we understand that tottenham have made contact with the former chelsea boss antonio conte about fillingo their first serie a title since 2010, but chose to leave the club after talks with the chairman in milan. tottenham have been without a permanent boss since the departure ofjose mourinho in april. england's summer of cricket is officially under way, but the opening day of their first test match with new zealand didn't exactly go to plan! it was the first time that england played in front of a home crowd in almost two years, but an unbeaten century from debutant devon conway has put the toursits firmly in control, as laura scott reports... "jerusalem" plays. a fanfare to greet the return of international cricket and the fans. for some, the start of summer is the 1st ofjune, others a trip to the beach or a pub garden, for the 6,500 here, it is a test match. it feels really emotional, actually. just coming off the tube and the trumpeter playing jerusalem, it really brought it home to me. it's the first time england have played at home in front of spectators since 2019. today here at lor

could antonio conte be back in london?ing the italian title, is said to be in talks at tottenham. spurs have been searching for a new permanent manager since sacking jose mourinho in april. conte won the premier league for chelsea, in 2017, beforejoining inter. carlo ancelotti has been meeting fans and the media at real madrid. the italian left everton after 18 months in charge for his second stint at real — he previously managed them for two years between 2013 and 2015. ancelotti replaces zinedine zidane, on a three—year deal. bruno lage is a step closer to becoming the new wolves boss. he's been cleared by the premier league and the fa, after his managerial record didn't initially pass post—brexit rules. lage would replace nuno espirito santo, who left the club at the end of the season. a nineteen—year—old man in singapore has pleaded guilty — to sending death threats to the premier league footballer neal maupay on social media. derek ng is the first person outside the uk to be charged and convicted of such an offence. n

he replaces antonio conte, who left after leading the club to their first league title in 11 years.e last five years, winning the coppa italia in 2019 and the super cup twice. england's cricketers will be looking to bat their way into a commanding position on day three of their first test against new zealand at lord's. after the tourists dominated the opening day, england hit back on thursday, but not before devon conway completed a double century on his test debut for the black caps. he was out for exactly 200 as the tourists made 378 in theirfirst innings. 0llie robinson was the pick of the england bowlers, with 4—75 in his first test match. in reply, england recovered from the early loss of sibley and crawley to reach 111—2 at stumps, thanks to an unbeaten third—wicket stand of 93 between rory burns and captainjoe root. i think it's probably quite evenly poised. it's obviously a big hour in the morning. there's obviously a lot of hard work to go at day two point after choosing to bat first. you know, i think if we can get a couple of bits in the morning, it'll put us right on top

tottenham won't be appointing antonio conte as their new manager.

we understand that tottenham have made contact with the former chelsea boss antonio conte about fillinganent boss since the departure ofjose mourinho in april. england's summer of cricket is officially under way, but the opening day of their first test match with new zealand didn't exactly go to plan! it was the first time that england played in front of a home crowd in almost two years, but an unbeaten century from debutant devon conway has put the tourists firmly in control, as laura scott reports... "jerusalem" plays. a fanfare to greet the return of international cricket and the fans. for some, the start of summer is the 1st ofjune, others a trip to the beach or a pub garden, for the 6,500 here, it is a test match. it feels really emotional, actually. just coming off the tube and the trumpeter playing jerusalem, it really brought it home to me. it's the first time england have played at home in front of spectators since 2019. today here at lord's it will be only a quarter full for what promises, on paper, to be a tight game. england are number three in the world when it comes to tes

staying with football, we understand that tottenham have made contact with the former chelsea boss antonio contee'sjust guided inter milan to their first serie a title since 2010, but chose to leave the club after talks with the chairman in milan. tottenham have been without a permanent boss since the departure ofjose mourinho in april. new zealand's cricketers have taken control of the first test against england after day one at lords. debutant devon conway finished with an unbeaten 136, as new zealand closed on 21;6—3. it was the first time that england played in front of a home crowd in almost two years, with around 7,500 fans inside lords, but they would've hoped for a better start to the season. english debutant 0llie robinson took two wickets, while james anderson removed new zealand captain kane williamson. but it was an unbeaten partnership of 132 between conway and henry nicholls that steered the match in the tourists' favour. meanwhile, england bowler 0llie robinson has apologised after historical tweets of a racist and sexist nature were revealed during his debut at lords. he made thi

tottenham won't be appointing antonio conte as their new manager.alks with the italian former chelsea boss have broken down. spurs are still searching for a replacement seven weeks after sacking jose mourinho. and many of us are enjoying sunny spells across the uk today, but there are some showers in the forecast. i will be back with all the details. it's saturday, the 5th ofjune. our top story: more surge testing is set to take place after the uk reported the highest daily coronavirus cases since march. several areas, including parts of berkshire, kent and west yorkshire, are experiencing a rise in infections linked to the variant first detected in india, now known as delta, with scientists urging caution over plans to lift restrictions in england later this month. helena wilkinson reports. come on in. thank you very much. with an increase _ come on in. thank you very much. with an increase in _ come on in. thank you very much. with an increase in infection - come on in. thank you very much. | with an increase in infection rates, nhs leaders are co

search for a new manager — we understand spurs have made contact with the former chelsea boss, antonio conter — jose mourinho — in april. next, to the french open, where the world number six alexander zverev made hard work of it — but is into the third round at rolland garros after beating qualifier roman safiullin. zverev needed two tie breaks — in the first and the third set — to get the job done. the german player�*s never been past the quarter—finals in paris but has managed to avoid rafael nadal, novak djokovic and roger federer in his side of the draw, and will face the unseeded serb laslo djere next. and, a surprise in the women�*s draw, the tenth seed belinda bencic has been knocked out by daria kasatkina. the russian cruising into round three after a straight sets win, 6—2, 6—2, injust over an hour and a quarter. geraint thomas has left himself work to do after stage 4 of the week—long criterium du dauphine race, as he prepares for the tour de france at the end of the month. he was quickest at the hallfway stage of the ten—mile time trial, but faded — to finish 10th fastest. he�*s e

search for a new manager — we understand spurs have made contact with the former chelsea boss antonio conteree after a straight sets win 6—2, 6—2 in just over an hour and a quarter. geraint thomas has left himself work to do after stage 4 of the week—long criterium du dauphine race, as he prepares for the tour de france at the end of the month. he was quickest at the hallfway stage of the ten—mile time trial, but faded... ..to finish 10th fastest. he's 8th overall, 24 seconds off the lead. which is still held by austria's lukas postlberger, but onlyjust — he's now one second ahead of today's stage winner alexey lutsenko. the british diving team for this summer's olympics has been announced. tom daley will be looking to finally add olympic gold to the world, european and commonwealth titles he's previously won, as well as bronze at london 2012 and at rio 2016. the team also includes defending olympic champion jack laugher and dan goodfellow. i6—year—old andrea spendolini—sirieix will be the youngest member of the squad. daley is overjoyed about competiting at his fourth games it is just exci

staying with football — could antonio conte be making a return to the premier league with tottenham?t it was an unbeaten partnership of 132 between conway and henry nicholls that steered the match in the tourists favour. as we mentioned, england bowler ollie robinson said he felt ashamed after he was found to have sent tweets of a racist and sexist nature eight years ago, when he was 18 and 19. he made this statement after the day's play. i would like to unreservedly apologise to anyone i have offended, my team—mates and the game as a whole in what has been a day of action and awareness of discrimination in our sport. i don't want something that happened eight years ago to diminish the efforts of my team and the ecb as we tried to have meaningful action with comprehensive initiatives that i support. i will continue to educate myself, look for advice and go to the support network available to me to get better in this area. it is not just it is notjust through sport, because we spoke about how much employers look back at your social media history and everything that comes up, and nothi