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 and welcome to sportsday. i'm gavin ramjaun. agony for england in the opener to rugby union's autumn internationals — they come so close to a famous win over new zealand. changes at the top — liverpool now lead the way in the premier league as manchester city and arsenal are both defeated. and it's advantage celtic at hampden, we'll bring you the latest from their scottish league cup semi—final against aberdeen. also coming up on sportsday...

norris on—form in brazil, as f1 championship leader verstappen�*s sprint race doesn't go to plan. hello there, and welcome along to the programme. 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 a 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 was respected. england advises many modern customs allow.

could the rugby live up to the introduction? finding spaces at full pace is the essence of the game. this was perfect execution. they led by two points at half—time. england seized their chance from an interception. it was tight. it was so tight. conversion followed this move. if george ford could make this drop goal, it would make a difference. but he missed. the margin of victory was theirs. 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.

one has to feel for george ford. a highly skilled player but short of match practice at the moment. he missed the second drop goal. he also missed a tough penalty chance. those 2003 world cup winners talk about last second drop goals. the key in matches against the very best teams — the margin is always going to be tight. can you hold out? can you hold your nerve when it really counts? england here couldn't. this is their third defeat on the trot against new zealand. there is no substitute for experience. and i guess england might say that that this is what they got here again. meanwhile, scotland are ahead against fiji

50-17 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. scotla nd scotland have completed their victory 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 already playing catch—up in the title race, arteta needed to decide to show their teeth. they provide a 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. i—0 newcastle. a change of plan may be needed. at the other end, declan rice's was trying it was agonisingly wide. a it was agonisingly wide. header without conviction. it was not arsenal's day. awin a win that sent newcastle into 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 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 game. we didn't have enough answers today. we were not consistent enough. we need to be more of a threat to be able to score the goals. in that game, we had two or three big chances. we need to be more of a threat. we did not realise that today-— of concentration and - consistency. it really please me today. i thought we managed to control it pretty well _ today. it means so much because

we have been a while in the - premier league. the pressure builds. we need to be on- confident form. i'm sure that would do us a world — i'm sure that would do us a world of— i'm sure that would do us a world of good. _ 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. it was not about tactics, it was — it was not about tactics, it was about running. they brought

the game — was about running. they brought the game to us. we must not forget _ the game to us. we must not forget our— the game to us. we must not forget our fans. they really showed _ forget our fans. they really showed up today for us. 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. we know we have a problem. we have _ we know we have a problem. we have a _ we know we have a problem. we have a few — we know we have a problem. we have a few players _ we know we have a problem. we have a few players who _ we know we have a problem. we have a few players who are - we know we have a problem. we have a few players who are out. i have a few players who are out. we have — have a few players who are out. we have this _ have a few players who are out. we have this situation. - have a few players who are out. we have this situation. the - we have this situation. the balance _ we have this situation. the balance is— we have this situation. the balance is a _ we have this situation. the balance is a little _ we have this situation. the balance is a little bit- balance is a little bit uncomfortable. - balance is a little bit. uncomfortable. today balance is a little bit- uncomfortable. today we balance is a little bit— uncomfortable. today we were not good — uncomfortable. today we were not good enough. _ uncomfortable. today we were not good enough. we - uncomfortable. today we were not good enough. we could . uncomfortable. today we were | not good enough. we could not handle — not good enough. we could not handle the _ not good enough. we could not handle the intensity. _ nottingham forest have gone up to third, above arsenal, after beating west ham united 3-0. 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 — it was a very good day for all of us the _ it was a very good day for all of us. the fans have been waiting _ of us. the fans have been waiting so long for this moment. we are delighted given hisioy_ moment. we are delighted given hisioy at — moment. we are delighted given hisjoy at the moment. we are delighted given his joy at the end. after a very— his joy at the end. after a very good game. we started with the idea — very good game. we started with the idea of clinching it. we hope — the idea of clinching it. we hope going to be solid. we tried — hope going to be solid. we tried to _ hope going to be solid. we tried to create a platform and the right _ tried to create a platform and the right environment for our talented _ 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. i relieved, i i relieved, lam i relieved, i am very happy. i am _ i relieved, i am very happy. i am very— i relieved, i am very happy. i am very proud of the players. they— am very proud of the players. they played some brilliant football times against teams in

really— football times against teams in really good form. we found some brilliant _ really good form. we found some brilliant moments. we didn't quite — brilliant moments. we didn't quite make the most of it. they had a _ quite make the most of it. they had a couple of brilliant moments of wealth. they were a bil moments of wealth. they were a big threat — moments of wealth. they were a big threat. i'm really proud of the players because they stuck 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. wolves are still waiting for their first win of the season. palace took the lead, but won't hit back with two goals in the space of five minutes. gary 0'neil side had the advantage. but palace equalised five minutes later. walls remain

rooted at the bottom of the table while palace are 17. 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 i—all, 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 three goals to nil. 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. the first round of the fa cup continues 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. kettering are leading northampton at the moment. they have taken the lead with a headed goalfrom nile ranger. 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 2—1 to kettering at the moment. watch it on bbc two, the iplayer on the bbc sport website. celtic are emphatically through to the final of the scottish league cup, after breezing past fellow scottish premiership frontrunners aberdeen at hampden.. in the first of semis. the match was delayed due to

poor visibility. brendan rodgers side made all the moves. celtic are undefeated domestically. celtic were keen to make up for lost time. it was less than half an hour before they open the scoring. but things got worse for aberdeen. meijerthen but things got worse for aberdeen. meijer then took centre stage and sell. celtic came through once again. celtic were in complete control. there was little changed after the break. nicholas coombs scored the pick of the goals. before my do make it to six with his hat—trick. celtic are through to the final. they shine brightest in scotland.

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. now he took on the top two. for mclaren at the front, were the

piastri and norris. the team had a plan. behind them, verstappen. he was out to disrupt it. but he had a _ he was out to disrupt it. but he had a bump— he was out to disrupt it. pm he had a bump down the field. the safety car was imminent. mclaren switched. when racing resumed, verstappen was on his tail. this cost him 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 due to heavy rain showers hitting interlagos in the run—up to the session, with the start time behind pushed back several times —

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 odi hundred, as the west—indies finished on a hefty 328 for 6 england are currently 375 for 2 from 15 overs in reply with phil salt having past 50 . 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—i6 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 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.

there is record prize money of £12 million. 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. sabalenka came out on top. sabalenka 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 taking place in saudi arabia given the country's human rights record. particularly around its attitude to women. martina navratilova and chris etheridge has said that holding a tea is incompatible with the values of women's tennis.

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 been held here for the past few yea rs. 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 critics will take some convincing. that's not the only women's sport happening in saudi arabia, because britain's charley hull has won the aramco team series golf 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 had an incredible race.

it was very special. i would like to thank you for the incredible turnout and incredible support. for the kindest everybody has shown us. 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. we created the academy to address the underrepresentation of asians in netball. we work with the pakistan netball association and they give us the opportunity to create the next pakistan women's netball teanm _ but there was a problem. the maidenhead—based team 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 asian netball cup. that has been crushed due to an issue with visas. we were really disappointed that we were not able to compete in the championship. 0ur visas were not approved and have not been approved by the indian government as yet. the championships went on without them.

we had really long training camps. i to find out we not. going, was quite sad even today. it is quite disheartening considering how much effort in training we did put into this. and then to find out that we are not going. although they are british citizens, they were told they had to apply for a pakistani passport and state their heritage on their application for a visa due to historic tensions between the two nations. had they won in bangalore, then they would have gone on to play at the netball world cup finals. we have contacted the indian bureau for immigration and the high commissioner of india about the delay. but we have not received a response. the team's effort for inclusion was however recognised by england netball as they won an award for their work in improving diversity in the sport and they have some exciting future plans. we are going to be attending the asia

netball championships which are going to be held injune 2025. our team will be role models for others who want to play l net. the team says that they are resilient and won't let it stop them. but for now, it is back to training. just a quick reminder of our top stories. kettering are leading against northampton in the first round of the fa cup. that is on bbc two right now. also in the premier, then pull back on top. manchester city and arsenal lost today. there is not to tell you about rugby union. england narrowly loses to new zealand. there more on the bbc sport website. that's all from sportsday.

hello. it remains very quiet on the weatherfront, with rather cloudy skies across most of the uk. just a few breaks there in northern and eastern scotland where there's more of a breeze around this area of high pressure. but for most of us it's been a case of 50 shades of grey. and here's a picture from earlier on on saturday in london — the skyscraper the shard there with its tip inside the cloud at a height of 310m, meaning that the cloud base was around, say, 280, give or take. and we rather appropriately call this "anticyclonic gloom", the word anticyclone, another word for high pressure cloudy, drizzly, but look on the bright side of life, at least it's not raging gales or torrential rain, rather usable weather, if you go out there. it's actually relatively mild, look at the morning on sunday, around ten or 11 celsius. but yes, once again, thick cloud across most of the uk. but look at the breaks there around aberdeen. there'll be a few glimmers of sunshine also across the pennines and perhaps elsewhere. and the temperatures will be about the same, middle of the

afternoon, typically mid—teens across the south of the uk. and even if the sun comes out for any lengthy period of time, perhaps in some of these northern areas, temperatures may be a degree or so higher. so that's sunday's forecast. let's take a look at monday then. so the high pressure still with us. in fact, it's stretching all the way from the black sea, the balkans, across the alps into the uk and southern areas of scandinavia. that means more of the same on monday. but it could be quite misty, quite foggy for a time. that fog will disperse later in the morning on monday and then it'll lift into the stratus cloud. i'm optimistic there'll be a little bit more sunshine on monday, so certainly not all gloom, not all the way through, there'll be some decent weather, particularly around southern coastal areas, i think, on monday. temperatures about 1k degrees, i think, in the sunshine. now here's a positive thing around this area of high pressure, gloomy high, we've got winds blowing out of the south, so temperatures are expected to rise through the course of the week ahead, in fact, peaking sometime

on wednesday and thursday, we could see highs perhaps up to around 17 or even 18 celsius. remember, we're well into november at this stage. so here we go, cardiff — cloudy, foggy, misty, a little bit of drizzle, perhaps some showers, but those temperatures hovering around 15 or 16 degrees, so at least it's not cold. bye— bye.

live from london, this is bbc news. in the final weekend before tuesday's vote, the us presidential candidates rally through battleground states where this election will be won or lost. we'll hear from our correspondents in the states — in wisconsing and north carolina. the spanish prime minister says 10,000 extra soldiers and police willjoin recovery operations around valencia after the worst flood in generations. and here in the uk, kemi badenoch wins the race to become the new leader

of the conservative party — the first black woman to lead a major political party in britain. to be heard, we have to be honest. honest about the fact that we made mistakes. that we let standards slip. we've made it to the final weekend of campaigning before the us presidential election, and democratic nominee kamala harris and her republican rival donald trump are busy crisscrossing the key election battlegrounds. within the past few hours we have seen opposing rallies in two swing states — harris in atlanta, georgia, and trump in gastonia, north carolina. here's some of what the candidates had to say. you know what are we going to do? we're going to drill, baby, drill like you've never seen before. cheering.

and for the people in pennsylvania, we are going to frack, frack, frack.