for birmingham phoenix and the oval invincible is, this was not quite cricket to. chance to play in the first hundred final. phoenix chose the ball first and soon they'd removed the invincible as openers forjust 15 rounds. and after another wickets, the combination soon got things up and running for the invincible is. showing off her versatility before she claimed the first six of this eliminator. claiming her wickets was a big one for phoenix, and they managed to keep the invincible is to just 114. what must be invincible as have been thinking during this countdown? they needed early wickets and they got the first 13 balls in. proving that she is just as handy with a ball as she is with the bat. amyjones and aaron burns shared a partnership to put a firm gloves seemingly on place in the final. but then, a collapse. burns and jones gonejust then, a collapse. burns and jones gone just two bowls. then, a collapse. burns and jones gonejust two bowls. the then, a collapse. burns and jones gone just two bowls. the left says it all. after that, the wickets fell thick and

and it is birmingham who make the semifinal. the phoenixht time? craig templeton, bbc news. staying with circket, after defeat to india in the second test yesterday, head coach chris silverwood has warned players face losing their places as england were bowled out for 120 on the final day. both openers failed to score and silverwood accepts changes may have to be made. i'd rather give somebody one too many chances than not enough — and we have invested in people. but at the same time, clearly, i don't want to start ripping things up. but at some point, we have to think manoeuvring things a little bit to find a better balance and something that works. from my point of view i have to be open—minded, and i might have to keep my eyes open to it. england will begin the t20 world cup in october with a repeat of the 2016 final against holders west indies. the windies won that in dramatic fashion with four successive sixes off ben stokes in the final over. south africa and australia join england and the west indies in their super 125 group along wi

and in the hundred, birmingham phoenix men have gone to the top of the table after beating the trent for 150, with imran tahir taking another two wickets for birmingham phoenix. and before that, a win for birmingham phoenix women too, who beat trent rockets by three wickets at trent bridge. erin burns their star, top scoring with 38 runs and taking one wicket. and that's all the sport for now. good night. hello there, it'll be one of those weekends where we get a bit of sunshine and a bit of rain, as well. it looks like saturday will be a much drier day in scotland, where we've had a lot of shower clouds on friday. we will see more clouds on friday. we will see more cloud coming in from the southwest as well, and that is due to this area of low pressure that's just going to hang around really through the weekend. it means is we start the weekend. it means is we start the weekend, we've got quite muggy air across the south of england, south wales, 15 celsius here. it's cooler air we got in scotland with no showers in the north, 10—11 c. showers in scotland do to become fewer, mind you

the youngest and oldest player in the men's hundred combined to sensational effect as birmingham phoenixn victory over welsh fire at edgbaston. moeen ali made a blistering 28—ball 59, which included three successive sixes. but even the captain was outshone by the baby of the competition. will smeed is tearing up the hundred atjust 19 years of age, and he smoked an unbeaten 65 off 38 balls as phoenix smashed their way to the highest score in the tournament, 181i. so, from the youngest to the eldest statesman in the hundred — imran tahir, ageing like the finest of wines at 42, took the tournament's first hat—trick to finish with figures of 5—25, with the fire skittled forjust 91 runs. in the women's fixture, it was another brilliant performance from india's teenage superstar shafali verma, who scored 76 as birmingham phoenix stormed to a 10—wicket win over welsh fire in the women's hundred. welsh fire collapsed from 75—1to127—9, including losing their last six wickets for 23 runs in a 21—ball spell. chasing 128 to win, verma smashed an unbeaten 76 off 42 balls, after bringing her up her 50

the content was on for both northern superchargers and birmingham phoenix. qualification, lose, it would be elimination. it did not take long for shafali verma to show her intentions. this was also powerfully hit but also misdirected. phoenix worn down afterjust three balls. help would come in the form of the two joneses, first from their captain twojoneses, first from their captain amy, two joneses, first from their captain amy, but after she was dismissed, evejones took over with the big hits, even managing to pick out her recently departed skipper in the dugout. she would eventually go for a brilliant 64 for the target was 148. a target the superchargers captain took a chunk out of. she managed a 50, but her side were stopped in their tracks is something special to eve jones as head in the few that she is with the bat. that moment prove to be the turning point, the superchargers wickets started to tumble. the task was insurmountable. and it is birmingham who make the semifinal. the phoenix had a slow start to this tournament, with three wins in a row, or t

in the men's, southern brave are perhaps the outstanding bowling team up against birmingham phoenix, livingstone who has proven himself the biggest of the big hit itself. i think there are about 99 different opinions in english cricket about the hundred but it has definitely broken through as a spectacle and today we need just a little help from above. spectacle and today we need “ust a little help from above.* little help from above. everything crossed! thank _ little help from above. everything crossed! thank you. _ the third round of the women's open is under way. england's georgia hall tees off at two o'clock, she was joint leader at carnoustie overnight. the 2018 champion is seven under at the halfway stage, sharing the lead with the american mina harigae. hall could have been two clear except for a double bogey on the 15th hole but she scrambled back to stay in contention for her second 0pen title. —— 0pen —— open title. it means the world. i mean, i don't get it often — maybe one or two tournaments a year, and it's so nice. i had this little boy following me around, kept shout

they beat birmingham phoenix by 20 runs.heir openers forjust 15 runs. marizanne kapp steadied the ship — she top scored with 37 as they reached 114 from their 100 balls — so a moderate target but the phoenix made hard work of it, bowled out forjust 94. they'll face southern brave in their final. i don't know how many were here today, _ i don't know how many were here today, but — i don't know how many were here today, but it sounded very but loud. it's going _ today, but it sounded very but loud. it's going to — today, but it sounded very but loud. it's going to be a big day tomorrow. the hundred has conceded everyone's expectations, and i think the women's _ expectations, and i think the women's game will go from straight to straight. i think this is the level— to straight. i think this is the level we _ to straight. i think this is the level we need to keep that now. i think— level we need to keep that now. i think it's — level we need to keep that now. i think it's so — level we need to keep that now. i think it's so grea

and it is birmingham who make the semifinals. the phoenixs failed to score and silverwood accepts changes may have to be made. i'd rather give somebody one too many chances than not enough — and we have invested in people. we give people plenty of opporunity. but at the same time, clearly, i don't want to start ripping things up. but at some point, we have to thinking potentially of manoeuvring things a little bit to find a better balance and something that works. from my point of view i have to be open—minded, but that may be something that has to hapen, and i might have to keep my eyes open to it. england will begin the t20 world cup in october with a repeat of the 2016 final against holders west indies. the windies won that in dramatic fashion with four successive sixes off ben stokes in the final over. south africa and australia join england and the west indies in their super 12s group along with two yet—to—be—determined qualifiers, who could be ireland or scotland. football, and fulham are the early pace setters in the championship afte

moeen ali's birmingham phoenix won the toss and decided to field. so southern brave batting first.rrently 15 fori after 15 balls. the dangerous quinton de kock the man out. that's all from sportsday. have a very good evening. afghanistan has new masters, 20 years after their first experiment in power came to a shattering end, the taliban are back, hours after arriving in cobble, sitting at the president's desk. earlier, cling to power but the man down in the streets is gone. afghanistan has new masters. 20 years after their first experiment in power came to a shattering end the taliban are back. hours after arriving in kabul, they were sitting at the president's desk. earlier, president ashraf ghani clinging to the last vestige of power. he has fled to uzbekistan, saying he left to avoid bloodshed. as the taliban moves in, the west moves out. helicopters ferrying diplomats to the airport. this disorderly end was not planned. hundreds of british troops have now arrived in kabul to help with the evacuation of thousands of british and afghan civilians. the operation is well under way.

the win takes birmingham phoenix to four points, three behind 0val invincibles who are third and in theixes in a row during a thrilling 59 run off 27 balls, with will stephen asking 65 as birmingham phoenix finish the innings on 184—5. welsh fire to back shortly. that's all the sport for now. we'll have more for you on the bbc news channel later on. documents show that david cameron earned many million pounds from his work with greensill capital. the documents show he received more than £3 million in shares and was paid a salary of £1 million a year. a spokesman for mr cameron said his renumeration was a private matter. lex greensill was the bank at the heart of david cameron was my government, having his own office at number ten. government, having his own office at number ten-— government, having his own office at| number ten._ two number ten. lex, give us a wave. two ears number ten. lex, give us a wave. two years after— number ten. lex, give us a wave. two years after he — number ten. lex, give us a wave. two years after he left _ number ten. lex, give us a wave. two years after he

they beat birmingham phoenix by 20 runs.k of it, bowled out forjust 94. they'll face southern brave in their final. i don't know how many were here today, but it sounded very but loud. it's going to be a big day tomorrow. the hundred has exceded everyone's expectations, and i think the women's game will go from straight to straight. i think this is the level we need to keep that now. i think it's so great to see so many fans here supporting the women's game and getting to watch what a great game it is. to the golf and the final major of the year, and it promises to be an exciting weekend at carnoustie. there are joint leaders at the top of the women's open leaderboard. georgia hall, the 2018 champion is one of them. she had one of the early tee times and shot a three under round of 69 to top the leaderboard alongside american mina harigae. scottish amateur louise duncan is four shots back. she's on three under and still in the hunt over the weekend. but the defending champion sophia popov won't be there. she finished three o

and in the hundred, birmingham phoenix men have gone to the top of the table after beating the trentnt bridge. erin burns their star, top scoring with 38 runs and taking one wicket. and that's all the sport for now. goodnight. hello there. it won't be as windy on saturday, but the weekend could start a bit dull, damp and misty across parts of wales in the southwest of england. at that cloud will work its way very slowly northwards through the midlands, up to northern england and northern ireland, bringing with it a bit of rain and drizzle. more in the way of sunshine and fewer showers, it'll feel warmer in scotland, 20 celsius possible in the central belt. further south across wales, south midlands, southern england, we should get more sunshine breaking through, giving us some warmth as well for us to we've got more rain to come in the north and northeast of scotland on sunday. and he ran across southern scotland and northern ireland moves outward routes, and it brightens up in these areas. forthe routes, and it brightens up in these areas. for the rain and drizzle across northern en

moeen ali's birmingham phoenix won the toss and decided to field. so southern brave batting first.

moeen ali's birmingham phoenix won the toss and decided to field.ve batting first and they have posted a testing total for the phoenix to chase. 0pener paul sterling lasted 61 off 36 balls including six sixes to help his side 168—5 off their 100 walls. ross whiteley also struck an unbeaten 44 and the phoenix reply very shortly. over to carnoustie and it's fair to say there's a bit of congestion at the top of the leaderboard at the women's open. throughout the day, there have been eight different names at the top.. earlier i spoke to our golf correspondant iain carter who's there for us. 17 players within four shots of the elite, bios trading places at the top of the leaderboard, especially late in the afternoon when the rain came teaming down on the carnoustie links but it was anna nordqvist really set the pace, joined by madsen who was... so to scandinavians, the dane and the swede setting the pace. a congested leaderboard about anna nordqvist with the lowest round of the week so far, no drop shot and seven birdies, julie was quite brilliant. bodes

the youngest and oldest player in the men's hundred combined to sensational effect as birmingham phoenix65 off 38 balls as phoenix smashed their way to the highest score in the tournament, 184. so, from the youngest to the eldest statesman in the hundred — imran tahir, ageing like the finest of wines at 42, took the tournament's first hat—trick to finish with figures of 5—25, with the fire skittled forjust 91 runs. i think he's still running about edgbaston! in the women's fixture, it was another brilliant performance from india's teenage superstar shafali verma, who scored 76 as birmingham phoenix stormed to a 10—wicket win over welsh fire in the women's hundred. welsh fire collapsed from 75—1to127—9, including losing their last six wickets for 23 runs in a 21—ball spell. chasing 128 to win, verma smashed an unbeaten 76 off 42 balls, after bringing her up her 50 withjust 22 balls, the 17—year—old hitting nine fours and two sixes. and andy murray has been added to the main draw for the us open after former champion stan wawrinka withdrew. murray pulled out of the men's singles at the tok

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trent rockets have lost their 100% record in the competition against birmingham phoenix thanks in partrunt got the better of shafali verma, bowling her out with a slower ball as the visitors won by 11 runs. and london spirit men's head coach shane warne will be absent from the match against southern brave at lord's after he returned a positive covid test. he will isolate from the squad and support staff whilst he awaits further test results. and that's all from us here at the bbc sport centre. bye—bye. good evening. i suspect most of you want some settled summer sunshine for the beginning of august — why not? unfortunately, today, it was a slightly disappointing story. there was more cloud around than there was sunshine, as you can see by this weather watcher picture. there were also some nuisance showers yet again, drifting their way steadily south by a cold front. it may well enhance some thundery showers over the next few hours. the best of the breaks in the cloud, well, that was further west and we keep those clear skies as we go into tonight. the cold front will ease away, this ri

birmingham phoenix remain in contention to finish in the top three after beating the trent rockets. threeng the trent rockets. david weir, the most decorated athlete in london marathon history, will make his 22nd consecutive appearance at this year's race. the briton finished second last year behind canada's brent laka—toss, who also returns along with women's champion nikita den boer of the netherlands. all this week we've been lucky to have olympic champions dropping into the bbc sport centre — and earlier today lauren price paid us a visit. it was only on sunday that she became the first welsh fighter to win olympic boxing gold, after beating china's li qian in the women's middleweight final. it was one of six boxing medals that team gb ultimately came home with. she's been talking to austin halewood. it was brilliant games for the british boxer, team gb�*s final medal was won by lauren price in the ring and shejoins me with was won by lauren price in the ring and she joins me with the medal was won by lauren price in the ring and shejoins me with the medal in hand, lauren i am sure yo

birmingham phoenix bowling imran tahir here.nd on and on. now, where has that gone? six. the brave men hit 1a of them to make 168. now phoenix had liam livingstone and there was no way of stopping him. he kept swinging, connecting until tim david looked up and threw and hit and livingstone was run out. oh, no. oh, yes. brave's victory by 32 runs. so it ends this year. there is more to cricket than the hundred, but many this summer grasped it. joe wilson, bbc news, lords. it's time to pop out of the room if you don't want to know today's football results as match of the day and sportscene in scotland follow soon on bbc one. manchester city's £100 million man, jack grealish, scored on his home debut as the premier league champions beat newly promoted norwich city 5—0. also today, aston villa beat newcastle 2—0. brighton won again. that's two wins from two games, their best start to a premier league season. it was 0—0 between crystal palace and brentford. leeds united and everton drew 2—2 and liverpool beat burnley 2—0 at anfield.

are doing a fantastic interview today with the female leg spinner firm scotland who plays for birmingham phoenixy and inclusion plans and links to sustainability, and opportunities for young people. so it's been a really well—thought—out, planned tournament. and the coverage was definitely going to be much more entertaining, but probably no more than that for sky viewers. you've talked about how you obviously want to reach out to a wider audience, people who may not have watched cricket before — do you know yet how successful it has been in shifting to a new audience? have you got figures that can let us know that? well, we do have figures and demographics. i don't have them exactly to hand, it's definitely hitting a younger, more female audience, and it's definitely hitting a bigger audience. and we're grateful for the role that the bbc has helped us in doing that. sanjay patel, is this the first time that a tv company, sky in this case, has been involved in creating a new sporting format? well, they weren't necessarily involved in creating it. i think that came from us at ecb, and i think that

the men's final takes place tonight between birmingham phoenix and southern brave.hose to bowl first. georgia adams struck an early boundary off shrubsole, but the bowler soon had her revenge when adams was dismissed for four, caught in the deep by dani wyatt. the latest score is invincibles 36—1 after 37 balls. the paralympic games start on tuesday in tokyo. paralympics gb brought home 147 medals from rio 2016, including 64 golds. this time round, chef de mission penny briscoe believes gb is fielding a very competitive team once again, but says she's grateful the games are going ahead. the last 18 months has been a tumultuous time for global communities and we are very respectful of the fact that the games are going ahead still in the midst of a raging pandemic. now that we are here, i think that we are trying to demonstrate to the japanese public that we will be exemplary in terms of our adherence to the covid countermeasures because we are so grateful for the work that has gone on from the japanese government, the organising community, the international paralympi

birmingham phoenix have lifted themselves off the bottom of the hundred women's table with a ten—wicketali verma made her highest score of the competition, hitting 76 offjust 42 balls as phoenix chased down 128 with 2a balls to spare. evejones also made an unbeaten 52. bangladesh bowled out australia for their lowest ever t20 total of 62 to seal the series 4—1 on monday. chasing 123 for victory, australia crashed out in just over 13 overs, with shakib al hasan taking four wickets in the 60—run defeat in dhaka. now, many watching the new events included in the olympics might be asking why isn't an established sport like netball in the olympics? well, it's a question that's been asked for many years by people involved in netball. and now the world organisation and netball australia have said they want the sport to become part of the olympic games�* programme in time for brisbane 2032. england head coachjess thirlby is keen for the game to be included. i think it's a combination of things. i think it is predominantly played across the commonwealth games or that is what people are aware of

match in february, during england's tour of india, but he's been in great form as captain of birmingham phoenixto the top of the table. he'lljoin up with the england squad for training this afternoon. it was a decision we took yesterday. we had a long chat about it and it gives us another option in terms of balancing the team out. he is obviously full of confidence and playing some unbelievable cricket in the hundred and in the short format and we know how talented he is and what he is capable of and he's a serious contender for this game. and we're still celebrating the achievements of team gb in tokyo. today, we've been talking to keely hodgkinson. she broke the british record to win silver in the 800—metres, which she said was a real suprise, but she told us... that she'd been feeling confident in the build—up to the games and that she always believed that she could make the podium, even though it was her first 0lympics. i think i was definitely one of the underdogs going into that race but i wanted to put myself in a good position and put it all out there because that was a big opportunity

the youngest and oldest player in the men's hundred combined to sensational effect as birmingham phoenixaston. moeen ali, made a blistering 28—ball 59 which included three successive sixes. but even the captain was outshone by the baby of the competition. will smeed is tearing up the hundred atjust 19 years of age and he smoked an unbeaten 65 off 38 balls as phoenix smashed their way to the highest score in the tournament 184. so from the youngest to the eldest statesman in the hundred. imran tahir, ageing like the finest of wines at 42, took the tournament's first hat—trick to finish with figures of 5—25 with the fire skittled forjust 91 runs. pretty sure tahir is still running around edgbaston as we speak. and finally, the speculation around where lionel messi will play next season continues. the record six—time ballon d'or winner said that french side paris saint germain isjust one possibility. the fact he hasn't signed for psg yet certainly didn't deterfans in the french capital though. hundreds of them gathered outside the parc des princes to celebrate his potential arrival. one can

and in the men's fixture, manchester originals will draw level with the birmingham phoenix at the tophat one still going. but that's all your support for now, back to you, martine. marc, thank you very much indeed. the governor of new york state, andrew cuomo, has announced his resignation in the face of a sexual harassment scandal. he'd been under mounting pressure to quit from fellow democrats, including president biden, after an investigation published last week found that he had harassed 11 women. mr cuomo said he didn't want to be a distraction and would step down for the good of the state. i take full responsibility for my actions. i have been too familiar with people. my sense of humour can be insensitive and off—putting. i do hug and kiss people casually, women and men. i have done it all my life. it's who i've been since i can remember. in my mind, i've never crossed the line with anyone, but i didn't realise the extent to which the line has been redrawn. there are generational and cultural shifts that ijust didn't fully appreciate, and i should have. no excuses. andrew cuomo

rockets in the men's competition, but first up in the women's, it's the oval invicibles who host birmingham phoenixarrant has already got her sights on the top prize. i mean, i have seen the trophy, actually, it's huge! so i don't know if i can pick that up, but i reckon a couple of us could. obviously with it being the first year, it makes it even more special. for us, getting to the final and then the brave doing well and being underdogs, we are feeling confident. i think we have some big match players and i'm sure we will do our best to try and get there. well you can watch live coverage of that game from 2.30pm on bbc two. and of course you can keep across that and all of the day's other sports news on the bbc sport website. that is all your support for now. thank you, austin, see you later in the day. very good afternoon. you are watching bbc news. let me bring you a covid related update that has come through, because we have had a new r number scent through, the covid reproduction number, which has increased slightly. this figure is england only, but the r number estimated between 0.9 and 1.2

oval invincibles beat birmingham phoenix in the women's hundred at edgbaston. withdrawal of some. they can see they have been offered no option to postpone until 2022. -- offered no option to postpone until 2022. —— over plans to postpone the rugby league cup. let's get a quick round up from some more of the day's sport now. manchester city are closing in on the £100 million signing of aston villa skipperjack grealish. that fee would make it a british record. the deal could be concluded in time for the england midfielder to play in the community shield against leicester city on saturday. another reported manchester city target harry kane failed for a third day in a row to turn up for training with tottenham. the england captain believes he has a gentlemen's agreement to leave the club. louis van gaal has been named as the new coach of the netherlands, taking charge of the national team for a third time. he takes over from frank de boer. christian eriksen has visited the inter milan training ground for the first time since suffering a cardiac arrest during denma

and you can watch oval invicibles versus birmingham phoenix from 2.30 on bbc two.g. just at the rate of which borrowing is dropping. as you know, the government borrowing figures track the deficit, the amount the chancellor rishi sunak exceeds in his spending what he's getting in in taxes. you have to borrow the rest in order to cover that spending but the government borrows it from itself. the bank of england is the main creditor to the government so if you are borrowing from yourself, first of all it makes it a lot less urgent to pay it back. debt interest payments are very low and have been bawling in the last month. also, the overall amount that is being borrowed officially is dropping so rapidly that some critics may say, well, why do you need cuts, why do you need to freeze public sector pay? the government will say it is the plan working. if you look at the figures, £10.4 billion injuly. that is still the second—highest borrowing injuly ever. normally injuly you get big money coming in from self sx tax receipts but the pandemic is quite different. but10.4 re

birmingham phoenix will face southern brave after last night's eliminator.their target with 32 balls to spare. in the women's hundred the oval invincibles produced a stunning comeback to reach today's final. marizanne kapp smashed this six to help the invincibles to 114. their opponents birmingham phoenix were cruising at 66—2 before tash farrant took four wickets to carry her team to victory. the invincibles face southern brave in the final at lord's this afternoon. the game is live on bbc two. every game we played it sounded louder and louder. i think it has exceeded every body's expectations and i think the women's game is going to get strength to strength was not this is the level we need to keep at now. the second round of matches in the new premier league season starts with liverpool against burnley this lunchtime. anfield will be full for the first time in 18 months for a fixture which burnley won last season in an empty stadium. and it seems as if liverpool boss jurgen klopp has been counting down to this moment. 0ur our first 0urfirst home our first

trent rockets have lost their 100% record in the hundred against birmingham phoenix thanks in part tod a positive covid test. he will isolate from the squad and support staff whilst he awaits further test results. back to tokyo and everything that's been happening, this is how the medal table looks at the end of day nine. gb has medal table looks at the end of day nine. gb has ten medal table looks at the end of day nine. gb has ten goals. medal table looks at the end of day nine. gb has ten goals. that medal table looks at the end of day nine. gb has ten goals. that puts them six, and plenty more to come. china still america has more medals overall. so, can team gb add a few more to that tally on monday? well, day ten in tokyo gets under way in just a few hours' time. great britain's eventers will go for equestrian gold in the team and individual competitions after fine performances in the cross—country element. world number one oliver townend impressed, along with laura collett and tom mcewen, to give them the lead going into both contests. on the track, four—time european indoor ch

birmingham phoenix beat oval invincibles by six wickets at edgbaston in the men's hundred. runs. invincibles strengthen their grip on third place in the table. phoenix are one off the bottom and unlikely to reach the next stage. the rugby league world cup, which was due to be held in england in the autumn, is set to be postponed until next year. it follows the withdrawal of defending champions australia, and new zealand over player welfare and safety concerns related to covid. the world cup, featuring men's, women's and wheelchair events, was set to start in newcastle in october. an announcement confirming the decision is expected tomorrow. with manchester city closing in on the 100 million pound signing of their england starjack grealish, aston villa have been out spending money already. villa have announced the surprise signing of southampton striker danny ings in a deal thought to be worth 25 million pounds. ings scored 46 goals in 100 appearances for the saints after joining from liverpool in 2018. its been a busy day for villa. they also announced the signing of winger

birmingham's phoenix bowling here.is career, goes on and on and on. now, where's that gone? the brave men hit 1a of them to make 168. now, phoenix at liam livingston, and there was no way of stopping him. he kept swinging, connecting until tim david looked up and threw and hit. and livingston was run out. oh, no! oh, yes! braves victory by 32 runs. so it ends this year. there is more to cricket than the hundred, but many this summer grasped it. joe wilson, bbc news, lord's. a fantastic day there at lord's. that is all your support for now. and now it is time for the papers. let's have a look at the sunday morning papers. with me are journalist and author sharma perera and martin bentham, tomorrow's front pages starting with. the observer warning that there could be went spent hunger, collapse if things are not organised recklessly. the sunday telegraph looks at criticism from the former prime minister tony blair. he sent troops into afghanistan 20 years ago. he says the uk has a moral obligation to stay until everyone

but right now the oval invincibles are hosting the birmingham phoenix.the invincibles reached 114 from their 100 balls — so a moderate target but the phoenix have made hard work of it. they've lost wickets at regular intervals and it's cost them, eventually losing that game. so the invincible is through to tomorrow's final. there's another packed weekend ahead in the premier league. new tottenham boss nuno espirito santo comes up against his former club wolves for the first time on sunday. spurs made a brilliant start to the season when they beat champions manchester city last weekend — but santo admits he still doesn't know if harry kane will feature: he trained today, he trained today, he changed that, he's going to change my, and tomorrow he will make a decision. i'm sorry to keep on saying the same things, but this is how we work. it's a day by day situation. the decisions are made when we feel that we should make them, and we are going to take the decision who is going to travel tomorrow. anfield will be full for the first time in 18 months tomorrow

match in february, during england�*s tour of india, but he�*s been in great form as captain of birmingham phoenix team out so he�*s obviously full of confidence, poise and believable cricket in the hundred and in the shorter format, and we know how talented he is and what he is capable of in test cricket, so he�*s a serious contender for this game. and we�*re still celebrating the achievements of team gb in tokyo — today we�*ve been talking to keely hodgkinson. she broke the british record to win silver in the 800—metres, which she said was a real suprise, but she told us that she�*d been feeling confident in the build—up to the games and that she always believed that she could make the podium, even though it was her first 0lympics. i think ithinki i think i was definitely one of the underdogs going into that race but i just wanted to put myself in a good position and put it all out there because that was a big opportunity for me and not many people get that opportunity at 19 so i wanted to take it and perform well. i was not the only 19—year—old in the race, there was the american who will make

during england�*s tour of india, has been added to the squad after his great form as captain of birmingham phoenixf confidence and playing some unbelievable cricket in the hundred and in the short format and we know how talented he is and what he is capable of and he�*s a serious contenderfor this game. staying with cricket there are more matches in the hundred today. manchester 0riginals will draw level with the brimingham phoenix at the top of the men�*s table later, if they beat london spirit at old trafford tonight. and the women�*s fixture has jsut finished in manchester. the 0riginals won the toss and chose to bat first. they made 127—5 from their hundred balls, thanks to some big hitting late on from sophie ecclestone. london spirit got off to the worst possible start with their reply. but that didnt stop them going on to win in the final set, we�*ll have more for you in sportsday at 6.30. the breaking news that the new state governor announced his resignation after sexual harassment allegations were a number of women. he said he be a he said he did not want to be a distraction and would se

and you can watch 0val invicibles versus birmingham phoenix from 2.30pm on bbc two.t returned from afghanistan. can you tell us more about what your report has uncovered? riff can you tell us more about what your report has uncovered?— report has uncovered? of course, so there's a lot — report has uncovered? of course, so there's a lot of _ report has uncovered? of course, so there's a lot of focus _ report has uncovered? of course, so there's a lot of focus on _ report has uncovered? of course, so there's a lot of focus on kabul - report has uncovered? of course, so there's a lot of focus on kabul now. there's a lot of focus on kabul now as there should be but there was fighting throughout afghanistan for months leading up to this. before the major dominoes of the provincial capitals fell, many more smaller rural districts in smaller cities fell under taliban control and what often happened was the taliban would cut cell phone service in those areas so it's been difficult to tell what has happened in those areas they have taken over. we have uncovered that at least

they beat birmingham phoenix by 32 runs.st being days away? what kind of vibe is there around the paralympics at the moment. i around the paralympics at the moment. ~' , ., , moment. i think everyone is relieved that they are — moment. i think everyone is relieved that they are happening _ moment. i think everyone is relieved that they are happening and - moment. i think everyone is relieved that they are happening and a - moment. i think everyone is relieved that they are happening and a very, l that they are happening and a very, very excited. i'm sure hannah will tell you _ very excited. i'm sure hannah will tell you more but i think, as an athlete — tell you more but i think, as an athlete, that is what you train for, normally— athlete, that is what you train for, normally for four years, this time for five _ normally for four years, this time for five and — normally for four years, this time for five and people are really aware know _ for five and people are really aware know what — for five and people are really aware

but right now the oval invincibles are hosting the birmingham phoenix.xt hour. austin, thank you, we will see you then. a bbc investigation has discovered that up to a,500 cases were unlawfully detained in police custody in england and wales because of delays in transferring them to mental health facilities. a freedom of information request led to the publication of a sensitive government report from 2018. the government says it is committed to supporting people experiencing mental health crises, but it's understood that unlawful detentions are still happening in some areas. our home affairs correspondent, sean dilley, has more. i was in bed and he came into my room with a pillow and put the pillow over my face. and i managed to push him away and i said, "why are you doing this to me?" and he says, "my thoughts are telling me if i kill you now, "i won't experience the pain of you dying when i grow up." this is blue. this is thomas, annette's 15—year—old son. earlier this year, he twice attempted to take his mother's life. but she insists he's not a kille

and birmingham phoenix remain in contention to finish in the top three of the women's hundred — they a mix. for sauberto through. through the weekend it will be a mix. for sauber to stays dry with sunny spells all weekend but for other areas of it a bit of rain in the forecast. that rain is down to this low pressure approaching from the west and pushing patchy rain across parts of wales this morning and the cloud building across much of england and wales. northern ireland clouding over it later. the rain gradually nudging northwards, approaching northern ireland and parts of northern england later this afternoon. for scotland sunshine and showers but the shower is easing this afternoon. a lot of dry weather through the central belt towards the boarders. the far north of england looking hazy. you should stay dry all day further south but london sunny spells. typically further north the highs of around 18 or 19. this evening we will see the rain at the west pushing further north. for more ireland and northern england fairly drizzly tonight. more rain across wales and western england. q

it was a winner takes all match in the women's hundred between birmingham phoenix and the northern superchargerss her side set a target of 148 to win. things had been looking good for the superchargers in their innings untiljones produced a stunning catch to turn the game. but they could only reach 133 which means that it's birmingham pheonix who will head into the eliminator. meanwhile in the men's comeptition, the phoenix knew that a win would take them straight into the final. they chose to bowl first and were set a target of 144 by the northern superchargers, with tom kohler—cadmore getting 71 off 44 balls. but in response phoenix were just too good with liam livingston smashing to 92 runs to help his side win by eight wickets and a ticket for the final. finally, boxer david haye says he can't wait to get back in the ring when he fights his friend joe fournier, in los angeles next month. the former world heavyweight champion is coming out of retirement at the age of 40. and just like when he was champion of the world, haye's not short on confidence. i'm normally giving him advice on boxing,

he scored a half—century as birmingham phoenix smashed their way to 184—5 in the hundred — the highest thigh strain and reached the quarter—finals of the doubles, alongsidejoe salisbury. the us open starts injust under three weeks' time. that man is never beaten committee? no. see you later with your excellent guests. documents obtained by the bbc�*s panorama programme suggest that david cameron earned around £7 million from a controversial finance company called greensill capital before it collapsed earlier this year. the former prime minister has been criticised for lobbying the government on behalf of the finance firm during the pandemic. a spokesperson for david cameron said he acted in good faith at all times and there was no wrongdoing in any of his actions. we're joined now by panorama reporter andy verity. david cameron has repeatedly refused to say how much money he may from greensill capital but took us for what you discover. brute greensill capital but took us for what you discover.— greensill capital but took us for what you discover. we got hold of the letter from _ what y