after already securing a first group against marin cilic. but this is a win new novak djokovic and it would take a lot more than what he had to offer to derail him and despite leading djokovic floundering at some points, he couldn't hold his nerve and the first set was the serbian is a topic after a public aid in year of court for novak djokovic with injuries and personal issues that seem to be threatening his success, it would seem the serbian has bounced back in style. it was close in the opening couple of games in the second set, with alexander zverev digging deep to make djokovic earn it. but this isa to make djokovic earn it. but this is a reignited novak djokovic and sensing weakness in his opponent, he turned the screw. the german took only three points in the final five games. ultimately, he couldn't stop the sheer skill of alexander zverev, who edged closer to a place in the semifinals. that spot however, all relied on the outcome of the match between the big serving american john is now ——john is now and the croatian marin cilic, w

earlier, germany's alexander zverev beat marin cilic, also in straight sets.hter affair, as nick parrott reports. you don't have to win your first match in this tournament to become champion, but novak djokovic's reaction suggested helps. success breeds success and he will be favourite to collect a record equalling six title on sunday. john isner might be the lowest ranked player at the end of the finals, but he is the biggest and hardest hitting. this encounter between the massive server and one of the best returners was an intriguing prospects, but it soon became clear who would have the upper hand. a brake on the fifth game and the serbian was on his way to taking the first set. five months ago, djokovic was languishing outside the world's top 20, while still working his way back from elbow surgery. he is ending the year as good as he has ever been, and ranked number one. with his big serve, isner is a player is synonymous with tiebreaks, but this time he couldn't find a way through. djokovic's bone serving was impeccable, and two breaks in the second that

he showed us the marin cilic we all know.it with a friend of mine that he would do well busier. he is my dark horse to look out for. having become just the third formula i driver in history to win five world titles, the question now being asked of lewis hamilton is will he go on and equal, or even surpass michael schumacher‘s record of seven? the mercedes driver has returned to the team's factory in the south—east of england ahead of the final race of the season a week on sunday. and he's sent a warning to his rivals that he can still get better. our sports correspondent joe wilson went to meet him. five world titles takes hundreds of employees. lewis hamilton, what exactly employees. lewis hamilton, what exa ctly d o employees. lewis hamilton, what exactly do you do? take what they have built and bring more to it. bring more out of it than anyone else can do. and that is what i have been able to do since i was a kid. my been able to do since i was a kid. my first go—kart down at rye house when i was just practising as a kid

marin cilic will be kicking himself. he almost had a double break, and let him back in.ar for zverev to get in, and once they got that tie—break, zverev got his nose in front, take that opportunity. but then in the second set, cilic had then in the second set, cilic had the break, he was up, you felt that he was dragged to turn things around, get the momentum his way, and then again in the second set tie—break, zverev was the dominant force. as zverev won his match, novak djokovic, he is up against the big serving john isner. would be too many rallies in it, but it will be good to see djokovic here. he has been outstanding. he has. it around queens and wimbledon time, his fortu nes queens and wimbledon time, his fortunes and iran. he won wimbledon, and now to finish work on one, he will be massively satisfied. but also —— fortunes turned around. but also —— fortunes turned around. but also is there has nothing to lose. when you hear about —— islam has nothing to lose. when you talk about the conditions, that will suit islam. —— that will suit isner. samir nasri will unde

, he took the first set 7-6 marin cilic, he took the first set 7—6 on a tie—break game in the secondnd tommy fleetwood is not giving up by retaining his crown, he moved into contention on friday impressing on the second day of the season—ending tour championship as his closest rival francesco stumbled from dubai, here's our golf correspondent ian. fleetwood was bogey free for the second day running but with a marked improvement in the ball striking from yesterday. the 67 took stockport man to eight under par in a share of the six place with rory, who was also around that. there are only three behind the lead with fat wallets carding a brilliant 65. —— matt wallace. francesco by contrast was out of sorts and 73 beating him in 27 plays and anxiously fleetwood impressive progress towards the win he would need to retain the race title. i can't control it i have to keep going and take each shot, as one and we will see, today's slapped in the first two days kept myself in and keep during that and hopefully the end of do what is needed but who knows. meanwhile at the australian open south k

marin cilic at the other end.se two but alexander zverev just edging it between these two but alexander zverevjust edging it out. the first singles match that is at the o2. novak djokovic will take onjohn is there later on this evening. will we see another at set there? of course the tennis under the lights because it is in doors. i think the women cricketers in the caribbean could do with a bit of that. yes, they will wa nt to with a bit of that. yes, they will want to put a roof over the whole island of st lucia because their match against bangladesh is not working good. so far england have not played any cricket at all because this is how it looked for the opening game against shrank. the match abandoned at the weekend. the ball going nowhere. play due to start at eight o'clock tonight but it is dependent on the weather. england have only got one point on the board so far. despite thrashing sri lanka in the first test last week, england still have some issues over the top of their batting order ahead of the sec

djokovic had already booked his place in the last—four and he didn't have much trouble beating marin cilicht. the world number one took the first set on a tie break and went on to win the second comfortably 6—2. he'll play kevin anderson on saturday evening. danny cipriani shone on his return from a three—week suspension to help gloucester beat leicester tigers and move up to third in the premiership. in a lively game the best of the tries was saved until last when ollie thorley ran the length of the pitch to score under the posts to help his side win 36—13. steve brown has resigned as the chief executive of the rugby football union, afterjust over a year in charge. he says it was a difficult decision but needs to take some time out. director of professional rugby, nigel melville, will stand in until a replacement is appointed. arise sir kenny — the liverpool legend kenny dalglish says he was humbled to receive a knighthood for his outstanding football career, helping liverpool win three european cups in seven years. sir kenny supported the families of the victims of the hillsborough disas

tsonga, just returning from an injury lay—off, takes on world number seven marin cilic in the secondt their three highest—ranked players in richard gasquet, gael monfils and gilles simon. the favourite in this week, they played a lot better than us during all this year. but we are in front of—of all this year. but we are in front of — of our crowd out so we will give our best for them and we will show that we deserve to be. they feel that the preparation is every single time the same, for every single time the same, for every single match, so will be the same like this. it is a big one, is a big weight on the match, but i feel they have prepared well, that they did the best i could do with my preparation, and i will try to play my best in the second quarter. in the nfl the chicago bears were 23—16 winners over the detroit lions on thanksgiving taking them to 8 wins and 3 losses for the season — with stand in quarterback chase daniel starting his first game in almost four years. the 32 year old completed 27 of 37 passes for 230 yards and two scoring passes filling in for mitch trubisk

djokovic is in group guga kuerten alongside alexander zverev, marin cilic and john isner. american isner of course replacing nadal. while in group lleyton hewitt — federer, a six—time former champion at the event has been drawn with kevin anderson, dominic thiem and kei nishikori — who replacesjuan martin del potro. liverpool midfielder xherdan shaqiri will miss the side's champions league game against red star belgrade in serbia on tuesday. he's been left out of the squad in order to "avoid any distractions" that may be caused by his albanian heritage. during the world cup, shaqiri scored for switzerland against serbia and celebrated by making a double—headed eagle gesture, which symbolises the albanian flag. we come here as a football team. we represent one of the biggest football clu bs represent one of the biggest football clubs in the world. that is why we are here, to play football. and we want to focus on that. that's all. because the situation, people know better how the situation is. we decided not to bring xherdan shaqiri. he is our player and he will play a lot

finals sees novak djokovic face john isner, but before that match, it is alexander zverev against marin cilict finalists in london. here is the story of his year, as described by former us open finalist greg rusedski. the most wins on tour this year, so thatis the most wins on tour this year, so that is impressive, but the expectation level for this youngster is always a lot. a third masters series in 21 years of age, there's very few players that have done that. i think for me that was his best performance of the season. this year was a little bit of a breakthrough for him, making his first quarterfinals of a major in paris. i love the backhand. the backhand is a thing of beauty. i mean, it is one of the best in the business. i think he's got to be aggressive, he's got to be positive. every match is like the finals. you have the best eight players in the world going head to head. if he goes on to win this event, you know,, as you say, that would be an incredible performance. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that is bbc.com/sport. but from me, holly hamilton, and the res

that will be held by novak djokovic, who has been drawn alongside alexander zverev, marin cilic and nadalr federer heads the other group with kevin anderson, dominic thiem and kei nishikori. george burgess will appear at a disciplinary hearing on tuesday after being cited for an incident during sunday's second test against new zealand. the england foward appeared to have his fingers in the eyes of new zealand's captain dallin watene—zelezniak. in rugby union, tom curry has been ruled out of england's match against new zealand this weekend with a "severe ankle injury". he was part of the inexperienced back row that helped england beat south africa on saturday. owen farrell is available, though. on the eve of the first test against sri lanka — england captain joe root says his team will be trying a bolder and more courageous approach to their cricket. england haven't won a test series in sri lanka for 17 years. root says its time for them to try something different — and that players are feeling the competition for places on the team. first, to win over here is not going to be 11 players, i

they beat france in the final in lille and the trophy was first shown off by marin cilic as soon as the was off to the city centre where thousands of fans celebrated with the team. their first triumph came in 2005, and the closest they had previously come to reclaiming the trophy was in 2016, when they finished runners—up to argentina. now to surfing and stephanie gilmore has won a record equalling 7th women's world title after her closest rival lakey peterson was eliminated in the second round of their event in hawaii. the australian equals her compatriot layne beachley‘s effort while at the same time in maui, 50—60ft waves greeted competitors who were competing in the jaws challenge. after a number of serious wipeouts including this by south africa's grant baker organisers were forced to postpone the event until tuesday. the good news is that baker was assessed afterwards and wasn't seriously affected. just enough time to let you know about some north american matches ongoing, and in the nfl, the end of the first quarter, they've just started the second. 14—10 in favour of the houston

to make it two wins from two at london's 02 which means he qualifies for the semi finals after marin cilic

new world number one novak djokovic battled past marin cilic to reach the final four at tennis‘s parisfour—time champion in paris but lost the opening set. he fought back to take the match to a final set. then went an early break down but showed his character to take the decider 6—3 for his 21st consecutive win. he faces roger federer or kei nishikori next. ok, let's take a quick look at some of the day's other stories. manchester city's kevin de bruyne has been ruled out for around six weeks after injuring ligaments in his left knee in last night's efl cup win over fulham. the belgian midfielder was starting forjust the second time after two months out with a separate knee injury. paris saint germain have set a new record for the most consecutive wins at the start of a season in europe's top five leagues. kylian mbappe scored this curling effort on the way to a two one victory over lille. it's their 12th win in a row a stunning second half from wales saw them thrash scotland by 50—12 in rugby league's european cup. they had trailed at half—time but record scorer rhys williams collecte

in the day's first match, germany's alexander zverev beat marin cilic. world number five zerev fought back to take it on a tie break. the second set also went to a tie break, which zerev also won, on a court which he says is proving difficult for the players. definitely one of the critter court is that we have on tour. it's different from paris, paris was fast, but it was low bounce, quick and high bounce, so it is a mixture of both. so all games fit here, but it's tough to find your rhythm on it. let's take a look at some of the other sport stories making the headlines today. samir nasri will undergo a medical at west ham, after a completing an 18 month ban for doping. he was punished for using an intravenous drip which contained more nutrients than the limit allowed. the france international has formerly played for arsenal and manchester city — and its understood he'lljoin west ham for six months — but can sign a proper contract from the first of january. scotland have called up newcastle flanker gary graham for the rest of their autumn tests as an inj

the youngest player in the top 8 beat marin cilic in straight sets. colorations po -- the cr oatian's poororm. continueses reporter: alexander zverevv beat cilic in his debut last year but it was cilic that got off to a flying start this time aroround. the croat s stormed into o an ey ththree-game they. but z zverev powered his way bak with a trademark backhandd winner. in an earlrly second set both players dropd s serve. neither could gain the upper hand. and, once again, the set was decided in a tiebreak. zverev dominated. an another backhand winner down the linine earned him fiveatch points. the world number five sealed the tree with his first effort. his 55th match win, more than any other player on tour. brent: cambodia has built the world's longest dragon boat. theree it is. itit is made out of wood, 87 meters long and seats 180 rowers. the previously in his world record was set by china two years ago. cambodian celebrated the picture with a traditional dance and a spin in the boat. here's a rememder of the top stories s we are followingng. at l

marin cilic beat lucas pouille in straight sets to secure croatia's second—ever davis cup title.e them an unassailable 3—1 lead over hosts and defending champions france. france had pushed the final into a third day in lille after nicolas mahut and pierre—hugues herbert won saturday's doubles rubber but croatia won for the first time since 2005. it is not every day that you become a world champion and fast it is a dream come true, for this nation, we are so dream come true, for this nation, we are so passionate. you can see the fa ns are so passionate. you can see the fans are enjoying themselves and we feel in croatia it is going to be incredible as well. now, lewis hamilton may have ended the season with another win in the abu dhabi grand prix, but he was very close to not taking part in the race at all thanks to none other than actor will smith! take a look at this... this is a once in a lifetime opportunity for me. i'm sorry, lewis, i'm sorry. he looks the part in his disguise, but will he get away with it? no, maybe next time, will. you can get all the latest sports news at

djokovic, who has returned to world number one, will be in group guga kuerten with alexander zverev, marin cilic dominic thiem and kei nishikori. in case you missed it, huddersfield town won their first thank you for that. when you think of the artist known as banksy, what comes to mind is likely to be politically—charged graffiti. one of his best—known works is a series of paintings on the side of israel's controversial security barrier. now he has re—created it for a travel fair in london. the bbc‘s tim allman has more. banksy and notoriety go hand in hand, but in a career that is hardly short of controversy, this probably his most controversial work. well, a replica, at least — an installation promoting tourism to the west bank. focusing on this here, this gives an idea about what's going on on the ground in palestine, how palestinians are suffering because of the israeli occupation in palestine. israel calls it a security barrier, a necessary weapon to combat violence and protect its people. the palestinians see it as a symbol of oppression and occupation. banksy has previously opened a hote

earlier, germany's alexander zverev beat marin cilic, also in straight sets, but it was a much tighter end—of—season finals. real madrid have registered santiago solari as the club's permanent manager. solari took over last month on an interim basis after the sacking of former spain managerjulen lopetegui. the spanish football association doesn't allow a temporary manager for more than two weeks so for now solari remains in charge. for the social story, we are going to return to the atp finals, but nicolas mahut won't thank us. this clip has been getting lots of hits on social media. the frenchman had a day to forget on monday. here he is taking a nasty fall over an advertsing block during his doubles match. he had treatment on his ankle but was able to continue playing. he and partner pierre—hugues herbert went on to lose in straight sets to mate pavic and oliver marach. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that is bbc.com/sport. but from me, holly hamilton, and the rest of the team here, that is your tuesday sport brief. tributes have been paid to stan lee, who has

new world number one novak djokovic battled past marin cilic to reach the final four at tennis's paris break down but showed his character to take the decider 6—3 for his 21st consecutive win. he faces roger federer or kei nishikori next. glasgow warriors moved further clear at the top of conference a of the pro 14, after a bonus point win over their nearest rivals ospreys. fijian nikola matawalu didn't actually start the game but still managed to run in a hat—trick of tries as the warriors won 29—20 in swansea. it was a good night for edinburgh in conference b. they picked up a bonus point victory over second place scarlets. tom brown and bill mata both scored twice to help edinburgh move up to third with a 31—21win. in the premiership rugby cup — bristol won the west country derby against gloucester. nick haining's try set them on their way to a 21—13 victory. in the night's other match, sale drew 15—all against saracens. olympic champion max whitlock narrowly missed out on gold at the world gymnastics championships in doha, finishing second in the pommel horse event. he was hoping t

holding a 2—1 lead heading into sunday's singles rubbers, marin cilic had the chance to give croatiaal staging of the team competition in its current format before it changes next year. croatia last won the competition in 2005. lewis hamilton rounded off another title—winning year with his 11th formula 1 victory of the season in abu dhabi. it marked the end of the campaign, and the f1 career of fernando alonso, who could only finish 11th — failing to win a point in his final race. red bull's max verstappen and daniel ricciardo took third and fourth on the podium, while hamilton took his place on top — in unusual attire... or lack thereof. australia beat england by eight wickets in the final of the women's world t20 in antigua. england, who are reigning one—day champions, were bowled out for 105. danni wyatt top—scoring with 43 and australia chased that down fro —— for the loss ofjust two wickets with almost five overs to spare. it's australia's fourth t20 world title. that's all the sport for now. and that is all from us. thank you for watching bbc world news. a complete change on th

novak djokovic, roger federer and marin cilic are among the other big names in action. abdominal injury — and it means that novak djokovic will take his place as world number one. it has been a tough year for me says that moment in terms of injuries. so wa nt to that moment in terms of injuries. so want to avoid drastic things and if car may i can play today, but the doctor says if i want to play the tournament, i want to try to win the tournament, i want to try to win the tournament, well, that can't be for sure. it will not be good to me for someone sure. it will not be good to me for someone to go inside that court knowing that probably be full tournament will not be possible to play. the boston red sox have been celebrating their victory in the world series with a parade through the city on wednesday. the red sox completed a a—1 series win over the la dodgers on sunday to claim their fourth championship in 15 seasons after an 86—year drought. players rode on duck boats as they held the championship trophy aloft. pakistan beat new zealand byjust two runs in the first

novak djokovic had already booked his place in the last four and he didn‘t have any trouble beating marin cilicy evening. and that is all the sports are now, but you can get all our other stories on the bbc sport website and apple. good evening. —— app. time for a check on the weather, it is pretty murky out there, tower blocks disappearing into the low cloud and the mist. however the things will change over the weekend, the merc is going to start a clear. we will see more sunshine, but things will also start to turn chilly and that is a sign of things to come. high pressure is anchored across europe, wins throw around high pressure in this —— clockwise condition will pick up a south—easterly wind, watch the cloud, it will break up with some more dry airing our direction. as we go through the small hours of saturday it will be a lot of mr merc and low cloud, the fog patch, however by the end of the night the cloud will start to clear from east angular into the south—east, and repeal westwards from the map to reveal more clear skies. i saturday lunchtime we will have some lingering cloud across

if he wins his match against marin cilic he'll be sure of avoiding roger federer in the semi finals federerst four and topped his round robin group after beating south africa's kevin anderson. federer lost his first match against kei nishikori, but has bounced back to win the next two. anderson also progresses despite the defeat. i think the team winning helped me to come into this match a bit more relaxed but firmly i wanted to go out with a bang today and win the match. if i go through, great, if i don't, i don't deserve it. that is 0k don't, i don't deserve it. that is ok too. i am happy and don't, i don't deserve it. that is ok too. lam happy and i can don't, i don't deserve it. that is ok too. i am happy and i can playa good match the day after tomorrow. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. lots more including details on the nation ‘s league fixtures tonight including wales against denmark in cardiff. now back to westminster. welcome back to westminster, another turbulent day for the prime minister. an in

players won their opening matches in this year's tournament, while john isner will play croatian marin ciliclooking forward to that match, obviously the good thing about this tournament is that you have days in between matches, and you are guaranteed to pay three matches in the group. i have obviously put myself in a very good position in the group with a straight set win, obviously playing at alexander zverev, who also had a straight set win today, so i look forward to them. bangladesh and sri lanka will both be looking for their first win at the icc women's world t20, when they head out to play in st lucia later. sri lanka saw their opening game against england abandoned without a ball being bowled due to the weather, and then lost their second match by seven wickets to south africa. while bangladesh are bottom of group a, having suffered consecutive defeats to reigning champions west indies, and then england in a rain affected match. in case you missed it, roger federer recovered from his first round loss to kei nishikori, beating dominic thiem 6—2, 6—3 at the nitto atp tour finals. after

novak djokovic has been placed in the same group as alexander zverev, marin cilic and isner.ic thiem and another late replacement, kei nishikori. that is all your sport for now. hello there. the pressure set up across the uk for the next few days is going to be crucial to how the weather is going to look, and certainly how it is going to feel. we've got high pressure over the near continent spinning clockwise in the northern hemisphere and we got this big area of low pressure out towards the west of us anticlockwise, this is bringing southerly winds up from the mediterranean through parts of france and then across our shores. but as we go through the next few days this area of low pressure in the west will slowly encroached in towards our shores so although it will remain mild, with the southerly winds that will turn in india, with outbreaks of rain, some of it heavy, especially across western areas. back to the here and now and tonight it looks largely dry. showery burst of rain across northern england towards scotland. the odd one further south but here it will be mainly dr

his match againstjohn isner follows alexander zverev against marin cilic.oger federer — he took the first set on a tie break and won the second 6—3. the format is round robin, so federer, who's won the end of year tournament six times, could still reach the final. there was pushing and shoving on and off the track as lewis hamilton won the brazilian grand prix. he's already reatined his world title. max verstappen was leading and on course for a superb win until he was taken out by esteban ocon, who was well behind in the race. hamilton took full advantage to take the win and guarantee merecedes the constructors title. verstappen was obviously not best pleased with ocon and after the race sought out the frenchman to shove him a few times in the weighing room. as a result — he's been given two days public service by the sport's governing body. verstappen says he has no regrets. scotland have called up newcastle flanker gary graham for the rest of their autumn tests as an injury replacement for scarlets flanker blade thomson, who is recovering from a concussi

the world number one — already through to the semis — will play marin cilic later.still make the last four, as canjohn isner and alexander zverev in friday's other group match. in case you missed it, spain have missed the chance to be the first team through to next year's uefa nations league finals. they'd have qualified with a win in croatia — but were beaten 3—2 in zagreb. that means if there is a winner between england and croatia in league a group 4 on sunday at wembley then that team will qualify for next year's finals. england were in friendly action on thursday as wayne rooney came off the bench to play his 120th international in a game that raised money for his foundation. the country's record goalscorer failed to find the back of the net against the usa but his team won 3—0. roger federer qualified for the atp finals and also went top of group lleyton hewitt with a straight sets win over kevin anderson. the 27—year—old swiss — a six time winner of this tournament — needed to take at least one set to guarantee his place but he won both against the south afri

will play south africa's kevin anderson in the semis of the atp world tour finals later he beat marin cilicnt after easing through the round robin stage with three wins from three matches. that's all the sport for now. thank you very much. more than a thousand people have been reported missing in a california wildfire which has destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 71 people. president trump is due to visit the area of northern california devastated by the state's worst—ever wildfire. the town of paradise and villages around it were almost completely destroyed. from there, the bbc‘s dave lee reports. this is the first step in a very long process. a crew of firefighters lifts away large debris and makes sure the area is safe. soon, a second team of cadaver dogs will sweep the area. if they find remains, the coroner's office will arrive. it takes time, even with the more than 400 specialists now on the ground in paradise, the town worst hit by this fire. progress seems to be going backwards. each day we hear about several confirmed deaths, but with it comes news that there are a gr

djokovic came back from a set down to beat marin cilic. fans — the world series baseball trophy was broken by a beer can. won by the red sox and the damage was done on the victory parade around the streets of boston. actually on a duck boat on the road. you can see it takes a chunk out of the cup. now, i was outraged by seeing this, but you said it is a tradition. from what i was told, it was not malice. a bit ofa what i was told, it was not malice. a bit of a dangerous tradition! oppositely a full beer can. but the trophy has been glued back together. by winning a fifth formula one world title, lewis hamilton will no doubt inspire more youngsters to dream about following him into the sport. but the vast majority will not have the financial backing to get that far, so now an increasing number are turning to race simulators. the uk‘s first electronic sports hub has opened in london, so i went along to see how fast this side of racing is growing. on the fast track to the top, james baldwin won 5 national karting championships before taking t

djokovic came back from a set down to beat marin cilic.ry. next, a warning to any teams parading their trophies in front of celebrating fans — the world series baseball trophy was broken by a beer can. won by the red sox and the damage was done on the victory parade around the streets of boston, actually on a duck boat on the road. you can see it takes a chunk out of the cup. what idiot through that! iam what idiot through that! i am told it is a tradition to throw beer cans in celebration. but they have glued it back together at little expense, i am told. whether it lasts remains to be seen. that could have hurt someone. this week hm revenue and customs announced it'll refund thousands of higher earning parents who were fined following changes to the child benefit system in 2013. payments are tapered away from those who earn more than £50,000, but some failed to complete a tax return to pay back what they owe. let's get more on this from paul lewis from radio four‘s money box, who's in our london newsroom. explain what has happened. well,

he beat marin cilic in straight sets last night, and is the favourite to win the tournment after easingped by a silver medal for england at the commonwealth games. later, the first of two crucial games see england take on greece and, if they win both, they'll book a place at their first euros finals since 2013. mike's been along to training. 0ne one way, then the other, watch the ball they said, but i was in the first of the hypnotised by great britain'sjordan first of the hypnotised by great britain's jordan jones. —— great britain's. her dribbling skills have helped take the team to the verge of next yea r‘s helped take the team to the verge of next year's european finals. something she has been dreaming of since she was little when she tried to beat her brothers and her coaching days. in the back garden we we re coaching days. in the back garden we were playing too onto when we started beating the boys and then that was it then we started playing one on one, when she started eating me, ice. . for georgia, there is a place like home, one ofjust three players in return‘s 16 who play th

in the day's first match, germany's alexander zverev beat marin cilic.n a tie break. the second set also went to a tie break, which zerev also won. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday at 1030. the writer and comic book creator stan lee has died at the age of 95. lee, who was the co—creator of "spider—man" and "iron man", was behind dozens of other superheroes that have become key figures in us pop culture. he is also recognized for his cameo appearances in marvel‘s live—action films. lizo mzimba looks back at his life. in comics... in cartoons... in cinema. stan lee's creations have captivated fans for decades. the charismatic face of marvel, known to millions around the world, apart from to a few... liverpool nice try, body. he started in publishing in the 1930s, at a company that would eventually evolve into marvel, and where he helped to create the fantastic four, the hulk, ironman, black panther, the x—men, the avengers, and so many more. i would be writing these stories along with the artists we would be working with, a

djokovic came back from a set down to beat marin cilic.nspire more youngsters to dream about following him into the sport. but the vast majority will not have the financial backing to get that far, so now an increasing number are turning to race simulators. the uk's first electronic sports hub has opened in london, so i went along to see how fast, this side of racing is growing. on the fast track to the top, james bald and 15 national karting championships. before taking the first steps on to formula 1 in the following perhaps in the tyre tracks of lewis hamilton, until... he ran out of money. which is why his career rounded the bend and took off ina new career rounded the bend and took off in a new direction. it is usually quys in a new direction. it is usually guys with the talent to get the money but not every body gets noticed. e—sports is its own sport and has its own market and fans. it gives the opportunity to compete at the highest level even if they are not born spoonfed into a rich family. this is the last place you would expect

novak djokovic has been placed in the same group as alexander zverev, marin cilic and isner.on, dominic thiem and another late replacement kei nishikori. 0n the eve of the first test against sri lanka, england captain joe root says his team will be trying a bolder and more courageous approach to their cricket. england haven't won a test series in sri lanka for 17 years. root says its time for them to try something different, and that players are feeling the competition for places on the team. first when here will not be 11 plays a squat performance that will be times whereabouts of the team can add diced change drastically we need to be open and accepted its not about the individual it's a bad us collectively doing something special and we have done things in the past where he came to the subcontinent it's time to try something different, be a bit more bolder if you would like an courageous and maybe really try and exploit every service we come maybe really try and exploit every service we come up maybe really try and exploit every service we come up against. in rugby league,

in the day's first match the german alexander zverev beat marin cilic to win his first group match.e break. the second set also went to a tie break, which zerev negotiated as cilic‘s poor run at the finals continues. despite the win, zverev said the court at the o2 arena is proving a challenge to the players. one of the quicker courts at all got one of the quicker courts at all got on tour. it is different. quick and high bounce, so it is a mixture of both, so all games, but it's tough to find a rhythm in it. the world number one novak djokovic faces wimbledon semi finalistjohn isner this evening. you can follow that on five live sports extra and the bbc sport website. still to play a match at the women's t20 world cup, the forcast could prevent england from taking to the field again against bangladesh in st lucia. their opening game against sri lanka was abandoned at the weekend because of heavy rain, and more is forecast later. play is due to start at eight o'clock tonight. jos buttler could be asked to bat at number three for england in the second test with sri lanka on wednesday

later novak djokovic plays marin cilic.1:15. we are giving annita mcveigh a rest before we look at other news coming into the newsroom. nearly two—thirds of local bank branches across the uk have closed in the last 30 years, according to the consumer group which? the research found that one in five people are now almost two miles away from their nearest branch. people in rural communities have been hit the hardest. of course, online banking is a bigger part of the picture than it used to be, but the serious outages and it failures we have seen over the last couple of years show that those services can‘t be relied upon to the extent that they need to be. banks need to give people access to their money. they need to stop cutting cashpoints at the same time as reducing banks as well. scientists from more than 60 countries will vote later on whether to change the way the kilogram is measured. it‘s currently defined by the weight of a platinum based cylinder locked away in a safe in paris. it‘s expected to be replaced with a mor

the german beating marin cilic in straight sets. and there was a nasty fall in the doubles.e for this year's i'm a celebrity. lot's of people having some fun on social media. here's a quick clip from his little introduction video on social media. very, very good question, harry. not sandra while he's in thejungle. does he do it in the water feature? no, you hand it to laundry at the five star hotel! surely! how dare you, are you saying that tv is a sharad? it starts this sunday on itv. -- a sharad? it starts this sunday on itv. —— a sharad. —— charade. now, this might not be news to many of you, because you might be about to experience it, but the morning commute is getting longer. new research shows that compared to ten years ago it's taking us much longer to get to and from work. breakfast‘s john maguire can tell us more about this. he's in cardiff for us this morning we are at cardiff central, the journey begins is what this pod says here, a model to illustrate the new transport system that will be in wales in the coming years. transport for wales has been running service

he is now playing what is effectively a dead rubber against marin cilic.drawn. it looks as thouthim had his pass was drawn. it looks as though jim acosta had his pass was drawn. it looks as thouthim acosta will be back in the white house after that ruling from a judge in the us. we‘ll have more reaction to that later on. welcome back to westminster — another turbulent day for the prime minister. hanging in the balance — notjust mrs may‘s fragile agreement setting out the terms of britain‘s departure from the european union, but her own political survival. she remains defiant, in spite of attempts by members of her own party to remove her. let‘s get the thoughts of jessica elgot, political correspondent for the guradian, and the sun‘s political editor, tom newton—dunn. this morning the sense was there would be 48 letters in the hands of sirgraham would be 48 letters in the hands of sir graham brady would be 48 letters in the hands of sirgraham brady and would be 48 letters in the hands of sir graham brady and theresa may was in trouble. what is happening no

his match againstjohn isnerfollows alexander zverev against marin cilic.nd 6—3. the format is round robin, so federer, who's won the end of year tournament six times, could still reach the final. there was pushing and shoving on and off the track as lewis hamilton won the brazilian grand prix. he's already reatined his world title. max verstappen was leading and on course for a superb win until he was taken out by esteban ocon, who was well behind in the race. hamilton took full advantage to take the win and guarantee merecedes the constructors title. verstappen was obviously not best pleased with ocon and after the race sought out the frenchman to shove him a few times in the weighing room. as a result — he's been given two days public service by the sport's governing body. verstappen says he has no regrets. despite thrashing sri lanka in the first test last week, england still have some issues over the top of their batting order ahead of the second match on wednesday. there's still no confirmation thatjonny bairstow will be fit for selection. moeen ali f

if djokovic wins his match against marin cilic, he'll be sure of avoiding roger federer in the semi finals anderson. federer lost his first match against kei nishikori, but has bounced back to win the next two. anderson also progresses despite the defeat. in thing and maybe helped me to come into this match more relaxed —— the tea m into this match more relaxed —— the team winning helped me win but i a lwa ys team winning helped me win but i always wanted to go out with a bang. if i win good, if they don't go through, i don't deserve it. i am happy and! through, i don't deserve it. i am happy and i play a good match the day after tomorrow. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. thank you very much and welcome back. the main news is michael gove the environment secretary has indicated he will stay in the cabinet despite those reports and speculation he was poised to leave in protest at the prime minister's brexit deal. there are so many questions you have been asking about what the uk's future relationship with the eu will be after brexit. so it's time once a

looking for a first atp finals title since 2015 — he will reach the last four ifjohn isner beats marin cilice and a half full rotations. she‘s the first women to ever land the trick. she‘s the first foughti she‘s the first fought for which was destroyed by a wildfire last week. 50 people are now known to have died in the state‘s deadliest wildfires but forensic teams are searching for more victims. firefighters say they‘ve now contained the worst of the fires but they don‘t expect to get them fully under control until the end of the month. 0ur correspondent dave lee sent this report from california. this devastating fire has now scorched indiscriminately through approximately 200 square miles of northern california. 0n the ground in the worst—hit town, called paradise, search teams are using advanced forensic techniques to find and eventually identify the dead. some trapped in their homes, some not able to escape quickly enough. in the south of the state, a separate blaze has destroyed more than 400 structures, but firefighters there at least feel they‘re beginning to see some progress. this