a huge evacuation operation has taken place on the island of rhodes. tourists are being moved to safety as wildfires which have been raging for days continue to spread on three fronts. travel chaos as a number of holiday firms council outbound flights and holidays to rhodes as they try to repatriate tourists. jets two and thomas cook have withdrawn services for a week while twomey has cancelled all flights there until wednesday. and polls have closed and counting is under way in spain s snap general election. surveys suggest the centre right people s party has emerged as the largest group and is unlikely to get a majority must earn but could farm a government with the far right. and australia retained the ashes is the fourth test remains in a draw.
before crisp conditions we saw from tiger. before we crisp conditions we saw from tiger. before we go, thank you for being out here before we go, thank you for being out here in before we go, thank you for being out here in this weather. it means a lot to out here in this weather. it means a lot to us out here in this weather. it means a lot to us in out here in this weather. it means a lot to us in the golfing community. thank lot to us in the golfing community. thank you lot to us in the golfing community. thank you very much to you as well. a soggy end to the championship. brian harman is the champion for 2023 and if you miss the action today, you can catch the highlights from eight o clock. the today, you can catch the highlights from eight o clock. from eight o clock. the rain couldn t from eight o clock. the rain couldn t stop from eight o clock. the rain couldn t stop brian - from eight o clock. the rain couldn t stop brian harman | from eight o clock. the r
weather one. in the final day, just glimpses of an opportunity for play. a brake in the weather around noon and at one stage we were going to start playing at one o clock but then the rain came back and never left. i think the ground staff did all they could but play was ultimately impossible. on days like this, there are always reflection. should test match days in sunnier times be extended to make sure all the overs are bowled? amateur australia right now would be thinking about times when rain came to england s rescue. england were excellent, the pass back passages of play and were ultimately serious defining but ben stokes, it was all part of the journey. we will go to the oval with the fifth and final test where australia could win the series in england out right. as
but itjust is what it is. it s just unfortunate, obviously, after the crickets that we did play, find ourselves here drawing this game, when we felt we were in a great position to be able to win it. let s turn our attentions then to the women s world cup which is taking place in australia and new zealand. three games today, and a famous first ever world cup point forjamaica, as they drew with france. world cup debutants portugal suffered a defeat to the netherlands in dunedin whilst sweden left it late to beat south africa. patrick gearey rounds up the action. very much wellington weather. in new zealand, sweden officially the third best team came into this world cup through a storm and a scare. courtesy of south africa who were so surprised the swedish keeper that both scored and netted. sweden were in a bigger tangle though so for them what relief when free desk
tampa sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. the heavens open at the open but brian harman keeps his cool. england s hopes washed away. rain all day in manchester sees the 4th test abandoned and australia retaining the ashes. and a famous point forjamaica the first ever at a women s world cup their coach calls it their the number one result in the country s football history. also coming up on sportsday: it s seven in a row for verstappen but nothing lucky about his dominant display to win in hungary. but nothing lucky about his dominant and but nothing lucky about his dominant more incredii challenge and more incredible drama in the challenge cup is the second semi settled by a golden point.