catches of tim paine and then the real low point for england was when they thought they had got steve smithut replays showed that a player had overstepped, it was a no ball and smith was reprieved. from there, as surely as simply exerted more and more control. smith went on to reach his double century. old trafford —related rise to acclaim a stunning innings. he is a controversial character, he has had his problems on and off the pitch. it was a real ovation for statesmen. he eventually went for 211, but by then he had batted australia into possession of utter control. england now pays a real uphill struggle if they are to stay in this match and save their ashes hopes. so, yet again, steve smith with an extraordinary innings. it's well worth reflecting on that a bit more. 0ur reporter adam wild is with us. adam, another incredible day for the former captain? wasn't it just? england have a problem in this series — his name, steve smith. cricket is, of course, a team game but this summer one man has been the difference between these sides. smith once again in sublime form. remember he returne

it was a no ball so a reprieve for steve smith. heartbreakfor ball so a reprieve for steve smith.eartbreak for england. from there smith went on to score a double hundred and even the england fans who haven't exactly warmed to him in the wake of the ball tampering scandal, even they gave him a warm round of applause when he was finally out for 211. australia eventually declaring on 497—8. england hope to get through to the close without losing a wicket but joe generally was out before the close. brantley joe generally was out before the close. bra ntley caught joe generally was out before the close. brantley caught forjust four. that means england will now face a huge battle if they are to stay in the smash and save their ashes hopes. yeah, andy swiss there on the man of the moment, the man of the series so far. here's what some of steve smith's contemporaries have to say. former england captain michael vaughan says... ex—aussie team—mate brad hogg pays tribute... and the all—time leading run scorer in test cricket sachin tendulkar says... it was a huge moment. i think that is my

in the back, we see steve smith. at times, it has felt like steve smith versus england.has. steve smith has been the difference, because they are quite similar. both batting sides on the vulnerable side, but steve smith has been the exception to that. he got 82 yesterday. that was the lowest score the entire series from steve smith the entire series. ready remarkable. he averaged well over 100 this series. particularly since he served a one—year suspension for his role in the ball tampering scandal, he proves... for the moment, andy swiss @ old trafford for us, thank you. looking to go on a high and finish that last test. ferrari's charles leclerc won a dramatic italian grand prix at monza — the team's first on home soilfor nine years. after a race—long battle, he just held of the mercedes of valtteri bottas and lewis hamilton, for his second victory in a row. adam wild has more. there is nowhere in formula 1 quite like monza. nowhere is the passion, the expectation more keenly felt than with those in the scarlet red of ferrari. it's been almost a decade since their last

let's start with cricket where england yet again, struggled to find the an answer to steve smith. the ashes, and left england demorilised after day two of the fourth test at old trafford. smith made 211 as australia declared on 497—8. andy swiss has the story of smith's day. once again, it was australia's day and once again it belonged to steve smith. he had begun the day on 60 and he might not have gone much further had john for archer not taken a difficult course. but from there steve smith moved up to the gears. he reached his centuryjust before lunch. england did take two wickets in the morning session but in the afternoon things really started to unravel for them. there we re started to unravel for them. there were dropped catches and then when

then that steve smith came to the crease. because he was recovering from concussion after being hit by a bouncer at lords in the second test. he was soon back to something like his best. a good partnership with labuschagne who was eventually clean bowled by craig overton. but steve smith is still there, not out for 60 0verton. but steve smith is still there, not out for 60 at the close of play and england will have to find a way of getting rid of him on the second day to stop australia racking up what could be an imposing first—innings total. we arejust we are just focused on the process of winning a test match and not necessarily the overall, just taking it one ball at a time, one day at a time and trying to make sure we do things right. and that is what we have done for the whole series. we have done for the whole series. we have been doing it well and have not gotten have been doing it well and have not gotte n to have been doing it well and have not gotten to down when we do poorly. we have been consistent, i think. and t

steve smith is back batting again after concussion stopped him from doing so in leeds.d almost 400 runs atan series he has scored almost 400 runs at an average of 126, and that has now moved him back up to the top of the test rankings for batsmen around the test rankings for batsmen around the world. the first time he has been there since the bell tampering scandal last year. he overtakes india's kohli. smith's reintroduction means australia had to fit him in somewhere in their batting lineup. usman khawaja is the man to make way. he hasn't gone past 36 in this series, so there is room for another batsmen who has made three consecutive half centuries since coming in for smith at lord's. and with him alongside smith, that makes australia pretty excited. and with him alongside smith, that makes australia pretty excitedlj think makes australia pretty excited.” think everyone in the world is looking forward to watching steve smith bat, we always do. and again, i think steve has missed one test match. he hasn't been out for 12 months. he came back from a 12 month layoff pret

australiansuper star steve smith gears up australiansuper star steve smith gears up for the fourth ashes test. —— australian superstar. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. we start at the us open where defending champion naomi osaka has been knocked out of the tournament after a straight sets defeat to belinda bencic in the last 16, her third defeat to the 13th seed this year and a loss that means the 21—year—old will lose her world number one ranking, with ashleigh barty of australia returning to top spot. osaka was broken late in the opening set. her swiss opponent showing why no one on the women's tour had beaten more top five or top 10 players this season. osaka entered the us open under an injury cloud, having retired at her previous event in cincinnati with a knee injury two weeks ago, but bencic was in no mood for favours, taking the match 7—5, 6—4. right now i have this feeling of sadness. but i also feel like i've learned so much during this tournament and honestly, of course i wa nted tournament and honestly, of course i wanted to defend this tournament, but i feel

out, cheaply. 0f bowl steve smith out to get him out, cheaply.urse they have a left arm or bowling at him, maybe that is something for england to cling to tonight. but look, they get past 300, and that is a little bit of scoreboard pressure on the australian's in general and steve smith in particular. certainly that's joe was smith in particular. certainly that'sjoe was in our correspondent their life from the oval, many thanks indeed, england closing at 271 for eight on the first day of the final ashes test. in the last hour, we've had the opening ceremony for the solheim cup and we have had the pairings for the opening round of foursomes tomorrow morning, let's head livbe to gelneagles now and speak to sarah mulkerrins, (live 0s)sarah , we've had and speak to sarah mulkerrins. sarah, we've had the rzzmatazz and we're just about set, and europe can go about trying to stop the usa making it three in a row. yes, i don't know if you can hear the song in the background, as the last stragglers in that opening ceremony last stragglers in that opening

yes, very difficult with steve smith backin yes, very difficult with steve smith back in the saddle.y closed the third day of the fourth test on 200 for five — so still 297 runs behind australia's first innings total. andy swiss reports from old trafford. oh, the joys of cricket in september! a morning wash—out at old trafford, but it wasn'tjust the skies that looked a little gloomy — england's ashes chances were fading fast. they had to bat well and, for a decent while, they did, as rory burns and joe root combined to impressive effect. together, they shared a stubborn century stand and it was australia fluffing their chances, much to their very obvious frustration. but once burns was snaffled for 81, suddenly, the pendulum swung. moments later, root was following him, trapped leg before for 71. that brought in the hero of headingley, ben stokes, to a predictably raucous reception. cheering and applause. but at the other end, there was rather less to cheer... commentator: bowled him! ..jason roy emphatically dismissed by josh hazlewood. that late clatter of wickets leaving australia

australia's steve smith was the star of the show on day two of the 4th ashes test against england at trafford as he notched a double century. smith has now scored 584 runs in just four innings in this series and after missing the third test due to a concussion injury has put his side firmly in control. our sports correspondent andy swiss was watching in manchester. once again it was australia ‘s day and once again it belonged to steve smith. he began the day on 60 and he may not have gotte n began the day on 60 and he may not have gotten much further had jofra archer taken a difficult caught and bowled chance. but from there smith moved up through the gears and reached the century just moved up through the gears and reached the centuryjust before lunch. england took two wickets in the morning session but in the afternoon things began to unravel for them. they were dropped catches and then when smith was on 118 they thought they had got him out, caught in the slips but replay showed that jack leache had overstepped the mark. a no ball and a reprieve there. from there, smith went on to

steve smith took the game away from england.lliant performance from him, and another half—century from steve smith, wanta another half—century from steve smith, want a batting phenomenon he is. he eventually went for 82, caught by ben stokes. remarkably, 82 is steve smith's lowest score of the entire ashes series. what an incredible statistic. he eventually went for 82 but by then, australia already out of sight. england have a tall order, 383 their target to win. they have already lost two wickets. fairto they have already lost two wickets. fair to say they will need something utterly remarkable. we know what happened at headingley. if england we re happened at headingley. if england were to survive through to the close of play tomorrow and get a draw, surely that would be even more extraordinary. i was going to ask you before we lost the two wickets was there any confidence that england could bat out today? a nice advert for it to africa and england when the world cup and everyone thinks we are wonderful but this shows this is

steve smith made just 23 as australia — who'd already retained the urn — fell well short, losing by 135ur sports correspondentjoe wilson was at the oval in london. well, the final day of this ashes series, as it turned out to gave to the final series. stuart broad, a hugely influential for england, got rid of australia's openers again, and got rid of steve smith cheaply. when ben stokes took that catch iraq in england thought they had the match. but wade was the batsmen who would defy them and make a century. his battle with jofra would defy them and make a century. his battle withjofra archer in particular was as as anything we have seen. larger times getting up to 95 mph. there were stairs between them, words between them, but archer did not get weighed out. they fell tojoe did not get weighed out. they fell to joe root‘s did not get weighed out. they fell tojoe root‘s spin bowling. he has not had the impact on the series with his batting that he would have liked. but he made an impact with this much with his wickets and the final catch to enter things in the early evening. is it poss

was this the day steve smith batted england out of the ashes? an early chance. but by lunch, smith reached his century, his third of the series. he'd only just begun. england were starting to unravel. more dropped catches and then this... on 118, smith finally seemed to have gone, only for replays to show jack leach had overstepped. could you believe it? from there, smith piled on the agony, hitting england's bowlers to all corners. the result — a dazzling double hundred. he's the world's number one batsman for good reason. when he was finally out for 211, even england fans, who'd hardly warmed to him after last year's ball tampering scandal, knew they'd seen something very special. australia declared on 497. could england's openers make it to the close? well, no they couldn't, asjoe denly was brilliantly caught by matthew wade. a day then which belonged to steve smith and to australia, and its left england battling to save their ashes hopes. andy swiss, bbc news, old trafford. it was a huge moment. obviously i think that is my third now and my s

what's been the difference, undoubtedly steve smith 671 runs in 5 innings, with an average of 134, thehe series, almost double that of anyone else, and he missed the third test with concussion. england just haven't been able to get him out would they have been able to do that with james anderson , england's leading wicket taker, he pulled up with a calf injury in the first test after just 4 overs and his series was over, jofra archer and stuart broad have been good in spells but anderson has been missed and something's been missing at the top of the england order, runs ,jason roy and rory burns opened for the first three tests, roy has averaged 13.75, he was dropped to number 4 at old trafford swapping places withjoe denley, this is england's eternal work in progress. let's speak to cricket broadcaster and writer isabelle westbury, england have named an unchanged squad today as they look to level this series, that probably to be expected or do the debate has been raging. they've gone with an unchanged squad today for the final test at the oval. should they freshen things up do you thin

steve smith started the day on 60... in the air!stake proved predictably costly. at the other end the australian batsmen came and went. travis head trapped leg before, before matthew wade swiped into the stratosphere and was eventually snaffled by joe root. but all the while, smith just kept on going, reaching his third hundred of the series...and remember — he missed the last match with concussion. truly remarkable. england, meanwhile, were starting to unravel. tim paine was twice dropped, but that was nothing compared to this. on 118, smith finally seemsed to have gone. the replays show jack leach had overstepped, and it didn't count. could you believe it? they did eventually find a breakthrough. craig overton removed paine for 58, but smith was simply unstoppable as he notched up his double century. cricket‘s closest thing to a run machine, and he's put his side firmly in control. well, once again, it's been australia and steve smith's day. england now face a battle to stay in this match and save their ashes hopes. andy swiss, bb

the whole game looks different when steve smith comes out to bat.the moments that really mattered and everyone knew it —— sam curran. marnus labuschagne had... frustrating, or inspiring. try to stay positive. captainjoe inspiring. try to stay positive. captain joe root inspiring. try to stay positive. captainjoe root needs to keep a cool head because shortly australia will resume on 55—2, 239 runs behind. if england could get rid of steve smith early, they would find themselves in a strong position but of course that is that if we have been repeating for months. indeed! while on the air, the prime minister has been tackled on his decision to suspend parliament. he was told he should be with mps in westminster. someone with the power to sort out what matters most to local people. like our mps, boris. maybe go back to parliament. indeed. yes, iam maybe go back to parliament. indeed. yes, i am all in favour of our mps. why are you not with them in parliament sorting out the mess you have created? i am very happy to get back to parliament very soon. wha

in the context of steve smith's series, getting him off or 80 seemed like a good win. wa, the kind england ke wa, the kind england had hoped to take against smith so many times so much earlier in the series. we also had the impact of sam curran, making his ashes debut. two and two balls for his left arm swinging medium pace swing. to close, england's openers survived a tricky start. they will be back on saturday morning and england will hope to end their long summer. even if we know their long summer. even if we know the urn is going down under. there's still a lot to play for. there's still a lot to play for. there's the test championships and personal gain, you know? although the ashes is lost, we still got a lot to play for. we are only 75 runs behind. teams have come back and one from this margin before, and we created another opportunity tonight and i think it's going to be key for us to bowl well with the new ball in the morning. london broncos have been relegated from rugby league's super league — after an 19—10 defeat at wakefield. on what was billed as friday the 13th fright night

its conclusion but one thing we can say for certain, it is so much easier to be a captain with steve smithell the oval hasn't been a happy hunting ground in the ashes recently for england, to put it mildly. they've beaten australia just once this century. that came back in 2009 when they won to regain the ashes. apart from that, two draws and two big australia wins by an inning there — including last time out following 143 from a certain steve smith, who hasn't exactly been doing badly this series. great britain have won three gold medals on day three of the world para—swimming championships. the highlight of the night was alice tai winning her third gold medal of the week as she took victory in the 100 metres butterfly, finishing just ahead ofjessica long of the united states. but it was by no means the only success story. rounding up a busy night of action at the london aqautics centre here's kate grey. the brits have continued to impress here in london, in particular, the younger members of the team. 17—year—old, maisie summers, was the favourites going into the sm six individual medley

was this the day steve smith batted england out of the ashes? nch, smith reached his century, his third of the series. he'd only just begun. england were starting to unravel. more dropped catches, and then this. on 118, smith finally seemed to have gone, only for replays to show jack leach had overstepped. could you believe it? from there, smith piled on the agony, hitting england's bowlers to all corners. the result — a dazzling double hundred. he is the world's number one batsman for good reason. when he was finally out for 211, even england fans, who had hardly warmed to him after last year's ball—tampering scandal, knew they had seen something very special. australia declared on a97. could england's openers make it to the close? well, no, they couldn't, asjoe denly was brilliantly caught by matthew wade. a day, then, which belonged to steve smith and to australia, and it has left england battling to save their ashes hopes. andy swiss, bbc news, old trafford. it was a huge moment. 0bviously — i think that's my third now, and my second against

and in sport — not even a stray beach ball could stop steve smith, as he helps australia into a strongold trafford. good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at 9. boris johnson will speak "directly to the public" today, setting out what downing street is describing as the "vital choice that faces our country". that's after mrjohnson suffered his fourth defeat in as many votes in the commons — as mps looked to set to keep him in office, but without his working majority. there were two votes last night. first up was the brexit delay bill, that's aimed at forcing the pm to ask for an extension beyond the 31st october brexit deadline if a deal has not been agreed with the eu. opposition mps and tory rebels ensured it passed by 327 votes to 299. then, as if events in the commons of late haven't been strange enough, the government failed to provide tellers for a vote on an amendment to the bill, meaning they lost it by default. that amendment means mps will now debate and vote on the withdrawal agreement. that's the deal theresa may brought to the house three times, and lost three times, on

england got steve smith out for less than a hundred.tsman has been the single biggest reason why they retained the ashes this summer. but he's one of those wickets to fall on day two of the final test. joe wilson is at the oval for us. joe, it's a measure of smith's dominance that england will be happy to remove him forjust 80. in the context of him averaging 134 in this series, in the context of him averaging 177, this is one of his favourite grounds. such a busy day here when we think back to the start of the day which began with england's first innings. and i'm sure the crowd that came in were hoping for an hour ofjos buttler, in the end we got 24 minutes. he was out for 70 which meant england were all out for 294. then england came to bowl and david warner was the first man out after so many ducks, i suppose in the context, it is getting to five, not too bad. england heard it and it was proved by review and that was the first of the wickets of the day forjofra archer who was back to his best here today. but what about that man, stev

but as ever, there was steve smith.tic day. ican i can tell you steve smith has just completed another half a century. australia now 123—a, which means their lead is over 300. england have fought back well but australia are still very much in control. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news at 10. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. welcome to bbc london. we have this there's been some patchy cloud today, in the north—east of england, it's been quite chilly in that breeze which is beginning to ease down now. further south, that has been much more cloud around the london area, still if few showers started about towards kent in particular. on the whole, a dry end to the day, there will be some sunshine too. cloud is increasing across northern ireland and into western scotland, elsewhere, clear skies and light winds, it will get cold. we could see a pinch of frost in rural parts of north—eastern scotla nd in rural parts of north—eastern scotland a

australiansuper star steve smith gears up australiansuper star steve smith gears up for the fourth asheson sport today. we start at the us open where defending champion naomi 0saka has been knocked out of the tournament after a straight sets defeat to belinda bencic in the last 16, her third defeat to the 13th seed this year and a loss that means the 21—year—old will lose her world number one ranking, with ashleigh barty of australia returning to top spot. 0saka was broken late in the opening set. her swiss opponent showing why no one on the women's tour had beaten more top five or top 10 players this season. 0saka entered the us open under an injury cloud, having retired at her previous event

australian star batsman steve smith has continued to frustrate england's bowlers on the second morningth missed the last match with with concussion. but clearly there were no lasting effects as he compiled yet another hundred. andy swiss watched the action. after yesterday's rainfall, something resembling cricket whether at old trafford, but while conditions had improved, but infa nt‘s chances? conditions had improved, but infant's chances? after a frustrating first day, the england fa ns frustrating first day, the england fans here will be desperate for some early wickets, but they know that standing in their way is a very familiar obstacle. australia's star batsmen, steve smith, and after resuming on 60, he promptly slipped through england's fingers, jofra archer spurning a difficult catch, but it was a chance and he knew it. the wait for a breakthrough went on, finally, stuart broad struck, travis head, gone, for england, sorely needed celebrations. suddenly they we re needed celebrations. suddenly they were causing problems, a decidedly edgy start for matthew wade, close toa edgy s

steve smith missed the last test after being hit by a jofra archer bouncer. welcome back. thy rain delay followed by a few wind—powered problems. beach balls, crisp packets, even the bails kept blowing off. australia, though, seemed unruffled, as smith and marnus labuschagne reached half centuries before, finally, england finally found the breakthrough, . labuschagne bowled by craig 0verton. smith, though, was still there for 60 at the close, once again australia's rock. a testing day, then, for england and they still face a familiar question — how do they get get out steve smith? andy swiss, bbc news, old trafford. not even the great british weather helping there. to new york next, where in the last hour rafael nadal has made it through to the semi—finals of the us 0pen. he beat diego schwartzman in straight sets. a comfortable victory there for him. remember both roger federer and novak djokovic are already out, so it looks like its opening up for nadal to win his 19th grand slam title, leaving him just one short of federer‘s record. he plays the italian matteo berrettini

steve smith has begun to frustrating and once again.world parrot championship. she set a new world record time in her heat in the 50 metre freestyle. she has already w011 50 metre freestyle. she has already won four gold medals so far. more on all of those stories that have passed. —— at half past. domestic violence deaths in the uk are at their highest level for five years. figures obtained by bbc news show there were 173 domestic killings across the uk last year, an increase of 32 on 2017. while both men and women are victims of violence in the home, the majority are female. several of the victims were stabbed, leading one criminologist to describe them as the "invisible victims of knife crime". the government says it's "fully committed" to tackling domestic violence, and ministers have promised legislation when parliament returns next month. tom symonds reports. rodrigo giraldo killed his wife, margory villegas, then put her body in the boot of this car before burying her in a shallow grave. officer: how long were you out looking for

stand by for another surprise — ben stokes dropped and by steve smith.tter than smith, normally... england's batsmen were on top and even the weather was helping, ashes test match in mid—september? yes, you spot any clouds on the horizon? just a low—flyi ng clouds on the horizon? just a low—flying ben stokes. that shock to come to 50, some of the crowd celebrated with the enthusiasm of children, some in the crowd were, in fa ct, children, some in the crowd were, in fact, children. i don't think that isjoe fact, children. i don't think that is joe denly‘s! fact, children. i don't think that isjoe denly‘s! his first fact, children. i don't think that is joe denly‘s! his first ashes series at 33 and now he was 94 but out. his best score for england but still a disappointment — england would have loved to see him get 100. it isa would have loved to see him get 100. it is a match that matters and with buttler batting fluidly, the english lead stretched into match—winning territory, 382 ahead by the close, far enough? just one thing — steve smith is still play

falling for 48 and we had some chief wickets in the context of this series, not a bad score with steve smitha rare mistake. before hitting him. ingrid hope to take this again smith so ingrid hope to take this again smith so many times so much earlier in the series. but we also had the impact for surrey making it 2—2 with his left arm swinging and maybe smith thought he would just run out but to close it, england survived a tricky speu close it, england survived a tricky spell and they'll be back on saturday morning and they will hope to end their long summer on a national high. harry maguire is manchester united captain material thatis manchester united captain material that is what they said in the england defender coming up against his former team lassiter and premier league tomorrow and following the summer move league tomorrow and following the summer move and reckoning that they're already one of the leaders of the club. he is definitely a character in a personality that can be captain of the club, a leader in the dressing room and he is both by performance, presence, stature, behaviour

stokes caught by steve smith. a p pa re ntly stokes caught by steve smith. apparently the baths and toilets at old trafford have been filling of since that moment. fans drowning their sorrows. a match they have to win. it's time to the football. gareth southgate says he thinks his side have everything to prove i say ta ke side have everything to prove i say take ona side have everything to prove i say take on a group two side bulgaria. after bulgaria they then play kosovo at st mary's on tuesday. victories in both games would make qualification a mere formality for next yea r‘s qualification a mere formality for next year's tournament. we have everything to prove in terms of where we are pitched in world rankings. i think we are competitive against any team but equally i think there are a number of teams who on their day, as was proved in the summer, their day, as was proved in the summer, are their day, as was proved in the summer, are capable of beating us. so we have to keep striving to improve. qualifying for scotland looks a really tough task. they were

ben stokes caught by steve smith. a p pa re ntly stokes caught by steve smith.their sorrows. a match they have to win. it's time to the football. gareth southgate says he thinks his side have everything to prove i say ta ke side have everything to prove i say take ona side have everything to prove i say take on a group two side bulgaria. after bulgaria they then play kosovo at st mary's on tuesday. victories in both games would make qualification a mere formality for next yea r‘s qualification a mere formality for next year's tournament. we have everything to prove in terms of where we are pitched in world rankings. i think we are competitive against any team but equally i think there are a number of teams who on their day, as was proved in the summer, are capable of beating us. so we have to keep striving to improve. qualifying for scotland looks a really tough task. they

in sport — england get the crucial wicket of steve smith — as they edge towards victory in the finalnd coming up at 4:30 — a look at how algerians are trying to rewrite the history of revolutions — in ‘algeria: revolution of smiles‘. the liberal democrats have voted to stop brexit — if they win the next general election. a motion to revoke article 50, has been approved at the party‘s conference in bournemouth. the lib dem leader, jo swinson, said supporters of a party dedicated to stopping brexit — would getjust that. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. pro—europe and proud, the liberal democrats are clear they want to stop brexit. the question for members here this weekend is how. so far, it‘s been all about another referendum. but the party leader wants to go further and campaign to pull the plug on leaving the eu if it wins a general election. the policy that we are debating at conference today is very clear. if the liberal democrats at the next election win a majority, if people put into government as a majority government the "stop brexit party", then, stopping b

ben stokes dropped, and by steve smith.he weather was helping. ashes test match in mid—september, do you spot a cloud on the south london horizon? just a low—flying stokes. that shot took him to 50. some in the crowd celebrated with the enthusiasm children. some in the crowd celebrated with the enthusiasm of children. some in the crowd were, in fact, children. don't think that's denly‘s. his first ashes series at 33. now he was 94. but out. denly‘s best score for england, but still that disappointment. england would have loved to see him get 100. well, it's the match that matters, and with buttler batting fluently, england's lead stretched fluently, —— england's lead stretched past 350 into match—winning territory. far enough ahead, coach? just one thing. steve smith is still playing, and he doesn't make many mistakes. wow. this evening, catching, and he will have another go at batting. there's been more success for frankie dettori this afternoon. he rode the favourite logician to victory in the final classic of the flat ra

ben stokes dropped, and by steve smith.her was helping. ashes test match in mid—september, do you spot a cloud on the south london horizon? just a low—flying stokes. that shot took him to 50. some in the crowd celebrated with the enthusiasm children. some in the crowd were, in fact, children. don't think that's denly‘s. now he was 94. but out. denly‘s best score for england, but still that disappointment. england would have loved to see him get 100. still, it's the match that matters, and withjos buttler batting fluently, england prospect lead stretched past fluently, england prospect lead stretched past 350 into match—winning territory. far enough ahead, coach? just one thing. steve smith is still playing, and he doesn't make many mistakes. wow. this evening, catching, and he will have another go at batting. still to come on sportsday... cycling's tour of britain concludes in manchester... dutchman mathieu van der pol was the rider to catch with a 12 second lead in the standings. and breaking, basketball and bmx — the worl

but then a familiar obstacle, steve smith missed the last test after being hit by a jofra archer bouncerer, seemingly, could stop him, a lengthy rain delay followed by a few wind power problems. beach balls, crisp packets, even the bales kept blowing off. australia, though, seemed unruffled, as smith and marnus labuschagne reached half centuries. before, finally, england finally found the breakthrough. labuschagne bowled by craig overton for 67. how they needed that. a testing day, then, both for england's players, and their fans. they'll be hoping for a little less rain and a few more wickets. andy swiss, bbc news, old trafford. time for a look at the weather. here's nick miller. some cricket today, and a lot of weather. it'll be interesting over the next couple of days. there will be some showers around tomorrow. there will also be some sunshine. it looks like a spell of rain on friday. especially early in the day. it just won't be friday. especially early in the day. itjust won't be as windy as it was today. that'll be the other feature of the weather today with heavy showers around,

and look who dropped this one — yeah, that is steve smith.alia had changed their team for this test, picked mitchell marsh. he took four wickets, dismissing bairstow like that and woakes like this. england soon eight wickets down and it seemed like another weary day at the ashes office. but here's the thing. aren't the australians tired too? and as day became evening, jos buttler started hitting. not only did buttler end the day like this, he'll be back in the morning to resume. england 271—8 and if there's more of this, well, keep the ashes going until december. joe wilson, bbc news, at the oval. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm chetan pathak. another bad day with the bat for england butjos buttler‘s late flurry gives them hope in the final ashes test the comeback — former world number one kim clijsters announces her return to tennis at the age of 36 and the opening ceremony heralds the start of the solheim cup — as europe look to regain the trophy at gle

steve smith missed the last test after being hit by a jofra archer bouncer. welcome back.ld number one batsman. only the weather, seemingly, could stop him, a lengthy rain delay followed by a few wind—powered problems. beach balls, crisp packets, even the bails kept blowing off. australia, though, seemed unruffled, as smith and marnus labuschagne reached half centuries before, finally, england finally found the breakthrough. labuschagne bowled by craig overton. smith, though, was still there for 60 at the close, once again australia's rock. a testing day, then, for england and they still face a familiar question — how do they get get out steve smith? andy swiss, bbc news, old trafford. so the weather could have a big affect on the game. the players say they are struggling with conditions. you feel like you get to the crease and the wind hits you and pushes you forward and you have to shorten your stride and then it pushes you back so you have to jump back a few times because i did not feel confident. it is just because i did not feel confident. it isjust finding a because

that's steve smith. start counting when he gets to 50. now.an on his ashes debut made his mark. he got paine and then he got cummins, in consecutive balls. from roughly five foot nine, he became ten feet tall and then the ultimate. smith's mistake. chris woakes' wicket. it is a measure of steve smith's status that to get him out for 80 seemed like a huge victory. jofra archer finished with six fast bowling wickets. this one can only be appreciated slowed down. rory burns held it. england will resume 78 ahead and it is this way to the weekend. joe wilson, bbc news, at the oval. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm chetan pathak. coming up: europe have the edge, with a one—point lead over the united states after day one of the solheim cup at gleneagles. six wickets forjofra archer — as england bowl australia out for 225 on day two of the final ashes test. and it's an unlucky friday the 13th for london broncos, as they're relegated from rugby league's super league

i think he's everyone in the world, looking forward to watching steve smith back, we always do.well so aspect to hand him six days without batting pretty well. slovenia's primoz roglic holds the red leadersjersey heading into wednesday's hilly 180km 11th stage of the vuelta a espana. thejumbo visma rider is now almost two minutes clear of world champion alejandro valverde after claiming victory in the individual time trial over 36.2km on tuesday. previous leader nairo quintana of colombia dropped to fourth with 11 stages remaining. it might be more than three years until it gets under way, but teams in africa begin their campaigns to qualify for the 2022 football world cup in the coming hours. burundi are among the first to start things off when host tanzania, and after competing at their first ever africa cup of nations injune, they'll be hoping to make it to a first world cup in qatar. and, of course, all the fixtures are on the bbc sport website. catching our eye on social media has been this story and the pictures with new zealand and sri lanka into the final over in their s

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steve smith is batting again. he is the puzzle england are yet to solve. heartbreak at headingley, this site just need one when for the urn. after the misery they are looking for unity. we have a philosophy that we stick together as a team. the boys are taking it on the chin and they are back into it, we could not ask for more than that at this stage. put the preparation and camaraderie into work in the test match. for england the joy of leeds still brought doubts along the way, some thought jason roy still brought doubts along the way, some thoughtjason roy might not still brought doubts along the way, some thought jason roy might not bat again, he is now moved to number four, joe denley instead will open the battle, keeping roy n, he says, is great for the team. all five days of this test have sold out. the ashes now rests on who keeps their head in the cauldron. the last time these two sides met was in the quarterfinals of the world cup when england put norway out with a 3— 01, tomorrow they will play again any find friendly and england will help to end

that is steve smith, start counting when he gets to 50.n on his ashes debut made his mark, he got paine then he got cummings in consecutive bowls, from roughly 59, he became ten feet tall. then the ultimate smith mistake, chris woake's wicket. it isa it is a measure of steve smith's status that to get him out for 80 seemed like a huge victory. jofra archer finished with six, this one can only be appreciated slowed down. rory burns held it. england will resume 78 ahead, this way to the weekend. they are back on at 11 o'clock this morning. now it was billed as ‘friday 13th fright night‘ in the super league — as one of four teams faced relegation in the final round of fixtures. huddersfield and hull kr survived. but it was london broncos whose luck ran out. they were beaten by wakefield, whose19—10 win saved them from relegation. for the broncos they return to the championship after one season in the top flight. maybe in a couple of days' time we can have a look and say... ..we had a good crack but to come so close and he fell at the last hur

that steve smith, start counting when he gets to 50. now.hly 590 became ten feet to —— paine. and then the ultimate smith mistakes, chris woa kes's ultimate smith mistakes, chris woakes's wicket, a measure of steve smith's status that to get him out for 80 seemed like a huge victory. and doctor archer finished with six fast bowling wickets, this one can only be appreciated slowed down. rory burns held it. england will resume 78 ahead. this way to the weekend! joe wilson, bbc news. it would mean a lot for the team, obviously. there's still a lot to play for — there's the test championships and even our own personal game, you know? so although the ashes is lost, we've still got a lot to play for. now, it was billed as friday 13th fright night in the super league as one of four teams faced relegation in the final round of fixtures. in the end, it was london broncos whose luck ran out. they were beaten by wakefield, whose19—10 win saved them from relegation. for the broncos, they return to the championship after one season in the top flight. hud

even steve smith.l, marsh's recall has surprised many, but the all—rounder believes he can thank his coach justin langer for giving him the licence to attack with the ball. he came up to me at the start of the play at lunchtime and just said go for it, attack. bowl the way you wa nt to for it, attack. bowl the way you want to bowl and i guess i was a little bit, not shocked, but it gave me great confidence to go out and give it everything i had. so maybe a change in mentality allowed me to bowl a bit more attacking lee as a player and it was fun. —— attackingly. if you apply yourself, there is one “ i’ui'is if you apply yourself, there is one —— runs to be had. if you bowled well, there were a wickets to be had as well. sri lanka's cricket board has received warnings that the national side could be the target of a terror attack ahead of their upcoming tour of pakistan. they haven't called it off, but say there needs to be a reassesment of the security situation. pakistan haven't hosted a test match sin

this ashes series comes to its conclusion, we can say it is so much easier to be a captain with steve smith won the 17th stage of the vuelta a espana. the belgian made it to the front at the finish of the near 220km stage from aranda de duero to guadalajara. 0verall leader primoz roglic stays in the leader's red jersey, but colombian nairo quintana kept his hopes alive as hejumped up into second in the general classification. former world heavyweight champion tyson fury fights in las vegas on saturday night. he's up against the unbeaten swede 0tto wallin. if he gets through that, a rematch against deontay wilder is on the cards, according to fury. but the british boxer says he now has a bigger goal that motivates him to get in the ring. i'm looking forward to putting on a show, enjoying myself and having a fight, you know? being active, that's all i ever wanted to do in my career. being active. and what about this february 22 fight with wilder? is it really on or still being talked about or is it signed and sealed? it is signed and sealed. we both know all the details of the contract, it wa

solheim cup and england's attempts to ta ke solheim cup and england's attempts to take the wicket of steve smithfinal ashes test or indeed whether they need to. in rugby league it will be an unlucky friday the 13th for one super league club. for go into the final matches with the chance of being relegated, with only one set to go down. we preview three crucial clashes. that is all at 630. now time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so mark, what do we have this week? well, we have downton abbey which is the big screen version of the tv series that i think everyone is aware of. we have honeyland, an extraordinary tale of beekeeping in macedonia. an hustlers which people are already talking about a possible 0scar nomination forjennifer lopez. talking about a possible 0scar nomination forjennifer lopezlj talking about a possible 0scar nomination forjennifer lopez. i had nomination forjennifer lopez. i had no idea there was a downton abbey film out. so little publicity. here is the thing, i have never

steve smith preparing with that extra protection on the back of his helmet which he didn't have whenm australia after the disappointment at headingley. stokes is flying now, he had the world cup final and the heroics of the last test so he is really on a massive high and that confidence, knowing he can take down the australian bowlers, that will serve him well in this test. he is in great form. use professional and trains well so he will be fixed on this and strained to give england another match—winning performance. to give england another match-winning performance. you know ben stokes very well and you came through the durham academy together, he is quite extraordinary. he comes across as a normal bike but has been doing extraordinary things this summer. at the world cup with you where england won it for the first time. he is a normal bike, he comes off being a national hero and goes home and is on his instagram cutting the grass —— he is a normal day. he is very professional. he knows the job is not done, he will not rest on the last performance and he will wa nt to the last perfo

this is where all the greats have batted, and now steve smith would play his final innings of the summerours, days? bowl it somewhere where smith can hit it, but put a fielder there. ben stokes grabbed the catch, and it felt like the match. just 23 for smith today but there was one nice surprise still waiting. he was applauded off the field. what could england's captain do? well, bowl. mitchell marsh fell tojoe root but matthew wade was defying england. hot afternoon, temperature rising at his contest withjofra archer was suddenly frozen in time. anyone blinking? no. on 117, wade fell, not to pace, but to guile, to root, bairstow‘s stumping. the final moment was also the captain's — root‘s catch for the match. the ashes remain in australia's hands but the series is level and england's long summer ends with another smile. joe wilson, bbc news, the oval. to the premier league, where watford fought back from two goals down at half—time to draw 2—2 at home to arsenal. quite some start for quique sanchez flores in his first match since being reappointed watford manager. pierre—emerick aubamey

as you were — steve smith returns to the australian side for the fourth ashes test against england and espana. hello there and welcome to the programme where we start with the tennis news that belinda bencic is through to her first ever grand slam semi—final after beating croatia‘s donna vekic at the us open in new york. the 13th seed, who knocked out defending champion naomi osaka in the previous round, won 7—6, 6—3 against her good friend and the 22—year—old swiss will face canadian 15th seed bianca andreescu or belgian 25th seed elise mertens next and the win over vekic will put her in the top 10 of the world rankings. first of all we were both after

the best in the world does it again, as steve smith hits a double century against england.e it a perfect five 45 in their euro 2020 qualifiers, as they went to — one in romania. hello there and welcome to the programme. plenty to get through, but let's start with tennis, because it is women semi—final stay at the us open, with both matches being played under lights. serena williams remains firmly on course for a record equalling 24th major singles title after she powered past the fifth seed in the first of the semifinals. she was quite fantastic. survived a couple of early scares when she had breakpoints against her in the opening game but afterwards she started to strike the ball cleanly and with authority and it did not matter what she did she could not stay with williams who knocked

chief wickets, david warner fallen for five in the context of the series and the context of steve smithp to 18, seemed like a real victory, i was taken by chris who is making rare mistakes and the kind of dismissal england had hoped to take in smith, so many times, so much earlier in the series. also the impact of sam making his way to the debut, on his left arm swinging fast medium bowling and certainly had an impression, he thought he would run out. england's opening survived the tricky spell and they will be back on saturday morning and england will hope to end their long summer. they're calling it friday the 13th fright night in rugby league's super league, with four teams looking to avoid relegation in the final round of matches. all in danger with only points separating them from the start, one of them will drop out of the league tonight and that would be london we re tonight and that would be london were trailing by eight points. wheatfield trinity. we will have more for you in sports today at half past ten. back to you. the number of people killed as a result of domestic violenc