record breakers celtic score nine in a demoltionjob at dundee united.ry kane's at it again — as tottenham continue their good start to the premier league season. a last minute volley from allain saint maximin maintains newcastle's unbeaten start to the season. and max verstappen shows his class — fighting back from fourteenth to win the belgian grand prix as lewis hamilton crashes out welcome along, thank you forjoining us. this time yesterday we were telling you about liverpool — now it's celtic who've scored nine — getting their biggest away league win on an afternoon to forget for dundee united. they remain bottom of the scottish premiership after their worst ever home defeat, but celtic are top, two points clear of rangers and very much the team to catch as nesta mcgregor reports. two players and six of the reasons celtic and theirfans are on cloud nine. yet to record a win this season, dundee united went behind when kyogo made this tight finish look simple. his second in a0 minutes was anything but routine. and in first half stoppage time, the japa

round—up, from the bbc it was liverpool yesterday, now celtic have scored nine goals as they thrashed dundee unitedip with five wins from five. united fans might want to look away now. we're going to show you all the goals — the first at tannadyce coming after a quarter of an hour... kyogo here with the first. it was a good afternoon for the japanese striker — his second from outside the box, and he'd completed a hat trick before half time. there was still time for one more before the break, 4—0 here thanks tojota getting in on the act. the second half saw another hat trick, this time for liel abada — this was his first — juranovic made it 6—0 — before abada got the seventh and eighth. carl starfelt made it nine with nine minutes to go, making in dundee united's worst home defeat. they are bottom with a point, celtic two points clear of rangers at the top. confirmation of that extraordinary scoreline. and one other game in the scottish premiership, hearts are hosting stjohnstone. that game kicked off about 15 minutes ago... hearts can go third with a win. saintjohnstone have got it and hearts could

and celtic have a set a new record in the scottish premiership after a 9—0 victory at dundee united, watching. two players and six of the reasons celtic and theirfans are on cloud nine. yet to record a win this season, dundee united went behind when kyogo furuhashi made this tight finish look simple. his second, on a0 minutes, was anything but routine. and in first—half stoppage time, the japanese international secured his hat—trick. the celebration for anyone not keeping count. 4—0 up, going into the second half, it didn't take long before it was five. liel abada getting in on the action. the chance of seeing one hat—trick is rare. so, when abada scored a second nine minutes later, those inside tannadice were on the brink of an even rarer sight, a double hat—trick. and on 77 minutes, with this dink, the israeli international delivered. celtic made it nine, nine minutes from time — their biggest ever away league win. the bhoys, buoyant. nesta mcgregor, bbc news. the notting hill carnival has returned to the streets of west london for the first time in three years following the pandem

yet to record a win this season, dundee united went behind when kyogo furuhashi made this tight finishthe japanese international secured his hat—trick. the celebration for anyone not keeping count. 4—0 up, going into the second half, it didn't take long before it was five. liel abada getting in on the action. the chance of seeing one hat—trick is rare. so, when abada scored a second nine minutes later, those inside tannadice were on the brink of an even rarer sight, a double hat—trick. and on 77 minutes, with this dink, the israeli international delivered. celtic made it nine, nine minutes from time — their biggest ever away league win. the bhoys, buoyant. nesta mcgregor, bbc news. third—placed hearts were also winners in scotland today. tottenham are third in the premier league. harry kane had a penalty saved but scored both goals in their 2—0 win at nottingham forest. west ham won at aston villa. wolves drew at home to newcastle. there was a formula one masterclass from world champion max verstappen at the belgian grand prix. the red bull driver had to overtake most of the field befo

in the scottish premiership, livingston beat dundee united 1—0 and it finished i—i between hearts anda win, but a late goal from the returning martin boyle grabbed a point for hibs. boyle�*s move to easter road was only finalised at 11pm on saturday, and boss leejohnson said it was a risk to play him for so long in the game, but they got their reward late on. to some golf, because it�*s the final day of the women�*s open in muirfield in scotland. where south africa�*s ashleigh buhai is closing in on a maiden major title. the 33—year—old overnight leader has seen her gap at the top cut from five to three shots but is still in a commanding position withjust a few holes remaining. let�*s have a quick look at some of the other stories making the sports news today.

in the scottish premiership, livingston beat dundee united 1—0 and it finished 1—1 between hearts andlooked set to hold on for a win, but a late goal from the returning martin boyle grabbed a point for hibs. boyle's move to easter road was only finalised at 11pm on saturday, and boss leejohnson said it was a risk to play him for so long in the game, but they got their reward late on. to some golf, where we are approaching the end of the women's open in muirfield in scotland. south africa's ashleigh buhai looked to have one hand on her maiden major title but a triple bogey seven at the 15th saw her three—shot lead at the top eroded and she now finds herself on the last in a share of the lead with korea's chun in—gee who is in the clubhouse at ten under. been a fantastic day so far here in birmingham. just time for a quick look at the medal table. australia still top of the standings, they've been there right from the start of the games — they've won a huge 63 gold medals so far. but hosts england are doing their best to catch up. 54 golds for england — including that brilliant victory

dundee united are enjoying playing european football again, for the first time in ten years.europa conference third round qualifier. a great goal from glenn middleton was the difference between the two sides at tannadice park. hull kingston rovers still have a chance of making the super league play—offs after coming from behind to beat bottom club toulouse. the scores were level at i6—all, with five minutes to go, when rovers worked it out to rowan milnes on the wing. that try was converted. 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. hello there. hosepipe bans are starting to come into force over the next few days. for hampshire and the isle of wight, we've got a ban coming in place for friday. then, across southeast england next week and the week after that, parts of southern wales hit by one as well. it's all because we've not seen so much in the way of rain over the course of this year. so far, only two thirds of the amount of rain we'd normally see has fallen across parts of england. not quite as

on saturday it was bournemouth, thumped by liverpool, then a day later dundee united suffered the samehours of each other, both scott parker and jack ross were sacked. for parker it was four games into the new campaign after being promoted, but it was as much what he said afterwards that might have been the final straw. in terms of players on the pitch, in terms of where we are is the squad, starting players and the depth that we have. while i was alarmed that obviously calls would go in and easily —— goals going and easily. we are trying our hardest here and i feel sorry for the group in that sense, a group of players thatjust need help with this at the present time. need help with this at the present time. this is the statement released by bournemouth this morning in which the co—owner maxim demin says... jurgen klopp might have been the manager that helped dish out the 9—nil win at anfield but he was among the more surprised that scott parker was sacked in response to it. while was his reaction to it before showing a little more sympathy for his counterpart.— showing a little more s

in the scottish premiership, livingston beat dundee united 1—0 and it finished 1—1 between hearts ands. hearts had taken the lead through lawrence shankland and looked set to hold on for a win, but a late goal from the returning martin boyle grabbed a point for hibs. boyle's move to easter road was only finalised at 11pm on saturday, and boss leejohnson said it was a risk to play him for so long in the game, but they got their reward late on. to some golf, because it's the final day of the women's open in muirfield in scotland. where south africa's ashleigh buhai is closing in on a maiden major title. the 33—year—old overnight leader has seen her gap at the top cut from five to three shots but is still in a commanding position withjust a few holes remaining. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the sports news today. st helens beat castleford by 20 points to 12 to restore their four—point lead at the top of superleague. they survived a late fight back to secure their 18th win in 22 games this season. elsewhere there were wins for leeds rhinos and catalans dragon

four games tonight in the scottish league cup, with wins for motherwell, dundee united, and kilmarnockgoals. they have scored 25 in their opening six domestic games, and play rangers in the old firm on saturday. the jury in the trial of former manchester united footballer and wales manager ryan giggs was discharged by the judge earlier, after it failed to reach a verdict on any of the three charges made against him. the 48—year—old has denied accusations of controlling behaviour and assault. matt graveling has been following the case for us at manchester crown court. at the end of a trial which lasted for three—and—a—half weeks, the jury made up of 11 people returned to court number two here at manchester crown square crown court after more than 22 hours of deliberation, and they told the judge they'd failed to reach a verdict on any of the three counts faced by the former manchester united player. now, ryan giggs was facing three charges. one of these was the alleged controlling behaviour towards his former partner kate greville between august 2017 and november 2020. and two charges a

dundee united crashed out of europa conference league qualifying.ompletely fell apart as the dutch side scored five in 23 minutes before half time. the loss is the joint heaviest european defeat by a scottish side. alkmaar are into the europa conference play—offs. and it's been confirmed by fifa this evening that the world cup will start a day earlier than planned, on sunday 20 november, with hosts qatarfacing ecuador. normally, the home country play the first game in the world cup, and this tradition will now continue. the change won't the affect the release dates for players. and england and wales' first games are also still on their original date of the 2lst november. and that's all the sport for now. hello. we've seen the heat intensify day by day so far this week, and for many of you, the heat is set to peak, even through friday or indeed saturday. most places on both days sitting under sunny skies yet again. the main risk areas, of course, of the highest of the temperatures, the greatest impacts for health and transport, covered by the met off

yet to record a win this season, dundee united went behind when kyogo furuhashi made this tight finishsecond half, it didn't take long before it was five. liel abada getting in on the action. the chance of seeing one hat—trick is rare. so, when abada scored a second nine minutes later, those inside tannadice were on the brink of an even rarer sight, a double hat—trick. and on 77 minutes, with this dink, the israeli international delivered. celtic made it nine, nine minutes from time — their biggest ever away league win. the bhoys, buoyant. nesta mcgregor, bbc news. the notting hill carnival has returned to the streets of west london for the first time in three years following the pandemic. europe's largest carnival could have up to 2 million people attending the two day festival. greg mckenzie has the story. welcome to notting hill carnival! the world's second biggest carnival is back, after being cancelled last year and of the year before due to the pandemic. the festivities began this morning, with a 72—second silence observed to remember those who died in the grenfell tower tragedy

like bournemouth, dundee united also lost 9—0 over the weekend and that has also seen their manager,he had only taken over in the summer, and their thrashing by celtic was just his seventh game in charge. the record home defeat was the club's fifth successive loss. they were also beaten 7—0 in the europa conference league to az alkmaar. united are bottom of the scottish premiership, their only point coming on the opening day of the season. manchester united have reached an agreement to buy the ajax midfielder antony. the 22—year=old brazilian is the fifth summer signing, the new manager erik ten hag also raided his former club the fee is around £80 million but could rise to 85. antony, who won two eredivisie titles at ajax, still needs to pass his medical and agree personal terms. the chelsea winger callum hudson—0doi has completed a loan move to bayer leverkusen for the rest of the season. the 21—year—old england forward hasn't played this season and only made 15 premier league appearances last season. there is every expectation that the us open will be serena williams' last tournam

and there was a record scoreline in scotland, champions celtic won 9—0 at dundee united. the record win in the scottish premiership and is the biggest away victory. in theirfirst meeting in 10 months, india beat pakistan right at the death at the asia cup. the t20 tournament that's taking place in the united arab emirates. india won the toss and put pakistan into bat. mohammed rizwan topscored with 43 but they were bowled out for 147. in reply, virat kohli and ravindra jadeja both made 35 and all—rounder hardik pandya got them ove the line with a six in the final over to seal a five wicket win max verstappen won the belgian grand prix, despite starting from fourteenth, to extend his formula one championship lead to 93 points. lewis hamilton's race ended on the opening lap after he collided with fernando alonso, it was the first time this season he'd failed to finish. verstappen fought his way through the field and took the lead before the half way point. the dutchman became the first driver since 1960 to win consecutive races from 10th or lower on the grid. his red bull t

at 3pm, it's hearts against dundee united.ti—sport european championships in germany.four rowing golds yesterday and emily craig and imogen grant were first past the line in the women's double sculls. they fnished ahead of france with the olympic champions italy claiming brozen. that was amazing. i feel so emotional right now, actually. the last race we did together was tokyo nine months ago and we have both been doing lots of stuff individually this year to try and improve and i feel like that is just the proof of it, really, we come back fighting and show that we are a force to be reckoned with. there was also gold for the mixed coxed four, in the pr3 classification, for athletes with muscle or visiual impairment. the british team finished almost 20 seconds clear of france. that's all the sport for now. four matches in the hundred today — it's currently northern superchargers against london spirit in the women's match at headingley. and the oval invincibles take on the southern brave in men's and women's matches at the oval

curtis main scored twice as st mirren won 3—0 at dundee united.xing, and the wait is nearly over. britain's anthonyjoshua is about to take on ukraine's 0leksandr usyk in a heavyweight world title rematch in the next hour. joshua goes into the fight in saudi arabia as the underdog with the bookies — having been easily beaten on points last time out. usyk�*s wba, wbo and ibf titles are on the line injeddah. let's discuss this with professional boxer, james moorcroft who will be watching the match tonight. thank you very much forjoining us. there is a lot at stake of course for both of these boxes but particularly for 0leksandr usyk, i think he had to get permission from the president to come off the front line and take part in this battle. i feel it is absolutely inspirational. he is having a rematch withjoshua, i think it will be a fantastic fight all around for all world boxing fans. he has got ukraine on his shoulders tonight and i am sure he will put a fantastic performance in out there. �* ., , �* , out there. and for his british opponent — out

elsewhere, curtis main scored twice as st mirren won 3—0 at dundee united, and there were wins for motherwellas the trent rockets faced london spirit in nottingham. the rockets' men won their match and so did the women's side on a special day for their captain, nat sciver. celebrating her 30th birthday, she made an unbeaten 42 with the bat and then took two wickets in two balls as they beat spirit by 18 runs. finally, we are less than hour away from the heavyweight rematch between anthonyjoshua and alexander usyk — joshua looking to win back the three world titles that he lost to the ukrainian last year. they are fighting in saudi arabia, and you can follow it all on the bbc sport website. thank you very much, olly foster. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. have a good night. hello. a fine end to the day for many of us, but a bit of rain in the forecast, too, particularly in the north. but on the whole this evening and overnight, at least for most of us, it is going to be dry with clear spells. so, let's have a look at the forecast, then. h

curtis main scored twice as st mirren won 3—0 at dundee united.ounty picked up their first win of the season. aberdeen are up to fifth after beating stjohnstone. we're in to the final weekend at the multisport european championships in germany. great britain have been back on the top of the podium. it's been a bittersweet summer for keeley hodgkinson. but she finally got her gold medal tonight in the 800m. it comes after second places in both the world championships and the commonwealth games. after a medal laden commonwealth games, jake jarman, joe fraser, courtney tulloch, giarnni regini moran and james hall took a stunning team gold in the gymnastics at the european championships. it was a huge winning margin too with fraser impressing on parallel bars and jarman on floor and vault before finishing off in style on the high bar. it's 10 years since gb won this team event. lois toulson and andrea spendolini—sirieix took top honours at the european aquatics championships over in rome. the duo took won gold the synchronised 10 metre platform final

elsewhere, curtis main�*s double put st mirren ahead at dundee united. the front for the great britain team in the men's gymnastics team final at the european championships in munich. confidence is high with three commonwealth golds in birmingham and he produced an outstanding routine on the parallel bars to give the british team gold. jake the british team gold. jarman finishing off the job for jake jarman finishing off the job for the british team. it's ten years since gb won this team event. these guys deliver every single day in the gym, and it showcased today, and i couldn't be the gymnast i am without them so i share this moment without them so i share this moment with everyone. without them so i share this moment with everyone-— with everyone. let's talk about the atmosrihere _ with everyone. let's talk about the atmosphere here. _ with everyone. let's talk about the atmosphere here. everyone - with everyone. let's talk about the atmosphere here. everyone in - with everyone. let's talk about the atmosphere here. everyone in the| atmosphere here. e

elsewhere, curtis main scored twice as st mirren won 3—0 at dundee united.ock are bottom as ross county picked up their first win of the season. aberdeen are up to fifth after beating stjohnstone. great britain claimed a stunning team gymnastics gold at the european championships in munich jake jarman impressed on vault and finished off in the high bar too withjoe fraser's parallel bars routine also a highlight. it's 10 years since gb won this team event. these guys deliver every single day in the gym, and it showcased today, and i couldn't be the gymnast i am today without them so i am glad to share this moment with everyone. let's talk about the atmosphere here. everyone in the crowd got behind us every single apparatus, every single routine. we couldn't ask for a better crowd so thank you, everyone. louis toulson and andrea spendolini—sirieix have picked up their second gold medals at the european aquatics championships in rome. the duo took top spot in the women's synchronised 10 metre platform final ahead of ukraine and germany. spendolini—sirieix also

the champions will return to the top of the table if they win at dundee united this lunch time.est series against south africa at 1—1. the captain ben stokes was player of the match and described their victory by an innings and 85 runs as "amazing". they now head to the oval for the deciding test a week on thursday. our sports correspondentjoe wilson was at old trafford. just three days at old trafford, but for england they were almost perfect. james anderson defeated south africa's captain like that, and the course seemed set. but rassie van der dussen batted defiantly with an injured finger, and between lunch and tea no wickets fell. now, this was a challenge. when england were overwhelmed in the first test match of this series, ben stokes said, "don't worry, we'll just win the next two matches." but to make this victory happen, stokes needed stokes. he got rid of van der dussen in a momentum—changing spell of bowling. watch the next delivery. that was keegan peterson finally gone, after hours of resistance. then the game was open, the stumps were waiting — forjames anderson a

in the other game, livingston beat dundee united 1—0., south africa's ashleigh buhai finally beat south korea's in gee chun, winning on the fourth play—off hole. that's the sport from birmingham. and it's been revealed that the five—time paralympic gold medallist ellie simmonds willjoin this year's strictly come dancing line—up. the swimmer said she was "bursting with excitement" but also "absolutely petrified". the show will be back next month on bbc one. time for a look at the weather. here's stav. another heatwave on the way for england and wales. not as intense as what we had last month but this one could last longer, certainly across central and southern areas. it will be warming up for all areas including scotland and northern ireland but for england and wales heatwave conditions, we will see temperatures well above the seasonal norm for more than three consecutive days. if you are crying out for rainfall, they will not be a drop over the next few days across central and southern areas. most of it reserved once again for the north

elsewhere, curtis main scored twice as st mirren won 3—0 at dundee united.tjohnstone. in the hundred, trent rockets women have beaten london spirit. england pair bryony smith and nat sciver shared a 97—run partnership as the rockets set london spirit 143 to win. sciver removed beth mooney and alice monaghan in consecutive balls to cap an excellent all—round performance on her birthday. that result moves the rockets into the top three and leaves spirit still searching for their first win. more than 10,000 watched, too — a record for a women's game at trent bridge. there's been another big—race success for frankie dettori, with a dramatic victory in the prestigious ebor handicap at york. riding the 9—1 shot trawlerman, in the blue and white colours of the godolphin stable, he still had plenty to do in the final furlong, but edged out alfred boocher by a nose. it's the first time dettori's ridden to victory in the race since in ten years. let's whiz through some of the day's other sports headlines. sam bennett has won stage 2 of the vuelta a espan — the irish s

they're already a—nil up away at dundee united, in the early kick—off.shi! he's scored a hat trick. jota added a fourth before the break. hearts host stjohnstone later on, at 3pm. after some remarkable matches yesterday, there are three more premier league games today. two of those kick off at 2 o'clock. third—from—bottom wolves host unbeaten newcastle. and west ham — who are bottom, having lost all three of their matches — are away at aston villa. manager david moyes knows getting points on the board is crucial. it's hugely important. we will do everything we can to get started. we want to play well, we want to win. and you know, you need good performances to get results and, at the moment, our performances haven't been good enough to get the results. so we need to up our performance level. and look, i said a few times, i am level. and look, i said a few times, iam beginning level. and look, i said a few times, i am beginning to see signs of it improving and i hope that we can continue to do that. ~ ., ., , ., ., ~ that. we want to try and make the name

we start with a record breaking afternoon for celtic, who've won 9—0 at dundee united to get their biggest go further has she made this tight finish look simple and to second in a0 minutes was anything but routine and in stoppage time the japanese international kiddies hat—trick, then he not keeping count. didn't take long until it was five, another player getting on the action. the chance of seeing one hat—trick is where so when he scored a second nine later those inside at tannadice were on the blink of an even there the site, a double hat—trick. on 77 minutes the israel international delivered. celtic made it nine, nine minutes made it from time. the biggest ever league win. the boys buoyant. bbc news. confirmation of that extraordinary scoreline. and one other game in the scottish premiership, hearts have come from behind to lead stjohnstone 2—1, a win would take hearts up to third. in the last few moment saint johnstone havejust in the last few moment saint johnstone have just equalised with less than an hour played in their win moving them up to third and they held to two at the mome

also today, hearts beat dundee united 4—1.old, silver and bronze for great britain at the european aquatics championships in rome. james wilby adding european breaststroke gold to his commonwealth title. a brief bit of weather news from me before we get the forecast proper. we thought we'd share some pictures to jog your memory of what rain is like, if you're in one of the areas that hasn't seen any for weeks. well, this is what it was like in inverness this afternoon. thunderstorm warnings have been in place for both scotland and northern ireland. susan powell is here with the uk—wide forecast. what about rain for england and wales? there is some rain coming, but for gardeners and growers, before you get too excited it is largely going to come in the form of showers. rain for many but i can't guarantee it for many but i can't guarantee it for all. a lot of people are a bit tired of persistent heat by day and night. that is now going to ease. thunderstorms moving out of northern ireland but still set to run across central and

dundee united are enjoying playing european football again, for the first time in ten years.g the super league play—offs after coming from behind to beat bottom club toulouse. the scores were level at i6—all, with five minutes to go, when rovers worked it out to rowan milnes on the wing. that try was converted. hull kr the winners by 33—16. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. bbc.co.uk/sport. little change on the weather front as we head into friday and the weekend. for most of us, it's going to be predominantly dry. there is some rain in the forecast, but it'll fall in the form of hit or miss showers and most of that is expected in western and northern scotland. the weather fronts that have been crossing the country in the last few days mostly fizzle away by the time they reach southern parts of the country, so here, he remains bone dry. this high pressure which will be building will be responsible for bringing some very warm weather, some hot weather towards the end of next week. so, the short term, then. a few show

four games tonight in the scottish league cup, with wins for motherwell, dundee united, and kilmarnockof former manchester united footballer and wales manager ryan giggs was discharged by the judge after it failed to reach a verdict on any of the three charges made against him. the 48—year—old has denied accusations of controlling behaviour and assault. matt graveling has been following the case for us at manchester crown court. at the end of a trial which lasted for three—and—a—half weeks, the jury made up of 11 people returned to court number two here at manchester crown square crown court after more than 22 hours of deliberation, and they told the judge they'd failed to reach a verdict on any of the three counts faced by the former manchester united player. now, ryan giggs was facing three charges. one of these was the alleged controlling behaviour towards his former partner kate greville between august 2017 and november 2020. and two charges are alleged assault against ms greville and her younger sister emma over an alleged incident that occurred at the former wales manager's home

we start with a record—breaking afternoon for celtic, who've won 9—0 at dundee united to get their biggest when kyogo made this tight finish look simple. his second in 40 minutes was anything but routine. and in first half stoppage time, the japanese international secured his hat trick. the celebration for anyone not keeping count 4—0 up going into the second half, it didn't take long before it was five. abada getting in on the action. the chance of seeing one hat trick is rare, so when abada scored a second, nine minutes later, those inside tannadice were on the brink of an even rarer sight an even rarer sight — a double hat trick. and on 77 minutes with this dink, the israeli international delivered. celtic made it nine nine minutes from time their biggest ever away league win. confirmation of that extraordinary scoreline. and one other game in the scottish premiership, lawrence shankland's penalty, nine minutes from time, got hearts a 3—2 win over stjohnston and moves them up to third in the table. a stunning late goal from allan saint—maximin has earned newcastle a point at wolves. the

celtic play tomorrow, and could go back top again if they can beat dundee united.terjust two minutes. dusan vlahovic scoring a wonderful free—kick forjuve. but roma found an equaliser with 20 minutes remaining. tammy abraham with the header. i—i it finished in turin. england have levelled the series against south africa with a huge victory in the second test at old trafford. they were on top going into day three, and pressed home that advantage taking all ten south african wickets for just 179. our correspondentjoe wilson was watching the action. trumpeter plays jerusalem. every new day of play for england's test cricketers is greeted by supporters like this. every new dawn whether false or true. at old trafford there was a glorious opportunity, and there was james anderson. that's how he got rid of south africa's captain. sarel erwee fell to a catch from ben foakes and then a farewell from bowler ollie robinson. that was a lingering look. soon, aiden markram was out, too. commentator: edged, gone. three wickets by lunch was decent progress, and minds were starting

dundee united crashed out of europa conference league qualifying, thrashed 7—1 on aggregate by az alkmaarll start a day earlier than planned, on sunday 20 november, with hosts qatarfacing ecuador. normally, the home country play the first game in the world cup, and this tradition will now continue. the change won't the affect the release dates for players. and england and wales' first games are also still on their original date of the 21st november. and that's all the sport for now. hello. we've seen the heat intensify day by day so far this week, and for many of you, the heat is set to peak, even through friday or indeed saturday. most places on both days sitting under sunny skies yet again. the main risk areas, of course, of the highest of the temperatures, the greatest impacts for health and transport, covered by the met office amber extreme heat warning, still in place all the way through to sunday across a good part of england and east wales, where we start with the highest temperatures on friday morning. a little bit fresher on the countryside, particularly northern england, scotlan

ross was sacked today after dundee united's thrashing at the hands of celtic.r bournemouth went down by the same scoreline at liverpool that was their third defeat in a row. in his post match interview on saturday, he criticised the club's lack of investment in the squad saying the team was "ill—equipped at this level". first team coach gary o'neil will take temporary charge against wolves tomorrow night the rift in golf continues. with this year's open champion cameron smithjoining the saudi—funded liv golf series. the world number two, who won his first major at st andrews last month, is the highest ranked player to defect to the lucrative new series that has caused a huge controvsery in the sport. he will be in the field for the fourth liv event of the year that starts in boston this friday. and finally what about this for a catch. naomi dattani and alice monaghan for london spirit helped put an end to birmingham phoenix's chances of reaching the knockout stage of the women's hundred. spirit, who also can't make the next stage, won by four wickets at lord's.

the champion5 will return to the top of the table if they win at dundee united this lunch time.mazing". they now head to 0val for the deciding te5t a week on thursday. our sports correspondentjoe wilson was at old trafford. just three days at old trafford before england, they were almost perfect. james anderson defeated south africa's captain like that and the course seemed set. but south africa batted defiantly and between lunch and tea, no wicket5 fell. now this was a challenge. when england were over donned in the first test match, ben stokes said, don't worry, we will win the next two matches but to make this victory happen, ben stokes needed ben stoke5. he got rid of the bat5men in a momentum changing 5pell of the bat5men in a momentum changing spell of bowling. watch the next delivery. peterson gone after hours of resistance than the game was open, the stunts were waiting. 0rjame5 anderson again. with a finish in a rush, three wicket5 0rjame5 anderson again. with a finish in a rush, three wickets in the south african second innings and four for the record 0llie the south a

they recorded their biggest away league win at dundee united.o players and six of the reasons celtic and theirfans are on cloud nine. yet to record a win this season, dundee united went behind when kyogo furuhashi made this tight finish look simple. his second, on a0 minutes, was anything but routine. and in first—half stoppage time, the japanese international secured his hat—trick. the celebration for anyone not keeping count. 4—0 up, going into the second half, it didn't take long before it was five — liel abada getting in on the action. the chance of seeing one hat—trick is rare. so, when abada scored a second nine minutes later, those inside tannadice were on the brink of an even rarer sight — a double hat—trick. and on 77 minutes, with this dink, the israeli international delivered. celtic made it nine, nine minutes from time — their biggest ever away league win. the bhoys, buoyant. nesta mcgregor, bbc news. hearts are up to third after a 3—1 win over stjohnstone. lawrence shankland scored the winner from the penalty spot tottenham continue

like bournemouth, dundee united also lost 9—0 over the weekend and that has also seen their manager,erena williams last before she retires and she says she was overwhelmed by the reception she received from a packed arthur ashe stadium. but it's not godbye yet, because she's through to the second round. it was also a good opening day for most of the british players including andy murray. from new york, here's our sports news correspondent laura scott. andy murray... a decade since his first title, andy murray's hips might have changed, but his hopes haven't. fighting back from an early break down, he showed he has still got it. while the 24th seed showed a touch of class, confessing this ball bounced twice before he reached it. andy murray had to keep his cool to come to a tight first set, and from their life became easier, even if it didn't feel like it. that felt like five sets to me. it's very, very tricky conditions, very humid and hot. but, here, i was really happy with the way i got through that one. at the top of the screen, that is another brit, harriet dart, who pulled off t

like bournemouth, dundee united also lost 9—0 over the weekend and that has also seen their manager, the ajax midfielder antony. the 22 year old brazilian is the fifth summer signing, as new manager erik ten hag also took defender lisandro martinez from his former club. the fee is around £80 million but could rise to 85. antony, who won two eredivisie titles at ajax, still needs to pass his medical and agree personal terms. chelsea winger callum hudson—0doi has completed a loan move to bayer leverkusen for the rest of the season. the 21—year—old england forward hasn't played this season and only made 15 premier league appearances last season. emma raducanu begins the defence of her us open title later tonight, she won as a qualifer last year, winning 10 games in new york, but since then she has failed to win more than two at any tournament. she's had form and fitness issues and changed coaches a number of times. she is a quality player. it takes some time to adjust to being in the spotlight and dealing with pressure. a lot of sponsors come on board because they want to be attached to