0n the stroke of lunch, de silva edged ben stokes straight to joe root. and just when sri lanka were digging in whenjack leach took two more wickets — moeen ali struck with the first ball after tma kept going with ali and he's just taken after tma kept going with ali and he's just ta ken another one, after tma kept going with ali and he's just taken another one, so sri la nka he's just taken another one, so sri lanka crumbling, 197—7, way off the target of 450. arsenal striker danny welbeck, suffered what looked to be a serious injury, in their europa league game, last night. he jumped for a header and landed badly on his right ankle — he was taken to hospital and manager unai emery described the injury as "very big". arsenal drew 0—0 with sporting lisbon at the emirates to make it through to the knock—out stages. welbeck‘s team—mates on the pitch were clearly shaken — and the well wishes came quickly on social media. see you soon". a heart—felt message

step forward, joe root. the captain calmly brought up a majestic century.and 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 balls to bowl south africa out for 85. despite a few stutters england's batters eased to victory. we now know the semifinal line up at the atp world tour finals in london. world number five alexander zverev will face roger federer next after his straight set victory over john isner this afternoon. novak djokovic had

on the eve of the first test against sri lanka — england captain joe root says his team will be tryingch to their cricket. england haven't won a test series in sri lanka for 17 years. root says its time for them to try something different — and that players are feeling the competition for places on the team. first, to win over here is not going to be 11 players, it will be a squad performance. there will be times when the balance of the team might change quite drastically, and we have got to accept that, and it's not about individuals, but about collectively do examine special. we have done things in a certain way when we have come to this continent, and it is time to try something slightly different, be a bit bolder, courageous, and really try to exploit every surface that we come up exploit every surface that we come up against. now root‘s intentions may well be good — but mother nature might have other ideas in galle. the tour has been hampered by the monsoon weather in the sub continent. so what are the prospects for the coming week? stav danaos can tell us.... hello, there. weathe

step forward joe root. the captain calmly brought up a majestic century. 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 of the practice at —— but he versatility showed. the fact that they haven't won abroad but 13 tests. it was a wonderful century to watch and probably a very important one as well. they are playing this like a one—day game. if you look at the number of amazing one—day players they have an aside, that is natural, is

coming up: "bolder" and more "courageous" — that's what captain joe root wants from his england testnst sri lanka. rooney's returning, but not all of english football is behind it. and james mcclean says the fa are turning a blind eye to sectarian abuse. also coming up in the programme: floyd mayweatherjunior is heading back to the ring, but not for boxing. ican i can wrestle a little bit, i can box a little bit. hello and welcome to sportsday. thanks forjoining us. plenty to come on the programme, but let's start with cricket because england's first test against sri lanka is due to get underway in around ten hours‘ time in galle. captainjoe root won't name his side until the toss is made tomorrow morning, but he says the team will be trying a bolder and more courageous approach in the three—match series. they will need to with their struggles on tour in recent years. more on that in a moment, but first let's hearfrom root. throughout this trip, we will play on three very different surfaces, and for us to win over here will be and for us to win over here will be a squad performance.

joe root wants england to "set the trend" after a first series win in sri lanka in 17 years. could there be a shock on the cards at the atp final? thanks forjoining us. they left it late but england got their revenge on the team that knocked them out of the world cup. two goals in the last 12 minutes of the match saw gareth southgate's side comeback against croatia to win 2—1, and with it book their place in next year's finals. john watson was watching the drama unfold at wembley. it was clear at the start of the day what england had to do a the permutations they had, england had to win to book their place in the semifinals in portugal next summer. blues and they would have been relegated into the second tier of the competition. the margins were just so small, and that would have been a sickener for gareth southgate and his team in light of the way they have played and the benefits this tournament has brought his team. we'll talk about those in a moment, but as you say, it was very nearly not going to be england's day at all with croatia taking the lead in the second half bef

shortly afterwards, joe root declared, setting the host a daunting target of 460 2a victory.distance of his 150, streaking ahead of the victory in touching distance of his 150, streaking ahead of his team—mates. this is really pleasing in a big thank you to those who have stuck with me, who have not made of the last 18 months, there have back me through some tough times working up the middle of the not panicking and stressing and going through some tough times and like i said, just really pleased to be sitting here having helped us get to position where we can on and when. chris ashton will make his first start for england in more than four years after being named in eddiejones's starting line—up for the game against world champions new zealand at twickenham on saturday. the sale winger comes in forjack nowell, who's been dropped to the bench. it's one of three changes following the narrow win over south africa. having missed last week through injury, manu tuilagi is rested as a precaution. wales, meanwhile, have picked josh adams for saturday's test against australia, also o

shortly afterwards, joe root declared, setting the hosts a daunting target of 462 setting the hosts as finishing the day in touching distance of his 150, streaks ahead of his teammates. jo currie, bbc news. staying with cricket, the icc women‘s world t20 gets under way in west indies on friday. it‘s the sixth edition of the tournament — but the first time it‘s being staged as a stand—alone event, and not running parallel to the men‘s competition. ten teams are taking part, divided into two groups of five — with the top two from each group going through to the semi—finals. in a wide open tournament the most heavily—fancied teams are australia, who are bidding for a record—extending fourth title, england, who are aiming to add the t20 title to the 50—over world cup they won last year, and the defending champions and host nation west indies. i think for any team winning at home isa i think for any team winning at home is a big deal, you know, you always wa nt to is a big deal, you know, you always want to win with the support of your fans, yourfamily is, you know, coming to see you. and

it's been somewhat of a selection headache for captain joe root.fact that we turn up here and, you know, full of confidence as a group, as a squad, and we have got the opportunity to play the same tea m the opportunity to play the same team is the service requires it, but also we have got a group of guys who have been sat on the sideline, champing at the bat ready to take their opportunity, if it looks like they could be the guys to exploit that pitch. the nfl have decided to relocate monday's los angeles rams game against kansas city chiefs from estadio azteca in mexico city to the los angeles memorial coliseum. with less than a week to go, the league decided to relocate it to la because of significant concerns about the playing surface. last may, stadium authorities changed the surface from natural to hybrid, but the intense activity in the last few months has impacted the surface. after authorities admitted in august the field wasn't in good shape efforts to improve it failed hence the match being moved. and over to the nba. on monday we told yo

joe root just missed the ball. 65— three.lers, jos buttler trusted his imagination. —— shall anchor. butler had made 53 when his favourite shot in this function and sri lanka had him down. then came sam curran. england's 20—year—old vetera n sam curran. england's 20—year—old veteran hit six sixes. already england seemed to be able to depend on sam curran for this kind of thing. his innings here may have turned the test match. sam curran fell trying to reach the boundary once more. at england got to 285 all out in this fast moving day. it came sri lanka out that. jack leach is enjoying his cricket in sri lanka, not the only one. i am actually a person who goes out there and tries to give 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 i

despite victory in the first test, their first overseas in two years, joe root is expected to make changesere's still no confirmation that jonny bairstow will be fit for selection — buttler says he's be happy to bat where required. i think that adaptability that trevor and joe talked about, being flexible with the order, is a real strength. i think it has been a strength. i think it has been a strength of the one—day side for a while now, being able to be flexible in the order, just because its test match cricket, there are not many egosin match cricket, there are not many egos in the side that need those defined roles as to this is where you will bat. of course, you need a good balance of being settled, but i think it shows a good team environment and ethic that people are willing to play wherever is required of them. liverpool's daniel sturridge has been charged by the football association with misconduct for alleged breaches of its betting rules. our sports correspondent andy swiss has more details. all we know is these alleged breaches of the betting rules by daniel sturridge happened

sportsday — i'm azi farni newcastle hold on for a nervy win against burnley in the premier league joe roottar man, as england celebrate a history making whitewash in sri lanka. and big shoes to fill for andy farrell. he'll be the new ireland rugby union boss whenjoe schmidt steps down next year. hello and welcome to sportsday. joe root‘s paid tribute to a ‘complete squad effort‘ after his england side made history in sri lanka. they won everything on tour — the one day series, a t20, and a whitewash in the three match test series. . .the first time they've done that in sri lanka. here's our sports correspondent andy swiss. let's start with the premier league. just one match tonight as burnley hosted newcastle. two sides struggling to get their season's going, but it was a cracker at turf moor. joe lynskey was watching. sometimes football has to pause for more important matters. before this match started, the referee's assessor eddie wilson home collapsed in the tunnel. he was conscious when he was taken to hospital, and kick—off was put back by half an hour. in the context of the season, i

it's a squad packed with options, providing a bit of a selection headache for captain joe root.great position to be in, the fa ct it is a great position to be in, the fact that we turn up here and are full of confidence as a group and as a squad and we have the opportunity to play the same team and if the service requires that but we also have a group of guys that at the sideline, chomping at the bit and ready to take the opportunity, if it looks like they could be the guys to exploit that. day three of the atp tour finals in london, roger federer kept alive his chances of reaching the semi finals after victory over dominic thiem, he lost his tournament opener to kei nishikori, who slipped to one of the heaviest defeats of his career losing to kevin anderson in the first match of the day at london's o2. nick parrot reports. after his defeat to kei nishikori, all eyes were on roger federer and whether he would bounce back. these west lost his last two encounters against the austrian and he made a good start. but before the match federer said he wanted to be aggressive and was jus

step forward joe root. the captain calmly brought up a majestic century. will start day four 279 runs ahead, within touching distance of a series win. we said we would play in a certain manner in these conditions and i think the temptation with a deficit like that going into the second innings is to play within your shell and be a bit insular, but the guys went out and really set the tone at the top of the order. it was pleasing to see inexperienced test cricketers really set a benchmark for the rest of the group and set a good platform for us to go on, and hopefully still stretched this lead further, which should be a good chase on the surface. england‘s women play south africa in the world twenty20 in st lucia this evening. there‘s coverage on radio five live sports extra and in—play video on the bbc sport website. england beat bangladesh quite comfortably last time out, but south africa are likely to be a tougher prospect. they have got dangerous batters and outstanding bowling team as well but they are not only dangerous but unpredictable. you never kn

another made a respectable 37 before being caught and joe root declared shortly afterwards and settingtarget of 472 for victory. generating —— jennings finishing the date streaks ahead of his team—mates within touching difference of 150. a big thank you to the people that stuck with me and helped me over the past 18 months and have backed me. they backed me through tough times, waking up during the night panicking and stressing and going through some tough times. like i say, really pleased to be sitting here having helped us get to a position where we can go on and win the game, i feel. a brilliant day for england and keatonjennings especially. earlier i spoke to simon mann from the bbc‘s cricket social who told me the real test forjennings will be back in england. he was picked for this tour because he was perceived as a good player i can spend, if england had been against south africa australia he might not even have a point on the tour body to punt on him mainly because they he is a good spin player but they also feel who else is there? they normally got to the last chance in terms

colombo tomorrow, jonny bairstow could be the fourth player to bat their in three games and captain joe rootviously you want to try to have that consistency, especially in your batting and have nailed down. we have not been in a position where we have not been in a position where we have managed to find that balance just right at the moment, but the exciting thing is we have found ways of winning games of cricket without bad. over time and over the next few months, if that can be done, it's another step in the right direction for this team. now, it's 15 years to the day since england beat australia to lift the rugby world cup and the two sides meet once again on saturday at twickenham. eddiejones was the australia coach back in 2003, now he's plotting their downfall from the other dugout and he's made a couple of bold selections. austin halewood has more at the touchscreen. the final test of the autumn is already here. both sides will be desperate to end the year on a high. england had coach eddiejones has made a bold call in his team selection. for the first time since taking over, he has d

joe root, a very happy man this morning, england have sealed their first series win away from home inhis captaincy because you heard yesterday, there were many calling forjoe root to potentially focus on his batting, but he has called away and got this win. england made short work of it this morning. it took them just half an hour to get the three wickets they needed to finish off sri lanka, win the second test and with it the series. moeen ali finishing with four wickets, and jack leach got five in just his third test match for england. one more test left, but lots of positives for england in a part of the world where they've really struggled in the past. dublin 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 th

joe root brought it back.all that i have ever seen. just ta ke ball that i have ever seen. just take a look at the way he played yesterday if any young people want to be as been cricketer. a tremendous innings. is this a shift in attitude then towards the england team? they have a huge amount of talent. the test team have been inconsistent, especially when they are travelling. but there is a lot of talent, just not the consistency. thank you for coming by. i'm a bit scruffy, i did not know i was coming on! thank you so much. wales missed out on promotion from their nations league group after losing 2—1 to denmark in cardiff. gareth bale was back for wales but they missed chances and were punished when denmark scored before the break. and they went further clear late on when martin braithwaite smashed in a second. bale got one back but it was too little, too late. ido i do not like losing but parts of the game i really enjoyed against a really good team, an experienced team. disciplined, efficient. and we saw t

on the eve of the first test against sri lanka, england captain joe root says his team will be tryingferent and that players are feeling the competition for places on the team. that's all for now. azi farni will have more for you in sportsday at 6:30pm. what happens when you're a brilliant young footballer, wanted by the best clubs in the world, but then you suddenly don't make it? cherno samba was a teenage star at millwall, attracting interest from liverpool amongst others, but, when a move to anfield fell through, he headed to spain instead to play for cadiz. his career lost momentum and he began to feel a failure. the former england youth international then tried to take his own life. with the support of his family, he eventually came back to britain and gained wider attention as a wonderkid in the virtual world on the popular computer game championship manager. he now coaches youngsters and he's also written a book — out today — which he hopes will educate young players on the pitfalls of football. and cherno samba is here with me now. tell us... it was a very difficult early yea

captain joe root on the guitar, and the rest of the squad singing along. 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 second in the world rankings. formula 3 driver sophia florsch says she's happy to be on her way home, after the high—speed crash that left her with a fractured spine. floersch crashed at around 170 miles an hour in the macau grand prix eight days ago, and needed an 11—hour operation to repair her spine. she says the day of the crash was like a "second birthday", and she's looking forward to getting her life back on track. it was my first ever big crash. it took me awhile to get over it but i am over it now and i think a chapter starts. as i say, it was a bad crash. but i had a stable chassis andi crash. but i had a stable chassis and i am walking again and i will be racing soon and chasing m

joe root is looking happy despite looking rather menacing in that picture., their first series win in sri lanka for 17 years. joe root answering a lot of questions about his captaincy, which had been a topic of debate. also, ahead of a great year for england. they have this test series, then the world cup at home and the ashes on home soil. good momentum. england made short work of it this morning. it took them just half an hour to get the three wickets they needed to finish off the home side, win the second test and with it the series. moeen ali ended up with 4 wickets, jack leach got five in just his third test match for england. one more test left, but plenty of positives for england in a part of the world where they've really struggled in years gone by. dublin was the place to be last night! the party is probably still going on after 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

they can get two series wins and come back you have the ashes next year, it kind of feel as though joe rooto cement the different positions. this could be the start of something quite lovely. isabel was very speaking to my colleague earlier. just staying with cricket, england's women are sure of a semifinal spot at the t20 world cup in the caribbean after beating south africa last night. they have one group game left against the west indies to decide top spot. i am really looking forward to it. 0ur supporters are also looking forward to the challenge of the atmosphere. i tell them last night to rest their voices for tomorrow. i think with the crowd it will be a great atmosphere, something we should enjoy whether we are on the winning side or the losing side. so far in the tournament, it's been brilliant. india have beaten australia to top group b in the competition. india made 167—8 off their 20 overs. australia couldn't get a perntership going and their chase subsided to 119—9. they both go through to the semi—finals. it means the winner of england's game against the west indies tomorrow w

joe root, who we just heard from, is leading the celebrations in the dressing room. 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 asked for your comments at the beginning of the programme and as ever, you have not held back. today, we are discussing donald trump's intervention when it comes to the deal the uk has brokered with the european union in terms of our exit and you suggested that the brexit agreement could threaten the us uk trade deal going forward. we wanted to know what did you make of that intervention, well, many of you actually in favour of donald trump this morning, would seem. we have got david whitley who says i think there is not a problem with this, unlike the bbc, trump calls as he sees it. he is in southampton in the uk, thank you david for your comments. we have another one, and he says he is smelling blood, by propagating division. he was the worst outco

joe root puts england on top in the second test but is it his best century ever?s manager ryan giggs expressed his pride in his players, despite their 2—1 defeat by denmark in cardiff this evening. his side had been hoping to reach the top tier of the nations league but narrowly missed out in an eventful match, watched by patrick gearey. land of my fathers sung by one of the favourite sons, garrett returned to wales bring a notch as excellence but confidence and energy that really should've given the lead against denmark, james will feel bad enough about the mess, wait till he realises he was behind him, it could bea realises he was behind him, it could be a cruel ruthless game later and a half, chester missed something else the running of your benson, it was costa, when they get ahead they tend to stay there, the welsh struggling to stay there, the welsh struggling to find where, trying to get the spot from the stands but once again depends developed a terrible draft, smashed denmark a clear. everyone including the director and danish defence was still taking tha

joe root wants england to "set the trend" after a first series win in sri lanka in 17 years.ak djokovic is bidding for a record—equalling sixth title at the atp finals in london. hello and welcome to sportsday. thanks forjoining us. they left it late but england got their revenge on the team that knocked them out of the world cup. gareth southgate‘s men were a goal down to croatia at wembley and looking like being relegated from the elite group of the nations league, but two goals from jesse lingard and harry kane in the final 12 minutes of the match saw them win 2—1, and with it book their place in next year's finals. john watson was watching the drama unfold at wembley. john — a great comeback from england. yeah, what a comeback indeed, as you say. it was clear at the start of the day what england had to do a commoner permutations they had, england had to win to book their place in the semifinals in portugal next summer. blues and they would have been relegated into the second tier of the competition. the margins we re tier of the competition. the margins were just so tier

joe root says that they are not set against sri lanka tomorrow.at starts in colombo. he missed the first test with an ankle injury, and is back in the team. but he won't keep wicket. we know going into the ashes next year, going to the west indies, you would have settled one up and have people in the positions for a period of time, learning how to craft the innings in a specific positions. it is exciting for us as a team because you have people combating all different positions. we're showing this to and also it is good that you have a group of players who have little enough to do so. from a converter will return to formula 1 to race for williams in 2019, completing a remarkable comeback. he was one of the emerging stars of formula 1 at the time and the crash left him with serious injuries, including a partially severed arm. —— robert kubica. he will be back in formula 1 with blooms next year, after a comeback with renault. i know what it took me to get here and i know what it takes to get here and i know what it takes to be one of the top drivers

they lost four wickets before lunch but were rescued by a brilliant 124 from captain joe root, his 15th ben foakes was unbeaten on 51 before a lightning storm forced an early close. england on 324—9 in their second innings. we said we would play in a certain manner in these conditions and i think the temptation with a deficit like that going into the second innings is to play within your shell and bea innings is to play within your shell and be a bit insular, but the guys went out and really set the tone at the top of the order. it was pleasing to see inexperienced test cricketers really set a benchmark for the rest of the group and set a good platform for us to go on, and hopefully still stretched this lead further, which should be a good chase on the service. 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 test and some have said it is and probabl

step forward joe root. the captain calmly brought up a majestic century. 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 get used to a slightly different moniker, i'm pleased to say is kenny dalglish joins us. you get used to that? no, i don't think i'll ever be comfortable with it either. as i say, it's recognition for something that you took for granted, if it's supposed to help people, you help people, that's all we've done through

it's a squad packed with options, providing a bit of a selection headache for captain joe root.ion to be in, the fact that we turn up here full of confidence as a group and as a squad. we have the opportunity to play the same team if we feel the surface requires it but also we have a group of guys who have been sat on the sideline chomping at the bit ready to take the opportunity if it looks like they could be the guys to exploit that pitch. england's george kruis is out of the final two autumn internationals because of injury. he's got a calf problem, after being taken off in the second half of england's defeat to new zealand at the weekend. it's a blow for head coach eddiejones, who's already without a raft of other forwards for the matches against japan and australia. meanwhile the scotland full—back stuart hogg has confirmed that he's joining premiership side exeter next summer. he leaves glasgow warriors and has agree a two—year deal at the chiefs. another retirement for you. the british modern pentathlete samantha murray is bringing her career to a close. she won a silver

the first match of the series against sri lanka started badly — captain joe root out for 35.for just seven — england had lost five wickets before lunch. but foakes and sam curran steadied things — foakes batting out the day to finish on 87 not out. he said watching a video sent to the team by former captain alastiar cook had helped him prepare. england were 321 for eight at stumps. liverpool are favourites to win their champions league group, going into tonight's game away to red star belgrade. they easily beat them at anfield two weeks ago, with mo salah scoring twice in a 4—0 victory, but manager jurgen klopp is expecting a hostile atmosphere in serbia tonight. he's watched videos of the fans in the stadium but he says liverpool's experience will serve them well. the atmosphere, we are from liverpool so we know how big the influence of atmosphere can be. the only way i know to call the atmosphere down is playing really good football and that's what we have to do, we have to be ready for a big game and we will be ready. that's the only thing i can make sure. the boys have to

joe root hit a century to put england in a strong posititon going into the fourth day of the second testth his fifteenth test century. he was one of six wickets for akila danajaya. ben foakes was unbeaten on 51 before a lightning storm forced an early close. england reaching 324/9 in their second innings, thanks to that captain‘s knock. certainly enjoyed myself today. there were a few filthy hacks in there at times, but i think the way you have to think about batting and the sort of mental approach —— mental approach, and getting different strategies against different strategies against different bowlers takes it really good fun. that is what it should be about, you shouldn‘t feel like the pressure is too much, you should enjoy the occasion and make the most of the opportunity that is in front of the opportunity that is in front of you, and i thought whole group managed to really harness that today and make the most of it. danny cipriani shone on his return from a three—week suspension to help gloucester beat leicester tigers and move up to third in the premiership. in a lively game the

dickwella out lbw and joe root himself had a wicket.ort, more of the day‘s moments which mattered were sri lanka‘s. joe wilson, bbc news. back to westminster now and after a morning of resignations at the top of the government, let‘s take you back to my colleague simon mccoy at westminster for the very latest. thank you very much indeed. the pro—brexit european research group of conservative mps has met in the palace of westminster, let‘s go to oui’ palace of westminster, let‘s go to our assistant political editor norman smith in central lobby. things are moving by the hour? they are, this is no longerjust an issue about mrs may‘s brexit deal, it‘s about mrs may‘s brexit deal, it‘s about premiership. she sees her kavanaugh beginning to fracture around her, her brexit deal to which she has lashed appears in danger of crashing down but her ardent brexit critics are meeting now to decide whether they should press for a leadership contest and i can tell you their leader, jacob rees—mogg, has announced that he has submitted a letter calling

whatever he had a lunch wasn't catching joe root, he had to take this one of the ten as back into groupsost a carbon copy, different ball, different batsmen, same field and an even more stunning result. sri lanka were being blown away by a rashid whirlwind twisting the ball to his tune, to 222—5 became 222—6 and then seven, then eight, sri lanka even managed to find a new way to get themselves out, never run on a missed field, he found out the hard way. the fielder, you know who. sri lanka completed the collapse with this fifth wicket as sri lanka lost their last nine for 67 runs, this test match is england's to lose but a saturday in colombo has shown it takes just an instance for this match to turn. we always have that belief going into that session, just before lunch, we had him i said and we knew that it we sipped our plan things would change. not giving up. —— we had the mindset. we came out after tea and had them i said. thingsjust change. you have to always have that mind set knowing that things happen eventually. career-best numbers for adil rashid. england well on top then, and

shortly afterwards joe root declared, setting the hosts a daunting target of 462 for victory.of his team—mates. jo currie, bbc news. the hardships of life for palestinians living in gaza are many, and for musicians it can be particularly difficult pursuing their passion, because of few concert venues and access to instruments. in fact, gaza has just one grand piano, but after a lengthy restoration it's now been played in its first concert, as our middle east correspondent tom bateman reports. a rare soundtrack to life in a region used to discord. this is the only concert grand piano in the gaza strip. after a painstaking renovation, it is now being played at its first public concert. here is the piano. for the music students involved, a unique chance to bring this concert grand to a new audience. you can get the sense of how sad, but still kind ofjoyful, this piano is, because it went through a lot, so every time i play it i remember where it was and where it is now. the piano had laid abandoned for years. it was rediscovered in 2013, in a theatre later damaged during the last

on the eve of the first test against sri lanka, england captain joe root says his team will be tryingd haven't won a test series in sri lanka for 17 years. root says its time for them to try something different, and that players are feeling the competition for places on the team. first to win over here is not going to be 11 players. it is going to be a squad performance. there will be times when the balance of the team might change quite drastically, and we have to be open to that, and accepted. it is not about you individually, it is about collectively. we have done things like that when we have come to the continent and i think it is trying to be slightly different. be a little bit bowler, if you like, and courageous, and maybe tried every service that we come up against. —— try every surface. rafa nadal confirmed today that he will miss the atp world tour finals in london this month and that his season is over due to injury. he said he needed an operation on his right ankle and is also yet to recover from the abdominal problem that kept him out of the paris masters last week. in hi

on the eve of the first test against sri lanka, england captain joe root says his team will be tryinggeous approach to their cricket. england haven't won a test series in sri lanka for 17 years. root says its time for them to try something different — and that players are feeling the competition for places on the team. guys know that throughout this trip we are going to play on three very different surfaces, and for us to win over here it's not going to be 11 players, it will be a squad performance. there will be a time when the balance of the team might change quite drastically and we have to be open to that and expect that. it's not about you individually, it's about collectively doing something special. we've done things in a certain way in the past when we come to the subcontinent and i think it's time to try something slightly different. you know, be a little more bolder if you like, and courageous and maybe really try and exploit every surface we play on. no alastair cook, of course. it's ridiculous to say you won't miss his experience but what impact does it have on you as a ca

"bolder" and more "courageous" — that's what captain joe root wants from his england test side againstka. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. after four murders in five days in london, the metropolitan‘s police commander will put hundreds of extra police officers on the streets. so far this year 118 people have been killed in london. 73 of those deaths were caused by stabbing. more than a third of all recorded knife crime in england and wales happens in the capital. that's despite it making up around just 15% of the population the city's mayor says it could take up to ten years to solve the crisis and as our home editor mark easton reports, the changing nature of london's gang culture has contributed to the rise in violence. hundreds of extra police are on the streets of the capital tonight as officers responded to a wave of deadly stabbing is thought to be driven by drug gangs. this arrest in a graveyard is connected to the latest killing in croydon. tragically we had four murders since the middle of last week across a number of borrowers, none of them connected and each

and coming up on bbc news, joe root says his century in sri lanka could be his best ever as his sideahead in the second test. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. despite the storm of criticism around her brexit divorce proposals, theresa may has won the support of some key ministers after 48 hours in which it looked as if her future as the prime minister was on the line. in today's developments, steven barclay — a health minister who supported the leave campaign — has been promoted to brexit secretary, replacing dominic raab who resigned yesterday. and the former home secretary amber rudd returns to cabinet, as work and pensions secretary. despite speculation that he would quit in protest at the prime minister's draft agreement, the leading brexiteer michael gove has thrown his support behind theresa may; and remains in his post as the environment secretary. but the prime minister's position remains uncertain, with the number of conservative backbenchers who say they've submitted letters calling for a vote of no confidence in her leadership rising. our political editor l

joe root has praised a complete squad effort after england completed the 3—0 series whitewash of sritests in sri lanka for the very first time, and it's only the third time in history that england have won all the matches in an away test series. and as cricket correspondent jonathan agnew explains, there's lots for this england side to look forward to. they obviously go to the west indies, and that is going to be very critical preparation for the ashes in the summer. there's never been a supperfor english in the summer. there's never been a supper for english cricket with the one we're going to have. with the world cup with england starting as favourites, and interestingly trevor bayliss, the coach, has told me he is encouraged the players to consider them as favourites, to get used to the favourites tag, which is quite important at home to be co mforta ble quite important at home to be comfortable with that. then as soon as the world cup is over, it's into the ashes. it's going to be a huge year. i thinkjoe root‘s leadership, an awful lot of good going into that ashes series and i d

joe root talking to jonathan already, which is really promising. joe root talking tojonathan agnew.ng that 80 schoolchildren have been kidnapped in north—west cameroon. sources are reporting that and it is on the reuters news agency and we will check out the report and keep you updated. the cabinet will meet tomorrow to discuss a possible way forward after theresa may reportedly secured "private concessions" from brussels, which could see agreement being found in the brexit talks. much of the debate over the past two years has been centered on free—trade, but what exactly is a free trade agreement and how does it differ from what the uk has with the eu now? reality check‘s chris morris unpacks the terminology. everyone in the brexit debate is promising to give you free trade, and who doesn't like free stuff? so, what is a free—trade agreement, and how might it be different to what we have with the eu now? well, free trade deals aim to get rid of tariffs or border taxes on goods, all the stuff we make, meaning there are no charges for bring those products across the border. they also

whenever he had a lunch wasn't catching joe root, he had to take is one of the ten as back into groups differ vastly, same field are even more stunning result. sri lanka were being blown away by rashid whirlwind twisting the ball to his tune, to agenda five became 222—6 and then seven, then eight, sri lanka even managed to find a new way to get them selves out, never run on a missed field, he found out the hard way, the children, you know who, sri la nka way, the children, you know who, sri lanka completed the track with this fifth wicket at sri lanka lost her last night for 67 runs, this test match is england's to lose but a saturday in colombo has shown it ta kes saturday in colombo has shown it takes just an instance for this mess to turn. —— for this match to turn. it's the final formula one race of the season tomorrow and lewis hamilton isn't taking his foot off the pedal. he may have already won his fifth world title but he's on pole for the abu dhabi grand prix. the 11th time that he's started from the front this year. nick parrott reports. the sun has already set a formula 1's

three wickets lost this morning, rory burns, moeen ali and captain joe root all out.was in with a chance with at the start of the night. even to be nominated was something special. and to come away with it means so much. i have had those troubles, for two years in the game, you always question yourself, you know, can you come back and reach the pinnacle, which is international rugby, and you know, safe to say i think i'm well on the way there now, and with people around me, like my good family, good coaches, club, country, it definitely means a lot. now, finally, looking to the big test, england— new zealand at twickenham. what a story this is. the guy behind you, one year ago he was chucking drunks out of a nightclub in auckland. as a bouncer? yes, and he took a rugby to lose weight because he was 165 kilograms, so he lost 40 kg, he started playing by, so he lost 40 kg, he started playing rugby, he went into the super league, and only three months ago, then he came off the bench against france, now he's in the starting lineup against england just one year on. that's

two went very early on, before joe root was dismissed for 35.e. england are now on 98 for four. maybe the rain will come. huddersfield are off the bottom of the premier league, thanks to their first win of the season — they beat fulham 1—0 — they hadn't scored at home since the middle of april. in rugby league, george burgess could be banned this evening for this alleged eye poke in england's win over new zealand at the weekend. it's an offence that normally carries a suspension of three to five matches. the third test is on sunday. and history has been made in the melbourne cup, with cross counter, ridden by kerrin mcevoy, becoming the first british—trained horse to win the race. trainer charlie appleby said it was "everybody‘s dream". that, everybody at home, is a little bit of history happening in the many yea rs of bit of history happening in the many years of the history of the melbourne cup that is the first time a british horse has won. amazing. thank you very much. time to get the papers now. we look at the front pages first, the daily m

they lost burns and moeen early — and were ten for two, captain joe root followed for 35.unch. sam curran went two shy of his half century — but put together a steady partnership with ben foakes — he‘s 87 not out, england currently 311—8. huddersfield town finally got their first premier league win of the season. they beat fulham 1—0 with what was recorded as an own goal. that was their first league goal at home since april and it took them off the bottom of the table. liverpool manager jurgen klopp said it was common sense to "cool the situation down", after they decided to leave xerdan shaquiri out of their champions league squad tonight. they play red star belgrade in serbia. shaqiri is an ethnic albanian from kosovo and after he scored for switzerland at this summer‘s world cup, his goal celebration — symbolising the albanian flag — earned him a fine from fifa. politics has always influence on life, on the planet i live at least. and that‘s how it is. but we are not here for that, we are here for playing football and that‘s why we try to make sure that we can be focuse

it is a squad packed with options to that provides a selection headache for captain joe root. requires it. but also we got a group of guys that have been sat on the sideline chomping at the bit ready to take their opportunity if it looks like they could be the quys if it looks like they could be the guys to exploit that damp pitch. england is george cruise is out of the final two autumn internationals because of injury. he was taken off in the second half against new zealand at the weekend. it is a blow for head coach eddiejones who is already missing a raft of other forwards for the games againstjapan and australia. scotland full—back stuart hogg has confirm that he is joining premiership side exeter next summer, he will be leaving glasgow warriors. that is all the sport for now. more on all of those stories on the bbc sport website. there‘s been a small rise in unemployment. the figure increased by 21,000, with 1.38 million people out of work. official figures show the number of unemployed men contributed to the rise betweenjune and september this year. however, employment a

cricket and england captain joe root has a century as the tourist built a healthy lead in their second innings against sri lanka in kandy it already made a fifty one batting partner just turned himself inside out that enjoy it with the wicket but roots aggression ensured surrender would have a tough chase to win the second test in his fifteenth test century only his fourth away from home roots of ansley reaching one hundred twenty four england one and a three on three to four for nine two hundred seventy eight runs ahead pakistan a well on top of the start of their test series against new zealand the black caps were one hundred fifty three all out on day one in abu dhabi mohammed abbas starting the damage there kane williamson the only kiwi to perform really after hitting sixty three he took two catches in pakistan's reply. were building a partnership by the evening though the de facto home side reaching fifty nine for two at close of play on friday. tota france when i go into thomas has been given a new take on the race leaders yellow jersey head of his latest competition the welshman

cricket and england captain joe root has a century as the tourists built a healthy lead in their second innings against sri lanka in candy it already made a fifty one batting partner just turned himself inside out down enjoy it with the wickets but roots aggression ensured sri lanka would have a tough chase to win the second test he had his fifteenth test century only his fourth away from home roots of actually reaching one hundred twenty for england when they three on three to four from nine two hundred seventy eight runs ahead i certainly enjoy myself today. there's a few filthy hacks in their times. i think the way you have to think about batting and the sort of mental approach in a game plan you. different strategies that you might have against different bowlers makes it makes a really good fun and that's that's what it should be about you know you shouldn't feel like the pressure is too much we should really enjoy the occasion and make the most of the opportunity that's in front of you in pakistan a well on top of the start of their test series against new zealand the black caps we

jonny bairstow and skipper joe root took up the reins, before root dropped a clanger on a6 and scoopedon 87. england will be proud of themselves. no cricket on the back pages today for obvious reasons but there is a real spread of stories. the guardian one of those reporting on the on—going delay with tottenham's new stadium — pochettino hinting the hold up could go on even longer, saying they need to be patient. sadio mane's new contract at liverpool dominates the star sport — he says agreeing to stay on is the best decision of his career. and the sun's headline writers have had a bit of fun with "granieri" — claudio ranieri has apparently taken advice from his 99 year—old mother, before naming his first fulham line—up. renata is a huge football fan and supports roma. but she has taken fulham as a second tea m but she has taken fulham as a second team for obvious reasons. mothers a lwa ys team for obvious reasons. mothers always support their son. it's the last weekend of the grand prix season too. we have radio commentary from abu dhabi this afternoon. and on 5 live at seven darren f

captainjoe root on the guitar, and the rest of the squad singing along. ireland coach joecup, 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 their third six nations grand slam and to second in the world rankings. he brings belief to players, he brings confidence, he brings ability andi brings confidence, he brings ability and i think thatjoe's legacy in ireland will be the trophies he has won with leominster, —— leinster, with ireland but probably more so it will be the coaches he brings through, you look at what he has done, you would like to think in the next number of years there will be some coaches that have worked under joe as players that will come through and bring that attention to detail and ultimately the goal is to try to get as many home—grown coaches as we can, the national team and the whole formula 3 driver sophia florsch says she's happy to b