moeen ali finished with four wickets. leading england's second innings. as foreign tours go, this wasay. it pretty much went to plan for us. out and bold, it was just to put as much pressure on them as possible. much pressure on them as possible. board, so yes, it was whatjoe asked of us, and we pretty much did it. one—day international in abu dhabi. for 9 from their 50 overs. with trent boult picking up a hat—trick. in one—day internationals. were bowled out for 219. the second one—dayer is at the same venue on friday. in a single over. in a ford trophy match against central districts in hamilton. and a single off the bowling of medium—pacer willem ludick. taking place in about one hour's time. time. james‘s team has had one went and several losses for the season. and several losses for the season. can they turn that around? goodbye for now. hello there. into wednesday morning. on some of the roads there. but there will also be further rainfall. which is continuing to slide up from the south—west. to affect mainly central portions of the uk. now, the winds are falling light ahead of

and just when sri lanka were digging in whenjack leach took two more wickets — moeen ali struck withhe first ball after tma kept going with ali and he's just taken after tma kept going with ali and he's just ta ken another one, after tma kept going with ali and he's just taken another one, so sri la nka he's just taken another one, so sri lanka crumbling, 197—7, way off the target of 450. arsenal striker danny welbeck, suffered what looked to be a serious injury, in their europa league game, last night. he jumped for a header and landed badly on his right ankle — he was taken to hospital and manager unai emery described the injury as "very big". arsenal drew 0—0 with sporting lisbon at the emirates to make it through to the knock—out stages. welbeck‘s team—mates on the pitch were clearly shaken — and the well wishes came quickly on social media. see you soon". a heart—felt message

for moeen ali, he ended up deemed ok.th four wickets, combining with that man foa kes up with four wickets, combining with that man foakes who took the catch asa that man foakes who took the catch as a gatekeeper and it's reluctant we re as a gatekeeper and it's reluctant were all out for 203. an two hours after being hit, roy curvers was batting and leading the second inning, 177 ad at the close. this was a five star game. joe wilson, bbc news. now the city of hanoi in vietnam is over 1000 years old and boasts some of the world's most beautiful lakes, palaces and cultural museums. but there's going to be a new attraction in town soon, with the announcement that the city will host formula 1 races from 2020. it's the first new addition to the f1 calendar since us—based liberty media took over the sport from bernie ecclestone last year. i know it will be a wonderful addition to our rate schedule that we have in place this year and next year. we have made it a goal and a priority for us to try and host formula 1 races in wha

moeen ali took the first and most significant of them. kwella departed, so did his team's chances of an unlikely victory. the end came quickly. two balls later moeen baffled suranga lakmal, then pushpakumara pushed back a sitter to jack leach. his fifth wicket in the innings, and england's first win in sri lanka for 17 years. it's a victory that is in sharp contrast to england's recent away form. so, winning on sri lanka's spinning pitches is real progress. to come here in very difficult conditions that were quite extreme, both here and at galle, and to perform as we have done and manage to soak up the pressure and hold our nerve shows quite a lot of maturity for what is quite an inexperienced side in this part of the world. not for nothing are england's away fans known as the "barmy army". it's taken a mix of optimism and masochism to follow english cricket teams on foreign shores — but maybe nowjoe root has this side travelling on the right course. patrick gearey, bbc news. the actorjohn bluthal, has died at the age of 89. he was best kn

but moeen ali ended up end, deemed ok. took the catch as wicketkeeper. and sri lanka were all out for 203. rory burns? two hours after being hit, he was batting, leading england's second innings. 177 ahead at the close, as foynes go, —— as foreign tours go, this was a 5—star day. joel wilson, bbc news. let's return to our top story this lunchtime — and both parties are claiming success in the us mid—term elections. the democrats have retaken control of the house of representatives and the republicans have strengthened their control of the senate — the upper house of congress. 0ur correspondent barbara plett usher is at the white house. so donald trump says it is a tremendous success. is he right? well, tremendous success, no. but there is something to celebrate. as you mentioned, the republicans have retained control of the senate and have strengthened control, so that is good for him. republican governors were re—elected in key swing states, which is good for him because he will need their support going into the 2020 pres

jack leach with the early breakthrough as he and moeen ali combined to devastating effect. ping the first of his four wickets. this was a bad idea. there was no escaping them. before leach in his second test delivered the defining moment. that is about as good as spin bowling gets. bamboozled, unplayable. unforgettable. it wasn't all seamless for england. a moment of comedy courtesy of adil rashid, but it was about his team's only slip—up as sri lanka quickly capitulated when herath in his final match was run out. it was all over — an ultimately emphatic victory for england and after 13 away tests without a win, their travelling troubles have finally finished. it is not just it is notjust us, it is not like we're the only side that struggles away from home. it is very difficult to win test matches abroad now. i think that makes it even sweeter when you do come to a very difficult than you like here and managed to win games. so hopefully we can build on this and that it is notjust a one—off for us, we can go with a huge amount to confidence forward and look to still improve a

moeen ali took the first and most significant of them. departed, so did his team's chances of an unlikely victory. the end came quickly. two balls later moeen baffled suranga lakmal, then pushpakumara pushed back a sitter to jack leach. his fifth wicket in the innings, and england's first win in sri lanka for 17 years. to come here and perform as we have done, and manage to soak up the pressure and played back on the opposition for long periods of time as well, to hold our nerve, shows a lot of maturity for what is quite an inexperienced side in this part of the world. it's a victory that is in sharp contrast to england's recent away form. it is highly significant. sri lanka have a reputation of ambushing visitors here on pitches that suit them. the fact that they have won not just these first two test matches but also the twenty20 series and the one—day international series as well, they've never done that anywhere before. it is a significant achievement. not for nothing are england's away fans known as the "barmy army". it's taken a mix

moeen ali's response? well, howzat? mathews out almost immediately after the interval. rather spun back. it was england's spinners making the difference. leach took sri lanka's seventh wicket six seconds before the rain came. england should win this tomorrow, as long as they can stop any sudden movements. patrick geary, bbc news. wales are on their way to a clean sweep in the autumn rugby internationals, after their ten try thrashing of tonga. the game was level at 24—all before the welsh broke away, scrum half aled davies with the try of the series so far, as they went on to add another 50 points, winning 74—24 while at twickenham, england came back from being five points down at half—time to beat japan 35—15 the former bbc newsreader richard baker has died. he was 93 and he introduced the corporation's first television news bulletin, way back in 1954. david sillito looks back at his life. 1954, and the first ever bbc television news bulletin began with the voice of richard baker. here is an illustrated summary of the news. it'll be followed by the latest film of event

that left sri lanka chasing a target of 327 for victory, and when moeen ali bowled opener dimuth karunaratne further. ben stokes struck, stuart broad with the catch to dismiss angelo matthews. sri lanka were four down, finishing on 53—4 at stumps needing another 274. england are looking to become just the third team to complete a series whitewash in sri lanka. saracens kept up the pressure on gallagher premiership leaders exeter with a 27—22 victory at leicester. the visitors were cruising, with this try from alex lozowski putting them in a commanding lead at half—time. the tigers rallied back, with matt smith narrowing the gap, but saracens held on to seal the win. great britain beat japan 2—1 in the champions trophy to avoid the wooden spoon in china. gb had to come from behind with goals from hannah martin and amy costello, who scored her first for britain. this was a fifth place play—off after gb had finished bottom of their pool. the netherlands won the trophy with a 5—1 victory over australia. and in golf, the first tournament of new season on the european tour saw england's aaron rai

327 which would be a record chase in colombo if sri lanka manage it against all the odds — first moeen alirt broad with a great catch. meanwhile in dubai — new zealand will start the third day of the second test against pakistan on 24 without loss as they chase down a first innings total of 418 for 5 declared. both harris sohail and babar azam hit centuries for pakistan as they look to level the three match series after the black caps won the opener by 4 runs in abu dhabi. on tuesdayjudd trump gets his uk championship campaign underway and he's told bbc sport he's been hurt by some of the criticism he received during his snooker career, and particularly the suggestion he doesn't always try hard the world number 5, who is one of the most talented —— and particularly the suggestion he doesn't always try hard enough. the world number 5, who is one of the most talented players never to have won the world championship, says he gets more criticism than any other player on tour, and believes the comments often made about him and ronnie o'sullivan are not fair. when you look at me and ronnie, if w

like but that is a great thing because we have three great spinners and they are bowling nicely and moeen aliafrica are chasing 108 for victory in their match against tournament hosts and defending champions west indies at the icc women's world t20 in saint lucia. after being sent in the hosts managed 107 for 7. at the same venue, sri lanka won the early match beating bangladesh by 25 runs. after being sent in the sri lankans could only make 97 for 7. in response bangladesh madejust 72 as they crash out with a game to play, while sri lanka play defending champions and tournament hosts west indies on saturday at the same venue. in golf, the european tour season reaches its climax this weekend. the dp world tour championship gets underway on thursday in dubai, with ryder cup winning team—mates francesco molinari and tommy fleetwood the only players left in contention to end the year as the european tour's number one. molinari's in pole position after a year in which he won the the open championship, europe's pga title, and claimed his maiden tour victory in the usa. fleetwood, meanwhile, has to

gets under way in the coming hours but ben stokes will move up the batting order to number three so moeen ali but he can't get back in the side so ben foakes will keep wicket again following his century on debut in the first test win. it's been somewhat of a selection headache for captain joe root. there's a great position to be in, the fact that we turn up here and, you know, full of confidence as a group, as a squad, and we have got the opportunity to play the same tea m the opportunity to play the same team is the service requires it, but also we have got a group of guys who have been sat on the sideline, champing at the bat ready to take their opportunity, if it looks like they could be the guys to exploit that pitch. the nfl have decided to relocate monday's los angeles rams game against kansas city chiefs from estadio azteca in mexico city to the los angeles memorial coliseum. with less than a week to go, the league decided to relocate it to la because of significant concerns about the playing surface. last may, stadium authorities changed the surface from natural to hybrid, but the int

stokes will move up with moeen ali dropping down to bat at six.he team remains unchanged which means ben foakes keeps wicket, there's no place in the side for fit—againjonny bairstow. it's a squad packed with options, providing a bit of a selection headache for captain joe root. it isa it is a great position to be in, the fa ct it is a great position to be in, the fact that we turn up here and are full of confidence as a group and as a squad and we have the opportunity to play the same team and if the service requires that but we also have a group of guys that at the sideline, chomping at the bit and ready to take the opportunity, if it looks like they could be the guys to exploit that. day three of the atp tour finals in london, roger federer kept alive his chances of reaching the semi finals after victory over dominic thiem, he lost his tournament opener to kei nishikori, who slipped to one of the heaviest defeats of his career losing to kevin anderson in the first match of the day at london's o2. nick parrot reports. after his defeat to kei nis

moeen ali failed twice at number three, and fellow batsman jos buttler says he'd be happy to bat in thateing flexible with the order is a real strength, and it has been a strength of a one—day side for a while now, being able to be flexible in the order, and just because it is test match cricket, i don't think they're right he goes on the side to want those defined roles. of course you need a good balance of being settled, but i think it shows a good team environment, and i think that people are willing to play wherever is required of them. plenty more to come in sportsday including... the north east football club who once conquered the world who are now fighting for their future. we've got to try and keep it alive. and it's only be in younger generation who can do that. and the snake boats making a splash in india. tennis now and germany's alexander zverev has got his atp finals campaign off to a winning start with victory in his opening round—robin match against marin cilic at the o2 arena. zverev beat his croatian rival 7—6, 7—6. watching the action for us was sue barker alongside for

moeen ali especially, not getting his best at all. yes, england's top order was continuing.be run out at the top of the innings, and moeen ali, obviously not contributing again. a similar kind of story at england's top order. would you stick with it, change it now, or think give the man a chance, so many chances already? you have seven or eight all—rounders in the team is someone has to bat two, three, four, five and six, and i certainly wouldn't change the opening partnership. it hasjust started, they will take time to bed m, started, they will take time to bed in, but the rest of the batting order you can kind of fraud and play in any order really. no much to focus too much on the weight is going in sri lanka —— you can kind of throw up and play in any order really. we will let you get back to this morning's social. plenty in the papers reacting to last night was like football. the telegraph focusing on manchester united's late win overjuventus, jose mourinho doing the dance in the picture there, saying turin road, and they also report on the column on the right that harry

debutant ben foakes reached his first test century, and moeen ali took four wickets for 66 as englander is an attractive destination, especially when it stops raining. 0n holiday is exactly where ben foakes is meant to be. he was taking six months off until england called him, there is an injury, we need you to play. today in goal he completed his century, 100 runs on his england debut. am i dreaming? for england it got better. england took two sri lankan wickets quickly with a quick bowlers, but in asian conditions it is often spin bowlers who win matches, like this. edged, gone! jack leach is the bowler here, it is his second test match. of course you know mo by now. da silva lost sight of the stumps. when the slow bowlers are on, fielding requires bravery, as you'll hear. rory burns on his test debut struck around the back of his neck as he duck. there was lengthy treatment. he was in the end deemed 0k. moeen ali ended up with four wickets, combining with ben foakes, and sri lanka were all out forjust 203. and rory burns? well, two hours after being hit he was batting, leading engl

jack leach leading the way and moeen ali duly followed. pick of the bunch. oh, what a ripper! that's about as good as spin bowling gets. dinesh chandimal bamboozled, unplayable, unforgettable. not everything went quite so smoothly. oh, no. he's down. a spot of slapstick courtesy of adil rashid but it was about england's only slip—up as sri lanka quickly capitulated. when rangana herath, in his final match, was agonisingly run out, that was that. a thumping victory for england and, after 13 away tests without a win, at last a tour has brought them triumph. andy swiss, bbc news. let's return to the commemoration of the end of the first world war. across the uk, people in cities, towns and villages have been preparing for the armistice centenary. from knitted poppies on village greens, to marking the contribution of commonwealth soldiers, our correspondentjon kay has been finding out how the country will commemorate 100 years since the guns fell silent on the western front. each one is a life that was lost in the great war. charfield in glouc

jack leach with the early breakthrough, as he and moeen ali combined to devastating effect. rn. kusal mendis tried the aggressive approach. bad idea. caught moeen, bowled jack leach. there was no escaping them, before jack leach, in just his second test, delivered the defining moment. oh, what a ripper! that's about as good as spin bowling gets. dinesh chandimal bamboozled. unplayable, unforgettable. it wasn't all entirely seamless for england. a moment of comedy courtesy of adil rashid, but it was about his team's only slip—up as sri lanka quickly capitulated. when rangana herath in his final match was agonisingly run out, it was all over. an ultimately an emphatic victory for england and, after 13 away tests without a win, their travelling troubles are finally finished. andy swiss, bbc news. it's 200 years since the publication of the novel persuasion by one of england's greatest writers, jane austen. now her work has inspired a group of women from pakistan to put together a series of short stories called austenistan. our correspondent shabnam mahmood reports. a traditional

that left sri lanka chasing a target of 327 for victory, and when moeen ali bowled opener dimuth karunaratneush their advantage further. ben stokes struck, stuart broad with the catch to dismiss angelo matthews. sri lanka were four down, finishing on 53—4 at stumps needing another 274. england are looking to become just the third team in to complete a series whitewash in sri lanka. john mccain was a war hero, a presidential candidate how are you? it is day by day. some days are good, some are not. he would not want me to be anything but strong so i left by that. during the week of his passing you carried yourself with such extraordinary poise and grace. it captured both in the us and internationally.” poise and grace. it captured both in the us and internationally. i did what i hoped john would be proud of and that was to at least remain strong and more importantly be strong and more importantly be strong for my children so i appreciate your words about that but for me it was just what it was until iam. for me it was just what it was until i am. when the news came there was this bipartisan o

he took his time more than halfway to their targets when moeen ali thought that he had the dangerouspeal as beg. the umpire did not think he hit it. the umpire said otherwise. 0ut. their joy was soon swept away. sri lanka needed only 82 for victory with five wickets in hand. just after the break, angelo mathews was out. the game had turned once more. leach back into the breach. he got his man. as he came off, the covers came on. the drama halted by the weather but england are almost home and dry. if it stays dry there should be a result by lunchtime tomorrow. the final day's play gets under way atjust after 4:00 tomorrow morning. if england do win they'll look back at several key moments in the field today, not least keatonjennings cat—like reactions at short leg that led to two dismissals. i think at the time you get a feeling of what the batter‘s looking to do. you watch his movements and you match his movements of where he is trying to hit the ball. you tried to then get in the way. i go down to pedal and i set off running. i ended up having it right at me. i generally try to catc

moeen ali leading the way with four wickets. england have a lead of 177.the sport for now. you can find out more on the bbc sport website. i will be back with more in the next hour. let's return to the mid—term elections in the united states. pennsylvania, which was won narrowly by president trump in 2016, has taken centre stage in the 2018 midterm elections. mr trump campaigned in the state several times during the fall, hoping to motivate his base to turn out for republican candidates. but it was democrat bob casey who narrowly took the senate seat. our correspondent nick bryant is in the state's largest city, philadelphia. he explained what we can take away from the rust—belt results and what it will mean for the presidential elections in 2020. the republicans gained in pittsburgh. look like they've gained in that congressional district number one, which we were talking about earlier, bucks county, so these results are very uneven. a lot of people will project onto these results a lot of different meanings. what is significant tonight is how many modera

spin bowlers jack leach and moeen ali starred, claiming seven wickets between them, including this almosten't known for their understatement. the new zealand rugby team call themselves one of the most successful teams in all of world sport. to be fair, they've won the last two rugby world cups and are favourites to win again next year. tomorrow they play at twickenham, providing the biggest possible test for england, asjoe wilson reports. being an all black is a state of mind. and every new zealand player follows illustrious footsteps. is it going to be all blacks magic once again? it normally is. a0 matches between england and new zealand in total — england have won just seven. but today's all blacks carry unique pressure. it's been there since day one for me. we are used to it. we are expected to win every time we go out there, but we embrace it as a team. and england? well, they squeezed a win against south africa last weekend. now, the all blacks. do you think playing new zealand at rugby union is perhaps the biggest test anywhere in sport, 0wen? er... i've never really thought about

coach trevor bayliss has hinted that moeen ali won't bat at number three in the second test after twoon for a while. obviously, keaton has done well in this test match. burns did not score any runs, but he has been impressive around the group and the practise and in some of the practise games and the way he looked while he was in his matches has been good. obviously, number three is a position now thatjoe has dropped to number four. so we will continue to search there, i think. moe has had a few chances there at this stage, but has not been able to take advantage of that. obviously, moe is a guy who will be in the team somewhere. now in manchester tonight tony bellew will attempt to make boxing history. he's taking—on the unbeaten ukrainian oleksandr usyk in the cruiserweight unification fight, trying to become the first briton to hold all four belts in a weight division. bellew says it'll be his last fight, but as boxing commentator steve bunce told me earlier, he's the out and out underdog, and this is likely to be the hardest fight of his career. we are still a few hours away but i

moeen ali was successfully clinging on.r match—winning performance. west brom are up to second in the championship after a 2—1 victory over ipswich at portman road. west brom took the lead through this effort from jay rodriguez in the first half. and they doubled their lead when harvey barnes cut inside to fire in a second. ipswich did pull a goal back late on, but defeat sees them remain bottom of the league and five points off safety. chelsea midfielder n'golo kante has signed a new five—year deal at stamford bridge. he's made 81 appearances since joining from leicester two years ago, helping chelsea to the premier league title in his first season and fa cup in his second. kante said he'd "completely improved" as a player and was a key member of france's world cup winning squad in russia this summer. the goalfor us is notjust an important player, it's a determinant player. i am very happy with the new contract. very pleased for him. it's very important i think. australia number 8 david pocock will miss tomorrow's autumn i

moeen ali ended up with four wickets, jack leach got five in just his third test match for england.e root‘s side in a part of the world where they'd really struggled in years gone by. it's their first away series win for two years.

he took his time more than halfway to their targets when moeen ali thought that he had the dangerouse did not so dangerous batsman caught, he did not so much as begg. the umpire did not think he hated. the umpire said otherwise. i would. think he hated. the umpire said otherwise. iwould. theirjoy think he hated. the umpire said otherwise. i would. theirjoy was soon swept away. sri lanka needed only 82 for victory with five wickets in hand. just after the break, angelo mathews was out. the game had turned once more. jack leach back into the breach. he got his man. as he came off, the covers came on. the drummer halted by the weather but england are almost home and dry. england's women, meanwhile, are through to the semifinals of the world t20. anya shrubsole starred with the ball, finishing off the south african tail with a hat—trick. england knocked off the 86 runs they needed to win with six overs to spare. wales missed out on promotion from their nations league group after losing 2—1 to denmark in cardiff. gareth bale was back for wales but they missed their chances and were punish

they'd set the home side an unlikely a62 to win in the opening test, and moeen ali was the best of thes they won by 211 runs. it's always hard to win that first game when you've had such a period away from home not winning. now they've won the game, and all of the players on the team should be very confident. from one to ii, players on the team should be very confident. from one to 11, every player on the team contributed somewhat. england were under a huge and of pressure, and it's a tremendous innings in the state of the game. england should look at this week and say, right, park that, try and produce a similar performance. if they do that, i'm pretty sure they will be 2—0 up in a week or so‘s time. there's been a big blow for england's women ahead of the world t20, which starts today — all—rounder katherine brunt has been ruled out of the tournament with a back injury. she has a recurring problem that flared up again during a warm—up game against india on wednesday. she'll be replaced by fran wilson, who was in last year's world cup—winning squad. england's first match is against sr

moeen ali was the best of the bowlers, with 4—71.1—0 up in the three—match series. test match special producer adam mountford tweeted a picture of england's lap of honour in the galle sunshine. "not a ball lost to the weather", he says. england win on a ground traditionally a sri lanka fortress. there's been a big blow for england's women ahead of the world t20, which starts today. all—rounder katherine brunt has been ruled out of the tournament with a back injury. she has a recurring problem that flared up again during a warm—up game against india on wednesday. she'll be replaced by fran wilson, who was in last year's world cup—winning squad. england's first match is against sri lanka tomorrow in st lucia. arsenal striker danny welbeck suffered what looked to be a serious injury in their europa league game last night. hejumped for a header and landed badly on his right ankle. he was taken to hospital, and manager unai emery described the injury as "very big". arsenal drew 0—0 with sporting lisbon at the emirates to make it through t

england dominate in galle, as they bowl out sri lanka on day two of the first test, with moeen ali takingets. good evening. president trump has declared that his republican party defied history by gaining seats in yesterday's midterm elections, widely viewed as a referendum on his first two years in the white house. his party did indeed tighten its grip on the senate. but the democrats made gains too, taking back control of the house of representatives for the first time in eight years, which they say will mean more checks and balances on the trump presidency. the elections were for congress, america's law—making body, which is made up of two chambers — the house of representatives and the senate. the democrats have been celebrating after so far winning 222 of the 435 seats. but the republicans were able to increase their control of the senate, making key gains in indiana, missouri and north dakota. so how much of an impact will the results have on donald trump's next two years of his presidency? our north america editor, jon sopel, has been following it and is at the white house now. sop

ben stokes will move up the batting order to number three so moeen ali drops down.eep wicket, meaning there's no place in the side for fit—againjonny bairstow. it's a squad packed with options, providing a bit of a selection headache for captain joe root. it is a great position to be in, the fact that we turn up here full of confidence as a group and as a squad. we have the opportunity to play the same team if we feel the surface requires it but also we have a group of guys who have been sat on the sideline chomping at the bit ready to take the opportunity if it looks like they could be the guys to exploit that pitch. england's george kruis is out of the final two autumn internationals because of injury. he's got a calf problem, after being taken off in the second half of england's defeat to new zealand at the weekend. it's a blow for head coach eddiejones, who's already without a raft of other forwards for the matches against japan and australia. meanwhile the scotland full—back stuart hogg has confirmed that he's joining premiership side exeter next summer. he lea

but moeen ali got the wicket of niroshan dickwella before bowling captain suranga lakmal two balls laterforclaim his maiden test five—wicket haul. england lead the three—match series 2—0, with the final test in colombo starting on friday. the guys have worked extremely hard here. we have planned very well for it. we said we were going to play in a certain manner and we have backed that up completely throughout the two games. and that's probably the most pleasing thing. we have stuck to our guns, been ruthless when we have had our opportunity to get ahead in the games and soaked up pressure on occasion as well. seeing this team grow all the time, looking to improve in practice and driving that standard up is a great position to be in. sri lanka have a reputation of ambushing visitors via on pitches that suit them, that turn square, and the lack of preparation visiting teams have these days, they get beaten resoundingly. we saw south africa recently have the same. added to that england's overseas record being so poor recently, throw that in the mix, and the fact that they've won not just thes

moeen ali failed twice at number three, and fellow batsman jos buttler says he'd be happy to bat in thatat trevor and joe talked about, being flexible with the order, it's a real strength. it has been a strength of the one—day side for a while, being able to be flexible in the order and just because it is test match cricket, i don't think there are many egos in the side that need those defined roles. of course, you need a good balance of being settled, but i think it shows a good team environment and ethic that people are willing to play wherever is required of them. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. including the women's t20 world cup, england have their second match later today. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. thank you very much. let's return to the california wildfires, which are now known to have killed at least 31 people and are among the most devastating the state has ever experienced. 200 others are still unaccounted for and more than a quarter of a million people have been forced to leave their homes. one of them is eric bush,

and their fears were quickly realised — jack leach with the early breakthrough as he an moeen ali combined's been a big blow for england's women ahead of the world t20, which has started today? the women's world t20 has been getting under way this afternoon. enlgand have to wait until saturday to get their campaign underway, but they will be wihtout all—rounder katherine brunt — she's been ruled out of the tournament with a back injury. this is a recurring problem that flared up again during a warm—up game against india on wednesday. she'll be replaced by fran wilson, who was in last year's world cup winning squad with england's first match against sri lanka staring tomorrow in st lucia. arsenal have said that danny welbeck has suffered a significant injury to his right ankle. the striker was carried off during their goalless europa league draw with sporting lisbon at the emirates last night. the club say he remains in hospital and will continue to be assessed and that a further update will be issued over the next 72 hours. pep guardiola believes manchester united are back to their best ah

moeen ali ended up with 4 wickets, jack leach got five in just his third test match for england. series, but plenty of positives forjoe root‘s side in a part of the world where they'd really struggled in years gone by. it's their first away series win for two years. the guys have worked extremely hard here. we have planned very well for it. we said we were going to play in a certain manner and we have backed that up completely throughout the two games. and that's probably the most pleasing thing, if we have stuck to our guns, been ruthless when we have had our opportunity to get ahead in the games and soaked up pressure on occasion as well. seeing this team grow all the time, looking to improve in practice and driving that standard output is a great position to be in. francesco mola nari has all but been crowned race to dubai champion. the world tour championship, but fleetwood finished a long way down the leaderboard. former masters champion danny willett is currently in the lead. he sunk this 50 foot putt on the second to put himself ahead. he's currently 17 under under and is

and go 2—0 up with one to play, sri lanka needed 75 runs to level the series but two wickets from moeen alito claim his maiden five wicket haul, saw england win by 57 runs. the final test in colombo starts on friday. the open winner and ryder cup star francesco molinari will end a brilliant season as europe's number one golfer. tommy fleetwood was the only man who could overtake him but needed to win the season—ending world tour championship in dubai. both finished down the field. danny willett won the tournament, his first title since winning the masters two and half years ago willett finished two shots clear of another englishman matt wallace and american patrick reed. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. president donald trump said he has not heard the alleged tape recording of events leading to journalist jamal kashoggi's murder. in an interview with the us broadcaster fox news, he said that while he has been fully briefed on the contents of the tape, he believes there is no reason for him to listen to the "terrible tape". there have been reports that t

england faltered, a clatter of late wickets including jos buttler took the gloss off things, while moeen ali successfully overturning an lbw decision just before the close. far from perfect, they'll be hoping to turn this intriguing start into another match—winning performance. well, to talk through all the cricket, i spoke to lydia greenway earlier. she won both the one day and 20/20 world cup with england and i started by asking her how the women's team would be feeling going into tomorrow's final. i think when you attend the world can you don't think far ahead of where you could get to, but now the girls have got at that point and they are in a final. you just wonder, with a few thoughts creep in and a few nerves? from their point of view they have got to trust of their preparation they've done because they've been playing brilliant cricket. they are giving themselves the best chance to get their hands on the trophy. they lost to the west indies early on the tournament, but they would have preferred them in the final?|j tournament, but they would have preferred them in the final? i think

moeen ali ended up with four wickets, jack leach got five in just his third test match for england.e test to go in the series, but plenty of positives forjoe root‘s side in a part of the world where they'd really struggled in years gone by. it's their first away series win for two years. sri lanka have a reputation of ambushing visitors here on pitches that suits them, that turned square and with lack of preparation the visiting teams have these days. they get beat in very resoundingly. south africa fairly recently had the same. so add to that england's overseas record which has been so poor recently. through all that in the mix and the fact that they have want not just these first two test matches but also the t20 series here and the one—day international series as well. they have never done that anywhere before. this really is a very significant achievement. ireland pulled off a stunning win over all blacks. it's only the 2nd time in their history they've beaten new zealand — the first on irish soil. it was the standout result on a big day of autumn international rugby as our spor

england faltered, a clatter of late wickets including jos buttler took the gloss off things while moeen aliing to turn this intriguing start into another match—winning performance. they've already won the 50 overs world cup and now england's women are through to the final of the world the 20 my thanks to a dominant win over india in antigua. heather knight took three wickets for the loss ofjust nine runs the up they bulk that india for 112 before they produced and 92 run partnership to see england home with 17 balls to spare. they will play australia in tomorrow night ‘s final after the seven stars thrashed west indies. our prep coming into this game has been clear and we knew. i was feeling confident. the total wasn't high so if we just batted through and gota high so if we just batted through and got a good partnership with being good place. formula 1 is in abu dhabi for the final grand prix of this season and it is mercedes who have topped second practice. but as ahead of max verstappen with danny riccardo back in third. lewis hamilton in fourth. england's aaron bray has had a spectacula

jack leech with the early breakthrough as he as moeen ali combined to devastating effect., unplayable. unforgettable. it wasn‘t all seamless for england. a moment of comedy courtesy of rashid but it was about his team‘s only slip up as sri lanka quickly capit lated when haar pratt in his final matches were run out, it was all over and ultimately emphatic victory for england and after 13 away tests without a win their travelling troubles have finally finished. england have suffered a blow ahead of the women‘s world t20. they will be without star all—rounder katherine brunt for the tournament due to a back injury. this is a recurring problem that flared up again during a warm—up game against india on wednesday. she‘ll be replaced by fran wilson, who was in last year‘s world cup winning squad with england‘s first match against sri lanka staring tomorrow in st lucia. arsenal have said that danny welbeck has suffered a significant injury to his right ankle. the striker was carried off during their goalless europa league draw with sporting lisbon at the emirates last night. the

three wickets lost this morning, rory burns, moeen ali and captain joe root all out.was in with a chance with at the start of the night. even to be nominated was something special. and to come away with it means so much. i have had those troubles, for two years in the game, you always question yourself, you know, can you come back and reach the pinnacle, which is international rugby, and you know, safe to say i think i'm well on the way there now, and with people around me, like my good family, good coaches, club, country, it definitely means a lot. now, finally, looking to the big test, england— new zealand at twickenham. what a story this is. the guy behind you, one year ago he was chucking drunks out of a nightclub in auckland. as a bouncer? yes, and he took a rugby to lose weight because he was 165 kilograms, so he lost 40 kg, he started playing by, so he lost 40 kg, he started playing rugby, he went into the super league, and only three months ago, then he came off the bench against france, now he's in the starting lineup against england just one year on. that's

moeen ali failed twice at number three, and fellow batsman jos buttler says he'd be happy to bat in thatr is a real strength and i think it has been a strength and i think it has been a strength of the one—day side for a while now, been able to be flexible with the order. just because it is test match cricket, there are not many egos in the team that need these defined roles. you need a good balance and i think it shows a good tea m balance and i think it shows a good team environment and an ethic that people are willing to play wherever is required of them. that's all the sport for now. a veterinary campaign group has accused the government of telling "bare faced lies" about the effectiveness of the ongoing badger cull in southwest england. the prion interest group said that government claims of a reduced number of bovine tb cases in cattle, as a result of the cull, were "badly wrong". the department for environment, food and rural affairs said it is the right approach and has had a positive impact. in a few moments we can speak to dr iain mcgill, director of the prion interest group, b

didn't have the best start to the day, losing the final three wickets of their first innings quickly, moeen ali an early wicket thanks to this excellent reaction catch from keatonjennings, off the bowling of spinnerjack leach. but sri lanka have looked comfortable at the crease, and are currently 74—1. england's women, meanwhile, will face australia in the world t20 final in antigua at midnight. they will be looking to add to the 50—over world cup title they won last year and become double world champions. yeah, i think it's something that we thought about, going into the competition. it's not something that comes around very often, and it's been a real carrot to keep us pushing forward, to keep us improving. but, like i say, we're going to have to play very well. it's probably a once—in—a—career opportunity that comes along, and if we do manage to do it, it will be a real, real achievement. so yes, we've put ourselves in the best possible place to go out and do that. and now it's all about how we perform tomorrow. now, in football, i wonder if claudio ranieri will take some top tips from his m

moeen ali finishing with four wickets, and jack leach got five in just his third test match for englandin was the place to be last night! ireland beat the mighty all blacks forjust the second time — the first on irish soil. it was the standout result on a big day of autumn international rugby, as our sports correspondent joe wilson reports. in one place, the best two teams in the world, this was intensive. ireland had to keep new zealand moving, keep them guessing, switch the play and there was jacob scott ——jacob the play and there was jacob scott —— jacob stockdale, you kick and you hope. it worked. that was the moment. but defence isjust hope. it worked. that was the moment. but defence is just as important, look at peter armani, snatching the ball a split—2nd before the all blacks could grab it and score. new zealand were attacking until the last, no way through. 16— nine, ireland have beaten the best in dublin, now they just need to win the world cup. elsewhere, scotland took on south africa with their three running, freethinking kind of rugby. that is a great try from scotland! bu

he's been doing that all series, as has moeen ali. only need 43 runs to win. ireland coach joe schmidt will step down after next year's world cup, and he'll be replaced by andy farrell. schmidt's taken the team up to second in the world rankings, and they're one of the favourites for the tournament in japan. farrell has been ireland's defence coach under schmidt, after holding the same position with england up until the 2015 world cup. it'll be his first head coach role, taking overfrom the new zealander who has won the six nations three times with ireland. and ireland's success was recognised with a clean sweep at the world rugby awards. johnny sexton was named player of the year. he's the first irishman since keith wood 17 years ago to win the coveted prize. they also won team of the year, and schmidt was named best coach. lewis hamilton says he's hoping for more competition next year, after winning the grand prix of the season, in abu dhabi. he'd like a six—way battle between mercedes, ferrari and red bull. but it was the renault d