we'll start in cape town where it seems there are no end to ben stokes' talents.ith 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 second and then stormed in with some hostile bowling just when it looked like south africa might sneak a draw. south africa looked to be frustrating england for much of the day with pieter malan batting for almost six hours in the second innings before he fell for 8h. quiton de kock resisted for 3h overs too beforejoe denly‘s part time leg spin claimed him. zak crawley‘s juggling act gave ben stokes his second wicket in two balls and despite looking visibly weary, the all rounder grabbed the last wicket in the final hour. it levels the four test series at 1—1 with two tests still to play a huge boost for us going forward. test cricket has been a bit of a talking point recently in terms of how many days you can pl

ben stokes, with three wickets, to help england win in cape town for the first time since 1957 and level four test series at 1—1. south africa looked to be frustrating england for much of the day with pieter malan batting for almost six hours in the second innings before he fell for 8h. quiton de kock resisted for 3h overs too before he clipped joe denly‘s part time leg spin to mid—wicket. zac crawley‘s juggling act gave ben stokes his second wicket in two balls and the allrounder kept running in — bowling at nearly 90 mph, and he grabbed the last wicket in the final hour. a huge boost for us going forward. test cricket has been a bit of a talking point recently in terms of how many days you can play for but today has shown what should be five days in the first two series is great for the game of cricket. we have a few days off to get our feet up and get our energy back up. hopefully we can go into the next game with confidence. and to think much of the build up to this test was questioning if test cricket should be reduced to four days. we'd have missed all of that for one. earlier, rya

he hasjust been named the beckoned. 100 it is for ben stokes. player. stokes, with a superb 120. england soon had another century on, 22—year—old 0llie pope, showing a composure way beyond his yea rs. showing a composure way beyond his years. the dream is complete. after reaching his first test 100, he also started to have some fun. the england camp loved it, south africa, not so much. pope later said he could not take the smile of his face after steering england to a hefty 499. south african batsmen had to climba mountain 499. south african batsmen had to climb a mountain and semester. don best struck twice. some start for him, some for england. let's get more on this now from for england batsman jonathan trott, who was particularly impressed with 0llie pope's maiden test century the thing that struck me and impressed me hugely, he didn't feel he had to play like ben stokes, he was very, very comfortable himself. he took the attack to the south africans but also, when you lose the momentum and then jos africans but also, when you lose the momen

it's and ben stokes.g these players coming to the fore and adding getting england towards big numbers that we got today. not a great day for south africa then. not helped either with news that broke at the start of play that kagiso rabada will miss the last test in johannesburg. he's been punished for his extravegant celebration ofjoe root‘s wicket yesterday — and combined with other transgretions from 2018 — will now see him sit out a test. here's what our correspondent jonathan agnew made of it. it isa it is a great shame but you have to say at the end players are responsible. if you toss up points speeding to disqualification, you have been speeding and likewise, i'm afraid kagiso ra bada's have been speeding and likewise, i'm afraid kagiso rabada's points, the actual offence that brought about the final point was only a minor one really. but he has built up the points up to then. i'm afraid if you are ina points up to then. i'm afraid if you are in a situation where you overstepped the mark once more,

imagine ben stokes had seen everything in cricket? no. ben! — yes! the winning wickets, stokes. whether it is a battle with the ball, i'm going to try to influence it for the team i've played for. everyone has thrown everything at south africa today and that has gone a long way to making sure we won the game. he is part of the team, he is the heart of the team. joe wilson, bbc news. that's all from me. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello, you're watching sportsday on bbc news. i'm ben croucher, and these are your top stories. silva service for city as they storm ahead in their league cup semi final against rivals 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 w

now this time, ben stokes could not assist. he was dismissed forjust two.ed him aggressively addressing someone in the crowd. we've bleeped out the worst of the language. now, that footage inevitably sped through social media as at the sports personality of the year sat on the dressing room balcony. stokes knows how attention follows him. he also knows the behaviour expected of him. well, england closed the day 192—4. joe root and ollie pope survived. there is nowhere to hide in a test match and the cameras capture every emotion, as ben stokes is aware. and you can see him with the fans at the close of play here — a different interaction, all part of the same man. joe wilson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. it has been a bit reluctant to change over the last few days, we've had a lot of cloud, misty, murky and drizzly weather for most of us. if you go to see some sunshine today. that's how we start the weekend. you can see this haze of grey, that is oui’ can see this haze of grey, that is our low cloud, out in the atlantic we have

england are on top. 120 from ben stokes and a maiden century. 135 not out. 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 and take the attack to the south africans but also, whenever you lose a wick

good repair work from ben stokes and ollie pope gives england the edge on day one of the third test inica. a ban on children in scotland heading football's during training could be in place in a matter of weeks. 15—year—old coco gauff will face venus williams at a grand slam again, as organisers of the australian open say the tournament will start on time despite concerns about air quality in melbourne. also coming up in the programme... prince harry carries out the draw for next year's rugby league world cup in england. and we hear from w series driver alice powell on sharing a track with the men, and sharing ideas with other sports women. welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. it was a roller—coaster opening day for england in port elizabeth as the third test against south africa got under way. with the series at 1—1, england made a really strong start, had a bit of a wobble after lunch, before ben stokes and ollie pope lead the fightback towards the end of the day to leave them on 224 for four at stumps. joe wilson was watching. south africa's captain could foresee many sce

ben stokes batting and guess what? he newly crowned world player of the year set about living up to his title. at the other end, he found solid support. ollie pope, only 22, playing with a composure beyond his years. but stokes was simply inspired. commentator: he's cracked that. and he's cracked that a long, long way. so far, in fact, it went clean out the ground. there it is, bouncing down the road. new balls please? well, not quite. as one intrepid fan finally retrieved it. stokes, though, was soon doing his best to lose it again. commentator: oh, it's a biggie. that took him to the double of 4,000 test runs and 100 wickets, the first englishman to do it since ian botham. and another landmark soon beckoned. 100 it is for ben stokes. not too much celebration but then again, brilliance for stokes is now almost business as usual. south africa did eventually snaffle him for a mere 120, although his glove—throwing frustration suggested he would have liked even more. without him, though, the runs kept coming. with sam curr

ben stokes says he "sincerely apologises" after an argument with a spectator was filmed and aired duringy. stokes admits he was unprofessional. but england say repeated abuse was aimed at their team — and they've asked for security to be improved at the ground injohannesburg. joe wilson reports on an eventful first day of the fourth test match. things seemed serene for england injohannesburg — for a while. they got past 100, in fact, without losing a wicket. then the collapse. when batsmen fall like this, the situation so often calls for ben stokes. however, on this occasion he was out for just two. gone. naturally he would be disappointed, but after these pictures the television coverage next showed him aggressively addressing someone in the crowd. we've bleeped out the worst of the language. come and say it to me outside the ground, you bleep four-eyed bleep. now, that footage inevitably sped through social media, as the sports personality of the year sat on the dressing room balcony. stokes knows how attention follows him. he also knows the behaviour expected of him. well, england clo

this is thanks to ben stokes.or ben stokes, both setting english records. the applause was generous and deserved. batsman crawley was five years old when anderson first took wickets for england. now he is leading in his field. not as exciting for some. rising and shining was dom sibley. this was his first test 50. joe root passed that mark too, but a day that started with two quick wickets ended the same way. england's lead is beyond 250. any more madness and magic, it will be impossible for south africa to catch up. chelsea extended their unbeaten women's super league run to 10 matches today and their new high profile signing, sam kerr, had a significant part to play as they beat reading by 3 goals to 1. they're now four points behind the league leaders arsenal with a game in hand. miriam walker—khan reports. two years of conversations led to this moment. a player megan rapinoe called the best in the world is making a new home at kings meadow. her first chance in the game camejust a minute in. and it was out of c

manchester united in the first leg of their league cup semi—final it's a classic in cape town as ben stokeseads england to victory in the second test against south africa. and the dakar rally continues with carlos sainz leading the way in the car category through the saudi arabian desert hello and welcome to the programme where we start with football news and holders manchester city will take a two goal lead into the second leg of the english league cup semi final later this month after they beat manchester united 3—1 at old trafford, and watching was the bbc‘s football correspondentjohn murray. after 45 minutes it look like this semi—final was nearly over. now, at the midway point of the tie, united are clinging on after marcus rashford scored the only goal. but city, tactical for rashford scored the only goal. but city, tacticalfor pep rashford scored the only goal. but city, tactical for pep guardiola. make united were all over the place as there was an own goal. they are still in it but onlyjust. manchester city manager pep guardiola expected his side's opponents to fight back despite b

ben stokes dropping a catch. where was the kryptonite?ing, and dismissing nortje, who had been sent in last night to block. his concentration finally broken. but it was the man stokes had missed who had become the problem. quinton de kock made his way to 50, this would be his lucky day. having been dropped by england's best fielder once already, it happened again, and, unbelievably, again. stokes stunned, the batsmen survived. with the forecast iffy and time getting shorter, england are now up against the weather and de kock. patrick gearey, bbc news. let's hear from england's let's hearfrom england's standout player after that five wicket hall. still spinning. take that new ball into account. the inconsistency is going to get more. it's spinning, bouncing, so i think we are in a real good position. hopefully the weather holds up because i needed to be a cracking two more days. dom bess there. i spoke to former england test batsman jonathan trott about england's chances from here and also that dom bess five—wicket haul. real good in the w

resuming on 85, he set about nudging towards a century will at the other end, ben stokes did but ben ced south africa to frustration. stokes at his blistering best as he walloped the building to all corners of cape town, catching practice for the crowd in a spectacular 72. an eight—hour vigil and a first test hundred four sibley. his triumph and tenacity putting england firmly in control. south africa's target, a massive a38 — impossible, surely? but now it was england's turn to toil. removing only dean elgar to the thinnest of edges and hamza to a rather more obvious one. the hosts 162—2 at the close. 126-2. england are clear favourites, but a gripping final day is the only guarantee. andy swiss, bbc news. let's hear more from the man who has put england in such a strong position, the centurion dom sibley. i love cape town, i've been here in some tours of surrey, and i played in south africa. this ground is amazing, and to score 100 here — and the atmosphere, as well. stokes told me out there to take in and enjoy it for a second. it seems like a blur now, but i certainly enjoyed at t

did but ben stokes does. they were just south africa charter frustration. sto ked south africa charter frustration. stoked at his blistering best as he walloped the building to all corners of cape town, catching practice for the crowd in a spectacular 72 —— the bowling all corners of cape town. his triumph and tenacity putting england firmly in control. south africa's target, a massive 438, impossible, surely? but now it was england's turn to toil. removing dean elgar to the thinnest of edges and hamza to a rather more obvious one. they host 162 at the close and england are clear favourites, but a gripping final day is the only guarantee. what a day forjohn sibley. he said he was still trying to ta ke sibley. he said he was still trying to take in his first test century. this ground is amazing and to score a hundred here was, you know the atmosphere it was just stokes said to contain, enjoy it for a second. it simplyv to contain, enjoy it for a second. it simply v blah now, but i certainly enjoyed it at the ti

but it was followed by a mini collapse, culminating in ben stokes caught for just two runs, and as hee field he was then clearly heard on live tv exchanging obscene words with a spectator. stokes has since apologised for his behaviour and we're awaiting any response from the icc. here's what former england bowler graham onions had to say. he's obviously highly frustrated with the way he has been, how he got out. it also, someone said something i think went up the field. we don't know who said it and he reacted to it. we have to save a copy match official, and the referee, and he will get a talking to angela. the only day i saw was that he was going on. he said a few words and we don't know what he said to him he said it to. iam know what he said to him he said it to. i am uncertain on that right now. i am uncertain on that right now. there was a dramatic late win for london irish in rugby union's premiership tonight, preventing northampton from going top of the table. northampton were ahead at half time after cobus ray—nack had cancelled out an early irish try. but they had a man sent

imagine ben stokes had seen everything in cricket? no. ben! e winning wickets, stokes.” the winning wickets, stokes. i am just trying to influence the game in a positive way. everything has thrown everything at south africa today and that has gone a long way today and that has gone a long way to was making sure we win this game. he is part of the team, he is the heart of the team. joe wilson, bbc news. if your new years resolution is to run a marathon for the first time in 2020 — medical research suggests it could be a great a idea. researchers at barts health nhs trust and university college london — have found that training for — and then running — your first marathon can add years to your life by reducing your blood pressure as well as taking four years off the age of your arteries. this morning i put on my trainers and went to find out more. a new year brings new resolutions, and for many people in london's hyde park today, that means getting fit. but the idea of running a marathon, 26.2 miles, fills many with fear. ifind running really har

ben stokes and another brilliant catch from him.while south africa was still working it out, stokes caught hold of another. england's day brighter by the moment. another player caught by an england hand, but wait. replay showed a no—ball. south africa with the roar for the reprieve. the player along with dean elgar added more than 100. still, fortune remains fickle. and with stokes, england really are in great hands. here he finally got him. moments later, he caught dwayne pretorius as well. four catches, quite a day for him and for england. jimmy anderson striking with the final ball and the celebration really started. england's day for england's knights. adam wild, bbc news. a little earlier, i spoke to england cricketer kate cross to get her assesment of the days play. she says the bowlers deserve the credit for putting england back on top. i think as an england fan, i'm very happy, especially going into the start of the day. i think there was a lot of talk yesterday about being 100 short in the first inning. so i think when we s

and coming up on sportsday on bbc news — ben stokes plays his part for england once again, on day onethird test against south africa. good evening. after this week's confirmation that the last decade was the hottest on record, sir david attenborough has warned that the moment of crisis has arrived for the world over climate change. in some of his strongest comments yet, sir david said that countries have been dodging their commitments for too long and that every year that passed made it more and more difficult to achieve the necessary change. he added that it was nonsense to suggest the bushfires in australia we re suggest the bushfires in australia were nothing to do with climate change. we'll have more from australia in a moment but first, here's our science editor, david shukman. a stunning view of our fragile planet, the blaze of lights evidence of the many impacts we're having on the globe. whole forests in madagascar cut down to create farmland. in germany, huge mines gouging out coal for power stations. cities sprawling into natural habitats, and all this a scale so large that

in sports, ben stokes leads england toa in sports, ben stokes leads england to a memorable victory inecretary, rebecca long bailey, has become the sixth candidate in the race to become the next labour leader. she said the party needed a proud socialist to succeed jeremy corbyn and stay true to his radical vision. she joins sir keir starmer, emily thornberry, clive lewis, lisa nandy and jess phillips in the contest. registered supporters — who are not full party members — will have 48 hours from 14—16 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 4th. speaking earlier today, rebecca long bailey pitched herself all. manchester united have won it, and if invisibly or audibly supporting manchester city held r threatening p.m. jeremy corbyn had to suffered —— jeremy had suffered unprecedented levels of criticism and attack against his own personal character, and he was very resilient throughout. i supported jeremy. i still supportjeremy because i felt that he was the right man with th

england start the final test well then lose four wickets against south africa — including ben stokese trouble after appearing to swear at a fan as he walked off. also coming up in the programme... more prize money and more events — the ladies european tour unveils its big plans for the year ahead. thank you forjoining us. welcome to the programme. they have talked about changing the garden tennis for sometime, today there we re tennis for sometime, today there were mixed fortunes. for one rising star and for one legend of the sport. coco gauff announced herself to the world last year, when she knocked venus williams out in the opening round of wimbledon. today, 15—year—old coco gauff has pulled off another grand slam shock, she's into the fourth round of the australian open after beating the defending champion naomi 0saka. and it wasn't the only upset. on a remarkable day in melboure, serena williams is also out. her wait for a record equalling 24th grand slam title continues. andy swiss reports: she said she should have been doing her homework, instead, she was making history. just

ollie pope and ben stokes with centuries as england declared on 499—9.dward viii's and sovereign becomes the first coin to be bought for £1 million. —— an edward viii sovereign. hello, this is afternoon live. glasgow recently became the first city in the uk to pledge to become completely carbon—neutral. it's promising to do so within the next ten years — that will mean radically cutting emissions. glasgow hosts an international summit on climate change later this year — and we're looking at the changes the city is making as part of our series our planet matters. my colleague annita mcveigh is in glasgow today. welcome back to the glasgow science centre on the banks of the river clyde and just over on the other side of the river later this year glasgow will be the focus of the world, the exhibition centre in the city which will be the hub for the united nations climate conference, thought to be the most important one since the paris agreement was signed in 2015. 2020 is so important because the ipcc the intergovernmental panel on climate change, the un bo

ben stokes got into an incident with afan as ben stokes got into an incident with a fan as he was walkingcan i flip it on its head? have we just had enough of sport stars being abused on the pitch? regardless of the sport, the individual kicking back. what this will show, the knife will be out for him because people love to criticise sportspeople. but what this shows is he is being abused while doing hisjob, and we and the authorities in sport shouldn‘t let it happen and should back—up the sportspeople.” shouldn‘t let it happen and should back-up the sportspeople. i quite ee, back-up the sportspeople. i quite agree, and the ecb have been very strong. the managing director of the tea m strong. the managing director of the team said our players need protection, and they are right. this happens far too often. it happened at this ground the last time, the players took a lot of abuse. there isa players took a lot of abuse. there is a fine line between banter from the crowd on personal abuse. people think they have paid their money, they can say what they want, but you wouldn‘t say that to some

ben stokes and another brilliant catch from him.it. and while south africa were still working it out, stokes caught hold of another. england's day brighter by the moment. another player caught by an england hand, but wait. replay showed a no—ball. south africa with the roar of reprieve. the player along with dean elgar added more than 100. still, fortune remains fickle. and with stokes, england really are in great hands. here he finally got him. moments later, he caught dwayne pretorius as well. four catches — quite a day for him and for england. jimmy anderson striking with the final ball and celebrations really started. england's day for england's knights. adam wild, bbc news. to rugby union's premiership now and gloucester had an excellent 29 points to 15 win over bath to move up to third place in the table. bath led at the break, but gloucester put on a show of force in the second half, scoring three tries — this from gerbrandt grobler — to secure the bonus point. that's their biggest win over bath for nine years. england fly—ha

while south africa were still working it out, ben stokes got hold of another.icket, england that cape town morning getting brighter by the moment. a brief stop for lunch didn't appear to cool them. the latest to fall, but wait, replays showed a no ball. south africa with the ruler of reprieve. and they were determined to make the most of it. van douce and and dean elgar taking control. england's morning, but now south africa finding their voice. it's fa cup 3rd round this weekend, 32 ties in total. it's the time of the year when we could see some giantkilling, with smaller clubs up against top sides. peterborough of league one, not faring too well against premier league burnley, though. they're already 3—i down at turf moor. erik pieters with the second there, from long range. they're just coming up to half—time. the other premier league team involved in a lunchtime kick off is newcastle united. miguel almiron has given them the lead at rochdale, also of league one. almiron has now scored two in his last five games after failing to find the back of the net in h

ben stokes was caught by them to send and be all around there was then clearly heard exchanging obscenethe last couple of hours here at the bbc sport centre ben stokes has issued this statement saying: translation: just before we go, take a look at this from the monte carlo rally, the world champion genetically crushing his car in the mountains. now somehow he walked away from this committee is driver lost control and careened off the road to a section where speeds can get up to 110 mph. miraculously he and his co—driver and escaped without injury and even more remarkable when you see how many spins he did in the dash cam footage. extraordinary. that's all the support from me for now. thank you very much. that looked pretty serious, that car crash, glad everything is ok. huge swarms of locusts, like something out of the old testament, have been sweeping through large parts of east africa, destroying crops, and threatening the food security of the region. one of the worst affected countries is kenya, which last dealt with a plague of locusts on this scale our senior africa correspondent

now this time, ben stokes could not assist. he was dismissed forjust two.in the crowd. we've bleeped out the worst of the language. now, that footage inevitably sped through social media as at the sports personality of the year sat on the dressing room balcony. stokes knows how attention follows him. he also knows the behaviour expected of him. well, england closed the day 192—a. joe root and ollie pope survived. there is nowhere to hide in a test match and the cameras capture every emotion, as ben stokes is aware. and you can see him with the fans at the close of play here — a different interaction, all part of the same man. joe wilson, bbc news. staying with sports, japan ‘s air force are practising sky rating the 0lympic rings ahead of the tokyo games. it's six months to the day until the opening ceremony, the torch will be at the 0lympia site in greece on march the 12th. arriving injapan on the 20th. i will be back with you at eight, but now it is time for news watch, this week we ask if some stories on bbc online are ask if some stories on bbc online a

ben stokes does. istering best as he bollards the bowling to all corners of cape town. catching practice for the crowd in a spectacular 72. by contrast, sibley was a picture of patients. an eight hour vigil and a first test hundred. his triumph of tenacity putting england firmly in control. south africa's target, a massive 438. impossible surely, but now it was england's turn to toil, removing only dean elgar to the minister of edges and hamza to a rather more obvious one. the hosts 126 42 at close. england are clear favourite, but a gripping final day is the only guarantee. and it was, bbc news. —— andy swisse. that's all the sport for now. there's plenty more on the website including news that shooting and archery could be back on the 2022 commonwealth games programme, but staged in india several months before the main event starts in birmingham. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. that is all sport for now. we have multiple areas of low pressure to deal with across the uk this week. the rain is cleared eastward

england cricket captainjoe root says ben stokes is "born for the big moments". draw, with england needing five wickets in the final session. but they got themselves going, and stokes took the last three wickets in a thrilling spell of bowling in cape town. it's england's first test win at newlands in more than 60 years, and the series is now level. a huge boost for us going forward in the series, and i think it's just great. test cricket has been a bit of a talking point recently in terms of how many days it should be played for, but today showed why it should be five days. the first two series, the a result is great for the game of cricket and great for the series. he is born for this stage and the big moments in games. he is someone that never backs down from a challenge. you put him in difficult situations and he will never shy away from it. he has been through both sides of it and still very keen to keep trying to deliver for england. he is a great example to a young group of players. stand—by for a mid—match meltdown at the tennis. this is the stefanos tsit

ben stokes, another brilliant catch from him. to wonderjust how he does it. and while south africa were still working it out, stokes caught hold of another. england's day brighter by the moment. rassie van der dussen too caught by an england hand but wait. replays showed a no ball. south africa with a roar of reprieve. van der dussen, along with dean elgar, added more than a hundred. still, fortune remains fickle and with stokes, england really are in great hands. here he finally got van der dussen. moments later, he caught dwaine pretorius as well. four catches — quite a day for him and for england. jimmy anderson striking with the final ball and celebrations really started. england's day for england's knights. adam wild, bbc news. the third round of the fa cup is the point at which premier league and championship teams join the competition. it's time to pop out of the room if you don't want to know what happened in today's games as match of the day fa cup highlights follow soon on bbc one. the result of the day came at vicarage

but it was the man ben stokes mystery became the problem. nton to kok. having been dropped once already, it happened again. and unbelievably, again. stokes stunned, the batsmen survived. with the forecast if the time getting shorter, england are now up against the and du kock. just before we go, time to mention the snooker. ali carter will face fellow englishman stuart —— stuart bingham in the final of the masters tomorrow. more details on that and all the other spot on the bbc sport website. more extreme weather has hit south—east australia, but this time it's heavy rain and thunderstorms which have caused flash floods. wildfires have been raging in the country since september, killing at least 28 people, destroying thousands of homes, and scorching millions of acres of land. sangita myska reports. look at what's coming in the park — a wall of water. as flood water cascades into the australian reptile park in new south wales, there are challenges for humans and animals alike. the storms, described as a one in a hundred—year event, have turne

a step forward for ben stokes. these we re step forward for ben stokes. t is a very dry january — son. watch what stokes did next, or perhaps don‘t. he saw it but still couldn‘t believe it, caught and gone for 47. england‘s intermittent innings threatens to fully stop. that was curran gone. they got to 262/9 thanks mainly to 0llie pope, whojust turned they got to 262/9 thanks mainly to 0llie pope, who just turned 22. they got to 262/9 thanks mainly to 0llie pope, whojust turned 22. his innings was not quite table mountain, but it was high enough to give england some hope. 56 not out. in football news, tottenham are likely to be without harry kane for several weeks after it was confirmed he had suffered a torn hamstring. he limped off during the defeat of southampton on wednesday, the club had not given a timescale for his return but such injuries, depending on the grade of them, can take anything from four weeks to three months to heal. great britain have lost their opening group much of the atp cup against bulgaria. cameron norrie put them had in sydney b

and coming up on bbc news, good repair work from ben stokes.gives england the edge on day one of the first test in south africa. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. sir david attenborough says a moment of crisis has arrived for the world over climate change and action is needed. in some of his strongest comments yet, sir david says we have been putting matters off for too long. his warning comes as bbc news begins a year of special coverage on the subject of climate change ahead of the un's international conference in glasgow at the end of the year. here's our science editor david shukman. a stunning view of our fragile planet, the blaze of lights evidence of the many impacts we're having on the globe. whole forests in madagascar cut down to create farmland. in germany, huge mines gouging out coal for power stations. cities sprawling into natural habitats, and all on a scale so large that it's even changing the climate, and the world now faces crucial decisions. the moment of crisis has come. sir david attenborough tells me time is

resuming on 85, he set about nudging towards a century will at the other end, ben stokes did but ben d south africa to frustration. stokes at his blistering best as he walloped the building to all corners of cape town, catching practice for the crowd in a spectacular 72, the bowling all corners of cape town. an eight hour vigil and a first test hundred four sibley. his triumph and tenacity putting england firmly in control. south africa's target, a massive a38 — impossible, surely? but now it was england's turn to toil. removing only dean elgar to the thinnest of edges and hamza to a rather more obvious one. the hosts 162—2 at the close. england are clear favourites, but a gripping final day is the only guarantee. after the day's play, dom sibley said he was still trying to take in his first test century. this ground is amazing and scoring a hung, and the atmosphere as well. ben stokes said to me, take it in, enjoy it. it seems a bit of a blur now. i enjoyed it at the time. it is still goalless between arsenal and leeds in the fa cup third round. we'll have more in sportsday at 10:30p

england cricketer ben stokes has apologied after verbally abusing a spectator during england's finaln two before the game was stopped for bad light with england 192—4. but as he walked—off the pitch injohannesburg he was clearly heard reacting to some heckling from the crowd — appearing to use obscene language towards a spectator. under the icc‘s code of conduct, the "use of an audible obscenity during an international" is a level one offence which carries a fine. the icc have 24 hours to decide if they're taking disciplinary action. stokes says... it's been a day of shocks in the women's singles at the australian open tennis. 15 year—old coco gauff has knocked out the defending champion, naomi osaka, in their third round match in melbourne. the american teenager took just 67 minutes to beat osaka in straight sets. the other big name to be knocked out today was serena williams. the seven—time winner lost to china's wang qiang — her earliest exit in melbourne since 2006. the defeat means williams‘ wait to win a record—equalling 24th grand slam singles title continues. defending champi

and another award for england all—rounder ben stokes.r of the year by the international cricket council. i'll be back with more on those stories after 9.30. the high speed rail link hs2, could divide and destroy natural habitats across england, according to a new report by the wildlife trust. after analysing the impact along the proposed route, the trust warns endangered species could become extinct and eco—systems could be destroyed. 0ur transport correspondent, tom burridge, can explain. close to nature at calvertjubilee. this wildlife reserve is a mix of habitats. get here early... so at the moment there's a cormorant out on the raft... ..and you might get lucky. you can see, looks like a bittern‘s just come out from the reed bed here. seeing a bittern up close... yeah, what a stunning bird. ..like this in central england is rare. but a section of the woodland and scrub near the lake at this side of the reserve will have to be cleared to make way for a new high—speed railway called hs2. as you can see, there's already a local line her

there: lots of high profiles players are speaking out this week, the likes of sachin tendulkar, ben stokesngth of tests. virat kohli, the indian captain, has also given his views this week and given india's and marketing power within the game his views are very important. when you speak of three—day tests, where do you end? then you talk of test cricket disappearing. i don't endorse that at all, i don't think it is fairto endorse that at all, i don't think it is fair to the purest format of the game, how cricket started initially. five—day test matches was the highest of tests you could have at the international level. according to me, it should not be altered. as you can see, it is a very hotly debated subject. hugely complex one but one i'm certain we'll be dominating cricket conversations over the coming weeks. adam wild reporting there. the west indies have just beaten ireland adam wild reporting there. the west indies havejust beaten ireland in the second one—day international in barbados to clinch the series with one game to spare. ireland batted first after winning the toss. in repl

ben stokes said to me, take it in, enjoy it. it seems a bit of a blur now.p cup in australia, serbia joined the host nation in qualifying for the quarterfinals after novak djokovic won both his singles and doubles rubbers to help his nation beat france 2—i in group a on monday. after dusan lajovic lost his opening singles match to benoit paire, world number two djokovic accounted for gail monfils in straight sets, winning 6—3, 6—2, before he then teamed up with victor troicki to beat nicolas mahut and edouard roger—vasselin, 6-3, 6-7,10-3. spain made it two group b victories from two after they defeated uruguay in perth on monday as roberto bautista agut and rafael nadal each dropped only three games in comfortable straight—sets wins over franco roncadelli and pablo cuevas respectively. argentine driver 0rlando terranova led the dakar rally after the second stage in saudi arabia on monday, but the roaming camels were having more joy than double formula i world champion fernando alonso, who smashed his toyota on a rock and fell hours behind. alonso was runnin

then ben stokes scored 258.t extraordinary innings in recent yea rs. extraordinary innings in recent years. a repeat of such high scoring is unlikely this time around, but at newlands, cricket always look spectacular. a spectacular ground. staying with cricket — players from australia and new zealand will wear black armbands, in tribute to those affected by the bushfires in australia at the moment. the teams meet in the 3rd test in sydney later, with australia having already won the series. there'll also be a minute's applause to honour the country's firefighters. 0ur sydney correspondent phil mercer has more. the australian and new zealand teams we re the australian and new zealand teams were hosted by the prime minister, scott morrison, at his official residence here in sydney a few days ago. they said they would wear black arm bands in acknowledgement of the bushfire crisis that is sweeping many australian states. cricketing authorities here also say there will be fundraising efforts during the syd ney test b

after that memorable fifth day in cape town and ben stokes' heroics — we ask if five day test cricketn 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 later than normal to encourage people to take a minute to think about their mental health. the uneasy relationship between gambling and mental health was brought into focus yesterday when it emerged that you could watch some fa cup matches via bet365‘s website and app if you placed a bet or had a deposit in your account. today — we've learned that seven gambling firms have bought the rights to show matches in a similar way — prompting severe criticism from several members of parliament. everything about this deal needs to be dealt with. everything about the gambling act ne

ben stokes is a little more decorated today too, after being named the men's cricketer of the year.heroics at headingley in the ashes and his match winning performance in the world cup final. he's with the rest of the england squad in port elizabeth — ahead of the third test against south africa. having some fun in training too by all accounts. jofra archer isn't expected to be fit to replace james anderson so mark wood or chris woakes are most likely to come in. captain joe root wants the team to stay grounded after victory last time out in cape town. for a young team, it's really important that we don't live off that win for the rest of this tour. we sort of try and exceed it and we make sure we take this opportunity to, as we said, get in front of the game and drive it home. after the first—innings when we got opportunities to do that, we were excellent at it. now, we all love a sporting comeback, but not many saw this one coming. four—time grand slam champion kim clijsters announced last year, that she was coming out of retirement — again! she last left the sport back in 2012. a

but withjimmy anderson taking his 2005 wicket hall, five kachess for ben stokes as well, they left theondent about the situation. however they still had to bat themselves into position of that advantage and, credited to don sibley, it wasn't pretty. it is exactly what he had to do, one or two wickets fell along the way. for sibley to pay as patiently, methodically, and calmly as he did, to end upis methodically, and calmly as he did, to end up 15 runs short of his first century, was outstanding. how long will they go on for? , lead to a lead of 400 or thereabouts. the most important thing is they should in the game from here and level the series. it's appearing likely england opener rory burns will miss the sri lanka series in march. the 29—year—old suffered ligament damage to his left ankle while playing football during practice before the ongoing second test in cape town and will see a specialist next week to determine if he needs surgery. england have banned football from practice as a result of the injury. the nfl's path to superbowl 54 continued on sunday with the final two wild c

then ben stokes scored england's quickest double century, 258 from him in one of england's most extraordinarys. most extraordinary innings of recent years. a repeat of such high scoring is unlikely this time around but at newlands, cricket always looks spectacular. adam wild, bbc news. the washington redskins presented ron rivera as their new head coach as he looks to get the nfl franchise to the play offs for the first time in five years. he spent the past nine seasons as head coach of the carolina panthers, taking them to the super bowl in 2015 this is one of the almost original teams. started in 1932. there's a lot of history behind this football tea m lot of history behind this football team and in orderfor us to get back to where we want to be, we have to study and embrace that history and prepare to repeat that history, because if not then we're doomed to repeat the most recent history and we're not going to do that, guys, we're not going to do that, guys, we' re really we're not going to do that, guys, we're really not. everything we are going to do is about winning in the right way, b

was impressed by the maturity of the likes of pope and dom bess combined with the experience of ben stokesoo. right from the start, the opening partnership, challenging conditions and different conditions. still challenging in many ways, it was quite hard to score. but at no point did they with them back in the game from there. at times where didn't quite happen as fluently as we want to. but that partnership between ben and ollie was something else please to see ben continue to form he's in. and for a young lad like macklin to play that way and go through different gears in different stages, to really show everyone and he has shown quinces of it already but show eve ryo ne shown quinces of it already but show everyone that he belongs in this arena and on this stage. —— a young lad like ollie. let's have quick look at some of the day's football news. west brom failed to extend their lead at the top of the championship over leeds to four points, losing 1—0 to at home to stoke. tyrese campbell scored the goal. his side are now four points clear of the relegation zone. the former england wome

ben stokes justified his new title of icc cricketer of the year.england the advantage against south africa at the end of day one of the third test in port elizabeth. england chose to bat first and despite starting well they lost three wickets for 35 runs and at one point were 148 for four. stokes is not out on 38, with pope unbeaten on 39. england on 224 for four at the close. kagiso rabada the pick of the south african bowlers. the draw for next year's rugby league world cup in england has taken place in the royal setting of buckingham palace. prince harry, who's patron of the sport, made his first public appearance since announcing he was stepping back from senior royal duties. our reporter austin halewood was following the draw for us. well, the rugby league world cup is one of the oldest global competitions in sport and for 2021 the organisers say they want to make it bolder and braver than ever before. and they did that with the draw today. it was held at buckingham palace by prince harry thenit buckingham palace by prince harry then it was li

manchester united in the first leg of their league cup semi—final it's a classic in cape town as ben stokes south africa. and the dakar rally continues with carlos sainz leading the way in the car category through the saudi arabian desert hello and welcome to the programme where we start with football news and holders manchester city will take a two goal lead into the second leg of the english league cup semi final later this month after they beat manchester united 3—1 at old trafford, and watching was the bbc‘s football correspondentjohn murray. after 45 minutes it look like this semi—final was nearly over. now, at the midway point

let's leave it there for now, hopefully we can talk about ben stokes a little while later.pers this hour. john and caroline will be back at 11.30pm for another look at the papers. thank you both for being here. the headlines are coming up next on bbc news, right after the weather with tomas. while the bend has been in the weather headlines today across northern parts of the country and the weather forecast. very strong winds, 60—70 mph gusts in place. wednesday the winds will not be so strong in the north, they are using asi strong in the north, they are using as i speak. and in the forecast, we have rain and sunshine depending on where you are. this is the big picture across the atlantic and europe, a big storm south of iceland, these speckled clouds here, these are shower clouds moving into scotla nd these are shower clouds moving into scotland right now. with that also comes the blue colours across scotla nd comes the blue colours across scotland and northern ireland, just about the north of england. but the south hangs on to some of that milder weather all through the n