finishing strongly, it's hodgkinson, reekie fading! hodgkinson for gold!of hoffman of switzerland. but silver this time behind one of the very best in keely hodgkinson, the world championships, the commonwealth games, brought a certain frustration. this championships brings gold. afterwards, she caught up with sarah mulkerrins. i think you could tell i was very happy— i think you could tell i was very happy to— i think you could tell i was very happy to come here and get on top of the podium — happy to come here and get on top of the podium. i'm really happy. i have a great _ the podium. i'm really happy. i have a great team — the podium. i'm really happy. i have a great team around me who helped me all season _ a great team around me who helped me all season. everyone in my... we made _ all season. everyone in my... we made it_ all season. everyone in my... we made it to — all season. everyone in my... we made it to the end. i thought it was going _ made it to the end. i thought it was going to _ made it to the end. i thought it was going to be, — made it

joining keely hodgkinson in that semi final will be her teammatejemma reekie who qualifed fastest indnt make either final at the world championships or commonwealth looked pretty comfortable throughout. great britain's alex bell is also through. over to rome where the european aquatics championships are taking place. and the defending champion jack laugher is safely through to the final of the men's one metre springboard. he qualified in second place below italy's lorenzo marsaglia. great britian�*sjordan houlden will also be in the final which takes place at three forty this afternoon. british businessman jim ratcliffe is interested in buying premier league side manchester united. side manchester united. news of his interest follows a bloomberg report that the glazer family are willing to sell a minority stake in the club. ratcliffe — here on the left — whose company sponsors the ineos grenadiers cycling team — is one of the uk's wealthiest people. he also owns the french ligue un side nice, and the swiss club lausanne—sport. in response, manchester united supporters�* trust cautiou

muir ran clear of northern ireland's ciara mageean who finished second, and jemma reekie of scotlandonze mendal. it's scotland's 12th gold medal of the games — the same amount they won in melbourne in 2006. but a fantastic run from laura muir. she has wanted this for a long time and adds to her 800 metre bronze medal that she won a few days ago. the england women's hockey team took gold after beating australia in the final. there was also a thrilling gold for the england men's 4x 100 metre relay, plus a first ever medal in the beach volleyball with the bello twins winning bronze. jo currie has a round—up of the action so far. four years ago it was england's netballers who stole the show at the commonwealth games on the gold coast. today it was the turn of the women's hockey team to light up birmingham. the team's first ever commonwealth gold medal came after a 2—0 win over australia. goals from holly hunt and tess howard securing the victory and a place in history. elsewhere on the penultimate day of the games, there were 44 other gold medals up for grabs, with 15 of them coming on t

jemma reekie and katie snowden are also through to sunday's final as well as melissa courtney—bryant.ing from england's cindy sember has seen her secure her place in the final of the women's 100 metres hurdles. with a time of 12.67 seconds she got the better of jamaica's danielle williams. megan marrs of northern ireland finishes fourth in 13.37 seconds. we have also seen as long jump qualifying today. they will all be involved in the final on sunday. next, it's a big day over at the beach volleyball. the quarter finals are being played. england and scotland hoping to keep alive their medal hopes. nesta mcgregor is at smithfield for us — nesta, it's certainly one of the liveliest venue of the games, isn't it? i'v e i've been sent to the worst places to work, let's just say that. some athletes need silence and being able to concentrate, here is the opposite, you can hear the tunes blaring and in between points or change of end it is the same, sometimes i have to do a double take to see whether i am in birmingham or barbados but it is borrowing 2022. raw land that beat new zealand in th

and more success for great britain in the second semi final asjemma reekie and alexandra bell also qualifiednelle lamote of france crossing the line first. in the women's 4x400 metres, gb women finished first in their heat, comfortably qualifying. the team of ama pipi, zoey clark, nicole yearginm and laveli nielsen are through to the final on saturday. and both the women and the men won their heats in the 4x100 metres, easing through to qualify for the finals, which are both on sunday — the last day of the competition. and morgan lake cleared 1.87 metres to move into the high jump final. it wasn't to be for laura zialor though who had three faults on the first jump. dina asher smith is preparing to defend her 200 metre european title this evening in munich. she qualified with ease last night, recovering from the leg cramping problem she had in the 100 metres. asher smith says that cramping was due to her period — and wants more to be done to look into women's health and how periods can impact performance. more people need to actually research on the sport science perspective because it's abs

laura muir made it through to the 800 metre finals . but disappointment for scottish team matejemma reekieen could seal their place in the semi finals of cricket's t20 competition with a win over south africa at edgbaston today. england beat sri lanka in their first match and if new zealand beat the sri lankans today and england win then they'll be through to the last four england we can take you to live pictures now from edgbaston. here they are. you can watch the match live on the bbc iplayer and bbc sport website. they need 5a for 26, south africa, 26 balls. we will keep you up—to—date on that one as we get it. there have been some special guests at the aquatic centre, the duke and duchess of cambridge were visitors along with their daughter princess charlotte, cheering on team england. the athletes very grateful for their support, i am sure. jake jarman has won a fourth gold medal in the men's vault in the past few minutes. more on that in the next hour but from a very noisy victoria square in birmingham that is all the sport for now we will of course keep you up—to—date with everythin

joining keely hodgkinson in that semi final will be her teammatejemma reekie who qualifed fastest inked liv golf series injune — says "calculated, malicious, false and reckless attacks" have caused him major damages, and cost him several multi—million—dollar sponsorship deals. chamblee and the golf channel have yet to respond to reed's accusations. that's all the sport for now. n be back soon with another update. the new host of university challenge has been announced this morning. it'll be this man, the bbc�*s media editor, amol rajan. he'll take over from jeremy paxman from autumn 2023 onwards, and will begin filming next year. he'll also step down as media editor for bbc news later this year year, but will continue to be present on the radio 4 today programme. we can speak to tv critic scott bryan. did morning, scott. what you make of this appointment? i'm in, he seems incredibly honoured to be taking this because it's such a hard role to fill. just because university challenge has only had two people having this role in the entire show�*s 60 year history. jeremy paxman, the 28 ye

and more success for great britain in the second semifinal asjemma reekie and alexandra bell also qualified periods can impact performance. more people need to actually research on the sport science perspective because it's absolutely huge. we wouldn't always talk about it, either, because sometimes you see girls that have been so consistent, there's a random dip and behind the scenes they've been really struggling. it's like, "what's that? that's random." but it would just do with more funding because... yeah, i feel like if it was a men's issue, they'd have a million different ways to combat things. but with women, there just needs to be more funding in that area. following his win over andy murray, the british number one cam norrie is now into the quarterfinals in cincinatti. he was playing the american wild card ben shelton and gave a dominant display. norrie — who's seeded ninth — won the first set 6—0, before taking the second 6—2. he'll now play spanish teenager carlos alcaraz, who's the third seed. but emma raducanu's run has come to an end after she was beaten in her third round ma

made it through to the 800 metre finals on saturday. but disappointment for scottish team matejemma reekie workers less in poorer parts of the country. the idea faced strong criticism from some tories, who�*ve suggested it flies in the face of the levelling up agenda, with one conservative mayor saying the idea left him �*speechless�*. but in the last hour, mrs truss said she�*s been misrepresented. let�*s speak to our political correspondent nick eardley at westminster. so why the backtrack? quite frankly, it was the absolute _ so why the backtrack? quite frankly, it was the absolute panning - so why the backtrack? quite frankly, it was the absolute panning that i it was the absolute panning that this policy was getting from the labour party but also from a lot of conservative politicians who are deeply worried that it gave the impression that the levelling up agenda was gone and that this would lead to lower pay for civil servants and ultimately, potentially, for teachers, for nurses, for members of the armed forces across parts of the uk. now, the policy that was outlined by liz truss l

fellow compatriotsjemma reekie and katie snowden, as well as wales�* melissa courtney—bryant, willjoin win over india. outstanding from them again. and away from the games the premier league begins tonight with crystal palace against arsenal. manchester city will begin the defence of their title on sunday at west ham, but bbc pundit and former city midfielder michael brown believes it�*s liverpool who have the advantage going into the new campaign. it will be tight and we will look at it last week, i think they were fresher than city. we know they have more power, running determination where city is more controlled build—up light so we are all looking forward to it. i am edging for city but i love watching liverpool and going to the games and it�*s a fascinating title race every season. 50 fascinating title race every season. so much happening at the commonwealth games, badminton, hockey, table tennis, rustling, you can keep across it on the iplayer and i will have more for you in the next hour. the nhs in england is increasing its reliance on doctors and nurses trained overseas to plu

and more success for great britain in the second semi final asjemma reekie and alexandra bell also qualifiedim before, i know his tricks, i know what he's doing, and i know what i have to do. standing in his way is this man, the fearsome and formidable oleksandr usyk. eccentric, entertaining and an exceptional boxer who hasn't lost in 13 years. he outboxed and outfoxed joshua in their first fight last september. our new heavyweight champion of the world... in the last few months, though, he has been fighting on a different front. usyk there, back in ukraine, where he was part of the war effort, before being given special dispensation to resume his boxing career. the priority for now is retaining the titles, with this bout being shown on free—to—air tv in ukraine, and home is clearly where his heart is — the cuddly toy given to him by his daughter, a poignant reminder of what he has left behind. this fight is very important, because the people of ukraine need to become, to feel the pride, to become happy. jeddah as a fight venue is a controversial choice. human rights organisations say this i

jemma reekie, katie snowden, are also through to sunday's final as well as melissa courtney—bryant.ch podium, it'll be tough. meanwhile, some superb running from england's cindy sember has seen her secure her place in the final of the women's 100 metres hurdles. with a time of 12.67 seconds, she got the better of jamaica's danielle williams. megan marrs of northern ireland finishes fourth in 13.37 seconds. and in the women's long jump qualifying, england's jazmin sawyers here and lorraine ugen both made the automatic qualifying standard, while abigail irozuru also made the top 12 and will be involved in the final on sunday. next, it's a big day over at the beach volleyball. the quarter finals are being played. england and scotland hoping to keep alive their medal hopes today. nesta mcgregor is at smithfield for us. and there are more people there than there were in the last hour, you weren't lying about that atmosphere. it's building and looking good? absolutely very lively, you've never seen beach volleyball before, this is where competitors need to be... the more noise, the better