our correspondent patrick gearey was watching.ll up, roll up, for wembley‘s big bank holiday giveaway. one lucky winner of derby county and aston villa gets a trip to the premier league, and with it at least £170 million over three years. if you stay up for one season, that becomes 300 million. it makes the 6.6 million going to next weekend's champions league winners look like peanuts. so, who wants to be a multimillionaire? villa buzzed first. on the brink of the break, anwar el ghazi the scorer with his shoulder. it's where it ends up that counts. derby's boss, frank lampard, won almost everything as a player, but the touchline could be a helpless place. he could only watch his goalkeeper kelle roos do this.

here's patrick gearey.his test, it's shaping up to be the best brummie drama since peaky blinders. act one, ravi ashwin‘s trap. he lured joe root to the catcher around the corner. a pattern set in. dawid malan caught in the slips off ishant sharma. jonny bairstow caught in the slips off ishant sharma. ben stokes — you know the rest. it took england's youngest player to break free. sam curran, 20 years old, in his second test match, smashed 63, set india 194 to win, and turned the noise up at edgbaston. stuart broad's fed off such energy all of his career. he removed both indian openers. the game was turning again. india were soon five down, still more than a hundred behind. but there at the end is their captain and superstar, virat kohli. 84 runs are needed. this incredible drama now has another cliffhanger. patrick gearey, bbc news, at edgbaston. great britain have won theirfirst gold of the european championships, with victory in the women's cycling team pursuit, on the track in glasgow. there was also su

patrick gearey, bbc news. now, would you eat snow?t her chococino has got her into hot water. noor nanji reports. ok, so we had a tonne of snow over the past few days. we decided to make a recipe... snow, syrup and cold brew coffee, or as reese witherspoon put it... a snow salt chococino. she said it was delicious... the internet was divided. "don't eat it if it's yellow", warned one. another said they'd been eating snowy ice cream for 60 years and they're fine. witherspoon has defended her icy recipe. you only live once and it snows maybe once a year here. i don't know. medics say... snow that falls from the sky is often formed around little particles in the sky, which can be pollutants and microorganisms such as bacteria. and if you were to ingest a huge amount, then that could make you ill with illnesses such as diarrhea and vomiting. but what if you're up a slope and have no other option? mountaineers and people on polar expeditions do all the time. - there's no water except snow, so they melt snow and that's l their source of wat

patrick gearey reports.me from their own world cup final. it went in a blur, that's the speed sarah taylor works at. few could even see this stumping, let alone pull it off. no wonder the umpire needed the replay. south africa's recovery was led by a batter who wants to be a doctor, laura wolvaardt, perspective medical student, dissected the field. she made 66. heather knight called for the ball. england's captain has her own emoji apparently, wolvaardt gone to her second ball — smiley face. england felt they had south africa where they wanted them. set 219 to reach the world cup final, taylor began to pick up the pace. she passed 50, but then she was called for a run even she couldn't reach. all that had been solid crumbled, knight, sciver, brunt all went. into the final over, three runs to win, two from four balls, laura marsh couldn't get them, who could ? indeed, who could look, anya shrubsole couldn't see the fuss. first ball, world cup final. it's about getting over the line. it doesn't matter if it's

patrick gearey, bbc news, at edgbaston.pionships qualifiers. natalie pirks was watching. it's the time of year when things slow down. thoughts turn to holiday and in malta plus micro aptly named saint georges bay england fans were enjoying the best of both worlds. —— your eyes aren't deceiving you, football is still being played. there was nothing tyred about trent alexander—arnold all passed, he had the vision for england's opener. city's treble winners were first half by standards. england did not need them. alexander—arnold was revelling in his new role. malta were all at sea and within seconds harry kane was sent flying. england with their own travel inside 30 minutes. the second half meant england could make a raft of substitutions and when var intervened for a somewhat harsh handball england had another penalty. in the absence of harry kane, there was nothing tyred about trent kane, all passed, he had alexander—arnold all passed, he had the vision for england's opener. alexander—arnold all passed, he had the vision fo

patrick gearey, bbc news.believes the fight for the premier league title will be a five—horse race. the champions lead the division on goal difference over liverpool who are also unbeaten this season, and guardiola is expecting a battle to remain on top. there's just two points difference in four, five, six teams. it means they are still strong. you see the line—up, the first 11 or 12 that play from tottenham hotspur. so the last four, five, six years, tottenham is always there. two of the premier league's larger personalities will be in opposite dug—outs when liverpool host cardiff at anfield tomorrow. but neil warnock isn't feeling too confident ahead of the meeting withjurgen klopp's side. it's virtually impossible for any team in the current game with it. i think the front three is probably the best front three around the world, really, in a team. we've all got to play to the top of our potential to give them a good game and hope that they have a bit of an off day. laughter. i'm really looking forward to m

patrick gearey, bbc news at edgbaston.d northern ireland were both beaten, as andy swiss reports.

patrick gearey watched the action.rom every head and headline. who would be next to make their mark? england began the day as big favourites, but this is the test that just kept surprising. alastair cook rarely drops these. kraigg brathwaite reprieved. and he was again here, but stuart broad inadvertently condemned the other batsmen, kyle hope. two down, the moment hope ran out, or not. west indies were mocked before this test, written off even last night, but were making a point with every run. shai hope and brathwaite were taking this away from england, but had moeen ali turned it back? brathwaite, 95 and finally out. so to the final session of the test. england need seven wickets to win, the west indies 122 runs, predictions are futile. a time for heroes, even unlikely ones. what about substitute fielder, mason crane, what a catch. six wickets remaining. england couldn't get the important one. shai hope made 100 for the second time in the match, unprecedented on this ground. others helped, but it was fitting that he

here�*s patrick gearey. football offers little time for reflection.rd bridge rocked. some from leeds still shocked. mauricio pochettino, chelsea�*s under—pressure manager, has asked for time. his side didn�*t need much of it before responding through nicolas jackson, a rallying cry for a troubled side and his team—mates came with him. that�*s a really good chelsea goal! mykhailo mudryk eased the panic. perhaps you can be too relaxed, especially when faced with leeds undoubted quality. a super equaliser! joseph again, 2—2. extra time and more stress loomed when finally chelsea settled it. conor gallagher firing them into the last eight — at last. an fa cup win once kept sir alex ferguson in a job at manchester united. maybe erik ten hag could take inspiration. that was in short supply until the final minutes against nottingham forest when casemiro flicked in what might be a big goalfor united. they�*ll play liverpool in the next round after a young team helped them win a trophy on sunday. jurgen klopp trusted the kids again, and 18—year—old debutant le

patrick gearey reports. too good, 2—0.and couldn't further inconvenience them. their aim had been to make the aussies run out of time. commentator: edged! ollie pope got through less than ten minutes. five wickets left. the biggest of them was ben stokes, so australia's fielders made an enclosure around him, then sent in a lyon. that was very close! nathan lyon thought he had him lbw. the umpire didn't. australia reviewed, then rejoiced. england reset. chris woakes made a defiant 1m. jos buttler, a natural cavalier, relied on his shield. no wicket fell for more than two and a half hours. say it quietly: "maybe". but english optimism on this tour is no sooner formed than shattered. the end of woakes, and, ultimately, hope. england dragged this into the evening. still there, jos buttler, the adelaide barricade. for so long, he'd hardly put a foot wrong, until... oh, he's thrown it onto his stumps. he has! watch the lights on the bails, hit wicket, the last in a series of backward steps. england's day five fight was too littl

patrick gearey, bbc news. time for a look at the weather.

patrick gearey, bbc news.s new zealand rugby team ahead of their match against england this weekend. he apologised to them for not visiting new zealand this autumn on his first major tour since his cancer diagnosis — when he travels to australia and samoa. i'm extremely sorry i can't come to new zealand in late october because of doctor's orders, but i hope there will be another excuse before too long. the team had one more request. a hug? why not? he thanked them for "such a warm hug" and said it was "very healing". time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes.

patrick gearey was watching. in adelaide, before the first ball came the phone call.once left in tears and a cheating scandal. his first choice was to bat, so the recalled stuart broad took the ball, and so somehow did jos buttler. taken, is it? brilliant. marcus harris gone, just the start england were reaching for. but the spring recoiled, the scene reset, australia rebuilt. england needed a moment. was that it? gloved, is it? marnus labuschagne had scored just 21. poor buttler had front row seats to watch him and david warner bat on. both passed 50. perhaps england were waiting for sunset for conditions to change, but these aren't the faces of optimistic men. so few imagined that warner — a pantomime villain five runs from his hundred... and he's gone! ..would do that. his heart sank, theirs lifted. but the pulse didn't quicken again for some time. labuschagne scored sparingly, carefully, perhaps remembering this was his second chance. and yet, against the new ball, he'd get a third. labuschagne is dropped. buttler dropped one. reprieved, again, on 95. for buttler,

patrick gearey, bbc news, at trent bridge.ly on whiteboards after a technical issue hit its digital screens. some passengers missed theirflights as a result of the problem. gatwick says the issue has now been resolved and apologised for the disruption it caused. he's best known for lead roles in some of hollywood s biggest films and dramas as well as the tv series luther here in the uk. but now the actor idris elba has taken on a new challenge. he's directed his first film. yardie, which is out next week, is based on a novel set injamaica and east london in the 1970s and ‘80s. he's been speaking to our community affairs correspondent adina campbell. yardie is a nostalgic film about a time in my life when i was growing up in the mid—1980s, starts off in the ‘70s injamaica. follows a young man who goes through a traumatic thing at 11 years old and finds himself in england, still chasing his demons. why won't you stay? mummy has work, vanessa. she can't stay with me. i think people expect a massive gangster film and it isn't that

patrick gearey reports. crowd sings.inst chelsea, a statement of conviction. leandro trossard kept the faith. the only surprise was that it took arsenal until the second half to add to it. ben white eased any gathering nerves. his team—mates loosened their collars. martin 0degaard saw kai havertz on the fringe of his radar, against the team he used to play for. three and easy. a disorientated chelsea, lost in their own city, could only stand and watch him do it again. that was 4—0. it had got to the point where arsenal were scoring without trying. ben white was attempting to find a team—mate — instead he found a fifth. the title race is still in manchester city's hands, but this from arsenal was a challenge bellowed at full volume. patrick gearey, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. and i think it is a tale of two halves, louise, and we are in the wrong half? yes! it is pretty miserable at the moment, but this was glasgow, we had just shy of 12 hours of sunshine today, west has certainly been tw

patrick gearey, bbc news, at trent bridge.the miseducation of cameron post, and stars chloe grace moretz. she plays a gay teenager sent away to a christian camp that uses prayer and therapy to try to change her sexuality. it's a subject that hit home for the actress herself — her two brothers went through a similar experience. she's been speaking to our correspondent chi chi izundu. rick is such an inspiration. you know, he used to struggle with same—sex attractions. really? yeah. legal in 41 states, conversion therapy is the practice of trying to change someone's sexual orientation from homo or bisexual to heterosexual, using psychological and often spiritual interventions. and being brought up in a strict baptist town with two gay brothers, the making of the miseducation of cameron post was very personal for chloe grace moretz. they dealt with a lot of self hate when they came out and they tried to — which is very common within the community that we grew up in — pray the gay away. and in your town that you grew up in you act

patrick gearey watched the action. beauty. it was one for the ages, mark atkins scoring again, cardiff blues were chasing this, desperate for a change of direction, and here it “'““2* rugby, * ' ' for a change of direction, and here it “'““2* rugby, and ' for a change of direction, and here it- pigs'bfi rugby, and then it was. ricochet rugby, and then gareth smith put them into the lead. time proprietors and power, it was a wrestle for the line —— time for pragmatism. cardiff were desperate, one more pass, and the conversion was still needed from anscombe, the first kick of the match missed at the worst possible time but there was one more chance, anscombe again, a moment or blues steel has stolen the silver. —— moment of. kyle edmund's great run at the madrid 0pen has ended — he was was knocked out in the quarter—finals by canadian denis shapovalov. the british number one lost in straight sets to the 19—year—old canadian. edmund saved a match point in the second set but shapovalov came through the decider on the madri

patrick gearey reports. he has plunged into rugby history.ints. he told me recently about his love of crossing the line. scoring tries is myjob in the team. any player was to leave their mark on the game. ifi was to leave their mark on the game. if i can do that that would be fantastic. he has been trying for some time. he has played 12 seasons at end and's hires level and has appeared in 177 premiership games and scored 91 tries, which pits ahead of the playerfrom and scored 91 tries, which pits ahead of the player from sale sharks. his biggest asset is his lead. he is very quick and he is always one of the fastest. from an athletic point of view, no one is better. that is credit to him. he is creeping into his 30s now so is to still be in the shape years and usually good. he is beaten in one sense, he played 55 times

patrick gearey, bbc news. congratulations to him. that's it from us.the news where you are. have a very good night. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are ros altmann, former pensions minister — and the broadcaster, david davies. that evening to you both. a quick look through those front pages. let's start with the metro tonight, which is leading with a story about ukraine's heroic defenders in mariupol, who say they are running out of ammunition. now over to the ft, which focus on ukraine appealing for financial aid. the i has an exclusive, saying russia's president vladimir putin is sending thousands of ukrainians to remote corners of russia, according to kremlin documents seen by the paper. the yorkshire post leads on the news that wakefield's tory mp, imran ahmad khan, has been convicted of sexual assault. the daily mail writes that emergency plans are being drawn up in bid to avert easter airport chaos. meanwhile, the daily telegraph says gps are being told to work late to avoid a&e chaos.

patrick gearey, bbc news. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. here is an 0llie.

was the two time world's strongest man and is still the holder of the british shot put record, patrick geareygth. in his heyday, there seemed to be nothing he couldn't launch, or lift, or lug. he was the lincolnshire farm boy who used to carry bags of potatoes around and learn to throw. and he's done it! he'd become successful. twice the commonwealth shot put champion, still the british record holder. at the highland games, his arm and charm impressed everyone. and he was ready to take on the planet. twice in the �*80s, capes was crowned world's strongest man. that powerful brand made him a regular on british television. 12 pound, nine ounces as a baby? i was a lithesome 12 pound, nine ounces as a baby. and not everything he did was supersized. he was also a champion budgie breeder. strongest man in the world... geoff capes, after all, always had the power to surprise. two strongest man titles. british, european titles. you know, all the fun things that go with it, you know? i've done all sorts of things. and ijust enjoyed my life. the strong man geoff capes who has died at the age of 75. the

patrick gearey reports.r as a spectator. not totally recovered from concussion to face the quick bowlers, so later this week he will not face england. still it's not ready to back five days after being hit by jaffer archer, should he have gone back out to do it, the same afternoon?” asked him over and over because he cared about the player is of course, and he was keen and confidence to be 0k and they talk about a delayed consent —— concussion anything to you later, and he did with him and that's why he's out. because of his head, stray are without their heart, steve smith is at the series top score, and is rented covered for the shortcomings of others. likely he'll be replaced in leeds and he and his team—mates must follow him. be replaced in leeds and he and his team-mates must follow him. we going to lose our best batter arguably so the blow no doubt about it. when you ta ke the blow no doubt about it. when you take your best player is out, there is always an impact so we have to make sure all the other g

patrick gearey looks at an epic season that's finally coming to a end. heart beats.y? —— can anyone take? the wild week in the champions league gives way to a final stay off in the premier league. both liverpool and man city know that if they blink, they will miss it. the odds are longer for liverpool who must beat wolves and hope that manchester city slip up against brighton. but the last time they were written off against barcelona, they produced a performance for the ages. that result created a kinetic energy which liverpool may be able to use on sunday. the group of players we have here is so special. if i have to find a very short description for the group i would say it's only pain. that is how they got through the season. there was always pain. it was always hard and difficult. wolves have bitten them before knocking them out of the fa cup, a performance typical of their season where they have been at their best against the top sides. they will lie in wait at anfield in case liverpool dwell on past glory. it is a challenge because lots of matches nobody speaks

brought pressure as well as pre—macth anticipation in didn't show in an emphatic victory, as patrick geareyng with a leg—spin are doing this for second ball. jonny bairstow, zero, time for a strong and stable period. one of the biggest hitter stay grounded, he in giroud made dutiful 50s but left before the fireworks could start. 0ver before the fireworks could start. over to the captain eoin morgan to launch a few rockets wasn't he made 57 only to find himself quite brilliantly extinguished stop south africa kept stubbing englishmen out and jos buttler met an early end. ben stokes ago as england's guy, he made 89 to his side 311 and a plan for more. england's new boy bold things quickly. after hitting a man on the head, he had one on the edge and factor plessis followed and then later one more. the big guns taken out by a lone archer and that is when they picked him. south africa not chase this knowing there

patrick gearey reports.es. they put on the mood lighting to set out a strong team. middlesboro came with the gift, and the perfect chance for giovanni to settle their early nerves. there's been criticism for her lack of energy, for not doing often enough which he did here. his recent career has been punctuated by injury, frustration

patrick gearey reports.t indies, but defeat either side would bring them closer to home. their approach is usually to accelerate. it turns out gale force was not the slight breeze, gone for a duck. others came charging out of his shadow. evan lewis made a steady 70. that was the biggest six of the tournament until this. jason holder aimed for wales. only a nearby building restricted to one of five metres. with cricked necks, bangladesh did their best keeping shai hope out for a century. sheldon cottrell was faster. a high speed end confirmed in slow motion. still there, shakib al hasan steered the game away from the west indies, who were powerless as he glided to a century. one acknowledged, not celebrated. the job was not done. the west indies were. shannon gabriel is one of the fastest bowlers around, but he was catapulted over somerset. the biggest successful run chase of this world cup completed at a canter. never underestimate them. england face afghanistan tomorrow without openerjason roy, he looks set

half an hour — but the greek side then scored either side of half time to salvage a point..as patrick geareylast and's final, they we re the way to last and's final, they were so many the way to last and's final, they were so many floodlit theatrics. now back to the boil. spurs started in a slumber until woken by a crucial whistle, penalty, won by harry kane, 1-0 whistle, penalty, won by harry kane, 1—0 by harry kane. while he was out injured the run to madrid was sustained by others like lucas moura. spurs had smashed and grabbed yet didn't make a getaway. olympia cause had been the better team for long periods and quick quality moments. daniel present a's goal camejust moments. daniel present a's goal came just before half—time. moments. daniel present a's goal camejust before half—time. it moments. daniel present a's goal came just before half—time. it put fire beneath the cauldron. not long into the second half, yanda thangam's trip, olympiacos penalty, mathieu valbuena placed the greek champions level. still, despite it all, spurs might have won it, dele alli might have passed it, but t

patrick gearey reports.constant volume. first pull. new zealand's swept away and kinetic energy that they thrived on, powering their captain to somehow grasp. we could see everywhere, movements all over the place. like the sharp spin, kim williamson, the captain out, pakistan and endless time to make england nervous, pakistan could catch them. added, between them the heat new zealand to 237. so, how would pakistan cope when faced with the attack? ferguson made him flinch and let it fly two down. a times for level heads, they called him to the professor but this is an miscalculation, their crickets are most unpredictable and were to blow it. in amongst the chaos, operating in his own bubble of calm. every drive drained the new zealand bowlers in a game so complicated he made a century look simple, lingering on the

patrick gearey reports.ance in this but that is what they want you to think. no other cricketing mission swings so freely from low to high effort was in by ten wickets by friday, they made ten week is that one facade mohammed wanted to put the number one side under better pressure and suet happens. jason roy, the cringing face of england pensee bed in the field. he made another six runs before chris works finally got a hold of him. they had enough when to set a world record chase at 349. no wonder he was practising his batting for some it did not help

patrick gearey reports from old trafford. day four, the morning after the downpour before.w one day like this that's clear could see them right. just went into their shell. last orders for south africa in this series. score 380 to win, unlikely. rain offered them temporary protection but when it cleared, dean elgar was defenceless. heino kuhn and temba bavuma could also sit down early for lunch. but in hashim amla, south africa have a rare endurance batsman. for a while, england could see no way past him so they asked the technology. was he lbw? he was safe if his bat had touched the ball. the third umpire thought it hadn't — out. was that the moment south africa knew they were done? de kock, de bruyne, departed, sent on their way by moeen ali. captain du plessis could only watch and eventually follow. jimmy anderson got him. the game was finished by the man of the match and the series, magic moeen. it had taken a while but it was now looking like a beautiful day. so all done before tomorrow's predicted rain. england are not perfect butjoe root‘s first series as captain has

here's our sports reporter patrick gearey. augusta — one part beauty, one part cruelty. on these treacherous greens and fairways, nothing is permanent. danny willett, his countryman and defending champion, fared far worse. few can dominate while wrestling the wind and american charley hoffman has come closer to most, but he is still being drawn back to pack. among them, sergio garcia, one of golf‘s major figures, who is without a major title. but he was hitting heights not many can reach. might he finally fill that gap on the cv? others have the references. fred couples has won here. that was 1992. and today he is 57. but this is a timeless place, right now he is a challenger. they say the best players know what a good score is on any given day. rory mcilroy did enough to stay in touch. he knows the wind is due to drop, conditions will improve and if now you're a coper, you could become a master. that's it. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm lizzie greenwood—hughes, the headlines tonight: willett‘s woes as the reigni

patrick gearey watched the action.re poignant. football at its best can be escapism, especially when manchester city are in full flow and especially for riyad mahrez — the goal—scorer until earlier this year had

the polish driver says it's his greatest achievement, as our correspondent, patrick gearey, reports.than robert kubica. this was the state of his rally car after it smashed into a roadside barrier in northern italy in 2011. kubica was lucky to escape alive. his right arm was nearly severed. he would never regain full movement in that limb. and yet next season he's back for more, as a driver for williams in formula 1. i know what it took me to get here, and i know what it takes to be one of the top drivers in formula 1, so now the question is to work, to give me a bit of time, and to focus on what is the part

patrick gearey reports. great show and is medical that does not stop until everything stops in the smoke clears. france arm of the favourites, especially up against south korea. here is why. the first goal of the world cup in 2019! their biggest our scoring, and beginning so biggest our scoring, and beginning so perfect it was almost choreographed, almost. football is not put but now even when you score, you are not entirely sure. france that they had a second but this is the first women plus what tournament to use the ar in this was the first use was of the delusion of somewhat belated offside. minor delay to the french as they had the tallest player in the tournament in their number. but nothing too beyond any south korean. before the break, we saw an aerial encore. head and shoulders above, just like her team. for a time shoulders above, just like her team. fora time in shoulders above, just like her team. for a time in the second half, it seemed they were too comfortable. south korea allowed a fleeting m

patrick gearey was watching.o it. his opponent right 44 points above him, he took the first set. but, he was never allowed to fully retreat to a hammock. broady broke, but then folded with the set at stake. the match was much agonising out of his reach. for all of broady‘s efforts, this was too much of a stretch. straight sets to spain. now, for a another new man, cameron norrie, who came to britain recently from south africa. it took ten minutes for artist to holby sat around and take it for himself. norrie's bred seed energy, but he seemed to have the total control. he almost always give himselfjust enough time. that is ultimately on norrie's side. he isjust enough time. that is ultimately on norrie's side. he is just 22. enough time. that is ultimately on norrie's side. he isjust 22. this time, he was rewarded, taking the third set. the brits had towels on most of my beyer‘s sunbeds, and they roared their man back into this. his opponent was starting to be strained, and the man pounced. the spanish team, massi

patrick gearey, bbc news, at aintree. at the coronation concert as part of an eclectic line—up of artists. the grounds of windsor castle will be the venue for around 20,000 people on sunday the 7th of may. lizo mzimba has that story. gary barlow is of course no stranger to big royal events. he helped organise the queen's diamond jubilee concert in 2012. this time he'll be performing with take that. # yeah, you and me, we can light up the stars... other performers range from pop figures like lionel richie... # oh, what a feeling. # when we're dancing on the ceiling... ..to classical singers sir bryn terfel and andrea bocelli. they'll be performing a duet together. two other artists duetting will be singer—songwriter freya ridings... # castles from the rubble of your love... _ ..and composer and pianist alexis french. it feels incredibly special i think to be part of a moment in history that is going to celebrate an incredibly momentous, once—in—a—lifetime occasion, in the midst of so many luminaries as well, is just such a

patrick gearey was watching the landmark day.l relies on the same familiar routines. this time, england won the toss and batted. this queue shows that there is still interest in this form of the game, but they have struggled to sell all the tickets for this first day, a reminder that test cricket needs a captivating series now more than ever. for england's batsmen, though, this from ravi ashwin was altogether too interesting. alastair cook got a corker. so many times in england's history, such moments have led to dizzy spells. joe root kept a level head, scoring steadily. keatonjennings accompanied him to lunch and beyond until he was bowled almost in slow motion. how unfortunate... fast forward around 25 minutes and dawid malan was also ejected. in came jonny bairstow, steering the match england's way. he passed 50, alongside root. two yorkshiremen on yorkshire day. but the lesson of the past 999 england tests is where there is peace, trouble may lurk. root run out by kohli for 80. one captain seeing off another. bairstow at the

patrick gearey reports. in frankfurt this permit starts in the stands.end up only when young joe struck a frankfurt foot did one count. the game carried on ina did one count. the game carried on in a clumsy cartoonish manner. frankfurt attacked breathlessly but endlessly. 2a shots, no goals. bound to be frustrating and a lack of care from dominic cost him a second yellow card. finally, arsenal took some control. 18—year—old bukayo saka had some control. 18—year—old bukayo sa ka had never scored some control. 18—year—old bukayo saka had never scored and senior football before then. member of that goal, remember that name. we all know about about miangue to edit the third later

our correspondent patrick gearey was watching.ets a trip to the premier league, and with it at least £170 million over three years. if you stay up for one season, that becomes 300 million. it makes the 6.6 million going to next weekend's champions league winners look like peanuts. so, who wants to be a multimillionaire? villa buzzed first. on the brink of the break, anwar el ghazi the scorer with his shoulder. it's where it ends up that counts. derby's boss, frank lampard, won almost everything as a player, but the touchline could be a helpless place. he could only watch his goalkeeper kelle roos do this. own goal. beyond anyone's plan. beyond anyone's control. derby had 20 minutes to save their season. they gave it all they had. jack marriott's shot touched in by martyn waghorn took this to the wire. villa lost this match last season. it was written on the face of even their most famous fan. but the equaliser never came. for all the talk of money, the play—off final is about so much more than that. for a few moments, even a princ

patrick gearey reports. from one side of the world to the other, given searching.akistan under pressure, stewart had his place on the team question this week. he knows as they conduct to my opinions are being revised in this game. england are without their injured star, but instead, chris works who got two more wickets by lunch. after the refreshment, full stop. wickets punctuated the early afternoon, sure out among the attack, it seems they will be bowled out for less than 100 until a teenagerfrom out for less than 100 until a teenager from punjab, fell out for less than 100 until a teenagerfrom punjab, fell back. he made 56 inning sustaining resident finally becoming the first test wicket, pakistan 174 all out, now england. ona wicket, pakistan 174 all out, now england. on a ground being reconstructed, this was a time for careful building. foundation first. keeping jennings back on the team, have been going well until it went one better. england needed calm, he is known for never sweating and england was so nearly home and driver the day when they swiveled inexpl

reach the top tier of the nations league but narrowly missed out in an eventful match, watched by patrick geareyt returned to wales bring a notch as excellence but confidence and energy that really should've given the lead against denmark, james will feel bad enough about the mess, wait till he realises he was behind him, it could bea realises he was behind him, it could be a cruel ruthless game later and a half, chester missed something else the running of your benson, it was costa, when they get ahead they tend to stay there, the welsh struggling to stay there, the welsh struggling to find where, trying to get the spot from the stands but once again depends developed a terrible draft, smashed denmark a clear. everyone including the director and danish defence was still taking that in when it was in 2—1 to the replay to review the role, by then it was impossibly short, denmark... wales still have gelling to do. elsewhere the netherlands deservedly beat france 2—0 to end the world champions'15—game unbeaten run and relegate germany. georginio wijnaldum and memphis depay on the scoresheet. a dutc

patrick gearey reports.promised this england would play faster and sometimes speed is in the mind. today's captain, george ford, spotted a highway to america, a short trip for the first try. it went quiet for a while before england realised the best way to crack the states was through strength in numbers billy vunipolo went over and then luke cowan—dickie was escorted into american territory, 19—0 at the break. the eagles, as the us team are known, are fast rising but england were quick still. jonathanjoseph whirled his way to the brink of the line and joe cokanasiga batted away any remaining resistance. opportunities now for personal landmarks, like ruaridh mcconnochie. who has worked his way from division five rugby to become

and in the swimming pool, where the men's 4x200m freestyle relay team defended their title, as patrick geareyathan hales rarely fails. the world record—holder in his first olympic final. the arm remained steady, the aim remains true. it came down to a shoot off and, when his chinese opponent missed, hales had a margin for error that of course he wouldn't need. and nathan hales destroys that target and throws his _ fist up into the air! hales, a 28—year—old from chatham in kent, hit 48 of 50 targets, a new olympic record for the new olympic champion. and finally those sharp eyes could water, but how had he shot it all out? it water, but how had he shot it all out? ., , , water, but how had he shot it all out? . , , ' . out? it was very difficult, especially _ out? it was very difficult, especially when - out? it was very difficult, especially when we - out? it was very difficult, especially when we knew| out? it was very difficult, - especially when we knew who was out? it was very difficult, _ especially when we knew who was in the medals and try to stay grounded the medals and try to stay gr

patrick gearey, bbc news, at edgbaston. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker., an imortant da. . important day. it came so soon. we are heading — important day. it came so soon. we are heading to _ important day. it came so soon. we are heading to the _ important day. it came so soon. we are heading to the longest - important day. it came so soon. we are heading to the longest day - are heading to the longest day of the year tomorrow, what does that mean? it is the summer solstice of course. the sun at stonehenge will rise at 451 and set at 926, there was no way i was going to remember that. it sounds like a simple thing to remember but not when you are standing here! the weather is looking not bad for the year tomorrow, what does that mean? it is the summer solstice of course. the sun at stonehenge will rise at 451 and set at 926, there was no way i was going to remember that. it sounds like a simple thing to remember but not when you are standing here! the weather is looking not bad for most of us and there the nine some showers in parts of scotland and north