it will be massive for brentford.ificant because it's brentford, and they are our local rivals. they have quite often been the little sibling to fulham, while we have been in the premier league, they were in the third or fourth tier, and, right now, they are our equals. of course, what might have been a cauldron at wembley will instead be an empty bowl. for fulham and brentford fans, this will be a night to scream, at a screen. patrick gearey, bbc news. it's another busy week for england's men's cricketers. tomorrow the test side begin a three match series against pakistan at old trafford, today the one day team face ireland in southampton with an unassailable two nil lead. the bio bubbles that have had to be created to get the matches on mean there can be no crossover between the squads. sam billings is one player who's taken advantage of that to get into a world cup winning side. it has been probably the hardest sporting team to get into, probably in world sport at this time, so look, i'vejust got to keep doing what

i called him over but i didn't want to try and let on to brentford's bench and brentford's players, andy tojoe, so we try to bluff it of the bid and say to joe, i so we try to bluff it of the bid and say tojoe, i want you to go for it andi say tojoe, i want you to go for it and i want you to commit to it and i wa nt and i want you to commit to it and i want you to really, really do it. thankfully,, want you to really, really do it. thankfully, , thankfully, it's want you to really, really do it. thankfully,, thankfully, it's gone in. executed well. he's got an unbelievable left foot, he executed well. this team 15 months ago there was a team that lost most weeks, eve ryo ne was a team that lost most weeks, everyone could see that from the outside, you could easilyjudge that. we let in a lot of goals. what you did not see and you did not understand is a football club which had some gaping wounds. along the way, with pushed and pushed and pushed, tried to change the mentality, tried to change the real way about us because we how important it was, trying to balance that with an expectation

coming up on bbc news, we will have the latest bre ntford brentford will face fulham in the championshiplay—off final for a place in the premier league. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. scientists are warning that the uk's contact tracing programmes aren't good enough to prevent a second, even bigger, wave of coronavirus, once all schools re—open for the new term. a study published in medicaljournal the lancet says transmission would increase as parents return to work — at the same time their children

it will be massive for brentford.ague, they were in the third or fourth tier, and, right now, they are our equals. of course, what might have been a cauldron at wembley will instead be an empty bowl. for fulham and brentford fans, this will be a night to scream, at a screen. patrick gearey, bbc news. that kicks off at 7:45pm tonight. another busy week for the england men's cricketers with test side beginning three match series against pakistan at old trafford. today the one—day team faces ireland at southampton. the bubbles that have had to be treated to get their matches on mean there can be no crossover of players between the squads. sam billings is one player who has taken advantage of that to get into a world cup winning squad. it has been probably the hardest sporting team to get into, probably in world sport at this time, so look, i'vejust got to keep doing what i do, and keep enjoying my cricket and putting some scores on the board when i can, and thankfully i've done it, this series. there is one game to go, a

we wonder if luck will be on brentford's side later.o's taken advantage of that. it has been probably the hardest sporting team to get into probably in world sport at this time. so i just have to keep doing what i do and keep enjoying my cricket and getting some scores on the board when i can, and thankfully, i have donein when i can, and thankfully, i have done in this series. there is one game to go and hopefully i can do the same. and look who's back bowling — all—rounder ben stokes. an injury meant he only played as specialist batsman in the last test win over west indies. but signs are good he could be back ready to bowl again tomorrow. and finally, we've seen some strange things in sport but this tops it off. have a look at this. this is the american 5—time 0lympic champion katie ledecky swimming the length of a pool with a glass of chocolate milk balanced on her head without spilling a drop. now, i would like to say that this is all part of a well choreographed training routine to improve, bring about a smooth stroke ahead of the

brentford did get one back, but it was all too little, too late. for fulham, they are shooting right back up to the premier league. austin halewood, bbc news. it could be the big transfer saga of the summer — england starjadon sancho's potential move to manchester united from borussia dortmund. it's been reported that the 20—year—old was close to agreeing a deal to move to manchester, but the german club want a transfer fee of around £100 million. that would be a record for a british player, but united think that's too much and say they'll walk away if the price isn't dropped. there was a thrilling finish to the final one—day international, as ireland beat the world champions england. it all went down to the last couple of balls in southampton. kevin 0'brien hitting the winning ru ns as ireland chased down their target of 329. england had already won the series, but this was a significant victory for ireland — just their second ever win over england. from southampton to old trafford, where england's test team start their three match series against

brentford did get one back, but it.le for fulham, they are shooting right back up fulham, they are shooting right back up to the premier league. austin halewood, bbc news. rafael nadal has pulled out of this month's us open because he says the coronavirus pandemic is "not under control". nadal says it was a difficult decision not to defend his title in new york, but that the situation is complicated and he'd rather not travel to the us. this will be the first grand slam event since the year 2000 not to feature either nadal or roger federer, the swiss player is recovering from knee surgery. there was a thrilling finish to the final one—day international as ireland beat the world champions england. it all went down to the last couple of balls in southampton, kevin o'brien hitting the winning runs as ireland chased down their target of 329. england had already won the series, but this was a significant win for ireland — just their second ever win over england. from southampton to old trafford where england's test team star

brentford did get on the score sheet after death but it was too late to make a difference.e said to be given a delayed start to the new season. those affected include manchester united who face austrian side lask in the europa league on wednesday. wolves are also in the last 16 whilst manchester city and chelsea remain in the champions league. a 30—day period has been agreed in principle which means any club involved in the quarterfinals of either competition will not start their season on the 12th of september when the new premier league campaign begins. and it was a thrilling finish to the final one—day international in southampton as ireland beat the world champions england by seven wickets for just a ball to spare having already lost a three match series, ireland was set a target of 329 to win. owen morgan top scored for england at the century but paul hit 142 and andrew burned 113, what a partnership that was before kevin o'brien here got the winning run to seal a famous win for ireland and crucially, his shot victory also gives them ten points towards world cup qualif

brentford finished third in the championship and beat swansea to reach the final.o the top flight for the first time in over 70 years. if you don't have those butterflies in your stomach, you don't have that feeling, then you're not in the right place and they will be the same for both teams. everybody will be nervous going to accommodate lateral and we look forward to that. we can't wait to play that. we can't wait to play that. and the cherry on the top of the cake would have been with the fans of course, we'll know that. that is one of the biggest games in the world. england's cricketers will be looking for a clean sweep in the third and final match of their one day series against ireland which takes place in southampton on tuesday. england say they won't be changing their style of play, despite a couple of less than convincing perfomances with the bat in their last two wins. ireland will need to improve in that department too if they're to avoid a series whitewash. and finally — swedish world record holder mondo duplantis, who a few months ago during lockdown p

and fulham and brentford battle it out into extra time for a place in the premier league — in what'srichest game in football. and coming up in sport on bbc news, rafa nadal won't be defending his title at the us open later this month after pulling out because of concerns over coronavirus. good evening. a massive explosion has torn through the lebanese capital beirut, killing at least 70 people and injuring more than three thousand seven hundred. it's not yet known what caused the explosion but lebanon's prime minister says his country is facing a catastrophe and beirut is in mourning. he vowed to hold to account whoever was responsible. the huge blast at the port sent shockwaves across the city, destroying many nearby buildings and blowing out windows several miles away. hospitals across the city were quickly overwhelmed — officials fear the death toll will rise sharply. here's our middle east editor, jeremy bowen. just to warn you — his report contains distressing images. explosion. it was a massive explosion. shouting. another view from the bay. and from the streets. what happened

they did it by beating local rivals brentford in the championship play—off final at wembley last nightas the game moved into extra time. he scored both fulham goals in a 2—1 win. and boss scott parker says they'll make a better fist of the premier league this time around. some clear errors made last time. yeah, and we will learn from that. we need to learn from that. we are going into the best league in the world. no arguments about it, the best players, the best teams. it is a brutal league. and i realise the challenge ahead. i don't think about it at the moment, because i want to try and enjoy...enjoy what we've done so far. it could be the big transfer saga of the summer — england starjadon sancho‘s potential move to manchester united from borussia dortmund it's been reported that the 20—year—old was close to agreeing a deal to move to manchester, but the german club want a transfer fee of around £100 million. that would be a record for a british player, but united think that's too much. . .and say they'll walk away if the price isn't dropped. well, manchester united are in action t

coming up on bbc news, we will have the latest bre ntford brentford will face fulham in the championship place in the premier league. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. scientists are warning that the uk's contact tracing programmes aren't good enough to prevent a second, even bigger, wave of coronavirus, once all schools re—open for the new term. a study published in medicaljournal the lancet says transmission would increase as parents return to work — at the same time their children are back in the classroom. the government says plans are in place to ensure schools in england re—open safely. our correspondent laura foster has this report. to control coronavirus, testing and tracing must become a new way of life. test and trace systems have beenin life. test and trace systems have been in place in the uk for around two months. do not leave home for any other reason. it is a way of identifying cases, tracking close contacts and asking them to self—isolate, to stop coronavirus spreading. i have just put up the workings here. some groups have been going to school over the p

they've been sharing plenty of pictures of their 2—1 win over their london rivals, brentford.last season. it's regarded as football's most lucrative game and estimated to be worth over $175 million to fulham. happy days for them. there's more reaction to that on the bbc sport website. but from me, and the rest of the team, that is your wednesday sport briefing. now, for the first time in its history, the cover of british vogue has been shot by a black male photographer with a predominantly black team on set. the magazine's editor said the september issue was a rallying cry for the future. brenda emmanus reports. if a picture paints 1,000 words, then this is the vision for hope for the future, as seen by the editor of british vogue. the prestigious september issue has been dedicated to activism and features a host of international authors and change—makers, led by footballer marcus rashford and model turned mental health campaigner adwoa aboah. because we've been in covid, and then we went into sort of really an incredible time of change, these people for me, reflect where we n

raya was alert in the brentford goal.have been one of the most entertaining sides to watch this season, but this was all they could muster before the break. the tension grew. so far, fulham manager scott parker was winning the tactical battle, but with 20 minutes to save their season, brentford gave it all they had, but it was tight. separated by goal difference in the league, there was nothing to separate these two after 90 minutes. in extra time, one swing of the boot could change everything. joe bryan delivered. he would score again at the death to break brentford hearts. for all the talk of money, the play—off final is about so much more than that. katie gornall, bbc news. back to our main story tonight and the massive explosion in beirut. at least 70 people are dead and 3,700 have been injured. it was not known what caused the blast. since we have been on air, the lebanese president has said that more than two and a half thousand tonnes of ammonium nitrate had been stored for six years at the port withoutsafety measu

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