james davies and ross moriarty both start in the back row, in place ofjustin tipuric and aaron wainwrightup game is against france this weekend. the winner will top the group which will mean a likely quarter final with australia. england confirmed their qualification for the knockout stage after beating argentina on saturday. but it might have come at a cost forforward billy vunipola — andy swiss is with the team injapan. the england players are back training in tokyo if they prepare for their final training in tokyo if they prepare for theirfinal group training in tokyo if they prepare for their final group game against france. so find in this tournament they have been pretty lucky with injuries but there is some concern over billy vunipola after he left the field at half—time against argentina with an injury to his ankle. the good news is that england say he is up and walking around but they say they are still waiting to find out the extent of his injury. he has another 24—hour is after tomorrow and then we will make a firm diagnosis. he has seen the physio this morning and he is around

two early tries and then wales responded to aaron wainwright, who scored a try of his own.s. france 19—10 up at half—time. early in the second half, sebastien vahaamahina, the giant french lock elbowed wainwright during a mall, camped on the wales line. there was no need for it. in the roaming half—an—hour, france were reduced to 14. it looked like time is running out and wales were struggling to make their one—man advantage count. but in the final reckoning, moriarty it was who popped up to score the decisive try. dan biggar converted to edge wales ahead for the very first time in the match. so they are through to a second semifinal in the last three world cups and they will now believe, that having not been at their best, but somehow found a way to prevail, they can go all the way, reach a first world cup final i give coach, warren gatland the defining moment in this, his final tournament that he his long and successful tenure deserves. staying in japan and australia's head coach michael cheka will stand down at the end of the year. it comes after their heavy defeat to en

aaron wainwright pouncing and going clear.essure to clamp down on high tackles, moriarty was always going to pay for this. while he was in the sin bin, his team were punished. the french had a 9—point lead going into half—time. france needed to keep their discipline. instead, an act of violence as daft as it was dangerous here from vahaamahina. the fans showed what they thought, the officials agreed, france would play the last half hour one man down. although games can hinge on such moments, wales struggled to make their advantage count. but with the final whistle approaching, the ball bobbled loose and moriarty rescued his team. dan biggar‘s conversion edging wales ahead for the first time. france's heroic defiance was over, they had left it late, they had ridden their luck, but wales had dug deep into their resolve and somehow found a way. a second home nation through to the semifinals. all of wales will be breathing a huge sigh of relief tonight after one of their team's most important and dramatic victories. far from their

james davies and ross moriarty both start in the back row, in place ofjustin tipuric and aaron wainwright— they need a bonus point win to close the gap onjapan — and have made 14 changes for their clash with russia. darcy graham the only man remaining from the win over samoa. but much of the focus for ireland's game next weekend has been on the weather. joe schmidt's side would guarantee their place with a bonus point win over samoa. but typhoon hagibis is on course to hit japan by the weekend and rules dictate a nil—nil draw would be awarded in the event of a cancellation. attention in football shifts from club to country this week as we enter an international break — and for one or two teams in the premier league. time perhaps to reflect on a pretty dismal start to the season. the champions manchester city are now eight points behind liverpool, mancheser united are languishing down at the bottom half of the table and as for tottenham, they have had just three wins from 11 games this season. here's austin halewood with a look at some of the big talking points from the weekend. already we

aaron wainwright pouncing and then bursting clear.was always going to pay for this. and, while he was in the sin bin, his team were punished too. virimi vakatawa's try giving the french a nine—point lead at the end of a thrilling half. now france needed to keep their discipline. instead, an act of violence as daft as it was dangerous by vahaamahina. france would play the last half an hour a man down. but, with the final whistle approaching, the ball bubbled loose and moriarty rescued his team. dan biggar‘s conversion edging wales ahead for the first time. they'd left it late, they'd ridden their luck but wales had dug deep into their resolve and somehow found a way. a second home nation through to the semifinals. all of wales will be breathing a huge sigh of relief tonight after one of their team's most important and dramatic victories. they were far from their best here but, having found a way to prevail, they will now believe they can reach a first—ever world cup final and give warren gatland's long and successful tenure its definin

it was france who started by far the better, two early tries, wales then responded through aaron wainwright, france were 19—10 up at half—time, but then the turning point, early in the second half, sebastien vahaamahina, the giant french lock, elbowed wainwright during a maul on the wales line, there was no need for it, but during the remaining half hour, of course, there were reduced to 1a men. it looks like time was running out, wales struggling to make that advantage count, but in the final reckoning, moriarty it was who popped up to score the decisive try, dan biggar converted to edge wales head for the very first time in the match, and so they are through to a second semifinal in the last three world cups, and they will now believe, having not been at their best but somehow finding a way to prevail, they can go all the way, reaching first world cup final and give coach warren gatland the defining moment in this, his final tournament that his long and successful tenure deserves. the hosts japan, meanwhile, are out. they were defeated 26—3 in tokyo, from where, andy swiss reports. this w

it was france who started by far the better, two early tries, wales then responded through aaron wainwright, france were 19— turn up at half—time, but then the turning point, early in the second half, sebastien vahaamahina, point, early in the second half, sebastien va haamahina, the point, early in the second half, sebastien vahaamahina, the giant french law, elbowed wainwright during a mall on the wales line, there was no need for it, but during there was no need for it, but during the remaining half hour, of course, there were reduced to 111 men. it looks like time was running out, wales struggling to make that advantage count, but in the final reckoning, moriarty it was who p°pped reckoning, moriarty it was who normed up reckoning, moriarty it was who popped up to score the decisive try, dan biggar converted to edge wales head for the very first time in the match, and so they are through to a second semifinal in the last three world cups, and i will now believe, having not been at their best but somehow finding a way to prevail, they can go all the way, reaching first world cup final an

wales hit back through aaron wainwright to narrow the deficit, but they still trailed by 9 points atfrance also missed a number of penalties. the turning point came when sebastien vaha—mahina was sent off for that elbow on wainwright in a maul. 8 years ago, wales had a man sent off and they lost by a single point to france in the semis in their only previous world cup meeting, but this was revenge, ross moriarty‘s try inside the last ten minutes, converted by dan biggar saw them triumph by the narrowest of margins, they will now face the winners of the quarterfinal between japan and south africa that has just kicked off. i think the better team lost today so the thing about our boy is that they don't give up. theyjust keep trying to win. we kept working away. france came out of the blocks quite well. at half—time, we said we have to score next. the red card was the big significant moment. wales through to the last four injapan. they are going to play either the hosts south africa and their match is just getting under way in tokyo. no points on the board just yet. they are only just n

aaron wainwright pouncing and going clear. lead going into half—time. france needed to keep their discipline. instead, an act of violence as daft as it was dangerous here from vahaamahina. the fans showed what they thought, the officials agreed, france would play the last half hour one man down. although games can hinge on such moments, wales struggled to make their advantage count. but with the final whistle approaching, the ball bobbled loose and moriarty rescued his team. dan biggar‘s conversion edging wales ahead for the first time. france‘s heroic defiance was over, they had left it late, they had ridden their luck, but wales had dug deep into their resolve and somehow found a way. a second home nation through to the semifinals. all of wales will be breathing a huge sigh of relief tonight after one of their team‘s most important and emphatic victories. —— after one of their team‘s most important and dramatic victories. far from their best here, but having found a way to prevail they now all believe they can reach a first—

james davies and ross moriarty both start in the back row, in place ofjustin tipuric and aaron wainwright from the win over samoa tottenham's new stadium played host to its first nfl match yesterday. the stadium is pretty much unique in that it's built specifically for both football and american football, and the transformation has been taking shape this week. isn't that great? in the match itself the oakland raiders beat the chicago bears 24—21 in a brilliant match, well worthy of the surroundings. finally proof that british olympians are always pushing the boundaries, even when they're away. this is british olympic champion jack laugher and some of his diving friends and colleagues using some creative mobile phone work making themselves into the avengers. this is their training camp in turkey. may be part of their training, who knows? we hope they will do those fancy moves at the olympics and a little less than a year from now. that olympics and a little less than a yearfrom now. that is olympics and a little less than a year from now. that is the olympics and a little less than a yearf

james davies and ross moriarty both start in the back row, in place ofjustin tipuric and aaron wainwright, and the transformation has been taking shape this week. in the match itself the oakland raiders beat the chicago bears 24—21 in a brilliant match — well worthy of the surroundings. that's what's been happening this week. the match itself, the oakland raiders who beat the chicago bears, can you believe there's a picture underneath? the same company that did that built the roof. it's kind ofa did that built the roof. it's kind of a specialist subject. this is one of a specialist subject. this is one of my favourite things of the day. finally to proof that british olympians are always pushing the boundaries, even when they're on holiday... this is british olympic champion jack laugher and some of his diving friends and colleagues using some creative mobile phone work making themselves into avengers, hopefully we see jack and some of the others too perhaps doing the same moves with medals in 12 months time. it's taken me about half—an—hour to work out why they may have done it. fantastic

james davies and ross moriarty both start in the back row, in place ofjustin tipuric and aaron wainwrightonly man remaining from the win over samoa. and before we go, we loved this video on social media from the olympic gold medalist jack laugher. here he is at a training camp in turkey with a few other members of the british diving team, and they're channelling the avengers with their best superhero impressions. i don't know about you, i'm not sure that there is not some video trickery here. i don't even think he is capable of that. apparently it was only their second attempt. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. new figures obtained by the bbc show that knife crime is rising at the fastest rate in areas outside of london — in places such as norfolk, surrey and lancashire. over a five year period between 2014 and 2018, offences involving knives in england and wales increased by more than two thirds. the home office says 20,000 new police officers will be recruited to deal with the issue. here's our home affairs correspondent, sarah corker. step into the