all the latest reports, results and interviews from the bbc sports centre. good evening. just two days before the crucial eu summit in brussels, the prime minister has insisted that a brexit deal is still achieveable. the sticking point remains the future of the irish border. the president of the european council, donald tusk, has told fellow leaders they should not give up on the process, but that the eu should also prepare for the possibility of a no—deal brexit. he said that was now "more likely than even before". likely than ever before". our political editor laura keunssberg has the latest. my tea—making's not too bad... making deals, not cups of tea, are what counts right now. looks like you've been making quite a few cups of tea. brexit talks broke up yesterday with no agreement. the prime minister dropped into a project that helps those feeling lonely today.

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

hejoined me here earlier in the bbc sport centre and told me about what it's like to become world championsomething i work for, i always believed i was capable of it since i was a little boy but they finally do it, on the night, it still taken a bit of time to process and sink in. it sounds nice when i say it in the out loud. that's the big one, the spoils of what you have achieved. talk us through the others. that one is very important, the ring magazine... that once as an world champion but there's also three others in division. that once as our number one, the best in the world so that 1's a little bit special. that one is a bit harder to win. there's not many ring magazine champions so that one is special. they recognise you as the best super middleweight out there. you can only the mayor when the top to fight each other or one of the top five, if it goes to a ball panel and no one besides. i'm very proud to own that belt. strangely it was in saudi arabia, the first time they have hosted a major boxing event. what was back as —— what was that atmosphere like?” expected the atmosphere t

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

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

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

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

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

bbc news, sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme... after being knocked out of the wta tour finals. chelsea extend their unbeaten run to 12 with a big win in the europa league. and the 2019 tour de france is set to be the highest one yet as organisers reveal the route. thanks forjoining us. the defending champion has been knocked out of the wta finals. caroline wozniacki was beaten by ukraine's elina svitolina, who's now through to the last four in singapore. and after her defeat, wozniacki revealed that she's been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. adam wild reports. to stand any chance of staying in the finals only a

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

live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme — utter, utter elation as europe regain the ryder cup with an empahtic win over the usa. muted celebrations in sochi as valtteri bottas hands victory to lewis hamilton at the russian grand prix. and we've got a classic what happened next moment for you from the bundesliga. welcome to the programme. thrills, spills, twists and turns, tense head—to—heads and ultimately a crushing victory. europe have regained the ryder cup after thrashing the usa 17.5 to 10.5 at le golf national in france. trailing 10—6, the americans had threatened a comeback by winning 3 of the first five singles points but europe weathered the storm to prompt wild celebrations as ben croucher reports in safe hands. it was billed as a classic ryder cup — one of the strongest american teams coming to europe's backyard. in the end, europe orchestrated one of the most impressive ryder cup performances you will see. with a four—point lead at the start of sunday, europe packed their best players

hello, i'm chris mitchell and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: the astros are flying high, sweeping their american league division series with victory over the indians. shocks aplenty in shanghai. stan wawrinka is out on day two. the nominations are revealed for this year's ballon d'or. world cup winner antoine greizmann is on the list. major league baseball to start with. the houston astros are through to the american league championship series. game three of american league division series was ended 11—3 to the astros, as the cleveland indians 11—3 failed to take advantage of their early lead. the astros are flying right now, they landed in cleveland to games up and on top. but the indians still had great hopes and this is sacrificed flight meant that the indians were one up. but the lead in hoped didn't last long. this george springer, solo homer getting the defending world series champions back level. and with the scores to a piece, marvin gonzalez hit eight to run double to give the astros a 4—2 leader. the home

hello, i'm marc edwards and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme — jose under pressure, mourinho‘s man united gear up for their champions league clash with valencia. all roads lead to hoffenheim. maybe not all but the tiny village does welcome manchester city to south west germany. see you in la. it's a fiery first press conference ahead of the fury wilder world heavyweight clash. hello and thanks forjoining us. it's matchday 2 of the champions league this week and a chance for manchester united to bounce back from a torrid run of matches that has seen them record their worst league start in 29 years. they were also knocked out of the league cup by second tier derby county. they welcome valencia to old trafford with the pressure piling on jose mourinho asjoe lynskey reports. the hopes and dreams of pre—season have already drifted away. between fans, players and the manager, it seems relationships have deteriorated. this is a club far from united. i think that some care more than others. d want to say who? no. i will alwa

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme... caroline wozniacki reveals she has rheumatoid arthritis after being knocked out of the wta tour finals. chelsea extend their unbeaten run to 12 with a big win in the europa league. and the 2019 tour de france is set to be the highest one yet as organisers reveal the route. thanks forjoining us. the defending champion has been knocked out of the wta finals. caroline wozniacki was beaten by ukraine's elina svitolina, who's now through to the last four in singapore. and after her defeat, wozniacki revealed that she's been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. adam wild reports. to stand any chance of staying in the finals only a straight set win would do. wozniacki started well. she will win the set after an early break of serve. after the second it was simple, win and go through and lose and svitolina would progress. despite again being a break—up, it was a despite again being a break—up, it wasa ukrainian despite again being a break—up, it was a ukrainian who sealed the set. that meant

hello, i'm tulsen tollett, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: tunisia's malekjaziri displays all the skills as he knocks alexander zverev out of the china open and progresses to the quarterfinals. it's a two—way lead after the opening round of the alfred dunhill links championship in scotland between australia's marcus fraser and england's matt wallace. and krasnodar shock five—time winners sevilla in the europa league, taking a 2—1 victory in russia to move top of group]. hello, and welcome to the programme, where we start with tennis, and the news that us open champion naomi osaka is through to the quarter—finals of the china open in beijing, but there was a shock defeat for the wimbledon champion angelique kerber. jim lumsden rounds up thursday's action. for those bemoaning the lack of depth in women's tennis look no further than naomi osaka, the form player. last month she stunned serena williams in a memorable us open final. she has confirmed in next month's tour finals and her progress in beijing continued on t

now time for the news where you are. you're live at the bbc sport centre with me cm coming up on sportsdayou. the saints fall at the final hurdle yet again as the wolves pull off a surprise in the super league semi—final. rangers come from behind to win in the europa league. arsenal and chelsea also get three points. but celtic pay the penalty for a poor display — they're beaten in salzburg. hello and welcome to sportsday. warrington are through to the super league grand final, the wolves beat saint helens18—13 in a brilliant game. st helens, the stand—out side of the season, once again going out at the semifinal stage, with the story here's adam wild. for them, the super league trophy is now within touching distance, so with high stakes and high passions, the only surprise is a first—half with a drive separating the sides. in the second half, a different story. there was confusion, he fumbled. the second came within minutes, this time for warrington, just enough space with such tight margins. things would even closer. squeezing through the gap to help warrington back in. much of that than

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

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

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

bbc news, sport today. hello. i'm tulsen tollett. and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.out of two in the uefa nations league with a 3—2 victory over poland. australia battle to an improbable draw in the first test against pakistan in dubai. and defending champion roger federer moves through to the shanghai masters quarter finals setting up a match against kei nishikori. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with football, and portugal look well placed to qualify for next year's uefa nations league finals after winning 3—2 in poland on thursday. they're now five points clear in theirgroup at the half—way stage.

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

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

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

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

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

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

hello, i'm marc edwards and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.n as europe regain the ryder cup with an empahtic win over the usa. muted celebrations in sochi as valtteri bottas hands victory to lewis hamilton at the russian grand prix. and we've got a classic what happened next moment for you from the bundesliga. welcome to the programme. thrills, spills, twists and turns, tense head—to—heads and ultimately a crushing victory. europe have regained the ryder cup after thrashing the usa 17.5 to 10.5 at le golf national in france. trailing 10—6, the americans had threatened a comeback by winning 3 of the first five singles points but europe weathered the storm to prompt wild celebrations as ben croucher reports

hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: the pressure builds on germany coachjoachim loew with yet another defeat — this time a 2—1 loss in paris to world champions france nathan lyon becomes australia's fourth highest test wicket taker. and johanna konta moves through to the second round of the kremlin cup in moscow as she starts work with a new coach. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the football news that germany were beaten 2—1 by world champions france in the uefa nations league — a result that will do little to lift the pressure on managerjoachim loew. germany took the lead in paris through toni kroos from the penalty spot in the first half but antoine griezman‘s header pulled france level before he added another from the penalty spot when blaize matuidi was brought down. it leaves france four points clear at the top of the group while germany now have to hope other results go their way if they're not to be relegated. translation: i think we were almost at the same lev

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

hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: russian roulette. european champions real madrid fall to a surprise champions league defeat by cska moscow. iran's persepolis have taken a 1—0 lead after the first leg of their asian champions league semi—final with al sadd. and jelena 0stapenko fails to win a game at the china open, as she's crushed by home favourite wang qiang. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing news that holders real madrid fell to a surprise champions league defeat by cska moscow in russia. it means the hosts move top of group g, while real, who've won the last three european titles, drop to second. toni kroos gifted the hosts their goal in the second minute with a terrible backpass that was picked up by nikola vlasic, on loan from everton, and he fired past keylor navas from just inside the penalty area. karim benzema, casemiro and mariano hit the woodwork for real, as the spanish side, without the injured gareth bale, pushed for an equaliser and t

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

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

hello, i'm chetan pathak, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: pakistan give us one of the strangest run outs you'll ever see, but australia have little else to celebrate in the second test. history—maker. ons jabeur becomes the first tunisian to reach a wta tournament semi—final after another upset in moscow. and a journey into wayne's world. we hear from rooney and why he's loving life in washington. thank you forjoining us. not even a bizarre run—out could derail pakistan, who are well on their way to winning the test series against australia in abu dhabi. azhar ali made 64 before his dismissal which got everyone talking, and babar azam felljust one run short of a century, but pakistan still managed to declare on 400—9 on the third day of the second test. that set the tourists 538 to win the two—test series, and they were 47—1 at stumps. patrick gearey has all the details. pakistan had batted into so much control in this test it would be easy for their minds to wonder. loanee to watch this one all the way, he hadn'

live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: hoping to work some magic, thierry henry speaks for the first time about about his new role as monaco head coach. well on top, pakistan dominate australia in the second test in abu dhabi. and a shock for sloane stevens, as the former us open champion is knocked out of the kremlin cup by a qualifier. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. a new chapter in the career of thierry henry has begun... he was officially introduced as the new head coach of french ligue 1 side monaco, the club he firstjoined as a 15—year—old 26 years ago. it's the first managerial role for a man who won five league titles in three different countries as a player, plus the champions league with barcelona, and the world cup and european championship with france. henry re—joins a club who are currently third from bottom, with only one win from their first nine league games. but he's hopeful he can turn things around and has learnt plenty from playing under pep guardiola and ars

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

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

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

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

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

and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: portugal make it two wins out of two in the uefa nations league with a 3—2 victory over poland. australia battle to an improbable draw in the first test against pakistan in dubai. and defending champion roger federer moves through to the shanghai masters quarter finals setting up a match against kei nishikori. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with football, and portugal look well placed to qualify for next year's uefa nations league finals after winning 3—2 in poland on thursday. they're now five points clear in theirgroup at the half—way stage. the decision by portugal coach fernando santos to rest cristiano ronaldo for this round of games looked to have back—fired when krzysztof piatek put poland in front after only 18 minutes. by half—time the european champions were in front with andre silva leading the revival, before an own goal from kamil glik. bernardo silva made it 3—1 early in the second half, and even though poland pulled one back ne

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here's what else has been making the headlines today at the bbc sport centre...inting a premiership coach with no international experience to succeed eddiejones as england boss. he's set to leave in 2021 but could quit next year if england underperform at the world cup. the rfu are already looking at possible replacements. director of professional rugby nigel melville says they're considering all options. both overseas and in the premiership. india's virat kohli has become the fastest batsman to reach 10,000 runs in one day internationals after a second consecutive century against the west indies. it's taken him 205 innings to reach that mark — overtaking his compatriot and india legend sachin tendulkar. fresh from his first tour triumph in antwerp at the weekend britain's kyle edmund beat diego schwartzman in straight sets in his opening match at the vienna 0pen. he will next face spain's fernando verdasco. now doddie weir represented his country 61 times... and was also selected for the british and irish lions during a career that singled him out as one of the

let's bring you up to date with some of the other stories making the headlines at the bbc sport centreared to consider appointing a premiership coach with no international experience, to succeed eddiejones as england boss. jones is set to leave in 2021 but he could quit next year if england underperform at the world cup. the search for his replacement has already begun and director of professional rugby nigel melville says they are looking at all the options overseas and in the premiership danny cipriani has been suspended for three weeks for the high tackle that got him a red card in gloucester‘s defeat to munster. it's not been a great week for him, his dismissal came two days after being left out of england's squad for the autumn internationals. india's virat kohli has become the fastest batsman to reach 10,000 runs in one day internationals after a second consecutive century against the west indies. it's taken him 205 innings to reach that mark — overtaking his compatriot and india legend sachin tendulkar. there are two green monsters at fenway park. one is the boston red sox masco

bbc news and it is time for sports day. hello and welcome to sportsday. at the bbc sports centre here is what is coming up for you... mayhem! the brawl that followed the fight, and what now for the ultimate fighting championship? kane leads the premier league charge for the ballon d'or. he's made it onto the 30 man list of nominees again. england have two on the list for the inaugral women's ballon d'or, we'll catch up with the squad ahead of tomorrow night's friendly against australia. we will have to have all our energy and show all our quality and it will definitely be a step up from playing brazil on saturday, that is for sure. also coming up in the programme... the youth olympics are under way in buenos aires with 12 very special guests. good evening to you. it's the first day of another international football break, we'll catch up with some of the home nations preparations and also the england lionesses who are facing australia tomorrow night, but we are going to start with one of the big stories from the weekend and the continuing fall—out. ufc 229, not so much conor mcgregor‘s defeat to kabib nurmagomedov in

sport now and we're going to the bbc sport now and we're going to the bbc sport centre. at the half—time whistle. jose mourinho has said that the chelsea manager salary has apologised. martial scored twice to fire united ahead until barkley scored a 96 minute equaliser. don't go always in my direction. he was very polite but surrey took care of the situation and apologised and after the game his assistant apologised and i accept his apologies. for me, the story is over but don't do whatever everybody says that i didn't say anything. then i spoke withjose that i didn't say anything. then i spoke with jose and that i didn't say anything. then i spoke withjose and i understood that we were in the wrong side, the wrong way of the situation, sol spoke with the member of my staff andl spoke with the member of my staff and i have dealt with this immediately. in scotland, hearts are still top of the premiership after holding on for a 2—1 win against aberdeen. celtic stay second after a 4—2 win over hibs. livingsone beat bottom club dundee 4—0. motherwell lost i—0 at home to stjo

i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre.e's what's coming up tonight: ronaldo‘s return to manchester — we'll head live to old trafford shortly. we have heard from mourinho, and you just know how much he loves facing the media. i don't like this press conference. and kiki bertens — an injury replacement at the world tour finals — beats the number one seed in singapore. also coming up in the programme: lewis hamilton will have to wait for another world title. number five will come, but there's a warning from a formula i legend that he might not win any more. hello and welcome to sportsday. good evening. the champions league group stage reaches the halfway point this week. manchester united have won one and drawn one, and lie second in their group behind juventus. they will face the italian champions twice over the next fortnight. they have had some brilliant encounters down the years. united beat them in the 1999 semifinals on the way to becoming european champions. tonight sees cristiano ronaldo face his former side again. hi

. supposed to be dairy—free. leadership to consider switching to the conservatives. from the bbc sport centrere's holly hamilton. there was a massive fight, that's all i could see, rolling on screens. all i could see, rolling on screens. outside the octagon rather than inside. formula one drivers championship. in the united states. sebastian vettel once again the maker of his own downfall. ben croucher has the story. hard to spin this one any differently. differently. they have battled for a fifth world title. fifth world title. chatting on pole injapan made a clea n start. chatting on pole injapan made a clean start. to be deleted never relinquished. relinquished. the charge, up to fifth on the first lap. lap. it when max verstappen and kimi rai: grappled. grappled. dart‘s impatience got the best of him. best of him. sending his title ambitions spiralling out of control. ambitions spiralling out of control. to finish sixth, hamilton was untouchable. double i love you guys. i love driving the car, i love this track. track. that would be no less than he deserves. however you spin it. after bea

hello, i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre. these are our headlines tonight... for all seasons, but autumn could be a tough one for eddie jones. next summer is going to be brilliant for the reggae girlz. they'll be making history in france. it could be wayne's best winter yet. we catch up with rooney as he wows the mls. i've never been a player who is going tojust play i've never been a player who is going to just play and not care, i ca re going to just play and not care, i care about what i do. good evening. the month of the november is one of the most anticipated and intense in the rugby union calendar. the autumn internationals, it's when the southern hemisphere sides take on those from the northern. less than a year out from the world cup, there will be an extra edge, a psychological edge to be had, should they meet again injapan. eddie jones named his england squad today. there are eight uncapped players. injuries have forced his hand with some of the selections, but his thinking will not be swayed by the clamour to include danny cipriani. the gloucester f

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's holly. good afternoon. if you missed last night's ufc 229, you missed more thanjust the fight inside octogan with lightweight champion khabib nurmagomedov starting a brawl among the fans after beating conor mcgregor. khabib dominated the fight, beating the irishman in the fourth round by submission, which means the russian retains his title, but afterwards, in extraordinary scenes, he leapt over the cage and attacked someone in the crowd. then someone from the khabib camp climbed into the cage and appeared to attack mcgregor inside the octagon. it's since emerged that three of khabib‘s party have been arrested and his payment has been withheld pending further investigation. i want to say sorry to the athletic commission, to nevada, to vegas. i know this is not my best side. this is not my best side. i am a human being. i don't understand how people can talk about ijump in the cage. what about talking about my religion, about my religion, he talk about my religion, my country, my father. well, former ufc fig

sporting competition. hywel griffith, bbc news, sydney. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centrestart with the cricket. england batting against sri lanka in the fourth one—dayer. the england and lancashire bower kate cross is here, she's part of the team on 5 live's cricket social, which you can watch and listen to right now via the bbc sport website and app. thank you so much forjoining us. u nfortu nately, thank you so much forjoining us. unfortunately, england are off due to rain. it has come again. i have asked a few people this, why do you think a series was organised during monsoon season in sri lanka?m think a series was organised during monsoon season in sri lanka? it does seem daft, doesn't it? it is purely down to the scheduling. the men's game is so hectic. we have a world cup coming up and theyjust needed to get the games in, so they have had to chance it and there has been a bit of cricket played, which has been the main thing. they got 50 overs in in the first innings. let's hope they get back on because it'll be good to see england chased down this total. let's hav