the sport s next world cup was due to take place in france in two years time, but this afternoon the host nation has pulled out, with the sport now looking into alternative options. the international rugby league chair said. there is no secret as to how important the strengthening of france as a rugby league nation is to our strategic plans. they are of drawing as i can t guarantee the financial viability of the tournament. it is leicester city s turn to take centre stage as the race to avoid relegation continues in the premier league this evening. they face champions league chasing liverpool at the king power. leicester were resoundly beaten by fulham last monday and go into this one inside the relegation zone. victory for leicester moves them out of the bottom three but they take on a liverpool side who ve just won six in a row, and who are hunting down a place in the top four. we have to expect a team who wants to stay in the league and will site for we have to expect a t
and after ten overs we will come back. but i think the way they finish game on the super overs and in the super overs, i think credit to the us team. well, in thursday s late match, scotland beat namibia by five wickets. brad wheal took three as the scots restricted the african side to 155 for nine. scotland knocked off the runs with nine balls to spare. captain richie berrington won the match with a six and finished unbeaten on a7. onto tennis now and it s familiar territory for french open defending champion iga swiatek, who is once again through to the women s final. she ll play jasmine paolini on saturday. swiatek beat coco gauff, despite the american saving three match points in the second set. the world number one eventually closed out the victory 6 2,6 4. she could join monica seles and justine henin as the only women to win three straight french open women s titles during the open era. i don t think there s like one specific thing, but i think i was, you know, prett
we are not worried about what people are saying. we know what we have worked and what capability we have and we just focus on the particular game and we don t want to keep our emotion too high or low. we ll make sure that whatever the win today is, we will enjoy it and make sure that next day we come fresh. lam upset. we are not playing good in all departments. we are better than that in the bowling. we are not in first 6 overs, you know, taking wickets. and the spinner is not taking wickets, then passing on us. and after ten overs we will come back. but i think the way they finish game on the super overs i think credit to the us team. well, in thursday s late match, scotland beat namibia by five wickets. brad wheal took three as the scots restricted the african side to 155 for nine. scotland knocked off the runs with nine balls to spare. captain richie berrington won the match with a six and finished unbeaten on a7. onto tennis now and it s familiar territory for french op
hello and welcome to sportsday i m hugh ferris. the headlines this evening. 33 has become 26 harry maguire and jack grealish among those who miss out on england s squad for euro 202a. in the end it wasn t as close as some of the decisions it helps to give. var will stay in the premier league, whose clubs vote overwhelmingly to back it. another step towards three in a row. iga swiatek makes the final of the french open, where she ll playjasmine paolini. also coming up on sportsday. britain s best weightlifter will be team gb s only weightlifter in paris, but emily campbell wants another olympic medal. and we hearfrom the england rugby player who claims her career wouldn t have been the same without breast reduction surgery. losing two kilograms off of your chest does make a difference, i have to say. my first round after surgery six weeks after i felt like a new person. and then there were 26. gareth southgate had until the end of tomorrow to name his final squad for the
lam upset, i am upset, when not playing good i am upset, when not playing good. we re better than that in the bowling. we re not in texas, the bowling. we re not in texas, six overs that s good. not texas, six overs that s good. not taking wickets, that s on us. not taking wickets, that s on us after not taking wickets, that s on us. after ten overs we will come us. after ten overs we will come back. but i think the way they come back. but i think the way they finished the game on the super they finished the game on the super overs,.. in thursday s late match scotland beat namibia by 5 wickets. brad wheal took three wickets as the scots restricted the african side to 155 for 9. scotland knocked off the runs with 9 balls to spare. captain richie berrington won the match with a six and finished unbeaten on a7. onto tennis and it s familiar territory for french open defending champion iga swiatek who is once again through to the women s final. she ll play jasmine pa