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surpassing some of the pool games in the rugby world cup.dergo knee surgery after the cricket world cup is over, it is a long—term knee problem he has had. england are bottom of the table at the cricket world cup. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app or from our website — that's bbc.co.uk/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. more now on the british citizens who've managed to exit gaza and enter egypt. the scottish first minister, humza yousaf, has confirmed that his mother—in—law and father—in—law have left gaza via the rafah border crossing. elizabeth and maged el—nakla, from dundee, had travelled to gaza to visit family prior to the attacks on israel by hamas on 7th october. in a statement, mr yousaf and his wife, nadia el—nakla, say: "we are grateful to all of those who have assisted our parents over the last few weeks, including the foreign office crisis team. these last four weeks have been a living nightmare for ourfamily. we are so thankful for all of the messages of com

by a coach, can you see that potentially happening with rugby if we are not careful. happening with rugbyeful. you watch that foota . e not careful. you watch that footage of— not careful. you watch that footage of anthony - not careful. you watch that footage of anthony in - not careful. you watch that footage of anthony in that l footage of anthony in that airport with his family and that airport, it makes your heart lead, it was absolutely devastating to watch that could easily have been me with my family and my children, after a game. and that's why we do have a responsibility because it does inflame things when coaches come out and openly criticise people because criticism quickly becomes abuse and if you are in the wrong place at the wrong time which anthony obviously was, it could have been far worse. you know, anthony is a great referee, extremely good, and referee that came really well, that was the other thing about it, that's why we need to be sure that's why we need to be sure that sport is our game, rugby is my game that we take this extremely seriously. 0leksandr usyk hopes

rugby referee wayne barnes has announced his retirement, five days after he took charge of the rugbyst 20 years, he had been in the middle of some of the greatest rugby matches in history, but it was the right time to step down for him and his family. he also said he'd be working with the match officials' association to ensure there was a support network to deal with the online abuse and threats that had become a regular occurence. he and his wife have spoken out about the issue in the past. more than half of women are concerned for their personal safety when exercising outdoors during winter months. that's the finding of a new survey by sport england, who are now calling for more to be done to help make the streets safer. this week a group of women organised a run through london to raise awareness of the issue, as matt graveling reports. step—by—step, mile by mile. running as a group, stronger and safer together. new research shows that as nights get longer, many women feel their chance to be active outside gets shorter. while team sports are played in groups, often on well lit pitc

and in rugby, what is at stake if this isn't addressed?red, the one thing i want to do is to make sure that that is taken more seriously. i want prosecuting agencies to consider ways of doing that. i've made my decision with my team. for the past 20 years, barnes has beenjuggling refereeing with his work as a barrister and having written a book, it's a career he'll now turn to full time. yeah, it's an interesting job choice, isn't it? a referee and a lawyer, you know, two of the most kind of detested jobs in the world! never did i set out to do that. i tell you what i'll do, i'll become a ref and i'll become a lawyer. you know, that will really upset everyone! and that will be a penalty try, if i can confirm the number. do you think that rugby union uses video technology better than football currently does? i hate to chuck grenades at other sports because i think that's really unfair. it's not about getting rid of the whole var processes, but it's working out what do we mean by getting the big stuff, the clear and obvious stuff? if howard

and rugby world cup final referee wayne barnes tells us about what he calls the �*vile�* social mediafamily have received. when people make threats of violence against you and your family, threats of sexual violence crosses a line. hello again. neither team can reach the semi finals but there's still something riding on england against the netherlands at the cricket world cup. the top 8 of the 10 teams involved in india will qualify for the 2025 champions trophy. and these two are 9th and 10th... batting first in pune, dawid malan�*s 87 gave england a good start. butjoe root was the first of a few poor shots as they lost 5 wickets forjust 59 runs in the middle of the innings. ben stokes was once again crucial to england setting a respectable target. going from 50 to his first ever world cup hundred injust 20 balls. his partnership with chris woakes was key. stokes eventually out for 108. as england made 339 for 9 off their 50 overs. then it was woakes with the ball who made the first breakthrough of the netherlands�* chase. there has been another wicket to fall since then. england the

it should be noted that the french rugby team is the first ever champion of the summer games.d was mined back in 1900, just in paris. dmitry terikhov, sports news. first channel. i'm larisa guzeeva, let's get married, good afternoon, today the brides are love, alexandra and diana, and our groom, vladimir, vladimir, 63 years old, forgave his chosen one for an unfinished relationship with her ex-husband and a tendency towards alcoholism, but his love addiction could only be overcome by live wound, submariner, now works part-time as a private legal consultant, lives in moscow , is engaged in margining, goes skiing, is proud of the fact that he has made more than 100 parachute jumps, dreams of learning to play the guitar and living in altai. vladimir is afraid of thin-lipped homebodies who like to show their feelings in public, and marries a sexually active, curvy woman with big eyes, wide open to this world. hello, hello, well, such demands are just like faint-heartedness, so that widely wide open, to be curious, to be sexually active, which means up to thirty-two years old, well

the numbers from the pool games in the rugby world cup.ternational rugby league with both england's men and women in action at headingley tomorrow. the women, featuring their three history—making nrlw stars, take on wales before the men play the third and final match of their series against tonga. on sunday, it's the eagerly—awaited replay of last year's wheelchair world cup final between england and france. all those matches are live on the bbc. it's also been confirmed today that that men's match will be the last international for elliott whitehead. the 34—year—old canberra raiders star, who has been a mainstay of the england set up for almost a decade, will call it quits after the tonga series that his side lead 2—0. but when i was 18 i never thought i would have played super league. i have played super league, the nrl and 30 odd games for england. last yeari and 30 odd games for england. last year i thought it would be the last time. after winning the test series last week i decided to call it a day after this test. good timing for me.

it isa it is a game of rugby. back yard, there is no better feeling, but you have to learn from that. and that is hopefully out that he will grow from tonight. hopefully, this will help us in twickenham further down the year. —— sometimes winning a game. wales rugby legends alun wynjones, justin tipuric and leigh halfpenny bid their farewell to the international game at the principality stadium as wales beat barbarians by 49 points to 26. tipuric and jones lined up for the baa baas. jones ends his career as the world's most capped player and bowed out with the invitational side's third try and the man of the match award. kieran hardy completed the victory for wales with his second try in as many minutes right at the end of the game. in domestic rugby, harlequins have gone top of the premiership after beating newcastle 40 points to 12. meanwhile, reigning champions saracens beat leicester 32—17 with the help of tries from three of england's returning world cup squad, including maro itoje. elsewhere, northampton sai

the man who refereed the rugby world cup final between south africa and new zealand last month says " his family "crossed a line" and he wants those responsible to be punished. wayne barnes retired a few days after taking charge of the match in paris. he's been speaking to our sports editor dan roan. without a doubt it is a moment where you're like "why do we do this?" we sacrifice a lot, we sacrifice a lot of time, time away from our family and then those moments, you say is there a point in carrying on doing this. again, you sit down, you speak about it, you realise there is only ten, 11 months to go and, you also don't want keyboard warriors to win. we build our game, we promote our game and sell our game on one keyword, and that's respect. and that respect has to be shown at all times. of course we can disagree with each other, of course we can say we thought the referee got that wrong but there are ways of doing that. i think we all have a role to play with a player a coach, whether that be a journalist. we all have a role to play. i don't know if you know anthony taylor, somebod

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now — the man who refereed the rugby world cup final between south africa and new zealand last monthl media abuse towards him and his family crossed the line and he wants those responsible to be punished. wayne barnes retired a few days after taking charge of the match in paris. he's been speaking to our sports editor, dan rowan. without doubt, it was a moment wherei you're like, why? why do we do this? we sacrifice a lot. we sacrifice a lot of time, sacrifice time away from our family. and then those moments you say, well, is there a point in carrying on doing this? but again, you know, you sit down, you speak about it, you realise that there's only ten, 11 months to go. and you also don't want keyboard warriors to win. we build our game. you know, we promote our game. we sell our game on one key kind of word. and that's respect. and that respect has to be shown at all times. you know, of course, we can disagree with each other. of course we can say that, you know, we thought the referee got that wrong, but there's ways of doing that. so i think we all have a role to play, whether t

i was a rugby boy, so yeah, the rugby, my so yeah, just the rugby, my local rugby club, thurrock, andat really me close really supported me and my close friends school. was that friends from school. it was that nurturing environment, not not sort of wrapping me in cotton wool, treating same as wool, treating me the same as they before . you know, i was they did before. you know, i was an idiot before. so to them i was still an idiot. so and just a bad driver. a really bad driver. >> of course you got back on >> and of course you got back on the field. if it's not the rugby field. if it's not a stupid question, are the stupid question, what are the immediate issues of immediate practical issues of losing an arm? >> more like people talk >> it's more like people talk about balance not about balance and you're not really balance. don't really off balance. you don't fall it's body balance fall over. but it's body balance and you and especially in sport, you nofice and especially in sport, you notice because everything notice that because everything needs up. i was needs to sort of line up.

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the british and irish lions have announced a new partnership with premiership rugby and the united rugbyers joining the next tour late. recent tours have seen some players involved in the knock—out stages of their domestic club competitions join the tour training and activities late due to an overlap in the playing calendar. the lions said the crucial agreement demonstrates a wider commitment throughout rugby union to work togetherfor the good of the game. snapped ribs, muscle strains are just some of the issues faced by great britain's female rowers in their pursuit of olympic glory, injuries sometimes linked to the menstrual cycle. a new research programme is now trying to change that. project minerva's goal is to make the rowers healthier, stronger, and ultimately, medal winners. sarah dawkins travelled to the gb base in oxfordshire. from early starts on the water to giving everything on it, and offered the rowers are giving everything. everything heart, the legs and arms and lungs. the everything heart, the legs and arms and lunas. ., , everything heart, the legs and arms and luns. .

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rugby world cup, and he is againjust over a week later back in league action with saracens.was speaking ahead of their european cup campaign and was asked if he had had time to process the world cup. i’m and was asked if he had had time to process the world cup.— and was asked if he had had time to process the world cup. i'm not sure, to be honest- — process the world cup. i'm not sure, to be honest. it— process the world cup. i'm not sure, to be honest. it is— process the world cup. i'm not sure, to be honest. it is not— process the world cup. i'm not sure, to be honest. it is not an _ process the world cup. i'm not sure, to be honest. it is not an easy - process the world cup. i'm not sure, to be honest. it is not an easy one i to be honest. it is not an easy one to be honest. it is not an easy one to process, but thankfully we have got some big games to get our teeth stuck into an we are straight back into that, so settling in all right. other than the world cup, farrell's won over is to win in rugby union but has criticised lima bean criticised for tackling. he found him

well today, the same in rugby league, but to england's cost this time.s. adam wild has more. not so long ago, all this might have felt unthinkable, thousands of fans packed into an arena for wheelchair rugby league. but this is a sport thatis rugby league. but this is a sport that is capturing imaginations. england and france, a rivalry as fierce as any you will find. france were fired up and fuelled by a desire for revenge. last year's world cup final defeat hurt, now racing towards an 18 point half—time lead. england needed something desperately. they found it through lewis king, who puts them within touching distance, but france wouldn't let them get any closer. jeremy bourson �*s patrick a famous win. france takejust jeremy bourson �*s patrick a famous win. france take just a little revenge, and this rivalry continues to grow, as does the sport. on occasions like this, wheelchair rugby league feels as much a winner as anyone. adam wilde, bbc news in leeds. luton had even led premier league team reported a number and they even came close to winning on

and the united rugby championship.etitions, they will have missed the start of recent tours. a 2—2 draw for chelsea in the women's champions league last night, but that result does not tell the story of the match. manager emma hayes was furious, saying her side were "robbed" of victory by "embarrassing" refereeing against real madrid. our women's sport reporter jo currie is with us. jo, she's talking about two game—changing moments in particular. talk us through them. this isn't the first time that emma hayes has talked about refereeing or var in the women's game. in the 77th minute chelsea were to— one up when jesse fleming put in a tackle just outside the box. the referee gave a penalty, which real madrid scored to go to— two. replays show that the tackle took place a good metre or so outside of the box and the player simply slid and ended up in the penalty box. that takes the score to 2-2. in penalty box. that takes the score to 2—2. in the penalty box. that takes the score to 2-2. in the 95th penalty box. that take

the british and irish lions have signed a new partnership with premiership rugby at the united rugbyre that all players tour at the same time. recent tours have seen some players involved in the knockout stages of their domestic club competitions during a plate duty and overlap in the planning calendar. the lion said the crucial agreement demonstrates a wider commitment throughout rugby union to work togetherfor the commitment throughout rugby union to work together for the good of the game. that is all to sport for the moment. you can stay up—to—date on the bbc sport website and app. israeli forces have dropped leaflets in the khan younis area of southern gaza warning people to evacuate their homes and head to shelters for their own safety. similar leaflets were also dropped over northern gaza weeks ahead of the ground offensive, suggesting imminent military operations may be planned for the south. the israeli military says its fighterjets have struck the house in gaza of the hamas political leader, ismail haniyeh. with me not is menna hijazi. she is a student living here in london,

the campaign was clearly very disappointing and i think a proud rugby nation like australia, for us todsight�*s a wonderful thing. i think that when you make decisions, you get presented information at the time and you make decisions based on that information. and as i said, where we ended up was clearly not good enough. jones told the press down under he did want to go on. coaching, it seems, a bit like a marriage. you need commitment from both sides. his commitment, he said, has been 100%. he will officially step down on november 25th, still less than a year on from when he was sacked by england. now there are reportsjones will retrace his steps not to twickenham, but tokyo. he coached japan at a world cup where they beat south africa. as yet, he says, there's been no offers. jones will be back this weekend, when he leads the barbarians in a match against wales. australia's re—emergence may take a while longer. their next test is in july, and in 2025, they host a lions tour. withoutjones, they must rebuild from perhaps the lowest point to be a wallaby. forg etta ble. joe lynskey, bbc

australian rugby international richie arnold says being the country's next head coach won't be an easyjobt ever performance at the rugby world cup after they failed to progress from the group stage for the first time in their history — but arnold says former head coach eddiejones — who walked away from thejob in october, isn't the only one to blame. eddie wasn't out there playing, it is down to the players and we didn't perform. you can spin it how to limit how if you want the end of the day the players have a responsibility and we didn't really perform out there. for the next coach, well, who knows? whoever, they could be similar to eddie. to the nba where the san antonio spurs coach gregg popovich criticised home fans who jeered former player kawhi leonard — as his side lost to the la clippers. leonard left the spurs in 2018 and was booed by their fans as he lined up to take free throws in the second quarter — but popovich chose to grab a microphone — and asked for the booing to stop — calling for the crowd to �*show a little class'. a reminder that the draw for the play offs for next s

rugby union news.wen farrell won't take part in next year's six nations championship. he will take a break from international rugby to prioritise his and his family's mental well—being. he will continue to pay for his club side saracens. he is england's all—time leading points scorer, he has been capped 112 times since he made his debut, 11 years ago. he led them to the final of the 2019 world cup, to the semifinals this year. he missed the first two games, though, of that tournament, through suspension, after a dangerous tackle in a warm—up game. he was booed by some sections of england's supporters on his return to the side. his father andy, the ireland head coach, described his son's treatment as disgusting, and a circus. england say they fully support farrell's decision. the head coach steve borthwick said: golf news — luke donald will stay on as team europe's captain for the next ryder cup in 2025. the former world number one led europe to a brilliant victory in rome earlier this year against the

he's expected to lead the team's preparations for the 2027 rugby world cup in australia.l be taking a new role at irish side, leinster. that is just about it from us for now. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.com/sport. from me and the rest of the team here at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. thank you very much for watching. see you next time. take care. hello there. after a day of sunshine and showers to start the week, it's not been quite so colourful overnight, there hasn't been as much solar activity. we have seen the northern lights earlier in the night though, across northernmost parts of scotland and with clear skies by the morning in the north—east of scotland, temperatures will be close to freezing. it will be a chilly start in the clearer skies in southeastern parts of england as well. tuesday, though, is going to be a day where we see some sunny spells. we see a scattering of mostly light showers. in scotland, most of the showers in the far west. once again, there may be fewer showers than monday in

it's the opening weekend of the newly structured premiership women's rugby, leicester tigers women 27inal round to forget for yost lowten. at four over par, and a bogey at the eigth — a bogey at the eihgth — full of frustration he threw one of his golf clubs up in the air and towards a tree. and it got stuck, and as he attempted to get it down from the tree — he lost another two clubs in the process. possibly a sign, that could do it, no, down comes a twig but not much more, a branch i should say, a stray that branch of there, that get stuck as well. there were people laughing but he did not see the funny side, nor did that lawnmower. he finished the day in 48th out of 50 in the overall competition. in the end, the lost clubs returned to him thanks to the help of a volunteer! and before we go, a reminder of our top story tonight, australia have stunned the hosts india in ahmedabad to win the men's cricket world cup for a sixth time. they quietened the support of the 100,000—strong home crowd by dismissing the hosts — who hadn't been beaten at the tournament — for 240 — before travis h

staying with rugby union.coach warren gatland says he understands why there's been criticism of the timing of their match against the barbarians in cardiff on saturday. it's on the same day as key domestic games involving the four welsh regions, who are providing all 23 of the players in the wales match day squad. i understand the issues involved in that. we are well aware of that and conscious of that. that's why, you know, i was doing everything they could to help support the regions, only picking 23 players. you know, we would have, as would normally have been done in terms of our preparation, big 33 or 3a plays for this week, but that would have taken another seven or eight players out, or nine players out of the regions in terms of them being available for those teams. for the first time in their 62—year history, the texas rangers are baseball's world series champions. they sealed the best of seven series 4—1 against the arizona diamondbacks. josh sborz with the winning moment for the rangers in game five

and rassie erasmus has confirmed he'll return as head coach of rugby union world champion south africaected to lead the team's preparations for the 2027 rugby world cup in australia. 0utgoing coach jacques nienaber will be taking a new role as irish side leinster. there we go. that's just about it from us for now. you can of course get all the latest sports news at the usual place on the bbc sports app or from our website. you can get all the latest from the top stories of the day. but for me and the rest of the team here on sports day, thanks very much indeed for watching. and we will see you again next time. take care. hello there. after a day of sunshine and showers to start the week, it's not been quite so colourful overnight — there hasn't been as much solar activity. we have seen the northern lights earlier in the night though, across northernmost parts of scotland and with clear skies by the morning in the north east of scotland, temperatures will be close to freezing. it will be a chilly start in the clearer skies in south—eastern parts of england as well. tuesday, though, is g

we'll have to wait and see how holge rune and jannick sinner get on this evening the france rugby union antoine dupont is expected to miss next years six nation's championship to concentrate on sevens rugby ahead of the olympics. dupont is one of the world's best scrum—halves but has spoken about his desire to take part in his home olympics with the games taking place in paris next year. an announcemnt is expected later that he willjoin up with the sevens squad in the new year to take part in that global series, which would rule him out of the six nations. golden state warriors star draymond green has been suspended without pay for five games for his part in an on—court scrap during the opening minutes of their game against minnesota in san fransisco. he held the timberwolves randy gobert, there with the beard in the centre of the screen, in a headlock and dragged him across the court. gobert and two other players were fined $25,000, but green, who has had previous disciplinary issues, received the heaviest sanction with the league deciding that he had escalated the incident in an unspo

rugby union news.l won't take part in next year's six nations championship. he will take a breakfrom international championship. he will take a break from international rugby to prioritise his and his family's mental well—being. you will continue to pay for his club side saracens. he has been capped 112 times since he made his debut 11 years ago. he led them to the final of the 2019 world cup, to the semifinals this year. he missed the first two games though that tournament through suspension after a dangerous tackle in a warm up game. he was booed by some sections of england's reporters —— supporters. his father described his son's treatment as disgusting, and a circus. england say they fully support his decision. the head coach steve borthwick said since making his debut he has been an integral part of the england setup for over a decade and the demands on elite athletes are extremely challenging. he is an exemplary player captain and leader, always gives his all for his country. it is with typical c

it's the opening weekend of the newly structured premiership women's rugby.ld tour where it was a final round to forget for yost lowten. at four over par, and a bogey at the eigth — full of frustration he threw one of his golf clubs up in the air and towards a tree. and it got stuck. and as he attempted to get it down from the tree — he lost another two clubs in the process. various other attempts to get the clubs down. how about a branch and justjumping up and trying your luck, and may be a sign, that will be the moment it comes down the sign doesn't do anything and that is a last bit of frustration you're going to see. it's not like to be his day. does he see the funny side, no he doesn't? in the end, the lost clubs returned to him thanks to the help of a volunteer! from all of us here, good night. you're watching bbc news. air traffic control restrictions at heathrow airport

he will though continue to play club rugby.ys just like england head coach steve borthwick, he's fully behind farrell's decision to step away. social to step away. media we have zero control over. social media we have zero control over. but for me this began in the mainstream media, and the narrative that was created around on from everybody, and soaking up from everybody. that is what happened, i think everybody will, somewhere in their heads, agree with him, and then there was a pylon on social media, but it was created on the mainstream media, but there is some in the industry that need to look at themselves. the european action continues tonight with six british teams playing in the europa and europa conference leagues. liverpool can top their group if they win at home to austrian side lask, and toulouse fail to beat union st gilloise. that would mean liverpool would enter the knockouts at the last 16 stage instead of the last 32, and boss jurgen klopp wants the anfield crowd to help them achieve their goal. that's what i e

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south africa's rugby team have been given a heroes welcome as they began a four day national victoryess at the world cup. thousands of fans lined the streets in pretoria on thursday — to get glimpse of the teamand the webb ellis trophy. to get glimpse of the team and the webb ellis trophy. the squad — who became the first nation to win the trophy four times — will also travel to see fans in cape town, durban and nelson mandela bay across the next three days. meanwhile the referee from the world cup final, englishman wayne barnes, has announced his retirement from the sport. his career comes to an end after 17 years, a record 111 tests and five rugby world cups as well as numerous domestic and european finals. meanwhile in the women's game — england captain marlie packer and wing abby dow have been nominated for world rugby�*s women's player of the year. france centre gabrielle vernier and new zealand captain ruahei demant — who won the award last year — make up the four—player shortlist. the winner will be announced on saturday. new zealand number eight ardie savea was named the winn

when you've had 20 years of unsuccessful rugby it's because something is wrong in the system and thenge. and when that unity where we were going wasn't the same, the only thing i could do is resign. don't forget you can get updates on all of this evening's football — lots happening — including the fourth round of the english league cup and scottish premiership on the bbc sport website and app, but that's all the sport for now. we'll be back later. yemen's houthi rebels say they launched a large batch of drones at several targets in israel in the past few hours. a spokesperson said the group will keep carrying out military operations in support of palestinians until �*israeli aggression�* in gaza stops. there has also been an uptick in israel's exchanges with hezbollah — the iranian—backed proxy in lebanon — which raises fears the group could soon enter the conflict. the israel defense forces said they fired on targets in southern lebanon today. both sides have increased the scope of their operations in the past week, going beyond the one to 2m range from the border. there are reports

all the latest rugby news is somehow related to the recent world cup.the end of the tournament in france about leaving wayne barnes announced the refereeing. the crowning achievement of the english referee's career was the final between the national teams of south africa and new zealand. the work of a forty-four-year-old barens showed. three yellow cards and one red card, fans and experts sharply criticized him; moreover, he received threats of physical harm. but one of the most charismatic coaches of our time, eddie jones , decided not to wait for such antics from the fans of the australian national team and left the post of coach immediately after the failure at the world cup, where the wallabies missed out on the playoffs for the first time in history. however, jones did not remain without work for long, heading the barbarians team of foreign players of the english championship, which had already managed to play a match with the welsh team. the biggest news in russia. russian rugby off-season is associated with south africa, three leading south afric

he will still play club rugby and mccall says he's fully behind farrell's decision.olutely zero control over, zero. but for me, this began in the mainstream media, and the narrative that was created around owen — not from everybody, certainly not from everybody on this call. but that's what happened, and i think everybody will, somewhere in their heads, agree with that. and then there was a pile—on on social media that was created on the mainstream media, so there's some in your industry who need to look at themselves. cricket news to bring you now, and australia spin bowler nathan lyon has signed for lancashire for next 2024 season. he returned to first—class cricket last month after tearing his calf against england in the second ashes test injune. lyon is a three—time ashes winner and the fourth—highest test wicket taker as a spinner. he'll be available for all competitions. ronnie o'sullivan is still on course for a record—extending eighth uk snooker championship title, after winning a tense match against robert milkins in york. o'sullivan was 2—0 down before he b

he will though continue to play club rugby.fully behind farrell's decision to step away. social media we have zero control over. but for me this began in the mainstream media, and the narrative that was created around owen from everybody, and taking up from everybody. that is what happened, i think everybody will, somewhere in their heads, agree with him, and then there was a pile on on social media, but it was created on the mainstream media, but there is some in the industry that need to look at themselves. here is that round up of the snooker play. 23 years of trying mark rob mickens has been transit beat robbie or sullivan, and we were watching as he very nearly did. this was a tight win for ronnie o'sullivan in the end. it win for ronnie o'sullivan in the end. ., , �* , end. it wasn't in the highest standard — end. it wasn't in the highest standard from _ end. it wasn't in the highest standard from ronnie - end. it wasn't in the highest - standard from ronnie o'sullivan, but it came down to the decider and in the end micke

the world cup, until recently the southern hemisphere super rugby championship, became famous for itsal celebration of victories. dmitry terikhov, sports news, channel one. i'm larisa guzeeva and let's get married. good afternoon. today the bride is natalya, 57 years old, as soon as his wife became a vegetarian, the habits of an aggressive predator began to appear in her. alexander is a former owner of a tourism business, has been working for 6 years nanny, takes care of difficult children and teenagers, lives in krasnodar, runs marathons and collects irons, is proud to have awards for social activities and a medal of parental glory. alexander will not enter into a serious relationship with the owner of a character, overprotective syndrome and a large number of rings on his fingers. marries an affectionate, kind woman with sparkling eyes, who respects her body and is not embarrassed by wrinkles. hello, alexander, good afternoon, dressed, by the way, very interesting, yes, beautiful, tasteful, this one butterfly, you have such a rare profession for a man, nanny, at some point i saw aro

in united rugby championship, ospreys hammered the scarlets 31—9 in the welsh derby.. after the break, captain morgan morris extended ospreys' lead, before debutant dan edwards finished off a spectacular try to secure the bonus point. world snooker champion luca brecel is through to the quarter finals of the uk championship in york. he beat the world number 43, chinese youngster yuan sijun, by 6—4. hazel irvine and the team have been covering the action at the barbican centre for us. two uk champions with us in the studio this afternoon. we were watching someone who would love to emulate your achievements and become uk champion, as well, that was luca brecel. what did you make of his performance today against yuan sijun, the world champion back in this event? glimpses of brilliance and a couple good centuries early on, but some careless errors. hust didn't quite look sharp as he did at sheffield. but he won, he's in the tournament, and you feel that part of the tournament. and yuan sijun stuck with him gamely, taking 4—4, didn't he? indeed, he showed glimpses himself