and it was gareth bale to the rescue — a hat—trick in a 3—2 win.to play belarus in russia. a long, complex journey but not so bad when you have a man as well travelled as wales do. gareth bale arrived with a bump. the perfect welcome gift inside five minutes. the game can change on the bounce of the ball and the lifting of the foot. wales left high and dry. 90 seconds later, the freedom of the welsh penalty area. find 90 seconds later, the freedom of the welsh penalty area.— welsh penalty area. and they trail b two welsh penalty area. and they trail by two goals _ welsh penalty area. and they trail by two goals to — welsh penalty area. and they trail by two goals to one. _ injury and visa problems left wales without 13 players for this qualifier, an opportunity forjohnson to seize. almost. so it came down to their top scorer again. gareth bale on the spot. 2-2. still, a long way to go forjust one point. so in stoppage time... gareth bale, it is in! reaching qatar next year does not feel maybe quite so far away after all. ben croucher, bbc news. late

gareth bale, it is in! reaching _ so in stoppage time. .. gareth bale, it is in! of the dutchman�*s career came in front ofjubilant home support in zandvoort, finishing ahead of world champion lewis hamilton, who he now leads by three points. the mercedes of valtteri bottas was third. england need to produce their highest successful run chase if they�*re to win the fourth test after india set a huge target of 368 at the oval. 171 runs ahead at the start of the day, shardul thakur contributed 60 more before india were out for a66. england — yet to lose a wicket — will look to bat through tomorrow�*s final day for a draw and set up a series decider in the final test at old trafford. and reigning champions chelsea were beaten in their first match of the women�*s super league season. they only lost once in their title—winning campaign but two second—half goals from beth mead handed arsenal a 3—2 win in front of 8,000 fans at the emirates. in the day�*s other game, brighton beat west ham 2—0. over on the bbc sport website, the latest from the solheim cup, where the uni

gareth bale on the spot. 2-2. still, a long way to go forjust one point. so in stoppage time... gareth bale, it is in! reaching qatar next year does not feel maybe quite so far away after all. ben croucher, bbc news. late drama there for wales, less so for england on their first return to wembley since the euros final. they were comfortable 4—0 winners over andorra. gareth southgates side stay top of the group thanks to goals from jesse lingaard who opened the scoring in the first half. they added a second after the break, captain harry kane coming on as a substitute to score from the penalty spot. lingaard then got his second of the match, an excellent effort from the edge of the box. before bukayo saka marked his birthday with a head for england's fourth. elsewhere, northern ireland beat estonia 1—0 in a friendly in tallinn. rotherham's shane ferguson with this belter to win the game. that belter to win the game. was enough to win the gar northern that was enough to win the game for northern ireland. now, it's been a gripping opening weekend of the women's super league season

gareth bale will miss the qualifiers _ great bloke.e back for theirfinal is significant but hopes he will be back for their final qualifiers in november. the northern ireland manager says he is confidentjonny evans will be fit for their qualifiers away to switzerland and bulgaria. he was on the bench with an injury in the draw with burnley at the weekend, having started last week. scott met tom anais is back in the scotland squad. he missed their wins against moldavia and austria which left them second in their group. joe root won�*t say whether he will leave the site in australia this winter, the ashes series is set to start in december but the tour is up in the air at the moment because of covid restrictions. some of the players are reluctant to travel without their families. they are waiting for more information before making a decision and i could come later this week. the ecb have been in dialogue with cricket australia but the exact — about the exact particle that england will have to adhere to. it's adhere to. it�*s not fairfor

gareth bale arrived with a bump. the perfect welcome gift inside five minutes. of effort, 90 seconds later the freedom of the welsh penalty area. injury and visa problems left wales without 13 players for this qualifier, an opportunity for brennanjohnson to seize. almost four must —— almost a long way to go forjust a point, so in stoppage time... reaching qatar next year maybe it doesn't feel quite so far away after all. england are facing andorra at wembley, they've been playing about 15 minutes gareth southgate making 11 changes to the team that beat hungary 4—0 on thursday. there has been a goal. it's gone to england, unsurprisingly, against the whipping boys, andorra. jesse lingard has given england the lead. the women's super league champions chelsea have lost their opening game of the new season. arsenal won 3—2 in a thriller at the emriates. it was 1—1 at half—time, but two second—half strikes from beth mead proved to be the difference. there were over 8,000 fans there. max verstappen has retaken the lead in the formula one drivers' championship. he won t

to gareth bale, it's in! a hat—trick for gareth and a crucial three points for wales.tonight. brazil's health authorities took to the field just after kick—off to demand four english based players, emiliano buendia and emiliano martinez of aston villa, and giovanni lo celso and christian romero of tottenham, must quarantine in a row over covid rules. the match was suspended. british number one dan evans failed in his bid to reach the quarter finals of a grand slam for the first time. he lost in straight sets to an inspired daniil medvedev in the last 16 of the us open. the russian is a former finalist here two years ago and is yet to drop a set. red bull's max verstappen's regained the lead in the formula one drivers championship. his victory came in front ofjubilant home support at the dutch grand prix in zandvoort, finishing ahead of lewis hamilton, who he leads by three points. valtteri bottas was third. and england need a record run chase if they're to win the fourth test after india set a huge target of 368 at the oval. shardul thakur made 60 today, before india w

gareth bale came closest to breaking the deadlock but could not repeat his heroics, wales will lamentsee northern ireland face a side whose play—off penalty denied that a spot at the last world cup. there was revenge of sorts, bailey peacock—farrell with a first—half penalty save over switzerland, eight point enough to at least keep northern ireland's world cup hopes alive. time for the news where you are, good night. today, we've seen more unusually high temperatures for september, but things are starting to change. these are the temperatures we still got. could be quite an uncomfortable night for sleeping. not only do we have the high temperatures and humidity, we also have this band of thundery downpours in the southeast, moving northwards. more showers coming into wales, where we have those downpours earlier on. these are the temperatures at the end of the night. and elsewhere, we're going to find showers breaking out more widely. these will turn heavy and thundery, bringing the threat of some localised flooding. where it's a bit drier in the afternoon across some eastern parts of

gareth bale will miss games against czech republic and estonia next week with what has been describedo win his 100th cap but the wales captain has not played since the last international and he picked up the injury on his return to real madrid. northern ireland manager says he is confidentjonny evans will be fit for the qualifier. he is dealing with an ongoing foot injury. was on the bench for the draw with burnley at the weekend and it started in the league cup last week. manchester united midfielder is back in the scotland squad as they prepare to face israel and the faroe islands. groin injuries left them second in their group. several players are getting involved in a campaign to raise money for the afghanistan women footballers, forced to evacuate their country after the taliban seized power in august. the players union fifpro are behind the idea. had this come together? they said the ambition _ had this come together? they said the ambition was _ had this come together? they said the ambition was to _ had this come together? they said the ambition was to raise - had this come to

wales are playing belarus and despite taking the lead through a gareth bale penalty, they trail 2—1.er than minsk, because of sanctions against the belarus government. england kick off against andorra at wembley at 5pm. fans at the emirates were treated to a cracker in the women's super league as arsenal beat champions chelsea 3—2. beth mead scored two on the day including this one to seal the victory. vivianne miedema scored the opener. there were over 8000 fans. the final game of the opening weekend is into the second half. brighton, who finished sixth last season, are beating west ham 2—0. there are also games in the women's scottish premier league. last season's champions glasgow city started their campaign with a 6—0 thrashing of motherwell. england's cricketers have taken a couple of important wickets as they try and peg india back in the fourth test at the oval. at least the fourth day's play has been able to go ahead. india's head coach ravi shastri and three of his backroom staff have tested positive for covid—19 and are self—isolating. it was a bit of a thin pavilion for th

gareth bale has rescued wales!in injury time. the wales captain opened the scoring with an early penalty as they looked to keep pace with belgium and czech repulblic above them in their group but belarus had the lead by half—time. they equalised with a penalty and pavel sedko put them in front. both sides had chances, before bale popped up in injury time for his first competitive hat trick, and that could just be the goal to breath life back in their world cup qulaifying campaign. if they beat estonia at home on wednesday, they'll move up to second in the table. what a win! england return to wembley for the first time since the euro 2020 final defeat to italy tonight — andorra are the visitors in group i as gareth southgate's side look to maintain their 100% record in qualifying. and here's the team named by southgate — with 11 changes from the win in hungary on thursday. patrick bamford comes in for his england debut on his 28th birthday. sam johnstone makes his competitive debut while trent alexander—arnold gets

gareth bale came closest to breaking the deadlock, but he couldn't repeat his heroics from sunday, andugh to keep northern ireland's world cup hopes alive. natalie pirks, bbc news. this year's women's champions league will not feature either glasgow city or manchester city, after both were eliminated in the second legs of their champions league qualifying games this evening. manchester city were beaten 1—0 on the night, 2—1 on aggregate against real madrid. jo currie was there. to bow out of the champions league at the qualification stage will be seen as a big embarrassment for manchester city. but they were up against ominous opposition in real madrid. with the match poised at 1—1 after the first leg, both teams looked to be heading into the break level pegging after an even 45 minutes when real madrid struck one minute before the break, city failing to properly clear a corner, allowing them to drill a shot through the city players, took a deflection, but still found the back of the net. it gave real madrid a 2—1 half—time lead, and it gave city an uphill battle in the second half. af

stainless football, gareth bale will miss next month's world cup qualifiers against the czech republicserious hamstring tear. the welsh captain has not played since the last international break, picked up the injury on his return to real madrid. he was due to win his 100th cap against the czech republic. wales boss robert page has described the injury is significant, but hopes that he will be back for their final qualifiers in november. tottenham hotspur supporters trust has requested a meeting with the club's chairman. three wins in a row at the start of the season lifted them to be top of the table, but they have slumped in the league with three defeats in a row now, all of them at london derbies against crystal palace, chelsea, north london rivals arsenal. spurs have conceded three goal two in each of those losses, the fans group has asked the club's board to explain their short and long—term strategic vision, and how the club's dna be regained. the finality of the domestic cricket season, the bob willis trophy, is underwear at lord's. warwickshire put lancashire into bat, and the w

group with a win, but they were held to a goalless draw, by the bottom side, estonia, despite gareth bale'snd nugent, "nj" walker, has realeased a album, country yutes, and it's clear that bolt has very high ambitions for his new venture. i want to win a grammy. that would be like the pinnacle of music, you know what i mean? get a platinum single or platinum album. those are the levels. i'm notjust saying i'm going to make music to make a little bit of money here or there, i want to reach to the pinnacle of the highest level, you know what i mean? i want to be in a room with all of these big producers, these beats, and again people can talk about my music. that's all the sport for now. we know there is a huge backlog of patients waiting for nhs treatment caused by the pandemic. we're expecting some monthly figures on hospital waiting times, a&e attendances, cancer referrals and diagnostic tests in england this morning. louise mcallan from essex has terminal cancer and had her chemotherapy stopped because of covid—19. she's been telling me what happened to her. i was diagnosed in 2020 on the

a hat trick from gareth bale saw wales keep their hopes of qualification alive, after coming from behindthe fourth test between england and india. the tourists looked to have taken charge of the match after some big hitting saw them post a target of 368 but england dug in and ended the day on 77 without loss. the series is level at one all ahead of the final test which starts at old trafford on friday. britain's emma raducanu faces home favourite shelby rogers in the last 16 at the us open tonight. the 18—year—old, who is playing in her first overseas grand slam, is yet to drop a set. but disappointment for dan evans. he lost his fourth round match in straight sets to russian second seed daniil medvedev. there is one positive to take, though, as evans is set to reach a career—high ranking inside the world's top 25. red bull's max verstappen has regained the lead in the formula one drivers championship. the 17th win of his career came in front ofjubilant home support, finishing ahead of world champion lewis hamilton who he now leads by three points. his mercedes team mate valterri bottas

gareth bale will miss next month's world cup qualifiers against czech republic and estonia with a hamstringhampions warwickshire, who are already looking to overtake that in their first innings... quite a start to the first—day match that won us days — won't last five days — wales. the teaching union has called for the government to make teachers a priority group to access locally available fuel, saying education could be disrupted if intervention is not made. many teachers do not have the option of using public transport because schools are in areas not easily accessible by alternatives. let's hear from the general secretary of the nasuwt. thank you for being with us on bbc news. what examples have you learnt of from your members of the impact this is having so far?— this is having so far? we've been heafina this is having so far? we've been hearing from _ this is having so far? we've been hearing from members _ this is having so far? we've been hearing from members the - this is having so far? we've been | hearing from members the length this is having so far? we've been - hearing from mem

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gareth bale scored his first competitive hatrick for wales to keep their hopes of qualification aliveeague. champions chelsea lost against arsenal 3—2 in a thriller at the emriates. it was 1—1 at halftime, but two second half strikes from beth mead proved to be the difference in front of more than 8,000 fans. covid quarantine confusion and chaos reigned in sao paulo last night. brazil and argentina's world cup qualifier was abandoned just minutes after kick—off, when brazilian health officials walked onto the pitch to confront three uk—based argentine players. they say that giovani le selso and cristian romero of tottenham and aston villa's emiliano martinez all posed a serious health risk, another villa player, emiliano buendia, who wasn't in the squad, has also been accused of breaching covid protocols after travelling from the uk, a red list country. the brazilian health authorities say that all four had been told to isolate and leave the country hours before the match, but failed to comply, which is why they took such drastic action, forcing the game to be called off. fifa yet to

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