eoin morgan has just gone. challenge against south africa. eoin morgan hasjust gone.ade 17a—8 from their overs. they seem made 17a—8 from their overs. they seem to be cruising to the total thanks to a 50 from jason roy. roy was controversially had to do run into the path of the flow and was given out for obstructing the field. england lead this series. a crucial moment, 162—5, england 13 to win off seven balls. dalton at the crease after eoin morgan was just given out. southampton have appointed the former alaves coach and liverpool defender mauricio pellegrino as their new manager. the argentine replaces claude puel, who was sacked after one season in charge earlier this month. pellegrino stood down as alaves boss in late may, after losing the spanish cup final to barcelona and finishing ninth in la liga, with a club that had been promoted the season before. it's been a bittersweet day for red bull's max verstappen during practice for this weekend's azerbaijan grand prix. the dutch teenager dominated both sessions claiming the top spot by almost half a second in the

eoin morgan is at the crease with joe england. eoin morgan is at the crease withjoe root england.t. i think they are a bit under the required run rate at the moment but with the big hitters that they've got in their side, eoin morgan, jos buttler to come, ben stokes, we know about his abilities, they will feel confident that they were chased and this total. england have yet to win a major tournament and 50 over cricket. this is their best possible moment to do so, following the progress they have made in recent yea rs progress they have made in recent years in this format of the game and in front of a home crowd. hosting the matches between edgbaston, the oval and cardiff, they will feel that this is their best possible moment to lift a major trophy in this format. still some way to go but england are looking good for the moment, mike. thank you, england have wickets in hand, they still got australia and new zealand to play in the group to make the semifinals, all that to come after this cracking opener. british success at the french open with andy murray and kyle edmund both winn

eoin morgan, 43. he fell to house —— ahmed. the fielding for pakistan, fine.n ben stokes could get going. 64 balls without a boundary. maybe these conditions we re boundary. maybe these conditions were perfect for bowlers. but all england needed was 212! england had not hit a six in their entire 50 overs. pakistan's first over, there it was. the batsmen accepted to take them on, 118 as an opening partnership. they were controlled, composed, and led by their captain. pakistan were the team that seemed most at home. bbc news, cardiff. it's been confirmed former five—weight boxing world champion, floyd mayweather, and ufc lightweight champion, conor mcgregor, will meet in a bout in las vegas on the 26th of august. the 40—year—old mayweather retired undefeated after winning his 49th straight bout in september 2015, while 29—year—old irishman mcgregor is the first fighter in the ufc to have held two belts but has never boxed professionally, with the fight to take place under normal boxing rules, and a short time ago, i spoke to irish boxing journalist, kevin byrne.

england went named their team the day before the match but ifjonny bairstow comes in forjason roy, eoin morgan in a very fortu nate would back him. we are in a very fortunate position that jonny ba i rstow is fortunate position that jonny bairstow is our next man in line. he's a very fine batsman and one thing he does exceptionally well is actually deals with no baggage. he comes in and wants to prove everybody wrong. he's been a huge attribute in him scoring runs when he's had a chance to score runs. certainly in white ball cricket. when he's got back into the test tea m when he's got back into the test team he's been exceptional. opening the batting at international level is an entirely different ball game. but was the wallingford jonny bairstow today from mickey arthur, he was in good form in his media conference and said he is taking more chill pills to deal with being in charge of unpredictable pakistan. they were shambolic against india in his own words but they've improved to get to the semifinal. we know that realistically england are playing unbelievably well. they are a really, reall

but as for the champions trophy, eoin morgan is now sure that they must go on. i feel it is huge.bstruct people's every day of their lives. i think it is very important. new zealand may think they have been harshly treated by they have been harshly treated by the weather in this tournament already. the match abandoned against australia when new zealand were in a strong position. two years ago they will opt england in the world cup but this is a different proposition right now, as new zealand will acknowledge. i think it is a new look england side over the last couple of years, it has worked well for them. a similar brand of batting to how we got into position since last year. it will be an exciting game tomorrow. england have certainly looked up to new zealand's cricketers over the last couple of years. look up in cardiff and you see sunshine, if you are optimistic... studio: fingers crossed! great britain had a disastrous day at the america's cup semi finals after a broken wing ruined their chances against new zealand. in race one of the day in the bahamas, ben ainslie's boat gro

eoin morgan has said there will be changes, another opportunity for someone to make a name for himselfimited overs side. the series set up beautifully, 1—1 after the second match in taunton. southampton have appointed the former alaves coach and liverpool defender mauricio pellegrino as their new manager. the argentinlian replaces claude puel, who was sacked after one season in charge earlier this month. pellegrino stood down as alaves boss in late may, after losing the spanish cup final to barcelona and finishing ninth in la liga with a club that had been promoted the season before. castleford have extended their lead at the top of rugby league's super league to seven points with a 23—12 win over leeds at headingley. zach hardaker scored a superb individual try as cas bounced back from their challenge cup quarter—final defeat against hull. it's castleford's eighth successive super league victory, and the third time they've beaten leeds this season. that's all from sportsday with me will perry. good night let's see what the weather is up to this weekend and it is looking a little on th

eoin morgan's men were favourites to win the tournament but they were thrashed by pakistan in their semi—finaln cardiff by eight wickets. after eight muggy start it will be fresh with a mix of sunshine and showers. i will have a full forecast in about 15 minutes. good morning. i'm in west london where almost 30 hours after fire swept through the grenfell tower behind me. it is shocking, the devastation. in the front part you can see some of the front part you can see some of the smoke emerging. you might have seen images last night, it was clear that there were still claims in the building. this morning the search continues for the scores who are still missing. many questions remain but this is what we do know. let's ta ke let's take you through some of the details. police have confirmed 12 people dead so far, but that figure is expected to rise significantly. 3a patients remain in hospital and 18 are in critical care. around the area, many people have tried to help out, giving those caught up in this accommodation and shelter and food and we will have more on that later this morning. andy moo

captain eoin morgan could call up five uncapped players for the match...and with some of the more establishedngsters can make an impression. i would like to see some of the younger guys coming in and taking their chance. throughout the last couple of years we have had opportunities that have come up in between, some very good players, jonny bairstow a great example. scored runs every time he has come in and growing even more strength in depth within the squad, we need more quys depth within the squad, we need more guys coming in and taking chances. it's a huge summer for england's women who are among the favourites to win the world cup on home soil. charlotte edwards was the last england captain to lead the side to world cup victory — that was eight years ago, but she believes the class of 2017 could repeat that feat. here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. for england, for the world, this is where it begins. derby. the tournament now featuring serious money. $2 million in total and an intention to match the prize money of the men in 15 years. a good time to be playing in a first world cup

eoin morgan could call up five uncapped players for the match with some established internationals rested youngsters could make an impression. i would like to see some of the younger guys i would like to see some of the younger guys come i would like to see some of the younger guys come in. and take the chance. throughout the last couple of years we have had opportunities that have come up in between and had some very good players take them, jonny bairstow is a good example. score runs any time he comes in. to grow score runs any time he comes in. to gi’ow some score runs any time he comes in. to grow some strength in depth in the squad, we need guys to come in and ta ke squad, we need guys to come in and take the chances. it's a huge summer for england's women cricketers who are among the favourites to win the world cup on home soil. charlotte edwards was the last england captain to lead the side to world cup victory — that was eight years ago, but she believes the class of 2017 could repeat that feat. here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. for england, for the world, this is where i

eoin morgan, the captain, you may remember, back end of last year, decided he wouldn't go to bangladeshcricketer‘s life, but as with this champions trophy morgan is sure it should go on. but as with this champions trophy morgan is sure it should go onlj feel it's huge. 0bviously terrorist activity happens for one reason and it's to obstruct people's everyday way of life, and for us to go about this tournament as if everything is 0k, although it is not quite, i think is very important. new zealand may think they have been harshly treated by the weather already in this tournament. match abandoned against australia when new zealand we re against australia when new zealand were ina against australia when new zealand were in a strong position, two years ago they walloped england in the world cup, but england are a different proposition in 50 over cricket right now, as new zealand will acknowledge. it is very much a new look england side over the last couple of years and it has worked very well for them. couple of years and it has worked very well forthem. similar couple of years and it has w

difficult start to england's innings, he was one of three early wickets to fall but that brought eoin morgann has just been run out. england closing in on victory but there might be more rain delays on the way in birmingham this evening. there will have been a change in the mood of the british and irish lions team, after warren gatland's side won the most challenging match on their tour of new zealand so far. the lions beat the crusaders 12—3, in christchuch, and it was all about the boot of owen farrell. this is the time for the british and irish lions to call in the cavalry in canterbury. regarded as the best club team in world rugby, the crusaders, and the tourists would play like they were on home turf stopping a side with eight all blacks in it from the start. always influential, owen farrell put them 6—0 up and despite the odd bump in the road, as well as a solitary penalty, it was his first start on tour and it was going rather well. while it wasn't free—flowing, riveting rugby it was solid. the lions sniffed out danger. the pressure was telling here and a penalty awarded. it was a fo

eoin morgan's side had been the favourite for the tournament but struggled on a slow pitch in cardiffding ben stokes who went for 34 without hitting a single boundary. england madejust 211 which pakistan knocked off in less than 38 overs. they play either india or bangladesh in sunday's final at the 0val in london. it's been confirmed former multi—division boxing world champion floyd mayweather and ufc lightweight champion conor mcgregor will meet in a bout in las vegas on the 26th of august. the 40—year—old mayweather who was undefeated announced his retirement after winning his 49th straight bout against andre berto also in las vegas in september 2015, while mcgregor, the first fighter in the ufc to have held two belts has never boxed, either amateur or professionally, with the fight to take place under normal boxing rules after sitting out the clay court season, roger federer made a disappointing return to action, going out in the second round of the stuttgart tournament. the world numberfive has been resting as he aims for an eighth wimbledon title and took the first set against t

eventually they were 20 runs short of the target, giving eoin morgan's side the series. the queen's club in london. number 4 seed cilic began the match as favourite and took the first set without much fuss — 6 games to 4. but the 35—year—old spaniard, who knocked out stan wawrinka on his way to the final, fought back and levelled things by winning the second set tie—break. that was followed by another compelling set which again depended on a tie—break. and it was won by the world number 32. jamie murray ensured at least one murray brother won a queen's title this year, as he and partner bruno soares beat frenchmenjulien benneteau and edouard roger—vasselin in the final of the doubles. the pair won in straight sets 6—2, 6—3. roger federer looks in great shape of the start of wimbledon. it took in 53 minutes to win this match in germany. he blasted the home favourite, zverev, and did not drop a set in the whole of the tournament either. petra kvitova has won herfirst title since being injured in a knife attack at the end of last year. she's won the aegon classic in birming

england started poorly and slumped to 35 for three, but eoin morgan and ben stokes launched a fightbackes was unbeaten on 102 when the rain ended play.. so bangladeshjoin england from this group in the semi finals. gregor townsend has enjoyed success in first match as scotland coach. they beat italy 34—13. playing in singapore, they ran in four tries in 11 minutes — two either side of half time. tim visser finished off finn russell's clever kick. ross ford — who had scored just one try in 107 previous internationals, then added two tries in quick succession. damien hoyland completed the scoring. scotland will play australia next saturday. it's a busy day of rugby union internationals. england are in sanjuan to face argentina in theirfirst test of the series. that match kicked off about 15 minutes ago. argentina have taken an early lead with a converted try. and ireland are in newjersey to take on the united states. that match begins at ten tonight. roland garros was treated to a memorable final of the women's french open this afternoon with the unseeded 20 year—old latvian jelena ostape

ben stokes made 102 not out and captain eoin morgan 87.it. it was important to get some sort of a partnership going and how we were going to negate australia's bowling. you know, they bowled really well up front, they asked all the questions and got the ball moving. we felt i suppose the positive way was the best way. lewis hamilton has equalled ayrton senna's total of 65 pole positions ahead of the canadian grand prix. the briton did it in style, clocking the quickest qualifying lap ever seen in montreal. he was a third of a second clear of championship leader sebastian vettel. after the qualifying session, senna's family presented hamilton with one senna's race helmets to mark the achievement. it was a great lap. i can't believe that it came together so well. you know, the first section was fantastic and then just managed to bea fantastic and then just managed to be a little bit up on each one. the tea m be a little bit up on each one. the team did a fantasticjob to learn from our mistakes in the last race and really build up for this ra

the hosts have made three changes, including resting captain eoin morgan.e decider and debutant dawid malan set up a big total with some huge hitting in cardiff. eventually, he tried one big hit too man as he was out for 78 off 44 deliveries, caught by peterson off the bowling of imrah tahir. south africa to regular audits to stump into an‘s charge. 31 from jos buttler helped england to 181 for eight from 20 overs. spain's lopez who knocked out grigor dimitrov in the semifinals fought back and level the match 7—2 in the tie—break.1—1. now, here it is, 4—4 in the final set decider with serve, lopez serving, 4—4 in the decider at queens. roger federer looks in great shape for the start of wimbledon a week tomorrow, after winning a ninth halle open title in germany. it took him just 53 minutes. the 18—time grand slam champion outclassed the home favourite alexander zverev 6—1, 6—3 in the final. after winning the australian open, the 35—year—old sat out the entire clay court season, as he targets a record eighth wimbledon title. he didn't drop a set in the whol

it was expected to be a winning start for eoin morgan's side but they have been on the receiving endo far today — john watson is live for us at the oval. john — it's not gone to plan for england so far has it? not indeed. we came into this tournament is one of the favourites, but it has been a difficult morning. just two wickets had fallen at the oval on the opening day. the first of those sakha who was caught in the deep byjonny bairstow, off the bowling of strokes. bairstow only on asa bowling of strokes. bairstow only on as a substitute build—up of chris woa kes limped off as a substitute build—up of chris woakes limped off with a side strain having bowled two overs. perhaps the writing was on the wall at that stage for england. the second wicket a moment of brilliance, a rare moments, a superb catch by mark wood made on down to his left, diving off the bowling of liam plunkett. going through 19. bangladesh 95—2 at that stage. since then it has been about one man, terminate a bowl, who has moved past his ninth odi ioo. one man, terminate a bowl, who has moved past his ninth odi 10

england's one day captain eoin morgan says it's important players can discuss their concerns followingpeting in the champions trophy and morgan says it's right the tournament continues. we're lucky in comparison to others, but it has been the talk of the changing room the last couple of days as we proved in leeds that we can try and push things to the one side, and put it into prospective and try and put a smile on people's faces. terrorist activity happens for one reason and it's to obstruct people's every day way of life and for us to go about this tournament as if everything is ok, although it's not quite, i think is very important. elsewhere in england's group australia and bangladesh are playing at the oval, knowing defeat would leave them on the brink of elimination. australia took three early bangladesh wickets but tamim iqbal, who made a century against england last week, has made an unbeaten 50 as the tigers look to post a competitive total. they're 122—4 in the 30th over that's all sport for now. the whole borough market area following on from saturday's attacks and we willju

but captain eoin morgan said it is a very different team now. strong team and this is their first champions trophy said that comes with an element of pressure as well. eoin morgan has won the toss and england will go first at the oval. british and irish live ‘s head coach warren gatland says he won‘t make the same mistake as his predecessor by splitting the teams. the squad has arrived in new zealand yesterday at the start of their tour. gatlin says suggestions the schedule is too tough are overblown and has spoken about the importance of keeping the squad together for the tests and matches, unlike graham henry in 2001. it is paramount for these guys at the moment. i know the players involved with graham henry in 2001, he lost half the team on day one because he went, you guys every year, you guys over here, and the players knew straightaway, well, thatis players knew straightaway, well, that is a test side and we are just making up the numbers. i think it is important these guys feel like they are putting themselves in the shop window and have

eoin morgan's side have already qualified for the semi—finals, but australia need a win after their firstengland against australia and england against the scotland, it's a big date had! thank you, mike, see you later. we'll be talking about the implications for scotland about what happened in the last 48 hours. the snp's hopes of a second independence referendum was struck a heavy blow as high profile members like alex salmond and angus robertson both lost their seats. the tory performance in scotland was one of the positives for the conservatives. with us now, john mckee. we have lovely sunshine. it's gorgeous, i came down from scotland and it was very scottish weather there. we didn't come here just to talk about the weather. if you would paint picture of who is going where and what scotland looks like politically, paint a picture. of the left of centre country which expresses itself in various ways. it expresses itself in various ways. it expresses itself in various ways. it expresses itself through an snp lens. nobody predicted that the tories would come back in this way because it ha

england‘s one day captain eoin morgan says it‘s important players can discuss their concerns following in comparison to others, but it has been the talk of the changing room the last couple of days as we sort of proved in leeds that we can try and push things to the one side and put cricket into prospective and try and put a smile on people‘s faces. terrorist activity happens for one and reason and it‘s to obstruct people‘s every day way of life and for us to go about this tournament as if everything is ok, although it‘s not quite, i think, is very important. the tournament continues. elsewhere in england‘s group australia and bangladesh are playing at the oval, knowing defeat would leave either on the brink of elimination. after losing three early wickets, opener tamim iqbal has been the main resistance with an unbeaten half century. but his partners have continued to get out at the other end. bash desh has been bowled out for 182. —— bangladesh. police say they know the identities of the three men involved in the london attack. 30—year—old christine archibald, a kayedian is the first

eoin morgan's side have already qualified for the semi—finals, but australia need a win after their firstless of how the teams are going or where they are at. probably considering they are at. probably considering the fortunes australia have had with the fortunes australia have had with the weather is as they've come, they area the weather is as they've come, they are a strong side, if they get on top, they do hammer things home. so it is up to us to produce some of our best cricket. bangladesh will be cheering on england — they'll be through to the semi—finals if england beat australia. bangladesh stunned new zealand, knocking them out with a five—wicket win, thanks largely to a record 22a—run partnership between shakib al hasan, and mahmudullah. lewis hamilton's mercedes was fastest in first practice for the canadian grand prix. he edged out his title rival, ferrari's sebastian vettel, who's now 25 points clear in the standings. but hamilton was beaten into second place in p2, by kimi raikkonen in the other ferrari. chris froome is up to second place in the criterium du, dauphiny, after

eoin morgan will feel confident they can chase down that total. england the holders.g world number 50 martin klizan. the slovakian took the first set 7-6. the slovakian took the first set 7—6. murray is serving for the second, where it is currently 5—2. the pair have met once before, a match that murray won. he has never won the title at roland garros. britain‘s kyle edmund is up against argentina‘s renzo oleevo this afternoon. it looks like french winger antoine griezmann won‘t be going to manchester united — according to sources close to the club. it had been widely reported that united were making griezmann their top target this summer, and were close to triggering the escape clause in his contract with atletico madrid. but it seems united have turned their attention away from the winger to concentrate on signing a main striker. their first test takes place this weekend, but british & irish lions head coach warren gatland says there‘ll be a battle for the number 10 shirt. the squad begin their tour of new zealand on saturday taking on the provincial barbarians. owe

eoin morgan as well, the captain, has come in.ich would see them come away with a victory in the opening match of the champions trophy. indeed. important that for england because they have australia and new zealand to play in their group. that is all the sport for now. thank you. the ulster unionist party have launched their election manifesto. the party's leader, robin swann, set out policies including strengthening northern ireland's place in the united kingdom, better regulation of the northern irish assembly the ulster unionist party have launched their election manifesto. better regulation of the northern irish assembly and opposing any special status for northern ireland in brexit talks. steve n aiken is the uup‘s chief whip, and hejoins us from belfast. thank you forjoining smack. let's pic up on last point, opposing special status for northern ireland in brexit? we don't need special status. we know that the irish government, the british comment and the europeans are clear we don't wa nt the europeans are clear we don't wa

they had been hampered of course by key players switching to england, notably eoin morgan, the one—daynce to play five—day cricket test matches. we do not know when the first test match will be and who it will be against, but it is not beyond the bounds of possibility that ireland could play test matches against teams touring england as perhaps a warm upfor teams touring england as perhaps a warm up for the end of that series. that is a possibility and one i'm sure they will want to make the most. other countries watching on, what do nations aspiring to have test status need to do? you need to bea test status need to do? you need to be a pretty good team and i think both ireland and afghanistan have proven that in recent years. you have to ensure you have a flourishing local week and ireland have been able to do that. they have grown a number of players involved in cricket in their country will stop women as well, that is also an important part of the process and doing well as major competitions which is what both ireland and afghanistan have done. it is absolutely vital and i think th

england captain eoin morgan says his players are confident of making it through, against a side he thinksed during the world cup, they really captured the imagination of the new zealand public. it is fantastic to see. they are strong contenders in this competition. they played very good cricket. certainly, they are a side that will contend in this tournament. british cycling have called an emergency meeting next month to vote on reforms — and the entire board of directors is set to be replaced. all the current members will have to reapply for their jobs, with a report due next week on the investigation into the culture at british cycling, following accusations of bullying and sexism. chris froome isjust over a minute off the lead after two stages of the criterium du dauphine in france. he finished safely in the peleton on what was a day for the sprinters into arlanc, with frenchman arnaud demare taking the stage win. froome should make his move later in the week, in the climbing and time trial stages. sir ben ainslie's land rover bar team are struggling in the america's cup challenger sem

england cricket captain eoin morgan says they must "beat the best" in australia on saturday if they'reuided england past the 300 mark before liam plunkett took four wickets to finish off the kiwis' chase. if we're truly going to be contenders for this tournament we need to beat the best teams and australia are one of the best teams. they always are going into a white ball tournament. they seem to produced limited overs at will so to go intoa produced limited overs at will so to go into a game like that with no other attitude than winning is very important to us. the football association has handed out lifetime bans for the first time, after two supporters made nazi gestures at england's friendly against germany in dortmund in march. the fa has vowed to tackle what it fears is a new generation of hooligans. in all, 27 fans have had their membership suspended. the supporters' club is the only way to obtain tickets to away matches. great britain won their first race in the america's cup semi—finals in the most dramatic of circumstances. after going 3—0 down to new zealand, sir ben ainslie

england cricket captain eoin morgan says they must prove their worth against australia on saturday, ifn the champions trophy. they reached the semi—finals thanks to a 87—run victory over new zealand in cardiff. half—centuries from alex hales, joe root and joss buttler guided england past the 300 mark — before liam plunkett took four wickets to finish off the kiwis' chase. if we are truly going to be contenders for this tournament we need to beat the best teams and australia are not the best teams. they always are, going into tournaments, the produce world class cricketers, at will, so to get into a game like that and winning is very important. the football association has handed out lifetime bans for the first time, after two supporters made nazi gestures at england's friendly against germany in dortmund in march. the fa has vowed to tackle what it fears is a new generation of hooligans. in all, 27 fans have had their membership suspended — the supporters' club is the only way to obtain tickets to away matches. tra nsfer transfer news, and manchester city's women's team have signed a d

eoin morgan's men start the competition against bangladesh at the oval this morning — they have neverr global tournament. sam warburton will captain the british and irish lions for the first warm—up match on their tour of new zealand on saturday. the flanker's set to play for the first time since suffering a knee injury in april. arsene wenger says he's got his sights set on the premier league title next season after arsenal finally confirmed yesterday that he's staying as manager for another two years. and the defending champion novak djokovic marches on in paris. the world number two is into the third round, along with nine—time champion rafael nadal. world number one andy murray is in second round action later today. 7? newsub 7 7 newsub plenty ? ? newsub plenty of early sport today. andy murray is on court in paris at 10 o'clock, straight after the programme, straight into the sport. carol is out for us this morning at a nature reserve that's a bit of a hidden gem in the king's cross area of london. good morning, carol. look at that! that's lovely. isn't it? ! look at this lovely