in court next month. rescue workers in morocco have entered a tunnel through which they“re hoping to reach a five year old boy trapped in a well for the last five days. rayan awram is stuck 35 metres below ground. mechanical diggers have been working round the clock to try to reach him. with the sport, here“s karthi nganasegaram at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. it s the opening day of the winter olympics and great britain s mixed doubles curling team ofjen dodds and bruce mouat who are the current world champions, are aiming for olympic gold. there was though disappointment for snowboarder, katie 0rmerod, who was making her 0lympic debut in beijing. andy swiss reports. we re under way. the first day of the games and the first gold up for grabs, in the gruelling sport of cross country skiing. and, as the rest faded, norway s theresejohaug defied the minus 20 conditions to seal her place in olympic history. and at last!
where gb s mixed doubles team ofjen dodds and bruce mouat have maintained their excellent start. they ve made it three wins from four after beating australia 8 7. gb have a medal target of between three and seven at the olympics lizzy yarnold was the sole british champion at the last games in pyeongchang. i miss the team, i miss being a part of it. i am quite emotional today through excitement with the opening ceremony and everything that is happening. it is the first opportunity that everybody is coming together and being a part of the team. i have missed the moments where you think, it is all on me now, this would i get to showcase my sport. how hard i have worked every day, every training session. the pressure is such a privilege. away from the olympics, the coaching team for england s cricketers is all set for a new transformation. they re looking for a new head coach
ryding and eve muirhead and we have the athletes competing across a wide range of events with the hopes of exceeding the five medals that were one last time. everyone involved in the games in a bubble system and no tickets have been made available to the public and only specially invited guests will attend. and two of gb s fifty athletes, have already started competing and have maintained their excellent start keeping up their hopes of winning a medal. gb s mixed doubles team ofjen dodds and bruce mouat have made it 3 wins from 4 after beating australia 8 7 in the curling. gb did lead 6 1 at one stage but were pegged back to 8 8 and needed an extra end to secure victory. away from the olympics, england cricket s chief executive tom harrison insistsjoe root will remain as captain of the test side, despite