at the cricket world cup. it's a heavy loss for england against sri lanka. a ten—month ban from football for sandro tonali as the newcastle midfielder is found to have breached betting rules. and england accuse world rugby of denying tom curry a fair hearing, over his allegation of an on—field racial slur. so, welcome to sportsday, and we're starting at the cricket world cup — because it looks like the defending champions england are making an early exit. they were heavily beaten by sri lanka — their fourth defeat in five matches so far. batting first, england were 45 without loss

before dawid malan's wicket began a miserable slide, which included joe root running himself out for just three as england were in disarray. ben stokes couldn't save them, managing 43 as england were all out for just 156 with nearly a third of their 50 overs left to play. in reply, sri lanka eased to an eight—wicket victory. england are now second from bottom in the table and must win all their remaining games, including against unbeaten hosts india, and summon an unlikely set of other results to reach the knock—out stages. it's never for a lack of effort, it's of effort, it's neverfor a lack of hard work or preparation. i look around the room and it's not a lack of talent. a lot of experienced guys and fantastic cricketers, so absolutely, it's a huge frustration. this tournament's gone nowhere near the way we wanted it to. it's been a... yeah, a huge disappointment.

so, after such high hopes coming into the tournament, what has gone wrong for the reigning one day and t20 world cup champions? here's the former england assistant coach paul farbrace. it's not lack of expert or lack of, it's not lack of expert or lack of. as— it's not lack of expert or lack of. as i— it's not lack of expert or lack of, as i say, experience or know-how_ of, as i say, experience or know—how —— lack of, as i say, experience or know— how —— lack of effort. but competence plays a huge part. unfortunately, the first defeat against — unfortunately, the first defeat against new zealand was such a heavy _ against new zealand was such a heavy defeat, it really was. they— heavy defeat, it really was. they played well in the bangladesh game, but they lost two games. two really for defeats _ two games. two really for defeats. —— poor. when you lose an early— defeats. —— poor. when you lose an early wicket, it can erode the confidence, and i think route _ the confidence, and i think route would come in, he would calm _ route would come in, he would calm things down, he would settle — calm things down, he would settle things down and it got run out _ settle things down and it got run out. everything unraveled very. — run out. everything unraveled very. very— run out. everything unraveled very, very quickly. confidence, looked — very, very quickly. confidence, looked like it seeped away from

the team — it's been a busy night of european football action liverpool's perfect start to the europa league continued with a 5—1 win over toulouse. west ham are still top of group a despite losing 2—1 to olympiacos. but brighton were 2—nil winners over managerless ajax. rangers got a point in prague against sparta. and the german bundesliga leaders bayer leverkusen beat qarabag 5—1. all the scores are on our website including the europa conference league results. the newcastle and italy midfielder sandro tonali has been banned for ten months by the italian federation for breaching betting rules. tonali moved to the premier league from ac milan this summer for £55 million. he's the second player to be sanctioned following the investigation. it means he won't be eligible to play again until august which rules him out of next summer's euros, should italy qualify. still with football, and the women's nations league

swings back into action on friday with 2a matches around europe and more to come next tuesday. details of all the games are on the bbc sport website. world cup runners—up england are at home to belgium. our reporterjo currie has been at st george's park ahead of the match. the lionesses have been putting in the final touches in training this morning. there was one big absentee from training— chelsea and lauren james, middle missing through a concussion. she's been assessed after picking up a mile ankle knock. it will rule her out of the next couple of games against belgium. the next couple of games auainst bel ium. ., ., , against belgium. unfortunately, not everyone's _ against belgium. unfortunately, not everyone's fit. _ against belgium. unfortunately, not everyone's fit. lauren - not everyone's fit. lauren james is not ready. she won't be ready for tuesday also. she picked up at goshen —— a concussion. we have to be

careful of the protocol as always. it's really too short for the two upcoming games. you saw that the other day, but shall be on the pitch and we'll assess her today and hopefully she gets through that. everyone else is good. she gets through that. everyone else is good-— else is good. having won and then lost _ else is good. having won and then lost the _ else is good. having won and then lost the women's - else is good. having won and then lost the women's nation league fixtures, england know the next couple games against belgium are crucial. the lionesses need to get team gb any hope of qualifying. the fact that tomorrow night's game is played at a sold—out leicester city is going to be a very special evening. it’s very special evening. it's . reat. very special evening. it's great- i— very special evening. it's great. i have _ very special evening. it's great. i have no - very special evening. it's great. i have no doubt the midlands will come out in big numbers _ midlands will come out in big numbers. it's always special to play— numbers. it's always special to play close _ numbers. it's always special to play close to home. hopefully that is — play close to home. hopefully that is on— play close to home. hopefully that is on the cards one day soon — that is on the cards one day soon hint— that is on the cards one day soon. hint hint, nudge nudge. i think— soon. hint hint, nudge nudge. i think leicester, that was the club — think leicester, that was the club i — think leicester, that was the club i grew up with, that was my centre _ club i grew up with, that was my centre of accidents. i know

we don't — my centre of accidents. i know we don't call them that any more. _ we don't call them that any more, but that was the team i felt i _ more, but that was the team i felt i did — more, but that was the team i felt i did my developing —— centre _ felt i did my developing —— centre of— felt i did my developing —— centre of excellence. it's really _ centre of excellence. it's really special to go back. i'm realty— really special to go back. i'm really looking forward to it. my gran _ really looking forward to it. my gran can come as well, so that's— my gran can come as well, so that's a — my gran can come as well, so that's a huge bonus. she never gets— that's a huge bonus. she never gets to — that's a huge bonus. she never gets to come to games.- gets to come to games. today marks sarina _ gets to come to games. today marks sarina wiegman's - marks sarina wiegman's birthday, and we won't give exact details, there were big plans in place for this evening. sold rations got under way a little earlier this afternoon. bbc radio leicester delivered her a regionalfood and drink camper. we're told including pork pies. on to rugby union, and england have accused the sport's world governing body of denying tom curry a fair hearing over his allegation of an on—field racial slur by south africa's bongi umbonambi. world rugby cleared the hooker allowing him to play in saturday's final against new zealand, ruling there was

insufficient evidence. joe lynskey has more. it's world cup final week in rugby union, but through all the build—up, two teams still look back. saturday's semifinal broad allegations. england's tom curley said he was abused on the field by bongi ungbonambi. for now, there's resolution. in a statement, world will be said... that was met by this response from england. the rfq said... they said curry should have been heard by an independent

panel. been heard by an independent -anel been heard by an independent anel. ,, ., , been heard by an independent anel. ,, , panel. the rfq has disgraced ureat panel. the rfq has disgraced great disappointment -- - panel. the rfq has disgraced| great disappointment -- rfu. great disappointment —— rfu. that is shared by tom, his team—mates, the management team — everybody associated shares that bitter disappointment. tom curry has done nothing wrong. let's be clear on that. a victim of a situation who's not been able to have his voice heard. ~ ., _ , heard. world rugby accepted curry made — heard. world rugby accepted curry made the _ heard. world rugby accepted curry made the claim - heard. world rugby accepted curry made the claim in - heard. world rugby accepted curry made the claim in goodj curry made the claim in good faith. he has since been abused on social media. south africa too have made their stance clear in a statement. they said bongi umbonambi is an experience, respected and decorated chess player and he's denied the allegations. they have absolute faith in his honesty and integrity. for tom to no honesty and integrity. for tom to go through _ honesty and integrity. for tom to go through what _ honesty and integrity. for tom to go through what he's - honesty and integrity. for tom to go through what he's goingl to go through what he's going through. _ to go through what he's going through, we as players know because _ through, we as players know because we all experience it at some — because we all experience it at some point. how we can do is

show— some point. how we can do is show support towards him. things— show support towards him. things like this are not good for anybody to deal with. we've 'ust for anybody to deal with. we've just tried — for anybody to deal with. we've just tried to be supportive towards tom. to just tried to be supportive towards tom.— just tried to be supportive towards tom. ., ., , , towards tom. to call out stuff like that is — towards tom. to call out stuff like that is it _ towards tom. to call out stuff like that is it easy _ towards tom. to call out stuff like that is it easy and - towards tom. to call out stuff like that is it easy and as he l like that is it easy and as he seen. — like that is it easy and as he seen. when _ like that is it easy and as he seen, when you _ like that is it easy and as he seen, when you do- like that is it easy and as he . seen, when you do something courageous— seen, when you do something courageous like _ seen, when you do something courageous like that, - seen, when you do something courageous like that, you - seen, when you do something courageous like that, you putl courageous like that, you put yourself _ courageous like that, you put yourself out _ courageous like that, you put yourself out there _ courageous like that, you put yourself out there —— - courageous like that, you put yourself out there —— isn't - yourself out there —— isn't easy _ yourself out there —— isn't easy. and _ yourself out there —— isn't easy. and he's— yourself out there —— isn't easy. and he's been- yourself out there —— isn't - easy. and he's been absolutely fantastic— easy. and he's been absolutely fantastic in _ easy. and he's been absolutely fantastic in that _ easy. and he's been absolutely fantastic in that regard. - easy. and he's been absolutely fantastic in that regard. i5 - fantastic in that regard. is there fantastic in that regard. there any process white fantastic in that regard]. there any process white you could take this further? taste could take this further? we will use that _ could take this further? - will use that with the rfu. that statement today as far as we're concerned. we're getting on with that.— on with that. this is not the way this _ on with that. this is not the way this sport _ on with that. this is not the way this sport once - on with that. this is not the way this sport once a - on with that. this is not the - way this sport once a countdown to a showpiece and more twists may lie ahead. curry will start for england in their third placed playoff. his team want to use it to launch a new era. this has been the world cup where they've defied expectations. they now want to end it looking forward. joe lynskey, bbc news. and finally —

borussia dortmund may have beaten newcastle united in the champions league this week, but the city council got a little bit of revenge by issuing a parking ticket for the german side's team bus. north tyneside council confirmed the vehicle had been fined for parking in the wrong place. newcastle are playing in the champions league for the first time in 20 years and will travel to the german bundesliga club for the reverse fixture next month. they need to be very careful with a park. there's more on those stories and all the latest sports news on the bbc sport app and our website. but from me and the rest of the team here at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there. we have more unsettled weather on the way for the last few days of october with more rain falling on very saturated ground in areas which still have flooding. and we're likely to see further issues at times. so unsettled, rain at times,

but especially wet for eastern scotland. it's all down to low pressure anchored to the west of ireland. it's a huge area of low pressure with showers and bands of rain spiralling around it, and even some little low pressure systems running around it, such as this one, which could impact parts of england and wales on saturday night to bring a spell of very wet and windy weather. now, watch out for some very dense fog patches across the east midlands into eastern england, certainly for lincolnshire, certainly through the morning rush, but they should tend to lift into low cloud. we start off with some sunshine, and then we'll see showers develop across southern and western areas where it'll be quite breezy in the southwest. some of these showers could be on the heavy side. and it stays wet for eastern scotland with some persistent rain there, maybe a little bit of brightness across the highlands and islands, but it stays windy here, too. now, as we head through friday night, the rain keeps on coming across the east of scotland. furthersouth, plenty of showers rattling their way into southern and western areas. but, again, parts of the midlands could stay dry with some low cloud and some mist and fog where the winds will be a little bit lighter.

temperatures ranging around 7—ii celsius. into saturday morning, then, similar story, we hold on to windy conditions across the north and east of scotland with some persistent rain here. elsewhere, we start off with some sunshine, and then we'll see showers going into the afternoon, some of which will be heavy and thundery. and then, later in the day, an area of more persistent rain starts to push up from the south. temperatures, again, 10—15 celsius. now this area of wind and rain will spread northwards across the country on saturday night. sunday looks particularly wet across the north of the uk. but you'll notice even into monday, the last day of october, we hold low pressure close by to bring further showers at times. so sunday then looks particularly wet across northern england, scotland, particularly eastern scotland, start to tap into some colder airfrom scandinavia. so some wintriness likely over the high ground. northern ireland, england and wales, another day of sunshine and showers, most of them towards the south and the west. better chance of staying dry towards the east. top temperatures,

14—15 celsius, but much colder across the north. and then you'll notice from the outlook here, as we head into the first week of november, things stay unsettled as low pressure continues to bring showers or longer spells of rain with some strong winds, too. crispin

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm arunoday mukharji. let's get you the headlines. a manhunt for this us army reservist after a mass shooting in the us state of maine, that's left 18 people dead. in gaza, hospitals are overrun with casualties as the hamas—run health authority says the death toll has passed 7,000. it comes as israel launches the biggest incursion of troops into gaza so far — israel says the night—time attack was in preparation for the next stages of combat. we wa nt we want to protect, we don't want to fight, we don't want to

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