to cricket — and ben stokes will not participate in next year's indian premier league after choosing the upcoming auction. but former england bowler james anderson has put himself forward, despite not playing in the t20 format for ten years. england's leading test wicket taker retired from international duty injuly. he's been the side's bowling coach since then. he's one of 52 englishmen who signed up for the auction, which will be held later this month. to rugby union — and the british and irish lions have unveiled their shirt for next year's tour of australia, revealing that they will wear a darker shade of red. the shirt also features a pattern woven into the fabric symbolising the union of four nations and an old—fashioned, as you can see, grandad collar. the shirt is unisex and will be worn for the first time by the women's lions tour in 2027. world cup winner maggie alphonsi was at the launch and said she'd love to be playing in it. it's incredibly important. to be part of such a historic team, a historicjersey, historic legacy is important as a woman because, you know, it's so

originally agreed a two—year deal but is committed for a further 12 months, the same length as ben stokesanwhile, butler has not been retained by the rajasthan royals, the indian premier league team he has been with since 2018, he will now enter the auction instead. spanish world number two carlos alcaraz is out of the paris masters, beaten by the home favourite hugo humbert. the frenchman took the first set by six games to one but alcaraz fought back, winning the second 6—3 to take into it into a deciding set. with the noisy home crowd supporting him, humbert took it 7—5 to go through to the quarterfinals. alex de minaur has ended british number one jack draper's seven—match run, beating draper by two sets to one in the last 16 in paris, the win keeping alex de minaur on course to win the season—ending atp finals in turin. —— to reach. the los angeles dodgers have returned home after winning their world series championship. the team and family members travelled on two planes with the players and the trophy flown in on the new england patriots' team plane. they will commemorate their cham

number three, 0llie pope, takes the gloves, and slides down the order to number six, with captain ben stokestory before we go — big wins in the champions league for arsenal, leverkusen, atletico madrid and atalanta, and there were goals at the etihad, but not in the favour of manchester city. they were 3—0 up against feyenoord, but let that slip inside the last 15 minutes, the dutch side coming back to draw, 3—3. city's poor form continues, they had lost five in a row, before this match. but a game where they failed to seal the points, and they slip down the standings. that's just about it from us. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.com/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello, there. storm conall was named by the dutch weather service. we won't get the really strong winds from that, but we're already seeing some rain coming into england and wales. that rain has followed what was a generally dry and sunny picture for many places on tuesday, but this is the developing storm moving up from the

says they have put that series behind them and are looking forward to renewing their rivalry with ben stokest is a call rivalry that we have got. we are fortunate enough we have played a lot against each other in certainly my time and the black caps but before that. we have had great games over the last seven years. it was no different a couple of seasons ago when they were out here so i'm sure it will produce a more thrilling games like we have seen and i'm sure both teams are looking forward to getting into it. one of the biggest names in athletics is on a mission to shake up the sport. michaeljohnson has set up a new league, taking inspiration from tennis, called grand slam track. it will see big name athletes compete over four events injamaica, miami, la and philadephia, from april tojune next year — all in order to keep track stars prominent away from the major championships. there is no better time, given what you just mentioned, you know, the excitement around sport. also for track and field where i believe is the greatest collection of personalities, we have seen for quite some time

it's been a packed year for ben stokes and his team, they haven't won an away test series against their zealand would have grounds to fear no—one, given their recent 3—0 victory in india. still, their captain feels it will be close match. it's a cool rivalry that we have got. i think we are fortunate enough to have played a lot against each other over, yes, certainly my time in the black caps, but also before that. we have had some great battles over the last five, seven years with england and that was no different a couple of seasons ago when, you know, when they were out here, so i am sure we will all produce more thrilling games like we have seen and i am sure both teams are looking forward to getting into it. and that's all the sport for now. since the war erupted in sudan in april last year, millions of people have been displaced. they estimate that around 25 million are currently in severe need of food aid. the united nations humanitarian chief who is new in post says he is making progress in getting some help to them. on his first trip to sudan, tom fletcher has managed to establ

originally agreed a two—year deal but is committed for a further 12 months, the same length as ben stokesw enter the auction instead. carlos alcaraz is out of the paris martin, beaten by the home favourites. the frenchman took the first set by six games to one but carlos alcaraz fought back, winning the second to take into it into a deciding set. with the noisy home ground supporting him, he took at seven — go through to the quarterfinals. alex de minaur has ended tradition number one ajack repo's has ended tradition number one a jack repo's seven matt run, beating draper by two sets to one in the last 16 in paris, keeping alex de minaur encores to win the season—ending finals in turin. the los angeles dodgers have returned home after winning the world series championship. the team and family members travelled on two plans of the players and the commission trophy ia in on the new england patriot team plane. they will commemorate their championship on friday with a downtown parade followed by a celebration at dodger stadium. beating the yankees in violence, clinching the title in the bronx

number three ollie pope takes the gloves and slides down the order to number six, with captain ben stokesseball team have come home to a hero's welcome after victory in a major international championship last weekend. this was the scene that greeted the team as fans cheers them on in their thousands. they were carried through the capital to the presidential office on the back of militaryjeeps and trucks. it was after taiwan won the wbsc premier12, a baseball competition featuring the 12 highest—ranked national teams in the world, beating japan in the final in tokyo. and that's all the sport for now. much more on our website, much more on the champions league as well. thank you very much. here is the uk, mps at westminster are preparing to vote on friday on a bill to allow assisted dying in england and wales. the proposals would apply to terminally ill adults who are aged 18 or over and are expected to die within six months. our political correspondent harry farley has been speaking to three labour mps about the decison they'll be making. my dad's diagnosis was a complete shock. he had som

harry brook�*s 171 and ben stokes 80 helped england to a first innings lead and by the close on day threeesumes in the next couple of hours and england should wrap up the win barring some extaraordinary resistance from the kiwis. and in the last hour england�*s women have completed a 3—0 clean sweep against south africa in the twenty20 series. they won by a whopping nine wickets at centurion. i will be back later with another update. to ireland where the results are trickling in in the country�*s general election. sinn fein has said it�*s hopeful of winning the most seats in the parliament in dublin for the first time. but the parties which led the outgoing coalition government say they�*re both performing well in the early tallies. a final result isn�*t expected until the end of the weekend. let�*s speak to our chief presenter caitriona perry, who�*s in dublin for us. so far we have 11 of those seats filled. five have been filled by sinn fein candidates. the process is a long, slow process here because of how the system works. candidates are ranked in order of preference and in constitue

time on day two of the first test between england and new zealand in christchurch — the city where ben stokes this man shoaib bashir was the star of the england side. although that came after new zealand's star man kane williamson had done his bit, his 93 runs taking the black caps past the 200 mark. his wicket opened the door for shoaib bashir to bring england back into it with four for 69. new zealand ended the day on 319—8. i bowled plenty of balls out there, and that shows how much faith they have in me. so, yeah, 100%. just really enjoyed. sri lanka made history today, but not in the way they'd have wanted. they were bowled out for just 42 against south africa in durban — their lowest score. south africa were all out for 191 on the second day of the opening test, before the tourists crumbled. marco jansen returned career best figures of seven wickets for 13 runs. sri lanka were all out in just 13 and a half overs. south africa finished the day on 132 for three, a lead of 281 runs. there is more on all these stories on the bbc sport website and app, but that's all the sport for now. thank

says they have put that series behind them and are looking forward to renewing their rivalry with ben stokesthree—match series. it's a cool rivalry that we have got. i think we are fortunate enough to have played a lot against each other over, yes, certainly my time in the black caps, but also before that. we have had some great battles over the last 5—7 years with england and that was no different a couple of seasons ago when, you know, when they were out here, so i am sure we will all produce more thrilling games like we have seen and i am sure both teams are looking forward to getting into it. and in durban, the first day of the first test between south africa and sri lanka has been heavily affected by rain. the hosts were in a spot of bother, having been put into bat — sri lanka taking full advantage of overcast conditions to make inroads into south africa's top order — but play was only possible for 20 overs before rain brought proceedings to a premature end, with south africa 80—4. and that's all the sport for now. back to you. annita mcveigh. sarah, thank you very much. more now on ou

number three ollie pope takes the gloves and slides down the order to number six, with captain ben stokesuch, gavin. mps at westminster are preparing to vote on friday on a bill to allow assisted dying in england and wales. the proposals would apply to terminally ill adults who are aged 18 or over, and are expected to die within six months. the debate has been fierce among mps. earlier, i spoke to a former gp in favour of the bill. and rachel maskill, who worked as a carer before entering parliament and opposes it. i started by asking what he was so vocalin i started by asking what he was so vocal in support of this. i've been gp for about 30 years, so on average, i look after 4—5 patients a year with terminal cancer. and i'vejust had so many experiences where the offer — if someone could, you know, take their own lives, then they would've done and it would have relieved suffering. so, one patient actually hung themselves, rather than go through the terminal diagnosis. and ijust want to give patients a choice at the end of life. i suspect not many of them will take it. rachel, let me brin

as a captain, as a batter, this was ben stokes redeemed for the england so far it's been the perfecth set up. stoakes had come to bat with his team still trailing new zealand. but he and harry work brought force to the chase burke already had his century. now he soared past 150 for the by the time he lost his wicket they found a precious lead. in the city stokes was born he took time to settle in in 105 balls he reaches half—century while big hits and huge runs came from others down the table. last month in pakistan stokes took the blame for the defeat and only went out here for 80 he set england well on course. his team in the field now went to stay on top. new zealand were three down and still 80 runs behind but kane williamson came in and put the test back into balance. stokes called for chris woakes who bowls at 35 years old. in two balls in three minutes he found the moment of thought match. new zealand's six wickets down in just four runs ahead. this was a day or england where so much came together. that test resumes this evening, but england's women have beaten south africa by

says they have put that series behind them and are looking forward to renewing their rivalry with ben stokes series. it's a cool rivalry that we have got. i think we are fortunate enough to have played a lot against each other over, yes, certainly my time in the black caps, but also before that. we have had some great battles over the last 5—7 years. with england and that was no different a couple of seasons ago when, you know, when they were out here, so i am sure we will all produce a more thrilling games like we have seen and i am sure both teams are looking forward to getting into it. and in the nba, the san antonio spurs won their fourth straight game with a 128—115 victory over the utahjazz in nba cup action. victor wembanyama was once again the star for the spurs, the frenchman scoring 3a points as the spurs improved to a 2 and i record in group b and keeping themselves in the hunt for a spot in the western quarterfinals. and that's all the sport for now. remember, you can stay right up to date on the bbc sport website and app, but back to you, lucy. the leaders of the three main part

the tourists had built a first—innings lead of 151 with harry brook reaching 171 and ben stokes 80, andts are just 4 runs ahead with four wickets in hand. england should wrap up the win on day four barring some extaraordinary resistance from the kiwis. big partnership tomorrow morning, getting to the work early. especially now that the balls got a little bit softer. i think it showing here that the new ball is really dangerous. once it does flameout you could put the balls under some pressure hopefully it to build on that lead and bowl four in the last over. lead and bowl four in the last over. south africa have thumped sri lanka by 233 runs to win the first test in durban. they had set the tourists 516 to win — player of the match marco yansen, who took 7 wickets in the first innings bowling sri lanka out for a record low 42 runs, took four more as they were dismissed for 282 in their second, the second test starts on thursday. still goalless at the london stadium between west ham and arsenal. sportsday is coming up at half past six if you watching in the uk. see you then. in syria, is

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elsewhere, stoke beat derby 2—i — goals at both ends for defender ben gibson, scoring this own goal tonner at the right end eight minutes from time. leeds are up to second in the table after cruising past wayne rooney's plymouth by 3—0. sheffield united had gone into the top two beating blackburn 2—0 earlier in the day but fall to third. watford hit six past sheffield wednesday to climb to fifth. cardiff scored a stoppage time winner to beat norwich. bristol city made it eight league matches without defeat, beating preston 3—1. fourth—placed burnley play millwall tomorrow. it's the first round of the fa cup today — and there's no replays at this stage now. nine of the 31 ties this afternoon went to penalties with six more matches to come across the next two days. let's take you to live pictures of the game on bbc two right now — league one northampton, taking on seventh tier kettering... at sixfields — a northamptonshire derby 1—0 the score watch it on bbc two, the iplayer on the bbc sport website. it's a bumper day of football, which also includes celtic taking on aberdeen in the scot

a man has been arrested following a burglary at england cricket captain ben stokes's home in county durhamlice have said this afternoon. stokes said his wife and two children were at their house in castle eden during the break in on the 17th of october, when his obe and other valuables were taken. durham constabulary said a 32 year old man from north yorkshire was arrested on suspicion of burglary overnight. he has since been bailed while enquiries continue . and just enquiries continue. and just briefly planned strikes by london underground workers in the rmt union have been suspended. it's been announced this afternoon. workers were due to take action on friday evening and on several days in the coming weeks. in a dispute over pay- coming weeks. in a dispute over pay. the rmt has said that it has received an improved pay offer. strikes by members of the drivers union aslef next week and later in the month are still scheduled to go ahead . those are scheduled to go ahead. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to martin. >> thank you katie. now here's the question for you .

number three ollie pope takes the gloves and slides down the order to number six, with captain ben stokesnames in athletics is on a mission to shake up the sport. michaeljohnson has set up a new league, taking inspiration from tennis, called grand slam track. it will see big name athletes compete over four events injamaica, miami, la and philadephia, from april tojune next year, all in order to keep track stars prominent away from the major championships. it's investing in my own sport and there's no better time, given what he does mention, the excitement around sports and investment in sport but also for track and field where i believe it is the greatest collection of personalities and we've seen in quite some time in the sport and when you think about storytelling and how important that is, we have some great athletes and some amazing personalities and stories to tell. and that's all the sport for now. so we have a ceasefire in principle, the intention to pause the fighting in lebanon at 10 am tomorrow. but there are lots of moving parts here. in an interview tonight with arab televisio