but ever changing narrative of owen farrell's future. on saturday, he was shown a red card against wales for a dangerous high challenge and looked as though he'd be missing the start of the world cup through suspension. on tuesday, a disciplinary panel then rescinded that and farrell was back to being involved — but now, two days later, world rugby has appealed against that decision — they feel farrell should be suspended. here's our rugby union reporter sara orchard. it does appear to be very confusing. the argument used to clear him was that the actions of the england hooker jamie george, in the tackle, caused him to change direction. now today, world rugby have announced of course that they'll be appealing this decision to overturn the red card. in a statement, they said they fully support the important role that an independent disciplinary process plays in upholding the integrity and the values of the sport, particularly regarding foul play and had contact. and of course, they went on to say that player welfare is the sport's number

well, andy farrell isn't the only angered coach.the australian media on thursday before they flew out to the world cup. he described his press conference as the worst he's ever taken part in as journalists asked about australia's poor form, which has seen them lose their last four tests. i know what's wrong with australian rugby. part of you blokes are the problem, cos you're so negative about everything. you're so negative about everything. we'll go out there and do our best, boys. if you haven't got anything positive to say, don't ask. don't ask any questions, boys. just be the pessimists you are. keep australian rugby where it is. love this negativity, it's fantastic. love it, love it. keep going, keep going. we're terrible. you know we're terrible. just tell us we're terrible. we'll prove you wrong. always said with a smile on his face. so, lots to debate before the rugby world cup gets under way in three weeks�* time. meanwhile, the women's football world cup draws to a close on sunday when england face spain — and england's ma

was meant to start or be of— owen farrell was meant to start or be of att— owen farrell was meant tonot going _ curtailed so much that he was not going to _ curtailed so much that he was not going to be involved. he had to essentially pull him from the squad but however he did say that he has travelled _ but however he did say that he has travelled to be with the squad in dublin. — travelled to be with the squad in dublin, although he is going to attract — dublin, although he is going to attract so — dublin, although he is going to attract so much attention when that match _ attract so much attention when that match starts on saturday, it's going to be _ match starts on saturday, it's going to be a _ match starts on saturday, it's going to be a really fascinating and intense — to be a really fascinating and intense few days not just for england _ intense few days not just for england but for the whole sport. well, as sara was saying, england are playing ireland this weekend, and their head coach is 0wen farrell's father, andy. and he has really been angered by the situation. i don't

england are playing ireland this weekend, and their head coach, andy farrell, is owen farrell's father been really angered by the situation. you know, i don't normally say too much because of the type of reason, you know, about my son. but what i probably would say at this moment in time, the circus that's gone on around all this is absolutely disgusting in my opinion. disgusting. and i suppose those people that have loved their time in the sun get a few more days to keep going at it. wins for both carlos alcaraz and novak djokovic at the cincinnati open. alcaraz got the better of tommy paul, winning in three sets and takes on max purcell in the quarterfinals later. world number two djokovic maintained his unbeaten record against france's gael monfils winning 6—3, 6—2. he's a two—time winner in cincinnati and faces taylor fritz in his quarterfinal. the 23—time grand slam champion has the chance to extend that run, with the final major of the year later this month — the us open. a superb win for maria bouzkova too in the women's draw. she ended the winning streak of home favouritejessic

the england captain, owen farrell, they did lose, but he | 0wen farrell, they did lose, but he could.view. in world rugby will now decide the length of any ban. england actually won the match 19—17 with george ford kicking the winning penalty, ending a run of three defeats in a row. much more on that story on the bbc sport website. you can see how harry kane is getting on for bayern munich, he has come off the bench in the german super cup. they are losing against leipzig. that is all the sport for now. thank you. thousands of protestors against planned legal reforms in israel have returned to the streets for the 32nd week in a row. the biggest demonstration is taking place in tel aviv and more than 100 others are also scheduled in towns and villages across the country. the protestors argue that the reforms being pursued by israel's right—wing government — which involve curbing the powers of the supreme court — will damage democracy there. but ministers insist unelected judges have too much power over elected politicians. the ongoing row has deeply divided the nation. russian official

an independent committee will meet next week to decide farrell's fate.f. ben croucher, bbc news. anticipation continues to build ahead of sunday's women's world cup final between england and spain. the lionesses' historic 3—1 win against australia in their semi—final yesterday was the most watched game of the tournament so far, with a peak tv audience of more than seven million. our sports editor dan roan has more from sydney. this is how it feels to be world cup finalists. england's lionesses celebrating just minutes after becoming the country's first senior team to achieve the feat since 1966. their sensational victory over co—hosts australia... it's russo! ..on an unforgettable night in sydney propelling the european champions to the sport's greatest stage after losing in the semifinals at the last two world cups. i don't think we can even put into words after the history that we have in world cups. i think, after winning the euros last year as well, all the talk before the tournament that we were missing players, we had to adapt a lot, and we've prov

they feel farrell should be suspended. here's our rugby union reporter sara 0rchard.sing. the argument used to clear him was that the actions of the england hooker jamie george, in the tackle, caused him to change direction. now today, world rugby have announced of course that

they feel farrell should be suspended. here's our rugby union reporter sara 0rchard.ng. the argument used to clear him was that the actions of the england hooker jamie george, in the tackle, caused him to change direction. now today, world rugby have announced of course that they'll be appealing this decision to overturn the red card. in a statement, they said they fully support the important role that an independent disciplinary process plays in upholding the integrity and the values of the sport, particularly regarding foul play and had contact. and, of course, they went on to say that player welfare is the sport's number one priority, hence why you're hearing from a lot of charities at the moment, including headway, about why this is so important.

billy banned — vunipola joins owen farrell on the suspensed list with england's rugby world cup plansn disarray.. hello and thanks forjoining us on sportsday. we start at the world athletics championship in budapest, and what a day for great britain'sjosh kerr, he's taken gold in the men's 1500 metres after a thrilling race in hungary. he was neck and neck with norway's jakob ingebrigtsen going into the final 200m, before breaking his rival in the final50. the 25—year—old clocked a season's best three minutes 29.38 seconds to make his first podium at a world championships. but it was history repeating itself for ingebrigtsen, the reigning 0lympic champion, beaten into silver as he was in similar circumstances at the last world championships in eugene. the day and the gold though belonging tojosh kerr. you know, a long time coming, so, it's quite an overwhelming experience, but i am so proud of myself. i'm so proud of my team and my family that got me here. i didn't feel like i ran the best race either, so ijust threw my whole 16 years of the sport in that last 200 and didn't give up u

we want people not to tackle the way that 0'farrell did so that they don't get harmed.he pitch. if they are aware that these sanctions will actually stop them being on the pitch, they will change their tackling technique. clearly, there's something amiss here because we're still seeing the number of impacts that we actually see we've seen over the last few seasons. pga tour commissioner jay monahan has defended the decision to join forces with saudi arabia's public investment fund to bring golf�*s tours together. monahan, who stepped down from his role for a month due to anxiety shortly after the proposed deal was announced injune, said he was back to full health and happy they had found a way for golf to move forward. i feel as strong as i've felt in a long, long time, and ifeel inspired and ready to go from the position we're in ultimately to generate a really positive outcome for the pga tour. this is a very complex situation, and if you're a player, director or you're a member of the pack, this is more complex than any other period of time. and i feel like we've lis

. >> reporter: when sheryl farrell joined the navy in 1985, she thought she'd found a career. wanted to do 20 years? >> that was my plan. >> reporter: you don't even do ten months. >> no, sir. i wasn't allowed to. >> reporter: she says a casual conversation about gay clubs with a bunk maitlanded her in front of naval investigators. her military career was over a few months later. she was stunned to read her dd-214, her discharge document. >> other than honorable due to homosexuality. it hurt. because my country is telling me i'm not good enough to serve because of who i love, not because of anything else. just because of who i love. >> reporter: farrell is part of a group of veterans now suing the defense department to get their discharges changed and gain access to benefits like v.a. loans, tuition assistance and federal jobs. >> this case is not about damages. this case is about simply changing that piece of paper. >> reporter: jocelyn larkin is one of the lawyers representing farrell and others in a class action lawsuit against the pentagon. >> every time they have to show

owen farrell thought he was reprieved from his red card — but world rugby have other ideas and launchis a manager in demand — but the football assocation say she's going nowhere. and swiatek survives a scare in cincinatti, as she battles back from a set down to reach the quarterfinals. hello there, and welcome to the programme, lots to get through. but we start with rugby union and the ongoing — but ever changing narrative of owen farrell's future. on saturday, he was shown a red card against wales for a dangerous high challenge and looked as though he'd be missing the start of the world cup through suspension. on tuesday, a disciplinary panel then rescinded that and farrell was back to being involved — but now, two days later, world rugby has appealed against that decision — they feel farrell should be suspended. here's our rugby union reporter sara orchard. it does appear to be very confusing. the argument used to clear him was that the actions of the england hooker jamie george, in the tackle, caused him to change direction. now today, world rugby have announced of course that they

that was used both 0wen farrell and italy. it can also indicate that like decision to be looked at by a video official, let out of ten minutes of sin been time to go back over into decide whether they need further punishment. this can be used in the workups of we would see a lot of it and it was at today the players book that they the players welcome the change even if it would cost him in the short term. for change even if it would cost him in the short term.— the short term. for us a turns to ills and the short term. for us a turns to gills and to _ the short term. for us a turns to gills and to read _ the short term. for us a turns to gills and to read so _ the short term. for us a turns to gills and to read so it's - the short term. for us a turns to gills and to read so it's a - the short term. for us a turns to gills and to read so it's a bit - gills and to read so it's a bit brilliant _ gills and to read so it's a bit brilliant for us so far but we understand why it is there. it is there _ understand why it is there. it

so farrell is free to play immediately but the backlash has been fierce.s to how they came to that decision.— that decision. absolutely. widespread _ that decision. absolutely. widespread but _ that decision. absolutely. | widespread but ultimately that decision. absolutely. _ widespread but ultimately confusion from fans, media, ex—players from player welfare lobbying groups who all feel it is not sending a great message. the panelist said that hoger push with enough force to impact the dynamics of the tackle. so a sudden change of height meant that farrell caught him on the head with his shoulder. they're saying there was enough medication from the england hookers intervention, the counter hooker is that pharaoh was never really brazed to tackle low and he was always going to catch high for the plenty of ex—players and fans are saying hold on, here's another incident where this player got a band for a similar incident. it led to a lot of confusion, a lot of people wondering what the right messaging is from the games governing body. this one will run did

farrell has been left out of the squad, with his immediate future unclear. successful, farrell would miss england's opening game at the world cup and possibly more, depending on the punishment. george ford will start at fly—half instead in dublin on saturday, whilst courtney lawes will captain the side. meanwhile for ireland, cian prendergast, seen here in the green, will make his first start for his country as head coach andy farrell names a strong side for the match. prendergast will start at number eight, whilst bundee aki, garry ringrose and ross byrne all start, too. there's been a blow for commonwealth games 10,000—metres champion eilish mccolgan as her preparation for next year's olympics has suffered a big setback. a knee injury means she's pulled out of the world athletics championships, which starts on saturday in budapest. mccolgan says with the olympics just around the corner, the stakes are too high for her to take a risk. better news for britain's beth potter as she out—sprinted home favourite cassandre beaugrand to secure victory in the paris

we had the injury to jack van portleet and the issues around 0wen farrell and the disciplinary hearings news that anthony watson is out of the tournament. the head coach said today thatjohnny mahey is included but that does not mean that he is into the 33 just yet. it does mean that the ode dan will get a first start. 0de dan will get a first start. valuable time for such a youngster. but again much of the conversation today did centre around 0wen farrell and how he has reacted to everything that has happened. t everything that has happened. f is one of the most resilient people i have ever met so he is very good. in terms of the process, we respect the process. i think at some point in the future we will be clear on our thoughts and the experience and the way it happened and the way it went through and lasted such a long period. we will be very clear and we will talk openly about that but now is not the right time. ., ,., ., ., time. one reason for england fans to smile _ time. one reason for england fans to smile will— time. one reason for england fans to smile will be - time. one rea

it's d—day for england's 0wen farrell and billy vunipola.nels and could miss the start of the rugby world cup next month as we look ahead to day four at the world athletics championships, we will reflect on great britain's performance so far with damejessica ennis—hill. the future of mason greenwood is still uncertain following the announcement by manchester united yesterday that it would be best for him to leave the club to continue his career. it follows an internal investigation at old trafford into claims against him of attempted rape and coercive control. criminal charges against him had already been dropped and the club said he had not committed any offences. greenwood remains on full pay while united work with him to find him a club, but his destination is still unclear. earlier, we spoke the editor of manchester united fanzine united we stand. if you would have asked me a month ago i would have said that manchester united were leaning towards bringing mason greenwood back and playing for the club again. i think there was a public bac

and world rugby are now planning to appeal the decision to overturn owen farrell's red card — could thert of the world cup? hello, welcome to the programme. it's been 2a hours since england's famous win over australia at the women's world cup, which has taken them to their first ever final at the competition. it's been a rest day for sarina wiegman's squad — before preparations to face spain begin on friday. england's semi—final win over australia was watched by more than seven million on bbc tv, the most watched match of the tournament so far, with an additional 3.8 million streams on bbc iplayer and bbc sport online. sunday's final will also be shown on bbc one. the match has also broken tv records in australia, where the lionesses won 3—1, thanks to goals from ella toone, lauren hemp, and alessia russo. sunday's world cup final comes just over a year since england won the european championships at wembley. it was their first major trophy in women's football. and now they go in search of becoming just the fifth nation to win the women's world cup against anotherfinal debutant in spain

farrell has been left out of the squad — with his immediate future unclear.tuation has unfolded. i don't normally say too much because of that type of reason, about my son, but what i would say probably at this point in time is the circus that has gone around all this is disgusting. in my opinion, disgusting. and i suppose the people who love their time in the sun get a few more days to keep going out and doing that. well on the pitch, farrell senior has named a strong team to face england — including giving cian prendergast his first start. he'll start at number eight, whilst bundee aki, garry ringrose and ross byrne all start too. there's been a blow for commonwealth games ten thousand metres champion eilish mccolgan — as her preparation for next year's 0lympics has suffered a big setback. a knee injury means she's pulled out of the world athletics championships, which starts on saturday in budapest. mccolgan says with the olympics just around the corner, the stakes are too high for her to take a risk.�* and that's all the sport for now. there is more on th

. >> reporter: when sherrill farrell joined the navy in 1985, she thought she had found a career.my plan. >> reporter: you didn't even do ten months. >> no, sir. i wasn't allowed to. >> reporter: she says a casual conversation about gay clubs with a bunkmate landed her in front of naval investigators. her military career was over a few months later. she was stunned to read her dd214. her discharge document. >> other than honorable due to homosexuality. it hurt. because my country was telling me i was not good enough to serve because of who i love. not because of anything else, just because of who i love. >> reporter: farrell is part of a group of veterans now suing the defense department to get their discharges changed and gain access to benefits like va loans, tuition assistance, and federal jobs. >> this case is not about damages. this case is about simply changing that piece of paper. >> reporter: jocelyn larkin is one of the lawyers representing farrell and others in a class action lawsuit against the pentagon. >> every time they have to show that document, they are essentiall

well andy farrell isn't the only angered coach.n the australian media on thursday — before they flew out to the world cup. he described his press conference as the worst he's ever taken part in as journalists asked about australia's poorform — which has seen them lose their last four tests. i know what's wrong with australian rugby. part of you blokes are the problem, cos you're so negative about everything. you're so negative about everything. we'll go out there and do our best, boys. if you haven't got anything positive to say, don't ask. don't ask any questions, boys. just be the pessimists you are. keep australian rugby where it is. love this negativity, it's fantastic. love it, love it. keep going, keep going. we're terrible. you know we're terrible. just tell us we're terrible. we'll prove you wrong. much more positive on the bbc at sports website. regarding the breaking news for donald trump and the criminal proceedings he will be facing, charges in georgia relating to allegations to transit disrupt the election there. the d

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england will be without both owen farrell and now billy vunipola for their opening game of the world cup with argentina after bans for both players were confirmed. farrell has been handed a four—match ban after world rugby successfully appealed against the decision to overturn his red card against wales. he'll miss the opening two games of the world cup in france next month. vunipola, who was sent off against ireland, has been banned for three games but it could be reduced to two if he completes the world rugby coaching programme on tackling. our reporter sara orchard has been telling me about how it impacts england's chances at the tournament. ultimately, it has been disrupted, losing your captain for what would be the two most important games of england's polar stage and argentina and japan are the strongest in their group, however, the rugby world cup draw was done in a long time in advance and that means that those pools are extremely lopsided, meaning teams are ranked 1—5 in the world are at the opposite side of the draw to england are, so despite this disruption, you would expe

it was thought owen farrell would receive at least a three match ban which would have ruled him out ofe with argentina. and that's all the sport for now. thanks so much. let's return to afghanistan where it's been two years since the taliban takeover. the un says the country is experiencing one of the most severe humanitarian crises in the world, and has warned of a huge shortfall in funding — and a deepening economic crisis. women and girls have faced severe restrictions since the taliban came to power, including the banning of girls from secondary schools. these are the latest images from kabul where the taliban marked the anniversary with celebrations and a public holiday, saying "no invader" would be allowed to threaten the country. flags of the islamic emirate of afghanistan — the taliban's formal name for the country — fluttered across the capital. our chief international correpsondent lyse doucet, spoke to the un's resident humanitarian coordinator for earlier i spoke to sahra karimi. she's an film director and former head of afghan film — that was a government body in charge of

england captain 0wen farrell has avoided a suspension, and is free to play in the rugby world cup inas upgraded to red by the bunker review system for a tackle on wales forward taine basham. it means the 31—year—old is free to feature in england's two remaining warm up games before their world cup opener against argentina in marseille on the 9th of september. it's great news for us, we are over the moon as a squad, as a team. 0bviously they've gone through the disciplinary process and come to that outcome they've come to, which is — yeah, it's great for us in terms of having our captain and leader back in — well, not back in, but getting away with obviously going through the process and cracking on as normal. some news from south africa ahead of their match against wales — captain siya kolisi will return to lead the side at cardiff. the 32—year—old hasn't played since april because of a knee injury. their first match at the world cup next month is against scotland. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.co.uk/sport. from me a

with an hour gone and still no tries, 0wen farrell...e farrell was removed for a high tackle. thomas williams then crossed the line for whales before marrow at 0'shea and... bundled overfora whales before marrow at 0'shea and... bundled overfor a try. 0n the penultimate day of the world cycling championships in scotland, great britain have claimed four gold medals. there was success in para cycling. with a second gold of the championships for fin graham, this time in the road race. that's where william bjergfelt also claimed his title. 0li weightman won the junior trials competition. but the best was saved till last. with the most dramatic victory of the day belonging to tom pidcock in the men's cross country as nick parrott reports. i'm so proud to be here. tom piscock has spent most of this year riding on roads, he finished 13th in the tour de france last month, because of that he had to start from 33rd place despite being the champion. was due road race champion matthew vendor bowl. along side him switzerland thomas lucier after the l

captain 0wen farrell will miss the first two games, billy vunipola, the opener against argentina afterer the past few weeks. england named their team today for theirfinal warm up game on saturday against fiji. here's our rugby reporter sara 0rchard. wing entity walking out of the competition altogether. you do begin to wonder if england are ever going to wonder if england are ever going to catch a break in the build—up to this rugby world cup. it is been so tumultuous in the build—up to it. you have the injury to port flee, all the criticism they had for their style of play. you had all of the drama that surrounded 0wen farrell and then billy vunipola disciplinary and then billy vunipola disciplinary and then billy vunipola disciplinary and then news that anthony watson is also out of the tournament. the head coach said today thatjohnny may he is included in the squad to face fiji this weekend. that doesn't mean he is into that 33 just yet. i'll swear it does mean that saracens hooker theo dan will get a first start against fiji. variable time for such a young star. much of the convers

england will be without both owen farrell and now billy vunipola for their opening game of the world cup with argentina after world rugby confirmed bans for both players. farrell has been handed a four match ban after a lengthy process and will miss the opening two games oft the rugby world cup in france next month. vunipola has been banned for three games but it can be reduced to two if he completes the world rugby coaching programme on tackling. our reporter sara orchard has been telling me about how it impacts england's chances at the tournament. well, ultimately it has been disruptive, losing your captain for what would be the two most important games of england's pool stage in the argentina and japan being the strongest in their group. however, the rugby world cup draw was done a long time in advance and it means that those polls are extremely lopsided. and that means that the team is ranked one to five in the world are on the opposite side of the draw to where england actually are. so despite this disruption, you would still expect england to get through that pool stage and rea

an independent committee will meet next week to decide farrell's fate.round this but there will be a decision next week. the world's biggest sporting event for blind and visually impaired competitors gets under way today and it's being hosted by the uk for the first time. more than 1,000 competitors from 70 different nations will take part. nick clitheroe has been to meet two members of the england team, making their debut. when the albion foundation put on a blind football taster session at eesa amjid's school, it changed his life. he discovered a chance to express himself and couldn't wait to join the team. eight years later, his fast feet and powerfulfinishing have earned a call up by england for the world games. it's always been a dream of mine to represent england at a major championships. the fact that i'm blind and i can represent england in football, that's the biggest thing for me isjust being able to do what others do. darren harris knows exactly how proud eesa is feeling. he's england's most capped player, although this time he'll be watching

england will be without both owen farrell and now billy vunipola for their opening game of the worlded a four—match ban after world rugby successfully appealed against the decision to overturn his red card against wales. he'll miss the opening two games of the world cup in france next month. vunipola, who was sent off against ireland, has been banned for three games but it could be reduced to two if he completes the world rugby coaching programme on tackling. our reporter sara orchard has been telling me about how it impacts england's chances at the tournament. ultimately, it has been disrupted, losing your captain for what would be the two most important games of england's polar stage and argentina and japan are the

england will be without both 0wen farrell and now billy vunipola for their opening game of the world has been handed a four match ban after a lengthy process and will miss the opening two games oft the rugby world cup in france next month. vunipola has been banned for three games but it can be reduced to two if he completes the world rugby coaching programme on tackling. 0ur reporter sara 0rchard has been telling me about how it impacts england's chances at the tournament. well, ultimately it has been disruptive, losing your captain for what would be the two most important games of england's pool stage in the argentina and japan being the strongest in their group.

cleveland farrell has shown up well, force first-round pick of the raiders. cleveland farrell will be back against the raiders this time on the raiders practice field as the 49ers have joint practices in the las vegas area. one of the more intriguing battles throughout camp has been top cornerback ward against samuel. it's been a heavyweight fight every time with those outstanding wide receivers. sam darnold battling trey lance. he'd gone through practices without throwing very many interceptions. in fact, zero interceptions. until tuesday. jair browne made his first interception of training camp. brock purdy will take part in all the practices against the raiders on thursday and friday, but he will not play in the team's first exhibition game on sunday. so some valuable work getting in with the 49ers doing these joint practices with the raiders. don't expect to see very. stars out there for the game on sunday, however. >> thank you, matt. basically what he's saying, don't expect to see brock purdy or jimmy g. so you'll have to watch from the other guys. you

england rugby captain owen farrell's dangerously high tackle against wales will see him miss the startn appeal committee. he'll miss the games against argentina and japan after world rugby appealed against the decision of a disciplinary panel to downgrade farrell's initial red card for the tackle at twickenham to a yellow. council officials have said the foundations and remaining bricks from the burned out crooked house pub near dudley in the west midlands must remain on site while its future is decided. it was demolished withing 48 hours of a fire — which staffordshire police is treating as arson, and campaigners want the famous landmark rebuilt. the number of drug deaths in scotland has fallen to its lowests level in five years, amid hopes it could be the start of a downward trend. numbers are down from over 1,300 in 2021 tojust over 1000 last year. but despite that the drug death rate in scotland — as you can see — remains far higher than in any other country in europe at 248 per million of the population. the sister of one man who died from a drug overdose has been telling us his s

england will be without both owen farrell and now billy vunipola for their opening game of the worldup with argentina after bans for both players were confirmed. farrell has been handed a four—match ban after world rugby successfully appealed against the decision to overturn his red card against wales. he'll miss the opening two games of the world cup in france next month. vunipola, who was sent off against ireland, has been banned for three games but it could be reduced to two if he completes the world rugby coaching programme on tackling. our reporter sara orchard has been telling me about how it impacts england's chances at the tournament. ultimately, it has been disruptive, losing your captain for what would be the two most important games of england's pool stage, and argentina and japan are the strongest in their group. however, the rugby world cup draw was done a long time in advance and that means that those pools are extremely lopsided, meaning teams ranked 1—5 in the world are on the opposite side of the draw to where england are, so despite this disruption, you would still

owen farrell and billy vunipola will discover sometime today if they can play at the rugby world cup.face disciplinary panels over their recent red cards. for farrell, it's the second time in a week he's been through it, after world rugby appealed the decision to overturn the red he received against wales at twickenham. the pair risk bans and could miss the start of the world cup with england's preparations in disarray. there are four golds to be won at the world athletics championships in budapest tonight. among the contenders is great britain's laura muir. she'll be chasing gold in the women's 1500m. muir won bronze at last year's championships in oregon her only medal at the worlds. that's under way at around 8:30pm british time, but there's full coverage on bbc two, the iplayer and the bbc sport website. meanwhile soaring temperatures in budapest have pushed back the women's 5,000 metres heats from wednesday morning to wednesday evening. the temperature in in the hungarian capital is expected to reach 32 degrees. "world athletics" have been highlighting issues faced by pacific isl

owen farrell's game didn't go the way he wanted it to.stermind yet another ireland victory. while england search for their identity, ireland are heading to france as top dogs — a team that knows its game inside a out. simple, cutting, and the first try. one try eventually became two as the men in green eased into something approaching top gear as the half progressed. ringrose, tumbling. ireland have two. another week, another england player finding himself on the naughty seat. yellow to red. billy vunipola is gone. yellow to red. billy vunipola is one. �* . , yellow to red. billy vunipola is one. �* ., ,~ ., . ., gone. and with him, any chance of victo in gone. and with him, any chance of victory in dublin. _ gone. and with him, any chance of victory in dublin. england's- gone. and with him, any chance of victory in dublin. england's day - victory in dublin. england's day went from bad to worse. ireland had to the world cup. england still searching for all the right notes. while warren gatland is naming his squad for the tournament in fra

to become city's third major signing of the summer, after mateo kovacic and josko gvardiol. 0wen farrellbilly vunipola will discover sometime today if they can play at the rugby world cup. both face disciplinary panels over their recent red cards. for farrell, it's the second time in a week he's been through it, after world rugby appealed the decision to overturn the red he received against wales at twickenham. the pair risk bans and could miss the start of the world cup with england's preparations in disarray. the world athletics championships are continuing in budapest, you can follow all the action on a bbc sport website. meanwhile, soaring temperatures in budapest have pushed back the women's 5 thousand meters heats from wednesday morning to wednesday evening. the temperature in in the hungarian capital is expected to reach 32 degrees. "world athletics" have been highlighting issues faced by pacific island nations in relation to rising sea levels due to climate change. here's simone fe'ao who's president of athletics cook islands. i think there is enough influence now to say that the

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vunipola joins 0wen farrell on the suspended list with england's rugby world cup plans in disarray. on sportsday. we start at the world athletics championship in budapest,

the news comes just 2a hours after bans were confirmed for captain owen farrell and the only specialistumber eight in the squad, billy vunipola. we caught up with head coach steve bortheick for his thoughts on the injury. anthony injured his calf in the game against ireland on saturday. investigation afterwards became clear that he wouldn't be able to go on the field for a number of weeks. we are also leaving for france next week, it became clear that he couldn't be part of that 33 that travels out. we are desperate for him, he is an important member of the squad and one that has enormous respect from everybody. he's had setbacks before and as always worked through them and i know he'll be back on the field as soon as possible. borthwick also spoke about the impact of owen farrell's red card hearings and ban in the build—up to the tournament. 0h oh and is one of the most resilient people i've ever met. —— owen. in terms of the process we respect the process. i think at some point in the future we'll be clear on our thoughts and the experience, and the way it happened. the way it was, we

billy banned — vunipola joins owen farrell on the suspensed list with england's rugby world cup plans