imposing looking score of 344 from their 50 overs, thanks to centuries from kusal mendis and sadeera samarawickrama pakistan lost a couple of early wickets before centuries from abdullah shafique and muhammad rizwan saw them home by six wickets with 10 balls to spare. it's also the first—ever world cup match where four different players have made centuries. pakistan have now won both their opening matches. away from the world cup, cricket could be making an appearance at another major event from 2028 onwards. the t20 format of the sport has been put forward for approval to be a part of the 2028 olympic games in los angeles. if successful, it would mean cricket would be back in the olympics for the first time since 1900. finally, we've just seen max verstappen crowned formula 1 world champion for the third time. one of the trailblazers for f1 in the uk back in the �*90's was nigel mansell. the former williams and ferrari driver won the title just over 30 years ago, and the british driver is now auctioning some of the memorabilia which made him a household name. he's been talking tojohn watson. nigel

sadeera samarawickrama pushed them well towards that total, as he ended the match 91 not—out.d cup. england fans will be hoping for better against south africa at the rugby world cup tonight, where victory would take them into next weekend's final against new zealand. south africa are the favourites, but can england keep their winning run going and avenge their defeat in the final four years ago? 0ur sports correspondent andy swiss is in paris, ahead of the 8 o'clock kick—off. well, thousands of england fans are arriving here at the stade de france, and i think the general mood is optimistic, but also realistic. they know they are the big underdogs. south africa, of course, are the reigning world champions, they beat england pretty comprehensively in the final four years ago and they are also the new world number ones, deposing ireland. so south africa at the moment are pretty much the complete package. as for england, well, they really struggled in the build—up to this world cup. they struggled in the six nations, they struggled in the warm—up matches. but there are signs, pa

chasing 262 to win, the lankans got to their target with nearly a couple of overs to spare, sadeera samarawickramakets. back from the international break, there are nine games in the english premier league on saturday with the merseyside derby approaching full time at anfield. everton found themselves reduced to ten men in the first half. ashley young was sent off for a second yellow card. liverpool struggling for most of the match until michael keane handled the ball in the box. that meant penalty. mohamed salah stepping up with a quarter of an hour to go and scoring. so liverpool are 1—0 up, they are into nine minutes of stoppage time, injury time, at anfield at the moment. at the moment they are a goal to the good. plenty of matches to come. you can see the champions, manchester city, will play brighton later. that match kicks off at 3.00 uk time to stop later, the london derby, chelsea against the joint leaders arsenal. although liverpool are top at the moment. sheffield united against manchester united is the late game. and with the rugby world cup, where england and defending champions south

imposing looking total of 344 from their 50 overs thanks to centuries from kusal mendis and sadeera samarawickramarizwan saw them home by six wickets with ten balls to spare. it's also the first ever world cup match where four different players have made centuries. manchester united make their debut in the women's champions league later this evening. they're in second round action against paris saint—germain, with the winner over two legs going into the group stages of the tournament. the qualification towards that receiving some criticism as some big teams in europe won't be there having already exited the competition. jo curriejoins me in the studio. let's start first with this big game game ever. they have some big players in the mix.— game ever. they have some big players in the mix. when you think about the fact _ players in the mix. when you think about the fact that _ players in the mix. when you think about the fact that manchester - about the fact that manchester united didn't even exist five years ago. they have come a long way in a short space of time. in the summer they recruited for t

chasing 262 to win, the lankans got to their target with nearly a couple of overs to spare, sadeera samarawickramai lanka in the week. it is england up next for sri lanka in the week. next to the rugby world cup, where england and defending champions south africa are going through their final preparations for saturday night's semi final in paris. england are the underdogs but the players and fans remain optimistic of gaining some revenge for their defeat in the final four years ago, as andy swiss reports: the first england fans arrived in paris, hoping it will be worth the journey. they know their team are the underdogs against south africa and while there is optimism, it's very much of the cautious kind. i'm getting more deluded the closer we get to saturday night! they gave us no chance last week but i've been reading the news on the way over here and i think... yeah, i think we're going to win. but while england haven't looked world beaters yet, they're relaxed and ready. they might have lost to south africa in the final four years ago, but they believe history will count for little. we've obvi