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

we'll have much more from parsons green but now let's cross to the bbc sport centre — and the very latestformer england manager roy hodgson says he fully believes he can keep crystal palace in the premier league. he takes charge of his first match tomorrow, having replaced frank de boer, who was sacked earlier this week after opening the season with four straight league defeats. i have said to the players already, i have not given many team talks as such, but the one point i did make to them, was our focus is on may, not at the end of september, because leagues are not won at the end of september and teams are not relegated at the end of september. the weekend's premier league football begins with a friday night match on the south coast as bournemouth host newly—promoted brighton... it will mean a lot to the fans of both clubs... bournemouth are without a point yet this season — but brighton come off the back of their first top flight win, so are bournemouth feeling the pressure already? there are several ways that you can look at things. the best way to put it, if you go game for game, l

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.

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

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, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme.o drink—driving giro d'italia organisers announce details of next year's historic start injerusalem and as afghanistan's cricket side rise up the world rankings we take a look at how a home grown t20 tournament is getting attention from all over the world. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the news that the former england and manchester united captain, wayne rooney, has pleaded guilty to drink driving. the 31—year—old who now plays for everton has been banned from driving for two years and ordered to do community service. it's after he was arrested near his home in the north—west

this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: hurricane irma takes it's toll on the sporting world 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. the bye week is an opportunity for teens, whether they are ailing and need some time to recover from the knocks that

bbc news. don't forget you can get in touch with me on twitter — i'm @babitabbc. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centreleaving them seven points adrift 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

bbc news, at westminster. that is it for me. get in touch on twitter. now it is time for the sport news. hello, i'm nick marshall—mccormack and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centrearapova 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

i'm nick marshall—mccormack, and this is sport today live from the bbc sport centre.oming up on the show: world number one, rafael nadal, shows brute force to overpower alexandr dolgopolov. joachim loew‘s loving it. world champions, germany, are set to win their world cup qualification group. and the american wins his fifth tour title! hi there. wherever you are around the world, welcome to sport today. world number one, rafael nadal, made it through to the us open quarter—finals for the seventh time on monday. he defeated ukrainian alexandr dolgopolov. and it was fast too. just one hour and 41 minutes from first serve to match point. the spaniard won 6—2, 6—4, 6—1. the 15—time grand slam champion hasn't made the us open last eight since capturing the 2013 title. he returned to the top world ranking last month for the first time since 2011. nadal will next face the russian teenager andrey rublev. he beat ninth seed david goffin 7—5, 7—6, 6—3, to become the youngest man to reach the us open quarter—finals since andy roddick in 2001. top women's seed, karolina pliskova,

bbc news. pennies here in 50 minutes time for the rest of the news but now, sport today. hello. i'm sarah mulkerrins, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centrempions league, scoring twice to beat last year's runners—up, juventus. what a game in guangzhou! shangai sneak into the asian champions league semi—finals after going to penalties against evergrande. and we'll be in las vegas, where they are preparing for another huge fight this weekend. hello, and welcome along to the programme. so, the european champions league is back, and there were big wins for barcelona, paris st germain, chelsea, and manchester united on tuesday. 28 goals in eight matches. lionel messi scored two for barcelona in their three nil win at home against last season's runners up, juventus. 0ur football reporter, john bennett, has more. barcelona and lionel messi, superb this evening. a brilliant performance.

live from the bbc sport centre. coming up — ronaldo scores 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. ronaldo should have had his 49th career hat—trick in his great career, but he did score goal number 106 and 107 in his champions league career. was training match, really, for real madrid. a comfortable victory and they did not need to leave first year. in the same group, totte n ha m leave first ye

i am tulsen tollett and mr sport today, like the bbc sport centre. essi 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,

bbc website. don't forget, you can get in touch with me on twitter. i'm @babitabbc. hello there. i am tulsen tollett and this is sport today, life in the bbc sport centre.in the formula 1 world championship with victory in singapore as sebastian vettel crashed out at the start. wayne rooney's old trafford return ends in a 4—0 defeat for everton against his former club manchester united. and marc leishman wins the bmw championship, the penultimate tournament of the fedex cup play—offs. hello there and welcome to the programme. lots to talk about, there, but we start with the news that lewis hamilton has claimed

bbc news, portishead. don't forget, you can get in touch with me on twitter. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centreani combine to make it two wins from two for paris st—germain in the champions league. despite his arrest, ben stokes is included in england's ashes squad. and garbine muguruza find that winning formula once again, to set up a quarterfinal tie against jelena ostapenko at the wuhan open in china. yes, welcome. eight matches, 25 goals in the champions league on wednesday, one of the most impressive performances coming from paris st—germain, who brushed aside the five—time european champions bayern munich 3—0. according to our football reporterjohn bennet, signs their heavy investment in their playing squad is paying off.

welcome along to sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. plenty to bring you. here's what's coming up. 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. there was a defeat in the champions league last night, and that was the final straw. it was notjust that they lost, but the way they lost. the performance in the second half was poor and that sums up their performance lately. if you look at the results, the bundesliga has not lost too badly

i'm nick marshall—mccormack, and this is sport today live from the bbc sport centre., rafael nadal, shows brute force to overpower alexandr dolgopolov. joachim loew‘s loving it. world champions, germany, are set to win their world cup qualification group. and the american wins his fifth tour title! hi there. wherever you are around the world, welcome to sport today. world number one, rafael nadal, made it through to the us open quarter—finals for the seventh time on monday. he defeated ukrainian alexandr dolgopolov. and it was fast too. just one hour and 41 minutes from first serve to match point. the spaniard won 6—2, 6—4, 6—1. the 15—time grand slam champion hasn't made the us open last eight since capturing the 2013 title. he returned to the top world ranking last month for the first

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: mbappe, neymar and cavani combine to make it two wins from two for paris st—germain in the champions league. despite his arrest, ben stokes is included in england's ashes squad. and garbine muguruza find that winning formula once again, to set up a quarterfinal tie against jelena 0stapenko at the wuhan open in china. yes, welcome. eight matches, 25 goals in the champions league on wednesday, one of the most impressive performances coming from paris st—germain, who brushed aside the five—time european champions bayern munich 3—0. according to our football reporterjohn bennet, signs their heavy investment in their playing squad is paying off. 3-0 3—0 windfall paris st—germain. they proved they are the real deal in the champions league this season. mbappe has proved he is worth every penny, and bayern munich were humiliated. it was dani alves who scored the first goal, neymar found it was dani alves who scored the first goal, neymarfound him. cavani is in bri

this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: kylian mbappe joins paris saint—germain on loan from monaco and then scores for the french national side as they beat the netherlands in world cup qualifying. japan become the fourth team to qualify for next year's world cup in russia after beating australia 2—0 in saitama. and roger federer needs five sets to get past mikhail youzhny at the us open. hello there and welcome to the programme. we start with some of the main football transfer news from thursday. many of europe's top leagues have seen the window close and one of the main stories was that paris st—germain have signed this man here, kylian mbappe, on a season—long loan from french champions monaco. that comes with an option to make the deal permanent for a fee of $215 million dollars. should psg sign the france international on a permanent deal, his contract will run untiljune 2022. in england alex oxlaide chamberlain‘s move from arsenal to liverpool was rubber stamped earlier on thursday after

hello, i'm nick marshall—mccormack and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.oming up on the show: ecstatic scenes in syria as the country sets up a world cup qualification playoff with australia. busta busts—a—move — pablo carreno reaches the us open semi—finals for the first time. and a comeback queen in queens, sloane stephens keeps the home fans happy by advancing to the semis too. hi there wherever you are around the world, welcome to sport today. more on syria's heroics to come. first though — saudi arabia are through to the world cup in russia. they are the first arabic nation at football's showpiece event since 2006. the saudisjoin iran, japan, south korea, brazil, mexico, belgium and hosts russia in the 32—team tournament. substitute fa had al muwallad's second—half winner helped them beat japani—o injeddah. it takes the saudis 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 in russia — tomi juric got them ahead. with eight minutes to go, pokkhao anan equalised for

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

i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre, these are our headlines tonight...s another nervy night for england, but rashford gets the wembley winner to take them ever closer to the world cup. that's the result scotland needed as they target second in the group. they beat malta at hampden park. and high fives for northern ireland, five wins in a row secures second and almost certainly a play—off spot. hello there, we've had a home nations hatrick tonight, details coming up of the wins at hampden park and windsor park in a moment. it was no walk in the park for england at wembley but another victory means that they now need just two points from their last two world cup qualifying matches next month to be sure that they are in russia next summer. let's speak to our sports correspondent natalie pirks who is at wembley. evening, natalie. it was another one of those matches, wasn't it? gareth southgate said they are a work in progress and there is plenty still needed but this was an improvement on the malta game last week. it was a huge improvement on malta last week

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme. real madrid are beaten by real betis leaving them seven points adrift 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 seventh after antonio sanabria's winner. elsewhere in spain, sevilla move second afterjesus navas grabbed the winner against las palmas with seven minutes to go. atletico madrid, who are third, were 2—1winners away to athleti

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme. the nfl stars defying the american president. justin thomas wins the fedex cup — and a ten million dollar bonus. and roger federer helps europe beat the world team to win the inaugural laver cup. first we start with american football, and a number of protests have taken place at nfl games on sunday following donald trump's controversial comments. the us president has called for players demonstrating against racial inequality during the national anthem to be fired. it's provoked an angry response. this was the scene earlier on sunday, at wembley stadium in london where the jacksonville jaguars and the baltimore ravens played. players at several games across the league also chose to kneel — during the playing of the star—spangled banner. it's the biggest demonstration since the protests first began in 2016. well the president has spoken to reporters — and responded to the widespread day of action across several teams. one of those involved the new england patriots owner robert kraft — w

this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. through to the us open semifinals after a straight sets win over andrey rublev. the women's world number one is out though as coco vandeweghe beats karolina pliskova to keep alive hopes of an all american semifinal line up. and india win their one—off twenty 20 match against sri lanka in colombo with skipper virat kohli leading the way for the tourists. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with tennis and the news that men's world number one rafael nadal is through to the semifinals of the us open after a crushing straight sets win over 19—year—old russian andrey rublev. the spaniard, a twice winner of this event needed just 96 minutes for victory as he ruthlessly took apart his opponent dropping just five games against a player who idolised nadal growing up.

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme. former england captain wayne rooney is banned after admitting to drink—driving giro d'italia organisers announce details of next year's historic start injerusalem and as afghanistan's cricket side rise up the world rankings we take a look at how a home grown t20 tournament is getting attention from all over the world. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the news that the former england and manchester united captain, wayne rooney, has pleaded guilty to drink driving. the 31—year—old who now plays for everton has been banned from driving for two years and ordered to do community service. it's after he was arrested near his home in the north—west of england earlier this month and our sports editor dan roan was at the court hearing. less than 2a hours after playing for his club, everton, wayne rooney arriving at the magistrates this morning over a drink—driving charge. flanked by police and security guards and the former england captain was escorted through a media scru

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: diego costa is heading back to atletico madrid as chelsea agree a deal to sell their striker to his former club. jordan spieth is three shots off the lead at the season ending tour championship in atlanta as he looks to claim the fed ex cup and the $10 million prize valentino rossi, just three weeks after breaking his leg, is hopeful of a motogp comeback this weekend. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the football news that chelsea have relented and allowed diego costa to return to atletico madrid. the striker helped the blues win the premier league title last season but manager antonio conte said he was free to leave the club. chelsea are understood to have agreed a deal thought to be worth around $70 million subject to personal terms and a medical. our football reporter steve crossman has more. diego costa said to me he had been told he was not wanted and would not be playing and he has been effectively on strike. he has been in his

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.g back to atletico madrid as chelsea agree a deal to sell their striker to his former club. jordan spieth is three shots off the lead at the season ending tour championship in atlanta as he looks to claim the fed ex cup and the $10 million prize valentino rossi, just three weeks after breaking his leg, is hopeful of a motogp comeback this weekend. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the football news that chelsea have relented and allowed diego costa to return to atletico madrid. the striker helped the blues win the premier league title last season but manager antonio conte said he was free to leave the club. chelsea are understood to have agreed a deal thought to be worth around $70 million subject to personal terms and a medical.

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

hello, i'm nick marshall—mccormack and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.oming up on the show: the wild card is wiped out... maria sharapova 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 as sharapova's fitness and accuracy started to struggle with 51 unforced errors. it was fairly clear at the lack of matches caught up with maria sharapova. opening—night, under the lights, she developed after defeating the second seed, sim

hello, i'm sarah mulkerrins and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. 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 is sport today live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme. the king backs the nfl in the war of words with the president. the coaches, the players, the owners, the bands, anybody who had any association with the nfl yesterday, was unbelievable. two goals for lacazette gives arsenal victory over west brom in the premier league. and us open champion sloane stephens — plus a host of big names, crash out of the wuhan open. first — teams from the nba have thrown their weight behind the protest movement in the nfl. players have been taking action against racial inequality in the us by demonstrating during the national anthem before their games. the action was sparked after president donald trump said those who make a stand should be fired. basketball star lebronjames has praised nfl team owners and players. the nfl, the coaches, the players, the owners, the fans, everyone who had anything any association with nfl yesterday was unbelievable. it was solidarity and there was no divide. it's so amazing, what sports can do to everyone in matter the shap

bbc website. don't forget, you can get in touch with me on twitter. i'm @babitabbc. hello there. i am tulsen tollett and this is sport today, life in the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: lewis hamilton increased his lead in the formula 1 world championship with victory in singapore as sebastian vettel crashed out at the start. wayne rooney's old trafford return ends in a 4—0 defeat for everton against his former club manchester united. and marc leishman wins the bmw championship, the penultimate tournament of the fedex cup play—offs. hello there and welcome to the programme. lots to talk about, there, but we start with the news that lewis hamilton has claimed his 60th formula 1 victory, taking the chequered flag at the singapore grand prix. his main rival, sebastian vettel, crashed on the first lap. red bull's daniel ricciardo was second with mercedes valterri bottas third. tom clarkson was in sepang for us. ifa if a week is a long time in politics, 48 hours is a lifetime in formula 1. a tight and twisty street circuit mixed with rain is the perfect cocktail for chaos in formula 1. this singapore sling left sebastian vettel, max verstappen,

this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: rafael nadal is through to the us open semifinals after a straight sets win over andrey rublev. the women's world number one is out though as coco vandeweghe beats karolina pliskova to keep alive hopes of an all american semifinal line up. and india win their one—off twenty 20 match against sri lanka in colombo with skipper virat kohli leading the way for the tourists. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with tennis and the news that men's world number one rafael nadal is through to the semifinals of the us open after a crushing straight sets win over 19—year—old russian andrey rublev. the spaniard, a twice winner of this event needed just 96 minutes for victory as he ruthlessly took apart his opponent dropping just five games against a player who idolised nadal growing up. next he'll face the winner of the quarter—final clash between five—times champion in this event roger federer orjuan martin del potro, the 2009 winner. iam i am excited to

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme.ent. justin thomas wins the fedex cup — and a ten million dollar bonus. and roger federer helps europe beat the world team to win the inaugural laver cup. first we start with american football, and a number of protests have taken place at nfl games on sunday following donald trump's controversial comments. the us president has called for players demonstrating against racial inequality during the national anthem to be fired. it's provoked an angry response. this was the scene earlier on sunday, at wembley stadium in london where the jacksonville jaguars and the baltimore ravens played.

hello, i'm gavin ramjaun, and this is sport today from the bbc sport centre.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 0pen. 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 410 goals for real with his contribution. it was a result that coach zinedine zidane hailed as perfect.

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. sloane stephens are into a deciding set in their us open semi final. up next 20th seed coco vandewegheplays against her good friend madison keys and madison keyes complete the all american semi—final line up as they battle for the other place in saturday's decider. the premier league clubs vote to bring forward the closing date of the transfer window to before the season starts. and chris froome extends his lead in la vuelta a espana withjust three stages remaining. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the tennis news that the first of the women's us open finalists will be known shortly. two—time winner venus williams is playing american compatriot sloane stephens in what has been a compelling match, with the 24—year—old stephens winning the first set 6—1, before williams won the second without dropping a game.

this is sport today live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme. in the war of words with the president. the coaches, the players, the owners, the bands, anybody who had any association with the nfl yesterday, was unbelievable. two goals for lacazette gives arsenal victory over west brom in the premier league. and us open champion sloane stephens — plus a host of big names, crash out of the wuhan open. first — teams from the nba have thrown their weight behind the protest movement in the nfl. players have been taking action against racial inequality in the us by demonstrating during the national anthem before their games.

this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.e joins paris saint—germain on loan from monaco and then scores for the french national side as they beat the netherlands in world cup qualifying. japan become the fourth team to qualify for next year's world cup in russia after beating australia 2—0 in saitama. and roger federer needs five sets to get past mikhail youzhny at the us open. hello there and welcome to the programme. we start with some of the main football transfer news from thursday. many of europe's top leagues have seen the window close and one of the main stories was that paris st—germain have signed this man here, kylian mbappe, on a season—long loan from french champions monaco. that comes with an option to make the deal permanent for a fee of $215 million dollars.

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.adal win the men's us open title in new york and a 16th career grand slam championship. grand slam championship. chris froome becomes the first cyclist in 39 years to win the tour de france and the vuelta a espana in the same year. and in germany, a female referee takes charge of a top european league football match for the first time. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the tennis news that world number 0ne rafael nadal has won the men's us open title at flushing meadows in new york for the third time. the 31—year—old spaniard was a 6—3, 6—3, 6—4 winner against south africa's kevin anderson who was playing in his first ever major final. nadal needed just under two and a half hours to also claim a second major championship of the year having won the french open in paris as well. paul frostick reports. rafael

hello, i'm nick marshall—mccormack and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.p qualification playoff with australia. busta busts—a—move — pablo carreno reaches the us open semi—finals for the first time. and a comeback queen in queens, sloane stephens keeps the home fans happy by advancing to the semis too. hi there wherever you are around the world, welcome to sport today. more on syria's heroics to come. first though — saudi arabia are through to the world cup in russia. they are the first arabic nation at football's showpiece event since 2006. the saudisjoin iran, japan, south korea, brazil, mexico, belgium and hosts russia in the 32—team tournament.

now all the sports news from the bbc sports centre, with john now all the sports news from the bbc sportsons league, totte n ha m beginning with the champions league, tottenham taking on borussia dortmund in their opening match of the group phase, one of three english sides in action. they made the best possible start when music: "the chain" by fleetwood mac fired home early on. less tha n home early on. less than four minutes on the clock at that point. yarmolenko equalised with this cracking goal, which evaded hugo lloris in the tottenham goal. the home side restored their lead thanks to harry kane, who else? he drove through the dortmund defence to fire home, tottenham lead. liverpool host sevilla in a repeat of the 2016 europa league final. the andalusians won that one, and ben yedder put them ahead with five minutes gone. a quarter of an hour later liverpool had equalised, roberto firmino with the goal. man city have got off to a dream start at feyenoord, david silva's corner headed goalwards byjohn stones. some rather inept defending on the line gifted city the lead. they will not w

hello, i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre. here's what's coming up this evening...nd are almost there, scotland can't afford to slip up... we'll have the latest ahead of tonight's world cup qualifiers at wembley and hampden park. we will be looking ahead to northern ireland's game against the czech republic as michael o'neill's men try and earn themselves a place in the play—offs. try and earn themselves a place in the play-offs. and it is getting serious at the us open, the latest from flushing meadows with quarterfinal places at stake... hello and welcome to sportsday, a really busy night of football ahead. three home nations in qualifying action — england, scotland and northern ireland, and though none of them can actually book a place at the world cup tonight, some very important steps can be taken towards russia, let's cross live to wembley where it's first against second in group f — a win for england against slovakia will take them to the brink of qualification. our sports correspondent natalie pirks is there for us... england against slovakia, you were in ma

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

bbc news website. sport now and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good morning.y, to add to his record breaking total of test wickets for his country, as england try to restrict the west indies lead in the final and deciding test. four balls, that's all it took forjames anderson to strike a huge blow. roston chase is the man to go, giving a simple chance to wicketkeeperjonny bairstow. west indies would have wanted some solidity first thing, instead england might be one step closer to a three—day win. the latest is 96 for four. a lead of 27. both manchester city and liverpool will have the chance to move to the top of the premier league table for a few hours at least when they meet in the day's early kick off. extra incentive might be the opportunity to move above rivals manchester united. liverpool managerjurgen klopp has decided to leave out brazilian forward philippe coutinho, who's returned to training following liverpool's refusal to allow him to move to barcelona. he could have played 15 or 20 minutes, but again in the city game, maybe longer, but i think re

sport now.and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jessica creighton. ort." there were boos around the arena, when the decision was announced, and both boxers shook their heads. it means golovkin retains his three major middleweight titles, and remains unbeaten in 38 fights. ajudge had 115—113 0ne judge scored it 118—110 for alvarez, anotherjudge another judge baffled pundits. and after dominating the middle rounds, golovkin thought he'd done enough to win the fights this is terrible for sports, from boxing. sports, for boxing. i am a champion. this is the biggest fight from boxing. if thesejudges, like today, this is terrible. i get she needs to be reviewed. i think she needs to go back to school. to learn how to judge a fight. this makes good debate for a second fight, possibly, right? what about that score? are you telling me that the judge's score affected how you feel about who won? i can't fix that. that is the job of the commission. 0urjob as promoters is to do due process. it was frustrating night for nicola adams. she was due to be on the underc

bbc news, at the bangladesh—myanmar border. with all the sport, here‘s lizzie greenwood—hughes at the bbc sport centre. thanks very much, kate.pionship 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 position for lewis hamilton, while vettel start from the back of the grid. stay out of trou

bbc news, deir al—zour. now with all the sport, here's john watson at the bbc sport centre. the big hitting chris gayle, one of the great limited overs batsmen, has pulled in the crowds at chester—le—street. adam wild reports. the english cricketing summer may well be coming to an end, but in darkening durham, there was little warmth still to be found. but nobody likes of this form of the game quite likes of this form of the game quite like chris gayle. when he arrives fashionably late in the season, everybody takes notice. these west indies players were not involved in a recent test series. still, it didn't take long to show they had arrived now. chris gayle scoring quickly, yes, but rarely hurried. here it cost him. run out, a big moment for england. 0thers followed his lead. those september skies were attempting target. the west indies 176 was the worry. it wasn't eased any when jason roy fell on the first ball. alex hales fared far better, battering a3. that was enough to offer england hope but it appeared fleeting. key players now coming and, crucially, going. a late ni

bbc action line. all the information‘s on the bbc‘s website. with all the sport, here's john watson at the bbc sport centrend 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 t