sport. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m lizzie greenwood hughes. here s what s coming up on tonight s show: a captain s innings joe root puts england on top in kandy. but is it his best century ever? he thinks it might be! racing up the leaderboard in dubai tommy fleetwood bids to be europe s top money winner for the second year in a row. england s newest teenage star jadon sancho tells us why he s going deutch. it s not easy leaving family behind. it s not easy leaving family behind. it is really hard, but i thought coming out to germany and expressing myself is the best thing i have ever done. myself is the best thing i have ever done. wales had the opportunity to win their nations league group and take a huge step towards qualification for euro 2020. welcome to friday sportsday. lots for you tonight. we re starting with cricket because england are firmly on top in the second test against sri lanka and it s largely thanks to this man, joe root. he was at his brilliant
a british woman held in egypt on drug smuggling charges is due to appear in court. laura plummer is accused of importing illegal painkillers she ll hear this morning if the authorites want to pursue the case, which could result in the death penalty. good morning, it s saturday 11th november. millions of people prepare to fall silent on armistice day. events will be held across the uk to mark the 99th anniversary of the end of the first world war. almost 40% of battery powered smoke alarms fail to go off in home fires according to new figures. a lynx which escaped from a zoo near aberystwyth has been killed by the authorities. they say they acted for the safety of the public. in sport, a young england side hold their own against world champions germany. goalkeeperjordan pickford is outstanding on his international debut, as he keeps a clean sheet. a lucky escape at nearly 90 miles an hour for the british bobsleigh team as they crash out of the world cup event in the us. an
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Cllr Noel Cribben has officially confirmed that Cannonball, the action-packed supercar spectacle, is coming back to Edenderry on Friday September 6, 2024.