live from london. this is bbc news. morocco has declared three days of national mourning, after a powerful earthquake left more than a thousand people dead, and 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

now on bbc news, sportsday with olly foster. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm olly foster. vintage ireland in bordeaux, they start their world cup with a huge win. england are expecting a tough test in their opening match against argentina, we'll have the latest from marseille. and england lose their 100% record in qualifying as they are held to a draw by ukraine in poland. also coming up on sportsday... 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 sabalenka later tonight. 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. eddiejones�* australia beat georgia 35—15 in their opening match . 35—15 in their opening match. they were playing this at the stade de france the two time champions went ahead inside two minutes — jordan petaia forcing his way over.

they went in at half time with a 21—3 lead. they stretched that when georgia gave away possession and the wallabies punished them for it. ben donaldson the scorer. georgia scored a couple of tries but australia were always in control. they have fiji next in pool c, next weekend. italy started their world cup with a bonus point 52—8 win over namibia. paolo odogwu 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. france beat new zealand last night. just one more match to go today, england face argentina in marseille. they are on a such a poor run of form, england, and have had to contend with injuries and suspensions to key players, i asked our sports editor dan roan whether they possible turn their fortunes 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 balmy 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 a first—ever defeat to fiji. injury problems have ruled out anthony watson, suspensions to the likes of their captain owen farrell who misses the

first two matches and their only number eight billy vunipola. they are drained of confidence and desperately need victory this evening. they were in the final in 2019, a large bulk of this squad 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. lose and the pressure on. steve borthwick, let's 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 tonight. 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. lots 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... for may as a result of watson's injury. dan roan from marseille. commentary on five live of the england— argentina match.

england's perfect start to euro qualifying has been dented by ukraine. kyle walker scored the first goal for his country as they came from behind to draw 1—1 in poland. gareth southgate�*s side are still six points clear at the top of group c with three games left to play. adam cottier reports. supporters of ukraine travelled from near and far to south—west poland, just a few hundred miles from the ukraine border. inside the stadium they offer us during reception to their team as the conflict in their home country continues. short of the half—hour mark came a huge moment of m half—hour mark came a huge moment of joy for them as arsenal's zen genco put his country had against an england team who had won their previous four. harry maguire, jordan henderson started despite debate over their inclusion, they found a

foothold hard to find until a goal came from kyle walker, from harry kane double sublime pass to score his first goal in his 77th cap. saka struck the crossbar but ukraine held up struck the crossbar but ukraine held up for a point. the 100% record is overfor england in group c, and in from scotland are next in glasgow on tuesday in a friendly. —— in form scotland. 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 3—3. .it went to a shoot—out

and the french prevailed 4—2. four other british sides in qualifying. glasgow city are through they beat lithuanian side gintra 3—0. cardiff city and cliftonville were beaten. celtic women are playing valarenga in norway, i—i. 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.

trying to enjoy the journey, if you asked me a year ago if this would happen, i would asked me a year ago if this would happen, iwould not asked me a year ago if this would happen, i would not have believed it. it isjust happen, i would not have believed it. it is just to not try anything different, just bowl it on the stumps, try to hit the stumps. let's have a quick look at some of the other headlines. great britain have had a good day at the rowing world championships. they won five golds — including this one from the men's four, who retained their title and finish the season unbeaten there's further coverage of the rowing tomorrow on the red button from midday, and bbc two from 4pm button from midday, and bbc two from apm. english and irish derby winner auguste rodin with ryan moore on board, 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 open. 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 number 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 sixth match point before taking her place in herfirst us open final. the way sabalenka started against madison

keys, maybe encouragement, if she has a good serving day she might have the edge over coco gauff on this occasion. she won comfortably in her other matches. you touched on the arthur ashe stadium, surely that has to help coko gauff, crazy support? that has to help coco gauff, crazy support? it can be very difficult 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 quickly. sabalenka is used to playing home 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? a repeat of the 2021 final, hopefully people see it with relish. medvedev. 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 in the final. djokovic was trying to complete the calendar grand slam, no—one had that since rod laver.

came from the olympics, the heat of tokyo. but ran out of energy in the final. don't read too much into that, medvedev is capable of denying djokovic a 21st grand slam title. russell fuller. 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—offs semi—finals. for leeds the defeat all—but ends their chances of making the top six. finally, to cycling where rasmus tiller won a dramatic tour of britain stage in gloucester. the penultimate. the norwegian was in a group that reeled in race leader wout van aert over the last 800 metres and he came out on top in the bunched finish ahead of danny van poppel with great britain's stephen williams third. the tour finishes tomorrow

in caerphilly with van aert defending a three—second lead.