patrick gearey, bbc news. congratulations to new zealand. first wave of athletes selected for the paralympicsgb squad for tokyo. great britain won 33 athletics medals in rio, including 15 golds. rachel latham has been talking to some of those heading forjapan. ina in a couple months' time, around 240 athletes are expected to compete for great britain at the paralympics in tokyo. but today, we are putting the spotlight on just three of them. pair athletics made its team announcement in loughborough this morning, and first up we spoke to paralympic champions holly arnold and hannah, croft. i’nn paralympic champions holly arnold and hannah, croft.— and hannah, croft. i'm really excited. _ and hannah, croft. i'm really excited. i'm _ and hannah, croft. i'm really excited, i'm really _ and hannah, croft. i'm really excited, i'm really nervous, l and hannah, croft. i'm really- excited, i'm really nervous, people are always asking me, this is her fourth paralympics? how can you be nervous? but i'm really excited, i think it's really nice now that l

patrick gearey reports. day one of the paralympic games, and the story begins.arah storey will chase her first gold of the games which could see her make british paralympic history. the long miles on road and track led to this — when the three titles she won in rio, and shall become britain's most successful paralympian with 17 gold medals. janik it would be amazing to defend all medals. janik it would be amazing to defend al �* ., ., defend all three. i'm going to get close and get _ defend all three. i'm going to get close and get two. _ defend all three. i'm going to get close and get two. i _ defend all three. i'm going to get close and get two. i think- defend all three. i'm going to get close and get two. i think it - close and get two. i think it would just be something that i don't know whether i would see that's believe it when i saw it. both physically and mentally, it's good, and obviously it can be a personal best time that further cements that you've been doing the right work. march 2019, and her preparations for these games were all going to play o

patrick gearey, bbc news. well, there has been a lot of pressure on captainjoe root.ibility of another 5—0 defeat. coming into the game, i spoke a lot about putting some pride back into english cricket and into the test performances, and i think the fight and the desire and the character shown today and throughout the five days has done that in a small way. from the position that we found ourselves in at certain points within this game to be able to sit here, having drawn up at the start of today, it was always going to take a good performance. and really proud of the way the guys dug in and managed to do that. joe root there. so a rare moment of positivity for england, who've shown they can fight for a result on what's been an ashes tour to forget so far. our reporter henry moeran and former england bowler steven finn are in sydney for us. this has not been a series with many positive moments for england, but today, finally, some good news to and a test match. they got away with and a test match. they got away with a draw, nine wickets down, it was jame anderson and

patrick gearey, bbc news.s england are suffering with a number of injuries — but will fight on to try and salvage a draw on the final day. we've obviously got some blows to some fingers, but i'm sure the lads will take whatever they need to take to get themselves into a position where they are capable of performing tomorrow. so, they'll all bat and they will do their very best. i know that. so work to do for england who could still be helped by the weather, with rain predicted on sunday. former england bowler alex hartley is alongside our reporter henry moeran. this was another entertaining, if difficult day for england here at the seg, with australia piling on the seg, with australia piling on the bronze after gaining the wickets, giving some hope at one stage. the headline news was it was back on the side, becoming the first australian in two years to score 200 and a test match. what a performance from him. it's left england with a mighty target, 388 realistically, their hope has to be to battle out their ho

patrick gearey reports. you cannot escape cricket in india.rist before the series even started. to win in india, body and mind must be aligned. we are to be mentally resilient in these conditions. that will be a real challenge for us, as it always is. you have to be prepared to play the long game and to outpace the other side. that will be a really important factor in the four games. england tend to be subordinate on the subcontinent. over the six series in the past 30 years, they've won only once in india. four years ago, they lost 4—0. and this time, of course, there will be a bubble. on arrival, england were swabbed up and then locked. to try and release the pressure, england in the likes of ben stokes and john for archer timeout before the tour and others will be rested during the series but not entirely noncontroversially. anyone who is criticising it has never been in a bubble for months. i think we need to get in and out because, at the end of the day, humans are social people, and if you're not having a great game or are not feeling go

patrick gearey, bbc victory tomorrow may only be a dry hour away. patrick gearey, bbc news.the top. leicester are still third in the table after they lost 2—1 at burnley. ashley westwood with the winner for the home side. that's your sport. that's it for now. we're back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. high—pressure brought very different weather to weekend. high pressure brought very different weather to our shores this weekend.

patrick gearey, bbc news. go their way this weekend, they'll end celtic�*s ten—year dominance of football in scotland. jane dougall is in glasgow for us. it's been a long time since fans were permitted to go to the other side of the walls to watch their team play. and particularly cool for rangers fans that they haven't been able to watch their side clock up when after wind to eventually come within touching distance of the premiership title. if rangers when here on saturday and celtic drop points on sunday, then the trophy will be coming back to i products for the first time in a decade. it was 20—11 —— for the first time in a decade. it was 20-11 -- 2011... for the first time in a decade. it was 20—11 —— 2011... debut we are was 20—11 —— 2011... debut we are was the captain and he looks back on that day with great pride secular it was the last day of the season, celtic or at home. we know if we got a better result from celtic. we celtic or at home. we know if we got a better result from celtic.— a better res

and watching all the action for us in birmingham is our reporter patrick gearey. sn't it, patrick? go yes, sarah. ithink england fans will think they have seen this before over the course of —— yes, there was a position of strength turning into one of wea kness strength turning into one of weakness because of a clatter of late wickets. it started so well, a lwa ys late wickets. it started so well, always seems to have. england won the toss and decided to bat and although they lost the wicket of alastair cook to a deliverer of —— ripper of a delivery from ravi ashwin, it was only wicket to fall in the morning session and after that england batted through to west, then losing wickets ofjennings and malan, but then two yorkshiremen on yorkshire day took england to a position of real strength, putting on 100 runs together, jonny bairstow and joe root, and it looked like they would make hundreds of their own, it seemed inevitable. but then the moment that changed the match, joe root run out by the indian captain virat kohli. it was a superb piece of fielding, and kohli

patrick gearey, bbc news. yeah, lots to look forward to.ng from a car crash, which this evening, the los angeles county sheriff has said was caused by "driving at a speed that was unsafe". they said he was travelling at up to 87 mph in february, when the speed limit was 45. there's lots more on all of those stories on the bbc sport website, but that's all the sport for now. have a good night. hello there. it was a cold, frosty start on wednesday with sunshine, but the cloud arrived and we closed out wednesday with quite a lot of clout around, acting like a blanket through the night, so temperature is not falling quite as far. in actual fact the wind direction changing for thursday to more of the westerly, and that's going to drive something in the tool less cold across the country, with the darker blues the quarterjust being pushed out of the way for one day at least. also got some rain arriving with this area of low pressure, the wettest and the windiest of the weather always going to be into the far north—west for thursday. so, quite a lo

patrick gearey, bbc news.y of a result made for a fantastic team to be a part of it. and for us, very proud moment in our history and a proud momentjust as team, really. four british players remain in qualifying for next week's wimbldeon championships. arthur fery and anton matusevich play in the final round of qualifying over five sets tomorrow. katie swan and naykta bains play their second round matches tomorrow. swan had a comfortable straight sets win today as she beat the australian lizette cabrera 7-5, 6-2. finally, wales flanker justin tipuric has come into the starting team for saturday's british and irish lions match againstjapan at murrayfield. he replaces scotland back—rower hamish watson, who suffered a concussion in training. watson, who was set to make his first appearance for the lions, will be cleared to play again once he passes a series of medical tests. now, for everything else, you can head to the bbc sport website, but thatis head to the bbc sport website, but that is all your sport for no

patrick gearey, bbc news. the bbc�*s cricket correspondent jonathan agnewjoins me now.ise, but the reasons for the withdrawl might be. it's this wording, not being security reasons? i think we did expect this, and after new zealand withdrew, quoting the security threat, very specific security threat that they didn't share with pakistan, he has created a bit of a rift between the two. but i would imagine certainly that england's cricketers, the players themselves would not have been happy with the situation. it's interesting that the board has chosen not to go down that route. that piece that was on a few moments ago was correct, these two games — that's all they are for the men's, and there are some women's games at the same time — but these two men's games were added on as a thank you, but pakistan coming last year test for pakistan coming last year test for pakistan coming last year. it was a magnanimous gesture, it was in the depths of the pandemic, no crowds — pakistan came and plate, and english cricket was very grateful for that. they took on these to match —— two

patrick gearey, bbc news.ght, the fia says it'll conduct a clarification exercise into the running of the race to see what lessons can be learned. standard protocols appeared not to be followed on sunday as max verstappen beat lewis hamilton to the title. verstappen paid a visit to the red bull racing factory in milton keynes today to celebrate his first championship with the team. a warm hug from team principal christian horner. mercedes say they intend to appeal against the decision to reject their initial protest against the result on sunday. they have until 7pm tomorrow night to decide whether to press on with that appeal. races should be won on the track, and i think throughout the whole season we have been doing that. if you look at the whole season, take away the bad luck, you can say we should've already won the championship. but you're in that position and so, we will celebrate regardless but we at least won it on the track. and that's all the sport for now. welcome to newsday, reporting live from sin

patrick gearey, bbc news. just before we go, reminder of our top story.mances in both the club and international game during a career that proved relatively brief that led to him being described as rugby's first real superstar. the british & irish lions today said he was truly one of the greatest. while his former team cardiff perhaps summed it up best. they said of barryjohn, "an absolute icon who will be dearly missed. long live the king." that's all from sportsday. buy bye for now. —— bye—bye for now. here in the uk, the mother of brianna ghey, the 16—year—old who was murdered by two other teenagers, is calling for a ban on access to social media apps for under—16s. esther ghey said the internet was out of control and children needed to be protected. her daughter's killers, scarlettjenkinson and eddie ratcliffe, were jailed for life on friday. she also wants parents to be able to see what they're children are accessing social media on their mobile phones, as noor nanji reports. she was absolutely full of life. she was such a character. she was she was

patrick gearey reports.tian 0tto rinaldo, you cannot trademark a hat—trick but if you could, yesterday's would be stamped with his name and a special number. for with those goals, rinaldo claimed that he had gone back the great pele pots are total of 767 official goals. in fact on social media, rinaldo set unlike others who said he had already beaten the record, he had waited because he counts goals pay based scored for the sao paulo seat team and the brazilian military team which was nice of them. fantastic speed... many of pele's goes don't survive on film. those that do are sometimes drained of colour and context and the actual number he scored is also a little fuzzy. the man or goat himself responded on is chagrined that he was only sorry he could not hug rinaldo after passing his record of goals and official matches. a lovely moment but that is a tricky phrase. some say pele actually scored 1283 goals but then a lot of those came in friendly�*s. a friend game though had a different meaning in and for pe

patrick gearey looks back at his legacy for the lionesses.the perspective of the english winter, moving to miami is an understandable choice. phil neville leaves behind more than gray skies. in taking ajob leaves behind more than gray skies. in taking a job at inter milan miami, he ends his contract with england women's early, and missing out at the chance for the olympic games. in his social media sign off, he called the lionesses some of the most dedicated and talented women of ever worked with. they said he had improved him as a coach. three years ago his twitter was the subject of far closer attention after controversial posts involving women came to light. i controversial posts involving women came to light-— came to light. i apologize for those words and the _ came to light. i apologize for those words and the problems _ came to light. i apologize for those words and the problems it's - came to light. i apologize for those j words and the problems it's caused the faa. but what i would say is that it's not a reflection of the type of man

patrick gearey, bbc news. russell fuller, our tennis correspondent, is in paris. be fit now for wimbledon. there had been no indication at all that this news was coming, serena williams, playing with her sister venus, had lost the deciding set of their doubles match on sunday afternoon, but she had been playing so afternoon, but she had been playing so well in the first week that they we re very so well in the first week that they were very high hopes about this match and the quality of it, but it seems that the number of matches she played as caught up with, six matches in six in both singles and doubles, compared to just four matches in either singles or doubles in the previous 16 months. an injury toa in the previous 16 months. an injury to a pectoral muscle is often associated with overuse, and perhaps it was a case of a body not being ready for this amount of tennis so soon. what does it mean for wimbledon? the results of the mri scan which will take place on tuesday will be crucial. if it is not serious, recovery could be swift, and williams won‘t mind not p

patrick gearey reports. f as a nice quy patrick described himself as a nice guy with the fighters sold. he had a degree, he had options and yet he chose to box. the sport he loved ultimately took his life. four days after suffering a brain injury in a fight in chicago, patrick day died surrounded by his friends. in the sports started by violence, produces shock, tributes from fellow fighters filled social media. a letter written by his opponent on monday. in it he says: pain in the sport is inescapable. i feel as if i know the quy inescapable. i feel as if i know the guy because of the way people have written about him and like i said, last thursday, i will never forget he came over to me before the press conference and he was so excited you know... hejust... conference and he was so excited you know... he just. .. there have conference and he was so excited you know... hejust... there have been other dark moments in boxing, patrick day's death was the fourth in three months, some feel that there is simply to

patrick gearey, bbc news. patrick gearey, bbc news.ure score in the format was his longest in two years, with his last ton in the win against india at edgbaston injuly. he also thought captain ben stokes' declaration was crucial. he isjust been he is just been so naturally, he isjust been so naturally, walked so naturally into the role, and... you know, he'sjust managing so naturally into the role, and... you know, he's just managing the game really well, and everything's responding really well to it, as well, which obviously is very important, but, yeah, ijust think it was a brilliant call, personally, from him, been very easy for to us keep going and which might not be sat here with them seven down tonight so credit to him, he is doing a greatjob. head coachjon lewis believes there is "so much more to come" from his england side after their women's t20 world cup exit. they lost by six runs to underdogs south africa in a gripping semifinal in cape town on friday, having won all four of their group games, breaking tournament records in

here's patrick gearey.from the world cup, eddie jones has been solving a puzzle for the pieces keep disappearing. eight of his 2016 grand slam winning team aren't available for the autumn internationals — the curious case of the vanishing englishmen. people used to say that in the early 2000s when we had a string of injuries, people would say, "the game's getting too tough, it's getting too physical." we go through these cycles and you have runs, for some reason — no one knows why it happens, science can't explain it — and it just happens, and it will rectify itself. just last night, jones lost another one. this time, through suspension. nathan hughes, the powerhouse number eight, banned for punching and then tweeting about it. he was supposed to take billy vunipola's place in the side. once a key player forjones, he broke his arm — 12 weeks out. england do have more players to choose from than any other rugby nation, and yet there's no place in the latest squad for danny cipriani, september's premiership p

patrick gearey, bbc news.d. sean dyche's side don't have the required number of players due to injuries, africa cup of nations commitments and covid—19 issues. when you get to the point you feel you cannot add leaks that you cannot, that has to be looked at. and they have welfare, and the hardest thing of all, because we are asked to isolate, they can to train, and therefore when they come back in, you've got two days to get ready and they can't play, and that's very difficult. celtic were 2—0 winners over hibernian as a full capacity crowd was allowed following the lifting of scottish government restrictions. fans are back for the first time in 2022 and came in their droves. new signing daizen maeda ofjapan scored for the glaswegians after just five minutes of his debut. and a second from the penalty spot from josip juranovic 20 minutes later set the hoops on their way, as they move to within three of leaders rangers. cameroon have finished top of group a at the africa cup of nations after a 1—1 draw with cap

patrick gearey, bbc news.te there will be in play—highlights clips alongside live text commentary and there's also a highlights show on the bbc iplayer from 5pm on every day of each test. liverpool became the first english side to win six out of six in he group stage of the champions league beating ac milan 2—1 in italy. they were already guaranteed going through to the knockout stage as group winners, milan were bidding to finish second to reach the the next round and went head through fikayo tomori with almost half an hour gone. but their lead only lasted a few minutes as mo salah equalised for liverpool with his twentieth goal of the season. divock origi scored a late winner for the reds at wolves on saturday, and made it 2—1 to end milan's hopes. the draw for the knockout stage takes place next monday. manchester city, who'd already qualified top of group a were beaten 2—1 in germany by rb leipzig, riyadh mahrez scored late to give his side hope. but just when city thought they may have a chance of snatchi

patrick gearey, bbc news. of the blocks in that first up with the intent to replicate what we have seen on the training pitch. we were very positive but probably slightly disappointed in the second half with regards to taking our foot off the gas, particularly in the 22. the pleasing points for us from the game itself, the set piece, the scrum and line—out functioned well. it is just like i say, letting those opportunities go in the second half. we know as a team that we tend to get better as the tournaments go on and we build on confidence, so pleasing with the start today, and there is a lot of room for us to improve for next week and a few things to tidy up on, with the breakdown and a few things. yeah, that will be our focus for this week. australia weight wales in what could bea australia weight wales in what could be a pool decider on sunday in tokyo. —— await wales. katie gornall was watching their victory in the city and she has sent this report, saying she believes it will help the tea m saying she be

patrick gearey, bbc news. of the day after the news, then press mute now. in the premier league, manchester united maintained their unbeaten record at old trafford this season. anthony martial came off the bench to score a late winner against tottenham. 1—0 it finished, which means spurs stay third, while united are second. in the day's other matches there were wins for arsenal, chelsea, liverpool and stoke, while league leaders manchester city maintained their unbeaten record this season, beating west brom 3—2. and in the scottish premiership, rangers are up to third in the table after a 3—1win against hearts, while unbeaten celtic were held to a draw at home to kilmarnock. there were also wins for aberdeen, hamilton, partick thistle and hibernian. lewis hamilton is closing in on a fourth formula 1 world title, but could only secure third place on the grid for tomorrow's mexican grand prix. hamilton will start behind his nearest title rival sebastian vettel, who took pole position in his ferrari with red bull

patrick gearey reports. "back yourself." england's new mantra.that allows jamie 0verton — a bowler on debut — to bat to the brink of a century. 97 — he had come so close, he had come so far. because together with jonny bairstow, he'd changed the game, and bairstow kept going. past 150, past new zealand. an innings that started with england in crisis ended with england in front. the boy from bradford beloved in leeds. having left with love, he returned with gloves as stand—in wicketkeeper. england ahead by 31 and hunting wickets. that was the first — will young. but slowly england moved from chasing to fetching. kiwi confidence inflated. tom latham and kane williamson looked comfortable. england needed new energy. cue 0verton... 0ne ball after tea, he got latham. bairstow�*s catch among the pigeons. the weather kept them from maintaining a grip, but again, first ball after the restart, joe root struck. devon conway magnificently caught by ollie pope. now england were on the charge. new zealand's captain, williamson, edged matthew potts behind. eng

patrick gearey reports.ies and through shaded eyes, football is back, if it ever went away! european qualifiers began weeks ago, for a start, and both of these teams already had pre—season tours. manchester city's featured 18—year—old phil foden, a young englishman who they see as the future, and he set up a star of the recent past. aguero! aguero‘s 200th goal for the club. if he represents city's continuity, at chelsea, it is all change. meet maurizio sarri, their new manager, a former banker with a gambler‘s instinct for attack. easier in theory than practice against a side like this. aguero again. time for a break, temperatures at wembley meant water and instructions were taken. it took until the final minutes for anything to filter through for chelsea. tammy abraham sorted by claudio bravo, 2—0 it finished. pep guardiola's champions seem in no mood to settle. this shield is a statement. patrick gearey, bbc news. steven gerrard had a lot to deal with in his first scottish premiership game in charge of ran

patrick gearey, bbc news.d jude bellingham during thursday's world cup qualifier in budapest. prime minister borisjohnson has urged fifa "to take strong action against those responsible". piara powar is the executive director of the football against racism in europe network. seeing things like that, with monkey chance and black players being targeted, is something that has been going on for a very, very long time, and it is something that is now... the time must be now to do more to tackle this and to make sure that everything that is possible to tackle this type of abuse is being done. great britain have passed the 100—medal mark at this year's tokyo paralympics. there were three golds on day ten. world tim highjump champion jonathan broom—edwards, a silver medallist in rio, went one better this time by clearing 2.10 metres with his second attempt for gold. owen miller, making his paralympic debut, put in a strong final lap to win the t201,500 metres in 3:51iz57 seconds, ahead of russian alexander rabotnitski

patrick gearey, bbc news. that's all from me tonight., will be on the andrew marr show tomorrow at 9am. have a very good night. hello. this is bbc news. an appeal has been made to identify a man who has urinated next to the memorial to pc keith palmer. the police officer was stabbed to death in the westminster bridge terror attack in 2017. this photograph was taken during the protests that were held in westminster this afternoon. the metropolitan police federation chairman, ken marsh, has suggested the man pictured should be sent to prison. a little earlier my colleague shaun ley spoke to the conservative mp and former defence minister tobias ellwood who was one of the first on the scene when pc palmer was killed and attempted to save his life. i'm really saddened to see this, in fact, disgusted. it's one of the most disturbing images i've seen. we're going through a very difficult period of self reflection here, quite rightly, for us to look back and have a long overdue debate about our complex past and perhaps be more aware and more cr

patrick gearey, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news. more coming at top of the hi there.england. before the rain cleared away. i think it's drier for england and wales. could even be down to lower levels but elsewhere, with clearer skies, we could see a touch of frost. the bulk of the country, though, with southerly winds, as you can see, the mild air trying to push in so, for monday, then, we'll have that area of snow it will tend to ease down and become confined to the northeast. the rest of the country, could see a bit more sunshine but still quite cold in the north and east. monday and tuesday and then, all areas will turn more one or two spots could be up to 15 degrees. took her own life. about her death. soil, and then taken back to saudi.

patrick gearey, bbc news.ck cycling world cup in london. fred white and matthew walls took silver in the madison, finishing second to denmark in the long—distance points race. it follows—up on the women's team pursuit gold medal on the opening day and kadeena cox's victory over paralympic champion dame sarah storey. there was heartbreak for england's men's hockey team, who missed out on a place in the world cup final. they were beaten by belgium 6—0 in their semi—final in india. england will now play off against australia in the bronze medal match tomorrow. and the new formula e season is underway. portugal's antonio felix da costa won the opening race of the electric car series in saudi arabia. battery improvements mean the cars can now reach speeds of 170mph and last the full 45 minute race. that's it from me, but there's more on the bbc sport website, including justin rose — on course to finish the season as the world's number one golfer. goodnight. that's it. you can see more on all of today's stories on t

patrick gearey reports.nal of 2020... the grand national, turned digital. while aintree was empty today, the 40 horses most likely to have run for real in the actual grand national fought it out virtually instead. the simulated race has been run since 2017 and uses computer imagery and complex algorithms to see how it would have played out. it's been pretty true to life so far. usually, it's part of the build—up. this year, with real sports shut down, this was the main event, broadcast on itv. it is the greatest race in the calendar of racing, without question. so not to have a grand national doesn't seem right, so we've done everything we can to recreate the grand national in the best possible way. of course, it wouldn't be the national without a flutter and you could bet on the virtual result up to a maximum of £10, with all profits going to the nhs. in real life, tiger roll would have been going for a third national win in a row, but in the virtual race, he was overtaken by aso, who found out the aintree

patrick gearey, bbc news, in sydney.on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 6:05pm. bye for now. the prime minister has defended her government's record on the nhs, saying it was better prepared for a winter crisis than ever before. in an interview with the bbc‘s andrew marr show, she said she recognised people's concerns over the nhs, but that extra funding was being put in to the service. league nhs has been better prepared for winter pressures than it has been before. operations being postponed well part of the plan. the only operations to be reinstated as soofi as only operations to be reinstated as soon as possible. it is about those who need urgent care are able to get that treatment when they need it. i visited finlay park hospital in a few days ago, i also know that the nhs staff have been doing a fantasticjob. they do that day in and day out and have been working really ha rd over and day out and have been working really hard over this time of winter pressure. and really delivering for people and

patrick gearey, bbc news.ng pool win for exeter. they beat la rochelle 31—12. tom o'flaherty scored the second of two tries in the first half as exeter led 14—0. two more followed in the second half including one for england's henry slade as exeter eased to victory. glasgow have also started with a win after a low—scoring match against sale. glasgow won 13—7. dth van der merwe scoring their only try in the win, while adam hastings kicked a crucial six points. elsewhere, leinster beat benetton 33—19. clermont auvergne against harlequins was a 5.30 kick off. latest score there 25—7. ospreys against munster in pool four is also into the second half. munster leading 13—6. ireland hooker rory best has brought the curtain down on a 1a—year international career by captaining the barbarians at fiji at twickenham this afternoon. he couldn't prevent them slipping to a 33—31 defeat though. the fijians were flying, opening up a 15—point lead with less than ten minutes to go afterjohn dyer went over for his second try of t

patrick gearey reports.re you are in the wider picture, while keeping your mind clear. 0llie pope has that rare clarity. this is only his sixth test but already he seems to be on top of things — 50. he and joe root mopped up the bowling. this was getting away from south africa, fast. then, a fightback. first pope went, then root. this time he's got him! sam curran lasted one ball. three wickets for 11 runs. were things starting to swing? stuart broad certainly was. he batted the attack all around johannesburg. by the order, he's england's worst batsman. partner mark wood, second worst. and yet, watch them go, enjoy the show! england ended up on 400. surely the series now beyond south africa. after all, the local batting's not inspired too much confidence of late and england often bowl quicker. around 90 miles an hour in mark wood's case. pieter malan was the first domino down. the others toppled behind him. these the shots of beaten men and tired minds. six south africans came and went, three to wood. on a g

patrick gearey reports.en that's not lord's on a saturday morning. for englishmen in the seats and at the crease, important not to get carried away. just top things up. old friendsjoe root and jonny bairstow made serene progress on a pitch so helpful to batsmen, that maybe india could have done with the extra man. just not, perhaps, that extra man. despite the brilliant disguise, his test career is probably over before it started. unfortunately, jonny bairstow was deceived a little easier here. he'd scored 57 but that face showed regret at a chance missed. he'd have wanted to be there when root went to his 22nd test century. he's in the kind of form that puts him among the world's best. it's another hundred forjoe root. the problem is bringing his team with him. jos buttler then moeen ali stayed a while, then left abruptly. ishant sharma got them both. and then sam curran, first ball. that was how he meant to play it. root, of course, needed no second chances. on he went, past 150, taking england into the le

patrick gearey reports. wales are planning their world cup down to the last note.herteam him. singing lessons to help them with her team him. that is a warren gatland way, this is his final home match as wales' head coach but the first verse was set to an irish tempo. that is jacob stockdale with a new aerodynamic haircut, ireland hoping he will be their bullet train injapan. once he is off it is nonstop until he reaches his destination. they were 15—3 up at the break and then scored a penalty try in the second wales filing their final audition, a day before the world is cup squad is named. or lane taking his cue on debut and impressing his boss. probably... warren gatland said this week he doesn't care about rankings for the locals do and well is' number one spot was on the line, rhys patchell continuing the comeback charge but the momentum ended there while ireland might have found some are just the right time. from defeated dragons to georgia, scotland's next calling point on the path ofjapan. they ran in five tries in a 411—10 win and look to have found their s

patrick gearey, bbc news. and it caps eight days of disappointment forjurgen klopp�*s side.a on thursday, but dropped points against manchester united last sunday too. this time, though, the manager gets it. it is just crazy how big are the chances were and we didn't use them, so second half, palace were lucky that we did not punish them, first half they deserve their 1—0 lead, and that is sometimes enough, and thatis and that is sometimes enough, and that is why we stand here with no points instead of three. outstanding win here at anfield, it is so difficult to win here, the boys — is so difficult to win here, the boys deserved it, congrats to the team _ boys deserved it, congrats to the team and — boys deserved it, congrats to the team and players, how they played, especially _ team and players, how they played, especially the first half, that was nice to _ especially the first half, that was nice to save for a manager, the passion. — nice to save for a manager, the passion, the desire, the spirit, we defended — passion, the desire, the spirit, we defended in — passion, t

good evening. the british number one. as patrick gearey reports. and repetitions would have gone intois sudden success. which is a position to do this on the first point of the french open. the first point of the french open. comfortably trumped by the british number one. number one. crashed through since his rapid rise in the australian open. in the australian open. numbers, there are flickers of the player some feel he will become. player some feel he will become. biggest summer of his career with an almost blemish free victory. almost blemish free victory. that will attract plenty of attention. patrick gearey, bbc news. that was delayed due to thunderstorms in paris last night. since becoming a mother. but beat krystina pliskova in the first round. makes financial sense to the governing body. community football. debut this evening. on the world cup qualifiers. now is qualification for the european championship in 2020. we will do everything in our power that we can do to qualify this time. that we can do to qualify this time. been playing very well for the team over the last two se

patrick gearey has the story.oxford, for the race of his life. and so began 3:59.4 seconds of british sporting history. archive: chris brasher. setting the pace in front. there was certainly a feeling of it being a national event and something of a landmark for the country. but it had to be me attempting it, so it was entangled with my own effort. bannister, training to be a doctor, was trying to prove something, perhaps to himself, having slipped to fourth at the olympics two years earlier. but he was also engaged in an experiment. at the time, some scientists believed you would kill yourself trying to run a mile in four minutes. bannister disagreed. his friend chris brasher was tasked with setting the correct pace and tempering bannister�*s enthusiasm. we seemed to be going so slowly. impatiently, ishouted, "faster." but brasher kept his head and didn't change the pace. bannister was an amateur, running was secondary to his studies, and he'd regard his medical career as the greater achievement of his life. but w

patrick gearey, bbc news. know the scores, then look away now. maurizio sarri maintained his 100% start to life in the top tier of english football, eden hazard coming off the bench to set up marcos alonso‘s winning goal in a 3—2 victory. harry kane scored his first goal of the season as tottenham beat fulham 3—1 at wembley. celtic put a bad week behind them to reach the quarter finals of the scottish league cup. after successive defeats for the first time under manager brendan rodgers, they beat championship side partick thistle 3—1. triple european champion dina asher—smith finished second in the women‘s 200m on her return to the track at today‘s diamond league meeting in birmingham. meanwhile, reece prescod ran the 11th fastest time by a british man in the men‘s 100m, american christian coleman pipping him in a photo finish. both sprinters clocking a time of 9.94 seconds. former heavyweight boxing champion tyson fury‘s moved a step closer to one of the division‘s most anticpated fights after victory in belf

it was watched by patrick gearey. flood lights on but no son but at least it was dry.a long way from australia but at times aaron finch looked as though he was trying to hit it back there. together with david warner he gave the aussies a superb start. a man punished for a famous mistake got away with one here. it brought up got away with one here. it brought up his first century with his country since that ball tampering band. as for pakistan, for a while it was this... but you can't stay mad at them for long because next they were back at this... bowling australia out for 307, it might have been many more. pakistan still had a chance especially while they were hitting them like this. hard to believe that just two ballss after that beauty they collapsed. burning brightly but too briefly. they were seven down and surely heading for defeat but this is pakistan and you never know. they have a number nine creates a —— capable of creating chaos. their hopes were ended with a slightest edge. typically there match ended with a mix up. if you give the aussies make a glimpse th

patrick gearey, bbc news. that's it for now. we're back with the late news at ten.ose peace talks between the afghan government and the taliban, which are under way in the gulf state of qatar. 0ur chief international corresopondent, lyse doucet, is there. the bright lights of doha seem a long way from afghanistan. they are, but today, as you have been hearing, a very first and historic step was taken in what will be a very long and very hard road towards ending four decades of a devastating war. it is also, for so many afghans who travelled here, a very emotional moment. they spoke of that today, about how emotional they feel, all of them pondering the losses that every family across afghanistan has felt in all of these years of war. after the opening ceremony, from which you heard those speeches, the two sides sat down for their first direct negotiations. the taliban on one side, the afghan government on the other. after, both sides said that they went much better than expected. they were able to agree on the formula for the talks. on a 6—member committee to facili

patrick gearey, bbc news, twickenham.home to chelsea today. if you've been avoiding the days results because you're waiting for match of the day 2, which follows the news, then look away now. it was an emphatic start to the season at old trafford as frank lampard lost his first league match in charge. united winning 4—0 thanks to two goals from marcus rashford, £80 million summer signing, the defender harry maguire, enjoying an impressive debut with his man of the match performance. just the one goal separated arsenal and newcastle, pierre emerick aubamayang scored it, as steve bruce lost his first league match in charge. the day's other game between leicester and wolves finished goalless. jermain defoe helped himself to three goals, his first rangers hat trick, as they beat hibernian 6—1 in the scottish premiership. this was him getting his second, it means rangers and celtic are the only two premiership sides to win their opening two matches. fifth placed st mirren earned their first win of the season against aberdeen.

patrick gearey, bbc news.t leg presenter hills has just taken over, from hoyle, as president of the rugby football league — a job balding had in the past too. and at the launch of the new super league season, his plans for the sport. it's a hugely proud day. it is not about me, it is about the super league, but, yeah, iwas given about me, it is about the super league, but, yeah, i was given the chains, i was by chains, i was made official by the rfl president, i told the story rfl president, and i told the story before about when i three days my dad brought a time after i7 old my dad brought a time after i just come thinking today, how proud would 7 7 would passed away a few 77 7ago 7he would 7 77 7ago 7he would be 7 77 7ago 7he would be proud years ago but he would be proud knowing that from that i'm not the of the rfl. —— i am now. president of the rfl. —— i am now. i've loved it, and seven i've always loved it, and seven years ago i found disability from the over i for the the over here, i played for the wo

patrick gearey, bbc news, in melbourne.in court today accused of smuggling drugs into egypt has been adjourned. laura plummer‘s sister says the hearing has been put back 2a hours after the defendant became visibly upset. the 33—year—old shop worker from hull was arrested in october when she was found with 290 tramadol tablets in her suitcase. the painkiller is legal in the uk, but not in egypt. christmas is meant to be a time of giving for all — but one family from west yorkshire has gone further than most with their seasonal goodwill. the clarkes from halifax collected clothes, sleeping bags and food, and drove to calais. they've been giving them to some of the thousands of refugees and migrants still in the area, despite the closure of the so—called jungle camp. here's their story, in their own words. i'm katie clarke from halifax, west yorkshire. good morning! we have had people leaving donations. thanks very much, that's great, and they are clearly marked. so we've filled our van up with mats, sleeping bags, blankets, h

patrick gearey reports.n making up super league's first clad since march to 15th, and the catalan fans hadn't waited that long just to watch oliver gill thus scored for wigan warriors inside seven minutes. that was a sound we had almost forgotten, the locals booing the rest. if there we re the locals booing the rest. if there were doubts of a forward pass, no such excuses here. we can skip through south—west france as if to rub it in, there score a's name devon french. 16—0 then at the break. wigan were allowed to travel to this without quarantine, and they played without restriction. joe burgess got his second try of the game. then sam powell helped make it 28-0. the game. then sam powell helped make it 28—0. the dragons' preparation had been affected by self—isolation due toa been affected by self—isolation due to a virus outbreak. at least they gave their fans a couple of tries to watch, if not exactly celebrate. wigan enjoyed spoiling the fun. after all, who knows when they will play in front of fans aga

patrick gearey reports.y at, theirfans sing jerusalem, in hope, not always in confidence, but this time there was belief. here's why. .. commentator: it's a top catch! dean elgar expertly caught by ollie pope off the bowling of dom bess. pope's skill could only be fully appreciated on the replay. even by those with the best view. south africa's captain faf du plessis was next to fail the bess test, again caught by pope. england's spinner was only brought on this tour because of sickness in the camp, yet when he removed van der dussen, he had taken all five south african wickets. england still nearly 400 runs ahead. only the weather gave south africa sanctuary, rain ruining the afternoon session. it was still murky when they returned. perhaps the reason for this strange incident. ben stokes dropping a catch. where was the kryptonite? not long later, cape back on, he was bowling, and dismissing nortje, who had been sent in last night to block. his concentration finally broken. but it was the man stokes had mis

patrick gearey, bbc news.is amazing career by winning his 100th title on the atp tour, only the second man in history to do that. the 20 time grand slam winner beat stefanos sit—sipas in straight sets at the dubai tennis championships. jimmy connors, who won 109 titles, is the only other male player to reach the milestone. so does federer now have his sights set on passing that record? — — stefa nos —— stefanos tsitsipas. people are probably going to say, now you have to reach jimmy connors‘s record, you know. but i'm not that kind of a guy even though people might think i am. i draw inspiration from it, but i'm not here to shatter every record out there. and he's a special player, and a special legend in the sport, and if he keeps that record, it's all good. i'm just happy to have reached 100 in my career. that's all the sport for now. now on bbc news, here's ben with the papers. hello and welcome to our look at the stories making the sunday papers. with me are the sun on sunday's political editor david woodi

patrick gearey, bbc news, in melbourne.s celebrations take place amid rising tensions in the region, following the us decision to recognisejerusalem as israel's capital earlier this month. from bethlehem, our religion editor martin bashir reports. in a town famous for a miraculous birth, bethlehem is praying for a new miracle, the appearance of tourists. the fragile peace in this holy place has been shaken by president trump's announcement earlier this month that america would officially recognise jerusalem as the capital of israel. the threat of violence immediately affected businesses in bethlehem, like the five—starjacir palace hotel, where there are now plenty of rooms at the inn. every year, we are fully booked at christmas and new year. this year, we had before, it was overbooking, but when the uprising started, everything cancelled. and is this because of what donald trump said? of course, of course, because the uprising... what he said, the uprising started, we lose everything. and it's notjust tourists who are look

patrick gearey, bbc news.petition. they lost to spain 2—i but the game was marred by a serious injury to luke shaw and a contraversial disallowed goal. our correspondent natalie pirks reports from wembley. you don't win anything with kids, or so the saying goes, but england came closer than they've come in decades this summer. youth is clearly the way forward. harry kane's boots were golden but gareth southgate was without his waistcoat. the summer is well and truly over. but it all started well enough. shaw looking for rashford and he has found him! luke shaw, back in from the cold for club and country, helped get england off to a flyer. a rare sight indeed, an england goalfrom open play. but england had barely finished the celebrations when spain responded. the spaniards were clearly determined to make amends for a poor world cup. england's new—look defence gave them a helping hand. england had their chances. david de gea's save stopped a sure—fire equaliser. but excitement soon gave way to concern. a horrib

patrick gearey reports. league visitors know what they are about to walk into. for this quarterfinal, the den was a freezing cauldron — even the weather designed for maximum discomfort. it took until the second half for the lions to strike. alex pearce escaped his handler. the roar must have carried to westminster. millwall are in very real danger of being relegated to the third tier. and yet here wasjed wallace, beating his man, putting it on a plate for aidan 0'brien. 2—0, 11 minutes left. pandemonium. brighton were going out with a shrug against a side a division below them. finally, jurgen locadia gave them a bit of gumption. but only one minute of the 90 remained, plus stoppage time, and we were deep into that when solly march took aim and somehow took this into extra time. david martin would surely have had a lot on his mind right through to penalties. a chance, perhaps, to be a hero? no. lewis dunk‘s kick meant jake cooper had to score. brighton had gone from the brink to the semifinal. patrick gearey