now it's time for a look at the weather with phil avery. —— to speak with sarah. we have had slightly mixed fortunes today, haven't we? we have. some of us have had blue sky and sunshine but other parts of the country it has been a cloud and rain lasting through much of the day. this is one of the areas that saw the cotton sunshine in sterling earlier on in the day. but we still have that slow moving rather front through much of southern england through the ceiling and it will push its way northwards and it will push its way northwards and rain pushing across a good part of england. heavy bursts on that. clear skies for scotland and northern ireland, single figures with a touch of frost. some mist and five pages here. sunday we start with ingrid and wales rain. it gradually pushes towards the east during the day, sunshine returning it later in the afternoon but the

rain will link up with southeast england and northeast scotland. 11 in newcastle, 17 in london and monday brings us more rain again from the south—east of england at times. some for northern ireland but not much for the uk for subchapters around 11—17 degrees. —— apertures around 11—17 degrees. —— apertures around 11—17 degrees. —— apertures around 11—17 degrees. bye— bye. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: turkish forces continue to strike

targets in north—eastern syria, on the fourth day of their offensive against kurdish forces. two people are killed as typhoon hagibis — the biggest storm to hitjapan in 60 years, makes landfall near tokyo. a moment of sporting history — as kenyan athlete, eliud kipchoge, becomes the first person to run a marathon in under two hours. i'm the happiest man to run on the door two hours in order to inspire many people. to tell people that no human is limited, you can do it. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with karthi gna nasegaram and holly hamilton. the headlines this evening:

history is made — eliud kipchoge becomes the first athlete to run a marathon in under two hours, smashing the barrier by almost 20 seconds. ireland are through to the quarterfinals of the rugby world cup after they sweep past samoa. a hard—earned point for the republic of ireland — but will it be enough in their quest to reach next year's european championship finals? also coming up in the programme: a trio of world titles for max whitlock — as he claims pommel horse gold in stuttgart. and, it's a first wta final in three years for the british number two, heather watson, as she triumphs in tianjin. hello, and welcome to the programme.

history was made in vienna this morning as kenya's eliod kipchoge crossed the line in one hour 59 minutes a0 seconds to become the first athlete to run a marathon in under two hours. in the build up to his attempt, the olympic champion compared the feat to being the first man on the moon. well, whether or not this was a giant leap for mankind — the moment will be used as a reference point for decades to come. our reporter ade adedoyen was there. eliud kipchoge came to vienna with his sights set on one thing. running the quickest marathon ever. and from the word go, he was on track and well ahead of pace. the detailed planning was paying off. some 41 pacemakers have been employed by the organisers to be part of this challenge and every time they go past this point near the finishing line, they rotate. just one of the many steps that have been taken by the organisers to ensure that kipchoge ducks under that two hour mark. special shoes propelled the kenyan further forward with each pace.

they calculated the optimum course and weather, taking into account his biorhythms and even projected a laser onto the road. but all this means it can't be ratified as a world record by athletics‘ world governing body. he's pointing. "come on", he says... as the finish line approached, the pacemakers stepped away and kipchoge strode into history. into the final 20 seconds, eliud kipchoge... looks over his shoulder. 1:40 the unofficial time. i'm the happiest man to run under two hours in order to inspire any people. to tell people that no human is limited. you can do it. i'm expecting more of that, for all of the world to run under two hours. already a great athlete with world and olympic titles, kipchoge will now be remembered forever. ade adedoyin, bbc news, vienna. kipchoge had a lot of support in his attempt to break the two—hour barrier, particularly from fellow athletes, many of whom acted

as pacemakers today. it doesn't matter the setup, it doesn't matter anything else, he covered that distance, pushing his own body to do that. so, even though we were helping him, it is not like we gave him extra power to do what he did, he was running 42 kilometres all on his own, even though we were helping. this is something on par with all the achievements that have been done — breaking the four—minute mile, and this one. this one goes down in history as the most amazing performance we have seen in our lifetime. mile, and this one. just a couple of years ago, it was impossible to break the world record on two and three, before that two and five. we are always getting better. in marathon, it is mostly about the mindset and what you think of. i'm pretty sure that people won't see the two—hour barrier as that

big of a challenge in future. as well as those running alongside him, kipchoge had a big backroom team. part of that was sir dave brailsford best known for working with the world's leading cyclists, but enjoying a new challenge. it is something that captures humanity, everybody will watch this, everybody will get excited about it. you'd like to think it is a legacy on participation, getting more people involved, young people thinking that they might take up running. i also think that the key thing here is that somebody has got the courage to try, and it doesn't matter what you do, really, in order to do something monumental, you need the courage to try. he has an aura around him, he has a presence, he really does. the guys around him are all champions in their own right, but the respect they have for him tells you everything that you need to know.

he just has that little step above everybody else. massively respected already, even more so now. ireland are through to the quarterfinals of the rugby union world cup after a convincing 47—5 victory over samoa. bundee aki was shown a red card in the first half to become the first ireland player to be sent off during a world cup. it was still a relatively comfortable seven—try win for ireland. katie gornall reports from fukuoka. in fukuoka, it was business as usual. tucked safely away from the typhoon path, rugby was centre stage here, the only game to have survived the weather. ireland are injapan for one thing only, for them the equation was simple — a bonus—point win would guarantee them a place in the quarterfinals. how about this for a start? barely three minutes

in, and rory best had bulldozed his way through. momentum can be a powerfulforce, five samoans falling by the wayside. samoa were holding up about as well as the turf, giving up a try soon after, this time, johnny sexton scampering over. ireland already looked out of sight. this may be samoa's last game of the world cup but they were determined to leave their mark. the only real downside for ireland was this. a dangerous tackle and a red card for bundee aki. even with only 14 men, ireland were too much for samoa, that bonus point was wrapped up before half—time, johnny sexton again, relief all round. after the break, ireland cruised clear, and economy put the finishing ——andrew conway touches on a comprehensive win. ireland through, but whether or not

they topple pool a is outside their control. it is job done for ireland, who will now face either new zealand or south africa in the quarterfinals, which one depends on what does or doesn't happen tomorrow. unfortunately, with the performance againstjapan, we kind of lost control of that. but we also knew that ten points from the next two games would guarantee us quarterfinals. we have done that and we'll just have to wait to see what happens tomorrow. i think there is a bit more uncertainty this time. the last time we played france, we knew we would be playing argentina, there was some certainty in what we could do to prepare for that. it is a bit awkward because we have to wait until the final game in the pool and find out then exactly who we may be playing. scotland will find out tonight if their must—win match with japan tomorrow can go ahead after a pitch inspection which is planned for 10pm uk time.

the arrival of typhoon hagibis means the match is in doubt — and the adverse weather conditions are already clear. this is the japanese team trying to navigate their way out to training in tokyo. if the game is cancelled — scotland will be eliminated from the tournament. it's frustrating, both as a playing group and as an individual. you work so hard to come to competitions like this and play in these types of games. obviously, we can't control what the weather will do but i think to have the option of a back—up plan is something that needs to be looked at. there was no qualifying at the japanese grand prix at suzuka today — that had already been called off because of typhoon hagibis. qualifying is now due to take place at 2am uk time, the race itself is at ten past six in the morning. you can follow it —

weather permitting — on the bbc sport website. the republic of ireland have missed out on the chance to take control of their euro 2020 qualifying group after drawing 0—0 with georgia in tbilisi. they're nowjoint top with denmark after the danes beat switzerland i—0 — putting the pressure on mick mccarthy's men to win their next group game on tuesday. lydia campbell was watching the action. with qualification to next year's european championship still in irish hands, they knew five points from the last three games would seal it. they were nearly off to a flyer, hitting the post within four minutes. they might rank 63 places below ireland, but georgia were carrying the greatest threat, just lacking that killer touch. with no spark from the men in green, it was time to hand the reins over to some new blood. the teenager helped brighton beat

tottenham hotspur last weekend, he came close here. before having a glorious chance right at the death. no fairy tale finish for connolly or ireland, and with games against switzerland and denmark to come, their task has just become so much harder. england manager gareth southgate has admitted his side were "simply not good enough" after they were beaten 2—1 by the czech republic in prague last night. if england had won that match they would have sealed their qualification for next year's european championship, but zdenek 0ndrasek‘s strike sealed the victory for the czech republic late in the game. england face bulgaria on monday and will be without danny rose who is suspended and callum wilson and james maddison who are ill. southgate won't though be calling up any new players. we obviously have to assess a couple of the players, but the preference

wouldn't be to call any more up because they haven't been training with the team all week. we have only a couple of days to prepare for the game, it wouldn't be a beneficial training pattern for them ahead of that. we should have the bodyies here. to sail through a qualifying group with no issues is very unusual, so we had to respond. simple as that. manchester city moved top of the fa women's super league with a 3—0 win over struggling birmingham city this afternoon. the hosts went ahead when kiera walsh's long range effort took a deflection to edge past hannah hampton in the birmingham goal midway through the first half. shortly after half—time, tessa wullaert doubled the lead with a close—range finish, before substitute lee geum—min wrapped up the win with ten minutes to go. defeat for birmingham leaves them bottom of the table. it's an international

weekend in the men's game but there were fixtures in the lower leagues in england and scotland — all the results can we found on the bbc sport website. still to come on sportsday: on the bbc sport website. you remember the jamaican bobsleigh team who had no snow to train on? well, now the ice—free nation of nigeria have a cold weather team to be reckoned with. we tell folks to watch out because we're the rocky balboas of curling. and the biggest names in horse racing have joined up to celebrate the opening of a new rehabilitation centre for injured jockeys. st helens are heading for victory over salford red devils in super league's grand final at old trafford. st helens finished top of the regular season as runaway leaders, salford are the underdogs tonight. 12—6 to saints at half—time they added to their lead when mark percival found a way through, and it's now 22—6

to st helens with a few minutes remaining for many, have produced a magical campaign of their own with an eye—catching style built on gutsy togetherness. over to the world gymnastics championships in stuttgart where there was a third world title for max whitlock — and there'll be plenty to celebrate in the downie household tonight as well. sisters becky and ellie both won a medal but the phenomenon that is simone biles did it again claiming gold in the vault for a record equalling 23rd world championship medal. david mcdaid is there. what a day out these world championships, the first day of the individual apparatus finals. now the other three medals for great britain, the best of all from max

whitlock, third time in a world medallist on pommel horse. hejust keeps too efficiently barriers? who does, he has had an emotional year is becoming a some incredible scenes. i was nearly in tears during his interview, especially when his coach came in. you can see how much ofa coach came in. you can see how much of a team they team they are, they are constantly trying to break down more barriers, what can we do to up the game. fair play to him today to ta ke the game. fair play to him today to take that third world title. history made by max whitlock. also a bronze medal today. max was really pushed today? he was, we knew it would be a really difficult final. to be honest, i don't think anybody knew how close those top three would be. he has made historyjust by making the finals, he has his place at the 0lympics, the finals, he has his place at the olympics, and to finish that begin with that medal, he will be a very happy person. max whitlock, one

of three medals for great britain, the other came from ellie downey, and then big sister, becky, on bars. what a great day for the family? yes, definitely. for a what a great day for the family? yes, definitely. fora becky, it has maybe not on her way in the past, to see it all come together today, to put that difficult routine together, her great execution on it. 0bviously, with ellie picking up the world medal as well. i'm sure mum helen will be very proud at home. great day for the sisters, silver and bronze for them. you have got to think that simone biles. she has two chances, we know she has an amazing start score. who knows what can happen? she deserves it. what she has done

for our sport, she is a great role model, a huge inspiration to a number of people. she is bringing in a very different audience to our sport, which can only be good. simone biles should break that record tomorrow. but today, gold, silver and bronze for great britain, the best day of every single day at a world championship since 2010 when the lady was on the podium. british number two heather watson is into her first wta tennis finalfor three years. watson beat veronika kudermetova in straight sets in the semis at the tianjin 0pen. she'll face sweden's rebecca peterson, ranked 59th in tomorrow's final. waston is already guaranteed a return to the world top 100. 15—year—old american coco gauff has reached the first wta singles final of her career after beating germany's andrea petkovic in straight sets in linz. the teenage senation has become the youngest player to make a women's tour singles final in 15 years.

despite the world cup being in full flow there is also some domestic rugby union being played. exeter are through to semi—finals of the premiership rugby cup after beating bristol 42—19 at sandy park. jonny hill's try after just two minutes was the first of six tries to be scored by the home side. exeter will play harlequins in the finalfour. the other results are on the bbc sport website. this try from kieran hardy sealed a bonus point to help take scarlets top of the guinness pro 1a conference b. the welsh side brushed aside zebre to win 54—10. it's a thrid straight victory for scarlets, who are now three points ahead of second placed connacht. elsewhere ulster had a bonus—point win over southern kings. glasgow have just got under way against cardiff blues as have

0spreys and benetton treviso. matthew fitzpatrick leads golf‘s italian 0pen ahead of the final round. he missed out on a birdie at the 18th and had to settle for par on the final hole. it was still enough to see him thirteen under and one stroke in front of america's kurt kitayama. justin rose and andrewjohnson are in a group three shots off the lead. stratum won the the big race of the day, the cesarewitch at newmarket. the 25—to—one shot, ridden by jason watson who wore the blue and white colours of brighton and hove albion owner tony bloome, came injust ahead of party playboy at 50—to—one. summer moon was third, also at 50—to—one. expensive race for the bookies that one. the record—breaking 20—time champion jockey sir ap mccoy has opened a new £6 million rehabilitation centre in newmarket. it's called peter 0'sullevan house

named after the famous racing commentator. over the last 35 years, the injured jockeys fund has helped over a thousand jockeys providing over £18 million in financial assistance. this new facility gives current jockeys a place to keep fit, whilst rehabilitating others. quite a line—up for any racing fan, pick your favourite. living legends, jockeys with decades of experience in the saddle. this is one of the proudest moments i have had, to open peter 0'sullevan house. 20—time champion, sir anthony mccoy did the honours, it is the third fitness and rehabilitation centre to open in the country, but the first at the home of horse racing. racing is a tough sport, both physically and mentally, and to have a facility on

hand can only make jockeys‘ lives better. the reality of it is that the better you are, the more successful you are, the more likely you are to end up in an ambulance. sir anthony and frankie dettori paid a visit a year ago when there was nothing. now, it is open for business, on—time and under budget at £6 million. it offers state—of—the—art facilities, treatment rooms and a hydrotherapy pool. what are you doing there? i'm actually walking on a treadmill under water because your body weight is 80% less so i'm not putting any extra pressure on the lower back. it will give us an extra edge. touch wood, hopefully, nobody gets injured. even if you aren't injured, you can use the facilities to keep your fitness up, just keep on top of your game.

stratum won the the big race of the day, the cesarewitch at newmarket. the 25—to—one shot, ridden by jason watson who wore the blue the centre is named after the late great sir peter 0'sullevan, the voice of racing for half a century. inside, mementos and artefacts from his life including his knighthood medal donated to the injured jockeys fund. healthy mind, healthy body is very much what we believe in the stop yes, we are mending broken bones but we are also supporting those who are currently fit and riding who want to get fitter and stronger. it is all about having a list encore, a strong mental resilience. it is now the whole package here. this new facility will help hundreds ofjockeys every year in newmarket, either to get fit or stay fit. the first major international event of the curling season the world mixed championships got underway in aberdeen today. among the a0 countries taking part, nigeria are competing in the event for the first time. their skip, tijani cole,

says they hope to fly the curling flag for the whole of africa, and has warned their rivals, they'll be taking to the ice with the "rocky balboa" of the sport. tyrone smith has more. curling is traditionally associated with the likes of scotland, canada and sweden. but there are new kids on the ice block. step forward nigeria, they have been getting final practice in aberdeen, they are carrying the hopes of a country as being the first african country to be gain world curling federation membership. we represent some kid in egypt or sudan who may wish to do this but not have access to the ice, but now that does not necessarily keep you from being able to participate in winter sports. we think we will be very competitive, and we tell folks to watch out, because we are the rocky balboas of curling, you don't want to get in the ring with

us. comparisons have been made between the jamaican 0lympic bobsled teen. there are goals to develop the sport in a country which has no eyes to play on. we have the dry curling going on. this year, we are trying to start 20 teams. 0ur five year plan is to have over 100 teams throughout the country competing. a0 countries will be represented in aberdeen over the next week, with each team consisting of two male and two female athletes. brazil is the fifth largest audience for curling in the world. we constantly have the largest american viewership for the winter olympics. what got you involved with curling, what's the appeal? well, i got very excited after the 2010 olympics, that was the first time i saw curling in my life and i love it. finally before we go just to put into context what an achievement it was for eliud kipchoge to break

two hours for a marathon it's the equivalent to running a hundred metres in 17 seconds a20 times in a row. alongside the marathon course in vienna ordinary people could have a go running at that pace and unsurprisingly they couldn't manage it for long. saint helens have won the super league grand final, beating salford, the super league champions for the sixth time. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening.

it has been a day of mixed fortunes out there, some of us have been lucky to see blue skies and sunshine but there has been rain throughout the day. we have had some heavy downpours, lots of rainbows coming in from our weather watchers earlier on. we had at the slow—moving weather front in the south, still with us as we move through the rest of this evening and overnight, but it will shift its way further north. rain is pretty heavy at times across parts of southern and eastern parts of england, heavy showers into south wales as well. the rain will push northwards through tonight. scotland and northern ireland staying largely dry, showers lingering in the far north of scotland but there could be so north of scotland but there could be so mist and froze patches first thing tomorrow morning. temperatures near freezing and if you spot for eastern scotland. sunday starts up a few spots for eastern scotland. sunday starts off with all our rain, courtesy of less pressure systems. that shift northward and eastward across the country during the day on sunday. there will be brightness

across parts of south—east england and east anglia, but then that rain will shift eastward throughout the day. another island should see one 01’ day. another island should see one or two showers but quite a lot of sunshine. for scotland, most of it will be confined to the south—east of the country, more sunshine further north. the wind is fairly light for most of us, there will be more sent out working in from the west later on in the day. top temperatures between 11 and 12. we are going to be saying goodbye to that first area of low pressure, but the next area approaches from the south—west into monday. this weather front not going anywhere in a hurry, it will bring more rain on monday across parts of the south—east of england. also some rain across northern ireland through the day, fending into parts of wales and south—west england as well, but actually quite a lot of dry weather for most places on monday. summer sunshine on offer, temperature is fairly similarto

sunshine on offer, temperature is fairly similar to sunday, between 12 to 15 celsius, fairly average for this time of year. low pressure stays with us really weak, still a showers around, some sunshine, particularly on tuesday, temperatures generally generally in the mid—teens. this is bbc news. the headlines at 8pm: turkish forces continue to strike targets in north—eastern syria, on the fourth day of their offensive against kurdish forces. two people are killed — as typhoon hagibis — the biggest storm to hitjapan in 60 years, makes landfall near tokyo. cheering. a moment of sporting history — as kenyan athlete, eliud kipchoge, becomes the first person to run a marathon in under two hours. i am the happiest man to run under two hours in order to inspire many people and to tell people no human is limited, you can do it. two members of the public are praised for helping to stop a suspect who stabbed three people in manchester's arndale shopping centre

yesterday. and coming up in half an hour, david sillito reports on the shortlisted buildings — including the winner — for the 2019 riba stirling prize, one of the most prestigious awards in architecture. good evening and welcome to bbc news. there've been fierce clashes between turkish troops and kurdish militias in northeastern syria. much of the fighting has been in the border area near ras al—ain. turkey claims its military has entered the town, but the kurdish led syrian democratic forces dispute this. since fighting broke out on wednesday, nearly 50 civilians