and division one leaders hampshire are up against it after day one against lancashire. lancashire won the toss and chose to bowl, a decision that paid off when 18 year old all rounder george balderson took three wickets and helped bowl out hampshire forjust 143. lancashire are 25 3 in theirfirst innings. you can follow all the twists and turns on the bbc sport website and bbc local radio. let s have a quick look at some of the day s other sports stories. britain s high commissioner to pakistan said the british government had not advised against england playing cricket in the country on security grounds. the ecb announced yesterday it was pulling out of planned t20 matches in pakistan for player welfare reasons, but christian turner said official travel advice had not changed. the former mclaren boss martin whitmarsh is returning to formula 1 with the aston martin team. he ll be overseeing their f1 project as chief executive officer. team owner lawrence stroll said whitmarsh w
successful sailor in olympic history. but since the first race in 1851, no british team has ever won the america s cup. personally, i think everyone in this team it would be the biggest achievement if we could pull this off and win the america s cup for britain. it is 166 yea rs america s cup for britain. it is 166 years to pursue a trophy that we made. we challenged the world to it. and we have never won it. sometimes in life, there is a right time. this is the right time. this is the best chance britain has ever had at winning the america s cup. chance britain has ever had at winning the america s cupli chance britain has ever had at winning the america s cup. i think it isa winning the america s cup. i think it is a very, very competitive sport. we have a lot of respect for each other. but we want nothing more than to kill each other on the water. it is as simple as that. if you are silly enough to win him up to that level where he feels like his back is against the wall,
tomorrow. if you think you have got away with it today, think again. eastern areas have been dry and bright. the showers macro moving from west to east. a soaking in parts of scotland. showers turn heavy, potentially thundery, to what is part of england. in west midlands brightens up. tonight, the showers gradually fade. the rain in northern scotla nd gradually fade. the rain in northern scotland users. things turn dry into the start of sunday morning. it will bea the start of sunday morning. it will be a little bit on the cool side. good sunny spells to begin with. cloudier in northern ireland. patchy rain moving into scotland later. the odd isolated light shower. most places will stay dry. feeling warmer tomorrow and feeling war going into next week. this is bbc news. the headlines: the us president flies to saudi arabia, but as he leaves there s another twist in the controversial sacking of fbi chiefjames comey. a disagreement within labour over trident, after shadow forei
gone, temperatures quite widely into the 20s. hello. this is bbc news with me, sophie long. the headlines. president trump and king salman of saudi arabia meet in riyadh. they ve approved an arms deal worth more than 100 billion dollars. the white house described it as the biggest single arms deal in history. back home, there are fresh claims about his reasons for sacking james comey, the director of the fbi. jeremy corbyn insists his party is committed to trident after members of the shadow cabinet publicly disagree over the issue. the tories defend their pledge to cut net migration to tens of thousands after it comes under fire from former chancellor george osborne. and here comes the bride the duchess of cambridge‘s sister, pippa, marries in berkshire. prince george was one of the page boys, his sister charlotte was a bridesmaid. now on bbc news, ainslie‘s america s cup quest. sir ben ainslie is the most successful sailor in olympic history. but since the first rac
olympic history. but since the first race in 1851, no british team has ever won the america s cup. personally, i think for everyone in this team, it would be the biggest achievement if we could pull this off and win the america s cup for britain. it is 166 years to pursue a trophy that we made and challenged the world to and we have never won. sometimes in life, there is a right time. this is the right time. this is the best chance britain has ever had at winning the america s cup. i think it is a very, very competitive sport. we have a lot of respect for each other. but we want nothing more than to kill each other on the water. it is as simple as that. if you are silly enough to wind him up to that level where he feels like his back is against the wall, he will respond and the only way he knows how, which is to win on the water. unless you re a kiwi fan, that is a beautiful sight. up up on their foibles. 2013, san francisco. ben ainslie, a tactician upon the oracle. heading