jos buttler was sharp behind the stumps. although cricket history shows us behind the stumps. never understimate the australian fighting spirit. they were all out for 205, which looked beatable. but billy stanlake, the last man out, tore into the england batsmen, bowling at over 90mph, getting jonny bairstow, joe root and captain eoin morgan. getting jonny bairstow, joe root england in deep trouble. getting jonny bairstow, joe root but that simply paved the way for a star turn from jos buttler. playing patiently at first, keeping the scoreboard ticking over, the big blows he's famous for only came once victory was within reach. he nearly ran out of partners. came once victory was within reach. there was just one wicket in hand when the knockout blow was landed. 110 not out for buttler, and 5—0 to england. drew savage, bbc news. and 5—0 to england. lewis hamilton won the french grand prix to regain the lead in the formula 1 drivers championship. title rival sebastian vettel was penalised for causing a crash at the first v

jos buttler was sharp behind the stumps. although cricket history shows us, never understimate the australian fighting spirit. they were all out for 205, which looked beatable. but billy stanlake, the last man out, tore into the england batsmen. getting jonny bairstow, joe root, and captain eoin morgan. england in deep trouble, but that simply paved the way for a star turn from jos buttler. playing patiently at first, keeping the scoreboard ticking over. the big blows he's famous for only came once victory was within reach. he nearly ran out of partners, there was just one wicket in hand when the knockout blow landed. 110 not out for buttler, and history made for england. lewis hamilton won the french grand prix to regain the lead in the formula 1 drivers championship. a crash involving title rival sebastien vettel on the first corner saw him lose ground in the title race, as hamilton won for the third time this season. and the former world number one novak djokovic failed in his attempt to win his first title in a year as h

jos buttler was sharp behind the stumps. although cricket history shows us, never understimate the australian fighting spirit. they were all out for 205, which looked beatable. but billy stanlake, the last man out, tore into the england batsmen. bowling at over 90 miles an hour, getting of jonny bairstow. joe root. and captain eoin morgan. england in deep trouble, but that simply paved the way for a star turn from jos buttler. playing patiently at first, keeping the scoreboard the big blows he's famous for only came once victory was within reach. he nearly ran out of partners, there was just one wicket in hand when the knockout blow landed 110 not out for buttler, and 5—0 to england. it's right up there, playing a different style, but we should've chase that down with ease. probably a trickier wicket that looks when we first turned up today. these games are the ones that are so enjoyable when you win. the start time of the french grand prix was moved to avoid a clash with the england against panama, which meant lewis hamil

and jos buttler leads the way as england see off australia and their one off p 20 international at edgbaston. good evening, germany are heading home, their world cup lasting just ten days. the four time champions, four times runners up were beaten by south korea 2—0 as sweden beat mexico in the other group f match, both those teams progress. joachim loew, germany's head coach wished them well and admitted that his side din't deserve to go further in the competition patrick geraey reports. this just thisjust did not look this just did not look like germany, not as the world knows them, this was a strangely edgy country, unsure of things that used to be certain, like their place in the next round. like forced into an unexpected rescue mission in germany have been relying on those. south korea since their nerves and unlikely, victory might see them through. germany had most of the ball but none of the ideas. anything less than a two—goal win will leave them vulnerable to the result in the other game. the urgency was met with supreme agility. now news from the east, where that a swedish goal

it took a remarkable 110 not out from jos buttler to do it though. he'd steered england from 27 for 4 to their victory target of 206. it's the first time england have achieved a series whitewash against australia in any form of cricket. lewis hamilton has returned to the top of formula one's drivers' championship after winning the french grand prix. with title rival, sebastian vettel, crashing at the first corner there was no—one to challenge the briton, who went on to win for the third time this season. he now leads the german by 1a points. marin cilic has beaten novac djokovic to win his second title at the queen's club. he fought back from a set down against the former world number one to win the longest final in the tournament's history. djokovic, who had been aiming to win his first title in a year, had a match point in the second set but couldn't convert it and was easily beaten in the third. that's all the sport for now. a british couple, gayle and charlie anderson, have been found dead in their home in mount pleasant jamaica. it's believed

it took a remarkable 110 not out from jos buttler to do it, though. he'd steered england from 27 for four to their victory target of 206. it's the first time england have achieved a series whitewash against australia in any form of cricket. lewis hamilton has returned to the top of formula 0ne's drivers' championship after winning the french grand prix. with title rival sebastian vettel crashing at the first corner there was no one to challenge the briton, who went on to win for the third time this season. he now leads the german by fourteen points. marin cilic has beaten novac djokovic to win his second title at the queen's club. he fought back from a set down against the former world number one to win the longest final in the tournament's history. djokovic, who had been aiming to win his first title in a year, had a match point in the second set but couldn't convert it and was easily beaten in the third. that's all the sport for now. the german chancellor, angela merkel, says an eu mini—summit on migration has agreed that countries on the front li

jos buttler hit an unbeaten 80 off 101 balls. pakistan then collapsed to 134 all out, with stuart broad taking three wickets. defeat in the first match at lords meant pressure on joe defeat in the first match at lords meant pressure onjoe root and trevor bayliss. performance at headingley is encouraging. it shows they have what it takes at test level, with jos they have what it takes at test level, withjos buttler showing what he can offer the england side. as a group it is important we do notjust paper over the cracks. we have a lot of work to do in the long—term. it was a very enjoyable week. it was a tough week at lords. showing a lot of character. very pleasing. a step in the right direction. everything is awesome and perfect. a little bit disappointed, though. we did not play well. but i am proud of my team, doing very well. i am disappointed. if we won 2—0, that'd be good. england will not put on the whites until august. before that, 51 internationals against australia. before that, edinburgh. —— five one—day inte

doing just that, jos buttler showing everyone what's been missing. his half—century up, more belligerent blows in england's lead continued to grow. this took it passed i80, praise from both sides. england on top, a welcomed sight. the clatter of wickets... that's out! were a few more welcomed sounds. jimmy anderson making sure everyone at headingley heard. his second wicket soon followed. dom bess' quite brilliant catch, the match firmly in england's grasp. bess is still feeling his way in test cricket. his first wicket, then, a very special moment. if he is part of a new start for england, it was left to the more established to bring about pakistan's end. stuart broad, criticised of late, his and england's response was emphatic. for a side so long under a cloud, their wait for a test win is finally over. adam wild, bbc news. in terms of test cricket they won't pull the whites until august, before that, the international against australia and even sooner than that, they head to edinburgh, again scotla nd they head to edinburgh, again scotland neck

england set the visitors a target of 222 after a thrilling opening stand of 95 by jason roy and jos buttler. australia struggled in response with only skipper aaron finch getting going making 84 as his side were comprehensively beaten, while for england attention now turns to their next challenge which is india. i think it's going to be extremely tough. australia... sorry, india, across all formats, are a very strong team. the start of a big tour like this makes your mouth water. sta rts like this makes your mouth water. starts at twenty20 cricket and then ends with five tests, it will be an awesome end to the back end of our summer. awesome end to the back end of our summer. it will be a huge challenge. one that i think is going to be really healthy for us, especially in white ball cricket, because it's going to be tough to beat them and more than likely will expose some of our weaknesses and test our consistency. there's light at the end of the tunnel, no doubt about that. i knew it was going to be a big job, particularly where we came from, from south africa. that said, there's been some

and something pretty from jos buttler. the tourist very much on the ropes. australia all out for 205, over to england's batsmen. with wimbledon lurking around the corner a familiarface with wimbledon lurking around the corner a familiar face is with wimbledon lurking around the corner a familiarface is back in form just in time. novak djokovic has reached his first final in a year at queens in london. the 12 time grand slam champion plays marin cilic in the final later after beating jeremy chardy in the semifinals yesterday. that is live on bbc two and the bbc sports website at 2:30pm. let's ta ke website at 2:30pm. let's take a look at the england score before we go. still 2—0. harry maguire hasjust sent score before we go. still 2—0. harry maguire has just sent a header over the bar just maguire has just sent a header over the barjust a short while ago. england very much in control of this match. 2—0 up at the moment, thanks toa match. 2—0 up at the moment, thanks to a first england goal forjohn stones and a penalty for captain harry kane. his thir

buttler ended unbeaten on 34. mohammed amir and faheem asraf both taking two wickets for the visitors. yamaha's valentino rossi has taken his first motogp pole position in a year and a half while breaking a few records at his home grand prix in italy. it was the seven—time champion's 55th pole position in motogp but first since october 2016 and sees him become the first rider to start from pole seven times at mugello. rossi shaved two—tenths off the new lap record to finish ahead of his former team—mate jorge lorenzo, who's now at ducati. suzuki's maverick vinales completed the front row, with championship leader marc marquez starting on the second row after finishing sixth. now to racing, and with the queen in attendance it was masar who came home in front to win the derby at epsom. charlie appleby‘s colt denied the odds—on favourite saxon warrior for a first classic winner for his trainer. masar, ridden by william buick, dominated the 239th running of the race to scoop the £920,000 in prize money that

jos buttler strengthened england's position with an entertaining and unbeaten 80. three wickets apiece from stuart broad and dom bess, including his maiden test wicket, helped dismiss pakistan forjust 134 in their second innings. it was england's first test victory since september, and the series ends 1—1. novak djokovic has reached the last eight at the french open for a record 12th time in the open era. he beat fernando verdasco in straight sets. it was far from easy for the former world number one, though. it took him more than half an hour to break his spanish opponent in the opening set, which lasted almost an hour. verdasco needed treatment for blisters just before losing the second set, and it was downhill for him from there, with the serb taking the third set 6—2. he will play italy's world number 72, marco cecchinato, next. venus and serena williams were knocked out of the women's doubles. they lost in three sets to andreja klepac of slovenia and spain's maria jose martinez sanchez. serena is back in singles action tomorrow, taking on maria sharapova.

buttler ended unbeaten on 34. buttler benefitted from being dropped on four by pakistan's hasan ali. kyle edmund's french open is over, the british number one was knocked out of the tournament earlier today, losing in five sets to the italy's fabio fognini. edmund reached his first grand slam semi—final and broke into the world's top 20 for the first time this year but he couldn't go any further in paris on his preferred surface. fognini, will play marin cilic in the next round. there will be a rematch of the 2013 women's final in the fourth round, after serena williams continued her comeback. the returning triple champion is playing herfirst grand slam since giving birth. she beat germany's eleventh seed julia gorges in straight sets. that's set up the rematch on monday with double french open champion russia's maria sharapova, who beat sixth seed karolina pliskova in straight sets. to rugby union now and wales are in action on their summer tour — they're playing south africa in washington. they're well into

jos buttler hit an unbeaten 80 off 101 balls. pakistan then collapsed to 134 all out, with stuart broad taking 3 wickets. poland's michal kwiatkowski won sunday's prologue of the criterium du dauphine. team sky's geraint thomas crashed after just a few kilometres on the opening time trial. that saw the welshman lose 21 seconds on his polish team—mate . kwiatkowski took the first leader's jersey after setting a time of seven minutes and 25 seconds. the first stage of the criterium is on monday and will take the riders on a 179—kilometre leg. that's all the sport for now. just a quick one, at the women's us open, eight holes left to play for the leader. doctors say two—thirds of women with early stage breast cancer could be spared chemotherapy. it follows trials of a genetic test which analyses how dangerous a tumour is. doctors in britain say using the test could mean up to 3,000 women a year in the uk being treated with surgery and hormone therapy alone. annisa kadri reports. juliet fitzpatrick is now in recovery after a ph

at all the while england's lead was growing, albeit with a little luck at times, here jos buttler dropped on his way to the boundary. in fact, all england batsmen made a positive start, jonny ba i rstow batsmen made a positive start, jonny bairstow amongst them. but like many others he couldn't take it further. the day ending as it started amidst the yorkshire gloom. still, with a sizeable lead the view from england's dressing room looks bright enough. adam wild, bbc news. warrington are into rugby league's challenge cup semi—finals after beating wigan warrington lost at this stage last year against their arch rivals but ran in four tries. it finished 23—0. st helens play hull fc tomorrow. lots more on those stories on the bbc sport website. that's it from me. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. goodnight. hello. sunny spells today, 26 celsius in scotland, but thundery downpours for some of us again, some for northern ireland, quite a few for northern ireland, quite a few for scotland, northern and eastern parts of scotland, some flash flooding in a few

jos buttler is batting at the moment with the debutant sam curran who played a few shots and they will start in about 90 minutes' time. no more british players left in the french open after kyle edmund lost in five sets, italian fabio fognini beat him. our correspondent was watching. the second time in 12 months that one has just got away from kyle edmund in the third round at the french open, he lost from two sets to one against kevin anderson in the third round last year, losing a tight final set 6—4 and history repeated itself against fabio fognini. there will be frustration because it is his best surface. he could've won a match that he the result was in doubt until the end, the italian played it clever game and put pressure on the british number one. if kyle edmund looks back at his clay—court as a whole he will see great progress committee reached his first masters 1000 quarterfinal in madrid, he won doubles title in estoril and he reached his first atp singles final in marrakesh. now for the grass. the only surface so far in which he has not shown is what he is truly capable

doing just that, jos buttler showing everyone what's been missing. his half—century up, more belligerent blows in england's lead continued to grow. this took it passed 180, praise from both sides. england on top, a welcomed sight. the clatter of wickets... that's out! were a few more welcomed sounds. jimmy anderson making sure everyone at headingley heard. his second wicket soon followed. dom bess' quite brilliant catch, the match firmly in england's grasp. bess is still feeling his way in test cricket. his first wicket, then, a very special moment. if he is part of a new start for england, it was left to the more established to bring about pakistan's end. stuart broad, criticised of late, his and england's response was emphatic. for a side so long under a cloud, their wait for a test win is finally over. adam wild, bbc news. that's it. we are back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. the prime minister has laid a wreath at the scene to remember that eight people killed by three men armed with kn

jos buttler kicked things off for the home team by striking the fastest 50 by an england player in a t20, off only 22 balls. australia had high hopes, with aaron finch reaching 84 runs, but in the end australia were bowled out at 193, 28 runs behind england that's all from sportsday. all of the reaction from the world cup with defending champions germany being knocked out, available on the bbc sport website. good evening. well, it is a little bit like we are playing the weather forecast on replay at the moment because things are pretty much the same day on day. temperatures have been creeping up on wednesday was the warmest day of the year so far. we had temperatures up to 32 celsius on wednesday, and that was important in wales. similar conditions on thursday with high pressure still very much in charge of our weather, keeping a weather front at bay. we saw barely a cloud in the sky across many parts of the country through the day on wednesday. this was the scene in cumbria taken by one of our weather watchers. there was a little bit of cloud floating around the rest of the night, p

sam karen and jos buttler will continue tomorrow. unbeaten on 16. day three resumes tomorrow, a lead of 128. still to come on sportsday: wales in action in washington, dc. there tested later against south africa. and that is mike bushell. we are going to find out what it's all about. a certain different image from sidecar, a sidecar crossword the passengers are not just sidecar, a sidecar crossword the passengers are notjust their... it was derby day at epsom, arguably flat—racing's most famous race. and we had a big uspet in the 239th running of the classic. the queen was there to see the outsider masar come home at 16—1 charlie appleby‘s colt denied the odds—on favourite saxon warrior. it was a first derby triumph for the trainer and jockey william buick. £920,000 in prize money going to the winning connections. warrington are into the semi—finals of the challenge cup after a comprehensive 23—0 victory over wigan, the first time they've beaten them at home in the competition since 1936. incredible! declan patton scored the final try o

jos buttler strengthend england's first innings position with an entertaining and unbeaten 80. three wickets apiece from stuart broad and dom bess, who claimed his maiden test wickets, helped dismiss pakistan forjust 134 in their second innings. it was england's first test victory since september and the series ends 1—1. novak djokovic has reached the last eight at the french open for an open era record 12th time, after beating fernando verdasco in straight sets. it was far from easy for the former world number one though. it took him more than half an hour to break his spanish opponent in the opening set, which lasted almost an hour. verdasco needed treatment for blisters just before losing the second set. and it was downhill for him from there, with the serb taking the third set 6—2. he'll play italy's world number 72 marco cecchinato next. second seed caroline wozniacki is currently in action against daria kasatkina. the dane is hoping to reach the quarter—finals for only the third time in her career. but the australian open champion is struggling against the russian 1

england were dismissed for 363 in theirfirst innings but an unbeaten 80 from jos buttler helped the home side extend their lead to 189 runs. they've struck early in pakistan's response. jimmy anderson claiming two wickets and stuart broad a third. the visitors at lunch are 48—3. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 6:35pm. bye for now. you are watching bbc news. let's get us you are watching bbc news. let's get usa you are watching bbc news. let's get us a full round—up of the sports withjon. hello there. let's get a bit more detail from the second test between england and pakistan at headingley, it's been an entertaining day so far. at lunch the tourists have been reduced to 48—3, that's a lead for england of 141, as adam wild reports. at headingley, the clouds were gathering over this pakistan side. england already with a sizeable lead, the only question just how big could it get. withjos buttler at the crease, anything seems possible, scoring freely, his only concern was could his team—mates stay with him? sam curra

nightwatchman dom bess made 49, captain joe root 45 and jos buttler ended unbeaten on 34. buttler benefitted from being dropped on four by pakistan's hasan ali. kyle edmund's french open is over, the british number one was knocked out of the tournament earlier today — losing in five sets to the italian 18th seed, fabio fognini. edmund reached his first grand slam semi—final and broke into the world's top 20 for the first time this year. but he couldn't go any further in paris on his preferred surface. fognini will play croatian third seed marin cilic in the next round. it was not my day. i had my chances and he had his chances but hejust got them today. it was one of those things where it is over. i will reflect a bit and go again. for the grass court season. there will be a rematch of the 2013 women's final in the fourth round, after serena williams continued her comeback. the returning triple champion is playing her first grand slam since giving birth. she beat germany's 11th seed julia gorges in straight sets. that set up the rematch on monday with double french ope

and jos buttler makes a brilliant hundred to give the england cricket team victory in the fifth one—day international and a first 5—0 whitewash over australia. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. england's footballers have thrashed panama six goals to one to record their biggest ever win at a world cup finals. the victory secures their place in the knock out stages of the competition. captain harry kane scored a hat trick becoming the leading scorer in the competition with five goals in two games. john stones got two and jesse lingard, one. panama pulled one back in the second half with their oldest player scoring their first—ever world cup goal. let's take a look at the goals. that is a header forjohn stones that has gone in. two goals in the world cup so far for harry kane. how emphatic was that? raheem sterling. jesse lingard. jesse lingard! puts the ball in and it is a cross for raheem sterling and now it is in. same place. same result. ruben loftus—cheek. this shot is deflected and harry kane has another goal. first we will speak to sarah who has spent the day with england

doing just that, jos buttler, showing everyone what's been missing. buttler, showing everyone his half century up another belligerent buttler blow and england's lead continued to grow. this took it past 180, praise from both sides. england on top, a welcome sight. praise from both sides. the clatter of wickets — there are few more welcome sounds. jimmy anderson making sure everyone at headingley heard. his second wicket soon followed. at headingley heard. dom bess's quite brilliant catch, the match firmly in england's grasp. bess is still feeling his way in test cricket. his first wicket then a very special moment. more a very special moment. would follow. beth was no' forcing more would follow. beth was now forcing the pakistan panic. if he is part of a new start for england it was left to the more established to bring about pakistan's end. stuart broad criticised of late, his and england's response was emphatic. of late, his and england's it's of late, his and england's important we don't pape the it's important we don't paper over the cracks. we

jos buttler had a bit of fun adding 35 runs in an 11 ball spell this morning. he finished on 80 not out as england were bowled out for 363 — a first innings lead of 189. pakistan have just started their second innings, they're currently 16—0. to football. gareth southgate says there were plenty of positives to take from england's penultimate friendly before heading to the world cup. goals from gary cahill and harry kane gave england a 2— first half lead. nigeria improved in the second half and pulled one back through arsenal's alex iwobi. so far, so good for southgate. i thought it was an excellent performance with the ball, really good movement and interchange between the front four. we managed to overload midfield, and whenever raheem or harry came short, dele and jesse were there, they made some fantastic runs in behind. and there was a lot of unselfish one—two play, and i thought we played from the back with good composure. scotland meanwhile were beaten 1—0 by mexico in their international friendly. the former spurs forward giovanni dos santos wi

jos buttler and debutant sam curran are at the crease, curran with a late flourish. so with three wickets left, england will be hoping to build on that lead later today. british number one kyle edmund is out of the french open, losing in five sets to the italian 18th seed, fabio fognini. edmund was 2—1 up in sets, but the 23—year—old yorkshireman was broken in the 5th and final set to hand fognini the place in the last 16 at roland garros. it's been a good season so far for edmund though, reaching his first grand slam semi—final and breaking into the world's top 20 for the first time. just wasn't my day. yeah, for sure, had my chances and he had his chances, but he just got them today. it is just chances, but he just got them today. it isjust one chances, but he just got them today. it is just one of them where it is over now. just sort of reflect a bit and, you know, go again for the grass court season. not a bad day for the british in paris. it continued in the doubles. jamie murray was also out, along with his partner bruno soa res. murray was also out, al

jos buttler and debutant sam curran are at the crease, curran with a late flourish. so with three wickets left, england will be hoping to build on that lead later today. british number one kyle edmund is out of the french open, losing in five sets to the italian 18th seed, fabio fognini. edmund was 2—1 up in sets, but the 23—year—old yorkshireman was broken in the 5th and final set to hand fognini the place in the last 16 at roland garros. it's been a good season so far for edmund though, reaching his first grand slam semi—final and breaking into the world's top 20 for the first time. just wasn't my day. yeah, for sure, had my chances and he had his chances, but he just got them today. it's just one of them where it's over now. just sort of reflect a bit and, you know, go again for the grass court season. well, a bad day for the brits in paris contines in the doubles. jamie murray also out, along with his partner bruno soares. they were beaten in straight sets by maximo gonzalez and nicolas jarry in their second round match. heather watson is also out. she lo

dawid malan anotherfailing to build a big score as he went for 28. jos buttler and debutant sam curran are at the crease...curran with a late flourish. so with three wickets left, england will be hoping to build on that lead later today... british number one kyle edmund is out of the french open, losing in five sets to the italian 18th seed, fabio fognini. edmund was 2—1 up in sets, but the 23—year—old yorkshireman was broken in the 5th and final set to hand fognini the place in the last 16 at roland garros. it's been a good season so far for edmund though, reaching his first grand slam semi—final and breaking into the world's top 20 for the first time. just wasn't my day. yeah, for sure, had my chances and he had his chances, but he just got them today. it's just one of them where it's over now. just sort of reflect a bit and, you know, go again for the grass court season. well, a bad day for the brits in paris continued in the doubles. jamie murray is also out, along with his partner bruno soares. they were beaten in straight sets by maximo gonzalez and nicolas jarry in their

jos buttler sharp on the stumps. and cricket history shows us, never underestimate the australian fighting spirit. they were all out for 205, but it looked beatable. but he tore into the england batsman, bowling over 90 mph. johnnie ba i rstow, bowling over 90 mph. johnnie bairstow, joe root, and captain 0wen morgan. moeen ali might be the man to rescue england. no. 86—6 at this point. but while jos to rescue england. no. 86—6 at this point. but whilejos buttler stayed at the crease, the home crowd had hope. he showed why he is one of the best one—day batsman in the world. writing a new page in english history books. drew savage, bbc news. the start time of the french grand prix was moved to avoid a clash with the england game, which meant lewis hamilton, who started on pole could watch the match and it would appear it helped as he won for the third time this season, to regain the lead in the drivers championship. as nick parrott reports. with the world cup in full flow, the french grand prix needed to pull out

a dramatic victory at old trafford, jos buttler the man of the match with a century. the french grand prix involving a crash a loud lewis hamilton to win and move to the top of the standings. and at queens, marion cilacap ended novak djokovic's hopes of a title in 2018, coming from a set down to win the championship in the longest final in the tournament's history, adding it to the trophy he won in 2012 and look at the size of that trophy, it isa look at the size of that trophy, it is a whopper! it is a beauty, isn't it? thank you so much sally. bright sunshine around the uk. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. isn't it glorious? look at the blue skies as well. i am at west park manor heights at that could share, let me show you this view. you can see ahead of me, the fountain. in its heyday, that would have been where the manor house was and that would have extended into the worn. it was quite extended. family that and the house, their house was looking over that late so they decided to commission thomas archer in 170a to build that pavilion and in th

it was a nail—biting one—wicket victory at old trafford — jos buttler the match winner with an outstanding, unbeaten century. and if that all doesn't get you fired up for a monday morning everybody, nothing will! that's all the sport for now. if you support scotland, wales or northern ireland you might not be as euphoric as the england supporters. could hundreds of construction workers have been spied on, by the police? the metropolitan police has admitted that their elite special branch unit provided information to a secret blacklist of construction workers. this programme has now discovered that the met know who and how many workers were targeted by police in this way, but will not tell the workers themselves. the list was used by 44 of the uk's biggest building companies to vet workers they saw as as troublemakers. those firms have already paid out more than £75 million in compensation and legal costs to more than 800 staff who were on the list. we have learned that the police know which of these workers were targeted by special branch, but are refusing to release a confidential report

end and will start at the crease today withjos buttler who's the other not out batsman. graham thorpe says he's pretty happy with what he's seen so far. pleased with what he's seen so far. pleased with the lead. game isn't in the bag by any distance but we showed some fight, character and application which has been pleasing after the first test match which was a huge disappointment. i think the players have reflected and talked and probably had some hard words with themselves. in tennis, there are no british players left at the french 0pen after kyle edmund lost in five sets to the italian fabio fognini. 0ur tennis correspondence was watching. this is the second time in 12 months one hasjust got watching. this is the second time in 12 months one has just got away from kyle edmund in the third round at roland garros. he lost against kevin anderson in the third round last year, losing a tight final set 6—4. history repeated itself against fabio fognini. there will be irritation because it is his best surface and it's a match he could have won. the result was in doubt unt