you can find the full leaderboard over on the bbc sport website. dlines this evening. liverpool are closing in on the signing of thigao alcantara from champions league winners bayern munich. the midfielder is expected to sign a four—year contrct for around £25 million. —— a four—year contract. hull city's crowd pilot on saturday has been cancelled amid a rising number of coronavirus cases in the city. the league! match against crewe was one of eight in the football league allowing supporters to attend. up to 1,000 fans will still be allowed at the seven other matches, the first efl crowds in six months. johanna konta's preparation for the french open is going well. she's into the third round of the italian open in rome after a straight sets win over irina—camelia begu. the world number 13 reached the semi—finals at roland garros last year. to the tour de france, where ineos grenadiers have their first stage win at this year's race. the british team have dominated for the last decade, but struggled this year, losing their leader and defending champio

with all the sport now, here's sarah mulkerrins at the bbc sport centre. hello, sarah. into a huge day of live sport on the bbc — and england's women are bidding to wrap up the t20 series against west indies. the third match has just started in derby england are already 2—0 in derby, england are already 2—0 the third match has just started in derby, england are already 2—0 up in the five—match series. heather knight won the toss and opted to bat first. it's live on bbc two and the bbc sport website. great britain's lizzie deignan is seeking a second title in the road race at the road world championships in italy. she won it back in 2015. let's go live to the course now. the british riders are near the front of the pack. deignan is in good form after a couple of recent victories and this is a course that really suits her. it starts and ends at the famous motor racing circuit in imola. you can watch the race on the red button and the bbc sport website. there's more to come, with the women's fa cup quarterfinal between arsenal and tottenham live on bbc two at 5:15pm. and a

and that is something you wa nt to record and that is something you want to catch up with on the bbc sportsebsite. this is the women's event. for that potential record there, you can check that on the bbc website as well and it is life from brussels for the diamond league meeting. the british atheltics championships are underway in manchester. these should have been staged injune and doubled up as olympic trials. we have seen the new british record in the pole vault. five metres 85 and you can see how much it meant to him, absolutely loving it. bouncing around and celebrating it you can watch the live coverage on bbc two 110w. watch the live coverage on bbc two now. you can get more on the website. let's look at some rugby union now because there two matches in the premiership to tell you about with plenty more to come over the course the weekend there against bristol with the visitors hoping to get back to second in the table, it is 10-713 get back to second in the table, it is 10—713 seven —— 10—713— seven. that is under way at a quarter to eight. retiring class should be to a knee injury

hello and welcome to sportsday, live from the bbc sport centre. i'm katherine downes. eturn of crowds to sports events has been thrown into doubt, with the government announcing that all planned pilot events are now under review. some events will be allowed to go ahead. some events will be permitted. there were plans for fans to return to racing, football and rugby amongst other sports in coming weeks to test how that would work — but with rising coronavirus infection rates across the country, borisjohnson has put those plans on hold. at the present time we must also i am afraid revise plans to pilot larger audiences in venues later this month and review our intention to return audiences to stadiums and conference to return audiences to stadiums and c0 nfe re nce ce ntres to return audiences to stadiums and conference centres from the ist of october. that doesn't mean we are going to scrap the programme entirely, we just have to review it and abridge it. well the secretary of state oliver dowden then tweeted this... so, what does that mean for sport? well, the first rac

you can watch this game on the bbc sport website and app, and there are highlights on the women's football hamilton starts on pole for the italian grand prix in just under an hour. he clearly enjoyed the monza track, posting the fastest qualifying lap in formula one history in qualifying, averaging just over 164mph. his mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas will start alongside him on the front row of the grid. saracens face an uneasy wait to see what punishment will be given to england captain owen farrell, after he was sent off in their defeat to wasps in the premiership. he was dismissed for this high tackle on charlie atkinson. he apologised, and atkinson appeared to be ok, but farrell could well miss saracens' champions cup quarterfinal against leinster in two weeks' time. there is still british interest at the us open, afterjamie murray and neal skupski reached the men's doubles quarterfinals. in the singles, serena willams came from a set down to beat fellow american sloane stephens and reach the last 16. stephens — the champion here in 2017 — took the first set before williams fought

you can watch it live on the red button, iplayer and bbc sport website.art at 2.2apm and he's expecting a really open race. i think especially with this year, there are a lot of guys who are really good everything and it's unpredictable, really. nobody really stands out. there's a good view five or six on paper that could win it. it will be close and exciting for sure. chloe dygert is expected to make a full recovery after a horrific crash in yesterday's women's time trial. the american was on course to retain her title, when she lost controljust after the half—way point. she suffered a deep cut above her left knee, but surgery to repair the damage was successful. coverage from imola starts at one o'clock on the red button, iplayer and the bbc sport website. only 1,000 spectators will be allowed each day at the french open, which starts on sunday. the french tennis federation aren't happy. they'd already reduced the number from 11,500 to 5,000 but they've now been forced to comply with new government coronavirus restrictions. by contrast, over half a mill

for all the results visit the bbc sport website.win percentage following a number of matches being postponed due to positive coronavirus tests. the switch, which has been applied immediately, sees catalans dragons as the big winners as they leap from fourth in the table to top, above champions st helens. everyone has bought into it, it has advantages and disadvantages for clu bs advantages and disadvantages for clubs dependence and ultimately, it is the same rules for all, the symbol apply and i think you have got to really praise them for coming up got to really praise them for coming up with some smart footwork in difficult circumstances. yeah, ultimately they're going to be some winners and losers, but everyone is playing by the same rules. at the us open, you can head to the bbc sports website. and that's all the sport for now. good evening. the clout that we have seen across good evening. the clout that we have seen across southern areas good evening. the clout that we have seen across southern areas today with the odd spot of

david low, thank you, i note you will be back on 5 live and bbc sports tomorrow. silverware from the english domestic summer, defying somerset in the bob willis trophy final. they had to bat out the final day at lord's to win, and did just that, taking the final courtesy of their superior first innings total. southern vipers won the innagural rachael heyhoe flint trophy, beating northern diamonds by 38 runs. charlotte taylor took six wickets to finish the tournament as the leading wicket—taker. julian alaphilippe has won the road world championships road race in italy. he broke away with just over ten miles to go and held on to the finish at the imola motor racing circuit. he's the first french world champion for 23 years. thomas pidcock was the highest placed briton in a2nd place. fabio ouartararo has moved to the top of the motogp championship after winning the catalunya grand prix. valentino rossi was challenging the frenchman for victory in barcelona, but he crashed out with nine laps to go. quartararo, who'd started from pole, held on for his third win of the

test match special on five live sports extra and the bbc sport website, where there's also in—play videod there's highlights on bbc two at 11:30pm tonight. let's take a quick look at some of the other stories making headlines today. essex are into the final of cricket's bob willis trophy. they're guaranteed to be one of the two sides with the most points in the competition, which has replaced the usual county championship this season. essex beat middlesex by nine wickets at chelmsford. former england batsman ian bell has played his final first—class innings before retirement. bell fell just ten runs short of his century in warwickshire‘s second innings against glamorgan in cardiff. four—time tour de france champion chris froome and 2018 winner geraint thomas made it safely to the finish of the second stage of the tirreno—adriatico race in italy. it ends on monday. thomas is 22nd overall and using it as prepartion for next month's giro d'italia. let's get the latest on the tennis now. after a pretty manic monday, we've reached the quarter—final stages at the us open. our tennis correspond

all the latest scores are on the bbc sport website an app. few minutes. alex morgan has moved to spurs. she's a two—time world cup winner and moves from orlando pride in the national women's soccer league. she joins tottenham for the rest of the season pending a visa, according to the club. to italy next, where lewis hamilton has qualified on pole for sunday's tuscan grand prix. the world champion beat his mercedes team mate valtteri bottas byjust five hundredths of a second to claim the 95th pole of his career. the race will be ferrari's 1000th in formula one, but charles leclarc will start from fifth while sebastian vettel while sebastian vettel is down in 14th. there will be a new men's tennis grand slam champion for the first time since 2014. dominic thiem will take on alexander zverev in the us open final. the second seed beat daniil medvedev in three sets, but was made to work for it after cruising austrian thiem was taken to tie breaks in the next two before coming through, while zverev battled back from two sets down to beat beat spai

it's live from 20 past 12 on the red button, bbc iplayer and the bbc sport website and app.world of british boxing to bring you this evening, the former world champion alan minter has died at the age of 69. he won a bronze medal at the munich olympics in 1972, and went on to become the undisputed world middleweight champion in 1980. he had been diagnosed with cancer, and died yesterday. the tour de france can be tough for even the most experienced riders. it's surely even harder when it is your first time racing it. marc hirschi had had double disappointment just missing out on winning two stages. today he todayit today it was a friend of the third time lucky. it was his dream come true. you don't have to win the tour de france to make a name for yourself. wearing number 204, this is mark writing racially at the back of the palatine with 56 miles to go in the longest stage of the race. further up the road is a small group leading the way they bring up for what they thought would be a fights to the finish. often the key to success is to ride a steady tempo and no when to ride

you can keep up to date with the us open on the bbc sport website.more now on the death of us supreme courtjustice ruth bader ginsburg. already there's a political battle under way over her replacement, and it will most certainly influence the last few weeks of the us election campaign. 0ur washington correspondent, katty kay, told me this is a tectonic shift. it has put a whole new set of issues on the table and members of the trump campaign, i was in contact with one late last night, they were suggesting to me that the very fact that americans are now going to be talking more about cultural issues, issues like abortion, gay rights, religious freedoms, race issues, in a legal context and not talking about the coronavirus so much, that helps donald trump. so republicans have woken up this morning feeling that the death of ruth bader ginsburg, who is being mourned throughout the country, and members of the supreme court from both the left and right have put out glowing tributes to her, that aside, the politics of this republicans feel is working in th

sport, let‘s get a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. here‘s good evening.merican sloane stephens. williams lost the first set 6—2 against the 2017 champion, but williams, who has won six times in new york, responded to level the third round match, winning the second by the same scoreline. and then shejust and then she just ran away with it in the decider as well, so she is through to the last 16. remember, she is looking to equal margaret court‘s record of 2a singles grand slam titles, serena williams three. last year‘s runner—up daniil medvedev is yet to drop a set so far in the tournament. the russian came through against american jj wolf. lots more reaction to serena williams victory and the other results on the bbc sport website for you. lot‘s of football going on across europe, the uefa nations league. six results in so far. wins for north macedonia, georgia and gibraltar. there was drama in one of the elite groups as 10—man england beat iceland away with a late raheem sterling penalty. iceland missed an injury time penalty to equalise. also wins for l

jonah fisher, bbc news, minsk. sport now and time for a full round up from the bbc sport centre.ing foul of the new handball directives, some very harsh penalties being awarded. it cost tottenham the win at home to newcastle on sunday after lucas moura had put spurs ahead. they had numerous chances to put the game to bed, they hit the woodwork twice, but when andy carroll headed a cross against eric dier‘s arm from close range, newcastle were given a penalty deep into injury time that was scored by callum wilson for a 1—1 draw. i think we have lost the plot with it totally. i really do. i think it loses the spectacle, also. we are waiting around for three orfour minutes, is it a penalty? is it not? well, if that had been the boot on the other foot i'm wandering up andi gave a penalty away like that, it is like hang on a minute. this is ridiculous. there was an astonishing result at the etihad stadium as leicester moved to the top of the table on goal differnece with a 5—2 thrashing of manchester city. jamie vardy scored a hatrick, two of them penalties. riyad mahrez had actually

there‘s more on the bbc sport website, including details of a dramatic win for ulster that saw them reachgh the showers were clustered across many northern and western areas and further south in devon at great torrington through the afternoon, we had some sunshine whilst across in northern ireland, you can see a lot more cloud. here it is from earlier on in the day, the cloud with drizzly rain, we‘ve got showers breaking out ahead of it and that generally is going to push slowly southwards and eastwards and into the south west of scotland, showers in the north—east through this evening, those showers also filtering southwards across some parts of england and wales, the cheshire gap into the midlands, potentially towards london, as well. a lot of dry weather to be found here and that continues through the night. it will turn quite chilly, as it will, the showers will diminish across parts of scotland and where we keep more cloud, still on the cool side but probably holding at ten or 11, so into double figures. but that does mean we will start sunday with quite a bit of cloud on this weathe

elaine dunkley, bbc news, in darlington. with all the sportvening. the premier league is back, lots of goals are coming up on match of the day after the news. if you want the results from today's four games, then stay right there. the champions liverpool beat leeds united 11—3 in a thriller at anfield. the newly promoted side equalised three times but mohammed salah scored a late winner from the penalty spot to complete his hat—trick. arsenal got the season under way with a comfortable 3—0 win at fulham. crystal palace beat southampton 1—0 and this evening newcastle united won 2—0 at west ham. leaders rangers beat dundee united 4—0 in the scottish premiership. about 300 ross county fans were allowed in to watch their team lose 5—0 to celtic. it was one of the pilot events ahead of a possible return to full crowds. tottenham hotspur have signed one of the biggest stars in women's football. the two—time world cup winner alex morgan is the latest american player tojoin a super league side. the 31—year—old, who gave birth to a daughter in may, has

bbc news, aden. now, with all the sport, here's olly foster, at the bbc sport centre. good evening.d of 91 formula one wins. he started on pole at the tuscan grand prix in italy, and took the chequered flag, but what happened in between was chaos. here's our sports correspondent katie gornall. ferrari have long flown the flag for formula 1. here at their home track, they sport's glamour team celebrated its 1000th grand prix. it would be a race to remember. lewis hamilton insta ntly overta ken, a nd race to remember. lewis hamilton instantly overtaken, and there was drama from the very first turn. last week's winner pierre gasly found his race week's winner pierre gasly found his ra ce over week's winner pierre gasly found his race over before it began, while red bull's max verstappen was trapped in the gravel. if one can be an unforgiving sport. but as soon as the safety car made way, the chaos resumed. four the safety car made way, the chaos resumed. foui’ cars the safety car made way, the chaos resumed. four cars taken out in one huge careless crash. after the restart, hamilton wo

can help make great girls and women on and off the court in whatever they decide to do for on the bbc sportsdden weather is expected to last for the next few days. it is really very quiet on the weather front right now with no change expected for friday. day across the uk. for some of us, clear blue skies, may be hazy at times, but on the whole, a fine day. so, high—pressure is in charge of the weather, notjust on friday but through much of the weekend. the south of the country is a little bit closer to the low pressure that may bring a few showers on the weekend. but the short term is certainly looking dry. across most of the uk, friday morning, sunshine pretty much from the word go. a little nippy first thing in the north of england, getting in as low as 5 degrees early in the morning. so, here is the forecast for friday afternoon. lots of sunshine, that breeze is quite strong, despite the breeze still 22 degrees in london, 19 in the midlands, 21 degrees in glasgow and edinburgh, and on those winds, gusts possibly up to a0 miles an hour in the south coast of england. that will take the edg

hello, i'm sarah mulkerrins at the bbc sport centre. northern ireland were both in nations league action this evening — with varying degrees of sucess, scotland survived a nervy night to win 2—1 against a makeshift czech republic side. and it was a humbling home debut for northern ireland manager ian baraclough, as his side lost 5—1 to norway. joe wilson has the details. project team with covid—19 quarantine making their debut. in 11 minutes score. it was scotland's first team and white. but here's an opportunity, linden with the forwards instinct demand once played a surface paradise. born to scottish pa rents. a surface paradise. born to scottish parents. second—half penalty was precise and good enough. and so was scotla nd precise and good enough. and so was scotland just. a victory will always bea scotland just. a victory will always be a victory. roger 19th international for stephen davis, known as ela‘fii 7 " was no ”f‘iiz‘é. tomorrow. one down after two minutes in northern ireland equalised almost immediately, all. after six immed

you can follow it as it unfolds on the bbc sport website.long america's pacific coastline are creating some of the worst air quality in the world. at least 30 people have been killed, and more than 20,000 square kilometres have been burned in the latest fires in oregon, california and washington state. nomia iqbal has the story. the fires have been unrelenting. more than a million acres of land have been burned here. around a0,000 people have left their homes and half a million are under evacuation orders. poor visibility has made it harder to get out, but many have fled to trailer parks where volunteers have been distributing food. but with the fires comes the challenge of covid—i9. we want to make sure everybody maintains social distance as much as possible. it's admittedly difficult in this environment, but we're going to try and organise feeding lines and things like that to maintain a six—foot distance. in san francisco, the grey sky has turned hazy orange as the wildfires engulf parts of california. i'm trying to keep a positive attitu

don't forget you can find all of tonight's results on the bbc sport website. a penalty and going behind after three minutes subject came back to win. goals from duffy and forrest won the match. time to ta ke and forrest won the match. time to take a look at the other sports stories. aston villa have signed a new goalkeeper from arsenal. paid £17 million from the argentine. finished his career in north london by winning the fa cup and community shield. novak djokovic play for the first time since his disqualification from the us open in the third round of the italian open. he built the italian wild card to progress comfortably in rome. and anthonyjoshua popular promoter such as world heavyweight fight against 2—level live will not be postponed again. he says it will go ahead even if it is behind closed doors. up to stage 17 of the tour de france, and come to the hardest test so far. expending his lead to 57 seconds. drew savage watch the action on the steepest stage of the race. friends but also revels. this two slovenian sort away from everyone so far, but tod

all the result on the bbc sport website. coronavirus tests. the switch has been applied immediately sees dragons as the big winners. above champion st. helens. evernote ruddy ultimately has bought into it. it's got advantages for clubs playing to date. ultimately, it's the same rules for all. the same will apply. i think you've got to really praise the rfl for coming up with some smart footwork and difficult circumstances. ultimately, there will be some winners and losers, but eve ryo ne will be some winners and losers, but everyone is playing by the same rules. for more on that, and the women's draws of the us open, had to the bbc sport website, but that is all your support for now. good evening. the cloud and the odd spot of drizzle we've had across southern parts is clearing right up, southern parts is clearing right up, so week weather front and it's weak because we got a ridge of high pressure building across the uk. that is also reducing the amount of showers that we are seeing in the north, they are becoming confined

there's more on the bbc sport website including the latest from the third round of golf‘s us 0pen. c news. the housing charity, shelter, estimates that more than 300,000 people living in rented accomodation in england, who weren't in arrears before the pandemic, have now fallen behind on their rent. a ban on evictions in england and wales, ends tomorrow. the government says other measures will protect tenants. here's our business correspondent, katy austin. itjust seems like so long ago now that i last did something like this. for sussex dj ian, the music stopped in march. coronavirus restrictions mean there's still no work and he owes £3000 in rent. they were happy for me to pay 50% untiljuly, when they contacted me to start asking if i could pay any more. can you? no. he will now get a payment from the local council to help, but will still owe his landlord. my future here is certainly in the balance and it is worrying. it does... it's a big strain on your mental health, absolutely. a temporary ban on evictions in england and wales is now coming to an end, so possession hearings wi

bbc news, minsk. now, with all the sport, here's ollie foster, at the bbc sport centre...rench open is underway in paris. the change of season isn't to everyone's liking and the very british weather at roland garros didn't bode well for the british players. adam wild reports. tennis isn't really supposed to feel like this. wrapped up against the biting cold, here was andy murray on his paris return. drawn against stan wawrinka, the same opponent as his last match here three years ago. but murray is no longer the player he was. the dog—eared determination, the iron will remains, but the old magic a little more elusive. like murray, wawrinka's best is perhaps behind him, but here he still found more than enough. murray one of two british men frozen out on the opening day. dan evans, british number one, took kei nishikori took five sets but that is where his french open ends. so that left british hopes on the opening day with johanna konta. taking no chances against the chill, she faced american teenage sensation coco gauff. konta never looked comfortable and whether it was t

you can follow all the action as it unfolds on the bbc sport website and follow the cricket with videorts extra. the welsh government says nearly a third of people should still be working from home, even when coronavirus restrictions have eased. ministers say their ambition is to see about 30% of the workforce in wales staying at or near home in the long term. they argue the move could reduce congestion and pollution, and improve work—life balance. tomos morgan reports. a sign of coronavirus times, workspaces across the uk near—empty. but as prime minister borisjohnson aims to get the public back into the office, the welsh government says it is aiming for 30% of workers to keep working from home, even as the threat of covid—19 decreases. it is a decision based on stopping the virus and reducing congestion into town centres and improving air quality. ministers are adamant that this is a proposal that can rejuvenate and not hinder town centre economy. we can breathe life back into town centres, plus give people the option of continuing the flexibility they have had through the coronaviru

there is a full order of play on the bbc sport website and a lot more besides. messi story, and we expect things to possibly develop. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. see you in the next hour. in the past hour, the government's announced that coronavirus restrictions which were due to be lifted in parts of greater manchester today will now remain in place. the health secretary, matt hancock, said this was because of a significant change in the level of infection rates in bolton and trafford. he said the decision was taken in collaboration with local leaders. let's speak to catalina sastre, who runs the party and play fun house in bolton. some people are quite confused by this. what is your reaction? is utter devastation, frustration. i got a phone call at 1pm advising me that the lockdown had gone back into place, and as you can imagine it's very confusing when you are trying to get your business to start up, which we were aiming for on monday the seventh, to now be told that can't go ahead, so it's very difficult to plan anything. do you agree with the decision, which i

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's sarah. good afternoon.tion against australia in their second one day internaional at old trafford. they've got to win this to keep the three match series alive. england won the toss and decided to bat. but they have struggled, losing wicket regularly. captain eoin morgan the fourth to fall went for 42 after being caught by aussie skipper adam zampa on the pads. sam curran edged behind and england were seven down. chris woakes' innings is also just gone for 26, josh hazlewood with the wicket. england are currently 152—8. leicester have got off to a winning start in the premier league with a 3—0 win over promotoed west brom. timothy castagne scored on his debut to get them off the mark in the second half before jamie vardy scored twice from the spot to wrap up the win. spurs against everton will kick off in about 15 minutes' time lots of the new signings involved matt doherty and pierre—emile hojbjerg starting for spurs. while allan, abdoulaye doucoure and james rodriguez all start for everton. i think the pl

sport and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre.ttenham have delivered the goods on the pitch today. son heung—min scored four times as spurs thrashed southampton 5—2 to claim their first premier league win of the season. adam wild was watching the action. in the south coast sunshine, no sign of spurs star signing gareth bale, not ready for their game at southampton. for much of the first half, his new team—mates looked rather ill—prepared half, his new team—mates looked rather ill—prepa red as half, his new team—mates looked rather ill—prepared as well. danny ings putting saints ahead, spurs. but before the break, one had level. a brilliant goal and a glimpse of what was to come. the second half just moments old, he had another, spurs ahead, whichever way you look at it it was perhaps more than they deserved. but this was becoming something special. son put through again and his hat—trick was inevitable. a brilliant performance by hemant harry kane whose cross set up by hemant harry kane whose cross set up yet another, running out

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's holly hamilton.fessional football as everton beat west brom 5—2. carlo ancelotti's side had to come back from an early west brom goal... with everton‘s big summer signing james rodrieguez putting them 2—1 ahead before the break. west brom had kieran gibbs sent off and their manager slaven bilic sent to the stands as well. but the ten men managed got themselves level before everton romped home. calvert—lewin completing that hat trick, his fourth goal of the season. i've been working hard to improve my game and be more clinical in front of goal served to be in the right place under the right time it is no coincidence and to be on the training ground but it is obviously a nice back to have hit but i am not besting here, ito score more goals. that's right i am not resting here i wa nt to that's right i am not resting here i want to score more goals. next today — two sides who were battling against each other down in the championship a matter of months ago. now both leeds and fulham will be looking for th

there's live coverage from sochi on the bbc sport website and much more.judge — amy coney barrett — as his nominee to fill the supreme court seat left vacant by the death of ruth bader ginsburg. the decision has been condemned by democrats who say he is trying to force through a judge who would help to destroy public healthcare and abortion rights. donald trump's presidential rival, joe biden, says there shouldn't be a senate vote until after november's election. nomia iqbal reports. inside a packed rose garden, president trump confirmed who wants to see replacejustice ruth bader ginsburg. today it is my honour to nominate one of our nation's most brilliant and gifted legal minds to the supreme court. she is a woman of unparalleled achievement, towering intellect, sterling credentials and unyielding loyalty to the constitution. judge amy coney barrett. applause amy coney barrett's nomination was no surprise. she had been linked to the seat made vacant in 2016 when conservative justice scalia died. and with just a few words, judge barrett made it clear what

all the fixtures are on the bbc sport website.win for warrington — as they came from behind to beat castleford tigers 12—10 to go top of the table. warrington were missing nine players — seven who were self isolating due to coronavirus — and hadn't led throughout — that was until two minutes from time when matty ashton went over to seal victory with a long range effort. elsewhere, hull fc beat wakefield 26—23. and britain's adam yates remains eighth overall at the tour de france after stage 12, on a day when a young swiss rider's dream came true. marc hirschi, who turned 22 last month, had twice come close to winning a stage on his debut appearance in the race. he made it third time lucky after breaking clear with seventeen miles to go on the longest stage this year and held on to win by 47 seconds. slovenia's primoz roglic retained the overall lead. and that's all the sport for now. hello, some wet and the windy weather will move south across scotland and northern ireland during friday morning. some of the rain looks quite heavy

in the meantime, here on bbc news, it's time for sports day.me to sportsday — i'm sarah mulkerrins. coming up... a thriller at brighton ends with a 100th minute winner for manchester united. excellent exeter reach their first european champions cup final — after beating the four—time champons toulouse. and a feeling of relief in russia for lewis hamilton after what he says was one of his worst qualifying sessions. and england's women cricketers complete a t20 series win over the west indies. hello, and welcome to sportsday with me, sarah mulkerrins. you're very welcome along to the programme — lots to get through and we'll start with a winning goal for manchester united after the full time whistle. yes, it happened in their dramatic encounter against brighton in the premier league today. a 3—2 win in the end — but this was a match packed full of incidents, which was eventually settled with the very final kick in the 100th minute. to explain all — here'sjim lumsden this game fizzed from the off. brighton nearly got an early lead but hit the wood

and there's commentary on that match right now on bbc radio five live sports extra and the bbc sportzybutch vilge, and also coverage of the all—british encounter betweenjo konta and heather watson. french riderjulian alaphilippe has kept the leader's yellow jersey at the tour de france after finishing fifth on stage four, won by one of the race favourites, primoz roglic. britain's adam yates was in the leading pack approaching the stage finish, that means he stays second in the overall rankings. but roglic underlined his tour credentials, with the strongest finish out of all the race favourites. he's up to third place overall. england's newest striker, mason greenwood, says it's a dream come true to be called into gareth southgate's squad for the first time. the 18—year—old's been included for the nations league matches against iceland and denmark having impressed for manchester united — where having started the season as a youth player, he finished as a first team regular. you can be called any time and i was called to some year of league games earlier this season. i took my chance

follow all the results on the bbc sport website and app.t any of those games, of course, as is the case when the premier league gets under way this weekend. some good news — all fixtures will be televised live this month. this is how it'll look. sky and bt had selected 17 games each for the first three rounds of the new season. of the remaining 11, sky will show six, bt sport three, and the bbc and amazon prime will broadcast one each. leicester's home game against burnley on the 20th will be free to air on the bbc. the premier league says it's "considering appropriate arrangements" for matches in october. good news for most, but the chair of the all parliamentary group on football thinks fans should have been told sooner. there are supporters of clubs up and down the length of the country who are premier league supporters who are premier league supporters who are wanting to know if they will be able to see their team play this weekend. and i think those hundreds of thousands of premier league supporters, season ticket holders and all the c

more reaction to that over on the bbc sport website., that is all yoursupport for now. goodbye. —— all your support. hello there. a window of fine weather awaits many today — not all, but for most, there will be some good lengthy spells of sunshine and light winds, and it will feel pleasantly warm for late september. the reason, well, we've got a ridge of high pressure moving in behind the cold weather front, which hasn't brought much rain but it certainly brought cloudier skies southwards through the night and some drizzly rain, which will stick across eastern england for a time before finally clearing. the ridge of high pressure towards the north ensuring a pretty cold start to the day again, with temperatures close enough to freezing to give us some grass frost. the other thing we need to be aware of in northern and western areas is some patchy fog — of course, it lingers through the rush hour this time of year. now, we have got the cloud, the low cloud, the drizzly rain with our weather front as well in the south, really rather grea

don't forget the bbc sports website to keep on top. newport still leading the castle. the castle. bbc for for the first of the woman's fa cup semi finals coming up. birmingham against every ten. that's all from sportsday. olly foster without the sports there. —— with all of the sports there. you're watching bbc news. let's talk more about the coronavirus briefings. borisjohnson says new measures to tackle the rise in coronavirus cases "will take time to feed through". at a briefing in downing street, the prime minister called for "common sense and a willingness to make sacrifices". he also warned he wouldn't hesitate to impose more restrictions if needed. in the past hour, the labour leader sir keir starmer has been giving his reaction. i think the increase in the number of cases is very concerning, we can all see that and we will have a duty to follow government rules and that's very clear that we stick to that. there has to be a national effort to prevent a second lockdown. but the government side of the bargain here is to have a very clear strategy for keeping that

and that interview is part of a feature on the bbc sport website called from trayvon martin to colin e story of black lives matter in sport. with the transfer window open, players are moving clubs at the moment. not many though are making the switch from league two to serie a but that's exactly what16—year old mbunya alemanji has just done... signing for the italian giants roma after leaving cambridge united. alex howell reports: i remember my agent contacted me and he said that also they're interested in you obviously i really didn't think much of it. and then i think the next week he contacted me again he said you may have to travel to rome in two weeks. and i was like wow,. how have they seen you play, how did they watch you play? wow,. how have they seen you play, how did they watch you play7m wow,. how have they seen you play, how did they watch you play? it was my agents they made play for me. after i left cambridge and they sent the videos to rome as well. and that's when they showed interest wasn't one of you been thinking, what's been going through your mind to this whole pro

don't forget there's more on the bbc sport website including a look ahead to the weekend's premier leagueetails of all the women's sport over the weekend. the fa cup quarterfinal, england's third to 20. but from me, goodbye. it's still going to be fairly chilly across eastern areas of the uk with the wind blowing off the north sea. not a completely dry weekend. there are one or two showers in the forecast, but for the mass awe vast majority of the country, it could be dry. this is the more recent satellite picture. gale force winds along the north sea coast. we have gusts up to 67 miles an hour near grimsby. the winds will still blow very ha rd grimsby. the winds will still blow very hard during the course of the evening and night, actually throughout the weekend. not as strong but still very strong. elsewhere across the uk, the winds will be lighter and in fact, across scotla nd will be lighter and in fact, across scotland and northern ireland, light winds here in clear skies. temperatures will dip down to close to freezing, especially... this is what it looks like on saturday. the vast

more from the bbc sports centre throughout the day but that's all from me.early, the condition is fixable, but if untreated, hip dysplasia can cause severe issues later in life. now, the leading hip dysplasia charity in the uk has told the bbc they're concerned the postponement of physical check—ups on babies during lockdown could have left cases of hip dysplasia undiagnosed. ellie costello reports. this is emmy. she was born in may, and due to lockdown restrictions, her six—week checkup was delayed to 12 weeks. she has since been diagnosed with a severe form of hip dysplasia and will need surgery. the news came as a shock. so we had a late loss in between my first child and emmy, which hit us quite hard, i think. so she is very precious, a bit of a diva. and i think for any parent it is quite concerning to see them go through surgery. it is not something that any parent wants to see happen, but for a rainbow baby i think it is especially hard. so what is hip dysplasia? the ball is the top of the thigh bone and the socket is part of the pelvis. in a healthy

bbc news, minsk. now with news of the day's sport, here's olly foster at the bbc sport centre.ns. he started on pole in the russian grand prix but time penalties meant he could only finish third. here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson these men control the russian grand prix. the stewards, defying lewis hamilton's finish before he even began. they saw him practising sta rts began. they saw him practising starts in the wrong place, a dangerous place. park that for a second. lights out and away we go! the race itself began with the two black mercedes battling each other for the lead. hamilton lost it to va ltteri for the lead. hamilton lost it to valtteri bottas, and won it back. behind him, there was chaos. carlos sainz, and some signs. hamilton was first when his team found out he would be punished for his prerace errors. fancy telling lewis? team radio: there is a ten second time penalty. bleep. that left him 11, but he fought back to third. russia deemed it safe or thousands to attend and watch hamilton's team—mate, his rival, finish first. valtteri bottas wins the russian

more from the bbc sport centre throughout the evening, but from the rest of the team, good night.egrees this weekend it felt quite some like out there. and the week will start on a similar note, but it will not end that way. in fact, as the week wears on, things are going to turn much more autumnal with cloud and rain and some much cooler air. you can see in the satellite, the stripe of cloud. this will eventually bring some rain and to the north—west of that cloud band we have some much colder air and that is going to sweep its way south eastwards across all parts of the british isles as we head through the british isles as we head through the coming week. but in the short term, it has been quite great and murky today for some parts of south—east scotland and north—east england. that's low cloud will retreat back out to sea, so the skies should clear through the night. the same time, it will start to cloud over in the far north—west of scotland. because if you are fog patches through the middle, parts of east wales, towards the south of england. some early fog to content with wit

remember you can stay right up to date with all the day's sport on the bbc sport website, but for mem all of us.

there is more on all those stories on the bbc sport website, but for me and the team for now, that ishad a bout of heavy rain and strong winds near the eastern side of the uk overnight tonight. that's clearing away. but hot on its heels, another deep area of low pressure is bringing a spell of persistent rain in, gale force winds for southern and western coasts, and those will usher in clusters of heavy showers, with hail and thunder in their midst. that rain could threaten some southern and eastern parts of northern ireland. it gets stuck for southern scotland and northern england, so just a cool nine celsius here. but even in the sunshine further north, it's not that much warmer. further south, as i say, lots of showers rushing through, that strong and gusty wind making it feel cooler again compared with the dayjust gone. and the showers keep coming as we go through the night into friday. by friday, the difference is we've got a northerly wind, so we start on a chilly note. and by friday, some of the strongest winds will be blowing down the north sea coasts, potentially gale force w

but for the latest from the us open, including news of dan evans' second round match, head to the bbc sport north of the uk tonight. you most of the showers on fridays will be across scotland and northern ireland, pushing into the far north of england. that will bring some pockets of rain and a drizzle towards the southwest. the winds won't be as strong on friday, typically 16 to 18 degrees. that will have gone by saturday, and it's sunshine and showers, mostly showers in the northwest. further south, the chance of staying dry with some sunshine, but if anything, it's a bit cooler. only ia degrees through the central parts of scotland. moving into sunday, the winds are light by the stage. mostly showers will have moved away. heading into england and wales where it could be rather heavy as well. that will pay back the temperatures, may feel a bit warmer in scotland and northern ireland. highs here still 16 celsius. this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. joe biden visits kenosha, where he has been speaking to jacob blake in his hospital bed. on

remember you can stay right up to date with all the day's sport on the bbc sport website, but for me and the rest of the team it is good bite from us at. up next it is the film review. —— good buy from all of us. hello and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, rounding up the best movies available for viewing in cinemas and in the home. when times are tough, people often look to the movies to lift their spirits, and what better way to do that than with a romcom — like new release the broken hearts gallery? what? why are you getting into my car? what are you doing? for lyft, silver prius. adolpho, i have had the worst night of my life. this isn't a lyft, this is my car. hello? i'm sorry. no, i'll cancel. you're not adolpho? who are you?! my name is nick. geraldine viswa nathan, the break—out star of blockers, plays lucy, a 20—something compulsive hoarder who keeps mementos of all her failed relationships and cannot let go of the past. you just drove me home? are you insane? stranger things‘ dacre montgomery is nick, the conveniently attractive wannabe hotelier into whose c

you can watch it live now via the bbc sport website and red button.ries of doddie weir, rob burrow and stephen darby. three former sportsmen who are all living with motor neurone disease — an illness with no cure. former footballer lenjohnrose, who also has mnd, has been telling richard askham how he's taken inspiration from his fellow sports stars. lynn and john rose is a man determined to live his life to the field for. i do everything as normal as i've always done. as positive in his attitude... if it wasn't for him being so upbeat all the time, we wouldn't be. as he is proud of his family. len was diagnosed with motor neuron disease at three years ago. he was a teacher after a successful first career as a footballer. several clu bs first career as a footballer. several clubs including lycra rovers bra ntley several clubs including lycra rovers brantley and as you see here, swa nsea brantley and as you see here, swansea city. early on in the diagnosis, that was the hard part. after i sort of became public, everything has been all right. i do everyt

he will keep up with those on the bbc sport website. of the latest scores, ' you can recap all of the latest scores, ‘and you can recap all of the latest scores, ' and worcester worthwhile london irish face harlequins. —— worcester warriors. the english football season will get under way in the next few days, but there may be more challenges off the park than on it. some clubs have battled with financial issues — notjust because of the pandemic, but also because fans feel they've been badly managed by the people at the very top. football authorities have an "owners and directors test" for potential buyers, but many feel it doesn't go far enough. jane dougall reports. itjust breaks your heart, it makes you want to cry. it feels like a bad dream, really. it's a big loss to the community... money talks, if you got the money, you can do what you want and it is wrong. you cannot allow him to succumb and strip the all —— assets of the clubs. some clubs have... there is a fit and proper test now call the owners and directors test for prospecti

thanks for watching and remember we have much more on the bbc sport website.vening out there than any of us. we have had that cold wind from the north along the north sea coast for a couple of days now, two or three days. it is going to be with us three days. it is going to be with us for the rest of the night. and into tomorrow and then eventually from about monday onwards it will die down. it is a day of brisk winds for many of us across eastern die down. it is a day of brisk winds for many of us across eastern areas for many of us across eastern areas of for many of us across eastern areas of the uk and if you look at the satellite image you can see how the clouds of racing in from the north and this pattern has been struck overs for two or three days but out behind me you can see that clouds are coming in from the west so there is going to change without wind direction eventually and that will impact obviously on the kind of weather we get on the temperatures but for the time being we are in between these weather systems which means that many western areas

more on the bbc sport website but for now that is all for now. good night. nippy evening out there.it's going to feel even colder tomorrow for some of us, especially if you live in the east and the south—east of england. now, this evening, plenty of showers around, we have even had hail storms recently, and quite strong winds blowing in the southwest. the strong winds and the heavier showers will be transferring to more eastern areas over the next 12 hours or so. now, in the north, where the skies clear and the winds won't be so strong, temperatures will be close to freezing, even in glasgow and edinburgh. tomorrow, the worst of the weather. coastal gales could reach or even exceed 60 mph in gusts. it's not going to feel pleasant at all in on the lincolnshire coastline. norfolk, suffolk, canberra chair, london, the whole of the south—east. out towards the west, it will still be breezy, but the winds won't be quite so strong, so with a bit of sunshine, belfast in birmingham, cardiff, it shouldn't feel too badly. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and aro