still out there was kane williamson, new zealand's captain and star. is regarded as one of the best batsman in the world because of shots like this in situations like this. in games like this there are always was. imran tahir close. in fact, this there are always was. imran tahir close. infact, it this there are always was. imran tahir close. in fact, it would have been our. williamson had hit it. a mistake that summed up south africa's tournament. there only final over was williamson. aziz completed his entry. inexpertly finish the match and effectively ended south africa's welcome. patrick vieira, bbc news. —— patrick geary. world rugby has abandoned its plans for a nations league that would have combined northern and southern hemisphere international competitions into a single league. that could've seen the end of europe's six nations, and the southern hemisphere's rugby championship. the governing body said that the required unanimous agreement by unions to enter into exclusive negotiations was not achieved by wednesday's deadline. feliciano lo

like the sharp spin of shadab khan, kane williamson out. england were nervous. they were the third team in this match. pakistan could catch them. new zealand made it to 237. so, how would pakistan cope when faced with the kiwi attack? lachie ferguson made imam—ul—haq flinch. martin guptill flew. a time for level heads. they call mohammad hafeez the professor, but this was a miscalculation. were they about to blow it? ba bar azam operated in a bubble of calm. every drive drained the menace from new zealand's bowlers. not long after, the match was over. in 1992, pakistan won a world cup after a similar start. watch out england, they are behind you. now to football where hosts egypt are through to the last 16 of the africa cup of nations with a match to spare after they beat democratic republic of congo 2—0 in cairo. mo salah picked up the second goal and in the earlier game at the same venue uganda drew 1—1 with zimbabwe to leave them in pole position to qualify second. two hours away in alexandria, nigeria have progressed from group b with a game to spare

kane williamson scored his second century of the tournament as he hit 148 offjust 154 balls. the west indies were set 292 to win, but they've already lost two wickets. they're currently 75 for 2. and you can keep across that game on radio 5 live sports extra and the bbc sport website, where you'll also find in—play highlights. world number 38 gilles simon is into the final of queen's tomorrow after beating daniil medvedev. it was another gruelling three—setterfor simon — he's gone the distance in all four of his matches this week. but he eventually got the better of medvedev after ‘over two and a half‘ hours on court. he'll face feliciano lopez, who's just beaten the 18—year—old canadian felix auger aliasim. the matches at queen's are really getting backed up, after terrible weather. lopez will be back on court at any minute, in the doubles with andy murray. these are live pictures from the club. whoever wins this will stay on the court for the semifinal as well. you can follow it on the red button. they are at highbury in the second set. you can also view on th

captain fantastic, as kane williamson steers new zealand to victory over south africa at the cricket world cup. and french open champion ashleigh barty returns to the court as she gets her grass court season under way with a win in birmingham. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing news that scotland have been knocked out of the women's world cup after a stoppage time penalty for argentina saw the match end 3—3. twice within 48 hours a spot kick was saved and twice it was ordered to be retaken — and when converted — it shattered the dreams of shelley kerr and her side. watching was jim lumsden. this was argentina's third world cup in scotland's first, but the competition looked to be growing on the scots. less than

the kiwi captain kane williamson was still in bud 2112 runs was looking larger by the over. it could be a tight finish. the latest, williamson still there on 72. new zealand need another 82 runs, 13 overs remaining. it is doable but pretty slow going. ahmed khan says anthony joshua doable but pretty slow going. ahmed khan says anthonyjoshua shouldn't get straight back in the ring with andy ruiz get straight back in the ring with andy ruinr. despite a rematch being agreed, joshua lost his three world titles to the mexican earlier this month. khan is preparing for a fight in saudi arabia next month and said his first pro defeat back in 2008 made him choose his next fights carefully to rebuild his career. and thatjoshua should carefully to rebuild his career. and that joshua should do carefully to rebuild his career. and thatjoshua should do the same after his shock defeat. don't give up, come back stronger, keep working hard. i don't think you should fight the same guy again, this quick, you should take one or two tune—up fights and then get back in the ring with him. i thin

thank you very much kane williamson produced the captain's innings as new zealand beat south africa in the closest finish so far at the cricket world cup with south africans batted 1st age best in birmingham thanks to a half century from hashim amla and 67 not out from a rusty funded person they were able to post 241 for 6 in a reduced 49 over innings because of wet weather beaten bowlers kept the run rate below 5 and over with lucky ferguson taking 3 wickets this is funded this and getting a 6 on his way to their top school for the proteas have a scoring was slower in reply as well martin guptill made 35 before he was out in unusual fashion by hitting his own stumps press morris gave south africa hope with 3 wickets but it was williamson who fired an unbeaten 106 to steer new zealand home by 4 wickets and with 3 balls to spare as they go top of the group table. there's been a setback for india were putting better than chicago on ruled out of the tournament it fractured his thumb in the match against australia stand by batsman the pants take place in the squad india's next match agains

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williamson but they recovered to post $237.00 for 6 thanks to james nations 97 and 64 for common ground i'm pakistan suffered a few wobbles in the chase including the only loss of the morning. but played by a superb century and 68 from harrison hale they could get across the winning line by 6 wickets and with 5 balls to spare sufferers ahmed struck the winning runs to score big celebrations from the largely pakistan supporting crowd. it means pakistan join bangladesh just one point behind england with 2 games still to play the top 4 qualify for the semifinals india are now the only unbeaten side at the tournaments hosts egypt are looking to make it 2 wins from 2 at the africa cup of nations there leading to know against the democratic republic of congo uganda the lead through emmanuel against zimbabwe before come a billiards equalised that game ended 11 but zimbabwe's knowledge most owner was guilty of some crucial must chances and nigeria qualified for the last 16 with a 10 win over the guinea can a former all got the only go 17 minutes from time. pfieffer have begun disciplinary proce

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kane williamson scored his second century of the tournament as he hit 148 offjust154 balls. the west indies were set 292 to win, and after losing two early wickets things have steadied. chris gayle and shimron hetmeyer have passed 50. it's currently 138 for 2. 146 for 4. and you can keep across that game on radio 5 live sports extra and the bbc sport website, where you'll also find in—play highlights. still to come on sportsday. a modern take on the modern pentathlon. we've been to bath to try it out. world number 38 gilles simon is into the final of queen's tomorrow after beating daniil medvedev. it was another gruelling three—setter for the frenchman, he's gone the distance in all four of his matches this week. but he eventually got the better of medvedev after ‘over two and a half‘ hours on court. well lopez is getting a real work—out today as he went straight back out on court to finish his doubles quarterfinal with his partner andy murray... they were leading the british pair of dan evans and ken skupski by a set to love overnight, and they took the second on

kane williamson has been dropped twice. a short time ago, the black caps were, 103—3 from 26 overs. let's get the latest from france now where the line up for the semi—finals is complete, england facing the usa of course on tuesday, but it will be the netherlands against sweden in the other. the dutch were in the first of today's quarterfinals, it wasn't the greatest of games, but the european champions made their way past italy 2—nil in valenciennes. rhia chohan was watching. qualifying for the quarterfinals in 20 years, italy had been the surprise package in france. the lowest ranked squad to reach the quarters, the ressurgance attracted millions of domestic viewers with the skill and their passion. and this was already beginning to show in the opening stages against the dutch. with the first real chance. it was the first half devoid of free—form football, the searing temperatures taking their toll on the players. in the much needed calling for the momentum. the second half saw the netherlands afforded chances around the box, allowing this kick. so it was only a matter of ti

williamson. but they recovered to post $237.00 for 6 thanks to james nations $97.64 for cullen the ground pakistan suffered a few wobbles in their chase including the only loss of the man. but played by a superb century and 68 from harrison hale they would get across the winning line by 6 wickets and with 5 blues to spare. so offers are made struck the winning runs to score big celebrations from the largely pakistan supporting crowd ah. it means pakistan join bangladesh just one point behind england with 2 games still to play in the top 4 qualify for the semifinals india are now the only unbeaten side at the tournament hosts egypt or in seville last 16 of the africa cup of nations mohammad was among their scores in a 2 no when over the democratic republic of congo uganda took the lead through emmanuel zimbabwe before come a 1000000000 at equalized that game ending 11 but zimbabwe's knowledge most owner was guilty of some crucial missed chances are geria of also qualified for the last 16 with a 10

williamson scored an unbeaten 71 that's 3 from 3 for the black box. defending french open champion rafa on the doll is aiming for his 12th french open when he'll take on dominant team on sunday for the 2nd year in a row world number one novak djokovic missed his chance 24 straight grand slam title team beating him in 5 sets and the 2800 fighter it was a doll who won in straight sets against team however this year team says he's ready . i mean it's almost to bleed off here on this score does always. well to challenge one of the toughest challenges sports in general give and. played a really good match against him in boston long or was 6 weeks ago so of course i tried to do similar even though it's it's even way tougher to blame here. well roland garros has a new women's champion australia's ashley barty's been showing off her trophy after winning her maiden grand slam title she checked teenager marquette up on the show in a dominant performance draw and i got her has more. australia's ashley barty had never made it to may just singles final 4 but up ag

in the eyes of the much eccentric from kane williamson has put new zealand in a good position in the game against the west indies new zealand 691 synonymous 50 overs the winnies 152 for 5 in reply they'll be all but out of consentual for 7 final spot if they lose. lewis hamilton has taken pole position at the french grand prix the world title leader breaking the track record as his messiah he seems swept the front row of the grid it was hamilton's 3rd pole of the season the 1st time f one champion finishing just ahead of same i felt have been quickest in the 1st 2 sections or find ferrari's show a close 3rd with red bull's marks the start and 4th. i knew that it was there is about doing it and i would say it's probably a more enjoyable discovery of mine session especially when you're 1st up in q 3 like a tendon ahmed. get it done you know and he and then you know you go quicker the next time is really really strange 3 games in the africa cup of nations this saturday uganda repeats india. sunil in their opening group game bernie a may connect cup of nations deb you against nigeria tha

the right time to place a source with peta thank you felicity kane williamson produced a captain's innings as new zealand beat south africa in the closest finish so far at the 2019 cricket world cup. the south africans battered 1st alleged bastien in birmingham thanks to a half century from harshman land $67.00 not out from rusty found a dozen they were able to post $241.00 for 6 in a reduced $49.00 over innings because of wet weather the new zealand burners kept the run rate below 5 and over with lucky food and taking 3 wickets is a big 6 from front to discern. the scoring was slow in reply this is martin guptill making 35 before he was out in unusual fashion hitting his own stand chris morris hope with 3 wickets but it was williamson who fired an unbeaten 106 to steer new zealand home by 4 wickets and the 3 balls to spare as their top of the group table. a setback for india with opening batsman shikhar dhawan ruled out of the tournament if actually firm in the match against australia stand by batsman the parent takes his place in the squad india's next matches against afghanistan on satu

captain kane williamson, though, remained steadfast in the chase, striking 106 not—out to guide new zealand back to the top of the round—robin table, and an four—wicket win. johanna konta said she would take more positives than negatives from the birmingham classic, despite being knocked out in the second round by 2017 french open champion jelena 0stapenko. in seven attempts, she has never been in the third round in birmingham, and was beaten in straight sets by the latvian world number 37. konta missed last week's event in nottingham, and now has only her home tournament in eastbourne next week to prepare for wimbledon at the start ofjuly. no british success to report at queen's today, either — another rain—affected day and defeat for dan evans. his recent good form on grass was ended by three—time grand slam champion stan wawrinka, 6—3, 6—4. british number one kyle edmund has been up against the top seed, greece's stefanos tsitsipas. edmund lost the first set 6—3, before play was suspended for the day with the duo locked at 3—3 in the second. that's all the sport for now

in reply new zealand's talisman kane williamson was out for a0 and the black caps are falling behind the rate — currently 126 for 6. if pakistan win their last game against bangladesh, it means england will have to win both of their remaining group games to make the semifinals. england have a massive game against unbeaten india at edgbaston tomorrow — win and a place in the semifinals will be in their own hands. they face new zealand on wednesday. captain eoin morgan faced the media today and was asked about injury doubts jofra archer and jason roy. jasonis jason is preparing to play tomorrow and provided he gets through practice unscathed we think he might be fit to play. jofra didn't ball yesterday and we have to see how he comes through today, he has been playing with it for the past three games so playing with it for the past three games so you'll see how comes through today. in the women's world cup, sweden will face the netherlands in the semifinals following their 2—1 victory over two—time world champions germany, the first time they've beaten them in a major competiti

earlier kane williamson scored his second century of the tournament for new zealand. germany are the first team through to the quarter finals of the women's world cup — after they beat nigeria 3—nil. they'll play either sweden or canada next. saturday's other match is currently on going. norway lead australia by one goal to nil. the winner of that game will face either cameroon or england in the quarter finals — they play sunday. three more games in the africa cup of nations on saturday. 1978 runners up uganda have kicked off their campaign with a win beating democratic republic of congo 2—0. they top group a ahead of egypt on goal difference. meanwhile two sides making their first afcon appearances. burundi were beaten by a goal to nil by nigeria — and madagascar who are also making their debut — are currently playing guinea and it's goalless early on. there are two games on going in the copa america. after being booed during their opening two matches, a win over lowly bolivia and a turgid 0—0 draw against venezuela. brazil have responded against peru t

new zealand moved back to the top of the table at the cricket world cup, as captain kane williamson led his side to a a—wicket win over south africa on wednesday. williamson scored an unbeaten century at edgbaston as his side chased down the target of 2112 to all but eliminate the proteas. french open champion, ashleigh barty, picked up where she left off as she started her wimbledon preparations. she moved through to the round of 16 after she beat donna vekic in straight sets. the australian raced past her croatian challenger with a 6—3, 6—4 win, and will now go up against americanjennifer brady on thursday. it's the final day of group games at the women's football world cup in france. in group e, netherlands and canada play each other having both already qualified. in group f usa take on sweden with the winner finishing top but the defending champions aren't getting ahead of themselves. i've set consistently that you think about him can focus on our importance and pad level we can, and we are a challenge and handle for any timber play. you can't handpick who you want to play in

coming up on sportsday, a century from kane williamson guided new zealand to victory in the final over against south africa, of the cricket world cup. good evening. four men are left in the race to be next prime minister after rory stewart was knocked out of the conservative leadership contest. the international development secretary was eliminated after coming last in this afternoon's vote by tory mps. borisjohnson topped the ballot with 143 vote, jeremy hunt came second with 54 ahead of michael gove with 51. sajid javid also made it into the next round with 38 but mr stewart has been knocked out after receiving 27 votes ten fewer than last night. with two more rounds of voting by tomorrow we will are the last two the race. laura kuenssberg reports contained some good morning, mrjohnson. mrjohnson, you've been fired... not a shabby birthday present. a gift from boris johnson, support from nearly half of all tory mps, as he turned 55. are you an honest person? despite the appearance of chaos, no blunder so far from the former foreign secretary. can the nation trust you? 0ut front in th

they were chasing 292 for victory after kane williamson hit a century for new zeland earlier. west indies are all but out of the world cup, with new zealand topping the table and now set for a semifinal place. norway are through to the quarter finals of the women's world cup after beating australia on penalties. they took the lead just after the half hour mark when isabell herlovsen picked her spot and finished confidently. but into the last ten minutes australia found the equaliser when elise kellond—knight scored direct from a corner to take the game to extra time. no more goals followed so penalites were needed, norway were the better side at those winning the shoot out 4—1. meanwhile two time winners germany are also through after beating nigeria 2—0 alexandra popp opening the scoring... and moments after the restart... the video assistant referee was involved once again.. nigeria will feel aggrieved to see the penalty given. sara dabritz converted the penalty, making it two before the break. and in the 82nd minute, lea schuller scored the final goal. germany head in

captain kane williamson steered them home in final—over thriller, with a century. a captain's a ca ptain's performance a captain's performance from him. no surprises, really, that new zealand remain unbeaten so far in the cricket world cup and still have england to play. we talk about england to play. we talk about england being pretournament favourites, they still have to face new zealand. what was the record in the number of sixes? 26 or 27. clearly batting well. theyjust need to stitch together. still slightly reeling from the events of the scotland game. that is so cruel. for them, you would hate to go to a world cup and with any kind of major tournament you don't wanted to be decided on a moment like that. video system referee seeing a retake. for the scotland goalkeeper, she thought she was the hero for her team, first time round only for them to be awarded the retake. they fought hard. very good. we will see you later. it is 12 minutes past six. good morning to you. criminals who are considered to be vulnerable, may be offered targeted treatment to improve r

captain kane williamson though has remained steadfast in the chase, striking 106 not out to guide new zealand back to the top of the round robin table and an x wicket win. of the round robin table and an 4 wicket win. british number onejohanna konta has lost in straight sets tojelena 0stapenko in the second round of nature valley classic in birmingham. she's never made it beyond the second round in this tournament in seven attempts. this was konta's second match since losing in the semi finals of the french open. she missed last week's nottingham event will now be banking on a decent showing at eastbourne next week before wimbledon starts on 1july. no british success to report at queen's today either. another rain affected day and defeat for dan evans. his recent good form on grass was ended by three time grand slam champion stan wawrinka 6—3, 6—4. british number one kyle edmund has been up against the top seed — greece's stefanos tsitsipas. edmund lost the first set 6—3. before play was suspended for the day at three all in the second. feliciano lopez, who will play doubles a

kane williamson top scored with a1 after negotiating that wobble. england's chances would be boosted by a new zealand win. the black caps are now 159 for 5 in the a2nd over. that's all the sport for now. as we've been reporting — a heatwave — caused by a plume of hot airfrom the sahara — is moving across southern europe and is expected to hit records forjune temperatures. large parts of france are on red alert over searing heat and humidity, with even higher temperatures forecast for spain and italy. germany is among countries that have imposed termporary restrictions on traffic and vehicle speed because the heat can damage highways and lead to higher pollution levels. let's talk more on this now with professor hannah cloke from the university of reading. hi temperatures per se, are they dangerous? the temperatures themselves are slightly dangerous, yes, but it will be made worse because of the humidity and when it doesn't get cool at night time as well, that can become problematic so it is the combination of factors together that can be reall