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On radio 1, radio 2, top of the pops and most recently on bbc radio wales. she died at home on christmas day surrounded by her family. the director general of the bbc said she was a stellar presenter who was loved and respected across the industry. cricket: and its been another difficult day for england at the start of the third ashes test in melbourne. they were bowled out for 185. at the close of play, australia, who lead the series 2—nil, were 61 for 1. victory in this match would seal the ...

Heres whats coming up on sportsday... its still a bleak midwinter for englands cricketers. theyre already on the backfoot in the third test. theres a ding—dong nine—goal game at the etihad, and manchester city are still merrily on high. its a perfect 10 for leicester tigers — theyjust dont know how to lose in the rugby union premiership. and no—one forecast this tornado at kempton... theres a shock winner in the king george. hello and welcome to sportsday. england cricketers are sinking ...

LAWRENCE BOOTH IN MELBOURNE: The changes are as expected ahead of a match which England, 2-0 down with three to play, must win to stand any chance of regaining the Ashes.

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Justin Langer has confirmed he wants to stay on as Australia cricket coach for all three formats, putting off any suggestions of splitting the role.

If we want to win this Test series and compete in this Test series, we have to be better, said Chris Silverwood

I know how quickly test cricket can turn around. i know how quickly these things can change and everyone in the squad knows that respects that. respect test cricket is tough, we respect england have got a number of very, very good players and their team in it changes quickly so the mission, if you like, was to win the ashes in australia. weve won two test matches, got one to go and hopefully from our point of view that happens this test match. two years after tearfully suggesting it would be his...

Who took the headlines. playing for the brisbane heat, ben duckett scored 78 offjust a7 balls as they set the strikers 209 to win. garton didnt manage a wicket with the ball, but fared a little better with the bat, hitting three sixes in a row before being out for 19 as the strikers finished on 169—8. a0 runs short of their target. irelands cricketers have suffered a shock defeat to the usa in their opening t20 international in florida. it was the first time the americans had faced a top side ...

The levels of vaccination amongst professional players — 16% of those in the premier league havent had a jab — the head of the players union says theyre fully behind the vaccination programme but he warms againstjudging individuals motives . we need to be careful with oversimplistic explanation. i think it is not as simple as saying it is only a question of vaccination. vaccination is an important piece of it. we need to continue making sure people make the right decision. im not sure what h...

Stage and voice actress Sayaka Kanda, 35, was found dead outside a hotel where she was staying in Sapporo, Japan at 9.40pm on December 18. She was cremated on Tuesday.