england struggled to find the answer to them on day two as daryll mitchell starred with the bat. falling on what was the final delivery of the innings. patrick gearey was watching. it has felt at times in this test match that this is what england were bowling with, a ball that has appeared appetising me large in new zealand's ice but kept escaping englishman, that was daryl mitchell with his second century of a short but spectacular series. perhaps he felt invincible and perhaps he just forgot there was a fielder out there. matthew potts was unfortunately briefly. not everyone was seeing it big, oh well, carry on. tom blundell made his century, you see the nearly 400—4, licensed to loosen up. that was what did for tom blundell in the end, at 106. i liberated mitchell on the other hand was putting them in the stands. heads up, sign him up. england needed something, anything. they got rain and a chance to refresh and redress, joe wrote dropped a crucial catch on the first day, but no escape this time. michael bracewell out to jimmy escape this time. michael bracewell out tojimmy an

daryl mitchell caught stuart broad. too late.nd, with the ball they needed to get things moving. he's knocked him over! that's jimmy anderson's genius, his 650th test wicket. this would, though, be about patience for england — waiting for new zealand mistakes. that was devon conway's, gone for 52. henry nicholls followed. doubts crept under black caps. even will young, so confident after scoring 56 runs, dithered over the 57th. he was out, england were in. now the problems — tom blundell and daryl mitchell made big partnerships both in this test and the last. they threatened another, but england had an idea. bowl short, and see if blundell blunders. their plan came together. new zealand are more than 200 runs ahead, but england keep taking wickets. a match that might have drifted heads for a final twist. game on. patrick 6eary, bbc news. it's pretty finally balanced. i think obviously when you set such a big total, you're not really thinking about was going on in the game, you'rejust making sure thinking about was going on in the

daryl mitchell has got back to back centuries.ncible, which can make you forget there is a fielder out there. matthew potts became briefly a sieve. if that wasn't bad enough, potts then had to bowl to the man he dropped. mitchell showed no mercy. oh, that's really good. blundell was soon manoeuvring his way to his own century, celebrated by team—mates who knew its value. new zealand's position was so strong, they could afford the odd risk. that's what did for blundell in the end. england finally took a catch, but the damage may already have been done. patrick gearey, bbc news. a long afternoon ahead in the cricket, and hopefully for you as well at home. that's it from the lunchtime team. the next news on bbc one is at 7pm, bye for now. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. england, scotland and wales are all in nations league actions later. england play italy in a repeat of last years euro 2020 final, which italy won on penalties. england will be without phil foden, who is still recovering from covid.

daryl mitchell always looked to attack, within reason.nty. the partnership between these two is strong and still building, and with every minute they're at the crease, the match moves definitely one way, towards new zealand. matt parkinson bowled his leg spin, having arrived via motorways as england's concussion replacement. nojoy for him. new zealand four wickets down, 227 ahead, and england's new captain with some familiar england problems. joe wilson, bbc news, at lord's. the men's french open final will be between rafael nadal and casper ruud. nadal, a 13—time champion at roland garros, was facing alexander zverev in what had been a gripping semifinal, but the german suffered a serious ankle injury in the second set and had to retire, handing nadal a place in sunday's final. dan 0gunshakin reports. alex zverev had only once beaten rafael nadal on clay a begin a semifinal like a man determined to improve that record. after a break in the rafael nadal served in the opening game him of the german looked into position to take the opening

they might have caught daryl mitchell early but instead he made a century, number two of the series.riefly. no one could believe the luck. tom blundell bundled one way to reach his hundred. he was out not long later but new zealand were flying, hurtling towards 450 with mitchell launching them around nottingham. heads up. in fact, sign him up. not enough englishmen have clung on, joe root was a guilty man on day one, at least michael bracewell did not get away. by the time mitchell and new zealand were all out they had made 553. over to england, who were made to watch batty look easy, knowing it is not. just ask zak crawley, hard luck, hard work. england made it to 90-1 at luck, hard work. england made it to 90—1 at the close. 0ne job done, just the three days to go. in the nations league, england and italy played out a repeat of last year�*s euro 2020 final. it finished 0—0, with raheem sterling having one of the best chances for england. gareth southgate�*s side has scored just two points from their three games. wales drew 1—1 with belgium. brennanjohnson equalising for wales, four

that was daryl mitchell with his second century of a short but spectacular series.e just forgot there was a fielder out there. matthew potts was, unfortunately, briefly a sieve. not everyone was seeing it big... oh, well — carry on. tom blundell made his century, new zealand nearly 400—4 — license to loosen up. that was what did for tom blundell in the end, out for 106. a liberated mitchell, on the other hand, was putting them in the stands. heads up, sign him up. england needed something, anything. they got rain and a chance to refresh and redress. joe root dropped a crucial catch on the first day, but no escape this time. michael bracewell out to jimmy anderson. finally, england were moving, and eventually they even got mitchell but by then he had scored 190. new zealand 553 all out. england's turn, and for more than a day and a half batting had looked easy, but it isn't, and that was zak crawley. alex isn't, and that was zak crawley. lees was dropped pope. alex lees was dropped and then 0llie pope. they escaped to 90—1 at the close. 0nejob done, just pope. they e

tom blundell and daryl mitchell have spent three testifying england. now they build a lead.y tucked in. england's scribbling for crumbs, both kiwis made 50s, always staying just out of reach, always surviving. such was there escape all that you that even being given out was no guarantee. mitchell wanted this checked, but he was in line this time. relief, belief. now, jack leach assigned opening. this one bold tim southee and bruised sam billings. the next trick she was kinder for billings. the next trick she was kinderfor him. neil wagner caught kinder for him. neil wagner caught by kinderfor him. neil wagner caught by billings, leg behind wicket. it is in here somewhere! there. leach would end up with five the innings, ten in the match, and when would be to 96 to win. when they chase, they chase hard. this england are a team in a hurry, but where is the language and alex lees was certainly short of it. run out. zak crawley went reaching for runs and eventually overstretched. england at that point still needed to a5. joe root and ollie pope were not exactly blocking. england

it was daryl mitchell england had missed. bowler thinks, am i ever getting some luck?eved. england not quite fulfilling the occasion. advice is always available from experts in the stands. jack leach to the left in good—natured conversation here. england spent much of the session trying to convince the umpire the ball was misshapen. he eventually agreed, gave england a different one. this is what stuart broad did with it. catch held, bracewell out, point proved. broad, 36 today — lots of experience. tradition tells us that test match cricket can't always be fast and furious. there is still a place for patience, surely. well, here's how the exceptional daryl in the final moment before lunch, daryl mitchell... patience finally prevailed. joe wilson, bbc news, headingley. after a three—year wait, it's finally time for the main events at glastonbury to get under way. performances have begun on the main stages at worthy farm in somerset, with 20—year—old billie eilish set to make history as the youngest solo headliner tonight on the iconic pyramid stage. our entertainment c

tom blundell and daryl mitchell have spent three tests defying england.y built a lead and slowly tucked in. england waited on crumbs. here was a morsel. still, mitchell wanted it checked. he was in line this time. relief, belief. now, jack leach saw an opening. this one bowled tim southee and bruised poor billings. the next ricochet was kinderfor him. neil wagner caught by billings, legs behind wicket. it's in here somewhere! there. leach would end up with five in the innings, ten in the match, and england would need 296 to win. when they chase, they chase hard. this england are a team in a hurry, but where is the line? alex lees was certainly short of it. run out. zak crawley went reaching for runs and eventually overstretched. england at that point still needed 245. no calls for caution. 0llie pope and joe root put on more than 100 together creatively. in a few overs, momentum had reversed completely. this england team say they are in the attainment business. —— entertainment business. whatever the stakes, whatever it takes, the show must go on. patrick

daryl mitchell somehow caught stuart broad.ld, though, be about patience for england — waiting for new zealand mistakes. that was devon conway's, gone for 52. henry nicholls followed. doubts crept under black caps. even will young, so confident in scoring 56 runs, dithered over the 57th. he was out, england were in. now the problems — tom blundell and daryl mitchell made big partnerships both in this test and the last. they threatened another, but england had an idea — bowl short, and see if blundell blunders. the plan came together. new zealand are more than 200 runs ahead, but england keep taking wickets. a match that might have drifted heads for a final twist. game on. patrick geary, bbc news. it's pretty finally balanced. i think obviously when you set such a big total, you're not really thinking about what's going on in the game, you're just making sure you get up somewhere near there. and we managed to do that, and quite a lot has happened in the afternoon session, so it's left everyone in with a chance. football now — an

now new were daryl mitchell caught him. too late. ben foakes and 56 had come too far.land had lost direction. all out, still 1a runs behind, with the ball they needed to get things moving. that isjimmy anderson two genius. 650 test wicket. this would be about patients for england, waiting for new zealand mistakes. henry nicholls followed. doubts crept under black caps. even will young dithered over the 57th. he was out, england were in. tom blundell and daryl mitchell made big partnerships both in this test and the last. they threatened another but england had an idea. their plan came together. new zealand are more than 200 runs ahead but england keep taking wickets. a match that might have a final twist. game on. that is two weeks until the start of wimbledon. it's two weeks until the start of wimbledon and players are stepping up their preparations. a winning start forjack draper. coming up, harry kane gives us his take on a big question over andy murray's fitness. russell fullerjoins us now. a day of mixed fortune for british players. a, now. a day of mixed fortune

then, with daryl mitchell batting, joe root dropped this opportunity. and the captain stayed cool.d directly in a spectator�*s drink. and yeah, england's player made the official signal for "the ball has collided with the beer. " cider, actually. this handshake meant this partnership was being significant, both batters past 50 as new zealand took their total past 300. after several drops, here was a chance the slip fielders just left. new zealand were excellent, but england helped them. joe wilson, bbc news. bryson dechambeau has become the latest significant golfer to turn his back on the pga tour and join the new saudi—funded liv golf invitational series. the 28 year old american won the 2020 us open and is in the prime of his career, rather than the start or end of it like many of the others. de chambeau comes the day after the pga tour said it was suspending any members who joined the rival circuit. his first appearance will be in the second event of the £200—million series. ferrari's charl lecler clocked the quickest time in second practice for this weekend's azerbaijan grand

daryl mitchell and tom blundell closing in on their centuries for the tours. news. as many of you will have seen on thursday, an official portrait was released of the queen to mark her platinum jubilee. many many photos have been taken of her over the years. earlier, katty jay spoke to ranald mackechnie who took the photo of the queen released earlier this week. and ian macdonald who's a royal and regimental photographer based in toronto. it was decided early on that they wanted to have at the tower, the round tower at windsor castle in the background, which kind of limited the ideas as to where to shoot it, which was at the victoria vestibule, i believe. so obviously windsor is a really important to the queen and i guess a home location for her. it is not the first _ guess a home location for her. it is not the first time _ guess a home location for her. it is not the first time you have photographed. we have her hair heirs backin photographed. we have her hair heirs back in 201a. if only photograph looking at the line of succession any monarchy. 20 20—2022,

daryl mitchell always looked to attack, within reason.eg spin, having arrived via motorways as england's concussion replacement. nojoy for him. new zealand four wickets down, 227 ahead, and england's new captain with some familiar england problems. joe wilson, bbc news, at lord's. the men's french open final will be between rafael nadal and casper ruud. nadal, a 13—time champion at roland garros, was facing alexander zverev in what had been a gripping semifinal, but the german suffered a serious ankle injury in the second set and had to retire, handing nadal a place in sunday's final. dan ogunshakin reports. alex zverev had only ever once beaten rafa nadal on clay, but he started the semifinal like a man determined to improve on that record. after a break of nadal�*s serve in the opening game, the german looked in a good position to take the first set until this key moment. oh, wow! well, you saw what happened there! he's not wearing a sweat band, and the racket slipped in his hand. a tie—break ensued where zverev raced into a 6—2 lead, y

but daryl mitchell and tom blundell frustrated england late on. closing on 225—5. well, the late fightback from new zealand didn't dampen jamie overton's day, who admitted it was one to remember, after a debut wicket. it's taken him 15 years to get his first england cap, and he says the whole day has yet to fully sink in. i'm not really. i think you have those dreams of playing for england. you like to think they do happen, but i think there's a lot of youngsters in the uk that want to play cricket for england but don't get the opportunity. i'm very delight lead to get the opportunity and very think will for that as well. the chair of yorkshire county cricket club, lord patel, admits he was worried international cricket wouldn't return to headingley after seeing evidence of racism levelled against the club. the test match between england and new zealand is the first international at yorkshire since the england and wales cricket board lifted a ban on sanctions imposed, following the racism scandal around azeem rafiq. te st test match didn't come ba

daryl mitchell was chancing it. well, four runs. new zealand's lead now nudged onwards.ow new zealand batted with increasing assurance. tom blundell got to his individual 50. mitchell soonjoined him. it was their partnership that mattered — serious, strong. and while this was going on, this match was heading steadily very definitely towards new zealand. frustration for anderson and england. ina sense, in a sense, common in a sense, common sense has prevailed here in the last couple of hours, with new zealand continuing to bat comfortably and sensibly. and that scoreboard, ouch, has them 217 runs ahead. england will have to instigate a radical change of fortune to bring any celebrations here this weekend.— fortune to bring any celebrations here this weekend. thank you very much. let's rejoin my colleague reeta chakrabarti at buckingham palace. apart from the official celebrations here, many communities are holding parties to mark thejubilee and enjoy the bank holiday, as paul murphy has been finding out. welcome to ourjubilee party! welcome to the only street in preston t

that was daryl mitchell, dismissed for 108, relatively straightforward.in de grandhomme was not out lbw, but no one was watching the ball except ollie pope, who threw down the stumps with de grandhomme, yes, run out. now lord's thought anything was possible, and broad, next ball, obliged. oh, bowled him! kyle jamieson, clean bowled. broad on one of his charges. and james anderson joined in. tom blundell, lbw — new zealand, in an instant, 265—8. we can show you the ninth wicket. potts bowling, that's lbw. remember, in the match, new zealand have a substantial lead and england will have to bat a lot better in their second innings, but stuart broad in particular has given england supporters hope and that is a lot more than they arrived with here this morning. joe wilson, bbc news, at lord's. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 7pm this evening. bye for now. hello, i'm isaac fanin, let me give you some of your latest sports news. we're just under an hour away from the women's french open final. am

daryl mitchell always looked to attack, within reason.d test champions brings a certain certainty. the partnership between these two is strong and still building and, with every minute they are at the crease, the match moves definitely one way, towards new zealand. matt parkinson bowled his leg spin, having arrived via motorways as england's concussion replacement. nojoy for him. new zealand four wickets down, 227 ahead, and england's new captain with some familiar england problems. joe wilson, bbc news, at lord's. let's return now to the queen's platinum jubilee celebrations as the second day of the bank holiday draws to a close. yes, in case you've forgotten it's friday, as we mentioned earlier, there's still a whole weekend ofjubilee celebrations ahead, including a big concert at buckingham palace tomorrow night and then a pageant on the mall on sunday. 0ur royal correspondent sarah campbell reports. on an east end factory site next to the thames, a dragon has come to life. gliding up the mall, the giant puppet will symbolise the enorm

the new zealand pair of tom blundell and daryl mitchell have continued their superb form and they're. georgia taylor brown and alex yee will bid to add to their world triathlon golds in canada this evening in the mixed team relay. the 2020 world champion taylor brown won the individual event yesterday to take the lead in the overall standings. she outpaced cassandre beaugrand and teammate beth potter on the run leg. she said her body hated her after the race but hopes they can be friends in time for today's relay. olympic silver medallist alex yee is always a strong favourite over the shortest distances and his speed saw him pull clear of new zealand's hayden wild to win the men's event in montreal. day 3 of the uk athletics championships are under way in manchester. the men's 800 should be a hotly contested event later, with the men's and women's 200 metres to look forward to as well. daryll neita is aiming for the sprint double when she goes in the 200 metres. she surprised dina asher—smith to take the british 100 title yesterday in a wind—assisted 10.8 seconds. the pair were part

but a fifth wicket partnership of 149 between daryl mitchell and tom blundell has put new zealand inthe day on 318—4. i thought that was a really good bowling periods out there today. i thought we really took again the impressive action all the time and try the ball the opposition out as often as we could in the guys are really courageous in the link that tried to bowl after launch in particular. and i thought there was some really good work out there today. bryson dechambeau has become the latest major—winner to turn his back on golf�*s pga tour and join the new saudi—funded liv golf invitational series. the 28—year—old american won the 2020 us open and is in the prime of his career, rather than the start or end of it like many of the others. confirmation of dechambeau's involvement in the new tour comes the day after the pga tour said it was suspending any members who joined the rival circuit. his first appearance will be in the second event of the £200 million series. formula one, and ferrari's charl lecler clocked the quickest time in second practice for this weekend's azerbaijan

another century partnership between daryl mitchell and tom blundell, theirfourth of the series, frustrated, as the tourists were bowled out for 326. jack leach with another five wicket haul, to go with his five in the first innings. chasing 296, england lost both openers fairly cheaply but 0llie pope and joe root have both made half centuries and will resume on monday. tennis watchers will be glued to wimbledon for the next fortnight. 2a hours from now we'll be in the thick of the action. 0n the women's side there have been different champions at each of the last five tournaments. a year after emma raducanu reached the fourth round in herfirst grand slam, the british teenager returns to the all england club with the us open title under her belt, but the home support should be realistic about her prospects. court 18 wimbledon, june 2021, and a teenager was about to step on to a rollercoaster, completely unaware. british tennis has a new star. a few days later, the nation knew about her. a few months later the world knew about her. the qualifier who became a us open champion, emma raducanu c

daryl mitchell and tom blundell both made half centuries with england wicketless before lunch.cket after the interval. jack leach has claimed two wickets as well. sam billings has replaced ben foakes for the match after the wicketkeeper tested positive for covid—19. england's women play a solitary test against south africa at taunton tomorrow — the first time the two sides have met in the red ball game since 2003. it's england's only test this summer and captain heather knight feels the women have a huge responsibility when they play the longest form. it honestly feels like every time we play a test match we are fighting for the format a little bit and it is quite hard not to think that has a player because, ultimately, you're trying to do the best in the situation in front of you. you not trying to think too hard about the format but i do think we are always judged on that and if there is a slightly more attritional section of play as there is a man's test cricket, we are done slightly differently sometimes and the debate starts to go, should women be playing test cricket? so

england struggled to find the answer to them on day two as daryll mitchell starred with the bat. the final delivery of the innings. and after that mitchell performance, england will have to produce some impressive batting in order to rescue the test match. iam not i am not really bothered, it is nice to contribute to a score that puts us in a game to win the test match. it is obviously very rewarding to get the individual achievement. andy murray rolled back the years to reach the final of the stuttgart 0pen. it's his first tour—level final on grass in six years. the three—time major winner beat nick kyrgios in straight sets to move to within one win of a first atp tour title in three years. sunday's final will be murray's first final on grass since winning wimbledon for a second time in 2016. france's cassandre beaugrand won the women's world triathlon championship series race in leeds. it was quite an achievement for beaugrand who had served a 10 second penalty for an earlier error in the cycling transition. but an impressive run saw her hold off the british duo of georgia tayl

a great morning session for the tourists saw daryl mitchell reach his century in the morning session last ball of the innings on 190 having faced 318 balls. another century was racked up by tom blundell, who missed out on one at lords but made up for it this time. 553 all out for new zealand — their highest ever test match score in england. play can continue tilljust after 7pm this evening. there was a rain delay. england just starting their reply at the crease at the moment. and it's also finals day in the charlotte edwards cup — central sparks taking on southern vipers, who are coached by the namesake of this trophy, charlotte edwards. sparks were 93—7 with two overs left. you can follow that life on the bbc sport website, along with the men's cricket as well. england, scotland and wales are all in nations league action later. england play italy behind closed doors at wolves molineux stadium — although 3,000 fans who are mainly schoolchildren will be inside. england will be without phil foden who is still recovering from covid. it's a repeat of last years euro 2020 final — which it

that was daryl mitchell, dismissed for 108, and suddenly, wickets seemed to be falling with every delivery broad on one of his charges. and soon, new zealand were 285 all out, which meant if england could score 277 in their second innings, they'd win. "if." here are three england batters, alex lees, ollie pope and then johnny bairstow, clattered. new zealand's bowlers were too good. ben stokes had made one when this happened, and then this was spotted. colin de grandhomme overstepped. no ball. captain, you're back in. so could stokes make the most of his reprieve? england were depending on him and he was delivering, but here comes a ball he could not avoid, caught for sa and this time definitely out. but what about the former captain? crucially for england, joe root is 77 not out. five down and 61 to win. with root, england sure have hope. joe wilson, bbc news, lords. today sees one of the most important football matches in the history of both wales and ukraine. the two teams meet in cardiff, to play off for a place at this year's fifa world cup in qatar. wales are looking to reach their f

daryl mitchell somehow grab stuart broad. what had been clear was now modelled.sked ben foakes to change direction, too late. and too little for england as well, considering where they had been. all out, still 1a runs behind. new zealand batting the match beginning to move, too much for tom latham. he has to move, too much for tom latham. he: has knocked him over! to move, too much for tom latham. he has knocked him over! jenny _ has knocked him over! jenny randerson's _ has knocked him over! jenny randerson's 650th _ has knocked him over! jenny randerson's 650th test - has knocked him over! jenny i randerson's 650th test wicket. has knocked him over! jenny randerson's 650th test wicket. when you have taken that many, you can feel an opportunity. both he ending with will sense a chance after lunch. patrick geary, bbc news. time for the news. here is susan. —— time for the news. here is susan. —— time for the news. here is susan. —— time for the weather. there is still decent sunshine out there. as this week goes on, more in there. as this week goes on, more in th

daryl mitchell caught him. too late. ben foakes and 56 had come too far.hat isjimmy anderson's genius. 650th test wicket. this would be about patience for england, waiting for new zealand mistakes. that was devon conway's. henry nicholls followed. doubts crept under black caps. even will young dithered over the 57th. he was out, england were in. now the problems. tom blundell and daryl mitchell made big partnerships both in this test and the last. they threatened another, but england had an idea. both sure and see if they blunder. their plan came together. new zealand are more than 200 runs ahead, but england keep taking wickets. a match that might have drifted heads for a final twist. game on. now, with wimbledon starting in just two weeks, worrying news for andy murray who has withdrawn from queens. he picked up an abdominal strain in the stuttgart final on sunday. the two—time wimbledon champion does hope to be fit in time, though. so, fingers crossed with that one. staying at queens, and britain's jack draper got a big win, beating the american fourth

the tourists scored a huge 553, with daryl mitchell dropped twice before he made 190.their reply, with zac crawley out for just 4. but 0llie pope has made a half—century and they closed on 90—1. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. i want to talk to about the politics of this. did she not think she was going to that question? it is important — going to that question? it is important to _ going to that question? it is important to remember this is a negotiation. it important to remember this is a negotiation-— important to remember this is a | negotiation-— i negotiation. it is a good photo. i have an opportunity _ negotiation. it is a good photo. i have an opportunity to _ negotiation. it is a good photo. i have an opportunity to create . negotiation. it is a good photo. i - have an opportunity to create chaos. we are _ have an opportunity to create chaos. we are so _ have an opportunity to create chaos. we are so insignificant— have an opportunit

but daryl mitchell and tom blundell frustrated england late on.has yet to fully sink in. i�*m not really. i think you have those dreams of playing for england. you like to think they do happen, but i think there�*s a lot of youngsters in the uk that want to play cricket for england but don�*t get the opportunity. i�*m very delighted to get the opportunity and very thankful for that as well. the chair of yorkshire county cricket club, lord patel, admits he was worried international cricket wouldn�*t return to headingley after seeing evidence of racism levelled against the club. the test match between england and new zealand is the first international at yorkshire since the england and wales cricket board lifted a ban on sanctions imposed, following the racism scandal around azeem rafiq. if test match didn't come back for major matches, back or major matches, then we were going to go bankrupt. we literally were. we re were you going to lay off all the staff? _ with the opening round of wimbledon just around the corner, it�*s been a day of disappoint

stokes removed henry nicholls, new zealand have since started to pile on the runs with daryl mitchellt significant golfer to turn his back on the pga tour and join the new saudi funded the 28—year—old american won the 2020 us open and is in the prime of his career, rather than the start or end of it like many of the others. de chambeau comes the day after the pga tour said it was suspending any members who joined the rival circuit. his first appearance will be in the second event of the £200 million series, which starts onjune 30th in portland, oregon. ferrari's charl leclerc clocked the quickest time in second practice for this weekend's azerbaijan grand prix. despite topping the standings, leclerc was far from happy with the car and was heard questioning the team about a sudden loss of power. sergio perez, who finished fastest in first practise, was second while lewis hamilton struggled back in 12th. billy bingham, the most successful manager of northern ireland's football team, has died at the age of 90. bingham played in the 1958 world cup before leading northern ireland — as thei

then with daryl mitchell batting, joe root dropped this opportunity. and the captain stayed cool.ued his strong form from the first test, such power and precision with this shot. it appeared to manned directory in a spectator�*s drink. yet england's player made the official signalfor yet england's player made the official signal for "the ball has collided with the beer." this meant this partnership was being significant, both batters past 50 as new zealand took their total past 300. after several drops, he was a chance to slip fielders just left. new zealand were excellent, but england helped them. joe wilson, bbc news. stamps havejust been england helped them. joe wilson, bbc news. stamps have just been called at day one on at trent bridge, this is how things stand. new zealand are now 318—a. mitchell and blundell still doing well at the crease there. england with a lot to do on day two. now, a report from the french government has blamed a chain of �*failures�*, for last month's chaotic scenes at the champions league final in paris. it said the events at the stade de france, whi

and then, with daryl mitchell batting, joe root dropped this opportunity.t left. new zealand were excellent, but england helped them. joe wilson, bbc news. bryson dechambeau has become the latest major winner to turn his back on golf�*s pga tour and join the new saudi—funded liv golf invitational series. the 28—year—old american won the 2020 us open and is in the prime of his career, rather than the start or end of it like many of the others. confirmation of de chambeau's involvement in the new series comes the day after the pga tour said it was suspending any members who joined the rival circuit. his first appearance will be in the second event of the £200 million series. formula one, and ferrari's charles leclerc clocked the quickest time in second practice for this weekend's azerbaijan grand prix. despite topping the standings, leclerc was far from happy with the car and was heard questioning the team about a sudden loss of power. sergio perez finished fastest in first practise while lewis hamilton struggled back in 12th. billy bingham, the most successf

that was daryl mitchell dismissed for 108 and suddenly wickets were falling with every delivery.ges. and new zealand was soon 285 all out which meant anything that could score 277 in their second innings they would win. if. here are three england batters. ollie pope and thenjonny bairstow. the new zealand burros were too good. ben stokes had made one when this happened. colin de grandhomme overstepped, no ball. captain, back in. could ben stokes make the most of his reprieve? england were depending on it. here comes the ball but he could not avoid. caught for 54 but he could not avoid. caught for sa and this time definitely out but 5a and this time definitely out but what about the former captain? that of course isjoe root. joe root i think is key to it now. 277 the magic numberfor england and think is key to it now. 277 the magic number for england and they were soon 216—5 but only route, 77 not out. —— joe root. iga swiatek has won the french open for a second time. the world number one breezed past the american teenager coco gauff in straight sets. the 20—year—old from poland

but then came the first partnership of the match, daryl mitchell and tom blundell matching each other wicket. new zealand currently 199—4, that's a lead of 190. rafa nadal is through to a 14th french open final after his opponent alexander zverev had to retire with an ankle injury. it was shaping up to be a classic semifinal, with over three hours on the clock, nadal had won the first set on a tie break and had just forced a second set tie—break when zverev went over on his ankle. it was clear that the german could play no further part in the match, he was screaming in agony. he was escorted from court by medics but returned on crutches after 10 minutes before being wheelchaired off. nadal, will now play the winner of the second semifinal bewteen casper ruud and marin cilic. andy murray skipped the french open to get more grass court preparations ahead of wimbledon. he's into the semi—finals of the surbiton 0pen. the three—time grand slam champion beat brandon nakashima, the world number 75 from the united states in two sets, winning the match on a tie break. murray is the top seed fo

daryl mitchell made 108 but was one of three kiwi wickets to fall in the space of three balls.stin and west ham forward jarrod bowen. it was a game of few chances, decdied in the second half when substitute reece james gave away a penalty which dominic szabozlai scored in the 66th minute. the match was supposed to be played behind closed doors because of the racist behaviour of the hosts fans, but there were around 35,000 inside the puskas stadium as the hungarian federation exploited a loophole whereby 10 children were allowed in for free if accompanied by an adult. so hungary claim three points in the first match of the nation's league. earlier in league b, armenia pulled off a shock win at home to the republic of ireland. finland and bosnia finished i—i. on sunday, another nation will secure a place at this year's fifa world cup in qatar. plenty of neutrals will be backing ukraine as they take on wales in cardiff in their european play—off final. the hosts are looking to reach their first world cup since 1958. wales have been training ahead of another emotionally charged occ

but an unbeaten partnership of 180 runs between daryl mitchell and tom blundell with both approaching. american teenager coco gauff is playing in a grand slam singles finalfor the first time. but she's up against the toughest opponent she could face, 2020 champion and world number one iga swiatek. meanwhile, rafael nadal is a step closer to a record extending 14th title after alexander zverev had to retire from their semi—final through injury. the german third seed was a set down at the time. he had to leave the court in a wheelchair. he said it feels like a serious injury, as well. the spaniard will face norwegian eighth seed casper ruud in tomorrow's final. and britain's defending champions alfie hewett and gordon reid will be hoping to retain their wheelchair doubles title later. they've not lost a slam final together since wimbledon in 2019, and victory would see them claim a tenth consecutive grand slam. good luck to them. a brilliant run, that one. european football's governing body, uefa, has apologised to the fans who attended last saturday's champions league final and had to

that was daryl mitchell dismissed for 108 and suddenly wickets seemed to be falling with every deliverythenjonny bairstow. the new zealand bowlers were too good. ben stokes had made one, when this happened. and then this was spotted. colin de grandhomme overstepped, no ball. captain, you're back in. could ben stokes make the most of his reprieve? england were depending on it. and he was delivering. but here comes the ball he could not avoid. caught for 5a and this time definitely out, but what about the former captain? 277 the magic number for england and they resume 216—5 but root, 77 not out. iga swiatek has won the french open for a second time. the world number one breezed past the american teenager coco gauff in straight sets. the 20—year—old from poland has now won six tournaments in a row and is unbeaten in 35 matches, a winning run last achieved by venus williams 22 years ago. england's footballers have lost their opening nations league match against hungary 1—0. the match in budapest was supposed to be played in an empty stadium, punishment for a number of racist incidents invo

they might have got daryl mitchell early, instead he made a century, number two of the series and theyds 450 with mitchell lodging them around nottingham. heads up, in fact, sign him up. joe root was a guilty man on day one. at least michael bracewell did not get away. by the time mitchell and new zealand were all out, they had made 553. over to england, who had been made to watch but it look easy, knowing it is not. just a zac crawley, hard luck, hard work. in that made it through to 90—1 at the close. onejob done, just that made it through to 90—1 at the close. one job done, just the three days to go. patrick gearey, bbc news. charles leclerc will be aiming to close the gap to max verstappen in the formula one drivers championship, when he starts this afternoon's azerbaijan grand prix from pole. the ferrari driver put in an impressive lap in qualifying, to beat red bull's sergio perez by more than a quarter of a second. championship leader verstappen will start from third in the other red bull. george russell is the best placed briton in fifth, two places ahead of his mercedes team m

but daryl mitchell dug in late on as he reached his half century.ll, the chair of yorkshire county cricket club, lord patel admits he was worried international cricket wouldn't return to headingly after seeing evidence of racism levelled against the club. the test match between england and new zealand is the first international at yorkshire since the england and wales cricket board lifted a ban on sanctions imposed — following the racism scandal around azeem rafiq. if test match didn't come back, or international matches, then... we were going to go bankrupt. we literally were. because what we are going to do? lay off all the stuff all the players, and then try and come back in a couple of years? with the opening round of wimbledon just around the corner, it's been a day of disappointment for two of britain's top tennis players at eastbourne. harriet dart is out. the british number two lost her quarter final in straight sets against petra kvitova. the two—time wimbledon champion winning 6—3, 6—4. and disappointment in the men's draw too — as british

the ball well and it looks like it's heading for a 4, but it glances off the bat of teammate daryl mitchellll, but we'll take it. nice to get that first wicket, as well. i think we've had a good day. would have liked probably a couple more wickets, but i think if you said to us at the start of play 250—5, we probably would have been very happy with that. england's women continue their preparations for next month's euros when they face defending champions the netherlands at elland road tonight. it will be a reunion for england head coach, sarina wiegman, who was in charge of the dutch, when they lifted the trophy. northern ireland's women lost their only warm—up match for the tournament. lauren wade's equaliser meant it was 1—1, until the 82nd minute, then three late goals, after goalkeeperjackie burns was sent off, gave belgium a 4—1win in lier. northern ireland kick off their tournament against norway onjuly 7th. on to rugby league, and defending champions st helens have moved six points clear at the top of the super league, saints ran in eight tries in all, including this one from dan nor

and then with daryl mitchell batting, joe root dropped this opportunity, and the captain stayed cooland directly in the spectator�*s drink, and yet england's matthew potts made the official signal the ball having collided with the beer. cider actually! this handshake meant that mitchell and tom blundell were compiling a significant partnership. both past 50 as new zealand of their total past 300. after several drops here was chance that the slip field has just left. new zealand were excellent, but england help them. joe wilson, bbc news. to golf, and bryson dechambeau has become the latest major winner to turn his back on golf�*s pga tour, and join the new saudi—funded breakaway series. the american won the 2020 us open, and is in the prime of his career, unlike some of the others who've joined the breakaway series. confirmation of dechambeau's involvement came the day after the pga tour said it was suspending any members who joined the rival circuit. his first appearance will be in the second event of the £200 million series. how about this, andy murray has enjoyed his biggest win s

that's daryl mitchell and deflects up and into the hands of alex lees. the most unusual catch. im play for england before, that's because his twin craig, who gave him his cap yesterday, is the player who he edged ahead of to play. england's women continue their preparations for next month's euros when they face defending champions the netherlands at elland road tonight. it will be a reunion for england head coach sarina weigman, who was in charge of the dutch when they lifted the trophy. it's a very special game. obviously, because i'm from the netherlands, i've worked with that team for many years. now i work for england so it's a very special game for me and it's really nice to see the team again. northern ireland's women lost their only warm up match for the tournament. lauren wade's equaliser meant it was one—all, until the 82nd minute, then three late goals, after goalkeeperjackie burns was sent off, which gave belgium a 4—1 win in lier. northern ireland kick off their tournament off against norway, onjuly 7th. newcastle united have signed the england goalkeeper nick pope.

that was daryl mitchell dismissed for 108 and suddenly wickets seemed to be falling with every deliveryree england batters. alex lees, 0llie pope and johnny bairstow. new zealand's bowlers were too good. and stokes made one when this happened and this was spotted. noble, captain. you are back in. could stokes make the most of his reprieve? england were depending on him and he was delivering but here comes a ball he could not avoid, court 654 and comes a ball he could not avoid, court 454 and this time definitely out. what about the former captain? crucially for england, joe root is not out. injoe root, england surely still have hope. it's a huge match for rafa nadal later — he's going for a record—extending 14th french open title when he meets casper ruud in the men's singles final. victory would take the 36—year—old to 22 grand slam titles, two clear of 20—time major winners novak djokovic and roger federer. norwegian ruud has trained at nadal�*s academy in mallorca since 2018. in the women's final, iga swiatek won the trophy for the second time after beating american teenager coco gau