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in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. we'll have more on the conservative party divisions over brexit — coming up just after 8:00pm. we'll be discussing whether we are all going to be working fewer days following calls from the unions for a four—day week. that's at 8:20 and we'll take a look at tomorrow's front pages with our reviewers the evening standard's political correspondent kate proctor and the author and journalist owen bennett. that's at 10:1i0pm and 11:30pm. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello, i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre here's what's coming up

on sportsday tonight: signing off with a century — it's a dream final test for alastair cook as he puts england in a winning position. the case for serena — the women's tour back her claims of umpiring double standards but can this behaviour really be justified? you owe me an apology. you owe me an apology i have never cheated in my life. i have a daughter and i have never cheated and you owe me an apology. and scotland make their nations league bow tonight, we'll have the latest from hampden ahead of their match against albania. good evening. in the final test at the oval today, we saw alastair cook's final knock for england, he ended his

international career just as he started it, with a test century against india. 147 in his final innings and 12,102 test runs, that takes him to fifth in the all—time list. and that has also put england in a great position to beat india. let's head live to the oval now and speak to our sports correspondentjoe wilson. what a day for those fans at the oval, you just know it meant so much to alistair coote? do you remember alastair cook told us in his own words, he had nothing left in the tank. but what he did have left was one of his best test matches. this was classic alastair cook. we had a bit of luck yesterday and weathered the storm, today he was in control.

we will show you one or two bits of action from today. he didn't even look nervous into his 90s. but he was helped over the line by one of the indian fielders. what a way to do this in the perfect symmetry to his innings, ending as he began with 100. joe root also made 100. he said last week it would be written in the stars that cook would get a century. they got 147 and they looked gutted to be out on that score. but i liked the handshakes from the indian fielders around him. india had to come out to bat and they lost two wickets, two to james anderson. we are wickets, two to james anderson. we a re left wickets, two to james anderson. we are left to reflect on the achievements of alastair cook, especially, we should bear in mind, mickjagger who pledged especially, we should bear in mind, mick jagger who pledged to especially, we should bear in mind, mickjagger who pledged to give a certain amount of money for the

chance to shine charity, depending on what happened in the innings. i think now he is up to £120,000 he will have to hand over. that is another tour for the rolling stones. we have seen plenty of fantastic heads for the last 12 years from alastair cook and greater luggage room from the crowd when he entered the top five of the all—time list. he surpassed the record of 12,400? we could spend the rest of the evening going over these amazing stats. 622 hours at the crease in england career. the only men who have scored more than him are tendulkar, ricky ponting ‘s, players of the modern era when players were able to play more test matches. it

is the year in, year out drain on alistair cooke, which i am sure has led him to make this decision. but you cannot help wondering that say he has a winter off, england struggle and that he been left in the england dressing room about him, they haven't got anybody to open the innings. keatonjennings they haven't got anybody to open the innings. keaton jennings failed they haven't got anybody to open the innings. keatonjennings failed in this test match. they would know that if cook was back in the team for the ashes next summer they would have a better chance. we know cook is determined and stubborn and i have no indication he rules change his mind but for the clamourfor an alastair cook comeback, you can expect it especially when we get to may and june next summer. never say never, they say. we have one more day of england's cricket summer and cook will be back in the field. it is poised for another victory to ta ke is poised for another victory to take this series 4—1? is poised for another victory to take this series 4-1? i think it is.

india have played their part in a very competitive series and they have had their chance to win two of these test matches. they are three wickets down in their second innings and they still need to score over 400 to theoretically win the match. two wickets forjames anderson. what he is chasing statistically is become the world's greatest ever almost prolific ever wicket taking, fast bowler. he is level with glenn mcgrath so just the spinners ahead of him. let's imagine tomorrow, anderson takes more wicket for his record, cook can win his final test match, i suppose it can get a bit better for alastair cook tomorrow. it will be a decent crowd as well as it was today. most of the fans spent most of the day on their feet, conducting standing ovationsjoe wilson at the oval.

it was finals weekend at the us open and there has been so much fallout after that on court outburst from serena williams at the umpire carlos ramos. she called him a "liar" and a "thief" during her defeat to naomi osaka, later accusing the portuguese of sexism. the women's tennis association backed her claims, saying there is a different level of tolerance for the behaviour of male and female players on tour. here's our sports news correspondent richard conway. you owe me an apology, i have never cheated in my life. a moment of madness or fighting back against unequal standards in tennis? serena williams was warned for receiving instructions from her coach and then she lost a point for smashing her racket. incensed at accusations of file dilemma of our play she directed her anger at carlos ramos. you will never, ever be on another court of mine as long as you live. you are a liar, you stole a point

for me, you are a thief. then he awarded an entire game to the eventual winner, naomi osaka. after the match, williams said she was fighting for a greater cause than simply her own. i have seen men call other umpires several things. i am here fighting for women's rights and women's quality and all kinds of stuff and for me to say thief and for him to take again, it made me feel like it was a sexist remark. she has been backed by steve simon, the chief executive of the women's tennis association. the wta doesn't believe... but where is the line between a motion and verbal abuse? this statement has added fuel to the fire. novak djokovic, fresh from his own victory in the men's tournament

disagrees over questions of untiring fairness between the genders. disagrees over questions of untiring fairness between the genderslj don't fairness between the genders.” don't see things as mr simon does, i really don't. i think men and women are, you know, treated in this way, 01’ are, you know, treated in this way, or the other way, depending on the situation. it is hard to generalise things. serena williams spent her early years been coached by her father richard, overcoming racism and financial obstacles on her path to sporting greatness. and this would have been a crowning moment a year on from nearly dying giving birth to her daughter, but instead this final will be remembered for different reasons. let's get more on this from annabel croft, who was at flushing meadows for that final. she thinks that williams handled the situation very badly. the pressure on her in that particular match was so astronomical because she is trying to type this record with margaret court, the

overall record in the women's game. i think she went into freefall and meltdown when she was up against an opponent who was beating has significantly. it is a shame because she was just getting into the match when this situation happened and she went into freefall. but i have to say the umpire played it straight. how can we say the umpire played it straight. how can we accuse say the umpire played it straight. how can we accuse him of not playing by the rule book. we would be attacking him if he hadn't. he has been thrown under the bus a little bit and been thrown under the bus a little bitandi been thrown under the bus a little bit and i am astounded, it is not a sexist row at all. it is the one thing about sport that is such a great thing for young kids to get into because it teaches you about humility, how to cope with difficult situations and how to overcome adversity and problem solve well you out there. that is what sport gives you as a human being. unfortunately what we saw was a great icon of the sport he was not dealing with that situation well. went into freefall and then has come off the court. i

think it would have been better if she came off court and said, i didn't cheat, i didn't see my coach's signals, i apologise for the way i spoke to the umpire because it was aggressive and unacceptable. instead it has been turned into a sexism row and i am just flabbergasted. so what now, will all this simply blow over? probably not, here's our tennis correspondent russell fuller. she has had support from some current players, a lot of former players and most strikingly from the officials within the sport. the statement from steve simon, the chief executive of the wta tour is extraordinary, in that he is accusing carlos ramos of gender bias, sexism and supporting his numberone bias, sexism and supporting his number one player. the key commercial asset in business terms, for the wta tour. there is support from billie jean king, who has used strong language about carlos ramos.

she has been writing in the sydney morning herald and the washington post and she says it was an abuse of power at the workplace, something many women experience and therefore serena williams was right to stand up serena williams was right to stand up for herself. she's been allies for standing up by herself, she argues. how does this situation defuse, there was a fine but no sign of any apology, do you think one will be forthcoming?” of any apology, do you think one will be forthcoming? i don't think there will be an apology from serena williams because she feels what she said very strongly. she was warned for coaching, coaching did take place, but it wasn't at her request. head coach made the signals in the box and quite probably serena williams didn't even see them. it is clearly a breach of the rules and she feels her character is being attacked. and the pressure of the situation annabel croft is referring to, here she is on home cholo daily— macro to, here she is on home cholo daily—macro soil,

to, here she is on home cholo daily— macro soil, try to, here she is on home cholo daily—macro soil, try to equal the re cord daily—macro soil, try to equal the record and the match is getting away from her. it isn't unusual for players to behave like that under pressure but it shouldn't be unusual foran umpire to pressure but it shouldn't be unusual for an umpire to take action when he feels players overstepped the mark, which serena williams clearly did. the one person you have to feel sorry for is naomi osaka, winning her first sorry for is naomi osaka, winning herfirst grand sorry for is naomi osaka, winning her first grand slam title?” sorry for is naomi osaka, winning her first grand slam title? i think she will win more. she dealt with the situation fantastically well. it was a very hostile atmosphere, over 20,000 people. i don't think they we re 20,000 people. i don't think they were necessarily booing her, they we re were necessarily booing her, they were booing carlos ramos but she held her nerve and took the title. at the age of 20, showing remarkable composure. you hope the next time she wins a grand slam title, it will be in very different circumstances. still to come on sporstday: it could be the end of the road for an italian racer after this high

speed moment of madness... with reports that criminal charges could be be considered. and we head to the club with the youngest chief executive in the football league, a club that has made a brilliant start to the season and a big impact in the community scotland manager alex mcleish has challenged his players to put the team on the footballing map again when they face albania in the uefa nations league tonight. this competition could give scotland a route to their first major tournament in 20 years, with one side from within their league c tier guaranteed a spot at euro 2020. but mcleish‘s side warmed up for this match with a 4—0 home defeat to belgium on friday, and the manager wants to see a strong response when they return to hampden this evening. mentality is often questioned and

scottish mentality is often questioned. very often when the players and when scotch people are backed into a corner, they come out fighting and give off their best performances. i am fighting and give off their best performances. iam not fighting and give off their best performances. i am not saying that everybody is against us, but the players know that to get their names on the international map again, they have to be winning these games. england lost their opening nation's league match to spain. tomorrow's game at leicester against switzerland is a friendly. if they lose, thenh engl;and will have lost four matches in a rwo for the first time. to play three teams of the quality we have played in the last three matches is a very rare occurrence in international football. we have to focus on our performances, improving asa team. focus on our performances, improving as a team. we said the world cup was

finished, so if we are going to do that from a positive point of view, in ourcamp, we that from a positive point of view, in our camp, we have got to do it in terms of the results are moving forward as well. understandably, everybody else will focus on vat, or some people will. but we have got to keep focused on the things we can control and keep improving in every area of the game. the italian rider who pulled a rival‘s brake lever while they were racing at 130 miles per hour has been sacked by his team and local prosecutors have also been asked to consider whether romano fenati should also face crimional charges. he was taking part in the misano moto2 grand prix in yesterday, the second tier of motogp, when he did this to his compatriot stefano manzi, pulling at his brake, fenati apologised saying it was a "disgraceful gesture", although he explained that he was reacting to an earlier driving manoeuvre from manzi.

he was disqualified from the race and banned for the next two grand prix but his team have sacked him and the team he was going to join next season have ripped up his contract. an italian organsiation, independent from the sport, say they have contacted the the public prosecutor in the area, asking him to look at the incident to see if any criminal offence has been committed including that of attempted murder. the ryder cup starts in just over a fortnight and two of the european team are laying down a marker at the bmw championship in pennsylvania. the final round is only taking place today after yesterday was a wash—out. justin rose will become world number one if he wins — but he's one shot behind leader keegan bradley on 20—under—par with to play. rory mcilroy has been just off the pace today. three shots behind with just a couple of birdies. although no bogeys on his card. the putts just haven't dropped rose and mcilroy were automatic

qualifiers for the ryder cup. lee westwood, says home advanatge at le golf national course outside paris should give europe the edge. both teams are packed with quality players. the americans have had their week, so we are going to have home advantage. we have played the french along this golf course for the last 25 years and a lot of the players will have played it very regularly. a lot of the players have played a lot in the french open. but it comes down to who plays the best over the week. barnsley football club are enjoying their best start to a season in more than 70 years. they are unbeaten after seven

matches in league one but the club's activity off the pitch has been impressing the supporters just as much, as dave edwards reports. at 30 years of age, this man is the youngest chief executive in english football. but he takes an old—fashioned view, football. but he takes an old —fashioned view, that football. but he takes an old—fashioned view, that no one at ba rnsley old—fashioned view, that no one at barnsley is more important than the fans. the main role as the club is to get the fans closer to the club because a club like barnsley is playing a huge role in the community. we want to keep that and everything we can do to give the fa ns everything we can do to give the fans closer, we will do it. barnsley said they were the first english clu b to said they were the first english club to offer free sanitary products in the female toilets. the signs are pa rt in the female toilets. the signs are part of a mental health campaign to get men talking and ultimately help prevent suicide.