joe, thank you very much indeed. let s have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today.. yorkshire have been docked 48 points from this season s county championship and fined 400, 000 pounds of which 300,000 is suspended for two years for their handling of the azeem rafiq racism scandal. they have also been deducted four points in the 2023 t20 blast. yorkshire said they accepted the sanctions imposed by the cricket discipline commission. local favourite celine boutier has moved into the lead with the last putt of her round on the second day of the evian championship in france. boutier is seven under par, one shot ahead of patty tava tan akit of thailand, and japan s yuka saso. conor benn says he has been cleared by uk anti doping and is free to fight in the country again. he failed two voluntary tests for a female fertility drug before his cancelled october bout with fellow briton chris eubankjr. and manchester city winger riyad mahrez has completed his transf
the weather change as we go into august, but no sign of that, it will stay unsettled. wa nt to want to thank you to you, chris! i will be back at ten, but keep up to date with all the details on the bbc news website, news continues on bbc one as we join our colleagues across the and regions. hello and welcome to sportsday i m hugh ferris. laurenjames moves the lionesses closer to the last 16 of the world cup as england win 1 0 again. catching up australia lose plenty of wickets, but score enough runs to overtake england on day two of the final ashes test. the fastest but not the first on the grid for the belgian grand prix. max verstappen s grid penalty means it ll be charles leclerc on pole. also coming up on sportsday. ranked third in the world.