Im jane dougall. Job done england are top of the group after their showdown against wales. A convincing win in the autumn nations cup puts them through to the final. Liverpool might be top of the table Butjurgen Klopp was furious at dropping points after conceeding a penalty to brighton in the dying moments. And hit for six. Portsmouth are through to the third round of the fa cup after thumping non league side kings lynn town. Well have a round up of all todays results. Welcome to the programme. England were expected to win and they got the job done, securing the top spot in their autumn nations cups group. Despite wales going ahead in the first few minutes, england were the far superior side, winning21i 13. It guarantees their place in next months final where theyll play either scotland or france. Drew savage was watching. The stance may be empty, the atmosphere not the same, but whatever the situation, this rivalry still burns bright. Right now though england are on top of their game
in the case of british men, two of whom are pictured here, who were arrested by the taliban in afghanistan earlier this year. in nomine patris, et filii, et spiritus sancti. amen. pope francis presides over palm sunday mass at the vatican just a day after leaving hospital in rome for treatment for bronchitis. russia says a pro kremlin military blogger has been killed in a blast in a cafe in st petersburg. police say several others have been injured in the incident. the city is the second largest in russia after the capital, moscow. vladlen tatarsky was one of a handful of reporters writing blogs on the telegram platform from the front line and was a vocal supporter of russia s war in ukraine. these are pictures before the explosion. tatarsky was a guest speaker at an event hosted by the cafe in st petersburg when the bomb went off. it is not clear at this time who s responsible for the blast. the russian foreign ministry has paid tribute to victim. i m joined now by sergei
Elsewhere, a swan song or perhaps not. On the eve of the tournament, rafael nadal refuses to say if this is his final french open. Also coming up on sportsday for this first time this season, Max Verstappen wont lead the grid as he misses out on the record for consecutive poles, after a bad afternoon in monaco for the reigning world champion. Welcome to the programme. It was a repeat of last years fa cup final, but with a different result. Despite facing difficult questions about the future of boss erik ten hag, his Manchester United side denied rivals Manchester City from securing a league and cup double by winning 2 1 at wembley. Our Sports Correspondent Natalie Pirks has the story. Familiar foes with vastly different fortunes. As reports intensified about the fate of Manchester Uniteds manager, fans laid blame firmly elsewhere. You have to start to question the players eventually. Back the manager, all day long. The players need to have a look at themself. Would this be ten hags las
Crucially virat kohli was still at his end. Indias sports icon was there to guide his nation through. He scored 95, his team were there with balls to spare. At this home world cup, they have five wins from five. India at their peak atjust the right time. We got the result but also bumrah are, and siraj, they took wickets and that a0 overs held us back a bit but we knew if we could have taken wickets early, as we showed through the middle, try to apply pressure, then we can take the game deep and do what the black caps do and fight until the end and you never know. Pakistan have hit the fewest sixes of this world cup so far and their opening batter iman ul haq has been giving his team a bit of dietary advice to solve the issue. He believes it is time for his team to eat more protein and not that much carbohydrate. Pakistan will face tricky opponents afghanistan in their next match in chennai. Afghanistan have defeated the defending champions england during the tournament, while pakistan
Goes towards the keeper end. Crucially virat kohli was still at his end. Indias sports icon was there to guide his nation through. He scored 95, his team were there with balls to spare. At this home world cup, they have five wins from five. India at their peak atjust the right time. We got the result but also bumrah are, and siraj, they took wickets and that a0 overs held us back a bit but we knew if we could have taken wickets early, as we showed through the middle, try to apply pressure, we can take the game deep and do what the black caps do and fight until the end and you never know. Pakistan have hit the fewest sixes of this world cup so far and the opening batter iman ul haq has been giving his team a bit of dietary advice to solve the issue. He believes it is time for his team to eat more protein and not that much carbohydrate. Pakistan will face tricky opponents afghanistan in their next match in chennai. Afghanistan have defeated the defending champions england during the tour