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andy farrell has made one change to his side as they face south africa. connor murray dropped and plenty at stake with the winner of the match likely to top the group and avoiding the hosts france with a probable quarter—final against new zealand. playing the world champions, they are a very good team and they have come into great form over the last few weeks so yeah we will have to be on top form as well. it is only when you win you can enjoy it. if you are walking around the stadium after a defeat, it is not the same so i've been able to enjoy the first two and that isjust because of the results. in golf, an unbeaten partnership will be renewed when the solheim cup against the us gets under way. lexie thompson will hit the opening shotjust after eight o'clock local time in spain. an alternate shot system to begin with. england and france who won three points together in 2019 are taking on an american pair. our correspondent looks ahead to the action and to warn you, there are flickering images coming up. come on, europe! there's something special about

andy farrell's side are up against romania in bordeaux on saturday in their opening match.our years ago, but have had a difficult build—up with three defeats in warm—up matches, as well as injuries and suspensions to key players. steve borthwick�*s side training today at their le touquet base as they continue preparations ahead of their campaign opener against argentina in marseille on saturday. england defence coach said the team are thinking positively. it england defence coach said the team are thinking positively.— are thinking positively. it was ureat to are thinking positively. it was great to finally _ are thinking positively. it was great to finally get _ are thinking positively. it was great to finally get the - are thinking positively. it was great to finally get the play. | are thinking positively. it was great to finally get the play. i think you rightly say that we had a disappointing certain in august. we are realistic about where we're at and the growth that we need and the improvements we need to make. but for some reason we got here and it is the start of t

ireland coach andy farrell has made one change to his side to face reigning champions south africa, atturday. scrum—half jamison gibson—park returns in place of conor murray. plenty at stake, with the winner of the match likely to top the group and avoid hosts france, with a probable quarterfinal against new zealand. playing the world champions, they are a very good team and they have come in to some great form over the last few weeks, so we will have to be on our top form to get a result. it's only when you win, that's when you get to enjoy it. if you are walking around the stadium after defeat, it's not the same. i've been able to enjoy the first two, but that's because we got some good results. georgia hall and celine boutier will renew their unbeaten partnership, when europe's solheim cup defence against america gets under way in spain on friday. out—of—form american lexi thompson will hit the opening tee shot at finca cortesin just after 8pm local time. it's alternate shot foursomes to begin with. thompson, playing with megan khang, faces swedish rookies linn grant and maja stark.

andy farrell has made one change to his side as they face south africa.the match likely to top the group and avoiding the hosts france with a probable quarter—final against new zealand. playing the world champions, they are a very good team and they have come into great form over the last few weeks so yeah we will have to be on top form as well. it is only when you win you can enjoy it. if you are walking around the stadium after a defeat, it is not the same so i've been able to enjoy the first two and that isjust because of the results.

ireland of course the top ranked side going into the tournament — with andy farrell leading the teamworld cup as head coach. ireland won all three of their warm—up matches heading into the the tournament and have won their past 1a tests. despite this impressive run and their status as world number ones, hugo keenan expects ireland to be better than their recent performances have shown. i don't think we have shown our best in the sort of test games leading up to the world cup so far. we haven't been overly happy with our performances. there has been some good bits. but we are excited for this weekend. i think we are ready to show an improvement on what has been shown before. yeah, we are set for the challenge. next to new york — where the home favourite, ben shelton — a man who's been on the atp tour for less than a year — has become the youngest american us open semifinalist in 30 years. the 20—year—old — bottom of your screen — ranked 165 in the world, pulled off the biggest win of his career so far by putting out the tenth seed, frances tiafoe. in blistering fashion he took the fir

it's a strong side named by head coach andy farrell - best.med by| head coach andy farrell including the experienced keith bell is on the wings. rob herring makes his first world cup start with dan sheehan unavailable through injury and there is an opportunity for 20 to your choke mccarthy from leinster in the second row. the number one ranked side in the world are unbeaten in 13 games and are expected to hit the ground running against romania. that was gavin andrews in bordeaux. ireland are in pool b, as are scotland and the reigning champions south africa who play in marseille on sunday afternoon. it will be a huge ask for the scots to finish in the top two, that's what's needed to reach the quarter, but as chris mclaughlin reports, the fans are feeling optimistic about the tournament ahead. early morning in marseille. getting the catcher date for the locals and tourists. it's a city that specialises in blending industry and tranquillity. perfect mix of an rugby comes to town. and rugby is very much here. rugby comes to town. and rugby is ve

the irish are number one in the world and andy farrell has made one change to the starting 15 — scrum—halfjamisonrk returns in place of conor murray after the bonus—point victory against tonga last weekend. the winner of saturday's match will be well placed to top the pool and book a probable quarterfinal against new zealand. andy murray is through to the second round of the zhuhai championships in china he's playing in the country for the first time since 2019, which was also the same year that he won his last atp title. murray eased past the local wild card mo ye cong in straight sets, 7—5, 6—3. the former world number one plays aslan karatsev next. having been recalled for the abandoned one—day international against ireland at headingley yesterday, to try and find some form ahead of the world cup, joe root won't play any part in the remaining two matches in the series somerset�*s tom kohler—cadmore has been added to the squad ahead of saturday's second odi at trent bridge. he'lljoin up after his county's championship match which is due to finish on friday. kohler—cadmore is a powerful wicketke

head coach andy farrell has made one change to the starting 15 that beat tonga last saturday.fjamison gibson—park returns in place of conor murray. plenty at stake, with the winner of the match likely to top the group and avoid hosts france, with a probable quarter—final against new zealand. liverpool begin their europa league campaign in a few minutes in austria, as they take on lask. that's a 5.45pm kick—off. ryan gravenberch makes his full liverpool debut following his summer move from bayern munich, while teenager ben doak earns his first start. the last time they were in this competition was eight seasons ago, losing in the final to sevilla injurgen klopp�*s first season in charge. it was a different squad, we were actually not ready but we somehow came through. but i wouldn't compare it, it's a different time, different team, and we are better prepared for the competition. trust me, we are better prepared and we enjoy it more, to be here then we did at that time, because we have no clue what to expect. upwardly—mobile brighton are gearing for their first—ever european ca

head coach andy farrell has made one change.er of the match likely to top the group, and thus avoid posts france. it will probably be a quarterfinal against new zealand —— top two. charlie hull will remove her... lexie thompson will hit the opening tee shotjust after eight o'clock local time. thompson playing with megan khang. would you france won three points together. that's all you're sport for now. back to you, christian. if i play you this, which real life family would come to mind? the writers of succession insist it was never styled on a real life dynasty, but those who watched most likely thought of the murdochs. perhaps with one crucial difference — logan roy would never stand down. rupert murdoch has been organising his succession for months. and today, he announced to the city he is finally standing down as chairman of fox and news corp. his son lachlan will head up both companies, which inspired plenty of comment online. mr murdoch will continue as "emeritus chairman". in his statement, he said the companies "are in

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in the words of the coach andy farrell earlier on, "it's not must win, but pretty important."t weekend, and that's at scrum—half where jamison gives in part comes in for connor murray. so ireland sticking to the players that have achieved so much success over recent months. earlier on we heard from the ireland captain, johnny sexton, the fly half — ireland's all—time record point score after he broke the record against tonga last weekend, and he said it should be a very special occasion indeed here on saturday. playing the world champions, they are a _ playing the world champions, they are a very— playing the world champions, they are a very good team and they have come _ are a very good team and they have come in _ are a very good team and they have come in to— are a very good team and they have come in to some great form over the last few— come in to some great form over the last few weeks, so we will have to be on _ last few weeks, so we will have to be on our— last few weeks, so we will have to be on our top form to get a result. it's only— be on our top form to get a resu

this team selection was always going to be tricky for the head coach andy farrell ahead of next week's side with plenty of star quality. jonny sexton will again lead out the team when a back line that includes munster�*s conor murray and connick�*s hansen. roman kelleher and josh vendorflare come into hansen. roman kelleher and josh vendor flare come into the hansen. roman kelleher and josh vendorflare come into the pack. rob herring is named on the bench alongside iain henderson but there is again no place in the 23 for their oldster team—mate stuart mccloskey. competition in the squad is fierce and he would expect nothing else in the number one ranked side in the world. they've not some ranked side in the world. they've got some very. _ ranked side in the world. they've got some very. very _ ranked side in the world. they've got some very, very good - ranked side in the world. they'vej got some very, very good player. they— got some very, very good player. they have — got some very, very good player. they have a — got some very, very good player. they have a massive boost with select

head coach andy farrell has made one change to the starting 15 that beat tonga last saturday.exi thompson will hit the opening tee shot at finca cortesin just after eight o'clock local time. it's alternate shot foursomes to begin with. thompson, playing with megan khang, faces swedish rookies linn grant and maja stark. england's hall and boutier of france, who won three points together in 2019, play americans danielle kang and andrea lee. and that's all the sport for now. from me marc edwards and the rest of the team, bye—bye. good evening. the rather autumnal weather picture will continue for the end of the working week as well. we've had more heavy rain or heavy showers today. the showers continue as we go through the night. at least it'll be different to last night, when it was the persistent rain, 30—40 millimetres that pushed through southern and eastern areas. we have had another dollop, though, of persistent rain in the north, showers in between. now, that band of rain in the north will tend to fragment to showers, but we could see further heavy, thundery showers moving

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after scoring over 80 points, against romania in their opening fixture, ireland head coach andy farrellyant, too, after their defiant win with 1a men against argentina. it's another tough looking—test in nice, as they will be up againstjapan. the returning billy vunipola only makes the bench, after missing the last two matches following suspension. lewis ludlam replaces the suspended tom curry while kyle sinckler and joe marler also come in. england's cricketers won the fourth and final one day international of their series against new zealand at lords. so convincingly, as well. this was their last meaningful action, before the defence of their world cup title, and with ben stokes rested, dawid malan set the platform with 127 off 114 balls, as the home side made 311. the tourists fell way short and were skittled out for 100 runs of their target in the end, meaning england windy series 3—1. a dramatic night in rugby's super league — wakefield's defeat at leigh means they are relegated, so will be playing in the championship next season. trinity had forced the game in to golden point extr

it's a big day for the farrell family, with andy's son owen returning to captain england.anked team in the tournament. but they know there's no room for complacency. you've got a group of lads that are wanting to go and add to what we've already done. two good wins so far, but we're not underestimating the opposition. england no victory in lille and the quarterfinals will be beckoning. the early game of the day at the rugby world cup involves two teams in niether of the pools we've just been discussing. georgia and portgual are playing in toulouse. the usa's lead over europe in the solheim cup is still two points after the second morning's foursomes. that meant they started the fourballs at finca cortesin 7—5 ahead. europe are very much in a position of strength heading into what is the early stages still of that afternoon session in southern spain. but all square and all three looking to make some advantage out of the situation that saw them 4—0 down after the first round of matches yesterday morning. normal service has been resumed in formula one, with runaway leader max

it's a big day for the farrell family, with andy's son 0wen returning to captain england.urnament. but they know there's no room for complacency. you've got a group of lads that are wanting to go and add to what we've already done. two good wins so far, but we're not underestimating the opposition. for chili's players it will be the match of their lives but england know victory in lille in the quarterfinals will be beckoning. the early game of the day at the rugby world cup involved two teams in niether of the pools we've just been discussing. and we've our first draw of the tournament. portugal were a kick away from a first win in world cup history, but missed it. and it finished 18—all in toulouse. champions manchester city have a chance to contiue their perfect start to the season in one of saturday's premier league games. they're playing nottingham forest. already they lead by two goals to nil macro. and within the last few moments, earning a highland. luton haven't got a point yet since being promoted. later on everton attempt to win their first later on everton attem

it's a big day for the farrell family, with andy's son 0wen returning to captain england.am in the tournament. but they know there's no room for complacency. you've got a group of lads that are wanting to go and add to what we've already done. two good wins so far, but we're not underestimating the opposition. for chile's players it will be the match of their lives but england know victory in lille in the quarterfinals will be beckoning. the early game of the day at the rugby world cup involved two teams in niether of the pools we've just been discussing and we've our first drwa of the tournament. portugal were a kick away from a first win in world cup history but missed it, and it finished 18—all in toulouse. champions manchester city scored twice in the first 15 minutes of their premier league match against nottingham forest as they attempt to continue their perfect start to the season. they are now down to ten men in that match after rodri was shown a red card in the opening seconds of the second half. wolves are also down to ten men but lead at luton town who are looki

andy farrell has made just one change to the team that beat tonga — with jamison gibson—park replacingmost exciting finale to a rugby league super league season this century, with three teams all vying to finish top of the league in the final set of matches tonight. this will be the end of the regular season, before the play—offs decide the champions. reigning champions st helens start the day in 3rd, but are only behind catalans dragons and leaders wigan on points difference. so there are so many permutations. st helens host hull fc in the easiest looking game on paper. the dragons are at salford, while wigan are away to leigh. radio 5 live sports extra will have full coverage of the games that decide who will lift the league leaders' shield. and finally, if you're a parent, you need to be able to multi—task — but at one major league baseball match, one dad proved he was a proper champion at it. a huge home run from philadelphia phillies star saw this ball heading to the crowd — and it was this fan who stole the headlines as he took a one—handed catch whilst holding his daughter. his

deservedly so, they are playing fantastic rugby, coached by a fantastic man, andy farrell.rite teams. they had a performance in them, a big upset in them. again, great underdogs was that they are a team that can be just about anyone on their day. just consistency with scotland. i am hoping they cause a bit of an upset. why track anything to suggest that despite recent form england and wales can surprise people and do better than expected at the world cup? —— better than expected at the world cu - 2 -- ~ , better than expected at the world cu - ? -- �* , ., better than expected at the world cu - 2 -- ~ , ., , , better than expected at the world | cup? --_ as cup? -- anything to suggest... as lonr as cup? -- anything to suggest... as long as they _ cup? -- anything to suggest... as long as they pick _ cup? -- anything to suggest... as long as they pick up _ cup? -- anything to suggest... as long as they pick up my _ cup? -- anything to suggest... as long as they pick up my england i long as they pick up my england certainly and wales, their first games are very important in t