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What are the rules about bad light in Test cricket?
In Test cricket, play cannot start, is immediately suspended, or cannot restart if the on-field umpires agree the light conditions are "dangerous or unreasonable".That wording comes from section 2.8 of the International Cricket Council's Test match playing conditions, which states the decision on whether lighting is unsafe is solely down to the umpires, following consultation with the ICC match are allowed to use light meters, which must be supplied by the ICC, as a guideline to determine whether light is fit for play or is improving or deteriorating. Light meters must be uniformly natural light has worsened to a level deemed unfit for play, the umpires will authorise the 'ground authority' - those responsible for hosting the match - to use any available artificial lighting so play is able to continue in acceptable artificial lighting at the ground not work, rules on natural lighting and weather will day/night Test matches, the home cricket board will decide the latest times at which the floodlights are to be switched on prior to the start of a day's play, and must inform the match play is suspended, it is the responsibility of the match umpires to continue to monitor article is the latest from BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team. What is Ask Me Anything? Ask Me Anything is a service dedicated to answering your want to reward your time by telling you things you do not know and reminding you of things you team will find out everything you need to know and be able to call upon a network of contacts including our experts and will be answering your questions from the heart of the BBC Sport newsroom, and going behind the scenes at some of the world's biggest sporting coverage will span the BBC Sport website, app, social media and YouTube accounts, plus BBC TV and radio. More questions answered... What is umpire's call in cricket?Why isn't cricket played in the rain?What is a demerit point in cricket?How do points work in the County Championship?
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Transfer news: Liverpool confirm Ekitike & Chelsea in for Dutch duo
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England have it inside them to win
Euro 2025 final: England v Spain Date: Sunday, 27 July; Venue: St Jakob-Park, Basel; Time: 17:00 BST Coverage: Live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer; live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds; text commentary on BBC Sport website and app Mariona Caldentey says England "have it inside them" to win Euro 2025 and Spain must be wary when the teams meet again in the final. Sunday's game in Basel (17:00 BST kick-off) will be a repeat of the 2023 Women's World Cup final - which Spain won 1-0 in Sydney. The two teams also went head-to-head in this year's Women's Nations League, with England picking up a 1-0 victory at Wembley in February, before suffering a 2-1 defeat in Barcelona in June. Midfielder Caldentey won the Women's Champions League with Arsenal this season and was named the WSL player of the year - so knows the Lionesses well. "I know the footballers they are and I know what they can do," Caldentey told BBC Sport. "It's a final, so they are dangerous even though they can't maybe play the greatest football yet, but they have it inside them. It will be a hard, but good game." Reigning champions England have had a rollercoaster tournament, overcoming several setbacks to reach their third successive major final. Following defeat by France in their opening group game, they came through a quarter-final penalty shootout against Sweden and needed an extra-time winner in their semi-final to beat Italy. World champions Spain have now won six consecutive knockout matches at major tournaments - but will be competing in their first Euros final. "Today we can enjoy. Tomorrow we have to start thinking of England," said two-time Ballon d'Or winner Aitana Bonmati following their 1-0 win over Germany. "I know England have played twice for 120 minutes. We trust in our squad. We believe in our players. "They have a lot of players that we faced a lot of times and in 2023. We know them and they know us. We want to prepare the best we can."
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England have it inside them to win
Euro 2025 final: England v SpainDate: Sunday, 27 July; Venue: St Jakob-Park, Basel; Time: 17:00 BSTCoverage: Live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer; live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds; text commentary on BBC Sport website and app Mariona Caldentey says England "have it inside them" to win Euro 2025 and Spain must be wary when the teams meet again in the game in Basel (17:00 BST kick-off) will be a repeat of the 2023 Women's World Cup final - which Spain won 1-0 in two teams also went head-to-head in this year's Women's Nations League, with England picking up a 1-0 victory at Wembley in February, before suffering a 2-1 defeat in Barcelona in Caldentey won the Women's Champions League with Arsenal this season and was named the WSL player of the year - so knows the Lionesses well. "I know the footballers they are and I know what they can do," Caldentey told BBC Sport. "It's a final, so they are dangerous even though they can't maybe play the greatest football yet, but they have it inside them. It will be a hard, but good game."Reigning champions England have had a rollercoaster tournament, overcoming several setbacks to reach their third successive major defeat by France in their opening group game, they came through a quarter-final penalty shootout against Sweden and needed an extra-time winner in their semi-final to beat champions Spain have now won six consecutive knockout matches at major tournaments - but will be competing in their first Euros final."Today we can enjoy. Tomorrow we have to start thinking of England," said two-time Ballon d'Or winner Aitana Bonmati following their 1-0 win over Germany. "I know England have played twice for 120 minutes. We trust in our squad. We believe in our players. "They have a lot of players that we faced a lot of times and in 2023. We know them and they know us. We want to prepare the best we can."
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Armoy road races 2025 live on BBC Sport NI
The Armoy road race has become a staple part of the Irish motorcycling calendar since its inception in 2009 and this weekend's event looks set to produce more thrilling racing for the thousands of spectators who an exciting new venture for the event, as a pilot, Saturday's racing will be streamed live on BBC iPlayer and worldwide on the BBC Sport website for the first time, allowing fans from across the globe to enjoy the high-speed action from the three-mile public roads circuit in the county Antrim of the main day of racing, culminating in the feature 'Race of Legends', will begin at 09:30 the meeting prepares to rev into life with qualifying and two scheduled races on Friday, BBC Sport brings you the lowdown on the popular Irish road race. History of Armoy road races In comparison to other road races with a long history in Northern Ireland, the Armoy event is a relatively recent addition to the calendar, having first taken place in meeting is centred on the village of Armoy and staged around a course which is triangular in shape and ridden in an anti-clockwise main feature race is called 'The Race of Legends' in recognition of the Armoy Armada quartet of riders who competed at road racing events from the mid to late Armada was established in 1977 and comprised the late Joey Dunlop, Mervyn Robinson and Frank Kennedy, plus Joey's brother current races are held on the roads that these riders used to test their machines in 'unofficial' practice sessions on open roads prior to race 2018 version of the event saw racing cancelled on the main Saturday race day because of persistent heavy rain, while the 2020 meeting fell victim to the Covid-19 pandemic and the 2021 staging was subject to spectator restrictions because of the coronavirus. Top riders who have competed at Armoy The Armoy races have traditionally attracted a strong field of riders from Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Great Britain and the big names who have competed are record 33-time Isle of Man TT winner Michael Dunlop, his late brother William, Ryan Farquhar, Jeremy McWilliams, late Manxman Dan Kneen, Dean Harrison, Guy Martin and Davey Dunlop and Yorkshireman Todd have been the dominant forces in recent years, although neither have entered this year's won five races in both 2021 and 2023 and his overall career tally of victories at the event stands at CV include 10 successes in the 'Race of Legends', including nine successive triumphs between 2011 and 2021 and a further win in 2023. The 35-year-old has won 18 Superbike races in made one of his first road race appearances at Armoy back in 2017 and has since excelled by racking up a four-timer in 2022 and a treble in four riders - Michael Dunlop, Todd, Martin and Farquhar - have won 'big bike' races in the history of the event. What of the 2025 races? This year's meeting is being held on Friday 25 July and Saturday 26 July, with roads closing at 10:00 BST on Friday and 09:00 on and qualifying sessions for all classes will take place on Friday, followed by two scheduled races, the first Supertwin and Supersport further races are scheduled for Saturday, including the Open race, further Supersport and Supertwin events, Moto3/125cc, Classic Superbike and the feature 'Race of Legends'.Also on the card are a Supermono class within the Supertwins race, Junior and Senior Support races, Junior and Senior classic races, Supersport 300 and Lightweight SupersportA high quality entry includes Burrows Engineering/RK Racing rider Conor Cummins, KTS Steadplan Racing's Jamie Coward, who was named man-of-the-meeting in 2024, and Northern Ireland's Paul Jordan, who rides for Jackson notable riders are Republic of Ireland challengers Mike Browne, Michael Sweeney and Derek McGee, plus customary English visitors Phil Crowe and Dominic Herbertson, Manx duo Joe Yeardsley and Marcus Simpson and Finland's Erno Kostamo, a regular at the North West 200 and Isle of Man GP rider and North West 200 race winner Jeremy McWilliams returns to compete in the Supersport, Lightweight Supersport and Classic Superbike the list of newcomers are double Southern 100 Supertwins winner Rob Hodson, Republic of Ireland riders Brian McCormack and Kevin Keyes, and former British Superbike and National Superstock competitor Franco Bourne. Lap records and most wins Most wins - Michael Dunlop 29, Barry Davidson 16, Ryan Farquhar 12, William Dunlop 11, Davey Todd 7, Richard Ford 7, Jamie Coward 4, Derek McGee 4, Christian Elkin 4, Robert McCrum 4, Guy Martin 3, Neil Kernohan 3, Dean Harrison 2Lap records - Superbike and absolute course record - Davey Todd (BMW) 109.325mph (2024)Supersport - Michael Dunlop (Yamaha) 105.179 (Yamaha) 2023Supertwin - Jamie Coward (Kawasaki) 100.536 (Kawasaki) 2024Moto3 - Mike Browne (Honda) 90.755mph (2023)Classic Superbike - Jamie Coward 97.410mph (2022) 2024 results Race of Legends - 1 Davey Todd; 2 Phil Crowe; 3 Dominic Herbertson; 4 Jamie CowardOpen race - 1 Davey Todd; 2 Phil Crowe; 3 Jamie Coward; 4 Dominic HerbertsonSupersport one - 1 Mike Browne; 2 Davey Todd; 3 Paul JordanSupersport two - 1 Davey Todd; 2 Mike Browne; 3 Jamie CowardSupertwins one - 1 Jamie Coward; 2 Mike Browne; 3 Michael SweeneySupertwins two - 1 Jamie Coward; 2 Mike Browne; 3 Paul Jordan
