that's what heather knight wanted england to be, to keep this women's ashes series alive.tralia worried all right, and disrupted a few thousand heart rates in a nail biting finale here in bristol. australia, won the toss batted first. their innings was a tale of stunning catches, dropped catches and a belligerent bet. the runs flowed, but wickets fell regularly to sophie ecclestone with a stunner to remove phoebe litchfield early, plenty of easier chances went down to beth mooney was one of those dropped on 19, but she carried australia to 263, and set england more than they'd ever chased to win a one day against them. we've got a ragged australia in reply. extras aplenty. england raced out of the traps and were always well ahead of the run rate. but then australia, who had won 15 one—days in a row, started taking wicket after wicket and took english hopes with them until kate cross, combined with captain heather knight to see england to a famous win. what does this all mean? well, with two games to go, this series is level and england still can't afford to lose either of

captain heather knight finished unbeaten on 75 as the hosts reached their target of 264 with 11 ballsit is england's first odi victory over the world champions since 2017 and it means the points—based series is beautifully poised at 6.6 with two odis to play. ben croucher was in bristol for us. the disruptors, that's what heather knight wanted england to be to keep the women's ashes series alive. they have got australia worried all right, and disrupted a few thousand heart rates in a nailbiting finale here in bristol. australia won the toss, batted first, their innings a tale of stunning catches, dropped catches and a belligerent beth, the runs flowed, wickets fell regularly as well with sophie ecclestone having a stunner to remove phoebe litchfield early. plenty of easier chances went down to beth mooney, one of those dropped on 19, but she carried australia to 263 and set england more than they'd ever chased to win a one—dayer against them. we have a ragged australian in reply, extras aplenty, england race down to the traps and were always well ahead of the run rate, but then austra

captain heather knight finished unbeaten on 75 as the hosts reached their target of 264 with 11 ballsd's first odi victory over the world champions since 2017 and it means the points—based series is beautifully poised at 6.6 with two 0015 to play. ben croucher was in bristol for us. the disruptors, the disru ptors, that's the disruptors, that's what heather knight wanted england to be to keep the woman's ashes series a lot. they have got australia worried or right and disrupted, a few thousand heart rate and a nailbiting finale here in bristol. australia won the toss, but it fails, their earnings are tailored stunning catches, drop catches and a belligerent batch, the runs flowed, wickets fell regularly as well with sophie ecclestone astana to take the sophy ridge field early. chances to beth mooney, one of those dropped on 19 but she carried australia to 263 as an angler more than they ever chaste to when i1—dayer against them. we have a rugged australian reply, extras aplenty in the to the traps and always will have their own weight but then australia could 151—dayers in a row start

it's win or bust for england women in the ashes — captain heather knight says she's hopeful england cangreat escape and overturn australia's six—point lead. it's all about the medals at the world para—athletics championships — as great britain aim to build on their success today in paris. hello and welcome to sportsday with me, betty glover. we're starting with wimbledon as the quarter—final action continues today. and we've got a repeat of the 2022 women's final as 0ns jabeur has just got underway against defending champion elena rybakina. so, lets go straight to chetan patak. chetan, this should be a very close one if last years final was anything to go by? yes, it was close last year. the player from yes, it was close last year. the playerfrom kazakhstan yes, it was close last year. the player from kazakhstan won yes, it was close last year. the playerfrom kazakhstan won herfirst grand slam. let us take you to centre court, they have been warming up centre court, they have been warming up and pleasure get under way shortly. elena rybakina is trying to back up last year's incredible s

england women's captain heather knight says her side are "going to fly" after winning theirfirst pointsashes. the hosts won a nail—biting second t20 by three runs at the oval, but still trail 6—2 in the multi—format series. danielle wyatt's 76 helped england amass 186 in their 20 overs — their highest total against australia. and despite ellyse perry's unbeatenfifty, england hung on to win. australia still hold a significant lead in the series, with england — like the men — need to win all their remaining matches to regain the ashes. the next game is at lords on saturday. there is another hugely signicant cricket match going on in bulawayo where scotland can seal qualification for the one day world cup later this year. they're up against netherlands. they batted first and set a target of 278, thanks largely to the batting of brandon mcmullen. he hit 106 of 110 balls. in reply, netherlands got off to a good start, they�* re currently 95-3. from south east to south west london. the oval to the all england club. it's day four at wimbledon. the star attraction — as has been the case for the

but once again, captain heather knight and nat sciver—brunt steadied the ship with a partnership of 147 was eventually out for 67. a few moments ago england were 213 for 4 after 42 overs, sciver—bru nt reaching her century. in the men's ashes it's must win again for england as they prepare to face australia in the fourth test at old trafford. they trail 2—1 in the series but come into the game after an excellent win at headingley. jimmy anderson is restored to the side on his home ground, but the weather doesn't look great for the five days. captain ben stokes says they may need to play even more positively! we know we have to win this game to take it to the last game for us to have a chance of winning the ashes so going into the last game at we were 2—0 down and we knew we had to win that so that helped a little bit and may be again with the weather thatis and may be again with the weather that is predicted, that it might bring more out of us again knowing we might have to push the game on even more. the open, golf�*s final major of the year, gets underway at royal liverpool on thursda

in nottingham on monday, and because of the way that that match is weighted, in the scoring, heather knight's, to win back the ashes. that would be for the first time since 2014. england's lionesses have three weeks until their opening game of the women's football world cup... they take on portgual today in milton keynes — in a warm up game, before flying out to australia next week. england will also take on canada, behind closed doors, but manager, sarina wiegman said she would have liked more than just the two warm up matches. katie gornall�*s at the stadium mk... vital build up time then for the squad, before the big tournament later this month. you are right, yes, a really important game. i had of this match, it was said that she was closer to knowing her starting 11 for the world cup. lots to ponder, you will remember that she is lacking four players from the year rose in the starting 11 due to injury or retirement, and she is also about the england captain for this game, as the captain continues her recovery from knee surgery. so, she has a decision to make at centre back, who will part

in nottingham on monday, and because of the way that that match is weighted, in the scoring, heather knight honour of hosting the grand depart, with the first three stages in spain before returning to france. are some notable riders here. mark cavendish is hoping to break the long—standing record of 34. defending champion yona vingergaard and two—time winner, tadgey pogarcher. winner, tadgey pogarcher are expected to battle it out for victory in cycling�*s greatest race. i feel good, ifeel good, i i feel good, i feel ready. ifeel good, ifeel ready. i think my shape is good, i am where i want to be. so, we willjust have to see in three weeks if it is enough. now, after 12 years at manchester united, what now for their spanish goalkeeper david de gea? his contract came to an end yesterday, and with no decision yet over whether he will remain at old trafford. the spaniard had agreed to a new contract earlier this month, but it was then withdrawn by united. it means at the age of 32, he�*ll become a free agent. you may be open to offers. liverpool�*s search for a new midfielder has taken them t

captain heather knight says she's hopeful england can pull off the great escape and overturn australia'spoint lead. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the bbc presenter who's been accused of paying a teenager for explicit photographs is facing further allegations in today's papers. the sun says it has spoken to a 23—year—old who claims the male presenter broke covid lockdown rules to travel to meet them after making contact on a dating site. there have been more calls today for the presenter, who's not being named for legal reasons, to come forward. 0ur media correspondent david sillito reports. the bbc on day five of this media storm and the headlines keep coming. today, more allegations that the bbc star broke lockdown to meet another young stranger. it follows the original story which featured allegations about payments for explicit photos, and another revealed by bbc news about messages that were felt by the recipient to be abusive and threatening. for one fellow bbc presenter, who was today speaking on his show on channel 5, there was concern for his colleague's stat

nat sciver—brunt scored 129, her second successive century, heather knight made a half century and dannis. golf's open championship starts on thursday at hoylake. rory mcilroy will be among the favourites after winning the scottish open last weekend. the northern irishman returns to the course for the first time since lifting the claretjug at royal liverpool 9 years ago. i haven't been here since 2014. it's such a long time and it's not as if i think on it all that often so it is nice to come back and some of the memories of that week start to come back to me. it has been nice to get on the golf course and re— familiarise myself with it. i can ask for better preparation to play the course in proper conditions especially that last conditioned with how windy it was. it was an amazing finish and a perfect way to come into this week. lionel messi took part in his first full training session with inter miami on tuesday. one of the men responsible for bringing him to major league soccer is franchise co owner david beckham who says they won't necessarily expect an immediate impact from the worl

and were in trouble early on after losing two wickets inside the first four overs but captain heather knight and nat sciver—brunt steadied the ship with a partnership of 147. knight was eventually out for 67, sciver—brunt went on to make 129. they finished their 50 overs on 285 for 9. australia's reply is about to get underway. in the men's ashes it's must win again for england as they prepare to face australia in the fourth test in manchester. they trail 2—1 in the series but come into the game after an excellent win in leeds. lancashire�*sjimmy anderson is restored to the side on his home ground of old trafford, but the weather doesn't look great for the five days. captain ben stokes says they may influence the way they play. we know we have to win this game to take it to the last game for us to have a chance of winning the ashes. going into the last game we were 2—0 down and we knew we had to win that so that helped a little bit and may be again with the weather that is predicted, that it might bring more out of us again knowing we might have to push the game on even more. the future of t

that's also in the heather knight story. all right. i'll stop. all right. this is truly the last thing i want to say because i want to i want to offer a vision for what? i mean when i say that we can change this if we tell the truth about what's going on. you and i, let's go on the road and we can have this debate for, you know, outside of the committee where our chair is about to kill us. so no, i'm not killing anybody. so two so, so it's kind of a three part thing. number one, you have to address the underlying poverty. how do you do that? you change our tax code so it provides more for welfare to the poor than the rich. right now, our tax system in the united states of america provides so much more welfare to the rich than it does to the poor. what some other day i'll get into the details to prove that point. but. but it's true. number two, the fed have to build housing again. they have to build public housing. the fact that they've stopped doing that for decades is what got us into the housing crisis. we're in. it's not that our local laws, you know, he

heather knight's side must fight —— —— —— —— ——because of the way side must fight that that match isto play to our strengths and do the things that work for us in t-20. �* . cycling's biggest stage race — the tour de france gets under way today. don't get confused that, it is starting in spain. bilbao has the honour of the grand depart, with the first three stages in spain before returning to france. british interest is likely to be limited to stage wins, with a retiring mark cavendish, hoping to break eddy merckx's, long standing record of 34. the riders all wearing basque region berets there. meanwhile, torrential rain, has caused the first stage of the women's giro de i'italia, to be cancelled. a prologue time trial in siena, was abandoned due to flooding. the race will now effectively start from stage two today. 0nto football, and we are now into world cup month, and england lionesses play portugal today in milton keynes, before flying out to australia next week for the world cup. england will also take on canada, behind closed doors, before their tournament starts onjuly 22nd ag

those are the celebrations, heather knight to leaving the way at the end and getting the winning runst incredible ashes fightback. they've won the first of the one—day internationals to level the series at 6—6. australia batted first, and made 263 from their 50 overs, nat sciver—brunt and alex bell, picking up two wickets each. in response, captain heather knight led from the front, hitting an unbeaten 75, as england produced their highest one day run chase and won by two wickets. they must still win the final two matches, or win one and draw one, to reclaim the ashes, for the first time in a decade. we want our best again. but to get over the line, and especially in pressure moments like that, where previously maybe we would have crumbled a little bit, we really held strong and we looked really calm out there, which has been something that we've been focusing on. so yeah, it's really exciting that we haven't played our best cricket yet and we're still, it's now 6—all and it's all to play for, really. we've come over here to win games of cricket _ we've come over here to win games of

england captain heather knight says they'll have to be at their very best today to keep their women'sives, thangam debbonaire from labour, shadow leader of the micro, and labour defence spokesperson comes to leaf. now, we've got the nato summit, mortgages, our rivers, our seas. loads to talk about. of great substance. so, get in touch. and send us a text. tell is your name and where you are from. get your messages in now. 0k, ok, this bbc presenter, this story, stories seem to be tumbling out at the moment, is it any of our business? nicole in derbyshire, natasha in huddersfield, paul gilbert is still with us. really interesting what you're saying as well. nicole in derbyshire, you very skilfully gave us a one—word answer before, and good morning, natasha, by the way. why do you think this is our business, nicole? taste by the way. why do you think this is our business, nicole?— our business, nicole? we pay our licence fee. _ our business, nicole? we pay our licence fee, and _ our business, nicole? we pay our licence fee, and that _ our business, nicole? we pay our licence fee, and th

england captain heather knight says they can keep "ramping up the pressure" on australia after levellingnts and concerns raised about the adequacy of the bbc's governance arrangements and how it is addressing these. tim davie and two colleagues before the lords committee, the lord's communications committee. also, which is relevant to our current conversation on public sector pay, the labour deputy leader, angela rayner, has declined to say whether her party will accept the recommendations from the independent pay review bodies. angela rayner has been speaking to the institute for government and she said she hadn't seen the books. but a labour government would do its best to negotiate a deal that was acceptable to public sector workers. she accused ministers of failing to get around the table. she said her party's fiscal rules were non—negotiable but she thought there was room in the middle. that from the deputy labour leader, angela rayner. maxwell marlow, director of research at the adam smith institute, austerity, he has stayed for one question, was austerity necessary? tl for one que

england cricket captain heather knight says this summer's ashes has been the "best series ever in women's and the education secretary. rishi sunak say young people are being sold a false dream, but both degrees. at ten o'clock today. shoplifting, because people have been talking about it, i will tell you people have said. the boss ofjohn lewis, was on the conspirator showed yesterday. sharon white warned criminals have a licence to shoplift. it rise in cases driven by the cost of living crisis. she says it's a crisis hiding in plain sight. she said there has been a 26% increase in crime, i know what you are thinking, you are thinking about the hard times. hence the crimes. most recent figures from the british retail consortium show there were 8 million incidents of customer theft a year, incidents of customer theft a year, incidents which cause the shops £953 million. we want to hear from incidents which cause the shops £953 million. we want to hearfrom people this morning on both sides of the cash desk. have you experienced it, have you had to deal with it, have you witnessed it? as they

captain heather knight says the points system should perhaps be looked at.d morning, it is the nation�*s phone—in. coming up, we have two mps and a peer. it is prime minister�*s questions at 12 and it is your question is at ten. and you can of course listen to pmqs with naga on 5 live and also what on bbc two and bbc news. we will have bob seely, conservative mp for the isle of wight. he is a combative chap. and baronessjenny chapman, labour peer and member of the shadow cabinet. and richard foord, liberal democrat mp for tiverton and honiton, the party�*s spokesperson on defence. he has been on before, making a triumphant return, no doubt. you can ask them about whatever you want. so, kids�* teeth — stopping the rot. it's so, kids�* teeth — stopping the rot. it�*s really difficult to get kids to an nhs dentist and kids�* teeth are in a terrible state. there are other factors. is it down to education, ignorance? lots of thoughts coming in. we have still got charlotte stirling—reed, the baby and child nutritionist, and chris groombridge is with us as well, ch