i'm jane dougall. the second day of the second ashes test at lords is underway.australia are three injured semi 7—7, and steve smith want to at the covid inquiry. if you want to continue watching, you can do on the bbc news life page. nicola sturgeon being questioned on brexit planning versus pandemic planning and said they had no choice but to plan for a no—deal brexit. she added all governments have limited resources, therefore less resource for other emergency planning when they were talking about planning and brexit. she said not all planning for a pandemic stop because a brexit planning. you can continue watching on the bbc newsline page. here, you are watching bbc news, and it is time the sport. hello from the bbc sport centre. i'm jane dougall. the second day of the second ashes test at lords is underway.

our sports reporter jane dougall explains the details behind the investment.n $200 million forjust a 24% stake in alpine, it is led by red bird capital partners, they have cash, they bought ac milan for 1.2 million euros last year they are investor �*s in fenway sports group. that is where the money is coming from. a big part of the actor's contribution will be their profile and raising the profile of alpine, don't forget their contribution and impact on wrexham was phenomenal, the documentary welcome with wrexham credited with doubling the crowds and sales of merchandise, social media exploded as well. formula i does have the platform netflix series drive to survive but the us is its biggest growth area so alpine will be looking to capitalise on having two hollywood stars at the helm. tributes have been paid to the former scotland manager craig brown who has died at the age of 82. brown was the national team's longest serving manager, and was the last man to take scotland to a world cup finals. sir alex ferguson described brown as a "thoroughly wonderful man"

i'm jane dougall. a good morning for england after they bowl australia out.e's on the batters with a target of 416. on the last day of qualifying for wimbledon, two brits outside the top 300 are one win away from the main draw. we'll tell you how they got on. and charlotte dujardin returns to racing after the double gold medallist had her first baby. hello, welcome along. we start with the ashes, where it's been a better perfomance from england's bowlers today. australia have set england a target of a16 after their first innings at lords in the second test. it did take a while to get steve smith out because he celebrated his 32nd test 100, but it wasn't long afterwards he was caught by brenda kurt of the bowling ofjosh tongue, so smith was gone for 110. josh hazlewood edge tojoe root, so australia out for 416. england are 13-0 at australia out for 416. england are 13—0 at lunch. well, day two has seen lords awash with red for sir andrew strauss�*s charity in memory of his late wife. red for ruth was set up by the former england captain to support families as

jane dougall here to tell us more. business world, what can this investment mean? the actors are onl a can this investment mean? the actors are only a small— can this investment mean? the actors are only a small part _ can this investment mean? the actors are only a small part of _ can this investment mean? the actors are only a small part of this _ are only a small part of this investment —— investing group, which has paid millions of pounds for the 24% stake. the other investors are read both capital and otto. read about a us investment firm who bought ac milan last year for 1.2 billion euros. they also have a huge controlling stake in the french league to lose, so they are not short of a bob or two. they are also an investor in fenway sports group. —— toulouse. fenway owns the boston red socks and premier league club. while the two actors will be the faces of this investment, the significance name here is redbird. we are seeing them now, wrexham, four years ago, they were such a famous story, big story. thea;a four

sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here�*s jane dougal.s agreed to merge with the —— —— the pga tour had a feud with lviv but it has now decided to merge with it. top professionals like phil mickelson left dpj tour but they were still permitted to play in the majors. players like rory mcilroy were highly critical of phil mickelson at the time but in a joint statement with the dp world tour, the former rival said they would implement a plan to grow these combined commercial businesses and drive greater fan engagement and accelerate growth initiatives already under way. it means the pga tour and the lviv commercial businesses will merge together. all pending litigation will end. more on that story as we get it. tottenham have confirmed that ange postocoglou is their new manger. he�*ll become the first australian to manage in the premier league after signing a four year contract with the london club. postecoglou lifted all three domestic trophies with celtic. this is the league cup trophy. he helped them win the scottish cup on saturday. celt

jane dougall is there for us.reat season and they have won the league and the league cup and if they win in just a few hours' time against inverness, it would be their manager and postecoglou's first domestic treble and the eight domestic treble for the club and that success has attracted a lot of attention and their manager has been linked with their manager has been linked with the vacantjob at tottenham much to the vacantjob at tottenham much to the dismay of the celtic fans. but ange postecoglou said he would not be distracted by speculation and he is fully focused on the match today and well he might be because inverness could be a banana skin for celtic. they would like to spoil the party for celtic and they have done it before, the year 2000 they put celtic out of this competition of beating them in a shock 3—1victory which inspired the now legendary headline, calais go ballistic, celtic are atrocious —— caley. the managerjohn barnes was sacked soon afterwards. but it would be a big ask for inverness to do

let's cross live to hampden, jane dougall is there for us. there's a chance that this could be his last match? yeah. well the celtic fans have certainly taken this gruff australian to their hearts. it has been a fantastic season. but when he arrived in 2021, if you remember, they are just arrived in 2021, if you remember, they arejust one arrived in 2021, if you remember, they are just one the title. that was even under stephen girard. he won the league and his very first season, bringing in new signings, turning the team around, and now here's one back to back titles. back in february he beat rangers to take the leading cup. now, if celtic win tomorrow against inverness, he will have won his first domestic travel for the club. it will be celtics eighth domestic travel, which would be a world record. understandably, that success has attracted attention from elsewhere. most notably, the english club, tom, who are of course are searching for a manager themselves. and he has been linked with that job, themselves. and he has been linked with thatj

at hampden park. jane dougall is there. this match. it is a treble, a domestic treble for the eighth time, which is a world record. some might have thought they would win by a larger margin than just 3—1, and inverness caledonian thistle did show a good account of themselves, despite finishing mid to take up in the lead below. who is to open the scoring but there top scorer, kyoto, after he had missed a chance 15 minutes earlier. it took them to the second half to get their second and that was through substitute on 65 minutes. celtic looked to be cruising, but later on in the game, they scored in the 84th minute. it was substitute danny mackay giving the fans some hope and some cause for celebration. celtic were just too strong and in extra time they got third and it was yalta who got that goal for them, meaning that they finished 3—1 with their domestic trouble with their record—breaking eight domestic treble and the question now for the celtic fans is can they keep their manager, who has instigated and inspired them to th

jane dougall is here with some more details. club — but this is another league. the two actors are part of an investor group which has paid $200 million forjust a 24% stake in alpine. one of the members of the group is redbird capital partners who bought ac milan last year for 1.2 billion euros and they are investors in fenway sports group who own liverpool and the boston red sox. so redbird is where the majority of the money is coming from. a big part of reynolds and mcelhenney�*s input will undoubtedly be their profile and growing alpines' profile. the documentary "welcome to wrexham", starring the two actors of course, has been credited with helping double the crowds and bringing overseas fans to the club. wrexham's leading social media platform is tik tok. with alpine, formula one already has "drive to survive" the popular netflix series, but there will inevitably be more attention on celebrity owners and crucially, american audiences for the sport. in october last year, the day before his 27th birthday, paralympic medallist

now going to take you to our scheduled programme which is sportsday for the introduced today by jane dougalack from australia. some good news coming out of the camp which could help them do that. captain ben stokes says he has real confidence that he can bowl in the first test after an issue with his left knee stopped him from bowling for england's test against ireland. it's been 22 years since australia won an ashes on english soil, their captain pat cummins said "winning overseas is hard. " patrick geary is at edgbaston for us. good news about ben stokes is his first ashes is captain. yes. first ashes is captain. yes, absolutely. _ first ashes is captain. yes, absolutely. bad _ first ashes is captain. yes, absolutely. bad news - first ashes is captain. yes, absolutely. bad news for. first ashes is captain. yes, - absolutely. bad news for england first ashes is captain. re: absolutely. bad news for england and ben stokes —— good news. really end dissipated ashes season for the most anticipated since 2005. the reason being is both sides like in 2005 are really strong teams who are both on f

hello, and welcome to sportsday — i'm jane dougall.hing scenes at lords — bairstow�*s called into action to bodily remove a protestor after a serious breach of security. when plated start, steve smith racked up the runs, but a late fight back for england. away from the cricket, megan rapinoe's in raptures over this summer's world cup — the us superstar says it's going to be a game—changer for women's football. also coming up on sportsday... dart, burrage and broady all out in straight sets — it's been a bad day for the brits at eastbourne. and, we hearfrom para rower it fuller on overcoming the difficulties of competing, whilst coping with a serious blood condition. as long as i'm having fun and enjoying this part that's given me so much over the last few years, then i'm happy. welcome to the programme. once again england and australia have gone head to head in the second test. but the opening day against a backdrop of yesterday's damning report by the independent commission for equity in cricket, which found racism, sexism, classism a

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm jane dougall.lays, but not before a maiden test wicket for lauren filer who gets england off to a good start in the opening day of the women's ashes. afairy a fairy tale victory for the flying frankie dettori winning in his final ever royal ascot before retiring. the second women's golf major is under way with ireland's storming of the leaderboard in newjersey. also coming up on sports day. with more big—name signed to saudi arabian clubs we look into the public investment fund in the potential impact on the premier league. goals for the special olympics for england this time in 0lympics for england this time in cycling. welcome to the programme. the first day of the women's ashes got off to a great start for england with two quick wickets, but australia have fought back strongly and they will be tough to bowl out. they have not lost ashes since 2014 and they are tightening the grip on the trophy. they won the toss and elected to back but england took two wickets before lunch. kate cross getting th

sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jane dougal.e bbc sport centre. astonishing news from the world of golf, the astonishing news from the world of golf, the pga astonishing news from the world of golf, the pga tour astonishing news from the world of golf, the pga tour has astonishing news from the world of golf, the pga tour has agreed astonishing news from the world of golf, the pga tour has agreed to merge with liv golf and it has been a difficult time for the last year in professional golf and the controversial breakaway league bankrolled by billions of dollars from saudi arabia's sovereign wealth fund led to the pga tour banning the golfers who joined it and personal feuds between players. we can speak to our bbc golf commentator. how significant is the news? hugely significant- _ significant is the news? hugely significant. this _ significant is the news? hugely significant. this is _ significant is the news? hugely significant. this is the - significant is the news? hugely significant. this is the story - significant is the ne

what could be his final game in charge, after speculation linking him to the vacant spurs job. jane dougallving hope to their fans. but celtic were just too strong. a last—minute goal from gutter and the scottish cup was theirs. this reason for success has been cultivated by posture, glue, but the question is, can celtic keep their manager. —— postecoglou. he has attracted coat —— attention of coaches like tottenham, so will he be lured to london, all the adoration of fans keep him in glasgow? i adoration of fans keep him in glasrow? . , adoration of fans keep him in glasgow?— adoration of fans keep him in glasrow? ., , , glasgow? i am 'ust en'oying this, i will en'o glasgow? i am 'ust en'oying this, i will enjoy it huh glasgow? i amjust en'oying this, i will enjoy it for as — glasgow? i am just enjoying this, i will enjoy it for as long _ glasgow? i am just enjoying this, i will enjoy it for as long as - glasgow? i am just enjoying this, i will enjoy it for as long as i - glasgow? i am just enjoying this, i will enjoy it for as long as i can - will enjoy it for as long as i can before peop