underfire, buttler and curran come up trumps. and, new balls please. but it's golf which will intoduce new rules to limit the distance a ball can be hit. we start with football, and just a day after predicting his team would win an unprecedented fourth premier league title, pep guardiola's manchester city have failed to win for a fourth league match in a row. losing 1—0 at aston villa. it's the first time in more than seven years the champions have hit a run like this. but in contrast to their three draws on the bounce to chelsea, liverpool and tottenham hotspur this defeat to high flying villa was fully deserved, leon bailey's deflected shot giving unai emery�*s team all three points for a 14th home league win in a row. the 22 shots fired at ederson�*s goal by villa are the most pep guardiola has seen his side face since taking over at city, whose meagre two efforts in total was a fair reflection of the hosts�* superiority. aston villa played better, the first half we didn't move and the positions that we should move and talk, but second half was much

it's the first game forjoss buttler�*s white—ball side afterfailing to defend their world cup title inber the world business. seriously, rememberthe world cup did not plan to consult, he wasn't there. robert 45 did not begin and it's the younger squad in the caribbean experience still counts and playing lots of shots like that and it should be effective in this format. not quite there. done for 20, they didn't even qualify for the last road cup. suggesting england is seeking a clear direction and have a look at this run out. zach entering the team out for 48 and josh buttler looking confused and then continued and gone for three. just as england faltered, hairy prick started hitting sixes and 71 on the brink of a decisive score but no more. england totals 300 and west indies moved, quite content and joe wilson, bbc news. well the west indies have made a great start. they made 104 before just losing their first wicket in the last few minutes. you can follow the updates on the bbc sport website and app. meanwhile, india have some small revenge for their world cup final defeat to australi

joss buttler out for 51 and willjacks forjust one. time after crushing the tourists in mumbai. they were set an improbable a78 to win — the highest—ever chase in women's test cricket. england were dismissed forjust 131 with only two batters reaching 20 runs. the conditions very much favouring the bowlers, with india winning this one—off test by 3117 runs. australia's men are in a commanding position in their first test against pakistan in perth. nathan lyon took three for 66 — he's now on 499 test wickets — with pakistan bowled out for 271 on day three. the aussies will resume on sunday on 811—2. that's a lead of 300 runs. more details on the bbc sport website. but that's it for now. a british teenager who was missing for six years is on his way home. alex batty, who is now 17, disappeared on a family holiday to spain with his mother and grandfather in 2017. he was found on wednesday morning by a motorist who saw him walking through the rain near toulouse. a local resident said the teenager had been living in la bastide on and off ove

skipperjos buttler and phil salt started the reply with buttler hitting two sixes in the first over alonebsite. england 77 without lost, that in the seventh over. nathan lyon moved to 499 career test wickets as australia strengthened their control of the first test against pakistan on day three in perth. lyon took three for 66 as pakistan were bowled out for 271 in theirfirst innings. the hosts got off to a shaky start as they looked to extend their advantage, losing both david warner and marnus labuschagne early on. but a 79—run partnership for the third wicket between usman khawaja and steve smith helped australia recover to end the day 300 runs in—front. let's bring you up to date with rugby next — it's the second round of pool games in the european champions cup and you'll be hard pressed to find a higher scoring match than the one at the stonex stadium today. saracens beating connaught 55—36. there were only four points separating the teams at half time but sarries ran in eight tries in total — two for centre 0lly hartley to earn saracens their first points — having been beaten by bu

underfire, buttler and curran come up trumps. and, new balls please.golf which will intoduce new rules to limit the distance a ball can be hit. we start with football, and just a day after predicting his team would win an unprecedented fourth premier league title, pep guardiola's manchester city have failed to win for a fourth league match in a row. losing 1—0 at aston villa. it's the first time in more than seven years the champions have hit a run like this.

willjacks got england on their way with the bat, hitting 73, and captain jos buttler was unbeaten on, and level the series at 1—1. england's women also produced a convincing performance to beat india by 38 runs in the opening game of their t20 series in mumbai. batting first, england opener danni wyatt set the platform with 75, nat sciver brunt later top scoring with 77, as the visitors made 197. sophie ecclestone, on her return from a dislocated shoulder then took three wickets, india coming up short by 38 runs. the second game in the three—match series takes place at the same ground on saturday. now it's golf. it's a set of rules that will affect golfers of all levels. but the sports governing bodies have announced new rules surrounding ball specifications that will limit the distance balls can travel. it means golfs biggest hitters are likely to see their tee shots shortened by around 15 yards from 2028. natalie pirks has more. nice hit. steve and his cousin leon are battling the morning mist in bromley. they've been playing together for years and admit they're no tiger woods. sto

captainjos buttler and phil salt took the tourists to 77—0 but a total collapse saw them bowled out forincluding two in the final over. in reply, the hosts reached their total with 11 balls to spare to win the match by four wickets. the teams now head to grenada for the second t20 on thursday. australian cricketer usman khawaja says he'll fight the decision to stop him from wearing shoes with a pro—palestinian message. the batter had planned to wear shoes with the words "all lives are equal" and "freedom is a human right" at a test match with pakistan. khwaja says he's been told by the international cricket council that he won't be allowed to do that because it's considered to be a political statement. they icc have told me i can't wear my shoes on the field because they believe it is a political statement under the guidelines. i believe it is a humanitarian view. i will respect their decision but i will fight to seek approval. freedom is a human right. it's been confirmed that eddiejones has been appointed japan's rugby union head coach for the second time. the former england coach had

underfire, buttler and curran come up trumps. and, new balls, please.ance a ball can be hit. we start with football, and just a day after predicting his team would win an unprecedented fourth premier league title, pep guardiola's manchester city have failed to win for a fourth league match in a row. losing i—0 at aston villa. it's the first time in more than seven years the champions have hit a run like this. but in contrast to their three draws on the bounce to chelsea, liverpool and tottenham hotspur this defeat to high flying villa was fully deserved, leon bailey's deflected shot giving unai emery�*s team all three points for a 14th home league win in a row. the 22 shots fired at ederson's goal by villa are the most pep guardiola has seen his side face since taking over at city, whose meagre two efforts in total was a fair reflection

england captainjos buttler says it is the start of a long journey after they lost their one day seriesour—wicket defeat in barbados. ben duckett top scored with 71 to help england post 206—9 from a0 overs after a rain delay. and a further downpour left west indies with a revised target of 188 from 3a overs, which they achieved with 14 balls to spare, to give them a first home series win over england in the format since 1998. the two sides will now prepare for the five—match t20 series that begins on tuesday, also in barbados. in australia, the men's big bash league game between melbourne renegades and perth scorchers was abandoned afterjust 41 deliveries because of an unsafe pitch. the players were taken off after the umpires stopped play to inspect the pitch. the decision was greeted by boos from the fans. anthony davis scored 41 points to help the los angeles lakers to victory against the indiana pacers in the nba's first in—season tournament final davis also registered 20 rebounds, five assists and four blocks, whilst lebronjames added 2a points and 11 rebounds in a 123—109 win. leb

it's the first game forjoss buttler�*s white—ball side afterfailing to defend their world cup title in remember england's world cup, he was not there. rapid 45 began this rebuild is a younger squad in the caribbean experience still counts. while littermates captain, continuing his recent performance and harry brooks started hitting six and 71 but no more. england totals 325 left everyone interested. youngsters did not even qualified for the last world cup and brandon king west indies in the chase and the stadium on an island so famous cricket and dismissing 66. and livingston spin to mount the initiative england. well the west indies have made a great start. they made 104 before just losing their first wicket in the last few minutes. you can follow the updates on the bbc sport website and app. meanwhile, india have some small revenge for their world cup final defeat to australia. the two teams have contested a five match t20 series since that game last month, which concluded today, and brought india another narrow victory. the aussie's won the toss and elected to bowl, india made 160 f

jos buttler�*s side are looking to rebuild after such a poor defence of the 0di world cup title theyng. 17—2. you can follow it all on the bbc sport website and app. 13-2, i 13—2, i beg your pardon. after this match, there's five t20s starting on tuesday. to rugby union now, and a dramatic late win for exeter chiefs on the opening weekend of the champions cup as henry slade's injury—time conversion saw them edge past toulon19—18. last season's semi—finalists took the lead in the first half after an interception from harvey skinner saw him run from well inside his own half to score. the hosts did respond however, as tries from beka gigashvili and ben white saw them take control, but having failed to score a point in the second half, two exeter tries saw the momentum shift. it left slade with the chance to kick for victory, and it was an opportunity he took, sparking wild celebrations amongst his teammates. elsewhere, a dominant second—half display saw bath beat ulster 37—14. the home side scored four unanswered tries after the break, with matt gallagher putting the seal on a strong pe

captain jos buttler got his half century, but it was phil salt�*s stunning 109 off 56 balls, which helpedoff seven balls to get over the line for the victory. harry brook then hit 31 off seven balls to get over the line for the victory. west indies now lead five—match series 2—1. australia's men are in a commanding position in their first test against pakistan in perth. nathan lyon took 3—66 — he's now on 499 test wickets — with pakistan bowled out for 271 on day three. the aussies will resume on sunday on 811—2, that's a lead of 300 runs. golf and south africa's louis oosthuizen is on course to make it back—to—back wins on the dp world tour. he leads the mauritius open by a shot heading into the final round. oosthuizen made three eagles in a third round seven under par 65, to take him clear of compatriot jacques de villiers. oosthuizen may have a slight advantage as he helped design the course layout at the heritage golf club. i'm sure that's not the only reason why! more details on all those stories on the bbc sport website, but that's it for now. jane, thanks very much indeed. a britis

it's the first game forjoss buttler�*s white—ball side after failing to defend their world cup titlep winners, australia are still in india, playing the final game in their five match t20 series in hyderabad. the aussie's won the toss and elected to bowl, india have already won the series 3—1 with one to play. tiger woods says he's been pleasantly surprised by his return to action after he got a one—under—par 71 in the third round of the hero world challenge. woods had a mixed round with five birdies and four bogies, but still produced some glimpses of brilliance, as he continues his comeback from injury. the 15—time major winner is tied for 16th. he is 16 shots behind leader scottie scheffler. the world number one got a 7—under par 65 to lead england's matthew fitzpatrick by three shots. it could have been a little bit better than the score indicates. i think i could have shot something in the high 60s today, which would have been nice. but i think it was cleaner than it was yesterday. and the final of the uk snooker championship is underway. it's all square between england's ronnie

after winning the toss and choosing to bowl, jos buttler�*s team have limited the hosts to 127—4, takingn ahmed have taken three of those. england of course are looking to draw level in the series after losing the first game in barbados. australia had the better of the first day of their first test these are the life page is dedicated to england's match. looking to level that series in the three match series and the t20 caribbean part of the tour. australia had the better of the first day of their first test against pakistan in perth finishing on 346—5. david warner intends to retire from test cricket after this three—match series, but showed he still has the appetite and skill to score runs at the highest level. it took him just 125 balls to reach his century — the 26th time he's reached three figures in tests. warner is now fifth on australia's list of all—time test run scorers. he finally went for 164 to aamerjamal, who ended up with two wickets. eddiejones has admitted he "felt terrible" about australia's world cup failure, but insisted he had no guilt about the process that saw him

jos buttler was flying to for a while. west indies held some flycatcher to hold england back.he roof and put the ball over that grandstand twice. adil richey took his 100th wicked in this format and the west indies did wobble, but the captain insured england were overpowered. they made it seem alarmingly easy. andre russell�*s final boundary began the 19th over, the victory it was time to spare. for england, another sharp lesson in defeat. joe wilson, bbc news. england�*s white—ball team started what has proved to be their so far indifferent winter at the world cup in india, which is where the test side will attempt to improve things come the new year. a five—match series begins in late january, with a new name part of the 16—man squad selected this week. shoaib bashir is a spinner at somerset, where he only made his first class debut injune. i still cannot really cover hand what is going on, but, yeah, i got a ring from brenda mccullum saying that firstly congratulating me in and saying that i have been cited for this series in india. i think they have been keeping a close ey

— cricket and england captainjos buttler helped get the side back on track in _ buttler helped get thea finishing on 159 for 6 as england won by 38 runs. the second match is on saturday in mumbai. and yesterday, we told you about 16 year old isabel wilkins who had become a world champion in football freestyle. now, another teenager has been making the headlines this is 13 year old shaun liu beating india's ishpreet singh chadha at the snooker shoot out in swansea — and becoming the youngest ever player to win a tv match at a ranking event. his parents were hoping for great things— his parents were hoping for great things from him because he was named sean after— things from him because he was named sean after the 2005 champion shaun murphy _ sean after the 2005 champion shaun murphy. they were from hong kong but have relocated at the hub of snooker in sheffield. it is have relocated at the hub of snooker in sheffield. . . have relocated at the hub of snooker in sheffield._ exactly i in sheffield. it is the hub. exactly the riaht in sheffield. it is the hub. exactly the right word. _ in

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