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st. helens and leeds, the view from the top is familiar. reigning champions of st. a record four title in a row. champions again for the third year! there are fear who are more important in how and success, captainjames important in how and success, captain james robey. important in how and success, captainjames robey. this would be the 11th grand final of his extraordinary career. i the 11th grand final of his extraordinary career. the 11th grand final of his extraordina career. , , extraordinary career. i could submit m lace extraordinary career. i could submit my place as — extraordinary career. i could submit my place as the _ extraordinary career. i could submit my place as the only _ extraordinary career. i could submit my place as the only team - extraordinary career. i could submit my place as the only team to i extraordinary career. i could submit my place as the only team to win i my place as the only team to win four in_ my place as the only team to win four in a — my place as the only team to win four in a row. could be the conversation regarded as potent

st helens controlled much of the first half.ght back at the end of the first half but the contest started to go away from them when first konrad hurrell and then mark percival broke through. leeds pulled a try back but it was too late. they'd been second best for most of the game and the st helens players lifted the trophy for the fourth year on the trot. a history making victory at the end. there was a sensational comeback at windsor park. northern ireland came from behind to beat kosovo in stoppage time and gain a crucial win in the nations league. defeat today could have left them in real danger of finishing bottom. but they're off the mark in the competition, after such a long wait. lydia campbell reports. still no one in the nations league and under threat of relegation they needed a fast start against kosovo and this wouldn't have been what they had in mind with the best chancesin they had in mind with the best chances in the first half into the away side and the crowd are making their feelings known at half—time. in the s

for both st helens and leeds, the view from the top is familiar.james robey. this would be 11th grand final of his extraordinary career. we could submit our place as only team _ we could submit our place as only team to _ we could submit our place as only team to win four in the row. we could be in the conversation as a potentially the best super league team ever. that's a huge credit to a lot of people and a lot of hard work. they are familiarfoes on a familiar stage. but for many fans, the prospect brings back some painful memories. these two have history. they've met four times before leeds have won every single one of them. there aren't many in super league who could do that. kevin sinquefield was their captain. kevin sinfield was their captain. i'm delighted two see to champion teams battle it out again. - there's a real history of respect between — there's a real history of respect between the _ there's a real history of respect between the clubs. _ you know where my allegiance is, but i hope leeds do theirjob. - either leeds or st helens wil

leeds rhinos' zoe hornby is the only uncapped player included, final against st helens earlier this yearne expired. fury setjoshua's camp an ultimatum on friday night, insisting if the deal couldn't be done in time, he would walk away. well the gypsy king posted this video on his instagram earlier. it's gone past five o'clock monday. no contract has been signed. it's officially over forjoshua. no contract has been signed. it's officially overforjoshua. he is now out in the cold with the wolfpack. forget about it. idiot! always knew it, always knew he didn't have the minerals to fight the gypsy king. good luck with your career and your life. for the gypsy king. good luck with your career and your life.— career and your life. for the developments _ career and your life. for the developments i'm _ career and your life. for the developments i'm sure - career and your life. for the developments i'm sure our| career and your life. for the - developments i'm sure our two, that one. and that's all the sport for now. a reminder you can get all of those strays at the usual place. that's the bbc sp

st helens fans expected to get here. st helens fans expect no less.s with theirs. saints pushed further in front. leeds now desperate for a way back. but with all roots appearing blocks, the story of the first half ended with a twist. a fightback spaced as there is a reason why the saints have dominated those those comic strong. he was their show of strength. a painful reminder of what was missed. no sign exide ever won for no sign exide has ever won for back—to—back finals. when my 7 another left 77 another 5 left was another 7 left wasjust another 7 left wasjust anot of 7 tr22h¥ l2ft 2222 i222 2 "2“2 2f and 2r22h¥ 2222 2222 i222 2 "2222 2f and here 2r22h¥ 2222 2222 i222 2 "2222 22 and here is st time. and so here is history, st a year. 2?72....... year. the team once and ”erhas now 252m. 222 2922222222222 2222222na has ever 2222 222 292222222222 222222222a has ever adam this composition has ever seen. adam wilde, bbc news, at old trafford. britain'sjoe joyce claimed the wbo interim heavyweight title last night with a thrilling knockout victory over

st helens' fans — well, they expect nothing less.les in three years — lifting trophies, they've had plenty of practice. and on the greatest stage, the biggest atmosphere experience counts plenty. saints through in an instant. matty lees with the game's opening score. leeds clinging on by theirfingertips. with theirs, saints were pressing further in front. john bennison touching down — control. leeds now desperate for a way back, but with all routes appearing blocked, the story of the first half ending with a twist. the fightback? well, there is a reason why saints have dominated for so long. here was their show of strength. konrad hurell once a leeds player, offering a painful reminder of what they'd missed. no side has ever before won four back—to—back grand finals. when mark perceval touched down, yet another trophy lift was just a matter of time. the best team once again and perhaps now the best team this competition adam wild, bbc news, at old trafford. there was a big night of boxing in manchester where britain's joe joyce claim

five players from super league champions st helens, but it's some of the inclusions from the nrl that broncos centre herbie farnworth, newcastle knights winger dom young and sydney roosters forward victor radley. there's also a place for salford's mark sneyd, one of the six uncapped players in the squad. time now for a quick look at some of the other stories making one of horse racing's top flat jockeys, christophe soumillon, has been banned for 60 days after pushing another rider off a horse during a race in france earlier today. the incident happened towards the back of the field at st cloud. soumillon appeared to lean into fellow jockey rossa ryan until he fell off. ryan wasn't seriously hurt and soumillon said it was an accident. but he's been disqualified and given a two—month ban, starting on october 14th, which means he can still ride one of the favourites in the prix de l'arc de triomph this sunday. it should never have happened. it was dangerous. but he apologised straightaway to the rider, rossa ryan, affected, to the horse and the trainer of the horse as well. he is aware h

st. helens are preparing to go for record—breaking fourth super league title in the grand final, but neverold eold trafford in jold trafford in previous and old trafford in previous attempts. we will look ahead to that and others and roger federer�*s final match before retiring. all on sportsday at 6:30 p:m., but it's now time for the film review. i'mjane hill, and taking us through this week's cinema releases as ever is mark. hi, mark. very interesting week we have. don't worry darling — we have blonde, which may be a marilyn monroe biopic, or maybe not. and catherine called birdy, a mediaeval tale birdy, a mediaeval tale with a difference. oh, i thought it was a biopic, but anyway, more on that later. ok, so don't worry darling, which is a new film by olivia wilde, who made booksmart, which i loved. florence pugh and harry styles are alice and jack chambers. they live in a kind of absolutely rarefied, dreamy, late �*50s, early �*60s americana, you know, glistening cars, mad men suits, fabulous dresses. the wives stay at home and prepare the house and cook the meals and wait for the retur

head coach craig richards has named a 2a player squad, with 18 of them coming from leeds rhinos and st helenseavyweight showdown with anthonyjoshua is off. after his self imposed deadline expired. fury setjoshua's camp an ultimatum on friday night, insisting if the deal couldn't be done in time, he would walk away. well the gypsy king posted this video on his instagram earlier. it's gone past five o'clock monday, no contract has been signed. it is officially over forjoshua. he is now out in the cold with the wolfpack. forget about it. idiot. always knew it always needing other minerals to fight gypsy king. good luck with your career in your life. end of. further developments to come on that one. and that's all the sport for now. a reminder you can get all of those strays at the usual place. that's the bbc sport website. we will see you soon. hello. the start of the new week almost felt like the start of a new season, especially when the dark clouds rolled in, the rain started to fall and the wind picked up and another showery day to come, much like we had on monday, on tuesday. now the shower

st helens, champions, for a fourth consecutive year.ow the best team this competition has ever seen. adam wild, bbc news. scotland are a step closer to being promoted to the top tier of the nations league after they came from behind to beat ireland at hampden park. ryan christie's penalty eight minutes from time ensured a 2—1win. as long as scotland don't lose to ukraine on tuesday night they'll win their group. and there was a dramatic comeback from northern ireland, who recovered from a goal down to beat kosovo in stoppage time josh magennis making it 2—1. that ended their 1a game run without a win in the nations league. it's been a record breaking day in women's football, with arsenal beating tottenham at the emirates, in front of more than 10,000 fans the biggest crowd seen at a super league match. they watched the home side completely dominate their north london rivals england's beth mead setting them on their way to a 4—0 victory. there was a controversial end to the women's one day cricket series between england and india at lord

head coach craig richards has named a 2a—player squad, with 18 of them coming from leeds rhinos and st helenss of the award, jodie cunningham, georgia roche and courtney winfield—hill. leeds rhinos' zoe hornby is the only uncapped player included, after her player of the match performance in the challenge cup final against st helens earlier this year. cyclist mathieu van der poel has pleaded guilty to assaulting two teenage girls in sydney, australia, the night before the men's world championship road race. the dutch rider was charged with two counts of common assault and fined 1,500 australian dollars after a confrontation with the girls, aged 13 and 1a. his lawyer says he'll appeal against the conviction but has been allowed to leave australia after being handed back his passport. there we go, that is just about all the sport from us for now. there we go, that isjust about all the sport from us for now. update from the nations league games on the website. gavin, thank you. an executive from meta has defended in court images seen by 14—year—old molly russell before she took her own life in 2

st helens are the reigning champions and are looking to become the first side ever to win the super leaguen their way at old trafford will be resurgent leeds rhinos. we could potentially comedy any team to win four in a row which is a huge motivating factor. we could be in the not regarded as potentially the best super league team ever and that's a huge credit to a lot of people and a lot of hard work that's gone on for a number of years of. regardless of who has played, we have put— regardless of who has played, we have put our attention on today, whatever— have put our attention on today, whatever day that has been. we've done _ whatever day that has been. we've done 0k— whatever day that has been. we've done ok with it, we've been pretty adaptable — done ok with it, we've been pretty adaptable and we don't make too much son. adaptable and we don't make too much song about_ adaptable and we don't make too much song about his not playing. but trying _ song about his not playing. but trying to — song about his not playing. but trying to also acknowledge the whole squad _ trying to also ack

st helens, who were already assured top spot beat bottom side toulouse.claimed his second victory in three days at the vuelta a espana. the ecuadorian made his move with just over two miles to the finish and held on to win stage 14 by 8 seconds. remco evenepoel retained his lead, but it's been cut by almost a minute. britain's tayo gaygan hart has moved up to ninth overall. to rugby union and england's women have claimed a record—breaking 24th test win in a row. the red roses defeated the united states 52 points to 14 in a world cup warm—up game this afternoon. as the scoreline suggests, england dominated the match, running in eight tries. player of the match, claudia macdonald, among those to touch down twice. simon middleton's team, who won a fourth consecutive six nations title in april, are among the favourites for world cup glory when the event begins in new zealand on 8 october. after three successive home defeats, new zealand got back to winning ways in emphatic style in the rugby championship. they thrashed argentina 53—3 in hamilton — gaining rev

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for both st helens and leeds, the view from the top is a familiar one.up with great friend and rival rafa nadalfor team europe against jack sock and frances tiafoe, of team world, in the laver cup. the americans eventually won, but the evening wasn't really about them. our sports news correspondent laura scott reports. a raucous reception for the retiring roger, the swiss star who reimagined the sport and rewrote the record books for nearly a quarter of a century. for his 1,527th and final match, he got his wish. not battling his greatest rival, rafael nadal, from across the net, but sharing the same side of the court with him. both in blue. both in bandannas. braced for something special. and so it proved to be. they say you can't teach an old dog new tricks. try telling federer that. i don't think i've ever seen that before. he was savouring this moment, and so were they. they have had a one on one experience and know him so personally. having not played in more than a year, there were signs of rust, but other moments of perfection without the practice

st helens are the reigning champions, and are looking to become the first side ever to win the superill be a resurgent leeds rhinos side. we could potentially cement our place by being the first team ever to win the four league titles in a row. that's a huge credit to allot people and the hard work that has gone on for a number of years. regardless of who is playing, we 'ust regardless of who is playing, we just put — regardless of who is playing, we just put our attention on today. we have done — just put our attention on today. we have done a — just put our attention on today. we have done a clay with that, we have been _ have done a clay with that, we have been pretty— have done a clay with that, we have been pretty adaptable, we don't make too much _ been pretty adaptable, we don't make too much song about who is not playing — too much song about who is not playing. but to also acknowledge the whole _ playing. but to also acknowledge the whole squad effort has gone into getting _ whole squad effort has gone into getting to this point. if you have even _ getting to this point. if

st. helens.oe is the only uncapped player included. and they believe they can go all the way. included. and they believe they can go all the way-— go all the way. 100%, that's everything _ go all the way. 100%, that's everything we've _ go all the way. 10096, that's everything we've been - go all the way. 10096, that's i everything we've been working towards and i know that i speak for all the girls who say we have to put too much hard work into this to just make up the numbers. we much a person coming in here to win the competition lifting atrophy and old trafford isjust competition lifting atrophy and old trafford is just something that i cannot get off the back of my mind and that is something that will be working towards. the and that is something that will be working towards.— and that is something that will be working towards. the rugby union eniland working towards. the rugby union england squad — working towards. the rugby union england squad for— working towards. the rugby union england

rugby league's grand final will be between leeds and st helens.s, rugby league paid its tribute to the queen before the action got under way. the saints got on the scoresheet with troy batchelor, and then they linked up moments later with the same outcome. salford supporters could have been fearing a long afternoon. until this moment of madness from morgan knowles. the arm twist looked even worse on the replay. he was sent to the sin—bin as a result. salford tookjust the sin—bin as a result. salford took just seconds to the sin—bin as a result. salford tookjust seconds to make the extra player count as kallum watkins went over to give them hope before the break. the bad tempers and their big hits continued. salford got themselves to within a point after themselves to within a point after the restart. but saints know what it is required to win a semifinal and they found a way to put themselves ahead and with it the game. they will meet leeds in the grand final at old trafford in a week, aiming for a fourth consecutive title. jo currie, bbc news. in

it finished 19—12 to st helens, who are looking for their fourth consecutive title.roadcast around the world. it was a portrait of the monarch — painted by the artist richard stone. he's been speaking to our reporter richard daniel. it was an image seen around the world, when the queen's death was announced last week. a portrait completed 30 years ago by the essex artist richard stone. this completed 30 years ago by the essex artist richard stone.— artist richard stone. this is the ve first artist richard stone. this is the very first sketch _ artist richard stone. this is the very first sketch for _ artist richard stone. this is the very first sketch for the - artist richard stone. this is the very first sketch for the patriot| very first sketch for the patriot that i have been commissioned to paint of the queen stop at the very first setting, when i was setting out to capture notjust first setting, when i was setting out to capture not just a first setting, when i was setting out to capture notjust a likeness, but something in herface out to capture notjust a liken

st helens say they will appeal against a two game ban given to back row morgan knowles, which rules himng saturday's semifinal with salford. he was sent to the sin bin for the incident at the time but could now face the final against leeds rhinos at old trafford. and england will name their squad for the women's rugby union world cup later today. the women's rugby union world cup latertoday. head the women's rugby union world cup later today. head coach simon middleton will select 32 players for the tournament, which starts in new zealand next month. england will open their campaign against fiji on october the 8th. they are currently on a record—breaking winning run. and that is all the sport for now, back to you, annita. the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, has said the pace of aid from the country's partners should match the pace of the military advance in reclaiming territory. in his nightly address, he said russian forces were panicking, as ukraine claimed to have taken back a village in the east. ukraine has also accused russian forces of an attack near the country's second

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st helens have appealed against a two—game ban that was given to morgan dolls that would rule him outprime minister has said she is prepared to take difficult decisions such letting bankers have bigger bonuses, in order to deliver on her pledge to get the economy growing. speaking in new york, liz truss said tomorrow's announcement about help for companies and households facing spiraling fuel bills could reduce the inflation rate by up to 5 percentage points. she was speaking to the bbc�*s political editor, chris mason, who began by asking her about her first week in office, overshadowed within 48 hours by the death of the queen. here is the full interview. congratulations on the newjob. what a first fortnight for you. was there a moment when the enormity of it really struck you? it has been a very, very momentous time for our country, and i was hugely honoured to be asked to form a government by her majesty the queen. i think the news of her death was a shock to me, as it was a shock to the nation. but what i think we have seen happening isjust a huge outpouring of love and warmth to

player included �* her player i in uded �* her play of the match in the challenge cup final against st helensr you. two teachers and two security guards are amongst the dead at school 88. investigators say at least 20 other people were injured before the gunmen turned the gun on himself. caroline hawley came into the studio earlier to give us an update. well, this happened in a town in central russia, it was school 88, as you said. the gunman got into the school, armed with two pistols, by shooting dead a security guard. he apparently had lots of ammunition. as you said, he then opened fire on both pupils and teachers before then turning the gun on himself. videos online show children running, absolutely terrified, as you can imagine, from the building or cowering under desks. one child is reported to have broken his leg byjumping out of a window and investigators have released a video of the gunman lying dead on a classroom floor. he was wearing a black balaclava, he was wearing black clothes, he had a red swastika on his black t—shirt. he was reported to have been a local resident, aged 34,

helen, already becoming famous. she pressed several times to russia and it was here on the set of the film white nights. in st., hollywood director taylor hackford in 2010, mirren's sister. kate visited the smolensk region, where their family estate once was, and then met with russians in moscow relatives, when they saw their sister helen, they immediately shed tears, and the relatives immediately recognized them as englishwomen. the trembling of the russian soul is another half russian, as leonardo once said about himself. his grandmother elena stepanovna smirnova was born in 1915 in the russian empire. after the revolution, her family moved to germany, where elena married a german, by the name of indenbergerkin, who, by the way, also had russian roots 43 right in a bomb shelter. they had a daughter and merlin, the future mother of leonardo from the fifties, the whole family emigrated to the usa, the father left from a family when dicaprio was not even a year old and his mother and grandmother were raising him together, according to leo, the grandmother knew russian well and cooked russian dishes for him, ele