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for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. at 7:00, beyond 100 days will have more coverage on the naming of the salisbury poisoning suspects, and will be speaking to the lawyer who who represented the widow of alexander litvinenko, at the public inquiry into his murder. the treasury is warning that health department plans to force restaurants in england to put calorie counts on menus could push up prices and lead to thousands ofjob losses. we'll be getting reaction. and we'll find out how these stories, and many others, are covered in tomorrow's front pages, at 10:40 and 11:30 this evening in the papers. the guests joining me tonight are political commentator lance price and defence correspondent for the times, lucy fisher. that's all ahead on bbc news. now, it's time for sportsday.

hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm azi farni. coming up in the show: experience wins — europe ryder cup captain thomas bjorn picks his four wildcards for this month's event. and here in the studio with me joe lynskey we'll take a closer look at those four wild card picks as the europeans face one of the strongest usa teams in recent years. tears for cook — the england opener admits he cried when he told his team—mates he's retiring, but he'll have clear eyes at the crease. there might be tears afterwards in the changing room, but i don't think walking out there. and from futsal to international football — a team of danish unknowns get ready to face slovakia and wales. thanks forjoining us.

ian poulter, sergio garica, henrik stenson and paul casey have been announced as the four wildcards for europe's ryder cup team. captain thomas bjorn has opted for experience with his picks, with five rookies having gained automatic places through the european and world points standings. bjorn‘s four players boast no less than 20 previous ryder cup appearances between them. joe lynskey has more. well in the amphitheatre of the ryder cup the teams that have succeeded down the years have been those that have got the best from new talent alongside those more experienced players who know what to expect from the partisan atmospheres you only get in this sport once every two years. eight players automatically qualify for team europe

through their performances and prize money earnings on the tour throughout year, but for the captain thomas bjorn the issue is that only three of these names have played in ryder cups before — rory mcilory, justin rose and this year's 0pen champion franceco molinari. the other five are all rookies. so that left bjorn with plenty of big names to whittle down to his four wild card picks — these are the ten names that visitors to the bbc sport website were given to choose from. around 60% of you chose ian poulter. well he has made it into one of the four wildcard picks and he's joined by three more players who might not be in the best form of their lives but who know exactly what it takes to play in a ryder cup. in the five ryder cups poulter‘s played in he still hasn't lost a singles match. sergio garcia played in eight ryder cups, his first back in 1999, paul casey who last featured in this competition in 2008 and henrik stenson the 2016 open champion from sweden,

who's also played in four. well stenson this year has struggled with injuries while sergio garcia, last year's masters champion has failed to make the cut in the last five major tournaments — so does their experience make it a risk worth taking? earlier i spoke to our golf correspondent iain carter. is it isita is it a risk worth taking? absolutely, that is lord thomas bjorn is thinking. we have five newcomers in this european ryder cup tea m newcomers in this european ryder cup team from the automatic qualifiers. no room to go for inexperience again. garcia is the one that will raise most eyebrows because he has been short of form. missed the cut in allfour been short of form. missed the cut in all four majors, missed a string of cuts and did make it through to the play—offs. thomas is hoping he can find some form to take to paris

for this ryder cup. if he does but he believes garcia will be the heartbeat of this team and provide as much influence in the locker room as much influence in the locker room as he does on the course. the two englishman, a year or so ago they would have doubted if they would ever get back into a ryder cup team. paul casey played a decade ago and ian poulter slipped out of the top 200 in the world a year ago so talk about their resurgence? ian poulter has been on the resurgence for the last 18 months and is back into the world top 50, is a world—class player and one at houston to get himself into the masters. from that moment onwards, as long as there was no dramatic loss in form he would a lwa ys no dramatic loss in form he would always be in this ryder cup team, given the strength of his record and the way he inspired the miracle at the way he inspired the miracle at the dinerand the way he inspired the miracle at the diner and has won a possible 13 out of 18 points. paul casey has re—established himself as a

world —class re—established himself as a world—class player over the last three and a half years. he didn't play in the last ryder cup because he was ineligible, he wasn't a member of the european tour. having made himself available to play a world schedule rather than being based in america, it was impossible to see thomas bjorn not going with him. he was a no—brainer as a selection and no surprise paul casey will be taking his place in the ryder cup team for the first time in a decade. if we have a quick look at this american team they will be facing, so much star quality. we look at the number of major titles between these players in the usa tea m between these players in the usa team with one more wild card pick to come. there is an argument that this is one of the strongest teams ever established, at least on paper and they will be very confident? they should be, they haven't won in europe for 25 years and that is their primary motivation. tiger woods has done pretty much everything you can do in the game of

golf. the one thing that is missing is victory in an away match in a ryder cup. he has only ever been on the winning side on one occasion in 1999. he will come into this ryder cup with more motivation to succeed than he has ever had. this is a formidable american team. all of the world's top ten players, whether they are european or american will be in this ryder cup which makes me think this will be a very, very special match in france at the end of the month. so less than four weeks now until it all gets under way at le golf national. team europe looking to regain the title while as ian carter mentioned the usa with that really quality line up looking to win on european soil for ht efirst time since 1993. the europeans azi are going to need all of that poulter passion on the greens in paris. former england captain alastair cook admitted that he cried

when he told his team—mates he'd be retiring from international cricket. the opener will step down from england duty after the final test against india, which starts on friday. he's been speaking to our sports correspondentjoe wilson about his best memories of a 12—year career — and what it'll be like to walk out for england for the last time. it has been an incredible 12 years. some of the experience i have experienced has been fantastic. all good things come to an end and it is right for me at this precise moment in time that i step away from international cricket. do you think cricket is in a better place, a worse place or a different place than 12 years ago? it is different. the advent of twenty20 has changed again massively. you can play franchise cricket and i think it has fundamentally changed the game. it has changed for the better in the

sense that everything changes, everything moves on. if you stand still, things will overtake you and it is good the game goes on. the responsibility of the people in charge is to be protect test cricket, whether we play less of it, but it needs protecting because it isa but it needs protecting because it is a form of cricket that is special. when you wake up in ten yea rs' special. when you wake up in ten years' time, what will be the most outstanding memory you will wake up with? the away wins in india and australia. india played as well as possibly india could. and the memory, what a great 12 years india have had. the fact it was hard and tough at times. it isn't easy playing in any international sport because of how hard you have to work but india have had a hell of a time doing it and shared some amazing experiences with some great people. it is said when sir don bradman came out to back here for the last time 70 years ago he said he struggled to see the ball because of the tears in

his eyes, will that happen to you? india don't think so, there might be some in the changing room afterwards, but not when india walk out there, india will want to try and score runs. wales play denmark in the nations league on sunday but as it stands they'll be facing a side which won't include any recognised senior internationals. that's because of a dispute between players and danish football association over commercial rights. it means the squad will be made up of third tier, fourth tier and futsal players. denmark's interim manager will have one friendly before that to figure out his team, against slovakia tonight. patrik strodl petersen is in bratislava. no names, nobody in their denmark note these players. it is a gardener, a bartender and everybody in denmark doesn't know if they will laugh or cry. even the new interim coach, he doesn't know his players. 0n the flight yesterday he had to

walk up the aisle and say hello, what is your name and where can you play? and this morning, he had a short training session with them to find out their tactics and find out who will play this match against the slovakian team with martin scuttle the former liverpool player. this tea m the former liverpool player. this team of their bodies of 11 league players may also face wales on sunday in denmark. scotland's women can inspire a generation to footballing success, so says the head of performance at the sfa. shelley kerr's squad flew back to edinburgh earlier after qualifying for next year's world cup in france. they booked their place in the competition for the first time following a 2—1win over albania. here's chris mclaughlin. the welcome home was small—scale,

the size of the smile is perhaps the true reflection of an achievement that could take a while to sink in. india don't think it will for a while to come. the players are obviously delighted. it has been a long journey home so they will be desperate to get home to their families and spend time with their families and spend time with their families and spend time with their families and celebrate. when the pinching stops they can reflect and look ahead. this was kim little's opening goal against albania that helped seal the deal. this is the prize... france 2019! nextjune, 2a of the world's best teams doing battle across nine cities. scotland will be at the party for the very first time and that is the hope that success leads to interest and greater participation. ultimately growing the women's game. to end up

with 21 points and top the group in the way they have done it is sensational. it really is and an inspiration for young girls coming through. this is one of the fastest growing sports in the country. in 2016 -- 2013, the growing sports in the country. in 2016 —— 2013, the figure for registered players has doubled. he rose of hamdan, prasad across hamdan. a reminder of those who come here as a reminder of scotland's footballing past. but how long before they are joined with women leading the way? stay with us here on sportsday, plenty more to come, including: seven time world snooker champion stephen hendry tells us about the crisis of confidence which helped end his career. it was devastating. to the point

that it was the main reason india retired because india couldn't play snooker the way india used to. fly—half danny cipriani will be judged solely on his performances on the pitch for gloucester, says england head coach eddiejones. cipriani admitted common assault and avoiding arrest last month and was reprimanded by his club and the rfu. butjones said the issue has been "dealt with". 0ur rugby union reporter chris jones has more with just over a year to go the countdown for the world cup injapan is on. england have confirmed they will play for world cup warm up matches next summer. the final one here at saint james matches next summer. the final one here at saintjames ‘s park. matches next summer. the final one here at saint james ‘s park. it'll be the first time in two decades that england will have played a home test match away from twickenham. it

isa test match away from twickenham. it is a huge moment for rugby in the north—east. with a year to go, what kind of shape our england then? it has been a difficult year on and off the field. eddie jones has been a difficult year on and off the field. eddiejones has a few holes to fill in his backroom team. we are organised, we have improved the stuff, it has never been any different. we still have the defence and attack coach we have those guys in process and we can confirm them hopefully in the next couple of weeks. it is always an ongoing process looking how we can improve the star. 12 england players have beenin the star. 12 england players have been in the headlines for the wrong reasons. chris ashton copping a ban for a dangerous tackle and he will be out of action until the autumn series. danny cipriani, the star for england in their last victory against south africa in cape town? but that his brush with the law what has eddiejones said about the meet fly half? we felt it has been dealt with, it is a situation you would

like to have a game. danny understands it and we are judging him by his rugby. did you roll your eyes a bit when you heard the news given his track record? look, you have got to find out what happened, you see so many things in the paper these days that are not necessarily true. you have got to find out the fa cts . true. you have got to find out the facts. england's next game is against south africa at the start of november and it is the beginning of a difficult autumn for eddiejones and his men but all roads lead to japan, the last stop on the journey of the tournament that will be fined jones' legacy one way or the other. day ten of the us open is under way. fans at flushing meadows will be hoping for more of the drama that was served up in new york last night, when the defending champion, rafael nadal, came through a five set thriller to reach the semi—finals. his match against dominic thiem lasted almost five hours. nadal lost the first set 6—0 against the austrian — his first bagel at flushing meadows in 1a years, but the match went the distance in really humid

conditions, finishing at in the morning. it's bad news though for britain's jamie murray and his brazilian partner bruno soares. the 2016 champions were beaten in straight sets by unseeded pair malekjaziri and radu albot in the men's doubles quarterfinals. but murray's day isn't over, he'll play alongside america's bethanie mattek—sands in the mixed double semi—finals later. now we have been blessed with snooker royalty here on the sportsday sofa today — seven—time world snooker champion stephen hendry. he's just released his autobiography ‘me and the table' and hejoined me earlier to talk about that, his peerless career and the condition which destroyed his game. we began by giving him a little reminder of his glory days. stephen hendry brings a great

championship to an end. finishing with a century. some great memories. what was it like for you looking back on those matches, some of them you were looking back on for the first time, for writing this book?” looking back on for the first time, for writing this book? i have forgotten almost, not everything, but the final shots and final frames. but as you are trolling through trying to look at the important titles and there were tournaments i have forgotten high had made a 171 at the tournament. you talk openly about the end of

your career and you say you cannot overstate the career that yips played in your career, sojust explain what it means. it was a gradual thing, it explain what it means. it was a gradualthing, it started explain what it means. it was a gradual thing, it started ten or 12 yea rs, gradual thing, it started ten or 12 years, certain shots would creep in where i couldn't deliver the queue through, no acceleration and my right hand was tightening too much going through the shot. i didn't know what it was. i just going through the shot. i didn't know what it was. ijust kind of thought i needed to practice more or maybe i wasn't focused properly. but thenit maybe i wasn't focused properly. but then it just maybe i wasn't focused properly. but then itjust got steadily, slowly, steadily worse. it was devastating to the point that it was the main reason i retired. i couldn't play snooker the way i used to and the way i was capable of.