. 2200 late network at the bbc sport centre. ope have won back the ryder cup. at the bbc sport centre. underdogs going into the competition, it was a convincing victory in the end for the home side, winning 17.5 to 10.5. 0ur correspondent andy swiss reports from paris. cheering. reports from paris. they reports from paris. say it couldn't be done! a day of european euphoria. reports from paris. head and shoulders above their opponents, this was golfing glory at its greatest. earlier, they set out with a 10—6 lead and what's become their morning ritual. with a 10—6 lead and what's hands united in hope. with a 10—6 lead and what's but soon they were biting their nails. rory mcilroy bunkered and beaten byjustin thomas. and the us were on a charge. and beaten byjustin thomas. tony finau's win closing the gap to just one. the comeback was on. but, in the nick of time, the hosts found there heroes. jon rahm roaring to victory over a disconsolate tiger woods. what a disconsolate tiger woods. celebrations! and then the man nicknamed the

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now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. chetan pathak: coming up in your thursday sport briefing, we look ahead to the final women's golf major of the year, to stage 18 of the veulta a espana, and we hear from the two men involved in boxing's fight of the year. the final women's golf major of the year, the evian championship, is getting underway in france. last year's winner anna nordqvist will be looking to become the first woman to successfully defend her title at the evian resort golf course.

bbc news, sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. is knocked out of the us open by anastasija sevastova. team usa captainjim furyk has selected tiger woods, bryson dechambeau and phil mickelson as three of his four captain's picks for the ryder cup later this month. and denmark's football team could pick a side including futsal players against wales this weekend. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with tennis at the us open in new york, and six—time winner serena williams is through to the semi—finals after a straight—sets win over karolina pliskova. the 20—time grand slam winner was a 6—4, 6—? winner and will now face number 19 seed anastasija sevastova after she knocked out defending champion sloane stephens, also in straight sets, 6—2, 6—3.

bbc news, sport today. i'm rico hizon. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. calling it the biggest fight of his career, gennady golovkin readies himself for his rematch with canelo alvarez in las vegas. coming to terms with a life—changing crash, double 0lympic champion krystina vogel speaks about the accident that's left her paralysed. and he's the fastest man on earth, now usain bolt shows he's pretty quick when there's zero gravity too. welcome to the programme. mexico's canelo alvarez and kazakhstan's gennady golovkin have been facing the cameras for their final press conference ahead of saturday's fight. it's a rematch of last year where the pair fought a controversial draw and it's without doubt the biggest boxing bout of the year. 0ur reporter ade adedoyin is in las vegas.

bbc news, sport today. hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre., puerto rico's maria torres shares the lead after the first round in evian. we're in las vegas where the fans are arriving for what's being billed as boxing's fight of the century. and the polish mountainbiker making history welcome to the programme. 12 months ago maria torres was with herfamily in puerto rico as hurricane maria battered the island, a year on she shares the first round lead at the final women's major of the season. torres carded an impressive 6 under par 65 at the evian championship in france and tops the leaderboard alongside spain's carlota ciganda. nick parrot reports: nick parrot reports.

bbc news, sport today. hello. i'm tulsen tollett. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.... trouble ahead for jose mourinho as he leaves paul pogba out of the manchester united team for the english league cup match that they lose on penalties to second tier derby county. a former player denies bayern munich, as the bundesliga champions lose their perfect start to the season against augsburg. and fresh from his first win in five years tiger woods is in france as the usa team prepare for the ryder cup against europe. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with football news. manchester united have been knocked out of the english league cup in the third round by second tier side derby county after being reduced to ten men in the second half when goalkeeper sergio romero was sent off. minus paul pogba who was ommitted from the team

bbc news, sport today. hello, i'm chetan pathak and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.ristiano ronaldo scores his first goals forjuventus in an eventful match in italy. looking unstoppable, lewis hamilton cruises to victory at the singapore grand prix. and simon yates wins the vuelta a espana to complete a clean sweep for british riders in this yea r‘s grand tours. welcome to the programme. it was worth the wait forjuventus fans as cristiano ronaldo opened his goalscoring account for the italian champions — scoring twice in a 2—1 win over sassuolo which ensures their 100 percent start to the season. ronaldo hadn't scored in his first three games since his move from real madrid but tapped in shortly after half—time. he scored another after 65 minutes. however, ronaldo's moment might be overshadowed by what his teammate douglas costa got up to.

bbc news, sport today. hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.ir champions league opener against psv eindhoven. big injapan — kashima antlers make the asian champions league semifinals for the first time in their history. and england cricketers ben stokes and alex hales have been charged with bringing the game into disrepute after an incident on a night out last year. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with football and tuesday saw the return of the uefa champions league. and aptly it was lionel messi who starred as the barcelona captain and scored his eighth champions league hat—trick in a 4—0 thrashing of dutch champions psv eindhoven in their opening group b game. here's our football reporter rob schofield.

bbc news. now, sport today. hello, i'm chetan pathak and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.ague returns, with real madrid going forfour in a row, but will they be able to do it without cristiano ronaldo? al duhail‘s nine match winning run comes to an end in the asian champions league, as persepolis make it into the semi—finals. and, in shock. the new vuelta a espana champion who still can't believe he won it. welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. the uefa champions league returns on tuesday with matchday one already serving up some big clashes between europe's top clubs. last season's beaten finalists liverpool start their campaign against paris st germain, whilst a day later the holders

bbc news, sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.doping agency in a move that is labelled as treacherous by those opposed to it. tiger woods eagles the last hole to hold a share of the lead after the first round of the tour championship in atlanta. defending champion caroline wozniacki is out of the pan pacific open in tokyo after losing to camila giorgi. hello there and welcome to the programme, where we start with the decision by the world anti doping agency to lift the suspension of russia's anti—doping agency. rusada have been banned for the best part of three years after evidence of state sponsored doping on a mass scale, but they've now been

hello, i'm chetan pathak and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: it's back. the uefa champions league returns, with real madrid going forfour in a row, but will they be able to do it without cristiano ronaldo? al duhail‘s nine match winning run comes to an end in the asian champions league, as persepolis make it into the semi—finals. and, in shock. the new vuelta a espana champion who still can't believe he won it. welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. the uefa champions league returns on tuesday with matchday one already serving up some big clashes between europe's top clubs. last season's beaten finalists liverpool start their campaign against paris st germain, whilst a day later the holders real madrid play roma. will anyone be able to stop the spanish giants winning the competition for a record 14th time? looking ahead at the contenders, here's austin halewood. it hasn't quite been four months since real madrid lifted the title for a third season in a row, but already champions league football is back. mad

sports coach training to 16 to 2a—year—olds who aren't in education or employment. now on bbc news, sport today. hello, i'm chetan pathak and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centreoatia to the final of the world cup is crowned fifa's men's player of the year. brazil and orlando pride's marta picks up the top prize for the women. and ahead of the start of this weekend's ryder cup, tiger takes his return to form to paris. hello and welcome to the programme. he's won three champions league titles in a row and guided croatia to their first world cup final injuly, now luka modric has been named the world's best male player at the fifa football awards. the real madrid midfielder beat his former teammate

bbc news, sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.make a grand slam semi—final in 22 years, as she beats lesia tsurenko at the us open. and it is japan's day, as kei nishikori beats marin cilic in five sets, to gain revenge for his loss against the croatian in the final four years ago. and the world surf league take the lead and announce they will be paying equally across both men's and women's events from next year. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the tennis news that naomi 0saka is through to the semi—finals of the us open at flushing meadows in new york. the number 20 seed from japan, who was playing in the quarter—finals of a grand slam for the first time in her career, came through in straight sets against the ukrainian lesia tsurenko. 0saka won 6—1, 6—1, injust 58 minutes, to become the first japanese woman to reach the last four of a major since kimiko date 22 years ago.

hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: hat—trick hero — lionel messi hits his stride for barcelona in their champions league opener against psv eindhoven. big injapan — kashima antlers make the asian champions league semifinals for the first time in their history. and england cricketers ben stokes and alex hales have been charged with bringing the game into disrepute after an incident on a night out last year. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with football and tuesday saw the return of the uefa champions league. and aptly it was lionel messi who starred as the barcelona captain and scored his eighth champions league hat—trick in a 4—0 thrashing of dutch champions psv eindhoven in their opening group b game. here's our football reporter rob schofield. how many times have we said, and this is a special hat—trick, his eighth champions league hat—trick and cristiano ronaldo has seven but lionel messi started this with a fantastic free kick to make it 20 also yards which curled it i

bbc news sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.e race to host the 2024 european football championship. in the coming hours, the 42nd ryder cup takes to the course in france, as europe look to regain the trophy from the usa. and australian ashleigh barty, the last remaining seed, moves through to the wuhan open semi—finals. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with football and the news that germany has been chosen to host the european championship finals in 2024. their bid, led by world cup winning captain philipp lahm, was chosen ahead of turkey in a meeting of uefa's executive committee in switzerland on thursday. it'll be the second time that germany has hosted the tournament, having previously held the championship in 1988.

bbc news, sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.ease the pressure on their under—fire manager. hamilton crashes the ferrari party in monza, as he extends his lead at the top of the drivers championship with victory in the italian grand prix. and serena williams moves through to the us open quarter—finals, and a match against another former world number one in karolina pliskova. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with football news, as manchester united got their premier league season back on track with a 2—0 victory over burnley. it comes after back—to—back premier league defeats against brighton and tottenham, which had managerjose mourinho and executive vice—chairman ed woodward under intense pressure. but lukaku‘s goals eased the tension, although marcus rashford was sent off for for leaning into burnley defender phil bardsley with his head in the second half.

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: will be germany. germany beat turkey in the race to host the 2024 european football championship. in the coming hours, the 42nd ryder cup takes to the course in france, as europe look to regain the trophy from the usa. and australian ashleigh barty, the last remaining seed, moves through to the wuhan open semi—finals. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with football and the news that germany has been chosen to host the european championship finals in 202a. their bid, led by world cup winning captain philipp lahm, was chosen ahead of turkey in a meeting of uefa's executive committee in switzerland on thursday. it'll be the second time that germany has hosted the tournament, having previously held the championship in 1988. now at the moment we are very happy because i think we did everything in the last month and the last year to get this chance to host this tournament, 202a. so we are happy and we would do everything to have a good tournamen

this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.e last few minutes novak djokovic has won his third us open title. more on that in a moment, plus — rain could shorten the penultimate fedex cup tournament in pensylvannia withjustin rose on the cusp of becoming new world number one. and madness is san marino as a moto 2 motorcyclist tries to grab the brakes of an opponent as they hurtle down the straight. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the tennis news that novak djokovic has won the men's us open final at flushing meadows in new york taking it in straight sets 6—3, 7—6, 6—3. it's a third title in this championship for the 31—year—old serb who defeated the 2009 champion juan martin del potro. the victory is a 14th grand slam title for djokovic and takes him 3rd on the all time list level with pete sampras. djokovic, who won wimbledon injuly, will climb to fourth in the world

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: wada lift the suspension of russia's anti—doping agency in a move that is labelled as treacherous by those opposed to it. tiger woods eagles the last hole to hold a share of the lead after the first round of the tour championship in atlanta. defending champion caroline wozniacki is out of the pan pacific open in tokyo after losing to camila giorgi. hello there and welcome to the programme, where we start with the decision by the world anti doping agency to lift the suspension of russia's anti—doping agency. rusada have been banned for the best part of three years after evidence of state sponsored doping on a mass scale, but they've now been reinstated, subject to certain conditions, with several leading anti—doping bodies and athletes objecting to the move. here's our sports editor dan roan. ever since the complaints review committee of wada lost the group recommended that its executive committee take this decision, it has been on the cards. having said th

bbc news, sport today. hello, i'm chetan pathak and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.st victory in 5 years. tiger woods wins the season ending tour championship. 10 million reasons to be happy. justin rose wins the overall fedex cup to take home the mega money prize. and cristiano ronaldo is back among the goals forjuventus, as the italian champions leave it late, but win again. hello and welcome to the programme. a year ago he wasn't sure if he'd ever return to golf after back surgery, now, five years after his last pga tour victory, tiger woods is finally a winner again after digging in on the final day to win the season—ending tour championship. the 1a time major champion shot a one over 71, but still finished

bbc news, sport today. hello, i'm tulsen tollett, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.k announces his retirement from international cricket. novak djokovic is through to the quarter finals of the us open and could be set for a last eight clash with roger federer. and bryson de chambeau makes it back to back wins on the pga tour as he heads well clear at the top of the fed ex cup standings. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with the cricketing news that alastair cook has announced he'll retire from international cricket at the end of the ongoing series with india. the 33—year—old is england's all—time leading test run scorer, while his run of 159 consecutive test appearances is a world record. the former england captain has struggled for runs recently and will line up for the final time for his country when they face india in the fifth and final test at the oval starting on friday.

bbc news, sport today. hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this program: a big night of champions league football and ronaldo sees red on his european debut forjuventus. competition favourites manchester city were beaten at home 2—1 by leon in their opening match. naomi osaka is into the last eight in tokyo after winning herfirst is into the last eight in tokyo after winning her first match since claiming the us open title. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with what was a rather eventful night in the way the champions league on wednesday. less than 30 minutes into his european debut with juventus, this chap than 30 minutes into his european debut withjuventus, this chap here, cristiano ronaldo, was in tears after being sent off after tangling with a player in the penalty box. the competition leading scorer has w011 the competition leading scorer has won five titles and featured in 154 matches and grabbed at the hair of his opponent. he could mean both matches against former club manchester united. juventus went

bbc news, sport today. hello, i'm tulsen tollett. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.lay—off to keegan bradley but still moves to world number one. going out in style. alastair cook scores a century in his final test innings for england before his international retirement. and romano fenati could face criminal charges after he grabbed the brake lever of italian compatriot stefano manzi in sunday's moto 2 race in san marino. hello and welcome to the programme, where we begin with the golfing news that reigning 0lympic championjustin rose has moved to world number one despite losing the bmw championship in a play—off to keegan bradley. the pair were level at 20—under after their final round which was held over due to persistent rain on sunday, and watching was paul frostick. heavy rain on sunday meant the final round of the bmw championship had to be completed on monday ——

bbc news, sport today. hello, i'm tulsen tollett, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.rt to the serie a season in italy. the spanish champions struggle, though, as barcelona have less joy, losing for the first time this season, going down to leganes. and wang qiang keeps chinese hopes alive as she moves through to the quarter finals of the wuhan open. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing news that juventus remain undefeated at the top of italy's serie a. that's after a 2—0 win over bologna in turin. two goals in the opening 20 minutes proved enough for max allegri's side, with paulo dybala claiming the first after he hooked the ball back when blaise matuidi's shot was parried by the goalkeeper. and it was matuidi who was the recipient of a cristiano ronaldo pass for their second, keeping them three

hello, i'm tulsen tollett, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: former england captain alastair cook announces his retirement from international cricket. novak djokovic is through to the quarter finals of the us open and could be set for a last eight clash with roger federer. and bryson de chambeau makes it back to back wins on the pga tour as he heads well clear at the top of the fed ex cup standings. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with the cricketing news that alastair cook has announced he'll retire from international cricket at the end of the ongoing series with india. the 33—year—old is england's all—time leading test run scorer, while his run of 159 consecutive test appearances is a world record. the former england captain has struggled for runs recently and will line up for the final time for his country when they face india in the fifth and final test at the oval starting on friday. joe lynskey has more details on a remarkable career. well, test cricket is a sport where success well, test cricket

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. born at points from today's matches. at le golf national. singles day is always rather unpredictable... but who looks like they mean business out there at the minute? will want to do that with that four—point deficit. four—point deficit. six matches under way at the moment. under way at the moment. europe are up into bed down into. up into bed down into. lead the european team against justin thomas. justin thomas. birdied the third and batting here for par at the fourth. for par at the fourth. mixed ryder cup for him, winning two matches and losing to. matches and losing to. casey with the putt for a birdie at the second. the second. following the first and know all squid in that match. squid in that match. justin rose is up against simpson. up against simpson. missed putt on the second sony is too down. too down. his match and tiger woods is one down. down. united states happened to so level pegging at the moment. pegging at the moment. 14 and a half points is that all—important targ

this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme... trouble ahead for jose mourinho as he leaves paul pogba out of the manchester united team for the english league cup match that they lose on penalties to second tier derby county. a former player denies bayern munich, as the bundesliga champions lose their perfect start to the season against augsburg. and fresh from his first win in five years tiger woods is in france as the usa team prepare for the ryder cup against europe. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with football news. manchester united have been knocked out of the english league cup in the third round by second tier side derby county after being reduced to ten men in the second half when goalkeeper sergio romero was sent off. minus paul pogba who was ommitted from the team by managerjose mourinho amid concerns over ther midfielders attitude — the hosts had to score late to salvage a 2—2 draw at old trafford at the end of 90 minutes. philjones missed the penalty for united that saw frank lampard's side progress to

hello, i'm chetan pathak and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: luke modric! the man who led croatia to the final of the world cup is crowned fifa's men's player of the year. brazil and orlando pride‘s marta picks up the top prize for the women. and ahead of the start of this weekend's ryder cup, tiger takes his return to form to paris. hello and welcome to the programme. he's won three champions league titles in a row and guided croatia to their first world cup final injuly, now luka modric has been named the world's best male player at the fifa football awards. the real madrid midfielder beat his former teammate -- luka —— luka modric! -- luka modric! applause. the real madrid midfielder beat his former teammate cristiano ronaldo and liverpool's mohammed salah to the top prize at a star studded ceremony in london. it's just the third year of these particular awards, after fifa ended its association with the ballon d'or. it was just one of the prizes on offer on the night, our sports correspondent richard conway was t

bbc news, sport today. hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. ronaldo sees red on his european debut forjuventus. competition favourites manchester city were beaten at home 2—1 by leon in their opening match. naomi osaka is into the last eight in tokyo after winning herfirst is into the last eight in tokyo after winning her first match since claiming the us open title. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with what was a rather eventful night in the way the champions league on wednesday. less than 30 minutes into his european debut with juventus, this chap than 30 minutes into his european debut withjuventus, this chap here, cristiano ronaldo, was in tears after being sent off after tangling with a player in the

ultimately keep tesla afloat. that it should be him behind the wheel. behind the wheel. at the bbc sport centre. 5. europe. what a day it has been here for europe. it wasn't entirely straightforward. straightforward. have held their nerve to clinch the ryder cup. hands united in hope. morning ritual for the european fans. fans. but with these celebrations proved premature? proved premature? they began with a four point lead. it didn't last, though. though. rory mcilroy in the bunker and beaten byjustin thomas. and beaten byjustin thomas. simpson and tony finau closing the gap to just one. the comeback was on. on. in the nick of time the hosts found new heroes. found new heroes. thorbjorn 0lesen thrashing jordan spieth. thrashing jordan spieth. wondered what the ryder cup means, watch this... he's done it! who lost all four of his matches here. here. and soon the man they call the postman once again delivered. postman once again delivered. poulter with another eye—popping, chest—thumping triumph. chest—thumping triumph. europe now on the brink. on the brink. mickelson found the water, the glory

you're live at the bbc sports centre, with me, chris mitchell, coming up on sportsday for you. the blues as hazard strikes in the league cup. celtic have a glow about them as they reach the semi—finals of the scottish league cup. walking out of the international game. joe mahler says family comes first as he quits international rugby. teeing it up nicely, europe's rory mcilroy says tiger woods isn't the target man as he prepares for the ryder cup. chelsea are through to the fourth round of the carabao league cup. the blues came from a goal down to beat liverpool 2—1 at anfield as patrick geary reports. historically the managers of liverpool and chelsea have not a lwa ys liverpool and chelsea have not always been friendly, but the respect between these two is such that he is prepared to admit that liverpool are a step ahead of the side. yet they found themselves several strides behind... that finished them out of the habit. it can happen to anyone, same and in the second half, and chelsea accidentally set up daniel sturridge, who accidentally did that. but even the boss cringes,

hello, i'm chetan pathak and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: he's back with his first victory in 5 years. tiger woods wins the season ending tour championship. 10 million reasons to be happy. justin rose wins the overall fedex cup to take home the mega money prize. and cristiano ronaldo is back among the goals forjuventus, as the italian champions leave it late, but win again. hello and welcome to the programme. a year ago he wasn't sure if he'd ever return to golf after back surgery, now, five years after his last pga tour victory, tiger woods is finally a winner again after digging in on the final day to win the season—ending tour championship. the m time major champion shot a one over 71, but still finished two shots clear at the end. closer than he would have liked, but the comeback completed for what is his 80th pga tour title. meanwhile, england's world number onejustin rose finished tied fourth to win the overall fedex cup and take home $10 million in prize money. paul frostick was watching a day of drama and

hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.n a show as he helps the world champions to a goalless draw against germany in the uefa nations league. surreally serena williams goes towards a record 24th grand slam title with a victory over sevastova in the us open semi—final. and tiger woods along with rory mcilroy equals the course record at the bmw championship in pensylvannia. hello and welcome and in tennis, in the past few minutes serena williams is into the us open final with a straight sets 6—3, 6—0 win over latvian sevastova, which tookjust over an hour. the 36—year—old, a six time winner at flushing meadows, when the 2—0 down before she exploded into action and made a real

hello i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre, here's what's coming up on sportsday tonight.erson the record breaker, it's the perfect end to england's summer. there's no place like hampden. scottish football is going to stay in glasgow. i'm in leicester where england face switzerland, hoping to avoid losing four matches in a row for the first time in their history. also coming up in sportsday this evening. ferrari let kimi raikonnen go after five years, but the former world champion is staying in formula one. england's cricketing summer has come to a close. they beat india by 118 runs on the final day of the fifth test. the final wicket falling tojimmy anderson, his 564th in tests, no other pace bowler has taken more. that sealed a 4—1 series win, in alastair cook's last match. in a moment we'll head live to the oval but first here's patrick gearey with the details of the day's play. yesterday wasn't quite good buy for alistair cooke. he still had a day in the field. he needed one more quick to become the most successful pace bowler in history but history is rarely predictab

hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today. live from the bbc sport centre. england beat india in the final test to complete a 4—1 series win. marco asensio scores his first ever goal for spain as they thrash world cup finalists croatia 6—0 in the uefa nations league. and we're in las vegas ahead of this weekend's much anticipated middleweight rematch between gennady golovkin and canelo alvarez. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the cricketing news that james anderson took the final wicket in the win over india to become the most successful fast bowler in test history. the 36—year—old helped secure a 118—run victory in the fifth match of their series at the 0val by taking his 564th test wicket, moving him past australia's glenn mcgrath, and sealing a 4—1 series triumph for the hosts in what was also his good friend alastair cook's last match for england. 0ur sports correspondent joe wilson was there.

you're live at the bbc sport centre with me, chris mitchell.n sportsday for you: backlash as the world anti—doping agency reistate russia after a three—year ban. trying times for the face of english rubgy as danny cipriani is left out of the latest national squad. and go greece lightning! chelsea get an early goal in tonight's europa league tie. hello and welcome to sportsday. russia are back in the game. the world anti—doping agency voted today to lift the suspension of russia's anti—doping agency. it ends their three—year suspension which followed a major doping scandal. leading athletes and anti—doping bodies had opposed the move but at an executive meeting in the seychelles earlier today wada decided russia would be re—instated on the proviso that they met certain conditions set out by them. dan roan our sports editor has been following this story for us. dan, how surprised are you by what happened today? i wasn't surprised because it was coming. ever since the compliance review committee at wada recommended this decision was taken, it has

bbc news. but it's time for sports day now. hello, i'm 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre here's what's coming up this evening.he champions league is back, tottenham are already underway. it's goalless so far. and liverpool begin their champions leaguejourney against and liverpool begin their champions league journey against paris st germain. also coming up on sportsday tonight. stokes and hales are charged by the ecb with bringing the game into disrepute. and we've got a question of sport style teaser for you, this is a match in the brazilian top flight, what happened next? hello and welcome to sportsday. the champions league is back, 32 of the top teams in europe all harbouring hopes, some more fanciful than others, of reaching that may final at atletico madrid's wanda metropolitano stadium. the group stage starts tonight and will stretch across the best part of three months. there are 8 matches tonight, 2 are already underway, tottenham are in italy at the san siro. they lost 11—3 to inter at this stage 8 years ago. this kicked off about a0 minutes ago. spurs go ito this match off the back of two defeats in

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's chris.ed states, needing 1a and half points to retake the title... john watson is there for us and can bring us up—to—date. your puppy advantage. 10—6 as being spent. europe edged this morning's four balls. 4—1. in the foursomes, even four balls. 4—1. in the foursomes, eve n steve ns four balls. 4—1. in the foursomes, even stevens with the united states. 2-2. even stevens with the united states. 2—2. europe will be the happier having that leader. there were dream partnerships out on the course. a justification for thomas bjorn, the european captain with those four wild card picks he had. those players he picked our certainly worthy of their place in the team. you mentioned europe being dominant this morning. why are they able to be so dominant this morning? the united states came into this as favourites. everyone expecting them to be dominant. that was not the story this morning. no, it wasn't. i think the american team have struggled at times to negotiate their way around this golf course.

hello i'm 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre, here's what's coming up for you this evening.ight for the champions, manchester city start their european season, we'll be live at the etihad stadium shortly. australia get their revenge against the commonwealth champions — england are beaten in the quad series. and also coming up: homeruns in hull — is baseball making a comeback in east yorkshire? hello and welcome to sportsday. evening, the champions league continues tonight, it's the first round of matches in the group stage. we saw 16 teams last night, what a start for liverpool, and their injury time win against paris st—germain at anfield. it's a perfect season so far for last year's runners—up. there were also wins for barcelona, atletico madrid, borussia dortmund, but is this going to be the most open champions league in years. what of manchester city's chances, the english champions romped to the premier league title last season but couldn't translate that onto the european stage. pep guardiola will be watching from the stands against lyon tonight, he was sent off in the

you're live at the bbc sport centre with me chris mitchell, coming up for you on sportsday..... british cycling's most succesful period topped off by yates‘ win in spain...but is there more to come? the professionals return... the rfu says they will offer full—time contracts to england‘s women. iam here i am here for a first look at cricket‘s new and controversial format, the 100. also coming up on sportsday... after the world record was smashed in berlin, how close are we getting to a sub—two—hour time? hello and welcome to sportsday. this is a golden era for british cycling — simon yates‘ win in the vuelta a espana on sunday confirmed a clean sweep of victories for british riders in this year‘s grand tours. io, is—years ago you‘d could never have imagined such a scenario — the uk had never won a tour de france, a vuelta espana ora giro d‘italia... it means in the last 6—years british cyclists have won 9—titles. yates told our sports correspondent david ornstein that his win was the result of disappointment and sheer determination. i never really believed it would arise becau

bbc news. now, with news of anthonyjoshua's big fight and the rest of the day's sport, here's 0llie foster at the bbc sport centretart with the boxing. anthony joshua's next fight could see him become the first undisputed world heavyweight champion in almost 20 years. he stopped his russian opponent alexander povetkin in the seventh round at wembley stadium last night to maintain his unbeaten record. here's our sports correspondent david 0rnstein. the smile that is becoming the symbol of his unstoppable success, anthonyjoshua carries the belts and the burden of his sport, but with each bout, he gets even better. the appeal is losing, who is going to beat me? that is what it comes down, give anthony the toughest of the toughest, give him king kong, get him to fight aj, we want to see who is going to be tim, that is the appeal of boxing. packing a major stadium for the fourth time in just 17 months, joshua walsh is rocked in the first round, alexander povetkin raising the prospect of a massive upset. but joshua raising the prospect of a massive upset. butjoshua has conquered our diversity in the past and would do s

hello, i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre here's what's coming up on sportsday tonight: signinga century — it's a dream final test for alastair cook as he puts england in a winning position. the case for serena — the women's tour back her claims of umpiring double standards but can this behaviour really be justified? you owe me an apology. you owe me an apology i have never cheated in my life. i have a daughter and i have never cheated and you owe me an apology. and scotland make their nations league bow tonight, we'll have the latest from hampden ahead of their match against albania. good evening. in the final test at the oval today, we saw alastair cook's final knock for england, he ended his international career just as he started it, with a test century against india. 147 in his final innings and 12,102 test runs, that takes him to fifth in the all—time list. and that has also put england in a great position to beat india. let's head live to the oval now and speak to our sports correspondentjoe wilson. what a day for those fans at the oval, you just know it meant so much to

that's all from the bbc news at one — good afternoon, it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news... you're watching bbc news. at the bbc sport centrethe next half an hour the european ryder cup captain thomas bjorn will name his 4 wildcards for the tournament that will take place just outside paris later this month. 8 players have qualified by right, 5 of them debutants, so bjorn is expected to go for experience with his captain's picks ian poulter has been tipped for inclusion, a veteran of five ryder cups , he's never lost a singles match. — sergio garcia, paul casey and henrik stenson are also in the frame as expected tiger woods will be in the us team...he is one ofjim furyks captain's picks. he was set to repeat his non—playing vice—captain's role of two years ago when they beat europe but has returned to form phil mickelson and bryson de chambeau have also been brought in. furyk will name his last wildcard next week alastair cook has been explaining his decision to quit international cricket. friday's fifth test against india will be his last...let‘s cross live to the oval and speak to our sports correspondentjoe wilson joe,

bbc news. now, time for sports day. you're live at the bbc sport centre with me, chris mitchell. for you on sportsday: three titles hanging in the balance, but anthonyjoshua says he can strike his russian opponent down. i will spark him out. go in there, keep a tight guard, make sure i don't give him any openings, whipping around the head and body. he won't be able to take that pressure to the body. and i'm at the mgm grand ahead of the final head—to—head press conference for the fight between golovkin and alvarez. also coming up: david weir says he wanted to jack his life in but now he wants to win gold again. how the british star turned his life around. hello and welcome to sportsday. ten days to go until anthonyjoshua defends his three heavyweight titles against alexander povetkin at wembley on september 22nd. joshua is the odds—on favourite to win but povetkin is a serious challenge. the russian has only lost once since his professional debut in 2005. joshua was in sheffield earlier today, to meet the media and look ahead to this key fight. ben croucher reports: virtual insan

now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. all waiting for the weigh—in in vegas between canelo and triple g. there's a rookie leading the final women's major of the season. and the davis cup semifinals get under way. gennady golovkin and canelo alvarez will go eyeball to eyeball at the weigh in on friday ahead of their rematch. a year on from their controversial draw, they meet again on saturday. it's being billed as the biggest fight in the sport of boxing and the fans in las vegas may well get to see more fireworks before the bout. talking of fireworks, carlos ramos, the umpire accused of sexism by serena williams during the us open final, takes charge of a court again when the usa's davis cup semi final gets underway with croatia on friday. despite being the most successful tea m in davis cup history, the usa haven't made the final since 2007 when they last won it. hosts croatia are the favourites to win with world number six marin cilic in action on the opening day. every match is important but i feel the first day can be

and that is all for the moment from the bbc sports centre. ore now on the substantial impact on people's wages in the decade following the 2008 financial crash. research for the bbc by the institute for fiscal studies shows on average someone's ff real take home pay is £800 lower than in 2008. people aged 30 to 39 are the hardest hit, earning £2,100 less than people of the same age a decade ago. and the annual average salary has also fallen from £24,100 in 2008 to £23,300 last year. with me is carl emmerson, deputy director of the institute for fiscal studies, who carried out the analysis for the bbc. thank you for coming in to talk to us thank you for coming in to talk to usa thank you for coming in to talk to us a little bit more about it. a lot of figures there but the headline, i think, remains the same. wages have fallen, why? it has been remarkable. normally we would expect wages to grow over time and grow faster than inflation, but over the last ten yea rs, inflation, but over the last ten years, they have actually fallen relative to pr

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. england have made a great start. they are chasing the title for 216 to win the match. at lunch the tourists were 46 a3. a good session could swing it either side for one way or the other. the first ball of a pivotal day, it was still a little sleepy. anything that they tired start for india, a nick, catch, jump and skip. england's last didn't last long. sam karen falling just four runs short of his india then needed to level, ten wickets to win. not a bad start. the dismissal was soft, but this delivery was emphatic. soon after england would deliver a wake—up call of their own. james anderson, lbw. this would single deliberate signal the arrival of cricketing royalty. but his presence failed to galvanise the squad. alarm bells were ringing. it would have been the perfect session for england, somehow they managed to survive this lbw appeal. much to their captain's dismay. it's steven gerrard's first old firm derby as manager of rangers today. he's up against the man who used to be his manager at liverpool brendan rodg

bbc news. with all the sport now, here'sjohn watson at the bbc sport centre. good evening.tain their perfect starts to the premier league season today. if you're waiting for match of the day and the scores, then you might want to avert your attention for the next few moments. both sides did just that. despite an error from goalkeeper allison, liverpool beat leicester 2—1. they're joined at the top of the table by chelsea, who also made it four wins from four, beating bournemouth 2—0. west ham are rooted to the bottom, following their fourth straight defeat, losing 1—0 at home to wolves. in the day's other results, southampton beat crystal palace, and there were draws for brighton and everton. and in the scottish premiership, hearts — who are still without manager craig levein through illness — beat st mirren 4—1 to remain top. ten—man aberdeen lost to kilmarnock, while hibernian lost 2—1 to livingston. celtic and rangers meet in the old firm derby tomorrow. english wickets fell cheaply once again on the third day of the fourth test, but a determined batting display from jos

bbc news. now with all the sport, here'sjohn watson at the bbc sport centre. match remaining. the wicket of virat kohli appeared the turning point on day four as india threatened to chase down the 2li5 runs needed for victory. james burford was watching. as the dust settled on a frantic morning session, england put their heads together. seven wickets needed to win this series, that virat kohli set about frustrating england's bowlers. he may well earn man of the series, another box office 50 from india's captain. spinner naveen ali was thrill of his own tracks, perhaps where others failed, he would prevail —— moeen ali. cue the batting collapse. six wickets for just 43 runs, everything falling into england's hands, until a fitting finale, sam curran, that has to feel good, taking an unassailable 3-1 to feel good, taking an unassailable 3—1 lead with much still to play, england have beaten the number one side in the world. five people were injured trying to escape a crush entering celtic park before today's old firm derby. steven gerrard's unbeaten start as rang