Reaction from the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday after England set South Africa a record target of 465 to win the fourth Test.  

The home side began day three on 88 for 6, still 312 runs adrift of England's first innings total of 400.

They made it to 183 all out, thanks to 76 from Quinton De Kock and 37 from Dwaine Pretorius down the order, with Mark Wood returning figures of 5 for 46 for the tourists.

England then made 248 in their second innings, skipper Joe Root top-scoring with 58 and Beuran Hendricks taking 5 for 38 with the ball.

No side has ever made more than 420 to win a Test in cricket history and the record winning score batting last at the Wanderers is 310.

With six full sessions to come in the match, the odds heavily favour England to win the game and secure a 3-1 series victory.

Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa. 26th January, 2020

1. 00:00 England all-rounder Sam Curran arrives at press conference

2. 00:07 SOUNDBITE (English): Sam Curran, England All-Rounder:

(on the state of the game)

"Yeah, I think it's... obviously we probably went out there with more of a mindset of looking to get a lead on the board and we probably played with more freedom in a way, but the way we saw 'Rootie' (England captain Joe Root) play, he played beautifully and obviously Dom (Sibley) played really nicely, has played really nicely throughout the series. I think when you go into bat third innings with such a big lead, you can play with a bit more freedom and you can... obviously the bowlers were quite happy. We got South Africa to bowl again, they were probably a bit tired and things like that, so I think if you look, we've looked at a few stats (statistics) and you probably look at the last innings score here at the Wanderers, it's pretty low, so that's given us a bit of confidence."

3. 00:46 Wide shot of press conference

4. 00:51 SOUNDBITE (English): Sam Curran, England All-Rounder:

(on Mark Wood's return to form and fitness)

"It's obviously... 'Woody' (Mark Wood), everyone's very happy for him, he's had a tough last six months since the World Cup and seeing guys that get injured do well, there's nothing more pleasing as a player and as teammates to see your mates out there and do really well because no one likes injuries. They do happen, but Woody, he's come back with, the way he's hitting 90 miles an hour, is so great to watch and gives us great confidence going into tomorrow."

5. 01:17 Wide shot of press conference

6. 01:23 SOUNDBITE (English): Sam Curran, England All-Rounder:

"For us as youngsters coming abroad, where a lot of the other guys have come and they won a series here. I think it was 2016 maybe, so if we're able to do that tomorrow or day 5, it's gonna be a great, great, proud moment for all of us, because winning overseas, we've been told, it's tough. We obviously haven't experienced much overseas cricket and hopefully we can be come overseas and say we've won against South Africa, which is going to be a great achievement. I think the team at the moment are really enjoying each other's company and just really enjoying each other's success."

7. 01:56 Wide pan of press conference

8. 02:04 Close up series emblem

9. 02:08 Wide shot of press conference with South Africa head coach Mark Boucher

10. 02:13 SOUNDBITE (English): Mark Boucher, South Africa Head Coach:

"I think if you look at the amount of time we got in the game, then we've still got to look at going for a win. If we bat for two over... for two days, the run rate is still very gettable. So at the moment, there's quite a few runs to chase down. Never been done before, but we've got to hold on to some some sort of positivity regarding tomorrow and also the fact that quite a few of our batters are due (for a good score) as well. So it's going to be tough, but we'll give it a go."

11. 02:46 Cutaway of Boucher through a mobile 'phone

12. 02:54 SOUNDBITE (English): Mark Boucher, South Africa Head Coach:

(on out-of-form and under pressure South Africa captain Faf du Plessis)

"He'll go out and he'll go out there and fight. There's there's no doubt about it. He understands that he's the leader and that he wants to do well and lead from the front. So hopefully there's something big around the corner for Faf and, you know, like I said, the whole scene is set for him to come in and under a lot of pressure to score the runs and score big runs, hopefully to get us close to hopefully winning a Test match."

(Q: "And will Vernon (all-rounder Vernon Philander, who's playing in his last Test) be able to bat?

"Vern will be able to bat, I believe he's got a grade two (hamstring) tear. So I'm sure that Vern in his last innings will will definitely go out and bat try and add value to the team."

13. 03:34 Cutaway journalist

14. 03:38 Boucher leaves press conference

South African coach Heyneke Meyer makes two changes to his side for the third place play-off match against Argentina on Friday (30th October).

SCRIPTING INFORMATION:

South Africa have made two changes to the side that lost the World Cup Semi-final to New Zealand, as they bid to finish the tournament on a high in the bronze medal match against Argentina.

Injured captain injured Fourie du Preez is replaced at scrum-half by Ruan Pienaar, and veteran lock Victor Matfield comes into the second row in place of Lood de Jager.

38 year old Matfield will also captain the side in what will be his last international appearance.

Winger Bryan Habana, level with Jonah Lomu on 15 tries, is bidding to become the sole owner of the all-time World Cup record.

The Springboks - who suffered the biggest shock in World Cup history when they were beaten by Japan in their opening match of the tournament - lost 20-18 ot the All Blacks in the semi-final.

Coach Heyneke Meyer dismissed suggestions that it would be hard to motivate the team for the match so soon after losing the semi-final, insisting that Springboks always want to win.

"Whenever you put the Springbok jersey on, for me I probably can't say in words what it means to be the Springbok coach in every single game and for the players as well. So whenever you put the Springbok jersey on, even if it's a friendly, you are still representing your country, you are still representing the hopes and dreams of a lot of people and that's a big responsibility."

Two time World Cup winners, South Africa finished third in 1999 after edging out New Zealand 22-18 in the play off match.

Meyer was the assistant coach to Nick Mallett at that time, but admitted the hurt of failing to reach the final was far greater this time as head coach.

Argentina lost 29-15 in their World Cup semi-final and are also seeking a second third place finish.

They beat France 34-10 in the play off match in 2007.

Guildford, England - 28th October 2015

1. 00:00 Wide shot of press conference

2. 00:05 SOUNDBITE: (English) Heyneke Meyer (on being tempted to make a lot of changes to his team)

"The temptation was there to have some fresh guys, but by saying that, I think people maybe understood me wrong. I have always said that playing for third or fourth, if you accept that, you'll never be a winner and I have said that it's never good enough for South Africa to compete for third and fourth and be happy about it. When you're South African, when you're a Springbok, only to be the best in the world is good enough. But by saying that, whenever you put the Springbok jersey on, for me I probably can't say in words what it means to be the Springbok coach in every single game and for the players as well. So whenever you put the Springbok jersey on, even if it's a friendly, you are still representing your country, you are still representing the hopes and dreams of a lot of people and that's a big responsibility."

3. 00:55 SOUNDBITE: (English) Heyneke Meyer (on the difficulty of getting up for the game after the semi-final loss)

"I had to get the guys up after last week, I've only had one training session, and to make a lot of changes wouldn't be the right thing. I have to think about the team first and obviously we want to go out there and win. They're a quality side. They've shown that since the beginning of the year and I've said it a couple of times, I don't think South Africa or the world respect them enough. They have really improved as a nation and are in the top four now. What they have done against the All Blacks, against us, they have beaten the Wallabies I think last year, so they are a really really tough side and if we're not at our best, it will be a difficult day. So we thought it was easier (not to make changes) This team has been playing together for quite some time. We've been struggling to get some sort of continuity so it's only that there are one or two injuries that I didn't (field the same side as against New Zealand) and we have to go out there and show that we're mentally tough enough to come back and play a great game for our supporters.

4. 01:56 SOUNDBITE: (English) Heyneke Meyer (on having been assistant coach for 1999 third place play off)

"It's probably the toughest week to go in (to a game) with all your hopes and dreams shattered and only a win is good enough for us and then you have to regroup and go out there and put in a quality performance. It was very difficult back then (in 1999) I've learnt from that situation. I thought that Nick (Mallett, South African head coach in 1999) handled it well. All the players were in despair back then as well and it's the same now. So it's all going to be about mental toughness. You have to prove that you have learnt from that but again, being the head coach (I feel it) one hundred times more because you have the responsibility. I believe that we have really turned things around. The start was really difficult this year and it will be great if we can end up with a top performance, but saying that, they (Argentina) are a top quality side and it's strange to have been in two positions like this but I must say, it's been 100 times more tougher for me because, although I thought we could have won there as well, it was so close, it was probably closer this game especially given where we came from and I really believed in this team right until the end. A lot of the youngsters put up their hands, I had been worried about them, so you know it's more or less the same situation but you take it much more personally as a head coach."

5. 03:15 SOUNDBITE: (English) Duane Vermeulen, number eight

"There were some parts we knew we had to work on, especially exiting out of our half, so I think that was the one part that we really worked hard on but there was a good vibe at training and everything went well. You ( as a player) need to put what happened on the weekend behind you as soon as possible. Like the coach said, there is still one game to play and we want to end on a high and that's our goal and we want to go out and win this game."

STORYLINE:

The southern African nation of Zimbabwe is sending a Black swimmer to the Olympics, the first from her country to go the Games.

Seventeen-year-old Donata Katai won African youth titles and broke youth records once held by two-time Olympic champion Kirsty Coventry, who is not only Zimbabwe's most successful swimmer but also Africa's most decorated Olympian.

Tokyo is probably too early for the teenager to succeed Coventry in the way she really wants, by stepping onto the Olympic podium. But, for now, Katai does represent a deeper breakthrough for Zimbabwe.

Her country is 99% Black and it's taken until 2021 for a Black swimmer to represent Zimbabwe at the Olympics.

Simone Manuel's gold medal in the 100-metre freestyle at the last Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was a seminal moment for Black swimmers. But the American's success also sparked a conversation about why Black swimmers are so underrepresented.

That's historically been the case in southern Africa, where the most successful swimmers — like Coventry and South Africans Chad le Clos and Cameron van de Burgh — are all white. It's maybe starker because they come from majority-Black countries.

But while swimming in the United States might be still struggling to diversify, Katai said it isn't anymore in Zimbabwe.

"There's a lot of people of colour that take part in the sport (in Zimbabwe)," Katai said. "It's kind of becoming normal for me in Zimbabwe. I feel like we swim in very different environments because in America there are not many people of colour that swim. In Zimbabwe, the majority of people that swim at the moment are people of colour. I guess her (Manuel's) story would be very different from mine."

Katai's story is also very different from another Black African swimmer. Eric Moussambani of Equatorial Guinea gained brief worldwide fame, and the ironic nickname Eric the Eel, for being so bad at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. That stereotype is definitely not applicable here.

Katai has been swimming competitively since, at the age of 6, she realised she was pretty good at it. She's been tracked after her talent peaked the interest of some of the country's top coaches at the age of 8. Her family is solidly middle class, her current coach, Kathy Lobb, stressed. She is not underprivileged. And she's the first swimmer the veteran coach has taken all the way to the Olympics.

"It's every coach's dream to have a swimmer coming through and taking them to the Olympics," Lobb said

Katai won gold medals in the 50-metre and 100-metre backstroke at the 2019 African Junior Championships in Tunisia. The same year, she broke Coventry's longstanding 100-metre backstroke national youth record. That's the event she'll compete in at the Tokyo Games.

Of all the comparisons, Katai is quite happy with the Coventry one.

Katai and Coventry know each other, but not very well. They've only spoken a couple of times at meets, Katai said, but Coventry has been completely supportive.

Coventry was also 17 when she swam at her first Olympics in 2000. She didn't win a medal, but she returned four years later to claim a gold, a silver and a bronze and start that record-breaking haul for Africa.

Tokyo is the next step for Katai and it's pure excitement now after the dream to compete against the world's best was delayed a year by the coronavirus pandemic.

Harare, Zimbabwe - 10th July 2021.

1. 00:00 Various swimmer Donata Katai in training in swimming pool

2. 00:14 SOUNDBITE (English): Donata Katai, Zimbabwe Olympic swimmer:

"Well. I started swimming when I was six, because we had like an infant swimming gala at the school I was at."

3. 00:24 Donata Katai in swimming pool

4. 00:32 SOUNDBITE (English): Donata Katai, Zimbabwe Olympic swimmer:

"I think the first record I broke when I was eight at the Les Brown Pool was probably the most  memorable one for me."

Q, "Which one was that?"

"33-yards butterfly, yeah because obviously that's when I kind of realised that I was you know good at swimming."

5. 00:54 Various Donata Katai in swimming pool with coach Kathy Lobb watching her

6. 01:08 SOUNDBITE (English): Donata Katai, Zimbabwe Olympic swimmer:

"I think swimming in Zimbabwe, you know there's a lot of people of colour that take part in the sport so it's kind of become normal for me."

7. 01:20 Various of Donata Katai in swimming pool

8. 01:30 SOUNDBITE (English): Donata Katai, Zimbabwe Olympic swimmer:

"I feel like we swim in some very different environments you know because in America obviously there's not many people of colour that swim whereas in Zimbabwe, the majority of people who swim at the moment are people of colour. So, I guess her (Simone Manuel) story would be very different from mine because I wouldn't say I'm part of a minority group in Zimbabwe because obviously there's lots of people of colour that swim."

9. 02:05 Donata Katai in Swimming pool

10. 02:13 SOUNDBITE (English): Donata Katai, Zimbabwe Olympic swimmer:

"I remember the London Games and the Rio one, but before that I was a bit too young."

Q. "What about Kirsty, what do you know about her swimming career?"

"Well obviously, she (Kristy Coventry)'s one of a kind, she is the most decorated African Olympian. She swam many races and she did really, really well, got multiple gold medals."

11. 02:40 Donata Katai in swimming pool

12. 02:50 SOUNDBITE (English): Kathy Lobb, Donata Katai's coach:

"Every coach's dream is to have a swimmer coming through and taking them to the Olympics. I guess I'm in what you'd call maybe the twilight of my swimming career. I don't know, hopefully I'm not, but some people seem to think I might be."

13. 03:04 Donata with her coach

14. 03:08 SOUNDBITE (English): Kathy Lobb, Donata Katai's coach:

"Each child is an individual. Yes, she (Katai) does the same stroke as Kirsty, and she's happened to beat a couple of Kirsty's records, but each child is an individual. Certainly, I'm not comparing her to Kirsty. I think, who knows, when she goes to university, she may well change strokes altogether. In America, they pull people onto the team according to what stroke they need and she has a very good butterfly as well. At the South Africa Junior Champs she's won several medals in both backstroke and butterfly so it may be a change of stroke altogether."

Q. "What do you think she should be targeting in the Olympics?"

"Just to get a PB, or as close to her PB as possible. I'm not sure she'll do a PB even, but we want her to get as close as possible. As I say, the preparation has just been very, very difficult and I've been playing around trying to make the best of it and trying to get the best out of her. But it hasn't been ideal. I'm not making excuses, she's going in the best condition she could be at this stage and yes, she will give it

her all."

15. 04:19 Donata Katai outside swimming pool

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SNTV Features

Australia are confident that they can avenge their 2003 Rugby World Cup final defeat on Saturday (October 4th) when they face England in Marseille in the quarter-finals.

Wallabies' captain Stirling Mortlock is expecting a tough game, but believes that his side's experience and preparation will enable them to prevail under pressure.

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Marseille, in deepest south east France, hosts two of this weekend's four Rugby World Cup quarter-finals.

South Africa and Fiji play each other in the Stade Velodrome on Sunday (October 7th), but the day before sees a rematch of the 2003 final with Australia facing holders England.

Jonny Wilkinson's extra-time drop goal separated the sides in Sydney four years ago, but the Wallabies start this match as strong favourites to progress.

They comfortably beat Fiji, Wales, Canada and Japan to finish top of Pool B, while England bounced back from a 36-0 drubbing at the hands of South Africa to just about make it out of Pool A.

Stirling Mortlock has recovered from a dislocated shoulder to captain the side and he is confident that the Wallabies will emerge victorious.

SOUNDBITE: (English)

"I think we go into this match knowing that it's going to be a significant test. Obviously, it is sudden death so that extra pressure comes in, but you've got to back yourself and back your preparation. I think this squad has improved dramatically over the last 18 months and there's a lot of confidence in each other, confidence in our gameplan and confidence in our ability to do that under pressure so... you don't just get that by having a few games. I think it's a slow process and hopefully we can go out there and show the best that we can do on Saturday."

SUPER CAPTION: Stirling Mortlock, Australia captain.

Australia's squad is brimming with class and experience, with George Gregan set to extend his world record for Test caps to 139.

Such is their embarrassment of riches that Drew Mitchell, the tournament's top tryscorer on seven, has to settle for a place on the bench with Adam Ashley-Cooper getting the nod on the right wing.

Stephen Larkham is still missing with a knee injury, so youngster Berrick Barnes keeps his place at fly-half and could be a target for England's back row.

England have picked a big, physical pack and the Wallabies have attempted to counter that by naming just two backs, Mitchell and Julian Huxley, on the replacements bench.

Australian Rugby Union chief executive John O'Neill stirred things up last week by claming, "It doesn't matter whether it's cricket, rugby union, rugby league - we all hate England."

But head coach John Connolly, who coached English side Bath before taking the Wallabies job, insists that he will be viewing the match much as he would any other.

SOUNDBITE: (English)

Q - "Is this a fake war, this animosity - Australia against England?"

"It's not, for us it's not an issue. As I said, we're just as...you know, Test rugby's about being competitive. I mean, Michael Foley (assistant coach) and I coached in England for a number of years. We've got a lot of friends in the English side so for us it's not an issue, it's about winning for Australia. And if we get through, beating New Zealand's the next goal. If England get through, I'm sure it's about being competitive with...for us it's not even on the Richter Scale. There's no fake war, it's just about doing the very best we can for Australia."

SUPER CAPTION: John Connolly, Australia head coach.

One of the biggest dangers to England is Lote Tuqiri, who scored Australia's try in the final four years ago.

They will do well to stop the big wing with a place in next weekend's semi-finals, and a great deal of pride, up for grabs.

SHOTLIST: Marseille, France - October 4th, 2007.

1. 00:00 Various scenics of Marseille

2. 00:13 Wide of Australia training

3. 00:27 Mid-shot of players exercising

4. 00:34 Stirling Mortlock and Matt Giteau slap hands

5. 00:41 SOUNDBITE: (English) Stirling Mortlock

6. 01:15 Matt Dunning and George Gregan stretching

7. 01:24 Drew Mitchell

8. 01:28 Various of practice

9. 01:42 Cutaway cameras

10. 01:46 Head coach John Connolly watches training

11. 01:50 SOUNDBITE: (English) John Connolly

12. 02:21 Lote Tuqiri stretching

13. 02:31 Wide of Australia squad.

STORYLINE:

Reaction after India needed just 17 balls to wrap up a comprehensive 203-run victory over England in the third Test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on Wednesday (22nd August) and reduce their series deficit to 2-1.

SCRIPTING INFORMATION:

Ten minutes and 17 balls.

That's all it took for India to wrap up a big win over England on Wednesday to keep the five-match Test series alive.

In front of a smattering of spectators at Trent Bridge, India quickly took the one wicket they needed on the final day of the third Test to complete a 203-run victory.

England lead the series 2-1 with two Tests remaining.

The next match starts in Southampton on the 30th of August.

Resuming on 311-9, England needed 210 more runs to complete what would have been a world-record victory chase.

The sparse attendance at the start of play was a sign that the match was unlikely to last long and on the penultimate ball of the day's third over, James Anderson (11) could only fend off a bouncing delivery from off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and Ajinkya Rahane backtracked to take the catch.

England were dismissed for 317.

It was a result which seemed likely since the second day in Nottingham, when England collapsed to 161 all out in their first innings - losing all 10 wickets in one session.

There could be selection issues for England ahead of the fourth Test and captain Joe Root said Jonny Bairstow would be monitored over the next few days after the wicketkeeper fractured a bone in the middle finger of his left hand on Monday.

Bairstow batted in the second innings - he was bowled first ball - with heavy strapping around the finger.

The England captain also said he expected Alastair Cook to play at Southampton.

Cook's wife Alice is expecting the couple's third child.

Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England, UK. 22nd August 2018.

1. 00:00 India head coach Ravi Shastri enters the news conference

2. 00:09 SOUNDBITE (English): Ravi Shastri, India head coach:

(about bouncing back after losing the first two Tests of the series)

"We ran England close in the first Test match. We were blown away at Lord's, so we needed to prove a point. All I asked the boys was to give me some accountability and they were simply magnificent in all three departments of the game. As a head coach I can't ask for more. I'm just proud of the guys, the way they stood up, came out here and played."

3. 00:37 SOUNDBITE (English): Ravi Shastri, India head coach:

(about whether this is India's best win since he's been head coach)

"In the four years I have been doing this job, I think if you look at a clinical performance overseas, I think this has to be the best. South Africa was gutsy, it was a nasty track, you won in Johannesburg, but this was clinical. When you look at all three departments, they stood up. As a batting unit, as a catching unit in the field and as a bowling unit, so you can't ask for anything more."

4. 01:13 SOUNDBITE (English): Ravi Shastri, India head coach:

(about where the series is positioned after the third Test)

"We've won just a Test match. There is still a series to be played. The bottom line with this team, like I said before the start of this Test match, there isn't a negative bone in the body, because they believe they can win anywhere in the world. The endeavour of this team is to be the best travelling team in the world and I believe we are almost there. India, we know what we can do in India, especially if we play in conditions that suit us very few teams will have a sniff. To go to South Africa, to go to England, to go to Australia and try to win there, Test matches there, that is the endeavour of this cricket team and they have it in them."

5. 01:56 SOUNDBITE (English): Ravi Shastri, India head coach:

(about what he told his batsmen to help them turn their form around)

"Mental discipline. Get tough mentally. You're going to look ugly, you're going to have to leave a lot of balls. There's no shortcut. You have to grind the opposition down when they have (Stuart) Broad and (James) Anderson, with close to 1,000 wickets between them, playing in their conditions, there is no shortcut. I don't care who the batsmen are, you've got to tell yourself 'If I need hundred I'm going to have to bat five hours... five or six hours if I have to get a hundred'. So you challenge yourself to bat those five, six hours, not one or two hours."

6. 02:36 SOUNDBITE (Hindi): Ravi Shastri, India head coach:

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7. 02:59 England captain Joe Root enters the news conference

8. 03:08 SOUNDBITE (English): Joe Root, England captain:

(about England's first innings batting collapse)

"It's happened on a couple of occasions, it's obviously not good enough in this format. For the group of players that we've got, it's well below par on what we are capable of doing, even if it is bowler friendly conditions. So, (in the second innings we) reverted back to a few things that have worked well for us in the past and now we have to carry that forward and do it for long periods of time."

9. 03:35 SOUNDBITE (English): Joe Root, England captain:

(about where the series is positioned after the third Test)

"We're definitely in the driving seat as far as the series goes. We have to keep on remembering that. We have got a little bit of time now to go away and reflect on what has been a difficult week. But in England we are a very good side at bouncing back from a tough couple of days. One thing you can never question about this group of players is their character and the way they can respond to a difficult period or passage of play."

10. 04:09 SOUNDBITE (English): Joe Root, England captain:

(about Jonny Bairstow's fitness)

"It's very early days in terms of... it was a small fracture at the top of his finger. We'll have to see how that settles down over time. We have got a bit of time until that next game, so we can assess that later down the line. He's a world class batter in good form and of course will warrant his place within the side as a batter. In terms of (wicket) keeping, we are very fortunate to have Jos (Buttler) in the team already and it would make things easy in terms of him stepping into that role."

11. 04:50 SOUNDBITE (English): Joe Root, England captain:

(about his own form with the bat)

"I know what I'm capable of doing. I don't feel as if I'm 'Bambi on ice' or anything. I'm determined to get things right at Southampton. But ultimately you've got to earn the right, get in, lay a platform to then go on and make big scores. Again, you chuck that in to some difficult conditions and an Indian side that's performed very well this week, if you're quite realistic about things, which I try to be. I don't think I'm far away from making big scores."

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Chinese head coach Jia Xiuquan and captain Wu Haiyan talked on Friday ahead of their 2019 Women World Cup opener in Rennes, France.

China is dreaming of a surprise return to the FIFA Women's World Cup as head coach Jia Xiuquan said he wants to "break the record" during an official press conference.  

Known as "The Steel Roses", China suffered a narrow penalty shoot-out defeat against hosts USA in the 1999 World Cup Final.

Having failed to qualify for Germany 2011, China were knocked out by USA in the quarter-finals four years ago in Canada.

Jia Xiuquan's side reached the final of the Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta, and their star forward Wang Shuang won the Asian Women's Player of the Year, scoring eight goals in her first season at Paris Saint-Germain.

China will face Germany, Spain and South Africa in Group B.

Roazhon Park , Rennes, France - 7th June 2019

1. 00:00 China head coach Jia Xiuquan and captain Wu Haiyan arriving for a press conference

2. 00:07 SOUNDBITE (Mandarin): Jia Xiuquan, China head coach:

"Our team doesn't have a bad win-loss record against Germany, but every time we play against strong opponents I see it as a learning process for the team and a good opportunity to be stronger. So tomorrow we will learn during the match.  I hope that our player will show their best on the World Cup stage."      

3. 01:03 SOUNDBITE (Mandarin): Jia Xiuquan, China head coach:

"In competitive sport, there is no perfection.  All we want is to try our best.  Although we know that there is a gap between top teams and us, we want to narrow the gap and even break the record."

4. 01:30 SOUNDBITE (Mandarin): Jia Xiuquan, China head coach:

"In the past, we've had a glorious time in women's football.  Now, we want to revive the glory of the past in Chinese football, but I know it takes years for both players and coaches in every aspect to do so."

5. 02:20 SOUNDBITE (Mandarin): Wu Haiyan, China captain and defender:

"We, as a team, have looked forward to playing these matches, especially the first match. We have fully prepared and we will try our best no matter how strong the opponents are."   

6. 02:37 SOUNDBITE (Mandarin): Wu Haiyan, China captain and defender  

"As our first opponents, we are paying attention to the German team.  We believe that every team in the World Cup is improving and we are really looking forward to tomorrow's match."   

7. 02:59 SOUNDBITE (Mandarin): Jia Xiuquan, China head coach:

"Chinese women's and men's football is very open. As a player, I also have experience playing overseas, so I believe that it is important for young players to have experiences overseas. Wang Shuang is the first player, but we are hoping that more young players go overseas to play in a very competitive environment.  I believe that it will bring benefits to Chinese women's football.  I think that experience will make players grow mentally and physically."

8. 04:12 China head coach Jia Xiuquan and captain Wu Haiyan leaving

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DURATION: 04:24

Reaction from India bowling coach Bharat Arun after the tourists moved to within two wickets of an emphatic third Test victory as they reduced Australia to 258 for 8 at the close of day four at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday.

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia. 29th December 2018.

1. 00:00 SOUNDBITE (English): Bharat Arun, India bowling coach:

(About his side's bowling performance contrasted with Australia's batting display)

"We really focus on what we can do. I thought the Indian bowlers did an exceptional job. Everyday they have executed the plans perfectly and so, for that, I have no complaints."

2. 00:24 SOUNDBITE (English): Bharat Arun, India bowling coach:

(About the difficulty his side might face in dismissing Australia's tail)

"See there have been many occasions when we have got the tailenders early and I think you must give credit when it's due. I thought (Pat) Cummins played exceptionally well today. There were a few balls that went in the air, but then it went in the gaps, but give him credit when it is due. But, to be very fair, I thought that we had at least three occasions to have really polished off the tail."

3. 00:55 SOUNDBITE (English): Bharat Arun, India bowling coach:

(About Ravindra Jadeja)

"I think Jadeja has matured a lot over the years with what he has done in the last one to two years. He has gained in a lot of confidence and the way he has progressed today and also the way he did in England in the lone Test at the Oval. We can be quite confident that Jadeja can lead the spinning attack."

4. 01:24 SOUNDBITE (English): Bharat Arun, India bowling coach:

(About Jasprit Bumrah's bowling style)

"It's extremely unique and I think what makes him so special is because he is so unique. Maybe the batsmen pick up his balls a little later, which they normally do from very clean actions. That makes him so much more important."

5. 01:51 SOUNDBITE (English): Bharat Arun, India bowling coach:

(About whether it is the year of the fast bowler)

"Definitely yes over a period of time right from the time we started the tour of South Africa, England and right now. They have done exceptionally well. Recently I was told they had broken the record of the West Indian trio and that speaks volumes of these fast bowlers."

6. 02:19 SOUNDBITE (English): Bharat Arun, India bowling coach:

(About India's bowling pedigree)

"Mentally most Indian cricketers are very tough. As you would know they go through a lot in their childhood and also playing first class cricket. So many cricketers in the competition to reach where they are, you should be mentally tough to reach here. But there was one problem, if you look at it as a problem. Yes, the consistency was a problem with the Indian fast bowlers earlier. There have been great fast bowlers, but then to have a bunch of fast bowlers, I think this the first time India has had a great bunch of bowlers there have been really good bowlers like Zaheer Khan and Kapil Dev, greatest bowlers that India has ever produced earlier, but then having three, four together at the same time it really augurs well for Indian cricket. Now they have proved over the last year that they are fast and they can be mean and they can be consistent. "

7. 03:21 SOUNDBITE (English): Bharat Arun, India bowling coach:

(About the offensive commentary which has reportedly been broadcast at times)

"Well yes, it does hurt you when people make those remarks, but there is nothing you can do about it because it is beyond your control. If you can channel that hurt towards doing better on the field that answers all the questions."

(Reporter: No thoughts of any official complaints about this then?)

"Right now, no."

Rugby-mad Fiji is looking to claim its first ever Olympic medal as rugby sevens makes its first appearance in the Games this summer in Rio.

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The Fiji rugby sevens team made their presence felt when they arrived recently in Singapore's Changi Airport to participate in the Singapore Rugby Sevens, part of the rugby sevens world series.

Similar to the famous Maori Haka performed by the New Zealand All Blacks, the Fijian traditional war dance is called Cibi (pronounced thimbi).

Fiji has been a rugby sevens powerhouse for many years. They have won the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens, an important and popular leg of the world series, a record 12 times.

Fiji has also won the Rugby Sevens World Cup twice - in 1997 and 2005.

The Pacific Island nation are the reigning world champions after taking the world series in 2015 under the guidance of their English coach Ben Ryan.

Ryan, who was formerly England Rugby Sevens coach, believes the Fiji team plays the most attractive form of rugby - in a way the sport was meant to be played.

It makes Fiji - like Brazil in soccer and West Indies in cricket - the second favourite team of almost every rugby sevens fan.

The popularity of the Fijians have also raised the expectations on the team as it prepares for the Rio Olympics.

Fiji has never won a medal at the Olympics but with rugby sevens featuring in Olympics for the first time, the Rio Games gives them a great opportunity to win a gold.

Fiji will be pushed all the way by the usual suspects of New Zealand and South Africa while Kenya and the United States are emerging nations with medal chances.

But rugby sevens by nature is unpredictable and coach Ryan knows that all too well with Fiji going down to Kenya in the final in Singapore.

The Rio Olympics will be an opportunity for players like captain Osea Kolinisau and Nemani Nagusa to leave a legacy - a gold medal which would bring historic sporting glory to the island nation.

Singapore, 14 April 2016

1. 00:00 Fiji team doing a traditional war dance at Changi Airport after the arrival

2. 00:16 Various of Fiji players walking in for training

3. 00:29 Various of warm up

4. 00:38 Shot of Ben Ryan, Fiji coach

5. 00:44 SOUNDBITE: (English) Ben Ryan, Coach, Fiji Rugby Sevens (on the popularity of Rugby sevens in Fiji):

"It's our national sport, so our best athletes play rugby. We have been successful at it and that's also created this aura around the team, the way we play, totally different to every other side in the world who play sevens. It's a risky entertaining exciting slightly laid back, sometimes, way of playing the game. And we are doing it to a very high level at the moment and added a lot of professionalism. They are fit, healthy, tactically very aware of what to do against different teams now, and this team has slowly evolved over the last two, two and half years, not been an overnight success. We have always had good Fijian teams, we have now got a consistent side that is number one in the world and has been over the last year."

6. 01:29 Various of training

7. 01:42 Players stretching

8. 01:53 SOUNDBITE: (English) Ben Ryan, Coach, Fiji Rugby Sevens (on what is special about Fiji sevens team)

"I think because we play the way that everybody wants the game to be played, we play on our feet as much as possible. We keep the ball alive, we do have audacious off-loads, they play with a smile on their face. In a Star Wars we are the rebel forces against the dark forces perhaps of physical, attrition-based rugby that's come into the professional game. And we are a lovely refreshing opportunity for players and for fans to have a look at the way we play and put smiles on their faces and see that you can still play in a very simple format, at a very high skill level and you can still smile and you can still have fun."

9. 02:33 Various of training

10. 02:43 SOUNDBITE: (English) Nemani Nagusa, Fiji (on Fijians' expectation at the Olympics):

"They really are looking forward to it, especially that Fiji has never won a gold medal. So yeah this is a good chance for us to win one and so the people are really looking forward to it and are giving their full support to the boys and to the management to the Olympics."

11. 03:04 SOUNDBITE: (English) Emosi Mulevoro, Fiji (on what it means if Fiji wins a gold at the Olympics):

"It's going to mean a lot to Fiji because they will be the first medal in Olympics in our country".

12. 03:15 Shot of Osea Kolinisau, Fiji Sevens captain

13. 03:21 Wide shot of training

14. 03:26 SOUNDBITE: (English) Ben Ryan, Coach, Fiji Rugby Sevens (on how the players will deal with pressure during the Rio Games):

"I think they probably know none of them would be fully prepared going into the village and going to the Olympic Games. You know we obviously have a lot of media around the team and we have done for the last six or seven months but, compared to Olympics, it's a whole new ball game..multi-sports events at that magnitude are going to throw (off) all the teams and we've got to keep our distractions down. But if we can make sure that when we get to the field we are playing as well as we can and we can deliver a gold medal to the country, then that's just going to be a phenomenal legacy for these boys on the island."

15. 03:57 Pan from Fiji jersey to player looking on

16. 04:01 Various of Ben Ryan

SOURCE: SNTV

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