the match in grenada was all over by lunch on day four.ts correspondent, joe wilson. where is the best view in grenada? that's a contender. from jack leeched's perspective... west indies were patient, steady, not if but when and how. chris dismissed like this. that catch, extraordinary reaction fromjason holder. victory for the west indies was now a numericalformality. 28 to win. joe root lead england back knowing the series was lost. england arrived at rock bottom and now felt themselves thinking. and now felt themselves sinking. after two draws, this was the test when england face pressure. craigbraithwaite. the chance to win has been seized brilliantly by the players and the people of the west indies. joe wilson, bbc news. lots of high—profile voices from the within the game have suggested the time is now forjoe root to stand down. the man himself spoke to the bbc�*s cricket correspondent. although i'm still very passionate about taking this team— although i'm still very passionate about taking this team forward, and i feel about taking

the match in grenada was all over by lunch on day four.orrespondent, joe wilson. where is the best view in grenada? about the contender. adding another ball defend away another defeat to delay. west indies were patient, steady, not if but when and how. chris dismissed like this. that catch, extraordinary reaction from jason holder. jack faced... victory for the west indies was now a numerical formality. for the west indies was now a numericalformality. 28 for the west indies was now a numerical formality. 28 to win. joe root lead england back knowing the series was lost. england arrived at rock bottom and now felt themselves thinking. after two draws, this was the test when england face pressure. the winning runs were hit appropriately by captain craig braithwaite. joe wilson, bbc news. lots more reaction to that defeat on the bbc sport website. england's women have made it into the world cup semi—finals in new zealand. after a shaky start to the tournament, losing their first three matches, they rounded off the group stage with a 100 run

i mean, the, to many cases, grenada, of, i mean the so many cases of all global invasion. i'm a very right and then by the association of caribbean states because of a cuba and russian supported coo and grenada, which of course is what it, what the other, i mean, there's so many parallels here and these are the ones being argued across the global. so what about this phrase of peacekeepers? can you understand? i mean, obviously the un secretary general says this is a violation of international law. something that has been raised with previous russian actions. can you see how moscow would see it is? wait a minute, we sent peacekeepers to broke a piece in the going to carry back regina mean you're in as a by john, we ended the war in syria. we sort a ceasefire in georgia and sorted, all that out and quiet and down the georgia war. wherever we go. all we do is bring peace. that it looks pretty ugly white and happens though it, that involves fragmenting georgia and splitting off 2 provinces to pretend they were independent countries. it means a russian true presence in georgia,

i mean, the, to many cases, grenada, of, i mean the so many cases of all global invasion, i'm going to write it down by the association of caribbean states because of a cuba and russian supported coo and grenada. which of course is what the, what the other, i mean, there's so many parallels here and these are the ones being argued across the global. so what about this phrase of peacekeepers? can you understand? i mean, obviously the un secretary general says this is a violation of international law, something that has been raised with previous russian actions. can you see how moscow would see this? wait a minute. we sent peacekeepers to broke a piece in the gonna carry back regina mean you're in as a by john, we ended the war in syria. we sort a ceasefire in georgia and sorted, all that out and quiet and down the georgia war, wherever we go. all we do is bring peace, it looks pretty ugly white, and happens though, that it, that involves fragmenting georgia and splitting off 2 provinces to pretend they were independent countries. it means a russian true presence in georgia and as well a

england's cricketers are facing defeat in their third and deciding test against the west indies in grenadat a first innings lead of 93 thanks largely to a century from joshua da silva. england then collapsed to 39 for 4 in their second innings. it is now 60—4. patrick gearey reports. drum roll for the day that could decide the test and the series. england missed the cue — the plan was to take the last two west indies wickets quickly but instead it took them all morning and cost them 65 runs. in the processjosh desilva made his first test 100 and england lost control of the match. joe root in the end brought himself on to get the job done but by then england were 93 runs behind, a number that brings pressure. when england are batting we know what pressure brings. zak crawley out. now west indies brought on kyle mayers, the stalker ofjoe root in his nightmares. twice in the match he got him — by international standards he is no express train but he has become a stopping service. dan lawrence terminated, the look said it all. one of those days, another one of those days. ben stokes the next t

in grenada, things were about to change.sts, but the skipper can only manage a nine ball duck here. on a pitch that was offering plenty of movement, the west indians seemed to take full advantage. with dan lawrence the next ago. in terms of hardship, england so often look to ben stokes — but even he couldn't halt the indies charge. alex lees was the only englishman to provide any resistance before roach got the better of him. the wickets continued to tumble, johnny bairstow the next ago without troubling the scores. an all—too—familiar top border collapse was complete as ben vokes was sent back to the pavilion, leaving england reeling on 67—7. the swing of roach continued to wreak havoc with the tourist struggling to reach three figures. but in the face of adversity stepped forward saqib mahmood and jack leach. the pair put on a partnership of 90 for the final wicket to move england passed 200. with the ball or showing the batsmen how it's done on a chaotic opening day. imran said sadat, bbc news. mixed fortunes for british

england test team are preparing for the third and final match in the series against the west indies in grenadahis time. hopefully we can put in another good performance. that's where. , try to break it down session by session. five days is a long time, so one session at a time. and see where that takes us, and stick to our processes, and we will be in a good place. and that's all the sport for now. hello there, it has been a fine, dry, sunny day for most of us. the warmest day of the year so far. top temperatures of 21 celsius in wales and in england. forthe temperatures of 21 celsius in wales and in england. for the next few days it'll stay warm, dry and sunny thanks to high pressure. there will still be that outside chance of an isolated shower, but most places will stay dry. weather will be enclosed by high pressure setting to the east while we have low pressure out of the rest are drawing up this warm air from the south or south—east. any showers this evening will tend to fade through central and northern areas, most places dry overnight. patchy cloud with mist and fog patches developing i

it leads the straight line projection of history from grenada to the fall of the berlin wall. and then the eventual fall of the soviet union liberation of the warsaw back countries. i'm doing a book on also reagan the negotiated reagan the compromise reagan dealing with people on the other side, you know, whether or you know, like for instance picking george bush. he didn't want to pick george bush but he made the most sense at the time at the detroit convention to producing unified ticket, you know, the republican party has more or less less than divided since the 1940s and with liberals or moderates and conservatives and you had eisenhower the moderate and nixon the conservative or lodge the moderate and nixon the conservative are so that continued that program where he had to reach across to pick bush to unify the convention unified conventions tend to win the fall and divided conventions tend to lose in the fall. but also he's tried to pick richard schweiker. who was then a senator from pennsylvania as is running late 1976 to try to win the nomination over gerald ford. i a

they came from around the country desperate to be heard without municipally diverted loc, grenada, people are facing hardships. even those who have money don't have goods to buy children, students, parents, everyone is facing problems sick, a lot going on with other people. happy very lamar give up after 25 years abroad, or started farming? i don't, i, for, to eliza. my child doesn't have not powder in the same way. every sectors affected . everyone understands the rallied new giga on the outskirts of the capital. colombo was organized by the national people power coalition. its leaders say the mainstream political parties are responsible for the current state of affairs and a calling for political change. the crowds carried banners that said 74 years of corruption. enough is enough. people are crying, patients are dying, and the government is lying. oh the government, eric, i am afraid that the people have had enough me and he just told me that they were not the big one to make a deal choice for a new government that got out there. and that's going to be a daunting task for anyone. who d

the match in grenada was all over by lunch on day four.and have now lost four test series in a row which leaves them bottom of the world test championship table. iam i am still very passionate about taking this team forward. i feel like i have the support of the dressing room behind me and i am desperate to turn that round. and to see them smile and celebrating, because you know, we don't feel that far away. because you know, we don't feel that faraway. it because you know, we don't feel that far away. it easy thing to say and it is probably a frustration for a lot of people, but i am very passionate about taking it forward and hopefully that will be the case. you want to carry on? there is a lot of uncertainty, no director, no coach under chairman, there seems to be set little in place as far as the administration is concerned, but you want to carry on as captain? i administration is concerned, but you want to carry on as captain?- want to carry on as captain? i have made that — want to carry on as captain? i have made that quite _ want t

the west indies are in a good position in the third and deciding test against england in grenada.. england's last two batters jack leach and saqib mahmood then put on 90 runs for the last wicket as england reached 204. obviously, very disappointed at the time — obviously, very disappointed at the time i got out, head down sort _ the time i got out, head down sort of— the time i got out, head down sort of thing. but obviously the partnership we put on was massive — the partnership we put on was massive for us in the game. we obviously— massive for us in the game. we obviously took a little bit of advantage as that ball got softer. _ advantage as that ball got softer, got bowlers back into their— softer, got bowlers back into their third softer, got bowlers back into theirthird and softer, got bowlers back into their third and fourth spells, and — their third and fourth spells, and just— their third and fourth spells, and just stuck out there and made — and just stuck out there and made it— and just stuck out there and made it hard work for them. you can get all the latest sports ne

i mean, the, to many cases, grenada, of, i mean the so many cases of all global invasion, i'm going to write it in by the association of caribbean states because of a cuba and russian supported coo and grenade. which of course is what it, what the other, i mean, there's so many parallels here, and these are the ones being argued across the global. so what about this phrase of peacekeepers? can you understand? i mean, obviously the un secretary general says, this is a violation of international law, something that has been raised with previous russian actions. can you see how moscow would see this? wait a minute. we sent peacekeepers to broke a piece in the gonna carry back regina mean you're in as a by john, we ended the war in syria. we sort a cease fire in georgia and sorted all that out and quite and down the georgia war, wherever we go, all we do is bring peace. yeah, it looks pretty ugly white and happens though, that it, that involves fragmenting georgia and splitting off 2 provinces to pretend they were independent countries. it means of russian true presence in georgia, and as

during operation urgent fury and grenada marines were given the dual role of not only securing their fort by force. but also rescuing american university students during the conflict multiple missions simultaneously the message. we'll use force one necessary, but we will never leave an american our brothers or sisters behind. reagan mourned with the nation when marines died in the bombing of beirut while securing peace in the region flag with terrorism and despotism. when reagan needed to defend democracy in honduras against cuban and soviet incursion, once again, he called on the marines. his vision was his foundation he stuck to it his ability to communicate communicate much due to wonderful people like ms. noonan this vision and his ability to lead a nation during times of crisis or what led to the success of the reagan area. and of course the influence of the magnificent nancy reagan his incredible wife. when president reagan left office the us was postured for the cold war's end. we projected power worldwide through a robust military and strong diplomatic policy. his leadership

during operation urgent fury and grenada marines were given the dual role of not only securing their fort by force. but also rescuing american university students during the conflict multiple missions simultaneously the message. we'll use force one necessary, but we will never leave an american our brothers or sisters behind. reagan mourned with the nation when marines died in the bombing of beirut while securing peace in the region flag with terrorism and despotism. when reagan needed to defend democracy in honduras against cuban and soviet incursion, once again, he called on the marines. his vision was his foundation he stuck to it his ability to communicate communicate much due to wonderful people like ms. noonan this vision and his ability to lead a nation during times of crisis or what led to the success of the reagan area. and of course the influence of the magnificent nancy reagan his incredible wife. when president reagan left office the us was postured for the cold war's end. we projected power worldwide through a robust military and strong diplomatic policy. his leadership

during operation virgin fury in grenada, marines were given the role of securing an airport by forceersity students during the conflict, multiple missions simultaneously. the message -- we'll use force when necessary, but we will never leave an american, our brothers and sisters, behind. reagan mourned with the nation when ma maa recents died in the bombing of beirut while securing peace in the region plagued with terrorism and despotism. when reagan needed to defend democracy in honduras, once again he called on marines. his vision was his foundation. he stuck to it. his ability to communicate, much due to wonderful people like miss noonan, his ability to lead this nation in times of crisis led to the success of the reagan era and of course the influence of the magnificent nancy reagan, his incredible wife. [ applause ] when president reagan left office, the u.s. was postured for the cold war's end. we had projected power worldwide through a robust military and strong diplomatic policy. his leadership exemplified honorable integrity, moral courage, and a commitment to the vision of

they came from around the country, desperate to be heard without municipal de loc, grenada. people are facing hardships, even those who have money don't have goods to buy. children, students, parents, everyone is facing problems. several of the crowds carried banners that said 70 full years of good option. enough is enough. people are crying, patients are dying, and the government is lying o the government as a father, the people have had enough johnny that the big one to make a deal choice for a new government that a so we have ongoing process and demonstrations, a current protest outside the presidents palace, how is the government responding manuel, to all of this criticism? obviously, not very happy camper at this time because this being the series of demonstrations very large show of numbers if you like. and the one that you saw was affiliated to political groups that were one or 2 sort of massive scale protest i've seen in recent years. something like 35000 people, but one by one of the main opposition parties. in fact, that is part of the g b that we saw on the 15th o

. —— grenada. good evening. we're live in the western ukrainian city of lviv.sian military have signalled they are shifting the focus of their campaign here in ukraine and will concentrate their efforts on the east of the country. it's being seen as a scaling back of the kremlin's war aims. and it comes as ukrainian forces have succeeded in counter—attacking russian troops on a number of fronts, especially around the capital kyiv. according to the latest british military intelligence, the ukrainians have reoccupied towns and defensive positions 20 miles east of the capital, while russian supply lines in that area are said to be overstretched. our international correspondent orla guerin reports from the front—line on the city's northern outskirts. on the northern outskirts of kyiv, the burnt—out evidence of russia's defeat — at least for now, on this front line. ukrainian troops say russian forces tried to get through here four times this month and were stopped in their tracks. "it's a grad rocket," says salim, the commander, showing us what landed overnight. he

a lively pitch this afternoon, for day two of the third and deciding test against west indies in grenadaing collapse, england were floundering on "4—9, before the tail enders came to the rescue with a last—wicket stand of 90 betweenjack leach and saqib mahmood. they made 204 all out, just before the close. play starts at 2.00. australia's dominance at the women's cricket world cup continued, with victory over bangladesh. they kept their 100% record in the group stage in tact. they were given a scare, though. chasing 136 to win, australia lost three wickets for four runs at one stage, but beth mooney and annabel sutherland combined well for 66 to lead their team to a five—wicket victory. as group winners, they'll meet the fourth—placed team in the quarterfinals. andy murray said playing world number two daniil medvedev would be a "really good test" of where his game is at, after he reached the second round of the miami 0pen. he needed a tie—break to take the first set against federico delbonis, but he sailed through the second 6—i. murray has a heavy block of training booked in after this

despite a promising start it's the west indies who take the upper hand in the deciding test match in grenada

dismissal triggered a clatter of wickets it's been a series where the boulders have struggled but a grenadanning the toss and it wasn't long before the decision was vindicated. the captainjoe root who's made a century and east of the test could only manage 89 bowl dock here. on a picture that was offering plenty of movement of the west in the team is beginning to take full advantage with dan lawrence the next ago. but in times of struggle england so often looked to ben stokes, even he couldn't hold the charge as the tour slunk to 53—4. lees was the only english meant to provide any resistance although camara roach got the better of him. the wickets continue to tumble as jonny bairstow the next ago. all too familiar collapse was complete as ben folkes was sent back to the pavilion to leave england reeling at 67-7. pavilion to leave england reeling at 67—7. chris wags meant 25 back but that only prevented a small glimmer of hope is the swing of camara roach continue to recover and leave england with the all to do on a chaotic opening day. chaos indeed. let's have a quick look at some of the o

but in grenada, things were about to change.ntage, with dan lawrence the next to go. in terms of hardship, england so often look to ben stokes — but even he couldn't halt the windies charge. alex lees was the only englishman to provide any resistance before roach got the better of him. the wickets continued to tumble — johnny bairstow the next to go without troubling the scorers. an all—too—familiar top order collapse was complete as ben foakes was sent back to the pavilion, leaving england reeling on 67—7. the swing of roach continued to wreak havoc, with the tourists struggling to reach three figures. but in the face of adversity, step forward saqib mahmood and jack leach. the pair put on a partnership of 90 for the final wicket to move england past 200. with the baller showing the batsmen how it's done on a chaotic opening day. imran sidat, bbc news. mixed fortunes for british players at the miami 0pen. heather watson beat elina svitolina over three sets in the second round. but us open champion emma raducanu is out — she was

england test team are preparing for the third and final match in the series against the west indies in grenada time. and see where that takes us, and stick to our processes, and we will be in a good place. and that's all the sport for now. hello there. warm days served followed by chilly nights. and tuesday was certainly a warm day with temperatures in northwest wells getting close to 21 degrees. the warmest day of the year so far. plenty of other places but as soon as the sun went down, the temperatures followed. it has been turning quite chilly out there. high pressure still close by on wednesday. it stays mostly dry, but with those clear skies overhead, quite a chilly start to the morning, with temperatures down around freezing, below freezing in a few places. one or two early fog patches around as well. they should tend to lift and clear by the middle part of the morning. and then it is another beautiful spring day, with lengthy spells of sunshine. the vast majority will stay dry. there's just a small chance of one or two showers popping up in northeast scotland and maybe across eastern co

root�*s tenure has come under question again, after they crumbled to a 10 wicket defeat in grenada, andost the deciding test. he survived the post ashes cull of senior roles within the england camp. they lost that 4—0 against australia. and root — who has been captain since 2017, has now overseen four series defeats in a row, they've won just once in 17 matches — and not had a run like this since the eighties. i feel very passionate about taking this team forward. i feel like there is the support of the dressing room behind me and i'm desperate to turn that around and to see them smiling, celebrating because, we do not feel that far away. it is an easy thing to say i'm probably a frustration for many people to hear but i'm very passionate taking them forward and hopefully that will be the case. britain's cameron norrie has reached the fourth round of the miami open for the first time, beating hugo gaston of france. the british number one's serve was broken in the first game — but recovered to take the set six games to three — he controlled the second, but squandered 7 match points befor

they are in grenada, england. once again the catalyst, trapping captain craig brathwaite lbw. and although stokes then went off for treatment, his breakthrough signalled a change of mindset for england. oh, that's nasty. and a change of helmets for west indies — craig overton's bouncers giving them plenty to think about. another two wickets followed before lunch... ..and then england just needed to keep to the same formula, knowing the wickets would come... and they did. chris woakes took a confidence—boosting three for 21. and stokes in mahmood teamed up to quell the next charger, limiting the windies to 128 for seven at tea and leading by 76 runs. but the intensity of these back—to—back tests is taking its toll. by the close of play only one more wicket had fallen — justice silver had an unbeaten half century and england were behind by 28 runs. it's going to be a tough few days with both bat and ball if they're to win their first series in the caribbean for 18 years. lizzie greenwood—hughes, bbc news. the saudi

their west indies cricketers and lead on day two of their third and deciding test with england and grenadarry of wickets, other side of lunch, put england in control at 95 to 6. the winds rallied the. josh da silva half century helping them to 232 for a. meaning there are now 28 runs ahead. meanwhile, women's world cup host, new zealand, beat pakistan by 71 runs to maintain their very slim chance of qualifying for the semifinals. the captain led them to 26. and tennis, we're cameron lori beat fellow british, jack deeper in straight sets to reach the third round of the miami open. lori, at the top of your picture here, took a first set tiebreak before breaking in the seventh game of the second to win that six for. he will now face the french player in the next round. andy murray returns to action tonight, facing the top seed, daniel medvedev. meanwhile, will become the first polish tennis player to hold the world number one ranking after defeating victoria goal of itch in the second round of the miami open. the 20-year-old will replace ash barty at the top of the rankings, following her ret

it's day two of the final and decisive test between england and west indies in grenada.dangers of the pitch which caused their batting collapse the day before. theyjust scraped to 20k in their first innings. in reply, west indies are 78—3. in reply, west indies are 95—6. ben stokes with the breakthrough wicket of captain kraigg brathwaite. craig overton and saqib mahmood with the other wickets so far. chris woakes with three now. england are searching for their first series win in the caribbean for 18 years. at the women's cricket world cup, australia continue to dominate, this time with victory over bangladesh keeping their 100% record in the group stage. the aussies were given a scare, though. chasing 136 to win, they lost their first three wickets for just 26 runs, but beth mooney and annabel sutherland combined for 76 to lead their team to a five—wicket victory. as group winners, they'll meet the fourth—placed team in the quarterfinals. now, he called it the biggest disappointment of his career, but roberto mancini was relucatnt to discuss his future as italy manager

we start with the crickets, and the final and decisive test in grenada.vacant of captain craig brathwaite, thank you than steadily picked them off and they wear 128 for seven just before tea. since then, joseph and da silva have dug in, but woke hasjust taken joseph thomas of the west indies are 182-8. joseph thomas of the west indies are 182—8. england are searching for theirfirst series win 182—8. england are searching for their first series win in the caribbean for 18 years. while, at the women's cricket world cup, australia continued to dominate. this time with victory over bangladesh, keeping their 100% record in the group stages. the aussies where given a scare, chasing 136 to win, they lost their first three wickets for just 26 runs. but beth mooney and annabel sutherland combined for 76 to lead their team to a five wicket victory. as group winners, they'll meet the fourth—placed team in the quarterfinals. the saudi arabia formula one grand prix is still going ahead despite a missile attack, hitting an oil facility injeddah where the race is being

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a lively pitch later on friday, for day two of the third and deciding test against west indies in grenadamiss sunday's saudi arabian, grand prix — he's failed to recover from covid—19 in time. he missed the season—opener in bahrain last weekend, but his aston martin team, expect him to be fit, for round three in australia, on april the 10th. he'll again be replaced by reserve driver, nico hulkenberg in jeddah. that's all the sport for now. the transport secretary grant shapps says the p&0 ferries boss should resign over the no—notice sackings of 800 staff. peter hebblethwaite yesterday admitted to mps that he broke the law when not consulting unions but said he would make the same decision again if he had to. let's speak to our political correspondent iain watson. the mps he appeared in front of were aghast at some of his answers. thea;r aghast at some of his answers. they were unimpressed _ aghast at some of his answers. they were unimpressed to _ aghast at some of his answers. tie: were unimpressed to say the aghast at some of his answers. ti9:1 were unimpressed to say the least. 0ne mp

enders rescued england on the opening date of the third and deciding test against west indies in grenada and so i've got my average year, but yeah, look, obviously we just we just tried you know, those times where we're sort of in 21 partnership and 30—year—olds and then so that ten overs before the new ball. we knew that obviously have a little bit of sting out there attack. they'd have to bring part time bowlers on and i felt that's there was a good win for heather watson at the miami open. she beat elina svitolina in three sets to reach the third round but there was another early exit for emma raducanu, beaten by katerina sinialova. the us open champion has won just two of her seven matches this season. andy murray said playing world number two daniil medvedev would be a "really good test" of where his game is at, after he reached the second round in miami. he needed a tie—break to take the first set against, federico delbonis, but sailed through the second 6—1. murray has a heavy block of training booked in after this tournament. medvedev, although he is from russia, is still allowed

us in grenada or panama, the places we have been going, they were ready for a war.st hoping that he does not run up into poland and start world war iii after this because the allies have went into -- i guess it was supposed to be an open corridor when they had other leaders before they got putin, and they were weak, and now they are back on their feet. i hope us using the reserves and stuff like that, that j.p. morgan and all those people back then got started to keep neutral and we will go back into what we were before world war i. host: thank you. guest: the caller i think made a point about putin's claim to russian greatness. certainly when he took over around 1999, boris yeltsin was in declining health, the russian economy had been in shambles during the 1990's, economic shock therapy did not work well. one of putin's driving impulses was to restore this notion of russian greatness, to strengthen russia, build back its military, make its economy stronger, show russians and the world this was a great power worth dealing with and to be listened to and respected in

england's men are also in action, it's day one of the third and final test against the west indies in grenadangland are 35—2. now after ashleigh barty stunned the tennis world by announcing her retirement, at the age of 25, she's been talking about her decision overnight. the wimbledon and australian open champion has set a date for her wedding. she's not ruled out competing in golf or aussie rules football, but her main focus, she says, is giving something back to tennis — especially when it comes to encouraging young indigenous australians into the sport. i know my contribution with the aboriginal and indigenous side of our sport will only grow, i'm really excited for that, i'm excited to have the opportunity to give indigenous and aboriginal youth around our nation more opportunity to get into the sport and that is something we will work on down the track but i'm excited to spend more time in that space. that's all the sport for now. when russian tanks rolled into ukraine exactly four weeks ago, all eyes were on the capital, kyiv, as russian forces advanced from all directions. but the rus

let's begin with cricket in grenada, where england were looking for an early breakthrough on the secondhe had overplayed the injuries that have kept him out of action for much of his time with real madrid this season. bale led his side to a world cup play—off final last night, scoring both goals in their 2—1 win over austria in cardiff. and at the age of 32, he knows this could be his last chance to reach a world cup. if they make qatar, it would be their first appearance in the finals since 1958. they have one more hurdle to overcome — an eliminator against scotland or ukraine. italy have failed to qualify for the second world cup in a row after defeat in the play—off semifinal last night. just eight months after winning the european championship, they were beaten by north macedonia i-o. afterwards italy manager roberto mancini was reluctant to discuss his future after saying failure to qualify for this year's world cup was the biggest disappointment of his career. england manager gareth southgate says he doesn't see the benefit of boycotting this year's world cup in qatar. the coutrie

root�*s tenure has come under question again, after they crumbled to a 10 wicket defeat in grenada, andce 2017, has now overseen four series defeats in a row. they've won just once in 17 matches — and not had a run like this since the eighties. he still believes he's the right man for the job. i'm still very passionate about taking this team forward. and i feel like there's the support of the dressing room behind me. and, you know, i'm desperate to turn that around and to see them smile and celebrate because we don't feel that far away. it's an easy thing to say, and it's probably a frustration for a lot of people to hear, but very passionate about taking it forward. and, you know, hopefully that will be the case. captain heather knight says england can still improve as they prepare for the semi—finals of the women's world cup. the defending champions lost their first three games and needed four successive wins to book a meeting with south africa on thursday, and speaking to bbc sport knight explained how difficult the team has found the last few months. it's been a stressful couple of