and england will be unchanged for the second test against sri lanka in kandy that gets under way in the coming hours. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the tennis news that roger federer has kept his hopes of a seventh nitto atp tour finals title alive, and a first since 2011, after a straight sets victory over austria's dominic thiem. and kevin anderson is in a strong position to qualify for the last four after beating kei nishikori in the first match of the day. nick parrott was watching. after his defeat to kei nishikori, all eyes were on a roger federer and whether he could bounce back against dominic thiem. the swiss had lost its last two encounters against the austrian, as he made a good start, breaking injust austrian, as he made a good start, breaking in just the third game. before the match roger federer had said he wanted to be aggressive. and was just that. the world number three was rather like its old self.

and after just three was rather like its old self. and afterjust over half an hour he had the first set and the upper hand. dominic thiem looked like he was trying too hard as he was broken immediately in the second set. it was only with the fit looking inevitable that he finally rose to the occasion, saving a break point. but he never looked likely to get back into this contest and roger federer put him out of his misery in an hourand six federer put him out of his misery in an hour and six minutes. federer put him out of his misery in an hour and six minuteslj federer put him out of his misery in an hour and six minutes. i am very happy that they showed a reaction. it is not something an used to to lose and come back and play again. it was a good exercise. a great challenge for me. i'm happy with my attitude. i'm happy with how i play. it was good fun against dominic. it is one of the great back and in again. it was good fun playing against him. next up for the six time champion will be a far tougher opponent in south africa's kevin anderson. earlier, he thrashed kei nishikori 6—0, 6—1, and having

beaten dominic thiem in his opening match is top of the group he will be confident of staying there. marin cilic will be a man on a mission on wednesday at the atp finals. he has to win his match againstjohn isner to stand a realistic chance of making the semi—finals. cilic has won just one of his nine matches at this event over the years, so has a lot to prove, according to former us open finalist greg rusedski. here's a serve is one of the biggest weapons out there, as well is forehand. he can hit through anybody on the planet. great started here. great six months for him. obviously the finals, is an open, losing to roger federer. the second half he has played quite as much as he would like. it came out with a statement at the beginning of the, i want to be number one, i want to win majors. the was correct. —— the mindset was correct. i think

beating novak djokovic quinns was impressive the way he did that. but wimbledon was so disappointing, but way he lost that. he showed us the marin cilic we all know. i had a bit with a friend of mine that he would do well busier. he is my dark horse to look out for. having become just the third formula i driver in history to win five world titles, the question now being asked of lewis hamilton is will he go on and equal, or even surpass michael schumacher‘s record of seven? the mercedes driver has returned to the team's factory in the south—east of england ahead of the final race of the season a week on sunday. and he's sent a warning to his rivals that he can still get better. our sports correspondent joe wilson went to meet him. five world titles takes hundreds of employees. lewis hamilton, what exactly employees. lewis hamilton, what exa ctly d o employees. lewis hamilton, what exactly do you do? take what they have built and bring more to it. bring more out of it than anyone else can do. and that is what i have

been able to do since i was a kid. my been able to do since i was a kid. my first go—kart down at rye house when i was just practising as a kid was from the back of the luthi newspaper. recognising our? i'm lewis hamilton. do you feel that i have done it all, i have achieved it all, i have nothing left? no. first of all, i have neverfelt i have anything to prove. that is not a pa rt anything to prove. that is not a part of my psychical. no, i feel like that for years, more days ahead of me, if i am lucky. ifeel like the mind isjust a of me, if i am lucky. ifeel like the mind is just a tool. of me, if i am lucky. ifeel like the mind isjust a tool. and just a lwa ys the mind isjust a tool. and just always trying to sharpen it. hamilton's interest in fashion and music they can stand out. other drivers don't do this. well, that's the point. growth has a case where people put you in a box —— there a lwa ys people put you in a box —— there always has been. but there is no reason you can't indulge in other areas. but our sport is quite a niche sport. so we do have a core

group offans, niche sport. so we do have a core group of fans, but still nowhere near as big as soccer, for example. every i am introducing new people into racing they get hooked.“ every i am introducing new people into racing they get hooked. if you can imagine your list of dreams, you know what is at the top of the?” love 5 pa ce. know what is at the top of the?” love space. i would love to go to space. that is a dream that is kind of crazy. i would love to go in a fighterjet. i of crazy. i would love to go in a fighter jet. i was of crazy. i would love to go in a fighterjet. i was aiming at the beginning of this year and i reached it. if one needs a recognisable face. and imagine without hamilton who else is there? —— formula one. real madrid have confirmed santiago solari's appointment as head coach untiljune 2021. after replacing the sacked julen lopetegui on an interim basis, the argentine has signed a three—year deal. solari took over on the 29th of october following the sacking of former spain manager lopetgui and has since led real to four wins in four games — the best start of any manager in the club's history. here's proof that football really does provide opportunities to everyone, whatever your circumstances or background. these are the staff and players of crystal palace football club

welcoming members of the english homeless football team. they will compete at the homeless world cup in mexico, which begins this week. scott and ralph seen here have gone from living on the streets to preparing for the week long tournament, and here they are receiving some kit and boots they hope will lead them to glory. england have never won it. each member nation will be sending a team. a wonderful story. australia won the toss and elected to bat against new zealand in their match at the icc women's world t20 in providence. australia have won two from two while the white ferns lost their only match. in the early match at the same venue pakistan beat ireland by 38 runs to win their first match and condemn the irish

to a second successive loss. pakistan captainjaveria khan scored an unbeaten 7a as her side posted a total of 139 for six having won the toss and elected to bat — with lucy o'reilly the pick of the bowlers. in response ireland struggled to build partnerships and fell short of the target leaving them bottom of group b and facing an early exit. england will be unchanged for the second test against sri lanka in kandy that gets under way in the coming hours but ben stokes will move up the batting order to number three so moeen ali drops down. jonny bairstow is fit again but he can't get back in the side so ben foakes will keep wicket again following his century on debut in the first test win. it's been somewhat of a selection headache for captain joe root. there's a great position to be in, the fact that we turn up here and, you know, full of confidence as a group, as a squad, and we have got

the opportunity to play the same tea m the opportunity to play the same team is the service requires it, but also we have got a group of guys who have been sat on the sideline, champing at the bat ready to take their opportunity, if it looks like they could be the guys to exploit that pitch. the nfl have decided to relocate monday's los angeles rams game against kansas city chiefs from estadio azteca in mexico city to the los angeles memorial coliseum. with less than a week to go, the league decided to relocate it to la because of significant concerns about the playing surface. last may, stadium authorities changed the surface from natural to hybrid, but the intense activity in the last few months has impacted the surface. after authorities admitted in august the field wasn't in good shape efforts to improve it failed hence the match being moved. and over to the nba. on monday we told you about the lengthsjimmy butler had gone to force through a move, well now he is a philadelphia 76ers player, after leaving the minnesota timberwolves. he got his wish having demanded a trade. just enough time to talk about some

nba scores. the cleveland cavaliers have won one of their opening 12 games. they are 92— 76 up. they are heading for a victory, with just over six minutes remaining. houston rockets are under way against the denver nuggets. the atlanta hawks ta ke denver nuggets. the atlanta hawks take on the golden state warriors. that one getting under way at 3:30 gmt. the warriors with the level winds of —— for the year and three losses. the icc when the's ti2 in guyana, australia are two from two winners vision so far. new zealand are seven for two in the fourth over. until next time, goodbye. hello.

after the heavy, blustery showers to start the week, tuesday delivered us some sunshine. this was the scene on the north yorkshire coast. a similar picture in perth and kinross. we are ready have changes afoot to the western side of the uk. outbreaks of rain will work north and east was through wednesday morning courtesy of this frontal system. notice the squeeze in the isobars. windy conditions as well. quite a wet start to wednesday across northern ireland, north wales, north—west england, and the western side of scotland. not just wet but windy as well. looking at 9 o'clock in closer detail, much of england and wales, away from the far north—west be mainly dry, right or sunny spells. these black wind symbols give an indication of the wind gusts through wednesday morning. quite widely touching 40—50 mph for western coasts and heavy and persistent rain

across northern ireland in southern and western scotland. warnings in place here. through wednesday that rain will be slowly pulling away north and eastwards. slowly turning drier across northern ireland, north—west england, central and southern scotland. eventually that rain is away from the highlands. by the afternoon most places becoming dry. some spells of sunshine and very male. —— mild. 15—16 celsius, particularly for the eastern side of scotland, given any sunshine and some help from the fern effect. through wednesday evening we will see some lingering cloud across parts of scotland. further outbreaks of rain arriving into the far west of northern ireland. and across the western isles of scotland. elsewhere dry. a mixture of variable cloud and clear spells. could see mist and low cloud developing as the night wears on. cooler where we keep clear skies. temperatures down to four or five celsius. double figures were we keep the cloud. it is mild air which continues to flow across the uk as we go into thursday. it will be a mainly dry day for most. there will be a front fringing the far west of scotland

and northern ireland. more cloud and some outbreaks of rain. still quite a breezy day. mist and low cloud quite stubborn to clear in places. some may have a fairly gloomy day. where does thin and good spells of sunshine. temperatures in the mid teens. i3—i6 celsius. looking ahead towards the end of the week, we have got an area of high pressure keeping things fairly settled and keeping fronts in the atlantic at bay. heading through friday and into the weekend most will be dry. however, with lighter winds we are likely to see some mist and fog, which may linger at times. temperatures starting to slide away through saturday. bye— bye. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: a draft agreement on brexit, but will it get through the british cabinet and parliament? the deadliest wildfires in california's history. at least 44 dead and thousands of homes destroyed. after the heaviest exchanges

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