dan roan, bbc news, wembley.the netherlands. it was all about the performance of seam bowler curtis campher, who took a remarkable four wickets in four balls, reducing the netherlands from 51—2 to 51—6 in the 10th over. ireland went on to dismiss the dutch for 106 and cruised to their target with 29 balls to spare, and it was campher who hit the winning runs. but sri lanka have gone top of ireland's group due to their superior run rate, impressing as they bowled namibia out for 96. not a great total for namibia to defend, but their bowlers started well, taking some early wickets. sri lanka were 26—3 at one point. but after that, avishka fernando and bhanuka rajapaksa took control, reaching their target with seven wickets still in hand and 59 balls to spare. there's some concern for england all—rounder liam livingstone after he suffered a finger injury in england's opening warm—up game before the world cup. livingstone had to leave the field after dropping a catch on the boundary as india pursued 189 to win in dub

dan roan, bbc news, wembley.for the covid vaccine booster programme to be rolled out faster across the uk and to all over—sos, or there could be surge in hospital admissions among the elderly. with infection rates and hospitalisations in the uk many times higher than most of western europe, there are fears that without further protection, there could be a much higher incidence of severe illness in the coming weeks. 869 deaths have been reported in the past seven days, an increase of ii% on the previous week. 0ur health editor hugh pym has more details. boosterjabs in york today. health leaders say millions are being invited for third doses. it means that i'm at less risk of infecting others and spreading the disease, so it's really important to me. the third dose is very important. the booster programme is there for the people that need the third dose and need the immunity in the coming season. but with uk case numbers rising, some are concerned about the pace of the booster programme. we really need that to spee

here's our sports editor, dan roan.vaccinated has proved a challenge, with rates trailing behind other top sports. professorjonathan van—tam has led the fight against covid — and today, here at boston united, the lifelong fan of the club told me why it's so crucial that top players getjabbed. i'm mad about football. you know, most of this country is mad about football, and they are role models. whether they like it or not, they are role models, particularly for young adults, and for children and young people. and so what they say and do really matters. we don't want, you know, any more squads that are short, that can't fulfil fixtures, because half of them have got covid. liverpool bossjurgen klopp's expressed frustration with unvaccinated footballers, but today, after weeks of secrecy, the premier league revealed 68% of players are now fully protected, with 81% having had at least one jab. well, that's brilliant. i mean, that's a massive leap forward, isn't it, from where we were? and i can say here, that at boston uni

dan roan has more. celebration. all cheer. these were the scenes at st james's park today after news that a £300 million saudi—led takeover of newcastle united was finally complete. how are you feeling? fantastic, thank you. the businesswomen who fronted the bid, amanda staveley, who will have a minority stake, told me it will be tra nsformative for the club. we think that newcastle united needs, you know, a great deal of investment. we want to invest in the community, in the academy and the infrastructure — notjust in players and the business itself, but in — at every level. 80% of the club will now be owned by saudi's sovereign wealth fund, chaired by the country's crown prince. a deal collapsed last year amid premier league concerns at possible state control of the club but today, it said assurances had been received and a dispute over alleged saudi tv piracy has also been resolved. the news brings to an end a turbulent era for the club. the fans increasingly disillusioned with the 14—year reign of m

dan roan, bbc news.hich means there were almost a5,000 cases on average per day, in the past week. currently, there are 7,749 in hospitalfrom covid. there were another 223 deaths, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive test — that's the highest daily figure for seven months, since the middle of march. hugh pym is with me. a fall in cases since yesterday — but the highest daily death toll for seven months,the government says it is keeping a very close eye on the figures. how concerned how concerned are how concerned are the government? the underlying rate week on week shows that hospital admissions, cases and deaths are rising by 10% or more and that is why downing street that it be known today that they were keeping a very close eye on case rates. officials are looking at a new type of the delta variant which has been detected just to see whether it spreads more rapidly than delta itself. there is no firm evidence at this stage that it does but they are watching that, although they say it

our sports editor dan roan has been speaking to deputy chief medical officer, professorjonathan van—tamn you're going to have that chance encounter with covid. and if you're a professional sports person, it could knock up something very big in your sporting life. jonathan van—tam there, talking to dan roan. to cricket now — and scotland are closing in on qualification for the super i2s stage of the men's t20 world cup. they beat papua new guinea by 17 runs to make it two wins from two in their qualifiers, after their opening day victory over bangladesh. joe wilson has this report. having excelled by beating bangladesh at the weekend, scotland had a different challenge in the desert of oman — proud opponents. ritchie barrington, 13 years a scotland international, hit three sixes. and it seemed feasible. when barrington was out for 17, they lost energy. i65 — good total, but png were relieved it wasn't more. so they attacked with the bat — didn't work. you're joking! whose hand grabbed that catch? ritchie barrington's. scotland took five quick wickets, but then they played a defiant endin

our sports editor dan roan has been speaking to deputy chief medical officer, professorjonathan van—tamshort that can't fulfil fixtures because half of them have got covid. and we can avoid that now. you can choose the time when you get vaccinated. you can't choose the time when you're going to have that chance encounter with covid. and if you're a professional sports person, it could knock up something very big in your sporting life. jonathan van tam there, talking to dan rowen. to cricket now — and scotland are closing in on qualification for the super 12s stage of the men's t20 world cup. they beat papua new guinea by 17 runs to make it two wins from two in their qualifiers, after their opening day victory over bangladesh. joe wilson has this report. having excelled by beating bangladesh at the weekend, scotland had a different challenge in the desert of oman. proud opponents. ritchie barrington, 13 years of scotland international, hit three sixes. scotla nd scotland international. and it seemed feasible. when barrington was up first 17, they lost energy. 165 — good total, but psg we

dan roan, bbc news, wembley., somalis and people of somali heritage have been receiving death threats, and some youth clubs and community centres have had to close because of threats to safety. leaders from the somali community have condemned the attack but are bracing themselves for a rise in tensions. charlotte gallagher has been speaking to kahiye alim, from the council of somali organisations. the main issue for us is the labelling of somali heritage. as far as i understand, the perpetrator was born here. all he has in common with similes is his parents were somali. and now some community centres have had to close and some youth clubs have had to close.— have had to close. that's my understanding, _ have had to close. that's my understanding, yes. - have had to close. that's my understanding, yes. how- have had to close. that's my i understanding, yes. how does have had to close. that's my - understanding, yes. how does that make ou understanding, yes. how does that make you feel? — understanding, yes. how do

been strongly criticised by human rights orgainsations, but speaking to the bbc�*s sports editor dan roan as we think that newcastle united needs a great deal of— that newcastle united needs a great deal of investment and we want to invest— deal of investment and we want to invest in— deal of investment and we want to invest in the community, in the academy— invest in the community, in the academy and the infrastructure, not 'ust academy and the infrastructure, not just in— academy and the infrastructure, not just in players, and the business itself, _ just in players, and the business itself, but — just in players, and the business itself, but at every level. of course — itself, but at every level. of course we want and are coming here today— course we want and are coming here today we _ course we want and are coming here today we absolutely want in our ambition— today we absolutely want in our ambition for trophies at the premier league _ ambition for trophies at the premier league level and europe. so that's definitely— league level and europe. so that's definitely on the horizon. but

dan roane has more.celebration. these the scenes at st james's park today after news that a £300 million saudi—led takeover of newcastle united was finally complete. how are you feeling? fantastic, thank you. the businesswomen who fronted the bid, amanda staveley, who will have a minority stake, told me it will be tra nsformative for the club. we think that newcastle united needs a great deal of investment. we want to invest in the community, in the academy and the infrastructure, notjust in players and the business itself, but at every level. 80% of the club will now be owned by saudi's sovereign wealth fund, chaired by the country's crown prince. a deal collapsed last year amid premier league concerns at possible state control of the club, but today, it said assurances had been received, and a dispute over alleged saudi tv piracy has also been resolved. the news brings to an end a turbulent era for the club. the fans increasingly disillusioned with the 14—year reign of mike ashley, the retail tycoon bl

premier league to change its criteria in assessing the suitability of club owners. 0ur sports editor, dan roanversial deals in premier league history. but for many newcastle united fans, a cause for celebration. the scenes at st james' park tonight after a £300 stjames' park tonight after a £300 million saudi led takeover of newcastle united was finally confirmed.— newcastle united was finally confirmed. ~ ., ~ ., , confirmed. like a kid on christmas morninu. confirmed. like a kid on christmas morning- such _ confirmed. like a kid on christmas morning. such a _ confirmed. like a kid on christmas morning. such a big _ confirmed. like a kid on christmas morning. such a big day _ confirmed. like a kid on christmas morning. such a big day for - confirmed. like a kid on christmas morning. such a big day for the i confirmed. like a kid on christmas i morning. such a big day for the club and the city- — morning. such a big day for the club and the city- i _ morning. such a big day for the club and the city. i feel _ morning. such a big day for the club and the city. i feel fantastic. - and the city.

the bbc�*s sports editor dan roan has been speaking to professorjonathan van—tam, the deputy chief medicalountry is mad about football, or mad about some of the sport and sporting icons mean the huge amount to us and they are role models whether they like it or not. they are role models, particularly for young adults and for children and young people. so, what they say and young people. so, what they say and do really matters will stop we don't want any more games cancelled, we don't want any more squads that cannot fulfil fixtures because half of them have got covid—i9 and we can actually avoid that. 6g’s of them have got covid-19 and we can actually avoid that.— actually avoid that. 6096 of players now, actually avoid that. 6096 of players now. according _ actually avoid that. 6096 of players now, according to _ actually avoid that. 6096 of players now, according to them _ actually avoid that. 6096 of players now, according to them have - actually avoid that. 6096 of players now, according to them have had i actually avoid that. 6096 of players - now, according to them have had both jabs

urged the premier league to change its criteria in assessing the suitability of club owners, as dan roanelebration. these are the scenes at _ celebration. these are the scenes at st _ celebration. these are the scenes at st james - celebration. these are the scenes at st james pub . celebration. these are the l scenes at st james pub after scenes at st james pub after news that a £300 million saudi—led takeover of newcastle united was finally complete. how are you feeling? fantastic. the businesswoman _ how are you feeling? fantastic. the businesswoman who - how are you feeling? fantastic. | the businesswoman who fronted the bid you had a minority stake told me it would be transformative for the club. i think the club needs a lot of investment. we want to invest investment. we want to invest in the community, the academy, the infrastructure, notjust players and the business itself at every level. 80% of the club will now be owned by saudi's sovereign wealth fund, chaired by the country's crown prince. a deal collapsed last year amid premier league concerns at possible state control of the

those matches, the springboks captain — siya kolisi has been speaking to the bbc�*s sports editor dan roaninning the world cup helped both him and his country. for me it's all about what you do in those moments. it's the preparation. they can just be a beautiful moment and i think some of the work that the team is done and some of the think the players have done to use those moments. in so many guys on team have worked and had the foundations. i remember sitting the night for the world cup final and we said this is what we are going to do. the rest of the points were all there, what can we do for others? what extent do you think south africa has become a more inclusive and unified nation since her world cup victory two years ago? i can't tell you that. i don't know if it is unified for people but i have seen many people happy. we want to be as unified as we can be, it's a struggle because her every day and we will hopefully get there one day. there's much more awareness now thanks to your work also perhaps athletes like simone biles during the other picks or spoken about her mental health

dan roan, bbc news, wembley.land went on to dismiss the dutch for 106 and cruised to their target with 29 balls to spare, and it was campher who hit the winning runs. but sri lanka have gone top of ireland's group due to their superior run rate, impressing as they bowled namibia out for 96. not a great total for namibia to defend, but their bowlers started well, taking some early wickets. sri lanka were 26—3 at one point. but after that, avishka fernando and bhanuka rajapaksa took control, reaching their target with seven wickets still in hand and 59 balls to spare. there's some concern for england all—rounder liam livingstone after he suffered a finger injury in england's opening warm—up game before the world cup. livingstone had to leave the field after dropping a catch on the boundary as india pursued 189 to win in dubai. that was something they managed to do with six balls to spare, rishabh pant finishing with a six as india won by seven wickets. afterwards, england's moeen ali played down what happened to li

been strongly criticised by human rights organisations, but speaking to the bbc�*s sports editor dan roanent, we want to invest in the community, in the academy, in the infrastructure, notjust in players and the business itself, but at every level. of course we want... coming here today, we absolutely... 0ur ambition are for trophies at the premier league level and europe, so that's definitely on the horizon. but you're competing with likes of manchester city, are you now, and chelsea? yes, yes, yes, obviously we would hope to, but first to be competitive at the top of the league, we need to be able to build ourselves up and it will take time. you will have the criticism from human rights campaigners that because of saudi arabia's human rights record, this is not an appropriate association for one of the country's best known clubs. what would you say to those critics? i'm obviously aware of those comments that have been made over the course of today, and that's something we take very seriously and keenly. however, we are very much... our partner is not the saudi state, our partner is pif,

league to change its criteria in assessing the suitability of club owners, as our sports editor dan roan. cheering these are the scenes today after news that a £300 million saudi led takeover of newcastle united was finally complete. the businesswoman who fronted the bid, amanda staveley, will have a minority stake and told me it would be transformative for the club. we think transformative for the club. - think newcastle united needs investment. we want to invest in the community, the academy, the infrastructure, notjust in players, and the business itself at every level. i «i: , and the business itself at every level. 3: , ., and the business itself at every level. j~:: , ., . , ., and the business itself at every level. bi: , ., . , ., , level. 8096 of the club will now be owned by saudi's _ level. 8096 of the club will now be owned by saudi's sovereign i level. 8096 of the club will now be | owned by saudi's sovereign wealth fund. a deal collapsed last year amid premier league concerns that possible state control of the club but today it said assurances had been received and a disput

dan roan reports. they were the scenes that shamed english football.o have been one of the proudest days in the history of the stadium. the crowd disorder overshadowed england's first ever euros final. and today, the fa was hit with a stadium ban by uefa. ordered to play its next two england matches in european competition behind closed doors, the second of which is suspended for two years, along with 100,000 euros fine for a lack of order and discipline. in a statement, the fa said... not so long ago on this programme you might recall we brought you news of a successful trial in the united states, of a nuclear—capable hypersonic missile. this weekend there was further reporting in the financial times that china has trialled something similar. beijing's foreign ministry acknowledged today a test had been carried out, but claimed instead they were testing a new type of spacecraft. so whats the truth and what are the implications. are we on the brink of a new and dangerous arms race. let's bring injames acton, co—director of the nuclear policy program at

our sports editor dan roan has been speaking to deputy chief medical officer, professorjonathan van—tamere. i'm pretty sure atletico did not forget how good we were at home. so, there is a way to cause them problems, but you have do play a top—class game and you have to be incredibly brave. if you don't do that, they eat you. and that is what we should avoid. scotland have made it two wins from two, as they beat papua new guinea by 17 runs in their t20 world cup group qualifier in oman. they beat bangladesh by 6 wickets in their first match — and richie berrington top scored for the scots today with 70. matthew cross provided 45 runs and they eventually finished on 165 for 9. papua new guinea were hoping to recover from their thrashing by oman. and they did make scotland work for it. norman vanua scored 47 runs, including two sixes, but scotland'sjosh davey impressed as he took four wickets. both teams are aiming to reach the super 12 stage later this week. in the days second game, bangladesh are taking on oman. bangaldesh are batting first. they are currently 120—4. saracens hookerjami

sports editor dan roan, sarah mullkerins and nesta mcgregor all ask former england captain terry butcher of the bob willis trophy. they easily beat lancashire at lord's. tom bailey was the last man to fall as warwickshire secured the victory by an innings and 199 runs, with a day and a half to spare. that completes a domestic double for warwickshire, who also won the county championship. british boxerjoejoyce says he trusts he will be awarded an olympic gold medal, after an independent investigation found officials manipulated the outcome of matches at rio 2016. joyce lost his super heavyweight final to france's tony yoka and that was one of 11 "suspicious" bouts. the head of the investigation, professor richard mclaren, said a system for the manipulation of fights was in place. the sport's world giverning body the aiba said it noted the report with "concern". joyce has released a statement, saying he was sad to see corruption in the sport he loves and he'll be considering the finding with his legal team. he added... that's all the sport for now. more now on our top story. the metropolit