football fan, as am i, and what an incredible start to this tournament! what a day it has been, what a first day, what an opening to that tournament, and that win by new zealand against norway, after the day they have had, remember this day started with the shock of the news about the shooting in auckland just hours before the start of that kick off of the first game. it happens not very far from where some of the teams were staying, not very far from a fan zone where some of the fans were saying how shocked they were. norway s captain before they were. norway s captain before the game said that the team members woke up to the sound of helicopters hovering over them. fast forward a few hours, they were on the pitch, there was a minute s silence of respect to those who lost their lives in the shooting, and then new zealand delivered that win. hannah wilkinson with that goal. it could have been 2 0, but ria percival missed a penalty. they got out a
to the boundary and to the brink. just six runs behind, one moment of misjudgment to confound his concentration. but hang on, there was stilljames anderson. england nine wickets down, nowjust one run behind. five days to reach this knife edge. anderson to win it? he brushed it to the wicketkeeper. all out, but from england s captain, perspective. even though we are on the losing side of it, it s a great game to be part of and you can be thankful you have been involved in a game like that because test matches like that don t happen that often. well new zealand have been excellent losers before and universally what sells sports like excitement? joe wilson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here s susan powell. good evening. not so much excitement courtesy of the weather. this big area of high pressure is stuck across the uk for the next four or five days. the centre sits to the north of scotland but the changes in our weather as the high stays with
in wellington, anything could happen and everything did. new zealand took four wickets quickly. england help. dashing here, the thrilling harry brooke run out without facing a ball. 0h, brooke run out without facing a ball. oh, my word. ifjoe root felt responsible, he challenged his feelings into his batting. he had ben stokes for support, although the captain only had one good leg to stand on. a sore knee, he made 33. joe root could guide england home. on 95, joe root found a field. resistance now from ben foakes to the boundary to the brink. just six runs behind, one moment of misjudgment to confound his concentration. but hang on, there was stilljames anderson. england nine wickets down, nowjust one run behind. five days to reach this knife edge. anderson to win it? he brushed it to the wicketkeeper. all out, but from england s captain, perspective. out, but from england s captain, pempective-
so far as brazil are up and running as well. footballer of no fixed abode available for say, £500,000 a week? no longer of manchester united, cristiano ronaldo was still portugal s captain. second half against ghana, forward he went, down he went. penalty, said the referee. replays altered nothing. controversial? him? well, here was the composure of the master goal scorer. yeah, but this match was just beginning. andre ayew, 15 years a ghanaian international, equalised. that prompted portugal to excel. commentator: oh, what a turnabout! quickly scored twice themselves, portugal were clear. they even took ronaldo off. and then? then ghana scored again. that s 3 2, and look at portugal s goalkeeper in the final seconds. that s how close he came to giving it all away. cleared, finally. well, what are you trying to do to me? wherever the world cup has travelled, brazil have followed. the ever presence, the favourites? well, richarlison scored one goal he will remember against serbia
well, south africa s captain had chosen to bat first, he was out for 12. any regrets? broad and anderson, specialists in such conditions, in such situations and england s captain was certainly happy to be bowling. in fact, when ben stokes saw aiden markram whack the ball up to the sky and then down to the gloves, he could hardly believe his luck. and with a dash of anderson and a thump of lbw, south africa were soon 151 all out. first part of the job was done. but now england had to bat, good luck. that was ollie pope gone. south africa s bowlers are seriously good, remember? have a listen for joe root s, oh, no! oh, no! the catch was held, the game rushed on, now too fast for comfort. joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford. it became extinct in britain more than a0 years ago, but thanks to conservation work,