hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm katherine downes. scotland deliver — they beat lithuania 3—0 in a must—win world cup qualifier. a late flurry of goals sees england beat malta 4—0 — but there's plenty of room for improvement. and there are no brits left at the us open after kyle edmund retires injured. good evening — we start with world cup qualifers for the home nations. scotland, england and northern ireland were all in action tonight. scotland needed to beat lithuania to keep alive their hopes of reaching the world cup in russia next year — and they rose to the challenge. while england and northern ireland also won. james burford reports: where there is a will there is a way

and gordon strachan‘s sums of scotla nd and gordon strachan‘s sums of scotland showed the way to russia 2018 is not over yet. a win was all that would do and a winning performance was what the players delivered from the get go. armstrong strong—armed his way onto the scoresheet, the perfect start. it got better, andy robinson showing why some are calling him scotland's gareth bale. gordon strachan clearly impressed. how about a third? three point in the bag, three goals, as well. james mcarthur following up some quick thinking with his effort. in malta, england faced 30 degrees temperatures and a resilient defence. one that will did when dele alli picked out harry kane. his first goal of the season. ryan bertrand's first international strike came from 30 yards out before danny welbeck made a goal—scoring return to the international set. there was even time for harry kane to get in on the act again, three goals in the last six minutes perhaps flattering england's

performance. northern ireland's grip on second place in their group is 110w on second place in their group is now i am like. a dominant performance in san marino. josh magennis was the start of the show scoring twice to help them go seven points clear of the next closest side. anotherfrom the penalty spot from side. anotherfrom the penalty spot fro m steve n side. anotherfrom the penalty spot from steven davis put the seal on a fantastic night for the home nations. ten goals scored, none conceded. wales may have been surprise semi—finallists at euro2016 but they are up against it in their qualification group — they're four points behind the top two of serbia and the republic of ireland. chris coleman's side are are level on points with austria who they face in cardiff tomorrow. none of the boys will be phased by tomorrow night because we have been here before. we have been in these situation where it is we have to and we've got to get the job done. we have been here before and our players haven't disappointed. it's never easy. but how long have we

been waiting to be in this situation? years and years. here we are again. this will do. there are now no british players left at the us open — after kyle edmund had to retire from his third round match with a neck injury. he was two sets to one down to canadian teenager dennis shapavolov. alex gulrujani was watching: it isa it is a walk kyle edmund has done before in new york and one he wants to keep on making, into the latter stages of the grand slams. he made it this far 12 months ago. sha pavolov it this far 12 months ago. shapavolov stood in the way of another fourth—round appearance. but the exciting canadian teenager was somewhat off the mark early on. kyle edmund took full advantage and took the opening set. his control proceedings not last much longer. sha pavolov proceedings not last much longer. shapavolov now proceedings not last much longer. sha pavolov now and proceedings not last much longer. shapavolov now and on form. match level. both warmed up the third set

was more intriguing. raw powerfrom the canadian met with subtle touches from the britain will stock but before he could settle down for a classic encounter, kyle edmund called for the physio. a neck injury getting the better of him. he briefly returned to court but struggling to serve he conceded defeat. a cruel twist in a match that was so evenly poised. the 2014 champion marin cilic is also out. he was beaten by schwartzman who came from a set down to go through to the fourth round. but petra kvitova made it through to the fourth round as she continues her comeback from the knife attack that kept her out of action for the first six months of the year. the czech beat france's caroline garcia in straight sets. western storm have won the super league final of the women's twe nty20, league final of the women's twenty20, beating the southern fighters at home. rachel priest hit

a rapid 72 for the storm. and the winning runs came from this, a big six from taylor, giving them victory with two overs to spare. after the game charlotte edwards said it would be her last match as a professional as she announced her retirement. she stepped away from international cricket last year after a career spanning more than 20 years. nottinghamshire can complete the one—day double if they win at edgbaston tomorrow. they've already won the one day cup this season and face hampshire in one of the semi—finals. the winner meets either home side birmingham or glamorgan — the county who are making their first appearance at finals day since 2004. after winning the quarterfinal at home last week, just seeing the smiles on people's faces and the levels of joy that were around. mostly our team and our support. and the fans. just a good feeling around

cricket in wales. i think it will be absolutely fantastic. the guys will be having a full crack at it. we are ina great be having a full crack at it. we are in a great space as a squad and i think we have a good chance. james anderson stands on the verge of history going into england's third and decisive test against west indies at lord's next week. he could become just the third pace bowler in history to take 500 test wickets — he needsjust three more to make it, but doesn't want the 500 to become a distraction. it will be special. but it will mean nothing if we don't win the test match. it was spoken a bit before the last test, before the series. to be honest it is a sideline for me. i wa nt to be honest it is a sideline for me. i want to contribute england winning the test series. that is what i will be focused on next week. the rugby union season got underway tonight in explosive fashion, with gloucester scoring a last minute try to beat defending premiership champions exeter chiefs 28—21. gloucester had a seven point lead going into the final ten minutes of the game, but exeter came back at them. willi heinz‘s attempted clearance

put his own team under pressure, and chiefs winger olly woodburn capitalised, going over in the corner to level the game at 21—21. but with the game heading for a draw, jason woodward popped up in the 82nd minute of the game to snatch an opening day victory for gloucester. the other game saw newcastle falcons hosting worcester. an impressive start to the pro 14 season an impressive start to the pro 14 season for ulster, they beat the south african side the cheetahs 42-19. after losing the challenge cup final on saturday, wigan got back to winning ways in the league beating st helens 24—16 in the super eights. wigan scored two early tries.

anthony gelling got his sixth try of the season so far. george williams added a fourth late on to the wigan move just two points added a fourth late on to the wigan movejust two points behind third placed hull who they play next week. saint helens are down to sixth position and look like they will miss out on a semifinal spot now. it's another formula one weekend, and mercedes dominated practice today for the italian grand prix. tom clarkson in monza. this whee kim's italian grand prix marks the end of the european season of the 2017 world championship. on the evidence of everything we've seen the evidence of everything we've seen s0 the evidence of everything we've seen so far it's all about mercedes. lewis hamilton was fastest in the practice session. botass was second

in that. sebastian vettel was third fastest all day. with him leading lewis hamilton by seven points in the world championship there is all to play for this weekend. what is that gap going to be after the race on sunday? it's been a good day for chris froome at the vuelta a espana, he still leads the race after crashing yesterday. 7th place on stage 13 means that he keeps his 59—second lead with eight stages to go — he finished in the leading group along with his nearest rival vincenzo nibali. italy's matteo trentin took the stage win. that's all from sportsday. more on the bbc sport website. thanks very much for watching. goodbye. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be

bringing us tomorrow. with me are lynn davidson, whitehall correspondent at the sun and josie cox, business editor the independent. tomorrow's front pages — starting with. .. hurricane harvey will pump up petrol prices in the uk to a four year high. the times carries an interview with the former labour frontbencher sarah champion who says that party is turning a blind eye to sex crimes. the telegraph claims the national trust is in conflict with countryside campaigners, it is listing details of illegal hunts taking place on land it owns on its website. the guardian has the story of a grammar school accused of pushing sixth form student out halfway through the term. the express leads on what they call

a breakthrough in the treatment of high blood pressure. the daily mail saying local authorities are ordering binmen to check people's bins for recycling offences. the mirror carries wayne rooney's drink—driving charges on the front page. the ft is leading on investors in northern rock reigniting the campaignfor northern rock reigniting the campaign for compensation after the nationalisation of the bank. we will dip intoa nationalisation of the bank. we will dip into a few of those over the next ten minutes. let's talk about the march of the bin snoopers. this is the latest episode of the big brother binmen who have been on overdrive, apparently. they have recorded almost 7 million incidents of people overfilling their wheelie bins. these are so—called recycling offences which could mean overfilling them, keeping their lids open, god forbid, contaminating their recycling. not washing out items before putting them in the

recycling. householders face fines of about £60, £80, depending on where they live, as a result. this is the latest. we have seen in previous years where some bin lorries have been fitted with spywa re. lorries have been fitted with spyware. some lorries have been fitted with spywa re. some councils lorries have been fitted with spyware. some councils had lorries fitted with touch screens so binmen could swipe whether people had put their bins out late, for example. i'm not sure people up and down england and wales will be delighted to hear there are more reports being filed on them and potentially more fines. does this trouble you? i like to think i am a conscious recycler. i think it feeds into this general narrative about waste in this country. we have seen the crackdown on plastic bags at supermarkets. plastic bottles, thinks like that. people are trying to reduce packaging. it's a huge issue. it's something we don't pay enough

attention tojust something we don't pay enough attention to just yet. the other side is that people don't like feeling like they are being snooped on. that's clearly in element. to be fair, councils are under pressure. there are eu targets on the cycling on things like metal, glass, papers, things like that. it's so different across the country. where i live, everything goes in one thing altogether. other places is it —— it isn't like that. it is difficult within varies from time to time. we have a picture here of sarah champion. she's been talking for the first time since she was sacked from the front bench, is that right? yes, she was sacked after making those remarks. she said britain has a problem with british pakistani men raping and exploiting white girls. which caused quite a storm. it led to her resignation. well, her

dismissal, anyway. in this interview, to my mind she is coming out and reasserting herself. not backing down on what she has been saying, but creating context. basically saying that there are certain things about the way we perceive race in this country. and we have the call them out. that's ok to do. we don't have to be overly sensitive about political correctness if that isn't the way it is. she is saying, calla spade correctness if that isn't the way it is. she is saying, call a spade a spade and let's recognise this is a problem. this isn't a direct quote, but the implication is, if there is a judgment that has been made of her it has come from people who are london based and have one particular view of the world. she represents rotherham. she says people don't see things the same way necessarily.”

entirely agree with that. we've heard lots about the north london group, including jeremy corbyn, etc. that is what she is pointing out. she is a rather remember p. she knows her constituency very well. the latest conviction which came a few weeks ago in newcastle. —— she isa few weeks ago in newcastle. —— she is a rotherham mp. she has spoken about this in the past. she isn't shrinking from the commons she has made. she has talked about the floppy left. she did on the today programme. that was on the same day of making the column which was published in the sun newspaper.