virat kohli, of course, for personal reasons, missing those first two test matches.likely to happen for the remainder of the series in terms of kohli? and where do you think india's head is at at the moment? well, firstly on kohli, the india coach, rahul dravid was asked about kohli's potential availability for the rest of the series and he batted it away straightaway. he said, "look, that is a question for the selectors. there will be a squad announced in the next couple of days. we will see then". it's been very quiet on virat kohli since he announced that he was withdrawing from the first two test matches. but it's jasprit bumrah who has been the difference between the two sides in reverse swings the ball. he moves it around at high pace. england's biggest point of thought over the next ten days before they get to rajkot will be how they can play jasprit bumrah, because at the moment he looks the most likely man to win the series for india there was a comprehensive victory for sri lanka in their one—off test against afghanistan in colombo.. they won by ten wickets

the home side are missing key players, including kl rahul and virat kohli.rting for them, in place of shaoib bashir, for the match in rajkot. it's the only change to the side that lost the second test last week. captain ben stokes will play his 100th test, becoming the 16th england man to reach the milestone. and afghanistan are looking to salvage some pride, from their one—day matches against sri lanka, having already lost the series. the three match t20 series begins on saturday. the los angeles lakers has lebronjames to thank as they ran out comfortable winners, over the detroit pistons on tuesday. a superb set up from anthony davis put lebron clear — some wonderful play — on the way to their 125 points to 111. lebron scored 25 points on the night but it really was a team effort, with d'angelo russell and davis both in the 20's too. davis getting a lot of credit from this teammates for his all—round game. he covers a lot of stuff, you know. my he covers a lot of stuff, you know. my mistakes, everybody �*s mistakes. it is really good for us. you can't rete

india will be without batsman virat kohli for the remainder of the test series with england. and that has been extended for the remaining three matches. the third test gets under way on thursday, with the series currently tied at 1—1. plenty of time left on the football to follow via the bbc sport website but that is it for now. police have been searching the river thames in central london, trying to find a man suspected of throwing a corrosive substance at his ex—partner and her two daughters. they believe abdul shokoor ezedi went into the water in the hours after the attack last month. a police boat has been seen circling between chelsea and vauxhall bridges. the injured woman remains in a critical, but stable condition in hospital, and is unable to speak to police. iraq s foreign minister has told the bbc there is a danger his country could be pushed into conflict because of the recent deadly tit—for—tat attacks by iranian—backed militias and us forces. in the past week, the united states has carried out a series of air raids that killed 17 iranian—backed militia—men in ir

india will be without batsman virat kohli for the remainder of the test series with england.ons. and that has been extended for the remaining three matches. the third test gets under way on thursday, with the series currently tied at 1—1. and that's all the sport for now. iraq s foreign minister has told the bbc there is a danger his country could be pushed into conflict because of the recent deadly tit—for—tat attacks by iranian—backed militias and us forces. in the past week, the united states has carried out a series of air raids that killed 17 iranian—backed militiamen in iraq, as well as a precision drone strike in the capital baghdad, that killed a senior commander. dr.fuad hussein spoke to our senior international correspondent, 0rla guerin and told her he hoped both sides would stop their attacks —and leave iraq to be ruled by iraqis. from the government point of view, from the point of view of the iraqi government, do you want the us troops out? we want to have to start the negotiation. 0n the basis of the negotiation it will be decided. of course, the end of the neg

some big cricket news, because india will now be without batsman virat kohli for the remainder of thetests due to personal reasons, and that has been extended for the remaining three matches. the third test gets under way on thursday, with the series currently tied at 1—1. staying with cricket, australia have taken the lead in their t20 series with the west indies, after an 11 run victory in hobart. elsewhere, pathum nissanka, hit a double century as sri lanka beat afghanistan, by 42 runs in the first game, of their three match, one day series. the second 0di starts on sunday. the los angeles lakers had a spectacular 87—point first half to thank as they beat the new 0rleans pelicans 139—122 on friday night. before the match, crowds gathered at the new statue of kobe bryant which honours their late superstar, outside their arena. the 4,000—pound statue depicts bryant in his white no.8 jersey, with his right index finger raised as he walked off the court following his 81—point performance against the toronto raptors in january 2006. and that's all the sport for now. ijust want i just wa

india will be without batsman virat kohli for the remainder of the test series with england.l reasons, and that has been extended for the remaining three matches. the third test gets under way on thursday, with the series currently tied at 1—1. there is a lot of familiarly about this year's super bowl, which takes place in las vegas on sunday. the two teams and their head coaches met in the nfl�*s big game four years ago, when the kansas city chiefs won the lombardi trophy against the san francisco in what was their first of what is now four super bowl appearances in five years. there are some new faces though on the playing side, none more significant than the man on whose shoulders the 49ers chances rest. 24—year—old brock purdy is set to become the third—youngest quarterback ever to start a super bowl and only the third with the tag mr irrelevant, the name given to the player picked last in the nfl draught. all the strain, the stress, is to get to this moment. playing three hours —— three and a half hours of the championship. we are where we want to be, where we have alway

england won't have to face virat kohli for the rest of their test series in india.o tests due to personal reasons. and that has been extended with the indian cricket board saying certain situations demand his presence and undivided attention. the third test gets under way on thursday in rajkot with the series currently tied at 1—1. ronnie 0'sullivan has withdrawn from next week's welsh 0pen to protect his mental health. 0'sullivan has been in scintilating form this season winning both the uk championship and the masters but says he'll be unable to compete in lladudno because of "stage fright". the world number one withdrew from the german masters in berlin last week to prioritise his "health and wellbeing". harriet dart�*s strong run at the transylvania 0pen has come to an end, beaten in straight sets by former world number one karolina pliskova in the semi—finals dart was unable to replicate the play that got her to this stage, losing 6—3, 6—3 to pliskova, who reached her first wta final in three and a half years. despite defeat, dart�*s run in romania will move he

virat kohli will miss the rest of the series too, due to personal reasons.ollowing that dramatic overtime super bowl win for the kansas city chiefs. it will have further inspired hopefuls of playing in the showpiece event, including former rugby union player louis rees—zammit. the wales and gloucester wing shocked the rugby world last month, when he announced he'd be leaving the sport to pursue a career in the nfl — just weeks before the start of the six nations. he's since moved to florida — and started on a ten—week programme with big ambitions ahead, as he's been telling adam samuel. i had to sit down with my family and go through everything with them. it just came to me that it was just the right time in terms of age. i think if i did this in a couple of years, it would be too late for me and i wouldn't be able to pick up the game as quick as other people but i think now is the perfect time for me to give this a go and i love challenging myself so, why not do it now? ., ., , challenging myself so, why not do it now? ., .,, i. challenging myself so, why n

marginally stronger for this test, they have recalled the all—rounder but they are still missing virat kohlissing all of those players are still a fearsome proposition, they have not lost a home series since 2012 and there is a reason for that. this is there is a reason for that. this is the hardest assignment in test cricket, may be the hardest in all of sport. india will remain favourites for the rest of the series. but that is not to say england don't have a chance. they do and that is what makes the final three test matches so fascinating. two of the world's best strikers re—enter the champions league... hoping to win their first title. if kylian mbappe fails to do so with psg again this season he might leave for pastures new... while harry kane has already done that in search of silverware... and with bayern munich now five points adrift in the bundesliga title race perhaps europe provides his best chance of doing so. these are the two games tonight in the champions league last 16... for psg a trip to real sociedad. while bayern are playing lazio in rome. where we canjoin the bbc�*s ian

virat kohli will miss the rest of the series, too, due to personal reasons.port to pursue a career in the nfljust weeks before the start of the six nations. he's since moved to florida and started on a ten—week programme with big ambitions ahead, as he's been telling adam samuel. i had to sit down with my family and go through everything with them. and itjust came to me that it was just the right time in terms of age. i think if i did this in a couple of years, it would be too late for me and i wouldn't be able to pick up the game as quick as other people, but i think now is the perfect time for me to give this a go. and i love challenging myself, so why not do it now? how was your transition from rugby to american football? what has been the easiest and most difficult aspects? i think training's just completely different. you're using different muscles that you wouldn't use in rugby. the soreness is different. i thinkjust in general, because it's a ten—week camp and i'm having to learn the sport in ten weeks, it is so intense and it is something different an

some big cricket news breaking this morning, because india will now be without batsman virat kohli forptors in 2006. finally, a story raising a lot of eyebrows. the former olympic and world swimming champion james magnussen has announced he's willing to come out of retirement and take banned drugs to try to break the 50 metres freestyle record, in the proposed so—called enhanced games. he says he wants to break the world record and win nearly £800,000 at the tournament — which would allow doping. the time clearly wouldn't be officially recognised, and the world anti—doping agency has been critical of the enhanced games idea saying it's "unsafe, dangerous to athletes and flies in the face of fair play." i just don't think it's safe. i read james magnussen's article around him saying he will make sure he does everything in a safe way, whatever that means. because ultimately, even if he doesn't do it because ultimately, even if he does do it in a safe way for now, there will always be people that push the envelope and trying to take more and to do more, that's when things get very dangero