junhui are also through. no ronnie 0'sullivan, though, who has been knocked out. so, there we are. manchester city women going well at the moment. how long is it going to be before manchester united have a women's team? yes, that is a surprise, isn't it? what are they thinking, maybe there are plans on foot? you would wonder, surely. the success of manchester city's women, come on, that rivalry. more less likely, i am come on, that rivalry. more less likely, iam not come on, that rivalry. more less likely, i am not sure. good question, they should settle it on the pitch. so you later. hundreds of african elephants are killed every year at the hands of poachers who feed asia's insatiable appetite for ivory. china accounts for 70% of the market. but, in a move welcomed by conservationists, the country says it will close half of its ivory factories and shops today, with a total ban by the end of the year. we'll discuss this in more detail in a moment, but first let's get a sense of the scale of the problem. some of the figures. let's speak now to heather sohl, the chief advisor on wi

been there as journalists in terms of awkward interviews. now ronnie 0‘sullivan, has taken his bizarre behaviour in interviews to a new level. he recently said, he wouldn‘t be talking in depth in interviws, after he was, disciplined, for comments he made to the media during the masters tournament but after giving a few short answers to bbc wales reporter gareth blaney, the questions certainly struck a chord. so how do you reflect on the match as a whole? don‘t know, really. um, you seem to take while to get going. maybe. sing: # maybe, there‘re gonna be the one that saves me. and after all, you‘re my wonderwall. ..# what do you reckon of my lyrics, is that good? i actually liked that. i like that. it was funny. he sang instead. what are we going to do if ronnie 0'sullivan ever retires! and as we are talking next. the sound of england rugby fans singing ‘swing low, sweet chariot‘ regularly fills the stands at twickenham — as it‘s bound to during this weekend‘s 6 nations clash with scotland — but now there‘s debate as to whether its an appropriate sporting anthem. t

versus germany live on bbc red button, and on the bbc sport website. ronnie 0'sullivan is through to the second round of the players championship, in wales, after a 5—1win over liang wenbo. ‘the rocket', who is a five—time world champion, was rarely troubled, as he eased through to a second—round clash against either judd trump or mark king, in a tournament which sees the world's top 16 players take part. the england women's cricket team will make history when they play the first—ever day—night ashes test against australia in november. the match will be played in sydney, starting on nine november. just like the 2015 series, this year's competition will also feature three one—day internationals and three twenty20 matches. england are looking to reclaim the trophy they lost in 2015. we are going to return to football, finally, and a pretty impressive goal in brazil. everybody says a side is at its most vulnerable immediately after scoring, and that was the case when comercial fc forward mirrai scored directly from the kick—off in sao paolo, against catanduvense. his sid