the 61st and final match of the three rugby world cups that have been hosted in england over the last month or so is under way. the men s final is between australia, the defending champions, and samoa, who beat england to become the first finalists from a pacific island. the match at old trafford kicked off at 4. these are live pictures from bbc 0ne s coverage. australia have won 8 of the last 9 world cups. they did so in the final against england byjust six points to nil, so you maenus not see too many more points, the defending champions are overwhelming favourites. leading by 4-0 overwhelming favourites. leading by 4 0 against samoa now. australia have won the women s rugby league world cup
club focused on money. as well as criticising the owners the glazers he s also taken a swipe at former team mates wayne rooney and gary neville who ve been critical of him at times saying they re doing it to be more famous, and they re not his friends. talking of potentially strained friendships this is bruno fernandez, ronaldo s manchester united teammate, joining up with him and the rest of the portugal team for the world cup. you can make what you want of this short exchange. it s not clear what was said but that video was posted by portugal s social media channels. as for manchester united they say they ll consider their response to what ronaldo s saying after the full facts haves been established, which we assume is once the interviews gone out in full. england s women need to turn professional if they re to close the gap on new zealand and australia in rugby league. that s according to departing head coach craig richards. england s dream of reaching a first ever women s ru
crown when they take on the kiwis on saturday. england and wales head off to qatar tomorrow, they have been doing their final media duties ahead of their flight to the middle east. it s a first world cup in 64 years for the welsh, who take on the usa in their first group match in a week s time. wales captain gareth bale says he s 100% fit and insists it s hard to say what a successful tournament would look like for his team. i think for us we are going in for the mindset of wheat take each game as it comes, we give 110% and whatever comes of that, it has been a successfuljourney whatever comes of that, it has been a successful journey for whatever comes of that, it has been a successfuljourney for us and we will be doing everything we can to qualify out of the group and go as far as we can, but we just need to do what we do best, give all of our heart for this shirt and that will be enough for us and the fans.
out and say the way he has. probably at the door in out and say the way he has. probably at the door in january, out and say the way he has. probably at the door in january, which - out and say the way he has. probably at the door in january, which is - at the door injanuary, which is sad, at the door injanuary, which is sad, you at the door injanuary, which is sad, you would love to see him staying sad, you would love to see him staying here but i think he is gone injanuary staying here but i think he is gone injanuary now. | staying here but i think he is gone in january now in january now. i think his mind is on the world in january now. i think his mind is on the world cup in january now. i think his mind is on the world cup and in january now. i think his mind is| on the world cup and resurrecting his career so he can move to somewhere else. seven time champion ronnie o sullivan is through to the second round of the uk snooker championship in york. he beat matthe
ukraine s president zelensky visits the city of kherson to celebrate its liberation after russian troops withdrew. a court hears from a parent of one of the babies the nurse lucy letby is accused of murdering. and football superstar cristiano ronaldo says and an astonishing attack on his own club by manchester united superstar cristiano ronaldo. he says it is trying to force him out. i felt that some people, they don t want me here, not only this year, but last year, too. coming up on the bbc news channel, england take on new zealand as the hosts looked to make the final of the women s rugby league world cup for the first time in 22 years. good afternoon.