patrick gearey, the match, now they must survive longerstill. patrick gearey, bbc news.ns jabeur‘s remarkable run at the kremlin cup in moscow goes on. the tunisian qualifier is through to the semi—finals after beating estonia's anett kontaveit on thursday. colm harrison rounds up the day's action. another day, and another milestone reached by ons jabur. ranked 101 in the world, she followed her win over former us open champion sloane stephens by beating the number eight seedin stephens by beating the number eight seed in straight sets. she won a tight first set but lost just one game in the second set to secure a place in the semis and to is the first from tunisia to get to a wta semi—final. first from tunisia to get to a wta semi-final. i'm very happy. i started bad so i had to win at a certain point. really happy with the grass season certain point. really happy with the grass season this year and finishing like this in moscow is amazing. i keep thinking about the vacation i'm going to have after this tournament, so going to have after this tournament, so maybe this i

patrick gearey, bbc news, silverstone.ow and park sung—hyun of south korea has won the us women's open at trump national to pick up her first lpga title in her debut season. the 23—year—old carded a final—round five—under—par 67 to finish on 11 under in newjersey. she beat her compatriot, 17—year—old amateur choi hye—jin by two shots. a south korean has won the us open seven times in the past 10 years. spaniard rafa cabrera—bello birdied the first play—off hole to deny callum shinkwin and capture the scottish open. carded an eight—under course record 64 to finish the regulation 72 holes in 13 under. cabrera—bello needed a brilliant final round to put himself in contention — he duly obliged with eight birdies including this one on the 12th as well as no bogeys. but for most of the day it seemed england's callum shinkwin was on course for victory. in fact, the world number 405 needed only a par 5 at the final hole to take the trophy and double his career earnings. he missed the putt to send the competition to a play off. cab

patrick gearey, bbc news.nd you really had to remain focused. we peered onto the slick tyre at a little moment but made a nice 360 so it was nice. we enjoyed that. of course, to come out on top here, it was all about not trying to make too many mistakes and really tricky conditions but it was amazing to win. the world aquatics championship ended in gwangju, south korea, on sunday with caeleb dressel of the usa becoming the first man to win eight medals at a single world championships. dressel helped his country to silver in the 4—by—100 metres medley relay, adding to his record breaking collection. the race was won by great britain in a thrilling finish, with adam peaty claiming his third gold of the championships in the process. peaty retained both his 50 metres and 100 metres breaststroke titles earlier in the week. meanwhile, the usa won the women's 4—by—100 metres medley relay final, setting a new world record in the process. the quartet of regan smith, lilly king, kelsi dahlia and simone manuel beat their

patrick gearey reports from the oval in london.ok at it, as hosts and favourites, this is their opening to do what they have tried to do over 18 attempts in 42 years. win a one—day trophy. we have been here before — well, not here, but up the road at lord's. 1975, the first cricket world cup, won on english soil by west indian skill. since then, kits, bats and hairstyles have changed. the outcome hasn't. until now, perhaps? if you are near an england net session today, you are best off keeping an eye out. these guys are specialists in big hits, and big scores. what's bad news for visiting bowlers and local pigeons is good news for expectant england fans! coming into the tournament as one of the favourites is pretty flattering. this trophy, and the world cup, they are huge opportunities for this squad of players. they are hard—working and talented, and recognise that we do have something special. making the most of that is hopefully gathering some silverware along the way. bangladesh remember when england got it wrong. these were th

patrick gearey, bbc news at its best and.wicket and to get 260, that was good. we never let them get to six per over. from that point of view it was clinical by the bowlers, especially looking at how flat the wicket was, i think they adapted really well. at the stuttgart open second seed grigor dimitrov has been knocked out by poland's world number 155 jerzy janowicz. the bulgarian goes the same way as top seed roger federer who was beaten on wednesday with janowicz winning 7—6, 6—3 and he'll now play france's benoit paire for a place in the semi—finals. no problems for third seed thomas berdych who is now the highest remaining seed when he was a straight sets winner over australia's bernard tomic. the czech progressing 7—6, 6—2 and he'll now face spain's feliciano lopez in the quarter—finals. ajax captain davey klaassen has signed for english premier league club everton for a fee of around $30 million. the netherlands midfielder has made 163 appearances for ajax, scoring 49 goals, winning three eredivisie titles. in what has

patrick gearey, bbc news at the oval.— flat racing's premier event. this is eminent, and his father is the great, undefeated frankel. but unlike other frankel foals, which have sold for millions of dollars, eminent failed to sell at auction. but trainer martin meede saw something in him, and persuaded owner sir peter vella to invest. so far theirfaith has been rewarded and tim hague's been to the home of british horse racing — newmarket — to find out more. iam here i am here at sefton lodge, one of newmarket‘s most historic stables, named after the 1878 derby winner, sefton. they hope here that they had the 2017 derby winner in their midst, eminent, the sun of the great frankel. i rode in the derby last year. i finished frankel. i rode in the derby last year. ifinished insects. this horse would be a lot better. —— ifinished in sixth. it is a wide—open race but hopefully he can come out in front. he seems playful, how is he to manage? he has a lovely temperament, frankel can be a little hot, but he seems to have a really g

at lunch england are 144—5, and we can head live now to our reporter patrick gearey.'re outside the scg. joe root out in the centre, dehydration wasn't the problem, what was the issue? he was suffering we understand from a stomach bug, it wasn't the heat exhaustion we earlier thought it might have been, but i think in the hot temperatures in sydney wouldn't have been pleasant but he couldn't resume his innings at the start of play so moeen ali went out with jonny bairstow, but he's now gone out to bat after moeen's wicket fell and he was in some discomfort, he has kept drinking water, not surprising, but he is still battling, he's got through to lunch, which gives him another chance to get a crucial rest. you mention the loss of moeen ali's wicket, butjoe root has a half—century, promising from england given they only lost one wicket in the morning session? it could have been worse. moeen lasted an hour before nathan lyon got him for the seventh time in this series, quite an alarming statistic, but then root came in with bairstow, health problems notwithstanding not t

patrick gearey, bbc news, at lord's.n—affected fourth one—day international in kandy. the tourists had already won the series. south africa won the toss and put the home side into bat, and dasun shanaka top—scored with 65 as sri lanka made 306—7 in an innings that was reduced to 39 overs because of rain. further rain meant south africa were set a re—adjusted target of 191 from 21 overs. they fell just short as sri lanka won by threee runs to avoid the prospect of a series whitewash. the fifth and final one—dayer is on sunday. in transfer news, chelsea have signed one kepa to replace another. spain's kepa arriza balaga from athletic bilbao has joined the west london club for a world record fee for a goalkeeper believed to be around $79 million. the blues have agreed to sell belgium goalkeeper thibaut courtois to real madrid, with midfielder mateo kovacic arriving on loan from the spanish club. the deal is still subject to courtois agreeing personal terms and completing a medical but real plan to present the 26—year—old, w

patrick gearey reports patrick day described himself as a nice guy with a fighter‘s soul.e had a degree, he had options and yet he chose to box. the sport he loved ultimately took his life. four days after suffering a brain injury in a fight against charles conwell in chicago,—day died surrounded by his family and friends. even in a sport defined by violence, such a tragedy produces shock. tributes from fellow fighters fill social media, the most poignant that by his opponent, co nwell, poignant that by his opponent, conwell, on monday: pain in this sport is inescapable. i feel as though i pain in this sport is inescapable. ifeel as though i know pain in this sport is inescapable. i feel as though i know the guy because of the responses and the way people have written about him, you know? and like i said, last thursday i'll neverforget... know? and like i said, last thursday i'll never forget... they came over to me before the press conference with joe to me before the press conference withjoe higgins to me before the press conference with joe higgins and to me before the

patrick gearey reports. tiger woods has swapped the green jacket four o'clock of invisibility. now he finds himself back out on the open, and he admits necessary rest has left his game rusty. it is not quite as sharp as i would like to have it right now. i made a conscious effort to cut back on my schedule to make sure i don't play too much. i want to play for as long as i possibly can, and you have to understand that if i play a lot i won't be out here that long. he finds himself in wild and unfamiliar country. bought rush hasn't hosted the open since 1941, it is a perilous course only known to a few on the tour. rory mcilroy is as close to home as possible. even for a man who has won four majors, winning this would be special. a man who has won four majors, winning this would be speciallj don't get that emotional with golf but if it were to happen, i don't know what the emotions would be. it would definitely take a lot for me not to burst out crying. we are definitely expecting a different kind of waterwor

patrick gearey reports. the last downhill for the greatest female skier of all time. felt more nervous than ever before. at least at this speed there's no time to think about it. a twitch can mean a crash, and gliding to glory takes so much effort. and vonn keeps doing it. a bronze in her last race made her the first woman to win a medal at six alpine world championships. i wanted so badly to finish on a good note. i accomplished all my goals today and it was an incredible moment to share with my friends and family. the last thing i wanted was to either been the podium will be an offence. lindsey vonn‘s greatness lies notjust in her medals but in her mettle. winning 82 world cup titles, two 0lympic sponsors and a gold, she has pushed herself to the limit and beyond. but her support to their brutal toll. by the time she announced she would be retiring, she said her body was screaming to stop. then early this week, another crash. still, she wouldn't miss her last race, proof of the steel that has always sat alongside her style. vonn took skiing from the snow to the chat

patrick gearey was watching in leeds. england are head in this test match. they lead by two runs.d by two runs. they had to fight just to get that. it they lead by two runs. they had to fightjust to get that. it has been a dramatic day. james anderson, two from the first two matt ball is. shane, first ball, a duck. moeen ali putdown jermaine shane, first ball, a duck. moeen ali putdownjermaine blackwood. it could have been better for putdownjermaine blackwood. it could have been betterfor england. 169. a healthy lead into the lunch interval. england were under some pressure given they were so far behind in the test. they lost alastair cook. they also lost tom, a play attracted secure his —— player trying to secure his place. and then this happened with shannon gabriel. joe root has been dropped, even out lbw, but overturned it. england want a decent total on the board. they have a long batting lineup, but they will need every wicket given how this test match has gone so far for them. if they can ball in a decent partnership, it is a high scoring ground. —— goo. it is whether we ha

side to a 6 wicket victory which also adds pressure to hosts england who sitjust above them, as patrick geareyorts. if pakistan have a plan, it is not an easy one to work out. after six games they had had no steady level but constant volume. mohamad amir‘s first ball — new zealand's martin guptill swept away in the energy that pakistan thrived on. their captain, sarfaraz, somehow got ross taylor. like the sharp spin of shadab khan, another wicket fell. like the sharp spin of shadab khan, kane williamson out. england were nervous. they were the third team in this match. pakistan could catch them. new zealand made it to 237. so, how would pakistan cope when faced with the kiwi attack? lachie ferguson made imam—ul—haq flinch. martin guptill flew. a time for level heads. they call mohammad hafeez the professor, but this was a miscalculation. were they about to blow it? ba bar azam operated in a bubble of calm. every drive drained the menace from new zealand's bowlers. not long after, the match was over. in 1992, pakistan won a world cup after a similar start. watch out england, they are behind you

patrick gearey reports.'t many footballing cvs that we'd like graham potter's, a masters degree in emotional intelligence, a spell on the frozen north of sweden, a season holding things together in swansea and our brighten, side that clung onto premier league survival, his biggest job yet. the sort of path that i've taken, 1a years of hard work and sacrifice in learning and mistakes in development. i'm very proud to be where i am now and i'll do my best to learn and help the football club reach its goals. his meandering path to management began after retirement following a career playing for stoke and macclesfield, got a degree, coached student teams and a sharp turn north to sweden and guided the tea m turn north to sweden and guided the team from the fourth division to the first ina team from the fourth division to the first in a swedish cup win, moving to swansea a year ago. his philosophy was mould in the ice north of stockholm where he recruited foot calling misfits from all over europe, improve their m

patrick gearey reports.but it was an important and impressive one from india and virat kohli. he was the man of the moment. at the crease when he walked out to bat, 292 runs ahead. they offered one chance in the morning session, that was pujara dropped at slip byjos buttler. the latest catch. after that it was plain sailing. both went to 50 before lunch. pujara went after the interval, but virat kohli went on. he went to his second test century ofa he went to his second test century of a series of. after he went to chris woakes, the job was to watch the remaining batsmen score runs as quickly as possible and judge when to declare. the score was 520 and it was 20 to six local time when he decided to call his batsmen in and send england out for an awkward evening session. jennings and cook through 23 for no wicket, that is a plus, but they are right up against it. they were bowled out in an afternoon on a two, there are still two days left to go. it is all very well ask defending and talking positively about o

the hosts are winless in their past eight tests as patrick gearey reports.tive disciplines are formed until they are second nature or habit but england have developed an u nwa nted habit but england have developed an unwanted knack of losing. joe root has lost six in eight, the latest on sunday. everything about and around his team is questioned. his star all—rounder ben stokes might not be fit. a good job joe all—rounder ben stokes might not be fit. a good jobjoe root has not had long to well on it. that helps getting straight back into it not having too much time to think about things. it was very clear where we needed to improve from last week and we had some good preparation and the quys we had some good preparation and the guys have worked really hard and now it is just guys have worked really hard and now it isjust going guys have worked really hard and now it is just going out and proving a point. put in a really strong performance as a group and show some real pride in the badge. well bowled. beautiful delivery. early summer bowled. beautiful deliver

patrick gearey reports. totte n ha m tottenha m fa ns have tottenham fans have long said that mauricio pochettino is magic. very few expected this disappearing act. the manager considered the best of their recent history, sacks less than half a year after taking them to their first—ever champions league final. ina to their first—ever champions league final. in a statement, spurs chairman daniel leavy said he was extremely reluctant to make this decision, but explained... not everyone agrees. former spurs striker gary lineker tweeted... his surprise was widely shared. since arriving in may 2014, pochettino had become the face of a new look spurs, energetic and confident. they broke into the exclusive church club of the champions league places, and they are attacking —— there are attacking football one friends if not trophies. last season they came closer than ever, losing to liverpool in the champion ‘s league final. but the hangover has lasted nearly six months. now, in a shiny new ground, spurs are 14th. fo

from twickenham, patrick gearey reports.’ all the wells needed to do was win or draw all the wells needed to do was win ordrawa all the wells needed to do was win or draw a heretic and they would gone above new zealand to the number one ranking spot. but getting results of the home of english rugby is never easy. england named an experimental side but bombed quickly. bulldozing their way through the worst offence. wales scrum—half gareth davies then started his way through england cosmic defence to get wells back into this, but it was a rusty wells performance epitomise by england cosmic third try. a ball straight to the opposite number, luke cowin and it was 21—7 two england at half time. in the second half george north came forward and it seemed to set upa north came forward and it seemed to set up a big comeback. the earlier penalties and drop goal meant that they came through this world but eddiejones has some thinking to do. he names his squad for the rugby world cup on monday. i'll i‘ll worry about that tomorrow. today

patrick gearey reports. it is getting close. with a pool stalemate means their breathing spaceis stalemate means their breathing space is gone. they have a one point deficit. the road narrows. there is pressure and even paranoia. everything is analysed, every result, every reaction, every response. do you think we took enough risks today? is that what you wa nt to enough risks today? is that what you want to ask? that is really a disappointing question because i tell them we take more risk. come on, boys. we go for it. with that any draw we didn't try to win? what is that? some say that betrays a pressure not seen in manchester city, the league's most in form team. they have been here before, so the logic suggest they can handle pressure better. but how do you handle pressure? this elite performance, if they cherish the moment, if they engage within that moment, if they engage within that moment and see it as a privilege, likelihood is they will be more successful. experience helps dealing with that situation helps and i think t

patrick gearey reports. there when allowed them to leapfrog leipzig into first. talk ofa leipzig into first. then i'll talk of a first league title since the 70s. it's very special in the season because there has been a lot of struggles and fighting relegation over the last decades. i can now see us over the last decades. i can now see us in the challenge and try to keep this title race open until the end. the man behind this unexpected success the man behind this unexpected success is michael rose, another highly promising young german codes with a connection tojuergen club. he played under the manager and it seems he has embraced some of his velocity. it's exciting how they play commentators for sure. i'm not sure it is jurgen play commentators for sure. i'm not sure it isjurgen klopp's heavy metal football, but it isn't far. and it a season where the big guns are having issues, it is wide open, and the way borussia monchengladbach are playing, they are in a great place right now. four points north of bye in munich, their third leg of the season. it will be har

patrick gearey reports. this is what it takes to play international rugby union.l and physical extremes. the governing body wants to ta ke extremes. the governing body wants to take it on a world tour, 12 nations taking each other on during the year. but the rugby selling point is also breaking point. before the plans have been formally announced, the body has raised body about its safety. if it continues down this path, and that came out loud and clear from a0 players we spoke to, it is already at breaking point and we continue to fire there is dangerfor the point and we continue to fire there is danger for the players and fall quys is danger for the players and fall guys wanting to play the game. the rugby association also questions the exclusion of pacific island teams. there are fears are keeping them out of any competition could drive evermore islanders to represent nations on distant shores. players wa nt to nations on distant shores. players want to play against the best. if there is a ceiling, smaller nations should play in the first place. we are at cross

patrick gearey reports. perhaps finally, the future is here. perhaps finally, the future is here. stefanos tsitsipas, final champion, 21 stop in the face of tomorrow's world, generation of young men expected to take over from men's tennis‘s old masters. the revolution has been on hold until now.” tennis‘s old masters. the revolution has been on hold until now. i feel like my game is getting better over time, time, and i believe i am really close on being crowned champion. i know these are strong words that i say, but i do feel like i belong to be there. tsitsipas was the youngest man playing at the event, and in the semis, knocked out the oldest, may be the greatest, roger federer. his opponent, dominic thiem beat both fetter and novak djokovic, while alexander conquered raphael the dale. for those who stood so long at the summit, there isa stood so long at the summit, there is a feeling something is happening beneath them — nadal. is a feeling something is happening beneath them — nadalli is a feeling something is happening beneath them - nada

patrick gearey reports. this is the red carpet for rafael nadal. his game was perfectly molded to the clay. his challenger had what was described as the toughestjob in sport, trying to stop the man who got 85 of 87 matches. nadal took the first set. thiem is the first man to beat rafael nadal in rome. as a powerful austrian, thiem is known as the thiemenator. the other machine was at the other end. no one dominated nadal like this. he took the set. the third. the spaniard had a cramp. it made him go quicker. thiem's time may well come, but right now, on this court, against any opponent and even his own body, rafael nadal conquers all. to have the chance to win in monte carlo, rome, and now here, it is very emotional and was a very special moment. the crowd with support, that feeling, that moment, it is difficult to describe. there is a reason why he won 11 times here, it is definitely one of the best things someone can is definitely one of the best things someone can do in sport. for sure, me,| someone can do in sport. for sure, me, lam someone can

league after they beat derby county 2—1 in the championship play—off final at wembley, where patrick gearey villa who return to the premier league after three seasons away in the second—tier championship. they will benefit by at least £170 million across three years and that could go up to £300 million if they managed to stay up for one season. it was a pretty entertaining play—off final that we had here at wembley stadium. the deadlock was broken when anwar el ghazi shouldered the ball in just before the break — a key time to score, of course. villa went 2—0 up when kelle roos dropped the ball under pressure from john mcginn of aston villa. 2—0 to villa, a terrible time to make a mistake like that. derby then had to go to try and save their season and they only had around 20 minutes left. with about ten of them left, they did get one back. jack marriott's shot. we think did touched in by martyn waghorn. we're not clear if he got a touch but it was pretty academic. it was all about then whether derby could get that equaliser. prince william, in the stands, could hardly bare to watch. there

patrick gearey has been looking ahead to a series that marks a milestone for the home side.t's one of english sport ‘s longest running drama is now ready for its 1000th episode. full of glorious, stories and controversies, meet the latest. adil rashid, a legspinner who given up county cricket, now pick the marathon of concentration thatis pick the marathon of concentration that is a test match, a slap in the face of the traditional county game. there is the counterpunch from the england captain. this has been a one—off thing and it will get a lot of noise and attention but i see cou nty of noise and attention but i see county cricket is a big factor in developing english players. you look at some of the other young lads in this team, that had to work extremely hard to prove themselves in the county game. as england walk out for test on the 1000, several thousand of these seats will be unoccupied. warwickshire says sales are good but people won't come to see the show if they don't know when it starts. the key with test cricket is having a regular supply. you need a regular su

dodging the rain for us in harrogate was patrick gearey. this was no day for a bike ride.erence. the route shortened and diverted, the riders battling through miles of treacherously waterlogged country. supported by soaking spectators, even on the most forlorn. a test of technique and tenacity. the race bottlenecks as it entered harrogate, a town built around a spa water, covered in rainwater. one of the prerace favourites philippe gilbert couldn't recover the ground lost in this crash is the pace of others fell away, including the defending champion alejandro valverde. the white shirted adam yates and ben swift fought hard to stay in it but the race was being stretched by a series of exhausting attacks. the final duel was between italy's matteo trentin and the 23—year—old danish outsider mads pedersen. a riveting race and a final twist. what a raise and what are victory for mads pedersen, the new world champion brought home in the rain. the weather has been awful but the enthusiasm of the crowd right along the route has made this a day of celebration as well as saturation

they'll no longer have to be recommended by other test playing nations, as the bbc‘s patrick gearey explainseland or afghanistan. now, in the past, those nations would need to be nominated by two other nations of the icc and they have removed that and said we will just they have removed that and said we willjust apply they have removed that and said we will just apply and they have removed that and said we willjust apply and are due on the criteria, that includes finances, the state of the grounds, the state oi’ the state of the grounds, the state or the first—class cricket and how competitive they are as an international team. we know that ireland say they meet the criteria with one or two tweaks and they are in there was cautiously optimistic that they would be accepted as a full member. we know that afghanistan have made huge strides on the pitch and have a friend in international cricket given how well they have developed even in the testing conditions that exist in that country. so expect both of those nations now to apply to the icc's those nations now to apply to the icc‘s membership

patrick gearey explains.ellar debtor back at arsenal, but his journey from pep guardiola's and man to the opposing dog has been fraught. after a 3—0 defeat to man city, their ca reta ker, a 3—0 defeat to man city, their caretaker, freddie ljungberg took on the side to decide who will take charge. so began a strange sotho dance around arteta was that executives were voted —— shadow dance. people were spotted around arteta house taking photos. we will do the best thing possible, but sometimes it is hard to handle these situations. all of the clubs around the world make behind—the—scenes first contact. the club you are in charge, they realise it and the media don't realise it, so that is a possibility only as normal. while arteta saw the warm—up at the same stadium, a cold war between city and arsenal turned more hostile. city won the match 3—1 and set up a semifinal against manchester united. yesterday you are not in my press conference, 48 questions, 35 were about him. i don't have anything more to say until t

patrick gearey reports.go into a fifth day but india are now inevitably going to win it. they need one wicket. england showed some fight but also suffered acting collapses and it started with keatonjennings, caught the high—end, alistair cook caught the high—end, alistair cook caught in the slips, sparking fresh doubts about how long he will go on in this site. after that, joe root was caught in the slip, a big expensive drive and another force in the slips. england's to most attacking batsmen had to help them out. ben stokes and jos buttler, ben stokes. jos buttler went to his maiden test century, having dropped just one, showing his maturity. it has been a long time coming, it was a few months ago i was 1 million miles away. it is the huge moment for me i don't think i can underestimate the feeling. 0bviously, personally delighted, a little bit lost for words but i am delighted. i was never sure if i would ever play test cricket again. all of those thoughts go to real head while you are out there as well a

day's play in taunton as david warner's century proved enough to see his side to a third win, as patrick gearey no sign of the son but least at last it was dry. after two rain drenched days, the world cup resumed in the gloom. thompson must‘ve felt a long way from australia but times aaron finch looked as though he was trying to hit it back there and together with david warner gave the aussies a superb start, warner scored slower but further, a man punished for a amis mistake getting away with one here. it brought up his first century for his country since that ball tampering band. as for pakistan, for a while, it was mr pakistan, for a while, it was mr pakistan but you can never stay mad at them for long because they were back to being this pakistan. helping them bowl australia out for 307 and it might be many more. pakistan still had a chance especially hitting them like this. hard to believe that two balls after that effortless beauty, such a careless and was met. therein lies pakistan's problem. they can be two different teams, even in the same match, burning brightly but too briefly. they

patrick gearey was watching in leeds. for this being the best test match we have seen in england all summer. it was absorbing, with momentum in both directions. it did so several times today alone. joe root started at the crease. he added overnight to make 72 before being caught. the next player was dropped. a costly mistake for the west indies. he grafted for 50. important in the match. ben stokes play beautifully. lovely attacking cricket. unfortunately he was caught on the boundary. still not sufficient. they lost a cluster of wickets. ba i rstow not sufficient. they lost a cluster of wickets. bairstow went to a reverse swee p of wickets. bairstow went to a reverse sweep when it wasn't needed. they needed moeen ali, who soothed the nerves of everyone. he made 84 beautiful runs. he batted at number eight. no one is better at that position in the world. chris woakes was at nine. they hoped to get some west indian batsmen out. england did not take any wickets but then the chances of victory on the fifth day. we may see ji

patrick gearey, bbc news.n the one hand, have a dream that has been realised and on the other hand,it has been realised and on the other hand, it has been a very difficult weekend since yesterday that we have lost a friend first of all that yes, it is very difficult in this situation. so i would like to dedicate my first wind to him. we have grown up together. my first ever race, i did it with anthoine. it was just a shame what happened yesterday. sadly, the idiots are at it again. inter milan striker romelu lukaku was racially abused by cagliari fans as he scored from the penalty spot to give his club a 2—1 victory in serie a. lukaku stepped up on 72 minutes, tucking the ball away. the belgian then stared at fans behind the goal — where monkey chants had come from — after scoring. last season, everton‘s moise kean suffered similar abuse when playing against cagliari forjuventus. in 2017, pescara midfielder sulley muntari walked off the pitch after being racially abused by cagliari fans. for inter milan manage

our reporter patrick gearey is in sydney and this may be a psycholgical blow for england perhaps reachingmportant may the tom curran and stuart broad partnership of 41 runs off 6 overs be? 113 runs added this morning. they will be pretty pleased with that, given where they were going into this morning's play. australia urged from the sublime to the ridiculous. sublime when steve smith took a great catch to dismiss milan 462 but when pat cummins dropped tom curren, ridiculous and an even worse dropped from josh hazelwood. hazelwood didn't even manage to get a hand on it. ali and eventually got out for 30. stuart broad hit the ball around the park a bit for his 31 and that irritated australia. they did get rid of england short of 350. they arejust rid of england short of 350. they are just about still in this match. this next session, how important could this be to this test match? is this the important session that england could get in this series? it's a crucial session. australia have shown they can bat england out of matches. england has a lot to ——a lot of work to do. it is starting to

lanka did just enough to get past afghanistan, picking up their first win of the tournament, as patrick geareyes their place at this world cup like afghanistan. in these players‘ lifetimes, the sport has grown from almost nothing, despite war, invasion, terrorism — despite everything. so there is a spirit in this side that survived sri lanka's fast start, a belief they could recover. the bowler here mohammed nabi, who had been here almost since the beginning of his country's journey, and whose off—breaks turn the game. three times he struck in an over — spin, edge, catch, repeat, sri lanka caught in a loop. by the time thisara perera left, they were thoroughly bedraggled, even before the rain came. that took nearly three hours out of the game, so by the time the ground and the sri lankan tail were mopped up, afghanistan had been set an adjusted target — 187 runs to score, 41 overs to do it in. they sensed a chance. their problem — so did sri lanka, and they moved quickly to seize it. perera's stunner removed the third batsman out. afghanistan was soon wobbling, now five down, still 130 of thei

patrick gearey reports on what has been a tumultuous period for los blancos.eet the new boss, same as the old boss. less than ten months after he said he did all he could, zinedine zidane has returned. i am very happy to be back. what i want is to get to work again and put the club back in the place where it has today. the only important thing for me is to start work tomorrow. that is it. since zidane brought the champions league back here for the third season league back here for the third season running, they have been stuck between a loop and a downward spiral. in the space of one nightmare week, barcelona ended their hopes in the league and cup and then came ajax in the champions league. the first reigning champions to go out in the quarter—final since 2013. the media is warning -- morning one of its greatest teams. few days, few weeks for reality read. but 4-1 defeat prompted screaming headlines in the spanish press and in the humiliation which imagine —— inevitably lead to the short time in charge, longer term problems were coming to a head. last summer,

but it was a happier return to the court for petra kvitova as patrick gearey reports. it has never taken petra kvitova so much to reach the first round. five months ago everything was in doubt. a knife attack at her home left with tendon damage on her left hand, her playing hand. she has to rely on skill and stealth rather than stealth. she only stepped onto a practice court earlier this month so has to rely on skill and stealth rather than strength. that comes from the stands where her family sit. this is the eighth time she has made it to the second round of the french open. none will compare to this. it was a nice and really heart—warming welcome. my team was there, my family were there, everyone who helped me through the difficult time. i am happy with the game, of course, but it was not really about the game today. next on court, angelique kerber, officially the world's best, but in reality, farfrom it. such is her lack of form, her defeat to ekaterina makarova was a strange surprise. of course i'm disappointed that the rest of the season was not so good. at the e

patrick gearey reports.t the sound ofa this is not the sound of a club in harmony. only two minutes earlier, arsenal had snatched a late equaliser against southampton but such was the performance, the mood at the emirates was not one of celebration. it is not a good result for us. obviously, we played at home so we obviously, we played at home so we have to win games at home. i understand now the supporters they can be frustrated and they can be angry with us. the grumbling has been slowly rising. arsenal did not make the champions league last season and there is concern they will miss out again this time. on monday, i supporters group issued a statement critical of arsenal's american owner, stan kroenke. they said... fans certainly see the kroenkes as foreign owners who have come over here and look like making an awful lot of money and they have made an awful lot of money but they have not invested that money back into the club and they wa nt to into the club and they want to see kroenke more involved on th

successive year that quetta have finished runners up with the match played amid heightened security as patrick geareyet match in lahore. 10,000 security personnel and three checks on the way into the stadium, which last hosted cricket internationally in 2009 when the team was attacked by terrorists on the way to the again. the fans got to watch the final on their own soil rather than in the united arab emirates. not eve ryo ne in the united arab emirates. not everyone shared the enthusiasm, as some thought it was too risky. brendon mccullum, for example, did not travel. some dead, including the west indian captain, who won the game. —— some did. as a cricketing spectacle, it this was something of a one—sided anti—climax. 0f spectacle, it this was something of a one—sided anti—climax. of but for some who have seen the sport they love kept at a distance from them, it was worthwhile. what can i tell you? it was like playing anywhere else in the world, like india or pakistan. today, ithink else in the world, like india or pakistan. today, i think cricket is the winner. it showed we could come here and th

patrick gearey was watching.ng spurs could have done without — a replay squeezed in after a relentless run of games. still, as good hosts, they put on the mood lighting and sent out a strong team. and middlesbrough came with a gift — a stray pass from tomas mejias, and the perfect chance for giovani lo celso to settle any early spurs nerves. there has been criticism of tottenham this season for lacking energy, for not doing often enough what erik lamela did here. his recent career has been punctuated by injury frustration, evident in the celebration. there really ought to have been more. what a moment this would have been for 20—year—old japhet tanganga. his first tottenham goal flashed before his eyes. maybe next time. he is a centre—back by trade, but a right—back by command, and here he did everything he could to set up ryan sessegnon, who will never have been more thankful that he was offside. middlesbrough were somehow still in this. they hadn't lost a game in a month, and you could see that belief personifi

patrick gearey reports.nd fans will feel they have seen this a few times before over the course of england's 1000 test matches. the the course of england's1000 test matches. the position of strength turned into a position of weakness because of a clutter of late wickets. it started well for the home side, it always seems to. they w011 home side, it always seems to. they won the toss and decided to bat and although they lost alastair cook early thanks to a delivery from ravi ashwin, they didn't lose any more wickets before lunch. although jennings and malan went after the interval, ba i rstow jennings and malan went after the interval, bairstow batted england into a position of strength. the england captain and best over the past 50 and it seemed inevitable they would both get their centuries. but ina they would both get their centuries. but in a moment which change the course of the day and will perhaps change the course of the test, root run out by virat kohli, a superb piece of fear field in which triggere

patrick gearey was watching.n a year, andy murray has gone from co nsta nt in a year, andy murray has gone from constant painted falling in love with his sport again. but stan wawrinka will attest that affection. in the first that he was unstoppable and carried that relentless energy into the second. but andy murray is a great survival expert, who has had his hip service and his spirit in you. he wrestle back the break and seize the set. cracks followed, brea ks were seize the set. cracks followed, breaks were inevitable. for in a row at one stage as the third set seesawed. finally, crucially, the swiss missed. andy murray had done it, through surgery and recovery and pain to glory, andy murray is a champion once more. patrick geary, bbc news. obviously, it means a lot. the last few years have been extremely difficult. both me and stan have had a lot of injury problems in the last couple of yea rs. problems in the last couple of years. amazing, obviously to be back playing against him in a final like that. i thin

unlikely 380 to win the match and tie the series, but they were dismissed for 202. 0ur reporter patrick geareyn manchester. so england wrapped up an impressive win with more than a day to spare, which isjust as win with more than a day to spare, which is just as well because we're expecting rain tomorrow in manchester. we did get a bit of rain earlier in the morning session, that happened after england finished their second innings, moeen ali left not out and south africa set 382 win, that always looked unlikely and it looked even more so when they lost wickets before lunch. the top order all gone. we then got the period of rebuilding led by hashim amla and faf du plessis, the south africa captain. amla is one of the few players in world cricket capable of batting for long periods and frustrating teams and the key moment today came when he was dismissed lbw after a review by england, it all came down to whether amla hit the ball before the pads, the third umpire decides he hadn't and he was given out and from that moment he knew south africa couldn't get through this. moeen ali ripped through

our sports reporter patrick gearey has been looking at what may happen.epartment. adil rashid is the legspinner which gave up playing four and five day cricket to focus on limited overs cricket. he was so good at that that they might bring him back to five day cricket. and might stick with what they know. acting spin bowling will be really important in this series of. unless we get a lot of rain in the next few days, the pictures will be dry and that means will spend and we know india are traditionally very strong in that area. india are the top test tea m in that area. india are the top test team in the world they have this block when it turns to coming to england. last time they lost 3—1, the time before, or— zero. they have a problem within which conditions, they might not have a problem with that given how this summer is going. the english team are the top one—day tea m the english team are the top one—day team in the world, but many of the players have been disappointed. losing to australia, new zealand and pakistan. there are so many points to prove

patrick gearey, bbc news.feat by uganda with a 50—46 win in the first of their three match series in liverpool, the scene for next year's world cup. the commonwealth champions took a nine—goal lead at half—time but an error—strewn third quarter allowed the ugandans back in but tracey neville's side held on for victory. they're a team where we really struggled to get the ball off, we got to give their minimal opportunities, that's something we didn't do. really proud about the players that come on. this is about opportunities, giving people the opportunity to play against these, see what style of play actually suits these. i was actually quite pleased with some of the injection that actually happened, but, you know, there were some basic errors we just need to tighten up. maui's own billy kemper won the jaws challenge at pe'ahi in hawaii, one of three stops on the world surf league big wave tourfor the third time in his career. after monday's surfing was abandoned due to the conditions, were kemper set the tone

place finish at the us pga championship on sunday the calls for him to be involved are growing as patrick geareyorts. never turn your back on a tiger. good advice in nature and in sport. this was the tiger woods the world in new and cast out, not a flashback but a comeback. second at the pj chep in ship yesterday. get once america's ryder cup ace, now he will need a wildcard to be involved, but he is ona need a wildcard to be involved, but he is on a running flush. what is important is how well he has played. sixth place at the open championship, a second place at the pga. i think the word he used was trending. i realise he is a story, i is that i realise he playing well andi is that i realise he playing well and i look forward to that. he is featured in seven ryder cup's. since playing in 2012, scandals, injuries and technical issues have meant he has gone out of clean picture. no, you are a vice captain, you are not playing! two years ago he was on the sidelines as part of the support staff. that was the plan for this year might instead he could be on the tin, despite it all. it has been reall

successful chase in the tournament's history, but fell short, with pakistan winning by m runs, as patrick geareyts. if you went by formal figures, pakistan had no chance in this, but that's what they want you to think. no other cricketing nation swings so freely from low to high. having lost all ten wickets for 105 on friday, now they made 82 without losing one. mohammad hafeez embodied the spirit. the aim — to put the world's number one side under a bit of pressure and see what happens. jason roy the cringing face of england's bad day in the field. hafeez made another 70 runs before chris woakes finally got hold of him. pakistan still had enough wind in their sails to set england a world cup—record run chase of 349. no wonder eoin morgan was practising his batting. it didn't help him here, the captain one of four england batsmen to fall early. it was the one they missed that mattered. joe root had been dropped on ten, and made good on his escape, steering his way to the first century of this world cup. england are anchored by their root, so listen to the reaction when pakistan finally dug him o

patrick gearey tells us more.his time last month, santiago solari had never managed in a top level clu b solari had never managed in a top level club match. now he has one of the biggest coaching jobs in the world. he has found himself in the right place at the right time with the right results as well. the 4— to win was his fourth win in four games, the best of any real manager in history. but even when asked about the position last night he wasn't talking himself up —— real. translation: the club have to do what is necessary and possible for the best interests of real madrid. nothing more to say and i don't think anything else is important. he isa think anything else is important. he is a kompany man, though born in argentina, he has long been associated with real. he made the switch across madrid to that that they are in 2000, earning one champions league and two la liga titles. after playing he moved into coaching, more recently with the reserves , coaching, more recently with the reserves, who play in spain's

patrick gearey looks ahead to the quarter—finals for us. can it have been more completely, thrillingly so. japanese inhibition left at home. on the streets they we re left at home. on the streets they were a people transformed. the joy of beating scotland to reach a first world cup quarterfinal felt all the more keenly because of the sorrow of the previous day, when a0 people we re the previous day, when a0 people were killed by typhoon hagibis. south africa await, but as hope now turned to expectation injapan, and has that changed the dynamic?” don't think there is any question. we have got through the quarterfinals and we have got nothing to lose now. nobody probably expects us to win again, i think, in town, but we believe. and we're going to go out there and we're going to go out there and we're going to go out there and we're going to play as well as we can and try to beat south africa. it is a mark of how japan have disrupted the old order that even new zealand say they are pleased to have avoided them. their next opponents are irelan

patrick gearey has more.lance at old trafford's stanz indicated that this wasn't the hottest ticket in town, but four wolves fa ns hottest ticket in town, but four wolves fans it was the most expensive. some paid £55 to get in, too much in the words of their manager. at lese—majesty united were holding a giveaway at the back. this somehow ended up with pedro netto at checkout. the teenager's guilty look was telling. in the va rm they spotted enough to take the colback. the next is a civil split was there keeper. out to deny diane james. a clearing united chance than they created in the first half of the game. like the glorious goal at molineux, this was meandering until the will stevens made it interesting. what juan the will stevens made it interesting. whatjuan mata lacks in he makes up in share quality. it was a concern for england as well as united. marcus rashford was soon off again, an injury that will be watched closely. wolves couldn't give them much else to talk about. the road to wembley takes an ea

patrick gearey reports. the most of this series, steve smith has been in the middle of things. the scorebook in the headlines but at headingley, he was australia's star is a spec data, not sufficiently recovered from concussion to face australia's quick bowlers later this week, he won't face england either. still if you wa nt to face england either. still if you want to be ready to but five days after being hit byjofra archer, should he have gone out to do with the very same afternoon?” should he have gone out to do with the very same afternoon? i asked him over and over and over. notjust as cricketers but as people. he was really keen and confident in the tests will show that they talk about this delayed concussion and it can hit you afterward and it did with him and that's why he's out of this test match. so because of his head, australia are without their heart. steve smith is the series top scorer and his runs have covered for the shortcoming of others. he will likely be replaced by marcus labuschagne. we are going to lose oui’ labuschagne. we are going to lose our best bat