for english cricket a day they will not forget here at headingley.theatre the ashes now would be an exhibition. instead these sides go to old trafford with one win each. england have had that week off. eight mercy ina summerthat have had that week off. eight mercy in a summer that feels like it has not stopped. that has brought that down time to live it all over again. ido down time to live it all over again. i do not think i have ever re—watched a moment in a test match like i have done this week. the drama of it is unrivalled. that partnership is one of the greatest that english cricket has seen. the momentum shifted and with that the series. but australia now have their armoury back. steve smith is batting again. he is the puzzle england are yet to solve. and despite the heartbreak at headingley, this site just need one when for the urn. after the misery they are looking for unity. we have a philosophy that we stick together as a team. the boys are taking it on the chin and they are back into it, we could not ask for more than that at this stage.

for english cricket, the day they won't forget was here at headingley.se sides go to old trafford with one win each. england have had the week off. immersing in a summer that's like it's not stopped. that's felt the downtime to limit all over again. i don't think i've ever read watched moments in a test match like i have done this week. i got to stop doing it now, it's a week on. the driver was unrivalled. stokes and leach‘s partnership was one of the greatest. the momentum in the game shifted and with that the series. but australia now have their armoury back. steve smith is batting again and he's the puzzle england have yet to solve. despite the heartbreak at headingley, this side nowjust need one win for the urn and after the misery, they're looking for unity. it's always been a very strong philosophy of mind that we stick together as a team. the boys have taken it on the chin and they're back into it so couldn't ask for more at this stage stop now we have to put the preparation and camaraderie into work in the test match. for england, the joy of leed

we know what happened at headingley. if england we re happened at headingley.survive through to the close of play tomorrow and get a draw, surely that would be even more extraordinary. i was going to ask you before we lost the two wickets was there any confidence that england could bat out today? a nice advert for it to africa and england when the world cup and everyone thinks we are wonderful but this shows this is the true test. why it is it so difficult for them to be good at the test match is and not —— be good a test to be good in the one day international? it has been an enthralling ashes series. what happened to headingley has brought it back to life after all straight when the first tested edgbaston. the problem england have to more as we are already seeing tonight is this pitch is getting worse and worse. headingley when ben stokes played the incredible innings, though it was getting better for batting because there was bad weather at the start of the match and sunny skies it made it better for batting after the match went on. here, the pitch is gettin

dan rowan, bbc news, headingley. now, onlyjustarrived injapanforthe headingley.injapan for the rugby world cup, wales is sending one of their coaches home. robert howley allegedly breached world rugby's betting on anticorru ption allegedly breached world rugby's betting on anticorruption laws. it comesjust six betting on anticorruption laws. it comes just six days after wales' opening game against georgia. he's been one of warren gatlin's most trusted lieutenants for a decade, but tonight robert howley is heading home amid serious allegations he broke betting rules. he is now battling to salvage his reputation. since their arrival in japan, battling to salvage his reputation. since their arrival injapan, wales has worked with local communities and has been praised. at this latest development goes to the heart of the integrity of the game. and because the long shadow over wales' opening match. howley, in caretaker charge, who guarded the nation to 6—nation success in 2013 is now likely to face a disciplinary hearing. the management moved quickly to replace howley.

you are looking more co mforta ble headingley.ingley. you could not sit still. i think alistair cooke was similar. it was right down to the wire. and what happened, what we are about to see, 99 times out of 100, if nato nine takes it the game is over. and when he didn't, you see the reaction. how difficult is it to watch it and not be playing it?” reaction. how difficult is it to watch it and not be playing it? i am terrible at watching my own team play. i get more nervous than i ever got playing. you are up in the box, i have been retired for 12 years, but you still feel everything. you probably feel the loss is more so than the winds. and over here, against the auld enemy. i'm sure the english players feel the same way. we spoke to jonathan english players feel the same way. we spoke tojonathan agnew an hour ago, we talked about steve smith and how amazing he is. especially coming back after what happened with jaffer archer. he said the england players have been told not to engage with him, don't talk to him. they need to mix it

is 110 we did in headingley than there is no reason why not.ere a host of euro 2020 football qualifiers on thursday with spain making it a perfect five from five to start their group f campaign as they beat romania 2—1 in bucharest. sergio ramos and paco alcacer scoring for robert moreno's side while defender diego llorente was sent off in the second half. italy also maintained their 100% start in group] with a 3—1win in armenia despite trailing early on as andrea belotti scored twice and in dublin the republic of ireland scored a late david mcgoldrick equaliser to draw 1—1 against switzerland meaning they're three points clear at the top of group d. in the same group, denmark remain second after a 6—nil victory in gibraltar where christian eriksen scored twice — both penalties. sweden remain second in group f — five points behind spain after a 4—nil win in the faroes. in group g, israel were held to a 1—all draw by north macedonia. poland are four points clear in that group — with a game in hand. in groupj, there were wins for bosnia and finla

an stokes' heroics here at headingley this summer heroics here at headingley this summer where hibbertto win the third asses has elevated him to the third asses has elevated him to the status of national hero. with that of course comes interest into every aspect of his life —— ashes test, but he does this story has gone way beyond what is acceptable. the sun newspaper is that it had the utmost sympathy for ben stokes and his mother but the story was told with the cooperation of a family member. it added the tragedy was also a matter of public record and was the subject of extensive front page of the city in new zealand at the time. often when people become hope profile or celebrities, it becomes almost carte blanche, everything about them, their private life, theirfamily, everything about them, their private life, their family, their old friends, anything from their history almost becomes fair game and many would argue that isn't fair and that the family and friends of that individual have a reasonable expectation to keep that information private. today, ben stokes received support fro

well, this ashes series is now so finely poised after that famous day at headingley.gland means these sides now go across the english pennines from leeds to manchester for the fourth test at old trafford. they are level at 1—1 and australia know that one more test win for them is still good enough for them to retain the ashes and. they know their chances for that go up significantly with this man in the team. steve smith is back batting again after concussion stopped him from doing so in leeds. in his three full innings of this series he has scored almost 400 runs atan series he has scored almost 400 runs at an average of 126, and that has now moved him back up to the top of the test rankings for batsmen around the test rankings for batsmen around the world. the first time he has been there since the bell tampering scandal last year. he overtakes india's kohli. smith's reintroduction means australia had to fit him in somewhere in their batting lineup. usman khawaja is the man to make way. he hasn't gone past 36 in this series, so there is room for another batsmen who

and then mark roe —— jofra archer joined miracle at headingley.n and took two wickets. then it travis head bowled by an absolute rocket, 92 mph, that reduced austria 2aa—a and at that point the england fans daring to believe something special could happen but since then, steve smith has taken the game away from england. smith unbeaten after another half—century, so australia more than 300 runs ahead and england are going to have an awful lot of batting to do tomorrow if they are to say this match and it save their ashes hopes at the same time. onto my next question then, wickets are good but in ways, england does not wa nt good but in ways, england does not want england to bowl australia out today and that means they have to bat all day tomorrow. let's face it, they have not been very good at doing that this series, have they? the danger is if they get australia out too quickly that gives an even more time they have to bat later on today and also all day tomorrow to get a draw which would keep their ashes hopes alive. some might think hang on, the

they lost two wickets in the morning session, mr to become a ben stokes the hero of headingley who wasjoe denley gave them some hope for the half—century and some hope for the half—century and some decent knocks from joss but the, kept things going. but in butler went for 3h, at that point england's hope seemed over but the new cult hero, jack leach, he joined ray 0verton at the crease and they kept australia at bay for about an hour and kept australia at bay for about an hourand a kept australia at bay for about an hour and a half, but he was eventually out at the craig 0verton, the final bigot to fall. england we re the final bigot to fall. england were all out and the australian celebrations could start. england's hopes of winning back the archers —— ashes on home soil over but australia, the celebrations can begin for them. they have retained the ashes with one much still to play. a few nervous moments, no doubt, coming of headingley, we would be in a position again but i thought we learn from that. we held oui’ nerve, thought we learn from that. we held our nerve, fought really we

,1—1 victory, that one wicket win at headingley, 1—1 in the series.the ashes. momentum certainly with england. interesting hearing from australia captain tim paine that he is slightly concerned and has had sleepless nights after how he will get ben stokes out after that performance, butjoe root will be desperate to build on that performance because everything has been said about the performances of jofra archer and ben stokes, but he knows the headingley test will count for very little if they can't get over the line and wrap up this series and i would love to get a win here at old trafford. let's get the thoughts now are both captains. you come off the back of a win like that, it's a big lift for the whole squad. for that game to unravel how it did, for us to turn up here full of confidence and very much alive in this series is... you know, ithought the way that we played the week before at lord's, it started to feel like we were wrestling our way back into the series. we know where we made some errors in the last test match. but on the whole, when y

after headingley perhaps anything is possible but unless england can somehow bat all day tomorrow, they swiss, bbc news, old trafford. better news in the football, as captain harry kane scored a hat—trick in england's latest qualification match for euro 2020. england comfortably beat bulgaria 4—0 to top the group, as david ornstein reports from wembley. the latest stop on the path to euro 2020. a path england hope will ultimately lead back here next summer, when wembley stages the tournament final. they could also enjoy home advantage in the group stage but that and their seeding will be determined by the outcome of qualifying. so games like these carry greater importance. england duly set up camp in opposition territory and bulgaria buckled. harry kane, as ever, in the right place at the right time. his team in control, the packed house happy. after the break, their delight would double. marcus rushford too quick... then harry kane with the kick. it effectively ended bulgaria's resistance. from score of the captain, he soon turned provider. raheem sterling made it three and continued

after headingley perhaps anything is possible.ill be staying with australia. in the last 15 minutes or so, serena williams has failed in her bid for a record—equalling 24th grand slam title. she lost in the final of the us open to bianca andreescu, who becomes the first canadian to win a grand slam. williams looked out of sorts from the start, broken in the first game before losing the opening set 6—3. the teenager sped to a 5—1 lead in the second set butjust as it looked as though she was going to run away with it, williams fought back, bringing it level at 5 games all. but she couldn't hold on, and andreescu made her own piece of history. phenomenal win for her. catch it on the bbc sport website. we have a british champion at the us open tennis jamie murray and bethanie mattek—sands retained their mixed doubles title. beating the top seeds chan hao—ching and michael venus in straight sets. it's the fourth year in a row that murray has won a title at flushing meadows. by contrast, it was really straight forward for england's foot

dan roan, bbc news, headingley.lection in five months is too close to call, according to exit polls published tonight, with neither of the two main parties able to form a majority government. the prime minister benjamin netanyahu is fighting to hold on to power, and throughout the campaign, he's made ever more strident appeals to right—wing nationalists. last week, he pledged to annex part of the occupied west bank, a move the united nations has said would destroy the chance of new peace talks between israelis and palestinians. from tel aviv, our middle east editor, jeremy bowen, reports. israeli tv exit polls showed no decisive victory for any side. the votes will be counted through the night, but it could take weeks of coalition horsetrading before the next government — and prime minister — emerge. the election has been a referendum on benjamin netanyahu's last ten years in office. he is israel's longest—serving prime minister. his main rival is retired general benny gantz, from the blue and white party. some of h

dan roan, bbc news, headingley.ral election in nine months is too close to call. neither of the two main parties looks able to form a majority government. the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, is fighting to hold onto power and throughout the campaign he has made evermore strident appeals to right—wing nationalists. last week he promised to annex part of the occupied west bank, moved the un says would destroy the chance of new peace talks between israelis and palestinians. israeli tv exit polls showed no decisive victory for any side. the votes will be counted through the night, but it could take weeks of coalition horsetrading before the next government — and prime minister — emerge. the election has been a referendum on benjamin netanyahu's last ten years in office. he is israel's longest—serving prime minister. his main rival is retired general, benny gantz, from the blue and white party. some of his supporters fear he was politically naive not to press harder on corruption charges faced by mr netanyahu, which

after headingley, perhaps anything is possible, but unless england can somehow bat all day, the ashesng with australia. andy swiss, bbc news, old trafford. at wembley, england captain harry kane scored a hat—trick as they cruised to a 4—0 win over bulgaria, maintaining their 100% record in euro 2020 qualifying. kane was set up by raheem sterling for his first, before adding two penalties. and kane returned the favour, getting sterling's name on the scoresheet too, as the pair showed off their deadly partnership. a record crowd of more than 31,000 were at the etihad to watch the first manchester derby in the professional women's game, as the super league season got under way. city beat united 1—0. the only goal of the game coming early in the second half, when caroline weir picked up a poor clearance and slammed it home. great attendance at the etihad, but later today chelsea women host tottenham at stamford bridge. they're hoping to surpass that crowd. ireland will go into the rugby world cup as the number one ranked side in the world. they moved to the top spot after beating wales by

, could he rescue his tea m of headingley, could he rescue his team for a second some time?ouraging. while attacking moments were few and far between jonny bairstow showed a flourish as england made a wicket free start. that was until this. ba i rstow bowled by free start. that was until this. bairstow bowled by mitchell starc beauty, gone for 17, about as emphatic as it gets. for the home fan, everyone worse was to come. as australia got the main man, stokes nair snared for 26. no miracle this time, were england's hopes leaving with him. it was surely down to their last specialist batsman. jos buttler. he has struggled so far but could he rise to the occasion? he was running out of partner, next to gojofra archer was running out of partner, next to go jofra archer nicking was running out of partner, next to gojofra archer nicking behind for one, australia tighten their grip. england know once again they will need something is very special indeed. at lunch england are 278 for 8. they still trail israel by 219 runs and they will need another remarkable come back to keep their

of course, he was the hero of the last test at headingley. he soon lost his batting partner, jason roy, clea n his batting partner, jason roy, clean bowled byjosh hazelwood, just before the close. so england five wickets down. still with a huge amount of work to do. while stokes is still there, the fans will believe anything is possible, but they know they face a real battle to save this match, and save the ashes hopes. we probably wouldn't have liked to have loosed a couple wickets of the end there, but i think it's setting out, pretty clear for us end there, but i think it's setting out, pretty clearfor us in end there, but i think it's setting out, pretty clear for us in terms of there is a follow to get past, and there's a score to get as close as we can. i think we are on the up a couple partnerships away from that. yeah, from a personal point of view, to be sitting here with three figures, i thought how i played, i was pretty happy with it. england have thrashed italy 37—0 at stjames‘ park in their last warm up game before the rugby wor

one astonishing match at headingley, he smashed 237 scoring more than a run a ball.fter the brilliance was done, he set up an amazing victory. i think done, he set up an amazing victory. ithinki done, he set up an amazing victory. i think i was trying to prove a point. there was a rumour going around i was not getting any runs andi around i was not getting any runs and i was struggling a bit. i suppose there was a point to prove, i knew i could get big runs. i love just getting out there and competing against the county's best. stevens will have to go some to beat the likes of wg grace. brian close was 45 when he was battered by bounces from the west indian bowlers. in the modern game only somerset‘s marcus trescothick is older. he is finally leaving the crease while stevens plays on. he is a good kid. i know he is the elder statesman in our dressing room but he is young at heart and i think that is why he is playing at the ets. how long can he go on for? who knows. but the way i finish this summer i have no intention of retiring any time soon. i don't think i should

that brought in the hero of headingley, ben stokes, to a predictably raucous reception.m! ..jason roy emphatically dismissed by josh hazlewood. that late clatter of wickets leaving australia in control and england still trailing by a hefty 297. while stokes is still there, england fans will believe anything is possible, but they know they face a huge battle to save this match, and their ashes hopes. andy swiss, bbc news, old trafford. joining us now is test match, special commentator, jonathan agnew. what are the chances do you think of england batting through the day, and giving themselves a chance of the draw? well, you learn that anything can happen. but, you know, you think the odds are very much for australia. the forecast is good for them. there is no rain around and england have got a hell of a job. today they must try to delay the time they have got to bat in their second innings, so really try to drag it out today, delaying the point at which australia will bat again, i'm sure, evenif australia will bat again, i'm sure, even if england don't... australia will ba

ben stokes out, the hero of headingley, he quickly wins.be no way back for england. the impressive half—ce ntu ry for england. the impressive half—century give them some hope. at that point, england fans perhaps starting to believe, but once again the wickets started to fall. jonny ba i rstow, for the wickets started to fall. jonny bairstow, for 25. then josh the wickets started to fall. jonny bairstow, for 25. thenjosh butler had —— then jos —— thenjos buttler had a go. ultimately, the last to go was craig overton. england 197 all out. they had battled really hard. it wasn't until quarter past 6pm that australia got that winning wicket, but ultimately it wasn't to be. it is australia that retain the ashes, andi is australia that retain the ashes, and i think the mutuals will certainly agree they have the been the better team of the course of this ashes series. just looking at those pictures of the australia team celebrating. in the back, we see steve smith. at times, it has felt like steve smith versus england. it really has been his serie

remember he returned to the side having missed the test at headingley with concussion, but much to englandsion, he has picked up where he left off. so let's take a look at the stats because they are very impressive. before this match, in his previous 11 innings against england — he has averaged 134 runs. quite an astonishing series of scores. so, with 11 centuries now against england, the comparison to some of the games greats is perhaps inevitable. today he overtook sir gary sobers, on the all time list of centuries against england. the only other batsman now to have scored more — sir don bradman. and even when he doesn't quite reach a ton — he's still dominant — in his last 6 ashes, innings he has not scored fewer than 83 runs as you'd expect, lots of praise coming in for him. former england captain michael vaughan says nothing but aspiration for steve smith, we are witnessing greatness. pretty ha rd steve smith, we are witnessing greatness. pretty hard to argue with that. steve smith did not touch the sandpaper, of course referring to that scandal in south africa, he took the fall for ot

but they still had a new cult hero, jack leach was ben stokes‘s partner at headingley, and once again of enthralling drama. —— delight for australia. england ultimately just falling short. it means australia will keep the ashes whatever happens in the final match at the oval. for england fans, it‘s been a sum of mixed emotions, really. just a few months ago they won the world cup. but the ashes is still their greatest rivalry, and their hopes have ended in disappointment. thanks very much. there‘s more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we‘re back with the late news. now on bbc one it‘s time for the news where you are — goodbye. you‘re watching bbc news. the tuc‘s annual congress has begun in brighton, with government funding, wages and job security high on the agenda. last week, the chancellor announced billions of pounds of additional investment in health, education and the police. but unions have warned of huge funding gaps faced by local government. our correspondent duncan kennedy is at the conference and have been speaking to frances o‘grady, general secretary of th

they lost two wickets during the morning session, notably ben stokes, the hero of headingley, who washope with a half—century, then some decent knocks from jonny bairstow and jos buttler kept things going, but when jos buttler went for 3h, at that point singler‘s hopes ian over. but then their new cult hero, jack leach, joined craig 0verton at the crease and they kept australia at bay for an hour crease and they kept australia at bayforan hourand crease and they kept australia at bay for an hour and a half but then jack leach eventually was out and craig 0verton was the final wicket to fall, lbw to josh hazlewood. england all out and the australian celebrations could start. england's hopes of winning back the ashes on home soil are over, but australia, the australia —— the celebrations can beginfor the australia —— the celebrations can begin for them. they have retained the ashes with one match still to play. steve smith that is breathtaking best again. can rafa nadal move to within one of roger federer‘s haul of 20 grand slam titles. he faces danil medvedev in the final of the us ope

see anyone mates cricket through head injuries and he would have been very disappointed not to headingley and very hungry to to come back into 2 crucial test matches ok more reaction after that defeat phenomenas saka at the us open but for now that is it from you and thank you well before we go let's remind you of a story we are following closely here at al-jazeera a large explosion has rocked afghanistan's capital kabul shaking windows and doors in an area close to foreign embassies and government buildings security sources say a guest house for foreigners was attacked the truck laden with explosives and sporadic gunfire has been reported since then that's it for me and the team here in doha we hand over to london with much more of the day's news this. this is a dialogue let you decide not to have children to say that it's what the stake is really human survive all everyone has a voice that a start with our community because of course this is a debate and it's a he did want to visit a little beach and literally be able to do a page and ideally join the global conversation with people i t

that brought in the hero of headingley, ben stokes, to a predictably raucous reception.wood. that late clatter of wickets leaving australia in control and england still trailing by a hefty 297. while stokes is still there, england fans will believe anything is possible, but they know they face a huge battle to save this match, and their ashes hopes. andy swiss, bbc news, old trafford. that's it now on bbc one. time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm chetan pathak, coming up... bale to the rescue, wales leave it late to beat azerbaijan in their crucial euro 2020 qualifier in cardiff... but who can rescue england? as wickets fall to leave australia in control of the fourth ashes test at old trafford. england thrash italy in their last warm up game before heading off is clear for us that there is a score to get as close as we can come i think we're only a couple partnerships away from that. england thrash italy in their last warm up game before heading off

marnus labushagne replaced him at headingley and couldn't have done much more with two half—centuriess harris and david warner is also far from settled. the former manchester united striker romelu lukaku says football authorities need to do more to tackle racism in the game. he was subjected to racist abuse yesterday playing for his new club, inter milan. he scored what turned out to be the winner against cagliari, but was targetted with monkey chants from sections of the crowd before and after his penalty kick. in a post on instagram, lukaku also said social media platforms need to work harder to stamp out online abuse. liverpool defender virgil van dijk is in line to pick up another award. after beating lionel messi and cristiano ronaldo to the uefa player of the year honour, he's up against them again for fifa's best player award. van dijk‘s manager, jurgen klopp, is among the nominees for best men's coach. england's lucy bronze is nominated for the best women's player award, alongside the americans alex morgan and megan rapinoe. england manager phil neville is on the shortlist for

series is level after that incredible ben stokes century which saw england win by one wicket at headingleyralia's steve smith facing each other again. a delivery from archer struck smith on the neck in the second test at lord's, causing him to miss the last match. another one of england's pace bowlers, stuart broad believes archer won't change his style when he faces australia's leading run—scorer again. the first thing is it's great that steve's ok and coming back into test cricket, but test cricket's a brutal sport and it's a sport countries are going hell for leather against each other. i'm sure when steve comes in, d raft jofra other. i'm sure when steve comes in, draftjofra will other. i'm sure when steve comes in, draft jofra will be other. i'm sure when steve comes in, draftjofra will be in rooty‘s ear wanting the ball, and that's the intensity test cricket brings. it was also revealed today that there will be a change to the england batting order. joe denly will open at old trafford, swaping places with jason roy, who drops down to number four. ireland head coachjoe schmidt has nam

ben stokes' heroics here at headingley this summer, where he produced one of the greatest innings everated him to the status of national hero. with that, of course, comes interest into every aspect of his life, but he clearly feels that this story has gone well beyond what is acceptable. in a statement, the sun said it had the utmost sympathy for ben stokes and his mother but the story was told with the cooperation of a family member. added the tragedy is also a matter of public record and was the subject of public record and was the subject of extensive rampage publicity new zealand at the time. often what happens is an individual, they become high profile or become a celebrity. it becomes almost carte blanche that everything about them, their private life, their family, their private life, their family, their old friends, anything from their old friends, anything from their history, almost becomes fair game and many would argue that is not fair game and many would argue that is notfairand game and many would argue that is not fair and that the family and friends of that individual ha

be looking for a big score. of course, ben stokes, what a chair he got here after his heroics at headingleystokes and jason roy trying to steady the england ship as they look to get some that close to australia's first innings total. social media this week, michael 0wens' very public spat with alan shearer. the two played football together for england and for newcastle, but it was when shearer was manager at st james's park that there was an issue between the two. well, 0wen has written about his time at newcastle in his new book, which hasjust been published. in it he says signing for newcastle was one of the major regrets of his career and that he couldn't wait to retire. i spoke to him earlier and asked why he bowed that way towards the end? the first half of my career i loved. when i said i did not necessarily enjoy the second half, i'm only comparing it to the first half. of course, when you can do something and did well, and then you're still playing that same game, but you cannot run as fast and you watch a goal he is to score and think i could not do that now, cannot run that fast.

stokes to the wicket, a huge ovation from the england fans, he was the hero of the last test at headingleyean bold byjosh hazlewood, just before the close. england five wickets down, but still with a huge amount of work to do. while stokes is still there the fans believe anything is possible, but they know they face a real battle to save this match and save their ashes hopes. we needed a couple of wickets at the end there, but i think it set out pretty clear for us in terms of, there is a follow—on to get past and then we have to get as close as we can. we are only a couple of partnerships away from that, and personally we have the right to be sitting here with three figures, but i thought how we played, i was pretty ha p py i thought how we played, i was pretty happy with it. england have thrashed italy 37—0 at stjames' park in their last warm—up game before the rugby world cup injapan. after a tryless first half, england took 3 minutes to score after the restart, as ben youngs crossed the line. three more tries followed, anthony watson with the last of them. the perfect send—off with the

follow, ben stokes scarves and even jack leach costumes, a happy reminder of england's heroic win at headingleying up the decibels australia, soon 28—2, as england started in style. but then a familiar obstacle, steve smith missed the last test after being hit by a jofra archer bouncer, welcome back. but soon smith was calling the shots. that's why he's the world number one batsmen. only the weather, seemingly, could stop him, a lengthy rain delay followed by a few wind power problems. beach balls, crisp packets, even the bales kept blowing off. australia, though, seemed unruffled, as smith and marnus labuschagne reached half centuries. before, finally, england finally found the breakthrough. labuschagne bowled by craig overton for 67. how they needed that. a testing day, then, both for england's players, and their fans. they'll be hoping for a little less rain and a few more wickets. andy swiss, bbc news, old trafford. time for a look at the weather. here's nick miller. some cricket today, and a lot of weather. it'll be interesting over the next couple of days. there will be some showers aroun

there was a few nervous moments there, no doubt, coming off headingley.ht we held our nerve, bowled really well against a team that fought really hard, like we knew they would. ferrari's charles leclerc made it successive formula one victories after winning the italian grand prix at monza on sunday. it is ferrari's first win at their home race since fernando alonso triumphed in 2010, with merecedes's valtteri bottas second, and championship leader and reigning world champion lewis hamilton taking third, leaving him 63 points clear at the top. germany will be without full—back nico schulz for their euro 2020 qualifier against northern ireland on monday. the borussia dortmund defender tore a ligament in his left foot during germany's 11—2 defeat to the netherlands. that loss leaves them second in group c on nine points. leaders northern ireland, with 12 points, have lost their last seven meetings against germany. that win for the netherlands leaves them third in the group ahead of their match away to estonia. ronald koeman‘s team will be desperate to qualif

— ben stokes scarves and even jack leach costumes, a happy reminder of england's heroic win at headingleyly, it tried its best, as stuart broad set about ramping up the decibels, australia soon 28—2 as england started in style. but then a familiar obstacle. steve smith missed the last test after being hit by a jofra archer bouncer. welcome back. but soon smith was calling the shots. that's why he's the world number one batsman. only the weather, seemingly, could stop him, a lengthy rain delay followed by a few wind—powered problems. beach balls, crisp packets, even the bails kept blowing off. australia, though, seemed unruffled, as smith and marnus labuschagne reached half centuries before, finally, england finally found the breakthrough. labuschagne bowled by craig overton. smith, though, was still there for 60 at the close, once again australia's rock. a testing day, then, for england and they still face a familiar question — how do they get get out steve smith? andy swiss, bbc news, old trafford. so the weather could have a big affect on the game. the players say they are struggling wi

the world's number one ranked batsman missed the third test defeat at headingley due to a concussionl starc named in the squad having sat out the first three games. i think he's everyone in the world, looking forward to watching steve smith back, we always do. again, i think steve has missed one test match. he hasn't been out for 12 months. he came back from a 12 month layoff pretty well so aspect to hand him six days without batting pretty well. slovenia's primoz roglic holds the red leadersjersey heading into wednesday's hilly 180km 11th stage of the vuelta a espana. thejumbo visma rider is now almost two minutes clear of world champion alejandro valverde after claiming victory in the individual time trial over 36.2km on tuesday. previous leader nairo quintana of colombia dropped to fourth with 11 stages remaining. it might be more than three years until it gets under way, but teams in africa begin their campaigns to qualify for the 2022 football world cup in the coming hours. burundi are among the first to start things off when host tanzania, and after competing at their first eve

that brought in the hero of headingley, ben stokes, to a predictably raucous reception.e was rather less to cheer... commentator: bowled him! ..jason roy emphatically dismissed by josh hazlewood. that late clatter of wickets leaving australia in control and england still trailing by a hefty 297. while stokes is still there, england fans will believe anything is possible, but they know they face a huge battle to save this match, and their ashes hopes. andy swiss, bbc news, old trafford. gareth bale snatched a late crucial victory for wales in their qualifying match against azerbaijan in cardiff. wales went ahead thanks toa in cardiff. wales went ahead thanks to a bizarre own goal here. that somehow put gareth bale's past across his own keeper. but then they levelled in the second half. seven minutes left, and gareth bale's towering header crossed the line so wales moved up to third in their group. scotland's hopes of reaching euro 2020 are dangling by a thread after they lost 2—1 to russia at hampden park. john mcginn got the side off to a perfect start with his first goa

a few nervous moments, coming from headingley.the guys fought extremely bravely, made it very difficult for australia and put a strong price on a wicket. it almost makes it a little bit harder to take. another enthralling finish then, but for england that will not be much consolation. some of which began with the world cup triumph is ending in ashes disappointment. andy swiss, bbc news, old trafford. there were more record—breaking crowds on the opening weekend of the women's super league season as chelsea played at stamford bridge for the first time. nearly 25,000 people watched them beat tottenham, as natalie pirks reports. a familiar rivalry inafamiliarsetting. with chelsea handing out free tickets, 24,000 fans turned up at stamford bridge, eager to see this opening day derby. they didn't have long to wait before they saw some action. here's england. a stunner! last season's top scorer starting where she left off with a worldy, just one week after making her england debut. it's spurs' first season in the top flight, but they we

stokes to the wicket so a huge ovation from england fans and he was the hero of the last test at headingleyclea n lost his batting partner, jason roy, clean bold byjosh hazel cell five wickets on any huge amount of work to do and still there the fans will believe anything is possible but they face a real battle to save this match and the ashes helps. wales and scotla nd match and the ashes helps. wales and scotland are both in qualifying action night for euro 2020 and he lost two of the first three matches and taking on the bottom of the group, azerbaijan and cardiff and they lead by a goal— zero and it gave whales the lead and scotland are in front as well in level with second—place russia if they could win, they lead at the moment. both 725 pm. kick—off. he comes in after steve bruce left to join newcastle in the summerand steve bruce left to join newcastle in the summer and has been out of work since being sat down next act by bringing in city and hejoins the site at 11th place in the championship. a marker has been laid down in the run—up to the weld athletics championships. sheet one 1

all that happened at headingley has gone out the window again.ed what a fantastic regular he is. —— cricketer he is. steve smith hit a double century as australia dominated the second day of the fourth test against england. smith made 211 as the tourists eventually declared on a97—8 at old trafford. england will resume on 23—1. serena williams cruised through to the final of the us open, beating elina svitolina in striaght sets. —— straight sets. she will have a chance to win a record—equaliing 2ath grand slam singles title when she faces 19—year—old bianca andreescu in tomorrow's final. and a calamitous own goal from luxembourg's kevin malget gave northern ireland a 1—0 win in a friendly in belfast. they host germany in a euro 2020 qualifier on monday. we will have more in the papers in a moment. matt has the weather this morning from st katharine docks in london. it looks lovely where you are. good morning. good morning to you both. not a bad start down here at the moment. it is calm with a gentle breeze. a complete contrast to the other side o

in a statement today, ben stokes said, it's hard to find ben stokes' heroics here at headingley thise greatest innings ever seen to win the third ashes test elevated him to the status of national hero. with that, of course, comes interest into every aspect of his life, but he clearly feels that this story has gone well beyond what is acceptable. in a statement, the sun said it had the utmost sympathy for ben stokes and his mother but the story was told with the cooperation of a family member. added the tragedy is also a matter of public record and was the subject of extensive rampage publicity new zealand at the time. often what happens is an individual, they become high profile or become a celebrity. it becomes almost carte blanche that everything about them, their private life, their family, their old friends, anything from their history, almost becomes fair game and many would argue that is not fair and that the family and friends of that individual have a reasonable expectation to keep that information private. today, stokes received support from the ecb, his employer adding they

wants to see anyone mess cricket through head injuries and he would have been very disappointed not headingley and very hungry to to come back into 2 crucial test matches. andy thank you very much indeed for me down in jordan for this news hour because my colleague terry is up next with much more of the day's stay with us not so much that. the ultranationalist marks connected with one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. as. migrant joining with the military to impose a deadly political agenda we have to protect our nation what has happened to the engine that's one of the biggest stains on the country as a whole. religion this is a politics. an unholy alliance on al-jazeera. in the slaughter the most incredible stories are often true. and cheering go on experiences. makes the unfamiliar familiar. in this life no versity makes a difference understanding the importance of being part of something much greater than all soaps and this law is what i want to use as freedom of expression. the right to mortgage. sean and to launch into the golf course. because you dislike. the design and to unders

and when ben stokes — the hero of the last test at headingley — went for one, england were 74—11 and. but when jonny bairstow went, it leftjos buttler as the only recognised batsman remaining. but after t, he departed after a brilliant piece of bowling. england needing to bat out this evening's final session, jos buttler went. australia working their way through england's tail, leaving craig overton and jack leach at the crease. you can, of course, follow it all on the bbc sport website. ferrari's charles leclerc won a dramatic and contreversial italian grand prix at monza — the team's first on home soilfor nine years. lewis hamilton accused the frenchman of dangerous driving, after the pair battled for most of the race. adam wild has more. there is nowhere in formula 1 quite like this. nowhere is the passion, the expectation more keenly felt then with those in the scarlet red of the for ari. it's been a decade they last home victory, all the high hopes resting with charles leclerc. the 21, he has the road ahead of him, but at monza come over on us behind, including furry team—mate s

if we can apply ourselves tomorrow, set our stall out to bat for a long period like at headingley, thereeading for the england team. "battered" — the mirror says england captainjoe root and coach trevor bayliss question england's focus and attitude in the field on day two of the fourth test. the mail call england "shambolic," with a picture of smith raising his bat to the old trafford crowd. and the express also refer to root reading the riot act to his players. if you delve a little deeper, you will find coverage of michael owen's new book, one of england's all—time greats. it has caused a bit of reaction, because you have been so honest. why did you feel the need to do it now and set the record straight on things like what happened at newcastle? there is no point in doing a book if he will not be honest, i do not set out to have agoat be honest, i do not set out to have a go at people and if you read it i think it is a very fair account of my life, and my career. ithink think it is a very fair account of my life, and my career. i think the best time to do it is when you had finished, y

that brought in the hero of headingley, ben stokes, to a predictably raucous reception.owled him! ..jason roy emphatically dismissed by josh hazlewood. that late clatter of wickets leaving australia in control and england still trailing by a hefty 297. while stokes is still there, england fans will believe anything is possible, but they know they face a huge battle to save this match, and their ashes hopes. andy swiss, bbc news, old trafford. we probably wouldn't have liked to lose a couple of wickets at the end there but, you know, i think it's set it out pretty, you know, clearfor us in terms of there's a follow—on to get past and there's a score to get as close as we can, and i think we're only a couple of partnerships away from that. gareth bale was wales' hero as his late goal helped them beat azerbaijan 2—1 in their euro 2020 qualifier in cardiff — that keeps their hopes of qualifying alive, but scotland's are hanging by a threat after a 2—1 defeat to russia. patrick gearey reports. this is the type of margin qualification campaigns can be decided on. this is the t

we have seen some pretty dramatic matches and that incredible match at headingley, ben stokes with heroics the team to sing our dreams being involved in the team to sing ourdreams and 160 being involved in the team to sing our dreams and 160 test matches. my mind were saying it was time to move on. i was very lucky to be able to sit and watch them, watching ben stokes play the best earnings i have ever seen. stokes play the best earnings i have ever seen. hopefully in the future i can do that and see that, it was extraordinary. i was shouting know when jack leach extraordinary. i was shouting know whenjack leach was running. i did not realise glenn mcgrath had taken his headphones off and throwing them on the ground. to new york next, where rafael nadal has made it through to the semi—finals of the us open. he beat diego swartzman in straight sets. remember, both roger federer and novak djokovic are already out, so it looks like it's opening up for nadal to win his 19th grand slam title, leaving him just one short of federer‘s record. he plays the italian matteo berrettini in the last four

the fourth ashes test begins at old trafford tomorrow, and after the finish to the last test at headingleyh the chance of bowling at smith again. the first thing is it‘s great that steve is ok and coming back into test cricket, but test cricket is a brutal sport and it is a sport that countries are going hell for leather against each other, and i‘m sure when steve comes in, jofra will be in rooty‘s ear wanting the ball. and the archer—smith duel features prominently on most of this morning‘s back pages. "jof‘s waiting for you, smith", says the sun, picking up on stuart broad‘s comments. the mail say england can‘t wait to letjofra off the leash again and they have a story there that the usa women‘s team want to poach phil neville from england. the mirror features a plea from england‘s teenage winger jadon sancho for a stop to racism in football, which he says is killing his love for the game. international football takes centre stage this week starting tonight with the women‘s euro 2021 qualifiers. wales are expecting to challenge norway for top spot in their group. they cruised to a 6—0 wi

incredible ben stokes century that incredible ben stokes century that saw england win by one point at headingleyain, a delivery from archer struck his opponent on the neck, causing him to miss the last match. stuart broad believes archer will not change his style as he faces the leading run scorer from australia again. it is great that steve is ok, that is the first thing. he is coming back into test cricket. but test cricket is a brutal sport, and a sport when countries are going hell for leather against each other, i am sure when steve co m es against each other, i am sure when steve comes in, jofra archer will be wanting the ball. there is no doubt about that. that is the intensity that test cricket brings. it was also revealed today that there will bea also revealed today that there will be a change to the england batting order, joe denley will open, swapping places with jason roy who drops down to number four. in rugby the ireland head coach has named his world cup squad with a shock omission, devin toner has been left out. that leinster lock has featured 60 times, more than any other playe

that brought in the hero of headingley, ben stokes, to a predictably raucous reception. cheering.d by josh hazlewood. commentator: bowled him! that late clatter of wickets leaving australia in control and england still trailing by a hefty 297. while stokes is still there, england fans will believe anything is possible, but they know they face a huge battle to save this match, and their ashes hopes. andy swiss, bbc news, old trafford. we probably would not have like to lose a couple of wickets at the end there but i think we have set it out pretty, you know, clearfor us in terms of there is a follow—on to get past and a score to get as close as we can and i think we are only a couple of partnerships away from that. gareth bale snatched a crucial late victory for wales, in their qualifying match against azerbaijan in cardiff. wales went ahead thanks to a bizarre own goal from pavlo pashayev, who somehow put bale's cross past his own keeper. but azerbaijan levelled in the second half and there were only seven minutes left when bale's towering headerjust about crossed the line for vic

tomorrow, and after the finish to the last test at headingley you won't want to take your eyes off ituntries are going hell for leather against each other, and i'm sure when steve comes in, jofra will be in rootie's ear wanting the ball. there's been a surprise omission from ireland's rugby world cup squad. leinster‘s devin toner, who's got huge experience, having played 60 times under head coach joe schmidt, more than any other player, has been dropped in favour of south africa—bornjean kleyn, who only qualified to play for ireland three weeks ago. international football takes centre stage this week starting tonight with the women's euro 2021 qualifiers. wales are expecting to challenge norway for top spot in their group. they cruised to a 6—0 win over the faroe islands in their opening game and tonight they host northern ireland, who were thrashed 6—0 by norway last friday. england's women are in norway for a friendly tonight, and they could soon boast of having the world's best player in their side. lucy bronze has often been given that label by her england manager phil neville, an

we talk about the headingley test and the 2005 ashes series.y. we took a lot of inspiration in the community camp from the world cup when so we wanted to take that momentum and bring it home. fingers crossed. unfortunately we didn't but hopefully we will get to do it. you came so close, having lost to india. i think they have the momentum now, they have made australia change the team, so they have the momentum now. the likes of ben stokes and larger can bring it home in the next five days at old trafford. —— archer.” can't believe you didn't bring a brolly, knowing the mancunian weather as you do. as i was saying, i don't think it will dampen things down too much. we hope that play will get under way as scheduled at 11a.m.. we will get under way as scheduled at 11 a.m.. we won't want to see and upset as england produced with the dismal batting performance in the last go. there has been a real shock at the us open overnight. roger federer has been knocked out by grigor dimitrov in the quarter finals. five—time champion federer had won all seven