this summer, jofra archer has gone from relatively unknown to internationally feared. one early and no steve smith at the crease after he was hit by a archer delivery yesterday. his replacement got the same treatment. just like smith, the replacement managed to stick around, reaching 50. england's hopes of victory setting in the evening sun. when you need wickets, you must take your chances. 0h, dear, jason roy. jody denley showed them how it was done, a stunning catch to remove the australian captain, tim paine. fourwickets neededin captain, tim paine. fourwickets needed in seven overs. it was not to be and australia hung on, time ran out. the match was drawn. the next stop headingley. the australia batsman steve smith is not involved in today's action. he was ruled out after being diagnosed with concussion. smith was hit on the neck by a ball delivered by jofra archer yesterday and was forced to retire hurt. he did pass concussion tests and returned to bat, top scoring on 92. tests this morning showed "some deterioration", according to cricket australia. i would obvio

it is too simple to just say jofra archer, but he is inescapable. did not name their 11 here today but we can imagine the point in this test match whenjoe root is able to unleash his fastest bowler. his new dimension, his archer. and what will happen then? potentially isjofra archer the guy who could win you the ashes? we will have to wait and see. you know, if you ask him he would definitely say yes! again, that is what you want, young guys coming in full of confidence. and belief in their own ability. and someone that is definitely not going to shy away from any challenge. so it's great to have characters like that in the dressing room. it feeds off the rest of the guys as well. and it's a great position for him to start in. jofra archer has never played a test match but of course he is well known around the world in other forms of the game. he has played big bash cricket in australia. so from an australian point of view is he really anything to fear? a lot of our guys have seen jofra archer or faced him, which is a plus. obviously it has been in

unsurprisingly, jofra archer dominating. starting with the guardian. . express — archer‘s bullseye — as archer punches his fist in the air. following those six wickets. elsewhere this morning — celtic beat swedish side aik in the first leg of their europa league play—off tie, whilst rangers were held to a goalless draw in warsaw. wolves, meanwhile, were hugely impressive as they won away in italy. striker rauljimenez with the pick of the goals as they beat torino 3—2. the return leg is at molineux next thursday. and how about this from linfield‘s shayne lavery. a brilliant solo effort as the northern irish side stunned ak qarabag from azerbaijan 3—2 in the first leg of their europa league play off. what a finish from him. linfield are aiming to become the first irish league club to qualify for the group stages of the competition. the fastest man in the world this year — american christian coleman — is under investigation over concerns that he may have missed three drugs tests. the sprinter is understood to be contesting at least one of those cases. if h

england's cricketers have jofra archer to thank — for putting them in the strong position against australiaest in leeds. archer took 6 wickets for 45 runs as australia were bowled out forjust 179 on day one. the tourists batted first after england won the toss — and their plight would have been a lot worse if it wasn't for half—centuries from david warner and marcu labuschagne. warner made 61, while labuschagne top—scored with 74. he's deputising for steve smith, who was ruled out of this test with concussion. england will start their reply on friday morning.

jofra archer says the momentum is now with england.hink it would be great. the boys and i are quite, we're looking forward to it and it only takes a bit of magic to end an innings so whatever wickets he can get means it's less work for the rest of us which means that we can put our feet up. now not content with getting 77 caps for england, rugby playerjames haskell has been speaking about his decision to move into mixed martial arts. the flanker — whose career included spells in france, japan and new zealand — retired from the sport back in may but has now signed a deal to fight in mma. he insists, this isn't a fleeting interest and he's been using mma to build strength and endurance for years. a lot of time over the last ten yea rs i have a lot of time over the last ten years i have worked a lot on my wrestling to help with my tackling. and i really enjoyed it. mma is different because there are so many different because there are so many different disciplines and mike tyson said it, everyone has a plan until you get hit in the face.

and then of course jofra archer steamed australian wickets. ly clear that australia's batsmen were in for another torrid time. he was complimented by a contrasting bowler, jack leads. he was on the money and make his mark as his well. larger and leads silk wickets, the only thing standing between england and victory was marcus labuschagne. steve smith was unable to take part, with mild concussion and couldn't play. those protocols were followed. australia with the draw will continue in this series 1—0 up, but also i think we have to say the dynamic of the asses changed thanks to jofra archer. dynamic of the asses changed thanks tojofra archer. smith says he wants tojofra archer. smith says he wants to play in the next test on thursday —— ashes. leicester fought back from a goal down to draw with chelsea, in the premier league. it was former chelsea player frank lampard's first match in the home dugout for his new club. 20—year—old mason mount put chelsea 1—0 up, capitalising on some sloppy defending by wilfried ndidi. ndidi made up for it thoug

and then of course he could unleash jofra archer.y clear that australia's batsmen were in for another torrid time. he was complemented by a contrasting bowler, jack leach and his left—arm spin and guile. he was on the money and made his mark as his well. and archer and leach consistently took wickets throughout the day. the man who really stood between england and victory was marnus labuschagne. he made history of his own here today by being a concussion substitute with steve smith unable to take part. he woke up feeling groggy, headache, mild concussion — couldn't play. the concussion protocols were followed. so, australia with a draw will continue in this series 1—0 up, but also i think we have to say the dynamic of the ashes changed, thanks really to jofra archer. now, smith says he wants to play in the next test on thursday, that has to be in some serious doubt, though. a thrilling finish here is that often is when test matches and in a draw. exchange quickly in sport and it'sjust nice for us to be in a good place. we've still go

jofra archer speaking to us earlier there. that's all we have for now.rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello. well, our cool weather with showers is here to stay through the week. if anything, it's going to turn even more unsettled as we head into friday and the weekend. but that's still a long way off. in the short—term, actually, there is a lot of dry weather out there, a lot of clear weather across the uk. this is what it looks like through the early hours. so as you can see we have some showers across the south, some across the lake district, lancashire, maybe western scotland, and our temperatures nine degrees first thing in the morning at edinburgh, 12 degrees there in devon and cornwall. this is what it looks like first thing on tuesday, then. so we wake up to a lot of sunshine, a scattering of showers in the west of scotland, some across northern england, one or two affecting the south—west of england as well. now the daytime will bring sunny spells and temperatures of around 21 degrees for london, 17 expected in belfast and newcastle. now

so he is out but as ebony mentioned, jofra archer still available.on in the england side has undoubtedly changed the series, according to his head coach at sussex, jason gillespie. i like the look of the australian bowling line—up but i think england's bowling line—up with jofra archer coming in has added a new dimension to that attack. there is no doubt about that. we have been seeing it at sussex all along. i think he is buzzing, playing for his country like a kid ina candy playing for his country like a kid in a candy store. absolutely loving it. here at sussex we are fully supporting him. we love seeing him do well. as an all, i like seeing him do well but i would like to see so him do well but i would like to see so you do well as well. —— and all is a. two huge british derbies this weekend, first up is the old firm match between rangers and celtic, but once again, sectarian chanting has overshadowed build up to the fixture, with uefa charging rangers with racism for a second time. the club have been ordered to close a 3,000—seat section for the

then he could unleash the debutant, jofra archer steam den at pace and it was immediately clear thatwas complemented by jack leach, another torrid time. he was complemented byjack leach, with his left arm spin and guile and he made his mark and both of them consistently took wickets throughout the day. the man who really stood between england and victory made history of his own here today by being a concussion substitute with steve smith unable to take part, he woke up feeling groggy, headache, mild concussion and could not play. the concussion protocols were followed. so australia, with a draw, will continue in the series 1—0 up but i think we have to say the dynamic of the ashes changed thanks really to jofra archer. he dynamic of the ashes changed thanks really tojofra archer. he says he wa nts to really tojofra archer. he says he wants to play in the next test which begins on thursday and that has to begins on thursday and that has to be in some serious doubt. thrilling finish here, as it often is when test matches end in a draw. leicester fought back from a goal down to draw wit

barely a week ago, he had never even played a test match, but jofra archer does everything quickly —ght yet be australia's day, as amid the rain interruptions, david warner and marnus labuschagne scored gritty half centuries. england were flagging, butjust when they needed something special, guess who — archer prising out warner for 61, and from there the wickets clattered, most notably travis head's... bowled him! ..as stuart broad joined in. but it was his new team—mate who stole the show, as australia succumbed to an england—style collapse, losing their last eight for just 43 runs. and it was suitably archer that rounded things off — six wickets for him, and after helping england to the world cup, the fans here have found a new hero. well, the support is heart—warming, you know. whenever i walk out, everyone cheers, or if i get a wicket, it's that much more noise, and it's nice to feel, like, welcomed and, well, appreciated as well, you know? a day, then, which belonged tojofra archer and, ultimately, of course, to england. in this match they so sorely need to win, it's so far, so

well, jofra archer has never played a test match. played big bash cricket in australia. so, from an australian point of view, is he really anything to fear? a lot of our guys have seen john fry orfaze him, which is a plus, it has been an white ball cricket. we have faced him in australia where conditions really suit fast bowling. so think have seen him at his fastest. guys know what to expect and know how good he is and how skilled he is. like most policy play test cricket there will be times when he is a real threat and we will have to whether that. will australia rotate their options for this test —— test match, james pattinson having a rest. what has chase's edgbaston? steve smith will he remains the outstanding batsmen in the series, the outstanding test match batsmen, you have to say, in the wild. bingham will have to a way of getting out. joe root says maybe they lost a bit of patience in the first test match. he is expecting a big response from his team. well, if either side are going to win this test match they will have to g

jofra archer threw himself into training, but is being held back.ive ashes test matches, and english eyes will linger on the sight of this bowler in full flow. james anderson at 37 is, says his captain, getting better. staying with cricket, sri lanka beat bangladesh in the third and final one—day international in colombo, to complete a series whitewash. sri lanka batted first after winning the toss, and angelo mathews top—scored with 87, as they made 294—8 from their 50 overs. in reply, bangladesh were all out for 172, as sri lanka won by 122 runs with 14 overs to spare. so they take the series 3—0, and it is their first series win at home for nearly four years. elsewhere, england's women beat australia in the third and final t20 international in bristol. they won by 17 runs to claim a consolation victory in their multi—format ashes series, which australia won by i2—a. the fifth and final women's golf major of the year, the british open, gets underway on thursday at woburn, in england. the field includes 19 of the world's top 20 players, among them

and it's that man again — england bowler jofra archer takes the first wicket as the third test gets undergley. and coming up on bbc news... ireland name a more familiar squad to face england at twickenham on saturday as their world cup preparations continue. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. boris johnson is holding brexit talks in paris with the french president, emmanuel macron, who has insisted that the controversial irish backstop is "indispensable" to the integrity of the eu single market. the measure would prevent physical border checks if there was no post—brexit trade agreement. arriving at the elysee palace, mrjohnson said whether britain left with or without a deal at the end of october, the government would not introduce checks. mr macron said discussions between officials would go on but he agreed with the german chancellor, angela merkel, who yesterday challenged the uk to come up with solutions within 30 days. 0ur europe correspondent damian grammaticas sent this report. france's president has called those who promoted brexit liars, selling false promises, s

jofra archer will be set loose on the quickest pitch in england. for english cricket that they have someone able to make the batterjump around. ple nty of to make the batterjump around. plenty of the older english boys are quite happy about seeing the other guys quite happy about seeing the other quvsjump quite happy about seeing the other guys jump around quite happy about seeing the other guysjump around a quite happy about seeing the other guys jump around a little quite happy about seeing the other guysjump around a little bit. it certainly is an exciting prospect. to history headingley has sometimes been a hinge, the point where it momentum changes. over the years this place has seen some remarkable cricket. but this week it will be without one of its most remarkable players. patrick outlined his importance with three considerable scores already in this series — almost a third of australia's entire runs. stefan shemilt has been assessing the significance of his absence and the impact it could have on the series with australian journalist adam

from an england perspective, i haven't seen another like jofra archer, england perspective, i haven'tttraction for the whole crowd which is drawn into one player. yesterday when i was at lord's, it was the same feeling stop eve ryo ne lord's, it was the same feeling stop everyone was just so glued to watching jofra archer bowling and he surprised everyone with the bounces he was bowling. hejust surprised everyone with the bounces he was bowling. he just has a very easy action, it's very difficult to detect where he pulls that bouncer, he just detect where he pulls that bouncer, hejust comes detect where he pulls that bouncer, he just comes out of the blue. he definitely has rattled the australian batsmen. he will be a huge concern for them, how they deal with him. but also, the england team, you can see they feel now they can compete with australia. and hopefully they have got a chance of winning the ashes in the next few games. multi, great to talk to you. —— monty. to football, and frank lampard is still winless as manager of chelsea. he's the club's record goal—scorer and was given

and coming up on sportsday on bbc news: jofra archer receives his first test cap at lord's despite raining any play on the opening day of the second ashes test. good evening. there are shocking revelations tonight about the scale of plastic pollution, with scientists confirming they've discovered particles in falling snow in the arctic. it's a region long thought to be pristine, but is in fact contaminated by microscopic particles of plastic, carried on the wind from thousands of miles away. researchers have found more than 111,000 microplastics per litre of melted snow, raising questions about the long term implications for wildlife and people living in the far north. our environment analyst, roger harrabin, travelled to the arctic circle, as the research was being carried out, and sent us this special report. the arctic, a place of pristine beauty. smothered with snow, clean and pure. 0r, that's how it appears. but it's an illusion. arctic snow is tainted with microplastics and rubber particles and clothing fibres. given the amount of pollution in the atmosphere, it's perhaps hardly s

england were often running at jofra archer pace. too quick for usman khawaja. t's be clear, again, there was immediate concern from england, and both teams know it's part of test cricket. so with slow bowling. with spin, jack leach deceived bancroft, l b w. labuschagne had defied england with a 50 whenjoe root confirmed a fingertip catch. joe denley pulled off something spectacular. that catch left australia six wickets down but that's where it stopped. england finally ran out of time but they take inspiration. the bravery of steve smith to be hit and return to the crease but if he missed at the end of this match because of concussion could he really be passed fit to play the next one starting on thursday? england go to leeds wondering just whatjofra archer might do in his second test match. well, as joe mentioned, there is a big question mark over the fitness of australia's steve smith ahead of the third test which starts at headingley on thursday. the man himself says he'll have to wait and see how he recovers from mild concussion. i'm going to be assessed ove

however, fast bowler jofra archer was presented with his england cap in the afternoon which confirmshis request, the presentation was made by chrisjordan, his sussex team—mate. like archer, jordan was born in barbados.... chelsea scoring their opening penalties that penalty shoot out, who will win this years super cup. you can find it over on the bbc sport website and live commentary on bbc radio. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are broadcaster david davies and jason beattie — who's head of politics at the daily mirror. any of tomorrow's front pages are already in. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. jeremy corbyn has sent a letter to opposition leaders and tory backbenchers opposed to a no—deal brexit, attempting to build a cross—party coalition to delay brexit — that's according to the telegraph. 0n the same story, the guardian sasteremy corbyn has called on rebel tories and other party leaders to oust borisjohnson and allow labour to form a care

jofra archer has been facing the media at lord's today, ahead of his likely test debut on wednesday againstst bowler missed england's defeat in the first ashes test because of a side strain. he's expected to replace the injured james anderson. not my test match debut as yet, if i'm selected i'll be over the moon but for now, i'm not selected so we'll go with that for now. if you play, it will be a new thing for you, bowling over five play, it will be a new thing for you, bowling overfive days. i gatherjustin lynagh said in his press c0 nfe re nce gatherjustin lynagh said in his press conference he thought they might wear you down, what do you think about that? i don't think you see me play first—class cricket. i think he has another thing coming! great fighting talk! could the impact of winning the first ever w series, be the start of more women getting into motorsport? britain's jamie chadwick, wants that to happen she won the inaugural women's only motor racing series event at the weekend, coming fourth in the final race at brands hatch. the 21—year—old is a development driver for the wil

jofra archer producing another brilliant spell. australia bowled out for 179. out for179. even played a test that but jofra archer does everything quick, bowling, excelling perhaps even a reviving england's ashes. after making the breakthrough it seemed it may yet be australia's day. david warner and the other opener scoring half centuries. when they needed something special, guess who? 0ne they needed something special, guess who? one 61 and from that the wickets cluttered. most notably travis said as stuart broad joined in. but it was his new teammate that stole the show. —— travis head. 43 ru ns stole the show. —— travis head. 43 runs for the final eight wickets. archer suitably grounded things. helping england to the world cup, the fans have found a new hero. the players support me. the supporters, eve ryo ne players support me. the supporters, everyone chair. you get a weekend and there is so much noise. —— chia. it is appreciated. a day which belonged to jofra it is appreciated. a day which belonged tojofra archer and ultimately to england. in a match they so sorely n

england's cricketers have jofra archer to thank — for putting them in the strong position against australiaafter a rain—affected start to the 3rd ashes test in leeds. archer took 6 wickets for 45 runs as australia were bowled out forjust 179 on day one. the tourists batted first after england won the toss — and their plight would have been a lot worse if it wasn't for half—centuries from david warner and marcu labuschagne. warner made 61, while labuschagne top—scored with 7a. he's deputising for steve smith, who was ruled out of this test with concussion. england will start their reply on friday morning. i guess it's a thing that you really dream of. you train hard and you should be rewarded eventually in the game. i thought that we brought that as a team as well as lord's and if you keep bowling like that, you will get wickets and luckily enough for us, it happened today and i thought we were going to lose a day of cricket but we were on the field long enough to actually force a first—innings result. we've got to come out tomorrow and hit the right lines and lengths.” think the weather is

jofra archer is on fire with the ball once again.fifth and final day of the second test at lords. of the second test at lord's. they had declared on 258 for 5. michael redford reports. ben stokes celebrating at lord's. deja vu, anybody? five weeks ago he guided england to world cup success. now he was giving them ashes hope. ben stokes resumed on 60 not out, england 96—4, a lead of 104. the plan, dig in. sort of. a plan that was being well executed untiljos buttler did this. in 19 run partnership brought to an end. ben stokes was far from finished. with his 50, he started to enjoy himself, not once but twice against nathan lion in the same over, before going on to bring up his seventh test century. just as they were five weeks ago, lord stood to applaud. ben stokes was in the zone. see ball, hit both. enough, england declaring, australia needing 267 to win. another of england's world cup heroes. jofra archer has gone from relatively unknown to internationally feared. david warner gone, internationally feared. david warner o . interna

diagnose whether or not he was concussed and to then go back out to face 94 mph bouncers from jofra archerce another australian cricketer, phillip hughes, died after being struck in the neck. since then, helmets with the neck guards have been developed, but they are not compulsory. and some players, including smith, have preferred not to wear them. well, steve smith is being assessed by medical staff to see whether he can play in the next ashes test here at headingley on thursday, but whichever australian batsmen emerge here, they will be bracing themselves. the electrifying pace ofjofra archer shook up notjust met, but most of his team—mates too. but such spectacular speed inevitably comes with a risk. from a batsman‘s perspective, yeah, there is fear, but i think that it makes the game special, but at the same time, you know, safety has to be put at the forefront of one's mind. clearly there was something wrong and it has to be administered with a more stringent hand. indeed, fast and often ferocious bowling has long been part of the sport's tradition. the challenge now for cricket is to

jofra archer was only a substitute fielder, he couldn't bowl until the next test.. he bats like nobody else. great fun, unless you are the bowler. plenty more where that came from. how is your patience? wilting? a word from stokes. a reply from smith. even edgbaston‘s enthusiasts at times today struggled. with this shot, smith got to 100. his second of the match. with every beaming minute, he extended australia's lead. his personal total, 142. well, matthew wade took the opportunity to find his form. he made 100 as well. remember when australia were on the ropes in this match? it seems like a very different ashes now. even australia's tail—enders were dispatching england's weary bowlers as their lead just grew. they invited england to bat again. 397 behind. australia has such a good opportunity now. all they potential to ta ke opportunity now. all they potential to take ten wickets and when their match. tomorrow there may be floodlights and maybe even a shower but england will have to bat for hours to try to rescue this test match. from their point of view each one

first test between england and australia in birmingham, the home side sprang a surprise by leaving jofra archer the west indies—born pace bowler, who starred during the recent world cup, will have to wait a little longer to make his test debut. chris woakes is the preferred option, after taking six wickets in last week's win over ireland. our sports correspondent joe wilson reports. cricket history lesson one — the ashes equals the ultimate. the smallest prize in literal size, they are holding it,

was arrested today but they do have a archer in their armoury stop after his sensational debut, jofra archer bowler will be let loose on england's quickest pitch. it's good to see the english cricket they got someone able to make the batters jump around. there's been plenty of the older english boy is quite happy about seeing the guys on the other side of defencejump seeing the guys on the other side of defence jump around a little seeing the guys on the other side of defencejump around a little bit seeing the guys on the other side of defence jump around a little bit but it certainly an exciting prospect, that's for sure. the history, headingley has sometimes been a hinge, the point where momentum changes. over the years, this place has seen some remarkable cricket. and it is one of the most fantastic victories ever known. but this week, it will be without one a cricket's most remarkable players. there were three champions league qualifying first leg matches on tuesday. this is the final round of qualifying with the winners from these two—legged ties going through to the lucrative group sta

young jofra archer at lords. i was there yesterday. is really exciting. it looked like we might have been able to win. we got a draw but it makes the rest of the test much more exciting. and it was a very exciting day, despite the fact it ended in a draw. i think england probably declared too late and that is why that is a look of frustration rather than pure joy we is why that is a look of frustration rather than purejoy we have. is why that is a look of frustration rather than pure joy we have. all set up for the next fascinating test match starting on wednesday. i think. lucy, henry, thank you both very much indeed.

jofra archer is included, though, whilstjoe denly keeps his place in the 12—man squad.n rugby union. along with will heinz, he's one of two uncapped players in the experimental side to face wales at twickenham on sunday. i'll have all the details just after 5.30pm. jeremy corbyn has written to britain's most the prime minister has written to civil servants to say that preparing for the possibility of a no—deal brexit should be their top priority. earlier, jeremy corbyn urged the country's top civil servant to intervene to prevent a no—deal brexit happening during a general electionthe labour leader is worried an election might be called this autumn, just as britain is due to leave the eu — and then take place after brexit has happened. that could leave mps powerless to intervene, because parliament wouldn't be sitting. jeremy corbyn says that brexit in those circumstances would be an abuse of power. since he became prime minister just over two weeks ago, borisjohnson has been consistently clear about one thing. we have to leave the eu in october the 31st. but would sugg

young jofra archer at lords. i was there yesterday.is so exciting to have a man of this calibre with this particular style of bowling in the team. it is really exciting. it looked like we might have been able to win. we got a draw but it makes the rest of the test much more exciting. and it was a very exciting day, despite the fact it ended in a draw. i think england probably declared too late and that is why that is a look of frustration rather than pure joy we is why that is a look of frustration rather than purejoy we have. is why that is a look of frustration rather than pure joy we have. all set up for the next fascinating test match starting on wednesday. i think. lucy, henry, thank you both very much indeed. thank you to my guests this evening, henry and lucy. don't forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. it's all there for you, seven days a week at bbc.co.uk/papers. and if you miss the programme any evening you can watch it later on the bbc iplayer. and from all of us, good night. hello,

jofra archer has been proving his fitness after recovering from a side strain.y taking six for 27 today in a hostile spell for sussex second eleven against a somewhat shell—shocked gloucestershire seconds. and he's since proved his ability with the bat as well. archer has scored a century at the blackstone academy ground, making 108 from 99 balls. you suspect australia's attack might be a little tougher though. it is expected that archer will replace anderson for the second test at lord's. the opening round of fixtures in the kia super league are under way. and after being throughly beaten in the ashes — english players will be joined by a host of international stars during the tournement, including many australians. yorkshire diamonds take on surrey stars at headingley this evening — 0ne star saying it will be strange to face some of the players she met during the ashes. you get to meet new people and play against players you have traditionally only ever played against. i am looking forward to it and looking forward to the challenge. it is a massive game and it

, you are facing speeds up the speed of jofra archer, that you are facing eone to make a debut like that and come on and ball that pays consistently pace as well, it was brilliant to see and great to watch —— but pace, but australia have to change now how they view and go out and play. so this is going to be a really tricky match. australia, if they win this test match, they win they win this test match, they win the ashes series. it's going to be a really good, hard —fought the ashes series. it's going to be a really good, hard—fought test match, and with jofra really good, hard—fought test match, and withjofra archer, anything can happen. he has that x factor. as a boulder, it's charlie, from a bowlo's perspective, you're talking aboutjofra bowlo's perspective, you're talking about jofra archer and the bowlo's perspective, you're talking aboutjofra archer and the weapon he has in his bowling, but since someone has gotten a concussion from him, will it ever play in a bowler‘s had to ease off at all? —— head to ease off? have you ever dwelt on it a little bi

australian batsman steve smith says he is looking forward to facing jofra archer again when the ashesxt week. smith was keen to point out that archer is yet to get him out. the former australian captain has been cleared to play in the tour match against derbyshire after suffering from concussion in the first innings of the drawn second test at lord's when he was hit by an archer bouncer. the ashes is currently tied at1 all — after england won a dramatic third test at headingley which smith missed. let's take a look at some other stories making the news. inter milan have agreed a loan deal to sign forward alexis sanchez from manchester united. inter boss antonio conte is keen to sign sanchez before the european transfer window closes on monday. celtic have signed austrian international right—back moritz bauer from stoke city on a season—long loan. the deal contains an option for the scottish champions to buy him next summer. spain's angel madratzo claimed the biggest win of his career on stage five of the vuelta a espana on the first summit finish of this year's race. ireland's nicolas

archer on target — jofra's second wicket in the headingley ashes test, and warner is the victim.up on bbc news... a deadline is a deadline. we hear from the efl‘s executive chair, who tells us their hands are tied as bury faces expulsion on friday. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the red carpets, the handshakes — we saw theresa may go through it all several times. now it's borisjohnson‘s turn, and the question is, will the result be any different? the prime minister was in paris today and on the key question of the irish backstop, there seems to be little change. president emmanuel macron said it was indespensible — a firm rebuttal to mrjohnson‘s wish to have it removed. today's meeting followed yesterday's talks in berlin, and our correspondent ben wright has been travelling with the prime minister. it's a short flight from berlin. but there's a long way to go. welcome to paris... yesterday, angela merkel invited the uk to find solutions that might avoid a no—deal brexit, but little more than that. and today's trip promised to be tougher still for the prime mini

also out there practising earlier on was jofra archer, who of course made such an impact on his testrd's, such an impact on his test debut at lords, and i asked england skipper joe root just how lords, and i asked england skipper joe rootjust how his new star is dealing with all the attention. sets up dealing with all the attention. sets up his fortnight at the hotel, and he isjust a very up his fortnight at the hotel, and he is just a very relaxed character. he doesn't seem to be fazed by anything. and he is one of those guys that seems to be borne for these occasions. i think once you have got a super over world cup final in your back pocket, it makes everything seem a little bit easier. so all eyes will be onjofra archer. it was his 92 mph bouncer that struck steve smith, and has forced him to miss this match because of concussion. the australian skipper tim paine says his team are bracing themselves for more aggressive bowling. you are always preparing for the next game and what you think you need to face, so obviously we took some short pitched bowling, and i think we were prepa

england send for their archer. 1—0 down in the ashes series, jofra archer is ready to play his firstt match for england, but they're more likely to be dodging showers than bouncers at lord's. losing a wife and mum to cancer — two cricketing legends tell us how they tried to prepare their children. it doesn't mean they can't have a great life, and for ruth to hear that, the weight of the world came off her shoulders, and for me it was getting my head around the idea of looking after them going forward, and it was a huge source of comfort. more cloud and rain around today than yesterday. the best chance of staying driver the longest is in eastern scotland and north—east england. more details in 15 minutes. it's wednesday the 14th of august. our top story: the family of 15—year—old nora quoirin have said their hearts are broken after her body was discovered in the malaysian jungle yesterday. a post—mortem examination examination is under way, with the results expected later this morning. andy moore reports. nora's family released a new photo of the 15—year—old they called the most preci

jofra archer has been stalking his claim to replace injured james anderson for the second ashes test.gainst gloucestershire seconds — he also scored 108 with the bat. anderson will miss the second ashes at lord's that starts next week — due to a calf injury that restricted him in the first test which england lost. dan evans will face rafa nadal for the first time tomorrow after he beat alex de minaur in the first round of the rogers cup. eva ns', the british number two and world number 53, beat the australian world number 38 in straight sets, 6—4, 7—6. so next up for evans is french open champion nadal, who recieved a bye into the second round. england will name their rugby world cup squad after their summer international against wales on sunday. mike brown and ben te'o will not have a chance to stake their claim for a place in it. they've been left out by coach eddiejones, who says while they will be disappointed to miss out, they may get another opportunity so must be ready. northampton flanker lewis ludlam and bath wing rory mcconnochie could make their debuts at twickenham. in the

england will look for more about aggressive pace from jofra archer. concussion test yesterday but he will be assessed again this morning before play starts. england expects that he will be ok to play. but the surrey batsmen 0li pope is here to cover in case he doesn't pass. steve smith is a major absence for australia, but we anticipate they might make another change to their side. does that have anything to do with the absence of smith? it will be very interesting. you mention steve smith. he's obviously out of this match. he will be replaced by manus laubuchane you will be replacing steve smith. we expect that the australian opening batsman cameron bancroft will be dropped. he has really struggled in this series. just aa runs in his four innings. we expect that he will be replaced by marcus harris. also a suggestion that australia might make a change in their bowling line—up as well, possibly a recall forjames pattinson in place of peter siddle. australia looking to ring the changes. they struggled for large parts of that test at lord's. clearly the

match against derbyshire, after missing the last test with concussion caused by a bouncer from jofra archere upper hand. you don't have to be an optimist to think so, we have planted a few seeds of doubt in their heads so they will probably think twice and declaring.jimmy coming they will probably think twice and declaring. jimmy coming back at his hope ground, we will have want to do something special as well. i think the boys are coping. and it's clear there are still some basking in that impressive england win over australia. and why not — this caught our eye on social. labelled when you're an englishman living in australia... why wouldn't you wear your pads to work... you'd worry for that man if england lose the next test. round two clock gareth southgate will announce his england squad for theirup coming euro will announce his england squad for their up coming euro 2020 qualifiers. from 6.00 there is the draw for the group stages of this season's champions league. manchester city, liverpool, spurs and chelsea all involved and you can follow it live on the bbc sport website and the bbc

jofra archer claimed his first test wicket in cameron bancroft but steve smith 13 not out when the heavenstive. we need to bowl a straight out by lunch tomorrow. —— australia out. for both teams come after bowl each other out. there is certainly hope for both sides. there could be an intriguing game left in this test match, and also rain. ouraim is to the next six wickets by lunch. he cost barcelona more than £100 million but afterjust a year and a half, phillipe coutinho looks to be heading for the exit. it looks to be just on loan for now, with the club's director guillermo amor saying a deal has been agreed in principle with bayern munich. he's scored 21 goals in 76 games for the catalan giants. he was left out of barca's starting line—up for their opening league game at atletico bilbao. lionel messi injured too. both frenkie dejong and antoine greizzmann started, though. not had too much impact as yet. still goalless with about 30 minutes to play. bayern are kicking off the bundlesliga season, too, at home to hertha berlin. bayern took the lead, then went behind before a robert lewando

the home side was 258—5 declared, jofra archer saw australian trouble, making an unlikely 267 from a8ick come and saw the tourists 15a—6. travis head and patrick come and saw the tourists 154-6. things change quickly in sport and, you know, is just nice for us to be in a good place going ahead. we've still got at least two games, but it was important we have got a really good response this week and it puts us in a really good place going into the game. now to tennis where daniil medvedev be daniel got them to win his first masters 1000 title. the russian had lost two finals recently became stop here. and in the women's final, with the us open fast approaching, the 2017 finalised keys won the title and soak herself back into the top ten players. justin thomas won the bmw championship by three shots, taking him top of the fedex carb points list with one tournament left to play —— fedex cup, the american finished at 25 under and now heads in to the tourist championship in at lanza, hoping to scope the $15 million bonus on the pga tour. sheffield united picked up theirfirst bonus on the p

jofra archer was picked to do that and he excelled. smith's blow to the arm was painful.nly remembers its context. as he turned his head, smith was hit in the neck. the australian batsman phillip hughes died after a similar incident. it was obviously, um... some pretty rough memories of a blow like that. so, yeah, there was no fun in it. smith was led away from the playing field. cricket has concussion protocols. but when the next wicket fell, look who came back out. the bravery was obvious to the majority who applauded, but apparently not to the minority who chose to boo. well, australia insisted smith was ok, but he did eventually make a mistake. 0ut finally, lbw, for 92. for steve to come back out having been hit the way he was, you know, it does show some courage and character to do that. i think he's been incredible in this series so far. steve smith's individual performance certainly kept australia in the game. they finished their first innings just eight runs behind england and then bowled at them. australia took four wickets by the close but also know they should

that certainly looking ahead to the next test and whether jofra archer will looking ahead to the nexther will be re—included. whetherjofra archer will be re-included. thank you for your time. england 71—1 at lunch, play to resume ina time. england 71—1 at lunch, play to resume in a few minutes. thank you, adam. and from the women's open golf, plenty of british interest, and at the top of the leaderboard, georgia hall, the defending champion, shot a second round of 69 including four birdies to finish on under six. meanwhile bronte law produced a storming round to put herself into contention, she's just one shot off the lead on 7 under. and charley hull, who's playing on her home course, has started her round well. this birdie on the second hole leaving herjust two shots off the lead, which is held by america's lizette salas. that's all the sport for now. it's reported the new northern ireland secretary, julian smith, has asked for portraits of the queen to be put back on display inside government buildings at stormont. the portraits had been taken down after a senior civil servant was

jofra archer — one of the stars of england's successful world cup campaign — has been left out.ans everything to win. i think you speak to anyone that is captaining and is on the verge of an ashes series to say that doesn't mean as much as any other event, i do think any of them would agree, i think it's do think any of them would agree, i think its huge. it's a great opportunity, i think cricket in this country is at an all—time high, it's what interest that has not had for a long time and we got an opportunity asa long time and we got an opportunity as a team to make this a very memorable one. meanwhile australia's david warner is fit for the first test after an injury scare. if warner, former captain steve smith and cameron bancroft all start it'll be the first test match that they've been involved in since last year's ball—tampering scanda in south africa. australia hold the ashes after their 4—0 victory in 2017—18, but england haven't lost a home ashes series since 2001 and have not lost at edgbaston to any side in 11 years. 144 players will battle it out to win the women's

jofra archer was only a substitute fielder. he couldn't bowl — well, not until the next test. fun, unless of course you are the bowler. plenty more where that came from. how is your patience — wilting? a word from stokes. a reply from smith. even edgbaston‘s enthusiasts, at times, today struggled. with this shot, smith got to 100, his second of the match. with every beaming minute, he extended australia's lead. his personal total — 142. well, matthew wade took the opportunity to find his form. he made 100 as well. remember when australia were on the ropes in this test? well, it seemed like a very different ashes now. even australia's tail—enders were dispatching england's weary bowlers, as australia's lead grew. they invited england to bat again, 397 behind. england's opening batsman began their second innings and survived. plenty more of this to come. australia have got themselves in a winning position, and they knew who to thank. cheers, steve. manchester city have won the community shield after beating liverpool on penalties at wembley. gabrieljesus buried the winning penal

marnus labuschagne once again showing his calibre and also his courage, struck in the helmet by jofra archerinue and made an impressive 80. by the time archer wrapped up their innings, england ‘s chances seemed realistically over. their target, 359, huge, but it soon seemed even huger. rory burns quickly went. but forjason roy was bamboozled by a beauty. at 15—2, england were staring at humiliation but finally, some resistance, the twojoe's, denly and root combining to impressive effect. a flicker of hope perhaps. as they both reach their half centuries, headingley were starting to believe. denly eventually went, love in one behind for 50, but crucially root kept going, australia are still favourites, but while he is at the crease, anything is possible. england have certainly shown some welcome fight, it may still not be enough to rescue them or the ashes, but the fans hope there are still hanging on. andy swiss, bbc news, headingley. premier league highlights are coming up after the news, but i've got the results now, if you want them... liverpool are still top of the table after maintainin

smith was concussed in the last match after being struck by a bouncer from england's jofra archer, andst over 48 hours time. japan's kento momota continues his defence of the world badminton men's singles title on tuesday. momota takes on spain's luis enrique penyalva in the last 16 of the world championships in basle after beating vietnam's pham cao cuong in the opening round. billie simpson of cliftonville ladies has joined lionel messi and zlatan ibrahimovic in being nominated for the world goal of the year puskas award. here's why: the quick thinking simpson volleyed from her own half against sion swifts in the northern ireland premiership in august last year. the ten nominated goals will be whittled down to three. the eventual winner will be named at next month's fifa football awards in milan. 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. donald trump has once again hinted he may be interested in buying greenland. fresh speculation has been fuelled by an image

so whether it's today or tomorrow...or the weekend...these two men, steve smith and jofra archer, will in the final result of this test match. the former england intertnational, isa guha, is now part of the test match special team, she says archer's inclusion could be huge for england. he brings so much to the team. his energy and confidence is incredible to see the amount of confidence exudes at the age of 24. we saw it here just exudes at the age of 24. we saw it herejust a exudes at the age of 24. we saw it here just a few weeks ago when he was happy to take the ball for the super over and ended up winning the game for england. so a fantastic player to have within this group of players but also just as ability and his skill with the red ball. he has spoken about the fact that he loves the red ball. he has already taken a bucketful of championship wickets. he will come into the side looking to get the ball moving but also the place that he brings. steve smith has admitted that he will pose a threat because of the way that he just ambles in and suddenly it is in yourface. so just ambl

jofra archer was only a substitute, he was not allowed to bowl until the next test match. fun, u nless batting like nobody else. great fun, unless of course you are the bowler. plenty more where that came from. how is your patience? wilting? even edgbaston‘s enthusiasts at times today struggled. with this shot, smith got to 100, his second of the match. and with every beaming minute he extended australia's lead, his personal total, 142. the england captain knows one thing already. after just four days of this five match series, he needs a new plan for steve smith. ideas welcome. a few theories for matthew wade would be useful, too. he found his form, made 100 as well. remember when australia were on the ropes in this art? it seems like a very different ashes now. even their tailenders we re ashes now. even their tailenders were dispatching england's weary bowlers. they invited england to bat again, 397 ahead. england's opening batsmen began their second innings, and survived. plenty more of this to come. australia have got themselves into a winning position, and they knew

jofra archer provided it. his pace confused play. more pain could be found at the crease. spirit. smith was bamboozled again. smith was forced to leave over concussion concerns, down but not officially out. he was only absent for a short period. cleared to play, he would soon return, needing 20 runs for his century. he got 12 of them before succumbing to chris wilkes, australia all out for 250. smith did not field for england's second innings. australia did not seem to miss him. they took four wickets in the final session, including the first ball for captainjoe session, including the first ball for captain joe root. iam too i am too excited about the cricket! i was thinking about the rugby, that is the difference between us! wales are number one in the world for the first time ever after beating england in cardiff. warren gatland's side ground out a 13—6 victory in the world cup warm—up. it pushes new zealand off the top spot for the first time in 10 years as holly hamilton now reports. another week closer to the world cup, another chance to prove their worth. england kno