of global development. and he told our sports editor dan roan that he is ready to take that gamble to make football better. it makes everybody better, the best playing against the best. one of 33 countries have never been to the world cup. countries have never been to the world cup-— countries have never been to the world cop-— countries have never been to the world cu. ~ _, i. world cup. why are you meddling with the name's world cup. why are you meddling with the game's vaculik, _ world cup. why are you meddling with the game's vaculik, edition? -- - world cup. why are you meddling with the game's vaculik, edition? -- best l the game's vaculik, edition? -- best loved? i am — the game's vaculik, edition? -- best loved? i am willing _ the game's vaculik, edition? -- best loved? i am willing to _ the game's vaculik, edition? -- best loved? i am willing to take _ the game's vaculik, edition? -- best loved? i am willing to take that - loved? i am willing to take that gamble. well, one of wenger�*s contempories from his premier league days is rafa benitez, still plying his trade at the top level, now of course with everton. and his priority is to generally reduce the amount of international football played. my my first impression with international football now is you have too many games, and they call them the nothing games, when you play it's a country you can beat

5-0, play it's a country you can beat 5—0, something like that, the only thing you're doing is wasting time and risking your players travelling around the world. well, arsene wenger has been talking exclusively to the sports desk podcast about his blueprint for the future of football — you can find it on the bbc sport website and the bbc sounds app. england's netballers are celebrating after claiming their first series win in new zealand. head coachjess thirlby described it as a "huge achievement" after her side fought back in the final match to beat the world champions two games to one. lydia campbell has the details. seems like these seemed unthinkable for the roses at half—time in the final match. they were ten goals down at that stage, with another defeat world champions new zealand on the cards. but in the final two quarters, the commonwealth champions rallied back to stage a remarkable comeback. elinor cardwell�*s introduction saw the goals starting

to pile up for england in the third, and then, with ten minutes left in the final quarter, england had an narrowly. and it is a lead they did not let go, handing them the game in the series. the last time england visited new zealand, they lost the series 3—0, so head coachjess thirlby knows just how significant this victory is. it is thirlby knows 'ust how significant this victory is.— this victory is. it is a historic win for england. _ this victory is. it is a historic win for england. we - this victory is. it is a historic win for england. we have i this victory is. it is a historic. win for england. we have never won the series. it has been running for 20 years, 20 occasions and it is the person we have won a series on the soil of new zealand, so, yeah, we're just to absorb it at the moment. it has now sunk in. find just to absorb it at the moment. it has now sunk in.— just to absorb it at the moment. it has now sunk in. and now we have a situation where _ has now sunk in. and now we have a situation where we are _ has now sunk in. and now we have a situation where we are less - has now sunk in. and now we have a situation where we are less than - has now sunk in. and now we have a situation where we are less than a l situation where we are less than a year from the commonwealth games in birmingham but you're the current holders of the gold medal. what happens now? where does this leave unit comes to the commonwealth games? , , ., ., .,, , unit comes to the commonwealth games? , , ., ., , ., games? this is one of hopefully two or three series _

games? this is one of hopefully two or three series that _ games? this is one of hopefully two or three series that we _ games? this is one of hopefully two or three series that we have - games? this is one of hopefully two | or three series that we have between now and the commonwealth games. it is part of the jigsaw puzzle, it is not everything. we are not naive enough to think that winning here is the be—all and end—all. it is a great stepping stone. did we need that and doesn't help reinforce belief in the group as we head towards birmingham? absolutel e. you have taken the scalp of the current world champions. in their backyard. you get closer to major shipping chip, to winning and getting those gaps, it becomes increasingly important, but we are under no illusions of the work we still have to do. we have ticked boxes we came here to do, and in managing that picked up a trophy. llrrul’itli here to do, and in managing that picked up a trophy.— here to do, and in managing that picked up a trophy. with one eye on the commonwealth _ picked up a trophy. with one eye on the commonwealth games, - picked up a trophy. with one eye on the commonwealth games, hard . picked up a trophy. with one eye on l the commonwealth games, hard work will have to continue for the roses, but for now they can enjoy the celebrations. lydia campbell, bbc news. warwickshire are county cricket champions, for the first time in nine years. they needed to beat somerset to pip lancashire to the title. and three wickets from craig miles

helped take them to the brink of victory. then, liam norwell claimed the final wicket to ensure victory by 118 runs at edgbaston. they will face lancashire in next week's trophy final at lord's. let's have a quick look at some of the other sports stories making the news today. the former rugby league player rob burrow, who has motor neurone disease, will present the man of the match trophy at next month's grand final. burrow twice won the award during a successful career with leeds rhinos. fi championship leader max verstappen will start sunday's russian grand prix from the back of the grid after his red bull team received a penalty for using too many engines. mercedes�* valterri bottas was fastest in both of today's practise sessions in sochi. and britain's eventers are in the team gold position after the dressage phase of the european champipoships. the all—girl team led by world champion ros canter have nearly a five—point advantage over germany in silver.

rugby union's new championship gets under way this evening. it is the replacement for the pro ia league. tonight, cardiff start their campaign against connach, and their new director of a gb is helping the new director of a gb is helping the new talent in their squad will help them improve from last season. i am them improve from last season. i am really looking forward _ them improve from last season. i:n really looking forward to playing the first meaningful game, really, and i'm really looking for to seeing the players. because they worked their socks off stop this is a group of hard—working professional rugby players who want to achieve things, so i'm really enjoying being a part of it, and hopefully we can start looking like we are a team going forward. , ., andy murray has been knocked out of the quarterfinals of the moselle open in france. he was knocked out by the top seed.

he was knocked out by the top seed. he is now ranked i/i3 he was knocked out by the top seed. he is now ranked 1/13 in the world and was a wild card at the event. he was a—i down in the second set and fought back before eventually losing 6—3 in straight sets to the top seed. he said he would be more motivated if he could get near to the top of the rankings again. still with dennis. emma raducanu's incredible success at the us open has been celebrated as part of a homecoming event at the national tennis centre today. the teenager became the first british woman to win a grand slam for aa years and the first qualifier to win a major. and as part of the event, she got to play against royalty as the duchess of cambridge made a guest appearance. afterwards, raducanu reflected on her history making time in new york. before the serve, i had missed the survey took the whole match, so the flat wide. i think i hit it in the net everything will time the whole match, and before i went out, i was like, you know what? i am going to go forward and i'm going to hit an ace, iam go forward and i'm going to hit an ace, i am going to hit an ace. i actually said that in my head and i

thought it was going to happen, so i am just so happy. and i drove my legs up like never before! find amjust so happy. and i drove my legs up like never before! and when ou're legs up like never before! and when you're lying — legs up like never before! and when you're lying there — legs up like never before! and when you're lying there on _ legs up like never before! and when you're lying there on the _ legs up like never before! and when you're lying there on the ground, i you're lying there on the ground, are you just thinking, i am so glad that's finished?— two match points before, when you have a match point in the valley, you get a bit nervous and tight on your shots, so i thought, the best way to do this is to hit an ace! you don't have to hit any shots after that. i wasjust don't have to hit any shots after that. i was just taking it all in and, yeah, emotionjust came out and it was so good to go to the box afterwards. it is something that since i was a little kid, it was something i dream to do, go into the box. ~ ., something i dream to do, go into the box. . . . , something i dream to do, go into the box. . . ., ., . . ~' something i dream to do, go into the box. ~ . ., ., box. what was more nerve-racking for ou, box. what was more nerve-racking for you. playing — box. what was more nerve-racking for you. playing the _ box. what was more nerve-racking for you. playing the final— box. what was more nerve-racking for you, playing the final or _ box. what was more nerve-racking for you, playing the final or playing - you, playing the final or playing deductions of —— playing deductions of cambridges? i was quite everything the duchess! the whole tournament, repeating

players maybe we are not expected to beat, and then playing each other in the final is a complete different match up, but, yeah, once we got out on the court, he found like any other match, any other opponent at the other end of. and quite rightly, it wasn't only raducanu who was celebrated today. joe salisbury became the first briton to win two doubles titles at a grand slam after taking both the men's and the mixed titles at the us open. and gordon reid and alfie hewett showed their skills on court, after they became the first all—british pairing to complete the calendar year grand slam, with victory in the men's wheelchair doubles final at flushing meadows. it was their eighth successive slam title together and 13th overall. we have not had many tournaments on grass, but we seemed to jell pretty well at wimbledon, our very first grand slam together. we brought home the title, but the games were getting better, the more attention the sports kit and the more profile, the sports kit and the more profile, the more recognition, the players

get better as well, so every year, everyone is improving and we have to keep adapting and look into and fresh ways to develop our game. that is just about it from me. a quick update from the ryder cup, it is still 3—i. quick update from the ryder cup, it is still 3—1. the four balls are under way and whistling straits. that is it from me any sportsday team. much more on bbc news throughout the evening, but for me for now, it's good night. good evening. friday brought us another day with some warm september sunshine for many areas. it has been breezy with some spots of rain from northern areas, but through the course of the weekend, largely dry, still quite warm with some spells of sunshine around too, and that is down to the fact we have got our air coming from a south or south—westerly direction. this warm air mass still with us, and if we

compare temperatures to average, they are around that. five or 6 degrees above average for many areas. contrast that to the colour change next week. by the middle of next week, temperatures will return to average or even a little bit below, by the middle of this coming week, but back to the here and now. and for the rest of this evening and overnight, places dry, quite a lot of cloud around. certainly won't be a cold night, with temperatures sticking mostly in the mid—teens. just a bit cooler across the coast of scotland there. some rain to start saturday morning across the far north and northwest of scotland. most places having a largely dry day. best of the sunshine will be for the likes of wales coming to parts of eastern england, eastern scotland too. temperatures and enormous spots, 20 or 23 degrees, looking at high teens or low 20s. in two saturday evening, if you have plans for a barbecue, perhaps, could be the last saturday nice evening

most places should avoid the showers. sunday looking at largely dry day with some sunny spells, one or two showers around perhaps in the west, the breeze picking up in the west, the breeze picking up in the west ahead of this was a front that is going to move in by the time to the two sunday evening. before it arrives, anotherfear the two sunday evening. before it arrives, another fear he the two sunday evening. before it arrives, anotherfear he pleasant day for most of us with those temperatures in the low, possibly even the mid—20s — very high for the stage in september. as we head through sunday night, that is when it is going to be all change. it is this band of rain that sweeps its way eastwards, and that marks the arrival of autumn. into early next week, a colour change, the colder air moving in off the atlantic. it is looking rather unsettled from around monday onwards, still some sunny spells, blustery showers. if you do enjoy the fine weather over the course of the weekend. bye—bye.

this is bbc news. my my name is shawn lane. police release footage of a man wanted over the killing of sabina nessa in south—east london. in the next few minutes, a vigil will be held in the area where the 28—year—old primary school teacher lived. this is the scene live — we'll take you there shortly. senior ministers meet to discuss the problem of petrol stations in the uk having to shut because of a shortage of drivers motorists because of a shortage of drivers. motorists are being urged to buy normally. if people adhere to their normal buying patterns there's more than enough resilience in the service station network to deal with that. there's no need for people to rush out and fill up their cars with fuel, the country is not running out of fuel. three school children have been sentenced to a total of 28