coming up on this programme: ronnie is ready for russia! ronaldo‘s portugal are through to the world cup. tennis‘s bad boy is at it again — nick kyrgios walks off court, after after losing a first set tie break and sri lanka deliver in dubai with a series victory over pakistan. hi there wherever you are around the world welcome to sport today. let's start right away with one of the most crucial world cup qualifiers in a long time. most importantly for russia's organisers, portugal are through and with that success comes at the marketing magic of cristiano ronaldo and more bums on seats. they beat switzerland 2—0 in their final vilifying game. cristiano ronaldo and his men beat

switzerland 2—nil in their final qualifying game at estadio da luz. an own goal from johan djourou handed the european champions the lead. andre silva netted the second in the second half to spark celebrations in lisbon. portugal's coach fernando santos said... "we've never pretended to be the best in the world, but we're capable of going head to head against any opponents." so here's how the final table looks in group b with the portuguese finishing level with the swiss on 27 points but crucially having the superior goal difference to earn the automatic qualifying spot. switzerland go through to the playoff with the best 8 runners—up. the netherlands captain arjen robben retired from international football after the oranje failed to make next year's world cup. the 33—year—old bayern munich winger, has played 96 times for his country. he scored both goals in their two nil win over sweden, but it wasn't enough to keep them on course for russia next year. robben was one and still leaves one

of the best players in the world and you can still do hisjob by his club. we were really missing in the national team, playing without him, because he's a quality player. we will miss him, no doubt about it. in group h belgium beat cyprus a—nil but the belgian‘s were already through. the most important result in that group tonight is greece beating these are the eight teams that will play—off for four european places. they will be seeded according to the next fifa rankings which will be published on monday with the draw taking place the next day. the two legged ties are in november. argentina are playing equador right now for a spot at russia 2018.

it is 2-1 it is 2—1 for argentina after an opening goalfrom romario ibarra. who else to save the day at lionel messi. they are in line to grab the spot if they can keep this slender advantage. these are the world cup qualifiers in the south american division. brazil obviously already qualified with the top spot. ramifications for the bottom group which we will keep you up—to—date as they happen throughout the night. australia — syria. this was a big

game for syria to get into their first world cup but unfortunately that dream is over. tim cahill did thejob for the that dream is over. tim cahill did the job for the socceroos to get them to another player. they will play against the best placed central american team in the fourth place in that group. syria had dreams of a world cup debut as they took to the field with scores level after the first leg. they looked like it may come true as they scored early in the first half. thatjoy did not last long. tim cahill levelling with a header soon after. and that was the score is the final whistle blew and extra time beckoned. the visitors were reduced to ten men with a sendoff but this second

bookable offence. tim cahill was there once again and once again scored with his head. they are not on the plan to russia yet. there will be another player this time against the fourth placed sides in central america, either hinder us all ecuador. —— in a year on from serving a ban for showing a lack of effort in shanghai, nick kyrgios has once again made the headlines for his conduct and not the quality of his tennis. austin halewood rounds up the action. another day and another on court controversy for nick kyrios. the australian made it to the final of the china open at last week but a few days later in shanghai, things we re few days later in shanghai, things were not going his way. unhappy at a line call, he picked up a violation for heating two balls of court. ——

hitting. it did not end there. after losing the key point in the first set tie—breaker, he was handed another violation for an audible obscenity. and then, after losing the first set, enough was enough. a handshake. booze from an angry crowd and nick kyrios giving up. things are much more straightforward for del potro. the former us open champion made quick work of a 19—year—old. he is through in two sets. american john is 19—year—old. he is through in two sets. americanjohn is now faced more of a challenge. —— isner. the master of tie—brea ks more of a challenge. —— isner. the master of tie—breaks came back and levelled the match. he then made it

through in three, just. one of tuesday's those competitive matches was that the all spanish tie. against the predictions, rambus took the first set and the second went the first set and the second went the same way. the world number in leven out in the second round. sri lanka have done what no one has been able to do for seven years — beat pakistan on what they call home soil. they wrapped a series victory on tuesday by winning the second test in dubai. ade adedoyin reports. usually so confident and assured in the uae, pakistan were on the ropes on the fifth day in dubai. five wickets down, they needed a further 119 to wind. the key partnership of the captain and shafiq was going to be vital. 104 shafiq. an ideal

start. but then sri lanka hit back. pakistan still 92 runs short. sri la nka pakistan still 92 runs short. sri lanka were into the tail and it did not lag for too long. dilruwan perera feast of the inning. and then the big wicket. shafiq gone for 112 and so pakistan's hopes the victory. the final blow came shortly after. five wickets falling for just 22 runs. waca stu nt‘s resistance five wickets falling for just 22 runs. waca stunt‘s resistance lasted less tha n runs. waca stunt‘s resistance lasted less than a session. —— pakistan. australia's team bus was attacked as they made their way back to the hotel after their twenty twenty win over india in guwahati. no one was injured but a window was shattered by a brick according to this picture on social media, from aussie batsman aaron finch.

earlier they broke their seven game losing streak, with a comfortable win. india were restricted to 118 all out off their twenty overs. the aussies got them with just two wickets down and four and half overs to spare. president trump has welcomed the nhl champions to the whitehouse. president trump has welcomed the nhl champions to the white house. despite the controversy of recent weeks, with sportsman and teams criticising the american president, the pittsburgh penguins took part in the traditional reception for the nhl winners. members of my administration and distinguished members, welcome to the white house, stanley cup champions, the pittsburgh penguins. cheering and applause. the coach is telling me your team is going to be better than ever. thank you all. god less you and god bless the united states of america. fantastic. thank

you very much. congratulations. lionel messi hat—trick. argentina three — ecuador one. that's it. hello there. we have a wet wednesday on the cards for some western parts of the british isles. some heavy rain, some strong winds, as well, courtesy of a slow—moving weather front. an area of low pressure drifting to the north—west of the british isles. this front here really dragging its heels, as it pushes its way south and east. so in some places it will rain for pretty much all day long. now, down to the south—west of england, could be some patchy rainfirst thing. but a lot of dry weather at 8:00am in the morning, and that dry theme extends further east, as well. certainly across south—east england and east anglia we will see some spells of sunshine. fairly large areas of cloud floating around, as well. temperatures around 14 degrees.

similar story for the midlands — north—east england getting off to a mainly dry start, particularly close to the east coast. a similar story for northern scotland, although some hefty showers will be packing in here. south—west scotland having a wet start. pretty miserable rush hour in glasgow. rain moving across northern ireland for a time, but the wettest weather will be across north wales and the north—west of england. and here, with a south—westerly wind just funnelling this rain in across the same places for hour upon hour upon hour, especially over high ground, could see 50mm to 80mm of rain, maybe 100mm or more for some of the hills of cumbria. could be enough to give some issues of localised flooding, and the winds will be strong — could be gales in exposed spots. so our band of rain only slowly moving southwards and eastwards, and could be enough to give some issues with localised flooding. behind it, something brighter for scotland and northern ireland, but some hefty showers, too. staying largely dry down towards the south—east, but often fairly cloudy, and

temperatures of 14 to 17 degrees. but our slow—moving weather front finally gets its act together during wednesday night, pushing off to the east. and, behind it, will leave largely clear skies. could be the odd fog patch here and there, and particularly in the south, where the winds fall light, it could be a bit chilly. some spots in the countryside down to about four or five degrees. thursday, then, a decent day. certainly a dry day for north—east england and north wales. many of us fine, with some spells of sunshine. thicker cloud though for northern ireland and northern and western scotland. some outbreaks of rain here later — 12—17 degrees. the cloud int he north west will then sink its teeth the cloud int he north west will then sink its way into the picture on friday. the further south you are, though, particularly if you get some sunshine, your temperatures could get up to 20 degrees. a sign of what is to come for the weekend, warm air wafting up from the south. and, if the sun does come out, we could get to 23 degrees. but it will always be cooler, with some rain, towards the north—west. bbc news, broadcasting to our

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