hello, i'm gavin ramjaun, and this is your update from the bbc sport centre.nding lead against england on friday's third day of the first test at lords. the tourists finished day two 124 runs ahead after making 289 for seven, sarel erwee top scoring for the visitors. it needed captain ben stokes to inspire england back into the match, with three south african wickets. earlier, south africa restricted england to just 165 runs in theirfirst innings, kagiso rabada with a five—wicket haul. well bold. is it a really special day for you? definitely. it is basically a childhood dream to be up on the lord's honours board. i remember dismissing a one—day international so i am glad i could go over the line, especially in test cricket. tennis, and there was a shock defeat for the world number one iga swiatek at the cincinnati open. swiatek, who won six tournaments in the first half of the year, including the french open, was beaten in straight sets by the former us open finalist madison keys. the world number one has struggled for consistency since her long, unbeaten run

hello, i'm gavin ramjaun, and this is your update from the bbc sport centre.ner's comments in vogue magazine and on social media said she was evolving away from the game. joe wilson has more. do you remember wimbledon late—night, latejune, first round 7 she's done it. as harmony tan celebrated, it was the clearest evidence yet that serena williams can't go on forever. in her own way she is now reaching that conclusion, with her own words and her own sense of humour. i don't know, i'm getting closer to the light. laughter yeah, so that's like lately that's been... ..that�*s been it for me. i can't wait to get to that light. reporter: i know you're joking... . i'm notjoking! ok, so explain to me what the light is to you, what the light represents. freedom. freedom to appear on the cover of vogue, for example, where serena williams says she will be evolving away from tennis after the us open, which starts this month. she can't yet bear to use the word "retire". well, she's been with us for so long. serena williams secured her first grand slam singles title in the

hello, i'm gavin ramjaun, and this is your update from the bbc sport centre. to win the european super cup. david alaba opened the scoring just before half—time, to put the champions league winners ahead, against last season's europa league winners. karim benzema sealed the win midway through the 2nd half. it's a record—equalling fifth super cup victory for real madrid, and their manager paid tribute to their star striker benzema, after the win. one of this, and this moment is for us, the most important player and is the most efficient player, in the world, in this moment. tennis, and there was a shock defeat for the world number one daniil medvedev at the canadian open in montreal. the russian, who was also the top seed and defending champion, lost to australia's nick kyrgios in their 2nd round match. kyrgios, who reached the final at wimbledon this year, came from a set down to win, taking the deciding set 6—2. he'll face fellow australian alex de minuar in the last 16. and the number two seed carlos alcaraz is also out. the spaniard has reached six finals a

hello, i'm gavin ramjaun and this is your update from the bbc sport centre.on at the top. the england captain scored both in a 2—0 win at nottingham forest. he also had a penalty saved, so it could have been a hat—trick. kane did pass the 200 league goal mark, though. spurs are still unbeaten and lie third, behind only manchester city and leaders arsenal. it was a really intense game. a lot of noise around the pitch. for sure, lot of noise around the pitch. forsure, i lot of noise around the pitch. for sure, i understand for the players, especially for the opponent, to play here is not easy. it is not easy and because you have one team against them but at the same time, the crowd is against you but i think we did it, we did not do it right away but in the end, we did well. karim benzema's two late goals gave real madrid the vital points to stay top of la liga. benzema scored with just two minutes to go to make it 2—1 against espa nyol. his second came 10 minutes into injury time to preserve the spanish champions' 100% record this season. elsewhere, barcelona

hello, i'm gavin ramjaun, and this is your update from the bbc sport centre.duled. it means the opening ceremony, and first match, will now take place on sunday 20th november. hosts qatar will play ecuador in that opening game in al khor, at 7pm, local time. meanwhile, the stadium that will host the world cup final on 18th december has staged its first ever match. the 80,000 capacity lusail stadium in doha was the venus for a qatari league game on thursday night, and youssef msakni of al arabi scored the first goal. his side went on to beat al rayyan, 2—1. it's nearly 30 years since the iconic boxing rematch between chris eubank and nigel benn. now, both their sons, conor benn and chris eubank jnr, have signed a deal for a fight in october. the fighters are very much aware of the history, going back to 1990. the it was like a deeply personal— the it was like a deeply personal of _ the it was like a deeply personal of the, - the it was like a deeply personal of the, and i the it was like a deeply i personal of the, and that's what the public like. they like a f

with all the sport now, here's gavin ramjaun at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon.ue kick—off to come, but first, england have taken early wickets as they pile the pressure on south africa on day three of the 2nd test. at lunch, their opponents were 88—3 trailing by 176 after england's destructive first innings performance yesterday at old trafford, asjoe wilson reports. trumpet plays jerusalem. every new day of play for england's test cricketers is greeted by the supporters like this. every new dawn, whether false or true. at old trafford, there was glorious opportunity, and there was james anderson. stumps clatter. that's how he got rid of south africa's captain, as dean elgar missed the ball, you'll notice the rainbow colours of inclusion specially decorating the stumps at this match. there it is, just there. sarel erwee's batjust touched this, the catch from ben foakes, and it looked like a little farewell message from ollie robinson. the scoreboard said south africa 39—2. here's a view of some perfect stuart broad bowling, and then his face when he learned it w

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun.l scott becomes the second lioness to retire in two days. the 35 year old calls time on a long career at the top, following england's summer euros win. a bounceback for manchester united — a crucial victory over rivals liverpool, but are they out of the woods just yet? and we hearfrom england captain ben stokes — who discusses the strain on his mental health ahead of a new documentary about his life. just because i'm tough doesn't mean that i can't struggled mentally. these things you can't pick and choose when they're going to hit you. it's not like a switch in the brain. hello there, and welcome along to the programme. and another of england's summer euro winners has called time on her career. after 20 years at the top — jill scott has announced her retirement — a day on from record scorer ellen white's decision to stop playing. scott was largely a substitute in england's championship winning squad this summer. and she's part of the england setup since 2006. the former manchester cit

i'm gavin ramjaun. the champions league draw has just been made.will have the latest on some tantalising ties. england pull out all the stops. early wickets, but can they gain the edge as they look for revenge? and northern irish side linfield are on the brink of history. can they get the job done tonight and qualify for a major european competition? also coming up in the programme: no women drivers at the top of f1 in the next five years — the words from the head of f1 — unless, he says, there's an act from outer space. hello and welcome along. the champions league taking place, starting in less than two weeks. what a set of games we can look forward to. alistair magowan has been across it all. let's start with group a. liverpool are there against some tricky opposition. are there against some tricky opposition-— are there against some tricky o- osition. , w ., , h, opposition. they face rangers, so in terms of rangers _ opposition. they face rangers, so in terms of rangers being _ opposition. they face rangers, so in terms of rangers being back,

i'm gavin ramjaun. it's four wins from four for arsenal...rs back on top of the premier league this evening. on cloud nine. liverpool put on a stunning display at anfield, to blow away bournemouth and equal a premier league record. we just wanted to have a 100% satisfying experience for us that we can use. and away from the football — a glorious day for england cricket. ben stokes inspires them to revenge over south africa in the second test. and — formula one is back from its summer break, with carlos sainz on pole — but the action at the back of the grid could be more exciting at the belgian grand prix. hello and welcome to sportsday. in the last few minutes, arsenal moved back to the top of the premier league. they welcomed fulham to the emirates in the late kick—off. but it was marco silva's side who took the shock lead in the second half, aleksandr mitrovic capitalising on gabriel's mistake to give fulham the lead. but that lasted all of ten minutes — martin odegaard's deflected effort levelling matters before gabriel redeemed himself wi

i'm gavin ramjaun. gold — eilish mccolgan hopes to add to her commonwealth title when she races at the europeans this evening. the european success continues across europe, with britain in the medals for diving in rome. and limbering up for his first test since turning 40, james anderson says england will stick with their attacking style, despite criticism from opponents south africa. we have a certain way of playing cricket, an idea of how they want us to play, so we're buying into that and trying to play our way and we're absolutely loving it. hello there, and welcome along to sportsday, on day five of the european championships — with the medals in track cycling, climbing and athletics, which is now under way in munich. we'll be trackside from the olympic stadium there shortly. but first, joe lynskey brings us the best of the day's action so far. cheering 26 miles run just cheering 26 miles runjust a cheering 26 miles run just a few strikes from the end. israel led the munich marathon, but it all cha

you are. and regions for the goodnight. and regions for the hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm gavin ramjaunite reveals how she suffered a punctured lung last year. england's record scorer reflects on her life after football, following her retirement this week. ben stokes is in destructive mood — the england captain scores a stunning century — they're dominating against south africa. and a new player enters the formula 1 arena. but can audi make an impact when theyjoin in four years' time. also coming up in the programme — and some of the world's top female pilots are competing over the skies of leicestershire this week. we'll tell you more on the world gliding championships. hello there, and welcome along to sportsday. all that on the way in a busy show. but we start with england legend ellen white, who this week decided to call time on her career in football. she's been speaking today for the first time since retiring about her highs and lows in a career spanning over ten years. one of those lows — a physio treatment which punctured her lung. our reporterjo currie has been interviewing ell

i'm gavin ramjaun. one of the greats of the english women's game calls it a day. of ellen white's retirement. the pressure�*s building at manchester united with more protests against the club's ownership — ahead of a huge night against arch—rivals liverpool. i'm 0lly foster live at old trafford where the united fans have been arriving with some trepidation so early in this evening, but this match has huge significance for them for the coming months. and could a mega—fight between 0leksandr usyk and tyson fury be a step closer? fury�*s promoter frank warren tells me it's going to happen. there are no problems of rivalry in tv companies or whatever, he is a free agent — tv companies or whatever, he is a free agent as we are, and i don't think_ free agent as we are, and i don't think it _ free agent as we are, and i don't think it is — free agent as we are, and i don't think it is going to be a problem getting — think it is going to be a problem getting the fight made. hello and welcome to sportsday. the latest from a big evening in the premier league at old trafford

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a very gavin ramjaun will have more in sportsday at half past six.e after three days when not remain because of bad weather. more than 100 people have been brought to shore this morning. even though it's much windier at sea today then it was yesterday, monday was usually busy for the emergency services, for the coastguard, the board of force and the mod. if you look down there you can see some of the boats that have been used in recent days was up yesterday there was an average of 48 people per boat. it gives you a sense ofjust how overcrowded they are and how dangerous this crossing remains. what is clear is the french authorities will only intervene at cfa beau gets into difficulty. otherwise they will shadow boats until they get halfway across the channel and then they become the responsibility of the british authorities. that's why so many people are being picked up by sea and brought here. the government has repeatedly promised to make this route unviable, that money is given to the french to increase patrols on beachesin to the french to increa

gavin ramjaun will be here with sportsday at 6:30pm. many thanks, gloria. see you later on.didate liz truss said she agrees with her opponent. i did candidate liz truss said she agrees with her opponent.— with her opponent. i did not sit on the covid-19 _ with her opponent. i did not sit on the covid-19 council because i i with her opponent. i did not sit on | the covid-19 council because i was the covid—19 council because i was busy stroking trade deals around the world. but my view is this was too difficult for children and parents and i would not have a lock down again. ii and i would not have a lock down aaain. , ., and i would not have a lock down aaain. and i would not have a lock down aain, again. if you were in cabinet, you would say — again. if you were in cabinet, you would say that? _ again. if you were in cabinet, you would say that? would _ again. if you were in cabinet, you would say that? would you i again. if you were in cabinet, you would say that? would you say i again. if you were in cabinet, you would say that? would you say it| would say that? would you