archer specific case will require j archer specific case will require careful treatment, archer specificways again. for inspiration, there is alwastimmy anderson. 41 the summer, and despite a growing string, expected to be fit for yet another ashes battle. doctor gary, bbc news. well, as mentioned there, jimmy anderson is in that 15 man squad. the other big news is that jonny bairstow has returned as wicketkeeper in place of ben foakes. bairstow, who has not played for england since breaking his leg in august, will take the gloves against ireland on the 1st ofjune. our cricket reporter henry moran spoke to me about why that decision was made. ben fulks was the man that kept wicket last summer and through the winter. ten wins and ten test message. ben stokes is a reign in charge. but because of, the form of harry brooke, when winter was missing with a broken leg, it demanded the question, where to spend fit in? bench spokes said he is the best we could keep her in the world on numerous occasions but england has gone for the option of a better and more than capable wicketkeeper. tough, unq

is not — australia ifjoffre archer is not in _ australia ifjoffre archer is not in there.cher is not in there.— australia if joffre archer is not in there. australia if joffre archer is notinthere. , _ not in there. to be betrayed by his body. _ not in there. to be betrayed by his body, stone _ not in there. to be betrayed by his body, stone is _ not in there. to be betrayed by his body, stone is up _ not in there. to be betrayed by his body, stone is up with - his body, stone is up with a hamstring problem, the latest of several injuries he has suffered. mark would've suffered. mark would've suffered with his elbow and hip and nails as long been restricted to short firm 2020 cricket because of his back and it's a brutal business, contorting the human frame and unnatural positions and forcing many times the boulders body weight through them at impact. at the university, they work with the cricket board to better understand the biomechanics of bowling quick and tried to find ways of minimising the risks. with a big learnings _ minimising the risks. with a big learnings sinc

a player of archer's calibre. it's probably better for us if archer is not in there.t the only england fast bowler to be betrayed by his body. ollie stone is currently out with a hamstring problem. the latest of several injuries he suffered. wood had problems with his elbow and hip. the rapid mills has long been restricted to short form twenty20 cricket because of his back. fast bowling is a brutal business, contorting the human frame into unnatural positions, forcing many times the body weight through them at impact. at the university they work with the england and wales cricket to better understand the mechanics of bowling and try to find ways of minimising the risks. one of the real big learnings| of the years is understanding how bone operates. bone is a living tissue. sojust like you train - your muscles come you go to the gym, you also - train your bones as well. that is part and parcel with fast bowling. - and there is an optimum - where if you go over the edge, you are much more prone to getting injured. - so workload is a big factor as well. - archer's specif

archer missed all of last summer after a recurrence of the stress fracture in his elbow.ch t20 series against pakistan which begins at headingley next month and it's believed archer will try to prove his fitness during that series before he is considered for england in barbados, the country of his birth. earlier i spoke to our chief cricket writer cricket stephan shemilt and began by asking him if it was a gamble to pick archer. it really interesting call from the england selectors because we know how talented jofra archer is, he burst onto the scene in 2019, famously bowled that super over that won england the 50 over world cup but pretty much since that point has been plagued by injuries, back problems most significantly, the right elbow issue that kept him out of all last year's home summer and meant he has not played any top—level cricket since last may. but england are aware that may be the fast bowling department is their weakest area of 13. they have been really cautious in the way that they have brought archer back to fitness. maybe there is a feeling that he has

joffre archer. —— 23. once he had got —— jofra archer. he was...tweeted about it the cricket board apologised to him. they said they're going to look through cctv and investigate and try and find out the man responsible. they also said that there will be increased vigilance. they said at the next test, in hamilton in a few days' time. the ecb are also supporting this investigation. in a few hours we should hear from the director of cricket ashley giles he is going to be giving a press conference in new zealand. we should have an update there. the ecb are clearly wanting to get ahead of this with the next test just three days away. well, i've been speaking to the former england fast bowler devon malcolm, i was very surprised. i take it way back, i actually lived i was very surprised. i take it way back, iactually lived in i was very surprised. i take it way back, i actually lived in new zealand in the early 19805 when i first started playing cricket in new zealand. a couple of winters there andi zealand. a couple of winters there and i found the zea

sono jofra archer in england and show what he can do. largely unchanged, consistency has been a key. eoin morgan is captain, with the likes of jonny bairstow, jos buttler, joe root and ben stokes within the world cup 15. and these two are the only additions to the squad to face pakistan. jofra archer and chrisjordan — they have a chance to try and force their way to the world cup. the former england captain michael vaughan thinks archer will be there. he tweeted that, "preliminary squads are a bit of admin for the icc. jofra archer will be in the official world cup squad. #justsaying." he doesn't read much into it. but there are 17 players in the squad to face pakistan, holly, so the question now is how are the selectors going to give all of them a fair and proper chance to show what they can do in just five matches? we shall see. thank you. that hashtag, just saying, we should use that more! now a look at some of the other main stories around today. israel folau has requested a code of conduct hearing after rugby australia ended his con

the ecb and cricket new zealand — who have apologised to archer.re was an incident asjofra archer left the ground, as he was dismissed, there was something set in the crowd, i think on the scoreboard of the ground, which was offensive. joffrey appointed this immediately as it came off and also reported it to our security when he got back into the changing rooms that he sensed it was a racist, it was racist abuse. it is really u nfortu nate. was racist abuse. it is really unfortunate. he was obviously emotional, it hurts. here is well, to say we fully support him, obviously. there is no place for racism in the game, in any game. jofra is part of our team, whatever the abuse we would be absolutely right behind him and he is a very important part of our team. so, england say they're fully supportive of archer, andformer spinner monty panesar, himself the subject of racist abuse in the past, is hopeful archer will come through this. i thinkjofra is quite a you know, he likes playing under pressure situations. you saw him join the world cup, he took tha

ben stokes is back, jofra archer 's back, some of the| jofra archer �*s back, some of the big names coming? it’s series going to be looking ahead to that later on?— that later on? it's the start of a bi 12 that later on? it's the start of a big 12 months _ that later on? it's the start of a big 12 months for _ that later on? it's the start of a big 12 months forjoe _ that later on? it's the start of a big 12 months forjoe route. --| that later on? it's the start of a . big 12 months forjoe route. -- joe big 12 months forjoe route. ——joe root. it's going to be a huge part of this 12 months for england. great to have some of the guys in back. archer and stokes are going to make any site a better side, so is going to be interesting to see how they shape off. but yeah, all of england will be on show. mat shape off. but yeah, all of england will be on show.— will be on show. not least captain joe route. will be on show. not least captain joe route- he _ will be on show. not least captain joe route. he will— will be on show. not least captain joe route. he will go _ will be on show. not least ca

tojofra archer, who was certainly at his desk today. afternoon a particular highlight prior to that, some cheap wickets again. david warnerfalling prior to that, some cheap wickets again. david warner falling for five. in the context of his series, not a bad score. in the context of steve smith's series, getting him off or 80 seemed like a good win. wa, the kind england had hoped to ta ke wa, the kind england had hoped to take against smith so many times so much earlier in the series. we also had the impact of sam curran, making his ashes debut. two and two balls for his left arm swinging medium pace swing. to close, england's openers survived a tricky start. they will be back on saturday morning and england will hope to end their long summer. even if we know their long summer. even if we know the urn is going down under. there's still a lot to play for. there's still a lot to play for. there's the test championships and personal gain, you know? although the ashes is lost, we still got a lot to play for. we are only 75 runs behind. team

one of those players will be jofra archer. it is | players will be jofra archer.cher. it is exciting for _ players will be jofra archer. it is exciting for him _ players will be jofra archer. it 3 exciting for him and he has worked so hard to stop the medical team have worked hard as well. his patients has been incredible. he loves competing and playing. he is so excited to be back. he is happy and around the boys again. he is going to go from strength to strength, just a world—class player. time away from the game has been good for everyone. sometimes you need a little kick in the pants like that to define what you are about. we have had some really good meetings, even over skype and stuff like that, about how we want to conduct ourselves as a team. there has been some really good work behind—the—scenes. we are going full of excitement. the west indies is a great place to play. we have a series here against a very good opposition. it is a bit of an omen before the last twenty20 world cup. we had a great series against pakistan. hopefully we have another one and w

and jofra archer is returning home, as an injury rules him out of england's 0di series against india.ave you with us here on sportsday this sunday evening. so much football to bring you, including use of the london derby between west ham and arsenal, but we are going to start in scotland. as rangers remain on course for an unbeaten premiership season, after drawing at celtic in the old firm derby. the ibrox club are now just five games from an "invincible" league campaign. 0ur correspondent, chris mclaughlin, has this report from celtic park. a game behind closed doors, a stadium behind a ring of steel. fans were told to stay away, the police were told to stay away, the police were taking no chances. inside, rivals united and standing instead of kneeling to highlight football's ongoing fight against racism. this is the latest player to be targeted. with the league contest over, celtic were in search of some pride. they struck first and in some style. mohammed's head doing the damage. much to the delight of his interim manager. but the champions levelled soon after. finally, an old fir

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and basically that is whatjofra archer the world cup. basically that is what jofra archer is the world cup. and basically that is whatjofra archer is there to do. this england squad is the best i've seen, the best opportunity in my time. iwas seen, the best opportunity in my time. i was a youngster in 19921 remember watching the final. there isa remember watching the final. there is a reverse swingers for that this england side have and the right to be favourites because they played really good cricket. they got to the semifinals two years ago in the champions trophy full stop they need to use that as a positive experience stopjust be smart. lloyds was manicured towards perfection today and it would seem empty without england. in the world cup final. come mid—july. one of the greats of formula one, the three—time world champion niki lauda has died at the age of 70. he was badly injured in 1976, suffering serious burns when his ferrari caught fire in a crash at the german grand prix but he returned to the track less than two months later

jofra archer's fit again for their final test against south africa, as england deny suggestions he'seing alienated in the squad. and that's not all. also coming up: we hear from the player who could be giving defenders in the women's super league sleepless nights for the next couple of years. idida i did a lot of research on chelsea. i watched the girls. i didn't other research on the lead. i honestly just thought the team best fit me. —— i did some research on the league. welcome to the programme. more on saracens rugby to come, too, but first to the australian open where, four days ago, we started with seven brits in the singles. and now there are none. heather watson and harriet dart saw their challenges ended in the second round this morning. it means for the second year running, they'll be no british interest in round three. john watson can tell us all. yes, welcome to melbourne on day four of the championships on what has been a disappointing day for the two remaining british players. harriet dart was up against simona holub, against the simona holub. earlier in the day, we saw

we'll talk about jofra archer in a minute — but let's start with dom sibley because it's not everydayd he's steadied england on day one along with ben stokes 7 yes, though he has been dropped ice, he has been excellent for england, saw it at the top of the line up in jess's eighth tests match up. saw it at the top of the line up in jess's eighth tests match up. they lost early wickets with two batman falling before the lunch break leaving england in a precarious 9—2. joe rouche showed some resilience... stokes and sibley put on close to 100 runs and they... they could've perhaps made more breakthroughs that they have not made so far today, just look out at the scoreboard which tells me 183—3 for england. just look out at the scoreboard which tells me 183—3 for englandlj think which tells me 183—3 for england.” thinkjofra archer has taken 30 wickets in a test matches for ink and then they would've loved to have had them out there for this one but instead he will be watching from isolation. he is over on the far side of the crowd in one of those hotel rooms watching on because he's not

archer is due to play for the rajasthan royals in the ipl, which runs from 9th april to 30th may.d to get to the bottom of. we will make sure he has every resource around him that we can. get to the bottom of what is going on and hopefully get him back fighting fit for the future for england. obviously he is going to miss the early stages of the ipl, but we will be led by the medics on where we go from there, really. but first and foremost, we will be making sure thatjofra archer is ok. that's all from sportsday. ican i can tell you it is still goalless between aston villa and tottenham in that premier league game. stay updated on the website, but from me and the sportsday team, have a lovely evening. good evening. the weather pattern is set to change over the coming weekend. mixed weather pattern, and overnight tonight we will see cloud probably coming back in from the atlantic into northern ireland into western scotland and western england. more viable cloud elsewhere and where we had the cloudy skies for longer, parts of north—east england, down into the woodlands and wales, an

one of those caught out by archer was of course david warner.still made 61 and formed their most successful partnership of the day with marnus laber—shane. he isjust he is just taking he isjust taking the ball by its horns and is working his backside off to reinstate himself here into the test and he is doing himself every favour by hanging in there and biting the way he is so obviously it is not ideal that he could not play but he gets another opportunity to come out here and stake his claim and he is a fantastic player and has and he is a fantastic player and has a lot to offer. we will see it first—hand there. injust over 2a hours, league one side bury could cease to exist. they have until midnight tomorrow to prove they've got the money to run the club or find a buyer. the english football league says that deadline could be extended — but only if a sale‘s been agreed. the efl‘s executive chair debbie jevans has told the bbc they're working to find a solution with the club's owner steve dale, but that time is running out. the talk is clicking

his new dimension, his archer. and what will happen then?ally isjofra archer the guy who could win you the ashes? we will have to wait and see. you know, if you ask him he would definitely say yes! again, that is what you want, young guys coming in full of confidence. and belief in their own ability. and someone that is definitely not going to shy away from any challenge. so it's great to have characters like that in the dressing room. it feeds off the rest of the guys as well. and it's a great position for him to start in. jofra archer has never played a test match but of course he is well known around the world in other forms of the game. he has played big bash cricket in australia. so from an australian point of view is he really anything to fear? a lot of our guys have seen jofra archer or faced him, which is a plus. obviously it has been in white ball cricket but i think we have actually faced him in australia where conditions really suit fast bowling. so i think we have seen him at his fastest. guys know what to expect, they know how s

they were exposed in the second innings byjofra archer. so they did getan innings byjofra archer.et an opportunity to play the sub and he looked fantastic but it is one thing having a man look good and another altogether having steve smith back. you mentioned jofra archer and some people say what he did at lloyd's and steve smith being out has changed the momentum of the series. i can see the parallels with 2005. before that saturday and felt the were drifting towards a healthy first innings lead. steve smith breaking a series of records. it was like it was foretold. and then the whole game changed. england did not quite get thejob whole game changed. england did not quite get the job done on the final afternoon but i tell you what the way the teams came out of the door it felt england had won the game and australia had hung on. it was not as clear cut but we come to headingley with it set up magnificently. england's women found themselves up against it in their recent ashes series, losing heavily to australia. news today that their world cup winning head coach mark robinson is st

james anderson and jaw archer return. —— jofra arhcer.broadcaster isabelle westbury, who's been watching. it was a pretty big gamble, considering england lost that first test match. it really felt the pressure was on them, i guess two batters in particular. in terms of panicking when root and stokes were out cheaply, was there much worried from the england captain from those two going? i would think go back to stokes. there was pressure on pope and butler. hundreds 30 61 karcher, that's pretty good going for them. he's been critical for england's success. he's been critical for england's success. we've yet to see jofra archer with the ball in his hands. success. we've yet to see jofra archer with the ball in his handslj think probably more anticipation on the outside and less on the inside. i think he's got a really good set up. lots of support. but i think it's a —— everyone likes a speculation story. i think it's probably more noise year. we're all anticipating. i think he is being looked after. it looks as though he has a lot of good p

this summer, jofra archer has gone from relatively unknown to internationally feared.gone early and no steve smith at the crease after he was hit by a archer delivery yesterday. his replacement got the same treatment. just like smith, the replacement managed to stick around, reaching 50. england's hopes of victory setting in the evening sun. when you need wickets, you must take your chances. 0h, dear, jason roy. jody denley showed them how it was done, a stunning catch to remove the australian captain, tim paine. fourwickets neededin captain, tim paine. fourwickets needed in seven overs. it was not to be and australia hung on, time ran out. the match was drawn. the next stop headingley. the australia batsman steve smith is not involved in today's action. he was ruled out after being diagnosed with concussion. smith was hit on the neck by a ball delivered by jofra archer yesterday and was forced to retire hurt. he did pass concussion tests and returned to bat, top scoring on 92. tests this morning showed "some deterioration", according to cricket australia. i would obvi

here's our cricket reporter henry morean: sta rt start with jofra archer, it start withjofra archer,y frustrating run, he was a key figure in the anger and success at lord's key figure in the anger and success at lords and a vital role in the ashes that followed, not played a test match since early 2021. questions as to whether we will ever see him play red bull cricket for england again so radio frustration not least for action but england supporters and the team who know her much of a matchwinner he can be. jimmy anderson is one is a case of caution for england, knowing what follows the island test match, five ashes tests that are quickly bounded together and they will need the fast bowlers to be as fit as possible but aware of the fact that will likely be some rotation as england worked through the summer. it is more precautionary with anderson and hope you can play a full and active part in the ashes, something he couldn't do in 2019. how much hasjonny bairstow been missed? not that much and some ways and his inclusion is clearly the controversy not in regards to him about who is

well, belfast archer patrick huston has taken that to a whole new level.nagement techniques will help him win a world title. david mcdaid has been to meet him. this arrow is going in the middle because i'm the best arch in the world. i'm the best archer in the world because i'm patrick huston and i shoot arrows in the middle. a steady hand and a good a marquee, but so, it seems, is the power of the mind. strong, clean, powerful shots. archery is a sport of absolute repetition under pressure. it's10% physical and 90% mental. you need to have that belief and that mental consistency to be able to follow through with that shot that you've learned and practised so well in that exact given moment. the more you talk about, think about and write about something, the more likely it is to happen. it's certainly happening so farfor him. this positive visualisation has helped set world records, make the olympics and break into the world's top 20. in fact, the gb team as a whole are having one of their best seasons yet, despite losing their lottery funding after the ri

jofra archer grew up in barbados, as did jason holder, the west indies captain.oundaries against jofra archer? interesting question, i think, well, it is something that has been talked up it is something that has been talked up in the press and the media and we are looking forward to the challenge, but i don't want to limit it to jofra archer challenge, but i don't want to limit it tojofra archerjust. challenge, but i don't want to limit it to jofra archerjust. when asked today, whether he would get into the west indies side, he simply replied, he's english. it is a group of talented fast bowlers, jason holder confirmed today that sheldon cotterell will keep on saluting. england's women are also taking on the west indies, and rain delay, it means that there are a match is 39 overs a side, england batting, amy jones made an impressive 80, sarah taylor, adding 70, england look to build an imposing total, 220—4 in the 37th over, already leading 2—0 in the three match series. not often on sportsday that we get to talk to an undisputed boxing champion of the world. lu

he has a golden arm as well. —— you have archer. people will go he is not fast enough.is too short but he makes things happen. it ta kes short but he makes things happen. it takes wickets very important time for front of it is a great group of bowlers and probably archer will come in to replacejimmy. bowlers and probably archer will come in to replace jimmy. thank you for joining come in to replace jimmy. thank you forjoining us. let's take you through some of the other stories making the headlines this wednesday... with the cricket's bosses considering a proposal to reduce test cricket to four days, england's director of men's cricket ashley giles says five day test matches are precious to him and the players. british number onejohanna konta has withdrawn from next week's adelaide international as she manages an ongoing knee injury. it means she'll not play against before the australian open — tennis' first grand slam of the year. former world number one maria sharapova has said the brisbane international feels like a "second tier event". her comments came after the me

he's over his illness, but an injury could rule archer out of the 2nd test.me to sportsday. the football's been non—stop today, nine matches in the premier league, we have five results. tottenham's push for the top four came unstuck at southampton and wolves surprisingly lost at watford but leicester have started the year well, a big win at newcastle that narrows the gap to leaders liverpool and guarantees them second spot as nick parrott reports. if the premier league title is out of leicester's reach, then cementing their place in the top four surely bea their place in the top four surely be a new year's resolution for the missing top scorerjamie vardy wasn't a problem against newcastle to stop florian version played with ayoze perez at st james' park as recently as april. perhaps he had forgotten the spaniard joined leicester last summer. lejeune should have learned from that schoolboy error. but less than three minutes later he gave leicester the ball again and this timejames maddison punished him in spectacular style. and leicester's perfect start to the

archer trying to push himself into contention is intriguing.you want to make the world cup squad. you have to push your case. he is world—class. i would expect him to be in their world cup squad. i would expect them to fight for that last place. maybe too fast bowlers, myself and archer bowling together, at either end, that would be exciting for the crowd. hopefully not as exciting for the pakistan batsmen. i hope we can do the business. the competition for places, the only thing i would say, eve ryo ne places, the only thing i would say, everyone has stepped it up. we worked hard in training anyway. you can see everybody is going that extra little half a step or have a yard, just to make sure they are com pletely yard, just to make sure they are completely ready to go when they get a chance. there is now a situation we are increasingly force, six, ten in andover. 500 possible? is it going to get demoralising for every generation of bowlers to be in that position? it is demoralising already. 500, i believe that is a realistic target for our one

archer with a knock of 108 from just 99 balls.tralia's attack might just be a little tougher though. just 45 days to go until the start of the rugby world cup injapan — we're getting closer to the final squad lists for the home nations. today — there was a big call by england head coach eddiejones with both ben te'o and mike brown missing out on a place but plenty of new talent coming through to fill their shoes, our rugby union correspondent chrisjones has all the details. a couple i have come from left field, the former player worry remains at 33 men in camp making his debut against wales on sunday. lewis isa debut against wales on sunday. lewis is a young flanker from northampton has had a breakthrough season last campaign. he remains in contention, especially a brad shields doesn't 90, especially a brad shields doesn't go, suffering with andrew at the moment. he could be a serious world cup bowler from nowhere, moment. he could be a serious world cup bowlerfrom nowhere, and willie, the 32—year—old scrum from gloucester shot up

jofra archer has been proving his fitness after recovering from a side strain.y taking six for 27 today in a hostile spell for sussex second eleven against a somewhat shell—shocked gloucestershire seconds. and he's since proved his ability with the bat as well. archer has scored a century at the blackstone academy ground, making 108 from 99 balls. you suspect australia's attack might be a little tougher though. it is expected that archer will replace anderson for the second test at lord's. the opening round of fixtures in the kia super league are under way. and after being throughly beaten in the ashes — english players will be joined by a host of international stars during the tournement, including many australians. yorkshire diamonds take on surrey stars at headingley this evening — 0ne star saying it will be strange to face some of the players she met during the ashes. you get to meet new people and play against players you have traditionally only ever played against. i am looking forward to it and looking forward to the challenge. it is a massive game and it

fast bowlerjofra archer has returned home early from the indian premier league just five weeks beforehas been struggling with a long—term elbow injury, making just five appearances for mumbai indians this year. archer has had surgery on the area five times in the past two years, and the ecb say he will have a "period of rest and rehabilitation". well, archer's team—mates were in action on tuesday, and moved up to third in the table after beating the royal challengers bangalore. the indians were set 200 to win from their 20 overs, and led by suryakumar yadav, who made 83, they chased their target down with 21 balls to spare. the plans worked for the most part. we were sloppy at times, so a few things to improve on, and we can hopefully turn those 200 scores into 180 or 185, which never seems to be enough out here. we are always striving to get better, but tonight, especially with that partnership, to restrict them to 200 i thought was a good effort. british gymnastics says it has doubled its spending on welfare and safe sport to about £1 million a year as part of its plans to reform th

we've had news today about jofra archer's indies out.nt, just an official warning and a fine. how are fans receiving this information? i think the narrative around the story has been very interesting, as we have learned more about it, we now know thatjofra archer headed home to his flat in brighton between the two matches, the first at southampton and this game at old trafford. and lots of talk from england management is that he has learnt his mistake, it was just an error and certainly, he needs to be supported, because he is in this hotel, where i'm staying as well come on site, and he cannot leave his room. it's a difficult time for him, no doubt about it, and the fact that ecb have determined that a fine and a written warning is the punishment he will receive, no questions really will turn asked whether he will be selected for the third test match that starts here at old trafford so he will have thinking to do no doubt about it, and no cricket what out of his hotel window today. hopefully you can leave your hotel room and as well! ——

the home fans —— jofra archer. this remarkable six. 0therwise, jofra archer. this remarkable six. in the field. they clung on to every catch and despite a half—century, they restricted india to a mere 12a. it didn't look enough and england's opener. sue made sure it wasn't. joss butler gave the crowd some serious practice. before long, india's hopes advantaged in a blaze of boundaries. england cruising to victory and as the world's top rank team, this was some statement —— jos buttler. england off to a brilliant start. sergio garcia kicked off the second round. he's three shots behind the spaniard on his first two holes today. garcia was in trouble at the first, but this remarkable escape from the pine straw set up a power. he birdied the second it is now two shots clear from the field. his was one of the footballing success stories of recent seasons, manager chris wilder taking sheffield united from the championship to a ninth placed finish in the premier league last season, which makes his decision to leave the club surprising despite united sitting bottom and facing relegation,

she achieved _ south korean archer. she achieved an _ south korean archer.ssible 720. andy murray admits he �*ran out of time' after announcing he's withdrawing from the singles event at the paris 0lympics. his final competition before retiring and will compete in the doubles only. murray has won an olympic gold something novak djokovic is yet to do. and the 2a time grand slam champion paid tribute to someone who has now played his final competitive singles match. i heard the news about andy and i heard the news about andy and i hope that he will have the best possible farewell and in his last competitive match here in the olympics for him and his country. he has been a legend, he is a legend of our sport and has been an important player for tennis. someone who won't be competing at the paris games is britain's three—time 0lympic dressage champion charlotte dujardin. she's been suspended after a video emerged of her "excessively" whipping a horse during a training session. it's something she's called an error ofjudgement that she's deeply ashamed about. the

and it's hard to bat againstjofra archer. history. and it's hard to bat against jofra archer.e of the best cricketers in the world, not just of the best cricketers in the world, notjust bangladesh. of the best cricketers in the world, not just bangladesh. 0thers of the best cricketers in the world, notjust bangladesh. 0thers fell — noticejohnny bairstow‘s catches. england have restored that winning feeling. joe wilson, bbc news, cardiff. ashleigh barty has won herfirst grand slam singles title after thrashing teenager marketa vondrousova in the french open final to complete a fairy tale return to the sport. the eighth seed, who quite tennis to play professional cricket ashleigh barty has won herfirst grand slam singles title austin halewood has more. a french open final few would've expected. the women's draw at its unpredictable best. marketa vondrousova was the first teenager into a grand slam finals since 2009, but it was ashleigh barty that sends the opportunity and surged ahead. a commanding lead — the next two games followed the same pattern. vondrousova tried her hardes

jofra archer has been fabulous in white ball cricket.gland will want to playjimmy anderson and jofra archer together. but if they have slight injury worries, of course it is a huge summer and jofra archer has a lot more to do throughout the ashes. it is five test matches, i would like to get him in there as soon as possible and i think looking at the likes of anderson, stuart broad and chris woa kes, anderson, stuart broad and chris woakes, they are experienced campaigners and excellent bowlers but they are quite the same in terms of the pace. england i think i've lacked a bit of pace in the past and thatis lacked a bit of pace in the past and that is why the likes of oliver stone and jofra archer will come into the reckoning. i'm fascinated by the psychology of moving up and down the order, what difference does that make? it makes a difference, there is no doubt that as a batsman you want to get settled. it is about preparation time in terms of being the opener as opposed to number three. for meat number three gave me extra time to sett

fast bowlerjofra archer has returned home early from the indian premier league just five weeks beforen struggling with a long—term elbow injury making just five appearances for mumbai indians this year. archer has had surgery on the area five times in the past two years and the ecb say he will have a "period of rest and rehabilitation". well archer's team—mates were in action on tuesday — and moved up to third in the table — after beating the royal challengers bangalore. the indians were set 200 to win from their 20 overs — and led by suryakumar yadav who made 83 — they chased their target down with 21 balls to spare. the plans work for the most part — the plans work for the most part we _ the plans work for the most part. we were sloppy at times so a _ part. we were sloppy at times so a few— part. we were sloppy at times so a few things to improve on and _ so a few things to improve on and we — so a few things to improve on and we can_ so a few things to improve on and we can hopefully turn those 200 scores into 180 or 185 which _ 200 scores into 180 or 185 which never seems to be en

——jennifer archer. —— jennifer archer. close but for india it was victory. an enthralling match. earlier india specimen had blazed away. the first follow the whole mets went for six, while the first of the international career for him with the same way. easy this game, isn't it? he smashed 57 before falling in controversialfashion. davitt mullane with a catch. all the replays suggested it might have a grace the grass with a passion that i would my line. grace the grass with a passion that iwould my line. a grace the grass with a passion that i would my line. a barrage about a reset england testing target at 186. after a setting start, who else but ben stokes led the charge? while he was there, anything was possible but when he missed cute a6, that seem to be that. england needed 23 of the last over, just watch joffra. be that. england needed 23 of the last over, just watchjoffra. they couldn't. not quite. in the nick of time, india held their nerve. so close for england, but saturday's series decider now beckons. there is a lot more reaction to that on the b

kevin peterson this week suggested archer may become like him, an outsider.in responded on the front foot. there has been a number of learnings for him on the store and we are very keen on making sure that we try and get the best out ofjoffra. and we keep making it creating an environment where he can learn and develop, not standstill as a player and keep growing in test cricket. stop short of saying he would actually play though, how much faith to put in his recovering elbow. there are other options in the craft of chris or the spin of dawn, it is important call. they found themselves in the wrong tools on foreign soil with different petty nectar test in a row in a very important way series. —— with their third test. 0ne important way series. —— with their third test. one thing we did very well at the two less venues was we read the conditions and played them brilliantly in this to be very different to that. so we are making sure that we are turning ourselves into that very quickly and we played the opposition which will be very difficult and they have a goo

archer was there but didn't bowl.t, so he would be missed. i don't think it changes anything. for me at least. you know, i think, the difference betweenjofra archer, there were bring in mark wood or something who also bowls 145 so it doesn't change much. it depends, we just have to see what happens. but it doesn't change much for you personally at least. peter ‘snakebite' wright has become pdc world darts champion for the first time. he beat the reigning champion michael van gerwen at alexandra palace this evening. it was a very one—sided final. a bit ofa a bit of a surprise really. the dutchman, who was chasing a fourth world title, was always on the back foot as wright closed out the match 7-3. the scot lost to van gerwen in the 2014 final but the 49—year—old is finally world champ, and £500,000 richer. well done to him. that's all from sportsday. from the end of the rest of the team, goodbye. —— from me and the rest of the team. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow

archer's out for around three months following a stress fracture to his right elbow.series with west indies at home injune, and morgan believes archer's future workload needs to be carefully managed: he plays all three formats and similarto he plays all three formats and similar to ben stokes, in that regard. they need rest, they cannot spend this continuous long period of time away from home, mentally, you can struggle but physically can have a big impact as well. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more sport throughout the weekend. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the women's editor at the telegraph, claire cohen and comment and features editor at city am, rachel cunliffe. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. like many of them — the sun's cover features phillip schofield coming out as gay. the mirror's got the reaction of the this morning presenter‘s mum. the guardian reports on a possible link between benefit claim problems and suicides. the independent has more fallout over the uk's d

how about archer? his first blows work with the bat increasing england's lead. west indies would need 200 to win when england and archer bold. next blow, campbell's toe. too painful for him to continue. and then for the stops. brathwaite the first man out. brooks then asked. lbw west indies seven for to 200 they target seem my 2000. would got rid of hope. but here's blackwood. betting like he was the man to change the game. blackwood may well have been given out if butler had caught this. he didn't. what now captain? anderson to black line to the boundary. they have been on the edge of those empty seats as stokes got down out. when when daisy captain in holder with study as a rock and even when blackwood fell for 95 with 11 runs still needed the game was done. england took six wickets, no more. ever so much time, commitment and time to get cricket restarted the test held our attention right to the finish. that's easier to enjoy when you've won. joe wilson, bbc news. i football. there were marginjust bragging rights this afternoon north london derby. both tottenh

the ecb say archer will have have "period of rest and rehabilitation".gbaston on the 16th ofjune. british shooter amber rutter missed the tokyo olympics after testing positive for covid—19 on the eve of the games, leaving her struggling with anxiety and battling depression. she was ranked world number one at the time and strongly considered quitting the sport. she's told nick hope that despite qualifying a place for the next olympics, she is now prioritising her mental health. you broke the mould of what was expected of a shooter.— you broke the mould of what was expected of a shooter. shooting is a male dominated _ expected of a shooter. shooting is a male dominated sport, _ expected of a shooter. shooting is a male dominated sport, it's - expected of a shooter. shooting is a male dominated sport, it's very - expected of a shooter. shooting is a l male dominated sport, it's very much a stereotype of being a farmer but for me it was completely the opposite. i am from act and i am a proper girly girl, i love my hair and make—up. iwould proper girly girl,

roy's fine is for swearing, whilst archer was punished for dissent.h andy ruinr will take place in november or december. ruiz produced one of the biggest shocks in heavyweight boxing history, to takejoshua's three world heavyweight titles in new york on saturday. the women's world cup in football kicks off in france later this week, with england and scotland meeting in their first match on sunday. england have arrived in nice already ahead of that match which is where we find our reporterjo currie. the road cub journey the road cubjourney has the road cub journey has finally begun, all 23 players present and correct when they landed here in the sunshine this evening. it was smiles and they got off the coast, but a little bit of an emotional sendoff in the uk and that is because the fda revealed billboards and posters up fda revealed billboards and posters up and down the country with individual messages reach of the players from the family to their friends and in some cases, teachers as well. also surprised to see these people, family, friends and peo

so he is out but as ebony mentioned, jofra archer still available.on in the england side has undoubtedly changed the series, according to his head coach at sussex, jason gillespie. i like the look of the australian bowling line—up but i think england's bowling line—up with jofra archer coming in has added a new dimension to that attack. there is no doubt about that. we have been seeing it at sussex all along. i think he is buzzing, playing for his country like a kid ina candy playing for his country like a kid in a candy store. absolutely loving it. here at sussex we are fully supporting him. we love seeing him do well. as an all, i like seeing him do well but i would like to see so him do well but i would like to see so you do well as well. —— and all is a. two huge british derbies this weekend, first up is the old firm match between rangers and celtic, but once again, sectarian chanting has overshadowed build up to the fixture, with uefa charging rangers with racism for a second time. the club have been ordered to close a 3,000—seat section for the

archer only made his international debut four months ago.vers all forms of the game. he was their leading wicket—taker in their world cup—winning campaign and impressed in the drawn ashes series. but what's next for the fast bowler? i thinkjofra is capable of anything. i chatted with his dad at the oval and he thought he would hit 100 mph next year and i said i would take that. but it's important we look after him, it's not easy to bowl that pace consistently, and he is a fine asset for the team. the formula i championship has hit singapore. lewis hamilton has a 63—point lead in the title race and he was quickest in second practice today. pollutions level in the city are at a three—year high because of forest fires in neighbouring indonesia, but the race shouldn't be affected. jennie gow is there for us. this is a race that everybody loves, it is the singapore grand prix, not just the culture, the food, the people that make it special, but the fact it is done at a night race, so you have 1600 lights blaring down on a circuit with 23 tones. i

like archer, jordan was born in barbados.... that penalty shoot out, who will win this years super cup. you can find it over on the bbc sport website and live commentary on bbc radio. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are broadcaster david davies and jason beattie — who's head of politics at the daily mirror. any of tomorrow's front pages are already in. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. jeremy corbyn has sent a letter to opposition leaders and tory backbenchers opposed to a no—deal brexit, attempting to build a cross—party coalition to delay brexit — that's according to the telegraph. 0n the same story, the guardian sasteremy corbyn has called on rebel tories and other party leaders to oust borisjohnson and allow labour to form a caretaker government to stop a no—deal brexit. the mail also leads withjeremy corbyn's letter, saying the labour leader is plotting a desperate coup to be caretaker

places followed and then later south africa's big guns taken out by a lone archer. him. south africa now had to chase this, knowing there were dangers in the deep, but never expecting something like this. stokes defying physics, surprising even himself. however often you watch it can still won't believe it. it will be remembered long after the i’u ns it will be remembered long after the ru ns sto kes it will be remembered long after the runs stokes scored, and the wickets that finished the match. not everything went to plan, but england and this man have proved that they're flexible. former england captain and executive director of sarri, alec stewart, played in the losing england side in the 1992 world cup. he spoke about that, but also i began by asking him how he felt about ben sto kes's asking him how he felt about ben stokes's catch and if it was the best he had ever seen. it is right up best he had ever seen. it is right up there, you probably won't see any better, in this world cup, but certainly in the whole summer. ben stokes is special, but anyone, i don't

even though he only bowled four overs, archer made an impression on plunkett.. today he rocked up, and bowled nicely with pace. smacking the right areas and picking up that wicket. it is a ways good to watch, the outside edge with pace. it looks easy for him. he makes it look effortless! rafael nadal believes he is finding his rhythm again, after beginning his bid for a sixth madrid open title by beating canadian teenager felix auger—aliassime in straight sets. nadal slipping to surprise defeats in both monte carlo and barcelona last month. but there was never much sign of an upset in the spanish capital, where the world number two opened up with a 6—3, 6—3 victory. before we go — let's return to football for some more possible semifinal drama — it's the turn of arsenal and chelsea in the europa league tomorrow. it's level between frankfurt and chelsea — at 1—1 . ahead of the match at stamford bridge. but chelsea's transfer ban remains in place, meaning they won't be able to sign any new players for the next year. they were found to have breached rules on signi

also coming up on sportsday: jofra archer's fit and ready to play in england's series against pakistanrom his captain on that boost to the squad ahead of the t20 world cup. wild weather in italy at the giro, but it doesn't stop tadej pogacar from extending his lead. and we speak to paralympic superstar hannah cockroft as she wins a 15th world championship medal and looks forward to being the one to beat at this summer's games. people think it's really comfortable being at the front but it's actually quite lonely. no one to tell you what you could do you have to figure it out for yourself. welcome to the programme on the day of the provisional england squad announcement. gareth southgate has provided us with some surprises, in his 33 man squad, but has also made some decisions you may have anticipated. arguably the biggest talking point is the omition of manchester united's marcus rashford. raheem sterling has not been named and for the first time since the 2012 euros, jordan henderson has been left out of the england squad. the manager has called up five uncapped players including crys