County Championship, day three - radio & text updates from nine matches
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Day three of the cricket is shaping up to be a very exciting one with several of our games potentially reaching their conclusion today.
Whether you're following the action on our live text, radio, or sitting in the stands we want to know your thoughts on your team, how they've performed so far and any predictions for today's play.
As always, we will be sharing the best responses.
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Island Games: Isle of Wight team sets off for Orkney
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42 minutes ago
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Future of Cottingham BMX track to be discussed at meeting
The future of a BMX track on a playing field in Cottingham will be the talking point at a public meeting Parish Council said it was keen to find out if people would be willing to help manage the site in the future, following some concerns about how well it was used and issues of anti-social track has been in use on King George V Playing Fields since 2008 but the authority said additional maintenance would be required in the longer Carolyn Cantrell, who represents South Ward, said it was widely used by different age groups and offered an alternative to mainstream sports. She said: "It's really important because a lot of the time children are pushed into doing team sports, whereas this is something different. "It takes them away from football, rugby and cricket and it gives them an independence and it's a good way of confidence building."Emma Fitzgerald and other residents have set up a Facebook group called Cottingham BMX Track, to share community her sons use the track and she said many parents had shared how valuable it had been for their kids, building skills, confidence and friendships. She said: "It's more than just a track. It's a space where young people grow. Let's work together to save it."Councillor Julia Marten, chairwoman of the parish council, said "We haven't made any decision yet, we want to know how well the track is used, whether local youngsters want to keep it and increase usage and whether there is a group of people that would be willing to help manage it."The parish council said it would also be launching a survey in the coming weeks to ensure everyone could have a said a decision would be made later in the year about whether to keep and develop the site or to restore it to grass and return it to East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC), which owns the land. The site is leased to Cottingham King George V Friends Group and any proposals to make changes to the site would need to be made to Alex Duke said users of the track ranged from five year olds to parents."There are older kids who teach younger kids how to manage the hills. Who knows, you could actually have a future BMX Olympian here and this track doesn't cost any money," he public consultation will take place at 7.15pm in the Darby and Joan Hall on Finkle Street. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Click here to download the BBC News app from the App Store for iPhone and here to download the BBC News app from Google Play for Android devices.
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Thursday's briefing: Lionesses roar back and PSG continue to look the real deal
Paris St Germain will take on Chelsea in the Club World Cup final at the weekend while there was some exciting news for Manchester United and a setback for Crystal Palace. The pass. The finish. 😍 A beautiful strike from Lauren James to give us the lead 🤌 — Lionesses (@Lionesses) July 9, 2025 Lauren James' double helped England secure a resounding 4-0 victory over the Netherlands in Zurich to keep their European Championship title defence alive. Defeat to France in the tournament opener had all-but ensured the Lionesses would need three points to avoid crashing out at the group stage and, with Prince William in attendance at the Stadion Letzigrund, James got them off to a great start with a stunning 22nd-minute opener. Alessia Russo earned the assist and added another when Georgia Stanway doubled England's lead in first-half stoppage time before James made it three on the hour. Ella Toone, the lone fresh face in Sarina Wiegman's starting XI, got on the scoresheet seven minutes later with a fourth, ensuring England – who will finish the group stage against tournament newcomers Wales – are now in prime position to punch their ticket to the quarter-finals. France are set to go through as group winners after a 4-1 win over Wales, who are on the verge of going home. 🏴 @ChelseaFC 🆚 @PSG_inside 🇫🇷🗓️ Sunday 13th July 2025🏟️ MetLife Stadium — FIFA Club World Cup (@FIFACWC) July 9, 2025 European champions Paris St Germain produced a blistering performance to power into the Club World Cup final with a 4-0 rout of Real Madrid. A one-sided semi-final in New York on Wednesday was effectively settled inside the opening 24 minutes as Fabian Ruiz struck twice either side of an Ousmane Dembele effort. Spanish giants Real had no answer to the rampant Champions League winners, who added a fourth goal at the MetLife Stadium late on through Goncalo Ramos. PSG – who will play Chelsea in Sunday's final – were every bit as hot as the temperature, which reached 32C during the game. Lord Sebastian Coe has been given a leading role in delivering Manchester United's new stadium. Lord Coe, who chaired London's 2012 Olympic and Paralympic bid, has been appointed as chair-designate of the Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC) for the Old Trafford Regeneration project. The former International Olympic Committee president previously chaired a task force set up by United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe to look at stadium options for United amid a wider regeneration of the surrounding area. He will now play a key part in the development of the 100,000-seater stadium, which Ratcliffe wants to be the 'Wembley of the north'. Brazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti has been sentenced to a year in prison for tax evasion, Spanish news agency EFE has reported. The 66-year-old Italian has also been fined 386,361.93 Euros – around £333,000 – for failing to pay tax on revenue raised from his image rights during his first spell as Real Madrid manager between 2013 and 2015. However, it appears unlikely that Ancelotti will serve jail time as non-violent crimes committed by defendants who have no previous convictions are often met with suspended sentences. Nous restons en Ligue 1 🔴🔵 L'Olympique Lyonnais se félicite de la décision, rendue ce jour par la DNCG, de maintenir le Club en Ligue 1. — Olympique Lyonnais (@OL) July 9, 2025 Lyon have won their appeal against relegation to the French second division, a decision which puts Crystal Palace's participation in next season's Europa League in major doubt. Palace thought they had secured a place in Europe's second-tier club competition thanks to their FA Cup final win over Manchester City in May but uncertainty quickly arose as to whether they would be allowed to enter due to UEFA's multi-club ownership rules. Outgoing Palace shareholder John Textor has an interest in French club Lyon, who qualified for the same competition. Lyon had reached a settlement with UEFA agreeing to be excluded from European competitions next season if their relegation was confirmed on appeal, a move which would almost certainly have meant Palace could play in the Europa League. However, Lyon's success and higher league position means Palace are set to be moved down to the Conference League. Sources close to UEFA had previously indicated that Nottingham Forest would take the English spot in the Europa League vacated by Palace. The group stages of Euro 2025 continues as Group A concludes with hosts Switzerland taking on Finland and Norway playing Iceland. Elsewhere, the early qualifiers for the Europa League and Europa Conference League kick off, with St Patrick's Athletic and Northern Irish side Larne in action.
