nigel benn says he's seeking closure, he's going to step back into the ring later this year at the agew it is nigel benjamin button benn, the older i get, the fitter i am. i hundred percent mean that. also coming up in the programme. . .we‘ll hear from the old man of cricket. at 44 not out, everyone will be younger than darren stevens in the county championship next season. and luke matheson is 16 years old, he tells us why his studies are just as important as scoring at old trafford. evening, we're going to start with the rugby world cup injapan. we saw another big win for england today, almost as big as the hit on 0wen farrell that saw the first red card of the tournament. england beat the usa 45—7. our sports correspodnent andy swiss was at the game in. 0na on a pretty hot humid night, england has made it two wins mac out of two with a pretty emphatic victory over the usa. they were looking for a improved performance after their slightly scratchy opening win. they got off to a perfect start when captain george boyd put them ahead after five minutes. they captain george boyd put them

but now at the age of 55 nigel benn wants one more shot at glory. another former world champion, sakio bika, in november in birmingham. emma jones reports. the fittest 55—year—old man on earth. that is how nigel benn is being built as he confirmed he is getting back into the ring just one more time. i am fit, i don't mind the training now. i was suffering with something i cannot break, now i am in a good place. he was a world champion in two weight classes before his final fight until now, almost 23 years ago. the british boxing control said they were not license his comeback because of his age and how long he was away from the sport. instead it has been sanctioned by the british and irish boxing authority. we have paramedics at ringside, ambulances and portable brain scan unit at ringside. we have gone the extra mile, it does not get better than that. we will ensure his safety. there is an element of risk, boxes going into the ring know that. two people aware of the risk are his sons, connor and harley. there is a concern, there is the danger of th

nigel benn confirms his return to the ring at the age of 55.mer world champion says he needs closure. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister says tempers need to come down in parliament after the torrid scenes in the commons last night. borisjohnson says he "totally deplores any threats to anybody, particularly female mps" but has refused to apologise for his use of language. several mps said they had been on the receiving end of death threats, partially blaming mrjohnson‘s speeches on brexit for fuelling extremist behaviour. the speakerjohn bercow described the culture as toxic and said it was the worst atmosphere he had ever witnessed in the house. this report from our political editor laura kuenssberg contains some strong language. we will not betray the people who sent us here. subjective death threats and abuse every single day. i have never heard such humbug in my life. this is the language, this is it. politics has never been for faint hearts. this man is an idiot. but there was poison in the air last night.

and the fittest 55 year old on the planet. so claims nigel benn as he prepares to step back into the again. thanks forjoining us. if england admitted to employing rope—a—dope tactics against tonga today the usa were hit with a knockout blow. it's two wins and two bonus points for england who hit their stride at the rugby world with seven tries in their 45—7 win in kobe. patrick gearey reports. to face the united states, here was new england, ten changes from the team that took on tonga, we were promised this england would play faster and sometimes speed is in the mind. today's captain, george ford, spotted a highway to america, a short trip for the first try. it went quiet for a while before england realised the best way to crack the states was through strength in numbers billy vunipolo went over and then luke cowan—dickie was escorted into american territory, 19—0 at the break. the eagles, as the us team are known, are fast rising but england were quick still. jonathanjoseph whirled his way to the brink of the line and joe cokanasiga batted away any remaining resistance. opportuniti

nigel benn is returning to boxing, and is the "fittest 55—year—old on planet earth" according to hisard of control is against the fight, which will be sanctioned by the british and irish boxing authority. benn is expected to fight the 40—year—old former world champion sakio bika. now, plenty of people on social media have been talking about the road world championships in harrogate, but not for the reasons you might expect. it was all about the weather — this is the men's under 23's time trial race — denmark's johan price—pejtersen coming off his bike because of the sheer amount of standing water. he was ok and able to continue. but watch this! there were incidents all over the course. organisers have been criticised for allowing the race to go ahead in the first place. and live coverage of the road world championships continues from 1 o'clock today on bbc two with claire baldding and the team. it's the men's individual time trial today. and don't forget that you can get all the day's sports news in sportsday, on the bbc news channel at 6 o'clock tonight. that's all the sport for now

nigel benn is returning to boxing, and is the "fittest 55—year—old on planet earth" according to hisng board of control is against the fight, which will be sanctioned by the british and irish boxing authority. benn is expected to fight the 40 year old former world champion sakio bika. and stand by for some traditional yorkshire weather at the road world championships in harrogate. this is furing the men's under 23's time trial race — the huge amounyts of standing water causing denmark's johan price—pejtersen to come off his bike. he was ok and able to continue. he wasn't the only one having problems — incidents all over the course. 0rganisers have been criticised for allowing the race to go ahead in the first place. cani can ijust can i just say, can ijust say, that looks bonkers. would you race in that weather? would you race in that weather? would you race in that weather? would you want to? you know me, sally. probably. with trepidation. i was watching quite a lot of it yesterday, the weather was appalling. chris bormann making the point that cyclists cycle in that kind of weather