bridesmaids before, but to lose out to rain is a new feeling, the words of england cricket captain heather knight her side were knocked out of the womens 2020 world cup against india in the semi's, after their game was rained off. knight is calling for the rules to change, to stop it happening again, as their opponents progressed thanks to their better groups record. they'll play australia in the final. jo currie explains. it was the wash—out that knocked them out. rain had been forecast, and it came to sydney's scg. england's optimistic eyewear making light of their predicament. an hour and a quarter after their semifinal was supposed to start, it was abandoned without a ball being bowled. and it was indian fans who were celebrating after their team progressed to the final, having won their qualifying group. england paying the price for finishing second in theirs. i think it's pretty clear. no team wants to go out of a tournament without having the opportunity to play and semifinals and finals are what you play for and get judged on, and to probably not have that moment is pretty gutting. the ic

the england cricket captain heather knight wants reserve days to be introduced at t20 world cups in theocked out because of the weather in sydney. their semi final was a complete washout and that saw india progress to the final because of their better tournament record. joe currie is there for it was a wash—out who lock them out. rain came to sydney's std. —— sc g. an hour after the final was about to start, it was indian and celebrating with their team progress to the final. england paid the price, finishing second in theirs. ella macisaac is clear i think it's clear. you getjudge on the probably not have that moment is pretty bad. the icc doesn't schedule reserve date, but semifinals. however, questions will be rate about why these matches were played in one of the rainiest months in cindy. next up, australia who like england, had finished second in the group. —— rainiest months in sydney. and it did. the host set their opponent a difficult target which was reduced because of the weather. try as they might, south africa could not get the job done. the defending champions through to su

the england captain heather knight says the rules need to change. final. there's not a lot we can do. we obvious he lost that first game against south africa which ultimately cost us. our aim was to make the semifinals and hopefully play a better cricket towards then. and obviously, we had that chance taken away us. we knew from day one when we started this tournament that we had to win that game, because if we want — because of any condition or whoever is top of the leak, that team was going to be in the final. that's how we started. it is unfortunate we didn't get a game today, but these are the rules. we can't help it. the second semifinal did go ahead, after the rain eased. australia batted first after south africa won the toss, and their skipper meg lanning hit an unbeaten 49 as they made 134 for five from their 20 overs. after a further delay for rain, south africa were set a revised target of 98 to win, off 13 overs, but they were always behind the run rate, and they were 92 for five when their innings closed. australia won by five runs, and

england women's cricket captain heather knight has signed up for the national health service volunteerus pandemic. knight returned to england from australia ten days ago, after the t20 world cup. she's nowjoined over 700,000 people who've signed up following an appeal by the uk government for volunteers to help with tasks like driving patients to and from hospital and phoning people that are self—isolating. that's all the sport for now. the foreign office has been urging british people to come home from trips abroad while there are still commercial routes available. many international airlines are suspending flights and many airports are closing. graeme abbott arrived into heathrow after a two—week holiday in sri lanka. hejoins us now from his home in east london. what was the holiday like? all sorts of restrictions were being bought in in sri lanka while you were there. you're right. it was kind of like, you know, leaving home and we didn't realise the extent of what was happening at home and abroad. basically the restrictions were tighter and tighter as the time progressed. how well

england women's cricket captain heather knight has signed up for the national health service volunteercheme to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. knight returned to england from australia ten days ago, after the t20 world cup. she's nowjoined over 700,000 people who've signed up following an appeal by the uk government for volunteers to help with tasks like driving patients to and from hospital and phoning people that are self—isolating. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories — and the latest on how the coronavirus is affecting sport around the world — on the bbc sport website. from you and the team, for now, thanks for watching. goodbye. from you and the team, for now, thanks forwatching. goodbye. —— from me and the team. some breaking news on the coronavirus coming from italy. we are seeing that the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in italy has now risen to 92,472, that's cases in italy has now risen to 92,102, that's from cases in italy has now risen to 92,472, that's from 86,498 on friday, so another significant jump there. as you know, it

the england captain heather knight has described it as brilliant news. announced equal prize money for men and women following calls for wimbledon to do the same. deep down there are some rather big discrepancies, mainly to do with pace, the top men's players earn 125,000, the top women will earn 15,000. it is the ecb trying to do something different to appeal to new audiences, equal prize money a good move, in total, around 600,000 will be split equally between the men's and women's competition, the head of the women's hundred says they're still more to be done. the salary disparity, we are aware of that, the average female player earns around 1296 average female player earns around 12% of the average male salary so we have a lot of work to do in that space, but prize money and salaries are different issues. prize money really is symbolic, it is a gesture of value, but salaries, to be realistic about where the women's game is, at the minute. it turns out that he was sent back to train with his club side saracens and could play this weekend. his internat

the england cricket captain heather knight has called for the introduction of reserve days at future a washout and india progressed to the final becasue they had a better tournament record. at least 10 overs a side is required to enable a result but not a single ball was bowled. the chancery as getting out there. 0n the chancery as getting out there. on to say the weather has cost us. we had petted we didn't have the chance to fight for a place not final. there's not a lot that we can do. we lost that first game against south africa has cost us. we were going to make the semifinals and play best cricket that then obviously have a chance taken away from us. australia got lucky with the weather at the scg in their semi—final, they dodged the showers to beat south africa by five runs. they made 134 for fullin their 20 overs, south africa felljust short chasing a revised target off 13 overs . so it's australia india in the final on sunday in melbourne. the everton manager carlo ancelotti has been fined £8,000 after accepting an fa misconduct charge, but he hasn't been given a touchline b

england women's cricket captain heather knight has signed up for the national health service volunteerurned to england from australia ten days ago, after the t20 world cup. she's nowjoined over 700,000 people who've signed up following an appeal by the uk government for volunteers to help with tasks like driving patients to and from hospital and phoning people that are self—isolating. that's all the sport for now. the number of people to have died with coronavirus in the uk has reached 1019. there have been a further 260 deaths since figures were released yesterday. in downing street's daily news briefing, the business secretary, alok sharma, announced changes to insolvency rules to allow firms "greater flexibility" as they face the current crisis. he was joined by the medical director of nhs england professor stephen powis who said the figures of those likely to die from coronavirus will continue to rise but restrictions will help to limit numbers. mr powis was also asked about testing for nhs staff and how full intensive care beds around the uk currently are. as you know the nhs has

(pres) england women's cricket captain heather knight has signed up for the nhs volunteer scheme.. laps of his garden in kent. well, he's not the only one. this is gareth allen from southampton. he's taken part in 147 marathons in the last four worked out that he'd need to co m plete 1,064 circuits of his lawn to reach the distance. i think we may be seeing lots more of this in weeks to come. glenn, keep going. it's actually quite mesmerising. when you watch it you can't look away. i was just thinking that. let's watch all of the laps. let him go. ali. he'll wear out one train in more than the other probably. that's true with all the corners. the uk has now seen more than 1,000 people die as a result of the coronavirus, including 40 in scotland. we can hear some more now about how the crisis is being handled there. doctor catherine calderwood is scotland's chief medical officer. shejoins us from edinburgh. thank you for talking to us this morning. 40 deaths in scotland and more than 1000 cases. bring it up with the latest. in scotland as in the rest of the uk, sadly, yes, as the re

any play in the first semi, meaning india go through because they topped their group whilst heather knight'se for us getting out there today, i think. no chance for us getting out there today, ithink. obviously, the weather has cost us. we are gutted weather has cost us. we are gutted we did not have the chance to fight for a place in that final. there's not a lot we can do. we lost that first game against south africa which ultimate cost us, but our aim was to make the semifinals and then hopefully play our best cricket was then and obviously we have had that chance ta ken away then and obviously we have had that chance taken away from us. india have india will face australia who have just beaten south africa. they were chasing 98 in a rain shortened innings. the english football association is to investigate tottenham midfielder eric dier after he climbed into the stands to confront a fan after their fa cup exit to norwich on wednesday. he had to be restrained by security after challenging a supporter, who had allegedly insulted him and his family. this was after their defeat at home to no

heather knight's side won the toss and opted to bat, after eight overs they were 49—1.n the podium, in the united states and sombreros in mexico.” the podium, in the united states and sombreros in mexico. i bet theyjust go, oh! sombreros! thank you. it's nearly two years since the scottish government effectively banned cheap wine, beer and spirits by making it illegal to sell drinks for less than 50p per unit of alcohol. tomorrow, wales will do the same thing. vaughan gething is the welsh labour cabinet secretary for health. hejoins us now from cardiff. thank you so much for talking to us. hgppy thank you so much for talking to us. happy saint david's day. everyone can celebrate today before you put the price at the booze up. just explain why. because there is a clear evidence trail that the price of drink matters, and in particular high strength cheap alcohol has a real impact on the nation's hell. 0ver real impact on the nation's hell. over 500 alcohol—related deaths in the last two figures, over 60,000 alcohol—related hospital admissions. so there is a real challenge