alexander zverev will face taylor fritz in the semi—finals of the season ending atp finals after beatingv will face taylor fritz in the semi—finals of the season ending atp finals after beating carlos alcaraz. the spaniard, who has struggled forform in turin, is now on the brink of being eliminated from the tournament. and that's all the sport for now. we'll have more later on. we will see you then. a met office police officer has been sacked after accessing files to the murder of sarah everard, he was found guilty of gross misconduct, sarah everard was 33 and was kidnapped and killed by a serving officer in 2021. let's go live to scotland yard, sonia joins us on the programme. figs scotland yard, sonia 'oins us on the programme.— scotland yard, sonia 'oins us on the rouramme. a ~ programme. as you say, the kidnap, ra -e and programme. as you say, the kidnap, rape and murder— programme. as you say, the kidnap, rape and murder of— programme. as you say, the kidnap, rape and murder of sarah _ programme. as you say, the kidnap, rape and murder of sarah everard . programme. as you say, the ki

elsewhere in the tennis world, alexander zverev claimed a second victory at the season ending atp finalshe german made it two from two in the group stages with a 7—6, 6—3 win against norway's caspur ruud. up next, he faces a tough test in carlos alcaraz. he overcame illness to defeat andrey rublev in straight sets earlier in the day. but if zverev is able to conquer the four—time grand slam champion, he will guarantee a spot in the semifinals. now, over in boxing, former world heavyweight champion mike tyson will face jake paul on friday. the 58—year—old boxing legend hasn't fought professionally in 19 years. in the final press conference before tonight's weigh—in, youtuber—turned—fighter jake paul, dominated the microphone as tyson uttered very few words. the fear of losing is too much, fighting than dying. what could you lose if you lose this fight? thank you.- you lose if you lose this fight? thank you. you lose if you lose this fiuht? thank ou. �* ., ., fight? thank you. and not going to lose. cheering you said that in the last minute dark i am not going to lose, dig here what i said

also in action after that are german second seed alexander zverev and andrey rublev, following american—3 win over daniil medvedev on day one. world number one jannik sinner was also victorious in the first round, overcoming australia's alex de minaur in straight sets. i feel like every match is very difficult to play against him. he is a great fighter, you have to earn every point you play. i still feel like that every time we play, he changes a couple of things so i have to be very aware. it is very difficult. the denver nuggets extended their winning streak to five straight games by beating the dallas mavericks. the game went down to the wire, but a brilliant, history—making performance from nikola jokic secured the win for denver 122 to 120. the three time mvp made his case for another one with a dominant line of 37 points, 18 rebounds, and 15 assists — numbers no other player has achieved in nba history. from nikola jokic to nikola jovic, who came off the bench to score the winning points for the miami heat as they beat the minnesota timberwolves 95—94. his foul shot with under eig

over in turin, alexander zverev claimed a second victory at the season ending atp finals. it two from two in the group stages with a 7—6, 6—3 win against norway's caspur ruud. up next, he faces a tough test in carlos alcaraz. in the other group, australia's alex de minaur is currently on court against us open finalist taylor fritz. and after being postponed yesterday due to severe weather warnings, the billiejean king cup has kicked off in malaga today. ana bogdan secured the first win of the day for romania, with a straights sets victory overjapan�*s nao hibino. japan have levelled the tie at one all after ena shibahara claimed the second singles. a deciding doubles will determine who goes through. and that's all the sport for now. back to you, geeta. police in south africa's north west province say the body of a miner has been recovered from a shaft where thousands of illegal miners are thought to be underground and reluctant to come to the surface. local people have helped seven to leave since wednesday after hundreds were brought out in early november. the authorities

alexander zverev won his first paris masters title after beating home favourite ugo humbert in straight world number two won 6—2 6—2 to claim his seventh atp masters title of his career. it takes the german past world number one jannick sinner in terms of most victories this year — 66. zverev will next play the atp finals in turin next week, where he'll aim to win the season ending trophy for a third time. you know, i have goals, for sure. the goals are quite obvious for everyone. for me right now it is about improving my game, then i will let the results come to me. i cannot force the results. i didn't come here this week thinking i for sure want to win this tournament. i want to improve, get better and improve my game, thatis get better and improve my game, that is what i'm trying to do every day. at the wta finals in saudi arabia, iga swiatek came from a set and double break down to beat the wimbledon champion barbora krejcikova in their round robin match. coco gauff meanwhile beat fellow american and doubles partnerjessica pegula 6—3 6—2 in the same group. gauff came into the season

also in action later on day two are alexander zverev and andrey rublev, following american taylor fritz win over daniil medvedev on day one. home favourite and world number one jannik sinner was also victorious in the first round, overcoming australia's alex de minaur in straight sets. i feel like every match, it is very difficult to play against him, he is a great fighter, you have to earn every point you play, but i still feel like that, you know, that every time we play against, he changes a couple of things, so i have to be very aware, you know, so it is very difficult. the denver nuggets extended their winning streak to five straight games by beating the dallas mavericks. the game went down to the wire, but a brilliant, history—making performance from nikola jokic secured the win for denver 122—120. the three time mvp made his case for another one — with a dominant line of 37 points, 18 rebounds, and 15 assists — numbers no other player has achieved in nba history. from nikola jokic to nikola jovic, who came off the bench to score the winning points for the miami heat as they beat

over in turin, alexander zverev claimed a second victory at and after being postponed yesterday due tore weather warnings, the billiejean king cup has kicked off in malaga today. ana bogdan secured the first win of the day for romania, with a straights sets victory overjapan�*s nao hibino. japan have levelled the tie at one all after ena shibahara claimed the second singles. a deciding doubles will determine who goes through. now, it's excitement in the boxing world because former world heavyweight champion mike tyson will face jake paul on friday. the 58—year—old boxing legend hasn't fought professionally in 19 years. in the final press conference before tonight's weigh—in, youtuber—turned—fighter jake paul, dominated the microphone, while tyson was a man of few words. the fear of losing is too much fighting than dying. what could you lose if you lose this fight? thank you. i'm not going to lose. cheering. you said that in the last minute... i am not going to lose, did you hear what i said? and the eagerly—awaited rematch between katie taylor and amanda serrano is the co—main event. t

alexander zverev is through to the semi—finals of the paris masters after a straight sets victory againsta muir will be presented with her bronze medal this weekend from the 3000 metres at the 2015 european indoor championships in prague. she came 4th in the race nine years ago, but the russian winner, yelena korobkina, has been stripped of her gold for a doping violation. muir will finally be given the medal at a cross country event in kirkcaldy tomorrow. less than a year ago, the welsh rugby union said they were "truly sorry" after an independent review criticised their culture. now, fresh allegations of sexism and inequality have been put to the organisation — including threats to withdraw wales' women's team from major competitions, if contracts weren't signed. the wru have admitted mistakes were made in its handling of contract negotiations with the senior women's team, but has refuted further sexism allegations. i think that's important. there is a process in play here. the low back to — there is a process in play here. the low back to actually work out what we need to do. that will

while there was an epic first semifinal between american taylor fritz and the two—time champion alexander zverevet 6—3, but the german responded in kind to force a decider. fritz has just taken it on the tie break — eventually booking his place in the final 6—3, 3—6, 7—6. meanwhile, the billiejean king cup is ongoing in malaga with italy booking their place in the last four with victory overjapan. jasmine paolini played a key role in italy coming from 1—0 down. the world number four beat moyuka uchijima in straight sets to level the tie and then teamed up with sara errani to win the deciding doubles tie against shuko aoyama and eri hozumi also in straight sets. they'll face the winners of poland or czechia in the last four. ireland's katie taylor, successfully retained her undisputed, light—welterweight title, with a contentious points win, over amanda serrano in texas. the pair served up another classic, in their rematch, but taylor repeatedly leaned in, with her head, opening up a cut on serrano's forehead in the fourth round, and she was eventually deducted a point for headbutting in the eigh

also in action later on day two are alexander zverev and andrey rublev, following american taylor fritz over daniil medvedev on day one. home favourite and world number one jannik sinner was also victorious in the first round, overcoming australia's alex de minaur in straight sets. i feel like every match, it is very difficult to play against him, he is a great fighter, you have to earn every point you play, but i still feel like that, you know, that every time we play against, he changes a couple of things, so i have to be very aware, you know, so it is very difficult. the denver nuggets extended their winning streak to five straight games by beating the dallas mavericks. the game went down to the wire, but a brilliant, history—making performance from nikola jokic secured the win for denver 122—120. the three—time mvp made his case for another one — with a dominant line of 37 points, 18 rebounds, and 15 assists, numbers no other player has achieved in nba history. from nikola jokic to nikola jovic, who came off the bench to score the winning points for the miami heat as they beat the m

he beat alexander zverev in a thrilling three sets in turin.r reached the final of the season—ending tournament and it's the fourth time fritz has beaten the german this year. fritz eventually won 6-3 3-6 7-6. more balls being put in place near the end and at the and to the balls were just huge and when i try to be aggressive i didn't feel like it was doing much so ijust didn't feel like it was doing much so i just told myself at the end ijust had to fight and be solid and try to take care of my serve the best they can but give him absolutely nothing from the back. meanwhile, the billiejean king cup is ongoing in malaga with italy booking their place in the last four with a 2—1 victory overjapan. they'll play either poland or the czech republicjasmine paolini played a key role in italy coming from one down. the world number four beat moyuka uchijima in straight sets to level the tie and then teamed up with sara errani to win the deciding doubles tie against shuko aoyama and eri hozumi in straight sets. rory mcilroy is on the verge of winning a

now, the first semifinal is under way with american taylor fritz taking on two—time champion alexander zverev's currently advantage to the american. fritz taking the first set six games to three courtesy of a solitary break of serve in the sixth game. meanwhile, the billiejean king cup is ongoing in malaga with japan taking on italy. t here was an upset in the opening match — world number 135 ena shibahara came from a set down to beat elisabetta cocciaretto, ranked 54th in the world. the result gave japan a 1—0 lead, butjasmine paolini has just levelled the tie by beating moyuka uchijima in straight sets. ireland's katie taylor, successfully retained her undisputed, light—welterweight title, with a contentious points win, over amanda serrano in texas. the pair served up another classic, in their rematch, but taylor repeatedly leaned in, with her head, opening up a cut on serrano's forehead in the fourth round, and she was eventually deducted a point for headbutting in the eighth, but it wasn't enough for the puerta rican, all threejudges, scoring the fight for taylor. the other event there sa

alexander zverev won his first paris masters title after a straight sets win against home favourite ugon the world rankings new zealand sealed a historic 3—0 series clean sweep over india with a thrilling win on day three of the third and final test in mumbai. chasing 147 to win, india were reduced at one stage to 29 for five, ajaz patel taking three top order wickets to leave india teetering // but rishabh pant stage to 29—5, ajaz patel taking three top order wickets to leave india teetering, but rishabh pant dragged india back into the game, his half—century keeping things interesting. but once pant went on the stroke of lunch, the end came swiftly, india bowled out for 126, new zealand winning by 25 runs to complete a remarkable series, having not won a test in india for 36 years beforehand. it has been a massive achievement. after the first run, it was pretty special. the second one to win the series was more special. we spoke about coming here and trying to adapt as much as we can. to be in this position, 3—0 in the series. i will never forget it. that's just about it for us here o

alexander zverev will face taylor fritz in the semi—finals of the season ending atp finals after beatingnow on the brink of being eliminated from the tournament. northern ireland's rory mcilroy and englishman tyrell hatton are both a shot off the lead at the dp world tour championship. they're 8 under par with frenchman antoine rozner leading the way. mcillroy needs a top 11 finish to win the season—long race to dubai for a sixth time. england's record test wicket taker james anderson is a step closer to making his indian premier league debut. the 42—year—old, who has retired from international duty, is one of 37 english players who have made the first cut for the ipl auction, but there's nojofra archer on the list. and india have posted their second highest t20 total — 283 in their fourth and final match against south africa. tilak varma top scored injohannesburg with 120 offjust 47 balls. in their chase, south africa are x—x. india lead the four match series 2—1. it's another weekend of autumn internationals in rugby union, the first of them is actually tonight, ireland taking on argen

he beat alexander zverev in a thrilling three sets in turin.nd it's the fourth time fritz has beaten the german this year. fritz eventually won 6—3 3—6 7—6 he'll play the winner of saturday�* second semifinal between world number one jannik sinner and norway's casper ruud. meanwhile, the billiejean king cup is ongoing in malaga with italy booking their place in the last four with a 2—1 victory overjapan. jasmine paolini played a key role in italy coming from 1—0 down. the world number four beat moyuka uchijima in straight sets to level the tie and then teamed up with sara errani to wind the deciding doubles tie against shuko aoyama and eri hozumi in straight sets. onto rugby union's autumn internationals. arguably the standout match comes later in paris where france take on new zealand. earlier scotland beat portugal 59—21. england — on a four match losing run — arejust about to take on double world champions, south africa at the allianz stadium in twickenham. the springboks swept aside scotland last time out, whereas england lost to australia.

he beat alexander zverev in a thrilling three sets in turin. the season—ending tournament and it's the fourth time fritz has beaten the german this year. fritz eventually won 6-3, 3-6, 7-6. meanwhile, the billiejean king cup is ongoing in malaga with italy booking their place in the last four with a 2—1 victory overjapan. they'll play either poland or the czech republicjasmine paolini played a key role in italy coming from one down. the world number four beat moyuka uchijima in straight sets to level the tie and then teamed up with sara errani to win the deciding doubles tie against shuko aoyama and eri hozumi in straight sets. rory mcilroy is on the verge of winning a sixth race to dubai title. he needs to finish in the top 11 at the season ending dp world tour championship and he'll head into the final round in dubai tied for the lead with denmark's rasmus hojgaard and france's antoine rozner. they're all 12 under par overall. mcilroy had six birdies and just two bogeys. the world number three could have claimed the outright lead but missed t