and adil rashid takes aim at former england captain michael vaughan after he criticised the leg spinners inclusion for the first test against india starting next week in birmingham hello and welcome to the programme where it was a trouble—free day in the peloton for the tour de france leader geraint thomas as arnaud demare won a largely flat 18th stage on thursday. thomas still leads overall — and only friday's mountain pass and saturday's time trial stand between him and a maiden grand tour title. tom fordyce reports. after two days in the high mountains of the pyrenees, a chance for geraint thomas and his yellowjersey rivals to sit safely in the pellet on and let the sprinters fight it out. frenchman arnaud demare held off his compatriot on the baking hot streets, thomas coming home safely to maintain his near a two—minute advantage. the respite will be brief, on friday it race returns to the mountains and thomas knows that others will surely come. the former manchester united manager alex ferguson has thanked medical staff and fans for their help and support, in his first public messa

former england captain michael vaughan called the decision to include rashid ridiculous, and yorkshire'sopes england know what they're doing to adil and the county game. but national selector ed smith said earlier today that rashid's selection doesn't set a bad precedent and is a "one—off". moving forward, we are very clear. this is an unusual, of circumstances, which we have discussed. moving forward, for players to be eligible to play for england in the test team, starting next year, they have to have a contract next year, they have to have a co ntra ct to next year, they have to have a contract to play red bull cricket in the championship of moving forward, it will not be the case that you can say, i don't would play championship cricket but i want to play test cricket. rashid understands that. he was “— cricket. rashid understands that. he was —— he knows that next year he will have to have a read all contract will have to have a read all co ntra ct if will have to have a read all contract if he wishes to be available for selection in test contract. now, he has already signed a white

and adil rashid takes aim at former england captain michael vaughan after he criticised the leg spinnersrmingham hello and welcome to the programme where it was a trouble—free day in the peloton for the tour de france leader geraint thomas as arnaud demare won a largely flat 18th stage on thursday. thomas still leads overall — and only friday's mountain pass and saturday's time trial stand between him and a maiden grand tour title. tom fordyce reports. after two days in the high mountains of the pyrenees, a chance for geraint thomas and his yellowjersey rivals

former england captain michael vaughan called the decision to include him ridiculous and yorkshire's and is a one—off. next to an incredible incident in the super league, with st helens coming back from behind to beat warrington with the last kick of the match. the scores were tied at 12— 12, but the saints' danny richards and keep this from inside his own half to secure a 14— 12 win to extend the lead at the top to 12 points. ireland secured a shock 1—0 victory over india at the hockey world cup to seal a place in the quarter—final. it means england, in the same pool as ireland, can't qualify automatically for the last eight. ireland will top pool b.m isa dream eight. ireland will top pool b.m is a dream experience. we will be pinching ourselves. it is brilliant for us. it wasn't outside possibility for us. we came in here with the belief. we have done a lot of homework. we have played a lot of the teams in our pool before. we knew that we could get the result. it is an unbelievable experience. no change at the top of the general standings after stage 18, which was w011 standings af

former captain michael vaughan said the decision to include him is ridiculous and yorkshire's chief executivee doing. but the national selector ed smith said earlier today that his selection does not set a bad precedent and he is basically in one awful. ireland have guarantee their place in the quarterfinals of the women's hockey world cup with a shock win over india. they secured a 1—0 victory, thanks to anna flanigan's deflected effort there. the result was ireland competing in theirfirst world cup in 16 years, they will top of pool b. that means england cannot now qualify automatically for the last eight. england to face ireland this sunday, to determine where they will finish in the group. it will still be quite hard for england not to make the quarterfinals. but obviously island doing brilliantly there in their spot as ireland doing brilliantly there. that is every sport. studio: thank you very much indeed. speaking of cricket, former pakistan cricket captain imran contessa claimed victory in the country's general election. his political party has won the most seats and set to become pri

england leg—spinner adil rashid has responded to former captain michael vaughan's comments about his an't synod your country. —— you can't say no. he does talk a lot on twitter, or whatever. i don't know if his opinions are heard, or if he isjust saying things the sake of it. i don't think his opinions matter to anybody. he can say a lot. he thinks people might listen but i don't think they will. there will be some out there who are not happy. there will be hayters. it's not my fault. i said to yorkshire that i wasn't available. but if you want to pick me, it is up to them. if your country asks you, you can't say no. there was an extraordinary finish in the super league were leaders sent st helens came behind to beat warrington with the last kick of the match. the scores were tied at 12—12 isa match. the scores were tied at 12—12 is a full—time hooter sounded. but danny richardson kicked this penalty from inside his own half to secure a 14-12 from inside his own half to secure a 14—12 win. from inside his own half to secure a 14-12 win. it from inside his own half to secure a 14—12 wi

former england captain michael vaughan said it was ridiculous.for players to be eligible to be in the england test team, starting from next year, they must have a contract to play red bull cricket. that is commitment to the championship as well as test cricket. moving forward , well as test cricket. moving forward, it will not be the case you can say, i do want to play championship cricket. adil rashid understands this. he is in no doubt about the subject, and he knows the next year, he will have to have a red bull contract if he wishes to be available for selection in test cricket. —— available for selection in test cricket. — — read available for selection in test cricket. —— read ball. the situation we find ourselves in now is unusual, because he has a ready signed a white ball contract with yorkshire, which seems fixed. as a result, we are prepared to consider him for selection for the summer and for the winter. that first test starts on wednesday, august the 1st at edgbaston. last may, the world of football was shocked by the new sir alex fe

former england captain michael vaughan, called the decision to include rashid ridiculous.county game. but national selector ed smith, denies rashid's selection, sets a bad precedent. moving forward, it will not be the case that you can adjust to say i don't want to play championship cricket or test cricket. adil rashid understands that and is in no doubt about england's position on that. he knows that next year he will have to have a rebel contract if he wishes to be eligible for selection in test cricket. ireland have guaranteed their place in the quarter=finals of the women's hockey world cup, with a shock victory over india. they secured a 1—0 win, thanks to anna o'flanagan's deflected effort. the result means ireland — who are competing in their first world cup in 16 years — will top pool b. that means england cannot now qualify automatically, for the last eight. england face ireland this sunday to determine where they will finish in the group. england rugby union full back ben foden, has signed a deal to become, player/coach at new york—based, rugby united, who arejoi

on one hand michael vaughan and geoffrey boycott say that no way should he play for england. on wednesday, joe root says they've picked the right man. i think this is a very specific scenario with adil. and strange circumstances where neither of the spinners who played in the test squad haven't played a huge amount of cricket. in that respect this is where the decision came from. in terms of county cricket, i don't think in any way it devalues it. i see county cricket as a really strong product which produces fantastic cricketers. thousands of tickets haven't been sold yet for the first day of the opening match. it's the first of five tests over six weeks, they have been crammed in, there's been criticism about the schedule as well, all done to accommodate india. there are around 6,000 tickets available for each of the first two days. now in red to be the international most capped women play at rochelle clark is retiring. she's played 137 matches in england, a phenomenal amount, and this has been over 15 yea rs. amount, and this has been over 15 years. she is now 37 so i thin

england leg—spinner adil rashid has responded to former captain michael vaughan's comments about his in the squad for the first test against india next week, despite signing a contract to play only limited overs cricket at yorkshire. the bbc commentator was not impressed with rashid's selection — despite the yorkshireman impressing with in the one day series. this is what vaughan had to say... well this was rashid's response. he does talk a lot on twitter. i do not know if his opinions are hurt or he is just seeing things for the sake of it. i do not think his opinions matter two anybody. he thinks people might listen, but i do not think they do. there will be haters. i said to yorkshire i am not available. if they wanted to pick me, that was up to them. if... qpr have agreed a settlement of almost 42 million pounds with the english football league and will be under a transfer embargo for the january 2019 window. it's after an arbitration panel dismissed the championship club's claims that financial fair play rules are unlawful. the club's case relates to breaking spending limits on