including georgia, virginia and north carolina — with three days to go until the election. more than 70 million people have already cast their vote — beating the early voter turnout record set in 2020. now on bbc news, it's sportsday. hello there, and welcome along to the programme.

i'm gavin ramjaun. agony for england in the opener to the rugby union's autumn internationals — they come so close to a famous win over new zealand. a busy day in the football to come, but we start with an equally entertaining one at the allianz stadium in twickenham — where england came so close to thrilling, and dramatic victory over new zealand, in the first of rugby union's autumn internationals. a late drop goal, didn't go their way though — and by the finest of margins, it was the all blacks who came out on top. 0ur correspondent joe wilson reports. this was a drama we expected.

the haka wasn't respected. could the rugby live up to the introduction? finding spaces at full pace is the essence of the game. this is the essence of the game. they led by two points at half—time. england seized their chance at half—time. it was tight. it was so tight. conversion followed this move. the last kick of the game. but he missed. the margin of victory was theirs. follow the ball wide of the post. so near but so far against new zealand once more. so the most narrow of defeats for england against the all blacks again — with australia, south africa and japan to come this month. let's get some more now

from joe, who sent us this from west london. when asked a feel for george ford~ — when asked a feel for george ford. highly skilled player bed short— ford. highly skilled player bed short of— ford. highly skilled player bed short of match practice at the moment _ short of match practice at the moment. he missed the second drop— moment. he missed the second drop goat — moment. he missed the second drop goal. he also missed a penalty— drop goal. he also missed a penalty chance. those 2003 world — penalty chance. those 2003 world cup winners talk about last minute drop goal. the key in matches against the very best— in matches against the very best teams, the margin is always— best teams, the margin is always going to be tight. can you hold _ always going to be tight. can you hold out? can you hold your nerve _ you hold out? can you hold your nerve when _ you hold out? can you hold your nerve when it really counts. england _ nerve when it really counts. england here couldn't. this is the third _ england here couldn't. this is the third defeat on the trot against _ the third defeat on the trot against new zealand. there is no substitute for experience. and — no substitute for experience. and i— no substitute for experience. and i guess england might say that that this is what they got here — that that this is what they got here again.

meanwhile, scotland are leading fiji 26—5 at the murrayfield stadium. the home side stormed into a 26—0 lead when hquones intercepted a loose pass by the visitors. victory today would be scotland's 5th consecutive home win against fiji. let's turn our attentions to football now, and it's been a day of interesting developments in the premier league with movement at the top, and bottom. in the early game, arsenal missed the chance to close the gap at the top. the gunners beaten by newcastle. and perhaps a cause for concern, given its now three league matches without a win for mikel arteta's side. reginaldo rosario was watching. with arsenal are already playing catch—up in the title race, they need to decide to show their teeth. they provide perfect position on paper. but arsenal soon found out that things don't look as they seem. anthony gordon scored a winner

last season. it was an emphatic header. without the captain, the. this was the best of this a change of plan may be needed for architecture. at the other end, declan rice's was trying hard. it was not arsenal's day. it is a winner send just use carson's the top half. this could have a lasting impact on arsenal's title ambitions. a big win for newcastle then with their first win in the league since mid september — but the defeat a big blow for arsenal — with others now leapfrogging them in the table, which we'll

come to in a moment. the gunners struggling to make their possession count, and failing to recover after that early goal was a problem the manager couldn't solve. we are going to have to play a different — we are going to have to play a different game. we didn't have enough — different game. we didn't have enough answers today. we were not consistent enough. we need to be _ not consistent enough. we need to be more of a threat to be able — to be more of a threat to be able to— to be more of a threat to be able to score the goals. in that— able to score the goals. in that game, we had two or three bil that game, we had two or three big chances. we need to be more of a threat — big chances. we need to be more of a threat. we did not realise that— of a threat. we did not realise that today. it of a threat. we did not realise that today-— that today. it was 90 minutes of concentration _ that today. it was 90 minutes of concentration and - of concentration and consistency. - of concentration and consistency. it - of concentration and | consistency. it really of concentration and - consistency. it really please me today _ consistency. it really please me today i— consistency. it really please me today. i thought - consistency. it really please me today. i thought we - consistency. it really please - me today. i thought we managed to controt— me today. i thought we managed to control it — me today. i thought we managed to control it pretty _ me today. i thought we managed to control it pretty well _ to control it pretty well

today~ _ to control it pretty well today it _ to control it pretty well today. it means- to control it pretty well today. it means so - to control it pretty well i today. it means so much to control it pretty well _ today. it means so much because we have _ today. it means so much because we have treen— today. it means so much because we have been a _ today. it means so much because we have been a while _ today. it means so much because we have been a while in- today. it means so much because we have been a while in the - we have been a while in the prender— we have been a while in the premier league. _ we have been a while in the premier league. the - we have been a while in the . premier league. the pressure builds — premier league. the pressure builds we _ premier league. the pressure builds. we need _ premier league. the pressure builds. we need to— premier league. the pressure builds. we need to be - premier league. the pressure builds. we need to be on- builds. we need to be on confident— builds. we need to be on confident form. - it's liverpool who are top of the premier league table tonight, after they came from behind to beat brighton 2—1 at anfield... the reds went a goal down in the first half, ferdi kadioglu's strike gave brighton the lead, in a dominant opening period. but cody gakpo's cross which went straight in, and then anothe superb goal from mo salah had liverpool back on top in all ways, closing the game out for their 13th win in 15 matches under new manager, arne slot. in the second half, it was not about tactics. we had to run and keep running. they brought the game to us. we must not forget ourfans. the game to us. we must not forget our fans. they really showed up today for us. it

forget our fans. they really showed up today for us. it was a big chance — showed up today for us. it was a big chance for _ showed up today for us. it was a big chance for us. _ showed up today for us. it was a big chance for us. when - showed up today for us. it was a big chance for us. when we i a big chance for us. when we score — a big chance for us. when we score the _ a big chance for us. when we score the second goal. they scored — score the second goal. they scored out of nowhere. they scored — scored out of nowhere. they scored outside the box. in this league. — scored outside the box. in this league, there are good quality players — league, there are good quality players and low quality players. but in the end, the teams — players. but in the end, the teams are _ players. but in the end, the teams are all good. we have to be at _ teams are all good. we have to be at imax all the time. we weren't— be at imax all the time. we weren't today. manchester city lost top spot after their first defeat of the season away at bournemouth. city were behind early, thanks to antoine semenyo's goal... bournemouth doubled their lead in the second half — thanks to evanilson, who was on the scoresheet again. city pulled one back withjosko gvardiol, 2—i it finished, on a disappointing afternoon for them. i know we have a problem. we have few players out the moment. we are in this

situation where the balance is a little bit uncomfortable. today, we could not handle the intensity that they had. fin a intensity that they had. on a very good — intensity that they had. on a very good day. _ intensity that they had. on a very good day, we _ intensity that they had. on a very good day, we take - intensity that they had. on a very good day, we take our i very good day, we take our chances _ very good day, we take our chances. but, it is not easy to play _ chances. but, it is not easy to play here _ chances. but, it is not easy to play here. we have to keep the tevet _ play here. we have to keep the tevet so — play here. we have to keep the level. so that no when they come — level. so that no when they come here, it is not going to be easy _ a huge result for nottingham forest who comfortably beat west ham united 3—0 to move up to third in the premier league. chris wood was again in the goals, with his 8th of the season in the league.. forest have now won three premier league games in a row for the first time since may 1999.

it was a very good day for all of us. the fans have been waiting so long for this moment. it was a very good game. we started with the idea of a clean sheet. then we try to create a platform. the right environment for our talented players. southampton are off the mark in the league, and off the foot of the table, with a win at home against everton. delight for manager russell martin, whose team held off a late fightback, everton having a goal ruled out by the video assistant referee... adam armstrong with the crucial goal, in the i—0 victory for saints. lam i am relieved and very happy. i am very— i am relieved and very happy. i am very proud of the players. they— am very proud of the players. they have _ am very proud of the players. they have maintained belief in step _ they have maintained belief in step together. they are good form — step together. they are good form we _ step together. they are good form. we found some brilliant moments. we didn't quite make the most — moments. we didn't quite make the most of it. they had a

brilliant _ the most of it. they had a brilliant moments as well. i'm realty— brilliant moments as well. i'm really proud of the players because they stick at it. ipswich town are still without a win in the premier league this season after they conceded in stoppage time for the second week running. leif davis gave ipswich the lead, but kalvin phillips was sent off and leicester grabbed a late equaliser thanks tojordan ayew in stoppage time to earn steve cooper's side a well earned point away from home. they showed great resilience. they showed great resilience. they kept going. togetherness again. it felt like the goal was coming. it was a great goal. i thought if anyone deserved to win overall, it would be nice. slightly disappointment that we have one. it was a performance that was there to be achieved. to get the win. but at the same time, it is miles better result for us. here are all of the results

from today's games. 0ne game ongoing — wolves vs crystal palace. wolves chasing their first league win of the season after palace got theirs last time out. follow it on the bbc sport website and app. sunderland stayed three points clear at the top of the championship despite a goalless draw away at queens park rangers in which they were down to 10 men. elsewhere, stoke beat derby 2—i — goals at both ends for defender ben gibson, scoring this own goal to make it 1—1, after tom cannon had given them the lead from the penalty spot. but the stoke captain redeemed himself, scoring the winner at the right end eight minutes from time. leeds are up to second in the table after cruising past wayne rooney's plymouth by 3—0. sheffield united had gone into the top two beating blackburn 2—0 earlier in the day but fall to third. watford hit six past sheffield wednesday to climb to fifth. cardiff scored a stoppage time winner to beat norwich. bristol city made it eight league matches without defeat, beating preston 3—1. fourth—placed burnley

play millwall tomorrow. it's the first round of the fa cup today — and there's no replays at this stage now. nine of the 31 ties this afternoon went to penalties with six more matches to come across the next two days. let's take you to live pictures of the game on bbc two right now — league one northampton, taking on seventh tier kettering... at sixfields — a northamptonshire derby 1—0 the score watch it on bbc two, the iplayer on the bbc sport website. it's a bumper day of football, which also includes celtic taking on aberdeen in the scottish league cup semifinal at hampden park. both sides are undefeated domestically. and after a is—minute delay to kick off due to poor visibilty caused by pyrotechnics, it was celtic who started the best — cameron carter—vickers put them in front before kyogo made it

2—0 to brendan rodgers side. it remains 3—0 they are just about to get under way in the second half in that one. just two games in the scottish premiership — hearts moved off the bottom, after victory over stjohnstone in perth. it ends a run of seven domestic away games without a victory this season... and it was goalless between st mirren and ross county. lando norris took more points out of max verstappen's championship lead, after he won saturday's sprint race at the brazilian grand prix. 0scar piastri obeyed a team orderfrom mclaren to move aside for norris. the result cuts verstappen s lead to 44 points, with the main race still to come on sunday. joe lynskey reports. for two mclaren drivers this result will shake together. they had to hold back the man spin perfection. the staff and had won the last six. now he

took on the top two. for mclaren at the front, were the two main drivers. the team had a plan. behind them, verstappen. the safety car was imminent. mclaren switched. when racing resumed, verstappen was on ps3�*s tale. this cost five seconds. the win for norris makes him three points in the standings. in the marathon of the season, this prince could just make a difference. well, qualifying for

sunday's race was due to start in the last half hour but has been delayed indefinitely due to heavy rain showers hitting interlagos in the last hour or so — you can follow the latest developments with live text commentary on the bbc sport website to cricket now and england have their work cut out, if they're to beat west indies in the second one day international in antigua . the tourists won the toss and chose to field. england saw off both openers . leaving the hosts 12 for 2, but after six overs without a boundary, captain shai hope hit out. keasy harty also found his feet , lashing out with 79 runs before eventually falling foul of adil rashid. hope worked his way to a 17th hundred, as the west—indies finished on a hefty 328 for 6. england are currently 78 for 2 from 11 overs in reply. they lost by 8 wickets in the first game ; the final match is in barbados on wednesday. new zealand lead by 143 runs in their second innings. after a keenly contested

day two of the third test in india. the tourists are teetering on 171 for 9 after ravindra jadeja dismissed matt henry for his fourth wicket. india made 263 in their first innings, with new zealand reaching 235. the kiwis are aiming for a 3 nil clean sweep. rugby league now, and herbie farnworth was the star of the show as england wrapped up a 2—0 test series victory by beating samoa 3a—16 at headingley. the 24—year—old danced through the samoan defence to solidify england's lead, and went on to win �*man of the match'. england have now won seven successive games since their dramatic world cup semi—final defeat by the pacific islanders in 2022. meanwhile, winger anna davies scored a record—breaking fifth try as engand's women demolished wales 82—0 at headingly. when stuart barrow s side scored their 16th try of the match england broke another record: their largest score margin since they beat russia 72—0 in the 2008 world cup. katie boulter will break into the world's top 25 for the first time tomorrow after reaching the final

of the hong kong 0pen. the british number one, who's also the second seed in this tournament, beat china's sixth seed yue yuan, in three sets, in 2 and a half hours. she'll face russia's diana shnaider, who beat defending champion leylah fernandez, in tomorrow's final. boulter is hoping to claim her third tour title of the season, after victories in nottingham and san diego earlier this year. staying with tennis — the wta finals are underway. it has drawn controversy due to the tournament being held in saudi arabia, with critics accusing the oil—rich kingdom of using its wealth to invest in sports in a bid to improve its image — known as �*sportswashing'. laura scott is there for us. i'm here in riyadh. this is the year end final described as a crown jewel of the women's tennis season. it is where the number one will be decided. could be that the current

number one will remain the same. it is a round format. every one of the matches with those top eight singles players is going to be incredibly tight. that is true of the first singles match between aryna sabalenka and a chinese player. she said it had been a pleasure to play in front of the crowd. there was a very strong contingent of chinese fans supporting her opponent. this game has taken place amid a backdrop of controversy. some people are very comfortable and i'd be taking place in saudi arabia given the country's human rights record. particularly around its attitude to women. the wta is

insistent that they can bring about lasting change here. they brought injudy murray to try build a workforce. to try and get people inspired to play tennis. they are hoping to get a million people engaged in tennis in saudi arabia by 2030. we know that sport has long been held here for the past few years. top level sport, at that. women's sport is here to stay. it is the first major women's sport event to be held in saudi arabia. this tournament will be held here for the next three years. the hope is that it can bring about lasting positive change. but some of the credits will take some of the credits will take some convincing. charley hull has won the aramco team series event in riyadh. hull shot five birdies in the first seven holes including this one on the fourth. as she started the final day three stokes off the lead,

but shot a six—under final round to win in saudi arabia, she ended up winning by three shots, its herfirst win since october 2022, having been runner up on six occassions since then. jorge martin has moved a step closer to becoming motogp champion for the first time after winning the sprint race ahead of the malaysian grand prix. that's because his title rival and reigning champion francesco bagnaia crashed out on just the third lap. martin won to extend his championship lead to 29 points. if the spaniard scores nine points more than the italian in sunday's grand prix he'll become world champion with a round to spare. mark cavendish is edging towards the end of his professional cycling career. he'll ride his last race in singapore. before that, he took part in the saitama criterium injapan. he finished third — behind race winner biniam girmay and preemoz roglitch. afterwards he was given a special presentation on the podium and got to say goodbye to the japanese fans.

we have an incredible ratio. it was very special. i would like to thank you for the incredible turnout and incredible support. it has been a wonderful day to enjoy probably my last time in this race. a netball team has blamed international politics for not being able to compete at a major tournament in india. the cosmopolitan roses netball academy gives young british asian women opportunities they might not otherwise have to play at a competitive level. they were supposed to represent pakistan at the asian netball championship, but their visas never arrived. the team are heartbroken, and the coaches blame long—running tensions between india and pakistan. 0ur reporter imaan asim has been to meet them. this group of women have dedicated themselves to netball. the players travel from all parts of the uk to

train here at the maidenhead —based club. taste train here at the maidenhead -based club.— -based club. we created an academy — -based club. we created an academy to _ -based club. we created an academy to address - -based club. we created an academy to address the - academy to address the underrepresentation of asians in netball. we work with the pakistan— in netball. we work with the pakistan netball association and they give us the opportunity to create the next pakistan — opportunity to create the next pakistan women's netball team. but there — pakistan women's netball team. but there was a problem. the maidenhead base could miss out on an opportunity to place themselves on the international stage. the cosmopolitan roses netball academy is made up of south asians and muslim girls. they have broken barriers when it comes to diversity, inclusion and representation. they wanted to participate in the asia netball cap. that has been crashed due to an issue with visas. been crashed due to an issue with visas-— with visas. we are really disappointed _ with visas. we are really disappointed that - with visas. we are really disappointed that we - with visas. we are really l disappointed that we were with visas. we are really - disappointed that we were not able to— disappointed that we were not able to compete in the championship. 0urvisas were championship. 0ur visas were not championship. 0urvisas were not approved and have not been

approved — not approved and have not been approved by the indian government has yet. the championships _ government has yet. the championships went - government has yet. tie: championships went on without them. ~ ., ., , championships went on without them. ., ., , ., them. we had really long trainin: them. we had really long training camps. - them. we had really long training camps. to - them. we had really long training camps. to find i them. we had really long - training camps. to find other wee — training camps. to find other wee not— training camps. to find other wee not going. _ training camps. to find other wee not going, was - training camps. to find other wee not going, was quite - training camps. to find other| wee not going, was quite sad even — wee not going, was quite sad even todav~ _ wee not going, was quite sad even todav~ it _ wee not going, was quite sad even today-— even today. it is quite disheartening - 1563 00:24