it will also be the team's wicket keeper after recovering from a calf injury. in lahore is a surpriseas never been of phil salt for england's last two training sessions. the team go into the tournament having lost their most recent odi series 3—0 to india, while australia have lost a number of key players to injury. i think it happens. three in their opening champions trophy match on saturday against australia. it will also be the team's wicket keeper after recovering from a calf injury. smith's inclusion, so high up the batting orderfor the game in lahore is a surprise, given he has never been in earlier than number five in his entire international career, but he has been behind the stumps instead of phil salt for england's last two training sessions. the team go into the tournament having lost their most recent odi series 3—0 to india, while australia have lost a number of key players to injury. i think it happens. it's part and parcel of cricket. you can't always win games, you can't always lose games. it's about peaking at the right times. sometimes you've win series, sometimes yo

afghanistan, a cross—party letter signed by nearly 200 mps asked the england and wales cricket board in lahoret watching their cricket team it's another six nations weekend in rugby union. to avoid the wooden spoon that went to the welsh last year. dan biggar has called it their "biggest game for 15 to 20 years". so it's definitely not the biggest game in wales for the last 20 years. um, it's an important game for us. we're well aware that, you know, we've got we're desperate to want to get a win. ireland have recalled peter 0'mahony for the match the munster flanker, who wasn't included it's super bowl lix on sunday in new orleans. chiefs and unprecedented third—straight super bowl win, their first championship game for ourfamily it for our family it extra special we won our :-= 2 super bowl here super bowl here in new obviously, when you any super qléafle q�*s-esfi'jelf 9.59“st . 7 ' any super bowl you are win any super bowl you are excited about it, for us to gégited abeut it. but fer sis ts to do gégited abeut it. but fer sis te to do it here the city get to do it here in the city we won sup

in lahore, an unbeaten century from glenn phillips guided new zealand to victory in their tri—series pakistan fell short in their chase — bowled out for 254 — losing by 78 runs. to the dallas open, where jaume munar has just begun his semi final against casper ruud. defending champion tommy paul in sunday's final. the final on the line alcaraz has taken the first set 6—4, — ad—lib latest. currently six all in the second. wta title since having a baby. she came from a set down to beat america's ashlyn krueger in three sets — lifting the title for the second time in three years. more on all of those stories on the bbc sport website, that's it for now. will be back later. british teenagers, who believe they died after taking part in viral trends that circulated on the app in 2022. to the so—called "blackout" challenge have been blocked. laura kuenssberg about it. on a huge corporation, to go to court in america? accountability. they need to look at notjust us, parents around the world. why hold back from giving us the data? how can they sleep at night? viewers in the uk can watch that i

they england have picked jamie smith to bat a number three from a calf injury. orderfor the game in lahore never been last two training sessions. meanwhile, favourites india began their tournament an unbeaten century from shubman gill helped them raducanu had been approached by the man, who gave her a letter and took a photograph on monday, she was seen hiding behind the umpire�*s chair after two games. not to press charges. match against england on saturday after the fly half passed at twickenham's allianz stadium. and has been replaced by bath's ted hill, including a debut for ellis lee on the wing. captain for the first time, with regular skipper caelan doris out with knee injury. being a contender for the wales job. that's it from me. back to you. thanks very much, hugh ferris, all the sport. to meet his norwegian counterpart. between the two countries. on ukraine, said we will step up further the support we give to ukraine — further the support we give to ukraine. ukraine is still fighting, we must — ukraine. ukraine is still fighting, we must keep in the fight and we must keep them i

now— with second placed rangers at home to st mirren. after setting their opponents 352 to win in lahore made 68. australia, in response, are 176—4. matt short with his half century. all change for wales, with matt sherratt in gatland's departure. in a row, against italy, last time out. but wales fought back at the principality, captainjac morgan with the try — 13—10 the score there. ireland will restart a man down after garry ringrose received a 20—minute red card. the losing streak against scotland in the six nations — twickenham. this has become a familiar scene in recent seasons — for the fifth year in a row. that's never happened before, but england will be buoyed after their surprise late victory against france, against scotland. create a new story, create a new narrative. you know, hopefully we'll win. you watched with more interest than others. and, you know, now that now that you're actually playing in it, sometimes you have to take this sort of any moment you can to reflect on the fact that you're actually involved in one now. we get four or five points. you can keep up—to—date

on saturday, england face australia in lahore. having lost seven of eight white ball matches againstpportunity of a fresh start. it's about having that optimism and flipping the perception. if we get ourselves to our best, we're going to be a real good match. i think when you get into the big tournament, you just want to come out and get started, so guys' emotions are we're looking forward to it. i'm sure england are as well. not sure if they are. another goal has in since i've air. 7 air. brantford air. brantford now 3—0. ' 3—0. —— ' 3—0. —— brentford. winning 3—0. —— brentford. that's all for now. you got in end, well done! thank you very much, olly foster. germany's general election campaign is opinion polls suggest the conservative christian democrats — led by friedrich merz — are on course to be the largest party. he's ruled out working with the hard right afd, and its leader alice weidel — here's our europe editor, katya adler. "we're taking our country back". that's what these afd supporters are belting out, the afd's germany first theme tune — tough on migration, to become th