over to the captain eoin morgan to launch a few rockets wasn't he made 57 only to find himself quiterilliantly extinguished stop south africa kept stubbing englishmen out and jos buttler met an early end. ben stokes ago as england's guy, he made 89 to his side 311 and a plan for more. england's new boy bold things quickly. after hitting a man on the head, he had one on the edge and factor plessis followed and then later one more. the big guns taken out by a lone archer and that is when they picked him. south africa not chase this knowing there were dangers in the deep but never expecting something like this. 0h, no way! defying physics and surprising even himself. however often you water can still will not believe it. it will be river long after the runs school to look it's a finish the match was another than with the plan but england and this man have proved that they are flexible. so a winning start for eoin morgan's men at this world cup, and anotherformer england captain, alec stewart, says he was impressed by what he saw today. they are playing as favourites and talking as they

friday at southampton became a scrutiny of eoin morgan's fingers.is stage of the catching session he seemed ok but later the captain went to hospitalfor an x—ray. he's the embodiment of the new england. liam dawson, elsewhere in practise was exercising his spinning fingers, a late addition to the world cup squad. does he feel the culture that morgan has shaped? when i've been around before it has been relaxed and good fun and most of the lads have grown up with each other as well over the years. a very relaxed dressing room, everyone enjoys each other‘s success and pharmacies have shown that. and performances have shown that. hopefully we can continue over the next six weeks. meanwhile there is a team that have dominated the last 20 years of the world cup, which is winning again, and is finished with soul—searching. yes, here tomorrow, england will play australia in a friendly match. there's no better way to get the competitive edge than a practise game against england. i think we can talk about it being a practise game, getting some miles in your l

lots of hefty hitters, the likes ofjos buttler, jonny bairstow, and of course the captain eoin morganion is there for a reason. for the last few years, ourform at home in particular has been outstanding. that is the reason it is there. world cups i have played in and people in the changing have played in, we've gone in with very little expectation. and we have not done that well. i would pick this position over any other. one of england's opponents tomorrow, south africa have never won the world cup, they have suffered an injury blow on the eve of the tournament. they will be missing their most experienced fast bowler. he is a big loss to our team. we did not expect that when we picked the squad. he was probably about 60% when the squad was picked. we anticipated for this to happen. but our attack is a strong one. tomorrow, there will be chopping and changing to make sure we can take on england. the absence of that player a real blow to south africa. as for the format of the tournament, it is relatively straightforward. ten teams taking part. they will play a round robin stage, with t

captain eoin morgan steers england to t20 victory over pakistan in cardiff.ood evening and welcome to the programme. this time next week the premier league title race will be done and dusted but today's results have all but confirmed the top four. a draw at huddersfield means manchester united will miss out on champions league qualification. facing the prospect of trying to attract new players manchester united needed to keep their top four challenge alive. for huddersfield it was a game of goodbyes with not much to lose. cracks in united's defence did start to appear but that united goalkeeper showed he was still awake and others in the squad decided to make a cameo also. the terriers were beginning to bite in the second half. something created out of nothing. the team who had been flagging all season has taken the corner flag out. six minutes later it was eventually replaced to tears. not thatjovial apps for your you would expect in the stadium of a condemned side. even the manchester united manager had to smile. without champions league football his side h

england are the tournament favourites, which captain eoin morgan says he is happy about.ve been dealt a hefty blow though, as andy swiss reports. well, welcome to the oval, where the waiting is very nearly over, because 25,000 fans will be packed into those stands behind me as england get the world cup underway against south africa. now, fair to say england don't have a great record in recent world cups. in fact, at the last tournament, four years ago, they were knocked out at the opening stage. but there is a real confidence about the team. they are the favourites with the bookmakers. their batting is particularly impressive, a lot of hefty hitters — the likes ofjos buttler, jonny bairstow, and of course the captain eoin morgan. the level of expectation is high, over the years our form has been outstanding and that is the reason it is there. a lot of the workups i have played in and the guys in the change room have played in, we have gonein change room have played in, we have gone in with very little expectation, and not done that well. and i would pick this position ove

there is so much more confidence about the squad, eoin morgan was in place as captain back then, but not as on fire as they are now. my gut response is that we didn't care enough about 50 over cricket, we we re enough about 50 over cricket, we were all about test cricket. we have turned it on its head and said, if we wa nt turned it on its head and said, if we want to win a world cup, we have to focus on it. these guys are playing more and more 2020, they have gone to the ipl and have experienced that. innovations have been shared completely, so anything is possible and that is what makes it such a watchable format. any world event is great, isn't it? those knock out stages where it is do ordie, it those knock out stages where it is do or die, it isjust incredible to watch, and hopefully england can go the whole way. former manchester united and arsenal striker robin van persie says that ole gunnar solskjaer is the right man to lead manchester united and must be given a fair chance to reverse their decline. van persie was speaking exclusively to the bbc‘s david ornstein a few days af

they go into the tournament on home soil as favourites, which captain eoin morgan says hes happy abouttheir opponants south africa have been dealt a hefty blow however, as andy swiss reports. welcome to the oval, where the waiting is very nearly over, because tomorrow morning 25,000 fans will be packed into those stands behind me as england get their world cup under way against south africa. fear to see england do not have a great record in recent world cups. the last to admit four years ago they we re last to admit four years ago they were knocked out at the opening stage. but there is a real confidence around the team. they are the favourites with the bookmakers. their batting is particularly impressive. lots of hefty hitters, the likes of jos impressive. lots of hefty hitters, the likes ofjos buttler, jonny ba i rstow, the likes ofjos buttler, jonny bairstow, and of course the captain eoin morgan. the level of expectation is therefore a reason. for the last few years our form at home in particular has been outstanding. that is the reason it is there. world cups i have played in and

and england's one—day captain eoin morgan doesn't hold back when explaining why alex hales has been cutworld cup squad. there has been a com plete world cup squad. there has been a complete breakdown in trust between alex and the team. thanks forjoining us. it's a big night for arsenal tonight as they look to try and reach the europa league final. winning the competition could be their best way into champions league football next season. they're currently two points off fourth in the premier league with two matches to go. standing in their way are valencia, pitting gunners manager unai emergy against his old club. our sports correspondentjoe wilson is at the emirates stadium for the first leg of that tie. the europa league is overlooked in august and becomes a must win, in may. arsenal will probably come fifth in the premier league, that seems a bit like arsene wenger. and if you look at where the outstanding performances and results have come this season, they have been in the europa league for arsenal. defeating matt one. but in the league, they've had some big defeats, conceding nine

over to the captain eoin morgan to launch a few rockets wasn't he made 57 only to find himself quitede 89 to his side 311 and a plan for more. england's new boy bold things quickly. after hitting a man on the head, he had one on the edge and factor plessis followed and then later one more. the big guns taken out by a lone archer and that is when they picked him. south africa not chase this knowing there

an unbeaten half—ce ntu ry including eoin morgan.e end of this evening we should know the identity of the finalists for this year's world snooker championship. the scot is battling to make it into an eighth final at the crucible. he had a bit of luck along the way. higgins showed some of the old magic as well. the scots won the final frame. it promises to be an exciting contest as it resumes this afternoon. let's get live pictures on the other semifinal, at the moment trump started the day still locked in this very tense cat and mouse first frame. neither player really taking control as yet. best of 33 and still 9—7 to trump. least 33 you can follow the action. a real tense frame, this. lots to keep you up—to—date with. backin back in around an hour. north korea has test fired several short—range missiles overnight. (tx it's the first major weapons test since the failed summit between donald trump and kimjong—un in february. the united states says it's monitoring the situation. palestinian militants in gaza have launched dozens of ro

the latest i can tell you is eoin morgan is out on 57.arget as they try to get their world cup off to a winning start, clive. andy swiss, thank you from the oval. time for a look at the weather, here's chris fawkes. things are going to get warmer but it isa you go the the cloud gets and for northern ireland and scotland skies will look like this for much of the afternoon. rain

captain eoin morgan should recover from a fractured finger.. i don't know who to win. i want england to win, desperate for england to win, desperate for england to win, just because they are ranked number one in the world, and the way they have changed the dynamics of play, and having played in australia, i have played for the last four seasons, up to last year, in australia, and the way the aussies talk about the way that the english play one—day cricket, well, they are ticking all the boxes. that's all the sport for now. you can get the rest of our stories on the bbc sport website. hello. lots of cloud across the uk at the moment. i think you will have to wait until the weekend to see the best of the sunshine in the next few days, and then we could see some really warm weather on the way for some. we are pulling an airfrom the atlantic, but it is coming in from the south with a set of weather fronts. that is what is going to keep things cloudy for the next couple of days at least. some heavy rain to come from the north—west, before high—pres

the hosts are ranked world number one, and captain eoin morgan says it would mean a huge amount for thess is at the oval. a nation expects! that is right and welcome to the oval were as you say the waiting is almost over because this time tomorrow 25,000 fans will be packed into the stands behind me as england get the world cup under way against south africa. it is fair to say england do not have a great record in recent world cups and in fa ct record in recent world cups and in fact in the last tournament four yea rs fact in the last tournament four years ago they were knocked out in the opening stage but there is a confidence around the team this year. they are the favourites with the bookmakers, their batting is especially strong and they have a lot of haptic hitters likejos buttler, jonny bairstow, the captain eoin morgan. and in the last hour his but to the media and said the good news was they had no injury concerns and he said that this was a chance for the players to become heroes by winning the world cup. as far as the format of the tournament is concerned it is relatively stra

sports stories now and and after scoring the winning runs against pakistan yesterday england captain eoin morgannded for the next one—dayer because of his side‘s slow over rate. jonny bairstow has also been reprimanded for hitting the stumps with his bat after being dismissed. ireland were beaten by bangladesh in their final tri series match. a paul stirling century and 94 for william porterfield saw the hosts reach 292 for 8 from their 50 overs but bangladesh eased to their target with seven overs to spare and will now meet the west indies in the final. and pascal ackermann has claimed his second stage win at this year‘s giro d‘italia. britain‘s simon yates is 35 seconds off the overall lead. great britain are likely to have to beat france on monday to avoid relegation from the ice hockey world championship. that‘s after they lost their fourth match in a row in slovakia, this time a 6—3 defeat to the usa. cardiff devils‘ goalie ben bowns made 59 saves for great britain earning him the man of the match award and a standing ovation. they‘ll play finland tomorrow and slovakia on saturday, but are

the latest i can tell you is eoin morgan is out on 57. 255 with about eight overs of their innings left. hoping to set a challenging target as they try to get their world cup off to a winning start, clive. andy swiss, thank you from the oval. time for a look at the weather, here's chris fawkes. things are going to get warmer but it isa you go the the cloud gets and for northern ireland and scotland skies will look like this for much of the afternoon. rain around. you can see the cloud is quite broken across england and that is where we have the best of the sunshine. a few fog patches working towards the south—western approaches and through the english channel it could cause an issue. as we go through the day, it feels quite humid outside. humidity means there is lots of water in the atmosphere and that water in the atmosphere and that water is being released in scotland and northern ireland with pretty miserable weather here this afternoon. heavy, persistent rain. 23 degrees and humid in london and sunshine for england and wales as we go

well, england captain eoin morgan has admitted the first he knew of the reasons behind hales‘s suspensioncussion with senior players was omitted because of a complete breakdrown of trust between the player and the rest of the squad. there has been a complete disregard for these values and there's been a com plete for these values and there's been a complete breakdown in trust between alex the team. and everybody in the senior players meeting agreed that the best decision for the team and the best decision for the team and the culture moving forward was for alex to be deselected. meanwhile jofra archer will make his england debut in tomorrow's match against ireland at malahide. the fast bowler has just qualified to play international cricket for england after residency rules were changed. and he's attempting to win a place in the squad for the cricket world cup. a quick look at the day's other stories.. bolton's financial problems appear to have worsened with news laurence bassini's planned takover is off after failing to prove he had the funds for the purchase. relegated to league one, th

it was a day to stand and admire as eoin morgan and butler turned the fields into spectators and thes. 110 for butler, 373 for england, music to the ears of the majority in southampton. they may have been silenced by pakistan's car. they seemed to have the firepower trump anything england could send his way, batting with intention, but when he fell for 138 his wicket was fast followed by a couple more slips. ha is possibly now more muted than pakistan first -- ha now more muted than pakistan first —— ha is possibly more muted than pakistan first hoped. pakistan are 333-3 45, pakistan first hoped. pakistan are 333—3 45, needing 41 runs from 21 balls. aston villa moved a step closer to returning to the premier league, three years after they were relegated. they beat west bromwich albion in the first leg of their championship play—off semifinal — coming from a goal down after dwight gayle's first—half strike. he was later sent—off. but not before villa had equalized and then converted a penalty to make it 2—1. meanwhile in the other semifinal first leg it's been a very long time since e

england got close to the total through fine innings from james vince and joe root, before captain eoin morganstarting on wednesday. i think it was a solid performance. there were not many outstanding performances but i thought it was a cagey affair between both sides the bubbly because this both to score andi bubbly because this both to score and i thought we played ok. max homa won the 2019 wells fargo championship at quail hollow club in north carolina on sunday for his first career pga tour victory. homa won by three shots overjoel dahmen whilejustin rose finished in third place. the american began the back nine with two birdies to build a four—shot lead and didn't make any mistakes until it only affected the final margin. the victory gets him into the pga championship in two weeks at bethpage black and the masters next april. mikko korhonen has won the china open taking the title in a playoff, following a thrilling end to the final round. the finn becomes the oldest winner of the competition in its 25 year history. the 38—year—old edged out benjamin herbert — who had started the round wit

also, an update on england captain eoin morgan's injury, just days ahead of the cricket world cup. hockey player alex da nson talks about the serious head injuries he sustained and arsene wenger says he left his heart at arsenal after managing there for 22 years. now, the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. you aren't here to announce your candidacy for the leadership of the conservative party? thankfully not! what are the big releases? we have aladdin, the latest disney live—action remake. rocket man, which isn't a biopic, more a musical about elton john. which isn't a biopic, more a musical about elton john. nobody knows that we are fun. and booksmart, which has been described as super bad, for girls. aladdin first, did guy ritchie rub the magic lantern with this? that's very good! you have jungle book, cinderella and dumbo and now this, so it is like disney is working through the back catalogue, turning those animations into live action movies. now we have this one, the street rat turned r

eoin morgan's men are 1—0 up in the series in what's really a warm—up for the forthcoming world cup inofra archer today, they're being rested so there was a chance for some others in the squad to show what they can do as ben croucher reports. a home world cup on home soil with the home team then with a chance of winning it. two early wickets for chris woakes merely heightened the new—found optimism around the english team. 0ptimism over their batting line—up, but the bowlers found trouble afoot. just as pakistan got going, they found trouble afoot. at the other end, imam ul—haq was using his hands to fully fa ct imam ul—haq was using his hands to fully fact that back full effect. supported by asif ali, the touring side fell to 358 in their 50 overs. time for that batting line—up to fire, a bit like that. jason roy quickly into the swing of things. it helps when you get freebies from the fielders, also might. with that big total to chase, they still need to show some bulldog spirit to win. england just started their innings — they need 359 to win they're 1 without loss. a quick look at

england captain eoin morgan and joe root put on 117 for the third wicket as they finished on 351—9.med made 97 as he and babar azam put on 146 for the fourth wicket — but their departure saw them crumble. they lose the series 4—0 and have now suffered 10 consecutive 0di defeats for the first time in 31 years. rafael nadal won a record 34th atp masters 1000 title, with a 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 victory over novak djokovic in the italian 0pen final. the spaniard, who had shared the record of 33 masters titles with the serbian world number one, warmed up for the defence of his french open crown by securing his ninth rome title. imran sidat was watching. with the french open less than a week away, nadal were still looking for his first title of the air. standing on his way was his long—term arrival, djokovic. the serbian has had to deal with a tough schedule and rome and it looked to be catching up with him as nadal and storming out of the box to keep the early initiative. the spaniard tramped in the capital eight times previously and it was looking ominous for djokovic as he lost the first set 2

england captain eoin morgan says it's a positive finishing the game early.t feels confidence in the hard work you do both in training and in the game. and if the other side of it is it does give you the afternoon and early evening to switch off. you know playing another close game against the strong side. so a lot of positives from today. also on monday, australia beat sri lanka by five wickets in theirfinalwarm—up match in southampton. sri lanka made 239 for 8 while australia reached their target with 31 balls remaining as usman khawaja top scored with 89. we say that amongst the team, we try and win all the games we play. just to keep that habit going. i thought we found form again leading into the world cup. a victory in the baseball. the indians took a 3— nothing lead at the top of the third. after scoring a homerun in the six innings, it put the game in the hands of the hose. at the bottom of the eighth, and other homerun extending the advantage. six wins in their last nine for the red sox while the indians have lost seven of the past eight. enough time

over to the captain, eoin morgan, to launch a few rockets.de 57, only to find himself quite brilliantly extinguished. so ben stokes brilliantly extinguished. so ben sto kes too k brilliantly extinguished. so ben stokes took over as england's guide, he made 89, his side 311. they would have planned for more. at least it was something to bowl at, and archer gulls at things pretty quickly. he hitan gulls at things pretty quickly. he hit an edge. faf du plessis followed, and later another wicket. south africa's biggest guns taken out by alone archer. that is why they picked him. south africa now had to chase this knowing there were dangers in the deep, but never expecting something this. stokes defying physics, surprising even himself. however often you watch it, you still won't believe it. it will be remembered long after the runs stokes scored in the wicket that finished the match. not everything went to plan, but england and this man have proved that they are flexible. he's had a full day out, and when he does, it's extremely entertaining, and

over to the captain, eoin morgan, to launch a few rockets. he made 57, only to

captain eoin morgan says it was that humiliation which has helped his side form a bond and become thecket. being knocked out of any world cup cricket, regardless of the stage, it is difficult to take. given the manner we were knocked out meat it that much more difficult. we were knocked out of the world cup and humiliated and it is not nice when that happens or er a part of that, so there are certainly to games that stand out from me in that world cup that almost confirm that we were underprepared and just so far off the mark. 0ne underprepared and just so far off the mark. one was at wellington against new zealand. we got pulled out for and new zealand knocked it up out for and new zealand knocked it up in12 overs, out for and new zealand knocked it up in 12 overs, absolutely human eating. when you look at the opposition that are beating you, it is at the opposite end of the scale, it is having quality players, having the team play as a team and they we re the team play as a team and they were just prepared extremely well in the way they carry themselves and performed as a unit. play

england captain eoin morgan will miss the fourth one—day international against pakistan in nottinghamw over rate during yesterday's six—wicket win in bristol. ireland have lost their final match of their tri—5erie5, being beaten by six wickets by bangladesh in dublin. a century from paul stirling and 94 from william porterfield saw them finish 292 for eight. but bangladesh reached their target with 42 balla remaining. great britain have scored theirfirst goals of the ice hockey world championship, but they are still looking for a first win after four matches. the lost 6—3 to the usa and are likely to need a final day win against france on monday to avoid relegation. —— they lost. now, trash talk in boxing is nothing new, but questions are being asked about where to draw the line after heavyweight deontay wilder again said he wants to kill an opponent in the ring. speaking ahead of the his wbc title defence against fellow american dominic breazeale on saturday, wilder 5aid he was "trying to get a body" on his record. here were his exact words: wilder has since defended those comments,

the england cricket captain eoin morgan scored the winning runs against pakistan in bristol yesterday are guaranteed to finish bottom of the table. they made a good job of batting first, paul sterling on a century. they finished 232—8, bangladesh 39—0 at the moment. finally, take the stairs instead of the lift? for suzy walsham, that just isn‘t an option, the 45 year old australian is the greatest vertical runner, at the very top of her sport. it‘s also called tower running and one of the most prestigious events in the calendar is the empire state run up, 86 floors with 1576 steps. she hasjust won it for a record 10th time, and the 7th victory in a row. she has won over 100 international stair races across five continents. that‘s all the sport for now. iam not i am not denigrating her achievements but i notice she was the first to leave. that is an advantage. yes, that is a good tactic. thank you. what do blokes talk about? suicide. that is an appalling stat. reaching a turning point where we can maximise, reach the potential of eve ryo ne maximise, reach the potential of everyone inv

over to the captain eoin morgan to lodge a few rockets.d himself quite brilliantly extinguished. south africa kept stabbing englishmen out. jos buttler was a to provide the big finish but might instead an early end. so ben stokes took over as england's guy, he made 89, his side 311. they would have planned for more. at least it was something to bowl at and england's noodlejofra archer does things pretty quickly. 50 places followed and then later south africa's big guns taken out by a lone archer. that's why they picked him. south africa now had to chase this, knowing there were dangers in the deep, but never expecting something like this. stokes defying physics, surprising even himself. however often you watch it can still won't believe it. it will be remembered long after the i’u ns it will be remembered long after the ru ns sto kes it will be remembered long after the runs stokes scored, and the wickets that finished the match. not everything went to plan, but england and this man have proved that they're flexible. former england captain

earlier, joe root and eoin morgan both hit half centuries for england.omewhat, and a few moments ago were 165 for 4 but they still need to score at around eight runs an over. kilmarnock scored a late winner against rangers to clinch third spot in the scottish premiership. they looked to be missing out with aberdeen beating hibernian, but three minutes from time, stephen o'donnell had his shirt pulled inside the penalty area. eamonn brophy rifled home the penalty to earn killie a 2—1win and their first season in europe since 2001. celtic rounded off another title winning campaign by beating hearts 2—1. mikeyjohnston bookended the scoring at celtic park. they're about to receive the trophy for the eighth straight season. manchester city captain vincent kompany says it's "the right time" to leave, after 11 years at the club. his final game saw city secure an unprecedented domestic treble in the english men's game, with the fa cup final victory over watford yesterday. the belgian is returning to anderlecht, as their player—manager. this is how they made the

england cricket captain eoin morgan scored the winning runs against pakistan in bristol yesterday, butrgan has also been fined 40% of his match fee. the rest of the england players have been fined 20%. jonny bairstow was also reprimanded and given one demerit point for hitting the stumps with his bat after being dismissed yesterday. ireland are playing bangladesh in dublin in theirfinal match of the tri series which also involves the west indies. they batted first with paul stirling leading the way, hitting a century. william porterfield also made 94. they finished on 292—8. bangladesh are going well in reply, 247—3. even a win for ireland wouldn't see them reach the final former champion tom dumoulin has withdrawn from the giro d'italia shortly after the start of today's fifth stage after failing to recover from a crash. the dutch rider injured his knee in a heavy fall yesterday. pascal ackermann went on to cross the line first, for his second stage win of this year's race. britain's simon yates is 35 seconds off the overall lead. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all

eoin morgan's side won the toss and opted to bowl.dividends immediately as fakhar zaman, who scored a century in the last game, edged tojoe root in the first over off of chris woakes. woakes then bowled the dangerous babar azam for 15. on radio 5 live sports extra. england's beth cobden is out ofjuly‘s netball world cup after suffereing another knee ligament injury. the defender ruptured her acl playing for the adelaide thunderbirds in their suncorp super netball game on saturday. wigan warriors full back zak hardaker says he thought his career might be over, after a string of off—field incidents. he was sacked last year by former club side castleford following a positive test for cocaine use before eventuallyjoining wigan. he's since been banned for drink driving and he admits his experiences with castleford made him question his career. through the trouble is i was causing for myself and being a professional sportsman, the spotlight is on you, and all the backlog i was getting off of that, i was thinking, i don't think this is for m

england got close to the total through fine innings from james vince and joe root, before captain eoin morganface off in five odis starting on wednesday. west indies produced a record opening partnership of 365 against ireland in their tri—series match in dublin, john campbell and and shai hope both hitting centuries in passing the previous best of 304. windies finished on a mammoth 381—3 from their 50 overs, and won by 196 runs. world champion marc marquez won his home motogp in spain to move to the top of the championship standings. marquez started from third on the grid and took the lead by the first corner and kept it until the chequered flag injerez. while tottenham took a step closer to champions league football next season. one of their former players will be glad of something to celebrate tonight. former spurs and real madrid midfielder rafael van der vaart has changed sports and took part in his first bdo event this weekend. despite winning the first round, he went on to suffere he went on to suffer a comprehensive defeat to per laursen at the denmark masters, who beat him by four le

up in sportsday on bbc news, ahead of the opening match of the men's cricket world cup, captain eoin morgan says his england side are favourites for a reason. good evening. boris johnson, the former foreign secretary and prominent contender for the conservative leadership, is to appear in court in relation to allegations that he made misleading claims during the brexit referendum three years ago. along with other campaigners, he asserted that the uk sent £350 million a week to eu. in a private prosecution, mrjohnson is accused of misconduct in public office, but his lawyers dismissed the claims as a politically—motivated stunt. our deputy political editor john pienaar has the latest. he has always loved attention, just not this kind. borisjohnson, the official leave campaign's far from a secret weapon, is being hauled into court to face accusations that he lied to the public, inflated the cost of britain's eu membership. no one campaigns like him but it is the claim he distorted how much the uk pays in, taking no account of britain's rebate, which he echoed as an mp. that triggered a rare p

and coming up on bbc news — captain eoin morgan says england are favourites for a reason as they buildo the opening match of the world cup on home soil. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. there's been a dramatic twist in the contest for the tory leadership with a summons for borisjohnson to appear in court over claims he lied by saying the uk gave the eu £350 million a week. johnson — who is the current frontrunner in the leadership contest to succeed theresa may as prime minister — stands accused of misconduct in public office after making the claim during the 2016 eu referendum campaign. mrjohnson‘s lawyers have described the case as a political stunt. our deputy political editor john pienaar has the latest. cheering he's always loved attention, just not this kind. borisjohnson, the official leave campaign's far from secret weapon is being hauled into court to face accusations he lied to the public about brexit. no one campaigns like him, but it's the claim about how much britain sent to the eu which he echoed as an mp, that triggered a real private prosecution and the

eoin morgan fractured his left index finger during catching drills.south africa at the oval next thursday. morgan has been described as england‘s best ever one day captain and all—rounder liam dawson says he has a very important impact on the team. when i have been around before, he has been very relaxed and good fun and i think most of the lads have gone out with each other over the years as well. it‘s a relaxed dressing room, everyone enjoys each other‘s success and i think the performances have shown that over the last two years and hopefully we continue that over the next six weeks as well. it‘s the championship play—off final on monday but derby‘s manager frank lampard has been busy fielding questions about speculation he‘ll replace maurizio sarri as chelsea boss. the former chelsea and england midfielder who‘s guided derby to within a game of premiership promotion in his first season, says he‘ll only discuss his future after monday‘s game against aston villa at wembley. it has been a bit of an obvious link all season. if i say maybe because of w

and what a delight to get eoin morgan out like this!al, it became an intense competition. joe wilson, bbc news. and this is the score as it stands right now. england 123—6, with 13 overs left to go, and live commentary is available right now on five life support extra. —— five life support extra. to the crucible theatre in sheffield next, where the 16th seed david gilbert has opened up a really good lead over the four—time champion john higgins in their semifinal. favourite judd trump's also in action against qualifier gary wilson. hazel irvine and the team are watching on. middle section of our semifinal, betweenjudge middle section of our semifinal, between judge trump and middle section of our semifinal, betweenjudge trump and our qualifier gary wilson. what was your view of the wayjudge trump turned on the afterburners? -- judd trump. he did. he found something after the interval. he found another gear. and he really imposed himself on the match, that i was waiting for it to happen, and he did for that forgive stretch. he did indeed

eoin morgan fractured his left index finger during catching drills.tralia on saturday but is expected to be fit in time for their opening world cup match against south africa at the 0val next thursday. morgan has been described as england's best ever one day captain and all—rounder liam dawson says he's hugely important to the team. when i have been around before, he has been very relaxed and good fun andi has been very relaxed and good fun and i think most of the lads have gone out with each other over the yea rs gone out with each other over the years as well. it's a relaxed dressing room, everyone enjoys each other upon psych success and i think the performances of shown that over the performances of shown that over the last two years and hopefully we continue that over the next six weeks as well. well england's first game is on thursday against south africa who... comfortably beat sri lanka today, winning in cardiff by 87 runs. skipper faf du plessis top—scored with 88 on their way to 338—7. in reply they showed little to trouble the proteas bowle

particularly impressive, a lot of hefty hitters, the likes ofjos buttler, jonny bairstow, captain eoin morgan favourite with the bookies. they have the best batsman in the world in most people's eyes in virat kohli, and of course there is australia as well, the reigning champions. they have welcomed back david warner and steve smith after their suspensions for ball tampering. it will be interesting to see what sort of reaction i get from the crowd here in england. lewis, you are a big fan of cricket. who do you are a big fan of cricket. who do you think will win the cricket world cup? it has to be england, of course, rico, and if you want to make a bet, i am course, rico, and if you want to make a bet, iam happy to course, rico, and if you want to make a bet, i am happy to take your money off you. anyway, you have been watching newsday. iam money off you. anyway, you have been watching newsday. i am lewis vaughan jones in london. i will not take any bets from london —— any bets from lewis. coming up, birds eye view of the boeing 737 max and another apology from the plane maker's chief executi

captain eoin morgan should recover from a fractured finger to feature.e can cope with the pressure of being favourites. we have spoken about it as a group and the level of expectation is therefore a reason. over the last two years, our form at home has been outstanding and that's the reason it's there. a lot of it is a well cabi it's there. a lot of it is a well cab i have played in, we have gone in with very little expectation and not done that well. i would pick this position over any other. england is a tremendous cricket team, they have shown that over the past team, they have shown that over the pa st 24 team, they have shown that over the past 24 months, playing really good cricket. the first game of the campaign, for me it isjust excitement. england has been the favourites, so we are going to have to play really good cricket, but for us to play really good cricket, but for us it is notjust the good first game, it is a six week period, and tomorrow isjust the game, it is a six week period, and tomorrow is just the first step. british number one joh

jason roy with 87, jonny bairstow and eoin morgan reaching half centuries.th 138. babar azam and asif ali with half centuries. it's shaping up to be a real cracking finish to the football season. european cup finals to come. the premier league finale tomorrow. and today the start of the championship play—offs. norwich and sheffield united are already up. and leeds have gone one step closer tojoining them after their first—leg win over derby county at pride park. kemar roofe's 15th goal of the season was the difference between the teams. in the other semifinal, aston villa beat west bromich albion 2—1. on to the scottish premiership now and kilmarnock are back into 3rd. they beat hibs1—0. eamonn brophy with a 32nd—minute penalty. kenny miller scored the only goal for already relegated dundee, who ended a run of 10 straight defeats with victory at livingston. and stjohnstone secured seventh place, with a comfortable victory over nearest rivals motherwell. women's super league champions arsenal finished the season on a high by inflicting a first league defeat o

particularly impressive, a lot of hefty hitters — the likes ofjos buttler, jonny bairstow, captain eoin morgane second—favourites with the bookies. they, of course, have the best batsman in the world, in most people's eyes, in virat kohli. and of course, there is australia, as well, the reigning champions. they have welcomed back david warner and steve smith after their suspensions for ball tampering. it will be interesting to see what sort of reaction they get from the crowds here in england. a very exciting world cup. a very exciting world cupm a very exciting world cup. it will bea a very exciting world cup. it will be a very exciting world cup. we will keep watching that. you have been watching newsday. i'm lewis vaughanjones in london. so who is your favourite for this cricket world cup? it has to be england, no—one else has a chance. and i'm rico hizon in singapore. coming up: a bird's—eye veiw of the boeing 737 max, and another apology from the planemaker‘s chief executive. 0ur manias in the last couple of hours, of course, is the river danube, as you can see, the pictures there in hung

captain eoin morgan says the win was good preparation, for the world cup on home soil later this month each other, i think it is a little bit like batting ends at the last two or three years, guys that do well have missed out and unfortunately only a couple of guys out of this, well, definitely a couple of guys out of this will miss out. it will be a tough decision, regardless on how they perform in the rest of the series because of what they have contributed over the last period of time. and west indies have beaten ireland by five wickets to win their tri—nations match in dublin. despite andy balbirnie notching a century for the hosts, sunil ambris hit 148 to help guide the west indies over the line as they move top of the table ahead of bangladesh with ireland propping it up. saracens have beaten leinster to win rugby union's champions cup for the third time in four years. they were 10—0 down at one point, but fought back to win — in a relentless performance at st james park in newcastle. patrick gearey was there. as the capacity crowd leaves this evening, they will be discussing a g

a half century from captain eoin morgan showed he's in form.or the world cup which starts at the end of this month. the first of five games takes place at the oval in london. and have you seen this on social media? norwich city have done anything but park the bus this year in their promotion push to the premier league but they have have now had to push the bus! they were crowned championship winners at the weekend. but their parade saw players having to give their bus a push. in the end they had to ditch the broken down canary yellow vehicle and get a red replacement in for the open top tour of the city. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me tulsen tollett and the rest of the team, that is your wednesday sport briefing. for years afghanistan has been a country plagued by war. the taliban continues to wage a violent campaign against the government in kabul — and more often than not — it's civilians that get caught in the crossfire. but, as the bbc‘s tim allman reports, the spirit of one injured

england cricket captain eoin morgan scored the winning runs against pakistan in bristol yesterday buts slow over rate. morgan has also been fined 40 per cent of his match fee. the rest of the england players have been fined 20%. jonny bairstow was also reprimanded and given one demerit point for hitting the stumps with his bat after being dismissed yesterday. bangladesh beat ireland in dublin in theirfinal match of the tri series which also involves the west indies. they batted first with paul stirling leading the way, hitting a century. william porterfield also made 94. they finished on 292 for 8 from their 50 overs. bangladesh eased to their target with seven overs to spare. they'll meet the west indies in the final. great britain are likely to have to beat france on monday to avoid relegation from the ice hockey world championship. that's after they lost their fourth match in a row in slovakia, this time a 6—3 defeat to the usa. cardiff devils‘ goalie ben bowns made 59 saves for great britain earning him the man of the match award and a standing ovation. they'll play finland tomorr

england are without captain eoin morgan in today's world cup warm up match against australia after he for their opening game against south africa. the match in southampton is underway — england's stand in captainjoss butler won the toss and chose to bowl first. both steve smith and david warner have received a hostile receptions from the home crowd — in their first game against england since they were banned for his part in the ball tampering scandal last year. smith is at the crease, warner was out for a3. australia are 137 for 3. celtic have the chance to claim an unprecedented domestic treble—treble in the scottish cup final at hampden this afternoon. they've already won the league cup and the premiership title and have won every scottish honour available for the past three seasons. but standing in the way title are hearts, who have not won a game

england won the toss, captain eoin morgan was out for 76. joe root has just got out for 84. is under way at the us pga championship. the leaders aren't out for another few hours, defending champion brooks koepka looks to be coasting towards another major title. he's on 12 under seven shots clear in new york, which is a record at this stage of the tournament. he's looking to become the first player to hold back—to—back titles in two majors at the same time, after also winning the us open in 2017 and 2018. not even tiger woods did that in his prime. england's matt wallace is in the chasing pack on 4—under. that's a long way behind brooks koepka. johanna konta's is playing in the final of the italian open in rome, the british number one has never won a title on clay. it doesn't look like she's going to. she's up against it, she lost the first set 6—3 to the the czech fourth seed karolina pliskova. she's currently 5—4 down in the second. pliskova is serving for the match. rafael nadal will face novak djokovic in the men's final later deontay wilder retained his wbc heavyweight t

england got close to the total through fine innings from james vince and joe root, before captain eoin morgandes face off in five odis starting on wednesday. hermosa won the 1,000 guineas at newmarket this afternoon — another classic victory for trainer aidan o'brien. the irish champion trainer completed a guineas double for the fourth time when the 14:1 shot, ridden by jockey wayne lordan, held off lady kaya by a length. o'brien also won the 2,000 guineas yesterday with magna grecia. chris lawless has become the first briton to win the tour de yorkshire. lawless finished second behind defending champion greg van avermaet on the final stage, in leeds, but that was enough for overall victory. it is an immediate win for team ineos since rebranding from team sky last week. to tennis, wherejohanna konta advanced to the second round of the madrid open, less than 2a hours after losing the morocco open final. the british number one beat alison riske. konta finished off the american with an ace to seal a 6—4, 6—1win. she will face reigning french open champion simona halep in the second round on tues

as for the match, eoin morgan's unbeaten 57 led england to a seven wicket win. before the world cup which is on home soil. judd trump is in complete control of the world snooker championship final in sheffield. they resume this afternoon and he is 12—5 up against four time champion john higgins. he was 5—4 down but won 8 frames in a row. it's the first to 18. play gets back under way at the crucible at 2 o'clock and it's live on bbc two. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website... lots more reaction for that fight with the top four. lots of reaction to manchester united's failure to qualify for the champions league. i do more for you in the next hour. see you then. there's been a lull in hostilities between israeli forces and palestinian militants in the gaza strip after two days of worsening violence. over the weekend palestinian militants launched hundreds of rockets into israel during a protest against the blockade of gaza — prompting retaliatory air and artillery strikes. unconfirmed reports from a hamas t