patrick gearey has more.fghanistan believe they're getting closer to england and belief has always been important in their cricket. it allows them to clear hurdles. but few expected the sheer force gurbaz unleashed in the opening overs, he hammered england's bowlers unsparing, unsettling. time to change direction. and that's adil rashid's area, their lead spinner, their match turner with skill and the helping hands of his captain, jos buttler, he halted the afghan charge. others followed along his curving path, notablyjoe root. england back on top. but the sun had not yet set on afghanistan, finishing as they started. they smashed themselves up to 284, a total far more than it might have been. so in the delhi darkness they had something to conjure with. get root early and you know you're in business. getjos buttler too... well, they tell you the significance. england four down, nearly 200 short, more wickets fell. harry brook was left trying to steer through the crisis, but without support and against an incr

patrick gearey, bbc news.t no time really, i think, when we were batting did we think we were running away with the game. we thought we had a decent total, but we had to bowl well and field well and the guys did that. so i think it's very pleasing and there's a lot of confidence that will hopefully come from this when competing against the bigger nations, and it'll have a knock on effect for all the other games, but not only in this world cup, but for the future as well. just what afghanistan cricket can achieve. it's a big setback, obviously. you know, before the tournament starts, you have a different idea of how the first three games would pan out. you know, we've got to show a lot of character, a lot of resilience within the team and most of all, a lot of belief. you know, there's a lot of excellent players in there and we haven't played well enough today, but we must keep that belief. spain have booked their place at euro 2024 with a 1—0 win in norway, a victory that also sends scotland to their second eu

patrick gearey, bbc news.ss live to old trafford now and speak to our correspondent katie gornall. good evening. we saw in patrick's report that famous united trinity statue for the other that the past few days it's become a focal point for that you can see thousands of floral tributes and messages and it is growing. it floral tributes and messages and it is curowin. , �*, ., floral tributes and messages and it isuurowin. , �*, ., ., is growing. it is. it's going all the time- _ is growing. it is. it's going all the time. it's _ is growing. it is. it's going all the time. it's a _ is growing. it is. it's going all the time. it's a poignant - is growing. it is. it's going all. the time. it's a poignant mood is growing. it is. it's going all- the time. it's a poignant mood here at old trafford. a club charged with emotion and understandably a different emotion of what you would experience on a normal champions league night. throughout the afternoon there are been hundreds of fans streaming through, leaving their

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players will wear black armbands and there will be a minute's silence amongst other tributes, as patrick geareynited they will forever look up to sir bobby charlton. he stands as part of the united trinity that helped guide them to european triumph. but bobby also got them through disaster. this week to remember the man who helped them rebuild from the wreckage of munich. bobby charlton didn'tjust pay for this club, he is part of it. he bobby charlton didn'tjust pay for this club, he is part of it.- this club, he is part of it. he was so humble. _ this club, he is part of it. he was so humble, he _ this club, he is part of it. he was so humble, he was _ this club, he is part of it. he was so humble, he was great. - this club, he is part of it. he was so humble, he was great. he - this club, he is part of it. he was i so humble, he was great. he would speak to him for five minutes and you would think you'd known them for years. you would think you'd known them for ears. . ., u, you would think you'd known them for ears. ., ., . ., ., years. the warmth that came from him. he years. the warmth tha

patrick gearey watched the action. 0nly rarely in football to the medals become before the match butole put together. they are officially the worst international team in the world and they could only watch as paul smyth did something spectacular. the celebration was not even the most acrobatic thing about it. northern ireland are unaccustomed to playing the giant, but they soon settled into it. josh mcginnis made it two. windsor park enjoying itself even though qualification for the euros is almost impossible. now smyth produced another mood lifter. that is in var intervened. 0ffside, that is where the fun stopped. the second half was scrappy eventually, washington who might have been sent off bustled through and conor mcmenamin added a third. just san marino maybe, but after five straight defeats for northern ireland the opposition mattered less. the opposition mattered less than the result. in england's group, ukraine are up to second after beating north macedonia 2—0. playing in prague, ukraine went ahead inside half an hour through georgi sudakov�*s deflected shot. and they held

patrick gearey has more. their world around, from the bottom of the championship to the primitive week, the trick is to move forward in the branford company showed the greater purpose in the game came to life by accident and in the clumsy challenge that ended this match as he reached the tunnel, branford finally saw the light. the skipper and the score. and that meant it might�*ve flattened forest but there were not done as dominguez who never forgets his film debut. still, they are 25 minutes to survive and this as well. 13 on looking for some and branford might�*ve snatched it in the allotted time but for forest on the line. tired but defiant. well, here's forest boss steve cooper who's frustrated with the lack of chances his team has been creating. we just have not been able to turn some of her good positions into real threading moments and that is an evolution of the team and we're trying to change a little bit with the players that we've brought in and we know it is step—by—step and in the premier week.

patrick gearey has more.tingham forest and spun their world around, from the championship to the brim relieved, the trick is to keep moving forward. in print for they showed a greater purpose. of the game came to life by accident, sending her clumsy challenge which ended the match and as she reached the tunnel, bradford finally found the tunnel, bradford finally found the light. the skipper their scorer. that management in my to flatten for us but the ten men were not done it mary and nicholas will never forget his home debut. still, they are 25 minutes to survive and then this, i'm looking for some in branford might�*ve snatched and the other time but for forest, on the line. like his team, tired but defiant. well here's forest boss steve cooper who's frustrated with the lack of chances his team has been creating. we deserve an prohibited turn in a position to threatening moments and we are trying to change a little bit but the players will be brought in we know step—by—step and in the premier league and if

patrick gearey, bbc news. an emotional night ahead at old trafford.saying, "give me a gun and let me shoot myself." i've had to hide every paracetamol in the house because he threatened to take them. we've had compulsive—obsessive walking — up to ten miles a day. he knew throughout his playing career that he was suffering from migraines. he chose to retire because they were becoming so debilitating. but, at that time, even although we now know that there was evidence to indicate the problem, it was not being taken seriously by the sport itself. so what we hope his legacy will be is that people recognise that although this appears as an old person's disease, it's actually something that begins in youth. it's something that begins because of the head impacts — the repetitive head impacts in the earlier years. and so if bill's legacy can be that all of the young players recognise that their brain is fragile, that they need to protect it and that they need to ensure that they take care, then that will be a phenomenal legacy and prevent other players and o

patrick gearey reports. making history look easy.nviction. in the opening overs he hammered the english bowlers, unsparing, unsettling. adil rashid changed the direction. england's lead spinner and match turner, with skill and the helping hands of his captain, jos buttler, halted the afghan charge. england on top. but the sun had not yet set on afghanistan. starting as they finished, they smashed their way to 284. so in the delhi darkness they had something to conjure with. what followed was magic. root�*s wicket was big enough, but buttler too? delirium. and the end of harry brook was the moment everyone knew, this was happening. a scruffy england may be able to forget this match, but afghanistan never will. 20 years ago they had no team. now they have beaten the world champions, sensationally, simple. patrick geary, bbc news. after four years away, london broncos are back in rugby league's super league. they came from behind to beat toulouse in the championship grand final. the french side had led 14—4 at half—time, but the broncos