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this is bbc news. the headlines: india's railways minister says the cause and those responsible for the country's worst train crash in decades have been identified. rescue efforts have now ended. 275 people are known to have died and more than 1000 injured. the family of a 17—year—old boy who died off the coast of bournemouth beach have paid tribute to their �*wonderful son and brother'. joe abbess got into difficulty in the water on wednesday. a separate 12—year—old girl, sunnah khan, also died in the incident, while eight others were injured. the victims were not known to each other. the oil producers' cartel 0pec plus — which includes russia — is to extend its cut in daily oil production in a move to stop the further fall of the international price of oil, which will lead to higher prices at the pump.
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oil prices skyrocketed with the invasion of ukraine last year. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday with me, paul scott — here's what's coming up: novak djokovic edges closer to a record 23rd career grand slam title, as he eases in to the last eight of the french open. a remarkable match in the scottish premiership play—off. ross the scottish premiership play—off. county retain th status ross county retain their top—flight status on penalties. and a blow for england ahead of the ashes as bowler jack leach is ruled out of the series through injury.
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welcome along. let's begin at the french open tennis, where novak djokovic has thrashed peruvianjuan pablo varillas to reach the last eight. carlos alcarez also won his fourth round contest, to keep us on course for a potential clash of the titans in the semi—finals. 0ur tennis correspondent russell fuller is in paris. it's in the semifinal that has been anticipated in the top half of the draw since that draw was made, and they will be delighted with the way they will be delighted with the way they have played today. djokovic, a much more solid match. typical djokovic in a grand slam — you might have injury problems in the first week, struggled for form, have injury problems in the first week, struggled forform, but have injury problems in the first week, struggled for form, but as you move through the draw, he becomes more threatening, and it wasn't much of a contest, a straight sets win
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over varillas, who had played 35 set matches to earn the right to play a in the last 16. and then carlos alcaraz in terrific form again, looks i wouldn't say unbeatable because he has novak djokovic in the same half of the draw, but it looks completely in control of his game, and he was a straight sets win over the italian who had beaten cameron norrie, handily, in the previous round. �* , norrie, handily, in the previous round. 3 . ~ norrie, handily, in the previous round. �*, ., ~ ., ., round. let's talk about the women. we saw area _ round. let's talk about the women. we saw area now _ round. let's talk about the women. we saw area now you're _ round. let's talk about the women. we saw area now you're back - round. let's talk about the women. we saw area now you're back now. round. let's talk about the women. i we saw area now you're back now pull out. ~ ., we saw area now you're back now pull out. ~ . , out. we will have the first niuht out. we will have the first night match _ out. we will have the first night match to _ out. we will have the first night match to be _ out. we will have the first night match to be scheduled, out. we will have the first - night match to be scheduled, against sloane stephens, a runner—up in 2018, one like the us open in 2017. very good on the clay courts, hasn't beenin very good on the clay courts, hasn't been in much form until the last few weeks, so a dangerous opponent for aryna sabalenka, who has struggled at roland garros compared to the
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other grand slams. herfirst other grand slams. her first appearance other grand slams. herfirst appearance in the last 16. but she is so confident, having won back in adelaide, then at the australian open, and then on the clay in madrid, but that will count for a lot tonight. the winnable place with the leader ukraine, who has come through against the ninth seed in straight sets, so a symbolic win for her country and for her personally, because she gave birth in october and this is only her fifth tour event since returning. she won in strasbourg last week and now she has one my four matches and is through to the quarterfinals. the one my four matches and is through to the quarterfinals.— to the quarterfinals. the match between aryna _ to the quarterfinals. the match between aryna sabalenka, - to the quarterfinals. the match between aryna sabalenka, the | between aryna sabalenka, the australian open champion, and the 2017 us open champion, sloane stephens, isjust getting under way. full commentary on radio five sports extra right now. some breaking news this evening and just 12 days out from the start of the ashes, england have been dealt a blow, with the news that spin bowler
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jack leach will miss the whole series with a stress fracture in his back. joe wilson has more. we have been talking a lot in the build—up to this ashes series about the need for england to have a squad of bowlers available but really focusing, referencing the faster bowlers, and in that regard, england seem fine. i mean, josh tongue came into the team to play ireland and did pretty well, but when it first became clear that jack leach had some kind of problem yesterday, the hypothetical question was asked, what would england do if leach was not available? never daring to think that this eventuality would arise, whereby he is not available for any of the ashes. it's particularly cruel for leach because this is a time in his england career when he is really blossoming under the captaincy of ben stokes. very clear that stokes trusts him and therefore leach has built up the confidence in himself. in terms of a bowler who can do that as a spinner instead of leach for england, well, therejust isn't one. there is no like—for—like replacement. the only other spinner we've seen for england in recent
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another sunday and another race win for max verstappen. the red bull driver has won his 5th formula 1 race of the season, by leading from pole to flag in spain. the dutchman was followed home by lewis hamilton and george russell on an encouraging day for mercedes. joe lynskey reports. nobody has got close to max verstappen. in this sport right now, one man makes it sound simple. well controlled, max, by the way. yeah, a good race. max verstappen won in spain by 2a seconds, and he led from start to finish. and away we go. on top in the standings, on pole for this grand prix, the race was on for the rest are just try and get close. britain's lando norris had qualified in third, but when he took a hit, his race was done. he would finish way down the field. the man who got nearest was lewis hamilton. he went from fourth to second, but up ahead verstappen could go to the pit lane and still emerge so far in front. george russell too had success further back. he moved up to third and made
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sure the boss saw it. solid work. just solid? that put two brits on the podium to stand beside the dutchman. this is verstappen�*s fifth win in seven races. in formula 1, he is out on his own. joe lynskey, bbc news. time for a quick look at some of the day's other sports stories. thierry newville has jumped from fifth to second in the world rally championship standings after winning rally italia. the belgian claimed the 18th win of his career in sardinia after beating hyundai team mate esapekka lappi. toyota driver kaller rovanpera completed the podium. britain's elvin evans was fourth and remains fourth in the championship standings. northern ireland's tom mckibbin has won the first dp world tour title of his career, after finishing two shots clear of the pack at the european open in hamburg. the 20 year—old grew up playing at holywood golf club, where rory mcilroy stated his career.
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talking of mcilroy, he's in a share of the lead at the memorial tournament but look at this shot from world number twojon rahm — an eagle from 159 yards. and he needed that, afterfour bogeys, including three on the first three holes. real madrid captain karim benzema scored in his final appearance for the club in a 1—1 draw with athletic bilbao after announcing his departure earlier today. the french striker leaves having won five champions leagues and four la liga titles during his 1a years in the spanish capital. he's been linked with a move to saudi arabia. ross county have preserved their place in the scottish premiership after a remarkable play off second leg that saw them come from behind to force extra time and a penalty shoot out against championship side partick thistle. nick parrott has the story
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of an incredible evening of drama. in sport, a sure thing isn't always a sure thing. when aidan fitzpatrick opened the scoring for partick thistle at ross countyjust before half—time, it gave the championship side a 3—0 aggregate lead over their premiership opponents. they and theirfans probably premiership opponents. they and their fans probably thought it was job done, and until 20 minutes to 90, job done, and until 20 minutes to go, it was. but then a remarkable comeback starter that will be talked about in scottish football for years to come. video review ross county a penalty, and they got a lifeline. then just 80 seconds later, that became hope of pulling off an incredible upset, as simon murray put them ahead and just one goal behind. and four seconds into added time, george harman forced extra time. delirium for the home side, despairfor the time. delirium for the home side, despair for the visitors. the tension lasted to the final
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sudden—death kick, withjosh simms keeping ross county in the premiership. at, keeping ross county in the premiership-— keeping ross county in the --remiershi. �* . ., . premiership. a remarkable match, that one. super league's �*magic weekend', where all 12 top flight sides are in action, has been taking place over the last few days at st james' park in newcastle. today, there were wins for leigh leopards and hull fc, but the game of the day saw defending champions st helens thrash huddersfield giants by 48 points to 6. craig templeton reports. game two of day two of the super league's magic weekend, and now time for the champions. in truth, saint helens have been champions in name only so far this season, but the wizardry still remains, sleight of hand guiding them into the lead. mark percival with the finishing touch. when the ball came under their spell yet again, this time it was tommy makinson who reaped the rewards. despite the sunshine at stjames's park, huddersfield's floodgates were now wide open and tommy makinson was able to sail straight through once more.
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no, your eyes aren't deceiving you, this is makinson again, three tries means hattrick. like all good performances, they say the best until last, lussick with a bow and then the score. the head coach with the applause because he knows a win like this will reverberate right through the league. it's not been a great weekend in the fih pro hockey league for great britain's men — yesterday they drew with india, but lost the penalty shootout, today they were beaten 3—2 by belgium. a great team move by the belgians was rounded off in style by the experienced john—john dohmen, that made it 3—1 in the fourth quarter. great britain responded almost instantly, a run by tim nurse and a shot that went in off the belgian keeper to pull the score back to 3—2, but it was too little to late.
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it was a disappointing day for great britain's women too — they lost 3—0 to belgium, despite going into the final quarter on level terms. charlotte englebert showed her class, scoring belgium's last two goals — they go third in the table above team gb. finally, it's two down one to go after manchester city added the fa cup to their premier league title yesterday, beating manchester united 2—1 at wembley. they take on inter milan in the champions league final in six days' time. and the team were greeted by a special guest on their return to manchester on saturday. eltonjohn had been performing in the city. after arriving back from the match in london, city's squad were seen in high spirits bumping into elton on the airport runway. phil foden not missing the chance for a selfie.
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joining in those celebrations was city's very own rocketman, erling haaland. 52 goals and counting in all competitions, in an incredible first season at the club. the norwegian sat down this week with our sports editor dan roan, for an interview available on the bbc iplayer and to reflect on what is already a season to remember. never, ever misses. this man is a sensation. another hat—trick. he is the norwegian super scorer who has taken the premier league by storm. in a remarkable debut season, erling haaland has established himself as world football's most feared striker, rewriting the history books in the process, and at the club's training ground he told me how he was handling sporting superstardom aged just 22. thanks for your time. you have been training after a couple of days off. what is a day off like for you? normally i want to do something because when i'm in the season i'm focused and ijust cannot
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sit still, not doing anything, so normally i want to do a bit. normally i do work a little bit, sometimes a bit in the gym, or maybe a bit of training or whatever, but yeah, you try to relax your head as much as you can. how important is it to try to unwind and get away from football a little bit? that is what i try to do when i come home. i watch a lot of football but you can also disconnect from football watching football, i think, watching others play. it's really important to rest the mind, the body of course, but especially the mind. you seem to have adapted to life here in manchester remarkably well — what you think of living in the city? what do you like about manchester? i like manchester, i enjoy it. i think to play good on the pitch you how to enjoy off the pitch as well.
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i enjoy the people and i really enjoy everything, so yeah, i like it. you are probably the most famous footballer in the country right now, possibly the whole world. what on earth is that light, that level of fame? no, it's nice. it means i've done something right. my life has changed, of course. i can't live normal, so normal, any more. that's something ijust have to admit and that's how my life is. i can't complain. i try to enjoy every single moment of it, and that's how it is. you have been described as a style icon. is that something you are compatible with or proud of? i like to do a bit of crazy kind of stuff, on and off the pitch, so yeah, i like it. the silk pyjamas, which seem to be becoming something of a trademark of yours. what is the story? is it relaxing, comfortable, making a statement? i like to be comfortable wherever
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i go, and i think they look really good, so that's why i use it, basically. because of that style, your stature, you are very recognisable. it seems that you are embracing that fame, not trying to keep a low profile or hide away. you are enjoying that element of life. what is the thinking behind that? no, i, of course, it's, i'm 196 tall and got long blonde hair, so wherever i go, people will see me, so that's how my life is, but what can i do? there's nothing i can do. that's my life. ijust have to try to enjoy it as much as i can, try to relax when i'm home, with good people around me. that's really important. and yeah, just try to enjoy my life, basically. do you accept that your achievements are accompanied by a loss of privacy?
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you don't have that freedom perhaps that people who are not in the public eye have, and is that something that is a challenge at times, or is it compensated by all the good things that come with it? of course, i wish i could walk into wherever i want without anyone filming me, but that's not possible, that's not how it is, but again, that's my life. i cannot complain about how things have turned out. when i was young, i wanted to become a professional footballer and the best in the world, so a price comes with that. if you are going to be that, there are certain things you have to do different. you have to live different, do this and that, and that's just how it is. i'm not complaining. you say your dream was to be the best in the world — have you achieved that? do you believe you are the best goal—scorer in the world right now? good question. i don't want to answer that. i think someone else should answer that. but i scored the most goals this season, i think, so that's a good start.
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yeah. do you think you can improve? yeah, so much. how can you improve on what you are doing? everything, everything. 0n the pitch, from my right foot to my left foot, the build—up play, everything. have you improved this season? a lot. is that because of the manager? yes, and because of the people in the club, around the club, who work with me every day, from physios to trainers, also the people around me who keep developing me on and off the pitch, and making things as easy as possible, as it possibly can, in my life, to perform on the pitch. but of course, the best manager in the world. of course, when you see my game, i have been developing in a really positive way and that's really important for me because i'm
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still really young, still 22, and i've got a long career ahead of me and i still have to develop. that's also something i was thinking of, one year ago, when i was thinking about my next move, about how i can develop even more and become an even better player. so i've been developing in the right way. what is it about pep guardiola that makes him different, special unique — is it the attention to detail? i think it is different from player to player, because everyone is different, so everyone maybe needs a different approach on how to handle things or how to develop or whatever, but for me it's about small details. of course, i have my own game and i should keep on doing why they bought me. i should keep doing the things i've been doing before, what they saw when i played for another club. small details, what to do here in there, what to do different may be in these kind of situations, that's what he's got.
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he sees things other people don't see. you hear people say city are making winning seem too easy, too predictable, a little boring, perhaps. so strong that even the last five years, it almost seems too simple. does that not maybe give the impression of how difficult this is? people understand how difficult it is in the next years because i didn't understand how difficult the premier league was to win until i actually was in it and played the 38 games. that's when i understand why people were so happy winning it last year, and you could see it in the faces, and that's why i was also happy, because i understood how difficult it was. it's also a nice thing when it's so difficult that you achieve something we've been chasing arsenal throughout the whole season, and in
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the end, wejust passed through them. it was an unreal feeling. how do you maintain and keep that hunger, that desire, when you've already achieved so much? few players win a premier league title, a few others will win the fa cup, rarely do you win a champions league, but you can achieve all this at 22 years of age. how do you keep going in the years ahead potentially and maintain that hunger? for me, that's easy. when i do something, and a nice thing, i often want more of it. when i score a goal, this feeling is so nice, i would love to do it again, kind of feeling. it's easy, really. i'm a simple guy, when i do something and i like it i want to do it more. exactly for the premier league, i would love to do it again. because of the feeling, you know. and defend that one again. and exactly with trophies, i would love to win more trophies because of the feeling, and exactly the same with goals, the same with winning games, because just the feeling is so nice, so for me
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it's a natural thing. is there something which you can identify as the secret to being such a great goal—scorer? what sets you apart, do you think, from other great strikers? this, i don't know. for me, it's about restarting, kind of taking the confidence from the last game, no matter how it went. if you didn't score, you take this confidence with you that, ok, i didn't score in the last game, it's more likely i'm going to score next game, because it's gone, for me, it's a big headline if sadly i don't score in a game, because it's so unusual suddenly. but for me, it's about keeping the confidence and trying not to think too much, again, because when you think too much, it's not a good fit. i try to go in the game and try to make the team as good as possible, and if the team
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plays good, as a striker, i will get chances, and when i get chances normally i score. do you ever have a self—doubt, a period of low confidence, like normal human beings would have, or do you believe the whole time that you will succeed? because you seem so unshakable on the field. no, i mean, i... i'm only 22 but i feel like i'm an experienced guide because i've been playing football for me quite a long time. and now i start to understand how it works. again, it's about thinking, it's in the mind, it's about keeping the body ready, about keeping the mind clean, so that's just basically how it is. that's just my main focus, just be sharp in the head and then be ready for the game, basically. do you have to tell yourself, don't get carried away, don't get too confident? is there a level or a limit to that?
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it's about staying humble but being confident that you're going to achieve something, that you're going to perform, but still do the hard work, never relax throughout the whole season. it's a long season, that's why you have to stay sharp it's not easy, but you have to stay sharp, stay humble, work hard. that's the most important things. what is the single most important piece of advice you would give a young footballer who wants to pursue the dream that you have achieved of becoming a professional? for me, it's about having fun, because again, if i'm having fun, i want to do more of it, exactly how it was with football when i would play with my friends. it was really fun, i wanted to do it again. and then when it became a natural thing and i wanted to train more and wanted to become better, better than others, so for me, it's about really having fun, try to enjoy the little, small moments a lot, and try to do them again. if you score a goal, take a minute to feel this feeling, how
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good it actually is, and then try to do it again. the same with the goals, with winning a game, and anything. it's about having fun. many of us remember your father alf—inge from his time in english football — how special has it been the last making him so proud with all the goals goals we've scored and the premier league title and still these two huge matches to come? it is huge for him to have played in the same club, and he's a really important guy in my life. he's my father and also a really good friend of me. we joke a lot, have a lot of fun. we enjoyjoking around together, we enjoy ourselves in the same company, and that's a really important thing. i got a big relationship with him and he is supporting the a lot. a really important guy in my life. you have experienced a champions league football with salzburg in dortmund, but is there something about the competition in manchester because it
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is the one they have so far struggled to achieve, and what do you think it would mean to land it? everything. this is why they me, of course, brought me, of course, to the club. we don't need to hide that. i will do everything i can, i possibly can, to try to make it happen. and yeah, it's my biggest dream, and hopefully dreams do come true. you have been described as a goal machine. i think your manager called you a goal machine last week. that expression suggests a lack of emotion, a cold muscle ruthlessness if you like. are you an emotional man away from the field? before a match, do you get emotional, when you think about the people who have helped you on yourjourney, or after a match when you reflect on it, or do you manage to maintain that coolness? of course, before games, after games, yes, but in the game, no.
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then ijust try to do myjob to help the team win. so yeah, of course, in my first home game i was looking around like, wow, this is amazing, you know? this kind of feeling, and you can also see me sometimes, or probably often, i try to smile as much as i can because it's a good thing to have fun and to smile. and yeah, it's, i'm an emotional guy and i love to have the people that i love around me, to enjoy the moments with me and to help make me a better person and a player.
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live from london, this is bbc news. desperate familes search for loved ones after one of india's deadliest train crashes leaves at least 275 people dead. a fabulous young man — the family of 17—year—old boy who died off the coast of bournemouth pay tribute. petrol and diesel prices could rise as a group of oil producing nations extend cuts in output. and in formula one, max verstappen wins the spanish grand prix — his third victory in a row.

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