tomorrow with all four home nations in action and some good news for england — their captain leah williamsond match against the republic of ireland tomorrow night. williamson hasn't featured for the lionesses since rupturing knee ligaments last year, an injury that sidelined her for nine months and forced her to miss england's run to the world cup final in australia. in the last year, we were not lucky, we work hard for it, but things went our way and we played high level staff. every touch was golden. went to the world cup, different challenges, different themes. the world cup is a bit of a crazy environment. found a way to win every time. you have seen different sides of england over the last couple of years. and some newsjust in regarding northern ireland. their manager tanya oxtoby will miss their qualifier in bosnia—herzegovina tomorrow through illness. northern ireland drew their opening game against malta. now, it was a race billed as the most competitive domestic swimming race in history. the 200m freestyle final at the british championships looked more like an olympic final such was

the match at the aviva stadium will be particularly sweet for leah williamson.land in a year after returning from an anterior cruciate ligament injury she suffered last april. it's been a difficult journey, but this is the... i'd be lying if i said this wasn't the thing that i'd sort of had my focus on. this is where i wanted to get back to. i wanted to be good enough to get back into this squad. i've had some of the best memories of my life as part of this team. scotland head coach pedro martinez losa said that his sides' run of matches without a competitive victory is "totally irrelevant" ahead of today's visit of slovakia. scotland drew their opening group qualifier 0—0 away to serbia on friday. it means they haven't won in eight matches. i don't have to address the games we have played before, what i have to do is make sure we compete at the level that we want to compete. we feel the responsibility of winning every game, it is not about the last ten games or six games. the morale is high, the energy is high, the preparation has been good. we have belief in t

players are out on the _ afternoon and all 23 players are out on the pitch and that includes leah williamsonilliamson. she has not played for a year for england after suffering that acl — year for england after suffering that acl injury that ruled out of the tast— that acl injury that ruled out of the last years were a couple she is fit and _ the last years were a couple she is fit and ready and manager says that if you _ fit and ready and manager says that if you come — fit and ready and manager says that if you come through this final training — if you come through this final training session we will hopefully see her— training session we will hopefully see her back in the squad and if she plays— see her back in the squad and if she plays she _ see her back in the squad and if she plays she will captain the side in the sports — plays she will captain the side in the sports arena had to say earlier. she had _ the sports arena had to say earlier. she had a _ the sports arena had to say earlier. she had a full training session yesterday— she had a full training session yesterday and _ she had

the defending champions and face the republic of ireland in dublin, they'll have their captain leah williamson2 months. the arsenal defender hasn't featured for the lionesses since rupturing knee ligaments. that saw her miss england's run to the world cup final in australia. she was an unused substitute in friday's one all draw with sweden. this is, i would be lying if this was not the thing that i have my focus on. this is where i wanted to get back to, i wanted to get back in the sport. to have some of the best memories of my life as part of this team. golf's first major of the season — the masters starts on thursday — the first time this year that all the world's best golfers will be competing together. many of them now play on breakaway liv tour — including the reigning masters championjohn rahm, who made the move in december. his defection made a huge impact but he thinks that there is now less animosity between the two tours i think the landscape looks very— i think the landscape looks very different than it did last yeah — very different than it did last yeah in _ very different than it

ahead of england's first euro 2025 qualifier, leah williamson has been going through an individual traininge's park after picking up a minor knee injury. the arsenal defender was substituted at half time of the league cup final win on sunday. all other members of the 23—player squad are training in some capacity, depending on game time over the weekend. sarina weigman�*s side face sweden at wembley on friday and then ireland in dublin next tuesday. england all—rounder ben stokes has asked to not be considered for selection for this summer's t20 world cup to focus on his fitness. stokes has revolutionised england's test team since taking over as captain two years ago. but he has struggled to bowl and had knee surgery over the winter. the 32—year—old has already opted out of the indian premier league, which began last month. in a statement he said... sri lanka are edging to victory against bangladesh in the second test in chattogram. they set a notional target of 511 for the hosts who have at least gone past their own first innings score. mominul haque top scoring before he was out for 50. so

different —looking england side who stepped out in dublin, led for the first time in a year by capita leah williamsonr laurenjames produced a cool finish to put her side ahead that england were awarded a penalty for handball, centre back alex greenwood stepping up centre back alex greenwood stepping up to score from the spot and again the game should really have been out of sight by half—time after england got a second penalty in the first half, again for handball, but this time alex greenwood hit the post. after the break, in front of the home crowd of 30,000, it was ireland who applied the pressure but the lionesses doing just enough to hang on for a 2—0 victory at the third or second in the group behind france after their victory tonight over sweden. wales continued their fantastic form under ian williamson, cruising to a 670 victory in kosovo. desperate 6—0 victory. northern ireland beat bosnia and herzegovina, eventually going on to claim a 3—1 victory put up at hampton plot, scotland, a brilliant cross from erin cuthbert, leading her team to a 1-0 erin cuthbert, leading her team to a 1—0 victor

lioness captain leah williamson will make her first england appearance in a year against the republicr a year with an acl injury. millions of people across mexico and north america watched transfixed as a total solar eclipse plunged parts of the continent into darkness for a full four minutes. the daylight was suddenly and dramatically obscured — and our correspondent nada tawfik was among the crowds watching. cheering. scenes of awe and wonder all along the eclipse's path of totality. crowds on the beaches of mexico's west coast were the first to experience the astrological phenomenon as the moon passed in front of the sun, completely blocking its light. cheering. over the next two—and—a—half hours, cities large and small were plunged into darkness as the great north american eclipse made its way across the united states and canada. in russellville, arkansas, two life—changing moments at once... cheering. ..as these 300 couples tied the knot in a mass wedding. and living life in the fast lane — these spectators captured it from the indianapolis motor speedway. those who viewed the co

england will be boosted by the return of leah williamson.t played rationale for a year. we are told she's fit and could be starting. we already spoke about scotland, but there are two other home nations playing tonight as well— wales against croatia and northern ireland against croatia and northern ireland against malta. what can we expect from them?— from them? like you said, unlike encland from them? like you said, unlike england and _ from them? like you said, unlike england and republic— from them? like you said, unlike england and republic of- from them? like you said, unlike england and republic of ireland, | from them? like you said, unlike i england and republic of ireland, the other nations can't qualify automatically. they have to try to find a route to switzerland by of the playoffs. wales have never qualified for a women's major football tournament, but there is optimism under their new boss, rhiannon wilkinson, who spent the last week assessing her players for the first time. jo last week assessing her players for the first time

leah williamson will make her first england appearance in a year against the republic of ireland tomorrowarsenal midfielder hasn't featured for the lionesses since rupturing knee ligaments last year. that saw her miss england's run to the world cup final in australia. she was an unused substitute in friday's one all draw with sweden. it has been a difficultjourney, but this is, i would be lying if this was not the thing that i have my focus on. this is where i wanted to get back to, i wanted to get back in the sport. to have some of the best memories of my life as part of this team. scotland are home to slovakia tomorrow night, northern ireland are in bosnia—herzegovina but their manager won't be tanya oxtoby will miss their qualifier because of illness. the australian coach is one of several members of the camp who have been affected by a virus over the past week. oxtoby was too unwell to travel yesterday and first team coach stuart mclaren will look after the side. northern ireland drew their opening game against malta. the head of the commonwealth games says they will name the 2026 hos

england flames would have been buoyed by the sight of lucy —— leah williamson training this morning by—time at the league cup final on sunday with a knee issue. there has been no word from england whether it means she will be fit for friday�*s game, but with england and their coach of the european qualification campaign getting under way, a player of her experience and leadership would be crucial, and that is because england have been drawn in a group that has been described as a group of death, alongside sweden and france and the republic of ireland, and the lioness players are under no illusion as to how difficult it would be. illusion as to how difficult it would be— illusion as to how difficult it would be. �*, ., , ., , would be. it's a competitive group, but i would — would be. it's a competitive group, but i would always _ would be. it's a competitive group, but i would always happen - would be. it's a competitive group, l but i would always happen when you are in such a amazing tournament, so i think we are alljust really excited to get started, to be honest, that is always wha

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captain leah williamson making her return for england for the first time in a year. it out. whoo! she laughs. everyone did, so, yeah, i'm very happy with the points. everyone is pleased to see her back. scotland earned their first win of the campaign, too — beating slovakia 1—0 at hampden park. sophie howard with the only goal. jess fishlock had a match to remember. the welsh midfielder earning her 150th cap — the most of any welsh player. she set up two goals as they thrashed kosovo 6—0. and northern ireland grabbed their first win of qualifying — beating bosnia and herzegovina 3—1 — megan bell scoring the important goal when the scores were level at 1—1. now, to that's big news this morning. britain's most successful gymnast max whitlock has exclusively told bbc breakfast that he's retiring after the paris 0lympic games this summer. the three—time olympic champion is stepping up preparations as he aims to defend his pommel horse title for the last time. i went to meet him. max, welcome to bbc breakfast. great to see you again. we gather you have some news. i'm exci

the captain who lifted the trophy leah williamson is "fit and ready" to make a return to the lionesses it was richards, whojust came home first to secure his place at the paris olympics. duncan scott was second to put himself in line but tom dean, the 200m olympic champion, was third. he will be hoping for better and the 200 on sunday. dean and scott have further chances to qualify for paris in the 200m medley on friday. around water, anything can happen. this was the official opening of the olympic pool. alexis jandard, the diver on the right of the three, celebrating with a display he'll be quite keen to forget. normally, you'd have a twist, tuck or pike into the water. this was slip, bump and spill forjandard, who said afterwards, "thanks for the support! for your information, my back is fine, but my ego..." when you have a sport like that which is always so exquisite and so perfect, when it goes wrong it always seem so much worse, doesn't it? those boards are very springy. was there not a famous diver in the olympics who did crash his head? as he was doing a spin. on the way down h

and the match will be particularly special for leah williamson — who's set to start her first game forto be good enough to get back into this squad. i've had some of the best memories of my life as part of this team. and we're just a couple of days out from the start of the masters golf at augusta where the best in the sport will be competing for that coveted green jacket. ahead of the first major of the year, john watson has been catching up with one of the british hopefulsjustin rose — on the pristine greens of wentworth. so talk us through — if this is the masters, justin, what would you be doing? this is going to play two yards shorter because we're going downhill a little bit. lovely. it's incrementally better, but not... the crowd go wild. justin, welcome to bbc breakfast. thank you, john. yes, nice to be here. nice to be home! i think the last time we had you on breakfast, it was just when you'd won olympic gold at the olympics in rio in 2016. yeah. that was honestly one of probably the best moment of my career. cheering. the medal ceremony, ijust remember being almost an out—of