hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm chetan pathak.stralia. the first match is at edgbaston on thursday. the news coming out of the england camp today is that captainjoe root will bat at number three for that first test with joe denly dropping down to four in the batting order. henry morean's in birmingham for us as england go through their final preparations. so does make dates to go until it all begins, five matches to determine the winner. the frustrations for both sides is the english weather. both teams looking to get time batting in the middle. it has just been raining too to get time batting in the middle. it hasjust been raining too much, england, there would be facing one of the best line—ups in the world and they have a top order that has not been firing and rebel cricket, the test match in ireland going much further than that. speaking to the england camp today, we know they'll be up to number three. england camp today, we know they'll be up to number threelj england camp today, we know they'll be up to number three. i will

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm chetan pathak, on the programme tonight heartbreak for rory mcilroycut at the open championship in front of his home crowd in northern ireland. at the other end of the leaderboard ireland's shane lowry is in scintillating form with his putter and has a share of the lead going into the weekend. and away from the golf, julian allaphillipe extends his lead over geraint thomas at the tour de france after a stunning time trial win on stage 13. hello and welcome to sportsday. let's start in northern ireland and a dramatic day at the open championship. after a terrible opening round rory mcilroy had to play the round of his life to have any chance of making it to the weeken at his home tournament. and despite a scintillating effort, he fell just short at royal portrush as adam wild reports. we have seen some extraordinary drama here in the day light at the end of the second round here at the 148 open championship and royal port rush. he started the day eight over par, few if any gave him any hope of getting anywhere near that cut mark which came one fifth. h

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm chetan pathak — coming up on the programme his hundreth win at wimbledonger federer make it through to another semifinal. where he'll face rafa nadal. but the andy murray serena williams wimbledon partnership is over — as they lose in the mixed doubles and india are stunned at the cricket world cup. as new zealand reach their second final in a row. welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. there might have been a big shock at the cricket world cup, but there were no such surprises at wimbledon where it was business as usual for the big three. the defending champion novak djokovic, the 8 time winner roger federer and the double wimbledon champion rafa nadal all made it safely through to the semi finals. our reporterjohn watson was watching the action on men's quarter finals day: roger federer into a semifinal, and the four sets and that set up the tantalising prospect of that meeting with rafi on the in the semifinals of the first time they faced each other here and will begin since their epic final bout in 2008. rafael nadal, and straight sets, the o

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm chetan pathak.e world again — the united states win the women's world cup for a record fourth time. more agony for england's women as they're bowled out for 75 as australia close in on retaining the ashes. and gaining time on his rivals. geraint thomas finishes second with team ineos in stage 2's team time trial. hello and welcome to sportsday. welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. they were the favourites all along and they managed to deliver. the united states have won the women's world cup for a record—extending fourth time. they secured their first ever back—to—titles after beating the european champions, the netherlands, 2—0. and they could have scored a lot more. our sports correspondent, katie gornall, was watching in lyon. lyon, a city at the confluence of the rhone and the sone, a place where two rivers become one and where from two finalists will emerge one champion. the odds pointed towards a us celebration — no country has won more than them. while the netherlands fans were enj

younas bentehar parked on a road in east london — hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm chetan pathakd cup final against new zealand. one win from history, serena williams sails into the wimbledon final as she looks to win a record equalling 24th grand slam title. ijust i just need to ijust need to feel good and now that i feel good, i can do what i do best and that is play tennis. and hitting his stride... a good day for geraint thomas who improves his overall position at the tour de france thanks forjoining is, we start with the ultimate demolition job... as england dominated australia from start to finish to reach their first world cup final in 27 years. they bowled the aussies out for 223 with an over to spare and then chased down their target with ease to win by eight wickets at esgbaston. they'll now face new zealand as they look to win their first cricket world cup. will perry was watching: cricket‘s coming home was the chant after having them beat their old rivals by eight wickets to book their place in the world cup final on sunday against new zealand at lourdes australia. it

good evening — i'm chetan pathak with your latest sports news.imped out of practice today after suffering a bruised thigh. he's due to make his test comeback after a 12—month ban for his part in a ball—tampering scandal in march last year. he was pictured receiving attention from medical staff and and had an ice pack on. warner and his team—mate steve smith, who was also involved in the ball tampering scandal, returned to the one—day team earlier in the year and played in the world cup. and england of course won that world cup. who could forget the drama? the perfect boostjust before the ashes which start on thursday. or so they would have hoped — there was then a less than convicing test against ireland last week and its no surprise that ashley giles, england's director of cricket — says they need to raise their game if they're to make a strong start against australia. the bbc‘s sports editor dan roan has been talking to giles ahead of the first test at edgbaston. hopefully what we can take into that winter is important. i don't know how we woul

good evening, i'm chetan pathak with your latest sports news. we start with england. ireland in sight of an improbable victory in their first—ever test at lord's. at the end of the second day, england were 303 for nine in their second innings, a lead of 181. our sports correspondent joe wilson has more. 35 degrees, a pair of glasses, and a helmet. it's a and jack leach had to try and bat english cricket back to respectability, he grasped the occasion. leach was only sent in to stick around to protect the proper batsmen — the humble nightwatchman isn't supposed to score 50 runs, but leach did. and now everyone with england could remember that cricket is supposed to be fun. jason roy is supposed to make big scores. the first touch mats —— test match 50. england overcame the deficit, led in the match, and as the clock ticked past lunch, ireland's bowlers seemed out of ideas. well, england first played a test match in 1877. ireland, in 2018. but any team there's ever been soon learns that in test cricket, at times you mustjust stay patient. and look, roy dismissed for 72.

hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm chetan pathak.r day, another english batting collapse as the first test against ireland hangs in the balance. geraint thomas drops to third overall at the tour de france but remains 95 seconds behind leader julian alaphilippe. and a win for wolves on their first european night in nearly a0 years. hello and welcome to sportsday. thank you forjoining us. ireland, playing in only their third test, have the opportunity to pull off one of the greatest shocks of all time as england struggled with the bat again on day two at lords. at least an improvement on the 85 all—out yesterday. they were 303—9 in their second innings at the close of play today — that's a lead of 181 — nightwatchmanjack leach making 92. our reporter, patrick gearey, was watching. most england batting problems have come back once again. it started for rory burns. he made a mistake early on. he looks fidgety at the crease, he is not in any sort of form at the moment and would have wanted more than six, not a good looking shot. england's

hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm chetan pathak.hanna konta powers past petra kvitova at wimbledon. but the fairy tale's over for 15—year—old coco gauff, who's knocked out by the seventh seed simona halep. and as india's cricketers prepare to face new zealand for a place in the final of the world cup, we hearfrom both captains. welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. it's always wimbledon's busiest day, and manic monday certainly didn't disappoint as everyone played their fourth round singles matches. and britain'sjohanna konta pulled off one of the day's upsets by knocking out the two—time champion petra kvitova. konta was semi—finalist at wimbledon two years ago, she reached the last four at the french open last month, but she lost the first set to kvitova 6—4. that seemed to fire up the number 19 seed. she immediately broke to love and went on to take the next set 6—2. konta dominated the decider, and despite a late recovery from kvitova, she won it 6—4 to seal her place in the last eight. she'll play world number 54 barb

i'm chetan pathak with your latest sports news.nocked out the two time champion petra kvitova in three sets. it was far from straightforward against the czech player, who won the first set 6—4. but konta battled back to take the second 6—1 before edging out the decider by 6—4. she'll face czech world number 54 barbora strycova in the last eight. i feel tremendously grateful to be here. i'm just happy to still be in the event, to be playing each match stop either way i'm competing, i'm really pleased with that and to be playing their best players in the world world and coming through in tough matches against them, there's not much more you can ask for as a professional tennis player. 15—year—old coco gauff‘s fairytale run has come to an end, after she was beaten in straight sets by the former world number one simona halep. gauff beat venus williams in the opening round but the seventh seed halep was determined not to be on the receiving end of an upset, this one of the shots of the first set which she won 6—3. and the second set wen

i'm chetan pathak. here's your latest sports news.stralia to reach their first cricket world cup final in 27 years. having bowled australia out for 223 with an over to spare, england chased down their target with ease. will perry was watching at edgbaston. cricket‘s coming home was the child from the england fans having watched their side thumbed their old rivals australia by eight wickets to book their place in the world cup final on sunday against new zealand. 224 was the target for england and they knockedit was the target for england and they knocked it off very comfortably. their opening partnership, 124 between jonny bairstow and jason roy. jonny bairstow eventually going for lbw bowled by mitchell starc, which he reviewed, that made england we re which he reviewed, that made england were out of reviews when they really needed one. pat cummins boll, caught behind, he did not get anything on it, and he was on his way back to the pavilion. eoin morgan, the one—day captain, and joe root, ets captain, saw england over the line with

good evening, i'm chetan pathak with your latest sports news.ter a terrible opening round rory mcilroy had to play the round of his life to have any chance of making it to the weekend at his home tournament. but despite a great effort, he fell just short at royal portrush as adam wild reports. we have seen is an extraordinary drama in the dying light at the end of the second round here at the 148 open championship in royal portrush. rory mcilroy started the day eight over par, few if any gave him any hope at all of getting anywhere near that mark which came at one over par. he put in a tremendous second round, six under par, joint best round, six under par, joint best round of the day but he was not quite enough, missing the cut by a single shot, absolutely agonising for him and his thousands of supporters that have lined the course today. shane lowry, the irishman, leads the leaderboard at the moment, he is up there on eight under par, joining with the american jb holmes, who let overnight coming into the second round. behind them to big names

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm chetan pathak — coming up on the programme his hundreth win at wimbledon the andy murray serena williams wimbledon partnership is over — as they lose in the mixed doubles and india are stunned at the cricket world cup. as new zealand reach their second final in a row.

i'm chetan pathak with your latest sports news.land look to regain the urn from australia. the first match is at edgbaston on thursday. the news coming out of the england camp today is that captainjoe root will bat at number 3 for that first test withjoe denly dropping down to 4 in the batting order. henry morean's in birmingham for us as england go through their final preparations so two days to go until it all begins. five test matches to decide the winner of the ashes. the frustration for both sides is, well, the english weather. both teams want time batting in the middle but have not had much outdoor batting because it has been raining too much. england will be facing one of the best bowling lineups in the world and they have a top order that has not been firing in cricket, they have made a shift in the order and speaking to the england camp today we now know thatjoe root will be up to number three. joe root will be batting at three, yes, and i will batting at three, yes, and i will bat for. how does that make you feel? very ex

hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm chetan pathak. coming up.day of the open championship at royal portrush. topping their group, england beat south africa to set up a semi final against new zealand at the netball world cup. and australia are on the verge of retaining the women's ashes, after a dominant day of batting against england at taunton. we start in northern ireland where it was supposed to be a triumphant, romantic homecoming for rory mcilroy. the first time in 68 years that royal portrush had staged the open championship, a place where mcilroy had set the course record aged just 16. but golf can be brutal at times. and it all went wrong for mcilroy on the very first hole. as adam wild reports. an opening day of this open championship and spectacular and dramatic as this has so much anticipation and excitement for this great competition returning to northern ireland for the first time since 1951 and much of that talk in the build—up was about the northern irishman, rory. in the story of rory still dominates but not for the reasons many

good evening, i'm chetan pathak with your sports news.here it was supposed to be a triumphant, romantic homecoming for rory mcilroy. the first time in 68 years that royal portrush had staged the open championhip, a course where mcilroy had set the course record aged just 16. but golf can be brutal at times, and it all went wrong for mcilroy on the very first hole, as adam wild reports. an opening day of this 148th 0pen championship, this spectacular and dramatic as the scenery around portrush. so much anticipation, so much excitement about this great competition returning to northern ireland for the first time since 1951. and much of that talk in the build—up was about the northern irishman rory mcilroy. at the end of the day, the story of rory still dominates, but not for the reasons many hope your many had expected. he had a very, very poor opening round. 8—over par he finishes the day, and he has a realfight 8—over par he finishes the day, and he has a real fight on 8—over par he finishes the day, and he has a realfight on his hands to

sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's chetan pathak.nta has been knocked out of wimbledon after losing straight sets, the british number one was cruising but it went wrong thereafter. it was business as usual for serena williams is in the semifinals, but she had to battle ha rd semifinals, but she had to battle hard at rounding up the court of final action here is john. she disappointment for konta when she was coasting to the opening set, 4—1 app before it unraveled losing on a tie—break and then the second set 6— went to barbara who goes on to face serena williams. huge disappointment as she was helping to reach semifinals for a second time and konta on risk selection will feel opportunity missed.|j konta on risk selection will feel opportunity missed. i couldn't quite find the level i needed to find and make it difficult and challenging for the kind of player she is. she's a very difficult player to play on the surface, and in general. she's a very good player. and yet it's unfortunate i couldn't quite find the level needed to come t