jill scott a goal back for stoke. stoke's form is really worrying. just one win in eight.wners are stoke. bournemouth with a much needed win. their first away win this season. we will hear from mark hughes their first away win this season. we will hearfrom mark hughes in a moment, first eddie howe. it feels a lot better than not winning, of course. for us the challenge was a big one today. we knew the importance of the points. we knew we did not want to become detached from the teams above us. for various reasons it was massive. two contrasting halves. in the first half we created chances, looked fluid. the second half we knew it would be difficult with the weather. we dug in. different sides of our game. it shows we have the tools if we need them. today was a little bit of our own making in terms that we didn't deal in the first half with a couple of moments. an easy penalty we gave away when we should stay on our feet. difficult with the conditions. clearly it was the same for both teams. they made better use of it in the first half. they got a two—goal lead with the win

without ben stokes, he really is two cricketers in one.ked at the bowling side and recognised they need more cover without ben stokes. he has experience, steven finn, he was in australia four years ago. he lost a lot of confidence there. he will be looking to put that right. there's still a question as to whether or not they added another player to the. another batsman. i wouldn't necessarily rule that out, as they look at the impact of stokes not being there. more interesting announcements from the ecb today. the one—day squad is being investigated will stop is there a problem that? has something seriously happened within the team? three have been fined. jonny ba i rstow, three have been fined. jonny bairstow, and two others. they've each accepted a formal written warning for unprofessional conduct. they say this is unrelated to the investigation of stokes and hales but it does relate to the one—day international series against the west indies. so the players have been fined like this and this discipline merit process has been set up sugg

the ecb have also announced that ben stokes has had the ecb have also announced that ben stokes has hadrew strauss is trying to bring clarity to the situation but what they have done is named steve finn, the fast bowler in the ashes squad, he was not initially, there, so they have named a replacement, even though ben stokes is still in the squad, they have not suspended him yet, even though they have said that ben stokes and alex hales are not available for selection. not available for selection until further notice. there has been an outcry about this? yes. many people asking why ben stokes was out on a night out until 2.00am in the morning when on tour. we have had confirmation from the ecb of different disciplinary proceedings, going into the behaviour of that squad. three players, jonny bairstow, liam plu nkett three players, jonny bairstow, liam plunkett and jake ball have been fined and warned for unprofessional conduct is what the ecb are saying. so when you look at this, is this damaging to their chances? well, a lot of people would say that ben stokes is not only england's best

not true of stoke city. they were beaten 2-1 true of stoke city. at home? true of stoke city. they were beaten 2-1 by bournemouth at home? yes, worrying times for stoke. bournemouth had an excellent first half. they were two ahead within 90 minutes. andrew surman and stanislas. stoke fought back. diouf got one back. bournemouth did well to hang on. stoke with eight points from nine games. they are in the bottom three. worrying times for them, with managers under pressure everywhere. here is the reaction. it feels a lot better than not winning, of course. for us the challenge was a big one today. we knew the importance of the points. we knew we did not want to become detached from the teams above us. become detached from the teams above us. for various become detached from the teams above us. for various reasons become detached from the teams above us. for various reasons it was massive. two contrasting halves. in the first half we created chances, looked fluid. the second half we knew it would be difficult with the weather. we dug in. ? different s

the uncertainty surrounding ben stokes, the england selectors have added steven finn to the squad tofollowing an incident outside a nightclub in bristol as it stands he will not be travelling to australia with the at the end of the month but the ecb still awarded him a central contract for next season which comes as no surprise to our cricket correspondent jonathan agnew. the status of his relationship hasn't changed, despite the police inquiry that is going on, but what we do know, and this is a new development, he won't travel at the start of the tour at the end of october, and he does have fractured finger and maybe would not have been fully fit anyway, and although they haven't ruled him out of the ashes, that decision is still to be taken, but he won't travel with the rest of the party at the start of the tour. steven finn has been added to the squad, what does he add? extra bowler. without ben stokes, he really is two cricket is in one, you say bowler and the batsman, and they have recognised they need some more cover in the bowling. steve finn had a nightmare tour of australia

i would suspect that if stokes we re well.make it difficult for him to tour. all indications are that he's not going to stop the tour so i would suggest that's the way it's looking. steven finn has been added to the ashes squad. he will stay in australia for the full five match series. jonny bairstow and liam plunkett have been given written warnings for their conduct. an investigation began today. the ecb says these are not connected to the stokes incident. there is "an increasing political risk that qatar may not host the world cup in 2022", according to a confidential report obtained by the bbc. the study looks at the impact of the current diplomatic crisis between qatar and its neighbours — the authors claim that tournament insiders and regional experts have told them it is far from certain doha will actually host the tournament. however, the qatar 2022 delivery committee say there is absolutely no risk to the project. there's been a worrying development in birmingham's bid to host the commonwealth games in 2022. the deadl

without ben stokes at the start of the tour now, ben stokes is to cricketers in one, a bowler and batsmanse they need more cover without stokes being there. steven finn's experience, he had a nightmare tour of australia four years ago, resulting in him losing his place and confidence. you will want to put that right. the question is, whether they add another player to this 16 man squad, another batsman. i wouldn't rule that out as they look at the impact of ben stokes not being there. more interesting announcements from the ecb today, the one—day squad is being investigated. is there a problem, is something serious happening in the team? the press release here, three players have been fined, jonny ba i rstow, players have been fined, jonny bairstow, liam plunkett and jake ball, all accepting a formal written warning for unprofessional conduct. they say it's unrelated to the investigation with ben stokes and alex hales, but it does relate to the one—day international series against the west indies. the players are being fined like this and this disciplinary process being set up, suggesting

and ben stokes be won't go to the ashes in australia.s arrested after an incident outside a nightclub last month. welcome to bbc news. theresa may has said she's providing "calm leadership" as she responded to moves to oust her by grant shapps, former chairman of the conservative party. he claims up to 30 tory mps — including five former cabinet ministers — want to force a leadership contest that would unseat the prime minister. mrs may's allies have dismissed it as a plot that is fizzling out. 0ur political correspondent leila nathoo reports from westminster. away from westminster, an attempt to clear the air. seemingly unphased by questions over her authority, a message to those who want her out. what i think is necessary for the country now, what the country needs is calm leadership. that's exactly what i'm providing and i'm providing that with the full support of my cabinet. he's been revealed as the ring leader of a plot to oust theresa may from downing street, former party chairman, grant shapps. he claims up to 30 mps, including f

stokes said he "should never have done this and i am so sorry".bsolutely not my intention to offend harvey, katie or anybody else." he has offered to meet them in person to apologise. it's the first time stokes has spoken publicly since he was arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm on a night out. the england and wales cricket board has said stokes will not travel to australia with the rest of the ashes squad "at this stage". former england spinner monty panesar thinks that the england management will keep a firm eye on all the players during the ashes. i think they'll probably have some cu rfews in place, i think they'll probably have some curfews in place, and they've got to obviously demonstrate good behaviour. and i'm sure the management, i know andrew strauss well from his playing days, he was very much into you got to be amongst, follow the rules, the team values, as we call it. we used to have the ten commandments, i used to follow all of that. so i'm sure they will probably just have follow all of that. so i'm sure they will p

coming up on this evening's programme, ben stokes loses a major sponsor as he apologising for allegedlyng the disabled son of celebrity katie price. chelsea ladies make it through to the last 16 of the champions league, with a massive result in germany. and we speak to northern ireland's carl frampton as he looks forward to his homecoming fight in belfast next month. good evening — plenty come but we start with news this evening that sportswear manufacturer ‘new balance‘ has ended it's sponsorship with england cricketer ben stokes. it follows his recent arrest over an incident near a bristol nightclub and after the all rounder issued an apology today — to the tv celebrity katie price and her disabled son harvey, after a video emerged of stokes apparently impersonating the pair. here's more from our sports correspondent katie gornall. he said in a statement he should never have done this, he is sorry, it was never my intention to offend. he goes on to say he has written to them and offered to meet them in person with a view to getting behind the petition about online bullying. he ends by

we will find out for certain in the coming weeks whether ben stokes will trouble with england.s long been the bane of our summer sport. "rain stopped play" has cursed cricket for as long as the sport has been played, but the mcc and ecb have started to explore pioneering new technology that could put an end those frustrating interruptions. could a giant tent be the answer? the mcc‘s chief executive has been speaking to our sports correspondentjoe wilson. there is some technology being developed in the states, to be frank i have not seen the practical manifestations as yet. we have already been talking to the ecb and looking at options, this is the start of a journey, effectively, seeing what is practical and possible. it will not be viable initially but i think we have a role here at mcc to investigate and look at new technologies. this ground and this club have always been at the forefront of innovation, despite the traditions that have been here, we should get on and do that work as well. there are an enormous number of technical challenges and issues but thatis technical cha

thomas is from joe root as the ashes squad prepares to fly to australia without ben stokes.know that what has happened isn't good enough and we are determined to turn that around. good evening. lewis hamilton is aiming to become world champion for aiming to become world champion for a fourth time at the mexican grand prix this weekend, finishing fifth or better on sunday and the title is his matter what happens to sebastian vettel. it was a closely contested second practice. vettel was fourth fastest as he clings to his fading title hopes. if he is second in the race, hamilton needs only ninth to clea n race, hamilton needs only ninth to clean the championship. —— clinch. if the driver finishes anywhere else hamilton will take the crown. it was a lwa ys hamilton will take the crown. it was always going to be a tough start for england against australia, who are the best in the world and on their home turf. there are 18— four defeat shouldn't hurt their chances of qualifying for the world cup. for england this is about as tough as it gets. australia like the all blacks have an

the story came out this week that ben stokes was out until 3am during a test match in manchester.edia centre. the story was ripped out of the papers, not allowed to go in, they fought tooth and nailto make allowed to go in, they fought tooth and nail to make sure it did not breach the papers. he made a massive mistake and that no sympathy whatsoever with ben stokes in what he put himself into. but the management of the england team have to look at themselves and ask if they done more, been stricter. england captain heather knight says she's braced for a tough time on their ashes tour down under after her side dislodged australia at the top of the international rankings. it's the first time australia have been knocked off the top since the table was introduced in 2015. england's women will try to reclaim the ashes in a tour which spans seven matches, three formats and four weeks, starting in brisbane on october 22. a role reversal at her old school. instead of sitting listening heather at night in front of year five, answering questions. the team became professional three years ago

the players fly out to australia tomorrow without their talismanic all rounder ben stokes.n suspicion of causing actual bodily harm after an incident outside a bristol nightclub in last month. his absence has made an already difficult tour seem unwinnable to many pundits. here's our sports editor dan roan. england hold the ashes, but the last time they went away to australia they suffered a 5—0 thrashing and many people feel the same fate could happen to them this time around, they have been forced to name a relative the inexperienced batting line—up, and when they leave london tomorrow they will do so without arguably their most important player, the all—rounder ben stokes, egypt to find out if he will be charged by police following that altercation last month —— he is yet to find out. the captain ben ——joe root has been speaking about it. we have got to sit tight and wait, it is disappointing that ben is not going to be with us, but we are a strong squad and this gives other players the opportunity to stand up and put their stamp on test cricket, they can do something spe

they were frightening today, 7-2 stoke.win, stoke got it back to 3—2 just after half—time, but manchester city changed gear and they were superb. one man stood out, kevin de bruyne. three assists, and he didn't score, but pass of the season. one of the reasons to watch match of the day later. it is an unfair to call it across. one of the most one—sided first halves i have ever seen, 83% possession, and you look at their last results, 5—0, 6—0, 5—1, now 7-2. last results, 5—0, 6—0, 5—1, now 7—2. let's hear from last results, 5—0, 6—0, 5—1, now 7—2. let's hearfrom pep guardiola. we have to be happy for the victory, especially the way we played, we had the ball, we don't lose easy balls, we play fast and simple, because that is the best way to play, and that is why i am very pleased. we were playing in the flow, in the moment, not only me, the way we were scoring, everybody was laying off to each other, nobody was going for themselves, and it looks wonderful to see the goals, it is not like an individual action, so every body

the ecb says this is not connected to the stokes incident.2 commonwealth games, the bidding time has been extended. bids can now be made until the end of november, after the games committee said birmingham's application was not fully compliant. the city was the only bidder before the original deadline last saturday. there's an increasing political risk that qatar might not host the world cup in 2022. that's according to a confidential report obtained by the bbc. the report looks at the ongoing diplomatic crisis between qatar and its neighbours. apparently tournament insiders and organisers have said it's far from certain tournament insiders and organisers have said it's farfrom certain doha will host the tournament. however the qatar 2022 delivery committee says there is absolutely no risk to the project. britain's double 0lympic silver medallist jazz carlin is taking up tank a marathon swimming ina is taking up tank a marathon swimming in a bid to become the first woman in history to win medals in both the pool and open water. she was second

the story came out that ben stokes we nt the story came out that ben stokes went out till 3am test matchthe media centre. the story was ripped out of the papers, it was not allowed to go in. they made a massive mistake. i have no sympathy whatsoever for ben stokes. the management of the england team had to look themselves in the mirror and say, could we have done a bit more? could we have been stricter? certainly some income nations. the debate goes on. waiting to see what the police do about this, victoria. ucb are handing out central contracts. though be interesting to see if ben stokes gets one. next this morning, claims the government is failing women over the discriminating pregnant women and new mothers face. a government commissioned report last yearfound one in nine mothers felt forced to leave theirjobs. it called for the introduction of a german—style system which makes it harder to make women redundant during and after pregnancy. at the time the govt described the reports finding as "shocking and wholly unacceptable", but 19 months on nothing has changed. that's despite the em

i have no sympathy whatsoever for ben stokes in what he put himself into.nd team have to look in the mirror and say, could we have done more and been stricter? more and been stricter? england's women have become the number one ranked team in the world for the first time. ahead of the ashes, they've overtaken australia at the top of the standings. captain heather knight says it's "flattering" and a "sign of progress." after a losing run of five matches, johanna konta has pulled out of next week's event in hong kong. the official reason is a foot injury, but it's not thought to be serious. she's due to play in moscow the week after and is still on course to make her debut at the season—ending wta finals in singapore. double olympic champion max whitlock says he's putting no pressure on himself to retain his pommel horse title at the world championships in montreal. he's through to the final, but he failed to reach the floor final when he stumbled towards the end of his routine. he also won olympic gold in this event, but has put in a lot of changes after rio,

a series of six apartments in stoke newington, a model of how ci’oss in stoke newington, a model of howimber can be used, it is very sustainable and cheaper than conventional construction. you described it as the three little pigs house! i did, and right next to a primary school. the three little pigs use sticks and straw but this is proving that you can use them. and then they‘ve covered in a brick envelope. and finally the photographic studio. this gets my juices flowing, this is the favourite amongst architects. an exquisite piece of concrete construction in ladbroke grove on the site of an old builders merchant. so fragments of the original building retained. you progress through the site. original building retained. you progress through the sitem original building retained. you progress through the site. it is a lot of concrete. it is but the photographer who works there say it is change the way he works and had a big impact on his practice. and he has got to eat their words, worked there, multifunctional. a kind of monastic space in a busy city, this calm oasis. so the six buildin

they're top of the table after hitting seven past stoke. all over — the losing streak, that is. palace stun chelsea with their first goals and points of the season. and in the champions cup, leicester tigers are overpowered in the parisian sunshine. good evening, lots coming up over the next half an hour, we'll have a close look at the european rugby, golf and tennis but the return of the premier league after the international break has thrown up some incredible results. olly has beenjoined byjohn bennett and has all the details. many thanks. we have had the last of those results, and injury time winner at vicarage road. plenty of drama today, but just across vicarage road. plenty of drama today, butjust across town, the etihad stadium, my word. nine goals, seven, that's seven, from manchester city. a frightening performance for all the other so—called contenders. 7/2 to win, kevin de bruyne didn't score, raheem sterling did, but kevin de bruyne was outstanding, man of the match without any doubt. the pass of the season, perhaps, a lovely c

following the arrest of ben stokes.or selection until further notice. meaning not be considered for selection untilfurther notice. meaning stokes might not travel to australia. we know how good a cricketer he is. and what he can bring to the table. he is one of the main players that we have. it would be great to have him out there. we will see what happens. iam out there. we will see what happens. i am looking forward to it. i played in australia in the world cup. the wickets are in australia in the world cup. the wickets a re really in australia in the world cup. the wickets are really good out there. i saw them against pakistan and i feel when you get in it feels like it is a good place for batting. the new zealand women's open golfers had plenty to do with yesterday. if you have played a round in challenging conditions, look at this. sweeping storms forcing the event into an unscheduled fifth day. umbrellas turned inside out and advertising hoardings swept down the fairway. this was in auckland. play was called off l

david wagstaff, who‘s 53 and from stoke, admitted causing death by careless driving.ilton keynes. the bbc has said it treats any allegations of harassment seriously, in response to reports of complaints about an unidentified bbc radio presenter. the daily mail says that eight female members of staff have come forward to say they‘ve been sexually harassed by the man. tiger woods has been sentenced to a year‘s ovation after pleading guilty to reckless try things. he was arrested in may after officers found him slumped at the wheel of his car near his florida home. south africa‘s huge corruption scandal has cost it billions, and it‘s destroying the country‘s international reputation. that warning, from presidentjacob zuma‘s former finance minister, came as another global company was caught up in the scandal. at the centre of the allegations is south africa‘s enormously wealthy gupta family. it‘s claimed they used their close ties to president zuma to win contracts and siphon off huge payments, claims they deny. from south africa, andrew harding reports. south africa is i

ben stokes. has happened hasn't been good enough. we are determined to get that right. also coming up on the programme... will they cope without kane? spurs will be missing their star striker when they take on manchester united at old trafford tomorrow. i'm in cardiff ahead of anthony joshua's latest world title fight. it's a big weekend of sport — with that anthonyjoshua fight, lewis hamilton's fourth world title almost in the bag, and some big clashes in the premier league — but it all kicked off with the start of the rugby league world cup this afternoon — where england lost their first match of the tournament to the odds—on favourites and hosts australia in melbourne, as katie gornall reports. for england, this is about as tough as it gets. australia, like the all blacks, have an air of the unbreakable about them. ten times at a world cup they'd been the last one standing. we rise as one. england are here trying to deliver a new script, with a revamped squad they had reason to be optimistic a

the other driver, david wagstaff, who's 53 and from stoke, admitted causing death by careless drivingeven of his passengers were killed in the crash near milton keynes. jo black is at aylesbury crown court. yes, this was the crash on the southbound carriageway of the one between junctions 1a and 15. it happened in the early hours of the morning over the august bank holiday. as you are outlining that it was a collision between a minibus and two articulated lorries. eight people died, there were six men and two women. for passengers in the minibus was seriously injured and among that four was a five—year—old girl who sadly lost both her parents in that crash. today at aylesbury crown court the two lorry drivers involved both appeared for the first time. ryszard masierak here in a tracksuit pleaded not guilty to eight counts of causing death by dangerous driving. he also pleaded not guilty to four counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. david wagstaff also pleaded not guilty to the same charges, not guilty to the same charges, not guilty to the same charges, not guilty to

it came to light at a time when stokes was already under intense scrutiny because of an incident wheres arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm following an incident outside a bristol nightclub. this statement is the first time we've heard from him on any subject since that incident. following that incident it means he may or may not be on the way to australia for the ashes. remind us where we are up to with that. as it stands he remains under investigation. the indications are it may take some time. there is no time frames specifically. he was arrested on a night out following england's victory over the west indies ina england's victory over the west indies in a one—day international last month. in the aftermath of that, the sun newspaper published footage showing him involved in a street brawl. the ecg then said he would not be available to play for england until further notice. england's leave for the ashes at the end of the month. at the this stage, ben stokes, one of the world's best all—rounders will not travel to australia with the rest of the squad, as things stand.

by the time that they play against stoke, manchester united to be above them.ove 1120 m e would do it. as ever, they have to overcome a hostile anfield crowd. we go to play against the big team. the big tradition and an amazing stadium with a tradition. we know that the fans, they have huge animosity against manchester united are historically. but this is what we want. so we have a happy to have one more opportunity in our careers to play in this beautiful conditions. it is difficult to play at anfield. the full. just the second defeat tonight to failure. their first victory of the season in rugby union to the european champions cup has gone to ulster. they came from behind to beat wasps in barcelona. more difficulties for keane spiderbait injuries and perform. the champions cup doesn't be ceremonies, but if they did, belfast on a friday night would be about faster start. —— would difficulties for a team that has been plagued by injuries and poor performance. they had since sunday to prepare. vekic slightly further to be good, but the lead was just six points.

and cricketer ben stokes won't go to australia with the rest of the ashes squad.s arrested on suspicion of actual bodily harm after an incident outside a nightclub last month. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. theresa may has said she's providing "calm leadership"

ben stokes has lost a major sponsor deal.behaviour that does not match our brand culture and values. stokes was arrest following a nightclub incident near a bristol night club last month. yesterday, he apologised to tv personality katie price and her son harvey for a video that appeared to show him imitating the disabled youngster. british swimming has apologised to paralympic athletes after it was found that a former head coach created a climate of fear. it said an independent inquiry into complaints of bullying from 13 pa ra—swimmers found they and their families faced unacceptable behaviours. chelsea are through to the last 16 of the women's champions league, despite losing 2—1 away to bayern munich last night. england striker fran kirby scored chelsea's goal, which sent them through on away goals after it finished 2—2 on aggregate. and england wingerjack nowell could miss the autumn internationals after fracturing his cheekbone against newcastle falcons on saturday. england face argentina, australia and samoa in successiv

we do know it stoked a lot of divisive messages including ones aimed the promoting the second amendmentng issues important the key aspects of the gop base. >> states won by 10,000 or 20,000 votes respectively. a number of ads ran in states that were not swing states at all and a lot of them ran in early election mode, 2015, is that right? >> that's right. we are learning a lot went all over the map, places -- states that were not heavily contested at all, and were really aimed at stoking an tip they with the electorate. not geared to help one candidate over the other, and that's raising questions about the motivation among the russian groups, other than just trying to stoke some aeupbg. they have not said up until this point where they occurred, and now we are learning michigan and wisconsin, and i should point out we will learn more about this facebook ads when senators mark warner and richard burr do brief others on the status of their investigation. >> the chairman of the committee said there will be news at this news conference afternoon today, which sometimes you know, it's a misno

following stokes' arrest last week after an incident in bristol, the england and wales cricket boardtice meaning stokes may not travel to australia. you know how good of a cricketer he is, what he can bring to the table, he is one of the main players that we have saved would be great to have him out there that we will have to see what happens. i am looking forward to it. i've played in australia, the wicked are really good out there. i saw them against pakistan, when you get in there, it feels like it is a good place to bat. golfers at the new zealand women's open had plenty to deal with yesterday — if you've ever played a round of golf in challenging conditions take a look at this. sweeping storms forced the event into an unscheduled fifth day. umbrellas turned inside—out, & advertising hoardings swept down the fairways at the windross farm course in auckland. play was eventually called off late in the afternoon when the violent weather stopped play for the third time. iam not i am not surprised play was called off, but looks atrocious. an air france flight from paris to los angeles

the other driver, david wagstaff, who's 53 and from stoke, admitted causing death by careless drivingre killed in the crash near milton keynes. the department of health and the nhs have been told to "get their act together" and improve their cyber security, following a major hacking attack in may this year. the national audit office said more than a 3 of trusts in england were affected, with around seven thousand appointments cancelled. our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones reports. it was a cyber attack that laptop computers around the world with a message demanding a ransom payment but the nhs was among the organisations worst hit and it was not ready to deal with it. 81 health trusts across england were affected. more than 19,000 appointments were cancelled, including 139 potential cancer referrals. everything we do is based around the use of computers for the records so when you don't have that it's basically impossible to work with any degree of efficiency. this gp surgery on rosie merseyside was among nearly 600 this gp surgery on merseyside was among nearly 600 whose w

the football, manchester city two points clear at the top of the premier league after dismantling stokeestrated a masterclass, 3-0 bruyne orchestrated a masterclass, 3—0 up inside half an hour, jesus opened the scoring, the first of two for him, stoke city pulled it back to 3-2 for him, stoke city pulled it back to 3—2 early in the second half but manchester city ran wild. kevin de bruyne was highly praised after the match. he's one of the best by far, yeah. he can make everything, he produce a lot of actions so our strikers and attacking midfielders are winners, when he has the ball they know has ability. elsewhere at crystal palace who had not scored a registered a point this season beat champions chelsea 2—1 at selhurst park. liverpool and manchester united playing out a 0—0 draw in the lunchtime kick—off. west ham were down to ten men within half an hour after andy carroll was sent off for two yellow cards. tammy abraham scored both goals for swansea and watford are up to fourth after they beat arsenal 2—1, the winning goal in injury time. the banner roughly translates as with great

on the day it was announced ben stokes will be travelling to australia with the rest of the ashes squado find three other england players regarding an off pitch incident. stokes is still being investigated after being arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm during a night out in bristol month. the ecb are yet to decide if the all—rounder will play any part in the ashes series, though they've awarded him a central contract. jonny bairstow, jake ball and liam plunkett have all been fined for unprofessional conduct relating to an unconnected offence following the same one—day match against the west indies in bristol. amid the uncertainty over ben stokes, steven finn has been called up to the ashes squad as an extra bowler. you'll stay in australia for the full five match series. days after it appeared birmingham was the only city in line to host the 2022 commonwealth games, the bidding time has been extended. it can be made until the end of november after the games committee said birmingham's application was not fully compliant. the city was the only bidder before the original

the deployment has stoked fears for a new civil war. 31 people are now confirmed to have died in california'sildfires and hundreds are still unaccounted for. entire neighbourhoods have been destroyed with thousands made homeless. there are warnings that strong winds could further fan the flames. pakistani forces have freed a north american family held hostage by the afghan taliban for five years. the family's three children were born in captivity. pakistan's army revealed they were rescued after a us tip—off. now it's time for world business report. from the business blacklist to top investment destination, iran has been enjoying a post—sanctions boom. but will president trump spoil the party? plus, recharged! samsung says its profits tripled in the past three months as it puts last year's exploding phone scandal behind it. welcome to world business report. i'm rachel horne. we start in iran, where all eyes today will be on us president trump. in a few hours‘ time, he'll give a speech outlining his new strategy towards iran. he has strongly hinted he will remove his support from the 2015 deal

meaning stokes might not travel to australia. we know how good a cricketer he is.have. it would be great to have him out there. we will see what happens. i am looking forward to it. i played in australia in the world cup. the wickets are really good out there. i saw them against pakistan and i feel when you get in it feels like it is a good place for batting. two course two course records two course records in cardiff this morning. the second largest half marathon behind a great north run and a record 25,000 people took part this year. the kenyan runners have dominated. the winner of the men's race crossed the finish line in 60 minutes and 40 seconds, setting a new record. followed by his countryman and defending champion. griffith finished fourth in a personal best time of 61 minutes and 32 seconds. brilliant effort by him. in the women's race, edithjulie mote set a course record with her victory, completing a kenyan clean sweep in the women's race. nichols and richie powell winning the wheelchair races. birmingham should know by the end of the year whether their

another game to mention, watford against stoke.ford, good form seems to have run out. darren fletcher gave stoke are very good away win. the latest match, bournemouth against chelsea. chelsea are 1—0 up after a goalfrom adam hazzard. chelsea are 1—0 up after a goalfrom adam hazza rd. they chelsea are 1—0 up after a goalfrom adam hazzard. they were fifth going into this match but it should put them into the champions league places if they can hold onto those three points. hazard putting chelsea 1-0 three points. hazard putting chelsea 1—0 up against bournemouth. let's look at the premier league table and what it has done. manchester city sitting pretty at the top. manchester united keeping the pressure up. arsenal, a good win for them, adam? yes, important for manchester united to stay in touch with manchester city at the top. arsenal, up to fifth. we will see what happens with chelsea, their game is ongoing at the bottom. crystal palace still rock bottom, they would have been, whatever happened today. but a good draw for them. bour

by the half a play stoke, man united could be above them, just a draw in the match of the weekend ativerpool would do that although they will have to ove 1120 m e that although they will have to overcome a hostel and field crowd. jose mourinho, that is a challenge they are to accept. we go to play against a big team with a big tradition. in an amazing stadium with great tradition, we know that the fans have huge animosity against manchester united. historically. but this is what we want. we are very happy to have one more opportunity in our careers to play in this beautiful conditions, beautiful to play at anfield. beautiful. in the chubbyjejuni, play at anfield. beautiful. in the chubby jejuni, cardiff, suffering only their second defeat of the season, beaten by birmingham. che adams getting the only goal in the first half to take his side out of the bottom three. in the order of the bottom three. in the order of the first victory of the season in rugby union's challenge cup has gone to ulster, coming from behind to beat wasps in belfast, 19—9 to inflict more misery on the premiersh

another man who will feel like he has had a wonderful week is the stoke striker peter crouch.ench to secure a much—needed win at home. while that one came late, it was nothing in comparison to west ham's winner against swansea. both sides are in a relegation battle but the hammers in injury time snatched the points. sakho relieving the pressure on the manager for now. elsewhere there were draws between west brom & watford, and bournemouth & leicester. and there's three more premier league games today, as arsenal host brighton at 12, everton face burnley at 2.15. newcastle against liverpool is at 4.30. in the scottish premiership, leaders celtic dropped points. theirformer manager neil lennon returned with his new side hibernian, as they earned a two—all draw. second placed aberdeen beat saintjohnstone 3—0, while in this match ross county beat bottom side kilmarnock 2—0. there were also wins for motherwell and dundee. chelsea ladies top the women's super league 1 table on goal difference, ahead of manchester city, after they thrashed sunderland 6—0. city were winners too, beati

the sponsor pulling that money away from stokes camejust a pulling that money away from stokes came justme in any form, on social media, because if you remember, a few weeks after he was arrested, and other video emerged of him appearing to impersonate the tv celebrity katie price and her disabled son harvey, and he was castigated for that by katie price, saying it was shameful at the time. but he did release a statement on social media yesterday, victoria, saying, i loved harvey's directness with his response, that is what he was impersonating. what most of us think about internet trolls, but i foolishly attempted to copy the clip after i saw it a few times, should never have done this, iamso times, should never have done this, i am so sorry, he says he has apologised personally to katie price and harvey, and he wants to help their anti—bullying cause as well. so losing a sponsor, servicing for the first time to apologise for and an related thing in relation to his arrest, which we are still waiting to find out what happens to. thank you very much, olly. straight to westminster, where n

ben stokes says he'll publicly explain what happened on the night out in bristol when he was arrested a fight, but not until legal proceedings are over. stokes' agent today released a statement saying the player would make public what had happened, but didn't want to prejudice the ongoing investigation. the england batsman was arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm but has not yet been charged. as things stand, he won't travel with england's ashes squad. simple conte is unable to qualify for the singapore event due to a foot injury. more on the football coming up in a moment. for now, former liverpool and england goalkeeper chris kirkland has given an interview over the mental health issues he suffered over the years. our sports news reporter david 0rnstein has been to meet him. it was here at the national football centre i caught up with chris kirkland. kirkland was once the most expensive goalkeeper in english football. he won the champions league with liverpool. his career never fulfilled its true league with liverpool. his career neverfulfilled its true po pension. he

six different players found the net against stoke.on and there's now a two point gap at the top of the table between them and manchester united. united drew nil nil with liverpool at anfield. and crystal palace finally scored a goal — and won a game. ben croucher wraps up the action. sometimes you just have to stand up and applaud. not my words, stoke twittered that after being given a footballing masterclass by manchester city and kevin de bruyne. the belgian at his brilliant best. he laid a city's seven goals, did not find the net himself. when his team—mates were doing this, he didn't need to. caught it very well! pep guardiola sang the praises of kevin de bruyne and what he said was city's best performance under him. his time on the pitch, it was absolutely world class. he is the best player in the premier league by a country mile. city is clear at the top. chelsea were there last season and trouble to keep crystal palace, who still haven't scored in this one. crystal palace have their first goal of the season! another as well, th

ben stokes was all smiles yesterday when he married his fiancee.eged paul outside a nightclub, arrived wearing a bandage on his right hand. he removed it before the official photographs. england's matt wallace takes a two—shot lead into today's final round of the italian open in monza. this impressive putt on the 13th was one of five birdies yesterday. he's 17 under, two shots ahead of fellow englishman tyrrell hatton and the defending champion, italy's francesco molinari. you know matt wallace and we wished him all the best earlier. his nan watches a lot and his mum now has beenin watches a lot and his mum now has been in touch. she recorded as saying hello to jane and she has sent it to him. he texted to say thank you so much. mum sent me this and it has made my day. he says he is happy about moment and he will just he says he is happy about moment and he willjust go out and played his heart out. we will claim the tiniest bit of credit. he certainly has support. richard, thank you very much. the time now is 8:a0am. we will have the weather and we

demi stokes, there, there were supporters of mark samson before his sacking and sits from within they vocal. how tricky will they find it to move on under the new management? yes, well, last month, the england players gave a very public and visual backing to mark sampson, in their 6—0 win against russia in the world cup qualifier. nikita parris scored the opener that night and celebrated by running to the bench to give mark samson a hug. the players off the pitch followed her and the dugout followed him and it showed support for mark samson because they felt under him, they were developing something really special, they'd reached their highest ever ranking third in the world and got a bronze medal at the last world cup but the players can't afford to dwell on what has happened because next month, they have got two world cup qualifiers for the world cup in two yea rs' qualifiers for the world cup in two years' time and they know that the interim boss mo marley will be in charge for those two games. she admitted this week that she has put in an application to become the permanent boss

the story came out that ben stokes was out until 3am came out that ben stokes was out until3am ina cameof the papers. it wasn't allowed to go in. they fought to make sure the story didn't reach the papers. i have no sympathy for ben stokes in what he put himself into. but the management of the england team have to say, could we have done more and been stricter? england's women have become the no1 ranked team in the world. they have overtaken australia. their captain says it is flattering and a sign of progress. double olympic champion max whitlock has failed to reach the floor final at the world championships in montreal. the british gymnast took gold in the discipline in rio last year — he did reach the pommel final though. he stumbled during his routine. he has put in a lot of changes to the routine after rio. i made a mistake on the second from last. but i'm happy with the whole thing. i went out quite inexperienced, so i'm happy. out quite inexperienced, so i'm happy- i out quite inexperienced, so i'm happy. i will so go back to the gym and work hard and hopefully come back next yea

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not my words — stoke tweeted that after being given a footballing masterclass by manchester city endbelgian at his brilliant best. he laid city's seven goals, but did not find the net himself. when his team—mates were doing this, he didn't need to. caught it very well! pep guardiola sang the praises of kevin de bruyne and what he said was city's best performance under him. the opposition boss was impressed as well. his time on the pitch, it was absolutely world class. i would argue he is the best player in the premier league by a country mile. city now two clear at the top. chelsea were there last season and travelled to keep crystal palace, who still haven't scored in this one. it's in! crystal palace have their first goal of the season! another as well, the champions beaten 2—1. palace win at last — happy hodgson. north of london, arsenal led watford but tom cleverly changed all that, popping up with an injury—time winner to send his side up to fourth. better fortunes for arsenal neighbours tottenham who finally got a league win at wembley. christian erickson on target in 1—0 win o

bony in the last couple of seasons, he did very, very little at manchester city, did even less at stokeed again at this moment in time and i don't know where you can find your shop is if you haven't been playing regularly. swansea have brought him in hoping they will get a good run of form out of him, if he can recapture some of the form he showed a couple of seasons ago, but he is two years older, they have lost sigurdsson, of course, who is having a tough time at everton, so i don't think the recruitment has been great. tammy abraham has scored a few goals, yes. he is very young, and it is a lot of pressure on abraham to lead the line in the premier league in his first season at this level, so i think, for me, swansea city right now, they look a little bit soft in certain areas and they still have a lot to do under paul clement, a lot to show me still. john hartson will be part of our commentary team on radio 5live and a place in the quarterfinals is at stake. a difficult season so far for crystal palace but not as bad in the afl cup. roy hodgson takes his crystal palace side to ashto

i have no sympathy for ben stokes for what he put himself into.rrorand team have to look themselves in the mirror and say, "could we have done a bit more? we we have been a bit stricter?" england women have overta ken stricter?" england women have overtaken australia who they face in the ashes series later this month. the captain says it is flattering and a sign of progress. that's all your sport for now. i will have more in the next hour. bye for now, ben. bye, holly, thank you very much. see you later. huge crowds have gathered in barcelona to demonstrate against the government crackdown on sunday, when police tried to stop people voting in a referendum on independence for catalonia. a general strike is being held across the region, schools and shops have closed, and only a quarter of buses and trains were running during the rush hour in barcelona, causing gridlock. gavin lee reports from barcelona. the streets of barcelona today — working life on hold, thousands of catalans united behind the new momentum for independence, and against the violen

stokes is saying at home, he was selected after an incident outside a bristol nightclub. how to behave and we'll make sure we conduct ourselves well in this tour. it's disappointing ben isn't going to be with us. we are a strong squad. it gives other guy is an opportunity to stand up, put their stamp on test cricket and give them a chance to come into the team and do something special. we've strengthened the depth of our squad when ben is ready to come back and play. caroline garcia is through to the last four of the double duty eight finals at the expense of simona halep. she produced a stunning fightback against caroline wozniacki. british number two kyle edmund maintained his fine form in vienna with a straight set quarterfinal win over germany's jan—lennard quarterfinal win over germany's jan—lenna rd struff. quarterfinal win over germany's jan—lennard struff. the win puts edmund into his third atp semifinal of the year. that full the sport for now. a cyber attack which crippled parts of the nhs inmate could have been prevented if basic it security measures had been i