, ranieri saw his watford side

come from behind twice to win 5—2 at goodison park. the hornets packing a real sting, josh king with a hat—trick. watford are up to 14th. i told the players, never, never give up. it is not important, the result. we have to try to do our way, but when we lose the ball, we have to stay very, very carefully, because five goals against liverpool is too much. and then, i'm very happy, because we played quickly forward when i was to do this, and the other side, we keep position. it was a very good match for us. elsewhere, newcastle have earned their first point since the sacking of manager steve bruce. they fought from a goal down to draw 1—all with crystal palace. christian benteke scored for the hosts, before callum wilson equalised with a brilliant overhead kick. so was it a special moment for caretaker boss graemejones to lead the team for the first time? at the end, it was, because i do

consider myself one of them. i've obviouslyjust had a football education in the process! at the end, i was pleased i gave them something. the boys were... the boys give everything they've got. i told them that was the only measurement today, if they give everything they've got. i said a win would come, so i've let them down, but we will take the positive points and try to improve next week and move forward. leeds left it late to grab a point against wolves. rodrigo converted an injury—time penalty to earn them a 1—1 draw. hwang hee chan's first half goal had put wolves on course for a fourth successive top—flight win for the first time since 1972 until the drama in injury time at elland road. burnley are still looking for their first win of the season. defender maxwell cornet scored either side of two southampton goals, as the match ended in a 2—2 draw at saint mary's. the point leaves burnley in the relegation zone. mick mccarthy has left cardiff city by "mutual agreement" after the side's 8th defeat in a row this afternoon. they lost 2—0 to middlesbrough

in the championship. cardiff came into the game off the back of their worst run since the 1930s. martin payero sealing boro's win, with the second goal here. former republic of ireland manager mccarthy took over injanuary. he leaves with the bluebirds just one place above the relegation zone. hearts failed to take advantage of rangers not playing today — but their draw with dundee was still enough to send them top of the scottish premiership. john souttar gave them the lead, but poor defending punished byjason cummings for dundee. he made the score 1—1. hearts are top on goal difference with rangers in action tomorrow. celtic are nowjust a point behind, after beating stjohnstone 2—0. elsewhere wins for aberdeen, dundee united, and livingston. history has been made at wembley this evening with the first ever competitive women's international at the stadium. england are playing northern ireland and they're into the second half. england taking the lead a few minutes ago, 1—0 to them and beth mead with the goal. let's catch up with some of the rest

of the day's sports news. the favourite luxembourg, ridden by ryan moore and trained by aiden o'brien, won the final group one race of the british flat season at doncaster. sissoko was second with bayside boy third. francesco bagnaia will start the emilia romagna motogp race from pole. it's the italian's fourth consecutive pole and fifth of the season. he was just two hundredths of a second quicker round the misano circuit than ducati team mate jack miller. luca marini completes the front row. ashleigh barty won't defend her wta finals title next month in mexico because of the quarantine rules she'd face on her return to australia. the world number one says she doesn't want to "compromise" her preparation for her home tournament, the australian open in january. now to rugby league, and there was a clean sweep for england in their international double header with france. the men's team had to work harder than their 30 — 10 scoreline suggested in perpignan, but things were much more comfortable for the women's side. they thrashed france by a0 points to 4.

austin halewood rounds up the action. this should have been the day that england got their world cup campaign under way in newcastle. the stakes may not quite have been as high in perpignan, but the weather was certainly better, and england made the best of the warm conditions with some brilliant running rugby, and with two tries in the opening ten minutes, the pick of them from tom davis, the catalans winner, one of eight debutants for england, scoring at his home ground. not a bad finish on yourfirst at his home ground. not a bad finish on your first international. england continued to cut the french open with four tries in the first 20 minutes. john bateman with another comfortable score for the visitors. but france are enjoying something of a revolution in the domestic game right now. with two teams in super league for the first time, they are riding the quest of a wave, —— the crest of a wave, and finally found their rhythm. they continued to

disrupt england, but later the second half, the visitors finally put the game to bed. bateman n again for their sixth try. a first win for the new head coach, shaun wane, but not exactly the performance he was after. we have got three sessions in the field as a team, and i thought we did some good stuff. they will be lots of lessons what we can learn. there is some good video of the lads, we need to improve, but a couple of games against australia and new zealand, but we did some good things. and new zealand, but we did some good thingie— and new zealand, but we did some good things-_ good things. earlier, on the same itch, good things. earlier, on the same pitch. england's _ good things. earlier, on the same pitch, england's women - good things. earlier, on the same pitch, england's women were - pitch, england's women were comfortable winners, running in seven tries, with recently crowned woman of steeljody cunningham scoring the pick of them, with all of the women's team only semi— professional, the players only travelled to the south of france this morning, and that was after a covid test at 5am. at the early start didn't hold them back. caitlin beaver�*s rounding off a 40— four win. not a bad day all round in the french sun. unbeaten leicester tigers are six points clear at the top of rugby

union's premiership table after a 19—11 win over sale. london irish caused an upset as they claimed their first win of the season by beating last year's premiership runners up exeter chiefs. winger ollie hassell—collins went over for their fifth try as irish recorded their biggest win at sandy park beating exeter by 33 points to 21. elsewhere there were wins for gloucester and harlequins. in the united rugby championship, edinburgh beat zebre by 27 points to 10 in italy. substitute scrum—half ben vellacott went over in stoppage time to help secure the bonus point victory. after winning gold last night in the omnium, katie archibald had to settle for bronze in the madison on day four of the track cycling world championships in france. archibald and great britain team mate laura kenny won the madison at the tokyo olympics. but this time in roubaix the scot was partnering neah evans. they finished just a point ahead of italy to claim the final step on the podium behind netherlands and france. that's all from sportsday.

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