sport now time to cross tol sarah with the sport. departing coach kristian woolf says his st helens side are the best team of the superleague era. they beat leeds rhinos by 2a points to 12 to make it a record four grand final titles in a row. watching at old trafford for us was adam wild. the walk to old trafford one of rugby league s most prized journeys. leeds fans perhaps hadn t expected to get here this year. st helens fans well, they expect nothing less. three titles in three years lifting trophies, they ve had plenty of practice. and on the greatest stage, the biggest atmosphere experience counts plenty. saints through in an instant. matty lees with the game s opening score. leeds clinging on by theirfingertips. with theirs, saints were pressing further in front. john bennison touching down control. leeds now desperate for a way back, but with all routes appearing blocked, the story of the first half ending with a twist. the fightback? well, there is a reason
that ended their 1a game run without a win in the nations league. it s been a record breaking day in women s football, with arsenal beating tottenham at the emirates, in front of more than 10,000 fans the biggest crowd seen at a super league match. they watched the home side completely dominate their north london rivals england s beth mead setting them on their way to a 4 0 victory. there was a controversial end to the women s one day cricket series between england and india at lord s. england were chasing 170 to win and after an early collapse, they came to within 17 runs of victory. but india bowler deepti sharma stopped in her delivery stride and dismissed the batter at the non striker s end. this is allowed under the rules, but seen by some as against the spirit of the game. england s final wicket was gone, they lost the series 3 0. there s the latest from tennis laver cup in london on the bbc sport website, plus more on all of today s stories. back to you. before we go,
protests continue in iran. police have arrested more than 700 people at least 35 people have been killed. world powers condemn the self styled referendums being held in parts of ukraine on whether to join russia. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has arrived in liverpool ahead of the start of the party s annual conference. he s condemned the package of tax cuts unveiled yesterday, by the chancellor calling them tory casino economics , which he says are gambling with the finances of every family in the country. the government insists its package of measures, including scrapping the top rate of income tax, will help kickstart economic growth. here s our political correspondent, iain watson. labour has been out of power for more than a decade but they now believe their political fortunes could be turning around. just as their party conference gets under way, liz truss has made the political dividing lines with the opposition far
area of the strip. hostages noa argamani, almog meirjan, shlomi ziv and andrey kozlov were freed during what the israeli defence forces have described as a high risk and complex operation from two separate buildings. this is the moment noa argamani was reunited with her father after eight months being held hostage she also spoke on the phone to prime minister benjamin netanyahu. you may remember seeing footage of noa being carried into gaza on the back of a motorbike, shouting don t kill me , after being kidnapped with her boyfriend from the music festival. her boyfriend avinatan or is thought to remain captive in gaza. all four of the relaesed hostages are being treated at a hosptial in tel aviv they re said to be in good medical condition. this was shlomi ziv and his wife speaking for the first time in eight months. the relatives have just been holding a news conference. a news conference. thank you for brinuain a news conference. thank you for bringing my a news
Leeds have lost form at the worst possible time, putting their promotion hopes in danger, which could lead to them losing some key players this summer.