hello, this is bbc news. our latest headlines: the french president tells borisjohnson the irish backstop is "indespensible" despite the pm wanting to scrap it. under no circumstances will the uk government he or imposing any checks or controls at that border. why a no deal brexit could lead

to more domestic waste ending up in landfill sites in england — guess where it will end up. the gcse pass rate is up slightly and that's despite warnings from teachers that some students struggled. latest figures show the rate of eu citizens coming to the uk is continuing to fall. no river in the uk is currently safe to swim in — that's the stark warning from scientists about the levels of sewage in our waterways. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. after 8pm we'll be heading to paris and dublin to get reaction to borisjohnson‘s talks with emmanuel macron. we'll also be speaking to a climate and wildfire expert

as the number of fires in the amazon rainforest rises. and at 10:30pm and 11:40pm we'll be taking a look at tomorrow's front pages with the daily telegraph's anna mikhailova and the economist grace blakeley. that's all ahead on bbc news. now it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. coming up on the tonight's programme: rain, rain and more rain at headlingly, but it doesn't stop archer from finding his target in the third ashes test. "a deadline is a deadline." we hear from the chair of the efl as bury‘s future hangs in the balance. you've got grandfathers, fathers, daughters, of course i understand and it's something i hate.

celtic take on the swedish champions in the europa league. also coming up in the programme: as former england rugby union international james haskell reveals he's training to become a mixed martial artist, we ask his former teammates what they make of his new choice of career. there might be a few opposition members and a few team—mates they might want to give him a little slap! hello and welcome to sportsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with some rain,

rain and some more rain. no, you've not tuned into the weather. but action at the start of the third ashes test has been fairly limited by the weather. england have shown some improvement in the last half another but they needed it. you are right. the match was starting to get away from them during the afternoon session but they dragged it back in the last hour or so with three wickets that they sorely needed. they began the day was pretty high hopes because they won the toss and got off to the ideal start. it had to be archer who made such an impact on his test debut taking the wicket of harris for eight. that was the start angle and wanted. after that excellent start bay took another wicket after the first rain delay. caught behind on review. the empire didn't give it

out but it went to the third umpire and then he had to go. after that we had a long rain delay and that really u pset had a long rain delay and that really upset england's momentum and they seem to lose their rhythm in theirform and they seem to lose their rhythm in their form and what in the afternoon session. australia started to find their fluency especially david warner who scrapped his way to a half—century. it was a really determined performance from david warner. eventually he went, caught behind off archerfor 61. england needed that and from that there was a clatter of wickets. what a fantastic delivery by stuart broad. out for a duck. at that point and gunned back in it but the man who is standing infor gunned back in it but the man who is standing in for steve smith reached

a half—century and doing a pretty good impression of steve smith, holding things together for australia. the last hour or so, they can play out until 7:30pm, it could be so crucial for england who will be so crucial for england who will be desperate to get him out. things delicately balanced as they stand at the moment. australia 162—5, that is the moment. australia 162—5, that is the latest score. england will be desperate to get another breakthrough before the close. injust over 2a hours, league one side bury could cease to exist. they have until midnight tomorrow to prove they have the funds to run the club or find a buyer. the english football league says that deadline could be extended — but only if a sale has been agreed. the efl‘s executive chair debbie jevans has told the bbc they are working to find a solution with the club's owner steven dale but time is running out.

the clock is ticking. there is no question. i do not say that in an un—emotive way. we are in daily contact, be it through conversations 01’ contact, be it through conversations or email. it has been frustrating. i do not know when he came into this whether he thought the situation was very different to what it is. i have to assume he did his due diligence before he but the football club but i think it has been frustrating in the sense that the information we have asked for broken down to is demonstrate the funds are there to run this football club. i know good faith the board cannot allow something to continue when there is no guarantee that the players will be paid, the staff will be paid, the stewards will be paid, the uptrend of —— upkeep of the ground. nobody

wa nts to of —— upkeep of the ground. nobody wants to see this club disappear which is why we are working to stop that happening. i have empathy and sympathy. how they must feel i can't imagine. it is horrible because a football clu b imagine. it is horrible because a football club is not just imagine. it is horrible because a football club is notjust 90 minutes what happens on the field of play, it is everything else it does in the community, when families come together to go to the ground, you have grandfathers, fathers, sons and daughters going to the game so i understand the hurt and it is something that i hate, i hate it. another club struggling with financial difficulties — bolton — have been in administration since may. they've had one constant throughout this chaos, their manager phil parkinson, and last night we brought you the news that he and his assistant steve parkin had resigned. today he told us... it was the right time to go. it was a tough call but i feel it is the

right decision for myself and steve to move on. we wish the club all the best. the players and the staff not getting paid, the environment, employers go, five months without receiving wages, it can be very tough, and managing that situation is certainly a learning curve for myself. i think that is the hardest pa rt of myself. i think that is the hardest part of the job. the lads have been terrific. the professionals we have had have been excellent in terms of their professionalism and helping their professionalism and helping the young players which has been really important and everybody is looking forward to moving on. the clu b looking forward to moving on. the club looking for a brighter future. for all the people at bolton the football clu b for all the people at bolton the football club is so important, such an important part of the community, andi an important part of the community, and i hope that brighter times are around the corner, and the supporters deserve a lot of credit in terms of playing their part in

helping the takeover get close. now to some sad news today and the former ghana, nottingham forest, hibs and bristol rovers striker junior agogo has died at the age of a0. agogo suffered a stroke in 2015 and struggled with his speech afterwards, telling a bbc documentary that he felt anxious about it. he began his career at sheffield wednesday, played 27 times for his country, scoring 12 goals. his former clubs have been paying tribute on social media. another busy night ahead in the europa league, and standing between rangers and a second consecutive crack at the group stage are legia warsaw. the polish side have kept clean sheets in their last five matches

in all competitions and could prove the toughest challenge for steven gerrard's side this season. more so all that stand between rangers and a second consecutive crack at the europa league group stage. i am joined crack at the europa league group stage. iamjoined by crack at the europa league group stage. i am joined by billy dodds. do you feel range is into this match with a certain amount of confidence? you would think so. the momentum is building in the league campaign and also in europe. they have to go up a notch again. warsaw have gone up a notch. it is going to be a test. we would be happy to go away with a draw. do you think that would be highly suitable for steven gerrard to get a draw to take back to ibrox? yes. i think he would take 0—0 but he would like 1—1 to get the away

goal in europe. it can be helpful. a draw would be a good result but they are capable of winning that they will have to be at their best. well, after celtic crashed out of the champions league last week after that shock defeat to romanian side cluj, the scottish champions have to deal with their swedish counterparts to salvage their continental campaign. they host aik stokholm in their europa league play—off at celtic park. we are at home and obviously we want to ta ke we are at home and obviously we want to take good advantage to stockholm. they have some good players. larson very experienced. a big scandinavian physical side as you would expect. it would be great to get on the front foot and play as well as we can and we want to keep that vein of form going. wolves are also looking to secure their place in the europa league group stages. they face a tough first leg in italy, though, as they take on torino.

linfield are also just two games away from the group stages. they take on the champions of azerbaijan, qarabag, in belfast tonight. let's take a quick look at some of the other stories around today. anderlecht‘s vincent kompa ny is to relinquish his managerial duties on match days. kompany was appointed player—manager at the belgian club this summer after 11 years at manchester city. after just two points from their first four league games, though, kompany will be captain during matches with the head coach in charge of tactical changes and substitutions. wayne rooney was sent off after elbowing the face of an opponent in dc united's defeat to new york red bulls. the referee missed the incident but it was reviewed by var and rooney was given the second red card of his mls career. rooney willjoin derby county in january. enable, riden by frankie dettori, powered to a 12th consecutive win as she triumphed at york in what is likely to be her final race on british soil. enable will now go for a record third victory at the prix de l‘arc

de triomphe in paris in october. serena williams will play maria sharapova in the first round of the us open. williams will begin her quest for a seventh title in the ya rd quest for a seventh title in the yard at a record 24th grand slam victory. she has terminated the russian star in the past winning 19 times with only two defeats including their last meetings. most recently in the australian open quarterfinals. this weekend sees us move another week closer to the rugby world cup — and on saturday it's england and ireland's turn to lock horns in the first of their double header in the build up tojapan. england have named their squad to face the irish — with a familiar partnership back in the starting line up. chrisjones is with the england camp.

george ford and owen farrell were a key pa rt george ford and owen farrell were a key part of the first few years of eddiejones's tenure but key part of the first few years of eddie jones's tenure but the combination has been shelved with farrell diverting to number 10 but the selection for ireland this weekend suggests it remains world cup option with faro hoping that their friendship cup option with faro hoping that theirfriendship on cup option with faro hoping that their friendship on and off the field will make a difference at twickenham. we have spent a lot of time together training. we are pretty open and the way that we go about being around here in terms of being on the same page in terms of thinking. i think that's important so thinking. i think that's important so that the team get some continuity in how we think. hopefully we are going to be on the same page. eddie jones has made an interesting call with tom cuddy and sam underhill starting together in the same back i’ow starting together in the same back row but one man not in the calm was left out of the squad last week and has taken himself out of contention

by signing for a french club. what has the england boss made of that? he has made his choice that we wish him all the best and there's not much more to say. was he on standby list? it doesn't really matter. if he has said... but he's not so it doesn't matter. have you been in contact with him? i have been in contact with him? i have been in contact with him? i have been in contact with his manager. he has a choice to make and we are happy for him. i hope he does really well. you say you are happy for him but is there an element of disappointment? not at all. i am happy for him to do what he thinks is right. jones has said these games are all about building towards japan and performance perhaps trumps the result butjones performance perhaps trumps the result but jones has performance perhaps trumps the result butjones has insisted to the fa ns result butjones has insisted to the fans on saturday that his side will be going 100% out for the win as the clock ticks down ever closer to japan. as for ireland — it's the return of the big guns

as a more familiar—looking starting line up than the one we saw face italy a couple of weeks ago. joe schmidt's brought back several frontline players. cian healy, captain rory best and tadhg furlong get theirfirst run out of the season while ross byrne will get his opportunity to impress at out—half. ireland have played less warm up games than some of the other nations, and, when asked if this is a big risk, schmidt had this to say. carrying a little bit of fatigue and the legs on saturday i will accept that. i don't think we'll accept it isa that. i don't think we'll accept it is a way because we want to be really competitive on saturday but if this last eight days is good preparation for september 22 then that's what counts most. and someone who was once a familiar face at twickenham — james haskell — is making a surprising career move. he's revealed he's training to become an mma fighter.

the 34—year—old won 77 caps for england and retired from rugby in may, but he's now annnounced he'll be competing as a mixed martial artist in the heavyweight division and is expected to make his debut next year. well, we asked some of his former team mates — and the manager — what they make of his new career. it's good to find that he's got a new career ahead of him. whether he's any good or not we will buy tickets to his first fight. i have the order in so i will be sitting ringside. he could have picked an easier life, djing in ibiza, but he's chosen next martial arts, so fair play to him and i wish him success. fair play to him and i wish him success. there might be a few opposition members and team—mates that might want to give him a little slap! it is going to be good watching him. they are all going to

be getting their tickets well in advance. it was a salvage job for the home nations‘ men at the eurohockey championships in antwerp. scotland's hopes of avoiding relegation from the top tier of european hockey were boosted by a 11—2 win over wales — while england will also finish in the top five with victory over ireland. nigel ringland is there for us. this was a game that neither of these sites wanted to find themselves in. ireland bronze medallists in 2015 at the european championships and end on third two yea rs championships and end on third two years ago but they were battling to preserve the right to stay in the top division of european hockey and it was england who scored two goals towards the end of the first quarter. that was the difference in the match. the first good play by jackson and ward helping to turn the ball in. 60 seconds later a deflection made it england 2—0. ireland came back into the game in the second quarter thanks to this goal by robson. england's defensive

performance was superb. theyjoin scotla nd performance was superb. theyjoin scotland on four points in the relegation pool after they defeated wales earlier in the day. they got off toa wales earlier in the day. they got off to a great start with a score after just two off to a great start with a score afterjust two minutes. faulkner followed up ten minutes later with a fabulous strike. a wonderful personal performance for himself and for his country and there fourth goal. going into the final round of matches on saturday england and scotla nd matches on saturday england and scotland have four points. a draw would be enough for both countries to stay in the top division but the positive result either way brings ireland and wales back into the equation. charlotte dujardin has spoken out following her elimination in tuesday's grand prix at the european dressage championships in the netherlands. after posting a personal best — her score was excluded because blood was found on her horse mount stjohn freestyle.