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opening test against new zealand continues to be thwarted by rain. 0nly test against new zealand continues to be thwarted by rain. only 17 balls were bowled before play was abandoned in aucklandgland feel the hangover from their dismal 58 i’u ns the hangover from their dismal 58 runs first—innings total. cambridge have completed a clean sweep in the university boat race. men's and women's teams cruised to victory over 0xfo rd women's teams cruised to victory over 0xford on the river thames, leading from start to finish. john watson reports of. the traditional battle on the river thames. under overcast skies, a battle for clear water. cambridge starting on the south side soon had the pick of it. calm waters and calm heads, building a lead they would not relinquish. commentator: cambridge appeared to be entering a period of dominance... they got a course record last year and it ushered in an era of light blue dominance, with back—to—back wins for the first time in 19 years. after defeats to oxford last year for the cambridge crew in the men's race, could they match the performance? they started as strongly. with a lead comes the advantage of plotting the best course, the men's

it was of course a day night test in auckland, the first in new zealand.dent wa nts to bbc sport cricket correspondent wants to remind stuart broad's achievement should not be forgotten. is second in the all—time list of england's test bowlers. michael vaughan was not out there but was asleep and he woke up and he was a little bit shocked he said... that is not a number in and want for the rest of the day. but england to admit theirfailings, rest of the day. but england to admit their failings, this rest of the day. but england to admit theirfailings, this is rest of the day. but england to admit their failings, this is from the official england account... graeme swann is out there and part of the bbc‘s commentary team. he has his own assessment and he has been speaking to us. well, it was sunday for england cricket and not particularly good. graeme swann, former england spinner, what you make of it, it seemed fairly unbelievable? i can say when a team is out for 50, it is better when it is out for 50, it is better when it is australia and england is on th

blown away by new zealand in the first test in auckland.onta takes a first set lead over venus williams in miami. hello and welcome to sportsday. it was a very controversial couple of days and we start with that scandal that has rocked australian cricket and cast a shadow over the sport worldwide. captain steve smith and cameron bancroft‘s admission on saturday that the team had a premeditated plan to tamper with the ball turned the third test in south africa into a circus. smith today stood down as captain of rajastan royals in the indian premier league while investigators are now in cape town. the former england captain and test match special commentator michael vaughan says he believes australia could have tampered with the ball during this winter's ashes win over england. this australian team have got a huge identity problem. they have got a problem in the way that they are, they are very self—righteous, they have been for a while. they talk the game that they feel it should be played like and then deliver what we saw at the weekend in

the weather improved on the fourth day of the opening test between england and new zealand in aucklands cemented their advantage, england captainjoe root went with the last ball of the day as his side were left trailing 237 runs in the second innings. voiceover: away from the headlines, the world of cricket keeps on turning, england fans may delight in australia's turmoil but their team has its own problems to fix. only 58 runs on the first innings board, this was a free hit for new zealand to build a lead. england made some breakthroughs, notably through stuart broad, finishing but his team got eight. this will be the sixth straight test where they could not manage 20, the man to profit on day four, henry nicholls, because of the rain, he had been at the crease since day 1, the patient‘s route to a second test century. by the time and new zealand declared, he had moved to 145, and a lead is not far off 400, the kind of target to test the mental resolve of a batsman but for alastair cook, a sense of deja vu. gone at 6—1 for the second time this week. same result from the same bowler, t

longest nonstop service in the world that belongs to the kathak airways service from doha to auckland in new zealand the fourteen thousand five hundred thirty five kilometer journey takes seventeen and a half hours several airlines are competing to take the title in twenty sixteen air india started to fly nonstop from new delhi to san francisco the distance more than fifteen thousand kilometers but the flight time is only around sixteen hours due to tail winds the airline wants to launch even longer services from india to los angeles later this year but emirates has promised to fly nonstop from dubai to panama which would take a similar length of time singapore airlines held the title there for nearly ten years with its eighteen hour nonstop flight from singapore to new york the all business class service ended though in twenty thirteen because it wasn't economically viable but the airline wants to resume the service at this time with new planes that comply further on less fuel. alex machado is an aviation analyst he joins us now here in the studio for a conversation about these ultra long haul rout

second innings in the coming hours on 132—3 on the final day of the opening test in auckland, 237 runs behind new zealand four. england hoping perhaps that the elements come to their rescue, after they were bowled out for 58 in their first after they were bowled out for 58 in theirfirst innings, which has them in this position. sebastian vettel claimed the open grand prix of the formula 1 season in australia as lewis hamilton was outmanoeuvred by a safety car pit stop, finishing second. hamilton started ahead of kimi raikkonen and sebastian vettel and got away fast enough. but on the 25th lap, after a miscalculation by mercedes under a safety car, sebastian vettel made a pit stop and took the lead, then held on confidently claim 48th formula 1 with hamilton and raikkonen completing the podium. defending champion johanna konta will completing the podium. defending championjohanna konta will play three—time winner venus williams in the last 16 of the miami open. a 6-2, 6-1 the last 16 of the miami open. a 6—2, 6—1winner the last 16 of the miami open. a 6—2, 6—1 winner over her opponent, taking just over an

england's cricketers suffered humiliation on the opening day of the first test against new zealand in aucklandeing dismissed forjust 58 runs. new zealand go into the second day with a lead of 117. gareth bale has become the all—time leading goal—scorer for wales, after his hat—trick helped the team to a 6—0 defeat of china. the real madrid star took his total goals for his country to 29. as natalie pirks reports, it was ryan giggs' first game in charge of the national team. commentator: bale... is he on—side? he is on—side! gareth bale is a record—breaker! as hat—tricks go it was a special one., gareth bale, once the world's most expensive player, now his country's most prolific one. it's amazing, i think, on my daughter's birthday today, so it's great individually to get the record, but as i say always, the most important thing is the team plays well, and obviously under a new manager, it's important to get off to a good start. for ryan giggs, the 6—0 win was the biggest victory for any wales manager on their debut. bale's first international hat—trick meant he eclipsed the record of ian rush

blown away by new zealand in the first test in auckland.d jack still be the lad for england at the world cup? wilshere‘s been given some hope by the manager. good evening and welcome to the programme we begin tonight with the scandal that has rocked australian cricket and cast a shadow over the sport worldwide. captain steve smith and cameron bancroft‘s admission on saturday that the team had a premeditated plan to tamper with the ball turned the third test in south africa into a circus. smith today stood down as captain of rajastan royals in the indian premier league while investigators are now in cape town where our sports editor dan roan is for us this evening. tell us what has been happening where you are tonight and has the story moved on and progressed at all7 story moved on and progressed at all? today australia should have been down the road at the newlyn school kit ground for the fifth and final days play of the third test but they collapsed yesterday, the game was over $0 but they collapsed yesterday, the game was over so today bu

root made a century on the final day of practice ahead of next week's first test against new zealand in aucklands everyone knows, when he is playing at is always good for the team. and being the captain and to score, it means a lot, knowing that he is in good form and obviously then we strive to be as good as him, which probably won't happen, but at least we try, because he leads from the front and inspires everyone else to try and do well as well. warrington wolves have taken a 14—nil lead in their super league game at catalan dragons. a great passing move out wide was finished by mitch brown for the first try of the game. it's also his first try for warrington. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport and i'll have more for you in the next hour. hello, and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is jason solomons. good to see you, jason. what have you been watching? this week, we'll go to raiding and cliffhanging —— this week, we'll go tomb raiding and cliffhanging with t

news. england have resumed their second innings on the final day of the opening test in auckland, joe root‘s side started the day trailing new zealandeven wickets in hand and they have just lost the wicket of dawid malan. the majority of the second and third day was rained off, this was the final day, england now six wickets away from losing this opening test match. sebastien vettel won the australian grand prix in melbourne as formula 1's grand prix in melbourne as formula i's new season got under way. his win over it a fair amount to good fortune, as nick parrott reports. for the fifth year in a row hamilton started from pole in melbourne but he's only won twice at albert park. that statistic looked set to improve as the britain opened up a three second lead over the ferraris of raikkonen and vettel. the early drama was unfolding behind him. the highly rated verstappen making an uncharacteristic mistake. both haas ca i’s uncharacteristic mistake. both haas cars coming to a halt while on course for a top ‘ké "" " cars coming to a halt while on course for a top 2 finish i an -§— an jjzj on others. ' ' an jjzj on others. the ' ' had

cricketers blessed with another rain ruined day in the opening test against new zealand, only 17 balls bowled on the third day in aucklandland, just four runs scored before play was abandoned, with new zealand 233—4, henry nicholls reaching the half—century. posts are lead by 175 runs, despite the dismal first—innings total, the weather may have just done enough to save them and makea have just done enough to save them and make a draw the likely outcome. the new formula 1 season started this weekend, already looks like it will be excitingly close, the times from the big teams very tight indeed, good news for british bands, british champion lewis hamilton looking better than ever, fitter than ever, starting the long prion pole position after producing a sensational qualifying lap which he described as as close as he can get to perfection. voiceover: what a way for lewis hamilton to start the 2018 formula 1 season, in qualifying he came out in imperious form, better than everybody else by seven tenths ofa than everybody else by seven tenths of a second, securing his seventh pole position at around this albert park circuit

new zealand. the first match will be the first day— night has to be held in new zealand and gets under way at 1am. this test at aucklandls the beginning of the end available winter for england down under. 158 days the total time for this side when they finally do go home after the second test at christchurch. series away from home interest cricket haven't been easy for england in recent times. it is two years since they last one might a series away from home, against south africa in 2016. england need to improve on that record soon. coming out of australia, it was a tough series for us. it's a good opportunity to bounce back and show the character i'm always talking about, what i believe is a big strength of hours, against a good has nation. it seems to get harder every year —— a good test nation. hopefully we can do something special in new zealand. we have seen day— night test cricket in other locations around the world, that this is the first time that new zealand has hosted a day night test match, the venue is eden park in auckland, a ground more known for by auckland, a ground more known for rugby than cricket. 0r

and more poor weather in auckland ruins england's first test against new zealand.lay was abandoned. england are 175 runs behind. i will be back with more at 5:30pm.join me behind. i will be back with more at 5:30pm. join me then. oxford is aiming for a fifth win in six years against cambridge in the men's boat race this afternoon. the cambridge women's crew is hoping for a repeat of last year's victory, when they take to the water just after 11.30. the men's race follows — getting under way just after 5.30. our sports correspondentjohn watson is by the river thames in putney for us. what sense do you have got of the final preparations for the teams as we get very close to the start of the women's race? absolutely, we are only 15 minutes away now from the start of the women's race, so both of the teams have been going through final preparations here on the water. they tend to head out about 45 minutes before the race begins to warm up, 45 minutes before the race begins to warm up, go 45 minutes before the race begins to warm up, go through final preparations. it is

auckland. england reached 353—9 against a new zealand xi.. here's our best player as everyone knows. when she is informed comment was good for the team. for an being the captain, it is good for him and it means that we try to strive to be as good as them, which probably won't happen, but at least we try, because he leads from the front and he inspires everyone else to do well as well. and it seems that the former england cricket captain kevin pietersen might have retired from the sport. he tweeted, "boots up! thank you" after playing for quetta gladiators in the pakistan super league. he'd already said he wouldn't travel with the side for the pakistan phase of the event but it looks like this means that his playing days are over altogether. and just to recap our top story before we go. ireland have sealed their third grand slam after a 24—15 win over england at twickenham. they were already six nations champions. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. good bye. one to return with a vengeanc

auckland. they're bowled out for 58 in the first innings of their test against new zealand, their sixth lowest test score ever. and we'll have all of today's weatherfor you in the next 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. facebook‘s founder, mark zuckerberg, has apologised for allowing the data of 50 million users to be exploited by the political consultancy firm, cambridge analytica. speaking to cnn, he accepted the need for better regulation of the social network. from washington, chris buckler reports. facebook contains a world of personal information. more than 2 billion users have interested it with details including your age, whether they're in a relationship and perhaps crucially their political leanings. cambridge analytica and potentially other firms are accused of exploiting that data in an attempt to influence, among other things... the us presidential election, and ultimately for that breach in trust, facebook and its founder are having to take responsibility. if you told me in 2004 when i was getting started with facebook that a big pa rt started with facebook that a b

the weather improved on the fourth day of the opening test between england and new zealand in aucklandee days, the hosts cemented their advantage, england captainjoe root went with the last ball of the day as his side were left trailing 237 i’u ns as his side were left trailing 237 runs in the second innings. away from the headlines, the world of cricket keeps on turning, england fa ns of cricket keeps on turning, england fans may delight in australia's turmoil but their team has its own problems to fix. 0nly turmoil but their team has its own problems to fix. only 58 runs on the first innings board, this was a free hit for new zealand to build a lead. england made some breakthroughs, notably through stuart broad, finishing but his team got eight. this will be the sixth straight test where they could not manage 20, the man to profit on day four, henry nicholls, because of the rain, he had been at the crease since day 1, the patient‘s route to a second test century. by the time and new zealand declared, he had moved to 145, and a lead is not far off 400, the kind of target to test the m

england's cricketers are into the fourth day of their test against new zealand in auckland. the crease. alastair cook went in the third over for just 2 runs. of course, the opening race of the formula 1 season is under way in melbourne. lewis hamilton started the australian grand prix from pole position for the fifth year in a row. but the briton has only won it twice. he dominated qualifying yesterday and is currently leading the ferraris of kimi raikkonen and sebastian vettel. that is by three seconds. you can follow the action with commentary on bbc radio five live. with no premier league football this weekend, it was a busy weekend of international friendlies, and a great result for northern ireland. they came from behind to beat world cup finalists south korea in belfast. the levelled the match thanks to an own goal after a clever 0liver norwood free—kick. then substitute paul smyth scored the winner in the 86th minute becoming the first northern ireland player to score on his debut since george mccartney against iceland in 2001. imean, i i mean, i am i mean, iam gettin

news that the new zealand captain has become the new zealand captain has become the highest ever century maker for his country, notching up an 18th test century against england in aucklandlack caps have moved to 197—3, a lead of 139. rain has. play in the last five minutes, coming less than an hour after resumption —— rain has stopped play. they lead on the

news: "like deer in headlights" — england are bowled out forjust 58 by new zealand on the opening day of the first test in auckland evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. within the last few minutes doctors and police in salisbury have been holding a press conference to give more details following the nerve agent attack in salisbury. they say the police officer, ds nick bailey, who was contaminated has now been discharged. but the former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter are both heavily sedated and unable to communicate in any meaningful way, if at all. it's not possible to say when or to what extent they may recover. it's emerged a fourth patient is being treated for contamination. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, has the latest. detective sergeant nick bailey has spent more than two weeks in hospital, much of it in a serious condition after being one of the first responders to the salisbury nerve agent attack. but this evening came this news. i'm pleased to say that sergeant nick bailey's condition has now improved and he was discharged from salisbury district hospital this aftern

and more poor weather in auckland wednesday three of england's first test against new zealand. was abandoned. england are 175 runs behind. more sport for you in an hour's time. oxford is aiming for a fifth win in six years against cambridge in the men's boat race this afternoon. the cambridge women's crew is hoping for a repeat of last year's victory. our sports correspondent john watson is by the river thames in putney for us. prime position there, john, edging closer to the action. how is the race shaping up? as you say, arguably, cambridge on the women's side and men's side will start as favourites. the cambridge women's boat last year were superb. they set a new course record here, and it will be tough for them to top, and they are the most experienced crew of the two boats in the women's race, which has been raced on this same stretch of water on the same day as the men's race for the last four years. cambridge. as favourites, they have me have your boat, and that often means more power, more muscle, and that often has, in the past, helped pave the way for the winning boat

news that the new zealand captain has become the new zealand captain has become the highest ever century maker for his country, notching up an 18th test century against england in aucklandving started the day with a lead of 117 runs, the black caps have moved to 197—3, a lead of 139. rain has. play in the last five minutes, coming less than an hour after resumption —— rain has stopped play. they lead on the opening day of the third test against south africa in cape town, the hosts cruising on 220—2, thanks to an unbeaten century from dean elgar. in one spell, four wickets were taken to adjust 12 runs, including the prized scalp of ab de villiers. geldart will resume unbeaten on friday as south africa tried to regroup and set a large first—innings total —— elgar. ireland and afghanistan have both been thrown a world cup lifeline following a surprise defeat for host zimbabwe in the latest qualifier. zimbabwe in the latest qualifier. zimbabwe would have made it had they beaten the uae. our correspondent reports. zimba bwe‘s dreams beaten the uae. our correspondent reports. zimbabwe's dreams of joining cricket's top table again will have to wait another year. the victory wa

england's cricketers are into the fourth day of their test against new zealand in auckland.ark stoneman have moved england onto 56 for! but they still trail by 313. just a warning, if you do not want to know what is happening in formula 1. to know what is happening in formula 1, turn off now. lewis hamilton's hopes of winning the opening race of the formula one season in melbourne are hanging by a thread. the briton started the australian grand prix from pole position for the fifth year in a row. he was comfortably leading until the 25th lap when a car came to a halt on the track. that forced hamilton and the rest of the field to slow down. but sebastian vettel was able to make up time on his rival by stopping for fresh tyres and when the ferrari driver rejoined he took the lead from hamilton. with overtaking difficult at albert park, he's now likely to go on to win. with no premier league football this weekend, it was a busy weekend of international friendlies, and a great result for northern ireland. they came from behind to beat world cup finalists south korea in belfast.

england's cricketers are into the fourth day of their test against new zealand in auckland.l in the third over of england's second innings having scored just two. mark stoneman reached his fourth test half—ce ntu ry with a six off neil wagner but was out next ball, caught by trent boult. england are 103—2, trailing by 266 runs. just they warning to anyone who does not want to know what has happened in the formula i at the start of the season in australia, please look away now if you don't wa nt to please look away now if you don't want to know the result. sebastian vettel has won the opening race of the formula i season in melbourne after a stroke of luck saw him overtake lewis hamilton. the briton was leading comfortably from pole until the 25th lap when a car came to a halt on the track. that forced hamilton and the rest of the field to slow down. but vettel was able to make up time on his rival by stopping for fresh tyres and when the ferrari driver rejoined, he took the lead from hamilton. with overtaking extremely difficult on this track, vettel held on to claim the che

england are looking to force a draw against new zealand in the first test in auckland, it is the fourthdeclared on 427-8 day at the home side declared on 427—8 after their first innings. england lost alastair cook early in their second innings forjust england lost alastair cook early in their second innings for just two. mark stoneman reached his fourth test half—century with a six off neil wagner but was out next ball, caught by trent boult. joe root made 51 but lost his wicketjust as play finished for the day. england finished for the day. england finished on 132—2, trailing by 237. england's women have also been in action today, dani wyatt hitting a brilliant century as they beat india in the third t20 of the series in mumbai. danny white becomes only the second woman to score two t20 international centuries which helped england reach their target of 199 england reach their target of i99 with eight balls to spare. india had earlier posted 198—4, the highest score made against england, who now topped the table with tee wins from two after also beating australia. the formula i season h

root has questioned his team‘s consistency overseas after defeat in the first test against new zealand in aucklandeak, and chris woakes followed for 52, those hopes of seeing out the final session faded. james anderson was the last ago. new zealand won by an innings and 49 runs. meanwhile the fallout from the australian ball tampering scandal has continued this afternoon. steve smith has stepped down as captain of his premier league side after being banned and fined for his part in a premeditated attempt to alter the condition of the ball in the third test against south africa. questions have now been raised about australia paul might bowling any recent ashes series against england. england bowler stuart broad has questioned smith‘s claim that this was a one—off incident. he said, if you look at the hassle series we have played, they reverse swung the ball in nearly all those matches, sometimes in conditions which would not expect the ball to reverse. a credit analyst says there needs to bea credit analyst says there needs to be a complete overhaul of distilling cricket. boni hopefully, by legisla

after england's embarrasing first—innings in the opening test against new zealand in auckland, rain has were 229—4 when they were forced off. despite three wickets forjimmy anderson, they are still 171 ahead. stuart broad court two wickets, anderson got two. we will see if play continues there. gareth bale becomes wales's leading all—time goal—scorer, a hat—trick in a 6—0 win against china takes him past ian rush‘s old record, in what was ryan gigg's first match as wales manager. england manager gareth southgate says he isn't worried about his players‘ safety at this summer's world cup. preparations begin with a friendly tonight against the netherlands, with another against italy on tuesday. and rory mcilroy is still in contention at the world matchplay golf in texas. after defeat on day one, he beatjhonattan vegas, so one more win would take him through to the knock—out stage. rory mcilroy, as we know, has had a great start to the year so far. so plenty to bring you this morning, hopefully we will have some guests joining us, and as we know, it is a very worthy cause which has raised £

certainly did in auckland, only 5a i’u ns certainly did in auckland, only 5a runs possible on the second day of the first test against new zealandon completed his 18th test century, that, a record for new zealand, only 23 overs were bowled with williamson reaching 100, before being trapped lbw by james with williamson reaching 100, before being trapped lbw byjames anderson, the only wicket to fall as the rain came with the home side, 229—4, that, a lead of 171, play called off late in the evening in auckland, where the weather is not supposed to be much better over the weekend. england's women doing far better in mumbai, they have beaten australia, by eight wickets, in the opening t20 tri- by eight wickets, in the opening t20 tri— series mad, jenny gunn taking three wickets, england restricting australia to 149—8. the start of the show, taking two wickeds, top scoring with 68 not out. they which their target with three overs to spare. afghanistan have sealed the final qualifying place at next yea r‘s world cup final qualifying place at next year's world cup in england and wales. —— wickets. they beat ireland by five wickets in w

dismissed for the last ball of the day to leave england trailing new zealand by 237 runs going into the final day of the first test in auckland alastair cook out early in england's second innings the just two runs. early in england's second innings thejust two runs. mark early in england's second innings the just two runs. mark stoneman reached his fourth test half—century with six off neil wegner, but he was out next ball, caught by trent boult. joe root also reached 50, but shortly after took a nasty hit of the glove and had to receive treatment. he was dismissed the next ball, leaving england on i32—3 at the close. they must bat out the final day for a draw. in contrast, england's women are flying. danielle wyatt hit a brilliant century as they beat india in the 3020 match of the tri— series in mumbai. what becomes only the second woman to sport 2t20 international hundreds, helping england reach their target with eight balls to spare. formula i is back, but the opening grand prix ended with a bitter blow of lewis hamilton, who had to settle for second in melbourne after ferrari's sebastian vettel had a lucky break and over

dismissed with the last ball of the day to leave england trailing new zealand by 237 runs going into the last eight of the first test in aucklandight, the home side got alastair cook out early in the second innings we re cook out early in the second innings were just two runs. cook out early in the second innings werejust two runs. stoneman reached his fourth test half—century but he was out next ball, caught by trent bolt. joe root also reached 50 but shortly after took a nasty hit to the glove by trent bolt and needed lengthy treatment. he was dismissed next ball leaving england on 132 victory at the close. they must bat out the final day for draw. —— 132-3. and out the final day for draw. —— 132—3. and why it hit a brilliant century to beat india in the match in dubai. she helped england reach the target of 199 with eight deliveries to spare. india had earlier posted 198—4, the highest score made against england, who now top the table with two wins from two after also beating australia. and to australia we go now whether formula 0ne season has returned for 2018. it began with a bitter blow for lewis hamilton who finished in

in auckland, the bad weather wiped out virtually the entire third day‘s play in the first test between new zealandnly 17 balls were bold and four runs scored this morning as the host increased their lead to 175 runs. but there was time for a batsman to reach his half—ce ntu ry for a batsman to reach his half—century of 149 balls, but the umpire decided to abandon play and the kiwis will resume day four on 233 - the kiwis will resume day four on 233 — four. england‘s preparations for the world cup in russia stepped up for the world cup in russia stepped upa for the world cup in russia stepped up a notch with the first of four warm—up matches. jesse lingard‘s first england goal was enough to see of the netherlands in amsterdam, from where our correspondent was watching. stepping out into the limelight, this is where england‘s world cup countdown begins. the first of four pretournament friendlies, an experimental squad vying for seats on the plane to russia. jordan henderson was named captain, and came closest to scoring in a first—half that offered reason to be encouraged. at the other end, jordan p

england's cricketers will be waking up in auckland now and peering out of the window and hoping for some more rain for the continuation of the test against new zealandle first day. all out for 58. day two was ruined by rain. the kiwi captain got his 18th test century. after just 23 overs, play was abandoned when new zealand were 229—4 the forecast is not much better over the weekend. it is a two match series. the sport relief match is coming to an end. 96 goals to 95 from robbie savage's team. they have been playing teams from the fa people's cup in aid of sport relief for 12 hours. this finishes at 11pm. there is coverage of sport relief on bbc one throughout the evening. you are up—to—date. we'll have more in sportsday. the teenager who planted a bomb on a london tube train that partially exploded at parsons green has been sentenced life in prison, and will have to serve a minimum of 3a years. ahmed hassan was convicted of attempted murderfor carrying out the attack last september — in which more than 50 people were injured. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. ahmed hassan described today as the asylum seeker who cynically exploited

new zealand. root made a half century before being caught with the last ball on day four in auckland. being caught237 runs behind, with seven wickets remaining, and needing to bat out the whole day to rescue a draw. in contrast, england's women are flying, with another big win in their twenty20 tri series. are flying, with another big win they beat india with a record breaking run chase, to win by seven wickets in mumbai. breaking run chase, to win one of wales' most successful rugby union players, adam jones, is retiring at the end of the season. the 37—year—old prop's international career included three grand slams with wales and two lions tours. career included three grand slams he's currently with harlequins as a player—coach. that's it, but there's more on the bbc sport website including news of britain'sjo konta in fine form at the miami open. back to you, mishal. form at the miami open. after a week in which the pressure on facebook affected shares in other tech giants too — google has put more money towards its collaboration with the news industry — including trying to combat misinformatio

new zealand. they're trailing by 237 runs, captainjoe root was dismissed with the last ball of the penultimate day in auckland. in contrast, england's women are flying with another big win in their 20/20 tri series. they beat india with a record—breaking run chase to win by seven wickets in mumbai. leicester fought—back to beat wasps and keep alive their play—off hopes in rugby union's premiership. in a tense match, leicester were eight points behind at one stage but three second—half penalities from england's george ford made the difference. 16—15 the final score. that's it, but there's much more on the bbc sport website, including how a mix—up for golfer ian poulter could mean he misses out on the masters. back to you, mishal. that is it from us for now. good evening. this is bbc news. a memorial mass has been held in the french town of trebes to remember the four people killed by age had this gunman on friday. a police officer who swap places with a hostage during the siege will also be honoured in a separate national memorial in the coming days. from paris, here is hugh schofield. palm sunday, the start o

just 58, england cricketers a long way behind after day two in auckland, due to rain, not as bad as it could be in the opening test in new zealandury, a record for new zealand. after just 23 overs, century, a record for new zealand. afterjust 23 overs, rain came down, new zealand, 229—4 leading by 171 ru ns new zealand, 229—4 leading by 171 runs when play was eventually called off, the forecast is not much better over the weekend. two match series. meanwhile, ireland have missed out on qualifying for next year's cricket world cup, they lost to afghanistan, sealed the final place of the tournament, ireland beaten by five wickets in what was effectively a straight knockout for a place in the finals, world cup has been reduced from 14 teams to ten, scotla nd reduced from 14 teams to ten, scotland and zimbabwe also missed out. the new formula 1 season under way, lewis hamilton quickest in both practice sessions for the australian grand prix, the world champion hopes to pick up where he left off. not much between the top three teams, with red bull and ferrari very close behind, mercedes may not be as dominant as predicted. with rain

it's not just raining in melbourne though — over in auckland, the rain wiped out virtually the entire third day's play in the first test between new zealand175 runs. play started early but after 2.5 overs it began to pour at eden park. there was time though for batsman henry nicholls to reach his half—century off 149 balls. but the umpires decided to abandon play just over an hour ago. the kiwis will resume day four on 233/4. and with further rain forecast england may yet get away with that first innings score of 58. england's preparations for the world cup in russia stepped up a notch with the first of four warm up matches. jesse lingard's first england goal was enough to see off the netherlands in amsterdam, from where our correspondent david 0rnstein was watching. stepping out into the limelight, this is where england's world cup countdown begins. the first of four pretournament friendlies, and experimental squad vying for seats on the plane to russia. jordan henderson was named captain, and came henderson was named captain, and ca m e closest henderson was named captain, and came closest to scoring in a first half that offered reason

england's cricketers will be waking up in auckland now and peering out of the window and hoping for some more rain for the continuation of the test against new zealand. day two was ruined by rain. afterjust 23 overs, play was abandoned when new zealand were 229 — four. the forecast is not much better over the weekend. it is a two match series there. now the six nations is over, the international are returning for their club sides. a west country affair with bath taking on exeter. bath currently lead that game ten — four. time for a quick look at the sport relief five a side going on outside here in salford quays. robbie savage's team against teams from the fa people's cup. it is all in aid of sport relief. coverage is going on on bbc one after a whole is —— as pa rt on bbc one after a whole is —— as part of a whole sport relief event. i can't read this go from here, so i can't tell you who is winning! honesty is the best policy, lizzie. thank you. a senior official at the porton down laboratory has said that russia's suggestion that the facility was the source of the nerve agent used to poison a former russian spy and his daughter is "just not true"

the rain cleared in time for the f1 but over in auckland, the bad weather wiped out virtually the entire third day's play in the final test between new zealandan henry nicholls to reach his half—century — off 149 balls. but the umpires decided to abandon play — and the kiwis will resume day four on 233 forfour. a successful night for gareth southgate in amsterdam as his much changed england team had enough to beat holland 1—0 and jesse lingard scored his first international goal to extended international goal to extend england's unbeaten run to seven matches. their world cup preparations continue on tuesday as they face italy at wembley very composed performance. we used the ball really well. played from the back, with really good composure, good tactical understanding. and then, as we progressed forwards, good pace and energy to the team, which meant we looked a threat. not too much joy for scotland fans i'm afraid. alex mcleish‘s second reign as manager didn't get off to the best of starts. costa rica, six places above them in the world rankings, were comfortable 1—0 winners at hampden park. marco rena the scorer in the 14th minute. scotla

the rain cleared in time for the f1 but over in auckland, the bad weather wiped out virtually the entire third day's play in the first test between new zealandtime though for batsman henry nicholls to reach his half—century — off 149 balls. but the umpires decided to abandon play — and the kiwis will resume day four on 233 forfour. england's preparations for the world cup in russia stepped up a notch with the first of four warm—up matches. jesse lingard's first england goal was enough to see off the netherlands in amsterdam, from where our correspondent david ornstein was watching stepping out into the limelight, this is where england's world cup countdown begins. the first of four pretournament friendlies, an experimental squad vying for seats on the plane to russia. jordan henderson was named captain, and came closest to scoring in a first—half that offered reason to be encouraged. at the other end, jordan pickford was given the gloves, the question is whether he will keep them. after the break, england showed more intent and felt they should have had a penalty. they were getting closer, more dominant and, soon, jesse lingard with a moment

new zealand because of a back injury. he's been replaced by somerset‘s jack leach. the two—test series begins in auckland next thursday. nation's favourite soaps coronation street will tonight broadcast the start of a major storyline focusing on male rape. the plot will see the character david platt raped by male mechanic and personal trainerjosh tucker. in the coming weeks the soap will chart the characters struggle in the aftermath of the attack. this is a clip from tonight's episode. two peas in a pod, you and me. my mum, she always used to refer to her fellas as my uncles. mmm. yeah, my gran was just as bad, apparently, in her day. mmm. but... now they're just two born—again prudes. i think we should have a toast, actually. to all the uncles in the world. to uncles. right. i'm going to go for a wazz. let's talk now to one survivor of male rape, alexander morgan. he was raped twice. and kate 0ates — coronation street's producer — whojoins us from manchester. thank you for coming in. did you feel in the aftermath of the times you were raped that you were able to talk to people about it?” you were raped that you were

new zealand require just three more wickets on day five to take the first test in auckland.m stokes. so, with just one more session to play, new zealand just three wickets away from going one up in the series. britain's johanna konta will continue the defence of her miami title later tonight when she takes on venus williams in the fourth round. konta, who's the world number 14, beat belgium's elise mertens in straight sets to reach the last 16. she's due to face williams around 10pm tonight for a place in the quarterfinals. whenever you're coming up against someone who is such a great champion, it's more looking forward to the opportunity of playing her again. i think it's also being humble in the sense that you are playing such a great player and really just focusing on playing such a great player and reallyjust focusing on yourself. i will go out there and try and execute what i do best, and really try and, yeah, just play the best level that i can. it's set up to be a close finish in the race for the women's super league title as chelsea slipped up against reading. chelse