we'll start in new york where its men's semifinals day at the us open. the womens final line up though is already settled, with world number two aryna sabalenka taking on home favouritejessica pegula. sabalenka saw off the challenge of the american emma navarro in straight sets to reach saturdays showpiece final. the belarusian is the first women's player since the great serena williams five years ago to reach back—to—back singles finals at flushing meadows. last year was very, very tough experience, very tough lesson and today in the match i was like no, no, no, it will not happen again, you have to control your emotions and focus on yourself. there were people supporting me and i was trying to focus on them. sabalenka, then, takes on the americanjessica pegula, who had lost her past six major quarterfinals before

beating world number one iga swiatek on thursday. she followed that up in her semi with a battling victory over the czech player karolina muchova 1—6, 6—4, 6—2. it isa it is a childhood dream, what i wanted when i was a kid. it is a lot of work, a lot of hard work put in and you couldn't even imagine how much goes into it. it would mean the world to me. i'mjust it. it would mean the world to me. i'm just happy to be in a final, but i come here to want to win the title. so here is what's to come later on friday in the men's semifinals. world number one jannik sinner goes up against the new star of british tennis jack draper on the arthur ashe court. that will be followed by the all—american clash between the number 12 seed taylor fritz and frances tiafoe for a place in sundays us open final. at the paralympics in paris, britain's sarah storey has won a record—extending 19th paralympic gold medal. she beat french rider heidi gaugain, 27 years herjunior, in a thrilling sprint finish

to the cycling road race. storey is now 46. quite incredibly, she won her first paralympic gold medal way back in 1992 in barcelona. to football because thursday was a very busy night for international fixtures. not for the first time in his career, its cristiano ronaldo who is making the headlines. he's become the first player to score 900 top—level career goals. the landmark came as his portugal side kicked off their nations league campaign with victory over croatia. it was a record—extending isist goalfor portugal, coming 20 years after his first. some really emotional celebrations from ronaldo after that goal. translation: today is a very, very special _ translation: today is a very, very special day _ translation: today is a very, very special day because - very special day because scoring 900 gold isn't easy but i would like to emphasise the example. cristiano scores 900 gold because of his commitment to the national team, his work

in training that nobody sees and his discipline and hard work. all of that is part of the 900 goals. all of that is part of the 900 goals. it was only the opening game but that means portugal are level on points at the top of league a group i with poland, who beat scotland at hampden. it took a penalty deep into injury time for their win. poland had been 2—0 up at half—time, steve clarke's side had got back into it only to lose agonisingly 3—2 with that 97th minute poland spot kick. things much more comfortable for northern ireland. they got therir campaing off to a perfect start with a 2—0 win opver luxembourg in belfast. paddy mcnair and dan ballard with the goals there. elsewhere, it was a fantastic night for san marino. they made history, wining only their second ever game. they beat liechstentein 1—0, a repeat of their only previous victory, that coming twenty years ago. you can get across all those results, including lots of world cup and africa cup of nations qualifiers that are taking place this week.

at the oval in london, england have been put into bat on the first morning of the third test against sri lanka. 20 year old fast bowler josh hull making his test debut in what is englands final domestic test of the summer. england are currently 45—1. they lead the three—match series 2—0. the road to superbowl 59 has begun. reigning champions kansas city chiefs, who are aiming to become the first team to win three super bowls in a row, making a winning start to their title defence — as the baltimore ravens had a touchdown overturned in the games dying moments. the chiefs led 27—20 as the ravens got the ball back with two minutes remaining. quarterback lamarjackson gave baltimore a chance and isaiah likely looked like he'd scored the game—tying touchdown. but it was eventually disallowed after a video review showed that likely landed with a toe on the endline, allowing the kansas city crowd to celebrate an opening day victory. thank you to the pants. they

were great today, as they always are. what a wild environment down there. there were two heavyweights in the fight right down to the end. when they say it is a game of inches, it might be shorter than that. at rochester baseball's team in the united states are employing a bat dog, yes, a dog, that gets to go onto the field and pick up any bats left on the field of play. bruce, a golden retriever delivers them back to the dug out — he had some trouble picking up one of the bats but ultimately managed to get it in his mouth — thanks to catcher kyle teel — and carry it back. plenty more over on the website, but that is all your sport for now. welcome back. suspended labour

councillor rickyjones has entered a not guilty plea to the charge of encouraging violent disorder in connection with comments as a protest. mr jones was arrested and charged last month following a video which circulated on social media. let's speak to our reporter who has the latest. this is being heard this morning. rickyjones has pleaded not guilty to the charge of encouraging violent disorder at a protest in london over the summer. the suspended labour dartford borough councillor appeared here but via video link from wormwood scrubs across town in london. hundreds of people were arrested for taking part in riots over the summer across the country and they had a variety of motivations, but they were then more organised counterprotest to those riots and it is one of those that mr jones had been attending. a

video on social media emerged of rickyjones appearing to tell ackroyd in walthamstow in north london that far right or extreme right protesters or demonstrators should have their throats cut. demonstrators should have their throats cut-— throats cut. our members who work on the — throats cut. our members who work on the transport, - throats cut. our members who work on the transport, on - work on the transport, on trains, _ work on the transport, on trains, yesterday had to take stickers _ trains, yesterday had to take stickers of the trains with razor— stickers of the trains with razor blades on the back of them, _ razor blades on the back of them, and was a bit stuck between _ them, and was a bit stuck between seats were people set. these _ between seats were people set. these people don't give a chat about — these people don't give a chat about who they hurt. we have children — about who they hurt. we have children and women using those trains _ children and women using those trains. they are disgusting that— trains. they are disgusting that the _ trains. they are disgusting that the fascists and we need to get— that the fascists and we need to get rid _ that the fascists and we need to get rid of them all. apologies for the bad language in that video. after that video circulated, nigel farage was

amongst those who called for mr jones? a rest. at the time a labour spokesperson said mr jones's behaviour is completely unacceptable, it will not be tolerated. rickyjones denies tolerated. ricky jones denies the tolerated. rickyjones denies the charge and the trial has been set forjanuary next year. the world's lowest ranked team by fifa have entered the longest winless run in football. this is san marino. they want a nations leak match, beating lytton steyn i—o, they want a nations leak match, beating lytton steyn 1—0, 20 years since their only other victory in history, which was also against lytton steyn. in case you missed the score, here's the stadium announcer.

excited annoucer. let's _ excited annoucer. let's get _ excited annoucer. let's get some - excited annoucer. let's get some of. excited annoucer.| let's get some of the excited annoucer. - let's get some of the other news now. super typhoon yagi has made landfall at hainan island in southern china. strong winds battered the coast overnight and over a10 thousand people have been evacuated. trains, boats and flights in the area have been suspended for a second day. yagi has doubled in strength after wreaking havoc in the northern philippines early this week. china has announced that it's ending the practise of allowing children to be adopted overseas. at least 150,000 chinese children have been adopted abroad in the past three decades. more have gone to the united states than anywhere else. china is worried the birth rate isn't high enough to sustain the population.

the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has urged haiti's new leaders to organise presidential elections by next year to help address the humanitarian crisis and gang violence. mr blinken said it was important to ensure that haiti was back on a clear democratic track. he also announced m5 million in new humanitarian aid. the explorer between fields has been named as the new chief scout. he will replace berwick grills. he said he wanted to appeal to communities which may have been put off by what he called older ideas around scouting. congratulations to him. now it is time for a look at the weather.

hello. it's a day of big contrasts north to south across the uk. we've got some heavy showers and some thunderstorms in the south, but for many of us, warm sunshine. it's going to feel quite humid out there for all of us. do watch out for heavy rain, which may bring some localised flooding and some rumbles of thunder for southern england and south wales. on the satellite image you can see this swirling mass of cloud. this is marking an area of low pressure sitting across the bay of biscay and it's throwing towards us some quite humid air, but also those heavy downpours, as well. an easterly breeze further north, so any mist and fog that we've seen through this morning clearing away. lots of long spells of sunshine for many areas. it's going to feel warm and humid, 25, 26 degrees for the likes of western scotland, north—west england, as well. a few degrees cooler close to the east coast where you've got that breeze coming in off the sea, though heavy showers and thunderstorms will eventually start to ease away from southern england and south wales through tonight. there could be the odd spot of drizzle still around though. further north, again, some mist and some fog patches, some low clouds, so a bit of a murky start to saturday, but certainly mild with temperatures sitting

in the mid—teens. so quite moist, humid air still with us as we head into the weekend. we've still got this area of low pressure to the south on saturday, but a little bit of a quieter day i think. not as many showers coming in, certainly compared to the heavy rain of today and yesterday. still a fair amount of cloud and low cloud and mist in the north and the east. that should tend to break up, so, for most places, not a bad day. an improving picture again. some really lovely, warm sunshine and light winds for northern ireland, much of scotland, northern england, wales, as well. further south we have still got that cloud hanging on for the south of wales and southern england, bringing a few showers. more showers, though, as we head into sunday. they will be working their way north across england and wales. there could be the odd rumble of thunder, as well, but these showers will be hit and miss. there will be some warm spells of sunshine in between. scotland and northern ireland having another largely dry and settled day. temperatures not quite as warm as today, but we're still looking at highs up to about 22 degrees. the warm air that's been with us as we head into next week will get shifted away

towards the south and east as we're going to open the doors for more of a north—westerly airflow. that will certainly bring a colder air mass and a real change to the feel of the weather. so another few warm and humid days, with that heavy rain in the south, but into next week a drop in temperature for all of us, with a mix of sunny spells and scattered blustery showers. bye— bye.

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