first — the decider for the world series between the la dodgers and the houston astros is under way. the dodgers aiming for a seventh world series — and first since 1988, with the astros looking to win it for the first time. let's speak to nick marshall—mccormack, who's in los angeles for us. great to see you. hours it going? i'd tell you what, it is nervous out here. the dodgers fans are very nervous because they are 5—0 down in the third innings. daglish got creamed, he was out in a replica of his game three innings when he was one and two thirds and pulled by the manager. they have pulled in clayton as well, asking why they did not do that at the start because they are quite down in the dumps. the five i’u ns quite down in the dumps. the five runs for the astro is coming from three hits including a home run to george springer. dodgers fans, scott, comejoin me quickly. to me

about the nervous energy going through your body?” about the nervous energy going through your body? i am definitely a little nervous. a tough start but kershaw is on the mound now. i predict we take it 7—6. kershaw is on the mound now. i predict we take it 7-6. a top tip there from scott the fan. a sea of blue. i tell you, there from scott the fan. a sea of blue. itell you, it there from scott the fan. a sea of blue. i tell you, it would there from scott the fan. a sea of blue. itell you, it would be devastating for them if they missed out on a chance to wrap up this world series. there are pockets of orange hoping that the astro ‘s can win theirfirst orange hoping that the astro ‘s can win their first world series. on to football. tottenham and manchester city are the latest teams to secure their places in the knockout phase of the european champions league. they've both qualified with two games to spare — and in some style. city did it with a 4—2 win against the serie a leaders napoli — in italy, while spurs beat the reigning european champions real madrid 3—1 at wembley. our football reporter steve crossman rounds up the night's action .an . an unbelievable result for spurs.

3-1. . an unbelievable result for spurs. 3—1. home win over real madrid. for totte n ha m 3—1. home win over real madrid. for tottenha m fa ns, 3—1. home win over real madrid. for tottenham fans, this is a proper i was then night. and both of their goals were scored by the same player. and it got that are. a third goal was added by christian erickson. there were fans chanting overlay, overlaid, overlaid against real madrid. they could even substitute off harry kane. rinaldo got a consolation. and the spurs go through. a fantastic nice for them. manchester city are also through. premier league teams are flying at the moment. city won away from home at napoli and big moment in this game was a record—breaking goal. more on that in a moment because it came late in the game. the scoring was opened for napoli but it was

turned around. and then it was sir joe's moment. 178 goals for manchester, he is now the leading goalscorerfor manchester, he is now the leading goalscorer for the manchester, he is now the leading goalscorerfor the team. manchester, he is now the leading goalscorer for the team. napoli, manchester, he is now the leading goalscorerforthe team. napoli, lee leaguers —— leaders in the italian leagues are all but out now. looking at these results, the big one was in dortmund. dortmund are effectively out. there would have to defeat both real madrid and the spurs to go through. their manager is under a lot of pressure. he visibly gulped on the full—time whistle and i do not blame him. i think it is important for everyone and i think we feel very happy about another great victory. but honestly i feel

happy, like when we defeated liverpool all wanless. maybe it is strange but i feel relaxed and calm. happy, of course, and the first loss for real in the group there. rafa nadal is guaranteed to end the year as world number one — after a straight sets victory over south korean chung hyeong at the paris masters. the 16—time grand slam champion, is the oldest man to finish a season at the top of the rankings, at the age of 31 in a year that saw him win the french and the us open. austin halewood reports. a season of hard work, all resting on one match. a win was all rafael nadal needed to end the year as world number one. but he was not having things all his own way early

on. the south korean broke his serve and was able to deal with almost everything on the dial could throw at him. —— nadal could throw at him. but then the spaniards started to ta ke but then the spaniards started to take control, showing the reactions that have taken him to the top of world tennis. after taking the first set, the south korean was finally broken. nadal‘s plays as world number one for the rest of the seasonis number one for the rest of the season is concerned. at 31, he is the oldest player in the history of the oldest player in the history of the sport to do so. for nadal it is the sport to do so. for nadal it is the culmination of a brilliant season. the culmination of a brilliant season. he won french open for a tense time in june. season. he won french open for a tense time injune. he then won a third us open title in new york. two masters 1000 events and now he has finished the season as world number one for an fourth time. but was the world to a finest ever come, if you could get even better. in august, conor mcgregor took part in one of the most controversial fights of the year.

the mixed martial arts star took on undefeated boxer floyd mayweather in las vegas. the fight was stopped in the 10th round, but now mcgregor says he'd take on a boxer again as long as they stepped into his world. shortly before the premiere of his film "conor mcgregor: notorious", he spoke to our reporter, thomas kane. it is what it is. he was a tactical genius and i got defeated. he changed his game plan three times, the sign of a true champion. in a rematch, it is a simple adjustment for me having a heavier sparc partner coming in late in the round. my partner coming in late in the round. my sparring in the lead up was a lwa ys my sparring in the lead up was always against fast switch light on their toes opponents. never against forward pressure. he has never fought like that. it took me by surprise and i was defeated. if i had a rematch i would correct it and i would win. if it happens, maybe a

well, who knows. is it possible postmark have you spoken? no. we have not spoken. i respect what he did. iam have not spoken. i respect what he did. i am not better. have not spoken. i respect what he did. iam not better. i have not spoken. i respect what he did. i am not better. i accepted. let him be. maybe, who knows we will see. back in the box for you? yes. the next one will be a us ziebell. it will be a mixed martial arts belt, 100%. iwant it will be a mixed martial arts belt, 100%. i want to defend my belt and then boxing is certainly an interest of mine. i am ready play right now. i always stay training. don't get me wrong. there is in camp and ourcamp. don't get me wrong. there is in camp and our camp. ideally i would like to ta ke and our camp. ideally i would like to take one of these boxers into a mixed martial arts field. i went onto their platform. i was fatigued

andi onto their platform. i was fatigued and i got stopped. whatever. someone come into my world now because right 110w come into my world now because right now i'm focused on my world, the world of true fighting. england cricket coach trevor bayliss says the players have agreed ro sensible rules for drinking alcohol on the ashes tour of australia, but there will be no curfews. the squad is in perth, preparing for their first tour match, without ben stokes — who's still in england, awaiting news on whether he'll be charged over an incident outside a bristol nightclub. captainjoe root has denied there's a drinking culture in the team. to me, yeah, not drinking in between matches is just sensible. to me, yeah, not drinking in between matches isjust sensible. so to me, yeah, not drinking in between matches is just sensible. so the players have sat down and had a chat and they are the ones who've come up with their. we do not want to put too many cu rfews with their. we do not want to put too many curfews on them that keep them in their rooms. it is about choosing the right time to have a couple of drinks. obviously, knowing

when to stay away from it is when you are preparing for a match. new zealand have lost their number one t20 ranking after losing to india, in the first match of their series. india batted first in delhi and made 202 for three from their 20 overs — with openers rohit sharma and shikhar dharwan both scoring 80. new zealand were never really in the hunt — and fell 5a runs short of their target. the second match is in rajkot on saturday. pakistan take over, as the number one ranked t20 side. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, gavin ramjaun, and the rest of the sport today hello once again. the end of wednesday brought the opportunity for some to gaze in awe and wonder at the moon. that was certainly the case in basingstoke in hampshire. drift a little bit further

north to aberdeenshire, and a difficulty in seeing the end of the road at times. the reason for the difference, an active weather front in the north. clearer skies in the south. hence some fog patches to start the day in some southern counties. and a chilly start underneath the clearer skies across northern scotland. but at last, at last, some good news for the northern part of the british isles, especially scotland and northern ireland, which saw quite a bit of rain during the course of wednesday. yes, the odd mist fog patch, but some sunshine and dry weather. there the remnants of the old front strung out across wales, the midlands, and east anglia. the further south and west you are, the more likely it is you'll have dense fog patches — a real issue, perhaps, for the commute. but as we get on through the morning, so as the cloud comes in from the north, it will helped to lift the fog in many places, but it could be well into the morning before it really gets away from some of the west country. so bear that one in mind. the afternoon, though, marked by plenty of sunshine into the north of england, north midlands, the north of wales, too.

more in the way of cloud further south. despite the sunshine, struggling to get to double figures in parts of scotland and northern ireland. out of thursday into friday, not too much in the way of a breeze across the south. clear skies for some. so again, fog could be an issue first up. more cloud, i think, as you get into the midlands, wales, then up into scotland and northern ireland. but a lot of dry weather around. just the odd bit and piece of rain coming off the irish sea. a new set of weather fronts bringing rain into scotland and perhaps the far north—west of northern ireland. cool in northern spots, nine, ten, 11 degrees. double figures in the south, but as we get into the weekend, we could see quite a bit of cool air rushing towards the british isles on an increasingly fresh and dominant north—westerly wind. but before we see that, we have to get this banner of cloud and rain away from this south—eastern quarter. and here's the thing: it could take a good part of the daylight hours on saturday before it eventually quits the scene.

there that cooler fresher air moving in across northern and western parts. keeping the temperatures in single figures. and we'll do something pretty similar as we get on through sunday. by this stage, it certainly will feel a good deal cooler, even in the south—east. a very warm welcome to bbc news. my name is mike embley. our top stories: charged with terrorism — the uzbek suspect in the new york truck attack appears in court. and president trump pours criticism on the way america's justice system handles terrorism suspects. britain's defence secretary resigns — as a wave of sexual harassment allegations hits parliament. and prince charles meets and orchid with a familiar name. —— an orchid. hello. a man accused of using a pick—up

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