alastair cook is made a career of that.ontrol, and the game away from south africa. england ending the day on 119—1. a lead of 216. alastair cook, the former captain there and 59. the fa ns former captain there and 59. the fans streaming away from lord's behind me. they will have enjoyed what they have seen. the vast majority will feel england are in a strong position with two days remaining of the test. lewis hamilton is going to have his work cut out tomorrow if he's to finish on the podium in the austrian grand prix. he was third in qualifying, but a penalty means that he'll start back in eighth on the grid. his team—mate valterri bottas will be on pole, with world championship leader sebastian vettel second. tom clarkson is in spielberg for us. the 2017 world championship is proving an impossible one to predict. yesterday lewis hamilton riding the crest of a wave at the red bull ring. today after qualifying, it was a different story. as nick harris reports. lewis hamilton had his qualifying over before it began. a five

to i33 all—out in their second innings, to lose by a whopping 340 runs, former england captain alastair cooknly batsman to offer any prolonged resistance, vernon philander and keshav maharaj doing most of the damage for the proteas. we know they are a very strong team,

alastair cook gone for three as wickets soon tumbled. crisis? enter the skipper.lived dangerously at first. an early swish — would he be caught? well, he should have been. a rueful root and how he made south africa pay. magic and maturity in equal measure as he led the england fightback, and soon after tea he reached his century. a kiss of the badge, an ovation from his team — leading by example has rarely felt better. but that was just the start, as thrillingly he hit the accelerator. catching practice for the crowd. and just when south africa thought they finally had him, it was a no ball. that summed up their day and this summed up root‘s. 0n181i at the close, no england skipper has scored more in his first test in charge. itjust seemed to fall into place today, and when you get a life early sometimes you feel like it's your day and you've got to try and make the most of it. it was one of those occasions. not a bad start to the newjob then. one of the great captaincy debuts and a day which had threatened to belong to south africa instead belongs tojoe root. and

england's alastair cook was the only batsman to provide sustained resistance, and he's 82 not out asernon philander was the pick of the bowlers picking up from where he left off as south africa won the second test and joe wilson was watching. when you win the toss and decided to bat ina when you win the toss and decided to bat in a test match and you find yourself at the end of the day 171/4, then typically i think you would be disappointed. but south africa finding themselves bowling in such friendly conditions for bowlers may be a little frustrated that they didn't take more than those four wickets. maybe if they had been fully fit they may have bowled england all out. 12 overs, two wickets, a catch to get rid ofjoe root was a highlight of the day, as was the swinging yorker. maylands was the swinging yorker. maylands was one of three england debutants picked for this match. —— milan. so what is there that could convince england they can bat towards competitiveness towards the second day? as ever it is alastair cook, who showed those traditional values in the 100th test match to be

alastair cook's innings demonstrated the power of discretion in test match cricket.when to defend, when to attack. that only comes with experience and england must decide which players they will persevere with. that is a tough decision. so onto the night's football and england need just a point against portugal tonight to secure top spot in group d. that would set up a quarterfinal clash with france — who the lionesses, haven't beaten since 197a. laura bassett has started both group games so far on the bench, but is ready to stake her claim if called upon, by mark sampson. whoever gets the nod, i think we all bring different personalities to that position, different strengths, and we fully know exactly as individuals what we can bring and it is just whoever mark decides to give the shirts too. to bring those and deliver those attributes, really. we a lwa ys deliver those attributes, really. we always prepare that way and will continue to do so. the game until bird kicks off in a little and that's where our sports correspondent katie gornall, spoke to bbc commentator

alastair cook is made a career of that. he game away from south africa. cook and england return in the morning. for now they can reflect on the day in the sun well spent. lewis hamilton is going to have his work cut out tomorrow if he's to finish on the podium in the austrian grand prix. he was third in qualifying, but a penalty means that he'll start back in eighth on the grid. his team—mate valterri bottas will be on pole, with world championship leader sebastian vettel second. tom clarkson is in spielberg for us. the 2017 world championship is proving an impossible one to predict. yesterday lewis hamilton riding the crest of a wave at the red bull ring. today after qualifying, it was a different story. as nick harris reports. lewis hamilton had his qualifying over before it began. a five place penalty for changing his gearbox, the best he could finish was sixth. he dominated practice, a scrappy final session costing. as he was trying to put it right, romain grosjean came to a halt. bringing out the yellow flag, denying th

at the other end, essex team—mates, alastair cook guiding and nudging his way forward again. there when the players came off a little early for the lunch break. at this stage of england's development they will ta ke of england's development they will take that as a significant step forward and as we head into the afternoon weather permitting england the only way for now six. south africa will be annoyed and a little frustrated that they didn't make the most of bowling first year so far. since he sensed that he mentioned tom westley, he only added one run after lunch. he has just tom westley, he only added one run after lunch. he hasjust gone tom westley, he only added one run after lunch. he has just gone for 25. at the start of the morning it was poor, and they started the afternoon broadly as well. 64—2 england r. four—time tour de france champion chris froome will ride in this year's vuelta espana in pursuit of a rare double. the 32 year old — who won the tour last sunday — has finished second in the vuelta three times. only two men have won both tours in the same year, bu

, alastair cook went early for just three, ben keatonjennings, he will be kicking himself for not doingde his luck. he eventually went bad joe root has really blossomed after tea. he reached his century, a great moment for everyone at lords who prayed he would reach those three figures. since reading the century, he really present an. south africa have liked a little listless, struggling in the heat. a day which threatened to belong to south africa in the morning has blogged very much to england‘s captain, certainly his first day in a newjob, it will take some beating. in the women‘s cricket world cup, west indies were thrashed by new zealand at taunton. batting first west indies were bowled out forjust 150. and new zealand made short work of their run chase, knocking off the runs they needed injust over 18 overs. it means west indies cannot now reach the semi finals of the competition. there‘s been a couple of big football transfer stories today. news of a manchester city player going to barcelona in a moment, but first to old trafford because the bbc understands that manchester united

it was alastair cook, of course it was. yone with an england connection appreciated the effort. so what about the next debutants? dawid malan made one. in 100 test matches here, there's really been anything more out. in 100 test matches here, there's rarely been anything more out. but cook is still there and he will resume. you don't have to be the captain to play a captain's innings. that's all from sportsday on a night when england reached the quarter—finals of euro 2017, but for scotland, it's another case of so near and so far. coming up in a moment, the papers, but from us, good night. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejoel taylor, deputy news editor of the metro and kate devlin, deputy political editor of the sunday express. tomorrow's front pages, starting with. .. brexit leads many of the front pages — the ft focuses on the chancellor's apparent plan for a two—phase, transition deal. the telegraph highlights assurances from the home secretary that eu c

, go, it is the only english monk who had any success , only english monk who had any success, alastair cookial arrived and the game was over by lunch. jonny bairstow and moeen ali making it even easierfor the jonny bairstow and moeen ali making it even easier for the south africans, both out. ben stokes was more unlucky, vernon philander at his best all day with another piece of brilliance. if only england had shown such form. all out by 3pm for 133. we weren't good enough. we prepared well for this game, to good practice days, i think we didn't assess the situation quickly enough and it something we will have to learn. this is an embarrassing first loss orjoe root, whose colleagues will quickly have to get practising ahead of the next test. britain's tom daley and daniel goodfellow missed out on a medal in the ten metre synchro platform final at the world diving championships in budapest. they qualified from the preliminaries in second place, but could only finish fourth in the final. the competition was won by china, with russia second and germany completing the podium. although we did fi

alastair cook taking the catch. heat and hospitality taking hold in the stands. for south africa, dean elgar, standing. he brought up his 50. in the field root will earn his crust. how about giving mo—ean—macro the a bowl, he did for hashim amla and dean elgar. broad pitching in with another wicket. another danger man, jp duminy. morejoy wicket. another danger man, jp duminy. more joy in wicket. another danger man, jp duminy. morejoy in the middle, sweet dreams in the stands. this might have woken up. jimmy anderson breaking the fifth wicket partnership worth 99 to the tourists. that was the tenth wicket of the day. we saw over 300 runs. fantastic day's test cricket. as they move into the third day, against south africa, england, because joe root‘s fantastic 190 ru ns because joe root‘s fantastic 190 runs will feel they have the edge in match. england will be helped to make decent —— pdc rabada will miss the next test match, after being found to have used inappropriate language. to football, chelsea have matched the offer of £75 million made by manchester united

but then there was a break in concentration, alastair cook making up for an earlier drop.g to break loose but coming up short. and now things were really beginning to fall england's way. faf du plessis, the captain, athletically caught behind. and bavuma also fell into the gloves ofjonny bairstow. so patience finally paying off, the game now intriguingly poised. it has been at times frustrating for england's bowlers. they will be keen to get their batsmen in and only then will we see how successful their preparation has been. it has been a difficult few weeks for rory mcilroy. he has been struggling for form, and he has now missed the cut at the scottish open, too. the world number four had a chance for a birdie on the final hole. you can see he missed it, and his frustration. it means he misses the weekend's play for the third time in the last four tournaments. now let's turn our attention to stage 13 of the tour de france, and it was an important one for britain's chris froome. the three—time winner and reigning champion lost the lead of the race yesterday, with the yell

alastair cook making up for an earlier drop.m amla threatening to break loose, coming up threatening to break loose, coming up short. things beginning to fall england's way. faf du plessis the captain acrobatically caught behind. behind him tender bifouma falling into the gloves arejonny bairstow. the patience paying off. south africa finish in the day on 309—6. at times frustrating for the english bowlers, they will be keen to wrap things up as quickly as possible, get their batsmen in. 0nly things up as quickly as possible, get their batsmen in. only then will we tell how hospitable they have been. it's been a difficult few weeks for rory mcilroy, he's been struggling for form and he's now missed the cut at the scottish 0pen too. the world number four had a chance for a birdie on the final hole, you can see he missed it, and his frustration. it means he misses the weekend's play, for the third time in the last four tournaments. now let's turn our attention to stage 13 of the tour de france... and it was an important one for br

to i33 all—out in their second innings, to lose by a whopping 340 runs, former england captain alastair cooker any prolonged resistance, vernon philander and keshav maharaj doing most of the damage for the proteas. we know they are a very strong team, and we needed to do our best to beat them, and we were. pretty much from them, and we were. pretty much from the toss, straight through to this last ball that we bowled, we were pretty much in control of the test match. and to do it for that long ta kes match. and to do it for that long takes incredible performance. so i think it wasjust takes incredible performance. so i think it was just on how well we stuck together and how well we played, and how consistent we were. that was the difference in this game. kusal mendis scored a fluent half—century, to keep sri lanka's hopes of chasing a record 388 alive on day four of the one—off test against zimbabwe on monday, in colombo. the hosts were 170—3 at stumps, with mendis batting alongside angelo mathews. sri lanka's highest—ever successful run chase was against south africa, back in 2006, when the

you can hide your eyes, the only englishman with any success, alastair cook, soon out. on 42.l. with it the game was surely over by lunch. definitely over straight after that. jonny bairstow and moeen ali making it easier for the south africans, both playing for shots and out. ben stokes a bit more unlucky. philander at his best with another piece of brilliance. if only england has shown such form. all out for 3pm. a 340 run defeat. not good enough with the bat, we prepared well for this game, two good practice days. did not assess the situation is quickly enough, something we have to work on. embarrassing first loss for root. his colleagues will have to get practising ever the next test. joe root not the only man to give a fairly honest assessment. some of the social media reaction coming in from england captains of the past. michael vaughan. england losing six of their last eight test matches. kevin pietersen, he may have a foot in either camp. former south africa captain. will they be able to repeat that when the ladies meet tomorrow in the semifinals of the women's world c

counterattack on day two of the third test against south africa having lost the key wicket of alastair cookhalf hour of the morning session. former captain cook was trapped lbw by morne morkel for 88, falling 12 runs short of his first test century since stepping down as captain. but after that, ben stokes enjoyed the best of the conditions as he hit several boundaries — alongsidejonny bairstow. stokes reaching his 50 with another four. he's gone into the lunch break on 64 not out. butjust before that, he lost his partner in crime, bairstow, who was caught behind on 36. 269 for six england's score just a few minutes before the afternoon session. second practice for this weekend's hungarian grand prix is under way. with about half an hour gone, vettel is currently fastest. hamilton is fourth. though he's been reporting a whistling sound coming from the engine. the mercedes driver comes into the weekend just one point behind sebastian vettel in the drivers standings. the build up to this weekend's race has been dominated by drivers' comments concerning the new protective halo which is due to

very cautious innings from alastair cook. he's been stuck in the 40s for an age. he is on 47.ee times. only two men have won both tours in the same year, but that was when the spanish race was in april. it starts on august 19th and finishes in madrid on september 10th. molly renshaw is due to the semifinals of the 200 metres breast wrote as the swimming world championship ‘s continue in budapest. she beat the commonwealth champion into second place. ross murdoch was second fastest in the men‘s event. the men‘s and women‘s semis both take place in the next couple of hours. england and scotland are preparing for their final group games at the women‘s european championship tonight. both can qualify, scotland will have to beat spain by two goals to have any chance. and they also need england to beat portugal. a point will be enough for england to top the group. if they win without conceding a goal, they‘ll become the first england side, male orfemale, to progress at a major tournament with a 100% record and without letting in a single goal. we want to improve, we want to get bette

it's been a very cautious innings from alastair cook. off 128 deliveries. he's holding things together at the moment. four—time tour de france champion chris froome will ride in this year's vuelta a espana in pursuit of a rare double. the 32—year—old, who won the tour last sunday, has finished second in the vuelta three times. only two men have won both tours in the same year, but that was when the spanish race was in april. it starts on august 19th and finishes in madrid on september 10th. great britain's molly renshaw is through to the semi finals of the 200m breaststroke at the swimming world championships in budapest. the 21—year—old beat the commonwealth champion taylor mckeown into second place. ross murdoch was second fastest in the corresponding men's event. both the men's and women's semi—finals take place in the coming hours. england and scotland are preparing for their final group games at the women's european championship tonight. both can qualify, scotland will have to beat spain by two goals to have any chance. and they als

alastair cook went for three, soon followed by keatonjennings — entirely needlessly.actually missing. enter the skipper, and a true captains innings. he lived dangerously at first, an early swish. would he be caught? well, he should have been. a rueful root. as wickets tumbled around him, he held firm. magic and maturity in equal measure as he led the england fight back. and soon after tea, root reaped the ultimate reward. what a wonderful innings. a kiss of the badge, an ovation from his team and from the whole of lords. a century in his first match as captain. leading by example has rarely felt better. what an innings it has been from joe root. he is still there on 177, quite incredible. england now 345—5 ina day quite incredible. england now 345—5 in a day which had threatened to belong to south africa now belongs to england's captain. andy, thank you very much. tennis, and britain's number two kyle edmund is out of wimbledon. he lost to france's gael monfils in straight sets. joe wilson has been watching the action, he's there for us now. it has been an optimistic

they bowled the visitors out for 361 yesterday before finishing on 119—1 with former captain alastair cooknk the morning session is key. if you get off to a good start and get a decent partnership going, then that sets us up for the rest of the day and hopefully whether it is an hour before or after tea, we have a chance to make a decision then. lewis hamilton will have his work cut out if he's to finish on the podium at today's austrian grand prix. he was third in qualifying, but a penalty means he'll start back in eighth on the grid. his team mate valtteri bottas will be on pole, with world championship leader sebastian vettel second. it isa it is a long race, serve as a love to think that can happen. i think we have to look after ourselves, do our own thing. it's been tough, setting a good pace. we'll see. ithink own thing. it's been tough, setting a good pace. we'll see. i think it should be a good race. britain's chris froome will start a mountainous stage 9 of the tour de france with a 12—second lead, ahead of team—mate geraint thomas. the race has reached thejura mountains near the

alastair cook has made a career of that.th africa. cook and england - return but for now they england will return but for now they can reflect on a day in the sun while spent. roger federer has beaten the number 27 seed in straight sets. the seven time champion won 7—6, 64, 6—4. before that match, the three—time champion novak djokovic setup last 16 meeting. he had a straight sets win. the serb had looked pretty fired up early on and had an argument with the umpire, but it was all relaxed by the end. in the women's draw, top seed angelique kerber survived a scare against american world number 70. kerber lost the first set against shelby rogers before fighting back to reach the last 16. lewis hamilton is going to have his work cut out if he's to finish on the podium at tomorrow's austrian grand prix. he was third in qualifying, but a penalty means he'll start back in eighth on the grid. his team mate valtteri bottas will be on pole, with world championship leader sebastian vettel second. and chris froome retains the leaders y

alastair cook is a throwback to a more patient age. he waits till it's safe and then scores.mentum tipped. few follow cook's philosophy. many of his team—mates thrive at shorter forms of cricket, which offer big rewards for risk—taking. it can be difficult to rediscover restraint. wickets tumbled. ben stokes earned £1.7 million in the indian premier league this year. and yet could only make 18 here. for england's new captain, an awakening. his team didn't stay until tea—time. we need to make sure we learn from experiences like this. if that means playing in a slightly different manner then so be it. but i think it's important the individuals out in the middle respond to the situation. this test has squared the series and also posed a question. can england's cricketers no longer handle the wait? patrick gearey, bbc news. time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes... i recognise that view, scarborough. top marks, yes. it was pretty widespread, the sunshine today. temperatures peaking at 27, into the 80s in terms of fahrenheit. the satellite picture tells the story of the

england have lost the key wicket of alastair cook in the first half hour of play on day two of the thirdook resumed his watchful innings on 82 but could add just six more runs before being trapped lbw by morne morkel. ben stokes is still there. he is on 28. he isjoined byjonny bairstow. daniel ricciardo finished fastest in first practice ahead of ferrari's kimi raikkonenen for this weekend's hungarian grand prix. lewis hamilton was third quickest. the mercedes driver comes into the weekend just one point behind sebastian vettel in the drivers' standings, having won last time out at silverstone. the build up to this weekend's race has been dominated by drivers' comments concerning the new protective halo which is due to be introduced into cars' cockpits next season. there is no question, i am happy to implement head protection for next year if the fia study and develop the halo, and this is the most effective way to protect the head of the drivers. it is more than welcome in my opinion. i don't like it but you have to respect the decision of the fia. since we introduced the virtual safety

alastair cook, back in the ranks, soon back to the pavilion.moments later it got worse. keatonjennings adjudged lbw, but was it? jennings didn't review it and replays showed it was missing. he could have survived. but england were two down. how they needed a captain's innings. bruch emerging rather earlier than he'd have liked and the nerves were jittering. —— joe root emerging. would he be caught? he should have been. an early let off and a rueful grin. there was no such reprieve for 6ary ballance, recalled to the team, trapped by morne morkel, england 39-3 trapped by morne morkel, england 39—3 and in a spot of bother. they needed to steady the ship and root was rediscovering his composure, leading by example at last a smattering of boundaries. but with lunch inside another setback and another lbw, jonny bairstow gone for ten, for england, and warning which promised so much has prop wood delivered only disappointed. —— disappointment. 82-4 at 82—4 at lunch, england. joe root is still there on 33. he's beenjoined by vice captain ben stokes. a t

alastair cook is an expert. he is a throwback to a more patient age.r than it is. after all, look what happened to his successor, joe root, officially the second best test batsman in the world. three down, more than 400 behind, but cook kept going. while he was out there, that was still half full. a couple of minutes before lunch, and fate intervened. england cracked. they must have coped without the great survivor. few other englishmen have showed they can handle the weight. patrick geary, bbc news. oscar—winning actor martin landau has died at the age of 89. he first found fame in the alfred hitchcock film north by northwest. he featured in a number of big—screen blockbusters during his 60s and the tv series, mission impossible. he won and oscar in 1995 for edward. it's more than a thousand years since the lynx became extinct in the uk, but campaigners hope a decision later today could change that. an application being considered by natural england could see the wild cats released into kielder forest in northumberland. but the return of a major preda

half—century and quinton de kock follow shortly after, but then there was a breaking concentration, alastair cookkey wicket, amla threatening to break loose puck coming up short, and now things were really beginning to fall england's way. faf du plessis athletically caught behind him, and bathroom are also fell into the clu bs bathroom are also fell into the clubs ofjonny bathroom are also fell into the clubs of jonny bairstow. bathroom are also fell into the clubs ofjonny bairstow. patients paying off and the game was intriguingly poised. —— town above it has been heavy going for it england ever since the 300th wicket forjames anderson. in them will be hoping to get into bat tomorrow and then they will be able to see how inhospitable they have been here on day one. from trent bridge to the olympic park now. the world para athletics championships get under way this evening. it's set to be their most well attended championships ever, with plenty of british medal chances. 0ur correspondent andy swiss is there for us. it is the start of what promises to be the biggest world para athletic chapping ch

but alastair cook was back on his way to the pavilion after only three overs. pavilion after only three overs. keaton jennings and way to the pavilion after only three overs. keatonjennings and gary balla nce overs. keatonjennings and gary ballance were also out. root played loose but just about ballance were also out. root played loose butjust about got ballance were also out. root played loose but just about got away with it. jonny bairstow did not make it to lunch either. england ripped apart by vernon philander. he took three wickets. england 82—4 at the lunch break. it is day four at wimbledon. after much british success wimbledon. after much british success yesterday were four players got to the third round for the first time in 20 years, we could possibly have a fifth today. catherine has got the latest from the all england club. yes, no pressure! kyle edmund, the british number two. he is playing today. heather watson, johanna konta, aljaz bedene, all going through. and andy murray. if kyle edmund goes through it will be five britons in the third round

and while the only man to put up a fight was alastair cook, he was out off morris as well.at lunch. the international athletics federation says it's suspended former namibian sprinter and council member frankie fredericks. the four—time olympic silver medallist is being investigated by the athletics integrity unit over payments he received from papa massata diack, the son of ex—iaaf president lamine diack. fredericks denies the allegations. olivia breen has won britain's ninth gold medal of the world para athletics championships. breen set a new personal best of 4.8im in the fourth round at the london stadium to take the women's t38 long jump title. i knew i had it in may. i didn't wa nt to i knew i had it in may. i didn't want to give up, i'm not a person to give up. i knew i have to give 100% andi give up. i knew i have to give 100% and i did so i'm actually over the moon. for at all to come together at the right time, i don't know what to say, i don't know whether to cry, i don't know what to feel, i'm just so happy, it's so nice. it's mixed emotion but i'm over the moon

alastair cook and keaton jennings both out.oot is putting in a ca ptain‘s performance, butjoe root is putting in a captain's performance, reaching a half century before lunch. the women's world cup sees england face the west indies in their final group game. england are although through to the semi finals, and the west indies can't progress. but england have been put under pressure, sarah taylor and natalie sciver were both out for nought. but heather knight suppressed a whole —— surpassed a half—century to steady things, but she has been bowled out, 177—7 after 44 overs of 50. that's all from me, more sport later. wages are increasing at their slowest rate for five years according to new research. the resolution foundation — which analyses living standards — says average income growth halved to 0.7% in the year before the general election, as our business correspondent, joe lynam, reports. when theresa may became prime minister a year ago, she promised to work hardest for those "just about managing." but a year later, those so

alastair cook knows a thing or two about captaincy but he was given out first ball and chose to reviewmorrow but a difficult task for the current captain has become almost impossible. adam wild, bbc news. england with a mountain to climb, still needing another 473 to win with all of their second innings wickets in hand. south africa, weather permitting, have a full two day to take the wickets they need to level the series. britain's defending champion chris froome overcame mechanical issues to retain his 18—second lead after stage 15 of the tour de france. despite a dramatic afternoon for an irritated froome, where he had to change a wheel, and deal with the hostile, booing home fans — he recovered brilliantly. but the briton was nowhere near today's 189.5km stage winner, bauke mollema, who took his first ever victory in the race. more importantly for froome, he retained the yellowjersey and continues to lead italy's fabio aru. tomorrow is a rest day. aled davies won his third world title in the discus and britain's seventh gold medal of the world para—athletics championships in london

in sportsday on bbc news it is only rain and alastair cook that find a way to stop south africa.land struggle on the third day of the test at the oval. good evening. for two years now a war has been raging in the middle east country of yemen, with devastating consequences for its people. a fierce civil war has split the country in two. a coalition led by the government and backed by the saudis controls the east of yemen — while houthi rebels, backed by iran, the south of yemen — while houthi rebels, backed by iran, control the north of the country. yemen is now on the brink of famine and has become a breeding ground for disease. cholera has swept the country — with nearly 2000 deaths since the outbreak began in april. the situation there is now described as the world's greatest humanitarian crisis. access for international journalists is very rare — but our middle east correspondent, 0rla guerin, with her producer, nicola careem and cameraman, nico hameon have got in. they've sent this report from aden, and a warning — there are distressing images of suffering children throughout

they resumed play this morning with alastair cook adding ten more before he was out.. captainjoe then the wickets began to fall. captain joe root went for five, gary balla nce captain joe root went for five, gary ballance not long after, followed by ben stokes out forjust one. liam dawson and stuart broad out for zero. england are 182—8 at lunch. that is a lead of 279 runs. it is delicately poised in the england's women world cup match against the holders australia in bristol. the hosts won the toss and chose to bat, and they'll be disappointed with the early loss of lauren winfield — who madejust one run. sarah taylor and tammy beaumont steadied things somewhat. taylor then fell for 35. the captain made just two. nottinghamshire bowler luke fletcher is expected to be released from hospital today after suffering a head injury in yesterday t20 match against birmingham. fletcher was hit by a straight drive, and was bleeding, but managed to walk off the pitch with the help of a physio. it was confirmed that he had a concussion, and he was kept in hospital overnight as a

alastair cook and westley currently at the crease.e past week. he didn‘t break his own record in the 50 final but won by over half a second, which is a record winning margin in a world final. peaty says it‘s been a roller—coaster week breaking world records and then preparing for his next race. yeah, very good. it‘s quite exhausting coming out, switching off, switching on, especially tonight with the double. i‘m so, so happy with my performances here. 225 points now, and i know that there‘s more in that. but i don‘t want to spoil it for next year. no peaty in the pool this morning but britain‘s ross murdoch qualified second fastest for the semifinals of the 200 metre breaststroke. they are later this evening. molly renshaw was the quickest qualifier in her heat in the same event. the four—time tour de france champion chris brunt has confirmed he will ride in this year ‘s espana in pursuit of a historic double. the 32—year—old won his latest tour de france title just this sunday. he has ridden before in the race and it used to take pla

i'm alastair cook here with the ninth episode of "i, claudius."ion is advised." >> i was not allowed to watch it because it had nudity in it. i very much wanted to. >> rather than try to come up with a show that would run for years and years, it was this idea that, here is a limited story, we're going to tell it in x number of episodes, and let's just do this one self-contained thing. >> we all did things during the reign of my mad brother that we might not otherwise have done. >> it looks cheap. it was the script and the performances that mattered. in other words, it could be good for you, but it was fun at the same time. the miniseries was such a huge success for public television. abc was the network that hit gold with "rich man, poor man." >> how do you even tell a story that isn't controlled by the clock? characters that can grow and change and differ. >> i want to talk to you. >> about what? >> about making an honest man out of me. >> it's a subject i rarely discuss in the nude. >> what we saw in the '70s was big-event television, if it was

having bowled the visitors out for 361, it was former captain alastair cook who led the charge with a pick of the bowlers. england closed the day on 119—1, a lead of 216. and lewis hamilton will start tomorrow's austrian grand prix from eighth, after being handed a five point penalty. that's all the sport. thanks a lot. that's it. from me and the team, have a very good night. this is bbc news. let's return now to our top story — the final day of the 620 summit in hamburg. almost all the leaders of the member countries renewed their pledge to implement the paris climate change agreement, with the notable exception of us president donald trump. of course, the host of this 620 summit has been the german chancellor — angela merkel — and she didn't hide her disappointment with the actions taken by the trump presidency on climate change. let's hear more of what she had to say. translation: one crucial issue was climate and energy, and what came out of this meeting was what i had already said at the beginning of this meeting, wherever there is no consensus that can be achieved, disagreement

alastair cook's innings did demonstrate the power of discretion in test match cricket.cide which players they will persevere with. and that is a tough decision to make. it was mixed emotions. i was happy to get my cap this morning, it was exciting batting for the time i did but equally frustrating getting out just after lunch, having did but equally frustrating getting outjust after lunch, having got a start. so, mixed emotions, but hopefully the guys are in a relatively good position and we can have a good day tomorrow. finally, the bbc has secured the live tv, radio and digital rights to broadcast the final golf major of the year, the us pga championship at quail hollow next month. you can see ifjordan spieth can complete his career grand slam with highlights and live coverage on bbc two, the red button, online and five live, from the tenth to the 13th of august. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. studio: thank you. dozens of prisoners have been released by mistake and prison violence has surged to a new high, according to new figures from the

hide your eyes, jo root, because the only englishman with any success, alastair cook, was so loud, tooely over straight after it. jonny bairstow made it even easierfor the it. jonny bairstow made it even easier for the south africans. poor shots and he and molina ali both out. another piece of brilliance. if only england had shown such form. all out before 3pm at 133. we were not good with the bat throughout the game. we prepared for it and we didn't assess the situation is quickly enough. it is something we have to learn very quickly from. an embarrassing first loss forjo root. his colleagues will have to get practising ahead of the next test. golf now, and the pairings have been announced for the pet —— royal birkdale. henrik stenson will play alongsidejordan birkdale. henrik stenson will play alongside jordan spieth. rory mcilroy will partner the current world number one justin johnson. sergio garcia will be joined by zach johnson. this starts just after 630 on thursday morning. britain's tom daley and daniel good missed out on a medal at the world diving champion ships in budapest.

de kock both made half centuries to put up a partnership of 113 before de kock was caught by alastair cookend defender kyle walker has completed his transfer from tottenham hotspur to manchester city. the 27—year—old has signed a five—year contract for a fee that could rise to around £50 million after add—ons. the draw‘s been made for the europa league third qualifying round which involves both everton and aberdeen. everton will face either ruzomberok from slovakia or the norwegian side brann — the first leg of which is at goodison park. ronald koeman's side are the only english team in the draw. if scottish premiership side aberdeen get through their second—round tie, they'll meet either apollon limassol of cyprus or moldovan team zaria balti. irish league champions linfield are major underdogs as they meet celtic for the first time in the champions league second qualifying round first leg in the next hour. the semi—professional club host the scottish champions at their windsor park home at 5pm. chris mclaughlin is there. officially, there are no celtic fans at this game. in reality, 40500

bowled the visitors out for 361 yesterday before finishing on 119 for one with former captain alastair cooken that sets us up for the rest of the day and hopefully whether it is an hour before or after tea, we have a chance to make a decision then. lewis hamilton will have his work cut out if he's to finish on the podium at today's austrian grand prix. he was third in qualifying, but a penalty means he'll start back in eighth on the grid. his team—mate valtteri bottas will be on pole, with world championship leader sebastian vettel second. britain's chris froome will start a mountainous stage nine of the tour de france with a 12—second lead, ahead of team—mate geraint thomas. the race has reached thejura mountains near the swiss border. froome had a minor scare yesterday when he and thomas briefly went off the road, but were quickly back in the action. stage eight was won by the 24—year—old french rider lilian calmejane who's riding his first tour. wigan warriors have moved up to seventh place in super league after a 32—10 win at catalan dragons. the scores were level on the hour mark, but

former skipper alastair cook lasted just 13 balls.ngland 82—a at lunch but from therejoe root in his first game since being named captain, steadied the innings. he's just out for 1a9, missing out on 150, but england are now 29a—6. senior sources at manchester united claim they have agreed a fee in the region of 75 million pounds for everton's romelu lukaku. it is hoped the deal will be completed before the united begin their summer tour of the united states. that's all for now, back to you. lets go back to events in hamburg , and russian president vladimir putin will meet president trump for the first time this week on the sidelines of the g20 summit. the kremlin says they will have "a fully—fledged, sit—down meeting" which will touch upon a number of pressing foreign policy issues, including syria and ukraine. it comes after months of speculation about alleged russian interference in last year's us election and rumours that russia strongly favoured mr trump over democratic candidate hillary clinton. let's speak now to heather conley,

alastair cook out for three, followed by others. gary balla nce for three, followed by others.way to a half—century, currently on 48 and england are on 126—4. day four at wimbledon, lots for british fans to cheer about. there is the possibility of a fifth player making it through but kyle edmund is not having the best time on court at the moment. catherine downes is that the all—england club and has the latest. hi, jess, don't write off edmund just yet, not doing too badly. he is playing against gael monfils. he said he was struggling but he is not doing too badly at all. he lost on a tie—break to gael monfils. he was broken in the third game of the second set but broke back in the six and hasjust second set but broke back in the six and has just held second set but broke back in the six and hasjust held his service game to laugh, so just and hasjust held his service game to laugh, sojust moving ahead, 4—3 to laugh, sojust moving ahead, 4—3 to kyle edmund on centre court, playing gael monfils, a man who was beaten in the final at eastbourne la st beaten in the final at eastbour

you can hide your eyes, the only englishman with any success, alastair cook, soon out. on a2.t easierfor the south africans, both playing for shots and out. ben stokes a bit more unlucky. philander at his best with another piece of brilliance. if only england has shown such form. fallout for 3pm. a 3a0 england has shown such form. fallout for3pm. a 3a0 run england has shown such form. fallout for 3pm. a 3a0 run defeat. embarrassing first loss for root. his colleagues will have to get practising ever the next test. here are the sorry details. philander and maharaj taking three wickets each. england‘s captain winning his first game, but brought back down to earth. not good enough with the bat through the bowl game. preparation, application? we prepare very good for this game, two good practices. we did not assess the situation is quickly enough. something we have to learn quickly. the pairings announced for the first two rounds of the open. defending champion henrik stenson will play alongside the former won the one just —— former world number one jordan spieth. mark 0‘meara and

former captain, alastair cook, also scored 88.h a little help from jimmy anderson, stuart broad, and stokes again. at the close, the tourists were in real trouble on 126 for eight wickets. 227 runs behind. it is very helpful when you have got guys with the experience ofjimmy and stuart. they were calming, guiding me through the opening few overs. it was great. great britain have added a fourth swimming gold, to the their tally at the world aquatics championships in budapest. the men's 200 metres, freestyle relay team, of stephen milne, nick grainger, duncan scott, and james guy, successfully defended, their title, with guy swimming the anchor leg, taking gb from third to first. what a great swim for all of us. for me, the night wasjust about getting back and having a good time with the boys. carl frampton's fight with andres gutierrez is off after a freak accident lead to the mexican having to withdraw from the contest in belfast. before all that, frampton weighed in one pound over the nine stone limit, meaning the fight wouldn't

stuart broad, alastair cook, earlier, a quickfire 50 zevon from stuart broad which ensure that the hostsaustralia four years ago because of injury, he will lead out an unchanged side in auckland. for the last four years, in the back of my mind, i have had this tour, i have set my sights on it, i have wanted to play in the last game, if it did not happen you just accept it, i think things happen for a reason. i was delighted when i heard my name read out, to have a chance to play and win it. heather watson and victoria azarenka, currently going with serve, 1—1, in the deciding set. that is all the sport for now. as you say, pretty quiet afternoon(!) you will have do think of something for us for the next hour(!) more now on the g20 summit in hamburg which is is getting underway amid tight security. us president donald trump will be meeting with his russian counterpart, vladimir putin in the next hour. both men have said they want to repair ties damaged by crises including russia's alleged meddling in the us election. they have now met. let's discuss this with oksa na antonenko, from the l

bowled the visitors out for 361 yesterday before finishing on 119 for one with former captain alastair cookt a decent partnership going then that sets us up for the rest of the day and hopefully whether it is an hour before or after tea, we have a chance to make a decision then. lewis hamilton will have his work cut out if he's to finish on the podium at today's austrian grand prix. he was third in qualifying, but a penalty means he'll start back in eighth on the grid. his team—mate valtteri bottas will be on pole, with world championship leader sebastian vettel second. striker romelu lukaku has been ordered to appear in court in los angeles in october after police were called to reports of excessive noise at a house in beverley hills. lukaku, who's been on holiday in the us, was arrested last sunday after being given verbal warnings by officers. it comes as the everton player is on the verge of a £75 million move to manchester united, he's set to have a medical with united. lukaku's former club chelsea had matched the fee wanted for the striker. the deal is believed to include another £15

cricket now, becausejoe root‘s first test since taking over from alastair cook ended in a 211 run victoryto come back ha rd we know they are going to come back hard at trent bridge and we will have to play well. but to be 1—0 up, it is the first time we have beaten them here for a long time. everything i have asked of the lads this week, they have dived straight into and have gone about in a brilliant way and made my life a lot easier. the win came moments after england's women got a crucial three—run win against australia in the world cup, the first time they've managed that in 24 years! the win puts england in a strong position to qualify for the semi—finals as they sit top of the points table. and finally, wayne rooney is leaving manchester united after 13 years to return to everton, where he played as a teenager. the striker says that winning a trophy with everton "would be the pinnacle". and he's just admitted that even though he's been wearing united's red shirt in the day, he's been slipping into his everton pyjamas at night! i actually have been wearing pyjamas at home with my kid

alastair cook top scored with 42. only three others reached double figures.tle. the dad of four set his sights on becoming world number one at least once more in his career but he told the bbc‘s russell fuller it was a special moment for him to go one better than pete sampras‘s and his seven titles. it's very special but it's borderline strange for me because he'll always be my hero. because i've surpassed his feat, it doesn't change anything for me, he's still my guy. that's after our match here in 2001, that's one day i would surpass him, i never thought that would be possible in my wildest dreams so i take it as it is andi wildest dreams so i take it as it is and i run with it, i enjoy it and i'm happy. people and fans were happy for me. yesterday was another incredible day here at wimbledon. wimbledon's been too kind to me over all these years and for me to be the record holder, for a male to win the first eight wimbledons, i'll always be that guy and that's very, very special and pete remains my hero always, of course. how tempted are you at the prospect