alexander povetkin, beaten only once in 35 fights.adium and the forecast for storms across london. all the ingrediants for a sporting spectacle. ade adedoyin is in london for us. what did we learn from this moment when they were face to face? what did we learn from this moment when they were face to face ?|j wonder whether what they weighed told us about how they will approach the fight. anthony joshua told us about how they will approach the fight. anthonyjoshua is nearly two stone he. he says alexander povetkin may try to use his speed. joshua said he may have to employ his dancing feet to keep‘ po in check. joshua was very muscular. 17—and—a—half stone he weighed. he looked a physical specimen as compared to alexander povetkin. i won‘t read too much into that. when they stade face to face he towered over alexander povetkin. he has talk about how this could be one of the toughest fights of his career. he talked about being under pressure going into this contest but he says he knows how the win a fight of this magnitude. alexander po

look at alexander povetkin, look out easy it was, he had a figure, we came to the middle., these guys are difficult, we will get there in the end. we have two, it is the same division, there is no way we cannot fight. joshua's team have already booked wembley in april, he has to make sure he comes through his alexander povetkin rockland, as for deontay wilder, he has signed up to fight tyson fury before the year is out. whoever he fights, joshua says bring it on. the division is booming. so be it. i will give it my best. deontay wilder, if it is not him, it will be tyson fury, if it is not either of them, there will be another, the division is alive. alive with the sound of punches and 90s pop. as those heavyweights prepare for september 22 ofjoshua is ready to unleash his own canned heat. france's world cup winning captain hugo lloris has been fined £50,000 and banned from driving for 20 months after pleading guilty to drink driving in london. the tottenham goalkeeper was found to be more than twice the drink—drive limit, when his car was stopped by police after a night o

he was too stone heavier than alexander povetkin. he's got the knockout power. was interviewed on stage, he suggested he was going to utilise his speech. hejokes, anthony joshua, he's going to put on his dancing feed to close the distance. do not underestimate alexander povetkin. his only loss was to wladimir klitschko, and he showed how tough he was in this fight. last sunday thought in britain was against david price, the former british heavyweight champion. went down in that fight. rallied to win. could be a tough fight, povetkin, who is a good tactical fighter. david price told me he is good with a shocked as well. —— good with his shots as will. we were both there and wembley 18 months ago when anthonyjoshua beat and wembley 18 months ago when anthony joshua beat r and wembley 18 months ago when anthonyjoshua beat r klitschko. atsu gives me goose bumpsjust thinking about it. ash beat wladimir klitschko. that gave me goose bumps. he's had two fights in cardiff, hasn't he? that was a spectacular night in front of 90,000 fans here at wembley. since then he's f

anthony joshua's last fight we saw that on the undercard of anthonyjoshua's last fight went alexander povetkinbritish champion david price with a savage blow and joshua will need to be on his guard against an experienced fighter, ii need to be on his guard against an experienced fighter, 11 years younger than him, shorter and lighter, but he has a pedigree. anthonyjoshua will lighter, but he has a pedigree. anthony joshua will be lighter, but he has a pedigree. anthonyjoshua will be expected to come through this despite the weather and then she set up a super fight in 2019. deontay wilder and tyson fury names in the frame and they have announced they will fight each other this year? december one will be the date for that fight as far as we know. we're yet to find out the venue for that, we should learn it early next week. that fight has dominated the agenda in recent weeks is anthonyjoshua perhaps going under the radar. he puts his three titles on the line tonight even know if he's only a mandatory fight against alexander povetkin. it's all or nothing, and that will determine what happens next

a full house at wembley, anthony joshua alexander povetkin.for the fourth time in 17 months. is to unify the full heavyweight division. he currently holds three of the four belts. it looks like that one will have to wait, maybe dion tape wilder or tyson fury back here in april but for that to happen he needs to come through here tonight. 12 rounds is the maximum distance, will he go that far? we are into the second round. david orangeism, thank you. —— ornstein. sir alex ferguson was given a standing ovation at old trafford this afternoon. it was his first appearance at the stadium since undergoing emergency brain surgery in may. he said that he is feeling really good at the moment. some of the doctors who performed the operation were also at today's match against wolves. that was one of eight games in the premier league today. all the goals are coming up on match of the day after the news but if you want the results now, then here they come. manchester united could only draw 1—1 against wolves, as liverpool continued their perfect start. they

anthonyjoshua has retained his three world heavyweight titles with a win over his russian opponent, alexander povetkinten professional record to 22 fights. holly hamilton at the sport centre has more. anthonyjoshua has anthony joshua has indeed anthonyjoshua has indeed retained his heavyweight titles after the —— knocking out alexander povetkin defeating. forjoshua, that means 22 professional wins and boxing fans are now looking to whether a date can be set with wbc champion wilder for the undisputed heavyweight title. holly hamilton on antonyjoshua's victory. a reminder of our main news — lawyers for a woman who has accused the us supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault say she's agreed to testify before the senatejudiciary committee. the committee chairman had given christine blasey ford until today to decide whether she wanted to proceed. that is just about it for me. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @lvaughanjones. hello there. we have already seen some big contrast in the weather through the first half of the weekend and that will continue into sunday as well. this was the scene a

anthonyjoshua has retained his three world heavyweight titles with a win over his russian opponent, alexander povetkind extending his unbeaten professional record to twenty two fights. the bbc‘s boxing correspondent mike costello was ringside. stunning in the end, and impressive. the most impressive performance of his career so far, the end coming at one minute and 59 seconds of round seven, the first time that alexander povetkin has been stopped in a 36—fight professional career. it was hugely competitive and it was a contest that shows why anthonyjoshua is the draw that he is — because he has such power, but he also has vulnerabilities. the wayjoshua stayed composed and eventually started to read what povetkin was doing was mightily impressive. then, halfway through, the seventh round, he connected with a pulverising right hand over the top of the shoulder of povetkin, straight onto the russian‘s chin, followed up with a left hook. povetkin, as expected, came right back at him, only to open with a left hook and another right hand. he went down in his own corner, the red corner, just in front of us a

alexander povetkin landing some brutal blows, raising the possibility of an almighty upset. time in his career, joshua alford coming adversity to devastate the russian and maintain his unblemished record, those supporters more than satisfied. ultimately i will always end up victorious because i think i've got a bit deeper depth, i know how to dig deep. i wasn't looking for the knockout but the incident told me he was hurt and i knew i had told me he was hurt and i knew i had to follow up and i knew it was time to follow up and i knew it was time to get him out of there. attention 110w to get him out of there. attention now turns to joshua's next to get him out of there. attention now turns tojoshua's next opponent. the same venue has already been booked for april — but who will it be? there was a warm welcome back to old trafford for sir alex ferguson yesterday, his first apperance after he had emergency surgery for a brain haemorrage in may. united started well, summer signing fred scoring his first goal for the club in the 1st half. but wolves have started strongly in thei

anthonyjoshua puts his belts on the line as he takes on alexander povetkin.t to become champions. unfortunately he has this beat me andi unfortunately he has this beat me and i have to defend it, i've got nothing to lose and everything to gain. hello and welcome to sportsday. certain numbers in sport motivate like no other. in snooker it's a 147 break. in running it was the four minute mile. and in golf it's the sub—60 round. until today that had been beyond reach on the european tour. many had come close, but until oli fisher signed his second round card at the portugal masters, none had written 59 as their total, more from ben croucher. just two feet from

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he stopped his russian opponent alexander povetkin in the seventh round at wembley stadium last nightrts correspondent david 0rnstein. the smile that is becoming the symbol of his unstoppable success, anthonyjoshua carries the belts and the burden of his sport, but with each bout, he gets even better. the appeal is losing, who is going to beat me? that is what it comes down, give anthony the toughest of the toughest, give him king kong, get him to fight aj, we want to see who is going to be tim, that is the appeal of boxing. packing a major stadium for the fourth time in just 17 months, joshua walsh is rocked in the first round, alexander povetkin raising the prospect of a massive upset. but joshua raising the prospect of a massive upset. butjoshua has conquered our diversity in the past and would do so diversity in the past and would do so again. the champion showing why he is at the top of his profession, pouncing on his russian prayed to score a ruthless knockout and stay on course for a potential is superb out in six months' time. the only title missing from joshua's collection is

anthonyjoshua has retained his three world heavyweight titles with a win over his russian opponent, alexander povetkin seventh round, extending his unbeaten professional record to 22 fights. 0ur sport news correspondent, david 0rnstein, was at the fight. the home of english football forum one night, the centre of the boxing world. normally it takes two teams to build the stadium. here, it was done by one man. anthonyjoshua is fast becoming the biggest draw sport has ever seen, but with that, there is added pressure —— pressure. these are not just want to see is added pressure —— pressure. these are notjust want to see him compete. they expect him to win, and to do so in style. joshua power is the task was to follow a spectacular entrance with fireworks of his own. in wet conditions, such hopes were initially taos, alexander povotkin landing brutal blows, raising the possibility of an almighty upset. but the response was that of a true champion. not for the first time in his career, joshua kirkup coming adversity to devastate the russian and maintain his unblemished record. his supporters more than sat

alexander povetkin lending some brutal blows, raising the possibility of an almighty upset.porters were more than satisfied. i will always end up victorious because i think i've got a bit deeper depths and i had to dig deep. i wasn't looking for a knockout but instinct told me he was hurt and knockout but instinct told me he was hurtandi knockout but instinct told me he was hurt and i knew i had to follow up and it was time to get him out. the focus now turns to his next opponent, the same venue has already been booked for april but will it be? david ornstein, bbc news, wembley. it would be beyond a fire —— they have booked wembley for the april 13 so who will it be? there was a warm welcome back to old trafford for sir alex ferguson after he had emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage in may. manchester united could only mark the occasion with a draw against wolves. liverpool, though, have now gone clear at the top of the table. it's been their best start to a premier league season. here's joe lynskey. please give the warmest old trafford welcome to sir alex ferguson. che

because every time little alexander povetkin gets in the ring, takes off his robe, he is a bit chubbysome man mountain. he is used to fighting big guys. he has a fantastic formula for beating big guys. joshua and his trainer rob mccracken, i can tell you, they are very nervous and are wary of tonight's fight. one additional factor tonight could be the weather. the forecast is awful and although the ring itself will be protected by a canopy, the crowd may be in for a drenching and the fighters will have to bear the conditions in mind, as our reporter ade adeyoin told us earlier. i think it will be a challenge for both men. not only will they be fighting each other, but they will be battling the elements, as well. it is raining and the forecast is for rain until early evening. it is quite cold, as well, so they will have to really thoroughly warm up in a dressing room and stay warm before the fight, especially the one who goes first. the danger is that you get cold in the ring, you get caught cold earlier in the fight. so they're hoping that will not happen, they'll have to change their

and anthonyjoshua knocks out russia's alexander povetkin in the seventh round to retain his world heavyweightles. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, has urged eu leaders to "step back from the abyss" of a no—deal brexit, and engage with the british government's proposals, for a future relationship with the european union. he says there's still been no full explanation of why eu leaders rejected theresa may's brexit plans at a summit in austria this week. the president of the european council, donald tusk, says britain already knew about the eu's objections but he suggested a deal was still possible. here's our political correspondent matt cole. international law, international commerce, and the media — what have we got to fear? at a rally today, the former brexit secretary david davis telling theresa may she's got it wrong and should seek a new way of leaving the eu. the european union has not accepted chequers. that the next option is to find a new strategy. the new strategy ought to be a free trade plus strategy complete with our own irish strategy, northern irish strategy, and that's the

because every time little alexander povetkin gets in the ring, takes off his robe, he is a bit chubbyting big guys. he has a fantastic formula for beating big guys. joshua and his trainer rob mccracken, i can tell you they are very nervous and are wary of tonight's fight. super league leaders st helens have beaten warrington for the third time this season. this one in the rugby league's super 8s. saints ran in six tries to win by 34 points to 14. the sides will meet again in the semi—finals a week on thursday. that's all the sport for now. i'll have the latest throughout the evening. let's get more now on our main story, the american cable giant comcast has beaten its rival 21st century fox in the auction for the broadcaster, sky. joining me now isjoe mayes, a reporter at bloomberg. how excited is the world of media about this breaking news? the sky shareholders are definitely very excited. £17.28 is a huge increment on what they started trading on. the media industry is pretty stunned by these numbers. it is a massive win for all the staff and shareholders and it is quite a moment. w

alexander povetkin knockout the former british champion david price with a savage blow.ose a danger and we could see that tonight in cold, wet conditions, a russian who was nothing to lose, although he is controversial because he has been banned or served to drugs offences. is doping record really very poor, but docs and —— boxing does itself no favours when dealing with doping cheats. many people think he should not be in the position to face joshua tonight. he was never properly sanctioned. this is a real dilemma for boxing and for sport as a whole, to look at such delicate sporting events like boxing, and only today tony bellew has said at some point somebody is going to die at the hands of a drugs cheat in boxing. the net is a potentially stark reality, really. two drugs offences, as you say. only one van, and it was cut short. anthonyjoshua speaking in the last couple of days says if boxing was taking doping seriously, alexander povetkin would not be in the ring the basin tonight. last weekend in las vegas saw canelo alvarez face triple g for the second half. he has

there is something brutal, brutish and really hard about alexander the povetkin.ands. you can gauge everything aboutjoshua hands. you can gauge everything about joshua is hands. you can gauge everything aboutjoshua is bigger, everything aboutjoshua is bigger, everything about povetkin is smaller and it's been that way for 15 years. that makes him an expert at fighting big guys, makes him an expert at fighting big guys, because every time little alexander povetkin gets in the ring, he takes off this robe, he's a bit chubby and he turns around and in the opposite corner is a man mountain. he is used to big guys. has a great formula for beating them. joshua and robert mccracken, this trainer, they are very nervous and wary of the fight tonight. -- this trainer. the crowd at wembley will be on joshua's this trainer. the crowd at wembley will be onjoshua's side but that's because povetkin will be the victim after those two failed drugs test in 2016. some saying he should be banned for life. some are saying that. we have a growing problem, just like cycling and athletic

he looks in pretty decent shape too ahead of his fight with russian alexander povetkin.ut will that give him the edge tonight. everything aboutjoshua is bigger and everything about povetkin is smaller and it's been that way for 15 years, which makes him an expert at fighting big guys. because every time little alexander povetkin gets in the ring, takes off his robe, he is a bit chubby, and he turns round and in the opposite corner is some man mountain. he is used to fighting big guys. he has a fantastic formula for beating big guys. joshua and his trainer rob mccracken, i can tell you they are very nervous and are wary of tonight's fight. radio 5live's steve bunce there. there has been a lot of focus on what might be next forjoshua. tyson fury and wbc world heavyweight champion deontay wilder will be on a list of possible opponents. they have confimed their fight will take place on the 1st december in the united states. contracts have been signed with the venue for the bout expected to be announced next week. only two premier league sides still have a 100% record for the

alexander povetkin landing some brutal blows, raising the possibility of an almighty upset.hat of a true champion. not for the first time in his career, joshua overcoming adversity to devastate the russian and maintain his unblemished record, those supporters were more than satisfied. ultimately, i'll always end up victorious because i think i've got a bit deeper depth and i know i had to dig deep. i wasn't looking for a knockout but the instinct told me he was hurt and i knew i had to follow up and i knew it was time to get him out of there. the focus now turns tojoshua's next opponent. the same venue has already been booked for april, but who will it be? david 0rnstein, bbc news, wembley. that's it. the next news on bbc one is at 6.35 this evening. have a good afternoon. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. directors of the british broadcaster, sky, have urged shareholders to accept a takeover offer of more than 30—billion pounds from the us media giant, comcast. after a long—running battle against rupert murdoch's 21st century fox, comcast won a blind auction for

career so far, the end coming at one minute and 59 seconds of round seven, the first time that alexander povetkinugely competitive and it was a contest that shows why anthonyjoshua is the draw that he is — because he has such power, but he also has vulnerabilities. the wayjoshua stayed composed and eventually started to read what povetkin was doing was mightily impressive. then, halfway through, the seventh round, he connected with a pulverising right hand over the top of the shoulder of povetkin, straight onto the russian's chin, followed up with a left hook. povetkin, as expected, came right back at him, only to open with a left hook and another right hand. he went down in his own corner, the red corner, just in front of us at ringside. bravely, somehow, he got up. the referee allowed him to continue. he walked into another flurry of punches which finished with a crisp right—hand, and was almost sent crashing through the ropes, at which point the referee waved it off. bbc boxing correpondent mike costello reporting from wembley stadium. now, the weather, with sarah keith lucas. hello there. we'

anthony joshua and alexander povetkin have faced off in london this afternoon ahead of their world heavyweightight at the weekend. the bout takes place in front on an expected sellout at wembley stadium. the weigh—in is tomorrow. there's been no trash talk in the build up. russian povetkin has promised fans a good fight and joshua thinks it'll be close. skills apart, technique apart, i think we've both got big hearts and we can dig deep, so that always turns up a good fight. we both stayed in there and dug deep against klitschko and we will do it again. we will put our skills on the line and i think the one who is toughest will come out victorious. in a little over a week's time europe will take on the usa on the outskirts of paris in the ryder cup. this week golfers with disabilities have been playing their own version of the tournament in yorkshire. the auld enemies cup was played near leeds with some of the players saying the chance to play golf has changed their lives. dave edwards reports. the disabled golf association was formed eight years ago and has nearly 1000 members. this is its fl

he maintained his unbeaten record by stopping his russian opponent alexander povetkin in the seventhstadium. here's our sports correspondent david ornstein. the smile that's becoming the symbol of his unstoppable success. anthonyjoshua carries the belts and the burden of his sport, but with each bout, he gets even better. the appeal is losing, who is going to beat me? that's what it comes down, give anthony the toughest of the toughest, get king kong, big up the old school, get him to fight aj, we want to see who is going to beat him, that's the appeal of boxing. anthony. . .joshua. . .! packing a major stadium for the fourth time in just 17 months, joshua was rocked in the first round, alexander povetkin raising the prospect of a massive upset. butjoshua has conquered adiversity in the past and would do so again, the champion showing why he's at the top of his profession, pouncing on his russian prey to score a ruthless knockout and stay on course for a potential superbout in six months' time. the only title missing from joshua's collection is held by the american deontay wilder, wh

britain's anthonyjoshua successfully defends his three world heavyweight titles, knocking out alexander povetkint wembley. and could the bbc thriller bodyguard be behind a surge in interest in counterterrorism jobs? the metropolitan police say thousands have visited their recruitment pages in recent weeks. and coming up at 11:30, it's dateline london, where our panel react to the fallout from the eu meeting in salzburg this week and discuss what theresa may does next. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, and his deputy, tom watson, have both said they would back another referendum on brexit if party members wanted it. dozens of motions supporting the idea have been submitted to the labour conference which started this morning. 0ur assistant political editor, norman smith, is in liverpool for us at the conference. this is quite a big week for the labour leadership, and a week that could determine the course of brexit. yeah, carole, all some of the pressure has been building for the pressure has been building for the labour leadership to shift its position on brexit and back a so—called people's vote

britain's anthonyjoshua successfully defends his three world heavyweight titles knocking out alexander povetkinley. and could the bbc thriller bodyguard be behind a surge in interest in counter—terrorism jobs? the metropolitan police say thousands have visited their recruitment pages in recent weeks. and coming up at 12.30 — click travels to new delhi to meet the ceo of india's first billion dollar company. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, and his deputy tom watson have both said they would back another referendum on brexit if party members wanted it. dozens of motions supporting the idea have been submitted to the labour conference which started this morning. mr corbyn, in an interview with andrew marr, said he would prefer a general election to settle brexit but he would do whatever the conference decided. our assistant political editor, norman smith, is in liverpool for us at the conference. as with so much else in life, brexit really dominating the wheat flour. and there is a real tussle going on here now over what their party's position should be brexit, with the says the leadership rider

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last night was all about the finish — anthony joshua knocking out alexander povetkin in the seventh roundto who he'll fight next — a clash that could see him become the undisputed heavyweight champion. he's already said he's happy to face the winner of tyson fury and deontay wilder who'll battle it out for the wbc title in december — the only beltjoshua doesn't have. david ornstein has more. the smile that is becoming the symbol of his unstoppable success, anthonyjoshua carries the burden of his sport, but with each bout he gets eve n his sport, but with each bout he gets even better. it comes down to losing. you have to beat king kong. you have to get them to fight aj, thatis you have to get them to fight aj, that is the thing. packing a major stadium for the fourth time in 17 months, joshua was rocked in the third round. a massive upset, but joshua has conquered adversity in the past and will do so again, in a championship that shows why he is at the top of his profession, pouncing on his prey, staying on course for a potential super bout in the six months' time. he really showed the wo

britain's anthony joshua has retained his three world heavyweight titles after defeating russia's alexander povetkin in london on saturday the idea of w.b. and w.b. zero world champion one via knockout in the seventh round in front of a home crowd at wembley stadium the victory means the twenty eight year old now remains undefeated in twenty two professional bouts post fine joshua refused to rule out a twenty nine teams showdown against either tyson fury or w.b.c. world champion dan take one. i said in the ring a perfect seat is booked for whoever wants to step up and take the challenge i'm always willing to fly this is why do you believe it so whichever way the serious figure on the phone to eddie and then we can look at making the deal you're up to date now on d w news i'm marrying evans dean thanks for watching. a. movie. birth. home which is of species. a hall of worth saving. given those are big changes and most start with small steps but global ideas tell stories of created these people and innovative projects around the world. by muslim countries which used drainage system shops and before st

two fights in wales sold out now a stand off on home turf in north london against russia's alexander povetkin is slated to attract a crowd of eighty thousand easy to see why josh was unbeaten in twenty one contests as a professional fighter but the world heavyweight champion knows he'll be in for a tough fight against an opponent some eleven kilograms might are. you going to be quick you're going to be but i saw those issues of the shot with my feet. put that kid in a two thousand and four olympic gold medalist says he's in a much better place than he was five years ago when he lost a vote in the pitch co in front of a home crowd in moscow. one thing i can see is that when i fought klitschko i was much weaker and in much worse shape than i am no. what if i'm slow beacher mistress. protectin is known for throwing killer punch us. but joshua has a strategy up his sleeve always look at it this way they're strong to the head take him out to the body this shows that avoiding the incident that sooner or later they fall. on the physically strong by the knowledge of what's so i'll be able to compare

heavyweight champion anthony joshua is on a mission to defend his title when he takes on a russian as alexander povetkin at london's wembley stadium on saturday with an unblemished professional record joshua's seen by many as the best in his weight division but the twenty eight year old is up against an opponent with a pedigree of his own. no matter the challenger anthony joshua is always boxing boxoffice his last two fights in wales sold out now a stand off on home turf in north london against russia's alexander project ken is slated to attract a crowd of eighty thousand easy to see why josh was on beaten in twenty one contests as a professional fighter but the world heavyweight champion knows he'll be in for a tough fight against an opponent some eleven kilograms might are. going to be quick you're going to do but i saw those issues of the shot with my feet. put that kid in a two thousand and four olympic gold medalist says he's in a much better place than he was five years ago when he lost a vote in the eclipse cohen front of a home crowd in moscow. your mobile screwup of one thing i can see is that

where britain's anthony joshua has defended his world heavyweight titles after knocking out alexander povetkin the russian lost seven blasted seven rounds before joshua sent him to the canvas in front of ninety thousand fans at london's wembley stadium. now many t.v. stations around the world hand out a goal of the month award in football the likes of lionel messi and cristiano ronaldo are serial winners but in germany they are d. t.v.'s goal of the month for august was not awarded to a megastar instead for the first time it was given to a blind footballer. settled shelby dribbles of the ball close to his foot for half the pitch and then fires into the net for some paoli. because of that there's a little bit. i realized i had beaten a couple of players but i didn't know that goes that great. implying football football is extra heavy and it makes a noise so players can hear it. for outfield players and the psyche don't keep a play on a team not many fans watch one football normally but celebrities goal of the month has given the sport valuable publicity the player himself was given a medal and

anthony joshua and alexander povetkin have faced off in london ahead of their world heavyweight title expected sellout crowd at wembley stadium, with the weigh in on friday. there's been no trash talk in the build up and russian povetkin has promised fans a good fight whilejoshua is looking forward to getting back to fighting at the london venue. last time i was here i was in the same mindset. i thought that was going to be two rangy boxes jabbing all night but it didn't turn out that way, it turned out completely different. with povetkin, i know he has got the same mindset, tough fight, everything is on the line, he wa nts to fight, everything is on the line, he wants to become champion and u nfortu nately wants to become champion and unfortunately it has to be me that has to defend it and fight him back. so let's rock and roll, nothing to lose and everything to game. —— to gain. afghanistan beat bangladesh by 136 runs in the asia cup on thursday and will play pakistan in the super fours on friday, again in abu dhabi. pakistan will be an altogether tougher prospect while india who be

now, ten days to go until anthonyjoshua lays his three heavyweight titles on the line against alexander povetkinhua is the odds—on favourite to win but his russian opponent has only lost once since his professional debut in 2005. joshua was in sheffield earlier today, to meet the media and look ahead to this key fight. ben croucher reports. virtual insanity how your eye i might describe stepping into the ring with anthonyjoshua. but his close provided the beat for his training. he is aiming to land them on this man next weekend. what is the plan? to spark them out. go in there, keep a taggart, make sure i don't give any openings. with around the head and the body. he will not be able to take that pressure to the body. and have fun. both men boast impressive professional records. the russian inspired by watching bruce lee videos as a kid has tasted defeat just want, losing lee videos as a kid has tasted defeatjust want, losing two by amir isco five years ago. both are olympic champions —— losing to wladimir klitschko five years ago. just will have a significant height and reach advantage of povet

heavyweight boxing clash in london between britain‘s undefeated anthony joshua and russia‘s alexander povetkines against the wba mandatory challenger, 38—year—old povetkin, as he returns to wembley for the first time since his victory over wladimir klitschko in front of 90,000 fans in april of 2017. north and south korea have pursued a joint bid to host the 2032 summer dillon picks. bayfield had joint teams at major events before. —— olympics. a1 their first goal together at august‘s asian games, they also marched under a unified flag in the opening ceremony in february. india, australia, china and indonesia have also expressed interest in hosting the games are. for more details, go to our website. you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that‘s bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello there. storm ali brought damaging winds across parts of the uk on wednesday. wind gusts of more than 90mph for parts of northern ireland. you can see this hook of cloud on the satellite picture, that‘s the storm pushing off towards scandinavia, but that doesn‘

a stronger & better fighter" as he prepares to defend his world heavyweight titles against alexander povetkino doping tests in 2016. it's the weigh in tomorrow. this was all fairly jovial at the press conference today. a sell—out of around 90,000 is expected on saturday at wembley stadium. and joshua is surprised given it's not the big bout with deyontay wilder many were hoping for. skill was and technique was a part ofa skill was and technique was a part of a dead we can dig deep, so that a lwa ys of a dead we can dig deep, so that always turns real good, and we will do the same again saturday night. but our skills on the line and i think the one who's toughest will out victorious. it's a decision that's been called ‘treachery‘ and a ‘devastating blow‘. but wada have confirmed that the suspension of russia's anti—doping agency has been lifted. rusada have been banned for the best part of three years after evidence of state sponsored doping on a mass scale. but they've been reinstated, subject to certain conditions, with several leading anti—doping bodies and athletes objecting to the move. w

saturday's world heavyweight title clash between britain's undefeated anthonyjoshua and russia's alexander povetkinon display in london this evening, as he gets set to defend his wba, wbo and ibf heavweight titles against povetkin with the fight at wembley, joshua's first back there since his victory over wladimir klitschko in april last year. it's expected be another capacity crowd of 90,000. the chair of uk sport dame katherine grainger wants to see russia's anti doping agency continue to be banned. she has shared her concerns ahead of tomorrow's world anti—doping agency meeting, where the three—year suspension is expected to be lifted. rafael nadal has pulled out of the next month's tournaments in beijing and shanghai. the spaniard has a knee injury that saw him retire midway through his semi—final againstjuan martin del potro at the us open earlier this month. he has taken the decision to skip the asian leg of the atp tour to give him more time to recover from the problem. he is currently number one in the world rankings, but missing those major tournaments will give novak djokovic the chance t

he takes on alexander povetkin in front of an 80,000 sellout crowd at wembley stadium.wo stone heavier than his russian opponent he has been taking a new approach to training of late, waking up naturally before hitting the gym rather than setting an alarm. he feels betterfor the gym rather than setting an alarm. he feels better for it. joshua should win but his camp will have warned him that povetkin is still a danger with 3a wins and just one loss on his record will stop povetkin is strong, there is no doubt about that. he is a good fighter. no doubt about that either. ican go fighter. no doubt about that either. i can go on the back foot and do the uk i can go on the back foot and do the u k style i can go on the back foot and do the uk style boxing, but you've got to do also, what they do it, the mexican style, defend and come back and get stuck in a bit. don't be scared to get a cut eye and a bloody nose. ultimately you are there for a fight and you have to go through that to get victory against someone like povetkin. i'm willing to do what it takes. wigan athletic

joshua has defended his wba, wbo and ibf heavyweight titles with a seventh—round stoppage of alexander povetkin

he takes on alexander povetkin, in front of an 80,000 sell—out crowd at wembley.avier than his russian opponent. he's been taking a new, more natural approach to training recently, waking up naturally before hitting the gym, rather than setting an alarm clock, and he feels better for it, he should win tomorrow but his camp have warned him that povetkin is still a danger, with 34 wins and just one loss to his name. he is drawn, there's no doubt about that, he's a good fight there as well, there's no doubt about that either. i could go a bit further and keep them at bay and to the uk style boxing, 1—2, 1—2, but you have to do also you know what they call it, the mexican style combat defending, would come in and get stuck with it. don't be scared to get a cut eye and a bloody nose. ultimately you're there for a fight and you have to go through that to get someone like him so through that to get someone like him so i'm willing to kind of do what it ta kes. plenty of action from this evening to tell you about here on sportsday too. wigan athletic are up to third in the

gets set to defend his three titles at wembley stadium on saturday night, in the rain against alexander povetkinl the ingredient for a sporting spectacle. we will be live in london with the latest. plus golf‘s magic number. oliver fisher hits a 59, a first on the european tour, and two world champions join us from the studio. that is all on sportsday at 6.30. now it is time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review, on bbc news to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark consider mode. is almost becoming a habit. what have you got for us this week. it is strange. we have the little stranger the little stranger. we have a simple favor, i know you are going to see it this weekend so you are looking forward to the review. can't wait. and the house with a clock in its walls, a sort of family fantasy with a horror inreflection. 0k. inreflection. ok. so first, the little stranger, is this about a haunts house? the question whether it is haunted is sort of central to it, so it is based on a novel by sara water, stars domhnall gleeson. he goes to a house where he is called to

. but we are a few hours away from the big fight at wembley. against the russian challenger alexander povetkinwladimir klitschko. povetkin has lostjust the once in his career. he fought for a world title. reporter ade adedoyin. i hope the rain has stopped and that is not a factor later. is not a factor later. months ago, april 20 17, one of the great heavyweight bouts. great heavyweight bouts. the canvas to beat wladimir klitschko. klitschko. fights he's had since then, ahead of tonightfight? tonightfight? crowds and being of the guilty pressure that comes with it. pressure that comes with it. being able to deal with the pressure. pressure. joseph parker, 75,000 fans on both those night on average as well. those night on average as well. riding on it when he steps into the ring. ring. deontay wilder and having a huge unification bouts. unification bouts. it's still raining, it's cold. raining, it's cold. interesting how he approaches tonight as well. tonight as well. future beyond this fight in just a moment. moment. povetkin, 11 years older than anthony joshua. than anthony joshua. relatively

and britain's anthonyjoshua knocks out russia's alexander povetkin in the seventh round — to retain his

and anthonyjoshua knocks out russia's alexander povetkin in the seventh round to retain his world heavyweight

ten days to go until anthonyjoshua defends his three heavyweight titles against alexander povetkin atptember 22nd. joshua is the odds—on favourite to win but povetkin is a serious challenge. the russian has only lost once since his professional debut in 2005. joshua was in sheffield earlier today, to meet the media and look ahead to this key fight. ben croucher reports: virtual insanity, how you and i might describe stepping into the ring with andyjoshua. but his gloves provide the beat. he is aiming to land them on this man next weekend, veteran povetkin. what is the plan? i willjust sparking out. going there, keep a tight guard, make sure i don't give any openings. with him around the head and body. he is 39, he won't be able to take that pressure to the body. it will start hurting him and i will try not to get my way in a way out and i will have fun. both men boast impressive records withjoshua winning 20 out of 21 inside the distance. the russian, inspired by watching grisly videos as a kid, as tasted defeat just once, watching grisly videos as a kid, as tasted defeatjust once, lo

britain's anthonyjoshua defends his three world heavyweight titles, knocking out alexander povetkin inhe seventh round at wembley. and could the bbc drama bodyguard be behind a surge in interest in counter—terrorism jobs? and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9.35, this morning's reviewers are city am's head of politics 0wen bennett and the evening standard's defence editor, robert fox. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, and his deputy tom watson have both said they would back a second referendum on brexit if party members wanted it. dozens of motions supporting the idea have been submitted to the labour conference, which gets under way in liverpool this morning. 0ur political correspondent iain watson has more. labour's slogan for this year's conference is rebuilding britain. the party wants to be seen as an alternative government. its leadership will be unveiling policies to appeal to those who feel left behind by economic change — people who, perhaps, voted for brexit. but some in the party want another vote on the eu, a new referendum on any final deal. the shadow chanc