i'm leah boleto.a double century for alastair cook has england take control of the first test against the wset indies. the usa fight back after europe's strong start to the solheim cup. and world number one mark selby is knocked out of the china championship by teenagerjoe yu—long. —— zhou yuelong. hello, welcome along. we'll start with the cricket tonight and the first ever day—night test match to take place in the uk. alastair cook batted for almost ten hours and churned out an impressive 243, as england tightened their grip on the west indies on day two at edgbaston. replica pink cricket balls are available in waterproof plastic. useful. we had all weather at edgbaston. captured here, lunchtime lightning. still, many dressed undaunted, but hold onto your sombrero. we started at two. perfect timing is alastair cook. minute after hour after year, does he ever make a mistake? don't rely on it. west indies‘ bowling was an invitation, ideal if you're starting your test career, and dawid malan made 65. c

that's all from the news at ten team — now on bbc one, hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm leah boletog up tonight. celtic have one foot in the champions league group stage after thrashing astana at parkhead. mark stoneman is the only change in the england cricket team to face the west indies in the first day—night test at edgbaston tomorrow. scotland's catriona matthew has been called up to replace the injured suzann pettersen in europe's solheim cup team. hello welcome to the show. let's start with that 5—nil thriller in glasgow then. celticjust didn't hold back. they thrashed kazakhstan champions astana in their first leg champions league qualifier. here's tim hauge‘s with all the details. when it comes to domestic dominance nobody can touch celtic, but european excellence has not happened for some time in 50 years on from the lisbon lions, against us than this felt like a throwback. this magnificent run and shot started things. it would be a long night for the kazakhstan, scott sinclair soon made it worse. there was much more to come from celtic, leigh griffiths providing sinclair

i'm leah boleto. tonight: liverpool win the first leg of their champions league play off in germany. maria sharapova is back — she's been given a wildcard pass to the us open. coming up, england at edgbaston preparing for their first day/ night test match and trying to get to grips with a pink ball. hello, welcome to the programme. let's start with the champions league this evening because liverpool take a 2—1 win and those important away goals over hoffenheim in germany. well, with all the details, here's tim hauge. forget the smiles. it's philippe coutinho leaving liverpool? everyone wa nts to coutinho leaving liverpool? everyone wants to know, and jurgen klopp would have to deal with all of that tonight in the qualifier. it was tricky from the off. a penalty, and the goalkeeper saved an awful attempt. then the non—obvious choice stepped up. the road to victory is never smooth, and liverpool should have that more goals both before and after half—time. although they would get a second thanks to james

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm leah boleto — coming up...ng over arsenal — liverpool make it look easy at anfield. we're live at headingley with reaction to england's second innings — they've had a difficult day against a much—improved west indies. and another win for lewis hamilton — the brit takes the belgian gran prix at spa — he cuts sebastien vettel‘s lead to 7 points. and floyd mayweather extends his perfect career work word to 50 unbeaten fights by stopping conor mcgregor in the tenth round in one of the richest boxing bouts in history. hello welcome to sportsday — cricket and formula one to come but first we'll start with today's premier league action at anfield where liverpool put on a fantastic performance to thrash arsenal a—nil. with all the action from that match here's adam wild. at anfield you're never too far from a reminder of history. if we have learned anything it is that this fixture has so often provided goals and drama. with such promise it is no surprise that there were plenty of early chances, but perhaps few expected

i'm leah boleto — so much to get through tonight.t indies ray of hope — another century from shai who steers the windies to a famous test win at headingley. is sanchez bound for city? there's a £50 million bid on the table tonight but arsenal reject it. first konta, now kerber — the defending champion is dumped out of the us open in round one. we'll start with cricket and an historic day at headingley where the west indies won their first test match in this country for 17 years when they beat england by five wickets to win the second test and level the three—match series. described as pathetic after their defeat in the first test, this was a spectacular comeback for the tourists. it was also a special day for their young batsman shai hope. patrick gearery was watching in leeds. a remarkable test match ends with a five wicket victory for west indies in the closing overs of the final day with gloom all around us in leeds. this was a victory very few people expected of them before the test match. very few people expected before this fif

i'm leah boleto. lots to get through tonight. can celtic make a mark in europe? ahead to their champions league qualifier at celtic park. pink balls and new playing partnerships. what can we expect from england's first test against the west indies tomorrow? it's an opportunity for the guys now in this series, in particularity stamped their mark on test cricket. —— in particular to stamp. and we also hear from the american long jumper, who explains why the bronze she won at the world championships means more to her than olympic gold. hello. welcome to the show. we're starting tonight with the champions league. in about an hour, celtic play the first leg of their qualifier. brendan roger's side take on the kazakhstan champions astana at celtic park. in a minute we'll have a word with former chelsea and everton player pat nevin. but first here's chris mclaughlin with all you need to know about tonight's match. a little—known opposition the celtics this evening, but do not be falls, this is huge for the scottish premiership champions‘ progression, there's premiership

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm leah boleto. here's what's on the programme tonight.lopp in europe as liverpool aim for qualification for the champions league. we'll get the views of former liverpool defender mark lawrenson ahead of tonight's game against hoffenheim. what's the future of the summer transfer window? premier league and football league clubs will discuss closing it before the season starts. and coming up england at edgbaston preparing for the first day night test match. and trying to get to grips with the pink ball. good evening, plenty to come on the programme tonight but we're going to start with the champions league and liverpool's qualifier against hoffenheim. the first leg kicks off in just over an hour's time in germany. we're going to hear the thoughts of mark lawrenson in a minute but first let's hear from the liverpool manager and captain about tonight's match. they are strong, we are strong and thatis they are strong, we are strong and that is how it should be. in both we have the big game to go into the group stages and that makes it exciting.

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm leah boleto. coming up tonight.dies batsman shai hope makes history — he's the first man in history to score a hundred in both innings of a first—class match at headingley as the windies close in on victory. four words arsenal fans will be dreading: alexis sanchez for city? we understand manchester city are due to make a formal approach to sign the chilean international from arsenal. and chris froome has maintained his 36 second lead at the vuelta a espana. the tour de france champion finished stage ten in the main group, more than four and a half minutes behind winner matteo trentin. all that and more to come. hello and welcome to sportsday. plenty to get through but we're going to start at headingley where the second test between england and west indies is going right to the wire. 0ur reporter patrick gearey has been following all the twists and turns in this test from the very start, and patrick it's fair to say this match has served up great entertainment? the test match of the summer without any doubt. we're fi

that's all from the bbc news at one — so it's goodbye from me — hello i'm leah boleto with the latestcentre. as you've been hearing in the news — there's been criticism of the iaaf‘s handling of botwa na's medal hope issac makwala. in hours worked correspondentjoins us in hours worked correspondentjoins us live. there have been developments? yes, isaac makwala has been speaking to the bbc this morning. he still feels he has been very harshly treated. there is the relay at the weekend and he hopes his quarantine over he will be able to compete in that. that is little consolation because he has had high hopes in the 200 and 400 metres. he feels those hopes have been snatched from him. he also reiterated his suggestion that his hopes were sabotaged by the sports governing body who prevented him from competing here. why they did it, i do not know. there is something they do not know. there is something they do not know. there is something they do not want to tell us. there is something fishy that they do not wa nt something fishy that they do not want to tell us. it is not that i was sick

hello and welcome to sportsday with me, john watson, and leah boleto.he headlines this evening: three matches, three wins — as rashford and fellani maintain manchester united's100% start to the season. sterling scores but sees red as the blues beat bournemouth in the premier league. and hull fc beat wigan at wembley to retain rugby league's challenge cup. also coming up in the programme — sarah hunter says their best is yet to come, but will england's best be enough to beat the world's best in the women's rugby world cup final? and lewis hamilton equals michael schumacher‘s record of pole positions ahead of the belgian grand prix. good evening. we'll start with the day's football. manchester united versus leicester city in the late kick off at old trafford. it was a 2—0 win over leicester city. that maintained their 100% start the season. jose mourinho will be delighted. yes, you don't want to get carried away after three games. i picked them as my favourites for the premier league title. ten goals in three games. none conceded. they we re in three game

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hello and welcome to the bbc sport centre, i'm leah boleto. diamond encrusted money belt, pride and hundreds of millions of pounds. that's what's at stake when conor mcgregor and undefeated champ floyd mayweather clash this weekend. the pair came face to face ahead of their fight which is set to be one of the most lucrative boxing matches in history with both fighters shying away from the typical exchange of insults. that's what it's really about. the best fighting the best. he's the best at what he do, i'm the best at what i do, but when it's all said and done, conor mcgregor is like myself. in an octagon, he's undefeated standing up. he can do a lot of this, i can do a lot of this, but it comes down to the skills. it comes down to us fighting and competing and giving you guys what you want to see. i will go out and perform. when you face a man you're about to fight, it's very hard to keep everything in check, you make mistakes and errors and you slip up, i'm only human. i think the whole lot of it, there's many ups and downs, it's nice to co

here's leah boleto.st between england and the west indies at headingly — and the tourists are closing in on a surprise victory to lervel the series. that's mainly down to some superb west indies batting from kraigg brathwaite from an opener who defied the england attack for most the day. along with shai hope, brathwaite put on 144 for the third wicket when he was caught by ben strokes off the bowling of moeen ali for 95. but hope is still going well and closing in on his second century of the match. so this is the latest west indies are 256—4 — roston chase the last batsman out — caught brilliantly by substitute fielder mason crane off the bowling of chris woakes. hope still there on 93. west indies now need 66 runs to win. we understand manchester city are due to make a formal approach to sign alexis sanchez from arsenal. the chile international is out of contract next summer and is yet to agree a new contract at the emirates. sanchez scored 2a league goals for arsne wenger last season. pep guardiola th

leah boleto will be here for more in the next hour.fter brexit. critics maintain their plans, released this lunchtime, fail to contain credible detail. well, let's find out why the irish border is such a complicated issue. 0ur reality check correspondent chris morris is here to explain the details for us. the government's proposals promise to uphold the good friday agreement in full and to maintain the common travel area, which allows irish and uk citizens in ireland to travel freely, but the determination to avoid a hard border after brexit is at the heart of the matter. that's because when brexit happens, the uk will suddenly have a major land border with the eu. here it is, between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, running for 310 miles. during the troubles, with tensions on the border there were just 20 official crossings between northern ireland and the republic. the british army shut down, spiked or cratered the rest. but following the good friday agreement, there has been considerable change and now there are more th

now the sport with leah boleto.y, cheered could not make it through to the bible of the discus. she managed to best throw of 57 metres 71 centimetres. tiffany porter could not make it through to the final of the 100 metres hurdles. she did have a lot of injuries leading up to this but she said she was embarrassed by her performance 13.18. robbie grabarz will be hoping to fair bit better, he is in the qualifying in the high jump. he better, he is in the qualifying in the highjump. he has managed the bestjump the highjump. he has managed the best jump of 2.26 the highjump. he has managed the bestjump of 2.26 metres at his first attempt. he has happy memories from the stadium after his bronze medal in london 2012. also in action in the decathlon is ashley bryant for great britain. the first event has been and gone, the 100 metre heats. he went into the second event of the day, the long jump, in 20 second place. he has managed a jump of 7.26 metres, which is way off the topjump of 7.65 of 7.26 metres, which is way off t

hello, i'm leah boleto and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.lastair cook is at the crease, playing in the second test. cook scored 243 last week as england won by an innings and 200 telly—mac 209 runs. england can run 19—0 in short time ago. alastair cook 11 not out. bowing out with a victory — four—time olympic champion mo farah with victory in the five thousand metres at the diamond league finale in zurich. 34—year—old farah is switching to road running. it feels amazing to win. i have enjoyed mcaleer, a long journey but i have enjoyed, i have mist the track and the people but notice a new chapter in my life to go onto the roads and see what i can do. this was the opening goal, made the fa ns this was the opening goal, made the fans pretty happy but this is everton who reached the group stages of the europa league. everton are among those to confirm their place in europa league group stage draw, which takes place on friday. west from our saint 0liver buck from leipzig. he became the most successive scottish player ever and gimmick isa success

here's some sport now with leah boleto.ld cup final, theirfifth in a row. they only needed two tries in a tense semifinal with france. they won 20-3, semifinal with france. they won 20—3, and will defend their title against new zealand in belfast on saturday. the countdown and chaos has started ahead of this week and's fight between floyd mayweather and conor mcgregor. both men have alighted las vegas ahead of their showdown in the early hours of sunday morning. celtic are through to the group stages of the champions league. they got past astana 8—4/2 legs. liverpool could join them in tomorrow's draw, they play hoffenheim tonight, leading 2—1 from their first leg, hoffenheim tonight, leading 2—1 from theirfirst leg, and hoffenheim tonight, leading 2—1 from their first leg, and england's hoffenheim tonight, leading 2—1 from theirfirst leg, and england's key players are through to the semifinals of the euro hockey finals. the men could join them if they beat ireland this afternoon. president trump has again lashed out at wha

hello, i'm leah boleto with all the latest from the bbc sport centre.hour england's record goal scorer wayne rooney has announced his retirement from international football with immediate effect. welljoining me now to talk more about this our sports reporter david ornstein — what has he said... and let his comments, on social she said dreams can come true and playing for england has been exactly that things to everyone involved has been amazing. even the then released a statement in which she explained that gareth southgate and anger manager welcome tim back into the squad for the world cup qualifiers and that he really appreciated that. he said however having already thought long and hard he told gareth that he had now decided to retire for good from international football. he talks about it being a tough decision that he discussed with his family, his club manager at everton and those closest to him. he said playing for england has was bit special to me. every time i was selected as player or captain it was a real privilege and i thank eve ryo ne a re