cricket south africa has taken their stand. players to make strong decisions, have good conversations, they need to unite. south africa has always been one to be a force in world cricket but never challenged from world tournaments. this is a good opportunity. how to get passes will say a lot for the tournament. definitely a story that's going to develop of the coming hours. as for the match much betterfrom the the match much better from the west indies. a collapse against england but they just fell short in this reigning champions you really want to see them step up a bit. it to see them step up a bit. ut couldn't get worse. but they've shown that they have taken the lessons from the first game. they improve their performance and i think that today that was less of poor cricket by west indies and more good cricket by south africa. sometimes it's difficult in professional sports orjust hold your hand up and say well played to the opposition. i think today it was well played to south africa for the west in the play very well, the

south africa have their first win in cricket's world cup t20 tournament, but they beat west indies withoutica had sent out a directive insisting that all their players must take a knee before matches. patrick gearey reports. the idea was that this be a moment of unity. the first time the whole south african team took a knee but one man was missing. endicott redrew from the scale after record south africa told the game the gesture was compulsory saying it was... his decision they say it would be noted. it was soon noticed. his replacement couldn't cling on to lando simmons west indies main threat was the other man evan lewis, he smashed 50, might�*ve smashed more but boo—boo but didn't panic. the skipper trusted that they wouldn't all go for six. some might end up there. in lou of louis, west indies had very little. their total of 143 was never likely to be enough. especially ones adam markram had his eye end. thanks to his muscular 50 the actual match was by some way the simplest part of south africa's day. in so far as me personally in the comment to be honest probably one of my toughest

at the t 20 cricket world cup clinton to conquer, turn to the south africa side and took the knee before the game against 3 lanka, the cock made himself unavailable for tuesdays victory over the west indies offer an order from cricket, south africa that all its place should participate in the anti racism gesture to call apologize and was back in the line up for saturday's game. as for the match itself apart. so miss sanker had 72 s for length posted 142 all out in a 20 overs he school proved crucial as only 3 players reached double figures. so african stumbled in they chased the, found themselves in 15 of the final over. david miller put the outcome beyond doubt though with 2 sixes in that final over. and kathy saw robado hit the winning runs to hand south africa their 2nd. when of the competition. england versus australia was one of the most eagerly anticipated matches of the world. capital failed to deliver a close contest. england steamrolled the ozzy's stallone manage 125 from the 20 overs in applied england only lost 2 wickets. joss butler top scoring with an unbeaten 71 england a t

ramsdale really and to keep them out to know that finish at the t for the cricket world cup clinton cochran sent to the south africa side and took the knee before the game against 3 lanka, the cook, made himself unavailable for tuesday. the victory of the west indies of an order from crickets, south africa, at all its place should participate in the anti racism gesture, the cock apologized, and was back in the line of saturday's game. so african opened an early may 12 runs parts of the thank you 72, it's rank opposed to 142, all out in the twins. the over he school is crucial as any 3 plays reached double figures. with african stumbled in the chase, the feller something 15 of the final over david miller with the outcome beyond doubt though with 2 sixes in that final over and people are about a it, the winning runs the hand. so africa, they sick and when of the competition india captain coley had some strong words for the says who social media trolls who targeted fema mom and shami of their opening defeat the pakistan. shami was the abuse subject of abuse. as the only muslim player in the indian team, the good reaso

at the t 20 cricket world cup clinton, because the return to the south africa thought and took the ne before they game against 3 lanka, the cock made himself unavailable for tuesday. the victory over the west indies, often order from crickets, south africa that all its place should participate in the anti racism gesture, the cock apologized, and was back in the line of full saturday's game. as for that match, pass him me sancho hit 72 or 3 lanka posted 142 all out in the 20, over the scope of crucial. and then the 3 players which double figures, so african stumbled in, they chase the firm of solving 15 of the final over david miller put the outcome beyond doubt though with 2 sixes in that final ever. and he thought about a hit, the winning runs the hand south africa, the 2nd when of the competition england, this is a strange. it was one of the most eagerly anticipated matches of the world camp, but failed to deliver a close contest. england steamrolled the visa strain, the only managed 125 from the 20 overs in appli england only lost 2 wickets. just the top floor with an unbeaten 71 i

cricket world cup. what quinton to call returned to the south africa side on took the knee before that game. again shall anchor to call, made himself unavailable for tuesday's victory over the west indies after an order from cricket, south africa, that all its players should participate in. the anti racism gesture, the cog apologized. i was back in the line up for saturday's game with sher lanka, the south african opened at any may 12 runs, but his side a chase down as harvey said, 143 to win by 4 wickets with just one bow remaining. a big match. next up in that grape is australia taking on england by size hoping to push towards the semi finals as well as london early blo ahead of the ashes. australia started the tournament with windsor with south africa and show lanka. while england divorcee won their 1st 2 games against defending champions west indies and then bangladesh, both teams sit on full points in the table and whoever comes out on top in dubai will move a step closer to the knockout stage. a tournament that. ready would. ready be considered joint set a stage. so you're very so, so w

the former south africa captain quinton de kock has pulled out of the world t20 match against west indies after choosing not to take a knee with the rest of the team. cricket" his decision. the governing body had told the south african team to take a knee in the match, the first time all 11 players have done so together, but de kock withdrew from selection. in the game itself evin lewis got west indies off to a strong start. he smashed a 50, but once he was out south africa regained control and they only need 143 runs to win. but south africa have lost a wicket early on. captain temba bavuma run out forjust two by andre russell. so they are currently 60—1 in the 8th over. pakistan play new zealand in the late match. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. there's been a sharp rise in the number of police officers and staff in england and wales accused of abusing their positions for sexual purposes. the police watchdog, the independent office for police conduct investigated 70 people last year. in 2016, that figure was ten. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. the rape and murder of sarah

he withdrew from their world, cut much target against the west indies, after cricket, south africa directed all of its players to take the ne, in support of the black live matter movement from our stance. we respect the decision of the opponents and we will take, the captains will obviously talk about it before we got to fly and we'll take that we'll take in a home or we're super tight. so that's my stand or talk going silva, she to the said african administration making the same take any yeah from from, from there's obviously that she didn't ation to visual decision to do that. barcelona case round came and will be hyping for a much needed when again. so i of i a con, a later on wednesday with his job hanging in the balance. pressure is mounting on the dutchman. following sundays defeat. it's around madrid and al classic i, vasa, a 9th in lally, get 6 points of leaders around. so see that. but despite the criticism he's facing, human is trying to remain positive is social courses, cammie, mazda. this is something that i enjoy the if the day comes where i no longer enjoy it, that i'll leave

cricket south africa say they regret the timing that directive and he has apologised to his team—matesacist and that he comes from a dual heritage family in the black lives have always mattered to him before any international movement came to the floor. he said if taking on each helps to educate others and make the lives of others that i am other than happy to do so. —— taking a knee. england captain fran wilson has retired from international cricket and she says the time feels right to step away. after ten years playing she made her debut at the age of 19 and has been capped 63 times across all formats and within the england team that became champions of london 2017. she is going to continue to play domestic cricket. some good tennis today. in the vatican is going to step on court shortly in the second round of the transylvania open and she is up against a romanian player. —— in in nevada can it is going to step in court. —— emma raducanu. andy murray is out. currently six — five up in the current match. you can vote for the bbc women's footballer of the year and the shortlist is on t

south africa have their first win in cricket's world cup t20 tournament, but they beat west indies without after record south africa told the game the gesture was compulsory saying it was... his decision they say it would be noted. it was soon noticed. his replacement couldn't cling on to lemdle simmons. west indies main threat was the other man evan lewis, he smashed 50, might�*ve smashed more but he but didn't panic. the skipper trusted that they wouldn't all go for six. some might end up there. in lou of louis, west indies had very little. their total of 143 was never likely to be enough. especially once aiden markram had his eye in. thanks to his muscular 50, the actual match was by some way the simplest part of south africa's day. in so far as me personally, from my captain point of view, to be honest probably one of my toughest days i've had to deal with as a captain. i guess if there is a disagreement in terms of beliefs, in terms of views, that's why we have conversations. i can't force anyone to see things the way that i do. neither can they force me. those conversations will now

printing has held clear the air talks with cricket south africa at the t20 world cups.movement came to the floor. despite always matted to him for any movement came to the fore. if damage is as if taking any helps to educate others i'm happy to do so. england have got a day's extra vest before they face australia on saturday and morgan's men made it two wins after two and the super 12 is with an eight wicket win over bangladesh yesterday. jason roy hit a half—century. yesterday. jason roy hit a half-century.— yesterday. jason roy hit a half-century. yesterday. jason roy hit a half-centu .~ , , ., half-century. we push each other as hard as we possibly _ half-century. we push each other as hard as we possibly can _ half-century. we push each other as hard as we possibly can be _ half-century. we push each other as hard as we possibly can be pushed. l hard as we possibly can be pushed. we don't really vest on any game and we treat every single team with the respect they deserve and we go out and try and play our best cricket no matter who we're playing against, it is irre

and then later on in sport to south africa cricketer, it says here now take me against racism off initially refusing to do so. ah, the u. k is some in the french ambassador off to the seizure of a fishing boat and threat of sanctions in route over the right to catch fish in u k. waters. the dispute is over zone in the english channel, 6 to 12 multiple miles from the british shore. front says several vessels have been denied access because they couldn't prove a fish that before breaks it. not the 1st time fishing has been a problem either. in may, british navy boats were sent to jersey when french troll is threatened to blockade the channel islands main entry port. and it's far from the last breaks at ro, or the last concerning food with the status of northern ireland and exports in and out of europe and within the u. k. cause in contention as well under simmons has more now on the fish fight. a put is trula seized by french maritime police who say the crew was fishing the scallops without a permit denied by its owners. it may sound like a small incident, but it's symptomatic of something mu

it follows a directive from south africa. cricket board for the team to take the knee before the games. several other teams are adopting the gesture in protest against racism. afghanistan's 1st international sporting match since the taliban to control of the country ended in pure joy. they are cricket team made a winning start to their campaign at the t 20 rock half and it was a crushing victory over scotland. afghanistan. bad at 1st and scored a $190.00 runs in replies scotland were ball down for just 60 g berman was name to match the match after taking 5 weekends. the 1st game of the tournament. dorothy, this is very important. so if you needed that for him to start our tournament for, we wouldn't be complacent about this when you move forward, you will enjoy the victory. it was a good game, but looking forward to the tournament, we're still organ of our slona have condemned the treatment of coach ronald human race route. crewmen received from fans after sunday's last arch. rivals ral madrid . but he, i was on social media, showed people surrounding and blocking humans cars. he tried

south africa's cricketers will be reflecting on a difficult day at the t20 world cup on tuesday.s after the governing body said the team were ordered to take the knee before the match, the first time all 11 players have done so together. 144 to win. south africa chased down the total with ease. the fastest 50 of the tournament. the defending champions west indies are heading towards an early exit with two defeats in the two matches. tit with two defeats in the two matches-— matches. in so far as me personally _ matches. in so far as me personally from - matches. in so far as me i personally from accountancy point of view one of the toughest days i've had to deal with as a captain. i guess if there is a disagreement in terms of beliefs, in terms of use, that is why we have conversations. i can force anyone to see things the way that i do and neither can they force me. that i do and neither can they force me— force me. on the day's of the name force me. on the day's of the game the _ force me. on the day's of the game the t20 _ force me. on the day's of the game the t20 pakistan -

cricket south africa say they regret the timing of that directive, he has apologised to his teammates she says the time feels right to step away after ten years playing for her countryer, she made her debut at the age of 19. she played at three world cups and one in the england team that became champions at lord�*s in 2017. the batter will continue to play domestic cricket. emma raducanu is in action at the trans reina opening, she is in the second round there and facing the romanian, she is doing really well. us open champion, won the first set 6-2, us open champion, won the first set 6—2, and as you can see they are into the second, i can�*t quite see the score there but emma raducanu is 2-1 the score there but emma raducanu is 2—1 up in the second. the men�*s tour is in silence that. cameron norrie is in silence that. cameron norrie is playing the canadian, a tough one this. norrie won the first set 6—2. the canadian took the second on a tie—break and he is 4—3 up in the last, the canadian, so that is going the distance. . you can keep across that on the bbc sport website, also on

south africa went on to beat the wendy's by 8 wickets. india's cricket board, the b, c. c, i a national team captain vieira coley, are yet to comment on religious abuse towards india as possible. or mohammed, chummy the 31 year old was the only muslim playing for india as they lost the pockets on on sunday. shami was a teams most expensive buller in the 10 wicked defeat and has since received a torrent of offensive attacks on line. a number of indian politicians and cricket legends such as such in 10, doctor shows shami some support on social media. al jazeera has asked the b, c. c, i to comment, but has received no response. or we've been speaking to sports broadcast or run a ca poor. he says the boards lack of reaction is not at all surprising. this is systemic. it's what we've seen the indian board and the employers are always apprehensive, reluctant to speak up on issues, especially when they touch upon communal or religious angles. chinese performance and this was irrelevant. this seems to be a bit of a narrative that he was the most expensive boiler he had an offic

south africa, sar. quinton. to cock withdraws. ms. teams latest match at the cricket world. cup it follows seem orders to take any i had of games in protest against racism. ah, sedans, military leader says that he acted to avoid a civil war when he has he dissolved the antrim government and seized power. speaking the day after the qu abdul fatter elbow han also revealed that i was to prime minister abdullah. hum dog is being detained at the general's own house. perhaps said the disagreements with ham doc or the other civilian leaders had reached a critical point with others with valia. moreover, we have experienced a bottleneck of occasions where we had to stand up to the prime minister. and the factions who had signed are constitutional document. on these occasions, we had witnessed a great deal of disagreements. it was a struggle for power sharing, distribution of legislative council seats and officers of the executive branch. as a result, we have witnessed political fragmentation and it prompted the armed forces to step in. but hannah's also does old. all of sedans

and is a good lesson for the future. cricket now in australia have opened campaign at the t 20 woke up with the 5 wicked victory over south africa. the, all these were set a modest at target 119 months. and while they looked in control for most of their in, in south africa showed some late fight australia got the required runs, were just to bolster the term and for much involved. 2 groups of 16 each with the top 2 in each pool. moving to the semi final i think it's 1 o'clock on the last, i guess. i mean, it's all me if you want to we but yeah, in the short water minutes, i'll think no matter how you when it was a better feeling you like the next morning, like better winning and losing. so yes, i believe it's all the way england opened a tournament with there was sounding victory over defending champions. the west indies, wendys were bold for just $55.00 runs the lowest ever total, the aside your nation or wicked in reaching the target with more than half their over there. coming to the we will know, expected accept credit goes to all about the unit and the feeling as well. 2 weeks feel except she will let you cut, you would do i

south africa cricket captain temba bevuma says the team was surprised and taken aback after teammate to deal with as a captain. i guess if there is a disagreement in terms of beliefs, our views, that is why we have conversations. i cannot force anyone to see things the way i do and neither can they force me. and pakistan continued their impressive start — they beat new zealand by 5 wickets and with 8 balls to spare. they also won their tournament opener against fierce rivals india. emma raducanu has won her first match since her stunning us open triumph — and herfirst ever wta match — at the transylvania open in romania. she came from a set down to beat polona hercog to move into the second round. this was her first time competing in her father's homeland. there were no fans present, but her her 88—year—old grandmother niculina was there to watch her. what was really impressive at the end of it. she was being interviewed and they spoke to her in english and she had to respond and say actually i speak perfect romanian and did the post match interview in fluent romanian and even tell t

south africa in august. ireland have an uphill battle after their innings against namibia in a winner takes all game for their final cricketfying group match. if ireland win, they'll be into the super 12 stage, which starts tomorrow. however, it might be tough for them. after chosing to bat, ireland finished on just 125 for 8. namibia have begun their reply and are 49—1 after 10 overs. scotland women are looking to make it three wins from three against hungary in their world cup qualifier at hampden this evening. a third win in a row could put them six points clear of their nearest competitors ukraine, athough spain still currently top the group. scotland played in front of a crowd of 5,000 last month at hampden. chelsea and scotland striker erin cuthbert says it makes a difference having so many fans, but that support for the women's game in scotland and england still has a long way to go. we belted at chelsea, sold out of capacity we are not far away and it comes with performers as players we need to keep performing as well and the more results we get, the better performance we bring the more attractive football the more

we start with cricket and wins for england and australia on the opening day of the super 12 stage of the t20 world cup. australia played south africad 119. it ended up being a tight contest with australia clinching the victory with just two balls to spare, steve smith top scoring with 35. with just two balls to spare, it was a much more one—sided game between england and the west indies. the defending champions bowled out forjust 55 in 1a overs. england knocked off the runs comfortably for the loss ofjust four wickets to register an opening win. so a perfect start for england. afterwards, spinner adil rashid was full of praise for their bowling display. adil rashid was full of praise i adil rashid was full of praise thought as a bowling exceptional, i thought as a bowling group we were exceptional, and everything fell into plan. chris woakes and moeen ali, and then myself and time all meals, we did exceptionally well. the former west indies coach stuart law told us earlier losing this opening match badly will have wounded the windies. knowing the mindset of the players, they will be embarrassed. they will be out to prove a point be

south africa in august. and edgbaston will stage this one. ireland have lost their chance to get through to the next round of cricket�*s t20 world cup after a heavyn still currently top the group. scotland played in front of a crowd of 5,000, last month at hampden. chelsea and scotland striker erin cuthbert says it makes a difference having so many fans, but that support for the women�*s game in scotland and england still has a long way to go. we�*re building it up at chelsea, then we gojuvenetus and they had sold out their capacity. we are not far away and it comes with performers as players we need to keep performing as well and the more results we get, the better performance we bring, the more attractive football the more we are going to see through the gates. it�*s been a busy week in european football with 48 matches played between uefa�*s three formats, including the new europa conference league. clubs have had to fly all over the continent and the expansion is expected to continue. however, it�*s coming at a time where the world is gathering at cop26 to tackle climate change, with potential impact for individuals and businesses. katie gorn