while amongst the players, walloping balls towards him, jonny bairstow.ir team the day before the match but ifjonny bairstow comes in forjason roy, eoin morgan would back him. we are in a very fortu nate would back him. we are in a very fortunate position that jonny ba i rstow is fortunate position that jonny bairstow is our next man in line. he's a very fine batsman and one thing he does exceptionally well is actually deals with no baggage. he comes in and wants to prove everybody wrong. he's been a huge attribute in him scoring runs when he's had a chance to score runs. certainly in white ball cricket. when he's got back into the test tea m when he's got back into the test team he's been exceptional. opening the batting at international level is an entirely different ball game. but was the wallingford jonny bairstow today from mickey arthur, he was in good form in his media conference and said he is taking more chill pills to deal with being in charge of unpredictable pakistan. they were shambolic against india in his own words but they've improved to g

jonny bairstow was the next man in line and he is a fine batsmen.hat he does exceptionally well is he wants to prove everybody wrong the whole time. it has been a huge attribute in him scoring runs and certainly in one ball cricket. when he got back into the test team he has been exceptional. while opening the batting is an entirely different ball game, that was a warning for jonny bairstow. the pakistan coach was in good form at the media conference. he is taking more chill pills to deal with the more unpredictable pakistan. they were shambolic against india but they improve to get to the semi—final. shambolic against india but they improve to get to the semi-final. we know that realistically england are playing unbelievably well. they are a really good one—day unit without apparent weaknesses. we sat down and had picked debrief yesterday, we stressed that we need to play out this game and if we play our best game we can put them under pressure. a lot of talk about thousands of empty seats or the match mainly because indian fans had purchased ticke

bairstow only on asa bowling of strokes.e build—up of chris woa kes limped off as a substitute build—up of chris woakes limped off with a side strain having bowled two overs. perhaps the writing was on the wall at that stage for england. the second wicket a moment of brilliance, a rare moments, a superb catch by mark wood made on down to his left, diving off the bowling of liam plunkett. going through 19. bangladesh 95—2 at that stage. since then it has been about one man, terminate a bowl, who has moved past his ninth odi ioo. one man, terminate a bowl, who has moved past his ninth odi 100. 16 and moved past his ninth odi100. 16 and several fours on the way to the impressive close all. he is still on the crease at the moment but ben stokes and himself involved in a bit ofan stokes and himself involved in a bit of an altercation at in the square. stokes a bit frustrated with the way it has gone so far this morning to england. it bowl boating stole back to his mark at one point, ben stokes marched off to the boundary to be he

today mickey arthur warned jonny bairstow that it is a different ball game. charge of unpredictable pakistan. they have improved to get to the semifinal. we know that realistically, england are playing unbelievably well. they are a very good one day unit, with no apparent weaknesses. we stressed yesterday after the game, that we need to play our best game, and if we play our best game, we can put them under pressure. finally, a word about seats. there had been a lot of talk that there might be thousands of empty seats for the match, mainly because indian fans had purchased seats for the semifinal just because indian fans had purchased seats for the semifinaljust in case england reached this semifinal, and would not turn up of it was england versus pakistan. the icc says that thousands of tickets are being posted back. icc insist that they are doing all they can to ensure there is an atmosphere here to match there is an atmosphere here to match the occasion. england's women were in action today. captain heather knight took three wickets on her return from inju

and faarhan behardien they could only manage 132 from their 20 overs while alex hales and jonny bairstownight was a convincing performance and a really great way to start this series. with the ball, we we re to start this series. with the ball, we were outstanding, taking early wickets and controlled the game with two experienced games and probably the best player of our generation at the best player of our generation at the crease. we controlled the game magnificently well. we held them to 140 which i thought was an exceptional effort. blood testing will be used to detect substances such as the human growth hormones in golf. if golf wants to be taken seriously, and wants to be a sport in the olympics and part of the olympic programme, in its get on board with everything other sports do. it is a massive step in the right direction and i was asked yesterday, does anyone have to fear andi yesterday, does anyone have to fear and i do not really think we have any sort of problem at all. i do not think anyone should be fearful. i so careful in terms of what i take in terms of supplements but

jonny bairstow open for england. he made 43 when pakistan finally held on. strength or pakistan was bowling. joe root, a faint touch. 46. eoin morgan, 43. he fell to house —— ahmed. the fielding for pakistan, fine. not even ben stokes could get going. 64 balls without a boundary. maybe these conditions we re boundary. maybe these conditions were perfect for bowlers. but all england needed was 212! england had not hit a six in their entire 50 overs. pakistan's first over, there it was. the batsmen accepted to take them on, 118 as an opening partnership. they were controlled, composed, and led by their captain. pakistan were the team that seemed most at home. bbc news, cardiff. it's been confirmed former five—weight boxing world champion, floyd mayweather, and ufc lightweight champion, conor mcgregor, will meet in a bout in las vegas on the 26th of august. the 40—year—old mayweather retired undefeated after winning his 49th straight bout in september 2015, while 29—year—old irishman mcgregor is the first fighter in the ufc to have held two belts but has never

jonny bairstow open for england. he made 43 when pakistan finally held on.

in came his semifinal replacement, jonny bairstow. south africa began to sink.home, africa began to sink. england ca ntered home, rattling africa began to sink. england cantered home, rattling the runs out at more than ten and over. already proving a tough summer for south africa. —— ten an over. proving a tough summer for south africa. -- ten an over. very important, so lucky that we play so $0011 important, so lucky that we play so soon after a disappointment, we learned a lot from that tournament, a long way to go in the lead up to the world cup but we are on the right path. certainly believe a lot within ourselves, can back that up within ourselves, can back that up with a performance. lovely evening at the rose bowl. it has been a mixed week for british tennis, andy murray's defeat at queens yesterday one of five for the men and now amy brodie loss at birmingham means only joanna conti is left, she was beaten in straight sets by the two time when berlin champion petra kvitova, continuing her comeback after being injured ina continuing her comeback after bei

concern, when you've got such a good line—up withjonny ba i rstow in such a good line—up withjonny bairstowngs it makes it more of an issue because the shot he played today shows that he looks a bit flustered, perhaps the pressure is getting to him a bit and he played a shot he didn't have to, he's a better batsman than that and better when playing down the grand silky will have covered much of. the other concern is chris woakes, he started bowling, one of england's best bowlers and he went off with a side strain. the only is not so well england are playing but it is can we keep this side fit all the way to the end. a much tougher test to come, ebony, thank you. all eyes will turn now to new zealand, and then the final group match against australia which could be fascinating. england will help to be back at the oval on the 18th for the final. thank you. a great start for england. don't forget you can watch highlights this evening on bbc 2. it's been a day of british success at the french open, with both andy murray and kyle edmund booking their places in the third round in paris. alex gulra

have had opportunities that have come up in between and had some very good players take them, jonny bairstowns any time he comes in. to grow score runs any time he comes in. to gi’ow some score runs any time he comes in. to grow some strength in depth in the squad, we need guys to come in and ta ke squad, we need guys to come in and take the chances. it's a huge summer for england's women cricketers who are among the favourites to win the world cup on home soil. charlotte edwards was the last england captain to lead the side to world cup victory — that was eight years ago, but she believes the class of 2017 could repeat that feat. here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. for england, for the world, this is where it begins, derby. a tournament now featuring serious money. $2 million in total and an intention to match men's prize money in 15 years. a good time to be playing in your first world cup. quality is very important. lots of the girls playing cricket would not have won anything. it is very important that the way that we train and play our is respectable. i think that is important to

couple of years we have had opportunities that have come up in between, some very good players, jonny bairstow even more strength in depth within the squad, we need more quys depth within the squad, we need more guys coming in and taking chances. it's a huge summer for england's women who are among the favourites to win the world cup on home soil. charlotte edwards was the last england captain to lead the side to world cup victory — that was eight years ago, but she believes the class of 2017 could repeat that feat. here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. for england, for the world, this is where it begins. derby. the tournament now featuring serious money. $2 million in total and an intention to match the prize money of the men in 15 years. a good time to be playing in a first world cup. quality is important and i think a lot of the girls who are playing cricket would not want anything they do not deserve so it is important the way we train and play cricket is a spectacle. because i think that is important to get the money. so that is kind of second to the cricket in my opinion. eight team

morgan's side had been the favourite for the tournament but struggled on a slow pitch in cardiff. jonny bairstowwho went for 34 without hitting a single boundary. england madejust 211 which pakistan knocked off in less than 38 overs. they play either india or bangladesh in sunday's final at the 0val in london. it's been confirmed former multi—division boxing world champion floyd mayweather and ufc lightweight champion conor mcgregor will meet in a bout in las vegas on the 26th of august. the 40—year—old mayweather who was undefeated announced his retirement after winning his 49th straight bout against andre berto also in las vegas in september 2015, while mcgregor, the first fighter in the ufc to have held two belts has never boxed, either amateur or professionally, with the fight to take place under normal boxing rules after sitting out the clay court season, roger federer made a disappointing return to action, going out in the second round of the stuttgart tournament. the world numberfive has been resting as he aims for an eighth wimbledon title and took the first set against tommy haas 6—2. b

tuesday's net session with jonny bairstow. there is a chance there will be a change.two years we've built towards this tournament and we wa nt to built towards this tournament and we want to win this tournament or get to the final. and part and parcel of thatis to the final. and part and parcel of that is picking guys who we feel are in our best 11. everton have agreed to pay £30 million for sunderland's jordan pickford. pickford was one of few bright spots in sunderland's season as they finished bottom and they we re as they finished bottom and they were relegated from the premier league. cristiano ronaldo has been accused of tax evasion. he is alleged to have used off—shore companies to avoid paying nearly £13 million in tax. anton gresman signed a contract with atletico madrid. he is tied to the spanish side until 2022. he is due to play against england in a friendly in paris tonight. a senior coach working with great britain's 0lympic bobsleigh squad has been accused of racism amid multiple complaints over a toxic atmosphere in the sport. athletes mentioned bullyi

jonny bairstow — his likely replacement — took to the nets first in training today. strongest team. for the last two yea rs strongest team. for the last two years we've built towards this tournament and we want to win this tournament and we want to win this tournament or certainly get to the final and part tournament or certainly get to the finaland partand tournament or certainly get to the final and part and parcel of that is picking guys who we feel are in our best 11. a senior coach with great britain's olympic bobsleigh squad has been accused of racism amid multiple complaints over a "toxic atmosphere" in the sport. confidential documents obtained by the bbc show that athletes contacted the chief executive anonymously to raise concerns over bullying, racism, sexism and other discrimination. no disciplinary action was taken at the time. the british bob and skeleton association say they conducted an internal review, but no formal complaints were made against individual staff. they say they will look to address the issues. ben mccullough young was part of the bobsl

increased clamours forjonny ba i rstow, increased clamours forjonny bairstow, opening the batting forthere is a certain amount of pressure, not just from there is a certain amount of pressure, notjust from the scoreboard, but in front of an expectant home crowd. a fascinating afternoon of cricket to come. absolutely fascinating. the pressure will be on. thank you. andy murray is on court in the second round of the french open — he‘s facing world number 50 martin klizan. murray came back from losing the first set to win the second and third. in the fourth martin klizan is 3—0 ahead. kyle edmund has lost the first set against renzo oleevo. it looks like french winger antoine griezmann won‘t be going to manchester united — according to sources close to the club. it had been widely reported that united were making griezmann their top target this summer, and were close to triggering the escape clause in his contract with atletico madrid. but it seems united have turned their attention away from the winger to concentrate on signing a main striker. their first test takes place this weekend,

suggestions thatjonny bairstow could replace him at the top of the order.ury. another odi century for him. eoin morgan as well, the captain, has come in. england will be hopeful they can get those —— the runs they need which would see them come away with a victory in the opening match of the champions trophy. indeed. important that for england because they have australia and new zealand to play in their group. that is all the sport for now. thank you. the ulster unionist party have launched their election manifesto. the party's leader, robin swann, set out policies including strengthening northern ireland's place in the united kingdom, better regulation of the northern irish assembly the ulster unionist party have launched their election manifesto. better regulation of the northern irish assembly and opposing any special status for northern ireland in brexit talks. steve n aiken is the uup‘s chief whip, and hejoins us from belfast. thank you forjoining smack. let's pic up on last point, opposing special status for northern ireland in brexit? we don't need s

jonny bairstow, who came into the side, hit 43, but wickets tumbled quickly, including ben stokes, whoin less than 38 overs. they play either india or bangladesh in sunday's final at the oval. morgan denied his team had been complacent. we played against some really good sides the recently and we have managed to beat them. that hasn't gone into our heads at all. in today's gang, going in knowing we would play on a used cricket brought pakistan's gang closer to home —— game. southampton are looking for a new manager, after sacking claude puel last night. the frenchman had spent just one season at st mary's, but during that time guided the saints to the league cup final, where they were narrowly beaten by manchester united, and he helped them to finish a respectable eighth in the premier league. it's been confirmed that the former boxing world champion at five different weights, floyd mayweather, will fight the ultimate fighting lightweight champion conor mcgregor. they will meet in a bout in las vegas on the 26th of august. 40—year—old mayweather retired undefeated after winning his 49t

england were always in control and jonny bairstow made an unbeaten 60 as england won with 33 balls tofrom that tournament and we have a long way to go in the lead up to the world cup. we are on the right path. today proves we are certainly believing in ourselves and we can back it up with that performance. naomi broady‘s defeat to petra kvitova at the aegon classic in birmingham meansjohanna konta is the sole remaining brit in singles action on grass this week. broady lost in straight sets to the two time wimbledon champion yesterday. konta plays coco vanderweghe in the last 16 later today. the upsets at queens continued as fifth seed jo wilfried tsonga lost in straight sets to luxembourg's gilles muller. it means four of the top five seeds are already out. 2014 champion grigor dimitrov came through unscathed though against france'sjulian benneteau. the sixth seed could be on course for his third title of the year. cristiano ronaldo scored the only goal of the game as portugal beat russia 1—0 in moscow in the confederations cup. portugal insisted ronaldo was concentrating on the match

england's first wicket of the tournament in his first over, with soumya caught by substitute jonny bairstowgoalkeeper ederson has agreed to move to manchester city. sources at city say however the deal is not done yet but the fee is believed to be in the region of £35 million. former arsenal and england captain tony adams says that manager arsene wenger was not the best coach he ever had, despite the pair winning two premier league and fa cup doubles together. wenger yesterday was confirmed as staying in charge at the emirates for two more years. adams was speaking this morning on bbc breakfast. i think he's a fantastic physiologist. no one could have done the change from, the transition from highbury to the emirates. an economist, he was the best in the game at that, physiology, preparation and recovery, best in the game. benitez is pretty gerber arson is the best. but he has never been a coach to me. he's a good coach, but not the i've ever had. other guys are fantastic coaches. they taught me how to defend. arsene wenger never did that. british and irish lions head coach warren gatland s

champions trophy but england, i think, delighted to get off to a winning start in the t 20s, jonny bairstowg by nine wickets, restricting south africa 242—3, england going on to win with 33 balls to spare. real improvement for england, they played well in the champions trophy but that was a tournament they were expecting to win, they'll be pleased they got off toa win, they'll be pleased they got off to a winning start as they look to continue to build a reputation as an improving side in the shorter formats of the game. finally, ladies day at arscott? absolutely, needs no introduction, expect hats and high fashion, as you can imagine. very strict dress code as you can imagine in the royal enclosure for women in particular, birds and dresses above the knee, no fascinator is, that is very important, he did listen the dress code. because of the hot weather, cuba and conditions, expect it to stay dry and for gentlemen and the royal enclosure, top hats must be black or grey, west coates and morning suit is the dress of choice. as far as the racing today, the 4:20pm, the gold cup, the signature