i'm ben croucher and these are your top stories. ll—round performance from ben stokes propels england to victory in the second test against south africa. iamat i am at old trafford where there is increased security as united take on city in the first leg of the semifinal of the evil cup. —— efl. the commonwealth games are coming to birmingham in two years' time, but find out why two sports might be taking place thousands of miles away in delhi. also coming up in the programme: two years ago, victoria evans had never rowed before. now she's looking to cross the atlantic ocean on her own in record time. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm ben croucher. welcome along. we'll start in cape town where it seems there are no end to ben stokes' talents. after that 2019 with the world cup final performance and his heroics at headingley, he turned in a true all round display in the second test against south africa to help england to a first test win at newlands since 1957. he followed five catches in the first innings with a quickfire 72 in the

i'm ben croucher. these are your sportsday headlines.d breaker sergio aguero fires manchester city to a thumping win at aston villa. the goals fly in in the women's super league. arsenal grab four to restore their lead at the top. back on top too — serena williams is a winner again, three years since her last triumph on tour. and even though they won — northampton‘s coach apologises for their performance. all the champions cup stories to come. also coming up in the programme: an emotional afternoon at headingley as rob burrow walks out to play for leeds for the very last time. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm ben croucher. thanks for your company. we'll start at villa park where manchester city smashed six past aston villa in the premier league. sergio aguero grabbed half of them — breaking a couple of records in the process. for villa — now in the relegation zone with manager dean smith saying they were embarrassed. joe lynskey has the story. there are brave faces at villa park, but at the foot of the premier league, things get bleak

ben croucher, bbc news.t even born when roy hodgson started his managerial career — nor was mikel arteta. hodgson‘s crystal palace holding arsenal to a h draw in the early kick off. that experience counting for something... captain pierre emerick aubamayang gave arsenal an early lead beforejordan ayew‘s deflection pulled palace level. aubameyang though was sent off though following a lunging tackle, upgraded from a yellow to a red following a var check. manchester city are level on points with arsenal at the top of the women's super league after pauline bremer scored twice as they beat everton 3—1. bremer now with nine goals this season. arsenal can go clear again if they come away unbeaten from brighton later. serena williams has won her first title for three years. she beat jessica pegula in straight sets in the final of the auckland international — a good sign as she builds up for another shot at a record—equalling 24th grand slam title. the australian open starts a week tomorrow. she donated her winner's

ben croucher, bbc news.tained her crown. suzuki was ruthless in the final, reeling off three legs in a row to take the first set and going on to win 3—0. that is all from the bbc sport centre for now. you can keep up—to—date on the bbc sport website this morning. i will have another update in the next hour. thank you. after weeks of criticism over the handling of australia's bushfire emergency, the country's prime minister has admitted he could have done things differently. scott morrison says he'll propose a powerful inquiry — a royal comission to look into the official response. he also announced a fund of 76 million australian dollars to help some of those most—affected. he's been speaking to our partner network in australia, abc. there are things that i could have handled on the ground much better. these are very raw, emotional environments. i've got to say that 95% or thereabouts of the responses i have had in these cases have been very positive and very appreciative. but, david, these are sensitive env

i'm ben croucher. our headlines tonight. climb—down from betting companies and scathing criticism in parliament — we'll bring you the latest on the gambling industry's deal to show fa cup matches. no doubles delight in sydney as great britain lose their atp cup quarter final against australia. we hearfrom barry hearn on his plans for snooker — including taking the sport to saudi arabia and the obstacles that throws up. and as faras, and as far as, the government said 0k. also coming up in the programme. after that memorable fifth day in cape town and ben stokes' heroics — we ask if five day test cricket could soon be a thing of the past. and we find out more about wheelchair motocross — backflips and all — with the 15—year—old world champion from wales. welcome along and thanks for your company. plenty to pack into the programme this evening. we'll start sportsday with further developments to the story surrounding gambling companies showing the fa cup. you might remember last weekend the fa cup third round matches kicked off

i'm ben croucher. on a busy sportsday. here's what we're squeezing in for you.ll the news from day four at the australian open tennis. for british fans, that news is mainly bad. banished for breaking team protocol. finn russell will miss scotland's six nations opener. but is it the end for his whole tournament? back in the england reckoning. jofra archer's fit again for their final test against south africa, as england deny suggestions he's being alienated in the squad. and that's not all. also coming up: we hear from the player who could be giving defenders in the women's super league sleepless nights for the next couple of years. idida i did a lot of research on chelsea. i watched the girls. i didn't other research on the lead. i honestly just thought the team best fit me. —— i did some research on the league. welcome to the programme. more on saracens rugby to come, too, but first to the australian open where, four days ago, we started with seven brits in the singles. and now there are none. heather watson and harriet dart saw their challenges ended in the se

you're live at the bbc sport centre with me ben croucher.his is sportsday and these are your headlines. as australian open preparations continue to be affected by the weather, the great and good of the game come out in force for a fundraiser. she's won four grand slams, retired twice but age is just a numberfor kim clijsters. she tells sportsday about her latest comeback at 36. it isa it is a challenge, all right, let's see, let's do this. and hanging up the boots for good eni aluko‘s playing days are over but her influence in the women's game looks set to get even bigger. also coming up in the programme. another award for ben stokes, not for is gymnastics prowess that's for sure. point those toes. hello and welcome to sportsday. thanks forjoining us. much of australia woke up to a scene like this on wednesday morning as they have for a while now. as the country tries to deal with the ongoing bushfires and the subsequent pollution, tennis is trying its best to help out. with the australian open due to start next week, the likes of serena wil

i'm ben croucher and you're watching sportsday live at the bbc sport centre. 0ur headlines this thursdayg roger federer. just a win away from becoming world number one. can anybody stop novak djokovic claiming a 17th grand slam title? and i'mjohn and i'm john watson in melbourne on day 11 of the australian open where it the party is over. we are set to see a first—time winner in women's singles. also coming up on sportsday. big name foreign signings. a new team from canada. all aiming to topple the saints. we look ahead to the start of the 2020 super league. and we reflect on the life and the legacy robert archibald — the only scot to play in the nba. it's really horrible that we have lost scotland's most prolific basketball figure. the latest six nations and premier league transfer news to come too but let's bring you up to speed from melbourne where an injury hit roger federer said it was a match to forget as novak djokovic blew him away to reach the australian open finalfor the 8th time. he's won the other seven. the favourites in the women's draw though were both beaten in their semi

i'm ben croucher.oming up: history maker sergio aguero leads manchester city to a crushing victory over aston villa in the premier league. plenty of goals in the wsl. six for chelsea and four as leaders arsenal restore their advantage at the top. serena's williams back winning again. but find out why she'll not keep a penny of her prize money. and on a busy sunday of european champions cup rugby, we'll tell you why northampton‘s coach apologised — even though they won. also coming up in the programme: an emotional afternoon at headingley as rob burrow pulls on a leeds rhinos shirt for the very last time. a warm welcome to the programme. if liverpool are running away with the premier league — manchester city have taken a big step to being best of the rest. they hammered aston villa this afternoon to move up to second — still 14 points behind the league leaders but still providing plenty of entertainment nonetheless. joe lynskey reports. there are a brave faces at villa park, but at the foot of the premi

ben croucher will have the latest for you in the next hour.eadership to gain the backing they need to get to the next stage of the contest. sir keir starmer, rebecca long bailey, jess phillips and lisa nandy have the required number of nominations — leaving emily thornberry and clive lewis lobbying to get the backing of at least 22 of their fellow labourmps and meps. registered supporters — who are not full party members — will have 48 hours from 14th to the 16th of january to secure a vote by paying £25. the ballot will be open from 21st february to the 2nd of april. with the results announced two days later on the 11th days later on the 11th april. earlier i spoke to our political correspondent nick eardley who gave a rundown of the six candidates who are looking to replacejeremy corbyn as labour leader. just to take you through how they are all doing. clive lewis has got four. he is not smiling like he is in that picture. keir starmer at the moment is the man to beat. he is far out in the lead on 68 and the opinion poll we have seen suggest

ben croucher has all the sport. m ben stokes and a maiden century. 135 not out. england declared on 499—9. the england spinner was taking both wickets. still trailing. i think they were at medan and when he gave up, i didn't know what to do asa he gave up, i didn't know what to do as a celebration. get rid of a bit of energy. it was a pretty special moment and it was awesome to see the boysin moment and it was awesome to see the boys in the changing room and see how happy they were as well is something we really enjoying changing room. we enjoy each other‘s success changing room. we enjoy each other‘s su ccess ca n changing room. we enjoy each other‘s success can so that was pretty awesome. a great day for him. he him. he says he has not stopped smiling. the thoughts in ourjonathan trott. the thing that struck me and impressed me hugely what he didn't feel as if he had to play like ben stokes, he played like himself. he didn't had to add to it. he was very comfortable in himself. he let ben stokes be the aggressor an

ben croucher, bbc news.hat experience counting for something. captain pierre emerick aubamayang gave arsenal an early lead beforejordan ayew‘s deflection pulled palace level. aubameyang though was sent off though following a lunging tackle, upgraded from a yellow to a red following a var check. manchester city are level on points with arsenal at the top of the women's super league after pauline bremer scored twice as they beat everton 3—1. bremer now with nine goals this season. arsenal can go clear again if they come away unbeaten from brighton later. now how about this for a dramatic ending in eugby‘s european champions cup? that's exeter‘s stuart hogg, who, with the scores level at 31—31, had this kick from 60m out to win it in the final seconds against his former club glasgow only to see it hit the crossbar. not that it mattered, exeter into the quarter—finals and being tipped by many to win the trophy this year. saracens have said they'll prioritise premiership survival over european glory after their r

you're watching sportsday on bbc news with me ben croucher. your wednesday night headlines.. england's leading wicket taker james anderson is ruled out of the rest of test series in south africa with a broken rib. and the government wants the fa to end a deal that allows betting companies to broadcast fa cup matches. hello. after last night's league cup semi final between manchester city and manchester united was very one sided — tonight — the teams couldn't be split. leicester city and aston villa played out a 1—1 draw in the first leg at the king power stadium to setup an intriguing second tie in three weeks' time. adam wild was watching. leicester city have for many been one of the surprises of the season, second in the lake, two games from the league cup final. brendan roger spoke this week of creating a new history. from the beginning, they seemed in a rush to get it started. backin seemed in a rush to get it started. back in the side with jamie vardy but when he scored at this chance, things might not go their way. aston villa may have sensed that especially when frede

sport and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's ben croucher. good evening. at the top of the premier league. their lead is now 16 points — with a game in hand — after a 1—0 win at tottenham. they took the lead through roberto firmino just before half time — his seventh in the league this season. spurs pushed for an equaliser late on and their best opportunity fell to giovani lo celso who somehow managed to skew this effort wide. jurgen klopp's side now have the best start to an english league season for with 20 wins from their first 21 games. what i know about football is if somebody gives you a trophy or something then it is done. until then you have to fight as much as you can, that is what we do. it is the basis for the rest. the starter is nearly perfect. we have to continue and we will continue because our content are so strong. the city... they will not give up. that is how it is. i know that, it's no problem, i would do the same. but so far, so really good. liverpool's nearest challengers leicester surprisingly slipped up — beaten 2—1 at home by south

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i'm ben croucher. coming up in the programme...responded to the destructive bushfires in australia. former premier league referee bobby madley reflects on the video that got him the sack. i cannot apologise enough for it. that is not me being blase about it. i let myself down and i let a lot of people down, but a lot of people under stress that i should not have done. and a day shy of her 19th birthday, boxer caroline dubois tells us how she feels about stepping up to the senior ranks. also coming up on sportsday... fancy buying manchester united for £20 million? that's what michael knighton nearly did just over 30 years ago. he didn't and tells us it was the biggest mistake of his life. welcome to the programme. we'll start sportsday with the story that has dominated the news for months now. the australian bushfires continue to devastate large swathes of the country, killing at least 27 people since september, destroying the lives of thousands having already burned through an area five times the size of wales. sport can seem irrel

i'm ben croucher with the latest from the bbc sport centre.inal between leicester city and aston villa is perfectly poised going into the second leg after the two couldn't be separated tonight. leicester boss brendan rodgers said he side started too slow as they had to come from behind to earn a i—all against the premier league strugglers. adam wild watched this one. leicester city have for many been one of the surprises of the season. second in the lead, two games from the league cup final. brendan rogers spoke this week of creating a new history. from the beginning against aston villa they sent in a rush to get it started. paris coming close. jamie vardy scored in a sense thinks might not go their way. villa may have sense that also. especially after the opening goal. a lead they we re after the opening goal. a lead they were unlucky not to extend. a header ruffling back of the crossbow. much has been discussed about the future ofjames has been discussed about the future of james madison, he has been discussed about the future ofjames madiso

the time is 1:33 and i'm ben croucher with a sports update for you.ralian open with five brits in action today. four are out. the only success coming from harriet dart. the british number three failed to win a single game in the first round last year, but came through a dramatic final set to beatjapan‘s misaki doi. a tough task awaits in round two though, the current wimbledon champion simona halep. meanwhile, two former semi finalists are both out in 12th seed johanna konta and kyle edmund. john watson was watching on in melbourne park. it should look like an upset on the face of it forjohanna konta but when you consider the way her preparations have been hampered coming into the tournament this year, she only played one tournament in the lead up since she lost in the last 16 of the us open because of that troublesome knee injury. arguably it was always going to be tough forjohanna konta coming into the australian open and so it proved as she lost to a player ranked considerably lower than her in the women's rankings. i knew going into the match that

i'm ben croucher, and these are your top stories. manchester united. if 2019 was ben stokes' year, he's started 2020 pretty well too, bowling england to victory in the second test against south africa. and we'll tell you why some of the sports at the commonwealth games in birmingham might actually be taking place in delhi. let's start at old trafford, then, where we were treated to a manchester derby in the semi final of the league cup. we were treated to some sumptious football from the team in sky blue. city 3—0 up in the first leg by half time against united. it finished 3—1 with united facing an almighty task in the second leg in three weeks' time. here's our correspondent, katie gornall. on the lookout for noisy neighbours. fans arrived to increased security for the star be following concerns that offence off the pitch good once more grab unwanted attention. manchester is were entitled to 7000 tickets here at old trafford. by the last time the two sides met, there we re last time the two sides met, there were a number of inciden

hello and welcome to sportsday, with me holly hamilton and ben croucher.ur top stories this saturday: 16 points clear. as everyone else continues to falter, the liverpooljuggernaut rolls on in the premier league. the tackles were flying in at selhurst park. pierre emerick abaumayang saw red for this in arsenal's draw with palace. and southampton avenge october's 9—0 defeat to leicester by stunning them at the king power stadium. also coming up in the programme: it'll be nadal against novak in australia once more. only this time in the atp cup final. and it's a massive weekend in the nfl, eight teams still in with a chance of making it to super bowl liv, we'll look ahead to the play—offs. welcome to the programme. all the day's european rugby on the way too but only one place to start. at the top of the premier league table. that gap is growing wider and wider at the top. liverpool are now 16 points clear of the rest with a game in hand. that is worth mentioning as well. they've broken the record for the best start to a top flight campaign, not just in engl

hello and welcome along to sportsday with me ben croucher.—to—back titles? a disappointing world cup for ireland and scotland sees

you're watching bbc news with me ben croucher with a round up from the bbc sport centre.ys he hopes to be fit in a few weeks despite question marks of his england future. he's been ruled out of the remainder of england's tour to south africa with a broken rib. he's onlyjust returned from five months out with a calf injury. former spinner phil tufnell told the bbc he'd be surprised if the 37—year—old hadn't considered retirement whilst anderson called the latest setback frustrating after taking seven wickets in the second test in cape town. meanwhile, there was some impressive fielding on display in the australian big bash this morning. aussie international matthew wade smashes the ball towards the boundary. it looks like it's going for six but matt renshaw tries to take the catch. momentum carried him over but as he parries the ball back — it's caught by a teammate. initially it was given not out but on review — as renshaw was in the air when he pushed the ball back to a teammate — the catch was legal and wade had to go. great britain have been knocked out in the quarterf

ben croucher has all the sport. hello.ue where argentina's sergio aguero became the competition's all time leading overseas goalscorer. he bagged a hat—trick as manchester city thrashed aston villa 6—1. it was the 12th time he'd scored three or more in a league game, also a record. the win lifts city to second and leaves villa in the relegation zone. when these kind of things happen, how many hat—tricks and goals, it is not one season, two seasons, it is a long, long time. that is the real value, when you are consistent for a long time, like sergio has done, scoring goals all the time, with us right now, before and in the future. real madrid have won the revamped spanish super cup, beating atletico on penalties in jeddah. in the new format, being held for the first time at this time of the year in saudi arabia. neither real nor atletico won a domestic trophy last season. after winning through their semis, the final finished goalless. real scored all four of their penalties in the shootout whilst only kieran trippier conver

sport, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's ben croucher.ts in the last 20 minutes in the second day of the final test against south africa. after the late start, england resumed on 192—a and have now moved on to 269—7. 0llie pope was bowled for 56. captainjoe root also went to a half—century but has just gone out. sam curran lasted one ball. ben stokes should find out if he will be punished today for his outbreak at a fan yesterday. he reacted angrily to a verbal attack in the crowd. security staff have been told to be more proactive in monitoring abusive comments. this happens far too often. it happened at this ground the last time england we re at this ground the last time england were there. there is a fine line between banter from the crowd and personal abuse, and personal abuse has to stop. people think they have paid their money, they can go along and say what they want. you would not say that to someone on the street. you would not pass someone in the street and come out with that sort of thing. as much as ben knows he should not hav

hello and welcome along to sportsday with me ben croucher. we're live in cardiff as the six nations is set for kick off — can wales win back—to—back titles? a disappointing world cup for ireland and scotland sees a new coach and a new captain try to turn things around. i'm here in paris when england got theircampaign i'm here in paris when england got their campaign under way against france on sunday. also coming up: a great theim effort in melbourne — and novak djokovic lies in wait in the australian open final. and we're also counting down tonight to the deadline for the january transfer window. we'll bring you up to date with the deals happening in the premier league. hello, welcome to sport stay with me, we are in cardiff on the eve of this 6 nations, the 20th edition of the tournament and evolving 6 teams. this is has the feel of being a new era, a new phase after that were cup last year. you wonder what sort of motivation england have after reaching the final injapan. what about wales? you wonder if ireland and scotland can bounce back

now with all the sport here's ben croucher at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon.nnesburg, where england have had a bit of a wobble on the second day of the final test against south africa. england just need to avoid defeat to win the series. katie shanahan reports. a slight delay to the start of play, but with the outfield drying and the camera clean, we were ready to go. although it was only a 45 minute wait, ali pope started making up for lost time and it wasn't long before he had his third 50 of the series, just 22 but already looking a key pa rt just 22 but already looking a key part of this team. at the other end, the england captain was also aggressive. he would soon have his half century. joe root‘s 47th in test match cricket. the thing about test match cricket. the thing about test match cricket is that it can change quickly. any of the bat and a head to the wicket. pope was my face says it all. as the sun arrived, so did the south african chances. this one missed by faf du plessis is. this one wasn't. and he was at it again the very next ball. sam curran

i'm ben croucher with your latest from the bbc sport centre.l and roger federer have donated over £130,000 to victims of the australian bushfires, during a charity fundraiser in melbourne. they were joined by a "who's who" of the tennis world, for the rally for relief event. at a packed rod laver arena, teams led by serena williams and caroline wozniacki played a tag—team match. novak djokovic, naomi 0saka, petra kvitova, dominic thiem, coco gauff, nick kyrgios, stefanos tsitsipas, and alexander zverev all took part, raising over £2.5 million. federer then took on nick kyrgios — helped by some coaching from the crowd — in a one—set exhibition match. the australian has been one of the driving forces behind the fund—raiser. it was so emotional. back on when i was in canberra, could not even go outside. it was emotional, and i am just so happy to have roger, rafa, novak, some of the greats to get behind it. it is great to have eve ryo ne behind it. it is great to have everyone here trying to overcome this together. i am always happy to help, to gi

i'm ben croucher with an update from the bbc sport centre.aiting to hear from tottenham managerjose mourinho to see how he plans to deal with the absence of his leading striker. england captain harry kane will be absent until april as he undergoes surgery to repair an injured hamstring. he's their leading scorer with 27 goals in all competitions but ruptured a tendon in his leg during their new years day defeat at southampton. he's not expected to return to training until april and will miss spurs‘ champions league last 16 tie against leipzig and england's friendlies against italy and denmark in march. liverpool have picked up the double in the december‘s premier league awards. trent alexander arnold won player of the month with managerjurgen klopp picking up the manager's award for the fourth time in five months. no premier league manager has ever won five in a single season. former premier league referee bobby madley has been speaking to the bbc about his fall from grace. he was sacked for filming a video in which he appeared to mock a disa

hello and welcome to sportsday, with me, ben croucher, and holly hamilton. good evening. the headlines this evening: aubameyang sees red as arsenal draw with crystal palace in a feisty london derby. remember southampton‘s 9—0 defeat to leicester last year? they got revenge by winning at the king power stadium. 200 manchester united games for marcus rashford and he celebrated with two goals as they eased past norwich. also coming up in the programme: it'll be rafa against novak, but not as we know it in the final of the atp cup in australia. and it's a massive weekend in the nfl. eight teams still in with a chance of making it to super bowl liv, we'll look ahead to the play—offs. hello. a very good evening to you. all the day's rugby to come too and the very latest from the tottenham hotspur stadium asjose mourinho becomes the latest boss to try and stop the juggernaut that is the premier league leaders, liverpool, but we start tonight with a london derby. it was north vs south as arsenal travelled to crystal palace looking to continue their upturn in form under new boss m

i'm ben croucher with your latest sports update.nd now of the australian open tennis. there'll be a new winner of the women's singles after ash barty and simona halep were both surprised in their semi—finals. in the men's draw — well, can anybody stop novak djokovic? john watson is in melbourne for us. we have the women's final complete, we will come to that in a moment but let's just reflect on another novak djokovic victory in the semifinal to book his place in an eighth australian open final. he brushed the mighty roger federer aside in straight sets. federer clearly struggling as he received a medical timeout at the end of the first set, which he lost. and then it was co mforta ble which he lost. and then it was comfortable in the end for djokovic as he moved through in straight sets. djokovic hoping to successfully defend his title here. and we await who he will face in that final. the victor will come from the other semifinal tomorrow. it was an upset though in the first of the women's semifinals, ash barty, the world number o

and of course — catch up with all the day's sports news on sportsday with ben croucher at 6.30 this eveninga. the australian prime minister, scott morrison, says his country is a long way from the end of the bushfire crisis. fresh warnings have been issued in victoria, new south wales and south australia where the fires continue to endanger lives and homes as hotter weather returns. he confirmed 27 lives had been lost and over 2000 properties destroyed by the wildfires. and he's promised more money would be allocated to help towns rebuild. we have been blessed with the amount of support and assistance provided to us from countries all around the world. and we have the existing standing arrangements with new zealand, canada and the united states, and, i've got to say, it's been of great comfort, as i've walked into incident response centres, whether it's in aubrey or whether i've been around the country, and you can hear that canadian accent, the us accent, the kiwi accent that is there alongside the aussie accents, just focusing on the task. but i tell you the one that's also been overwhelm

let's go to ben croucher with the latest sport.his talented 15—year—old and people in the us have been raving about coco gauff knocking out six time winner and serena williams at wimbledon. then everybody started to pay attention. she is still 15, she does not quite fly under the radar so much any more, and neither her nor serena williams have ceded, but they still put on a show called an coco gauff put on a show called an coco gauff put on a show called an coco gauff put on another fine display to win through the second round —— through to second round. she is still young but she still has plenty of ambition. my mission is to win as many grand slams as possible. for today, my mission was to win. i did not want to let the nerves succumb to me. there were a couple of set points, she played it well, i knew i had to take it from her, she wasn't going to give it to me, so that was... today has been the best match i've played so far this year. i was more focused. today really showed what i worked on in my off season. talking like a cham

sport now...and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's ben croucher. good morning.the foreseeable future. the announcement comes in the wake of opener rory burns being ruled out of the rest of the tour of south africa after damaging his left ankle playing football. day one of second test is under way — and england have lost an early wicket in cape town. zak crawley has gone forjust four on his return to the side following the withdrawal of burns. dom sibley 34 before being caught behind. england are currently 63—2. fast bowlerjofra archer is also out with an elbow injury. marnus labuschagne carried on where he left off in 2019 — plundering runs for fun for australia in the third test against new zealand. before play in syndey, there was a minute's applause for the fighfighters and all those tackling the bushfires across the country. labuschagne, who scored more test runs than anybody last year, made an unbeaten 130 as australia reached 283 for three against a depleted new zealand. australia already lead the three test series 2—0. liverpool managerjurgen klopp says t

ben croucher is at the bbc sport centre, and more fallout from the premiership for saracens?ced that they would be demoted as a result, but we still haven't had the full judgment as a result, but we still haven't had the fulljudgment into their misdemeanours. but we soon will. sarries say they are now keen for it to be published after initially objecting. their chairman said it would provide some much needed context would provide some much needed co ntext a nd would provide some much needed context and clarity. premiership by context and clarity. premiership rugby will now prepare the reports for release. many players are caught up for release. many players are caught up in this. it is not great timing with the six nations just a week away. england captain owen farrell, who has played for saracens, was askedif who has played for saracens, was asked if there was an attention within the squad. obviously. i would back us to be open and honest about it and to get it sorted if needs be. if we do, brilliant. if we don't, we will get on with the rugby. and as far as england goes, ho

coming up on afternoon live: all the sport with ben croucher. good afternoon.ard graft for england's cricketers on day one of the second test against south africa. the batsmen have struggled to kick on in cape town. they are doing 0k, 172 fought for and we will tell you why they have banned football at 2:30pm. thanks, ben, and darren bett has all the weather. it's been colder but sunnier through today. mild weather is set to return, most of the rain in the northwest. no records broken this weekend but we will look at all the extreme weather that we've had in the last year. also coming up — a film from prince william urging football fans to look after their mental health. hello, everyone. this is afternoon live. i'm carrie gracie. tensions between the united states and iran have escalated dramatically after president trump ordered the killing of the most powerful iranian military commander. qasem soleimani died in a us missile strike on his convoy as he was leaving baghdad airport. the general ran an elite unit of iran's revolutionary guard and masterminded iran