love, one of the's of decisions was to playjust one specials and that is calling moeen ali a specialistle. after lunch dean elgar went, his century today he definitely deserves an honourable mention. after he went i2 fight was clear even theoretical hope of south africa batting of the day went with him. rabada alt and then morne morkel followed the first ball of melancholy, hat—trick. —— the first ball of moeen ali. the confirmation was delayed by a review but it only increased the climax. there is never a bad way to win a test match put this came as one the best and exhilarating conclusion for england. i think the women played with brilliant. i looked down the side. -- i think brilliant. i looked down the side. —— i think the way we played was brilliant. if we can set a game of getting the position of strength early we generally find ways of getting across the line so i think it's really important that we continue to look to that of the most important thing to me was that we respond positively after last week it was obviously a very tough week was bodiger shows the character of the cur

chris morris was out just before lunch, moeen ali was in the game.nd when they came, they came ina match and when they came, they came in a rush. first, brave dean elgar fell... rabada in a rush. first, brave dean elgar fell... ra bada out in a rush. first, brave dean elgar fell... rabada out first ball, nine down, could moeen ali win the match with three wickets in three balls, eventually, the computer, and the umpire, said yes. there is no bad way to win a test but as finishes goes, this was one of the best. —— as finishes go. studio: the playwright and hollywood actor sam shepard has died. he was nominated for an academy award for best supporting actor for his portrayal of pilot chuck yaegar in the right stuff, and received the pulitzer prize for drama in 1979 for his play buried child. he was 73. we'll be rejoining sophie in belgium shortly, but first, time for a look at the weather. there was some sunshine to be had today, that is only half the story, also a lot of showers out there, northern ireland there, and through tomorrow, it is going to b

and moeen ali was in the game.e match. and when they came, they came in a rush. first, brave elgarfell... ta ken by stokes! rabada was out first ball. nine down, could moeen ali really win the match with three wickets in three balls? eventually, the computer, and the umpire, said yes. there's no bad way to win a test, but as finishes go, this was one of the best. joe wilson, bbc news, at the oval. now let's return to the commemorations in belgium to remember the 100th anniversary of the battle of passchendaele. and sophie raworth's there for us. sophie... among the 4,000 guests here at tyne cot for a special ceremony today were descendants of those who fought in the battle of passchendaele. jill barnett‘s father, freddie parsons, was one of those men. he — unlike so many others — survived the war. this afternoon i spoke tojill, who was here with her family for the first time, about her father. we leave you tonight with her reflections as we remember one of the bloodiest battles in human history. good night. it was

jonny bairstow and moeen ali making it even easierfor the jonny bairstow and moeen ali making it even out. ben stokes was more unlucky, vernon philander at his best all day with another piece of brilliance. if only england had shown such form. all out by 3pm for 133. we weren't good enough. we prepared well for this game, to good practice days, i think we didn't assess the situation quickly enough and it something we will have to learn. this is an embarrassing first loss orjoe root, whose colleagues will quickly have to get practising ahead of the next test. britain's tom daley and daniel goodfellow missed out on a medal in the ten metre synchro platform final at the world diving championships in budapest. they qualified from the preliminaries in second place, but could only finish fourth in the final. the competition was won by china, with russia second and germany completing the podium. although we did finish fourth, this morning's performance was solid and to have only missed one dive of the 12th was solid and we were consistent, and to finish twice, there is lots to take from it e

and moeen ali turned things around was captain's innings, what a debut and a strong position.ns, being the captain affects them and you end up getting a duck. notjoe, 357-5, a you end up getting a duck. notjoe, 357—5, a strong position indeed. pats off to him. brilliant start. two three other england captains have scored a century in their first test but more the merrier. but still finely poised? i think so. but south africa are a strong side, no doubt about it, weather is good so we look forward to four more days of it. wimbledon, cricket... thank you very much, john i will let you answer your telephone. it was me, guilty as charged! case, thank you to you. that's it from the papers tonight. 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 bbc iplayer. goodbye from us. hello. at its best today was gorgeous across the southern half of the british isles. many a scene like this. just down the road from the river

a58 all out, 87 in there from moeen ali, stuart broad a barnstorming 57.breakthrough, just after lunch. and then it was moeen ali, this was the masterstroke, really, from joe root, we knew that he delivered with the bat, getting his own game in order, first match as captain, first big call, really, was to give moeen ali the ball, the second spinner. liam dawson turning it in but moeen ali has two bits, including the stand—in captain, dean edgar, who went forjust over 50. stuart broad has a fourth as well. the top four in the south african order have all gone. a short time ago, 107—a. south africa's morning, taking five wickets, england making only 100 runs. just edging back towards england right now. thank you very much forjoining us. the british and irish lions captain sam warburton says he has "unfinished business" ahead of tomorrow's third and deciding test against new zealand. warburton missed the series decider in australia four years ago because of injury, but he will lead out an unchanged side in auckland. for the last four years, in the back of my

he was the first of the hat—trick for moeen ali and member bader came in.xt over four moeen ali to get rid of maharaj, lbw. england came into this test match with decent players. the much of the game, england benefited from the cloud cover, the seaming conditions, swing conditions, but it was moeen ali who took advantage of the pitch just wearing a bit to wrap things up with that hat—trick. for the crowd that came in, it was about half full. if you paid £20, or £1 416 and under, i think you got a good of cricket. thank you very much. england beating south africa by 239 runs. the re—introduction of safe—standing at premier league football grounds has come a step closer, after liverpool fans have voted overwhelmingly in favour of rail seating. grounds in the top two tiers of english football have been all—seater as a legacy of the hillsborough disaster in 1989 which left 96 liverpool fans dead. 0ur reporter david 0rnstein joins me for more on this. it could be seen as a very influential day. calls have been growing for a relaxation of the legislation. since s

moeen ali's hopes of a century went the same way as his bails.xes on the way to his 50, his first in four years. and jimmy anderson also threw caution to the wind. it's always good to impress the new man in charge. so south africa will resume on 10—0. joe root, though, is under so much scrutiny. in many ways he's done the easy bit, keeping his own game together with that magnificent score, in the next couple of sessions, his tactics come in the field, choosing which bowlers to use will be when he earns his crust and when we will get the proper plumes of what kind of a captain he really kate. thank you. rugby now, and it's being billed as bigger than a world cup final. tomorrow morning the british and irish lions take on the mighty all blacks in the deciding game at eden park in auckland, where the hosts haven't been beaten for 23 years. the lions made a dramatic comeback in last week's test to level the series. our correspondent katie 6ornall is there and has sent this report. three, two, one, go. to win a series in new zealand you need to be bol

moeen ali finished them off with a hat—trick including dean elgar‘s wicket.g something from the match. the final test starts this friday at old trafford. england came into this test match picking three new players. we saw a decent and division from tom westley and a big contribution from toby roland—jones. for much of the game there bowling point of view, england benefited from cloud cover, though seaming conditions, but moeen ali to advantage of the pitch wearing a bit. there was a contracts from how they felt at the close of the last test match. i reckon the crowd was around half full, and if you paid £20 i think you got a good day of cricket. manchester united defender philjones has been fined and banned for two european matches for verbally abusing a uefa anti—doping officer after the europa league final. team—mate daley blind has also been fined around £4,500. jones' was an unused substitute in the win against ajax and it's understood he was angry with the official for not letting him pose for a team photo after the game. he'll miss next week's european

moeen ali, his six wickets sent south africa spinning.link indeed it was all over in barely the blink ofan indeed it was all over in barely the blink of an eye, the 19th wicket of an astonishing day. forjoe root, in his first game in charge, one to remember. and so a dramatic and emphatic victory for england, there are new era and a new captain is off to the best possible start. —— their new era under a new captain is off to the best possible start. andy swiss, bbc news, lord's. is off to the best possible start. studio: england's women beat defending champions australia in their world cup match by three runs, in a thrilling finish at bristol. runs, in a thrilling the aussies needed a six off their last ball, but couldn't do it. off their last ball, it means england have now won four matches in a row and are top of the standings. four matches in a row wayne rooney has returned to everton from manchester united, 13 years after leaving the club. from manchester united, top scorer for both club and country, rooney had become increasingly sid

let's listen to england's moeen ali now on the prospect of his side's record chase.ave the opportunity in the next two days and see what we can do. what will be the mindset? is going to be occupation at the crease? we just play as we know we can play. james and alistair cook to important players, gary ballance as well. just go back, and reassess the game. a headerfrom shanice van de sanden‘s gave the hosts the netherlands a 1—0 victory against norway in the opening match of the women's european championship in front of a sell out crowd in utrecht — sarah mulkerrins was watching. hgppy happy fans all around us in utrecht as the netherlands got off to the perfect start. winners over norway and it was shanice van de sanden shanice van de sanden the hero. shanice van de sanden the hero. shanice van de sanden the hero. shanice van de sanden shanice van de sanden was bonn in utrecht utrecht utrecht and played for as her first side. there were tears in her rise. at the moment meaning so much for her, to be able to score the winning goal to kickstart the campaign of the wome

moeen ali again underlined his batting quality with a unbeaten 61 he'll want more in the morning.n philander ended the day on figures of ‘3 for a6' in his 16 overs. but all the plaudits at stumps.. of course went to england captain root you always pride yourself on runs as a player and you want to set the example as captain and it's important that you score runs but it's just the start, only the first game. if i want to push things on in the future then i'm going to have to do more consistently. there's been a couple of big football transfer stories today. news of a manchester city player going to barcelona in a moment, but first to old trafford because the bbc understands that manchester united are set to sign everton‘s romelu lukaku for £75 million. our sports news correspondent richard conway has more. will romelu lukaku be playing his football here at old trafford? in this coming season? senior club officials at manchester united have said that a £75 million fee has been agreed between themselves and everton but everton say not so, sources that goodison park indicating no fee

moeen ali's hopes of a century went the same way as his bails.an tales up, but england's tale was enjoying himself. stuart broad reaching his 50 before england were bowled out for 458. his batting must impress the new man in charge. broad's bowling giving them the breakthrough before lunch. alastair cook taking the catch. heat and hospitality taking hold in the stands. new captain for south africa, dean elgar, standing. he brought up his 50. in the field root will earn his crust. how about giving mo—ean—macro the a bowl, he did for hashim amla and dean elgar. broad pitching in with another wicket. another danger man, jp duminy. morejoy wicket. another danger man, jp duminy. more joy in wicket. another danger man, jp duminy. morejoy in the middle, sweet dreams in the stands. this might have woken up. jimmy anderson breaking the fifth wicket partnership worth 99 to the tourists. that was the tenth wicket of the day. we saw over 300 runs. fantastic day's test cricket. as they move into the third day, against south africa, england, because joe root‘s

captain dean elgar made 54 before becoming moeen ali's 100th test wicket.69—4, in theirfirst innings. chris froome still holds the leader's yellow jersey after the seventh stage of the tour de france. it was another fairly flat course today so one for the sprinters again, and, after more than 200 kilometres, it all came down to the tiniest of margins at the finish. marcel kittel — in blue — just sneaking his second consecutive stage win from edvald boasson hagen on the line. chris froome though maintains his lead at the top of the general classification standings. that's all sport for now. you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. in formula 1 lewis hamilton has gone fastest in second practice at the austrian grand prix this weekend. just a reminder that sportsday is coming up at 6:30pm. as promised, we will talk more about the g20. worth mentioning, we arejust will talk more about the g20. worth mentioning, we are just hearing from the reuters news agency that a ceasefire deal has been reached for south—western syria. this is

his wicket was the first in a moeen ali hatrick to seal a 239 run victory. 0ur correspondentjoe wilsonthe oval. £20 got you into day, for the kids, a quid, two wickets in two balls forjones, after a review taking the england courtesy of huge miscalculation. the hat—trick was still to come. 0ne courtesy of huge miscalculation. the hat—trick was still to come. one of england's other decisions for this match was to playjust one specialist spinner and once again today ali around that title. after lunch dean elgar went. he deserves an honourable mention for his century today. after he went he fights disappeared. even the theoretical support the south africa batting of the day went with him. the hat—trick, confirmation was delayed by a review. 0nly increased the climax when england realised they had won the test match with a ali hat—trick. there's never best bad way to win a test match the is one of the best. . i think the way we played was brilliant. look down the side and we have a number of different matchwinners throat. we can set to give up and get in the position of strength they then

jonny bairstow and moeen ali making it easier for the south africans, both playing for shots and out. unlucky. philander at his best with another piece of brilliance. if only england has shown such form. all out for 3pm. a 340 run defeat. not good enough with the bat, we prepared well for this game, two good practice days. did not assess the situation is quickly enough, something we have to work on. embarrassing first loss for root. his colleagues will have to get practising ever the next test. joe root not the only man to give a fairly honest assessment. some of the social media reaction coming in from england captains of the past. michael vaughan. england losing six of their last eight test matches. kevin pietersen, he may have a foot in either camp. former south africa captain. will they be able to repeat that when the ladies meet tomorrow in the semifinals of the women's world cup? england against south africa is something of a rematch. let's hear from heather knight. would not be human if they were not nervous. important to relax, trust what we have done, trust our skills. confid

moeen ali wrapping up the victory. england lead the series a—1 —— 2—1. in favour of rail seating. and england head back to the training ground as they prepared to face the netherlands in the semifinals of the women's euros. i will have more on those stories just after 3:30pm. the government has pledged to recruit another 21,000 mental health workers in england over the next four years. the health secretaryjeremy hunt says it's time to end the "historic imbalance" between mental and physical health services, and wants an extra 1 million people to be treated by 2021. the royal college of nursing says more money is needed to be able to train new staff on time. here's our health editor hugh pym. underfunded and not prioritised, mental health care has suffered in recent years according to campaigners and charities, with patients often experiencing long waits for nhs treatment. the government says that is changing with new investment and an expansion of the mental health workforce in england. we have worked out exactly how me more doctors, nurses, therapists w

moeen ali wrapped up the victory with a hat—trick. the final test starts on friday at old trafford.banned for two european matches for verbally abusing a doping official. david rudisha will not defend his world title in london. championships start this friday but the kenyan world record—holder has pulled out with an injury. i am back in15 pulled out with an injury. i am back in 15 minutes. an incident involving a number of inmates is taking place at a prison in hertfordshire. specially trained staff are working to bring things under control at the mount prison. the category ce mail gaol nail —— near hemel hempstead has more than a thousand inmates. the government has pledged to recruit another 21,000 mental health workers in england over the next four years. health secretaryjeremy hunt says it's time to end the "historic imbalance" between mental and physical health services, and wants an extra one million people to be treated by 2021. the royal college of nursing says more money is needed to be able to train new staff on time. here's our health editor, hugh pym. v0|ceover: underfun

down to 97 when moeen ali struck decisively. england on top in the sunshine at lord's.press home the advantage. plenty of time for that. may need to rush. wait for the rightful. alastair cook is made a career of that. the former captain taking control, and the game away from south africa. england ending the day on 119—1. a lead of 216. alastair cook, the former captain there and 59. the fa ns former captain there and 59. the fans streaming away from lord's behind me. they will have enjoyed what they have seen. the vast majority will feel england are in a strong position with two days remaining of the test. lewis hamilton is going to have his work cut out tomorrow if he's to finish on the podium in the austrian grand prix. he was third in qualifying, but a penalty means that he'll start back in eighth on the grid. his team—mate valterri bottas will be on pole, with world championship leader sebastian vettel second. tom clarkson is in spielberg for us. the 2017 world championship is proving an impossible one to predict. yesterday lewis hamilton riding the crest of a wave

down to 97 when moeen ali struck decisively. england on top in the sunshine at lord's.he advantage. plenty of time for that. no need to rush. wait for the rightful. alastair cook is made a career of that. the former captain taking control, and the game away from south africa. cook and england return in the morning. for now they can reflect on the day in the sun well spent. lewis hamilton is going to have his work cut out tomorrow if he's to finish on the podium in the austrian grand prix. he was third in qualifying, but a penalty means that he'll start back in eighth on the grid. his team—mate valterri bottas will be on pole, with world championship leader sebastian vettel second. tom clarkson is in spielberg for us. the 2017 world championship is proving an impossible one to predict. yesterday lewis hamilton riding the crest of a wave at the red bull ring. today after qualifying, it was a different story. as nick harris reports. lewis hamilton had his qualifying over before it began. a five place penalty for changing his gearbox, the best he could finish was sixth. he

after making his half—century, temba bavuma is also out — caught by ben stokes off the bowling of moeen ali are now on 259—7. england lead by 199 runs. romelu lukaku appears to be heading for manchester united, despite a late bid from his former club chelsea. united are reported to have agreed a fee of around £75 million with everton and lukaku is set to have a medical. the player is currently in america, where he'll meet his new team mates this weekend, as they arrive to start a pre—season tour of the states. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 6:25pm this evening. until then enjoy your afternoon. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. there are reports in iraq that mosul‘s old city may soon be recaptured from so—called islamic state. iraq's second largest city has been under the control of the militant group for more than three years. earlier i spoke to bbc arabic‘s basheer al zaidi who's in the iraqi city of irbil. he gave us the latest on the ongoing military operation. we are hearing that the counterterrorism forces a

it was down to just 97 when moeen ali struck again. england on top in the sunshine at lord's.nter your time. no need to rush, wait for the right moore. alastair cook has made a career of that. the former captain taking control and a game away from south africa. cook and england - return but for now they england will return but for now they can reflect on a day in the sun while spent. roger federer has beaten the number 27 seed in straight sets. the seven time champion won 7—6, 64, 6—4. before that match, the three—time champion novak djokovic setup last 16 meeting. he had a straight sets win. the serb had looked pretty fired up early on and had an argument with the umpire, but it was all relaxed by the end. in the women's draw, top seed angelique kerber survived a scare against american world number 70. kerber lost the first set against shelby rogers before fighting back to reach the last 16. lewis hamilton is going to have his work cut out if he's to finish on the podium at tomorrow's austrian grand prix. he was third in qualifying, but a penalty means he'll start back in eig

a wicket for moeen ali. last three wickets. we've seen some resistance from morne morkel. we know ra bada some resistance from morne morkel. we know rabada can bat. now, i think we are in the realms of when rather than if. my prediction was between five past three and quarter past three. i will stick to that. just a ten minute window! very precise. at a the re—introduction of safe—standing at premier league football grounds of safe—standing at premier league football grounds has come a step closer, after liverpool fans have voted overwhelmingly in favour of rail seating. grounds in the top two tiers of english football have been all—seater as a legacy of the hillsborough disaster in 1989 which left 96 liverpool fans dead. 0ur correspondent david 0rnstein joins me for more on this. what does this actually mean. the liverpool fans have voted and they say that safe standing is the way forward. does this mean we will see this across england 7 forward. does this mean we will see this across england? not necessari

england set a large target of 331 and then completely dominated thanks to moeen ali.n finished south africa off, 17 wickets fell in total on day four, and england now lead the four match series ahead of friday's second test in nottingham. we've been good throughout the four days. i like how jonny and woody took them on in the back end of our innings, it was exceptional. but a lot of credit for the top three in how they played last night. they made the wicket looked easier than it was. that has been proved in the game today. england's women beat defending champions australia in their world cup match by three runs, in a thrilling finish at bristol. the aussies needed a six off their last ball, but couldn't do it. it means england have now won four matches in a row and are top of the standings. wayne rooney has returned to everton from manchester united, 13 years after leaving the club. the former england captain is the record goal—scorer for club and country — but he had become increasingly sidelined at united in recent seasons. the 31—year—old re—joins his boyhood club

stuart broad and moeen ali help give england the edge over south africa on day 2 of the first test ats. good evening. it was the most anticipated meeting of the g20 leaders at hamburg, that between president trump and the man accused of trying to rig his election, president putin. after an encounter lasting two hours, the trump team claimed to have secured an agreement from russia not to interfere in the american democratic process. the russians claimed they had denied any such interference, and donald trump had accepted that. the us secretary of state said there had been a "very clear positive chemistry between the two men". our north america editorjon sopel reports from hamburg. it is hard to overstate the significance of this meeting. this handshake. two men with nuclear arsenals who could blow the world to pieces. two self—proclaimed tough quys pieces. two self—proclaimed tough guys who like to win. but today at their first face—to—face meeting, they were the epitome of restraint and respect. thank you very much. we appreciate it, president putin and i have been discussing various

moeen ali kept the scoreboard ticking over with a few boundaries. england lost four wickets for just 46 runs. that didn't stop stuart broad having some fun. an 11th test 50 for him, brought up with back to back sixes. england all out for 458. south africa saw out four overs before lunch. they're ten without loss. that's all sport for now. we have action from all 1a quarter wimbledon. you'll find that at bbc.co.uk/sport, and i'll have more in the next hour. let's get more now on one of our main stories. the seniorjudge who will lead the grenfell tower public inquiry has faced angry questions from some of the survivors of the fire and local residents, at a public meeting last night. sir martin moore—bick has been accused of ignoring calls for him to consider the social issues which affect public housing. at the meeting, he rejected claims he was appointed you saw there, i was giving sir martin moore—bick my opinion. i met him last week and i felt that he came out and immediately spoke to the media and was quite dismissive of our calls for a wider enqu

england were eventually all out for 458, thanks to 87 from moeen ali, and stuart broad was fantastic0, with actor back sixes. south africa were ragged in the field at times. in reply, dean elgar stood firm, and brought up dean elgar stood firm, and brought up his 50. it was two and stuart broad, they really did for a fantastic partnership for the fifth wicket of 99 with bavuma and to bring, broken byjimmy anderson later in the day. south africa needed that. kagiso rabada came in as the nightwatchman and they resumed on 214—5. pretty much on the second day. we saw over 300 runs but because of 6iroud's fantastic knock england have the edge in this first test. south africa's kagiso rabada has been suspended for next weeks second test. rabada pleaded guilty to using "inappropriate language" after dismissing ben stokes on thursday. rabada has also been fined 15% of his match fee. some formula one news — and lewis hamilton's hopes of reeling in sebastian vettel with victory at the austrian 6rand prix has suffered a setback. the mercedes driver has been hit with a five—place grid penalty fo

visitors out for 361, it was former captain alastair cook who led the charge with a half century, moeen aligland closed the day on 119—1, a lead of 216. and lewis hamilton will start tomorrow's austrian grand prix from eighth, after being handed a five point penalty. that's all the sport. thanks a lot. that's it. from me and the team, have a very good night. this is bbc news. let's return now to our top story — the final day of the 620 summit in hamburg. almost all the leaders of the member countries renewed their pledge to implement the paris climate change agreement, with the notable exception of us president donald trump. of course, the host of this 620 summit has been the german chancellor — angela merkel — and she didn't hide her disappointment with the actions taken by the trump presidency on climate change. let's hear more of what she had to say. translation: one crucial issue was climate and energy, and what came out of this meeting was what i had already said at the beginning of this meeting, wherever there is no consensus that can be achieved, disagreement has to be made clear. yo

moeen ali again underlying his batting quality, unbeaten on 61. philander ended the day with figures of 3—116. all the plaudits at stumps went to england captain root. you always pride yourself on runs as a player. if you want to set an example as captain, it's important you do score runs. it's just the start, captain, it's important you do score runs. it'sjust the start, it's captain, it's important you do score runs. it's just the start, it's only the first game. if we want to push things on in the future, we have to do it more consistently. chris froome has retained the leads yellow jersey. the froome has retained the leads yellowjersey. the riders avoided any crashes but had to take evasive action when a spectator‘s umbrella blew into the road. sprinter marcel spittal took the win on the line but chris froome with the overall lead ahead of geraint thomas. that is all the spot for now, back with more later in the evening. flying umbrellas, very nasty! thank you, see you later on. the european union's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, has

and moeen ali takes six wickets as england beat south africa in their first test of the summer. control of mosul, the city held by so—called islamic state extremists for the last three years. this afternoon the iraqi prime minister travelled to mosul to declare it free of i—s after a nine month battle. iraqi troops were backed by american and coalition air strikes, advancing street by street in the final stages over the last few weeks. 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale has this report from mosul — you may find some of the content distressing. what was once a beautiful old city is now mostly rubble. every building deeply scarred or destroyed by months of war. we joined the search and rescue teams looking for survivors. but more often, they are just recovering bodies. with the heat, there is also the strong smell of decay. ali is hoping against hope that his brother and his family are still alive. their house was hit in an airstrikejusta still alive. their house was hit in an air strikejust a few still alive. their house was hit in an air strike just a few weeks ago. it was

stuart broad then dismissed hyno kuhn, and moeen ali trapped passim amla lbw.st new zealand. he missed the series decider in australia four years ago because of injury, he will lead out an unchanged side in auckland. for the last four years, in the back of my mind, i have had this tour, i have set my sights on it, i have i have wanted to be in the test team and play in the last game. if it did not happen you just accept it, i think things happen for a reason. i was delighted when i heard my name read out, to have a chance to play and win it. cannot wait for that final test. that a 1a—year—old girl has died after a crash involving a minibus and a lorry on the eighth 38 in birmingham, carrying school pupils ona birmingham, carrying school pupils on a school trip. —— a38. birmingham, carrying school pupils on a schooltrip. -- a38. john taylor high school, in this village, in east staffordshire, not far from burton on trent, the children involved were from this school, setting off on a school trip this morning. 9am, as they were heading into birmingham, the crash h

liam dawsonjoins moeen ali in the team.the recalleds gary balance at three and johnny bairstow at five. full—back liam williams is the only injury worry for the british and irish lions ahead of saturday's deciding test against new zealand in auckland. the welshman is struggling with what the lions camp call "tightness" in his leg. leigh halfpenny is the likely choice as cover. warren gatland will name his side at eight o clock tonight. it's about taking it to another level now. we managed to level the series but we know the all blacks will be hurting and they will come backfiring. we need to be able to ta ke backfiring. we need to be able to take ourselves to a place we have never been before, mentally and physically. i think that stresses the importance of how big this week ‘s preparation is going to be. that's all the sport for now. hugh ferris will have more in the next hour. hip and knee replacements were once considered routine operations, but the british medicaljournal says that in england they're increasingly being r

jeremyjonny bairstow and moeen ali making it easierfor the south africans, both playing for shots anda 3a0 england has shown such form. fallout for3pm. a 3a0 run england has shown such form. fallout for 3pm. a 3a0 run defeat. embarrassing first loss for root. his colleagues will have to get practising ever the next test. here are the sorry details. philander and maharaj taking three wickets each. england‘s captain winning his first game, but brought back down to earth. not good enough with the bat through the bowl game. preparation, application? we prepare very good for this game, two good practices. we did not assess the situation is quickly enough. something we have to learn quickly. the pairings announced for the first two rounds of the open. defending champion henrik stenson will play alongside the former won the one just —— former world number one jordan spieth. mark 0‘meara and ryan moore will be the first group away on thursday. 0livia breen as won britain‘s ninth gold medal at the world para championships. taking the women‘s t38 world title. i knew i had in me, just to give up

moeen ali finished him off with his first hat—trick.was brilliant, we have a number of different match still out. i think if we can set a game up and get in a position of strength early day and we generally find ways to get across the line. i think it is really important we continue to look to do that. most importantly for me we responded positively after last week. it was a difficult week for us but it shows the character of the quys but it shows the character of the guysin but it shows the character of the guys in the dressing room. they have named their squad. with just one change. the world athletics championships starts in london on friday and one of its biggest stars has pulled out. the 800 metre olympic and world champion david rudisha has injured a thigh muscle. this is the kenyan winning the world title in beijing two years ago. he also holds the world record, a mark he set at the london olympics in 2012. the los angeles bidding team are expected to confirm later tonight that they will host the 2028 olympic games. they had been

yes, a huge win for england underjoe root and a lot of love for moeen ali.ce — ripping through south africa's batting in that first test at lords. ali was man—of the—match after their 200 and 11 run win. the side won't be changed for friday's second test at trent bridge. of course, this is england's first of seven tests with root in charge for the first time, so a big relief for him that it started well. we know they will come back hard, but to be 1—0 up, it is the first time we have beaten them for a long time. everything i have said to the lads this week, they have dived into and gone about in a brilliant way and gone about in a brilliant way and made my life a lot easier. and of course, victoria, the win came moments after england's women got a crucial three—run win against australia in the world cup. the first time they've managed that in 2a years! the win puts england in a strong position to qualify for the semi—finals as they sit top of the points table. and before i go, victoria, we know record goalscorer wayne rooney is leaving manchester united afte

moeen ali and stuart broad took two wickets apiece as south africa's batsmen struggled in reply to england'shem trailing by 244 runs with five first innings wickets left. lewis hamilton already knows he faces a five—place grid penalty for tomorrow's austrian grand prix, after making a gearbox change. he did set the pace in practice though, just ahead of championship rival sebastian vettel. chris froome is still wearing the yellow jersey as the tour de france heads towards thejura mountains. he finished safely in the peleton on stage seven, with marcel kittel, in blue, winning the sprint finish byjust six millimetres. froome's lead stays at 12 seconds. romelu lukaku appears to be heading for manchester united, despite a late bid from his former club chelsea. united say they have agreed a fee of around £75 million and lukaku is set to have a medical. scotland's women go into the european championship in high spirits after beating the republic of ireland 1—0 in their final warm—up match, christie murray scoring four minutes from time. the euros start in less than two weeks and scotland's openin

moeen ali is the latest to fall the 16, but since he departed toby roland—jones has rather well. 21—19 of the captain earlier on. 88 he was out for. 311—7 the latest score from the oval. daniel ricciardo has finished quickest in both practice sessions ahead of the hungarian grand prix. the second session has just ended with the red bull driver ahead of sebastian vettel in his ferrari. lewis hamilton could only register the fifth best time in p2... afterfinishing third in first practice. the mercedes driver comes into the weekend just one point behind vettel in the drivers standings after winning the last race at silverstone. the build up to this weekend's race has been dominated by drivers comments concerning the new protective halo which is due to be introduced into cars' cockpits next season. for me there is no question. to implement any head protection, for next year, if fia study and develop the halo, then this is the most effective way to protect the head of the drivers. more than welcome in my opinion. at the end of the day, you have to respect the decision of the fia. i think si

moeen ali and stuart broad took two wickets apiece as south africa's batsmen struggled in reply to england'sstrian grand prix after making a gearbox change. he did set the pace in practice though — just ahead of championship rival sebastian vettel. chris froome is still wearing the leaders yellow jersey as the tour de france heads towards thejura mountains. he finished safely in the peleton on stage 7, with marcel kittel — in blue — winning the sprint finish byjust six millimetres. manchester united have competition for the signature of romelu lukaku — his former club chelsea have matched united's bid of around £75 million . but chelsea say they aren't willing to pay the same fees to his agent. scotland's women go into the european championship in high spirits after beating the republic of ireland 1—0 in theirfinal warm—up match — christie murray scoring four minutes from time. the euros start in less than two weeks — and scotland's opening match is against england. it isa it is a huge weekend of athletics as well, you have the anniversary games live on the bbc tomorrow, all building up to t