andy swiss reports. so much hope, but ultimately, so much heartache.wing that this was a golden chance to reach a first grand slam final. the clear favourite against the czech teenager marketa vondrousova, and she was soon showing why. konta led 5—3 and had set point, but with the court at her mercy, it all went wrong. and that horrible miss proved the turning point, as vondrousova reeled off the next four games. another konta misjudgement, and the czech was one set up. still, konta had hope. come the second set, again, she led 5—3. again, it slipped away. it went to a tie—break, and it was vondrousova who was inspired. the 19—year—old duly held her nerve and seized her place in the final, leaving konta to rue what might have been. britain's hopes of ending a a2—year wait for a women's singles finallist at a grand slam have finished in the familiar frustration. andy swiss, bbc news. it is always tough to lose a match, any match. and it is also tough to lose matches where you do have opportunities, you do have chances. however, i feel very, very co mfor

andy swiss, bbc news, old trafford.land led by the skipper who picked up two of them individually — although he wasn't exactly expecting what happened in manchester. never ever have i ever thought i could play a knock like that. i'm delighted that i have. coming in the time where there was a 50—50 share, it probably helped that. after i faced a few balls, i had no choice. ido faced a few balls, i had no choice. i do start taking risks because of him coming in next and after i got dropped, it was a matter of keep going. olympic and world 800 metres champion caster semenya says she was used like a human guinea pig' by the athletics world governing body after they insisted she takes medication to control her testosterone levels. the south african saw her appeal against the ruling rejected last month by the court of arbitration for sport — but the iaaf‘s decision has since been suspended temporarily after semenya took her case to switzerland's federal supreme court. reigning champion geraint thomas will be fit to defend his

andy swiss was watching.fans prospects seemed equally bright against the pakistan team who had been thrashed in their opening game. what could possibly go wrong? well, quite a lot as it turned out. as pakistan's batsmen blazed out of the box, england hit back as briefly they proved their catching prowess, chris woakes with a cracker. but after the sublime came the ridiculous as jason roy became officially the most embarrassed man in nottingham. 0h! it summed up england's error strewn fielding and it proved painfully costly as mohammed hafeez made the most of his reprieve, hitting pakistan to a hefty 348. england needed the highest run chase in world cup history and as the wickets tumbled, including captain eoin morgan, it seemed beyond them. but then a stirring recovery, the first centuries of the tournament from the ever composed joe root and then from the remarkablejos buttler, proving just why he is one of cricket's most destructive batsmen. but when they departed in quick succession england's hopes left w

andy swiss, bbc news, liverpool.d to think that an hour ago there were so many people here. and what a sight they had when the bus finally arrived here at the peer probably the climax of the entire parade, which began at about 4pm this afternoon. it reached here at about 7:15pm, something like that. going past the pierhead, the fireworks went off, the fans had been cheering loudly. they had been lining the route probably since about 12. they waited seven hours very patiently to see the bus. it did finally get here and the whole place went up. the players holding the trophy, mosul at the back of the bus holding the trophy. it has been a day to remember. how are you feeling? a little bit hung over, but all right. it's got to be done. what does this mean to everybody? it is just to be done. what does this mean to everybody? it isjust unreal. you cannot ask a question like that because you cannot put it into words. you have got to be here to feel it and experience it to know what it means it was. it's great. everyone in

andy swiss, bbc news. you look at the basics of a run chase, partnerships are very important. there are individual innings but that's not enough to win a game. we get beaten, we tend to come quite strong. we tend to resort to being aggressive, smart, so we hope that's the case on tuesday. there's coverage right now of india against afghanistan on radio five live sport extra. england's women have taken a 1—0 lead in their twenty20 series against the west indies. batting first, england set their opponents 181 to win. and the west indies fell 43 runs short — ending on 138—9. it's a 14th win in a row for the england women — a new record. the third and final t20 is on tuesday. hayley turner has become only the second female jockey ever to win at royal ascot and the first in 32 years. she won the sandringham stakes, on "thanks be", ahead of the queen's horse, magnetic charm which was beaten into second. she's the first female winning jockey since gay kelleway in 1987. her celebrations were muted a little though, as she was given a a nine—day ban for using her whip too much. meanwhil

andy swiss, bbc news, old trafford. that is it from us. good night. good evening.eadlines. there's a shower of sixes in manchester as captain morgan

andy swiss, bbc news. than 50 warships — deliberately sinking them so that they wouldn't fall into allied hands. the scuttling of the german fleet, off orkney, shortly after the end of the first world war, was the greatest loss of ships ever. today a service was held to remember the 9 german soldiers who died on that chaotic day — the last german deaths of the war. lorna gordon reports. the vast natural harbour of scapa flow in orkney. the once—mighty german high seas fleet had been interned here, while its fate was decided during the peace negotiations at the end of the first world war. through winter and on into the lighter months, 74 german ships, flags lowered, lay idle in the waters off these northerly isles. the crews reduced to a minimum, demoralised, forbidden to go ashore. but on midsummer‘s day a century ago, the officer in charge, fearing the victorious allies would seize the ships, gave orders that the fleet be scuttled. new research shows that, in the space ofjust over five hours, 50 german sh

andy swiss, bbc news.iled here on empire windrush to help rebuild postwar britain. many decided to stay and create new lives in the uk. tomorrow is the first national windrush day, celebrating the contribution made by that generation and their families. one of the last living passengers is 93—year—old alford gardner. adina campbell has been to meet the former raf serviceman at a family get—together in west yorkshire. i was one of lucky ones. that's why i'm still here. there are four generations of alford gardner's family — eight children, 16 grandchildren, and more than 20 great—grandchildren. i lived injamaica a long time ago. i don't know about you lot, but as a little boy, i was bright. i was very bright. and i knew it. laughter. at the time, there was no work, especially in my field. where did you hear about the ship and when did you go? my sister heard about it and sent me the news. so within days after hearing about it, my brother was off to book his ticket. i didn't have any money, so i had to ask m

andy swiss reports.nglish optimism was in the air and with good reason it seemed. the sri lankan batsmen were soon struggling as england grabbed two early wickets. although sri lanka tried to hit back, fernando clobbering it out of the ground at one point, they never really got going full supply that snaffled by english fielders or bamboozled by their bowlers. the target of 233 seemed simple enough but sri lanka have lasith malinga the slinger, as he is known, and he slung sri lanka back into contention. by the timejos buttler became his fourth victim, the match was in the balance. and from there, a clatter of wickets gave sri lanka at the shock of the tournament. england can still make the semifinals but theirjourney has just got harder, in the most dramatic fashion. andy swiss, bbc news. one hundred years ago today german forces off the scottish coast scuttled more than 50 of their own warships deliberately sinking them so they wouldn't fall into allied hands months after the armistice. it was the sing

andy swiss was watching. it was a day when the home turned to heartache.as favourite against czech teenager marketa vondrousova, and you could soon see why. konta led 5—3 and had set point. it seemed nothing could go wrong. and then this... it was a quite horrible miss, and how it came back to haunt her, as vondrousova reeled off the next four games. anotherjohanna konta error, and the czech was one set up. still konta had hope and in the second set again she led 5—3. but again it slipped away. it went to a tie—break and it was vondrousova who was inspired. the 19—year—old held her nerve to clinch a place in a first grand slam final. but her delight was matched by konta's disappointment. it means the waiting goes on. not since virginia wade won wimbledon in 1973 has britain had had a women's singles finalist at a grand slam. for 42 years, so many have tried to emulate her and for konta this had seemed a golden chance. instead, for her and for british tennis, it's ended in yet more frustration. andy swiss, bbc news. well, the women's world cup kicks off thi

some of them made their presence felt during the report on the game from andy swiss.icipation, the result is pretty much one—sided. but for these india fans... cheering and chanting before we go, the latest in our occasional series of technical mishaps on bbc news. not for the first time, simon mccoy was involved presenting afternoon live on monday when this happens... bbc news theme plays sniggers very good afternoon, i think it's still afternoon... laughs thank you for all your comments this week. please do get in touch with your opinions about what you see on bbc tv news online or on social media. you may even appear on the programme. that's all from us. samira will be back to hear your thoughts bbc news coverage next week. from me, though, thanks for watching and bye—bye. hello there. things are warming up this weekend right across the board. it'll certainly be noticeable across southern areas, where the humidity will also gradually increase, and into next week, certainly late on sunday, the threat of thundery showers increases as well. for the weekend, fine for m

our sports correspondent andy swiss reports from old trafford. exactly how much this game means, well, here's your answer. for india and pakistan fans, all roads led to manchester. whatever their transport, theyjust had to be there. this means a lot for us. we are from india, only to watch the match. only to win the match! it's more than a cricket match, this is war! no, it's the biggest match in the world. any sport, you can't beat it. the best part of a million people had applied for tickets, with an estimated billion watching on tv. talk about pressure. but from the off, india didn't seem to be feeling it — the favourites off to a flyer. a brilliant century from rohit sharma, before virat kohli showed why he is officially the world's best. he hit 77 until his bizarre dismissal. he thought he'd nicked it. replays showed he hadn't. frustrated, just a little. pakistan needed 337 but it seems they might have a chance. when he went for 62 the rest tumbled around him. not even a rain delay rescued them as under the floodlights india wrapped up the e

andy swiss is there for us. welcome to old trafford.an see afghanistan's players holding their training session. it was an all too familiar story early on with more rain which means england had to practise in the indoor nets, hardly ideal. jason roy is at the big news. he is ruled out tomorrow's match on friday's match against sri lanka after it was confirmed he suffered a hamstring tear during the game against west indies. the captain says he is confident he will be fit later in the tournament but, if not, morgan did not rule out a possible recall for alex hale who was dropped after he was suspended for an off the field incident. as for morgan, better news on he is a fit is after he suffered that spasm last week. he says that back spasm has settled down and he is confident he will be fit for tomorrow's match. drastically improved. i have had extensive treatment and medication of the last few days which has helped me no. i have had a small heap in the nets. it will all depend oi'i heap in the nets. it will all depend on howl heap in the

our correspondent andy swiss was there.ed exactly how much this game it means, well, here is your answer. for india and pakistan fans, all roads led to manchester. whatever their transport, theyjust had to be there. this means a lot for us. we are from india, only to watch the match. only to win the match! its more than a cricket match, this is war! no, it's the biggest match in the world. can't beat it. the best part of a million people had applied for tickets, with an estimated billion watching on tv. talk about pressure. but india's batsmen didn't seem to be feeling it, the favourites off to a flyer. a brilliant century from rohit sharma, before virat kohli showed why he is officially the world's best. india were heading for a mammoth total, but they were slightly stalled by a rain delay, and then kohli's bizarre dismissal. he thought he nicked it... he has declared himself out. ..when replays later showed he hadn't. frustrated? just a little. pakistan still needed a hefty 337. briefly it seemed they mightjust do it, as

andy swiss, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news...rs of reduced to manslaughter after she suffered years of abuse and coercive control. three deaths into hospitals outbreak ofan three deaths into hospitals outbreak of an infection traced back to food provided to nhs patients, three more are seriously ill. police arrest four after two women are targeted in a homophobic attack ona are targeted in a homophobic attack on a london bus. now it's time for newswatch with samira ahmed. this week, did bbc news treat president trump this week with the respect owed to his office? hello. welcome to news watch with me samirahmed. in the hello. welcome to news watch with me samir ahmed. in the week of president terms's a visit was this an amusing addition to victoria derbyshire studio are just plain offensive? and did the wider coverage of his chip make too much

andy swiss is there for us. to old trafford, behind me you can see the afghanistan players holding their training session but earlier on it was all too familiar. we have had more rain which meant england had to practice in the indoor nets which was hardly ideal. the big news is about batsmenjason roy who has been ruled out of tomorrow's match and friday's match against sri lanka after it was confirmed he suffered a hamstring tear during england's win over the west indies on friday. captain eoin morgan is confident he will be fit later in the tournament but if he is not, morgan did not rule out a possible recall for alex hales who was dropped from england's's preliminary world cup squad after he was suspended for an off the field incident. as for morgan, better news on his fitness after he suffered that back spasm last week. he said that back spasm last week. he said that has settled down now and he is confident he will be fit for tomorrow's match. drastically improved, i had extensive treatment and medication ov

andy swiss, bbc news. you look at the basics of a run chase, partnerships are very important.at's not enough to win a game. we get beaten, we tend to come quite strong. we tend to resort to being aggressive, smart, so we hope that's the case on tuesday. england's women have taken a 1—0 lead in their twenty20 series against the west indies. batting first, england set their opponents 181 to win. and the west indies fell 42 runs short, ending on 138—9. it's a 14th win in a row for the england women, a new record. the third and final t20 is on tuesday. hayley turner has become only the second female jockey ever to win at royal ascot and the first in 32 years. she won the sandringham stakes, on "thanks be", ahead of the queen's horse, magnetic charm which was beaten into second. she's the first female, winning jockey, since gay kelleway, in 1987. her celebrations were muted, a little though, as she was given a a nine—day ban for using her whip too much. meanwhile, frankie dettori continued his impressive few days at ascot with his seventh winner of the meeting. he was on board adve

let's cross live to trent bridge and speak to our correspondent andy swiss. theirgame, after getting thumped by the windies a couple of days ago, and they've done that? yeah, ithink yeah, i think england fans will have arrived in bullish mood this morning, because pakistan were awful when they played the west indies here in their opening match. england thrashed pakistan in a one—day series only last month. but you have to say pakistan's batsmen have been incredibly impressive so far. they got off to a terrific start with their openers putting on 82 for the first wicket in pretty rapid style. thacker azzam was the first to go. he was stumped off the bowling of moeen ali. the second batsman then went, a superb catch by moeen ali. babar azam went, a superb catch by moeen ali. ba bar azam was out went, a superb catch by moeen ali. babar azam was out for 63. another good catch by chris woakes. 0ne terrible drop by jason good catch by chris woakes. 0ne terrible drop byjason roy. he would have got it 99 times out of 100 but he spilled the catch and it has proved very

our correspondent andy swiss is at the ground. andy, the chase is on! centuries from root and butler come about in the last 20 minutes or so, they've just come a little bit on stock in that chase. yes, ali, what a feeling thrilling finish we have in store, it's been terrific entertainment for the crowd, bearing in mind that fans would've arrived here in a mood, they're the world number one, pakistan was thrashed in their opening match here in the west indies. so they would've been pretty confident, so you can imagine their surprise when pakistan's batsmen came out, hitting it all around the place, knocked up 340 —— 348, england got off to a pretty sticky start, but as you mentioned, though centuries from butler and root have given them a chance, but it is heading right to the wire, as patrick gearing our reports. if you go by foreman figures, pakistan had no chance in this, but that's what they want you to think. no other cricketing nations swings so no other cricketing nations swings so freely from low to high having lost all ten wickets for 105 on fri

our correspondent, andy swiss, has been watching. andy? yes, ben.d this morning in pretty bullish mood. remember, they are the favourites for the world cup and they beat south africa in their opening match last week, but their opponents pakistan are giving them plenty to think about... sunshine over trent bridge, and kiss my england supporters, no shortage of confidence. could they make it two wins out of two? well, not of pakistan's face—painted fan club could help it. but they knew they would need something special. after all, pakistan had been thrashed in their opening game, but you'd scarcely have guessed it from this... ..as their batsmen blazed out of the blocks. imam ul—haq and fakhar zaman blending power with poise as they raced past 50. pakistan off to a flyer, but just when raced past 50. pakistan off to a flyer, butjust when they needed a break through, step forward moeen ali. fakhar zaman eight stumped by the very finest of margins, but it was enough, and another wicket soon followed as once again england proved their catching prowess. t

andy swiss reports. sunny skies, an in—form england, against a struggling sri lankan team. them on course for victory. it all seemed so easy. out, good catch. the catches stuck, the wickets tumbled, and sri lanka's total of 232 seemed substandard. but sri lanka have lasith malinga, "the slinger" as he's known, and he slung his side back into contention. his remarkable action cutting through the england batting. huge shout, the finger goes up! by the time jofra archer became the ninth man out, england still needed nearly 50 runs. it seemed all over. but then a late twist. ben stokes with a barrage of sixes. single—handedly he clobbered england in sight of their target. withjust 21 runs needed, though, mark wood edged... what a win for sri lanka! and sri lanka erupted. the shock of the world cup so far. england can still make the semifinals but theirjourney may have just got a whole lot harder. andy swiss, bbc news. you look at the basics of a run chase, partnerships are very important. we struggle to get enough partnerships going. there are individual innings but that's not

andy swiss, thanks indeed. he has been questioned by french police today in connection with a corruption investigation looking at qatar's successful bid for the 2022 world cup. platen he was the ua president at the time, and sat on the fifa executive midi. while jane dougal has been outside the building where platen he has been on stakeout duty, jane, today, and to the west of paris, where he is he he is being questioned, a chance to get to the bottom of whether that boat back in 2010 was rigged, whether votes were bought for qatar to get the world cup, have we heard from platen he at all in any way? jo make no, not yet. as you've mentioned, there's always intrigue for the decision in 2010 to vote for qatar, because there was said to have been something of a gentleman's agreement between him and the then fifa president to vote for the american bid, to give them the 22 tournament. he said an attorney 15 that he might have told american officials that he would vote for the united states, but however, he changed h

andy swiss reports. it is an all—too—familiar scene at this cricket world cup.in has been pouring down and heard the ideal preparations for india and pakistan although india did get some time out in the net earlier on ahead of what is one of the biggest rivalries world sport. just to give you an idea, there were more than half a million ticket applications for this game and other words they could have sold out more than 20 times, and it's estimated there could be a tv audience around the world of a billion people. remember, india and pakistan rarely play each other outside of major tournaments like this because of the political tensions between the two countries. the only adds to the anticipation and not surprisingly both teams are looking forward to it. there's always pressure in any game and these carry the exact same amount of points and obviously there is a hype that's created by the media really. we are ready and comfortable and can get out there and perform and so excited about the opportunity tomorrow. any game that you play for your country can be emotio

our sports correspondent andy swiss was at the game.much this game means, well, here's your answer. for india and pakistan fans, all roads led to manchester. whatever their transport, theyjust had to be there. this means a lot for us. we are from india, only to watch the match. only to win the match! it's more than a cricket match, this is war! no, it's the biggest match in the world. any sport, you can't beat it. the best part of a million people had applied for tickets, with an estimated billion watching on tv. talk about pressure. but from the off, india didn't seem to be feeling it — the favourites off to a flyer. a brilliant century from rohit sharma, before virat kohli showed why he is officially the world's best. he hit 77 until his bizarre dismissal. he thought he'd nicked it. replays showed he hadn't. frustrated, just a little. pakistan needed 337 but it seems they might have a chance. when he went for 62 the rest tumbled around him. not even a rain delay rescued them as under the floodlights india wrapped up the emphatic win.

well, our correspondent, andy swiss, is live in liverpool now.rpool the celebrations are onlyjust beginning. this afternoon thousands of people are expected to line the streets as the players parade the trophy on an open top bus. they are expected to set off around about four o'clock and they will finish your on the city historic waterfront. the last time liverpool paraded a champions league trophy backin paraded a champions league trophy back in 2005 around 1 million people turned out to watch so fair to say it could be some party. turned out to watch so fair to say it could be some partyi turned out to watch so fair to say it could be some party. i am sure it will be, and the swiss in liverpool, thank you. heavy rain and snow are hampering the search for eight climbers, including four britons, who are missing in india. the group had been trying to climb the country's second highest peak — nanda devi — but failed to return to their base camp on friday. officials say there were signs of an avalanche on the mountain. angus crawford has the details

from trent bridge andy swiss reports. prospects seemed equally bright. the world cup favourites against a pakistan team who had been thrashed in their opening game. what could possibly go wrong? well, quite a lot as it turned out. pakistan's batsmen blazed out of the blocks and england's bowlers were clobbered to all corners. the underdogs off to a flying start. england hit back as briefly they proved their catching prowess. chris woakes with a cracker. ul—haq undone by his dazzling dive. but after the sublime came the ridiculous as jason roy became officially the most embarrassed man in nottingham. it summed up england's error strewn display in the field. hafeez slipping through his fingers and it proved painfully costly. as hafeez made the most of his reprieve, guiding pakistan to a hefty 348, england knew they were up against it. in fact, they'd need the highest run chase in world cup history and jonny bairstow was soon embracing the challenge. the runs were starting to flow. the only problem was so were the wickets. b

andy swiss has been watching the action. hoping for the biggest shock in a world cup history.its favourites. england know if they are serious about lifting the real version of this trophy then this is a game that it is almost unthinkable to lose. includes batsmen emerge to expectations of a mammoth total, but despite a flurry of early folds from james vince they could not find their fluency james vince they could not find theirfluency and james vince they could not find their fluency and soon afghanistan had their reward. vince gone for 26, not exactly the start england hopeful. gradually the shackles began to listen. jonny bairstow led the way, the first six of the match as he soon the first six of the match as he soon reached his half—century in style. it hadn't been easy but at last england was starting to accelerate. afg hanistan's fielding was england was starting to accelerate. afghanistan's fielding was hardly helping their cause. a catalogue of errors from them and soon a catalogue of errors from them and soon the crowd had a chance to see if they could do any better.

our sports correspondent, andy swiss, has been with the teams.oo familiar scene at this cricket world cup. once again, the rain has been pouring down, hardly ideal preparations for india and pakistan although india did get some time out in the nets earlier on ahead of what is one of the biggest rivalries in world sport. just to give you an idea, there were more than 500,000 ticket applications for this game — in other words, they could have sold out old trafford more than 20 times, and it is estimated there could be a tv audience around the world of1 billion people. remember, india and pakistan rarely play each other outside of major tournaments like this because of the political tensions between the two countries, so that only adds to the anticipation, and not surprisingly both teams are looking forward to it. there's always pressure in any game. these games carry the same amount of points, two points. there is a massive hub created by the media. we are prepared, ready, comfortable, we can get out there and perform, and we are so excited about t

andy swiss sent this report.out painting the town ed red — for liverpool's players and fans a day of unbridled celebration as they brought the city to a glorious standstill. stars and supporters united in euphoria as they paraded the trophy through the streets. whatever it took, you just had to be there. we are so proud. once you love liverpool, you love liverpool. i don't know. fabulous. love liverpool, you love liverpool. idon't know. fabulous. if love liverpool, you love liverpool. i don't know. fabulous. if we are doing this now, the future's looking very bright for us. it is looking amazing. we have waited years for this. let's face it, we wanted the premier league but this will do. the players had landed with some extra luggage. a reward for a night when winning was all that mattered. origi with a chance and surely that wins it for liverpool. the victory over totte n ha m it for liverpool. the victory over tottenham was not pretty, but they didn't steam to mind. as —— seem to mind as the celebrations contin

india are unbeaten so far in the tournament, and are currently charging ahead against pakistan, as andy swisstrafford. cheering if you wondered just what this game means, well, here's your answer. for india and pakistan fans, all roads lead to manchester. whatever the transport, theyjust had to be there. this means a lot for us. we came from india only to watch the match. we are going to win the match. it is more than a cricket match. this is war. it's the biggest match in the world. any sport, you can't beat it. the best part of a million fans had applied for tickets, with an estimated billion watching on tv. talk about pressure. but it was india's batsmen that rose to the occasion. rohit sharma setting a blistering turn, with the favourites of to a flyer. pakistan have never beaten india at a world cup, and their early prospects didn't look encouraging as india raced past a hundred. but finally, a breakthrough. rahul out for 57. at last, something for the pakistan fans to cheer. it was india, though, still very much in the driving seat. sharma completing a stunning century to the delight of

england beat afghanistan by 150 runs at old trafford and watching was our sports correspondent andy swissnd 88 from joe root and low order hitting. england amassed 397 in their 50 overs. in return from afghanistan were resolute but never in the game. they ended with three workers each. mark wood jumped in with a couple of extra. never, never have over thought i could play a knock like that. i'm delighted that they have. i think coming in at the time where it was a 50—50 show whether myself orjoss went in probably help that. after a faced a few balls i had to start taking risks because of him coming in next. and then after i got dropped it was a matter of keep going. geraint thomas will be fit to defend his tour de france title despite a heavy crash in the tour de suisse on tuesday. thomas came off during the fourth stage of the tour of switzerland. his warmup for the tour de france. he sustained injuries to his shoulder and head. his team say they are confident he will make a full recovery in the coming days. thomas describes it as a small setback. the group doctors were right withdraw hi

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for victory against india, lets's cross live to the ground and speak to our sports correspondent andy swissed many, many times over. yes, india's batsmen have shown why they are one of the most feared in world cricket. they produced a tremendous performance this morning. they said pakistan a target of 337. no doubting the start of the show as far as the no doubting the start of the show as faras the indian no doubting the start of the show as far as the indian batting was concerned. read hit sharma with iao, he really held the innings together —— rohit sharma. virat kohli chipped in with 77 although he was out in slightly bizarre circumstances after he walked after he thought he had edged the ball behind. off he went, didn't wait for the umpire's decision. replays showed he hadn't. virat kohli a bit frustrated afterwards. india setting a target of 337 for pakistan to chase. the pakistan batting, they needed to get off toa pakistan batting, they needed to get off to a good start, they didn't achieve it. they soon lost their opening wicket. imam ul—haq out for just seven, lbw. the worst possi

promises to be quite an occasion and at old trafford already for us is our sports correspondent andy swiss a cricket match, normally things are pretty quiet, but that is certainly not the case here. already there are hundreds if not thousands of india— pakistan fans. they have been singing and chanting and waving flags. it tells already a special atmosphere. just to give you an idea of how big a deal this is, there were nearly 800,000 ticket applications for this match. in other words, they could have sold out old trafford 30 times over and it is estimated there could be a tv audience around the world of a billion people. why is this such a big deal? well, frankly india and pakistan very rarely play each other nowadays outside of major tournaments like this because of the political tensions between the two countries. there were concerns earlier this year about whether this match would even be able to go ahead. but here they are. it is a special atmosphere. cricket is the number one country, number one sport in both of these countries. both india and pakistan have huge followings here in th

andy swiss reports.european champions brought the city toa european champions brought the city to a glorious standstill. stars and supporters united in euphoria. jurgen klopp enjoying the party as they paraded the trophy through the streets. whatever it took, you just had to be there. we are so proud. once you are liverpool you love liverpool. the future is looking bright for us, anything. we have waited years for this. we wanted the premier league but this will day. few hours earlier the players had landed back home with that extra hand luggage. six visit to liverpool ona hand luggage. six visit to liverpool on a night when wedding was all that mattered. their victory over totte n ha m mattered. their victory over tottenham might not have been particularly pretty but it is safe to say they didn't seem to mind. the celebrations continued from the pitch to the dressing room. a case of singing when you are winning. might there is actuallyjust be the start of something very special? no we won something and

andy swiss is live at old trafford. you wondered exactly how much this game it means, well, here is your answer. for india and pakistan fans, all roads led to manchester. whatever their transport, theyjust had to be there. this means a lot for us. we are from india, only to watch the match. only to win the match! its more than a cricket match, this is war! no, it's the biggest match in the world. can't beat it. the best part of a million people had applied for tickets, with an estimated billion watching on tv. talk about pressure. but india‘s batsmen didn‘t seem to be feeling it, the favourites off to a flyer. a brilliant century from rohit sharma, before virat kohli showed why he is officially the world‘s best. india were heading for a mammoth total, but they were slightly stalled by a rain delay, and then kohli‘s bizarre dismissal. he thought he nicked it... he has declared himself out. ..when replays later showed he hadn‘t. frustrated? just a little. pakistan still needed a hefty 337. briefly it seemed they mightjust

andy swiss reports.ld cup. once again the rain has been pouring down and heard the ideal preparations for india and pakistan although india did get some time out in the net earlier on ahead of what is one of the biggest rivalries in world sport. just to give you an idea, there were more than half a million ticket applications for this game and other words they could have sold out more than 20 times, and it‘s estimated that could be a tv audience around the world of a billion people. remember india and pakistan rarely play each other outside of major tournaments like this because of the political tensions between the two countries. the only adds to the anticipation and not surprisingly both teams are looking forward to it. there's a lwa ys looking forward to it. there's always pressure in any game in these carry the exact same amount points and obviously there is a mess that‘s created by the media really. we are ready and comfortable and can get out there and perform and so excited about the opportunity t

andy swiss reports.esterday shortly before his crash and just listen carefully. alongside him his team seemingly warned him against taking his hands of the handlebars but as they head off down the road, minutes later it has emerged to let go of the handlebars to blow his nose, lost control and crashed into a wall. as he was taken away by ambulance the details became shockingly clear. he was at the foot ofa shockingly clear. he was at the foot of a descent, it was gusty and it sounds like you took the hand of his bars to blow his nose and the wind took his front wheel and he hit a wall. he has got a bad fracture and is badly injured so our primary thoughts is for his care and making sure he gets the best medical care as he possibly can. thinking about his family are making sure they are 0k. he was airlifted to hospital with a fractured leg, elbow and ribs. it is understood surgery has gone well and there is no indication he suffered any head injury but he remains in intensive care. he had been participati

of the world cup is at old trafford tomorrow, india against pakistan. 0ur sports correspondent andy swissscene at this cricket world cup. once again that rain has been pouring down. hardly ideal preparation is for india and pakistan, although india did get some time out in the nets early on ahead of what is one of the biggest rivalries in world sport. just to give you an idea, there are more than half a million ticket applications for the scheme. in other words they could have sold out 0ld other words they could have sold out old trafford more than 20 times. it is estimated there could be a tv audience around the world ofi billion people. india and pakistan really play each other outside of major tournaments like this because of the political tensions between the two countries. that only adds to the two countries. that only adds to the anticipation. not surprisingly both teams are looking forward to it. there is always pressure in any game. these games carry exactly the same amount of points. they carry two points. there is a massive hype that has created a lot of the time by the media. w

andy swiss was there.ve guessed it. as eoin morgan took the art of smashing cricket balls to new, dizzying heights. for england's it was the stuff of dreams, for afghanistan more a nightmare. where ever they bolted, he whacked it. —— bowled it. talk about a captain settings, but reaching the century was just the start. the crowd almost losing count as morgan clubbed his way into sporting history. that his 17th six, a record in one—day international ‘s. and although he eventually fell for 148 his teammates carried on. england's total of 25 six is another record in a display of dazzling destruction. 398 was afg hanistan‘s a display of dazzling destruction. 398 was afghanistan's gargantuan target. although they tried to match morgan's heroics they fell well short. as england wrapped up an emphatic win. a victory, then, which ta kes emphatic win. a victory, then, which takes england to the top of the world cup table. and if they can bat like their captain world cup table. and if they can bat like theircaptain

our sports correspondent andy swiss was at the game.ransport, theyjust had to be there. this means a lot for us. we are from india, only to watch the match. only to win the match! it's more than a cricket match, this is war! no, it's the biggest match in the world. any sport, you can't beat it. the best part of a million people had applied for tickets, with an estimated billion watching on tv. talk about pressure. but from the off, india didn't seem to be feeling it — the favourites off to a flyer. a brilliant century from rohit sharma, before virat kohli showed why he is officially the world's best. he hit 77 until his bizarre dismissal. he thought he'd nicked it. replays showed he hadn't. frustrated, just a little. pakistan needed 337 but it seems they might have a chance. when he went for 62 the rest tumbled around him. not even a rain delay rescued them as under the floodlights india wrapped up the emphatic win. after a ll after all the anticipation this was ultimately one—sided. the tournament favourites usa are through to the last

tour de france after crashing in training at another race this afternoon. 0ur sport correspondent andy swisst speaking to french tv, and he said... this is very worrying news and eve ryo ne this is very worrying news and everyone will be wishing chris froome a speedy recovery, but his hopes of competing in the tour de france are over. last year he finished third in the race behind his team—mate geraint thomas but he had high hopes of recording a record equalling fifth victory in the race. this is a huge blow for him but clearly the priority has to be on a speedy recovery after what is a nasty crash. we wish him well. thanks forjoining us. well, elsewhere, warren gatland has been re—appointed head coach of the british and irish lions. their managing director says he was the first choice candidate and with his track record — it came as no real surprise. he lead a successful trip to australia in 2013 and a drawn series against new zealand‘s all blacks two years ago. he‘s described it as a huge honour and becomes only the second man in history to lead the squad on three occasions after sir ian m

andy swiss has this report now.yesterday, shortly before his crash and just listen carefully. alongside him, his team seemingly won him about taking his hands off the handlebars but as they head off down the road, minutes later, it is emerged chris froome let go of the handlebars got to blow his nose, lost control and crashed into a well. as he was taken away by ambulance, the details became shockingly clear. it is always the very gusty and it sounds like you has taken his hands off his bars to blow his nose and the wind has taken his front wheel and he has hit a wall at 60 k per hour. some thing like that. he is badly injured. our first primary thought is for his care. make sure he gets the best medical care now that he possibly can, think about his family, make sure they are ok. he was later airlifted to hospital with a fractured leg, elbow and ribs. it is understood surgery has gone well and there is no indication he suffered any head injury but he remains in intensive care. chris froome had been participating in

andy swiss is at old trafford. some real fireworks today? nicely, 110—3. but already they are more than halfway through their overs, frankly there is no way boring one of the greatest sporting miracles of all time they will win this, the contest is effectively over. but afghanistan will continue to bat for pride but the fans have been treated to some of the most extraordinary cricketing entertainment we've seen at this world cup or indeed any other tournament. thanks, andy. geraint thomas has withdrawn from the tour to suisse after a crash. tea m the tour to suisse after a crash. team any of us say the welshman, who won the 2018 tour de france has been taken to hospital for checks. won the 2018 tour de france has been taken to hospitalfor checks. it comes a few days after his team—mate chris froome broke his leg, which ended his season a few weeks before the start of the tour de france. newcastle boss rafael benitez has been offered £12 million a year to take over as manager at chinese super league club dalian yifang. benitez is out of contr

swiss stan wawrinka. anthonyjoshua will have the chance to avenge his shock loss to andy ruinunior in november or decemberweight world titles he lost. and england have arrived in france ahead of the women's world cup. the tournament kicks off on friday, and the lionesses play scotland in nice on sunday — the scots fly out today. i can't wait for that, it will be a really exciting few days. let's take a look at today's front pages, and president trump's three—day state visit continues to dominate the news agenda. he's labelled as "meddling" by the sun, which says he ignored diplomatic protocol by publicly singling out boris johnson, jeremy hunt and michael gove in the conservative leadership race. the president's comments about labour leader jeremy corbyn made the front page of the guardian, which also shows a huge photo of the donald trump "baby blimp" outside parliament. borisjohnson's pitch to be the next prime minister is the lead in the daily telegraph, which reports on his warning that delaying brexit again would leave the conservative party facing "extinction". and the times says that mrjohnson's ca

swiss court temporarily suspended a new ruling by the iaaf. injanuary, we all thought his career might be over — but now andy murray's confirmed he's making his david law who's part of the 5 live tennis commentary team, he's also the media director at queen's. good morning to you, david. this must have been the news you had been hoping for. it has been building, it has felt for the last few months, ever since andy murray had that surgery after that incredible match at the australian open, when he was in sucha at the australian open, when he was in such a bad way. we all thought, frankly, his career was at an end. and probably he thought it was too. and probably he thought it was too. and he was hoping to get on sign of much of queens and then wimbledon and then he opted to have this surgery. it has left him pain—free, which they think is absolutely key for him. it has changed his life. he now feels, having seen bob bryan, the great american doubles player, come back from a similar surgery, he thinks he can do the same. he has built up, he has been practising on grass recently, it is early for singles, but he is ready for double. what could th