the match kicks off at 7:30pm tonight and you can see all the action on the bbc sports website and ongame is live on the bbc red button. and england's game against russia is live on bbc two. both are also on the bbc sport website. still to come on sportsday. from defender to contender — former england captain rio ferdinand takes up boxing. horse racing, and trainer stephen mcconville and his son michael have been disqualified for three years following the withdrawal of one of their horses at the cheltenham festival in march. the horse, anseanachai cliste, was found to have a prohibited substance. joe wilson was at today's hearing and explains more. father and son stephen and michael mcco nville father and son stephen and michael mcconville attended the hearing in london today but neither spoke. the father stephen is the trainer of anseanachai cliste whilst the son michael is both the owner and the scheduled jockey for the day in question. 0n race day at cheltenham stewa rts discovered in question. 0n race day at cheltenham stewarts discovered in possession of michael mcconville a coup

i'm olly foster at the bbc sports centre.ted and england defender rio ferdinand has been talking about his decision to embark on a boxing career. his move into the ring is being promoted by a leading bookmaker, betfair, who put out this glossy video. some have questioned whether it is a publicity stunt. he'll be trained by the former wbc super—middleweight champion richie woodhall and is likely to fight at cruiserweight. he's 38 and retired from football in 2015. he also lost his wife to cancer in the same year. did something for me to focus on. obviously the last couple of years i have been through quite a few things in my life and this is another way of being able to kind of channel that aggression, that anger sometimes, and just emotions come into something i can be really focused upon. it is something i am really into. i have the utmost respect for the boxing fraternity, i'm not coming in here saying i'm going to be world champion, coming here saying there are loads of hurdles to get over and i'm going to meet them on. wh

keep up—to—date with the rest of the sport on the bbc sport website. c.co.uk/sports. sport on the bbc sport website. that's www.bbc.co.uk/sports. now time for meet the author, see you soon. claire tomalin is one of our great biographers. her subjects have included samuel pepys, jane austen, dickens and hardy. now she's done what many biographers don't do — she's written about herself. a life of my own, is her story, her family and her loves, the tragedies and joys in her life; the literary world in which she found her calling, her craft, welcome. having spent so much time dealing with the detail of other people's lives, trying to sort out truths from falsehoods, was it difficult to take the plunge and hold a mirror up to your own life? i think it was the most difficult book i have ever tried to write. i found it very painful and i asked myself quite often, should i be doing this, shall i go on with it, shall i give up? there are a lot of tragedies in your life which we might touch on but as a whole, it's an extraordinary life, full of fun and friendship

and coverage of the race — featuring over 43,000 people — continues on the bbc sports website and bbc with it become only the third rider to win that and the tour de france in the same year. today's stage is largely a procession into madrid. having finished as runner—up on three occasions, froome called victory an incredible feeling. it is obviously moments like this now that makes all the sacrifices, all the time away from home, from my family, it is moments like these that make it all worth it. obviously it is emotional. it is such an incredible feeling. from the spanish capital to the welsh one today, two games in the premier league today. crystal palace have lost all of their matches this season and haven't scored a single goal. we know what we want, everybody is very disappointed in our result, but we also know this is not a one—day project. it's for the long—term. everybody knows you cannot expect suddenly that we're going to win every game. swansea city hosts newcastle united in the late kick—off. it's a new player for them. peter and on other office because his two sons are ma

i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre. here's what's coming up on sportsday.here's a lot at stake in the international break. england and scotland play tonight. should be an easy three points for northern ireland but they promise not to be complacent against san marino. and it's finals day in the kia super league. the defending champions, southern vipers, have made an imperious start against western storm. also coming up... the cheaters from south africa. it is a new era in the new pro 14. —— cheetahs. good evening. lot's coming up in the programme to set you up for the weekend. it could be make or break for the home nations over the next few days of world cup qualifying. all four can still make it to russia next summer. we'll have the latest from scotland, northern ireland and wales in a moment. but england are in malta. kick off in valetta just over an hour away. let's hear from gareth southgate was that this is the first match in the post wayne rooney era. he decided to retire from international football. who will wear the captain's are bad? we have focused

hello, i'm sarah mulkerrins and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up: after 37 fights, in 22 different cities, will the undefeated gennady golovkin topple canelo alvarez in his first las vegas fight? chaotic scenes in london as fan disorder delay‘s —— delays arsenal's europa league match with cologne. and it's a washout — play was called off for the day at the final women's golf major of the year. on saturday, the three—belt champion gennady golovkin puts his titles and his undefeated record on the line when he takes on saul canelo alvarez in a hugely anticipated bout in las vegas. and, well, if mayweather mcgregor wasn't one for the boxing purists, this one certainly is. two of the best current pound for pound boxers around. ade adedoyin is in las vegas. you have had quite a roll of honour of gu ests you have had quite a roll of honour of guests for us this week so far. yes. welcome to the media centre. it has been a hugely anticipated bout that has attracted boxing dignitaries past and present. now, these two are fighting for your old veldt

it is time now to cross to the bbc sports centre for sports day. . hello and welcome to sportsday with me 0lly foster and jessica creighton hello there, these are our headlines this evening. a magnificent seven from anderson helps england win the series against the west indies. it's high—fives for manchester city, they are top of the premier league for now after thrashing 10 man liverpool. and froome is on top in spain and will complete a rare grand tour double tomorrow. good evening, we'll have a close look at all the premier league results later in the programme, but england's test team have signed off for the summer by winning the series against the west indies. they finished off the tourists inside three days at lord's. james anderson was england's man of the series, he took his 500th test wicket yesterday and a career best 7—42 left england needing to chase a very meagre 107 in theirfinal innings, which they did with some ease. let's cross to lord's now and speak to our sports correspondentjoe wilson. joe, it's been a rainy few days, butjames an

check out all the stories on the bbc sport website and app. coming up in a moment, the papers.bringing us tomorrow. with me arejohn rentoul, political columnist the independent and the public affairs consultant, alex deane. good to see you gentlemen, thank you for coming in. let's start with some of the front pages. the i claimsjeremy corbyn will urge party activists to be on stand—by for a snap general election, in the final day of the labour party conference. it is suggested that he will say that companies that replaces workers with robots will pay more tax. the daily mail suggests that was anti—semitism and the labour conference and the financial times leads with calls from french president emmanuel conference and resident emmanuel macron for a stronger, more integrated european union. iain duncan smith is advising theresa may to stop planning to quit the eu without a deal, according to the eu without a deal, according to the daily express. the mirror dedicates its front page to actor liz dawn, know for her portrayal of vera duckworth in coronation street, who has died aged

that's bbc dot co dot uk slash sport and i'll have more in the next hour thank you, jessica. main stories. the public inquiry into the fire at grenfell tower, which killed at least 80 people injune, has begun its work today. opening the investigation, the retired court of appealjudge sir martin moore—bick, acknowledged there was a "great sense of anger and betrayal" felt by survivors of the tragedy. the inquiry, which is expected to publish its interim findings by easter, will look at the cause and spread of the fire. the design, construction and refurbishment of grenfell tower. how far regulations go in terms of high—rise flats. and whether they were followed in the case of grenfell tower. and finally the actions of the relevant authorities before the tragedy — and their response after the fire. in his opening statement, sir martin moore—bick addressed calls from survivors for local residents to be appointed to the inquiry team. i know that many of the survivors would like me to appoint someone from among their own number or perhaps another local resident as one of my assess

you can follow the action on the bbc sport website and radio five live.port website. i will have more for you in the next hour. great, look forward to it, thank you, mike. a former shadow cabinet minister has warned that a significant gap has appeared between attitudes in london and labour's northern heartlands. rotheram mp sarah champion resigned as shadow women and equalities minister last month, over comments she made about the grooming scandal in her constituency. in an interview in the times today, she accuses her colleagues in the south of being afraid of speaking out on issues such as that, for fear of being branded racist. 0ur political correspondent mark lobel is here. the background to this case is very important, remind us of it. sarah champion apologised for her poor choice of words in her article in the sun last month following a child abuse scandal in newcastle, in which she wrote, or it was said, " britain has a problem with british pakistani men exploiting and raping white girls." today at the time she gave her first interview since resign

sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here'sjessica. good morning. cket —— we will start with cricket. england's one day team sealed a dominant 4—0 one day series win against west indies. liam plunkett took two wickets as england restricted the tourists to 288 from their 50 overs. and england reached the target with ease. jason roy hit 96. and a confidence boost forjonny bairstow ahead of the ashes, he finished on 1111 not out. joe root ended the summer in style, completing the victory with a six. probably the most convincing thing about the last couple of days and the distractions that have gone on was a win at the oval. a chance to win the series, everything that happened was quite fresh, everybody knew about it the last couple of days so to produce a performance like that in such a tight game obviously meant a huge amount to the side. rangers have moved up to third in the scottish premiership, after their won 4—1 away at hamilton academical. rangers had to come from behind too, as hamilton took an early lead. but defender declanjohn scored two goal

the bbc sports personality of the year unsung hero award for 2017 has been launched today.ny in liverpool in december. a little bit earlier my colleague hugh woozencroft was joined by bbc athletics commentator darren campbell, and last year's winner marcellus baz. it has never been about recognition for may but i think i have kind of see what it does feel. is amazing because just being on the stage and recognised is phenomenal that what you get from it afterwards, linking up you get from it afterwards, linking up with different people, networking, certain doors open view, those opportunities can be filtered down to the people you are working for. it's given me a platform not only to represent my city but my country. i've been asked by the mayor of los angeles to speak about violence prevention in america, to speak in brazil, it has given me a platform to represent and talk about the model that we use in nottingham, right across the world. it sounds fantastic. how important is it that people like marcellus exist, and not only that they exist but their community show them tha

we can go to be bbc sport centre. stories don't get much better than this?ory, syria keep the dream alive and they are playing australia over tee legs with the winners playing someone from north and central america and that could still be the united states —— over tee legs. the biggest story in the last hour is saudi arabia going through to the world cup. they are the first arabic nation at the showpiece event since 2006 and they willjoin iran, japan, south korea, brazil, mexico, belgium and hosts russia in the 32 team tournament. a second—half winner helped them beat japan 1—0. tournament. a second—half winner helped them beatjapan1—0. it tournament. a second—half winner helped them beat japan 1—0. it takes them to their fifth world cup and sends australia to the play—offs. australia needed a big win over thailand in order to confirm their place. tomijuric put thailand in order to confirm their place. tomi juric put them ahead but with eight minutes to go thailand equalised. poor defence but a pretty good goal. mathew leckie of hertha berlin got the winner

joe wilson, bbc news, worcestershire. yes, how the sport has changed. much. that's it for now — the next news on bbc one is at 6:10pm. have a good afternoon. hello, you're watching the bbc news channel. president trump is going to visit texas later again today to assess the flood damage caused by storm harvey. he will fly to houston accompanied by the first lady where he will meet survivors and volu nteers he will meet survivors and volunteers involved in the relief effort. 0ur north america correspondent has been out with the emergency services to assess the damage. the sheriffs of houston are still working 12—hour shifts, even though the floodwaters they battled earlier in the week are mostly gone. like nothing they have ever experienced before, a disaster on a scale rarely seen in the us. the water was over this bridge right here. they remember the ones they were not able to rescue. some of them weren't able to get out in time for them to get help, and they were basically stuck inside their house, you know. and they're crippled, where they can't even

www. bbc.co.uk/sport. the bbc sport website. www.bbc.co.uk/sport. more the bbc sport website. been found in an old school. this is smairs roman catholic cemetery in lanark, small and well kept. but in a far corner, a mass grave. an investigation has found that at least 400 children are believed to be buried here. most died of natural causes like tb and pneumonia at a nearby care home run by nuns. francis was staying at the home when he died in 1961 aged 13. he told his brother that francis was one of those in the grave. i thought there would be 120, 150 maybe, you know. i thought at least 120. the care home closed in 1981. it had been open for 117 years. in 2004, those that ran it acknowledged some children who died here had been buried at st mary's but say the records were too poor to say how many. these death records were the key to revealing what happened. once we found out who died we could start asking where had they been buried. the more we asked that question, the more we were astonished to be told there was virtually no burial records for any names on that list. the da

there‘ll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. now it is time for the weather.l and sherry note and that is how the weekend will begin. as we go through the next couple of days, the showers should begin to ease. some spells of sunshine around, the night will be chilly. turning quite cool if there tonight, many of the showers will fade away but some will continue across north—east scotland and england also moving into wales and the far south west and temperatures and towns and cities, between eight and towns and cities, between eight and 10 degrees, lower in the countryside. tomorrow the showers will be in coastal areas exposed to the breeze, north—east scotland, england wales and south west. drive with spells of sunshine, cloud will bubble up through the day and showers will break out, quite widely by the afternoon, some of them heavy and sundry with the saudis, temperature still struggling between 12 temperature still struggling between i2 and 70 degrees. sunday will bring actually start and more in the way of sunshine. this is bbc news, i‘m julian worricker. t

there's lots more sport from around the world at bbc dot com slash sport.halves, this week's weather takes us on a bit of a journey but things are a bit quieter for a time mid—week, as i'll show you in a moment. i will start with a couple of images from sunday's weather. after all that saturday sunshine, grey skies, some rain around. the further east you are, you did not get that rain until quite late on and the weather system that brought it is starting to fizzle out but we are left, as monday begins, with plenty of cloud. it's low cloud, it's misty, murky, some coast and hill fog around. still damp and drizzly in places as well. and it is quite warm, quite humid air that's across us. look these temperatures for 8 o'clock in the morning. some around 16—17 celsius. not as breezy as it has been into england and wales. again the chance of seeing a bit light rain, more especially in parts of northern england and scotland. mainly dry start in northern ireland but this band of wet weather is going to move in and will also push across scotland during the day. sti

you can read more on that on the bbc sport website. that's all the sport. that's all from me. lly some pretty heavy showers and the hello. this is bbc news. north korea's leader kimjong un has said his goal is to match the military power of the united states. his comments come after the united nations security council described the latest missile test overjapan as highly provocative. washington has again warned pyongyang of possible military action. but russia and china say diplomacy is the only solution. stephen mcdonnell reports from seoul. north korea has released footage which it says is of its latest ballistic missile test, the day after it was carried out. also images of an elated kim jong un, present at the site. the country's state media has quoted their leader as saying "this was to achieve equilibrium force, so that the us would not even talk about a military move against his regime". across the pacific, washington is considering its next move. we've been kicking the can down the road and we're out of road. so for those who have said and been commenting about the lack

sanjoy majumder, bbc news, at the bangladesh—myanmar border. with all the sporttake pole for tomorrow‘s malaysian grand prix. after struggling in practice, the championship leader qualified fastest in sepang, while his title rival sebastien vettel was relegated to the back of the grid. katherine downes reports. lewis hamilton has fought his way back into this formula 1 championship race. now he‘s looking to accelerate away. his great rival, sebastien vettel, can only watch, as his title hopes fade. he crashed out of the last grand prix. now this. an engine problem is that ferrari were ina race engine problem is that ferrari were in a race against time to fix, a race they ultimately lost. radio:m we know what to do, i can limp back. that left kimi raikkonen to try to hold hamilton fan for a while he was fastest, that hamilton pulled off a remarkable fightback. the said he‘s had been off the pace in practice. not so when it mattered. kimi raikkonen had one last chance to topple him but locked up on the final corner, and expensive day for ferrari. a 70th pole positi

more on that on the bbc sport website. can keep up to date with the rugby league world cup and the everton match later on. that is all for now. more on bbc news throughout the evening. some news coming in from the midlands. we are hearing about a light aircraft crash. this is in a field. west midlands ambulance service and warwickshire fire and ‘s are also there. apparently two men we re are also there. apparently two men were travelling in the aircraft and they are reported to have suffered serious burns which are potentially life threatening. they have been taken to hospital in birmingham. the air accident investigation branch have been informed. that is a light aircraft crash. it sees case review has found that the murder of a teenage girl by a fellow resident at a care home was preve nta ble. fellow resident at a care home was preventable. the victim was struggled —— the victim was strangled. the care home specialised in caring for people with asperger‘s syndrome. this report contains details that some viewers may find

, here's john watson at the bbc sport centre.d his lead in the formula one drivers' championship. on a circuit where ferrari were expected to dominate, a crash at the start forced title rival sebastien vettel to retire. natalie pirks reports. lewis hamilton said he needed a miracle to win amid the tight twists of this circuit. in the darkness, came his light. in the land of the singapore sling, the lashing rain served up a perfect cocktail the chaos. max verstappen and sebastian vettel were out from the word go. it was the first time in the history of the sport that both ferraris had crashed out in the opening lap. plotting his waist is a really through the carnage was hamilton. the master of taming wet conditions went on to claim his third win in a i’ow went on to claim his third win in a row and seventh of the season. hamilton wins in singapore. what a turnaround today. fantastic drop with this strategy. what a great day. hamilton is now 28 points clear of vettel. singapore could now have changed the destiny of the formula i ti

sport now...and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. port." there were boos around the arena, when the decision was announced, and both boxers shook their heads. 0ne judge scored it 118—110 for alvarez, another 115—113 for golovkin and the third a draw. the draw means golovkin retains his three major middleweight titles, and remains unbeaten in 38 fights. and after dominating the middle rounds, golovkin thought he'd done enough to get the decision. this is terrible for sports, from boxing. iam this is terrible for sports, from boxing. i am a champion. this is the biggest fight from boxing. like today, this is terrible. biggest fight from boxing. like today, this is terriblelj biggest fight from boxing. like today, this is terrible. i get she needs to be reviewed. i think she needs to be reviewed. i think she needs to be reviewed. i think she needs to school. this makes good debate for a second fight, possibly. what about that score? are you telling me that the judges' score affected how you feel about who won? i can't fix that. that is t

coverage is available on the bbc sport website.lled into an england training camp in oxford today to replace billy vunipola, who injured his knee in the saracens win over sale yesterday. it was only his second match back after shoulder surgery saw him miss the lions tour to new zealand this summer. hughie fury, the cousin of tyson fury, has failed in his bid to take the wbo heavyweight title from new zealand'sjoseph parker. a points decision saw parker come out on top at the manchester arena. the venue was hosting a sporting event for the first time since reopening after a terror attack in may. his next opponent could be anthony joshua. there are some other fighters. i want to get some good exposure here. iwill leave fighters. i want to get some good exposure here. i will leave that with my team. hopefully we can set up with my team. hopefully we can set up something in the near future because it is an exciting time to be a heavyweight. england's paul casey boosted his hopes of winning the fedex cup and with it a £7.a million bonus

you can find more intimation on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport.er there. the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier says a ‘new dynamic‘ has been created in the brexit negotiations, following theresa may's speech in florence last week. mr barnier said progress had been made on the financial settlement and citizen's rights, but more work was needed. the brexit secretary david davis said they'd made ‘decisive steps forward', but admitted that there remains disagreement over the uk's final liabilities, along with the border in northern ireland. our political correspondent ben wright was watching the news conference, and asked both negotiators whether they had made what the eu deems to be ‘sufficient progress‘ to go on to discuss trade. david davis, your tone today is more optimistic, there‘s a warm atmosphere in here, but there are obviously big stumbling blocks, in particular, the rule of the ec] in enforcing citizens‘ rights and the massive issue of money, the european union clearly want commitments for more. do you honestly feel this is a proper neg

time to cross to the bbc sport centre now for sportsday.lo and welcome to sportsday with me reshmin chowdhury. the headlines this evening: harry kane makes it 13 goals in september, this time with a brace as spurs ran riot against huddersfield. united also netted four as they made sure the misery continues for crystal palace. lewis hamilton takes big strides towards a fourth world championship title. he'll be on pole in sepang with nearest rival sebastian vettel at the back of the grid. also coming up in the programme — northern ireland'sjonathan rea makes history becoming the first man to win three consecutive world superbikes championships. welcome to the programme. the pundits are simply sunning out of superlatives to describe harry kane. the tottenham striker ends september with 13 goals in a week in which he scored the perfect hat—trick in the champions league. he netted just the two against huddersfield in the early kick—off, as the newly promoted side got a reality check of life in england's top flight, losing 4—0 to a rampant spurs.

sport now, and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's olly foster.e attributes to go on and be a great player. the 17—year—old made his international debut coming off the bench last night in the world cup qualifier. he scored the winner against austria with less than half an hour to go. it was goalless but after a few minutes of coming on, the teenager — who became liverpool's youngest goal—scorer last season — had scored the only goal of the game, keeping their world cup hopes alive. the wales coaching team knew he wouldn't be fazed by playing for his country. we've had him with us for years and he has been a pleasure. no doubt he will go from strength to strength. a fantastic night for him and his family and we are very proud. he has contributed in a magnificent way. wales play moldova next tuesday night. chris froome is still wearing the leaders red jersey at the vuelta espana, he has a 55—second lead. the 14th stage was won by poland's rafal maj ka. froome finished in fourth a few seconds behind vincenzo nibali — who is second in the overall stan

there is much more on the bbc sport app if you want it.rst transgender model to appear in a cosmetics campaign for the company. but then she wrote a facebook post where she argued that "all white people benefit from racism". and that was that. she was dropped. she's been talking the bbc. ididn't i didn't delete it. facebook deleted it. once i posted it, it was drenched with alt—right supporters, just people going at each other. in the post i was extremely angry and frustrated. i think we all were, about the charlottesville attacks. about heather dying, and just the fact that racism exists and we are not really doing anything to counter it. i don't think people really understand what modern—day racism is. i'm talking about all white people benefit from white privilege. white privilege filters... well, it stems from white supremacy. it stems from a society that was put in place and built to benefit white people above any other race. race doesn't actually exist, it's a made up thing. but the lighter your skin tone, the more privileges you wil

sport now, and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre.st 17. after five world cup qualifying draws in a row they really had to beat austria last night to have a realistic chance of reaching the tournament in russia next summer. with less then half an hour to go, it was goaless in cardiff, butjust a couple of minutes after coming off the bench to make his international debut, the teenager ben woodburn, who became liverpool's youngest goalscorer last season, scored the winner and that keeps their world cup hopes alive. it's a dream come true, and i'm just happy we've got the points and now onto moldova. what did kris commons say to you? he said enjoy yourself, and do as well as you can. wales' match against the bottom team moldova is on tuesday night. republic of ireland are two points ahead of wales in second, that's after their 1—1 draw against georgia. they started really well, taking the lead afterjust four minutes in tblisi, thanks to shane duffy's header. butjust before half time, georgia equalised to secure a point. ireland face the

sport now, and we have a full round—up from the bbc sport centre.s the final stage of the vuelta a espa na is underway the final stage of the vuelta a espana is underway and chris froome will be about two win it, winning two ra nters and will be about two win it, winning two ranters and the same year. it really is something of an achievement, this, to be the tour de france champion and the tour spain champion. he says it will be his greatest for himself. that is right. it is an astonishing feat. the final stage today is fairly ceremonial. tradition dictates your not allowed to challenge the leader on the final stage. all he has to do is crossed the line in one piece. all the hard work was done yesterday on one of the most this —— the most voracious client and world cycling, the angiru. he was speaking about the sacrifices he made and he said it was probably his greatest achievement, because of the history attached to this. he's the first british rider to win the vuelta a espana and only the third rider in history to win the vuelta a espana and the t

you can keep up—to—date with all those stories on the bbc sport website.ersonnel in toronto, canada. his girlfriend, actress meghan markle, was also at the ceremony, making her first appearance at an official engagement attended by the prince. sarah campbell has more from toronto. more than 550 competitors from 17 nations, cheered on by friends and family. the games were prince harry's idea. this is the third such event, which aims to use sport to help the process of recovery. as the teams filed in, prince harry watched from the vip area next to the first lady and spotted, a couple of rows down and around 18 seats across, his girlfriend meghan markle, the actress and campaigner who has been dating harry for a little over a year. ms markle lives and works in the city and so it would have perhaps seemed odd if she hadn't turned up. kensington palace have refused to comment on her appearance, adding that half of toronto is here anyway and that maybe true, but this still has to be seen as a significant public acknowledgement of the seriousness of their relatio

and a hello, you're watching bbc news, i'm 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre.ve sacked their manager frank de boer afterjust five games in charge. they won a league cup match, but lost all four of their premier league games without scoring a goal — making it the worst start to a season by any top division club for over 90 years. here's more from our sports correspondent katie gornall. and correspondent katie gornall. some that will feel th harsh and some that will feel this is harsh on frank. when he was brought in and he was asked to change the style of play, may, more possession —based side, and like they were under sam alla rdyce, have —based side, and like they were under sam allardyce, have they been patient? no. have they given enough time? no. they have released a statement saying they would like to thank him for his dedication and ha rd thank him for his dedication and hard work during his time at the club, and they go on to say a new manager will be appointed in due course. we wish frank the very best of luck for the future. we understand that new mana

, here's karthi gna nasegaram at the bbc sport centre. here's karthi gna's karthi gna nasegaram lewis hamilton has won today's italian grand prix, which gives him the outright lead in formula i's world championship for the first time this season. in formula i's world championship the mercedes driver started from a record 69th pole position in monza. started from a record 69th patrick gearey reports. started from a record 69th lewis started from a record 69th hamilton didn't need th roll. lewis hamilton didn't need the drum roll. he knew monza was his moment. starting in front for a record 60 night—time, hisjob starting in front for a record 60 night—time, his job was to stay there. his biggest test was the start, just stay clear and everything else would sort itself out. races can deflate in second in the scramble. watch out for the championship leader sebastian vettel in his ferrari, up from sixth on the grid to third in the race. the more places hamilton could put between himself and sebastian vettel, the war he could lead the standings by. just when you

you can keep up—to—date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. demnation from the sports world after his criticism of players. on friday, mr trump said the nfl should fire players who protest during the us anthem. high—profile football players as well as basketball star lebronjames have openly criticised mr trump in response. tim allman reports. california's golden state warriors, nba champions, considered by some one of the greatest teams of all time. by tradition, basketball‘s topside is usually invited to the white house to meet the president. but one of their star players, stephen curry, said he had other plans. i don't want to go. that's really it. the things that he is said, and the things that he hasn't said, and the things that he hasn't said in the right times, we won't stand for it. by acting or not going, hopefully that will inspire some change when it comes to what we tolerate in this country. as so often, the president chose to respond on social media. going to the white house is considered a great honour for the white house is consid

sport now, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's mike bushell. ports great rivalries — two sides of glasgow, meeting for the first time this season in the scottish premiership. it's been a bit one sided, recently — in fact, celtic have lostjust once in their previous 58 league matches. brendan rodgers has a record of five wins and a draw from six matches so far. i have enjoyed all of them, of course, in different ways. you have got the league games, the cup games, record victories at ibrox. so they are all really, really special games, games that myself and that she really look forward to. the early kick—off in the premier league, is west ham against tottenham. the hammers mexican striker, javier hernandez, has arranged for the shirts of both teams to be auctioned off to raise money for the earthquake relief fund in his home country. his west ham manager, slaven bilic, knows his side have their work cut out today, because he thinks spurs are title contenders. for me, they are the team that plays the most attractive football, definitely one of the

news live from the bbc sports centre that attract roller—coaster day paul sykes falsities.ted after an incident in bristol in the early hours of yesterday morning and won't be available for the fourth one—day match against west indies. he missed training today along with team—mate alex hales, who is also thought to be helping police with their enquiries. patrick gearey is with me. this is farfrom ideal in the middle of a one—day series, what details do we have? in the hours following a number's last one—day international against west indies in bristol, alex hales and ben stokes we re bristol, alex hales and ben stokes were called out to an incident in which a man received facial injuries and they arrested ben stokes on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm. stokes was kept in a cell overnight and released the next day without charge but under investigation. alex hales, who was also there, is currently helping police with their enquiries. neither player train today was involved in the preparations for england's next one—day international. because it is a police investigati

time to cross to the bbc sport centre now for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. the headlines this evening... two harry kane goals help spurs to a 3—2 win over west ham in a thriller at the london stadium. all the premier league's top sides ease to victory. celtic extend their unbeaten domestic run to 57 games with a 2—0 win over rangers in the first old firm derby of the season at ibrox. chantal blaak of the netherlands recovers from a crash to become road race world champion. britain's hannah barnes led for a while, but could only finish 14th. also coming up in the programme... leicester narrowly beat harlequins in a thriller. and we'll be live injersey to find out more about a new fast and furious version of the triathlon. hello and welcome to the programme. plenty to come across a wide range of sports but we'll start with the premier league and there were several eye—catching matches today. 0ur football reporterjohn bennett is with me here to cover all the big talking points. john, let's start with the derby at the london stadium between west ham and spurs. q

sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mike bushell. good morning. test hall will be put to one side as he tries to move his tally beyond 501 when the west indies resumed their second innings at lord's shortly. now, before anderson took centre stage, ben stokes pushed england into a first innings lead of 71. while anderson reached the milestone, with the wicket of kraigg braathwaite, early into the windies reply. he's only the third seam bowler in history to go past 500. he didn't stop there either, helping reduce the windies to 93 for three, at stumps on day two. they'll resume this morning leading byjust 22 runs. milestones are nice, but that's not what drives me to become as good as i can be. i want to try and help england win games of cricket. that's my motivation, that's why i turn up every day trying to improve myself, and that's what will keep driving me on. i'm loving playing at the moment. i think i'm bowling well, i feel fit and strong, and i'm enjoying playing in this team, so hopefully that can continue for a while yet. sojimmy anderson j

you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. been injured in a suspected acid attack in east london. police were called to a shopping centre near westfield in stratford last night, following reports a group of men were spraying a noxious substance. a 15 year—old—boy has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm. simon clemison has the details. last night's attack was in stratford in east london, but it is now one among many. police say during an argument between two groups at the stratford shopping centre what they call a noxious substance was thrown. medics arrived and the injured were treated at the scene. a witness said one man ran into a nearby restaurant toilet to try to wash acid from his face. six people were hurt with three having to be taken to hospital. no—one is believed to be in a life threatening condition, but it has left some of those living here shaken. i think it's scary and disgusting and it's horrible that people can't walk and be safe any more. now that happened i'm concerned because i live h

sport now and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre.ome nations playing world cup qualifiers last night, especially for scotland who breathed fresh life into their world cup qualifying campaign with a convincing 3—0 win away to lithuania. gordon strachan hailed scotland's 3—0 win over lithuania as the most impressive of his four—year reign. the national team boss has found himself under pressure during a testing world cup qualifying campaign but his side responded in fine fashion as they grabbed a much needed victory in vilnius to breathe new life into their hopes of reaching russia. the pick of the goals came from andy robertson. the win moves scotland ahead of slovenia into third place in group f on goal difference. still four points off the second place play—off spot. that was robertson's second international goal after an eight million move to liverpool last month and he's hoping scotland can replicate his new clubs recent form. everyone focuses on the celtic boys, with their winning mentality and with not really losing any games, a

this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. rld with fixtures moved and cancelled after the storm damage. west ham got their first points of the premier league season as huddersfield suffered their first defeat. and security is paramount as the world 11 arrives in pakistan for a ground breaking twenty20 series. hello there and welcome to the programme. hurricane irma has been wreaking havoc on a devastating scale over the past week affecting numerous communities and countries. in florida over the weekend, irma made landfall and it also forced the postponement and cancellation of various sporting fixtures. with the nfl season among them, it poses a knock on effect for teams who had been scheduled to have a week off later in the season, and florida—based journalistjeremiah tittle has been explaining to me how this could hinder a franchise.

welcome along to sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. plenty to bring you.. the good times are over for carlo ancellotti at bayern munich — the head coach sacked by the german club. the pictures which mean cricketer ben stokes won't be considered for international duty. and the upsets continue at the wuhan open — the world number one beaten by the 20—year—old with a growing reputation. the five—time european champions bayern munich were beaten by paris st germain in the champions league on wednesday, and that was to be the last match in charge of the german champions for carlo ancellotti who was sacked by the club on thursday. and as our football reporter john bennett explains, their results this season only part of the reason behind his departure.

bbc news at one. good afternoon, it is 1:33pm, time for a look at the sports news, live from the bbc sports centre.tart with football and gordon strachan has named his scotland squad for their world cup qualifying matches next week. no major shocks. leeds captain liam cooper has been recalled and leigh griffiths is one of six celtic players in the squad to face slovakia and slovenia. at back—to—back wins against lithuania and malta earlier in the month, scotla nd and malta earlier in the month, scotland go into the final two matches knowing that victory in both games would all but guaranteed a play—off spot. gareth mcauley is back in the northern ireland squad for their qualifiers against germany and norway. the west brom defender has not featured in the squad since he limped off against azerbaijan in june. there are also first time call ups for millwall midfielder george saville and kilmarnock midfielder jordanjones. sports minister tracy crouch has described fever‘s expected u—turn on poppies as common sense. last year, you will remember that england, scotland, wales and northern ireland we re sc

that's on the red button and the bbc sport website.team just five months before the winter olympics. britain's top driver, mica mcneill says she's gutted and shocked to be told by bosses there was no money left to fund her team because of an overspend. the british bobsleigh and skeleton association intends to continue supporting three men's teams on its performance programme but it is now uncertain whether team gb will be represented in the women's bobsleigh competition in pyeochang. the british para athlete bethany woodward says she'll be handing back one of her relay medals because a member of the team was giving them an unfair advantage. the classification system in para—sport has been criticised for sometimes allowing less impaired athletes to compete against those with a much greater disability. woodward won sprinting silver in london 2012 and also long jump silver at the 2014 commonwealth games. with reference to her relay medal, won in the last four years, she says "i feel like we won a medal i don't believe was true. handing ba

i am tulsen tollett and mr sport today, like the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: —— this is sport. —— live from the. lionel messi scores four as barcelona move five points clear at the top of the spanish league jonny bairstow leads england to a seven wicket victory over west indies in the first one day international at old trafford with an unbeaten century. and find out why one of english football's most successful players hello and welcome to the programme. we start with the news that four goals from lionel messi giving him his 43rd career hat—trick, saw barcelona move five points clear at the top of the spanish primera division after they scored a convincing 6—1 win over eibar. a first half penalty was added to with three second half goals paulinho and denis suarez also found the net at camp nou, while valencia scored five moving them up to third, italian international simone zaza scoring a second half hat—trick at the mestalla in their win over malaga. cristiano ronaldo returns to the real madrid side for wednesday's match against rea

you can read more on the bbc sport website. now on bbc one time for the news where you are. —— despite being legally obliged to do so. religious education is a core subject here. all state schools here including academies and free schools are legally obliged to provide religious education as part of a balanced curriculum. it needs -- there needs to be something bad happens if schools are not doing this. a freedom of information request was issued to the department for education. its schools census data showed that 26% of schools in england made no provision for our feed. in academies, which operate outside local authority control, the figure rose to 34% for pupils aged 11 to 13. schools are breaking the law. they do have to teach our ego to all of their students. schools we have spoken to tell us that re teachers can be hard to recruit and for many pupils and parents, the subject is not considered a priority. many insist that the legal obligation to teach re can be fulfilled in different ways. they might be using conferences, citizenship lessons, assemblies. as head of a chu

hello, i'm nick marshall—mccormack and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.rapova is knocked out of the us open by anastasija sevastova. magnificent at monza! lewis hamilton overtakes sebastian vettel to lead the formula one world championship. and it's sorry day for sri lankan cricket fans as india thrash their team again. hi there wherever you are around the world welcome to sport today. maria sharapova's comeback for her first grand slam since her doping ban, is over. she's been knocked out in the fourth round of the us open by anastasija sevastova in three sets. former world number one sharapova, had been granted a wild—card entry into the main draw. despite criticism from some of her competitors. the latvian 16th lost the first set but took control after that

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme.ft of spanish league leaders barcelona after just five matches. the man known as the raging bull, jake lamotta, who was former world middleweight boxing champion has died at the age of 95. and inland surfing. a radical new way to ride the waves. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the news that real madrid are now seven points behind leaders barcelona after real betis scored a 94th minute winner at the bernabeu. all this despite the return of cristiano ronaldo after missing five matches through suspension including the first four in the primera division. the world player of the year started up front but couldn't find a way through at the bernabeu, leaving zinedine zidane's side

us what was hello, i'm sarah mulkerrins and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.s twice as title holders real madrid get off to a winning start in the european champions league. in the asian champions league there's been another five goals. another red card. in another dramatic quarter final. and we'll be in las vegas as golovkin and alvarez prepare for a middleweight showdown that's got boxing purists very excited! defending champions real madrid have got off to a winning start in the european champions league after a 3—0 win at home, against apoel nicosia. there were big wins too for the premier league sides manchester city and tottenham. so with all the details on that ronaldo performance for real — here's our football reporterjohn bennett.

hello, i'm gavin ramjaun, and this is sport today from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: ronaldo turns on the style as real keep up their winning streak in the champions league. england's ben stokes is out of their squad for their fourth one day international against west indies after being arrested. and the big names continue to tumble in china. world number two simona halep the latest casualty at the wuhan open. let's start with the european champions league, and real madrid came away with a what could be crucial victory in germany. goals from gareth bale with a superb first half volley and two from cristiano ronaldo sealed a 3—1 away win over dortmund. the result sees them lead the way in a competitive group h. ronaldo reached a10 goals for real with his contribution. it was a result that coach zinedine zidane hailed as perfect. translation: in the end of the most important thing is to play like we did today and score goals. we scored three goals today, two coming from cristiano and one from gareth, and i'm very happy for them. we also had m