ben stokes strikes. lbw gone, stokes was keeping _ catch. ben stokes strikes. kes was keeping england in the game. don bass was trying to reboot his bowl —— dom best. he accelerated as england wilted. they'd only picked two bowlers. stokes was one. now the ball was flying. stokes knew they knew india were leading. grew more audacious by the minute. absolutely thrilling, unless you were bowling. when india, 89 ahead. lincoln plans, my move? —— weekend plans. first minister nicola sturgeon says scotland is still "absolutely intent" on hosting matches at the euros this summer. glasgow is one of 12 host cities, with hampden park set to host four matches. countries have until the 7th of april to tell uefa whether they can host supporters, with doubts as to whether scotland can do that. meanwhile, english fa chief executive mark bullingham has told the bbc the organisation would be "delighted" to host more matches if asked to. our understanding from ua for is they are intending to run the tournament and all 12 countries. but they decided if some of the cities could no

double ben stokes and jonny bairstow in the middle. this is stokes smashing one for six. eventually coming to an end when bairstow was given out. a little unlucky perhaps, he had survived a review the previous ball, this one went to a review as well, given out lbw umpires call. stokes followed and england in more bother. 0llie pope next to go, he got started but out for 29. dan lwrence back in the side also got a start before he was stumped just shy of his half century. the wicket of jack leach wrapping up the innings. so, 205 all out, the latest in a series of very low scores on this tour. particularly since that first innings in the opening test. since that 578, take a look at this sequence. michael vaughan, never too shy to say what he really thinks, has had plenty to say. well lets hear the thoughts of one of the few to come out of todays performance with some credit, ben stokes. these are the hardest conditions that i've — these are the hardest conditions that i've faced as a batsman. and obviously— that i've faced as a batsman. and obviously i've played all around t

there was no rest in the fourth decisive test, not for ben stokes. orning, england needed wickets quick. one forjack leach. now the ball for stokes, to catch from folks. and look, no hoax. virat kohli was out for not. next, stokes flew. robert sharma had made 49. the man with the golden arm, ben stokes strikes. lbw gone, stokes was keeping england in the game. dom bess was trying his best to reboot his bowling satnav. the afternoon was still pushing a0 degrees. england sweat, rishabh pant. he accelerated as england wilted. they had only picked two seam bowlers. stokes was one— they can't stop. the ball was flying from rishabh pant�*s bat. and stokes knew, they knew, in scott mckenna they were leading. he grew more audacious by the minute. absolutely thrilling — unless you were bowling. boxing terms attempting when an exhausted opponent is knocked out. pant to 100 like that. india 89 ahead. weekend plans? well, why move? show wilson, bbc news. ——joe weekend plans? well, why move? show wilson, bbc news. —— joe wilson. well there's been some criticism of

interesting what ben stokes has said there, he has never faced what ben stokes has said there, he hasditions. perhaps in the last match, but england have far fewer excuses for a performance that is well under par in this game. winning the toss, the third time it has happened in the series, to only score 205. this was a big opportunity for england. ben stokes's 55, the only ray of light in an otherwise disappointing batting display once again. is there any way their bowlers can rescue them? the hope is james anderson early breakthrough to get rid of shubman gill will perhapsjust breakthrough to get rid of shubman gill will perhaps just cause some concern for india's batsmen early on in the morning session tomorrow. the challenging england have got is the squad selection. they have picked spinners over seam bowlers, last time i did not work. this time, on a pitch that is much better suited to the seam attack, they have gone for a spin heavy attack. whether the pitch deteriorate enough for the likes of the spinners to make a bit more of an impact than we saw in the limited time on the fi

and when ben stokes holed out for 35, that victory target looked a long way off.stokes, goes. england's middle order provided some resistance. a first one day 50 for dawid malan, but he was out soon after and england more or less on the plane home. an entertaining tour but ultimately an unsuccessful one. drew savage, bbc news. england are into the second half of their world cup it's currently 2—0 to gareth southgate�*s side — harry kane with a diving header for their opener towards the end of the first half. mason mount has grabbed the second. 82 minutes gone, 2—0 england lead. well at 7.45 scotland face familiar opponents israel in tel aviv later, after their opening draw with austria. they played israel three times last year — twice in the nations league and again in their euro 2020 play—off semifinal which they won on penalties. we've not qualified, so obviously that's hard. when you're winning games of football, it's easier to be confident. we've had, as i say, relative success recently. so we should be confident. i think we did get to grips with the game afte

and when ben stokes holed out for 35, that victory target looked a long way off., ben stokes, goes. england's middle order provided some resistance. a first one day 50 for dawid malan, but he was out soon after and england more or less on the plane home. sam curran and adil rashid battled on but once rashid was out it looked like it was all over. england came up just short. an entertaining tour but ultimately an unsuccessful one. drew savage, bbc news. it's 2 wins from 2 for gareth southgate and england in their world cup qualifying campaign. they beat albania 2—0, with harry kane ending a six game scoring drought for his country. mason mount got the second to wrap up the win. ben croucher has more. expectation versus reality against albania many expected a comfortable win. the reality is rarely that simple. take this free kick from a returning harry kane. don't dwell on it. dive headfirst into the next chancellor presents itself. against a team ranked 66 in the world it was not a question of how many, more a question of how? how did he keep this effort from phil

with ben stokes letting loose at the other end, england could sense a famous victory. one short of his hundred but the damage was done it, as the debutante lyon livingston saw them home with more than six to spare. —— lyon livingston. imran sidat, bbc news. amazing end to that match. superb from jonny bairstow. he spoke at his pride after his 11th for england. i’m he spoke at his pride after his 11th for england-— for england. i'm happy. ithink it's the biggest _ for england. i'm happy. ithink it's the biggest thing _ for england. i'm happy. ithink it's the biggest thing since _ for england. i'm happy. ithink it's the biggest thing since the - for england. i'm happy. ithink it's the biggest thing since the bat - for england. i'm happy. ithink it's the biggest thing since the bat in. | the biggest thing since the bat in. i got 11 and i think i've opened over 50, 57 times. yeah, i got 11 and i think i've opened over50, 57 times. yeah, i'm happy with those figures, but those figures mean nothing if you don't keep converting them in the future. so, i'm happy with how i'm p

one for ben stokes. england needed wickets click. oneforjack leach.ey had only picked two seam bowlers —— england wilted. growing more audacious by the minute. absolutely thrilling, unless you were bowling. like when an opponent is knocked out. india 89 ahead. weekend plans? why move? green spaces are known to improve health and wellbeing, and for many people gardens have been a real help during the pandemic. and it seems the uk is getting greener. the royal horticultural society says 40 square miles of new trees, flowers and grass has been created across the uk over the last five years. tim muffett reports. that garden has got me through what has been a really challenging three years. when camilla added plants to herfront garden in sheffield, the effects were far—reaching. four years ago, my front garden was in really bad shape, so it had been used pretty much as a builders' yard. and at the same time, my mum was diagnosed with cancer, so we had a pretty rough time as a family. being able to go outside and just make everything a little bit better i t

jonny bairstow and ben stokes produced a masterclass, a six—hitting feast, as they helped england chaseto forget for england so far, but a couple of wicket raised hopes of keeping the one—day series alive. that proved to be a rare highlight as vihat kohli went on the attack for india. after he departed, the reins were taken over, a sublime century. that's one way to silence your critics. it wasn't long before the dazzling brilliance of india was on once again, the home side set a target of 337. england's openers got off to a flyer. jonny bairstow dispatching the indian bowlers as he brought up a blistering century. and with ben stokes letting loose at the other end with ten sixes, england could sense a famous victory. he fell one run short of his hundred but the damage was done, as the debutante liam livingstone saw them home with more than six overs to spare. it was the highest ever run chase in india for england and in this form they may fancy their chances to win they may fancy their chances to win the series on sunday. imran sidat, bbc news. so, a superb century from jonny bairstow.

ben stokes had only just finished bowling. he was batting briefly.im, too much asked of him. and what of the burden onjoe root? the batsmen who put win into england's winter made 30. then a familiar—looking lbw. when dom bess lunged hopefully and edged faintly, axar patel had his fifth wicket. whether the ball is red or pink, it turns to gold in his hand. england needed 190 to make india bat again. really, theyjust needed some pride. dan lawrence took his opportunity, made 50, at least it was something to get dressed up for. that was a surprise. this wasn't. five wickets for ravichandran ashwin. england all out to spin. this test had unravelled like the previous two. i think we still did very well in that respect. but unfortunately we were out skilled — but unfortunately we were out skilled by some very talented players — skilled by some very talented players in these conditions. england had to find their own answers in the series, and by the end there was only one team in it. joe wilson, bbc news. to the premier league now — arsenal got off to the p

ben stokes scored a half—century but fell for 55. india were 24 for one at the close.ission ended with what looked like a successful landing, but look at what happened. spacex is planning its first orbital starship flight for the end of the year. it's an idea that takes the concept of a convenience store to a whole new level. imagine doing yourfood shop without having to scan any items or queue at the till. well, now thats a reality in the first of amazon's contactless food shops to open in the uk. so, will others follow where amazon leads? emma simpson reports. as big names retreat from the high street, here's one that's moving in — amazon's first physical store outside the us. all you need is one of these and the amazon app. so, how does it work? well, here's the technology. cameras everywhere on the roofs and lots of sensors, tracking everything that we take off the shelves. have one of these. there are lots of amazon—branded products. a counter to collect amazon orders and return them too. and here's the thing — there aren't any checkouts. you just walk straight ou

after a setting start, who else but ben stokes led the charge?nything was possible but when he missed cute a6, that seem to be that. england needed 23 of the last over, just watch joffra. be that. england needed 23 of the last over, just watchjoffra. they couldn't. not quite. in the nick of time, india held their nerve. so close for england, but saturday's series decider now beckons. there is a lot more reaction to that on the bbc sport website. the way from the cricket, the winds keep coming at cheltenham. for rachael blackmore. the trailblazing jockey had double success today, on day three of the festival. her fourth grade one win of the week came on board alla—ho in the ryanair chase. and the 31—year—old irish rider won won again in the mares�* novices hurdle. nick parrott reports. all overwhelming and unbelievable it was how rachel blackmore described her continuing success. she had already made history by becoming the first woman to win the champion hurdle. but st patrick's day wasn't enjoyable for the irish woman come as she fell three time

even the likes of ben stokes come usually england's most reliable was struggling.chance for him here for england. india winning with overs to spare. england the best in the world, here brought down to earth. arsenal have won the north london derby, coming from behind to beat spurs 2—1 at the emirates. but this game included one of the most special goals of the season for spurs — erik lamela here scoring with a rabona kick, a brilliant piece of skill from the argentine, but that was just the start of an eventful afternoon for him. arsenal drew level in the first half with a first premier league goal for their on loan midfielder martin odegaard. and in the second half the home side took the lead from the spot — alexandre lacazette fouled by davinson sanchez and then converted the penalty himself. arsenal were missing his strike partner pierre emerick aubameyang because of an apparent breach of their disciplinary code. spurs then had lamela sent off but still managed to hit the post in the closing stages — arsenal hanging on for three points and the local bragging rig

the man with the golden arm, ben stokes, strikes! lbw, gone. e audacious by the minute. absolutely thrilling — unless you were bowling. boxing terms, attempting when an opponent is knocked out. pant to 100 like that, india 89 ahead. weekend plans? well, why move? joe wilson, bbc news. first minister nicola sturgeon says scotland is still "absolutely intent" on hosting matches at the euros this summer. glasgow is one of 12 host cities, with hampden park set to host four matches. countries have until the 7th of april to tell uefa whether they can host supporters, with doubts as to whether scotland can do that. meanwhile, english fa chief executive mark bullingham has told the bbc the organisation would be "delighted" to host more matches if asked to. our understanding from uefa is that they are intending to run the tournament in all 12 countries. of course, if they decided, or if some of the cities decided, they could no longer host, we would be delighted to help — as would a number of other countries, i'm sure. but that's not our understanding of

when he went for 98, one of three wickets for ben stokes, england seemed to have real demand. a half centuries from kale raul and david hunt helped india retrieve initiative, and a total of 317 it looked a decent one. not for long, though, asjonny bairstow injason roy got england off to a flyer it — in a flash, they put on 135, and victory seemed firmly in their sites. but suddenly, the wickets tumbled and the wheels came off. bairstow went for 9a, and from there the innings fizzled away as india held their catches in their nerve. another emphatic win for them. for england, a game which at one point promised much but delivered only more disappointment. andy swiss, bbc news. so england are one down with two to play. i spoke to the former england captian david gower about the match, the tour so far, and how difficult it will be for england to leave on a high. 0nce once again, and you have shown a lot of strength and depth with guys coming in for the first time ever in the one—day international, making an impact straightaway. so that is the trend of this tour, and england are a l

jonny bairstow and ben stokes produced a masterclass, a six—hitting feast, as they helped england chase over, a sublime century. that's one way to silence your critics. it wasn't long before the dazzling brilliance of india was on once again, the home side set a target of 337. england's openers got off to a flyer. jonny bairstow dispatching the indian bowlers as he brought up a blistering century. and with ben stokes letting loose at the other end with ten sixes, england could sense a famous victory. he fell one run short of his hundred but the damage was done, as the debutante liam livingstone saw them home with more than six overs to spare. it was the highest ever run chase in india for england and in this form they may fancy their chances to win the series on sunday. imran sidat, bbc news. so, a superb century from jonny bairstow. he spoke of his pride after what was his 11th odi ton for england. i'm happy. i think that's the biggest thing since opening the batting. i got 11 and i think i've opened over 50 56—57 times. yeah, i'm happy with those figures, but those figures mean nothin

ben stokes top scored with 55, but said it's one of the toughest days he's experienced with the bat:around the world so yeah, i don't think it's a case of finding it in your own time and not about this is what we need to do better to improve. so what could the second day's play in india bring... here's our cricket reporter henry moeran... this time, on a pitch much better suited they have gone for where i spent heavy attacks. whether it deteriorates enough to make a bit more of an impact than lisa said to me and a limited time on the first day we will wait and see. the suggestion from what we have seen it it's going to be a lot harder than it's going to be a lot harder than it was last time out. staying with cricket and the pakistan super league has been suspended until later in the year after seven players, including england's tom banton tested positive for coronavirus. the decision was made after a meeting between organisers and team owners. the pakistan cricket board says players were nervous, anxious and apprehensive about continuing. paul stirling from islamabad united says the

when he went for 98, one of three wickets for ben stokes, england seemed to have real demand.itiative, and a total of 317 it looked a decent one. not for long, though, asjonny bairstow injason roy got england off to a flyer it — in a flash, they put on 135, and victory seemed firmly in their sites. but suddenly, the wickets tumbled and the wheels came off. bairstow went for 94, and from there the innings fizzled away as india held their catches in their nerve. another emphatic win for them. for england, a game which at one point promised much but delivered only more disappointment. andy swiss, bbc news. the england captain eoin morgan was honest in his assesment of the defeat. we made mistakes and india bowled well. for the majority of today's game we played really well. it's a shame we couldn't build on the bowling unit's effort to restrict india to 318. two fantastic openers upfront. we failed to continue to build partnerships from there. that was what happened, really. the british and irish lions will tour south africa this summer after plans to host it elsewhere were all r

after a setting start, who else but ben stokes led the charge?ver, just watch joffra. they couldn't, could they? not quite. in the nick of time, india held their nerve. so close for england, but saturday's series decider now beckons. andy swiss, bbc news. the wins keep coming at cheltenham for rachael blackmore. the trailblazing jockey had double success today, on day three of the festival. her fourth grade one win of the week came on board alla—ho in the ryanair chase. and the 31 year old irish rider won won again in the mares' novices hurdle. nick parrott reports. overwhelming and unbelievable was how rachel blackmore described her continuing success. she had already made history by becoming the first woman to win the champion hurdle. but st patrick's day wasn't enjoyable for the irish woman, as she fell three times. today blackmore came back in style, she dominated the ryan air chase, taking the lead after the third jump. pulling away from her rivals with two to go, and coming home 12 lengths ahead of the rest of the field. while she made that

tomorrow's match — and defeat could mean england are knocked off top spot in the world rankings — but ben stokese. being number one is obviously a fantastic thing to have and next to your name as a team but it's not our driving force for some of our driving force for some of our driving force for some of our driving force is the way we go about it and our attitude towards being the game and that's what made us be successful and to more successful we are the more chance and the more opportunity we have got to be at number one so i was driving force is making sure we stay true to ourselves and it's how we play the game. now let's bring you up to date with all today's tennis news, starting with a scare for britain's jack draper at the miami 0pen. draper really struggled with the heat and humidity in his match against mikhail kukushkin, collapsing on court during the first set. he received swift medical attention but couldn't continue. he did recover though and was able to walk off unaided. after the pandemic cancelled now, after the pandemic cancelled the 2019 edition — the world figure skating cha

ben stokes had only just finished bowling. now batting, briefly.f the burden onjoe root? the batsman who had put "win" into england's winter. he made 30. and then a familiar—looking lbw. when dom bess lunged hopefully and edged faintly, axar patel had his fifth wicket. whether the ball is red or pink, it turns to gold in his hand. england needed 190 to make india bat again. really, theyjust needed some pride. dan lawrence made 50 — at least it was something to get dressed up for. that's a surprise. this wasn't. five wickets for ravi ashwin. england all out to spin. this test had unravelled like the previous two. the results have certainly not been for lack of effort or character. i think we did well in that respect but unfortunately we were out skilled by some very talented players in these conditions. yes, conditions and opponents were challenging, true, but england had to find their own answers in this series, and by the end there was only one team in it. joe wilson, bbc news. now, premier league, and if you're watching in scotland, scottish prem

dhawan did eventually get out cheaply here to ben stokes, who finished with three wickets in his first 2019 world cup final. a late flurry of runs saw india pass 300 to set england a daunting target, but they've started their innings really well. jonny bairstow has hit two sixes in three balls and, alongsidejason roy, england are ahead of the run rate on 94 without loss after 11 overs. the former huddersfield, leicester and bolton striker frank worthington has died at the age of 72. he'd been unwell for several years. he will be best remembered for scoring one of the greatest goals ever seen whilst playing for bolton in 1979. even the referee applauded. worthington won the golden boot that season, beating kenny dalglish to the leading scorer�*s award. after starting his career at huddersfield in the �*60s, he played for more than 20 clubs and was capped eight times for england. once described by former huddersfield and bolton manager ian greaves as "the working man's george best", worthington was known as much for his flamboyant antics off the pitch as he was for his talents on it. he

ben stokes scored a half—century but fell for 55. india were 24—1 at the close.shopping? emma simpson reports. as big names retreat from the high street, here�*s one that�*s moving in — amazon�*s first physical store outside the us. all you need is one of these and the amazon app. so, how does it work? well, here�*s the technology. cameras everywhere on the roofs and lots of sensors, tracking everything that we take off the shelves. have one of these... there are lots of amazon own—branded products. a counter to collect amazon orders and return them, too. and here�*s the thing — there aren�*t any checkouts. you just walk straight out. here�*s the bill. it goes straight to your account.

been a great batting show from the hosts — rohit sharma hit 64 off 3a balls before being bowled by ben stokesr england to chase. they are now at the crease. it looks like it will be close. britain �*s tom king cockjust missed out on one of cycling �*s most prestigious cycling races, a distance of 229 kilometres, about 185 miles of racing. the grenadiers rider was battling for the lead untiljust rider was battling for the lead until just three rider was battling for the lead untiljust three kilometres to go when an opponent surged away. the chasing pack caught up toward the finish line, but the belgian held on after more than 6.5 hours in the saddle to claim victory. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. good news for scotland fans, as you say. it will be fascinating to see that match. we were speculating as to why it is such a late start and we wondered if it was because of the curfew in paris meaning there would not be any fans hanging around outside the stadium. so, that wales match is at 8p an hour time. half of all adults in the uk have now had the first d

a large amount of responsibility from james anderson and ben stokes.g illness worked so hard in the day. he bowled 20 overs and he got the big wickets without scoring. at one stage with india still 59 runs behind it looked like it could be england's game if not to lose and certainly a position where they could get a result. it certainly a position where they could get a result.— certainly a position where they could get a result. it turns out it is rishabh _ could get a result. it turns out it is rishabh pant _ could get a result. it turns out it is rishabh pant who _ could get a result. it turns out it is rishabh pant who they - could get a result. it turns out it is rishabh pant who they had i could get a result. it turns out it is rishabh pant who they had to | could get a result. it turns out it. is rishabh pant who they had to get out in the end. that incredible innings, that century, has taken the match away from england? id probably has. 89 is match away from england? id probably has- 89 is the — match away from england? id probably has. 89 is t

the only rays of light, were ben stokes and a very disappointing batting again. after seven players, including england's tom banton tested positive for coronavirus. pakistan cricket board ceo waseem khan says their plan for a five—day lockdown was turned down because of fears over player safety. we had a meeting today with the franchise owners which we propose that perhaps we should look for a five day lockdown, people getting retested. the franchise owners were adamant that the players had lost a lot of confidence, there was a lot of anxiety in the camp and they were not in a mental state to play. the english fa has announced the women's fa cup will resume later this month. the 2021 competition was stopped injanuary because of the third national lockdown with 'non—elite' football suspended. one first—round and 17 second—round ties are still to be played. teams from the women's super league and championship willjoin the competition in round four. dates for the later rounds and the final at wembley are still to be confirmed. and this year's le mans 2a hour enduran

ben stokes had only just finished bowling. he was batting briefly.tsmen who put win into england's winter made 30. a familiar—looking lbw left england 65—6. when dom bess lunged hopefully and edged faintly, axar patel had his fifth wicket. whether the ball is red or pink, it turns to gold in his hand. england in theory needed 190 just to make india bat again. more relevant, they needed some pride. dan lawrence took his opportunity, made 50, at least it was something to get dressed up for. that was a surprise. this wasn't. five wickets for ravichandran ashwin. england all out to spin. this test lost like the previous two and the series which began with two nations competing ended with one utterly dominating. joe wilson, bbc news. at least the fancy dress was on point. so a thumping win for india then, and questions for england captain joe root. they took the lead in the series — but he says they failed to make the most of their opportunities. there have been times where we had a chance to wrestle the game in ourfavour, to get on top and we just did no

here's an exchange between muhammad surridge and ben stokes, soon india's captain virat kohli steppedicket's biggest stadium. stokes provided 50 with the promise of more. that’s with the promise of more. that's cominu , with the promise of more. that's coming. it's _ with the promise of more. that's coming, it's been _ with the promise of more. that's coming, it's been given. - with the promise of more. that's coming, it's been given. he - with the promise of more. that's coming, it's been given. he was| with the promise of more. that's i coming, it's been given. he was out for 55. coming, it's been given. he was out for 55- england _ coming, it's been given. he was out for 55. england have _ coming, it's been given. he was out for 55. england have picked - coming, it's been given. he was out for 55. england have picked an - coming, it's been given. he was outj for 55. england have picked an extra batsman, dan lawrence, and scoring was feasible. it wasn't easy. india saw to that. seven spun out. lawrence was expanding and in all seriousness considered the umpire, it's a dangerous busi

and coming up on bbc news, a batting masterclass from jonny bairstow and ben stokes sends england ono a six—wicket win against india and forces a decider in their odis series. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. scotland's former first minister alex salmond has announced he is setting up a new pro—independence — political party to run in the scottish parliament elections in may. the surprise announcement comes after a very public falling out with his former protege and successor nicola sturgeon over her government's handling of complaints of sexual harrassment against him. the snp reacted to the news saying the interests of the country should not be obscured by what it called alex salmond's self—interest and questioned whether it was appropriate for him to return to public office. here's our scotland editor sarah smith. today i'm announcing the public launch_ today i'm announcing the public launch of— today i'm announcing the public launch of new political force, the alba _ launch of new political force, the alba party. launch of new political force, the alba party-— lau

ben stokes top scored with 55, but said it�*s one of the toughest days he�*s experienced with the batere i spent heavy attacks. whether it deteriorates enough to make a bit more of an impact than lisa said to me and a limited time on the first day we will wait and see. the suggestion from what we have seen it it�*s going to be a lot harder than it was last time out. staying with cricket and the pakistan super league has been suspended until later in the year after seven players, including england�*s tom banton tested positive for coronavirus. the decision was made after a meeting between organisers and team owners. the pakistan cricket board says players were nervous, anxious and apprehensive about continuing. paul stirling from islamabad united says the situation could have been handled faster. it was our team that had the first break on sunday and i think it was more reactionary than it should have been and it should have been a lot more proactive work done and we are hopeful that we can get home and we should be able to do that and hopefully we will come back and it�*s a bit better

after a setting start, who else but ben stokes led the charge?cheltenham for rachael blackmore. the trailblazing jockey had double success today, on day three of the festival. her fourth grade one win of the week came on board alla—ho in the ryanair chase. and the 31 year old irish rider won won again in the mares' novices hurdle. nick parrott reports. overwhelming and unbelievable was how rachel blackmore described her continuing success. she had already made history by becoming the first woman to win the champion hurdle. but st patrick's day wasn't enjoyable for the irish woman, as she fell three times. today blackmore came back in style, she dominated the ryanair chase, taking the lead after the third jump. pulling away from her rivals with two to go, and coming home 12 lengths ahead of the rest of the field. while she made that look easy, her second victory was anything but. on board, the second favourite, tell me something in the novices hurdle she had to fight her way out from last. she only took the lead just before the final hurdle, and t

they went for 98, one of three wickets for ben stokes, england seemed to have real demand.erve. another emphatic win for them. for england, a game which at one point promised much but delivered only more disappointment. andy swiss, bbc news. the england captain eoin morgan was honest in his assesment of the defeat. we made mistakes and india bowled well. for the majority of today�*s game we played really well. it�*s a shame we couldn�*t build on the bowling unit�*s effort to restrict india to 318. two fantastic openers upfront. we failed to continue to build partnerships from there. that was what happened, really. the british and irish lions will tour south africa this summer after plans to host it elsewhere were all rejected. the possibility of switching the tour to britain and ireland or even hosting it in australia had been raised due to the covid pandemic but was ruled out. the three test series gets under way injohannesburg on the 24th ofjuly after a number of warm up games beforehand. aberdeen have confirmed that former player stephen glass is the club�*s new manager,

series at 10 they were set 337 for victory by their hosts in fear day jonny best he made 124 and ben stokes smashed 99 runs off 52 balls as the world champions chased down the target with 39 balls to spare so it will all come down to the final match of the series on sunday the top ranked team in world football belgium would be without 7 squad members of for saturday's a world cup qualifier against the czech republic in prague 5 of those players are playing germany's a bundesliga and they can't travel because of coron team restrictions the 2 others are injured former france and arsenal star see a realtor he has announced he's quitting as social media because of toxic racism and bullying the strike i use now retired has 15000000 followers across twitter facebook and instagram but he won't use them again until more is to answer regulate online abuse with the same vigor and ferocity with which copyright infringements at dealt with what is a frenchman on ri may be keeping an eye on what happens in the rugby later when france can win the 6 nations they're playing scotland in paris and the title w

ben stokes, was outjust before — agonisingly for him on 99 — with 10 sixes from 52 balls. underway in bahrain. could we see max verstappen prove that he's up for challenging lewis hamilton again this year? it certainly looks that way so far. the dutchman's red bull topped the timesheets in both practice sessions. surprisingly it was mclaren's british driver lando norris who got closest to him, less than a hundredth of a second separated them. seven time champion lewis hamilton was almost a quarter of a second slower in third. to cycling now and britain's adam yates is still leading the tour of cataluyna after today's fifth stage. germany's lennard kemna broke away from the front of the peleton with around four miles to go. yates finished two minutes behind in the main group, but still has a 45 second lead over ineos grenadiers team—mate richie porte. geraint thomas is four seconds further back in third... chris thompson and stephanie davis qualified for the tokyo 2020 olympics — with victory in the great britain marathon trials at kew gardens this morning. thompson, who wi

squared things up on friday they were set 337 his victory in pune a jonny bairstow made 124 and ben stokes smashed 99 runs of 52 balls as the world champions chased down the target with 39 balls to spare the winner takes all matches on sunday. formula one world champion lewis hamilton in the miss eighties team have dominated the last 7 seasons but that could all be about to change red bulls max for stop and fired a warning shot in their direction when he went fastest in both of friday's practice sessions ahead of the season opening bahrain grand prix the red bull has shown itself to be quicker than the mercedes in pre-season testing to the dutchman topped the time sheets with hamilton managing 3rd in the 2nd session. you know been a good day again of course with the heat not easy food to find a really good balance around the whole lap but i think 'd it was a positive day for still things to look into what we can do better for tomorrow 'd but again also tomorrow thing is going to be even more when this or that will be even more difficult to drive but that same for everyone so we will see wh

looked very good in their chase their 318 for full thanks to 124 by jonny bairstow and 99 from ben stokes they need 9 to win and level the 3 match series that won each of philadelphia 76 have continued with their outstanding form in the n.b.a. the latest win came against the current champions the l.a. lakers formulators god danny green proving to be a thorn in the side of his old team helping themselves to 28 points for the top team in the eastern conference they've now won 14 of their last 17 the olympic torch continues to make its way through japan ahead of the games in tokyo in july former olympic freestyle skier show in the as the local schoolchildren carried it down a slope in fukushima on friday around 10000 people are expected to carry the torch of the next 4 months. staying on snow japan saw a 2nd as she made history in the world of ski jumping she finished 2nd at a competition in russia and that moved her to the top of the all time list of podium finishes with $109.00 all together in world cup individual events at space or than any jumper in the sports history man or woman. and i

someone has, ben stokes. don't want to shout it too loudly. yes, your curse. damage, stokes taking the attack to india shortly after lunch though bairstow went — just like root lbw to mohammed si—raj. england 101—11. rangers are getting close to ending all the hurt of the last decade, by being crowned scottish premiership champions. and stopping celtic making it ten in a row. rangers manager, steven gerrard, is on the brink of his first title, was sent off at half time for comments he made to the referee who'd booked alfredo, morelos earlier. and it was morelos who came up with the only goal, to secure the win, that means they need just four more points now, for the title. elsewhere hamilton drew 1—1 with stjohnstone. manchester united are lacking their usual spark at the moment, according to their manager. they were held to a goaless draw by crystal palace on a foggy night, in south london. and indeed the hosts, came close to scoring the only goal of this draw, nearfull—time. united are 1a points behind leaders manchester city. leicester city, in third are al

roy and bairstow both out cheaply and when ben stokes holed out for 25, that victory target looked ahout the evening on the bbc news channel. we�*re back with the late news at 10:00pm. now on bbc one it�*s time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello. this is bbc news. the government says it�*s "on track" to ease the lockdown in england and deliver on its vaccination targets. the culture secretary 0liver dowden says he�*s "confident" a further lockdown can be avoided as long as people don�*t treat the easing of restrictions as a �*complete free for all�*. sir richard skyes is the chairman of the royal institution — an independent charity dedicated to connecting people with the world of science. my colleague tim willcox asked him where he thought we are now in terms of dealing with covid in the uk. i think first of all we�*ve done a brilliantjob and we have got ——gone at pace and we put ourselves in a very strong position. to talk about third waves is i think just scaremongering. we may see a couple of ripples but we certainly in my opinion will not see anything like a third wave.

here's an exchange between muhammad siraj and ben stokes, soon india's captain virat kohli stepped ininnings. he got to 50 with the promise of more. that's coming, it's been given. he was out for 55. england had picked an extra batsman, dan lawrence, and scoring was feasible. it wasn't easy. india saw to that. foalks, seventh man out. lawrence was expanding and in all seriousness considered the umpire, it's a dangerous business. that was a well executed miss. this wasn't. oh, that's gone. lawrence stranded and stumped for 46. england soon all out for 205. if you bat badly you must bowl brilliantly, hold on. anderson struck, one wicket late thursday, may be more early on friday? yeah, that's a big maybe. joe wilson, bbc news. there are three games in the premier league later, fulham play tottenham, west brom take on everton — both those matches kicking off in under half an hour. and then later it's fifth against sixth as liverpool play chelsea. jurgen klopp and thomas tuchel will meet for the first time in the league with the pair having had a similar path in management from germany to

after a stuttering start, who else but ben stokes led the charge?needed 23 off the last over. just watch jofra archer. they england needed 23 off the last over. just watchjofra archer. they could not, could they? not quite. in the nick of time, in india held their nerve. so closer england, but saturday's series decider now beckons. to football. tottenham have been taken to extra time in their europa league second leg tie against dinamo zagreb in croatia. they conceded twice to mislav orsic so the aggregate score was 2—2 after normal time. and guess what, orsic has scored a hat trick, and with a couple of minutes to go, spurs trail in that one. arsenal are through to the quarter finals though despite losing 1—0 at home to olympiakos. youssef el—arabi's goal wasn't enough as the gunners won 3—2 on aggregate. the greek side had knocked arsenal out last year. two more games just under way. manchester united in action away to ac milan. it is currently goalless, 1—1 on aggregate. rangers hosting slavia prague. it was 1—1 on aggregate, but the visitors hav

it was a great morning forjoe root�*s men, with cheteshwar pu—jara going cheaply and then ben stokes,ack of crowds and injuries. all teams have had some key players missing at times. they go again as early as sunday again at home against fulham. they lost last night that they are renowned for their fighting spirit. night that they are renowned for theirfighting spirit. and night that they are renowned for their fighting spirit. and at least six defeats at home on the trot? it makes it more tough when you have had success in recent years. you get that momentum will stop a sigh of relief. they are seven at the moment. this will pick up you'll need. gorgeous views coming your way, mike. is it to him again? it is where he is more than tim himself. tim. this is the drone high above rhs wisley. this is a beautiful place. how would you describe that day? a perfect spring day. a blue sky, lots of sunshine but deceptively chilly. it looks warm. it has been a cold start to the day is at temperatures below freezing in athe spots. as it warms up and it will feel very pleasant. another beautiful v

even the likes of ben stokes, usually end in's most reliable, was struggling.aking an early lead at murrayfield — robbie henshaw with the opening try... scotland fought back to level the scores and there was a nail biting few minutes untiljonny sexton kicked the winning points in the 27—24 victory for ireland which puts them second behind wales in the table. it's the same old story sometimes with us. we are just letting in soft tries, tries that aren't acceptable at international level and it's frustrating because i felt we dominated large parts of that game and were 1a points up and suddenly we are drawing with a few minutes to go. great character to stay in the moment and bounce back, and better things we've been working on. brighton moved a step closer to premier league survival with a 2—1win at southampton. leandro trossard's second half goal was enough to settle the south coast derby. brighton are now 16th in the table and three points from the relegation zone. meanwhile, iheanacho scored a hat—trick for leicester as they thrashed bottom side sheffield uni

through their first 15 overs but in the last few minutes england have got their first wicket, through ben stokesd, leicester and bolton striker frank worthington has died at the age of 72. his career started at huddersfiled in the �*60s and spanned over twenty clubs, including spells in america. he was capped eight times for england, a true entertainer and maverick. gary lineker called him his boyhood hero when he was at leicester. he'd been sufffering with dementia for several years. his family confirming the news that he died peacefully in hospital yesterday. frank worthington, who's died at the age of 72. it's set to be an emotional weekend for the schumacher family — seven years since formula one legend michael schumacher had a skiing accident that left him with a devastating brain injury. he's not been seen in public since. but this weekend his 22—year—old son mick makes his f1 debut, after a stellar rise through the ranks. he'll be driving for the haas team when the new season begins in bahrain and no doubt his dad and his legacy will be spurring him on. i'm happy to have brought back our

it was a great morning forjoe root�*s men, with pujara going cheaply and then ben stokes, deliveringto get a couple more wickets, it would make things very interesting. overnight, england�*s women wrapped up their t20 series over in new zealand. they restricted the hosts to 123 for 9, with freya davies taking a career best 4 for 23. opener tammy beaumont hit a quick 50, as england reached their target with 6 wickets and 16 balls to spare. england two up with one to play. at one point it was looking like we would have to chase 150 and they had got away from us a little bit, so that resilience from our team was exceptional. you cannot write them ask, they will come back harder after the first game so it was great that we got some wickets at the end and i am really pleased. it�*s not the record premier league champions liverpool expected or wanted to set, but they have lost a fifth, consecutive home match, for the first time in their history. this time it was chelsea inflicting the damage. the brilliant run and finish from mason mount, showed the renewed energy and confidence in the che

ben stokes resisted for a time and occasionally took the attack to india on the way to a half century kieron pollard has become just the third player to hit six sixes in one over in an international match. it was a remarkable t20 game in antigua, especially for sri lanka's bowler akila da na njaya. he took a hat—trick, and the west indies slumped to 62—4, chasing 132 to win. then came pollard. every ball of dananjaya's next over was smashed over the boundary. pollard eventually out for 38, but west indies winning by 4 wickets, with 41 balls to spare. rangers are getting close to ending all the hurt of the last decade, by being crowned scottish premiership champions, and stopping celtic getting 10 in a row. rangers' manager steven gerrard, who's on the brink of his first title, was sent off at half time for comments he made to the referee who'd booked alfredo morelos earlier. and it was morelos who came up with the only goal to secure the win. they need just 4 more points now for the title. elsewhere, hamilton drew 1—1 with stjohnstone. there are three more premier league games this ev

ben stokes was so close tojoining him — he went on 99...n 2012. here's our senior sports news reporter laura scott. so, in the marathon it was a looped course here at kew gardens. the route had been done 25 times to shave off seconds here and there and in the men's events, it was won by chris thompson, age 39. he welcomed his first child earlier this week and he got a pb here today to earn his spot on the plane to tokyo. ben connors is also going to tokyo, because he reached that all—important qualifying standard. in the women's race it was stephanie davis. she was the main contender today. she got the qualifying standard, but she needed to finish in the first two. she did that, it was a really dominant display, so she is on the plane to take you as well. she is on the plane to tokyo as well. earlier, callum wilkinson won the 20 kilometre walk. he didn't get the qualifying time though, which means he has to wait until tuesday to find out if he gets to go to tokyo. tom bosworth came second today, but already made the qualifying time in a pre