bbc news, lancashire. now on bbc news, sport today.oday, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: raheem sterling scores twice in the uefa nations league as england beat spain 3—2 in seville. we look into why athletes from the faroe islands are being refused the chance to represent their country on the biggest stage. and six sixes in an over but still not enough to win the game. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with uefa nations league football, and the news that spain's 100% record in the inaugural tournament has been brought to an end by england. gareth southgate's side were 3—2 winners in seville, the first time in their history that spain had conceded three goals at home in a competitive international match, with raheem sterling picking up two either side of a marcus rashford goal. watching on was our sports editor, dan roan.

now on bbc news sport today: hello, this is sport today live from the bbc sport centre. amme: barcelona make it three wins from three in the champions league as messi watches from the stands. there will be a new winner of the asian champions league as kashima antlersjoin persepolis in the final for the first time. and angelique kerber wins her first match of the season—ending wta tour finals. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. all that to come, but first, game two of baseball's world series is under way, as the boston red sox look to extend their advantage over the los angeles dodgers after winning game one on tuesday. chris mitchell is live at fenway park. chris, how's it looking? that it thatitis that it is dan's hair and very topic.

now on bbc news, sport today. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: russian roulette. european champions real madrid fall to a surprise champions league defeat by cska moscow. iran's persepolis have taken a 1—0 lead after the first leg of their asian champions league semi—final with al sadd. and jelena ostapenko fails to win a game at the china open, as she's crushed by home favourite wang qiang. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing news that holders real madrid fell to a surprise champions league defeat by cska moscow in russia. it means the hosts move top of group g, while real,

now on bbc news sport today. rt today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: 14 games and out — real madrid sack manager julen lopetegui after the club's worst start in 17 years. top of the table — riyad mahrez scores the only goal as manchester city beat tottenham in the premier league. and as lewis hamilton celebrates his fifth world title, we ask if he can go on to become the best f1 driver there's ever been. welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. afterjust four and a half months in charge, real madrid have parted company with julen lopetegui. his sacking comes on the back of sunday's 5—1 thrashing by barcelona, which was real‘s fifth defeat in six matches making it their worst start in la liga since 2001. former player santiago solari has been named as the provisional replacement with former chelsea boss antonio conte being heavily linked with thejob. spanish journalist juan castro has been giving me his reaction.

now on bbc news, sport today. s sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: the astros are flying high, sweeping their american league division series with victory over the indians. shocks aplenty in shanghai. stan wawrinka is out on day two. the nominations are revealed for this year's ballon d'or. world cup winner antoine greizmann is on the list. major league baseball to start with. the houston astros are through to the american league championship series. game three of american league division series was ended ii—3 to the astros, as the cleveland indians ii—3 failed to take advantage of their early lead.

bbc news. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter — i'm @benmbland. now on bbc news, sport todayntre. coming up on this programme... caroline wozniacki reveals she has rheumatoid arthritis after being knocked out of the wta tour finals. chelsea extend their unbeaten run to 12 with a big win in the europa league. and the 2019 tour de france is set to be the highest one yet as organisers reveal the route. thanks forjoining us. the defending champion has been knocked out of the wta finals. caroline wozniacki was beaten by ukraine's elina svitolina, who's now through to the last four in singapore. and after her defeat, wozniacki revealed that she's been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. adam wild reports. to stand any chance of staying in the finals only a

emma vardy, bbc news, at the supreme court. now on bbc news, sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: olympic gold medallist simone biles speaks out about being the victim of sexual abuse. world number two roger federer survives a scare as he gets his shanghai masters title defence underway. and shane warne tells us that test cricket will be around as long as its star attractions are playing. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the news that four—time olympic gold medallist simone biles has told the bbc she feels empowered after speaking out about the team doctor who abused her and other young gymnasts. speaking ahead of the world championships in doha, the american gymnast says she hopes sharing her story will encourage other people to tell theirs too. our sports correspondent natalie pirks went to her hometown in texas to meet her. the final move of her olympic championships... in 2016, in the heat of rio, simone biles set the sporting world ablaze. how does she do it? five o

emma vardy, bbc news, at the supreme court. now on bbc news, sport today. on this programme: olympic gold medallist simone biles speaks out about being the victim of sexual abuse. world number two roger federer survives a scare as he gets his shanghai masters title defence underway. and shane warne tells us that test cricket will be around as long as its star attractions are playing. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the news that four—time olympic gold medallist simone biles has told the bbc she feels empowered after speaking out about the team doctor who abused her and other young gymnasts.

now on bbc news, sport today. rom the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: barcelona put four past tottenham at wembley to leave spurs pointless after two group matches in the champions league. kashima antlers strike late to win the first leg of their asian champions league semi—final against suwon blue wings. and caroline wozniacki is through to the last 16 of the china open. we'll wrap up all wednesday's action shortly. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing news that barcelona have made it successive champions league wins in group b thanks to a 4—2 win over tottenham at wembley stadium. the visitors got away to a fast start when phillipe coutinho put the catalans ahead in the second minute, and the game looked to be beyond reach of spurs when croatia midfielder ivan rakitic doubled the lead by firing home an acrobatic half—volley. the home side fought back when harry kane grabbed a goal

bbc news, westminster. plenty more on that story whenever you wanted. you can reach me and most of the team on twitter. now on bbc news, sport today. hello.the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: portugal make it two wins out of two in the uefa nations league with a 3—2 victory over poland. australia battle to an improbable draw in the first test against pakistan in dubai. and defending champion roger federer moves through to the shanghai masters quarter finals setting up a match against kei nishikori. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with football, and portugal look well placed to qualify for next year's uefa nations league finals after winning 3—2 in poland on thursday. they're now five points clear in theirgroup at the half—way stage.

now on bbc news, sport today.from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: hoping to work some magic, thierry henry speaks for the first time about about his new role as monaco head coach. well on top, pakistan dominate australia in the second test in abu dhabi. and a shock for sloane stevens, as the former us open champion is knocked out of the kremlin cup by a qualifier. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. a new chapter in the career of thierry henry has begun... he was officially introduced as the new head coach of french ligue 1 side monaco, the club he firstjoined as a 15—year—old 26 years ago. it's the first managerial role for a man who won five league titles

now on bbc news, sport today.ming up on this programme: pakistan give us one of the strangest run outs you‘ll ever see, but australia have little else to celebrate in the second test. history—maker. ons jabeur becomes the first tunisian to reach a wta tournament semi—final after another upset in moscow. and a journey into wayne‘s world. we hear from rooney and why he‘s loving life in washington. thank you forjoining us. not even a bizarre run—out could derail pakistan, who are well on their way to winning the test series against australia in abu dhabi. azhar ali made 64 before his dismissal which got everyone talking, and babar azam felljust one run short of a century, but pakistan still managed

now on bbc news, sport today. see you soon.centre. sport centre. coming up on this programme — novak djokovic makes it 18 consecutive wins as he claims the shanghai masters title. italy strike late to beat poland and win their first match in the uefa nations league. and the seattle seahawks flying visit to london is a success, as wembley plays host to the nfl. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the tennis news that novak djokovic has claimed a record breaking fourth victory at the shanghai masters — a win that puts him within touching distance of the world number one ranking. the serbian beat borna coric in straight sets — extending his dominance in china as adam wild reports. novak djokovic!

now on bbc news sport today champagne on ice, just misses out on the fifth formula 1 title at the usut celebrations in dislocated shoulder later afterward. in the milan derby, coming out on top thanks to will late shrike. so the wait goes on for lewis hamilton, and still next week and at least after he just missed out on clenching his fifth formula 1 title, he finished third in a thrilling race, but as far as that is the need to be, who was fourth,

now on bbc news, sport today.today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: the pressure builds on germany coachjoachim loew with yet another defeat — this time a 2—1 loss in paris to world champions france nathan lyon becomes australia's fourth highest test wicket taker. and johanna konta moves through to the second round of the kremlin cup in moscow as she starts work with a new coach. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the football news that germany were beaten 2—1 by world champions france in the uefa nations league — a result that will do little to lift the pressure on managerjoachim loew. germany took the lead in paris through toni kroos from the penalty

now on bbc news, sport today.ay, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: tunisia's malekjaziri displays all the skills as he knocks alexander zverev out of the china open and progresses to the quarterfinals. it's a two—way lead after the opening round of the alfred dunhill links championship in scotland between australia's marcus fraser and england's matt wallace. and krasnodar shock five—time winners sevilla in the europa league, taking a 2—1 victory in russia to move top of groupj. hello, and welcome to the programme, where we start with tennis, and the news that us open champion naomi osaka is through to the quarter—finals of the china open in beijing, but there was a shock defeat for the wimbledon champion angelique kerber. jim lumsden rounds up thursday's action.

bbc news. time for sport today, see you soon. hello. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.... cristiano ronaldo returns to manchester as hisjuventus side prepare to face his former club united in the champions league. sloane stephens beats naomi osaka in their opening match of the season ending wta finals in singapore. and sergio garcia keeps his cool in the spanish sunshine to win the andalucia valderrama masters for a third time. hello and weclome to the programme where we start with the news that cristiano ronaldo returns to old trafford later on tuesday as hisjuventus side face manchester united in the champions league. the 33 year old portuguese won this competition with united in 2008 and then went on to win it four more times at real madrid before his almost $130 million transfer to the italian champions.

bbc news. that's it from me, time for sport today. see you soon. he bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: job done — lewis hamilton celebrates winning his fifth formula one world title at the mexican grand prix. the biggest title of her career — elina svotilina beats sloane stephens at the wta finals in singapore. and an el classico to forget for real madrid as barcelona score five. hello and welcome to the programme. a week ago in the us the celebrations were put on hold. now, in mexico, the party can begin for lewis hamilton who is a five—time formula 1 world champion after getting the result he needed at the mexican grand prix. hamilton finished fourth, his title rival sebastian vettel second whilst the race was won by red bull's max verstappen. hamilton's equalled juan manuel fangio's record of 5 titles and is nowjust two behind michael schumacher on seven. john watson reports. lewis hamilton, five—time world champion and this, an all—too—familiar feeling.

bbc news, on hayling island. that is it from me, mike embley is here with the rest of the day's news. now it is time for sport today marc edwards and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme — jose under pressure, mourinho's man united gear up for their champions league clash with valencia. all roads lead to hoffenheim. maybe not all but the tiny village does welcome manchester city to south west germany. see you in la. it's a fiery first press conference ahead of the fury wilder world heavyweight clash. hello and thanks forjoining us. it's matchday 2 of the champions league this week and a chance for manchester united to bounce back from a torrid run of matches that has seen them record their worst league start in 29 years. they were also knocked out of the league cup by second tier derby county. they welcome valencia to old trafford with the pressure piling on jose mourinho asjoe lynskey reports.

now on bbc news, sport edition of newsday. now it is time for sport today. bc sport centre. coming up on this programme: so long lopetegui, but who's next to take charge at real madrid? the four—time champion novak djokovic powers in to round three of the paris masters. and the nfl announces it'll stage four american football matches in london next year. welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. real madrid's interim boss santiago solari says he's not ruling out taking the job on full time if he's offered it. he'll take charge of his first game on wednesday against lower league side melilla in the copa del rey. it follows the sacking ofjulen lopetegui after the club's worst start in 17 years. but as patrick geary reports, there are plenty of big name contenders in the frame to replace him. real madrid's often described as an institution. for some, real madrid's often described as an institution. forsome, palliser. for some, prison. there are reminders everywhere of the glorious past and

sport today is coming up next. this is bbc news.: over 800 people have been confirmed dead in indonesia, with fears the death toll from the earthquake and tsunami could rise to the thousands. aid supplies have started to reach sulawesi, but many desperate residents have resorted to looting supermarkets and petrol stations. new research shows younger people experience loneliness more often and more intensely than any other age group. the nationwide survey found that 40% of 16— to 24—year—olds feel lonely often or very often. james gallagher reports. it's just — you just feel empty. you just feel so alone, and so low. like, it's like you're completely isolated from everyone else, even though you might not be. it's horrible, it's a horrible feeling. hannah describes herself as confident and friendly, yet she also says she is lonely. the bbc survey shows that, like hannah, it is between the ages of 16 and 24 that we feel lonely more often and more intensely than at any other time in our lives. scientists at the university of manchester

sports news with chris. hello, i'm chris mitchell, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.d number two caroline wozniacki wins her third event of the season at the china open. and more of a spint than a marathon as mo farah breaks records in chicago. we were all so excited... we had good reason to be excited. last season. . . in four games liverpool and manchester city provided 18 goals. on sunday, the top two in the premier league couldn't manage one, but city came close to ending their horrible run at anfield. but it didn't go according to plan. riyad mahrez missed a penalty with five minutes

bbc news, devon. 0h, let's hope it is perfect. lots more as always on the website. mike is here at 2am with all of the day's news, but now it is time for sport todayo. i'm tulsen tolett. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: three—time winner novak djokovic is into the last 16 of the shanghai masters. australia collapse in the first test against pakistan with a 33—year—old debutant taking six wickets. and another major honour for brooks koepka, who's named the pga tour player of the year. hello there, and welcome to the programme, where we start with tennis news and we saw some of the big guns enter the fray at the shanghai masters on tuesday. the top seeds get byes into the second round, but perhaps dominic thiem and marin cilic needed a bit more time on court because they're out. but no worries for novak djokovic as the world number three is into the last 16 as austin halewood reports. since the middle of 2018, novak djokovic has been a player reborn, with

bbc news, sydney. with all the sport now, here's olly foster at the bbc sport centre. the premier league returned todaye news but if you want the results, then here they come. jose mourinho had to be restrained by stewards at stamford bridge. the manchester united manager reacted to a member of the chelsea coaching staff celebrating their equaliser. mourinho says he accepted their apology after the game. ross berkeley's goal in the sixth minute of injury time made it 2—2. manchester city are still top of the table. they beat burnley 5—0 at home with five different goalscorers. liverpool are second on goal difference after beating huddersfield 1—0. there were also wins for cardiff, brighton, watford and spurs. in scotland, hearts still top the premiership. they beat aberdeen 2—1. arnaud djoum scored one of their goals, his first in over a year. they remain three points clear of celtic, who also won. elsewhere, there were wins for livingston, kilmarnock and stjohnstone. england's cricketers have clinched the one day series aginst sri lanka. they won by 18 runs in kandy, but with the start of their tour c

sport today live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: barcelona make it three wins from three in the champions league as messi watches from the stands. there will be a new winner of the asian champions league as kashima antlersjoin persepolis in the final for the first time. and angelique kerber wins her first match of the season—ending wta tour finals. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. all that to come, but first, game two of baseball's world series is under way, as the boston red sox look to extend their advantage over the los angeles dodgers after winning game one on tuesday. chris mitchell is live at fenway park. chris, how's it looking? that it thatitis that it is dan's hair and very topic. it -- the starting pitchers are doing theirjob well. david prize for the boston red sox and ryu for the dodgers. it looks like boston have just got the first core of the night. the first run on the board for them and that is what you can hear the cheers inside fenway park. we are at the bottom of the second and that boston leads by one run and the fans again are cheering and dancing. let's go and get a quick word. you havejoined us and a great time

news with us or to date. see you soon. hello, this is sport today live from the bbc sport centre.returns to old trafford as hisjuventus beat manchester united 1—0 in the champions league. we'll head live to boston as the red sox get set to host the la dodgers in game one of major league baseball's world series. and defending champion caroline wozniacki gets her first win at the wta finals in singapore, beating petra kvitova. hello, and welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing news that cristiano ronaldo's return to old trafford ended in victory for hisjuventus team over manchester united. the 33—year—old spent six years with united, winning the champions league, before moving to real madrid, which saw him win it a furtherfour times. the 1—0 victory in this game courtesy of paolo dybala's first half goal means the italians are five points clear at the top of group h. 0ur sports correspondent david 0rnstein was there for us.

bbc news, newmarket. let's get more on all this now from lord kirkhope, who is a member of the house of lords select committee that wrote the letter to the sports minister todayvarious concerns in all fields of sport and culture. but post brexit, we obviously want to make sure that britain remains a centre for the exchange of sport, sports men, women and those indeed involved in the arts and culture between ourselves and europe as well as other places in the world. we have been raising concerns with our ministers about how they look at the future and what provisions will be in place that gives some kind of clarity and some kind of certainty for those who are engaged in these pursuits. we have had some reasonably satisfactory answers but iam afraid reasonably satisfactory answers but i am afraid there are still outstanding matters and probably the two major areas in which we are still concerned, one relates actually to an agreement currently that exists between countries that are not in the eu which have associated relationships with that weather sports men or women can travel and have freedom of movement to the european union and countries to the european uni

sporting history. andy swiss, bbc news. let's go back to our main story now and today's budget — the last before brexit — which has just beenw. tax giveaways a year earlier and more cash being spent than expected, what is your assessment.” more cash being spent than expected, what is your assessment. i think anyone who thought this was going to bea anyone who thought this was going to be a quiet budget, a cautious budget was frankly wrong. the apartment today has tried to change the economic direction of government policy. to put it in context, in 2010 and austerities started, the government mapped out a five—year plan when they said that public spending would be cut by 3% per year. in 2015 another five—year plan, public spending cut again by 1.3%. now here is philip hammond today saying from 2020 public spending will rise by 1.2%. the 0ffice spending will rise by 1.2%. the office for budget responsibility, the official economic watchdog for the official economic watchdog for the government, has said this is the biggest fiscal stimulus, tax and spending stimulus that it is seen for nearly a decade. what philip hammond is tr

bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me, good afternoon. i'm hugh woozencroft with the latest from the bbc sport centre. hundreds have been continuing to flock to the king power stadium in leicester todayr respects to leicester city chairman vichai srivaddhanaprabha and the four others who died in saturday's helicopter crash. navtej johal has been there all day for us. nearly four days on from the tragedy but still affecting so many in the city? absolutely. welcome to a sombre king power stadium. you can see the tributes to vichai srivaddhanaprabha and the four the people who died in the crash continues to grow. i can see a shirt that says, separated by colours, united by grief. regardless of who you support, whatever your team, this tragedy has affected some money people. i have two fans with me who have come to pay their respects. george and neil. george, why did you wa nt to george and neil. george, why did you want to come here today? well, to pay my respects. brilliant bloke. has done a hell of a lot for the club, for the city. the hospitals, everything. he wasjust a brilliant down—to—earth man. everything. he wasjust a brilliant down-to-earth man. neil, what impact down-to-earth

bbc news. sport, and for a full round—up, here's the bbc sport centre. good evening. the former england and tottenham manager glenn hoddle is said to be responding well to specialist treatment after being taken seriously ill todayng with bt sport when he collapsed. the broadcaster cancelled the saturday afternoon programme he was due to appear on. a spokesperson said the condition is serious, but that his family are with him. he's considered one of the best players of his generation, winning 53 caps for his country. former team—mate and current manager of brighton, chris hughton, reacted to the news after his side's premier league victory today. he is somebody that is a friend that i have known for a long, long time, going right back to spurs youth days. he was always the model professional, he was always the one that we looked up to, and we certainly wish him all the very, very best, and as i said, my thought and prayers are very much with him. liverpool top the table tonight, their 4—1 win over cardiff equalling theirjoint best start to a premier league season. sadio mane scored twice with goals too for mo salah and xherdan shaquiri. liverpool remain unbeaten. the result leaves cardiff just above the relegati

bbc news, cowes on the isle of wight. with all the sport now, here's 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre. i'll have the latest from today's texas. he has run away with the championship this year, and with three races to spare, he can win his fifth formula one title if he finishes far enough ahead of his nearest rival, sebastian vettel. here's our sports correspondent, joe wilson. if someone is going to stop lewis hamilton, they will have to do it the hard way. hamilton did all he could in qualification, ensuring he'll start from pole position on a circuit where he has dominated races in the past. hamilton is back on pole again. that all sounds good, gets better. sebastian vettel‘s ferrari was fast, but he has been demoted to fifth on the grid because he broke some rules in practice. remember, if hamilton wins, vettel will have to come second to deny him the title today. hamilton seems relaxed. well, he has been here before. i have been racing forever, and the races just go by. before. i have been racing forever, and the racesjust go by. it before. i have been racing forever, and the races just go by. it feels like the lon

bbc sport centre, here's catherine downs. good afternoon. all of today's football to come. first we start with the newsen taken to hospital after falling ill. he hoddle has been taken to hospital afterfalling ill. he was broadcasting on bt sport after falling ill. today was his 61st birthday. the channel cancelled their saturday afternoon programme. glenn hoddle is considered one of spurs greatest players, winning the fa cup twice in the early 1980s. he also won 53 caps for england and later turned to management, taking them to the world cup finals in 1998. there has been a lot of support for him as you would expect on social media. from spurs, his former club... and from the england twitter account as well... we will have the very latest on his condition for when we know it. liverpool are top of the premier league today. they beat cardiff 4—1 at anfield. sadio mane scored twice with goals too for most, and jordan. callu m with goals too for most, and jordan. callum paterson on the score sheet for cardiff werejust callum paterson on the score sheet for cardiff were just about the relegation zone. manch

sport here. today, finally, mrs merkel herself fired the starting gun on the race to replace her. jenny hill in berlin. stay with us on bbc newshas helped with the thaw in relations between north and south korea. indira gandhi, ruler of the world's largest democracy, died today. 0nly yesterday, she'd spoken of dying in the service of her country and said, "i would be proud of it. every drop of my blood would contribute to the growth of this nation." after 46 years of unhappiness, these two countries have concluded a chapter of history. no more suspicion, no more fear, no more uncertainty of what each day might bring. booster ignition and liftoff of discovery, with a crew of six astronaut heroes and one american legend. well, enjoying the show is right. this is beautiful. a milestone in human history. born today, this girl in india is the seven billionth person on the planet. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: president trump is to visit pittsburgh to pay his respects to those who died in the mass shooting at a synagogue — somejewish leaders say he should stay away. as migrants head towards the us—mexico border, 5,00

the bbc sport website including news of nicola adam's becoming the interim wbo world flyweight champion and lewis hamilton's 80th pole position. many thanks indeed. you can see more on all of today'she weekend, you will notice it will start to feel a little warmer next week. it all comes down to what is happening in the event, this area of cloud is hurricane leslie and there is some uncertainty. some uncertainty for what will happen, but this is what brought the rain on saturday. that is often near continent for sunday, but weeks which was worst the fortu nes but weeks which was worst the fortunes around as there is more cloud and rain into the north. the weather front is pushing cloud and rain into the north. the weatherfront is pushing into scotla nd weatherfront is pushing into scotland and northern ireland. it is cloudy and occasionally rainy in northern ireland and scotland. the heaviest rain in western scotland, with gale force winds. england will have vastly improved day. after a frosty start, temperatures will lift. notice how the rain is still there across the northern half of there across the northern half of the uk, western scotland could see 100 million litres of rainf

bbc about making sure noone is left behind by the digital revolution. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. also todayk government begins a pilot scheme to try and tackle loneliness — cookery classes will get underway and in some cases the postman will be popping in to check in on people. tell us what you think. is this effective or tokenism? how do we fix loneliness? get in touch — use hashtag #bbcthebriefing. it's a crucial week for the british government and the eu. uk prime minister theresa may will take her proposalfor a brexit deal to a summit in brussels on wednesday. but there's been n0 breakthrough at the latest talks with negotiators. the irish border remains a central issue. and in westminster, pressure is mounting on mrs may. our political correspondent vicki young reports. it's crunch time for brexit talks, and time for a flying visit to brussels by the man in charge of the uk's negotiations. dominic raab spentjust over an hour with his opposite number, michel barnier, but there's no deal yet. the foreign secretary said this diplomatic dash was a sign of the effort going into talks. she i

bbc news, in south korea. with all the sport now, here's karthi gna nasegaram at the bbc sport centre. good evening. the champions of the premier league and three of their closest challengers were in action todaytoday's football results as match of the day two and, in scotland, sportscene follow soon on bbc one. there had been plenty of hype but in the end there were no goals in the game between liverpool and manchester city. riyad mahrez missed a late penalty but the 0—0 draw means city are top of the table in a testing day for the teams at the top of the table. they are level on points with chelsea who are in second place on goal difference after their 3—0 win over southampton. maurizio sarri's side maintain their unbeaten start to the season. while arsenal are in fourth place after beating fulham 5—i. rangers beat scottish premiership leaders hearts 3—1 this afternoon to move up to sixth place. that was hearts' first defeat this season. and james forrest scored four goals in 30 minutes as celtic thrashed saintjohnstone 6—0 in what was their first away win in the league this season. mo farah has won a marathon for the first time. the four time olympic champion broke both the european maratho

sporting competition. hywel griffith, bbc news, sydney. we're joined now by our sydney correspondent hywel griffith. hywel, what can we expect there today? is a excitement that in? absolutely. this is what the royal visit is meant to be at our. of course, all week it has been dominated by news of the baby. with a couple hours for the opening ceremony, there is a sense of anticipation down there at the opera house. is pretty tight security, so the competitors and their family, many of whom have flown in for this, they are there and having spoken to one or two today, they are itching to compete. they appreciate that all of the attention goes on to the duke and duchess, ithink of the attention goes on to the duke and duchess, i think many of them will appreciate the platform it has given them. for them, will appreciate the platform it has given them. forthem, it will appreciate the platform it has given them. for them, it is about sport. is about competition, about getting to be elite, having enjoyed so getting to be elite, having enjoyed so many injuries. the only time a synergy so many injuries. the only time a synergy and duchess today w