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Wearing two hats. the west indies had seized the initiative. a swashbuckling half—century 41. cornwall the bowler and probably we this was heading if the advertising hoardings had not got on the way. they turned the tide. what had been a punishing day is becoming a promising one. time for a look at the weather. heres nick miller. it is cricket against the weather for the next few days. it would not be the weekend without low pressure close by which is what is approaching with these weather fro...

No fans that ended early because of the pouring rain. our national pastime reflecting our national mood in many ways. the season has begun, yes, but it feels like a fragile thing. just consider mere hours before the first pitch, a moment that was to be an achievement that wasnt an achievement in the end. a celebration. the return to normal. the defending world champions washington nationals announced their 21-year-old phenom juan soto tested positive for coronavirus. and so, just like the rest o...

Twitchy but its a fantastic position to be in but we have to be thinking ahead on the house will be thinking ahead on the house will be thinking ahead on the house will be thinking ahead of home and going forward and give that experience to some those pullers as well stop that states to settle down a bit, doesnt it? the young guys are never going to be entirely consistent but i think they have shown a lot, actually. theyre looking for that solidity at the order for quite a while now and i think ...

The season because of the virus including big names like dodgers pitcher and ryan zimmerman. teams will have expanded dugouts to practice social distancing as much as possible. all non-players wear masks in the dug out and bullpen two staples of baseball tobacco and sunflowers. all spitting forbidden. one of the more bizarre changes will be in the stands. there they are. no fans in person. players though will get the next best thing, cardboard cutouts in the crowd. some of them family, friends e...

As they moved their bio—bubble to manchester ahead of thursdays second test against the west indies. he will come straight back into the line—up as they look to turn the three test series around. but it couldnt have gone much better for the tourists with the extra time in camp helping them win according to coach phil simmons. joe wilson has more. it is like going home. remember thats where they spent the best pa rt thats where they spent the best part of a month before the first test match. ...

The month before the first test match, living together and preparing together. and how useful that was for their coach. that may have been the biggest influence on the performance. i think that we have been here for that period of time, we have had quality bowling and you cant put a price on that. on southampton on sunday, playing a match winning in his refusal to be tempted into doing anything rash, even though ben stokes was in his earfrom even though ben stokes was in his ear from the first b...

It does make me sad when i see the buses now and theyre all in masks and i think, "why did you not do that before?" why did you not say, "no, you cant get on the bus unless you wear a mask?" bus drivers did a vitaljob during the pandemic. but many, like reg and arnie, paid the ultimate price. tom burridge, bbc news. cricket now — and theres an exciting afternoon in prospect as the first test between england and west indies reaches its conclusion in southampton. west indies need 200 runs in the...

Good afternoon. im holly hamilton with your latest sport. thank you for joining with your latest sport. thank you forjoining us. we start with cricket and its lunch on the final day of englands first test against the west indies. we can go live to the ageas bowl in southampton where henry moeran joins us with the latest. henry, we knew it was all going to be starting on a knife edge. how has it been this morning? we have seen a lot of wickets. it has been a dramatic morning with five wickets fal...

Teammate and sort of have an air fist bump, it was classic. and then a moment everybody just ep joyed, it seemed like they were waiting for baseball here in southern california, justin turner of the dodgers comes up. and again, its extremely and eerily quiet here. turner blasts one to left field, home run. and from here you could actually hear the home run land and hit metal out there. it ended with a clang. so this is going to be, something dodgers stadium without fans. we were pointing out ear...

Notre dame is now down three games and potentially a fourth because their season opener is postponed. byu has had five opponents cancel on them. leaving just seven games this season, so far. now, the san francisco giants. they will not have their heart and soul when mlb games start in just 12 days. six-time all star, buster posey, he and his wife, baby born six weeks premature just last week. understanding how fragile the girls would be, the decision was not difficult. the team, fully supporting...