so play began and sri lanka began hazily. wickets fell. this was the fourth and brought to the crease angelo mathews. but apparently too slowly. he had an issue with his helmet but the clock had been ticking. bangladesh were watching. when two minutes passed with mathews not ready to bat, they appealed, timed out. no one has ever been dismissed that way in international cricket until now. mathews into history, very reluctantly. while others checked the dustier parts of the rulebook, asalanka got a move on. he made a century which helped sri lanka to 279 all out. innings closed but the matter was not. sri lanka s mood hardly improved by the presence of bangladesh s captain. the pantomime villain made 82. matthews the bowler got some payback. 210 3 the score, matthews is more interested in the time. by then, bangladesh well on the way to victory. for sri lanka, this was still raw. it was an equipment malfunction and i don t know where the common sense went because obviously it
as andy murray is facing world number ten matteo berrettini at the stuttgart 0pen . he s attempting to secure his first atp tour title since victory back in antwerp in 2019. but he has lost the first set there after going 3 1 he battled back, but beretini took that 6 4. murray wins the second set 7 5. i think he might be having a bit of a time out at the moment. murray hasn t been at a tour level final on grass for six years. northern ireland got theirfirst point in the nations league as they face cyprus at windsor park today. cyprus went 2 0 up in belfast after two goals from andronikos kakoullis and looked to be heading to another home defeat. but goals from paddy mcnair and this one from jonny evans saw northern ireland recover to claim a draw in a choatic match northern ireland recover to claim a draw. there were some boos at the final whistle with manager ian baraclough feeling the pressure somewhat. it s now 1a nations league matches
as much talent as chelsea, you can always find a way. substitute pernille harder eventually getting the breakthrough late on. and even later, fran kirby found herself clean through and she does not miss those. harsh on leicester but that is why they are the champions. craig templeton, bbc news. confirmation of the results from the five games today. reading picked up their first win of the season at home to aston villa and birmingham earned theirfirst point, coming from behind to draw 1 1 with west ham. st helens have won the women s super league for the first time, brushing aside leed rhinos 28 0 in a one sided grand final at headingley. it rounds off a successful weekend for the saints after the men s triumph last night. jo currie watched this one. running out in the headingley sunshine, st helens looking to emulate their men s team who claimed the trophy 2a hours ago. against leeds rhinos, aiming to reward the home crowd
lotte wubben moy. the best save and tell us, a rocket from freedom island made it three, five wins in five for the gunners and they remain at the top. at kingsmeadow, it looks like leicester would be the first wsl team to keep a clean sheet against chelsea in three years. kirstie levell putting her body on the line to keep the champions out. but when you possess as much talent as chelsea, you can always find a way. substitute pernille harder eventually getting the breakthrough late on. and even later, fran kirby found herself clean through and she does not miss those. harsh unless there but that is why they are the champions. craig templeton, bbc news. harsh on leicester. confirmation of the results from the five games today. reading picked up their first win of the season at home to aston villa and birmingham earned theirfirst point, coming from behind to draw 1 1 with west ham. it s a super league double for st helens as the women emulated the men s success from last night to t