of payment and for the western side of payment and wales. in contrast it is much wetter for the ease. the winds will not be as strong but with that rain coming down even if it is 18 degrees it will still be a miserable day compared the sunshine and 26 we had today. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: president trump says saudi arabia will be punished severely — if claims it's involved in the murder of a saudi journalist are substantiated. strong winds and heavy rain have continued to batter parts of wales, which has seen its worst flooding for 30 years. carmarthenshire, powys and ceredigion have been the worst affected with flood warnings still in place. the chancellor is coming under growing pressure from his own party's mps to find extra funding for universal credit. fracking firm cuadrilla confirmed earlier that it wasn't carrying out fracking today at its site near blackpool, citing bad weather as the cause of the delay. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome

to sportsday, with me lizzie greenwood—hughs, and john watson. the headlines this evening: warrington versus wigan ‘s, with emotions running high. morgan shows his mettle to steer england home in sri lanka. and halloween arrives early as bath's freddie burns has a horror show at the rec. for the neutral it's a case of pick your fairytale ending as wigan and warrington meet in tonight's super league grand final. it is the match in charge for it.

for warrington, there could, at long last, be a new name on the trophy. three times they've made it to the sport's showpiece, three times they've fallen at the last. the match is a repeat of the 2016 grand final. it is for— four after 30 minutes at old trafford. tonight if put on the scoreboard, for ralls. tom davies answered faq for ralls. tom davies answered faq for wigan to give an 8—1; lead at the break. still plenty of time to go. who will win it? we wait to see. warrington have never won it in their history. wigan already have one win to their name today, they beat leeds in the women's grand final for the first time. the match was tied at 16 all heading into the final minute, charlotte foley's penalty handing wigan victory at the

manchester regional arena. the warriors had been in front thanks to rachel thompson's hat trick and georgia wilson's try. great celebrations there at the arena. england's one—day cricket captain eoin morgan laid the groundwork for his side's victory in the second one—day international in sri lanka. in another rain—affected match, he top—scored but was quick to praise his bolwers chris woakes and 0lly stone, as england won by 31 runs, to take a 1—0 lead in the series. alex ewing reports. the players walked out in the sunshine in dambulla, hoping the rain would hold off. sri lanka still rely on veteran bowler malinga. first over, malinga delivered. jason roy out. joe root had no such problems as this, showing his team—mates how it's done. england were building a good platform and when eoin morgan arrived, he produced shots like this to to race to 92. but back came malinga. a century missed.

sri lanka knew they could not miss early wickets in their early pursuit of 279. chris woakes had other plans. in monsoon season, rain is always a threat — covers at the ready. and with sri lanka well behind, perera teed off. it was too little, too late, as england headed off with a 1—0 lead. woakes has been doing it for quite some time now. but i thought he really did set the tone. he made quite a relaxing impression early on for 0llie to come in and do exact to what he does. captain eoin morgan looking for a win in this series to underline his side's status as favouirites to win next year's cricket world cup. this is one of three series england play before hosting the tournament next may.

henry moran is in dambulla and has been reflecting on their first win of the tour. victory for england, just about, with the rain coming down. but not before england had asserted their authority. a victory via duckworth—lewis in the end. a victory via duckworth—lewis in the end. simon mann joins me. rain affecting it once again but enough time in this game to see england as a dominant side. yes, they played well but not perfectly and you wouldn't necessarily expect that because many of the players have not done any batting, fielding or bowling in practice, on this trip. it's a decent, workable score, and then they had something for defence and they had done really well with the new ball, and then the rain came. sri lanka never really looked like threatening the duckworth—lewis total or the actual total.

92 for eoin morgan, england captain. there was talk of him dropping himself from the side, but he does contribute to it, doesn't he? he does contribute to this side. that is his third half—century in his last four innings. perhaps even though he is not as dynamic as he was at the start of his career and there are other players playing in a more dynamic way, he is still integral to this side. he has helped transform them, through his captaincy. he is setting the template for the way they play. it is unthinkable really that he would drop himself. england changed their captain last time before the world cup and look where that got them. morgan is 100% in, as far as far as his team is concerned. and a first wicket in international cricket international cricket for 0lly stone. 0lly stone, great way to take first wicket, short ball lobbed to the keeper. don't put too much pressure on him. it was his first one—day international, so let's see how he goes, but very promising.

the next one—day international is on wednesday. we may have similar weather there as well. 0nto rugby union and baths freddie burns couldn't blame the weather for what turned out to be a horror show for him in his side's opening champions cup match against toulouse. he was substituted by his coach and said he was mentally gone. the side last against montpellier but managed to come away with a bonus losing point. two of the most difficult moments in freddie burns‘s career. utter disbelief and to lose health

out. as for edinburgh, playing their first champions cup game for five seasons, it was a rude awakening. but no mistaking the spring in edinburgh's step. they smell the comeback. this is how close they came toa comeback. this is how close they came to a late score. the ball over the line, the whistle blown, not for a try but for an obstruction. a valiant defeat but a defeat nonetheless. it will be freddie burns who gets the headlines tomorrow. he has posted this tweet tonight and social media. exeter drew 10—10 with munster mac

today. it was very windy. in the later match scarlets were beaten by a late penalty try by gareth davies was given a yellow card. and ulster were comfortable winners over leicester. they won by 24—10. an unpopular appointment for many scotland fans, alex mcleish is already feeling the pressure after an embarassing defeat to israel in the nations league, a side ranked 55 places below them. they face the european champions portugal in a friendly at hampden tomorrow, without several players who've withdrawn from the squad. troubling times, as jane lewis can tell us. the scotland squad behind me at hampden are being put through their paces ahead of the friendly

tomorrow against portugal. scotland manager alex mcleish has lost four players from his squad for this. he will be without snodgrass, mulgrew and souttar. they are all injured. tierney has been sent back to his club because he is effectively being rested. three players have been brought in — devlin, mackay—steven and christie. the absence of tierney is a talking point. it was ruled out. the medical team said that he had a bit of fatigue. it was right and proper that he should go back to his club. scotland face portugal in the friendly tomorrow, hoping to bounce back against the disappointing defeat in israel. captain andrew robertson says the

players are determined to make amends. obviously we will be looking to bring us back from thursday. that is crucial. now our focus is on tomorrow night, and hopefully we can put in a better performance. earlier today the portuguese squad trained here, their manager confirming that cristiano ronaldo is not part of their squad to face scotland tomorrow. he will also not be part of the squad for the next two nation's league matches, taking place next month. all eyes here tomorrow night for portugal against scotland and despite the fact it is the european champions coming here, this place will only be half full, with the sfa saying they only expect 23,000 tickets to be sold. it may be the international break but there was no shortage of skill on display this afternoon at 0akwell as mamadou thiam scored a brilliant goal as barnsley climbed to second in the table. they beat luton.

thierry henry is back at monaco, the club where he began his senior career — but this time as manager. he'd been linked with the job at aston villa but he's chosen to take the post at monaco, who are third from bottom of the french first divison with just one win so far this season. still to come, we meet one of netball‘s biggest stars, who talks success netball‘s biggest stars, who talks success and struggles. and we hearfrom success and struggles. and we hear from the para table tennis champion who is turning his hand to gaming. i don't even know the buttons. i just hand to gaming. i don't even know the buttons. ijust cried in the corner. you are supposed to go around shooting people, ijust hide in the cupboard. england's eddie pepperell is still in the lead at the british masters golf, with just one round to play. he's been at the top of the leaderboard since the opening day and he fired a 71 today to move to nine under par, which kept him

three shots clear of the field. the chasing pack includes another englishman, jordan smith, but matt wallace slipped back with a one—over—par round of 73. and it's been another good day for england's charley hull — she shares the lead after three rounds of the lpga event in south korea. a birdie at the last left her on 12—under—par, alongside the american danielle kang. hull is chasing a first win since the 2016 tour championship. roger federer is out of the shanghai masters after losing to borna coric in the semifinals. the world number two was beaten 6—4, 6—4 by coric, who also beat the 20—time grand slam champion in their last outing at halle in june. that means coric will play novak djokovic in the final. that is after he beat fourth seed alexander zverev. 6—2, 6—1 the score in little more than an hour. regardless of the result, djokovic willjump above federer to number two in the world rankings.

the teenage son of formula one legend michael schumacher has won the formula three european championship. mick schumacher finished second in race two at the hockenheim to leave him with an unbeatable lead in the standings, with one race still to go. that means he's qualified for an fia ‘super licence', which is needed for a driver tojump to formula one. michael schumacher won the f3 championship 28 years ago. he went on to win seven formula 1 world titles. now, who could forget this — in england beating the hosts australia to win commonwealth games gold back in april. it has led to a huge rise of the number of women playing the game. one of the sport's biggest stars is there — sharni layton, who's dominated netball in australia, is playing for surrey storm, before leaving the sport for aussie rules. she's been very open about her struggle with mental health issues —

and she spoke to emily croydon during her short trip to the uk. there you go, sweetie. absolutely. this is the buzz when one of the world's best netball players lands on your shores. during her career, sharni layton won two world cups and a commonwealth gold medal. she is widely regarded as one of the best defenders in the game but it was her character, intimidating on the court yet approachable off it, which made her a global superstar. my persona was angry, i had to go for every ball, i wanted to intimidate my player, stand in their face and annoy them. that determination is what got me into netball teams sometimes over my skill level. last year she took a six—month break after suffering from depression. the candid way in which she spoke about it only endeared her to netball fans even more. i've always been such a headstrong person that i prove people wrong. i get myself out

of sticky situations. i'm strong. when i had to be like, i actually can't get through this myself, because i'm the one that got me here... that was a really hard conclusion to come to. layton did return to netball in australia but announced her retirement in july this year. now for one week only, she is back, saying a final farewell to the sport with surrey storm in the british fast 5s. we cannot overestimate how iconic it is to have sharni layton with us for our players to be around. a personality the size of layton cannot keep quiet for long. with her netball career over, she's now to play

australian rules football. they take the absolute mickey out of me. come on, giraffe. that light hearted sense of humour which i have as well. it is really fun. it is not about me going out and being successful at it, just me going out and having the best crack at it i possibly can. a cult figure in netball. who would bet against her mastering another sport? her smile is hopefully here to stay. now, sharni layton had promised to wear an england kit at the fast5 event today, if england beat australia in the commonwealth games final — and they did, of course. so, there she is. her side surrey storm lost to wasps in the semi—finals at the copperbox and they went on to beat benecosmavericks by 42—32 to take the title. will bayley provided one of the most memorable images from the paralympics in rio two years ago. his celebration after he won table tennis gold was a real highlight. next week he takes part in the biggest event

on the para table tennis calendar — the world championships in slovenia. ben croucher looks at where the british medals might come from. we have already had the swimming in dublin and the european para athletics in berlin this year, where britain 120 cult medals. where britain won 20 gold medals. this time it is the turn of the table tennis world championships. not so many medals up for grabs. for athletes it is the third largest paralympic sport. slovenia is not too foreign to the team. they regularly train and play here. there performance director is from the capital. the competition is around about an hour away. so who is going? 1a athletes in total. the majority of them have real medal prospects. one of them is ranked

sixth in the world. paul won european team gold last year. the two gingers, as they call themselves, piccard and shackleton. they are roommates. keep an eye on them specifically for tokyo. but where should we focus our attention? here are four that i have picked out. rob davies fulfilled his goal of getting paralympic gold in rio dejaneiro and the word is he's keen to avenge the defeat he suffered in the 2014 final. i am just looking forward to seeing what i can do more than anything. there is not so much expectation on me from those around me, so i'm just going to go there and enjoy it and see what i can do. paul has flown under the radar a bit.

not masses of expectation but he says his best will be good enough to beat anyone since rio. he has had to come to terms with the loss of his biggest supporter and wife, who died shortly after the paralympics. he has paid tribute to his table tennis family. the support has got me through a lot. without the support i don't know where i would be today. i owe a lot to table tennis. a couple of kent lads are expected to challenge for top honours as well. ross wilson is 17. he won paralympic bronze in london. he won a first commonwealth title in the spring. but injury and illness means this will be his first world. when he is out on tour at these major championships, how does he alleviate any potential boredom? i take my playstation everywhere. so do the boys and we all play together. a lot of my friends on the team as well

play, so we can play when everyone is in different countries, when everyone is away and stuff, everyone can catch up together. lastly, will bayley, famed for jumping on the table and hugging an official after winning gold at the rio paralympics. he is widely tipped to add to his 2014 world medal. so is he part of this group? ijust hide in the corner. you are supposed to go around on playstation shooting people and stuff. ijust hide in the cupboard and hope no one finds me. they played six hours a day or something like that. ijust play when i go to camp. ben croucher there. we've heard before about british athletes who were inspired to take up sport professionally,

after volunteering at the 2012 olympics. dina asher—smith famously went from kit—carrier to sprint champion. well, nekoda smythe—davis was an admin assistant in at the london games and was watching the judo and that was enough to push her into taking the sport seriously. and after winning silver at last month's world championships, she has her eyes on tokyo 2020. here's her story. commentator: has she made a mistake? she's definitely in trouble. my goodness. she's got through to the final. it has definitely sunk in now. it is a good feeling to back up of my result from last year. i am really here and a contenderfor tokyo. i definitely believe it now. i am on a high, up at the ceiling and i cannot come

down. it was so good when she won that semifinal. it broke my heart. i'm still on a high. i'm so proud of her. i got the opportunity to be a volunteer at london 2012 olympics for two weeks. it was one of the best two weeks of my life. actually working in thejudo and being in and around everything, i got to see how it all runs on the senior circuit. i didn't know any of the players at the time so i was completely starstruck and especially on the day when gemma gibbons won her medal. that was amazing because she was a complete underdog. nobody was talking about her winning a medal. nobody thought she could do it. she had moved up a weight category as well for that competition. maybe this is what i should do, maybe i should go to full—time training and see if i can achieve something like that. i was determined for them to go to judo. i didn't know it was going to take over.

it was just for them to defend themselves. but then she said, mum, you have spent so much money, let's see what i can make of it. if i can get this right on the day, and train smart, as i'm not ajapanesejudo player so i have to train my way. if i can get my head around it... i100% believe i could be an olympic champion. any athlete would be lying if they said the journey is easy. medals like this make it worthwhile but it is definitely not easy. it is difficult. there were times i wanted to quit and i thought, maybe i should take a break. you start doubting yourself a little bit. if anything it has taught me that even when i think i can't do it, i can. there is not long left now until tokyo and i will do my best. an update from old trafford, still

wigan are leading warrington 8—5. no school since half—time and ten minutes or so remaining. —— there has been no score since half—time. good night. good evening. what a miserable day it has been across the north and west of the uk. again just persistent rain and even where it uses a little it has been cloudy and damp. although the met office amber warning has now lapsed, there is more rain on the way tonight. there isa more rain on the way tonight. there is a yellow warning in parts of northern england and wales. we had some sunshine in eastern areas. it

is actually quite warm. in fact it is actually quite warm. in fact it is the warmest day so late in the year. 26 degrees in lincolnshire. if you were stuck under the rain, it felt chilly, though. the wind at least is starting to use away. the rain will not do so. it will ease for northern ireland and western scotla nd for northern ireland and western scotland through the night but here is the next pulse train coming up through england. —— the next pulse of rain. low cloud shredding the hills in fog. as it comes further west and cleared away, we could see a chilly start on sunday morning. we see this ridge of high pressure moving in. stormy conditions for parts of spain and portugal. but for ourselves, that warmth is meaning that the cloud can hold more rain. quite right across central and

eastern areas. fresher north and west. despite a chilly start temperatures will recover to around the low teens. scotland and northern ireland much sunnier in the afternoon. the same for wales. but north—east england, the midlands, east anglia and the south—east, heavy rain for some. temperatures will disappoint. in two monday the weather front could still be hanging around in the south—east. everywhere else fine and dry. a bit of fog. we lose the gales and rain and things do in proof for both of us “— and things do in proof for both of us —— most of us. there are warnings in force for the current rain. it looks as though we will see some dry weather under that ridge of high pressure. 0n weather under that ridge of high pressure. on tuesday it gives way to some showery rain. we will keep you updated. the warnings are on the

website. this is bbc news. the headlines: president trump has a warning for saudi arabia, if claims it's involved in the murder of a saudi journalist are proved to be true. we're going to get to the bottom of it and there will be severe punishment. more than 70 flood warnings and alerts are in place in wales — following the torrential rain brought by storm callum. it's the worst flooding the country has seen for around 30 years. the chancellor is coming under growing pressure from his own mps to find extra funding for universal credit. also in the next hour — an amnesty on hospital equipment. patients are urged to return crutches, walking frames and wheelchairs to the nhs — so they can be reused or recycled. and in half an hour here on bbc news, britain's best new building takes a look at the candidates for this year's royal institute of british architects — stirling prize.