behaviour and what they re meant to do. animal welfare organisations are calling for the south african government to make it harderfor people across the country to keep exotic and often dangerous animals as pets. and, moreover, to end the commercial trade in big cat species. gail maclellan, bbc news. a brazilian woman has become the first person to run up the tallest mountain in antarctica. fernanda maciel reached the summit of mount vinson which is nearly 5,000m in height. tim allman reports. vamanos! climbing a mountain is hard enough. running up one is a whole different story. but that is what fernanda maciel and her guide sam hennessey decided to do. a vast expanse of snow and rock and ice, becoming, in effect, a racetrack.
so nice to come here and notjust get one, but two, and in such competitive fields. these girls are fast, so yes, it means a lot. but it was diappointment for scotland s eilish mccolgan, who couldn t follow up on her dramatic 10,000m win. she took the silver medal in the women s 5,000m it is just amazing, i can t thank everyone enough for their support, it has been wild and. that is what drove me today because i was so tired, physically and mentally. but i was surprised myself, i literally lead out 400, 800 metres of that race, so to still come and get a silver medal, i cannot ask for any more. northern ireland are enjoying their best ever commonwealth games, including seven gold medals. it was helped by an incredible day in the boxing ring where they won five times. dylan eagleson ecstatic with his victory over ghana s abraham mensah to win bantamweight gold. i just wanted that gold medal so bad. the last few months have been hard work, so it s good to get the gold. just moments ago, a
twice once now, once in december. england had cantered through to the quarters, but at times it looked as if the joyride was coming to an end. yet again, though, they showed strength and depth and resilience, and that could prove vital in sheffield next week their fourth consecutive major tournament semifinal. natalie pirks, bbc news, brighton. england s place in the euro finals 2022 confirmed. semifinals. britain s eilish mccolgan and jessica judd are through to the 5,000m final at the world championships in oregon and matthew hudson smith is in the a00m final, but medal hope max burgin withdrew from the 800m with injury. rounding up all the action from day six, here s our correspondent andy swiss. the british performance of the day was no doubt from matthew hudson smith. he qualified second fastest for the final of the men 400 metres.
worried about that and has asked for special help from central government and from surrounding regions as well. there are a number of other fires still going. however, there are some other places that have been put out, particularly a very big one which was causing tremendous problems in the central province of zamora just north west of where i am in madrid, and which consumed around 30,000 of land and caused hundreds of people to be evacuated. that fire seems to be under control, so it is very much a mixed picture. but the authorities are concerned about the coming days and, with these high temperatures we are seeing, obviously that s a worry. good afternoon. hello, i m paul scott. it s 1:30pm and here s your latest sports news. it was a mixed day for britain on day 6 of the world athletics championships in oregon. medal hopeful max burgin withdrew from the men s 800m with injury, but eilish mccolgan and jessica judd are through to the women s 5,000m final. rounding up all the action,