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Between the two top—ranked teams in the world on thursday. they are obviously one of the best teams in the world and we know we are going to come up against a strong team. we are a team that dont tend to focus too much on the opposition, we like to think about the process in which we want to go out there and play our cricket, and we know that if we execute anywhere near where we want to be, then we are a very hard team to beat. its probably one thing that we have highlighted through this, we k...

The scrum—half turned winger has been one of england�*s top player�*s in new zealand. having the initial call to say that rugby might be back on the table again, then invited to world cup training, my expectations would never have meant to be sat here right now, whatsoever. every stop i thought, maybe i could do this, may i could do the pre—season, even when i could do the pre—season, even when i got selected i thought who knows how much —— how much i will play out there? now here ...

The billiejean king cup gets under way in glasgow today, where great britain will have to face kazakhstan without injured former us open champion emma raducanu. britain havent made it out of the group stage since 1981. their team is made up of doubles specialists alicia barnett and olivia nicholls along with singles players harriet dart, heather watson and katie boulter whos confident they can do well despite raducanus absence. i have faith in every single one of these girls. you know, ive got t...

In the world on thursday. they are obviously one of the best teams in the world and we know we are going to come up against a strong team. were a team that dont tend to focus too much on the opposition, we like to think about the process in which we want to go out there and play our cricket, and we know that if we execute anywhere near where we want to be, then we are a very hard team to beat. its probably one thing that we have highlighted through this, we know we have not quite made our best p...

>> just go out and play my game. >> reporter: for manager dusty baker, it was a moment he dreamed of for decades. >> dusty baker has his ring. >> reporter: at age 73, baker becomes the oldest skipper to win a world series. book ending the title he won as a player with the dodgers in 1981. >> its just sheer joy and thankfulness. >> reporter: the champion marks a moment of redemption for houston. the team won their only other championship in 2017. but that title was tainted. a 2020 report revealed...

0 vote yes on 31. tonight, a mad dash to get out the vote. and this final sunday before election day, a race to reach the undecided. >> the right to choose is on the ballot. >> we have to win a historic victory for republicans on tuesday. >> the midterms matter, a lot. >> the biggest names, barn storming this weekend in key battlegrounds. in georgia, control of the u.s. senate is on the line. >> and in wisconsin, on a clash over crime. and barry petersen in colorado where the so-called magic...

England pulled a goal back. john, it was a long time ago! do you think any england fans will be bidding for it? no. thank you. still not over it. just turned quarter to eight. the ministry of defence has told bbc news it destroyed records belonging to service personnel who were dismissed from the military for being gay. 0ne veterans organisation has said that this may feel like a cover up to many people — but the mod maintains it was under a legal duty to delete the documents. angus crawford r...

Time before landing in international waters. the latest launch came after pyongyang called for an end to current south korean and us airforce drills. defence officials in seoul said theyd launched three air to ground missiles in response. the ministry of defence has told bbc news it destroyed records belonging to service personnel, who were dismissed from the military for being gay. 0ne veterans organisation has said that "this may feel like a cover up" to many people. but the mod maintains it w...

Of these different groups comes down to pay, they see prices going up at 10% and are being offered pay rises which are substantially less than that and are worse off, so i think this is an issue a lot of the public can understand and it might be one of the reasons why you see these relatively high levels of sympathy for the strikes.— relatively high levels of sympathy for the strikes. interesting. thank ou ve for the strikes. interesting. thank you very much — for the strikes. interesting. t...

Meet lance corporaljean mcdonald. proud of her service and the uniform. dismissed by the army in 1981 for being gay. all of a sudden, youve lost yourfull career, youve lost your friends, youve lost your accommodation, your whole way of life, and it was just full of shame. thousands of service personnel were dismissed for being homosexual until the year 2000 when the ban was finally lifted. veterans have campaigned forjustice ever since. injanuary this year, the government set up an independent r...