it had been bitten in the stars asjoe root said yesterday. 100 for alistair cooke. really seem that way. india bowled very well with no luck but then when cooke was on 71, the inside edge onto the stu m ps on 71, the inside edge onto the stumps there were huge groans. but that was cooke gone to 71. 0f course, you may get a second innings in this match because they're nothing changed. it was almost like he was the anchor and when he was gone england did not know what to do because the wickets camejoe root. he was dismissed lbw without scoring. anotherfailure he was dismissed lbw without scoring. another failure for the captain in this series. another also fell. so once again we had this familiar story, took made his highest score of the series but the english batsmen who were there to make the runs and set up the bat friendly just make the runs and set up the bat friendlyjust did not do theirjob. 0n friendlyjust did not do theirjob. on balance, cooks or india's day, do you think? i would say india. if you are fielding first in the past as india did and took seven wick

robbie getting this section, pretty much classic alistair cook. he was not risking anything. after a lean summer going into lunch 37 not out, so far very good for alistair cook. jennings will not be resuming. what we saw from jennings today was almost a story of his england career so far, not just that he story of his england career so far, notjust that he got out but the shot he played to get out. you could tell instantly after he played the ball round the corner straight to the field, jennings was frustrated. coming into the indian team, this player... and ashwin, 68—1 for england. you rememberjoe route the captain of england saying yesterday he felt 100 for alistair cook was written in the stars and that is how he started his england career, with 100 against india. early days and seems up 100 against india. early days and seems up for it as we speak here. joe wilson live at the oval. what a story would be if he can do that. mo farah will be going for a fifth win in the great north run on sunday. now dedicated solely to road racing, the four—tim

see the likes of alistair cooke again?played that many test matches or scored that volume of ru ns matches or scored that volume of runs because of the way the game is. england have been searching for someone england have been searching for someone with that level of concentration and determination to bat high. there's not lots of them. you never say bat high. there's not lots of them. you never say never, bat high. there's not lots of them. you never say never, but the style of cricket now has changed a lot with one—day cricket and twenty20 and the way people come, they play a more aggressive brand. the opportunities going to be there. sometimes i think two new players area sometimes i think two new players are a new opening partnership, that might suit both. the fact alistair has moved on will create opportunity for england to look at two different people in the winter and hope they can forge a partnership that will maintain over the next few years. peter moores, thank you forjoining us. also coming up in the programme:

that all seemed very appropriate and genuine and much respect for alistair cooke across world cricketor a typical innings, painstaking, methodical, patient. there was a time after lunch when scoring almost stopped. cooke got a 71 before he was dismissed. and the groa ns 71 before he was dismissed. and the groans around the ground, i have never heard anything quite like that atan never heard anything quite like that at an english test match. india, i am sure, that that was a reward for their good bowling and the lack of luck throughout the day. malan ali survived so many played and mrs as he made 50 before he was dismissed. was gone, england were at sea. another port innings from burstow, another dock for him, another for joe root. it will be down to butler and rashid to take england to a innings total. the view from the english supporters making their way home may well be missing alistair cooke already. the newly formed uefa nations league continues tonight with italy taking—on poland... italy of course missed—out on the world cup for the first time since 1958, but are hoping to retur

yesterday wasn't quite goodbye for alistair cooke. he still had a day in the field. more quick to become the most successful pace bowler in history but history is rarely predictable. he was kept waiting stop that was 50... he had forgotten england had put a fielder there. breakthrough. ben stokes had a plan for the new man. short bowling and shorter innings. it seemed england would be able to wash down their lunch with victory champagne but he had other ideas. rahul had suffered a frustrating tour. this was a century of therapy. at the other end pant was so relaxed he was hitting sixes with only one hand. he made getting there memorable. england now had to turn the match and you will see few things turn like this. yes, that really happened. rashid got pant two. india's charge was now over. the only question was who would finish them off. ending a thanksgiving service of a test match for two friends, two legends. it has been a realfitting end to what has been a special week for england cricket. a special week for the test match game. legends of our sport in alastair c

as far as the rest of the world is concerned, only five have scored more runs than alistair cook and move up another place with a couple of big scores in the final test of the series against india at the oval. and it is cook's massive knocks at key points in england history that make him stand out, the essex man brought into the team at 21 on the tour of india brought into the team at 21 on the tourof india in brought into the team at 21 on the tour of india in 2006 when he scored 104 not out on debut and at the start of a formidable opening partnership for england with andrew strauss at the top of the order. the 2010-11 strauss at the top of the order. the 2010—11 ashes series will go down as cook's greatest, england's only series win in australia over the course of the last 30 years and cook scored 700 runs in that series, and his highest career test school was in england's massive win over india in 2011 at edgbaston, these are sporting memories that have been built on patients, and for england that's what will make him so difficult replace. i think he is a dying breed, sadly, the

he will have one final test match for alistair cook here at the oval, which begins on friday.will walk down these steps one final time to open the innings for england, as ever relying on his sheer willpower and concentration to deny and defy the bowlers. those are qualities still essential out there in the middle for a test match, but it seems like they are going out of fashion as cricket gets faster and flashier it doesn't really produce cooks any more. i don't think we'll actually realise how great he has been until he is finally gone, because he has almost been an unsung hero, notjust going down as a great of english cricket but he will go down as a great of world cricket. but even greats need to score runs and cook's just not done that this summer. an old —fashioned cricketer in the modern world. joe wilson, bbc news. that's all from us. here on bbc one time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm james pearce. the headlines this evening. the end of an era as former england captain alastair cook announces his retirement from international cricket.

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by nature, alistair cook's more batter than chatter — england's best ever.o impossible to replace, isn't he? no, i'm definitely not irreplaceable, i think that's... there will be another very good player coming along i'm sure. with all the same attributes as you? i don't know... it's not for me to say. i mean, it's, all i can say is... it's very hard when you still have another game to play and i'm determined to play well in this game. it's not easy playing international sport, any international sport, with how hard you have to work, but i have had a hell of a time doing it. cook led famous victories at home and abroad. there were big defeats, too. england's removal of kevin pietersen in his book created acrimony, with cook pitched on one side and pietersen on the other. just shows how powerful sport is and how people love stuff like that and controversy. you don't love it, do you? i'm not a big... obviously, it was a tough time... for me personally. but you know, i don't regret many things in my career. the home farm and an expanding family await. cook will

that is whatjoe rood said last week, 12 years ago a young man called alistair cooke throughout to thengland. he made 100 in his second innings and tear in his final test match he has done it again. this was the fairy tale we have been writing in our imagination and here today it happened. you know the routine by now — they stand, he delivers. alastair cook's farewell at the oval would last as long as he kept doing this... cook to 50 with this shot. quick, back on your feet. well, cook was back to work with a flourish on monday morning. his range of shots all on display. with him, joe root. past 52 and enjoying his last ever partnership with the man he replaced as captain. now root was playing with freedom as the match started to feel safe. remember that context? england's lead grew to 200 and beyond. india were still in the picture but onlyjust. this was another four. and keep count for cook. another of his favourite shots and his score went to 8a. cook in the 90s with a shot as straight and true as any in his career. almost there. did he feel the nerves? everyone else did. india's fi

both joe rood bothjoe rood and alistair cooke will resume their innings shortly and many would want to urge alistair cooke to reconsider his decision that he has made it clear that when this matches finished he is retired. kylie minogue took her fans by surprise last night by calling her old neighbours co—starjason donovan up on to the stage. they performed their 1988 hit, ‘especially for you' at the concert in london's hyde park. it's emerged that jason had cycled to the show and never expected to be singing with kylie. # now we're back together, together # i want to show you my heart is oh so true # and all the love i have is especially for you! time for a look at the weather, here's louise lear. it isa it is a week of windy weather across the country and that means the westerly wind blowing in a conveyor belt of cloud which at times will bring some rain. stretching right back into the atlantic. today already we had some sharp showers in scotla nd already we had some sharp showers in scotland but the rain has started to gather in intensity for northern ireland and south—west scotland

a bitter sweet day for alistair cooke in his final match for england. hampden park. and rafa nadal takes onjuan martin del potro for a place in the us open final. hello and welcome to sportsday. it's been a bitter sweet day for alistair cooke in the last test between england and india. it's the former captain's final game for his country and although he played some of his best cricket reaching a half century, it was india's bolwers who had the best of the first day at the oval as england were 198—7 at the close of play. joe wilson reports. for about two thirds of the day of test cricket was all about alastair cook, he walked out to a guard of honour, the indian players either side of them applauding and a warm handshake from the team captain, it

by nature, alistair cook's more batter than chatter — england's best ever.eable, i think that's... there will be another very good player coming along i'm sure. with all the same attributes as you? i don't know... it's not for me to say. i mean, it's, all i can say is... it's very hard when you still have another game to play and i'm determined to play well in this game. it's not easy playing international sport, any international sport, with how hard you have to work, but i have had a hell of a time doing it. cook led famous victories at home and abroad. there were big defeats too. england's removal of kevin pietersen and his book created acrimony, with cook pitched on one side and pietersen on the other. just shows how powerful sport is and how people love stuff like that and controversy. you don't love it, do you? i'm not a big... obviously, it was a tough time... for me personally. but you know i don't regret many things in my career. the home farm and an expanding family await. cook will still play for essex, but this ground will witness his final engla

and the end of an extraordinary era as alistair cook — england's most prolific test batsman — bows outt 15 minutes on bbc news, we'll have the latest from the oval, as alastair cook signs off from international cricket with a century — and probably an england win. you should have at least two days a week without drinking any alcohol — that's the latest recommendation from public health england for middle—aged drinkers. people aged between 45 and 65 are likely to drink more units of alcohol than they should every week. so a new health campaign is trying to highlight the benefits of alcohol—free days to lower blood pressure and to lower the risk of getting seven different types of cancer. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. a cold beer or glass of wine. it's the way that many of us choose to unwind at the end of the day. but it's also a habit that middle—aged people in particularfind hard to break. those between 45—65 are most likely to drink more than the recommended guidelines of 11! units a week. and struggle to keep track of what they've drunk. it's difficult for everybo

but today alistair cook announced he will retire from international cricket after this week's final testports correspondent joe wilson has this report. ina in a walled off precious few certainties, there is alastair cook. whatever else came to pass, he had opened the batting for england. it is how it seemed and how it has been for a dozen years, but no more. he said ina for a dozen years, but no more. he said in a statement today he had "nothing left in the tank." he retires declaring he has achieved "more than he could have ever imagined." it all began because cook wa nted imagined." it all began because cook wanted to be like graham gooch, and they have shared an obsession with batting. if you are trying to design a cricketer to play for your country, alastair cook would be that role model. you know, he has been a great person, he is someone for the youngsters to follow, he sets a great example. yes, well his early—morning bars are likely to come on the family farm and he is happy there. he declared on social media he is content generally to let the. he has played more test matches, sc

it was all about alistair cook. he walked out to a guard of honour.te and genuine and marked the respect for alastair cook across world cricket. then he settled down for a typical innings, painstaking, methodical, patient, there was a time after lunch where scoring almost stopped. he got 271 before he was dismissed, inside edge, —— got to 71. i never heard groans like it david inglis test match. india will feel it is reward for their good bowling. moeen ali in particular survived so many played and missed as he made 50 before he was dismissed. 0nce alastair cook was gone, england was all at sea. add duck forjoe root. it will be down to jos buttler and adil duck forjoe root. it will be down tojos buttler and adil richard to ta ke tojos buttler and adil richard to take them to a decent first—innings total. the views from the english supporters may well be missing you already. scotland were beaten 4—0 by belgium in a friendly tonight as a warm—up for their uefa nations league opener against albania on monday. after holding off belgium's all stars for alm

alistair cooke, signing off with a century. that's all from sportsday.w on the inquests into the deaths of the five people killed in the westminster bridge attack in march last year. the coroner has described how the lives of many were "torn apart". let's speak to our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford at the old bailey. how harrowing has it been for those involved? there were some calm moments in court, for example when the footage was shown of kurt cochran and his wife melissa just before the attack. you see two tourists walking across westminster bridge enjoying the sunshine in no way any normal tourist would, just in the moments before the attack. apart from that, the rest of the day has been exceptionally harrowing. we have seen the cctv footage of the car going across the bridge, victims being thrown into the air and you can see one of the victims being pushed under the wheels of a boss. it has been a difficult day, and for the relatives, they chose to leave the relatives, they chose to leave the court and they didn't want to watch the most

alistair cook opens for england for the final time. he's not out overnight as england retain the initiative in the final test against india. wales lose 2—0 to denmark in the nations league and it's tottenham's christian eriksen who does the damage. and mo farah wins the great north run for a record fifth time, doing so in a new course record of 59 minutes 26 seconds. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm steven wyeth. alastair cook's final innings as a test match batsman will continue tomorrow and it could yet lead to a victorious farewell. cook's unbeaten 46—run contribution means england lead by 154. with more, here's tim hague... there was no doubting who the capacity crowd had come to see but before alastair cook's final innings, the home team needed to get the final four indian wickets. that wasn't easy, jadeja's style and substance got him to 86 not out, but he ran out of partners. india, all out for 292, a0 behind england. this match was less about the result and more about him. cook coming out one last time. but how many could en

week the england cricket, a special week of a test match game of the legends of our sporting alistair cookerson, stuart broad plays its pa rt anderson, stuart broad plays its part as well and it's in overwhelming thank you to our list of what he's done butjimmy aniston is still going, yes, he is at 564 but the way he is bowling now, the body and mind seems strong that we have many years left injimmy anderson, maybe another hundred wickets or so but this has been one of the great weeks for english cricket. there were seven uefa nations league matches on tuesday with beaten world cup finalists croatia among them playing spain. luis enrique‘s reign got off to a winning start with victory over england on saturday while croatia were making their first appearance of the inaugural tournament. and it wasn't a happy one as spain put six past them to romp to victory in the league a — group 4 clash in elche with real madrid's marco asensio scoring his first national goal in his 17th appearance. elsewhere in league a — group 2, iceland hosted belgium who finished third in the world cup and it finished

alistair cooke, who is playing in his final test had looked so assured reaching his half—century but rousing sendoff. that wicket sparked another collapse. the captain was trapped on the third ball. ben stokes hasjust captain was trapped on the third ball. ben stokes has just gone captain was trapped on the third ball. ben stokes hasjust gone lbw for 11 runs. infant have already won the series. 0nto football and scotla nd the series. 0nto football and scotland will begin their campaign at home to albania. they are housed in belgium who finished third in the world cup and boast a star—studded line—up including a chelsea player. probably in the top five at the minute. i played against him and i know threats he can do, even if he‘s having a quiet game and turn a game. and that is what we‘re up against. that much is a friendly but england don‘t have a luxury of a friendly before they start their nation‘s leave campaign. encounter spain at wembley tomorrow. it is their first game since the world cup injuly. but gareth southgate says it is time to move on. the summer was brilliant and it i

we'll be at the oval for alistair cooke's final test match. we will hear from gareth southgate and harry caine. and look ahead to tonight's friendly between scotland and belgium in glasgow. the new women's super league gets under way. the pick of the round. it is also the beginning of the new women's rugby union premierfifteens. beginning of the new women's rugby union premier fifteens. that beginning of the new women's rugby union premierfifteens. that is all sports day at 6:30. now it is time for the film review. well, to the film review. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. we have american animals which is stranger than fiction true story. we have the none, and an frightening frightener. and we have puzzled, which is a romance set against the backdrop of competitive jigsaw puzzling. american animals. that seems like a peculiar conceit as well. trying to steal some books from a library? based on a true story of this university heist from kentucky in 2004, a group of hapless young men decided they were going to ste

it's been a bittersweet day for alistair cooke in the last test between england and india. it's the former captain's final game for his country and although he played some of his best cricket reaching a half century, it was india's bolwers who had the best of the first day at the oval as england were 198—7 at the close of play. joe wilson reports. for about two thirds of the day of test cricket was all about alastair cook, he walked out to a guard of honour, the indian players either side of them applauding and a warm handshake from the team captain, it seemed very appropriate and genuine and marked the respect for him across world cricket, and then he settled down for a typical inning, painstaking methodical patient, there was a time after lunch when scoring almost stopped. cook got to 71 before he was dismissed, inside edge, delivery from their team, throws around the ground, never heard ending like that at an english test match. and yet will field that was a reward for the good bowling and lack of luck throughout the day, particularly survived many plays and missed as he

it is the year in, year out drain on alistair cooke, which i am sure has led him to make this decision wondering that say he has a winter off, england struggle and that he been left in the england dressing room about him, they haven't got anybody to open the innings. keatonjennings they haven't got anybody to open the innings. keaton jennings failed they haven't got anybody to open the innings. keatonjennings failed in this test match. they would know that if cook was back in the team for the ashes next summer they would have a better chance. we know cook is determined and stubborn and i have no indication he rules change his mind but for the clamourfor an alastair cook comeback, you can expect it especially when we get to may and june next summer. never say never, they say. we have one more day of england's cricket summer and cook will be back in the field. it is poised for another victory to ta ke is poised for another victory to take this series 4—1? is poised for another victory to take this series 4-1? i think it is. india have played their part in a very competitive series and th

talking about alistair cook, to illustrate how good he has been, how many runs he has caught, the leading0 runs, alistair cook is on 12,254, which illustrates how good he has been —— 8900 runs. and they will miss him when he goes. and a big moment in the ashes when he did the business down under. so many of those, yeah. i suppose many want to talk about this too, the daily politics, look at the panel, the daily mail's verdict, that's what they say, it looks like loose women, they say, it looks like loose women, the all—female panel for politics show, i don't know why we are laughing, ron burley said to critics i have zero shame about the all women panel, the best lineup was all—female, if you have a problem with that, you have a problem. he says he chose them all on merit rather than wanting to make a splash on one of his first programmes. would you like to see and 84—year—old woman doing the splits? the headline is neymar —— nanna splits. good on her. still going strong, all sorts of exercises in the gym, that's mightily impressive, and by the way down here, look, the original sooty pupp

it is all looking so good for alistair cook before he was bowled out for 71. to come from that in a hospital bed and not being able to move and walk and do anything, and now, only a year later, i'm not training but i'm actually in these finals. scotland begin their nations league campaign at home to albania on monday, but tonight they have a much tougher task. the scots host belgium, who finished third at the world cup, and they‘ll have to try to contain chelsea forward eden hazard. he‘s probably in the top five at the minute. i think i‘ve played against him many a times. i know what threats he can do and even if he‘s having a quiet game, he can pop up at any point and turn a game and that‘s what we‘re up against. mo farah will be going for a fifth win in the great north run on sunday to put his name in the record books. now dedicated solely to road racing, the four—time olympic champion believes the race in newcastle will act as ideal preparation for next month‘s chicago marathon. i feel good. training has been going pretty well. i have been in arizona traini

alistair cook starts his final test for england. good morning. it's september 7th. mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the leader of the liberal democrats — sir vince cable — has said his party will hold a leadership election once the issue of brexit is — in his words — "resolved or stopped". sir vince told party members in a speech this morning that the new leader could come from outside the world of politics — with a background in the military, business or the voluntary sector. his comments come as former labour leader tony blair has also been speaking about the centre gorund in british politics, as he renewed his criticisim ofjeremy corbyn. we'll be speaking to the labour mp chris williamson in a moment, but first let's speak to our political correspondent chris mason. service cable saying he wants to scoop up moderate voters and create a movement of the moderates. tell us about the detail. —— sir vince cable. what's remarkable about from the remarks of vince cable and tony blair, here are two people who were used to putting their bottoms on the back seats of

alistair cooke got out for 147.ee cheap wickets for england including two forjames anderton who now just england including two forjames anderton who nowjust needs one more to go past glenn mcgrath. at some point english test cricket will have to start looking to the future and not tomorrow, not just yet. to go out on your own terms when you last ever innings for ingram was a hundred and tomorrow for tim topped off with a when and for one win over india will make it even special. justin rose became only the. alex must close as from a strong response from scotland after the final repeat to belgium. it is still goalless with around ten minutes ago. england'sjustin rose has become the world's number one golfer after coming secound at the bmw championship in philadelphia. rose had a putt to win the tournament on the 18th but he was so unlucky to see it skirt around the hole.. meaning he went into a play off with keegan bradley. // rose again missed a par putt on the 18th in the first hole rose again missed a par putt on

jimmy anderson and alistair cooke, thatis jimmy anderson and alistair cooke, that is a lovely picturef, we are talking about rugby. this in the mail about eddie jones preparing for the rugby world cup and there is a bit of financial turmoil at the moment within the rfu, certainly last night talking about premiership rugby clubs, they rejected an offer to sell their lead toa rejected an offer to sell their lead to a private equity firm which would have been worth about £270 million. they said they want more but eddie jones is probably going to have deep into its own salary to pay consultants. extra coaching staff. i do know, he has quite a big coaching staff. whatever it might be. nutritionists, sleep experts, conditioning coaches. the rfu are saying there is no more cash. they are going to pay forjonny wilkinson to be part of the team. in actual use part of his own salary to pay them. he is very respected. he does have a big team around him. he does, and he wants them to stay. maybe there is a bit of brinkmanship, you are going to have to pay for this. does he have to give them apprai

alistair cook was there on patrol, fielding, reflecting and generally watching an extraordinary exhibitionot it. conditions here did feel decidedly like september and when the floodlights are on the sky is grey, thatis floodlights are on the sky is grey, that is normally a james anderson kind of day. anderson wanted one wicket to become the most successful fast bowling in history and india we re fast bowling in history and india were not playing along with that. so, step forward adil rashid. rahul bold for 149. ben youngs pant chants to zampa once too often will stop moeen ali is under that isn't he? —— chanced his arm. now the race, could anderson get the magic moment before india will all out? the final wicket of the summer won the match and gave anderson the record. 564 career wickets and no test match has ever done ending is quite like this one. houses, walls, lanes and tree stumps — they've been hidden for decades underwater in cornwall. but this summer's heatwave has revealed the lost valley near penzance that was once home to a small community of people before they were forced to le

alistair cooke is batting for his country for the final time. run—scorer is at the crease at the oval in the 5th and final test against india. he's currently on 13 runs as england look to build an unassailable lead. keating jennings has just been bowled. earlier india were all out for 292 — a0 runs behind england's first innings total. ravindra jadeja the hero for the tourists 86 not out. england's national selector ed smith says he wants to draw on alastair cook's talent in the future. it should have been naomi osaka's night after her surprise victory in the us open final — but serena williams is grabbing the headlines after she accused the umpire of sexism and treating her unfairly. williams was penalised for three code violations including receiving coaching signals, breaking her racket, and calling the chair umpire a thief. the outburst cost her the game and she went—on to lose the set and the match. i cannot sit here and say i would much say he was a thief because i thought he took again from me but i have seen other men call umpire several

alistair cook was there on patrol, fielding, reflecting, and generally watching an extraordinary exhibitionis grey, that‘s normally a james anderson kind of day. anderson wanted one wicket to become the most successful fast bowler in history. india were not playing along with that. so, step forward adil rashid. rahul bowled for 149 then young pant chanced his arm once too often. moeen ali is under that, isn‘t he? got it. now the race.

good news for alistair cook, watching from the pavilion before he retires from international cricket is aiming to win a record—equalling 24th grand slam singles title, when she faces naomi 0saka in the us open final later, just one year after giving birth. meanwhile, a knee injury ended rafael nadal‘s hopes, as he had to retire from his semifinal, against huan martin del potro. it was at the end of the second set. and it could mean another spell on the sidelines for the 32—year—old, who was looking back to his best when he won the french open in may. del potro plays novak djokovic in the final. following the brilliant start by wales in the new nations league, it's the turn today of northern ireland against bosnia, and england who take on spain at wembley. it is the first match for england, since they exceeded expectation and reached the world cup semifinals injuly. but manager gareth southgate says they must forget about that now and concentrate on building for the future. the basis of how they play, i'm sure will be similar. there will definitely be differences we will wa nt to defi

yesterday, it was all about alistair cook, and he was satisfied with 71 — even if india are in controlnd passed 50 for the first time this series but he missed out on a century, when he was bowled by, jasprit bumrah, sparking a batting collapse. england are on 198 for seven. world number one rafael nadal, says he "will keep fighting", after he was forced to retire from his us open semifinal, againstjuan martin del potro, because of a knee injury. he's now 32, and won the french open earlier this summer... but couldn't continue playing after the end of the second set, it's unclear how long he will be out for. to keep playing, at the same time that way, you know, having too much pain. it was not a tennis match at the end. it was one player playing and one standing on the other side of the court. i hate to retire, but to stay one more set out there playing like this... it will be too much for me. in contrast, novak djockovich, looks rejuvenated as he moved closer to equalling pete sampras's tally of 1a grand slams after outclassing kei nishikori, to reach the us open final. so he now face

the paper also reflects alistair cook's decision to retire from international cricket.e home secretary is planning a significant extension of police stop and search powers. the paper claims sajid javid wants officers to stop anyone suspected of carrying acid without good reason. the mail carries an interview with the mother of murdered southampton schoolgirl lucy mchugh. stacey white claims facebook is holding up the investigation into her daughter's death. the metro leads on a tweet from the bbc radio five live presenter, rachael bland, in which she says she has just days to live, after a long battle with breast cancer. and the financial times carries a striking image of brazil's historic national museum consumed by fire. it's thought the blaze has destroyed dozens of priceless artefacts. let's have a look first at the express, stephen, kicked off this hour, theresa may versus boris johnson. hour, theresa may versus boris johnson. so, the stage is set, the tory conference approaching, boris johnson versus theresa may, and mps come back from the long summer holiday tomo

it may be his last test match, but for now alistair cook, has taken a back seat in the pavillion at theinst india. the hosts started the day 7 wickets down. world number one rafael nadal says he will keep fighting, after he was forced to retire from his us open semifinal, againstjuan martin del potro, because of a knee injury. he's now 32, and won the french open earlier this summer, but couldn't continue playing after the end of the second set. it's unclear how long he will be out for. to keep playing, at the same time having too much pain. it was not a tennis match. at the end it was one player playing and one standing on the other side of the court. i hate to retire, but stay one more set out there playing like this... it will be too much for me. in contrast novak djokovic looks rejuvenated as he moved closer to equalling pete sampras's tally of 14 grand slams after outclassing nishikori to reach the us open final. so he now faces del potro. in football, scotland suffered their heaviest defeat at home for 45 years against belgium in a friendly, ahead of their nations league opener, a

what pose would you choose to capture the man that's alistair cook? resolute.m the indian team and captain was only appropriate. now they could try to get him out. in his 161st test match, cook knows exactly where he's trying to guide the cricket ball. they call cook "chef" — obviously. opening the batting is a tough business. keatonjennings still learning. thank goodness for helmets. jennings will need to keep going at the top of england's batting order once cook is gone. jennings making some progress this morning. it's all about partnerships. and it's often about patients. —— patience. steady, keaton, steady. the ball fell safely and jennings could rehearse a better shot. sadly, here comes a worse one, straight to the fielder. jennings dismissed for 23, another opportunity missed and jennings knew that better than anyone. he was disgusted with what he's done. as for alastair cook, well, after a lean summer, he was building his best innings of the series. with every straight bat on ball, the chances of cook making a score to match the occasion grew. looking go

alistair cook walks out for england for the final time. innings. that is a lead of 145. this is the fifth and oval. serena williams has been fined more than £13,000 for her outbursts during the us open final defeat. she received three code violations including one for verbal abuse of an umpire who she called a thief. and wales are losing 1—0 to denmark in the nation ‘s league. tottenham's christian eriksen got the only goal so christian eriksen got the only goal so far. there is about half an hour to go. back with those stories and more later on. thejustice secretary, david gauke, has said he thinks as many prisoners as possible should be given phones in their cells. inmates would be able to dial only pre—approved numbers and would still have to pay for the calls. however the minister has called the idea "a real game—changer" in improving behaviour — citing similar measures already in place in prisons in germany. mark fairhurst from the prison officers association said prison schemes don't go far enough. this was put on a back burner and h

the record—breaking cricketer alistair cook, england's highest test match scorer, has announced he isnst india. 0ur sports correspondent joe wilson has the story. in a world of precious few certainties, there is alastair cook. whatever else came to pass, he'd open the batting for england. it's how it seemed, how it's been for a dozen years, but no more.

and resuming on six without loss in their second innings this morning, they again lost opener alistair cookt batsmen in this test, went for a first ball duck. 92—1; at that stage, joe root and ben stokes appeared to settle things before root was run out two runs short of his half century. he will be bitterly disappointed with that. england's two most succesful batsmen in this series are at the crease, jos butler has just passed 50 with sam curran also there, england still in the match with a lead of 181 runs and four wickets remaining. kimi raikokonnen produced the fastest ever formula one lap to put his ferrari on pole for their home italian grand prix tomorrow. his team mate sebastien vettel was second fastest as they locked out the front row with championship leader lewis hamilton starting from third. here's nick parrot. some might struggle to remember for reclaiming pole there home rates. sebastian vettel looked confident ending the drought. most were expecting lewis hamilton to provide the main challenge to stopping him, but it took to britain until final succession in qualifying to ac

it was all about alistair cook, yesterday. he was bowled by jasprit bumrah sparking a batting collapse. england are on 198 for seven. in football, scotland suffered their heaviest defeat at home for 45 years against belgium in a friendly ahead of their nations league opener against albania on monday. romalu lukaku opened the scoring in the first half and then three goals after the break did the damage. chelsea's eden hazard with one of them, batshuaye pounced on a mistake, to make it 4—0. england start in the nations league tonight at home to spain and captain harry kane will receive his golden boot award prior to the match for scoring the most goals at the world cup. he'll wear specially commissioned golden boots in the match but is keen to keep those feet on the ground and avoid comparisons with the likes of messi or ronaldo. to do that in the world cup and to finish top goal—scorer is something i was extremely proud of. i don't think i can be up there with them two yet, but that is my aim. my aim is to improve. yeah, like y

he says there would always be another alistair cook. i am definitely replaceable.ned to play that in the game. and it's summer will be never be around again, but it has been a surreal couple of days and let's play well in this game and try and win a—1. the defending champion, rafael nadal came through five set thriller to reach the us open semi—finals. his match against dominic thiem lasted almost five hours. nadal lost the first set 6—0 against the austrian, but the match went the distance in really humid conditions, even though the game finished at 2 in the morning. he'll face juan martin del potro next, a repeat of last year's semi—final. the england rugby union team will play a world cup warm up match at st james park next year. they'll play italy there on september 6th before heading to japan. it's the first time they will have played a test in newcastle and the first time in three years they have staged a home match away from twickenham. that was the world cup group game against uruguay at manchester city's etihad stadium. they will also play wales twice in a

notjust about passing the record and winning the game, but more about losing his close friend alistair cookcareer. cook is actually godfather to anderson's eldest daughter. they walked off the pitch together — arguing over who would go first. the presentations were quite emotional as well, with captainjoe root tearing up as well. what he has achieved and what he's capable of achieving still is astounding, really. for him to have taken as many wickets as he has, i think the most exciting thing is that he is bowling, in my opinion, at his best throughout this summer. he has been outstanding. we can see that carrying forward for a long time. what a legacy to leave. you get the impression it onlyjust hit them when he was leaving for good. and england have won their first match since the world cup? they've ended their three—match losing streak, beating switzerland 1—0 in a friendly in leicester last night. after a pretty sluggish start the winning goal came eventually in the second half, scored by marcus rashford. but over in belfast, northern ireland's gavin whyte stole the show after being bro

and gearing up for his last test match, alistair cook — england's most prolific test batsman — tellsmay be tears at the oval. good evening. two russian military intelligence officers have been accused of carrying out the novichok attacks in salisbury. alexander petrov and ruslan boshirov have been named as the suspects in the attempted murder of the former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia. police say the two men arrived at gatwick airport, from moscow, in march. they stayed at a hotel in london before travelling to salisbury. they've released images of the two men after going through 11,000 hours of cctv footage. but the russian foreign ministry says the names and photographs of the men "do not mean anything to moscow. " 0ur security correspondent gordon corera begins our coverage. these two russians now stand accused of the salisbury nerve agent attack. police say they entered the country as alexander petrov and ruslan boshirov, but those are thought to be false names used by undercover operatives. the government has concluded that the two individuals named by the p

it was all about alistair cook, yesterday, and he was satisfied with 71 even if india are in control when he was bowled by jasprit bumrah — sparking a batting collapse. england are on 198 for seven. world number one rafael nadal, says he will keep fighting, after he was forced to retire from his us open semifinal, againstjuan martin del potro because of a knee injury. he's now 32, and won the french open earlier this summer. but couldn't continue playing after the end of the second set. it's unclear how long he will be out for. to keep playing at the same time, having too much pain. it was not a tennis match at the end it was one player playing and one standing on the other side of the court. i hate to retire, but stay one more set out there playing like this... it will be too much for me. in contrast novak djockovich, looks rejuvenated. he moved closer to equalling pete sampras's tally of 1a grand slams after outclassing kei nishikori to reach the us open final. so he now faces del potro. the final kick of the game earned ulster a win over edinburgh in the pro 1a league. edinburgh t

it was his 56ath wicket surpassing glenn mcgrath's record in what was also alistair cook's final matchrated in large parts by a superb sixth wicket stand which saw kl rahul make 149, supported by rishah pant — who reached 114. both were eventual dismissal by the bowling of adil rashid. which signalled the end for india who were all out for 345 as england won by 118 runs. it has been a real fitting it has been a realfitting end it has been a real fitting end to what has been especially for england cricket. a special week for the test match game. a special week for legends of our sport and alastair cook, jimmy amerson, stuart broad, lays his part as well. i think we say thank you to alastair for everything he has done for english cricket but also jimmy anderson still going. yes he is at 564, but the way he is bowling now, the body, the way he is bowling now, the body, the mind, still seems a strong. i think we have got many years left in jimmy anderson. maybe a couple, maybe another hundred or so wicked, but i think this has been one of the great week for english cricket. that was after

an amazing series and a fitting end to a career that has been remarkable by alistair cook. english cricket butjimmy anderson still going. the way he is bowling now, the body, the mind still seems strong. i think we have many years left in chile anderson. maybe another 100 or so wicked. —— jimmy anderson. the world and olympic cycling gold medalist kristina vogel has spoken publically for the first time since she was paralysed in a training crash earlier this year. an 11—time world champion, the german suffered serious spinal and chest injuries in the accident, but now says she wants to give something back to her sport. translation: i try to adapt myself. i compare myself to a little baby or has had to learn step—by—step how to get seated, to walk and move around. it took quite some time, about three months, i think. it took quite some time, about three months, ithink. now it took quite some time, about three months, i think. now i am ready to face my situation and share my experiences. i want to pass on my positive energy. simon yates is pursuing the vuelta a espana title t

alistair cook looking to sign off in style?2 year international career. alastair cook received a standing ovation when he arrived at the crease for the second innings against india. he helped them reach 114—2, for a lead of 154. cook finished 46 not out at stumps — i‘m sure all the england fans will be willing him to make a century later today in his final innings. and how did ryan giggs react to the defeat in the nations league? understandably unhappy with that. they were beaten 2—0 by denmark in their second match of the new national league tournament. after thrashing the republic of ireland 4—1 in their opening match ryan giggs‘ side were brought back down to earth by tottenham midfielder christian eriksson. he put them ahead with that goal in the first half and then stepped up for the spotkick when wales conceded a penalty after the break. finally, an incredible incident in the motogp? yeah, some senior motogp riders are calling for a lifetime ban for romano fenati after what can only be described as an outright dangerous m