20 first semifinal in 20 something yea rs. first semifinal in 20 something years. earlier we spoke tojohn mitchell, england's assistant coach. this is how he sees the crucial factors in this big game against australia. a lot of these guys are extraordinary test players because they make good decisions. but ultimately in any test match, there's almost always additional pressure. and in the context of this fixture, there will be lots of pressure and good decision—making under pressure. it will definitely be critical. but ultimately at the end of the day, it's about us initiating pressure. so we will get a chance to create pressure as well. so really it all comes down to who has those big moments in those situations. and glenn have had an extended period of rest because their last match against the group stages in france were cooled off because of the typhoon here injapan

—— england —— against france. it's been two weeks since they almost play that game against argentina. they managed to qualify through to the knockout stages, now they are hitting the top performance. they brought in henry slade, searching for the best forwards which they showed during their six nations campaign. but now they know it is all or nothing. if they be australia, they'll be through to the semifinals where they will play either ireland or new zealand. but if they lose, they will be going home. an awful amount of work has gone into this moment, a defining moment for this england side. and eddiejones is contracted to 2021, but if england failed tomorrow, there will be the end of eddie jones's tenure. a huge amount of stea k jones's tenure. a huge amount of steak that's at stake for him and his team. england against australia will be live on 5live tomorrow morning. and that's followed by ireland against the world champions new zealand. the irish will be looking to replicate the formula, that famously saw them beat the all blacks in dublin last year. but as our sports correspondent andy swiss now reports from tokyo, the odds are stacked against them.

it is the ultimate test. ireland prospect players preparing to face the all blacks once more and hoping they can turn back the clock. after a stunning six nations grand slam, a memorable win over new zealand in dublin. since then, therefore has stuttered and they know only returned to their best will give them any chance. know only returned to their best will give them any chancel know only returned to their best will give them any chance. i think the unfortunate thing about any 23 that comes against the all blacks as they can play really well and still not get the result. that's the quality of the athletes they possess. born of the things as they have connected very well, they have had some pretty successful experiences together. new zealand, though, have a look and ominous form. they haven't lost a world cup magic for some 12 years. but after defeat in their two out of three games against ireland, they know

they have no room for complacency. the irish are a good side, as well, really good side. perhaps they haven't played to their potential, but ina haven't played to their potential, but in a world cup game, and final game, whoever turns up on the day — there could be a few opportunities that present themselves. as well as the all blacks, ireland are also up against history here. remember, they've never been on the quarterfinal of the world cup. if they're going to end that long wait, they're going to end that long wait, they need to do it the hard way. andy swiss, bbc news, tokyo. on sunday, wales play their quarter final against france and hosts japan play south africa. wales will be at full strength when they line up in 0ita. they had been waiting on the fitness of fly—half dan biggar, he's recovered from a concussion, which kept him out of their final group game. it's the same team that beat australia earlier in the tournament. wales head coach, warren gatland, says they've no reason to fear the french. we have had a great record against them, we have won seven of the last eight games and the one we lost was the 100

minute game in paris, where they scored in the last minute, so, but even in saying that, they have always been close, close games, and but we are going in with you know a lot of belief, a lot of belief, a lot of self confidence. bristol kicked off the rugby union premiership season with a thumping seven try win over bath. bristol opened the scoring with the first try in under two minutes when winger luke morahan dived in at the corner. and the bears started as they finished with morahan scoring his second in the closing seconds of the match to complete a 43—16 win. the bulgaria national football coach krasimir balakov has resigned. he was in charge of the team for the 6—0 defeat to england in sofia, on monday night, which was marred by racist chanting from home supporters. the bulgarian football union say he has left his role because of unsatisfactory results in recent months. the match, which was a euro qualifier, had to be stopped twice because of monkey chants and nazi

salutes among the home support. after first saying that he didn't see any abuse, he later apologised to the england players. this month's el clasico between barcelona and real madrid has been postponed because of fears of civil unrest. the match was scheduled for 26 october, but there have been several days of protest in barcelona after nine catalan separatist leaders were jailed on monday. both barcelona and real madrid disagreed with calls to switch the game to madrid. barcelona have proposed a new date of 18 december. in tonight's championship game, cardiff scored a late equaliser to salvage a draw against sheffield wednesday. the 0wls took the lead throuthulian borner in the first half before this late free kick from lee tomlin ensured the points were shared. wednesday move in to the top six. andy murray is through to his first tournament semifinal, since returning from hip surgery. the two—time wimbledon champion

and former world number one beat romanian qualifier marius copil to reach the last four. he had to fight for it though. having won the first set, copil then took the second in a tie break, before murray came through to close out the match 6—3, 6—7, 6—4. in other tennis news, the british number 0nejohanna konta won't play again this season. she's had a knee problem and has decided to focus on rehabilitation,