hello this is bbc news. the headlines — the us secret service says suspicious packages have been sent to the home of barack obama, and to hillary clinton. the headquarters of the news broadcaster cnn were evacuated in new york with police telling people nearby to take shelter. the crown prince of saudi arabia says the people responsible for the murder of the journalist, jamal khashoggi, will be brought to justice. theresa may is facing conservative mps as she tries to convince her party to support her brexit plans. it comes after a government watchdog warns the uk border may not be ready to cope with a no—deal brexit — and criminal gangs could take advantage. the mother of five missing for two weeks — police now say they're treating her disappearance in kent as a potential murder. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news.

following that warning of significant border problems in the event of a no—deal brexit from a government watchdog — we'll be hearing from the freight transport association — whose members move goods by road, rail, sea, and air. we'll be hearing about the family of a former boxer who were "astounded" after discovering over 400 of his paintings after his death. and stephen bush, special correspondent at the new statesman and dia chakravarty, brexit editor at the telegraph will be here to review the papers. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. the headlines this evening — the reds against red star. two former winners of the european cup meet at anfield but only one set of fans are allowed in. it's not the nicest thing to do to

play against us, to be honest. it's not like a holiday. we need to make sure of that again. spurs are in real trouble of going out of the champions league, they have already conceded in eindhoven. boston win game one of the world series. and the red sox face the la dodgers in game two tonight. their biggest weapon? well, it may well be the weather. also coming up in the programme... we speak to doddie weir. once a battle—hardened rugby internatinoal, now facing the fight of his life. hello again. welcome to sportsday. it's another rallying cry to the kop from jurgen klopp. he knows how special

anfield is on european nights and what a difference it came make. although, on this particular night, it'll be a little easier for them to dominate the atmosphere. liverpool's opponents in the champions league red star belgrade aren't allowed any fans in the stadium. joe lynskey looks ahead. # you'll never walk alone... when you are a visiting team at anfield, you are a visiting team at anfield, you try not to get swept up in the red wall. but for red star belgrade tonight, there is no escape. their fa ns tonight, there is no escape. their fans are banned after a pitch invasion in salzburg. their team had come from 2—0 down to secure their place. it was a win they had waited two decades for. it was 1992 when red star were last in europe's elite. the year before they were

champions themselves. that marked the end of an era. the team dispersed it cross the continent with the break—up of yugoslavia. it has taken 26 years to get the talent back. you have players from croatia, serbia, all of those, together in one team, a super strong team that worked and fought together. they cried together, did everything together. what happened in sulzberger shouldn't have happened but when you are waiting for something for so long, they were celebrating with the players and hugging and the players were giving them theirjerseys. liverpool's rhythm saw them to the final last season rhythm saw them to the final last season but defeat to napoli in the last match has put the group in the balance. two matches with the redsta rt have to balance. two matches with the redstart have to bring the maximum. it's at home at anfield and we have to win it. we will try everything.

it is not the nicest thing to do to play against us. it's not as if it isa play against us. it's not as if it is a holiday, that is what we have to make sure of again. we know they will fight 100%. to make sure of again. we know they will fight 10096. going with red star to anfield has been too much for some serbian supporters to resist. they few hundred came to see their tea m they few hundred came to see their team here for the first time since the 70s when they were 2—1winners. liverpool hope this becomes a routine night at anfield but for the opposition, it is anything but. the other premier league team involved today have already kicked off. spurs are in holland to play psv. david ornstein is keeping an eye on it. david, spurs need a win in this one. realistically, they are going to be out of the champions league if they don't win tonight. especially this double—header against psv eindhoven, wembley after this. tottenham have made the worst possible start with

loza no made the worst possible start with lozano the mexican striker giving them the lead with a deflected strike. within the last few minutes, lucas moura has equalised. it had been coming. they had another disallowed for offside. later in the group, the glamour tie of the evening is barcelona against inter milan. how will barcelona fare without lionel messi. monaco leading already. thierry henry having an impact there at his new club. pretty dortmund facing atletico madrid. both teams have a 100% record so far. they lost to them in the group stage in 1996 but went on to win the trophy. kyle edmund continued his late surge for a place in the atp finals

with a first round win at the erste bank open in vienna. fresh from his first tour triumph in antwerp at the weekend britain's number one beat diego schwartzman in straight sets and will meet experienced spaniard fernando verdasco next. at the wta finals in singapore, angelique kerber gave her semi—final hopes a boost with a hard fought victory over naomi osaka. kerber was serving for the match in the second set. but osaka fought back to force a decider. however the us open winner produced too many unforced errors of her own — including this at match point down — to give the wimbledon champion a three set victory. the other previous grand slam winner in this group, sloane stephens, also needed three sets but picked up her second victory of the week this time over kiki bertens. like the white group, no place in the semi—finals have been confirmed with the final round of matches taking place on friday. you're watching sportsday on bbc news. coming up in the programme — news of a ban for danny cipriani after his dangerous tackle in the european cup. and at the age ofjust 26 hannah cockroft is already thinking

about life after sport. we'll talk to the five—time paralympic champion next to a man who represented his country 61 times. and was also selected for the british and irish lions during a career that singled him out as one of the most notable and popular rugby players of his generation. both have helped him deal with being diagnosed with motor neurone disease, which he's been fighting for two years, raising awareness and money for his foundation in the process. and now he's written a book about his career and his current battle. he is, of course, doddie weir. commentator: .de we're there, that great lamp post in the middle of the line out for scotland. 647 of him. here he is doddie weir now. we

already remember players of your hero through the prism of bill mclaren‘s commentary. hero through the prism of bill mclaren's commentary. the one and only bill mclaren. involved in the game for years. he was just fantastic. he had some fantastic sayings and i got quite a few of them. commentator: doddie weir running through like a mad giraffe. he saidi running through like a mad giraffe. he said i was like a jumping salmon, a mad giraffe, all ears. he great a great bit of artistry to the rugby match and is sadly missed. how much writing the book did you think you we re writing the book did you think you were ina writing the book did you think you were in a unique position. a lot of people writing books don't know what their future holds but you

people writing books don't know what theirfuture holds but you have more knowledge of that, albeit very sad knowledge. did it affect what you wrote 7 knowledge. did it affect what you wrote? in array, no. iwrote to knowledge. did it affect what you wrote? in array, no. i wrote to say how lucky i've been. i've been very fortu nate to how lucky i've been. i've been very fortunate to have no regrets. i have enjoyed it all. it captures where we are now, with this terrible illness, hopefully a lot more people can understand what it's all about and the emotions of where we are and how i got here with the friendship i've had and the teams i've been involved with, the support i've had has been absolutely amazing throughout my by absolutely amazing throughout my rugby and farming career. friendship. it's been very exciting to do and i'm looking forward to sharing it with a lot more people. it's a bit strange not to ask you this first. how are you? still here. still bouncing. still getting down to the big city and being involved

with the bbc studios has been a very exciting and interesting day. i tie my shoelaces. with motor neurone disease you have certain issues. your whole body gets paralysed. the muscles in your legs and arms disappear, your speech and swallowing and breathing disappear. it's a horrendous situation. today, it sounds bizarre, but i was able to tie my own shoelaces and which for someone tie my own shoelaces and which for someone in my position is a great thing. juiced fund joost vande westhuizen also suffered from the same illness, how much have

you been inspired by him? he was a great guy. i have been speaking to his foundation pretty close land. our foundations have been communicating because there is nothing new in 22 years that patients can get hold of and have hope. join to bring everything together to see if we can change and get a stoppage or a cure to this most horrific disease. scotland's record against england of late has been a little better. in the autumn internationals, including the doddie weircup internationals, including the doddie weir cup against wales, how much are you looking forward to this period? scotla nd you looking forward to this period? scotland for the first time in a long time have a good chance. we will be supporting them all the way. i have the tartan trousers on today. i thought the whole suit would be a

bit too much! i will be supporting the team every working inch. let's see the trousers! are you ready for this? these are for the british lions. the pride of wales, ireland, scotla nd lions. the pride of wales, ireland, scotland and even england. i have a suit but i thought it would be a bit too much for everyone to look at! it's becoming a trademark. i'm glad the trousers are there! just one question before you go. you have very much felt the love from the by very much felt the love from the rugby community and everyone who has learned of your struggles. you also say you don't deal well with sympathy. when the doddie weir cup happens next month and you are centre of the attention, sympathy may come your way. will you be able to deal with it better?|j may come your way. will you be able to deal with it better? i don't know if that is going to be the case. but

you are totally correct that i am blown away by the generosity and support. the target of the foundation is to spend £1 million on research and care packages. that wouldn't be possible without the generosity and support. i get emotional days like the couple but i have a new suit being built especially for the day. look out for that one. i'm thoroughly looking forward to it. i would like to thank everybody so far who's been involved with what the campaign is all about and hopefully with them we can find and hopefully with them we can find a cure to this most horrific disease. it's been a great opportunity and a great honour to talk to you. good luck with the book and the temp —— doddie weir cup. thank you forjoining us. thank you. let's bring you up to date with some of the other stories

making the headlines at the bbc sport centre. and the rugby football union say they're prepared to consider appointing a premiership coach with no international experience, to succeed eddiejones as england boss. jones is set to leave in 2021 but he could quit next year if england underperform at the world cup. the search for his replacement has already begun and director of professional rugby nigel melville says they are looking at all the options overseas and in the premiership danny cipriani has been suspended for three weeks for the high tackle that got him a red card in gloucester‘s defeat to munster. it's not been a great week for him, his dismissal came two days after being left out of england's squad for the autumn internationals. india's virat kohli has become the fastest batsman to reach 10,000 runs in one day internationals after a second consecutive century against the west indies. it's taken him 205 innings to reach that mark — overtaking his compatriot and india legend sachin tendulkar. there are two green monsters at fenway park. one is the boston red sox mascot. the other is the famous wall way out in left field. more than 11 metres high

and an imposing target for any hitter. well, it was over the green monster that game one of the world series was won on tuesday. boston were leading byjust one run deep in the seventh before eduardo nunez smashed a home run to give the red sox an 8—4 win over the la dodgers, as they chase their first world series title in five years. well, let's go to boston now and speak to chris mitchell. and, chris, one of the things that has unsettled the dodgers is the weather. these guys from la don't like the cold. yes, it sounds silly, doesn't it? but there is something in it. the weather here today is filthy. rain, cold winds, talk about the green monster. dennis gives you an idea about how bad it is. waite one

minute and it will change. you are getting yourself a nice hot dog. no, i'm getting a sausage. i'm vegetarian, i wouldn't know. let's talk about the world series. what do you want to know? can you do a sweep and get four in a row?|j you want to know? can you do a sweep and get four in a row? i think they can do it. these red sox are potent. you're also net. have a good one. —— all set. bob, sorry to interrupt. you are the owner of this joint, how big a deal is it having the world series and yourjoint outside fenway park? extra games in october that we look forward to but this is the show. this is the world series. these games are much more exciting than regular—season games. there are 81 games in the regular season. you

do not want boston doing a clean sweep. of course, iwould like do not want boston doing a clean sweep. of course, i would like to see us sweep. of course, i would like to see us win in game seven. as long as they win. have a good one. good luck to you and good luck to boston. the sun is coming out. the la dodgers would love that. they have got to win this one otherwise they have a real problem before they get back to the west coast. you'll often be told that being a sportsperson is the greatestjob in the world, the adulation, the achievements, the wealth. whether you've been a golden boot winner at a world cup, lifted the wimbledon trophy in front of a passionate home crowd, or been the face of british olympic success at more than one games what do you do when your career ends and the cheering stops? well, uk sport have been putting on a series of events to help athletes think about their post—career careers. the last of those events was this

afternoon in manchester. it was attended by the uk sport chair dame katherine grainger. with hannah cockroft, as well. they are both with me. when you consider beyond the career you currently have, have you given it much point? it is something i've had drummed into me since the beginning of my career. my coach always said education is very important. sport doesn't last forever. always be thinking and building contacts and taking the opportunities and experiences you can. it's something i've always tried to do but it has never been that structured until today. it has helped to build connections better and by listening to other athletes who been there and done that, helps you put together when sport is all

over how you might build a future. catherine, you had extended your career because you had goals who wa nted career because you had goals who wanted to achieve. you know about the dedication and sacrifice that hannah is going through. but then it all stops. how do you ask those athletes to prepare for something they don't understand yet?