jos buttler and dawid malan — josh hazlewood. jos buttler and dawid malan at _ josh hazlewood. united will be breathing a sigh of relief this morning after an injury—time winner gave them a win over 0monia nicosia that�*s put them in a good position to qualify from their europa league group. position to qualify they had been frustrated throughout by the cypriot side until the 92nd minute when scott mctominay ensured united can still win their group. with two matches still to play, they�*re three points behind real sociedad. united go there in november. the performance in the box was good but the finishing was not that good. let�*s hope that we saved their goals for the coming week. luckily, i have had many more of those nights, where you play well, you create chances, but you don�*t net. but finally, of course, football is about scoring goals. arsenal remain top of their group thanks to a 1—0 win over bodo—glimt in norway. bukayo saka getting a deflection off his chest for the only goal of the game. it means arsenal will be through to the knockout stage if they win against psv

england have beaten australia by 8 runs in theirfirst warm up match in perth they were put into bat, jos buttler84 off 51 balls, nobody else really got going for england who reached 208 for 6. david warner then hit a half century but once alex hales caught him out here thanks to the bowling of mark wood the lower order couldn't deal with the pressure of the final three overs. australia falling just short. both teams will next meet on wednesday. the draw for euro 2022 qualify to place _ the draw for euro 2022 qualify to place in — the draw for euro 2022 qualify to place in germany with all hoping to reach _ place in germany with all hoping to reach the _ place in germany with all hoping to reach the final. our reporter was in frankfurt for us. there was laughter in the stadium as england and germany were brought together. the teams that played each other in the final in wembley last year and also have played each other recently in the nation's league when italy have taken four points from the two matches. so there is a recent score to settle for england against italy. also, the unknown of ukraine

this is canberra and reaching for the stars here, jos buttler. an impeccably timed 82. support from moeen ali. the ball was still travelling fast when it reached the crowd, not easy fielding, is it? trying to make the catch here was david warner. he hit the ground hard. he passed a concussion test before coming out to bat. australia needed 179 to win. warner madejust four, a shaky start. trying to restrain observed ben stokes not out but not six. continuing the chase, t20 cricketers but they will never beat this. david bold. australia behind these winning moments build momentum. joe wilson, bbc news. and that's all the sport for now. hello there. strengthening winds over the next few days could bring down plenty of those autumn leaves, i suspect. thursday morning will start off with some early rain clearing the essex and kent coast. decent spells of sunshine for many as we go through the afternoon into northern ireland, and western scotland will start to see outbreaks of rain, some of it heavy and the winds strengthen here. temperatures, similar v

captain jos buttler admits the performance was not up to standard.ing. we did not take advantage. england football legend stuart pearce has been giving the benefit of his experience to england's rugby league side, as they prepare for their final group match of the world cup against greece this weekend. pearce, who is a big fan of the sport, gave a motivational talk to players and staff at their training base in wigan, as adam wild reports. and noticeably relaxed atmosphere here at england's training camp in wigan today, with two wins from two so far, attention turning to the quarterfinal here in wigan. they do from one group match to play. it comes on saturday against greece at bramhall lane. we've learned today the site have been captained by george williams. coming into the site as well, saint helen'sjoe bachelor as well as high peers paul, and he has been telling how delighted he is to get his chance and is world cup and how excited he was when he got that call from the coach. it was when he got that call from the coach. . . was when he got that c

they were put into bat, jos buttler made 68 whilst alex hales here hit 84 off 51 balls, nobody else reallyntury, but once alex hales caught him out here, thanks to the bowling of mark wood, the lower order couldn't deal with the pressure of the final three overs, australia falling just short. both teams will next meet on wednesday. head over to the bbc sport website if you want to see the full draw for the qualifying groups for the mens's european championships in 202a. england are in the same qualifying group as italy, scotland have spain in their group. wales will face croatia and northern ireland, denmark. all the euro 2024 groups are up there. i'll have more for you later. police in ireland have named the ten victims of the explosion at a village petrol station in county donegal on friday. superintendent liam geraghty said, "they are all local people, they are all very much involved in the local community, they were all people who were shopping in their local shop," and that the incident had had a "huge impact" on the small rural community. the victims include 39—year—old catherine o'd

jos buttler made 68, whilst alex hales here top scored with 8a.l. david warner then hit a half—century, but once he was gone for 73 england did away with the rest. australia falling just short and losing by eight runs. both teams will next meet on wednesday. as you've been hearing, the japanese grand prix should have been all about max verstappen retaining his formula one drivers title, which he did by winning a chaotic race earlier, but there's now a row about safety after officials sent a recovery vehicle on to the track while cars were still going around. eight year ago, on the same track, driverjules bianchi was killed after crashing into a recovery vehicle. many drivers and team bosses have strongly criticised what happened earlier. mclaren's lando norris has tweeted: "how has this happened? we lost a life in this situation years ago. we risk our lives, especially in conditions like this. we wanna race. but this is unacceptable." red bull team principal christian horner said, " it's totally u na cce pta ble. we lostjules bianchi here and that

the captain, jos buttler, out on his second ball.ragged them past 100. but, based on ireland's score at that stage, england trailed by five runs. as the rain comes tumbling down. the rain meant defeat. to be turned over by ireland, at this stage in the tournament, so early in the tournament, it really does open up the group. and i think england, they will be bitterly disappointed to lose today. it was a potential banana skin. but, you know, it's the last team they wanted to lose against, was ireland. it was the luck ireland needed for a huge world cup scalp. they'd never been so happy to get caught in the rain. joe lynskey, bbc news. today is the first birthday of twins who are believed to be the most premature to survive in the uk. harry and harley were born atjust 22 weeks and five days — they arrived so early that doctors told their parents to expect the worst. our correspondent fiona lamdin went to meet the family in the run—up to this very special day. harley and harry crane, born at 22 weeks and five days, the uk's most prematu

this is canberra and reaching for the stars here, jos buttler. ch here was david warner. he hit the ground hard. he passed a concussion test before coming out to bat. australia needed 179 to win. warner madejust four, a shaky start. trying to restrain observed ben stokes not out but not six. continuing the chase, t20 cricketers but they will never beat this. david bold. ——bowled australia behind these winning moments build momentum. joe wilson, bbc news. and that's all the sport for now. hello there. our weather story is becoming a little bit more unsettled as we head towards the weekend. no two days the same at the moment, not only in terms of weather but also the feel of things, both by day and night. now, for thursday, many of us will see some sunny spells, but there will be blustery, squally showers developing in the far north—west. over the next few hours, we'll start to see this weather front easing away from channel coasts. it mightjust continue to bring a little bit of early morning rain on thursday. look at the temperatures — double digit

england t20 captain jos buttler says he's excited to play cricket again — after nearly two months outmpaign begins against afghanistan in perth in two weeks. to bea to be a captain in a world cup is a very proud moment, especially to get the opportunity to lead your country in a world cup is obviously a great moment so i very much look forward to that and i think above all else i want to really enjoy it and i want to not try to put any sort of undue pressure on myself are the team and just encourage everyone to really enjoy the opportunity to play a world cup. australia is a fantastic place to tour. it is going to be a great tournament and i just want everyone to play good cricket and to really enjoy it. in golf, england'sjodi ewart shadoff has a four—shot lead at the half way stage of the lpga mediheal championship in california. she backed up an opening—round 64, with a three—under 69 yesterday — to move to 11 under, giving her a commanding lead over her closest challenger paula reetoe as she looks to win a maiden lpga tour title. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on a

— that didn't look too daunting a target for england on paper, but then they lost their captain jos buttlereir innings — a collapse in their top order followed with alex hales and ben stokes also out for single figures. moeen ali helped them gain back some ground but they were behind ireland's run rate score throughout and when heavy rain fell in melbourne, the match was abandoned with ireland in front, and declared the winners. england can still progress to the knockouts but may now have to beat australia on friday and win their remaining games with new zealand and sri lanka. i feel we were a long way short of the standards we set ourselves the game before. we let ireland get away from us and i thought we dragged it back well in the second half but it put a lot of pressure on us from the start. there is a lot of experienced cricketers in our dressing room who will have been set back at certain times in their career, whether it's the 2019 world cup, whether it's in a franchise tournament, or before in international cricket. certainly quys international cricket. certainly guys who understand

captain jos buttler says they're fully focused on beating ireland, not looking ahead, and that they wills both recorded victory at the vienna open. ahead of the autumn internationals, wales have announced that justin tipuric will captain the side in their four—match series against new zealand, argentina, georgia and australia. he replaces dan biggar, who's out with a knee injury. tipuric captained wales for the first time at the 2019 world cup against uruguay. the welsh open their series against the all blacks on saturday, the 5th of november. finally, he is one of snooker�*s more recognised faces, but shaun murphy has opened up on his personal struggles away from the table. a winner of the sport's prestigious triple crown of masters, world and uk titles, he's revealed how his fluctuating weight was having such an impact on his life, he opted to have stomach surgery to limit how much he can eat — which he hopes will save him and his career. i was getting shouted at at the street, social media, people were sending me horrific messages and comments and dmz on instagram and twitter, and in

captain jos buttler admits the performance was not up to standard.roup match of the world cup against greece this weekend. pearce, who is a big fan of the sport, gave a motivational talk to players and staff at their training base in wigan, as adam wild reports. a noticeably relaxed atmosphere here at england's training camp in wigan today. with two wins from two so far, attention now beginning to turn to that quarterfinal here in wigan. they do still have one group match to play. it comes on saturday against greece at bramhall lane. we've learned today the side will be captained by george williams. coming into the side as well, st helen'sjoe batchelor as well as wigan's kai pearce—paul. now, i've been catching up with pearce—paul, and he has been telling how delighted he is to get his chance in this world cup and how excited he was when he got that call from shaun wane. it's a massive honour and it's something you always dream of as a little kid, watching the big boys play on the tv and, "one day, i want to be like him." now, that is me, and i am su

this is canberra and reaching for the stars here, jos buttler.0ne bat. —— one. australia needed 179 to win. one may bat. —— one. australia needed 179 to win. 0ne mayjust fork on a shaky start. trying to restrain mitchell marx observed ben stokes not out but not sex. continuing the chase, teeth 20 cricketers throwing up what they will never beat this. australia behind these winning moments build momentum. joe wilson, bbc news. meanwhile, liam livingstone, willjacks and keatonjennings have been named in the england squad for the three—test series in pakistan in december. lancashire'sjennings played the most recent of his 17 tests in 2019 and has been rewarded for a fine county championship season. there is no place for opener alex lees after he missed out on a central contract, while stuart broad has been left out as his partner's expecting a child in november. the football association of ireland and the republic of ireland have apologised for any offence caused by a pro—ira song sung by the players after they qualified for the women's world cup by

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england had a target of 158 to chase but lost captain jos buttler england had a target of 158 to chasely. it is going to be windier than yesterday. but there is the chance of a shower. we have got a couple of bands of rain moving northwards and eastwards, courtesy of these weather fronts, tied around this area of low pressure. one look at the isobars tells you it is going to be blustery today. windy, especially with exposure in the west. the wind is coming from a mild direction, mainly from a long way south. mild or very mild conditions over the next few days and nights. the first band of rain moves into the northern isles before clearing. the second band moves again northwards and eastwards, turning more sherry in eastern england. we will be left with some cloud. for most, a dry day with sunny spells and a few showers. but blustery. through the irish sea, outer hebrides, gusts to gale force. temperatures today above average. 12 in the north to 20 in the south. the average is very roughly 12 in the north to 1a in the south. through this evening and overnight, many of the showers will f

alex hales staked his claim to be jos buttler�*s first—choice opening partner by thumping 84 off 51 ballspionship. it was her 246th attempt at winning on the tour, and she said she didn't know if this moment would ever come. if it doesn't happen this time, try again. if it doesn't happen this time, try aaain. �* ., , ., ., ,, again. brilliant news for her. thank ou ve again. brilliant news for her. thank you very much- _ again. brilliant news for her. thank you very much. matt _ again. brilliant news for her. thank you very much. matt has _ again. brilliant news for her. thank you very much. matt has the i again. brilliant news for her. thank. you very much. matt has the weather this morning — you very much. matt has the weather this morning and _ you very much. matt has the weather this morning and this _ you very much. matt has the weather this morning and this week. - you very much. matt has the weather this morning and this week. it - you very much. matt has the weather this morning and this week. it looks. this morning and this week. it looks miserable. it does, but this was yesterda