rohit sharma then hit 131 from 84 balls, his 7th world cup ton, a new record, beating the six of the spare.

rohit sharma then hit 131 from 84 balls his seventh world cup tonne. a new record beating the six of the legendary sachin tendulkar. india reached their target with 15 overs to spare. it's the second defeat in two games for afghanistan. two wins from two for india. every team will have batsmen. every team will have bowlers. we also have batsmen. we also have bowlers. we're not preparing any special for any special team? yes, we are looking at ourselves more than the others because we realise that if we focus on our team, we focus on our strengths. everything else takes care of itself. so we are focusing on our team, our preparation. if everything that is there in our control, we control that. that gives us the best chance. so that is what our team is focusing on. it's international week with plenty of exciting euro qualifiers taking place, butjust the one game on wednesday and wales have beaten gibraltar four nil in a friendly. rob page handed a debut to charlie savage, the son of former wales international robbie, and he assisted the second goal for k

coming upforyou, a rohit sharma record—breaking century fires india to victory over afghanistan at thericket world cup. wayne's world at st andrew's as rooney hopes to take birmingham city to the next level. and wales cruise past gibraltar in a friendly, with a debut for a son of a familiar welsh face. welcome along. so rohit sharma's record—breaking century fired india to an eight—wicket victory over afghanistan at the cricket world cup. afghanistan were 63—3 when captain hashmatullah shahidi and azmatullah omarzai put on 121 on the fourth wicket. but jasprit bumrah�*s 4—39 reduced them to 272—8 in delhi. rohit sharma then hit 131 from 84 balls, his seventh world cup ton — a new record, beating the six of the legendary sachin tendulkar. india reached their target with 15 overs to spare. it's a second defeat in two games for afghanistan. two wins from two for india. every team will have batsmen. every team will have bowlers. we also have batsmen. we also have bowlers. we're not preparing any special for any special team. yes, we're looking at ourselves more than the others, because we

rohit sharma's record—breaking century fired india to an 8—wicket victory over afghanistan at the cricketld cup. afghanistan were 63—3 when captain hashmatullah shahidi and azmatullah omarzai put on 121 for the fourth wicket, but jasprit bumrah�*s 4—39 reduced them to 272—8 in delhi. rohit sharma then hit 131 from 84 balls, his 7th world cup ton, a new record, beating the six of the legendary sachin tendulkar. india reached their target with 15 overs to spare. it is a second defeat in two games for afghanistan, two wins from two for india. every team will have batsmen and bowlers. we also have batsmen and bowlers. you are not preparing specially for any special team, we are looking for answers more than special team, we are looking for ourselves more than the others because we realise that if we focus on our team and our strengths, everything else will take care of itself. so we are focusing on our team and our preparation. if everything is there in our control, we control that and that gives us the best chance. that is what our team focuses on. it's international week with plenty of exci

coming upforyou, a rohit sharma record breaking century fires india to victory of afghanistan at theopes to take birmingham city to the next level. and wales cruised past gibraltar in a friendly with a debut for son of a familiar welsh face. welcome along. rohit sharma's record breaking century fired india to an eight wicket victory over afghanistan at the cricket world cup.

captain rohit sharma hasjust cricket world cup.ma has just been caught out for 48. that is the sport for now. welcome back to bbc news, i am lukwesa barack. let's get more on our top story now and a press conference has been held for the families of children missing or kidnapped by hamas which has been taking place in tel aviv. the aunt of a four—year—old and nine—month—old who have been held hostage since the 7th of october has been talking. hostage since the 7th of october has been talking-— been talking. saturday morning, my cousin, alongside _ been talking. saturday morning, my cousin, alongside with _ been talking. saturday morning, my cousin, alongside with her— been talking. saturday morning, my cousin, alongside with her husband, and there are two beautiful children, four years old and nine—month—old baby, her parents, yossi and marguerite silverman, my aunt and yossi and marguerite silverman, my auntand uncle, yossi and marguerite silverman, my aunt and uncle, were all kidnapped by hamas terrorists into gaza. i received a

until the magic of rohit sharma delighted the delhi crowd.innings and 131. virat kohli sealed victory after notching up his own half—century. it is back to the drawing board for afghanistan, but things move on for india. next up, pakistan. it's international week with plenty of exciting euro qualiifers taking place butjust the one game on wednesday and wales have beaten gibraltar 4—0 in a friendly. rob page handed a debut to charlie savage the son of former wales international robbie and he assisted the second goalfor kieffer moore after ben davies' opener. nathan broadhead then added a third with this great finish before moore got his second to wrap up the win. wales will face croatia in a euro 2024 qualifier next on sunday. scotland manager steve clarke believes if they play their "own game" against spain on thursday then they can get a result which would see them secure their place at euro 24. scotland sit top of group a with five wins out of five and they know that all they need is a draw in seville to book their place in germany next yea

. —— rohit sharma. follow live text commentary right now on the bbc sport website. been a big shock at the shanghai masters tennis with top seed and world number two carlos alcaraz beaten in the last 16 by grigor dimitrov, the bulgarian winning 5—7, 6—2, 6—4. on his 28th birthday, chile's nicolas jarry reached his first masters 1000 quarterfinal. he saw off diego schwartzmann in three sets and will face 18th seed dimitrov next. just three days after leaving dc united in washington, wayne rooney is back in management in the english second tier. he's taken charge of birmingham city. they sacked previous boss john eustace, despite guiding them to back—to—back wins and sixth in the championship after 11 games. rooney described it as a project that gives him a sense of purpose and wants to elevate the club to the next level. it's been 12 years since birmingham last played in the premier league. there's good news for ireland ahead of saturday's rugby world cup quarterfinal against new zealand — wing mack hansen will be fit. he hurt his calf win in last week's win over sco

some of their best cricket of the tournament, but they still had to contend with the fluency of rohit sharmaa tricky pitch his 87 helped india recover. 230 was the target for england. the game was in their grasp. but then, in steamed jasprit bumrah and out went england's top order. joe root lasted only one ball. england can usually rely on ben stokes. he went down swinging for naught. one of four england batters to fall to the magic of mohammed shami. but india's best was yet to come as kuldeep yadav bamboozled england's captain. the ball of the tournamentjust maybe. five wickets down and with little to cling to, england collapsed to 129 all out. india had blown them away. england are still not mathematically out. and while they're putting on a brave face, their world cup defence has hit a crushing new low. katy cornwall, bbc news. so let's hear from both sides. firstly, a delighted kuldeep yadav. we as a bowler thought probably we have to pick early wicket to be in the game and certainly just pretend shami did and and after they like four down for like a0 runs we just trying to bowl in perf

coming upforyou, a rohit sharma record—breaking century fires india to victory over afghanistan at the birmingham city to the next level. and wales cruise past gibraltar in a friendly, with a debut for a son of a familiar welsh face. welcome along.

also coming up on sportsday: rohit sharma shines for india as the hosts make it two wins out of two atricket world cup. the first wave of team gb athletes have been named for the olympics. we'll hearfrom some of the sailing squad. good evening. we've got the cricket and rugby world cup coming up, but for scotland, all their focus is on the european championship in germany next year. they are so close after a brilliant campaign so far in qualifying. they have beaten everyone in their group, five wins out of five, and if they can return from spain with at least a point tomorrow evening they will become the first side to qualify for next year's tournament in germany. let's speak to jane dougall, who is in seville ahead of that match. jane, i hope they bottled something from that magical hampden night in march when they beat the spanish. it's going to be a tough one tomorrow night. it absolutely will be. spain have not lost a home euro qualifier since 2003, plus, as you mention, there will be out for our revenge after that 2-0 will be out for our revenge after that 2—0 defeat at hampden in

some of their best cricket of the tournament but they still had to contend with the fluency of rohit sharma

openers rohit sharma and shubman gill got india off to a bright start before falling to lockie fergusonit all on the bbc sports website. football fans have been continuing to gather at manchester united's stadium to remember club legend sir bobby charlton, who died on saturday at the age of 86. a book of condolence has been opened at old trafford — with a digital version also created. a world and european champion, sir bobby was diagnosed with dementia three years ago. his 106 caps and 49 goals for england were records at the time. and during his career at united, he won three league titles, the european cup and the fa cup. when the club decided that for all he'd done for manchester united, it was to name the south stand after him. and it was before the everton game at old trafford, and we had a lunch, and i had tojust be there and be with him as well, as one of our great players — not only for united, but for manchester city as well. and we were on our own and i saw a tear in his eye, and i said, "are you 0k?" and this was bobby being really humble. and hejust said, "oh, i don't deserv

captain rohit sharma provided the foundation of their innings with 87 runs. one of those that followedall the sport for now. a look at another of our top stories. the american actor matthew perry, best known for playing chandler in the hit 90s tv sitcom friends, has died at the age of 5a. the actor was found dead at his home in los angeles. first reports suggest he was found unresponsive in a hot tub. warner brothers, the company which made friends, said he was an incredibly gifted actor, with comic genius which would live on. louisa pilbeam looks back at his life. friends theme plays as chandler in �*90s sitcom friends, matthew perry was catapulted to worldwide fame along with his co—stars. it became one of the most watched tv shows of all time, running for ten seasons, and chandler bing was known for his sarcastic humour. back in high school, i was standing in the cafeteria... i realise i'm totally...naked. i look down and i realise there's a phone... ..there! but in the early hours of today, us media reported that the actor was found dead in his hot tub. the los angeles police depar

captain rohit sharma was ther star of the show as he hit 131 from 84 balls as the hosts inidia cruiseder afghanistan at the cricket world cup. afghanistan were 63—3 when captain hashmatullah shahidi and azmatullah 0marzai put on 121 for the fourth wicket, but jasprit bumrah's 4—39 reduced them to 272—8 in delhi. india reached their target with 15 overs to spare. it is a second defeat in two games for afghanistan, two wins from two for india. wayne rooney says he wants to take birmingham city to the next level after being named the new manager of the english second tier side. rooney left dc united in the mls at the weekend after they failed to make the play—offs and he replacesjohn eustace, who had guided birmingham to sixth in the championship after 11 games. the former england striker says previous challenging environments have prepared him for the opportunity. it's been 12 years since birmingham last played in the premier league. it's the international football break right now with wales taking on gibraltar in a friendly in wrexham later. aaron ramsey and brennanjohnson are missing,

captain rohit sharma provided the foundation of their innings with 87 runs, as they got to 229—9 offjoe root with successive balls. ben stokes has just fallen as well. england chasing 230 are 39—4 — all but out of the tournament. baseball's world series is tied at one game all after the arizona diamondbacks beat the texas rangers 9—1 on saturday night. gabriel moreno set them on their way with a solo home run at the top of the fourth. the runs just kept coming. but the star of the show was pitcher merrill kelly, who gave up just three hits in seven innings. you can follow that on the bbc sports website. the week ahead promises to bring yet more wet and windy weather. we now have a named storm, storm ciaran, arriving wednesday night into thursday. we could see a very blustery spell of weather indeed. as we end sunday afternoon, some heavy rain falling across southern scotland and northern england, lots of showers elsewhere. through the night, this area of wet weather will pull up into the north sea. we will keep showers going particularly around southern and western coasts, some could

setting a stall out from the very first ball and making sure rohit sharma setting a stall out from thethe indian captain did not have fans looking toward the sky. eventually falling for an exciting 86 but on hand to finish thejob, his partner. three wins out of three. for pakistan they're wait for a first 0di victory over the neighbours continue. pakistan head coach mickey arthur later said he wasn't happy getting bowled out for 191 from a strong position at the 150—run mark. and that they failed to take advantage of a big moment at the tournament. i think we were little bit too with our overall performance toni-ht. i would've liked us to take tonight. i would've liked us to take the game onjust tonight. i would've liked us to take the game on just a little bit more. it is a mess of an occasion as you know. i think we just went into our shells a little bit and to go from 155-24 195 shells a little bit and to go from 155-24195 all shells a little bit and to go from 155—24 195 all out is just not done. credit to india, the bold were the well but ijust our performance was a bit timid. the

captain rohit sharma top scoring on 87 runs while his predecessor kohli was out for a duck. between them, and they were bowled out forjust 129 with a third of their overs left to play. so india have all but secured a semifinal place, while bottom side england need a miracle. me as measa me as a bowler probably thought we had to pick an early wicket to be in the game and certainly, after they fell down for a0 runs we just drag the ball in perfect areas and made them make mistakes. that was the whole plan as a bowler, as a spinner, definitely when you lose early wicket you are always behind the game. we knew it was going to be hard work today— we knew it was going to be hard work today india _ we knew it was going to be hard work today india in the home patch and to be honest_ today india in the home patch and to be honest i_ today india in the home patch and to be honest i was really pleased at the halfway mark and i definitely thought— the halfway mark and i definitely thought it was our best bowling and fielding _ thought it was our best bowling and fielding effort and we w

captain rohit sharma top—scoring on 87 runs, while his predecessor, kohli, was out for a duck. between them, and they were bowled out forjust 129, with a third of their overs left to play. so india have all but secured a semi—final place, while bottom—side england need a miracle. we knew it was going to be hard work today, _ we knew it was going to be hard work today, india _ we knew it was going to be hard work today, india on their home patch. and to _ today, india on their home patch. and to he — today, india on their home patch. and to be honest, i was really pleased — and to be honest, i was really pleased at the halfway mark, it was definitely _ pleased at the halfway mark, it was definitely our best bowling and fielding — definitely our best bowling and fielding effort and we went out to bat with — fielding effort and we went out to bat with a — fielding effort and we went out to bat with a lot of positivity about being _ bat with a lot of positivity about being a — bat with a lot of positivity about being a very achievable total. there was a _ being a very achievable to

rohit sharma has got india off to a perfect start in their chase, hitting a 63 ball century in a 156pening stand with ishan kishan. however, rashid khan has got the breakthrough for afghanistan, kishan the man to fall. india are currently on 173 for one after 21 overs. wayne rooney says he wants to elevate birmingham city to the next level after being named the new manager of the english second—tier side. he left mls side dc united at the weekend after failing to make the playoffs, and replaces john eustace, who'd guided the blues to sixth in the championship after 11 games. the former england striker said previous challenging environments had prepared him for the opportunity. it's been 12 years since birmingham last played in the premier league. it's the international football break right now, with wales taking on gibraltar in a friendly in wrexham later on wednesday. with aaron ramsey and brennanjohnson missing, charlie savage could be in line for his debut. meanwhile, england defender harry maguire says a phone call from david beckham meant everything after he was jeered by scotla

captain rohit sharma providing the foundation of their innings with 87 runs, as they got to 229—9 offt, with their big hitters failing to score. liam livingstone — their top scorer with 27, the defending champions bowled out for 129. their hopes all but mathematically over. a goal from dominic calvert—lewin ensured everton earned a vital premier league victory over west ham in their first game since the death of chairman bill kenwright. on a poignant day for the merseyside club, striker calvert—lewin brought some cheer to the toffees, in a rare moment of quality in a scrappy encounter where both sides struggled to create chances. calvert—lewin had described kenwright, who died last monday aged 78, as a "great man", thoughts echoed by the everton boss sean dyche. a very tough week for different reasons. very sad week in many ways for many people. it would be fitting today to get results for the chairman, who sadly passed away. is the feeling amongst the camp that that was for bill kenwright? we didn't make a big deal about it but yes, i think the underlying thing is that a lot of playe

captain rohit sharma provided the foundation of their innings with 87 runs, as they got to 229—9 offng with the bat but they really struggled. all out for 129. india winning. england are all but out of the tournament, not officially mathematically but not going well for the defending champions. india remaining and looking formidable. colombian forward luis diaz was left out of liverpoool�*s squad that are winning 3—0 against nottingham forest this afternoon after his parents were kidnapped. the colombian president says that diaz's mother has been rescued but his father remains in the hands of his abductors. in a statement, liverpool said "it is our fervent hope that the matter is resolved safely... elsewhere, the manchester derby kicked off about 20 minutes ago at old trafford. both sides are heading into the match on the back of champions league wins in midweek. brighton and fulham are drawing 1—1. 3-0 to 3—0 to liverpool against nottingham forest. and a goalfrom dominic calvert—lewin ensured everton secured a vital premier league victory in theirfirst game since the death of chairm

iswhere now playing some of the bounce of the tournament but had to content with the fluency of rohit sharma a tricky pitch, his 87 helped india recover. the game was in england's grass. butjasprit bumrah took out england's top order, job right lasting one ball. ben stokes went down swinging for zero. he fell to mohammed shami. india's best was yet to come. england's captain bamboozled, the ball at the tournaments? possibly. england collapsed to 129 all out. india had blowing at them away. england are still not mathematically out and while they are putting on a brave face, at their world cup defence has hit a crushing low. the manchester derby took centre stage in the premier league and it was city that strolled to victory, claiming all three points after a 3—0 win against united at old trafford. erling haaland scored two, taking his goal tally to 11 for the season, while phil foden bagged the third. adam wild was watching. for a city so do fight as, a rare moment of unity. the first manchester derby since the recent passing of sir bobby charlton. contacts, the backdrop, to all. while the ri

captain rohit sharma top—scoring on 87, while his predecessor kohli was out for a duck. a run between them, and they were bowled out forjust 129, with a third of their overs left to play. so india have all but secured a semi—final place, while bottom side england need a miracle. me as a bowler probably thought we had to pick an early wicket to be in the game and certainly... and after they were four down for a0 runs, we tried to bowl imperfect areas and make them make a mistake. that was a plan as a bowler, as a spinner, and definitely when you lose early wickets, you are always behind the game. and don't forget you can follow all the fi action from the mexico grand prix on the bbc sport website.... but that's all the sport from me, for now. there is very little medication for those who need it in gaza. our special correspondent fergal keane is injerusalem and he has been speaking to some of those trapped in gaza. in the bombed districts of gaza... shouting and screaming ..it seems as if the world is broken. a trauma shared across generations. woman cries "my daughter, m

india's openers rohit sharma and shubman gill got them off to a bright start before both falling to lockieer united's old trafford stadium to pay their respsects to club legend sir bobby charlton, who died on saturday at the age of 86. a book of condolence has been opened at old trafford — with a digital version also created. sir bobby, who won the world cup with england in 1966 and was also a european champion with manchester united, was diagnosed with dementia three years ago. his 106 caps and 49 goals for england were records at the time. and during his career at united, he won three top flight league titles, the european cup and the fa cup. people who came into contact with sir bobby will have realised that here you have a very humble, ordinary man from the northwest of england who became a football player and achieved extraordinary things on the football pitch, things that will be remembered forever. in the premier league, west ham and aston villa are about to start the second half of their game with villa currently 1—0 ahead throguh a douglas luiz goal on the half hour mark. celtic r

india chased that total down with plenty to spare, their captain rohit sharma hitting 86 as his side their matches at the tournament so far and pakistan have still never beaten them at a 50 over world cup. well, the atmosphere in ahmedabad didn�*t delight everyone there. the pakistan coach mickey arthur claiming the absence of support for his team with fans effectively banned from travelling from pakistan after failing to secure visas despite them having tickets for the match meant the occasion looked like it was organised not by the global governing body the icc but a home match put on by the indian cricket board. it seemed like a bilateral series. i didn�*t hear pakistan coming through the microphone too often tonight so yes that does play a role. bbc sport has been told qatari banker sheikh jassim is withdrawing his bid to buy manchester united. 0wners the glazer family have invited bids for more than a year now but no—one has met their valuation, believed to be in excess of $6 billion. british businessmanjim ratcliffe remains as the only bidder, with his offer reportedly now for

india chasing 274 to win got their innings under way shortly the openers rohit sharma and shubman gillve been continuing to gather at manchester united's stadium to remember club legend and world cup winner sir bobby charlton, who died on saturday at the age of 86. a book of condolence has been opened at old trafford — with a digital version also created. a world and european champion, sir bobby was diagnosed with dementia three years ago. his 106 caps and 49 goals for england were records at the time. during his career at united, he won three league titles, the european cup and the fa cup. people who came into contact with sir bobby will have realised that here you have a very humble, ordinary man from the northwest of england who became a football player and achieved extraordinary things on the football pitch, things that will be remembered forever. one match to come in the premier league later as aston villa host west ham. villa have won each of their last ten home league games, a stat that stretches back to last season when new manager unai emery took over. west ham boss david moye

rohit sharma doing well. pakistan collapsed from 155—2 to 191 all out.s with two wins from two so far in the tournament. staying with the cricket world cup, new zealand captain kane williamson suffered a fractured thumb in friday's world cup win against bangladesh, but could return before the end of the group stage next month. williamson scored 78 before retiring hurt after he was hit by a throw as he ran through for a quick single. there's also plenty of attention in france for the rugby world cup. the first of the quarter—finals taking place later this afternoon — wales v argentina is the first of those knockouts, for a place in the last four. it's the first time wales have met argentina in a world cup match since 1999, and warren gatland's side will start as favourites in marseilles to reach the semi—finals, something that would have been pure fantasyjust six months ago. gatland's confident his team will be form. i know there are some people and some teams out there who won't want to face a wales team when they start playing with confidence and they s

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