dawid malan masterful with the bat to claim a half—century. ashton agar had his say.'s acceleration. three more batsmen fell, as england set a target of 156 to win. an explosive start at the australian innings, two wickets in the first over, the hosts on the back foot. cue glenn maxwell. if dawid malan was england's a master, maxwell was even more majestic, making his way to a half—ce ntu ry majestic, making his way to a half—century in just 30 balls. majestic, making his way to a half—century injust 30 balls. he survived a couple of scares, dropped already before jason roy gave him grounds to continue. and how he capitalised. a one—man demolition job. maxwell, sealing his century and leading australia to a five wicket win. british sprinter nigel levine has been provisionally suspended for failing a drugs test. the european indoor and outdoor champion tested positive for the banned asthma drug clenbuterol. he hasn't competed in over a year since he broke his pelvis in a motorcycle accident. he will now face a uk anti—doping hearing. great britain's tennis players have

he was even more majestic than dawid malan, moving to a half—century in just 30 balls. than dawid malantury injust 30 balls. he survived a couple of scares, dropped already before jason roy gave him grounds to continue and how he capitalised. a one—man demolition squad, maxwell feeling his century and leading them to a four wicket victory. british sprinter nigel levine has been provisionally suspended for failing a drugs test. let's find out more on this from our reporter ade adedoyin who's alongside me. ade, what's he alleged to have done? late last year, it was recorded —— reported that nigel levine had tested for —— tested positive for an asthma drug that is on the banned list. you can athletics at the time wouldn't comment but they have said today that he has been suspended, supposedly showing that the b sample has come back positive as well. he has come back positive as well. he has the right to appeal showing how it came to be in his system, and he can take it to be court of arbitration for sport. he has won gold medals at the european indoors and outdoors as part of the uk relay

he was even more majestic than dawid malan, moving to a half—century in just 30 balls.ave him grounds to continue — and how he capitalised. a one—man demolition squad, maxwell sealing his century and leading australia to a five—wicket victory. so disappointment on the field for england's cricket. plenty more cricket to be played there, though, over the next weeks and months. meanwhile, back here the quest to keep cricket relevant continues. £3 million of lottery money will radically expand the ‘street cricket‘ programme. the search for stars continues. here'sjoe wilson. if you woke up in the middle of london this morning with a temperature of about zero, cricket may have been the last thing on your mind but this is an attempt to show that whether tennis ball wrapped in insulation tape you can play cricket in this country, more or less any time, anywhere. we have a tournament going on here and this is being run by the chance to shine charity. the man batting, hancock, he is the man at the top, funded by lottery money, and £3 million of that money is going towards the exp

dawid malan offered some hope as well but this was england falling short. they may have reached new zealand but they have brought their t20 problems with them. that is all from the programme. highlights from the winter olympics coming up shortly on bbc two. i will have more sport throughout the evening. bbc news has learned that the commonwealth has begun considering who might succeed the queen as the head of the organisation. member states could choose anyone as the ceremonial leader, as the role is not hereditary. the bbc has been told 53 member states have established a high level group to look at how the commonwealth is governed — and it's been meeting for the first time today in london. our diplomatic correspondent james landalejoins us now. quite a sensitive issue. hugely sensitive and that is why it is a debate that many would prefer to be held behind closed doors. they did not want to be hugely publicised but at the meeting took place today, this new group, a high—level group of thing —— tenure, what figures to start discussing how the gulf —— how t

dawid malan also offered some hope but this was england falling short., bbc news. problems in rugby union for france head coach jacques brunel, who has dropped a number of players who went out in edinburgh after the six nations defeat by scotland on sunday. scottish police questioned players at edinburgh airport after a report of a sexual assault during the night out but found no crime had been committed. six nations top try scorer teddy thomas is among those left out of the squad for the game against italy on the 23rd of february. the french rugby union described the players‘ behaviour as inappropriate, saying they did not respect their status as international players. day five of the winter olympics gets underway in a few hours with both the british men‘s and women‘s curling teams in round—robin group action. the men take on switzerland and canada later and the women are up and canada later and the women are up against the olympic athletes from russia. last night there was more heartbreak for team gb‘s elise christie as she again missed out on a medal

he was even more majestic than dawid malan, moving to a half—century in just 30 balls.emolition squad, maxwell sealing his century and leading australia to a five—wicket victory. west ham have signed the former manchester united defender patrice evra on a short—term deal. he is 36, but has been out of contract since being sacked by marseille following an altercation in november with one of their fans. he is currently serving a seven—month uefa ban because of the incident. west ham heralded the signing with this video on social media. he is free to play for the cameras. he is free to play for the hammers. evra won five premier league titles and the champions league with united, and two serie a titles withjuventus, but he's clearly up for the relegation battle that awaits at west ham. blowing bubbles! i love this game! , an! come on! british sprinter nigel levine has been provisionally suspended for failing a drugs test. the european indoor gold medallist hasn't competed since he broke his pelvis in a motorbike crash in spain over a year ago — more from our reporter ade a

england were restricted to "137 for 7" — this spectacular throw from david warner removing dawid malanare. england now face back—to—back matches with new zealand. lee westwood is out of the european tour event in perth, western australia, after a dreadful third round. he was joint leader overnight but two double bogeys put him out of contention — he'd eagled the 15th hole in the previous two rounds but today, his touch deserted him. only the top 2a players go through to the final day's matchplay. now, it's been 287 days since he last raced, but the highly—fancied altior made a triumphant return to the track. winning the betfair exchange chase at newbury. a two—time winner at cheltenham, altior is now the odds—on favourite for the queen mother champion chase at next month's festival, which is for the fastest horses over jumps. altior and jockey nico de boinville only had to beat two others today but they did it in style for trainer nicky henderson. and there was another successful comeback in the day's other big race at newbury, when native river won the denman chase after nearly a year

england were restricted to 137—7, this spectacular throw from david warner removing dawid malan after the board. australia reached their target with 33 balls to spare. england now face back—to—back matches with new zealand. there is a place in the final at sta ke. there is a place in the final at stake. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. mike bushell at the bbc sports centre. mike bushell at the bbc sports centre. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 5.25, bye for now. hello, you're watching the bbc news channel. let's return to our top story this hour — the government is reviewing its funding of 0xfam in the light of claims that some of the charity's staff paid for sex in haiti. a government spokesman says civil servants should have been told in full and at once about any wrongdoing. 0xfam insists there was no cover up. a little earlier i spoke to 0xfam's current chief executive, mark goldring. he wasn't at the charity then, and told me 0xfam had gone public with the incident when it was

he was even more majestic than dawid malan, moving to a half—century in just 30 balls.e—man demolition squad, maxwell feeling his century and leading australia to a four wicket victory. british sprinter nigel levine has been provisionally suspended for failing a drugs test. the european indoor gold medallist hasn't competed since he broke his pelvis in a motorbike crash in spain injanuary, 2017. more from our reporter ade adedoyin. late last year, it was reported he tested positive for a banned substance and asked for his b sample to be tested as well. it was named as clenbuterol, and asthma drug, also on the band list. uk athletics at the time would not comment. today, they say he has been provisionally suspended. we can infer that b sample has come back positive that well. he has a right toa positive that well. he has a right to a hearing with the uk and doping agency, where he can provide information on how the substance got into his system. he then has the option to take it to the court of arbitration for sport. he has been an integral part of the relay squad and wo

captain eoin morgan top scored for the tourists with an unbeaten 80, whilst dawid malan made 53 in arate, new zealand only needed 175 to deny england a spot in the final and thanks to colin munro and martin guptill, they reached that target with room to spare. england recorded their first win of the t20 series byjust two runs, but it's new zealand who will face off against australia in wednesday's final in auckland. britain's super middleweight world champion george groves says he's confident he will fight in the final of the world boxing super series, even if that means the date of the event needs to be put back. groves dislocated his shoulder in his points victory over chris eubankjunior in the semifinal of the competition in manchester last night and he says he may need to see a specialist to recover in time forjune's final. my my boxing career wants to go on and intrigue what is the dream in the world boxing super series. i have worked so hard to get to the final. they have already set a date and i need to go and see the specialist to find out what the recovery time is. if truth

and dawid malan has led the charge with the bat. but england have lost three wickets.e against their new manager carlos carvalhal‘s former club sheffield wednesday. he was sacked by the championship team just before christmas. and riyad mahrez is still not training with leicester. he was refused a move to manchester city on transfer deadline day. and may well come as a result, missed the match in the premier league on saturday against manchester city. and jason and laura kenny will represent great britain together for the first time since the olympics after being selected for the track cycling world championships in the netherlands. since rio they've got married, laura's had a baby, and jason has retired... briefly... more coming up after 10am. thank you. time for an update in the trial of former football coach barry bennell. 0ur reporterjim reed is here. andjim, the defence has now closed its case. yes. this is the trial of 64—year—old barry bennell. he was a youth football coach linked to manchester city and crewe alexandra football clubs. he denies 45 counts of hist

dawid malan gave england a good start with 50 off 36 balls. the batsmen struggled to pick the slower deliveries. and ashton agar took a couple of catches off his own bowling. chrisjordan helped england reach 155 for nine off the final ball of their 20 overs. and then a great opening over from david willey — two wickets in his first four balls — put them on top. however, that brought glenn maxwell to the crease. he has just reached his half—century. 90—3 in hobart. british sprinter nigel levine has been provisionally suspended for failing a drugs test. the european indoor relay gold medallist has not competed since he broke his pelvis in a motorbike crash last january. and it was reported in december, he'd allegedly tested positive for the banned asthma drug clenbuterol. great britain begin their fed cup campaign in estonia later. they play the estonians and portuguese teams as they attempt to get through the europe and africa group. that would take them to the next level of world tennis for the first time since 1993. jason and laura kenny will

dawid malan, too, offered some hope, but this was england falling short.w. i‘ll have more for you in the next hour. the hearing from westminster magistrates‘ court that a warrant for the arrest of julian magistrates‘ court that a warrant for the arrest ofjulian assange has been upheld. a judge for the arrest ofjulian assange has been upheld. ajudge at for the arrest ofjulian assange has been upheld. a judge at the court ruled it is in the public interest to pursue julian assange ruled it is in the public interest to pursuejulian assange for failing to pursuejulian assange for failing to surrender. this is over breach of bail, and this is the second day of hearings. looking at several points againstjulian assange, he tweeted 23 minutes ago, "not looking good so far. thejudge defending uk state actions." that was julian assange tweeting 20 or so minutes ago. the judge at the magistrates‘ court ruling that he should have a warrant stand. thejudge ruling that he should have a warrant stand. the judge said, ruling that he should have a warrant stand. thejudge s