hello and welcome to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. the perfect start england get their rugby union world cup campaign going in record breaking style against fiji. hardened on target again for manchester city, who cook top tonight in the premier league. could this be the perfect weekend for max verstappen? he s claimed pole for the japanese grand prix, where he could retain his world title. hello there and welcome along to sportsday. as far as opening games to a world cup campaign go, they really don t come much better than england s. earlier today, they blew away fiji, scoring 1a tries in a record breaking victory in new zealand. they won 84 19, extending their record winning streak in test matches. jo currie reports. the year long covid delay means these players have had a long wait for this moment. england s red roses are expected to bloom at this world cup. fitting, then, that they get their campaign under way in eden. for emerging fiji, a first ever appearance at the to
hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: a massive explosion has severely damaged the strategically important road and rail bridge connecting occupied crimea to russia. the un nuclear watchdog calls for the urgent protection of the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in ukraine after shelling cuts its external power. ten people have been killed and eight injured in an explosion at a petrol station in the republic of ireland police say it appears to have been a tragic accident . protests continue in iran and around the world as three people are killed in the country. now on bbc news it s time for sportsday. , hello and welcome to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. the perfect start england get their rugby union world cup campaign going in record breaking style against fiji. haaland on target again for manchester city, who go top tonight in the premier league. could this be the perfect weekend for max verstappen? he s claimed pole for the japanese grand prix, where he could retain his wo
prince harry accuses buckingham palace of failing to defend him and his wife meghan before they stepped down as working royals. you know, the family motto is never complain, never explain, but it s just a motto. it doesn t really hold. there s a lot of complaining and a lot of explaining. through leaks. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk, on pbs in the us or around the world. russia has acknowledged that 63 of its soldiers were killed in a new year s eve attack by ukrainian forces using himars rockets supplied by the us. the strikes destroyed a former vocational school in the donetsk region, where the soldiers are said to have been temporarily deployed. ukraine s armed forces say the strike killed hundreds of russian soldiers. this is what a russian ministry of defence spokesman had to say earlier. translation: the kyiv regime | targeted a temporary deployment point used by one of the units of the russian armed forces unit in makiivka in the donetsk republic wit
in egypt following reports that prime minister liz truss ordered him not to attend. a man has been charged with the murder of nine year old olivia pratt korbel, who was shot in her home in liverpool in august. and the ukrainian flag flies once again in a key town in the donetsk region just a day after moscow claimed the territory would be russian forever. now the sport with jane dougall. there was late drama in the premier league yesterday as chelsea rescued a win against crystal palace with a 90th minute winner. graham potter got his first victory as chelsea boss after his side came from a goal down to beat palace at selhurst park. conor gallagher got the winner against his former club in stoppage time. it was a breathtaking game at anfield where liverpool came from 2 0 down to lead brighton 3 2 after an adam webster own goal. but leandro trossard s hat trick meant brighton walked away with a point. that s more ground lost in the premier league table forjurgen klopp s si