it�*s a. brilliant thing for ben stokes to do, as part of a documentary he is promoting, but for himry and help him through depression. it's something, particularly among athletes, sports stars, but particularly among men as well, something that has traditionally... is still in some quarters, it's a scene completely wrongly as a weakness, to have any sort of mental health issues. people like ben stokes, england cricket captain, an incredible sports star, being open and candid about this, it's a big step forward. —— it is seen completely wrongly as a weakness. rugby captain michael hooper earlier this month took time off because he needed time and space to deal with his mental health, and he got nothing but support from the australian rugby team and coach. you can't think of a more stereotypical environment where somebody looking after their mental health might have been looked down upon in the past. rugby and the australian team may have been cliches we would have seen as being not sympathetic at all, but the very fact this has been taken seriously and spoken about openly, it's a hug

ben stokes would tell us, don't be so typically british with that doom and gloom attitude.in, but if the next matches to win, but if the next match is in full like this one, i'm not sure how long the strategy will stand up. not sure how long the strategy will stand u -. , not sure how long the strategy will stand u. , ., stand up. there is one huge positive. — stand up. there is one huge positive. you _ stand up. there is one huge positive, you have - stand up. there is one huge positive, you have the - stand up. there is one huge - positive, you have the weekend off! we're heading into the final weekend at the multi—sport european championships in germany. great britain are second in the medal table after more success today, and there's still a busy evening ahead in munich. nesta mcgregor is there for us, nesta. a lot to look forward to? good afternoon- _ a lot to look forward to? good afternoon. we _ a lot to look forward to? good afternoon. we will _ a lot to look forward to? good afternoon. we will get - a lot to look forward to? good afternoon. we will get to - a lot t

ben stokes has undergone unique scrutiny. he has unique ability. nce and passion, and he wasn't alone. ben foakes displayed all his skills to take england's lead way past 200, to surely take the match beyond south africa and to make his own century. that's what they make bats for. joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford. it is the first apollo moon landings — but not as we have known them. remastered photographs revealing extraordinary new details of the first missions to the moon have been published for the first time. andy saunders left his dayjob to restore thousands of images of the apollo missions, which had been locked away in frozen nasa archives. our science editor rebecca morelle has the story. three, two, one, zero... lift—off. we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things not because they are easy, but because they are hard. the voice of presidentjohn f kennedy on the apollo missions, which ushered in a golden era of human space exploration. tranquility base here. the eagle has landed. but now, the missions are being seen

ben stokes, speaking there to the bbc'sjohn watson.july. the infrared images — which have been artificially coloured — show giant storms and the planet's rings in detail that astronomers have called incredible. and the countdown is on, because nasa has given the go—ahead for an uncrewed test flight to the moon which will take off on monday. the artemis mission is being heralded as the start of a new era of space exploration, with plans in place to put astronauts back on the moon once again. here's our science editor, rebecca morelle. getting ready to blast off, nasa's new rocket has been given the go—ahead to launch. it is the first flight for the artemis mission and it's heading for the moon. we are ready, we are going, and go artemis. at a press briefing the artemis team said the rocket had passed its technical tests and was ready to fly. there is an energy and there is an excitement around the kennedy space center, i would say, across the agency and all around the space coast as we get closer and closer to this launch. you know, eve

captain ben stokes and ben foakes both scored centuries on day two of the second test to lead the touristsrd. you don't always choose your partner at the test match. i think they are friends. but this is the combination that changed the game. ben stokes has been addressing so many issues recently, can he combine the best of his batting with the responsibilities as captain but absolutely. south africa put faith in their spin bowlers, stokes enjoyed them. ben foakes, an outstanding wicketkeeper was overlooked by england because of his perceived limitations as a batter. having played the supporting role, he took the initiative. in this match, may be in his career. personal delight of a 113 not out, but the stokes culture is everything for the team. a total of 415 meant a first innings lead of 264. it is first innings lead of 264. it is very obvious _ first innings lead of 264. it is very obvious how— first innings lead of 264. it 3 very obvious how positive the vibe is and how much everyone backs each other. i think it is a very positive environment to be in. do other. i think it is a very po

but to make this victory happen, ben stokes needed ben stokes.in the top flight. they beat newly promoted bournemouth 9—0. elsewhere things are still going arsenal's way with another three points — and erling haaland continues to make his presence felt at manchester city. jim lumsden rounds up the action. jurgen klopp had labelled the season so far a false start, but this was to be a statement of intent. bournemouth were in the wrong place at the wrong time. trent alexander arnold's rocket, one of five liverpool goals before half—time. to say the newly promoted side were reeling would be a huge understatement. they were simply spectators. conceding four more, with luis diaz rounding off a 9—0 hammering as liverpool equalled the league's record victory score. 5—0 half—time, we all know that how often does it happen that one team puts the foot off the gas and we didn't want to, and not because we don't respect bournemouth, it's the opposite, we just wanted to have a 100% satisfying experience for us that we can use from and go in from from here. cr

here we are in 2022 and ben stokes is prioritising test match cricket. last of their kind, but stokes is clear that the way that england have played it test match the summer has done one crucial thing, it's generated interest.- done one crucial thing, it's generated interest. done one crucial thing, it's venerated interest. ~ ., , generated interest. when i was able to look back — generated interest. when i was able to look back on _ generated interest. when i was able to look back on those _ generated interest. when i was able to look back on those four— generated interest. when i was able to look back on those four or - generated interest. when i was able to look back on those four or five . to look back on those four or five weeks and — to look back on those four or five weeks and digested, i did say that weeks and digested, i did say that we could _ weeks and digested, i did say that we could have ended up on the wrong side of— we could have ended up on the wrong side of those four test matches and walked _ side of those four test matches and walked

when england were overwhelmed in the first test match of this series, ben stokes said, "don't worry, n der dussen in a momentum—changing spell of bowling. watch the next delivery. that was keegan peterson finally gone, after hours of resistance. then the game was open, the stumps were waiting — forjames anderson again. 0h, he's bowled him! it finished in a rush — three wickets in the south african second innings for anderson, and fourfor the recalled ollie robinson. england's bowlers emphatically completed the win set up by friday's batting when...ben stokes had made 100. it's, you know, a real sort of confidence boost and, you know, i think the way in that we applied ourselves at both bat, bowl, and in the field, it was an incredible team performance and it sets up the series really nicely — obviously all to play for in the last game at the oval. yeah, third test next month. a team of players, but they're sure hard to stop when they're led in everything by their captain. joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford. the belgian grand prix gets underway this afternoon with carlos sainz on pole,

the england cricket captain ben stokes says they won't compromise on their attacking style of play despite. a devastating spell by anrich norkyear after lunch put south africa in full control. three wickets, including the key one ofjonny bairstow, left england on 86—3. there was brief resistance from stuart broad before he went for 35 off the bowling of kagiso rabada. and south africa made quick work of the tail, marco jansen taking the final wicket ofjimmy anderson to seal victory and ben stokes' first defeat as england test captain. but he is looking to put things right at old trafford next week. 0ver over the three days, whenever they were batting or bowling, whatever we threw at them, they seemed to counteract that. so obviously got to give them a lot of credit. but, yeah, it was an off game for us, and that's absolutely fine. i am not going to be throwing my toys out the pram over. real madrid's casemiro is on his way to manchester united. an agreement has been reached for the brazilian midfielder. the fee is £60 million but could rise to 70 million for the 30—year—old. the transfer f

ben stokes inspires them to revenge over south africa in the second test.la one is back from its summer break, with carlos sainz on pole — but the action at the back of the grid could be more exciting at the belgian grand prix. hello and welcome to sportsday. in the last few minutes, arsenal moved back to the top of the premier league. they welcomed fulham to the emirates in the late kick—off. but it was marco silva's side who took the shock lead in the second half, aleksandr mitrovic capitalising on gabriel's mistake to give fulham the lead. but that lasted all of ten minutes — martin odegaard's deflected effort levelling matters before gabriel redeemed himself with two minutes remaining, scrambling home from a corner to give arsenal all three points and send them back to the top. and what a way to get the season up and running for liverpool — who are basking in the glory of a scintillating 9—0 demolition of bournemouth this afternoon. a win that equals the biggest ever victory in the premier league. jurgen klopp�*s side have had a disappointing start to t

the two weeks that ben stokes had away from cricket was reenergizing. he made that clear. at england have played test matches this summer has done one crucial thing — it's generated interest. we could have ended up on the wrong side of those four test matches and walked away not winning one game, but what i think we managed to do as a team, which is incredibly powerful and almost rare, we almost brought a little bit of excitement back to english test cricket, and we would have brought fans along with us regardless of if the result went the wrong way. well, now, south africa have had a very good 2022. already this year, they've won test matches against bangladesh, against, new zealand, against india. and beating england, for their captain, would just be part of their journey. is it your ambition for south africa to be the best test team in the world? no doubt. i didn't take this job - thinking that we were just going to be mid—table and not playing our best cricket. - it's always been my goal, it's been my ambition. i i wouldn't do this job i if i didn't think we were very c

ben stokes first| century build a big lead at old trafford. their poor start this season was down to a lack of focus. the boys are not guilty of that. they are expected to slide easily into the season but it's of course too early and say that's to it for us. ihla season but it's of course too early and say that's to it for us.- and say that's to it for us. no one knows what _ and say that's to it for us. no one knows what what _ and say that's to it for us. no one knows what what we _ and say that's to it for us. no one knows what what we can - and say that's to it for us. no one i knows what what we can achieve by the end _ knows what what we can achieve by the end of— knows what what we can achieve by the end of the season but between now and _ the end of the season but between now and then there are a lot of points— now and then there are a lot of points to — now and then there are a lot of points to get and you should start collecting — points to get and you should start collecting them.— points to get and you should start collecting them.

and we hearfrom england captain ben stokes — who discusses the strain on his mental health ahead of aumentary about his life. just because i'm tough doesn't mean that i can't struggled mentally. these things you can't pick and choose when they're going to hit you. it's not like a switch in the brain. hello there, and welcome along to the programme. and another of england's summer euro winners has called time on her career. after 20 years at the top — jill scott has announced her retirement — a day on from record scorer ellen white's decision to stop playing. scott was largely a substitute in england's championship winning squad this summer. and she's part of the england setup since 2006. the former manchester city and everton midfielder won 161 caps — only fara williams has more. as well as winning this summer's euros — she helped england finish third at the 2015 world cup and was a losing finalist at the european championship in 2009. her the european championship in 2009. announceme quote her announcement came including this quote reflecting on the european championship final with 9

england test captain ben stokes has revealed how the depths of his mental health concerns led to himt, a sport to which he thought he may never return. stokes says he suffered panic attacks and now takes anxiety medication every day to help his ongoing battles that were prompted, in part, by the death of his father, ged, in 2020 from brain cancer. stokes came back from his time away and was named test skipper in april. i think what is important to say it wasn't a two—week thing or a couple of months then, it was a build up over a long, long period of time, three orfour years, i don't over a long, long period of time, three or four years, i don't know. over a long, long period of time, three orfour years, i don't know. i had a glass bottles and i kept on my emotions and feelings into this bottle and the more i was doing that the more the bottle just got truthful and it exploded. to me, i reacted in the way i did and felt i need to get away from here. ben stokes there, speaking to bbc breakfast before his documentary, �*phoenix from the ashes' which is on amazon prime from friday. erik

the captain ben stokes was player of the match and described their victory by an innings and 85 runs deciding test. here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. three days at old trafford, but for england they were almost perfect. james anderson defeated south africa's captain like that, and the course seemed set. between lunch and tea, no wickets fell. when england were overwhelmed in the first test match of the series, ben stokes said, don't worry, we willjust win the next two. but to make this victory happen, he had a momentum changing spell of bowling. peterson finally gone after hours of resistance, then the game was open. the stumps were waiting. james anderson again. it finished in a rush, three wickets... we applied ourselves well with bat, ball and in the field, it was an incredible performance and it sets us up with all to play for in the last at the oval. a team of players, but they are hard to stop when they are led in everything by their captain. joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford. staying with cricket. oval invincibles women won last year's hundred and they have reached t

here don't have an out and out fast bowler like south africa, so in the many ways it's forcing ben stokes. we wonder how much his body can take. he has to do so much for england, but it was that late burst from stokes in particular which is, as you said at the top, giving england just something in this test match, albeit with south africa building a decent lead. but as we know from this summer, england test match cricket doesn't give up. joe wilson, thank you very much indeed. to a couple of commonwealth titles — you can now add another european gold forjack laugher. it's been quite the summer for british diving's leading man. he dominated the one—metre springboard event in rome. he won it in birmingham, as well, this time, beating italy's lorenzo marsaglia by 17 points. fellow briton and commonwealth games bronze medallistjordan houlden finished in fifth place. i'm so happy, the conditions here are abnormalfor us in i'm so happy, the conditions here are abnormal for us in the uk, i'm so happy, the conditions here are abnormalfor us in the uk, we don't have any outdoor pools. but to come

ben stokes has been addressing so many issues recently. spin bowlers. stokes enjoyed them. he compiled hundred of patience as well as passion. for years ben foakes, an outstanding wicketkeeper, was overlooked by england because of his perceived limitations as a batter. well, having played a supporting role he took the initiative. in this match, made in his career. personal delight in 113 not out but the stokes culture is everything for the team and a total of 415 meant a first—innings lead of 264. do you remember how thoroughly england were outplayed at lords? it's remarkable how quickly they've turned things around here. but the match is not won yet. england now require wickets. nojoy so far. chances will come. south africa in their second innings are a long way behind with a long time to play. that's a combination england should enjoy. for now, which name do you choose, stokes or foakes? joe wilson — bbc news — old trafford. it is the first apollo moon landings — but not as we have known them. remastered photographs revealing extraordina

ben stokes was able to back with passion and patience.were limitations with his batting. how great for him to walk off 130 not out. it’s with his batting. how great for him to walk off 130 not out.— to walk off 130 not out. it's an amazin: to walk off 130 not out. it's an amazing feeling. _ to walk off 130 not out. it's an amazing feeling. any - to walk off 130 not out. it's an amazing feeling. any hundred| to walk off 130 not out. it's an l amazing feeling. any hundred is special, — amazing feeling. any hundred is special, but to get one here, you feel that — special, but to get one here, you feel that support of the crowd. engiand — feel that support of the crowd. england have not won yet, so as we're able to see to the final session, there will be work to do certainly for england's spin bowler on the third day. if the cloud comes over, maybe james anderson will be king. thus far, it's been a performance of conviction encourage and come back for england. the chelsea manager has lost his appeal against a tough time van, saying he will be

it is giving a bit of ben stokes, but it might be a wake—up call.king up and make the decisions, because at the moment, cricket is barrelling forward, and we are not exactly sure where it will end up. i'm not sure any australians know at this point. just a couple of days after one multi—sport event finished, here comes another. the commonwealth games has made way for the european championships, and a lot of the athletes involved in both haven't had much time to get themselves from birmingham to munich, where the latter starts tomorrow. one of the british team involved in munich is an athlete that last week revealed the extent of her battle just to compete, let alone represent her country in major championships. lina nielsen was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis nine years ago, and on the eve of the world championships last month had a relapse. she says she wouldn't wish ms on her worst enemy, but still overcame the difficulties she faced in eugene to appear at the commonwealth games, and now she's headed to germany. there are three kinds of ms, for

ben stokes's side are looking to avenge that innings defeat from last week.as they look to respond from that heavy loss last week, and great day forjames anderson, stuart broad and ben stokes. quite right, i don't before by the sunshine. when _ quite right, i don't before by the sunshine. when play _ quite right, i don't before by the sunshine. when play began - quite right, i don't before by the i sunshine. when play began today, overcast, grey skies. you know you've got james overcast, grey skies. you know you've gotjames anderson and stuart broad and your team, you want to bowl first. south africa won and decided to bat. thank you, they said. there was james anderson striking within the first 18 minutes to get rid of of ear. stewart brought had to wait because england chose robinson, but we saw abroad quickly. gone for 12. chose robinson, but we saw abroad quickly. gone for12. south chose robinson, but we saw abroad quickly. gone for 12. south africa were 151 all out, but it could've been worse. late heading down the order, a finishes the top score in the

ben stokes has been addressing so many issues recently. w days after announcing her retirement, ellen white has revealed how a punctured lung last year influenced the decision to call time on her career. the england women's record goalscorer admits it had cast a shadow over her last 12 months in the game. it was a really kind of traumatic time for me and something that, you know, i'm still kind of figuring out now, still working through. but, yeah, for me, obviously, i don't want that to happen to anyone ever again, really, but... but, yeah, it was a... it was a challenging time for me, and definitely something that i'm still working through. but, you know, it's... it's... yeah, it's one of the reasons, potentially, that i'm retiring, as well. at the time, i think, for me, ijust get into a zone of, like, i need to get that play in, we've got these games, i want to be back for my club, i want to be back playing for england. soi... i went very tunnel vision, and i think it wasn't until kind of a good two or three months later — i think itjust

captain ben stokes and ben folkes both scored centuries on day two of the second test, leading by 241 faith of captaincy? absolutely. south africa put theirfaith in of captaincy? absolutely. south africa put their faith in their spin bowlers. stokes enjoyed them. he compiled 100 of patients as well as passion. foryears, ben, an outstanding wicketkeeper was overlooked by england because of his perceived limitations as a batter. having played a supporting role, he took the initiative. in this match, maybe in his career. 0r took the initiative. in this match, maybe in his career. or does not delight in 113 not out. at the stokes culture is everything for the team. i total 415 meant to first innings lead for 264. i'ee team. i total 415 meant to first innings lead for 264. i've always loved playing for— innings lead for 264. i've always loved playing for england, - innings lead for 264. i've always loved playing for england, but i innings lead for 264. i've always loved playing for england, but itj loved playing for england, but it was very obvious how positive divide is and how much every

the two weeks that ben stokes had away from cricket was reenergizing. he made that clear. side of those four test matches and walked away not winning one game, but what i think we managed to do as a team, which is incredibly powerful and almost rare, we brought a little bit of excitement back to english test cricket, and we would have brought fans along with us regardless of if the result went the wrong way. well, now, south africa have had a very good 2022. already this year, they've won test matches against bangladesh, against, already this year, they've won test matches against bangladesh, against new zealand, against india. and beating england, for their captain, would just be part of their journey. is it your ambition for south africa to be the best test team in the world? no doubt. i didn't take this job - thinking that we were just going to be mid—table and not playing our best cricket. - it's always been my goal, it's been my ambition. i i wouldn't do this job - if i didn't think we were very capable of doing that. a lot of the back and forth in the build—up to thi

ben stokes has been the inspiration for england today. first test. our sports correspondent joe wilson is there for us. stokes in the limelight this week, talking about the mental health struggles he's had over the last few years he helped guide to england to a dominant position did he? really interesting and it's from stokes today, the question is whether he can combine the response ability of captain and freedom. and we did see that today and we will come to that soon. we have to bear in mind the conditions right at the start of the day certainly he was bowling here for south africa, he is probably the fastest bowler in the world and when he was in the action line it was difficult for him to back zak crawley. the game was kind of in a balance, also a member south africa had a couple of spin bowlers in this spin match simon was the man they brought in so i felt the captain had to use them. so stokes was effectively against the spin bowlers. showed no mercy. there was controlled endings from stokes. so when he came down the wicket to hit

it's been a fascinating week already of reflection for ben stokes.flects on the last five years of his life. over the next five days at old trafford, england have to try to level the series against south africa. it will be a test of stokes's captain ship. he will have 0llie robinson did: as a bowler. stokes had praise for his commitment to fitness but even more praise for reaction to being dropped. that is an insight i think in terms of the culture, the stokes is trying to encourage. he culture, the stokes is trying to encourage-— encourage. he understands it. everything _ encourage. he understands it. everything about _ encourage. he understands it. everything about this - encourage. he understands it. everything about this is - encourage. he understands it. everything about this is about| encourage. he understands it. i everything about this is about the team. he is taking himself away from the disappointment and understanding the disappointment and understanding the decision is best for the team. i find that remarkable. something that i guess a lo

the final ball before lunch saw the end of ben stokes. aw a temporary salvation. by england saw a temporary salvation. by the time the rain arrived, england were well aware of the calendar that will face them in this series. stay brave, they will be lots more of this. over in munich for the european championships — great britain's matt hudson—smith successfully defended his men's aoom title. it was a dominant run to crown a great season where he took bronze at the world championships and silver in birmingham for the commonwealth games. his team—mate alex haydock—wilson placed third in a very tight finish. a good day for britain at the european aquatics championships in rome. and continuing her stunning summer of success there was a gold for andrea spendolini—sirieix. the teenager was in second for the most part of the competition in the women's ten metre platform but this dive sealing top spot. after picking up two gold medals at the commonwealth games, she added another title to her growing collection. the seventeen year old already has a

england captain ben stokes inspired a fightback on the second day of the first test against south africaunt at lord's. they were bowled out for 165 this morning, and then struggled with the ball — and their first breakthrough had an element of luck to it. james anderson removing dean elgar. england improved after lunch — a wicket each for matthew potts and jack leach, and captain stokes picked up three — this was the big one — removing saral ervee for 73, and later, rassie van der dussen and keshav maharaj. the damage somewhat limited, south africa finishing the day 289—7, a lead of 124. in the men's hundred, the manchester originals beat the southern brave by 68 runs. the originals posted a score of 188—3 in their innings, jos buttler leading the way with a thunderous 68 off 42 balls. sean abbott followed up with an incredible bowl for the wicket of james events, as the defending champions crumbled to 120 all out, and their fourth defeat in five games. earlier in the women's fixture, southern brave's women made it three wins from three. smriti mandhana top—scored with 43, as the brave s

the england cricket captain ben stokes says they won't compromise on their attacking style of play despitemarco jansen taking the final wicket ofjimmy anderson to seal victory and ben stokes' first defeat as england test captain. but he is looking to put things right at old trafford next week. over the three days, whenever they were batting or bowling, whatever we threw at them, they seemed to counteract that. so obviously got to give them a lot of credit. but, yeah, it was an off game for us, and that's absolutely fine. i am not going to be throwing my toys out the pram over. real madrid's casemiro is on his way to manchester united. an agreement has been reached for the brazilian midfielder. the fee is £60 million but could rise to 70 million for the 30—year—old. the transfer for the five—time champions league winner is subject to the agreement of personal terms, uk visa requirements and a medical. chelsea's manager thomas tuchel has received a one—match touchline ban and fined £35,000 following his clash with spurs boss antonio conte last weekend, with both men shown red cards. the ital

ben stokes' side trail the three test series 1—0 after an innings defeat in the first test last week.r and a loser, so congratulations to south africa for winning and unfortunately we were the losers that week, but we are here now in manchester and hopefully we can win this game and take it to the oval, and then hopefully lift the trophy at the end, 2—1. leeds rhinos have consolidated fifth spot in super league with a last—gasp home win over third—placed huddersfield giants. leading 14—12 with just minutes remaining, huddersfield forward chris hill was sin—binned for a dangerous tackle — and from the ensuing set of six, blake austin picked up his fourth try of the year. man of the match, rhyse martin, added a late penalty that saw the rhinos victorious18—14. more on that and everything else, you can head to the bbc sport website. but that's all your sport for now. hello there. we'll have some contrasting conditions first thing on friday, with some sharp, thundery downpours to clear southern and eastern england. we could see a couple of inches of rain somewhere across kent coast, up in

this was a ben stokes unleashed and perhaps unburdened.nique ability. south africa selected two spin bowlers... smashed. ..stokes enjoyed them. his first 100 as england captain took patience and passion, and he wasn't alone. the other ben — foakes — displayed all of his skills to take england's lead way past 200, to surely take the match beyond south africa and to make his own century. that's what they make bats for. joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford. england eventually declared for 415—9. the two spinners keshav maharaj and simon getting the wickets of broad, robinson and leach. south africa captain dean elgar and fellow opener sarel elwee made 23 in reply but england have a lead 241 runs at stumps. today's double header in the hundred is in cardiff. welsh fire women have their first win in this year's competition. they beat northern superchargers by 11 runs at sophia gardens the victory hadn't looked likely with superchargers cruising towards their target of 124. but collapsed with some great bowling at the death. nicola carey took thre

england test captain ben stokes says he feared he may not play again during his break from the sport like. i'd give off this bavaro, being a tough northern lad with tattoos and stuff like that. yeah, i am tough, butjust because i'm tough doesn't mean i can't struggle mentally because these things, you can't pick and choose when they are going to hit you. it's not like a switch in your brain, today i'm going to feel good and tomorrow i will feel bad. you took an indefinite break from the game. did you think you might not play cricket again? i the game. did you think you might not play cricket again?— not play cricket again? i mean, at the time, yeah. _ not play cricket again? i mean, at the time, yeah. that's _ not play cricket again? i mean, at the time, yeah. that's where - not play cricket again? i mean, at the time, yeah. that's where i - not play cricket again? i mean, at| the time, yeah. that's where i was sacked. there was a very tough time, as i alluded to. and one of the more, probably the most powerful things about that that i watched, that i noticed from the film, was when

that was until captain ben stokes got the wickets of rassie van der dussen for 41.n. and in the last few moments, james anderson has taken a wicket with the new ball. and this is how it stands. south africa on 174 for 6. they trail by 90. england well on course for a win in this test to level the series after that comprehensive thrashing in the first test at lord's. formula one is back from its summer break, with ferrari's carlos sainz claiming pole for tomorrow's belgian grand prix. the spaniard wasn't the fastest at spa though. championship leader max verstappen went more than half a second quicker. but he's been given a penalty for changing parts on his red bull car and will start from 15th, just ahead of title rival charles leclerc. mercedes drivers lewis hamilton and george russell will start from fourth and fifth. that's all the sport for now. i'm really busy day. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. experts investigating the deaths of thousands of fish in a river between poland and germany say the cause rema

captain ben stokes and ben foakes have helped them past south africa's first innings of 151.r maker audi has announced it willjoin formula one in 2026. first practice is under way in the belgian grand prix. german car maker audi has announced it willjoin formula one in 2026. it will supply engines and has been attracted by new rules that feature increased electrical power and sustainable fuel. the team they'll be joining forces with will be announced by the end of this year. england's matt fitzpatrick is due to tee off his second round of the tour championship in atlanta in third place. the us open champion shot a six—under—par 64 first round. but he's still six behind the leader, the world number one and masters champion scottie scheffler. players start the season ending event on different scores determined by their place in the fedex cup standings. that's all the sport for now. i will have more for you later. now on bbc news, following the announcement of the 80% increase in the energy price cap, it's time for your questions answered with my colleaguejames reynolds. hello a

of 87 between keegan petersen and rassie van der dussen frustrated england but when the captain ben stokeshe tail and james anderson and ollie robinson knocked off the final five wickets for just seven runs in 30 deliveries. the two teams now head to the final deciding test at the oval in london starting on the 8th of september. amazing team performance. to bounce back like the way we did suggested there is a real sort of confidence boost and i think in the way that we applied ourselves at both batting and in the field, it was an incredible team performance and it says the series of nicely. and ferrari's carlos sainz will start on pole for sunday's belgian grand prix. red bull's max verstappen was fastest in qualifying but a grid penalty for using too many engine parts means he starts towards the back. more on that and the rest of those stories on the bbc website but that's all the sport for now. pope francis has created twenty new cardinals in a ceremony at the vatican. the group represents the catholic church from across the world, including the first ever cardinal from east timor. many

in fact, when ben stokes saw aiden markram whack the ball up to the sky and down to the gloves, he couldsouth africa out forjust 151, all england had to do was come out and score some runs themselves. that's all. pretty simple. of course, it never is. ollie pope knows. south africa's bowlers are seriously good. have a listen now for joe root�*s, "oh, no." oh, no. the catch was held and the game rushed on, too fast for comfort. but having lost three wickets quickly... jonny bairstow rebuilt steadily. that ball was going to the boundary and england will resume just 40 runs behind. zak crawley is out of form, but persevering, still there. yeah, well done, head up. still four days of opportunity — if required. joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford. and finally tonight, it became extinct in britain more than 40 years ago, but thanks to decades of conservation work, the large blue butterfly has now had a bumper summer. thousands have been recorded this year with the restoration of wild meadows where the butterflies thrive. the south west of england now has the world's greatest concentration. scie

unchanged side for their crucial series—deciding test match against south africa, which means captain ben stokesnt once again — after hitting 103 and picking up four wickets during the second test victory. james anderson will also head to the oval with lots of confidence after taking six wickets during the match at old trafford. the final test gets under way a week tomorrow. britain's simon yates has withdrawn from the vuelta a espana after testing positive for covid—19. yates was fifth in the overall standings after tuesday's time trial and had been targeting a podium finish. yates is the first overall contender to be forced out of the race due to covid—19 but is the 13th rider to test positive in this year's race. chelsea have confirmed the signing of wesley fofa na from leicester for £75 million. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. more now on our main story, the death of the former leader of the soviet union, mikhail gorbachev. tributes have been paid around the world by many who saw gorbachev as a man of peace — and instrumental in bringi

england's captain ben stokes says they'll continue to focus on how they play.e they've taken on under mccullum. we play cricket how we play cricket, they play cricket how they play cricket but, we are not the ones talking about it all the time, it's them. 0bviously, doing the right thing, people know how we will come out and play, it's up to the opposition to respond to the opposition to respond to the stop. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, tolsen tullett, and the rest of the team that's your sports news for now. arcades used to be the go to place for children, teenagers and some adults — who spent countless hours playing pinball. nowadays, most kids are obsessed with smart phones, but for those who do fancy testing their reflex skills, there's a fantastic pinball museum in the american beach town of asbury park on thejersey shore. wendy urquhart reports. retro arcade on the boardwalk and asbury park is just as irresistible now as it was way back when. irresistible now as it was way back when-— irresisti

ben stokes: phoenix from the ashes launches on prime video on friday. defeat from the vestry and united got the win fans wanted to see them get. we start with events at old trafford, where manchester united eased the pressure on new manager erik ten hag with a 2—1victory over liverpool last night, amidst a backdrop of protests by united fans against the club's american owners, as olly foster reports. we want glazers out, i say we want glazers out! thousands of manchester united fans protested against the club's owners before kick—off. after two woeful defeats, it was no surprise that they'd turn up the volume on their discontent. many more thousands, though, were simply fearful of what might happen on the pitch. liverpool beat them 5—0 at old trafford last season. united showed off their new signing casemiro before kick off — he says he's come to win the premier league. just winning a match would be a start for united. jadon sancho was everything that united haven't been for a while — cool, composed and clinical. liverpool were playing the blame game af

the hosts are looking to extend a four—match winning streak under new captain ben stokes and new headarlier at lord's, the rachael heyhoe flint gate was officially opened by the former england captain's son, ben flint. heyhoe flint was a pioneer of women's cricket, playing for england for more than 20 years, taking on the role of captain for 12, and instigated the first women's world cup. she campaigned for women to be allowed to become members of marylebone cricket club, which finally happened in the late 1990s. emma raducanu says she's growing in confidence after beating serena williams in straight sets in the opening round of the cincinatti 0pen. the 19—year—old was very much in control throughout. williams, who's set to retire after the upcoming us open, causing her very few problems, with raducanu taking the first set 6—4. serena, who's 40 now, has barely played competitive tennis in the last year, and lost the second set 6—0. the match didn't last long — it was over in little over an hour. and the 23 grand slam singles champion didn't hang around for an on—court interview afterw

ben stokes helps limit the damage — as england claw back wickets on the second day of the 1st test against, following a disappointing first innings. good evening. there's been delight but also disappointment on results day for hundreds of thousands of teenagers across england, wales and northern ireland — who've had their studies severely disrupted by the pandemic. almost 850,000 a—levels were taken this year, when pupils did sit exams again. as you can see here, the proportion of top grades has fallen compared with 2020 and 2021 — which are marked here in red — that was when teacher assessments were used instead of exams because of covid. today's results do though remain higher than before the pandemic. but in england there were clear regional differences in those with the top grades — the areas in darkest blue had the highest proportion of pupils with a stars and as — with almost 10% more awarded in the south—east than in the north—east. there were results out too for more than 200,000 btec students, and also for the first 1,000 or so studying the new t—levels, they are vocational course

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ben stokes says they are focusing on how they play and not letting the opposition distract them. ~ ,m. ~ . letting the opposition distract them. ., them. we play cricket how we play cricket and — them. we play cricket how we play cricket and they _ them. we play cricket how we play cricket and they play _ them. we play cricket how we play cricket and they play cricket - them. we play cricket how we play cricket and they play cricket how . cricket and they play cricket how they play cricket but we are not the ones talking about it all the time. it is them. i don't know, doing the right things, but as i said, people know how we are going to play. it is “p know how we are going to play. it is up to the opposition to respond to that. it is not about the opposition. that's all the sport for now. more now on the latest uk figures which show the value of pay fell at its fastest rate on record in the three months tojune, when inflation was taken into account. the office for national statistics says regular pay, excluding bonuses, grew by 4.7%, one of the biggest average pay rises of the last

captain ben stokes promised his team would be more aggressive after losing the opening test by an inningsnd have been impressive with the ball so far today. there's live coverage on bbc radio 5 live sports extra right now and later you can see highlights on bbc two as well as bbc iplayer from 7 o'clock. newcastle are set to sign real sociedad striker alexander isak for a club record fee of around £60 million. the sweden international would boost the magpies attacking options given the injury record of callum wilson, who is awaiting results of a hamstring scan. isak has scored a total of 44 goals over the last four seasons for sociedad and the signing of the 22—year—old would double newcastle's spending this summer to just short of £120 million. they have already recruited matt targett, sven botman and nick pope. rangers are eagerly awaiting this afternoon's champions league draw after sealing their return to european football's top table for the first time in more than a decade. following their 1—0 defeat of psv eindhoven last night, they'll nowjoin rivals celtic in pot four. manchester c

the toss and put england in to bat, taking five wickets before lunch, including that of captain ben stokes the day with england on 116—6. great britain's matthew hudson—smith has won his third major medal in athletics in a month retaining his 400 metres title at the european championships in munich. his team—mate alex haydock—wilson took bronze. 0ursports team—mate alex haydock—wilson took bronze. 0ur sports correspondent nesta mcgregor has the story. the rock star themed entrance fully embraced by some. matthew hudson—smith! but it was clear matthew hudson—smith had no time for theatrics. the defending european champion in lane four, in the last month, bronze at the worlds and silver in birmingham. could he upgrade in munich? this is now about matt hudson—smith! the 27—year—old ran a near—perfect race. in the lead coming off the bend, and he only got stronger. matt hudson—smith is going to take the european title again! first and second was clear, who got bronze less so. cue an anxious wait followed by an eruption from former science student alex haydock—wilson. he's got it. this is my th

ben stokes embodies the new england mentality — in all eventualities stay bold, attack. caught.could you hear england's bubble burst? joe wilson, bbc news, lords. the british boxer, anthonyjoshua, is hoping to regain his world heavyweight titles this weekend in a rematch against the ukrainian fighter, oleksandr usyk. the fight takes place in saudi arabia tomorrow night, and our correspondent, ade adedoyin, has sent us this report from jeddah. anthonyjoshua! once champion, now challenger, anthonyjoshua is a man on a mission. i'v e i've got to change the narrative. i am the author of my own movie, so i have to change the narrative. what gives you the confidence that this time round, it will be different? because i've been in there with him before. i know his tricks, i know what he's doing and i know what i've got to do. standing in his way is this man, the fearsome and formidable oleksandr usyk — eccentric, entertaining and an exceptional boxer who hasn't lost in 13 years. a new heavyweight champion of the world! but in the last few months, he's been fighting on a different front.

ben stokes embodies the new england mentality, in all eventualities stay bold, attack. caught.ch finished, and between all the south african roars, could you hear england's bubble burst? joe wilson, bbc news, lords. anthonyjoshua and 0leksandr usyk are making theirfinal preparations ahead of their world heavyweight title fight rematch in saudi arabia tomorrow night. ade adedoyin sent this report from jeddah. anthonyjoshua! anthony joshua! once champion, now challenaer. anthony joshua! once champion, now challenger. anthony _ anthony joshua! once champion, now challenger. anthony joshua _ anthony joshua! once champion, now challenger. anthony joshua is - anthony joshua! once champion, now challenger. anthony joshua is a - anthony joshua! once champion, now challenger. anthony joshua is a man i challenger. anthony joshua is a man on a mission- _ challenger. anthony joshua is a man on a mission. i— challenger. anthony joshua is a man on a mission. i want— challenger. anthony joshua is a man on a mission. i want to _ challenger. anthony joshua is a man on a mission. i want to chang

in fact, when ben stokes saw aiden markram whack the ball up to the sky and then down to the gloves,, "oh, no!" oh, no! the catch was held, the game rushed on, now too fast for comfort. joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford. it became extinct in britain more than a0 years ago, but thanks to conservation work, the large blue butterfly has now had a bumper summer. thousands have been recorded this year with the restoration of wild meadows, and south west england now has the world�*s greatest concentration. helen briggs has the story. the vibrant flash of the large blue butterfly, declared extinct in the uk 1979, it had to be rescued by bringing caterpillars in from sweden. and now decades of conservation work�*s paying off, with more large blue recorded this summer than at any time in 150 years. for one scientist, it�*s a dream come true. it�*s been a great thrill to see the butterfly back in such large numbers again. i alas was present when the large blue went extinct in this country many years ago and, at the time, i never thought i�*d see it back. but now to look at it and watch perhap

it needed captain ben stokes to inspire england back into the match, with three south african wicketsheirfirst innings, kagiso rabada with a five—wicket haul. well bold. is it a really special day for you? definitely. it is basically a childhood dream to be up on the lord's honours board. i remember dismissing a one—day international so i am glad i could go over the line, especially in test cricket. tennis, and there was a shock defeat for the world number one iga swiatek at the cincinnati open. swiatek, who won six tournaments in the first half of the year, including the french open, was beaten in straight sets by the former us open finalist madison keys. the world number one has struggled for consistency since her long, unbeaten run was ended at wimbledon. keys won 6—3, 6—4, and she'll face the wimbledon champion elena rybakina in the quarter—finals. in the men's singles, the top seed and world number one daniil medvedev is safely through to the quarter—finals. the russian, who's looking to regain the title he won back in 2019, beat canada's denis shapovalov in straight sets. medved

that was until captain ben stokes got the wickets of van der dussen for 41.the day. and this is how it stands. south africa on 155—5. they trail by 109. england well on course for a win in this test, to level the series — after that comprehensive thrashing in the first test at lord's. to the premier league then — where manchester united ended their string of really poor away results. they came away with a win at southampton. two wins in a row for them now. matt graveling was watching. manchester united came to a sunny south coast looking for two league wins in a row. in their way, a southampton side are trying to do the same. on the visitors bench was at the new £70 million man. could united finally start telling the pounds into points? on 20 minutes they almost did. into points? on 20 minutes they almost did-— into points? on 20 minutes they i almost did._ all almost did. amazing defending! all -la ers almost did. amazing defending! all players coming _ almost did. amazing defending! all players coming close. _ almost did. amazing defending! all players comi

and england captain ben stokes says he's already looking forward to the third and deciding test against three days at old trafford to level the series. stokes was man of the match, after scoring a century and taking four wickets, but he reserved special praise forjames anderson, who took six wickets. whether it is with the old ball or the new ball, you know exactly what you are going to get. a man who runs in and just gives the batter everything and is just relentless with everything he does. i said before this game started that i honestly just can't see when before this game started that i honestlyjust can't see when he's going to stop. you can see him just enjoying every moment he is out there. i honestly can't say whenever he's going to stop because he is 40, but he doesn't act like a 40—year—old. he's been amazing round the dressing room, the energy he runs in and bowls with isjust incredible. he'sjust runs in and bowls with isjust incredible. he's just a testament to himself and a great ambassador for the game, especially fast bowlers. you can followed this busy weekend of sport, e