and a scare for pairs. and a scare for liverpool with their thursday night europa league adventures beginning with a win. hello and thank you forjoining us on sports day. it a moment that has the entire collective french rugby public holding its breath. their talismanic captain, the 2021 world player of the year and arguably the finest player currently on the planet is transported to hospital after being involved in a head—on head collision in france's record—breaking win overin france's record—breaking win over in the media. the world cup hosts made three wins from three with the demolition job 96-0, three with the demolition job 96—0, their biggest ever winning margin but the injury will dominate headlines. in the

media captain red carded the tackle that overshadowed a ruthless that make ruthless performance from the winner scoring a hat—trick. from one captain to another, 0wen farrell returns to the england starting lineup after serving a four match than preparing to taking on chilly air on saturday. there are 12 changes in total as farrell takes his place at fly half while the fellow number ten marcus smith moves to fullback with another player dropping to the bench. i have been looking forward to getting into the world cup and obviously it has been, i mean, it is been brilliant to see what the lads have done on the pitch and i cannot wait to be a part of that. pitch and i cannot wait to be a part of that-— part of that. andy farrell has made one — part of that. andy farrell has made one change _ part of that. andy farrell has made one change to - part of that. andy farrell has made one change to his - part of that. andy farrell has made one change to his side| part of that. andy farrell has i made one change to his side as they face south africa. connor

murray dropped and plenty at stake with the winner of the match likely to top the group and avoiding the hosts france with a probable quarter—final against new zealand. with a probable quarter-final against new zealand. playing the world champions, - against new zealand. playing the world champions, they i against new zealand. playing | the world champions, they are against new zealand. playing i the world champions, they are a very— the world champions, they are a very good — the world champions, they are a very good team and they come with_ very good team and they come with great form over the last few weeks so yeah we will have to be _ few weeks so yeah we will have to be on — few weeks so yeah we will have to be on top form as well. it is only— to be on top form as well. it is only when you win you can enjoy— is only when you win you can enjoy it _ is only when you win you can enjoy it if_ is only when you win you can enjoy it. if you are walking around _ enjoy it. if you are walking around the stadium after a defeated is not the same so i've been_ defeated is not the same so i've been able to enjoy the first— i've been able to enjoy the first two— i've been able to enjoy the first two and that is just because of the results. in uolf, because of the results. in golf, owen unbeaten because of the results. i�*i golf, owen unbeaten partnership golf, 0wen unbeaten partnership will be renewed when the sondheim cup against the us gets under way. they will start atjust gets under way. they will start at just after gets under way. they will start atjust after eight o'clock at just after eight o'clock local time atjust after eight o'clock local time in spain. an alternate shot system to begin with. england and france who

won three points together in 2019 are taking on an american pair. 0ur correspondent looks ahead to the action and to warn you, there are flickering images coming up. come on europe! there is something special this year. europe other favourites, they are on home soil, back—to—back winners with a charismatic captain. i soil, back-to-back winners with a charismatic captain.— a charismatic captain. i really cannot wait — a charismatic captain. i really cannot wait to _ a charismatic captain. i really cannot wait to see _ a charismatic captain. i really cannot wait to see our- a charismatic captain. i really| cannot wait to see our players go out there and really showcase how good european golf is at this point. fine showcase how good european golf is at this point.— is at this point. five of the world's ton _ is at this point. five of the world's top 20 _ is at this point. five of the world's top 20 are - is at this point. five of the world's top 20 are in - is at this point. five of the world's top 20 are in the l is at this point. five of the - world's top 20 are in the team including england's charlie whole. the vice captain has played in more cups than anyone and she agrees this is the stronger side europe has produced. stronger side europe has produced-— stronger side europe has roduced. ., , ., stronger side europe has roduced. ., ., ., produced. from player one to -la er12 produced. from player one to player 12 they _ produced. from player one to player 12 they are _ produced. from player one to player 12 they are all - player 12 they are all superstars but there is no stand out because they are all as good as each other. fine stand out because they are all as good as each other.- as good as each other. one of the highlights _ as good as each other. one of the highlights are _ as good as each other. one of the highlights are the - as good as each other. one of the highlights are the fans - the highlights are the fans with both sets equally devoted. this is our sixth and probably

the strongest team on paper. they are young and up for it. they are young and up for it. they are young and up for it. they are going to do all right. confident. most definitely! five rookies have been selected by the american captain who at 38 is the youngest us captain in the history of the cup so experience is not really a concern for her and she has had bigger issues to contend with. covid has meant that the ryder cup is also in europe in the same year and lewis feels that should have been capitalised on. i should have been capitalised on. ., , _, ., on. i thought this could have been marketed _ on. i thought this could have been marketed together - on. i thought this could have been marketed together as i on. i thought this could have i been marketed together as two weeks in europe, to cups, i think it was a missed opportunity for the sport of golf. opportunity for the sport of aolf. f , opportunity for the sport of aolf. , golf. lewis's counterpart is known to — golf. lewis's counterpart is known to be _ golf. lewis's counterpart is known to be ruthless - golf. lewis's counterpart is i known to be ruthless stopping 2019 she hold the winning putt at gleneagles to take the cup. now she hopes to lead this team to an historic third consecutive win. it was a

historic day for brighton hove albion. the upwardly mobile premier league cup playing in a european competition for the first time in their 122—year history. it marks an incredible rise for the club on the south coast of england who were once threatened with bankruptcy and played for years at their own grounds. no fairytale start for the seagulls at home to athens despite coming from behind wife they lost 3—2 to the greek side. two champions league winners are also in that group. ajax and marseille drew three all in a match in amsterdam. six time champion league winner liverpool started their europa league win coming back from conceding an early goal. people exect us conceding an early goal. people exoect us to — conceding an early goal. people exoect us to fly _ conceding an early goal. people expect us to fly through - conceding an early goal. people expect us to fly through this - expect us to fly through this competition. it won't happen. it will not happen. so we have to do dig in and that is what

we did. a massive learning curve tonight and we suffered left that week they suffered less from the pitch than we did and as i said we can learn so much. ,. ., , ., much. the scores from the euro -a much. the scores from the europe in _ much. the scores from the europa in conference - much. the scores from the i europa in conference leagues are available on the bbc sport website. england's women have reached an agreement with the football association as to bonuses and commercial opportunities. talks have been ongoing since the end of last year but were paused injuly so the team could concentrate on the team could concentrate on the world cup. speaking ahead of friday's nations league match with scotland, the england captain revealed the dispute had now been settled. we have come to an agreement but i think it is bigger than just the bonus like a said it is about being world leaders on and off the pitch and as we know the women's game is evolving very quickly and conversations at this need to happen in order to make sure that in all areas we are at the top of our game and, like i

said, as players we feel confident moving forward with that structure we now have in place. that structure we now have in lace. . that structure we now have in . lace, ., ., that structure we now have in lace. ., ., ~ , ., ., place. india and australia beain a place. india and australia begin a three _ place. india and australia begin a three match - place. india and australia - begin a three match one-day begin a three match one—day series on friday as part of their preparation for next month's cricket world cup. the visitors have key players including pat cummins and steven smith back from injury to take on the asia cup champions. the hosts are not taking any chances with key players to be rested. feeling good. my wrist is healed now 100% so i will have a runaround this afternoon. i hope —— i'm happy to play all three games. mitchell starc will hopefully be available later in the series along with glenn maxwell. but, yeah, we will try and strike a balance between getting plenty of game time into everyone but, also, we have the world cup in a couple of weeks.

have the world cup in a couple of weeke— of weeks. with people like robert specifically, - of weeks. with people like robert specifically, from l of weeks. with people like l robert specifically, from our perspective and, like you said, from our perspective it is important that we get them to that first game of the world cup physically and mentally in the space that they want to be in. ,, , ., the space that they want to be in, ,, , ., ., , , the space that they want to be in. sport has been dominated over the last _ in. sport has been dominated over the last couple - in. sport has been dominated over the last couple of - in. sport has been dominated over the last couple of years | over the last couple of years by the involvement of live golf, one of the more high—profile attempts by saudi arabia to claim a stake in global sport. this —— liv golf. mohammed bin selman says he does not care about accusations of sport washing. the kingdom has staged axing events not to mention the private investment fund purchase of newcastle football club and big money transfers in the domestic football. is all lead to claims saudi arabia is using sport to improve its international

reputation in face of criticism of the human rights record. but the prince said that sports washing will continue to increase gdp 11% so they will continue to do it. a rematch with the man who took the heavyweight belt. the british fighter lost his first meeting and his perfect record with it. we have been with him at wembley. we have been with him at wembley— we have been with him at wembley. exposed a lot of mistakes _ wembley. exposed a lot of mistakes that _ wembley. exposed a lot of mistakes that the - wembley. exposed a lot of mistakes that the team - wembley. exposed a lot of| mistakes that the team and wembley. exposed a lot of. mistakes that the team and i made in the camp and it is about correcting those and going to the next fight, but at least you get those things right. it kind of exposes them and made me had to deal with them and really focus and be dedicated, more dedicated and what i am doing. just improving, really, to come back strongly and grab that title back. . ,

strongly and grab that title back. ., , , ., back. that is sadly all the time we _ back. that is sadly all the time we have _ back. that is sadly all the time we have left - back. that is sadly all the time we have left but - back. that is sadly all the time we have left but you back. that is sadly all the - time we have left but you can get more on all of those stories and all of the letter sports news on our website. including a comprehensive round—up of all of the european football action from the europa league and the conference leagues. but from me and the rest of the team here at the bbc sport centre, we will see you very soon. hello. it's been a particularly wet week for many, autumnal feeling. some of the wettest spots have seen 160mm of rain, the likes of the lake district and north wales. now, some of that moisture was wrapped around this deep area of low pressure which are the remnants of hurricane lee, so that's why we've had so much rain. but that low pressure is still influencing our weather — we've still got showers thrown up across its eastern flank here, as you can see, to southeastern parts, and then we're picking up a northerly wind as it's continuing itsjourney into the north sea, and that'll be a different feel to friday.

near gale force winds in the north but a stronger wind ushering those showers further south and east. hopefully, those across the east of england clear away fairly soon and then we've got the showers coming down from the north. no area exempt to catching a shower and temperatures similar to thursday, i think, but, with more breeze, it will feel cooler and there'll still be some lively showers with rumbles of thunder. but, actually, through the night on friday, the winds ease away, the showers also ease, the guys clear, and it really looks like a chilly night, chillier than thursday night into friday with a touch of frost potentially in the glens of scotland, which means a fine start to saturday morning. there might be just the odd pocket of mist underneath this ridge of high pressure, but it's reallyjust a brief window of drier weather

because we already have this next low rolling in. this is the remnants of hurricane nigel, so more tropical air heading our way. but, for the meantime, it's going to be chilly, as i say, to start saturday morning. and as we start saturday morning, we'll see some good spells of sunshine, just patchy, fair—weather cloud. but, as the day wears on, we will find more cloud piling in across the southwest into northern ireland in particular and western scotland. and for northern ireland, actually, the latter part of the afternoon might bring a few splashes, the first splashes of rain from the next weather front. but ahead of that with sunshine and with light winds, it should feel quite pleasant at 16—17 celsius, and we're losing that northerly breeze because we're picking up instead a milder south—westerly wind but, with it, more wet, more rain and the tightly packed isobars indicate that the wind will be strengthening once again, so the likelihood is we will see further gales, particularly around the coast, and we will have further heavy rain. again, we could see similar totals — perhaps 50mm in the wetter spots,

even more over the hills. but there's some uncertainty, but it does still look as if some southern and eastern parts of england might escape and stay dry with more cloud but warmer — 20—21 again because we're switching the wind direction. we are tapping into this south—westerly and starting with that high pressure close by but, eventually, on monday, that weather front does slip through across central and eastern areas. by then, perhaps not that much rain around it, but it will freshen things up again behind with showers — sunny spells and showers

as we go through towards monday. and potentially something a little bit more unsettled looking towards the west. but look at those temperatures — 19—21 celsius, feeling quite pleasant. and that's because we're still keeping this south—westerly. live from washington, this is bbc news. ukraine's president makes his case to washington for more military aid to fight back russia. canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau says he's not trying to provoke india as a dispute over the killing of a canadian citizen widens. a global media mogul steps down from his news and tv empire. i'm sumi somaskanda. it is great to have you with us. hours ago, president biden announced a new $325 million

aid package for ukraine. it comes after meeting with ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky at the white house. it includes air defense capabilities, cluster munitions, anti—tank weapons and other equipment. zelensky also spoke to the president about his plans to fight corruption in ukraine after a busy day in washington appealing to lawmakers for more assistance. the house is divided over funding for ukraine. speaker kevin mccarthy said he would not commit to putting a $24 billion ukraine aid package to a vote this year shortly after meeting with zelensky. after leaving capitol hill, zelensky, accompanied by his wife, paid tribute to the victims of the 9/11 attacks, laying a wreath at the pentagon memorial. while there, he also met with military leaders including defence secretary lloyd austin. let's to the white house, where the bbc�*s helena humphrey has more on zelensky�*s day in washington. great to see you. what did zelensky come away with today?

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