so a stunning win in what could be a stunning comeback for heather knight's side., and they can tell us what's behind this change in form. finally something to smile about. a win for england, clinical want, jenny wyatt the top of the order, dues do is score, she got a score for the this england team air air backer looks like they are back. there are number of important element to this victory you mention the run but also the ball catherine brunt took a wicked but also the ball catherine brunt took a wickets at the very bottom ball of looked at different bullet was that you could tell she got a wicket with the first ball and there was a huge sigh of relief, she looked at the sky like, finally, finally got the reward that i deserved and she bowled so well today. i deserved and she bowled so well toda . ,, �* , , i deserved and she bowled so well toda. ., �*, ., today. she's been england's eating wicket ticket _ today. she's been england's eating wicket ticket for _ today. she's been england's eating wicket ticket for a _ today. she's been england's eating wicket tick

catherine brunt coming into form last game and heather knight.has been brilliant. so the key performance and everyone is picking up the right time going into this game and hopefully the semifinals. there are plenty of international football friendlies this saturday — england are currently in action against switzerland at wembley. currently 1—1, breel embolo, gave swiss the lead. luke shaw levelled for england. both sides have already qualified for the world cup in qatar. so are keen to give newer players a run out. marc guehi and kyle walker—peters making their england debuts. in the day's other friendlies — croatia were held to a 1—all draw with slovenia. the republic of ireland are currently a goal behind against the world's no 1 ranked side belgium. hans vanaken restoring the visitors' lead in dublin. later on, there's a top tie between the netherlands and denmark. christian eriksen could feature for the danes, for the first time since his cardiac arrest at the euros last summer. it's a busy weekend in the womens super league. chelsea can go t

that win means if heather knight's england side, who are the defending champions — can earn victories—rate. richard agar has left his position as head coach of leeds rhinos — the super league side have won just once, in their opening six games. the 50—year—old took over in 2019 and led the rhinos to the 2020 challenge cup, their first trophy since 2017. assistant coach jamiejones—buchanan will take interim charge for saturday's challenge cup tie against castleford. so the dust has settled after the opening race of the new formula one season. charles leclerc won in bahrain for ferrari's first victory since 2019 but max verstappen retired and lewis hamilton had to fight back from fifth on the grid to sneak into third. team principal toto wolff has said mercedes are not in the running this season due to issues with the new car. here's formula one journalist inga stracke. there wouldn't be world championships of so many a time world champion if they didn't know what to do if they have a problem. and i trust that they will be in the mix pretty soon and lose some with his driving skills as

cup final on sunday, 137 runs was imagine of victory and alex a winner with an content 2017, heather knightfor the perfect performance, but was pretty much at. it the perfect performance, but was pretty much at— the perfect performance, but was pretty much at. it was, and opening battle getting _ pretty much at. it was, and opening battle getting big — pretty much at. it was, and opening battle getting big runs _ pretty much at. it was, and opening battle getting big runs and - pretty much at. it was, and opening battle getting big runs and to - pretty much at. it was, and opening battle getting big runs and to knockj battle getting big runs and to knock out a team that have been excellent throughout this competition, today and conversely much better. danni att was and conversely much better. danni wyatt was drapped _ and conversely much better. danni wyatt was dropped on _ and conversely much better. danni wyatt was dropped on five - and conversely much better. danni wyatt was dropped on five occasions but the scorebook would say that, played well. it is just cricket, she said in her press

england, led by heather knight, lost their first three matches at the tournament before winning theirges and england have a point to prove, obviously wanting to get through to the world cup final as defending champions. it was only as defending champions. it was only a couple of weeks ago we thought england were out but they have bounced back and won every single game and they have got to go out tomorrow and play their best cricket tomorrow and play their best cricket to get through to the final. harper to get through to the final. how tou~h an to get through to the final. how tough an opponent _ to get through to the final. how tough an opponent or south africa? they are _ tough an opponent or south africa? they are ranked second in the world, it will be tough and it will be a nailbiter and we have had so many of them throughout this world cup and we cannot expect this to be easy for either side. we cannot expect this to be easy for eitherside. it we cannot expect this to be easy for either side. it will be a tough opposition, south africa won that first game in the group stages but

as she first brought up her half century before she and captain heather knight calmly steered england to a comfortable nine—wicket victory. today was a special day and one we have been really aiming towards, getting a complete game in with bat, ball, in the field, and we will definitely take a lot of confidence from this. that result leaves them with their fate in their own hands, now knowing that a win against bangladesh on saturday will secure their spot in the knockout stages. jo currie, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. good afternoon. aren't we being spoiled at the moment? this is a glorious picture and it is sheffield. this was just a couple of hours ago, not hardly a cloud in the sky and really glorious. the high pressure is still with us and will do into the weekend as well, but there are some subtle differences today. you see this little frontal system toppling across the high, so a slightly different story across scotland, northern ireland and north—west england and keswick in the border is today a little more cloud and thick enough for some spots

over to new zealand, and the women's world cup where captain heather knight insists england are "no wayhe tournament, despite losing theirfirst two games. they engineered their own downfall in a damaging seven—run defeat by west indies, missing six chances in the field, conceding 23 runs in wides, then made a mess of chasing 226. their next game is against south africa in tauranga on monday. our reporter henry moeran is in dunedin. he gets the thoughts of former england bowler alex hartley. it was widely expected that england could lose their tournament against australia but to lose against west and indies, a side they have never lost two in world cup cricket comes as a real shock. here in dunedin, england humbled losing against the west indies side. we seen a real shock today. fix, west indies side. we seen a real shock today-— west indies side. we seen a real shock today. a real disappointing start from england _ shock today. a real disappointing start from england as _ shock today. a real disappointing start from england as well. - start from england as well. yesterday they played two

danni wyatt lived life on the edge, getting away with this one... ..before captain heather knight notide her luck — those missed opportunities coming back to haunt south africa, as she went on to make her century. a world class performance, albeit against some shocking fielding. and their bowlers were in no mood to mess round. the best one day batter in the world? dismissed for nought. the perfect start. "hello mum", and those smiles continued, as did the wickets. sophie ecclestone ripping through the order, taking six in a breathtaking haul, leading england to victory by 137 runs. we'll prepare well for the final, and, yeah, we obviously really want to win trophy now, after the start we had especially. australia now awaits england in the final, as they will look to defend theirfinal on sunday morning. jo currie, bbc news. snow has fallen across parts of the uk, as a cold snap hits the country. as these pictures show, people across scotland and the north of england woke up this morning to a blanket of snow, marking a sharp change from last week's weather which saw sunshine and highs o

captain heather knight says they can still improve as they prepare for their semi—final.ns lost their first three games and needed four successive wins to book a meeting with south africa in the early hours of tomorrow morning. it's a completely fresh slate, it is us versus south africa and all about what happens on the day so we are really excited. we had a close game and a tough loss against south africa earlier in the condition but excited for the final. we have built momentum and we have a few players in form so hopefully we can play well. england boss gareth southgate has cold the booing of defender harry maguire in their 3—0 win over ivory coast "an absolute joke". the game was part of england's preparations for the world cup. it was a good night for ollie watkins — he scored on his first england start to help them towards the 3—0 win. but difficult for maguire. liverpool captainjordan henderson took to social media to defend him after the game, and manager gareth southgate had this to say. we are either all in this together or we are not. and don't think for a minu

she went on to score 45, captain heather knight adding 53, helping england secure victory with 18 overs 18 overs to sare. . , , ., ., spare. really pleasing to get a win on the board- _ spare. really pleasing to get a win on the board. with _ spare. really pleasing to get a win on the board. with a _ spare. really pleasing to get a win on the board. with a pretty - spare. really pleasing to get a win on the board. with a pretty good l on the board. with a pretty good performance and hopefully this is the start of some wins, one of four that we know we need to win. realistic knowing they are on the board but not out of the woods. so a vital, must win victory for england. afterwards our reporter henry moeran caught up with former england spinner alex hartley as they look ahead to what's set to be a pivotal week for the side. it has been a long cold winter with defeat in the ashes and in a poor start to the work of title, three defeats and three but finally a victory against the side that they beatin victory against the side that they beat in the 2017 final in india. alex harley, you're pa

it will be played in hamilton and heather knight's side arrived after having been beaten in the ashese the top for advance to the semifinals and the final will be played in christchurch on april three. the tournament chief executive is excited about what it may leave behind. i is excited about what it may leave behind.— leave behind. i think the bi est leave behind. i think the biggest legacy _ leave behind. i think the biggest legacy of - leave behind. i think the biggest legacy of the - leave behind. i think the - biggest legacy of the profile, the profile of the sport, players, and i'm the mother of two boys and one of them is a total greg nut and he sees no difference between women and men and that is a legacy that i think we can leave as an event and part of the journey on the sport. and part of the “ourney on the sort. , ., sport. elsewhere, former australian _ sport. elsewhere, former australian wicket- keeper| sport. elsewhere, former - australian wicket-keeper rodney australian wicket—keeper rodney marsh has died after suffering a heart attack at a charity event on thursday.

as she first brought up her half century before she and captain heather knight calmly steered englandmplete game in with bat, ball, in the field, and we will definitely take a lot of confidence from this. that result leaves them with their fate in their own hands, now knowing that a win against bangladesh on saturday will secure their spot in the knockout stages. jo currie, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. good afternoon. aren't we being spoiled at the moment? this is a glorious picture and it is sheffield. this was just a couple of hours ago, not hardly a cloud in the sky and really glorious. the high pressure is still with us and will do into the weekend as well, but there are some subtle differences today. you see this little frontal system toppling across

that win means if heather knight's england side, who are the defending champions — can earn victoriesx games. the 50—year—old took over in 2019 and led the rhinos to the 2020 challenge cup, their first trophy since 2017. assistant coach jamiejones—buchanan will take interim charge for saturday's challenge cup tie against castleford. so the dust has settled after the opening race of the new formula one season. charles leclerc won in bahrain for ferrari's first victory since 2019 but max verstappen retired and lewis hamilton had to fight back from fifth on the grid to sneak into third. team principal toto wolff has said mercedes are not in the running this season due to issues with the new car. here's formula one journalist inga stracke. there wouldn't be world championships of so many a time world champion if they didn't know what to do if they have a problem. and i trust that they will be in the mix pretty soon and lose some with his driving skills as well. they do have problems with the car, after going up and down, it's all down to the new regulations about ground effect. a couple o

the women's side have the chance to win back to back world cups still, and their captain, heather knightmprove ahead of their semifinal this week. the defending champions lost their first three games of the tournament in new zealand. they need four successive wins to have any chance of making the final four — and that they very much did. they take on south africa on thursday. knight said the team have had a difficult run—up to where they are now. we've been a stressful couple of months — we've been a stressful couple of months. it's been quite a long talk with the _ months. it's been quite a long talk with the ashes. but i think i pride myself— with the ashes. but i think i pride myself and — with the ashes. but i think i pride myself and staying level and stay the same — myself and staying level and stay the same person is much as i can. it's been _ the same person is much as i can. it's been stressful. there have been issues _ it's been stressful. there have been issues but— it's been stressful. there have been issues but i— it's been stressful. there have been issues. but i think afte

nick krygios is also through too captain heather knight says england can still improve as they preparefinals 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 the team have found the last few months quite stressful. it has been a stressful couple of months, i think. it has been a stressful couple of months, ithink. it it has been a stressful couple of months, i think. it has been quite a long tour, quite a difficult tour with the ashes. i pride myself on trying to stay quite level but there we are doing well or not. i tried to stay the same person as much they can and try to bring that stability is a camellia, it has been stressful. there have been issues. things we have had to change and try to get right but i think massey said, after those losses i think all the things that had gone wrong had been control and that is what made it so frustrating that we are losing. it so frustrating that we are losing. the canadian men's national

coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel: no room for complacency says captain heather knight —t the latest from ukraine and ben brown in lviv. good evening from lviv, in the west of ukraine. for the first time, there are signs that ukrainian forces are going on the offensive. the ukrainian government says its troops have retaken the town of mykolaiv, west of the capital kyiv. local authorities there say ukrainian flags are flying in the town once more. volunteers and troops in the southern town of voznesensk destroyed a russian armoured convoy and pushed back russian forces. and in kherson, the first city to fall, ukrainian forces are trying to recapture territory. but the port city of mariupol is still under intense russian bombardement. president zelensky says around 100,000 civilians are now trapped there without food, water or power. 0ur correspondent wyre davies has been speaking to a survivor of the attack on the city�*s theatre, where hundreds of civilians including children had been taking shelter. maria walked for four days to escape mariupol. without money, a car orfa

meanwhile, england women's captain heather knight says there's �*no way�* her side are out of the women'sies to make 225 from their 50 overs. and england lost opener lauren winfield—hill early, thanks to this incredible catch by deandra dottin. the reigning champions were bowled out with two and a half overs to spare, and now have little margin for error if they're to make the semifinals. england women won the title in 2017, so, while a narrow defeat, the loss did come as a bit of a surprise. our reporter, henry moeran, watched the disappointing performance in dunedin, alongside former england bowler alex hartley. it was widely expected that england would lose their tournament opener against australia, but to lose against australia, but to lose against west indies, a side they have never lost was a real shock. alex hartley was part of the england side that won the tournament in 2017. we have seen a real shock today? is 2017. we have seen a real shock toda ?�* . 2017. we have seen a real shock toda? . ., today? a real disappointment from encland, today? a real disappointment from england.

england cricket captain heather knight says her side have no room for complacency when they come up against see them take a big stride towards the semi finals, having been on the verge of going out of the tournament after losing their first three games. our cricket reporter henry moeran is in christchurch ahead of the match. after a hugely disappointing start to england's world cup campaign three that feeds on the bounce that left them on the brink of elimination to victories against india and by the barest of margins against new zealand they do still have an opportunity to retain the title they won in 2017. part of that side that was victorious five years ago alex hartley, we were watching this tournament, watching herfight back. next up its pakistan and again they really should be winning. then;r they really should be winning. they will win. surely _ they really should be winning. they will win. surely they _ they really should be winning. tue: will win. surely they will they really should be winning. tte: will win. surely they will win. they really should be winning. t“te1: will win. sur

england, led by heather knight, lost their first three matches at the tournament before winning theireir best cricket to get through to the final. how tough an opponent are south africa? they are ranked second in the world. it will be tough, it will be a nailbiter. we have had so many nailbiters throughout this world cup, we cannot expect this to be easy for either side. it will be a tough opposition. south africa won that first game in the group stages, but england have got the stronger spin attack with sophie ecclestone and charlie dean, if charlie dean does play. it could go either way. it was a historic night in the women's champions league, as holders barcelona beat real madrid to make it through to the semifinals in front of a crowd of 91,533 at camp nou, a new world record for a women's club football match. 0n the pitch, barcelona made their home advantage count, coming from behind to win 5—2 on the night and 8—3 on aggregate. in the other game, an extra time goalfrom ramona bachmann saw paris saint—germain beat bayern munich 4—3 on aggregate. british cycling has called for a c

are alternately told they're using too much force or they're shrugging off crime, so that's how heather knight summarized his comment. so dorsey is saying that there's an inverse relationship between use of force and officers doing their job. i'm not -- there's only one way to read that, so -- so now, i'm asking you, do you agree with that or not? >> i don't believe dorsey was quoted with that. now, you said summarize. i know for a fact that he was not making light of use of force. i know that for a fact. i'd be highly surprised if he was using a joke in jest. >> are you saying that the reporter was inaccurate? >> i'm not going to assume that because i don't believe matt dorsey was referring to use of force when he said -- and making light of . . . . there is a sharp decrease in arrests over the last decade and some of it is intentional, commissioners, when you look at the re-envisioning of the jail system and the city and county has done to reduce to jail populations, there is a sharp decrease in arrests. and this is something i reported to the commission when the california partnership highl

are alternately told they're using too much force or they're shrugging off crime, so that's how heather knightrized his comment. so dorsey is saying that there's an inverse relationship between use of force and officers doing their job. i'm not -- there's only one way to read that, so -- so now, i'm asking you, do you agree with that or not? >> i don't believe dorsey was quoted with that. now, you said summarize. i know for a fact that he was not making light of use of force. i know that for a fact. i'd be highly surprised if he was using a joke in jest. >> are you saying that the reporter was inaccurate? >> i'm not going to assume that because i don't believe matt dorsey was referring to use of force when he said -- and making light of . . . . there is a sharp decrease in arrests over the last decade and some of it is intentional, commissioners, when you look at the re-envisioning of the jail system and the city and county has done to reduce to jail populations, there is a sharp decrease in arrests. and this is something i reported to the commission when the california partnership highlighted

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captain heather knight says they can still improve as they prepare for their semi—final.re really excited, we had a really close game against south africa early in the competition, but really excited for what the final could bring. we have built a bit of momentum, we are starting to peak, get a few things in place, if few players in form, so hopefully we can play well. we will see how that develops tomorrow morning. despite losing in the miami open fourth round yesterday britain's cameron norrie could still make the world top ten next week. the british number one is left relying on other results to go his way after losing to norway's casper ruud in straight sets in the fourth round of the miami open. that's it for now. that was quite succinct in the end. sarah, thank you. now, how about this for sibling rivalry? three brothers from south lincolnshire are in a fierce competition with each other over who can be the best... shepherd. you know how it is! each of the three boys owns a different breed of sheep, and is hoping to come out on top this lambing season. linsey smith

captain heather knight says they can still improve as they prepare for their semi—final.ccessive wins to book a meeting with south africa in the early hours of tomorrow morning. it isa it is a completely fresh slate. it is us versus south africa and all about what happens on the day, so yes, we're really excited. we wish we had a close game and a tough loss against south africa earlier in the competition, but really excited for what this can bring. i think we have built a bit of momentum and are hopefully starting to peak and at the right time hopefully, starting to get players in place and hopefully we can play well. england boss gareth southgate has called the booing of defender harry maguire in their 3—0 win over ivory coast "an absolute joke." maguire was singled out by some fans for criticism when his name was read out at the start of the match. liverpool captainjordan henderson took to social media to defend him after the game and jack grealish says it's unfair. he has been a fantastic servant for this country and yeah, he has been brilliant, so i think it was ridic

captain heather knight says england can still improve as they prepare for the semi—finals of the women'sfrica 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 months, quite a long tour and a difficult tour with the ashes in there as well but i think i pride myself on trying to state level, whether we do well or not, i try to stay the same person and bring up stability so it's been stressful, there have been things we had to change and try and get it right but after those three losses i think all the things that had gone wrong had beenin the things that had gone wrong had been in our control and that is what made it so frustrating, but also something we could make right which we have done in the last four games. britain's cameron norrie has reached the fourth round of the miami open for the first time, beating hugo gaston of france. but he recovered to take the set six games to three. he controlled the second, but squandered 7 match points before winning on the 8th and moving into the last 16 — to