and 50 years on, we look back at one of boxing iconic fights when muhammad ali faced george foreman in kinshasa. ruud van nistelrooy�*s first match as interim manchester united manager couldn't have gone much better. as negotiations continue to acquire the services of the sporting manager ruben amorim, united beat leicester city 5—2 at old trafford to reach the league cup quarterfinals. that was one of six ties on wednesday night with also wins for holders liverpool, crystal palace, newcastle united, arsenal and tottenham, none of them went to penalties. earlier, i wasjoined by our reporterjoe lynskey and we started by talking about

the manchester united game. this was part one of what could be a very short addition for ruud van nistelrooy, getting that permanentjob but it looks like he will be coming in very soon so every time it comes in the dugout, we know he's going to make the most of it and you can see that tonight, he was very animated for five goals, including a smile of disbelief when he scored a brilliant opener form when he scored a brilliant openerform long—range. the opener form long—range. the president openerform long—range. the president up with two cost tonight. bruno fernandes got to as well and alejandro ganatra got one. this took to the performance of three —— freedom 70 nights wafl is the result will decide previous manager's future and he did reference some of the bad luck that erik ten hag has been getting the last few weeks, he said after the match, that they had just as many chances tonight they have done against west ham and against crystal palace that

they haven't taken. tonight, he said they got that luck in front of goal.— said they got that luck in front of goal. said they got that luck in front of coal. ~ . ., front of goal. where are we at now because _ front of goal. where are we at now because we _ front of goal. where are we at now because we understand i front of goal. where are we at i now because we understand that ruud van nistelrooy can carry out his media duties ahead of the chelsea game back in the league at the weekend so you may well still be in charge? we may well still be in charge? no solid may well still be in charge? fir? solid updates from manchester united but as you say, there are clues that ruud van nistelrooy will get the press conference on thursday ahead of the united states next premier league game on sunday against chelsea. that may suggest that he will be in charge. and the sporting team, their action on friday in the portuguese league so, new —— news happen fast if they get in the dugout, looking like it might be here.— like it might be here. united fans will be _ like it might be here. united fans will be happy _ like it might be here. united fans will be happy because l fans will be happy because manchester city, they are out? yes, if you're back the start of the season, there was acquired from the tottenham manager, ange postecoglou, when the team was a bit under pressure and he said, he always

wins trophies in his second season in charge and the fl cup, big opportunity for that spurs will now believe they have a big chance after they beaten the big draw in this competition, manchester city, the premier league champions wanted so many times after recent years but they get the goals in a two — one win which was very nervy at the end. massive chances are both ends of the pitch but it is spurs who go through to the last day and a big moment potentially in their season.— their season. quick through on their season. quick through on the other ties, _ their season. quick through on the other ties, for _ their season. quick through on the other ties, for other - the other ties, for other matches, liverpool is through? i think tottenham will be encouraged by some of the other results that have happened. liverpool going through, knocking up brighton but was in chelsea go out tonight, they lost at newcastle. aston villa, another team that likes to spurs, desperate from some silverware as their profile continues to rise but they were beaten — one at home by crystal palace in their fourth beaten — one at home by crystal palace in theirfourth round match. liveable as you say, no

problems for then, asking a very impressive, the best last efl price. it was a brilliant match, 17—year—old academy product. so those six winners adjoining brentford and southhampton in the quarter—finals. there is the quarterfinal draw, for the first time in m years it's an all—prmier league affair tottenham's reward for beating manchester city v manchester united at home. arsenal will face crystal palace, newcastle have got brentford and southampton are at home to liverpool. those ties will be played in the week commencing the 16th december. jamal musiala scored a first half hat—trick as bayern munich beat mainz 4—0 to reach the last 16 in the german cup. bundesliga strugglers mainz found themselves behind early in the match as musiala combined with harry kane to open the scoring. he then put the result beyond any doubt before half time to wrap up a first half hat—trick, leaving bayern 4—0

up at the break. vincent kompany�*s side will find out their opponents when the draw�*s made on the 3rd november. eintracht frankfurt beat borussia monchengladbach 2—1, despite playing 75 minutes of the match with ten men, the hosts took the lead in the second minute of first—half stoppage time. hugo ekitike firing into the bottom corner. monchengladbach levelled but the visitors couldn't make the extra man count and 0mar marmoush, scored what proved to be the winner 20 minutes from time. daniil medvedev is out of the paris masters, beaten by alexei popyrin. the australian took the first set, but medvedev, who was the fourth seed took the second 6—2. in a tense decider, it eventually went to a tie break which popyrin won 7—4. it's his first win over the russian.

holger rune beat alexander bublik in straight sets. the danish player was rarely troubled coming through 6—4, 6—2. the world number 13 will face arthur cazaux in the next round. it's 50 years since one of the greatest clashes in the history of sport — the rumble in thejungle. kinshasa, october 30, 1974, it saw muhammad ali take on george foreman in a bid to win the heavyweight crown for a third time. 0ur correspondentjoe wilson looks back at a truly epic encounter. kinshasa democratic republic of congo, one of the planet's biggest busiest cities. fighters here train, knowing there was a time when the world watched their country. 50 years ago, because of boxing, because of mohammed ali. i ago, because of boxing, because of mohammed ali.— ago, because of boxing, because of mohammed ali. i had a dream, when i got — of mohammed ali. i had a dream, when i got to _ of mohammed ali. i had a dream, when i got to africa, _ of mohammed ali. i had a dream, when i got to africa, i _ of mohammed ali. i had a dream,

when i got to africa, i had - of mohammed ali. i had a dream, when i got to africa, i had one - when i got to africa, i had one hell of a rumble, i when i got to africa, i had one hell ofa rumble, i had when i got to africa, i had one hell of a rumble, i had to be tightened behind to claim to be the king of thejungle. for this fight, i wrestle with alligators, i tussle with the whales, i handcuffed lightning and put thunder injail, you know about. and put thunder in “ail, you know about. the wealth you muhammad _ know about. the wealth you muhammad ali, _ know about. the wealth you muhammad ali, this - know about. the wealth you muhammad ali, this fight i muhammad ali, this fight ensured that. but his opponent, george foreman, arrived as the big favourite, younger, stronger, the undefeated world champion. through the buildup, muhammad ali embraced the occasion, celebrating his identity and his history. bradley in africa. thrilling the crowd and the presidents. as the country was then known, he was run by the president, the people were poor, political opposition were vitally suppressed but the boxes were famous. the president ensured his image would be seen. when the world watched. find his image would be seen. when the world watched.— his image would be seen. when the world watched. and that you consume harmit _ the world watched. and that you consume harmit ali, _ the world watched. and that you consume harmit ali, trying - the world watched. and that you consume harmit ali, trying to i consume harmit ali, trying to work up the crowd on his side. muhammad ali created a spectacle, he taunted a george foreman before the first round,

tormented him throughout. muhammad ali used the ropes, took little punches, exhausted george foreman before winning to global astonishment. the fight was tied for american audiences. and among the images filmed by the bbc 50 years ago, the crucial satellite dish. when a fight can be televised from anywhere, boxing can follow the money, it's not stopped since. they are left with a memory of a tradition, the register elsewhere, boxing is still here. 50 years on, that fight still rumbles. joe wilson, bbc news. in cricket, england's white ball squad are in the caribbean. they play three one—dayers and five t20's. the first one—dayer is in antigua on thursday. withjos buttler still out with a calf problem liam livingstone is going to captain england for the first time. that's the exciting part, being able to lead the way for some youngsters and to be able to create an environment that will come into and feel at home and

expressed her talent in international cricket so, is going to be a lot of debuts over the next few weeks and yes, i think it's a really exciting thing to english cricket, we got some talent coming through and it's about time we sort of through the men at the deep end and see what all about. new zealand spinner ajaz patel has been talking about returning to his birthplace mumbai where the kiwis will look to complete a clean sweep in the test series against india. it's also where he took all 10 wickets in an innings against against india three years ago, one of only three bowlers to have done that in the history of test cricket. coming to india, we know how tough a task it is to win against you at home, let alone win a series aside to be able to do that, has been very, very special. but is only taking the whole team effort to be able to do that and we played some very, very good cricket of the last couple of weeks and i guess moving forward into this game, it's important that we start again and really think

about what's gone behind us. lots of great cricket to look forward to. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.com/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there. 0n the whole, wednesday was a cloudy day for most of us, but there were a favoured few spots where we saw some sunshine. aberdeenshire, one of them, and also powis in wales, where we saw some lovely sunshine — temperatures peaked at 17 celsius. but for thursday, it's going to be another cloudy day. quite a murky start as well, but we keep that mild theme to close out the month of october. and that is because high pressure stays with us, and the winds very light indeed across england and wales, more isobars to the north, stronger winds in scotland, and this weather front running across the top. that will introduce a little bit more in the way of rain as we go through the day across the northern isles. a windy scenario here — gusts, perhaps close to 50 miles an hour. more in the way of cloud across the far northwest, but we will be chasing cloud amounts around. if you get some sunshine, temperatures will respond, and through the afternoon,

we're likely to see highs generally of around 15 or 16 celsius once again. now, that means that for halloween, evening it looks as though, particularly across england and wales, the spooky mist and fog set to return — that wind, keeping the mist and the murk at bay across the far north of scotland. and for diwali, for the fireworks — well, hopefully the cloud won't spoil proceedings too much. now, the higher pressure will start to drift away and allow this frontal system to sink a little bit further south. so, there will be outbreaks of rain pushing into the far north of scotland first thing on friday morning. with the cloud around, many areas staying into double digits — again, another grey story, but that weather front will continue to drift its way slowly southwards behind it, the wind direction changing to a northerly introducing cleaner, fresher conditions so cooler, but there will be more in the way of sunshine coming through. 7—10 degrees here, but further south, once again, temperatures peaking into the mid—teens. that cooler air is not set to last. high pressure on the move again.

it's moving over to the near continent, and that allows a subtle change in wind direction to more of a southeasterly. but that subtle change could bring quite a dramatic change to the forecast. there's the potential for a little more in the way of sunshine coming through across england and wales sunday into monday. looking ahead, that quiet theme continues, but once again, we have to watch out for mist and fog.

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm katie silver. the headlines: spain sees its deadliest flooding in three decades. at least 95 people have been killed and others are missing. north korea test—fires a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile thought to be be one of the most powerful in its armoury. washington condemns the move. and in the us presidential election, both kamala harris and donald trump are circling back to the swing states that are likely to decide the race for the white house.

welcome to the programme. we begin in spain — where at least 95 people have died in flash floods that have devastated parts of the south and east. rescuers are still searching for the missing after mudslides and torrents of water swept away bridges — cars were left piled up on each other. the valencia region received a year's worth of rain in eight hours on tuesday. and as you can see, more torrential downpours and flooding is expected as the week goes on. this is the picture going into thursday and friday. 0ur climate editor justin rowlatt reports. these flash floods were truly apocalyptic. 0ne town got a year's worth of rain in just eight hours. just watch what happens to this bridge. shouting.