i'm holly hamilton.s weekend's super league matches involving hull fc and salford have been postponed, after six hull fc players and two members of their coaching staff tested positive for coronavirus following their game on sunday. five of those hull fc players featured in that match and the whole squad is now in quarantine. they were due to face castleford tigers on sunday. salford's tests came back negative but players are in isolation with further tests later this week. they should have been playing catalans dragons on saturday. the delayed season only started ten days ago. england forward jadon sancho is the world's best young player, according to former manchester united captain rio ferdinand. he is united's top target but borussia dortmund insist he's staying with the german side. they had set a deadline of 10th august to agree any deal for him and they're demanding around £100 million. a fantastic player, man united should be in the market for the best place in the world and this is the best teen

the sun is absent, holly hamilton is wearing a bright cheerfuljacket. good morning to you.erhaps i am trying to induce some sun valley cricket. i can't bring manchester city fans any son, a dreadful evening for them. what is that saying again, third time is a charm? not so for manchester city — the third year in a row they've exited the champions league in the quarterfinals. a goalkeeping error, missing an open goal and even some var controversy thrown in for good measure saw them lose 3—1 to lyon — a side who finished seventh in the french top flight last season. austin halewood was watching the drama unfold. heartbreakfor manchester city, beaten in the quarterfinals once again. according to their manager, these men had a once in a lifetime opportunity to win this competition. the doors might have been closed, yet city's defence was inadvisably open. lyon's maxwel cornet was so surprised to have this chance, he immediately wondered if it was offside. it wasn't, lyon were ahead. city, the overwhelming favourites, needed to loosen up. but just as frustration grew and doubts

and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's holly hamilton.hat a game of cricket that was. england cricketers certainly don't make it easy for themselves or the funds. -- fans. the england cricket captainjoe root says they're making a habit of pulling off unlikely wins after what was a stunning victory in the first test against pakistan. all looked lost for england when they were reduced to 117—5, chasing 277. they needed a couple of big performances, and that's exactly what they got from jos buttler and chris woakes. they put on a brilliant performance to drag england towards what had looked like a highly unlikely win. there's more to come — the second test starts on thursday. we set out, at the start of the day, we said that it was going to have to take something quite special, might have to have quite a bit of luck at times, but if we had clarity in how we wanted to play and individual game plans and committed to it, we would give ourselves the best chance. the way that they played that situation was fantastic. i thought it had everything.

sport, and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here‘s holly hamilton. good morning.uring their second t20 against pakistan. they won by five wickets, led by captain eoin morgan with another match winning knock, as they made their highest ever t20 run chase on home soil. alex gulrajani was watching. the perfect drama for your sunday afternoon. high scoring, late finish, and an english victory to crown it off. it went down to a final over in a match that had it all. it started at a canter, pakistan played an attacking brand of cricket from the off. the boundaries flowed with relative ease. commentator: 50 up for babar azam. it‘s gone high! a target of 196 for england looked daunting. to beat pakistan with that score would be a record. opening pair tom banton and jonny bairstow made inroads to give their opponents some headaches. so pakistan turned to shadab khan and he turned england in a spin. bairstow the first to go and bantam not too far behind. eoin morgan picks up the baton and got them back on track. dawid malan chipped into. there was time for a brief england w

holly hamilton is at a farm in clitheroe for us this morning. where other chickens? laughter., anyway. this is the thing. during lockdown there were lots of people who decided to take up a new activity, may be a new sport, and for a lot of people they were may be putting something of that they have been thinking about for some time, and that seems to be keeping chickens. there are lots of reasons why people might want to keep chickens and hands. i mean, they are quite cute, from what i can see. yeah, they are pretty cute. they are quite easy to look after, from what i understand. i don't require any walking. and as you mentioned, at the start of lockdown there were shortages of toilet paper, flower, and legs. here we go. we have our own clucking egg machine, which you could potentially have in your own back garden. maybe that is the reason why so many of you have been flocking to get your hands on these birds over the past few months. well, to find out, i have been asking some experts. they are perhaps not the most obvious choice of companion, but for many people left cooped u

sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's holly hamilton.ed that, "some things are bigger than basketball." and the players came together to make a statement after leaving the court. we are expected to play at a high level, give maximum effort and hold each other accountable. we hold ourselves to that standard and, in this moment, we are demanding the same from lawmakers and law enforcement. we are calling forjustice forjacob blake and demand the officers be held accountable. three wnba games were also postponed, with some players taking to the court in t—shirts with seven bullet holes in the back. that represents the seven shots police fired into jacob blake. the atlanta dream and washington mystics players then took a knee in protest. well, that led to former president barack 0bama getting involved. he tweeted: "i commend the players on the bucks for standing up for what they believe in — coaches like doc rivers, and the nba and wnba for setting an example. its going to take all our institutions to stand up for our values." well, later, th

i'm thankful for this hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm holly hamilton, on the programme tonight.oric 2a hours in american sport as athletes protest over the police shooting of a black man in milwaukee. we bring you more reaction to the walk—out. there reaction to the walk—out. is hate in peoples heart and... there is hate in peoples heart and...| there is hate in peoples heart and... i mean thatjust sucks, you know? being a black man in america is not easy. also coming up in the programme. problems for pogba, the manchester united star heads into self—isolation after testing positive for coronavirus. what next for celtic? boss neil lennon gets tough with his stars after their champions league disappointment. and a turning point for rugby union. we look at the professionalisation of the sport, 25 years on. hello and welcome to sportsday. good evening and welcome to tonight's programme. it's been a momentous 2a hours in the history of us sport. as some of the country's biggest stars stage a boycott in protest against the shooting of a black man in wisconsin. it started with the nba

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's holly hamilton.he coaching staff tested positive for covid—19 with coronavirus, and it was a stipulation that the club could not train it today. in fact, thatis could not train it today. in fact, that is just the first of the implications because all of the positive players now have to quarantine for ten days in accordance with the government guidelines. that takes to the 21st of august. in between times, how large is to be playing castleford at a neutral st helens. as you can see, there is nobody here, nobody to talk to, but earlier, the club chairman spoke to the bbc. he has been on the radio. what it appears is that one of the players's newborn baby had to require hospital treatment and he has them coming on saturday for some treatment with symptoms being sent home. i think it is probably gone from there, into the physio and then into the players. these tests came to light with hull in the dark blue shirts, they lost heavily. as a consequence, salford, who have negative tests have been told that t