with a wicked jack leach, sri lanka was down. the effect. they built a lead, and a significant one. by the time england dismissed silver, they were behind. england sent out jack leach to open their innings. he got through it, but there will be a lot more of this to come. a little bit disappointed obviously that they have a bit of a lead. at one point when the hoping we might have that lead going into our batting but we are very much feeling good about the fa ct we are very much feeling good about the fact we are last on that wicket. we feel that we can put pressure on common in tomorrow with our batting, we can get a good total, and we feel that we can win the game. at the icc women's world t20 new zealand picked up their first win of the tournament with a comfortable 5a run win over pakistan in group b but it was to no avail as earlier in guyana india secured their place in the semi—finals with a 52—run win over ireland. mithali raj top scored for india after ireland won the toss and elected to send them in, raj made 51offjust56

jack leach is enjoying his cricket in sri lanka, not the only one. as the best for the team. there has been a few nice not, but asi there has been a few nice not, but as i said i don't look too far ahead and just want to take each innings one game at a time. if i get a chance tomorrow i can contribute and in the second innings try to sneak a few more rounds of and then hope for it recently we are taking one innings at a time, one over at a time and the spinners will have a huge day tomorrow and seamers probably will not bowl as much as we would like but that is a great thing because we have three great spinners and they are bowling nicely and moeen ali and jack leach so that this evening. —— showed that. south africa are chasing 108 for victory in their match against tournament hosts and defending champions west indies at the icc women's world t20 in saint lucia. after being sent in the hosts managed 107 for 7. at the same venue, sri lanka won the early match beating bangladesh by 25 runs. after being sent in the sri lankans could only make 97 for 7.

caught moeen, bowled jack leach.the defining moment. oh, what a ripper! that's about as good as spin bowling gets. dinesh chandimal bamboozled. unplayable, unforgettable. it wasn't all entirely seamless for england. a moment of comedy courtesy of adil rashid, but it was about his team's only slip—up as sri lanka quickly capitulated. when rangana herath in his final match was agonisingly run out, it was all over. an ultimately an emphatic victory for england and, after 13 away tests without a win, their travelling troubles are finally finished. andy swiss, bbc news. it's 200 years since the publication of the novel persuasion by one of england's greatest writers, jane austen. now her work has inspired a group of women from pakistan to put together a series of short stories called austenistan. our correspondent shabnam mahmood reports. a traditional english tea organised by modern pakistani women. it is at the dorchester hotel in london. some are members of the jane austen appreciation society of pakistan. it has over

it took a moment of brilliance from jack leach, throwing a throw—in from 60 yards to hit the stumps. in these conditions often one wicket brings two and that was the case. i was struck by the look of relief on joe root‘s face when the last wicket fell. they go very close indeed. england have been the better team throughout the series and they were good for their win. ireland coach joe schmidt will step down after next year‘s world cup, and he‘ll be replaced by andy farrell. schmidt‘s taken the team up to second in the world rankings, and they‘re one of the favourites for the tournament in japan. farrell has been ireland‘s defence coach under schmidt, after holding the same position with england up until the 2015 world cup. it‘ll be his first head coach role, taking overfrom the new zealander who has acomplished plenty with ireland. two championships, one grand slam, a winning series in south africa, beat the all blacks twice. i think the fantastic thing aboutjoe is he is leaving irish rugby in a much better place. he will commit to making sure there is a contingency plan, that he is

two balls later moeen baffled suranga lakmal, then pushpakumara pushed back a sitter to jack leach. in the innings, and england's first win in sri lanka for 17 years. it's a victory that is in sharp contrast to england's recent away form. so, winning on sri lanka's spinning pitches is real progress. to come here in very difficult conditions that were quite extreme, both here and at galle, and to perform as we have done and manage to soak up the pressure and hold our nerve shows quite a lot of maturity for what is quite an inexperienced side in this part of the world. not for nothing are england's away fans known as the "barmy army". it's taken a mix of optimism and masochism to follow english cricket teams on foreign shores — but maybe nowjoe root has this side travelling on the right course. patrick gearey, bbc news. the actorjohn bluthal, has died at the age of 89. he was best known for playing the likable but dull parish council secretary frank pickle in the vicar of dibley. tell us what you had for breakfast. toast. laughter i need a bit more than that, so make something up. let

ten minutes later, jack leach suckered another one.de this state, reacting in a fraction of a second. another batsman followed. there was some rebuilding to do for the sri lankan is. he did it slowly and carefully. that was his 50. england had theirfirst problem. carefully. that was his 50. england had their first problem. 0ver carefully. that was his 50. england had their first problem. over to jennings. he could not take the catch but he made sure that someone else could. caught with a little help from his friends. sri lanka needed steadying and angelo mathews seized the initiative is. he is more than used to these situations and services. he took his time more than halfway to their targets when moeen ali thought that he had the dangerous batsman caught, he did not so dangerous batsman caught, he did not so much as begg. the umpire did not think he hated. the umpire said otherwise. i would. think he hated. the umpire said otherwise. iwould. theirjoy think he hated. the umpire said otherwise. i would. theirjoy was soon swept away. sri

jack leach the early victim to sri lanka's spin. but rory burns was made of tougher stuff.dejoe root he reached his half—century in quick time. the partnership wasn't to last though, burns was out shortly afterwards. given. ben stokes looked bemused after he was out for a duck as england found themselves 131—4 by lunch. step forward, joe root. the captain calmly brought up a majestic century. to put england in control before he fell lbw for 124. there's still time for ben foakes to make his mark, chalking up his 50 before bad light intervened. england will start day four 278 runs ahead, within touching distance of a series win. the game plan, different strategies that you have, makes it fun, that is what it should be about. you should not feel that the pressure is too much. a hattrick from anya shrubsole has helped put england on the path to victory in their women's world t20 match against south africa. they bowled the south africans out for just 85. england's bowlers had dominated the south african batting before shrubsole blew away the tail, taking three wickets in three

two balls later moeen baffled suranga lakmal, then pushpakumara pushed back a sitter to jack leach. innings, and england's first win in sri lanka for 17 years. to come here and perform as we have done, and manage to soak up the pressure and played back on the opposition for long periods of time as well, to hold our nerve, shows a lot of maturity for what is quite an inexperienced side in this part of the world. it's a victory that is in sharp contrast to england's recent away form. it is highly significant. sri lanka have a reputation of ambushing visitors here on pitches that suit them. the fact that they have won not just these first two test matches but also the twenty20 series and the one—day international series as well, they've never done that anywhere before. it is a significant achievement. not for nothing are england's away fans known as the "barmy army". it's taken a mix of optimism and masochism to follow english cricket teams on foreign shores — but maybe nowjoe root has this side travelling on the right course. patrick gearey, bbc news. at the women's world twenty20 eng

ten minutes later, jack leach suckered another one.e rebuilding to do for the sri lankan is. for the sri lankans. he did it slowly and carefully. that was his 50. england had their first problem. over tojennings. he could not take the catch but he made sure that someone else could. caught with a little help from his friends. sri lanka needed steadying and angelo mathews seized the initiative. he is more than used to these situations and services. he took his time more than halfway to their targets when moeen ali thought that he had the dangerous batsman caught, he did not so much as beg. the umpire did not think he hit it. the umpire said otherwise. out. their joy was soon swept away. sri lanka needed only 82 for victory with five wickets in hand. just after the break, angelo mathews was out. the game had turned once more. leach back into the breach. he got his man. as he came off, the covers came on. the drama halted by the weather but england are almost home and dry. the final day's play gets under way atjust after 4:00 tomorrow morn

jack leach was getting some serious pain, that delivery is a serious delivery.aten alexander zverev in straight sets at the atp tour finals london this afternoon. the world number one won in straight sets 6—4, 6—1 to take a big step towards the semi finals. djokovic is looking for a first atp finals title since 2015. former world number two agnieska radwanska has announced her retirement from tennis. she reached the wimbledon final in 2012 but was beaten by serena williams. she says at the age of 29, and after 13 years of competitve tennis her body can't live up to her expectations. she says she can't play or train the way she used to. the british olympic ‘s showjumper tim stockwell has died in month after being diagnosed with cancer. he competed in the beijing 0lympics, narrowly missing out on a medal, finishing fourth in the team event. he competed in many events. that burn—out is all from bbc sport ‘s address and. —— bbc sports centre. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the political commentato

jack leach with the early breakthrough as he and moeen ali combined to devastating effect.pping the first of his four wickets. this was a bad idea. there was no escaping them. before leach in his second test delivered the defining moment. that is about as good as spin bowling gets. bamboozled, unplayable. unforgettable. it wasn't all seamless for england. a moment of comedy courtesy of adil rashid, but it was about his team's only slip—up as sri lanka quickly capitulated when herath in his final match was run out. it was all over — an ultimately emphatic victory for england and after 13 away tests without a win, their travelling troubles have finally finished. it is not just it is notjust us, it is not like we're the only side that struggles away from home. it is very difficult to win test matches abroad now. i think that makes it even sweeter when you do come to a very difficult than you like here and managed to win games. so hopefully we can build on this and that it is notjust a one—off for us, we can go with a huge amount to confidence forward and look to still improve

jack leach with the flash of brilliance.with sri lanka's chances as england's spinners once again turned things their way. soon they needed just one more wicked with the hosts still needing more than 100. surely all over? not quite. as sri lanka's final pair blazed over way, but amid the rising tension, leach held his nerve. their first series whitewash in sri lanka. it was some fight, but something. andy swiss, bbc news. ireland rugby union coach joe schmidt will step down after next yea r‘s world cup, and he'll be replaced by andy farrell. schmidt's taken the team up to second in the world rankings, and they're one of the favourites for the tournament in japan after beating the all blacks just over a week ago. farrell has been ireland's defence coach under schmidt since april 2016, after holding the same position with england up until the 2015 world cup. it'll be his first head coach role, taking overfrom the new zealander who's accomplished plenty with ireland. the uk championship, one of snooker‘s big three events, gets

jack leach with the flash of brilliance., with sri lanka‘s chances as england‘s spinners once again turned things their way. soon they needed just one more wicket, with the hosts still needing more than a hundred. surely all over? not quite, as sri lanka‘s final pair blazed away, but amid the rising tension, leach held his nerve. what do they think this time? gone! replays confirmed it was hitting the stumps and at last, england could celebrate. their first series whitewash in sri lanka. it was some fight, but some feat. andy swiss, bbc news. change is coming for ireland. after five brilliant years at the helm head coachjoe schmidt will step down after next year‘s world cup. tulsen tollettjoins me now, tulsen what hasjoe schmidt said about why he‘s stepping down? who is replacing him? what has he said about why he is stepping down? the 53-year-old he has been in charge for five and stepping down? the 53-year-old he has been in charge forfive and half yea rs has been in charge forfive and half years says it is a lifetime to b

jack leach removing three batsmen on day four in colombo. they need one more wicket to win.ing and welcome to the bbc news at nine. in the past hour, the united arab emirates has granted a presidential pardon to the british academic, matthew hedges. the durham university phd student was jailed for life last week for spying. his wife, daniela tejada, said she couldn't wait for him to return home. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, said he was grateful to the uae government for resolving issue speedily. in response to a letter from the family of mr hedges requesting clemency, and in consideration of the historical relationship and close ties between united arab emirates and the united kingdom, his highness has decided to include mr matthew hedges among the 785 prisoners released. mr hedges will be permitted to leave the country once all the formalities are complete. that was an official of the uae government making that announcement that mr hedges was being pardoned. his wife, daniela tejada has been giving her reaction this morning to the today programme. to be honest, i was

jack leach with the flash of brilliance.along, seemingly, with sri lanka's chances as england's spinners once again turned things their way. soon they needed just one more wicket, with the hosts still needing more than a hundred. surely all over? not quite, as sri lanka's final pair blazed away, but amid the rising tension, leach held his nerve. what do they think this time? gone! replays confirmed it was hitting the stumps and at last, england could celebrate. their first series whitewash in sri lanka. it was some fight, but some feat. andy swiss, bbc news. hopefully this can be a start of this team really growing. it's easy to sit here and take the continents without that group of players pushing each other, being open to learning and improving, we wouldn't have achieved what we have. even the coaching staff, some of the planning that went into this trip, and the co nsta nt that went into this trip, and the constant pushing of different individuals, at different times throughout, has been vital. great tea m throughout, has

three hundred and twenty seven in colombo sri lanka were moving towards an unlikely victory for jack leach intervened with its run out a direct hit dismissing also mendis for eighty six we also took four wickets or balls out of the group and for england winning their test by forty two runs. with relief the way it was going towards a back and that stuff but now it's really it's been a thoroughly enjoyable trip from start to finish the way that the groups approached in general we've done things differently we've said that we want to play in a safe manner but everyone's boy into that and without that we win of will be set so you know. from from start to finish we plan very well. now you we remember this crash from last week when a seventeen year old driver survived or crushed the california lottery race in china only syfy of a rush was heading to a tight corner before losing control i'm going airborne teenager was taken to hospital with a spinal fracture she has since had surgery and is now speaking about the crash for the first time. well i think the video says all. it was my first big crush

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ten minutes later, jack leach suckered another one.cting in a fraction of a second. another batsman followed. there was some rebuilding to do for the sri lankans. he did it slowly and carefully. that was his 50. england had their first problem. 0ver tojennings. even when he could not take the catch, he made sure that someone else could. caught with a little help from his friends. sri lanka needed steadying — angelo mathews seized the initiative. he is more than used to these situations and surfaces. he took his time more than halfway to their targets when moeen ali thought that he had the dangerous batsman caught, he did not so much appeal as beg. the umpire did not think he hit it. the umpire said otherwise. 0ut. their joy was soon swept away. sri lanka needed only 82 for victory with five wickets in hand. just after the break, angelo mathews was out. the game had turned once more. leach back into the breach. he got his man. as he came off, the covers came on. the drama halted by the weather but england are almost home and dry. if it

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moeen ali ended up with four wickets, jack leach got five in just his third test match for england.e root‘s side in a part of the world where they'd really struggled in years gone by. it's their first away series win for two years.

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spin bowlers jack leach and moeen ali starred, claiming seven wickets between them, including this almosten't known for their understatement. the new zealand rugby team call themselves one of the most successful teams in all of world sport. to be fair, they've won the last two rugby world cups and are favourites to win again next year. tomorrow they play at twickenham, providing the biggest possible test for england, asjoe wilson reports. being an all black is a state of mind. and every new zealand player follows illustrious footsteps. is it going to be all blacks magic once again? it normally is. a0 matches between england and new zealand in total — england have won just seven. but today's all blacks carry unique pressure. it's been there since day one for me. we are used to it. we are expected to win every time we go out there, but we embrace it as a team. and england? well, they squeezed a win against south africa last weekend. now, the all blacks. do you think playing new zealand at rugby union is perhaps the biggest test anywhere in sport, 0wen? er... i've never really thought about

series the home team a chasing an unlikely it treats or get a four hundred sixty two to four wickets jack leach three s trying for about it soon fifty on the day all. that gave him a victory by two hundred eleven runs. across the board when it comes to international test cricket and it's not just those it's not like we're the only side that struggles away from home it's very difficult to win test matches abroad now and i think that's makes it even sweeter when when you do come to very difficult venues like gallen and managed to win games were the world champions new zealand play england on saturday it seemed they've lost to just once in fifteen leaching since two thousand and three england do have home advantage for this one might beat some africa by a single point that's what can and last saturday's the first contest between the two teams since twenty forty if you're slightly off against the all blacks generally going to take advantage of the i think the physical confrontation of the game is very important i think set piece is very important i want to do things on their terms the whole time so

jack leach leading the way and moeen ali duly followed.e pick of the bunch. oh, what a ripper! that's about as good as spin bowling gets. dinesh chandimal bamboozled, unplayable, unforgettable. not everything went quite so smoothly. oh, no. he's down. a spot of slapstick courtesy of adil rashid but it was about england's only slip—up as sri lanka quickly capitulated. when rangana herath, in his final match, was agonisingly run out, that was that. a thumping victory for england and, after 13 away tests without a win, at last a tour has brought them triumph. andy swiss, bbc news. let's return to the commemoration of the end of the first world war. across the uk, people in cities, towns and villages have been preparing for the armistice centenary. from knitted poppies on village greens, to marking the contribution of commonwealth soldiers, our correspondentjon kay has been finding out how the country will commemorate 100 years since the guns fell silent on the western front. each one is a life that was lost in the great war. charfield in glou

required a victory or an alley with a couple including this one strike as caps and sarong a lack while jack leach picked up the final wicket and his maiden test five were good whole england winning by fifty seven runs their first series victory in sri lanka since two thousand and one to perform as we have done. and managed to sort of them so that pressure a player back on the opposition for long periods of time as well hold on. quite a lot of maturity for was quite an experience side in this part of world. we're looking at the bigger picture of the disease the first t.v. series we lost we want the one in south africa to need it and these two games very close games. we had the opportunity to win both games that at times even played but if we could dance we had to accept that and a seventeen year old racing driver house of five day horror crushed in the california three rice in china germany's saffir flush was heading into a tight corner before losing control and going able. a car crashing into media stuff on a truck side platform. seventeen year old was taken to hospital with a spinal fracture to

england all out for 285, sri lanka 26 for1 in reply — jack leach with the wicket.wler ryan sidebottom says the visitors are on top. i think they will be pleased with the score, 285 is a serious score on that wicket. the spinners bowled in the last few overs spinning profoundly, turn and bounce, cbs spent and the delivery as serious. england's jadon sancho says more young players should follow his lead and play football abroad. he's at borussia dortmund in germany's bundesliga — the team he left manchester city for last year. the 18—year—old's done so well there that he's expected to make his first start for england at wembley tomorrow, and says that moving away from the premier league has given him new opportunities. personally i think if you feel you are ready then i think you should ta ke are ready then i think you should take a shot at it, try something different. if english clubs are not giving you a chance then abroad is a lwa ys giving you a chance then abroad is always an option and always open to see your ability and hopefully if you are good enough you wil

in reply — jack leach with the wicket. score on that wicket. these then bowled one of the last eight overs. it was spilling profoundly. it turned and bounds. some serious spin. that delivery is a serious delivery. england‘s jadon sancho says more young players should follow his lead and play football abroad. he‘s at borussia dortmund in germany‘s bundesliga — the team he left manchester city for last year. the 18—year—old‘s done so well there that he‘s expected to make his first start for england at wembley tomorrow, and says that moving away from the premier league has given him new opportunities. personally, if you feel you are ready, then i think you should take a shot at it. try something different. if something comes along and gives you a chance, if they are open to see your ability, if you‘re good enough, they will give you a chance. that is how i felt. roger federer won his second match at the atp finals last night — beating dominic thiem to keep his semi final chances alive. right now world number one novak djokovi

moeen ali ended up with 4 wickets, jack leach got five in just his third test match for england. series, but plenty of positives forjoe root‘s side in a part of the world where they'd really struggled in years gone by. it's their first away series win for two years. the guys have worked extremely hard here. we have planned very well for it. we said we were going to play in a certain manner and we have backed that up completely throughout the two games. and that's probably the most pleasing thing, if we have stuck to our guns, been ruthless when we have had our opportunity to get ahead in the games and soaked up pressure on occasion as well. seeing this team grow all the time, looking to improve in practice and driving that standard output is a great position to be in. francesco mola nari has all but been crowned race to dubai champion. the world tour championship, but fleetwood finished a long way down the leaderboard. former masters champion danny willett is currently in the lead. he sunk this 50 foot putt on the second to put himself ahead. he's currently 17 under under and is

play, sri lanka needed 75 runs to level the series but two wickets from moeen ali and one from jack leach wicket haul, saw england win by 57 runs. the final test in colombo starts on friday. the open winner and ryder cup star francesco molinari will end a brilliant season as europe's number one golfer. tommy fleetwood was the only man who could overtake him but needed to win the season—ending world tour championship in dubai. both finished down the field. danny willett won the tournament, his first title since winning the masters two and half years ago willett finished two shots clear of another englishman matt wallace and american patrick reed. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. president donald trump said he has not heard the alleged tape recording of events leading to journalist jamal kashoggi's murder. in an interview with the us broadcaster fox news, he said that while he has been fully briefed on the contents of the tape, he believes there is no reason for him to listen to the "terrible tape". there have been reports that the cia believes mr khash

jack leach removed suranga lakmal, as sri lanka were all out for 284.at was going to have to be the case and all of the guys have come in and performed, the guys who are playing in theirfirst two in performed, the guys who are playing in their first two in these conditions or being senior players that have really taken to that tag and stepped up and set an example to the young guys. it is, all round, it has been very enjoyable and very impressive as well. thanks to social media, we get to see behind the scenes like never before in sport. the england and wales cricket board released this video after england's historic series whitewash. joe root, who we just heard from, is leading the celebrations in the dressing room. and what a difference 12 months makes. after being heavily beaten in the ashes, england are a team in form as they head to the west indies in the new year. nice to see. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the team, that is your tuesday sport briefing. we a

jack leach the early victim to sri lanka's spin. but rory burns was made of tougher stuff.reached his half—century in quick time. the partnership wasn't to last though, burns was out shortly afterwards. given. ben stokes looked bemused after he was out for a duck as england found themselves 131—4 by lunch. step forward joe root. the captain calmly brought up a majestic century. to put england in control before he fell lbw for 124. there's still time for ben foakes to make his mark, chalking up his 50 before bad light intervened. england will start day four 279 runs ahead, within touching distance of a series win. don't forget you can follow every day of the test via the cricket social on the bbc sport website. former cricketer isabelle westbury was on today's panel and she spoke to us about root‘s century. we were discussing on the cricket show whether this was his best century ever in an england shirt. some people have said it is. maybe his century in johannesburg some people have said it is. maybe his century injohannesburg couple of years ago was right up there. in terms

jack leach is the bowler here. is his second test match. of course, you know mo by now.lers are on, fielding requires bravery, as you will hear. rory burns on his test debut, struck around the back of his neck as he ducked. there was lengthy treatment. he was, in the end, deemed 0k. lengthy treatment. he was, in the end, deemed ok. but moeen ali ended up end, deemed ok. but moeen ali ended up with four wickets, combining with that man ben foakes, who took the catch as wicketkeeper. and sri lanka were all out for 203. rory burns? two hours after being hit, he was batting, leading england's second innings. 177 ahead at the close, as foynes go, —— as foreign tours go, this was a 5—star day. joel wilson, bbc news. let's return to our top story this lunchtime — and both parties are claiming success in the us mid—term elections. the democrats have retaken control of the house of representatives and the republicans have strengthened their control of the senate — the upper house of congress. 0ur correspondent barbara plett usher is at the white house. so donald trump says it is

the wicket of niroshan dickwella before bowling captain suranga lakmal two balls laterfor a duck. jack leachst five—wicket haul. england lead the three—match series 2—0, with the final test in colombo starting on friday. the guys have worked extremely hard here. we have planned very well for it. we said we were going to play in a certain manner and we have backed that up completely throughout the two games. and that's probably the most pleasing thing. we have stuck to our guns, been ruthless when we have had our opportunity to get ahead in the games and soaked up pressure on occasion as well. seeing this team grow all the time, looking to improve in practice and driving that standard up is a great position to be in. sri lanka have a reputation of ambushing visitors via on pitches that suit them, that turn square, and the lack of preparation visiting teams have these days, they get beaten resoundingly. we saw south africa recently have the same. added to that england's overseas record being so poor recently, throw that in the mix, and the fact that they've won not just these two test matches

jack leach completed a maiden five—wicket haul. they are 2—0 up in the series with one to play. playing the west indies in st lucia to see who finishes top of their group. the windies are chasing 116 for victory. they're 68—2, anya shrubsole has taken two early wickets. but the windies are just getting back into it. you can follow coverage of that match, including video highlights, on the bbc sport website. that's the sport for now. a first look at tomorrow's papers is coming up on the bbc news channel. 0n bbc one it's time for the news where you are. hello. this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. the government's confirmed plans for students in england to be offered the option of "accelerated" two—year degree courses. it's proposing that universities would be able to charge higherfees for shorter, more intensive courses. they'll cost about 20% less in total than a traditional 3 year course. but the higher annual fee of 11,000 pounds would have to be approved by parliament. richard lister reports. a—level results day. many of these sixth formers will now have started university, mo

jack leach the early victim to sri lanka's spin. but rory burns was made of tougher stuff.me. the partnership wasn't to last though, burns was out shortly afterwards. given. ben stokes looked bemused after he was out for a duck as england found themselves 131—4 by lunch. step forward joe root. the captain calmly brought up a majestic century. to put england in control before he fell lbw for 124. there's still time for ben foakes to make his mark, chalking up his 50 before bad light intervened. england will start day four 279 runs ahead, within touching distance of a series win. former liverpool, celtic and scotland footballer kenny dalglish has received a knighthood from the prince of wales in recognition of an outstanding career both on and off the pitch. sir kenny — who won the european cup three times while playing for liverpool and later managed the club through the hillsborough disaster — received the honour at buckingham palace and then spoke to our sports correspondent natalie pirks. liverpool fans have always simply known him as king but they are going to have to ge

spinners moeen ali and jack leach did most of the damage. english problem. it's not just us. it's notjust us. it's not like we are the only side that struggled away from home. it is very difficult to win test matches abroad now. i think that makes it even sweeter when you do come to a very difficult venue when you do come to a very difficult venue like golf and managed to win games. hopefully, we can build on this and it is notjust a one—off for us. we can go to candy with huge amount of confidence and look to still improve and get better. england have suffered a blow ahead of the women's world t20. they will be without all—rounder katherine brunt for the tournament due to a back injury. this is a recurring problem that flared up again during a warm—up game against india on wednesday. she'll be replaced by fran wilson, who was in last year's world cup winning squad with england's first match against sri lanka staring tomorrow in st lucia. ahead of the eagerly anticipated manchester derby on sunday, united managerjose mourinho says his side w

jack leach with the flash of brilliance.spinners once again turned things their way. soon they needed just one more wicket, with the hosts still needing more than a hundred. surely all over? not quite, as sri lanka's final pair blazed away, but amid the rising tension, leach held his nerve. what do they think this time? gone! replays confirmed it was hitting the stumps and at last, england could celebrate. their first series whitewash in sri lanka. it was some fight, but some feat. andy swiss, bbc news. the oscar—winning director and screenwriter bernardo bertolucci has died in rome. he was 77, and had been suffering from cancer. his films include the last emperor and the highy controversial last tango in paris. here's our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba. look! this was perhaps bernardo bertolucci's masterpiece. the last emperor, the true story of pu yi, only a small child when he became china's last imperial ruler. it swept the oscars, winning nine academy awards, including best film and best director for bertolucc

moeen ali ended up with four wickets, jack leach got five in just his third test match for england.e test to go in the series, but plenty of positives forjoe root‘s side in a part of the world where they'd really struggled in years gone by. it's their first away series win for two years. sri lanka have a reputation of ambushing visitors here on pitches that suits them, that turned square and with lack of preparation the visiting teams have these days. they get beat in very resoundingly. south africa fairly recently had the same. so add to that england's overseas record which has been so poor recently. through all that in the mix and the fact that they have want not just these first two test matches but also the t20 series here and the one—day international series as well. they have never done that anywhere before. this really is a very significant achievement. ireland pulled off a stunning win over all blacks. it's only the 2nd time in their history they've beaten new zealand — the first on irish soil. it was the standout result on a big day of autumn international rugby as our spor

moeen ali finishing with four wickets, and jack leach got five in just his third test match for englandin was the place to be last night! ireland beat the mighty all blacks forjust the second time — the first on irish soil. it was the standout result on a big day of autumn international rugby, as our sports correspondent joe wilson reports. in one place, the best two teams in the world, this was intensive. ireland had to keep new zealand moving, keep them guessing, switch the play and there was jacob scott ——jacob the play and there was jacob scott —— jacob stockdale, you kick and you hope. it worked. that was the moment. but defence isjust hope. it worked. that was the moment. but defence is just as important, look at peter armani, snatching the ball a split—2nd before the all blacks could grab it and score. new zealand were attacking until the last, no way through. 16— nine, ireland have beaten the best in dublin, now they just need to win the world cup. elsewhere, scotland took on south africa with their three running, freethinking kind of rugby. that is a great try from scotland! bu

jack leach is the bowler here, it is his second test match. of course you know mo by now.ll hear. rory burns on his test debut struck around the back of his neck as he duck. there was lengthy treatment. he was in the end deemed 0k. moeen ali ended up with four wickets, combining with ben foakes, and sri lanka were all out forjust 203. and rory burns? well, two hours after being hit he was batting, leading england's second innings, 177 ahead of the close. as foreign tours go, this was a 5—star day. joe wilson, bbc news. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories and follow the live commentary of the champions league games involving manchester united and manchester city — on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. real madrid are now up. man city are leading. i think there is a penalty as well for them at the etihad. you can keep across the website and radio for all the details. will do, many thanks. good to see you. defence minister tobias ellwood has warned that armed forces veterans‘ career prospects are being blighted by film portrayals w

jack leach with the flash of brilliance.nd's spinners once again turned things their way. soon they needed just one more wicket, with the hosts still needing more than a hundred. surely all over? not quite, as sri lanka's final pair blazed away, but amid the rising tension, leach held his nerve. what do they think this time? gone! replays confirmed it was hitting the stumps and at last, england could celebrate. their first series whitewash in sri lanka. it was some fight, but some feat. andy swiss, bbc news. and this is how england celebrated that historic series win in the changing room. captain joe root on the guitar, and the rest of the squad singing along. ireland coach joe schmidt will step down after next yea r‘s world cup, and he'll be replaced by andy farrell. farrell has been ireland's defence coach under schmidt, after holding the same position with england up until the 2015 world cup. it'll be his first head coach role, and he'll have big boots to fill. schmidt guided ireland to three six nations grand slams and s

jack leach takes three wickets as england close in the opening test against sri lanka.at tea. arsenal striker danny welback suffered what looked to be a serious injury last night, as his side made it through to the knock out stages of the europa league, thanks to a goalless draw with sporting lisbon. arsenal striker danny welback suffered what looked to be england's women stretched their unbeaten run to eight matches, beating austria 3—0 in their friendly in vienna — two of the goals came from debutants. i'll be back with more on those stories after half past. the prime minister will lay wreaths in belgium and france today —— the prime minister has in the last few moments laid a wreath in belgium and later she will lay one in france to honour the fallen soldiers of the first world war. ceremonies are taking place in the belgian city of mons, and at thiepval cemetery in france. they will start three days of remembrance events, including a concert at the royal albert hall and wreath—laying at the cenotaph, to mark the centenary of the armistice deal which ended 0ur corres

sam curran, jack leach and moeen ali have all taken a wicket each.and this picture. alec stewart, the former england wicket—keeper, and foakes' coach at his county side surrey, said "waking up at 4.30am isn't always high on my agenda but watching foakesy make his debut for england has made it worth it. well batted sir!" and england women's wicket—keeper sarah taylor said "worth getting up at silly o'clock for! well batted ben foakes !!" it is quite nice actually.|j it is quite nice actually. i love a bit of early morning live sport.|j love that when you are listening to the cricket late at night or early in the morning. very different fortunes for spurs and liverpool in the champions league. neither are certain of qualifying for the knock out stages, as patrick gearey reports. it might still take a leap of faith but harry kane has kept tottenham hopeful, realistically if not statistically their hopes staying independent on the result against psv. de jong had independent on the result against psv. dejong had made things tricky. they couldn't get past