chris woakes had other plans. in monsoon season, rain is always a threat — covers at the ready. behind, perera teed off. it was too little, too late, as england headed off with a 1—0 lead. woakes has been doing it for quite some time now. but i thought he really did set the tone. he made quite a relaxing impression early on for 0llie to come in and do exact to what he does. captain eoin morgan looking for a win in this series to underline his side's status as favouirites to win next year's cricket world cup. this is one of three series england play before hosting the tournament next may. henry moran is in dambulla and has been reflecting on their first win of the tour. victory for england, just about, with the rain coming down. but not before england had asserted their authority. a victory via duckworth—lewis in the end. a victory via duckworth—lewis in the end. simon mann joins me. rain affecting it once again but enough time in this game to see england as a dominant side. yes, they played well but not perfectly and you wouldn't necessarily expect that because many of the playe

the squad is in kandy for their next match on wednesday with a 1—0 lead, with chris woakes enjoying theys see it as the leader of the attack, obviously some guys have good days and some guys have bad days, i have the occasional bad day and someone will have to step up. i certainly like that the idea of bowling the tough overs in this format. you get good rewards from it. sometimes it can be tough but the rewards are there if you do it well and execute your plans well. afghanistan's hazra—tullah zazai has joined a very elite club becoming only the third batsman to hit six sixes in an over, in a twenty20 match. he managed to knock every ball over the boundary making 37 runs off the over because there was a wide as well. zazai raced to his 50 off 12 balls, equalling the record for the fastest t20 half—century. he joins the likes of sir garfield sobers, herschelle gibbs and yuvraj singh to achieve the feat in all forms of the game. fantastic fa ntastic stuff! that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be brin

the squad is in kandy for their next match on wednesday, with chris woakes enjoying the opportunity tos hear as the leader of the attack, obviously some guys have good days and some guys are bad days, i have the occasional bad day and someone will have to step up. i certainly like that the idea of bowling the top overs in this format. you get good rewards from it. sometimes it can be tough but the rewards are there if you do it well and execute your plans well. the former sri lanka captain sanath jayasuriya has been charged with two counts of breaching the icc anti corruption code. the former all—rounder is accused of failing to co—operate with an investigation, and obstructing that investigation by "concealing, tampering with or destroying evidence". he has 14 days to respond. afghanistan's hazratullah zazai has joined a very elite club — only the third batsman to hit six sixes in an over, in a twenty20 match. he managed to knock every ball over the boundary, making 37 runs off the over because there was a wide as well. zazai raced to his 50 off 12 balls, equalling the record for the

chris woakes had other plans. in monsoon season, rain is always a threat, covers at the ready.wigan in superleague's grand final tonight. kick—off isjust over 15 minutes from now, just down the road at old trafford. it's a repeat of the 2016 final, which wigan won and it's also a swansong for their coach shaun wane — who's departing after more than 30 years with the club as both a coach and player. for the wolves, meanwhile, they're hoping to win their first domestic title since 1955. i feel excited. i feel sad i'm leaving my dream job. i feel excited. i feel sad i'm leaving my dreamjob. i'm i feel excited. i feel sad i'm leaving my dream job. i'm really pleased we can get here for my final game and play in the grand final as my last game. it will be perfect. my dream. iwill my last game. it will be perfect. my dream. i will walk out of here very happy man. it is not about me, it is about the team and the club, and from what i've driven in from november still stands, and i'd just be ecstatic for the players. well wigan already have one win to their name, they beat leeds in the

chris woakes with the breakthrough to give england an early high.same passion. the sri lankan coaching staff could only watch on as england were set and achievable target. with dark clouds overhead alex hales and jason roy got england moving in the right direction. that was before some quick thinking sent hales packing. joe root and captain eoin morgan kept the scoreboard ticking over. they remained unbeaten until the rain hit, and all too familiar story in this series. play was suspended with england ahead of the run rate. shortly after the game was called off, handing the tourists and 18 one victory to seal the series with one match still to play. —— an18 run series with one match still to play. —— an 18 run victory. some other headlines: commonwealth para table tennis champion ross wilson is now world champion as well. he saved three match points against his chinese opponent to take the title in slovenia. great britain also won two bronze medals today. cracksman has won the champion stakes at ascot for the second year running. ridden by frankie d

the squad is in kandy for their next match on wednesday with chris woakes relishing the opportunity tolways see it as the leader of the attack because obviously some guys have good days and bad days. but i certainly like the idea of rolling the tough overs in this format. you get good rewards from it. it can be tough but the rewards are there if you executed well. afghanistan's hazra—tullah zazai has joined a very elite club — only the third batsman to hit six sixes in an over, in a twenty20 match. it happened in the country's premier league. he managed to knock every ball over the boundary making 37 runs off the over because there was a wide as well. zazai raced to his 50 off 12 balls, equalling the record for the fastest t20 half—century. he joins the likes of sir garfield sobers, herschelle gibbs and yuvraj singh to achieve the feat in all forms of the game. but they still lost the match. the former sri lanka captain sanath jayasuriya has been charged with two counts of breaching the icc anti corruption code. the former all—rounder is accused of failing to co—operate with an investi

chris woakes took three sri lankan wickets before the rain arrived, and with the hosts way off the requirede duckworth—lewis method. it was a day to forget for bath fullback freddie burns — after missing a penalty in front of the posts he then celebrated a try, only to have the ball knocked from his hands as his side lost 22—20 against toulouse in rugby union's champions cup. his errors prompted him to take to social media to say, exeter couldn't take their dominant domestic form into europe as they were held ten all with munster. there were wins for ulster, racing and montpellier — edinburgh escaping with a losing bonus point. and liverpool's virgil van dijk and georginio wijnaldum both scored as the netherlands beat germany 3—3. it's a result that leaves the germans bottom of their nations league group. this was the final goal in the match and it went to liverpool's georginio wijnaldum. his club team—mate, virgil van dijk, got the opener, and memphis depay the other. joachim low‘s germany, who won the world cup in 2014, have now only won three of their past 12 matches. that's all the spor

chris woakes had other plans. this was a great debut for olly stone.worth—lewis method. germany are in action in europe's nations league — the new look tournamnet which gives lesser nations the chance to qualify for the european championships. the former world cup winners taking on the netherlands, virgil van dyk scoring to give the home side the lead. earlier in league b — group 1, the czech republic won 2—1 in slovakia for their first victory leaving the slova ks pointless after two games, while norway beat slovenia 1—0. that's all the sport for now. now for a bit of history. in 1982 the european court of human rights ruled that without parental consent, corporal punishment in uk schools was illegal. this ruling eventually led to an outright ban on corporal punishment in schools. in the latest of our series witness, we hear from andrew campbell, whose mother campaigned against the use of the belt in scottish schools, and brought the case to court. a recent survey of scottish teenagers showed a third of the boys and one in12 teenagers showed a third o

chris woakes was then the best england bowler, taking three wickets before the game was abandoned duehe teenage son of formula 0ne's most successful driver is continuing the family motor racing dynasty. mick schumacher has qualified to race in f1 after being crowned the formula 3 european champion today with a race to spare. his father, michael, started in formula 3 before famously going on to win seven world f1 titles. he's currently still recovering from a serious skiing accident five years ago. arsenal's record goal scorer, thierry henry, is the new head coach of monaco. the french world cup winner started his career there before joining clubs like arsenal and barcelona. recently he's been working with the belgium side, helping them to third place at the world cup. monaco are currently in the relegation zone of ligue 1. that's it but there's plenty more on the bbc sport website, including details of ireland's nations league game against denmark tonight and how gibraltar won their first competitive match. but from me, for now, good night. goody bags filled with commemorative fridge

against the weather and england looked determined to get the better of the elements, they lead when chris woakesen alli trapped a lbw. rasheed was dismissed in the same fashion. rasheed dismissed in the same fashion. sri lanka's coaches could only watch on as it was set 274. that was more than achievable with the top an opening stand of 52 with alex hales when he was stumped thanks to some quick thinking. captain owen morgan and joe root kept the scoreboard ticking over, they were unbeaten and the total had already passed 18 runs and the series match was secured. and the series win was secured. it is nice to continue this format to build this form to build partnerships with other guys. and continue to win. it is frustrating we don't play a full game and you don't... today would have been a good run chase. i also thought we had the best conditions. it was tough upfront for sri lanka for the first 20 overs against our spinners. but it did get better. let's get more reaction now from henry moeran who's joined by test match special‘s simon mann in kandy. another victory for england in this one. but

the squad is in kandy for their next match on wednesday with chris woakes enjoying the opportunity tocasional bad day and somebody has to step up. i liked the idea of building the top overs in this format. you get good rewards from it. the rewards are there if you do it well and execute your plans well. and that is all the sport. monday was a fine day but a disappointing one to ringwood and wales, a lot of cloud around. some mist and wales, a lot of cloud around. some mistand murk wales, a lot of cloud around. some mist and murk and drizzle. even into the first part of tuesday. a weather system making inroads into the north—west corner of the country. to the south, double figures to begin. some mist and fog around. conditions will improve as the day wears on. gales in the north—west. of rain moving in as the day wears on. lots of sunshine in the south—east, much warmerairas of sunshine in the south—east, much warmer air as well. the midteens further north. as we had on into wednesday, these weather fronts will move in. one of grinding a halt. the wednesday, a band of cloud through the

three wickets for chris woakes and one for olly stone, they are 31 runs short of their target and don't action from dambulla on the bbc sport website and connected tvs with our new cricket social. thierry henry has in the last half an hour been confirmed as the new manager of french side monaco. the former arsenal striker had been linked with the managerial position at aston villa but will instead replace leonardojardim. monaco are third bottom of the french ligue 1 with just one win. henry says he's very happy to come back to the club he played for before joining arsenal. england's first match behind closed doors was lacking in goals as well as atmosphere, but they should have won their uefa nations league match in croatia. fans were locked out of the stadium in rijeka because croatia were being punished for the appearance of a swastika on their pitch a couple of years ago. as for the match, england, hit the post and the bar, and twice marcus rashford forgot how to finish when had only the keeper to beat. and so it was england's 21st century boy, jadon sancho, making his much anticipat

chris woakes took 3 of the 5 sri lankan wickets to fall when the rain arrived, and with the hosts way on the duckworth lewis method. bath's freddie burns had a horror show at the rec as two mistakes cost his side victory over toulouse in the champions cup. he was substituted by his coach who said he was ‘mentally gone' after the errors. while edinburgh's spirited fightback in the second half proved in vein as they lost 21 points to 15 against montpellier, but managed to come away with a losing bonus point. james burford reports. he is the tenth highest points scorer in the history of the premiership but these will go down as two the most difficult moments in as two the most difficult moments in a freddie burns career. first a miss in front of the posts and then this happened, he thought he had made insta nt happened, he thought he had made instant amends, only for the ball to be knocked out of his hands at the crucial moment. it could have been a match—winning try but this was a match—winning try but this was a match—winning effort from. utter disbelief in the stands. toulouse held th

the weather in england looked determined to get the better of the elements, but they lead when chris woakes tried. rashid dismissed in the same fashion. select the's codes that could only watch on as it was set 27a. that was more than achievable with the top an opening stand of 52 with alex hales when he was stumped thanks to the quick thinking. captain 0wen morgan and joe root kept the scoreboard ticking over, they were unbeaten at the redhead and the total has already passed but 18 brands in the series one was a gear with a masters mayor. —— and the match was secured with a win. it is not to continue this format build partnerships with other guys. and continue to win. it is frustrating we don't play a full game and you don't... today would have been a good run chase. i also thought we had the best conditions. it was tough upfront for silica for the first 20 overs against harsh winters. but it did get better. that's right up sri lanka. it hasn't been great couple of days for danny cipriani, overlooked by england for the autumn series, he's now set to miss a some matches with gloucester. he

chris woakes took three wickets to swing the match in england's favour before the heaven's opened onceowler olly stone. there in press, he has been doing it for quite sometime now, a lot of the time goals overlooked, and i thought he really did set the tone. he made quite a relaxing impression early on rusted come in and do what we do. ollie boldly that the lucky has been doing in the nets in the warmup game, which i think is a really good sign. he bowled with pace, he managed to get the ball moving and it is all that very calm head on his shoulders, which is a good sign. in rugby union, freddie burns had two chances to win the match for bath in their champions cup opener against toulouse. any friends and family might want to look away now. the papers have gone to town with this. tea rs of tears of a clown. that is a little bit harsh. burns distraught after howler costs bath victory. but you will see —— it is the opening round of matches of the european champions cup. freddie burns says this was the ultimate low, because this was the match to lose. they were leading to lose 22— ten. th

chris woakes, the man to beat.d. monsoon season out there. they will hope to avoid it, rain forecast for later on. jose mourinho returns to his former club chelsea with manchester united this afternoon. these games have been a bit testy at times since mourinho took over at old trafford. you might remember a bit of verbal sparring with previous chelsea boss antonio conte. but there's respect on both sides between maurizio sarri and jose. he celebrates like crazy. my team goes to stamford bridge or victory at sta mford goes to stamford bridge or victory at stamford bridge, i don't think so. i think i will always try to control myself, to respect the stadium and to respect the supporters who were my supporters and my stadium for many years. lewis hamilton's hopes of a fifth world title are looking good after he was quickest in practice for the us grand prix in austin, texas. hamilton can secure the championship tomorrow if he secures eight more points than ferrari's sebastian vettel. with more, here's nick parrott. wh

chris woakes took three wickets to swing the match in england's favour before the heaven's opened anden doing it for quite some time now, a lot of the time goes overlooked, but i thought he really did set the tone. he made quite a relaxing impression early on for olly to come in and do exactly what he does. olly bowled exactly like he has been doing in the nets, in the warm—up game, which i think is a really good sign. he bowled with pace, he managed to get the ball moving and he did it all with a very calm head on his shoulders, which is a good sign. in rugby union, freddie burns had two chances to win the match for bath in their champions cup opener against toulouse. he should avoid some of the back pages this morning. freddie's clang are. there he is with his head in his hands. —— freddie's clanger. tea rs of his hands. —— freddie's clanger. tears of a clown. burns distraught after howlett costs him victory. i do think it is very sporting of the frenchman, to be honest. he was almost there. just at the last minute doing this. i will let you score the try and win the match. it is ou

the squad is in kandy for their next match on wednesday with chris woakes enjoying the opportunity tof the attack. obviously some guys have good days and some guys have bad days and sometimes you have a bad days and sometimes you have a bad days and sometimes you have a bad day and someone has to step up, but i certainly like the idea of bowling the tough overs in this format. you get good rewards from it. sometimes it can be tough like i mentioned but the rewards are there if you do well. afghanistan's hazratullah zazai has joined a very elite club — only the third batsman to hit six sixes in an over, in a twenty20 match. he managed to knock every ball over the boundary making 37 runs off the over because there was a wide as well. zazai raced to his 50 off 12 balls, equalling the record for the fastest t20 half—century. it was an ariel huge hitting as he cleared the roads each time. he joins the likes of sir garfield sobers, herschelle gibbs and yuvraj singh to achieve the feat in all forms of the game. but his side still lost the match. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more f

morgan rested himself for the match, as well as chris woakes and olly stone, to give other players ayers competing at the height of summer. it will start sooner and end later, but in season breaks will be introduced to give plyers a rest. that won‘t apply for england internationals and a number of high profile players hd spoken out about the plans. there was no doubt who the star attraction was at old trafford last night, which was illustrated by one or two fans who burst on to the pitch to get a selfie. one was apprehended but ronaldo took pity on him and posed for a selfie — he even took the picture. he have to do all of the hard yards for that selfie. you do not want a stuart to appear in that picture, you just want to yourself and the mainland. thank you for that. as we‘ve been hearing this morning, calls to the national gambling helpline have increased by almost a third over the last five years. the charity that runs the helpline gam—care has told bbc yorkshire that it received almost 30,000 calls last year. ali fortescue has been to meet some of those whose lives have been chan

the squad is in kandy for their next match on wednesday with chris woakes relishing the opportunity tose obviously, some guys have good days or bad days, i will have the occasional bad days, i will have the occasional bad day and someone has to step up. but i certainly like the idea of pulling the tough overs in this format. you get good rewards from it, sometimes it can be tough like i mentioned but the rewards are there if you do well and execute your plans well. afghanistan's hazratullah zazai has joined a very elite club — only the third batsman to hit six sixes in an over, in a twenty20 match. it happened in the country's premier league. he managed to knock every ball over the boundary making 37 runs off the over because there was a wide as well. zazai raced to his 50 off 12 balls, equalling the record for the fastest t20 half—century. he joins the likes of sir garfield sobers, herschelle gibbs and yuvraj singh to achieve the feat in all forms of the game. but they still lost the match. that is the sport for now. it all comes down to the issue of border checks. our correspondent c