so spare a thought for this spurs fan, who travelled all the way from dallas, to london, to burnley. 31 hours. fuelled by coffee. only to get there and find the game s been called off. spurs captain harry kane though intervened, inviting ken to a home game, hopefully on a warmer day. england s netballers beat jamaica 54 115 at the copperbox in london. in the first of three matches in preparation for next year s commonwealth games in birmingham. the series concludes with two matches in nottingham on the fourth and fifth of december. world number one and world champion mark selby suffered a stunning upset at the uk championship, beaten in the second round by iran s hossein vafaei, who at one point was five frames up, who enjoyed a very lucky
england s netballers have beaten jamaica 54 16 at the copperbox in the first of three matches in preparation for next years commonwealth games. the series concludes with two matches in nottingham on the 4th and 5th of december. and india struck a late blow on day four of their first test against new zealand. they removed opener will young forjust 2. new zealand will need to score 280 more runs to win on the final day with nine wickets in hand. england s director of cricket ashley giles has broken his silence on the racism crisis rocking the sport. he says the coverage has had an impact on the squad who are currentily in australia preparing for the ashes series. he says the players have been closely following azeem rafiq s revelations about his time at yorkshire. the situation has also caused a lot of chance for discussion and reflection within our playing group. and they think deeply about these things and this situation has affected people on this side of the world. it feels like we h
of today s other stories. and cricket tasmania say the treatment of their player tim paine by cricket australia has been appalling . paine stepped down as captain last week over an investigation into sexually explicit text messages he sent to a female colleague in 2017. it s still to be decided by selectors if wicketkeeper paine will feature in the ashes. england s netballers will start their commonwealth games year with tests in front of their home fans. they ll host australia, new zealand, and south africa in the quad series injanuary at the copper box arena in london. chelsea defender millie bright will captain england for their upcoming world cup qualifiers steping into the role with steph houghton and leah williamson out injured. the lionesses face austria and latvia later this month. the uk snooker championships got under way today one of the sport s prestigious
of nearly £800 million. from a commonwealth, political and sporting perspective, a lot is riding on birmingham 2022. it s the biggest and most expensive sports event in the uk since london 2012, and today marks a significant moment in the countdown to the games. if we can deliver these games successfully and everybody has a really good time and we leave a really good legacy for birmingham, after what we ve been through, i think that will be a massive legacy for everybody. amid pressure for the commonwealth games to remain relevant, the hope is the baton sjourney around the world will help generate enthusiasm before the stars of 2022 aim to emulate england s golden netballers and create more memorable moments. laura scott, bbc news. 0k, ok, let s have a look at the weather now. here s chris fawkes. hello again.
in the countdown to the games. if we can deliver these games successfully and everybody has a really good time, and we leave a really good legacy for birmingham after what we ve been through, i think that will be a massive legacy for everybody. amid pressure for the commonwealth games to remain relevant, the hope is the baton sjourney around the world will help generate enthusiasm before the stars of 2022 aim to emulate england s golden netballers and create more memorable moments. laura scott, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. chris is with me. there has been a bit more cloud chris is with me. there has been a bit more cloud around chris is with me. there has been a bit more cloud around today - chris is with me. there has been a bit more cloud around today for i chris is with me. there has been a i bit more cloud around today for most parts of the uk but we still managed a bit of sunshine, for example here in norwich. you might have noticed how warm the air felt today com