he is taking a break from international rugby to prioritise his and his family s mental wellbeing . farrell, who ll continue to play for his club side saracens, is england s all time leading points scorer and has been capped 112 times since making his debut 11 years ago. he led them to the final of the 2019 world cup and to the semi finals this year. he missed the first two games of the tournament through suspension after a dangerous tackle in a warm up game. he was booed by sections of england supporters on his return and his father andy, the ireland head coach, described the vilification of his son on social media as disgusting and a circus . england say they fully support farrell s decision. the head coach steve borthwick says, since making his debut, he has been an integral part of the england set up for over a decade and the demands on elite athletes are extremely challenging. he is an exemplary player, captain and leader and always gives his all for his country. i
after disappearing on a camping trip had drowned. scientists detect a new perfect solar system 100 light years away but will they find signs of life. commentator: really nice take! my word! and manchester united s chances in the champions league hang by a thread after a a six goal game in turkey. unused night at 10:30 p:m.. unused night at10:30 p:m.. we go deeper behind the headlines and talk to some of the key players behind to a s stories. tonight on newsnight. its competitor. 0bara is opening up to its competitor. good evening. 1a more hostages kidnapped from israel on october the 7th have been released tonight in exchange for palestinian prisoners as the six day temporary truce nears an end. negotiations are still ongoing over whether or not it will be extended beyond the early hours of tomorrow morning allowing more hostages and prisoners to be freed. with war in gaza, tension and violence are also rising in the west bank, which is occupied by israel but ru
south africa 177 to win their first ever cricket world title. and max verstappen will be on pole once again as red bull look for victory in their home austrian grand prix. hello and welcome to the programme. the group stage of euro 2024 is done and dusted, a distant memory, as the serious business begins. there is now no margin for error as the knockout stages are under way. we ll look ahead to england s last 16 match against slovakia shortly. if gareth southgate s team win tomorrow they ll face either defending champions italy or switzerland, that match is reaching the closing stages in berlin. swizerland dominated the first half with italy struggling to make any impression. nottingham forest s remo freuler gave the swiss a deserved lead. there would have been more damage to the italians were it not for their keeper gianluigi donnarumma. biut soon after the start of the seocnd half italua hjad a mountain to climb when ruben vargas dpuibled the swiss lead. and these are live
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