this is bbc news. the headlines. rescue workers continue to dig for survivors after a powerful earthquake in morocco kills more than 1000 people, leaving hundreds more injured. the 6.8 magnitude quake struck around 45 miles south of marrakesh. hospitals in the region have seen an influx of patients and are appealing for blood donations. police have arrested 21—year—old daniel khalife, who escaped from a prison in london four days ago. the former british soldier — suspected of terror offences — was caught in chiswick, west london, after being seen in the area. world leaders met at the 620 summit in delhi, where the african union was invited to join the group as a member. they also issued a joint declaration, calling on all states to refrain from the threat or use of force, but fell short

to refrain from the threat or use of force. time on bbc news for sportsday.. i'm olly foster. vintage ireland in bordeaux, they start their world cup with a huge win. we'll be live in marseille, where england are expecting a tough test in their opening match against argentina. englan�*s footballers taking on ukraine in poland looking to keep up their 100% record in qualifying, there have been goals. also coming up on sportsday.

we'll head to new york where there'll be new name one in waiting aryna sabalenka. we'll head to new york where there'll be new name on the women's trophy, coco gauff faces the world number one in waiting aryna sabalenka. and england's women start their one—day series against sri lanka with a huge win at chester—le—street. the rugby's been nonstop today, it's the busiest day of the world cup with four matches in france. ireland didn't hold back against romania — even though they conceded an early try they then scored 12 of their own. johnny sexton went over twice in his first match for six months, he was suspended for their three warm up games. and at 38, the skipper has also become his country's oldest player. joe lynskey reports. for the world's top ranked team, it's now time to stand tall.

ireland are here to win this world cup. they'd start with a match against the minnows. but each team ireland face are a team who want an upset. romania get the opening score! romania went in front two minutes in. for them to score the try felt a miracle. to win the match felt impossible. and the response from ireland is almost immediate. ireland's first move of quality restored order and parity. from there, they looked unstoppable. johnny sexton is here in his last world cup charge. ireland's icon retires when the tournament is over. his nation will hope he can make it to the end. sexton got two tries. ireland got 12. in this group, they'll go on to face scotland and south africa. this was one to ease them in, romania beaten by 82—8. the world's number one side are up and running. joe lynskey, bbc news. so ireland have hit the ground

running, a statement win from the number one side in the world. england would dearly love one of those, they face argentina in marseille later this evening. 0ur sports editor dan roan is there and joins us now from outside the stade velodrome. dan, injuries, suspensions, a dreadful run of results, itoje made the right noises. can england really turn it around? they will have to find form when it matters most, defy all the recent performances, of course they can, this is argentina, a strong side but it is not south africa, france, ireland, in normal circumstances england would be confident but they will begin here this evening on a

balmain night in marseille as underdogs for the very first time possibly against their south american opponents. that is fully justified when you look at the way they have been playing in their build—up campaign, a shambolic preparation for this tournament by england. losing three of their four warm up matches including first a ever defeat to fiji. injury problems have ruled out anthony watson, suspensions to the likes of their captain 0wen farrell who misses the first two matches and their only number eight believe in the polar. they are drained of confidence and desperately need victory this evening —— first night. they were in the final in 2019, a large bulk of this court went almost all the way injapan, they can draw upon that, if they can click into gear they can get that win that would give them confidence for the remainder of the

group where they face samoa, japan, chile. ,, �* ., a , group where they face samoa, japan, chile. ,, 1, a , ., chile. steve borthwick, lets not foruet, a chile. steve borthwick, lets not forget, a couple _ chile. steve borthwick, lets not forget, a couple of _ chile. steve borthwick, lets not forget, a couple of big - chile. steve borthwick, lets not forget, a couple of big calls. . jonny may and alex mitchell weren't even in the squad a few weeks ago, but they have been bumped right up the pecking order and start this evening. it does suggest there has been a late change of plan and that does not give you the sense of confidence perhaps, but maybe it will work, alex mitchell for northampton saints and for country was one of the few bright sparks in the humiliating defeat to fiji. deserves a chance. some were surprised he wasn't in the original squad, some were surprised he wasn't in the originalsquad, but some were surprised he wasn't in the original squad, but to begin the match from fourth choice there is a lot of pressure on him but he will inject some pace, the quick tap penalties you see him do for the

saints. mustn�*t be controlled or restricted, he needs to play his natural game. some of a sense of a backward step... dan natural game. some of a sense of a backward step. . ._ backward step... dan roan from marseille. _ backward step... dan roan from marseille, many _ backward step... dan roan from marseille, many thanks. - there is one game currently ongoing at the stade de france in paris where eddiejones�* australia are taking on georgia the two—time champions went ahead inside two minutes — jordan petaia forcing his way over. went in at half time with a 21—3 lead. ben donaldson, 28—8 to australia, live commentary on bbc sounds. italy started their world cup with a bonus point

52—8 win over namibia. paolo 0dogwu was one of seven different try scorers in st etienne. it's just the start italy needed, if they want to advance from a pool that includes hosts france, new zealand and their next opponents uruguay. let's move the football. england fell behind to ukraine, as in genco, but kyle walker equalised, they are playing in poland because ukraine cannot play at home. saka hit the bar but it is 1—1. —— fell

behind to ukraine, zinchenko scored. arsenal women have been knocked out of the champions league in the first round of qualifying. they were beaten on penalties by paris fc. arsenal's jen beattie scored a 96th minute equaliser to force extra time at 2—2. they fell behind again before allesia russo's second of the game made it three all. it went to a shoot—out and the french prevailed 4—24 — other british sides in qualifying glasgow city are through they beat lithuanian side gintra. cardiff city and cliftonville were beaten. celtic women kick off against valarenga in the next 20 minutes or so. england is a special anchor for 106.

england bounced back from their shock t20 series loss by thrashing sri lanka in the first one day international of their best—of—three series. after winning the toss at chester—le—street and choosing to bowl, england dismissed sri lanka forjust 106 in the 31st over. teenager mahika gaur took three wickets on her debut including sri lanka captain chamari athapathu. lauren filer also took three wickets on her debut. england chased down their modest target in just 18 overs. maia bouchier hit the winning runs. tammy beaumont top scored with 32 runs. for her efforts with the ball, gaur was named player of the match. if you had asked me a year ago i wouldn't think would happen, really grateful for it wouldn't think would happen, really gratefulfor it all, wouldn't think would happen, really grateful for it all, it is about not to try anything different, bowl it on the stumps, try to hit the stumps. let's have a quick look at some of the other headlines. britain's emily craig and imogen grant defended their lightweight double skulls title at the world rowing championships in serbia. more coverage from four tomorrow.

bbc two. english and irish derby winner auguste rodin won the irish champion stakes at leopardstown, with another aidan o'brien—trained runner, luxembourg, coming second. a six under par round of 66 has propelled rory mcilroy back up the leaderboard in the irish 0pen. the northern irishman is 11 under par, a shot behind england's jordan smith. hurly long of germany leads on 13 under. it's the final weekend at the us open. the american teenager coco gauff is up against the world mumber one in waiting aryna sabalenka. i spoke to our tennis correspondent russel fuller in new york for his take on the match. lots may struggle to pick a clear favourite, americans especially with a ticket to the arthur ashe stadium with 20,000 people plus in attendance you want gauff to win, she has come through varied

challenges very well, she was always in front in the semifinal but had to wait for a six match point before taking her place in herfirst us open final. the way sager banker —— sabalenka started against madison keys, if she has a good serving day she might have the edge over coco gauff on this occasion. you touched on the arthur _ gauff on this occasion. you touched on the arthur ashe _ gauff on this occasion. you touched on the arthur ashe stadium, - gauff on this occasion. you touched on the arthur ashe stadium, surely| on the arthur ashe stadium, surely that has to help koko gauff, crazy support? it that has to help koko gauff, crazy su ort? u, that has to help koko gauff, crazy su . oft? . ., , , that has to help koko gauff, crazy suuort? , , m support? it can be very difficult for players _ support? it can be very difficult for players when _ support? it can be very difficult for players when they - support? it can be very difficult for players when they are - support? it can be very difficult for players when they are not l for players when they are not getting the support of the crowd,, as we see quite regularly in new york there is applause when a first serve goes into the net, it is not

malicious but an misunderstanding about what to do, because there will be a second serve. sabalenka is used to play and how players at the other slams but that can add an extra dimension, if the other player is on top and you have the crowd on your back, potentially that can make quite a significant difference. looking ahead to the men's final on sunday, russell, denied another chapter in the djokovic — alcaraz rivalry, how do people view it? he: outplayed alcaraz in the semifinal, was able to match alcaraz in terms of speed around the court for the most part, some of the rallies they

played, frequently coming out on top, medvedev, loves new york, beat djokovic in straight sets two years ago. djokovic was trying to complete the calendar grand slam, no one had that since rudd labour. —— rod laver. but run out of energy in the final. don't read too much into that, medvedev is capable of denying djokovic a 21st grand slam title. wigan warriors are back on top of super league after very one—sided victory at leeds rhinos. jake wardle was player—of—the—match — scoring a hat—trick — as the warriors recorded their biggest winning margin at headingley. 50—0 the final score. with two games to go wigan are aiming to secure a place in the play—off semi—finals. for leeds the defeat

all—but ends their chances of making the top six. to cycling where rasmus tiller won a dramatic tour of britain stage in gloucester. the norwegian was in a group that reeled in race leader wout van aert over the last 800m and he came out on top in the bunched finish ahead of danny van poppel who won a stage yesterday, with great britain's stephen williams third. the tour finishes tomorrow in caerphilly with van aert defending a three—second lead. defending vuelta a espana champion remco evenepoel returned to form to win stage 1a after a disappointing stage 13 which saw him trail general classification leader sepp kuss by almost 28 minutes, evenepoel attacked with 3km to go to leave romain bardet in his wake. the belgian eventually finished the stage 70 seconds clear of the frenchman. kuss maintaned his hold on the red jersey ahead of team—mates primoz roglic and jonas vingegaard.