saudi arabia's al hilal held on to deny former barca player xavi and his side al sadd of qatar a placeue final. al sadd won their second match 11—2 in riyadh but they ended up losing on aggregate 6—5 after al—hilal‘s advantage from the first leg. bafetimbi gomis with the second for al hilal who have never won the tournament. they'll face either urawa reds of japan, or china's guangzhou evergrande. game one of baseball's world series starts later. the houston astros, who enjoyed the most successful regular season in their history and the champions two years ago, host the washington nationals in the best—of—seven series. our sports reporter seth bennett is there for us. seth, what has happened so far in the match? it is an incredible atmosphere here in houston and it is the home team the astros who wheat to— the home team the astros who wheat to — one. we are in the bottom of the second inning and there has been plenty of action so far with houston taking a 2—0 lead early on. there was a walk followed by a hit from jose all too vague and yuli gurriel drove the ball to centre field. but s