a rueful root and how he made south africa pay. and maturity in equal measure as he led the england fightback, and soon after tea he reached his century. a kiss of the badge, an ovation from his team — leading by example has rarely felt better. but that was just the start, as thrillingly he hit the accelerator. catching practice for the crowd. and just when south africa thought they finally had him, it was a no ball. that summed up their day and this summed up root‘s. 0n181i at the close, no england skipper has scored more in his first test in charge. itjust seemed to fall into place today, and when you get a life early sometimes you feel like it's your day and you've got to try and make the most of it. it was one of those occasions. not a bad start to the newjob then. one of the great captaincy debuts and a day which had threatened to belong to south africa instead belongs tojoe root. andy swiss, bbc news, lord's. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. tonight donald trump says that the west may not survive. is he right or pa rt west

south africa are firmly in control. world cup semifinal clash with south africa after a convincing 92 run win over west indies today. they continued their good form with the bat, posting 220—7 from their 50 overs. captain heather knight hitting 67. in reply, west indies never came close, losing wickets regularly with natalie sciver picking up 3 of them forjust three runs, as england sealed a comfortable victory. australia will meet india in the other semifinal. so here are the final standings. confirmation that england finished top of the group stage. australia beat south africa today by 59 runs, finishing second to england on run—rate. india's huge 186 runs win over new zealand saw them finish third. lewis hamilton will start tomorrow's british grand prix on pole position as he attempts to make history at silverstone. patrick gearey watched the mercedes driver dominate today's qualifying. the future of the british grand prix might be unclear, but its presence, thatis might be unclear, but its presence, that is all abou

his six wickets and south africa spinning.er and it was all over with a day to spare. the captain's first over with a day to spare. the ca ptain‘s first game over with a day to spare. the captain's first game in charge was one to remember. a dramatic and emphatic victory for england. the new era and a new captain is off to the best possible start. with the very good throughout the four days. i thought the wayjohnny and woody took them on to watch the back—end of our innings was exceptional but i think a lot of credit has to go to the top three for the way that they played last night. they made that we could look a lot easier than actually was. it is happening me with my mindset a lot. i have the license to come on and just take wickets. which i probably when i first came to international cricket, that was my mindset to try to just attack and ta ke mindset to try to just attack and take wickets, don't worry about the runs. that gave me a lot of confidence. didn't try to look after my figures are anything like that, it was about

after lunch he and ben stokes took the game to south africa.uck and he eventually went. joe root has really blossomed after tea. he reached his century, a great moment for everyone at lord's. he had been praying he would reach those three figures. since reaching the century he pushed on. south africa have looked a little listless. they seemed to have struggled in the heat. and on a day which threatened to belong to south africa in the morning has belonged very much to england's captain, certainly the first days in a new job, it will take some beating. really special day from start to finish, thoroughly enjoyed it. we are ina finish, thoroughly enjoyed it. we are in a nice position now when we can hopefully kick on tomorrow and make a big first—innings lead. can hopefully kick on tomorrow and make a big first—innings leadm can hopefully kick on tomorrow and make a big first-innings lead. it is the highest score from an england captain on debut. well, that is nice, but it means nothing at the minute. it will mean a lot more if we get a result at

indeed the last time england met south africa four years ago, hashim amla scored a mammoth unbeaten 311entury scored by a south african batsman. and you only have to go back 23 years to find the greatest test bowling performance at the oval — again south africa were the tourists with devon malcolm taking nine wickets for 57 in an astonishing display of pace and fire. malcolm's figures are the fourth best by an england bowler of all time. england supporters will be hoping for some of that over the next five days. tennis now and 12—time grand slam champion novak djokovic won't play again this year because of an elbow injury. it means he'll miss this year's us open in new york — the first time he'll miss a major since making his debut in 200a. djokovic retired hurt during his quarterfinal at wimbledon earlier this month and said at the time he was considering taking a break to recover from what is a long—standing injury. in a message on social media, he confirmed he wouldn't need surgery but rest was necessary. it will take a couple of months at least without the racket and then i'm hoping

the times carries a picture of england's test cricket win against south africa.t pupils as ages 11 could have lessons in breast—feeding. the match carries the story of the royal marine jailed for 18 years after building bombs for 18 years after building bombs for the continuity ira. the daily telegraph has doctors warning that staton ‘s are being needlessly described the millions people simply because of their age. and the sun has an intriguing story about facebook shutting down and artificial intelligence experiment after two robots began talking in a language only they could understand. i know the feeling. that story frea ks i know the feeling. that story freaks me out. laughter but, let's start with the eye newspaper macro, the story broke around 830, eight o'clock but you can imagine the turmoil in some newsrooms trying to get back on. anthony scaramucci is sacked as communications head after farmer ‘s terror raid leaves the white house reeling. ——

our reporter cornelia borrmann traveled to south africa.people there are looking for new ways to make refrigerated transport more environmentally sound. >> every day the perishable goods are packed up for transport. harvest fresh supplies large supermarket chains with vegetables grown on the company's own fields and nearby farms. driver lucky thantheni is preparing his cargo. today he's taking it to a big warehouse in johannesburg. the truck interior has to reach the required temperature before the delicate frereight can be loaded. final instructions from the logistics manager. the vegetables have to be kept cool at a constant temperature of 2 2.7egrees celelsius durig the transport. that will be checked on delivery. >> we need to make sure that everything is packed correctly, is seaealed correctly. because any -- let's say, any heheat and stuff that comes ino the vegetables that are not sealed correctly, not cooled propererly, goes to waste. >> refrigerated transport is important in a hot country like south africa. this is one of the 13,00

south africa are firmly in control.ld cup semifinal clash with south africa after a convincing 92 run win over west indies today. they continued their good form with the bat, posting 220—7 from their 50 overs. captain heather knight hitting 67. in reply, west indies never came close, losing wickets regularly with natalie sciver picking up three of them forjust three runs, as england sealed a comfortable victory. australia will meet india in the other semifinal. so here are the final standings. confirmation that england finished top of the group stage. australia beat south africa today by 59 runs, finishing second to england on run—rate. india's huge 186 runs win over new zealand saw them finish third. lewis hamilton will start tomorrow's british grand prix on pole position as he attempts to make history at silverstone. patrick gearey watched the mercedes driver dominate today's qualifying. the future of the british grand prix might be unclear, but its presence, that is all about lewis hamilton. this weekend they have co

england will be be the happier side after day two of the first test against south africa at lord's. the south african top order. here's more from our reporter at lord's, olly foster... another brilliant day of test cricket here. it's day one against south africa which was all about the new england captain, joe root who resumed on new england captain, joe root who resumed 0111811 new england captain, joe root who resumed on 184 but could only add six more runs to his overnight total. england were eventually all out for 458, thanks to 87 from moeen ali, and stuart broad was fantastic as the tale really wagged. he made 57 and brought up his 50, with actor back sixes. south africa were ragged in the field at times. in reply, dean elgar stood firm, and brought up dean elgar stood firm, and brought up his 50. it was two and stuart broad, they really did for a fantastic partnership for the fifth wicket of 99 with bavuma and to bring, broken byjimmy anderson later in the day. south africa needed that. kagiso rabada came in as the nightwatchman and they resumed on 214—5. pretty much on the s

the writing was on the wall for south africa. pull off the highest chase. england looks like they might let this slip through their fingers. south africa managed with the bat what they failed to do with the ball, apply pressure. england had it under control, though. their third victory in a row, and their immediate future looks pretty positive. tomorrow sees the start ofjoe root‘s reign as england's test captain — the first test of the summer, against south africa, at lords. gary ballance returns to the side after being dropped for the winter tour of india. spinner liam dawson makes his home test debut. root will bat at four, and says he hasn't changed too much since taking the captaincy. i have always said, you have got such a great opportunity going out and representing england, and it is for such a short period of your life that you need to make sure you enjoy it. either we want to get that across to the players, every time they go out and play, you are under huge amounts of pressure. you do not need to put yourself under more

patrick gearey reports on their two—wicket win over south africa in bristol.me of cricket we have seen here today. a place in the grand finalup here today. a place in the grand final up for here today. a place in the grand finalupforgrabs here today. a place in the grand final up for grabs until the final over, until the final few deliveries, where england, the hosts, finally got there. and the cou nty hosts, finally got there. and the county ground breathed out. england had bowled and fielded very well, there are efforts epitomised by sarah taylor, who took a quickfire stumping. south africa recovered thanks to their 18—year—old batsman, who had restored so be stability for a period but england's captain, have a period but england's captain, have a night, brought herself on to bowl, and got her on the second delivery. that swung momentum england's way. south africa could not get many runs going, could not get the run rate up, and england would have fancied chasing 219 the reg world cup final. they were going well, having lost both openers. sarah taylor batted

. wickets as england beat south africa good evening. the iraqi government said today that the city of mosul has been liberated from so—called islamic state, three years after it was first occupied by the extremists. the second largest city in iraq was where is declared its "caliphate" in 2014. was where is declared since then, its grip on territory has been gradually reduced in iraq and in syria. has been gradually reduced in the last nine months has been gradually reduced it's been targeted in mosul by the iraqi army backed by us and coalition air strikes. and has lost ground, street—by—street. tonight, the defence secretary sir michael fallon congratulated the iraqis and highlighted the role played by the raf. but as our defence correspondent jonathan beale has seen in mosul, victory has come at a cost, with an estimated 800,000 civilians driven from their homes. with an estimated 800,000 voiceover: what was once a beautiful old city is now mostly rubble. every building deeply scarred or destroyed by months of war. we joined the searc

in south africa, the world's most powerful telescope is up and running — or at least one part of it is giant radio dishes which will be integrated into a much wider network of receivers are already giving scientists a view of the universe, they have never seen before. this is one of the first images showing a galaxy 200m light years away. the first dishes that went online are all part of the meerkat radio telescope, this is where it is down here in the depths of south africa and andrew harding has been to see it. in the emptiest corner of south

south africa ended the day on 126 for 8.may not be the captain any longer but no one can deny these innings we re but no one can deny these innings were white cap that made. this bowling ended the former skipper‘s chances. but on what was a different kind of celebration, another englishman reached three figures. ben stokes tried as his half—century put the hosts on a front foot. a fine session continued after lunch as toby roland jones showed us just how comfortable he is playing test cricket. things can change quickly at this level as roland jones discovered, no matter. the man at the other end took on south africa. three sixes in quick succession, one to get to 97, even though he was nearly caught out, and another to ta ke nearly caught out, and another to take ben stokes to three figures. at the fund would have to end. one big shot too many and it was all out for 353. so what england really needed now was an early wicket. remember that name roland jones? what a start to his debut and it got far, far, far better! hashim am

south africa's victory target was purely theoretical.playing like a man who saw life after lunch. by the very last ball before the break, chris morris went. three more to take for england. and shortly, south africa resume in the second innings on 205—7, is there any chance of the rain coming to their rescue the to frustrate england? not where i am standing, it does not look like it. thank you. the person who can answer that is with me now. here's jay wynne. this was the view in kent from a weather watcher, patchy cloud in the distance. but this was the lovely double rain will captured in wales and you need rain to have a rain will. and we have showers and some sunshine. midweek, wetter weather spreading across the country. then it turns breezy as we return to sunshine and showers. low pressure to the north west of the uk. that is driving the weather. the closer you are 2% of the low pressure, that is where the showers will be at their heaviest, so wettest in scotland, northern ireland, some thunder and few showers in the south east. larg

a school and a busy road in khayelitsha township outside cape town, south africa. early one morning, a taxi was in a hurryry. inga matakwana, a 5-ye-o-old boy w walking with hs 12-year-r-old cousin, had d almt reached h his school,utut he got nono further. hector: : the taxi driver thougt he would bypass ththe pedestrian crossing by driving onto the pavement. kholwe: it took him, it hit him, anand the driver hit the chchild and then came back, a and i'm se he was just thinking the child was not there, and i it came to inga again. hector: inga was pulled away from the cousin who was holding his hanand and then dragged undr the taxi and run over again when the taxi driver rereversed and then went forward again. ee taxi driver then fled e e scene but t was later r caught andnd arresteded at his hohome. narrator: many in s south africa say that mini-bus taxi drivers are especially reckless. the dririver in ingnga's case was licensed, but many aren't. this mini-bus taxi driver agreed to give his views on the problem. driver: you see? interviewer: there's no training or

now in south africa's case, they have to beat them again.wo net in the group stage, serenade a 100. south africa's recovery was led by a battered in one study wrote doctor. heather night called for the ball, she has her own emoji, apparently, flat out for the second ball. smiley face. england needed 219 to reach the world cup final. south africa's and the route is there, strike early and often. it is best both openers, but taylor we re often. it is best both openers, but taylor were starting to pick up the pace. when she was called for a run, england started. now we had a different game, the match seasonal at. three, over, two from last four balls. who could work? first ball, world cup final. there are so many moments from that match, so go on the bbc sport website to have a look. the tension around the final delivery, and we will get more on sunday at lord's, when there will be a packed house and sold—out crowd for the match against either australia or india. both good teams, india bourdy beaten england in this competition, australia offici

weather curtailed a landmark first day of the third test between england and south africa on thursdayt the oval in london. england's alastair cook was the only batsman to provide sustained resistance, and he's 82 not out as the hosts stuttered to 171 for 4. vernon philander was the pick of the bowlers picking up from where he left off as south africa won the second test and joe wilson was watching. when you win the toss and decided to bat ina when you win the toss and decided to bat in a test match and you find yourself at the end of the day 171/4, then typically i think you would be disappointed. but south africa finding themselves bowling in such friendly conditions for bowlers may be a little frustrated that they didn't take more than those four wickets. maybe if they had been fully fit they may have bowled england all out. 12 overs, two wickets, a catch to get rid ofjoe root was a highlight of the day, as was the swinging yorker. maylands was the swinging yorker. maylands was one of three england debutants picked for this match. —— milan. so what is there that could convince engla

new captain for south africa, dean elgar, standing. he brought up his 50.d root will earn his crust. how about giving mo—ean—macro the a bowl, he did for hashim amla and dean elgar. broad pitching in with another wicket. another danger man, jp duminy. morejoy wicket. another danger man, jp duminy. more joy in wicket. another danger man, jp duminy. morejoy in the middle, sweet dreams in the stands. this might have woken up. jimmy anderson breaking the fifth wicket partnership worth 99 to the tourists. that was the tenth wicket of the day. we saw over 300 runs. fantastic day's test cricket. as they move into the third day, against south africa, england, because joe root‘s fantastic 190 ru ns because joe root‘s fantastic 190 runs will feel they have the edge in match. england will be helped to make decent —— pdc rabada will miss the next test match, after being found to have used inappropriate language. to football, chelsea have matched the offer of £75 million made by manchester united for romelu lukaku. made by manchester united for romelu lu ka ku. sources

tomorrow they will do so for the 100th time, as england take on south africa. see, as the oval how much play we actually get to see, as the 0valjoins a short and ‘s list of centurions. lords on 133, melbourne on 100 and nine —— 109, syd ney melbourne on 100 and nine —— 109, sydney on 105 stock they are the only venues to have reached a landmark. it was at the oval in 1882 that english cricket was said to have died, and the ashes was born. in 1938 it was the scene of len hutton‘s knock of 306 if 0regon‘s via australian is. more recently came the ashes clinching moments of 2005 and 2009. as test match venues 90, 2005 and 2009. as test match venues go, the oval somehow breaks the mould. i don't think the atmosphere has changed much, even if you look through old editions of wisden, you can see articles written by players talking about enjoying the boisterous crowds at the oval. there is something special about this place. when you come here you come as you are, everybody is welcome here, it is very relaxed and everybody has a good time. a man who sampled many of th

south africa are struggling.ing high — sebastian vettel‘s 1a points clear after winning the hungarian grand prix. and wigan will face hull fc in the challenge cup final — keep watching to find out how they did it. and team gb take silver in the four by 100 — we have a complete round up of the world swimming championships. all that to come plus we'll be the build up to england's women taking on france in the quarter—finals of euro 2017, but we'll start with cricket. england are closing in on a test series win against south africa. they set the tourists a formidable victory target of a92 in the third test at the oval. patrick gearey has been watching the action. sunday, lovely day to grow a lead. skyscraper size if possible. tom westley was the perfect man for the job, 50 on debut. joe root made 52, no change, but he knew this was not just about runs but time. go fast or go bust. the captain must always think of the team. already on his mind was a conundrum, how long should he let his batsman bat? every minute the

former south africa captain.repeat that when the ladies meet tomorrow in the semifinals of the women's world cup? england against south africa is something of a rematch. let's hear from heather knight. would not be human if they were not nervous. important to relax, trust what we have done, trust our skills. confident we can put in a strong performance. they result of the games you want. on thursday the first two rounds of the open. we have had the tee times and pairings announced. all gets under way thursday morning. 6:30 a:m.. chris wood, and the former winner mark o'meara and ryan moore get things under way. let's see the eye—catching pairings. henrik stenson, defending champion, up againstjordan spieth, the former world number one. and kim c with. tommy fleetwood, hailing from the area. from southport, where birkdale is. paired with brooke sceptic of the man he ran close for the us open title, and hideki matsuyama. my pick him out in the middle, rory mcilroy, having a tricky 2017. —— you might pick him out. w

bowling south africa out for 361. a first—innings lead of 97.s england might have hoped for at the start of play. this evening the batsmen tightening the stranglehold on the match. saturday at the test, few finer places to be landlords in the sunshine. memories, history. now time to look forward. fitting the start of play runyon by retiring cricket legend, henry bluefield. plenty of effort there. plenty from england's bowlers. 13 wicket of the zuma. the resistance from quinton de kock. south africa slowly eating away at the league. down to 97 when moeen ali struck decisively. england on top in the sunshine at lord's. now down to the batsmen to press home the advantage. plenty of time for that. may need to rush. wait for the rightful. alastair cook is made a career of that. the former captain taking control, and the game away from south africa. england ending the day on 119—1. a lead of 216. alastair cook, the former captain there and 59. the fa ns former captain there and 59. the fans streaming away from lord's behind me. they will have enjoyed

these are murky times in south africa. power full business family, the guptas guptas accused. the group is crime has been committed. by the president? it comes across to me as an aide and and help. guptas deny any corruption. they hired bell pottinger to try and improve their image. acra free sought to highlight economic and racial divisions in south africa. what bell pottinger is apr south africa. what bell pottinger is a pr agency managed to do is quite a policy. it sowed back into a nation of very strong... with a history in oui’ of very strong... with a history in our country it is indefensible and unacceptable. it went viral. it was pa rt unacceptable. it went viral. it was part of a black box propaganda campaign to get the media off these corrupt network's back. africa is oui’s. corrupt network's back. africa is ours. it is not yours. soon the vitriol was spilling onto the street. a radical group with alleged ties with the guptas guptas began threatening a journalist who investigated corruption. because you argue and

amazing how things turn around, south africa note 2—1 down.eek was confident, he is now the guy with some questions and some scrutiny. that first evening session was the harvest. it was extremely tough conditions and a lot of credit has to go to england for the way they bowled. if you compare our sunday one to date to the rent any freebies from them in that time so they bowled really well and that is why they put us under so much pressure. but england would like is the next test match and a couple of days. that is exactly what happens. 2-1 days. that is exactly what happens. 2—1 up, they had to old trafford. 0ur correspondentjoe wilson was at the oval. some football news for you, jose mourinho will be reunited with nemnaja matic next season. manchester united have bought the chelsea midfielder for £40 million. the serbian midfielder has signed a three—year contract. he won two premier league titles at stamford bridge after being brought back to the club by mourinho. the manchester united maanger says matic represents everything we want in a fo

your business is in south africa. business presence in london and they united kingdom. i'm looking at what john carter said yesterday afternoon. deutsche bank are preparing for a hard brexit. this finds the pants off of me. -- this frightens the pants off of me. be worst is always likely to worse than people can imagine. that kind of line from a very significant ceo puts fear in me. brexit, how are you beginning to prepare? are you preparing for that kind of scenario? stephen: our bank is mainly a u.k. bank. our what manager is a u.k. wealth manager. they are not been affected by brexit. the area where we could be affected is in our bank. as i mentioned, we haven't irish branch. -- we have an irish branch. that is the key effect. what we are more worried about his what it is going to affect the u.k. economy if we have a hard brexit, and what kind of a shock to the u.k. economy will that generate? the pound has taken most of the heat. medium-term, i think a hard brexit is going to be .ifficult for the u.k. economy you

there's already overwhelming poverty and overwhelming inequality and unemployment in south africa for your non-disabled person. but for disabled south africans, it's compounded by the anti-disability society in which we live -- which is not just a south african problem, but i would argue, a global problem. >> on the street, people feel pity for me. they say "why is it so difficult for you to walk? what caused this?" i don't respond. this is how god made me. i didn't cause this condition. >> do you feel ashamed of your disability, or you are not ashamed of it? >> no, i'm proud of it. >> i paint houses purple to show support for people like me. we also need people to support us. just like we support each other. >> schools rejected you time and time again. it was said that you would never cut it in the formal education system. so when i was 16 years old, my mum came home one afternoon and she brought with her a magazine, and snap bang in the middle was a feature on this new school, the african leadership academy. the poem was part of the grand opening of the academy. i am free. if we loo

in the emptiest corner of south africa, some of the most sensitive technology on the planet.ow and body probing the far reaches of the universe. these receivers are so far reaches of the universe. these receivers are so delicate any electronic interference could destroy them, the dishes could pick up destroy them, the dishes could pick upa destroy them, the dishes could pick up a mobile phone signal onjupiter. what you have here basically are incredibly sophisticated buckets, designed to catch radio waves that travel the simile billions of years across the universe that they contained within them secrets about what was going on not long after the big bang and the more buckets you have, the more widely spread they are the clearer the picture. at the hq in cape town, the biggest challenge right now is to work out how to cope with the impending tsunami of intergalactic data. who knows who we might find, another planet with lice? there were collea g u es planet with lice? there were colleagues in other parts of the world who would say focus on your poverty problems, what are you

south africa ending the day 309—6. dean and ga, the first wicket to fall.tween hashim amla and quinton de kock over 100 steadied things for south africa. the croc eventually falling for 68 and amla 78 before both ca pta i ns for 68 and amla 78 before both captains coming back to the side after the birth of her side. they we re after the birth of her side. they were both caught behind byjonny ba i rstow were both caught behind byjonny bairstow of the bowling of ben stokes. south africa finishing the day on 309—6. it has been frustrating at times for england's bowlers. they will be keen to wrap things up as quickly as possible in the morning and then we will see just how good that south africa first innings score really is. roger federer into his eighth wimbledon final. we'll leave you with some pictures from florida, where a sinkhole has swallowed a house in a modern development. this happened without warning. the ground fell away in the town of land o' lakes — though it's not thought anyone was injured. witnesses say the ground started giving way without wa

they beat the favourite south africa by a single vote. in south africa by a single vote. vote. in south africa the possibility of losing hadn't even been contemplated. the man entered the palace through a downstairs window and made his way from the queen's private bedroom and then asked herfor a cigarette. on then asked herfor a cigarette. on the pretext of some being brought, she summoned the footman on duty who took the man away. one child. one teacher. one book, and one pen can change the world. education is the only solution. iam i am live in hamburg on the eve of the iraq. many elements to this story, angela merkel and donald trump bourdy matt tebbutt. we know they have a number of differences on climate change on free trade, but they are talking and they will meet again as the summit goes on. donald trump had come into hamburg from warsaw, where he gave a speech in which he said western civilisation is stake. he also reaffirmed america's commitment to nato. a couple of you have been messaging saying what is going on with the protest, why a re saying what is going on

and the health care workers in south africa and the women in south africa have a right to also attain the mark, threatening to damage sweeping gains made to improving the health of millions of people around the world. self—sufficiency still beyond the horizons of many african states. karen allen there. i'm joined now by two seasoned trump watchers — susan glasser from the news website politico and james kirchick from the brookings institute. very nice to have both of you. if i could start with you, we have heard a lot this week about russia, we have had jared kushner two days running in those hearings, we will be hearing from paul manafort the former communications director, tomorrow. allan lichtman was telling me that trump could be the first president found guilty of treason. i think that is a really great charge to be throwing around. treason is a very specific definition in the united states, you have to be aiding and abetting an enemy of the united states with whom we are at war. russia is an enemy of this country, but we're not at war with them, so i think the rush to that sort

england's cricketers though are in a control of the third test aginst south africa.gh play for toby roland—jones to take five wickets on his test debut. patrick gearey has been following the day's action after the players had an interesting journey to the oval. today's ride london meant roads we re reserved for cyclists. look beneath them and you would find cricketers. the tube played the best way for the team together, next where south african innings terminated. he gave his side score some respectability, still it would've been an innings remembered for its end as ben stokes helpless. almost one of the great catches, almost. south africa batted on so they would not have two follow—on. eventuallyjimmy anderson got one. it was a precious one for toby roland jones, a place on the honours board, walk off he will never forget. england led by 178 runs, mind the gap. but overhead, problems loom. alistair cooke did not make it to the rain. these were pivoted moments forjennings, he had already been dropped when he was given out, lbw. once that would've been that, now the b

england's cricketers are thrashed by 340 runs by south africa at trent bridge.h test defeat in eight matches. the tourists level the series at 1—1. and henrik stenson hands back the claretjug as he prepares to defend his open championship title. hello and thanks for joining us on sportsday. there's been yet more golds for great britain at the world para athletics championships in london. dominant performances on the track and in the long jump mean britain now has 11 golds in total. andy swiss is at the london stadium taking in another successful day for our para—athletes. andy, plenty to shout about today. there was indeed, plenty to shout about for british fans, not least hannah cockroft as unbeatable as ever, one of the most dominant athletes in british sport with every title and every record at every distance. the 800 metres is not her favourite event that she was too strong for the opposition. she followed her team—mate kare adenegan for the first lap, overtook and then there was no stopping her as she surged away to win another emphatic victory to go with o

that can't be said of south africa, who are next up, and who today bowled out the west indies forjustaptain took four wickets and did not concede a run. that game, in bristol, could be the pivotal game of the world cup. the top four teams progress to the semifinals. india beat pakistan and are top on net run rate. as patrick said, south africa thrashed the west indies, winning by ten wickets. england against south africa is taking place on wednesday. all blacks centre sonny bill williams will miss the next test after he was banned for four weeks for shoulder barging anthony watson in yesterday's second test. sean 0'brien also faced the same disciplinary panel after being cited for dangerous play, but was cleared for dangerous play, but was cleared for wrongdoing and will be available for wrongdoing and will be available for the final test. the british trials for next months world athletics championships have finished in birmingham. mitchell blake won the men's 200 metres to guarantee his selection for london. he beat danny talbot on the line. talbot also qualified at some big names st

south africa's batsmen still hurting, and that was not about to change.uite brilliant catch from liam dawson, and england were picking up where they left off. anderson now has 300 test wickets on home soil, the first englishman to do this. still, there isa englishman to do this. still, there is a reason why south africa are ranked as one of the world's topsides. their batsmen certainly with a top —— point to prove. not exactly making themselves at home, but no at least finding their way to the boundary. frustrating for all, then, that they were soon forced to find their way back to the pavilion. rain in nottingham. trent bridge remains an inhospitable place for visiting players. a somerset couple have found themselves getting far more attention than they might have anticipated after their attempts to recreate a famous dance scene from the film dirty dancing were caught on camera. sharon price and her fiance andy were hoping for a knockout wedding dance for their marriage next year and thought they would try out the move in advance. safe to say it did not

at lunch south africa were 10—0. our correspondent olly foster reports.t it will be more of the same. i hope we can get to at least 200—something. he got 100 yesterday so he needs to get another 100 today. certainly want root to get his double century, really excited, can't wait. come on, joe! a fist bump for his partner moeen ali, and joe root looked like he was straight back in the groove. that was his 27th boundary of a remarkable innings, but ten runs shy of a double ton, it came to a close. he nicked morne morkel and quinton de kock caught the captain. the luck he had yesterday finally ran out, but his first knock as skipper was considerably better than liam dawson's first taste of a test on home soil. morkel trapped him two balls laterfor a duck. the next two innings also fell in the same over, kagisa rabada getting his reward. moeen ali's hopes of a century went the same way as his bails. south african tails were up, but england's tail was enjoying itself. stuart broad with back—to—back sixes on the way to his 50, his first in four years. and jimmy

amla was finding the form which has eluded south africa in this series.inton de kock followed shortly after. but then there was a break in concentration, alastair cook making up for an earlier drop. and then the key wicket — amla threatening to break loose but coming up short. and now things were really beginning to fall england's way. faf du plessis, the captain, athletically caught behind. and bavuma also fell into the gloves ofjonny bairstow. so patience finally paying off, the game now intriguingly poised. it has been at times frustrating for england's bowlers. they will be keen to get their batsmen in and only then will we see how successful their preparation has been. it has been a difficult few weeks for rory mcilroy. he has been struggling for form, and he has now missed the cut at the scottish open, too. the world number four had a chance for a birdie on the final hole. you can see he missed it, and his frustration. it means he misses the weekend's play for the third time in the last four tournaments. now let's turn our attention to stage 13 of t

south africa have a point to prove, no better place to do it, but it wouldn't be here just yet.t yet. we had place to do it, but it wouldn't be here just yet. we had a place to do it, but it wouldn't be herejust yet. we had a breakthrough for stuart broad, business resumed, well, not quite, amla was finding the form which has eluded south africa in this series and this took him toa africa in this series and this took him to a half—century and quinton de kock follow shortly after, but then there was a breaking concentration, alastair cook making up for an earlier dropped. and then the key wicket, amla threatening to break loose puck coming up short, and now things were really beginning to fall england's way. faf du plessis athletically caught behind him, and bathroom are also fell into the clu bs bathroom are also fell into the clubs ofjonny bathroom are also fell into the clubs of jonny bairstow. bathroom are also fell into the clubs ofjonny bairstow. patients paying off and the game was intriguingly poised. —— town above it has been heavy going for it england ever since the 300

south africa finish in the day on 309—6.r the english bowlers, they will be keen to wrap things up as quickly as possible, get their batsmen in. 0nly things up as quickly as possible, get their batsmen in. only then will we tell how hospitable they have been. it's been a difficult few weeks for rory mcilroy, he's been struggling for form and he's now missed the cut at the scottish 0pen too. the world number four had a chance for a birdie on the final hole, you can see he missed it, and his frustration. it means he misses the weekend's play, for the third time in the last four tournaments. now let's turn our attention to stage 13 of the tour de france... and it was an important one for britain's chris froome. the three time winner and reigning champion lost the lead of the race yesterday, with the yellow jersey passing to fabio aru. you don't often see this, chris froome ian white rather than yellow. six seconds behind fabio aru, with 100 miles to go until paris, plenty of time to make that up. there are worse places than the

this basin stretches almost across the country of south africa. look on as a curse for some and a blessing for otherers, locked into the basin might be asas muh as 400 trillllion feet of shale gas, the fifth largestst deposit in thehe world. since the moratorium on natural gas exploration was lifted in 2012, companies like royal dutch shell and others are lining up about south africa's door, waiting for the green light for what the moment -- for what thee government hopes will be greenen enenergy, jobs, development. >> one of the issssues we have with t the long-term costs of fracking is that the governments and the oil and gas indusustries are very keen to proromote it tn the basis that it bringngs prosperity. what is this the talking about? are they talking about short- term gains for a few global companies and the government that is to be rulingng at the moment? that is what they call prosperity. that prosperity is that the cost of the prosperity of future generations, thenen it is not worth it. >> this group is part of a growing resistance t t