bbc sport website tonight, you can read about the british shotputter who was accidentally entered into the axiioom relay at the european athletics team championships. that, though, is all from the bbc sport centree. have a very good night. hello. this is bbc news with lewis vaughan jones. a 17—year—old boy is in hospital with serious injuries after an arson attack on a house in west yorkshire. police say they're treating the incident in heckmondwike as attempted murder. two young girls, aged 16 and 11, were in the house at the time. a warning that alasdair gill's report does contain some flashing images. for in the morning and a house in heckmondwike is on fire. 0ne—bedroom is completely ablaze. neighbours say the fire was started deliberately took hold within seconds with a family of four still inside. you could hear the screaming and i got up could hear the screaming and i got up to look out the window and i saw the smoke and flames were licking out the doors, the windows, the back, the loft, it was just every bit of the house was in flames. west yorkshire police says this was an arson attack and is treating it as a case of attempted murder. they want anyone who has information about people a

bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. john watson at the bbc sport centre. in the uk by 2022, under government plans announced today. ministers say the technology will cut queues, boost security and will mean passengers will no longer have to remove laptops and liquids from their luggage as it's screened. our business correspondent katy austin has more. a familiar sight to air travellers — clear plastic bags to put your small liquids in while you go through airport security. laptops must be put in a separate tray. airports in some countries, particularly america, are already starting to use new, high—tech scanners for hand luggage. heathrow in london is investing £50 million in similar equipment, saying it could remove the needs for liquids and electricals to be taken out. it will be much quicker, less disruptive, not having to take things out of bags, and people will be able to get on their way much more quickly. but it will also bring more security, which is really important. now, all uk airports are being told they must have advanced 3d scanners by 2022.

with all the sport now, here's mike bushell at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon.he start england had planned on day three of the opening ashes test against australia. the hosts had been hoping to build a big lead at edgbaston, but instead have lost four wickets, and so now, expectations have been lowered. joe wilson reports from birmingham. edgbaston, saturday, dress code optional, but try to be eccentric. some of them made you think, "why?" some of them, "how?" but even on fancy dress day, it is about cricket. no ashes without fire and no england without burns. # and it burns, burns, burns...# rory burns! yes, he was back, stretched, refocussed, and finding inspiration again. the key is often restraint. ben stokes had got to 50 when he tried his first big shot. a faint touch and he was gone. there's a lot of time to regret that one fleeting mistake. well, jonny bairstow was in and this was a significant shot because it took england past australia's first—innings total. it gave england the lead. and rory burns... would he ever stop? would he ever leave? well, cred

sport and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre.thanks to the power of belief in a polar —— set. wells made a breakthrough through the v davies. they scored two more tries but with england's third, three george ford penalties and wales were overpowered, but these two will meet again next weekend where wales can get their revenge at the principality stadium. aubameyang won it for arsenal against newcastle, steve bruce's first game in charge. not quite the reception steve bruce would have been hoping for, newcastle had spent £65 million on new talent earlier this summer but still there was a boycott by some supporters against the owner, mike ashley. newcastle's shopping yielded five new players but shelvey nearly put his side ahead. joelinton join joelintonjoin for £40 joelinton join for £40 million. arsenal did not start with any new signings and gabonese aubameyang was worrying the newcastle defence most as arsenal began to dominate. eight goal in the league in as many games. not many more goals to tell you about in the other matche

there's more on the bbc sport website, including plenty of build—up to the three o'clock kick—offs in the premier league. but for now, from the bbc sport centren all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 5:25pm. bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. let's get more on our top story and the effects of yesterday's widespread power cuts. many hundreds of passengers stranded on trains without power last night faced long and frustrating journeys home. the national grid said yesterday's blackout was a ‘rare and unusual event‘ caused by the ‘almost simultaneous' loss of power at a gas station and off shore wind farm. david hunter is director of market studies at schneider electric — he told me why a power cut of this magnitude is very rare. it isa it is a very rare event. the first time in some years that we have seen a blackout as severe as this. as you have already mentioned, two power stations dropped off the system in a very short space of time. that took the national grid by surprise, it is a very rare event and in this case they were not able to maintain sufficient frequency across the wh

bbc news, sport today. hello, i'm still ben mundy. we are live from the bbc sport centre, with sport today.rt to the new season for soljskaer‘s united. they hammer chelsea 4—0 at old trafford. the arsenal forward gives the gunners victory at newcastle with the only goal of the game. it's all tears in toronto for serena, a back injury hands teenager bianca andreescu the canadian open title. hello and thanks forjoining us on sport today. let's start with football, and an emphatic win for manchester united in their opening game of the new season in the english premier league. 0le gunnar solskjaer‘s team thrashed chelsea 4—0 at old trafford — making it a miserable start to managing in the premier league for frank lampard. marcus rashford scored the only goal of the first half from the penalty spot. after the break there were goals for anthony martial, rashford — again, and daniel james, on his debut. it's united biggest home win against chelsea since 1965. in football you can't really

that is all from the bbc sport centre for now.ort website, and follow the cricket, of course. you can follow ball by ball on test match special. it would be a good excuse in the clubhouse, i would have got the hole in one if it wasn't for the exploding tree. you can't have a better excuse than that one, can you? john watson, many thanks. let me bring you some breaking news. it is about an incident that happened in the channel early yesterday when a book containing 22 migrants including one woman and one child was rescued about five kilometres of the coast of dunkirk in france. the french prefecture that covers that pa rt french prefecture that covers that part of the coast says it safely rescued the migrants and all of them are well and are currently being cared for. now it's time for a look at the weather. what a lovely picture behind you. did you know about peer that is behind you? oh, ithink oh, i think it is brighton! there are somebody there, maybe we should ask her. we will go with blackpool. it is sunny, anyway. there is a

that is all bbc sport centre for now, plenty more on the website.ckenham at a world cup warm up match. for now, thatis world cup warm up match. for now, that is all for me. borisjohnson‘s warning that migrants would be sent back if they crossed the english channel to the uk have been branded as "inflammatory" and "misleading" by campaigners. the prime minister's comments came after a surge in attempts — with nearly 100 people in one day taking to small boats to try to make the crossing from france. amanda akass sent us this report from dover. this has been one of the busiest weeks on record in terms of a number of migrants attempting to make the crossing. thanks to the warm weather and succumb conditions out at sea. on thursday, nearly 100 people were caught attempting to make the crossing and another two boats were stopped yesterday. although this prompted the prime minister to issue a warning to migrants, saying we will send you back if you have come here illegally. but since the year, more than 900 people have successfully made the crossing at on

bbc news, sport today. hello, i'm marc edwards and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.als of the afc champions league courtesy of a double from former brazil international 6iuliano. no us open later this month for andy murray, but the former world number one returns to singles action in cincinnati with a defeat to richard 6asquet. joshua vs ruinunior. the rematch is on, but questions surround saudi arabia as the chosen location. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. we start with football — and saudi arabian sides al—nassr and al—ittihad are both through to the quarter—finals of the asian champions league. al—nassr came from behind to beat al—wahda in the uae, while al—ittihad beat the iranian side zob ahan. colm harrison reports. with them one level at 1—1, there was also play for in the return match at abu dhabi. the home side made a great start. but the match and the tide

glendale hello, i'm gavin ramjaun and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.ismantles australia with a stunning display for england, on the opener to the 3rd ashes test. a near washout in sri lanka — the hosts get off to a slow start, in their attempt to seal the series against new zealand. and which big name rugby player, is switching sports to make an impact in a whole new way? england's cricketers have jofra archer to thank — for putting them in the strong position against australia, after a rain—affected start to the 3rd ashes test in leeds. archer took 6 wickets for 45 runs as australia were bowled out forjust 179 on day one. the tourists batted first after england won the toss — and their plight would have been a lot worse if it wasn't for half—centuries from david warner and marcu labuschagne. warner made 61, while labuschagne top—scored with 74. he's deputising for steve smith, who was ruled out of this test with concussion. england will start their reply on friday morning.

bbc news, it's time for sport today. all no this is sport today live from the bbc sport centre. coming up.team and scores a century as he rescues his side in the first ashes test against england. the south african will head into the second round of the women's british open. and an 18—year—old student is the first person in the uk to win a competitive horse race while wearing a hijab. welcome to the programme. a century from australia's steve smith underpin the opening days test against england in birmingham. the tourist but in the first after winning the toss a dreadful start with both openers going chiefly what they recovered from being 35/3 at one stage thanks to smith in his first test match since serving a band for his part in lusty‘s all tampering scandal. he made 144 as the australians posted a first innings total of 284. stuart broad in chris works took eight wickets between them

bbc news, sport today. hello, i‘m tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. on penalties in istanbul. top seed ashleigh barty is through to the third round of the cincinnati open after beating maria sharapova in straight sets. and a complete washout on day one of the second ashes test between england and australia as rain prevents any play at lord‘s. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the footballing news that liverpool have won the first european trophy of the new season. in the annual meeting of champions league and europa league winners, they beat chelsea on penalties to claim the trophy for the fourth time. the match ended 2—all after extra—time, before the european champions won the shoot—out 5—4. from istanbul, jane dougall reports. after extra time and penalties, it was liverpool who were triumphant in the super cup final. the european champions lifting another european trophy. heartbreaking for chelsea who did push them all the way. after 90 minutes, it was 1—1,

bbc news. you can reach me you can reach me on you can reach me on social media. it is now time for sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.in qatar as al sad celebrate booking their ticket to the asian champions league quarter—finals. but there are some big names and big teams missing out on the uefa champions league after tuesday's qualifying round. stan the man that can. wawrinka holds off a dimitrov fightback in cincinnati. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. the line up for the asian champions league quarter—finals is complete after al sadd, managed by none other than barcelona legend xavi, and al—hilal the last two teams make it to the last eight. colm harrison was watching all the action for us. with home advantage for the second leg, al sadd are expected to be their qatari libels and stay on course to add to their two previous champions league titles. the type finely balanced after last

bbc news, sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. goes through to the second round of the us open in new york. hulk to the rescue, as the brazilian scores two penalties for shanghai sipg in their asian champions league quarter final first leg against urawa red diamonds. and masters champion tiger woods faces another injury set—back as he's ruled out until october following knee surgery. hello there and welcome to the programme, where we start with the tennis news that top seed and defending champion naomi 0saka is through to the second round of the us open, the year's final grand slam, but not without her difficulties. after 0saka won the opening set 6—4, russia's anna blinkova claimed the second in a tie break to force a decider. and the 21 year—old from japan then found her game in the final set to advance to a second round meeting against poland's magda linnette. i felt

bbc news, sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.me: nathan lyon takes six wickets on the final day as australia thrash england by 251 runs to win the first ashes test at edgbaston. iranians zob ahan lose their unbeaten record as they go down to al—ittihad of saudi arabia in the first leg of their last 16 asian champions league clash. and manchester united confirm harry maguire's world record move to old trafford with the premier league season just days away from kicking off. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the news that australia's cricketers have thrashed england in the first ashes test in birmingham to go 1—0 up in the 5—match series. the home side failed to bat out the final day in order to salvage a draw. chasing an improbable 398 to win, england were bowled out forjust1a6. nathan lyon took 6 for 39, and pat cummins afor 32, as australia won by 251 runs. from edgbaston our sports correspondent, joe wilson reports. sunshine and special offers, £5 for children. the final day of the first test match was a cha

bbc news, sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.cincinnati masters, beaten in the third round by andre rublev. england struggle with the bat against australia on day two of the second ashes test at lord's. and world number one brooks koepka is three shots off the lead after the first round of the bmw championship at medinah in illinois. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with tennis and the upsets have continued at the cincinnati masters with a shock defeat for roger federer. the number three seed, who turned 38 last week, was playing just his second match since losing the wimbledon final in mid—july. the swiss was bidding to win the title for an eighth time, but was beaten in straight sets by the russian qualifier andrey rublev, who's ranked 70 in the world. it was the first meeting betwen the two, and rublev, who beat stan wawrinka in the previous round,

bbc news: sport today. hello, i‘m tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. batsman steve smith is ruled out of the third ashes test against england at headingley all to play for after ajax see new—sair maz—rowee sent off in their goalless draw in cyprus against apoel nicosia. and major league soccer is heading to saint louis. the city will have their first franchise in 2022. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the cricketing news that australian batsman steve smith has

bbc news: sport today. hello, i'm eleanor roper and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.at the us open. the draw for the group phase of the european champions league is made in monaco, with three former champions thrown together in one group. and we look ahead to this weekend's belgian grand prix, as the formula i championship returns after a four week break. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with tennis and news of a shock defeat for simona halep at the us open. the number 4 seed and wimbledon champion was beaten by taylor townsend in a three—set thriller. halep won the first set 6—2, before townsend took the second. halep was then forced to come from a "mini—break" down in the third set tie—break. but townsend, who'd squandered two match points earlier, rallied again, and the american, who's ranked 116 in the world, won the tie—break — and the match — to seal her place in the last 32. the number 6 seed petra kvitova is also out. it's after she lost 6—4, 6—4 to world number 88 andrea petkovic. the two—time wimbledon champion, who's been struggling with an arm

bbc news, sport today. hello, i‘m tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.asian champions league last i6 tie. wayne rooney agrees to join second tier derby county as player/coach at the end of the current mls season. and world number one ashleigh barty is knocked out of the rogers cup in toronto by unseeded sofia kenin. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the footballing news that al—hilal look well—placed to reach the quarter—finals of the asian champions league. they twice came from behind to win 4—2 at saudi arabian rivals al—ahli in the first leg of their last 16 tie. the all-qatari clash between al—duhail and al—sadd finished i—all. colm harrison reports. ona on a champions league night, al—ahli we re on a champions league night, al—ahli were playing under their fourth on a champions league night, al—ahli were playing under theirfourth head coach of 2019 and it started so well. the game was

bbc news, snowdonia. hello, i'm adam wild and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.ague season, the transfer window is now closed. we will have details of all the late big—money moves. also on the way, the very latest from montreal and toronto, as both reigning champions safely progress at the canadian open. and the end of an era for south african cricket, as one of their greats, hashim amla, announces his retirement from the international game. welcome along. thanks for your company. with just hours to go before the start of the english premier league season, the transfer window for the clubs involved has now closed, but not before a flurry of movement right across europe, as players find their new home ready for the start of the eagerly anticipated campaign. dozens of players on the move. let's talk through just a few of the big names involved, starting with this man, romelu lukaku. his move away from manchester united won't come as a surprise to many people. here is the belgian striker arriving in milan. he has signed with interfor a club record fee of $90 million

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.hinako shibuno birdies the last hole to win the women's british open in england. steve smith makes it back—to—back centuries, handing australia the upper hand going into the last day of the first ashes test against england. and lewis hamilton wins the hungarian grand prix, outsmarting max verstappen with his pit stop to take victory. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with golf, and japan's hinako shibuno is celebrating the first major victory of her career after winning the women's british open at woburn in england. she is the first japanese winner of a major for 42 years. she carded a four—under—par 68 in sunday's final round, to finish 18—under for the championship, one shot clear of lizette salas of the usa. kojin—young, who was bidding for her third major of the year, was a further shot back on 16—under—par, while the halfway leader, ashleigh buhai, had to settle for fifth place in the end. georgia hall's title defence ended with a whimper. she finished in a tie fo

bbc news: sport today. hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.ing for their first win of the season after playing out a 1—1 draw at home to leicester. england take australia close in the second ashes test at lord's, but it ends in a thrilling draw. and madison keys wins her fifth career title by claiming the cincinnati 0pen after beating russia's svetlana kuznetsova in straight sets. hello there and welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing news that frank lampard is still looking for his first premier league win after chelsea were held to a 1—1 draw by leicester at stamford bridge on sunday. it was lampard's first match in the home dugout since taking over and they started well. 20—year—old mason mount with chelsea's opener capitalising on some sloppy defending by wilfred ndidi. but it was a different leicester in the second half though, as ndidi made up for that lapse by heading the equaliser from a corner, but both sides are still looking for their first win of the season. this is home for me. you know? and i'm here to do a

bbc news, sport today. hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.uides england to an historic victroy over australia at headingley to level the ashes series at 1—1. rory mciroy wins the tour championship, the fed ex cup and with it a cool $15 million after his four shot victory in atla nta. and antoine griezmann scores twice as barcelona win 5—2 at home to real betis. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with cricket — and the test series between england and australia is now level after the home side pulled off one of the biggest run chases in history to win the 3rd test at leeds — thanks to the exploits of ben stokes. chasing an improbable 359 to win, england were still 73 runs short of their target when the 9th wicket went down — but stokes hit an unbeaten 135, to steer his side to victory by 1 wicket. walking off that the end when i thought the whole of headingley was celebrating, it was a very special moment

bbc news, sport today. coming up at 2am is mike embley. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. i'm tulsen tollett.defending men's champion novak djokovic breezes through his opening match at the us open. but in the women's draw a former champion is out, as angelique kerber loses to kristina mladenovic. saudi arabian's al nassr hold a 2—1 lead over qatar's al sadd after the first leg of their asian champions league quarterfinal. and romelu lukaku scores on debut for inter as they win their opening serie a match against lecce. hello there and welcome to the programme, where we start with the tennis news from the opening day of this year's final grand slam, the us open, in new york. world number one and defending champion novak djokovic booked his place in the second round with victory over spaniard roberto carballes baena. the serb, a three—time champion, won 6—4, 6—1, 6—4 to kick—off the defence of his title at flushing meadows.

bbc news: sport today. hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: knocked on the head — australia's star batsman steve smith is ruled out of the third ashes test against england at headingley all to play for after ajax see new—sair maz—rowee sent off in their goalless draw in cyprus against apoel nicosia. and major league soccer is heading to saint louis. the city will have their first franchise in 2022. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the cricketing news that australian batsman steve smith has been ruled—out of the third ashes test. he was hit in the neck by a 150km an hour bouncer at lords — and has been left with concussion. after sitting out tuesday's training session it's now been confirmed he'll miss the headingley test which starts this thursday — a real blow for australia. it comes as the brain injury charity headway has called for a "cultural change" in the way the sport deals with head injuries. patrick gearey reports. the most of this series, steve smith has been in the middle of things.

bbc news, bolton. hello, i'm eleanor roper and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.rstar roger federer fights back from losing the first set, to beat damir dzumhur in the us open. guangzhou evergrande play out a goalless draw with kashima antlers in the first leg of their asian champions league quarter—final. and it's a good day for spain at the vuelta, with a home rider winning stage five. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with tennis on a rain—affected day at flushing meadows. play was abandoned early on the outside courts, but it was business as usual on the show courts which both have roofs. roger federer was unaffacted by the weather and goes through to the 3rd round of the us open. he was off to a shaky start and had to come from a set down to beat damir dzumhur. federer made 17 unforced errors in the first set which the bosnian took 6—3. but federer — who's bidding for a 6th us open title — went on to dominate the rest of the match against the world

bbc news: sport today. there hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.misses a penalty as manchester united draw 1—1 at wolves in the premier league. philippe coutinho officially joins bayern munich on loan from barcelona with an option for the germans to make it permanent and controversy rages over whether or not steve smith should have been allowed to retun to the field after being hit in the neck during the second ashes test against england. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the footballing news that wolves and manchester united played out a 1—1 draw in the premier league. one of the main talking points was the missed penalty by paul pogba in the second half and watching at molineux was arlo white. united have to designated panic to ta kers united have to designated panic to takers according to the coach while marcus rushford' it was pogba who took charge of molineux. it's the fourth time since the start of last season fourth time since the start of last season that

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.ngland welcome back pace bowlerjames anderson, as the hosts prepare to face australia in the opening test of their ashes series in birmingham. georgia hall looks ahead as she gets set to defend the women's british open, which tees off in the coming hours. and tottenham beat hosts bayern munich on penalties to win the audi cup. hello there and welcome to the programme, where we start with cricket, and on the eve of the first test between england and australia in birmingham, the home side sprang a surprise by leaving jofra archer out of their starting line—up. the west indies—born pace bowler, who starred during the recent world cup, will have to wait a little longer to make his test debut. chris woakes is the preferred option, after taking six wickets in last week's win over ireland. our sports correspondent joe wilson reports. cricket history lesson one — the ashes equals the ultimate. the smallest prize in literal size, they are holding it,

bbc news, sport today. hello, i'm adam wild and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.hampion simona halep survives a scare as she makes her comeback to the court. they've been made to wait for it, but nearly ten weeks late, esperance are confirmed as champions league winners. and pakistan head coach mickey arthur says he's "disappointed and hurt" to lose his job after their world cup failure. welcome along, thanks forjoining us on sport today. we're going to start in toronto where simona halep came from a set down to begin her defence of her rogers cup title. it's halep's first match since the one she described as the "best of her career" when she won the wimbledon title last month. she beat qualifierjennifer brady in an epic 3—setter as colm harrison reports. simona halep was finally back in action, since it does make reversed after her break, no doubt, but also out of practice. jennifer brady was 3-0 out of practice. jennifer brady was 3—0 up, halep came back, although the american won the set

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, sport centre, here's jane. good evening.e get australia all out on the final day of the second test. it ended in a draw at lords as england ran out of time. earlier in the day, jofra archer had been on fire with the ball, taking two wickets in quick succession after england put australia into bat. they had declared on 258 for 5. michael redford reports on the days play. ben stokes celebrating at lord's. deja vu anybody? just five weeks ago he guided england to world cup success. he guided england to world cup success. now he he guided england to world cup success. now he was he guided england to world cup success. now he was giving them ashes help. he resumed on 16 not out, england 96—4, a lead of 104. the plan was to dig in. sort of. a plan that was being well executed untiljos butler did this. stokes was far from finished and went on to reach his seventh test century, just as they were five weeks ago, lourdes stood to applaud. beforejoe root declared enough, australia needed 266 to win. step forward another world cup hero.

now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. e start with the tennis news that seven—time champion roger federer was knocked out of the cincinnati masters hello, i'm tulsen tollett, and this is your friday sport briefing, on thursday, losing his third round match in straight sets to andrey rublev. the russian needed just over an hour to dispatch the third seed who was also a beaten finalist last year. the 6—3, 6—4 victory means rublev will now face compatriot and ninth seed daniil medvedev for a place in the semi—finals. it's impossible to explain... i don't know. how he finished finished the match, it's so amazing, i talk to him in his corner and he said no worries. the way he did it was amazing. i don't know, now i feel he's a true legend. women's top seed ashleigh barty is through to the quarter—finals after the australian came from a set down to defeat estonia's anett kontaveit 4—6, 7—5, 7—5. the french open champion will face greece's maria sakkari on friday as she continues her bid to regain the world number one spot. ameri

for a full round up of all today‘s sports news tune into sportsday at 6.30 tonight on the bbc news channel. that‘s all the sport for now. more from the bbc sport centre are in charge of the search for the missing girl nora quoirin. —— malaysia and police tell the bbc. let‘s get more now on the mass shootings in america. president donald trump has said "hate has no place" in the us after 29 people were killed and dozens more injured. however there‘s been concern about far—right radicalisation after a white supremacy manifesto was posted online, 28 minutes before police in el paso, where the first shooting took place, got the first call. let‘s speak now to professor raphael cohen—almagor. he‘s the director of the middle east study group at hull university and author of confronting the internet‘s dark side. thank you forjoining us, professor. the first question, has there been, in your view, sufficient focus on far right terrorism? well, it has beenin far right terrorism? well, it has been in the news for a long time. whether something tangible was a chilly done to confront the problem, i feel not. i fear not because the united states is the land of the

bbc news, hong kong. with all the sport now, here's 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre. good evening. 203 more runs to win the third test, australia need seven wickets. from headingley here's our sports correspondent andy swiss. just a few hours earlier would have been unthinkable. the england captain cheering from the field with his teams ashes hopes still alive. earlier the australian batsmen seem to have ended them as they extended their lead. marnus labuschagne once again showing his calibre and also his courage, struck in the helmet by jofra archer he was cleared to continue and made an impressive 80. by continue and made an impressive 80. by the time archer wrapped up their innings, england ‘s chances seemed realistically over. their target, 359, huge, but it soon seemed even huger. rory burns quickly went. but forjason roy was bamboozled by a beauty. at 15—2, england were staring at humiliation but finally, some resistance, the twojoe's, denly and root combining to impressive effect. a flicker of hope perhaps. as they both reach their half centuries, headingley were starting to

bbc news channel at 6:30 tonight. that‘s all the sport for now. more from the bbc sport centre at 11:15. thank you, holly.d for several hours. (read 0n) let‘s talk to our reporter katie hunter who‘s in glasgow. what is the latest? the problem started yesterday evening when there we re started yesterday evening when there were torrential downpours and some passengers were stuck on trains near linlithgow in west lothian and the trains had to turn back. those problems have continued this morning. scotrail have posted pictures on social media showing the extent of that flooding in the wench for a tunnel. they say pumps are working to get rid of the water but that progress is slow. they are bringing in higher capacity pumps. but it is notjust on the railway lines where there have been problems. there was flash flooding on the roads around edinburgh airport. when it comes to the roads the water has cleared, but no such luck on the railway line between glasgow and edinburgh where there are still problems. passengers can ta ke are still problems. passengers can take alternative routes to travel between glasgow an

bbc news, assam. with all the sport, here's olly foster at the bbc sport centre.cotland against georgia today and wales suffered their first defeat at home in 22 months. they lost in cardiff 22—17 to ireland. patrick gearey reports. wales are planning their world cup down to the last note. they have had singing lessons to help them with her team singing lessons to help them with herteam him. singing lessons to help them with her team him. that is a warren gatland way, this is his final home match as wales' head coach but the first verse was set to an irish tempo. that is jacob stockdale with a new aerodynamic haircut, ireland hoping he will be their bullet train injapan. once he is off it is nonstop until he reaches his destination. they were 15—3 up at the break and then scored a penalty try in the second wales filing their final audition, a day before the world is cup squad is named. or lane taking his cue on debut and impressing his boss. probably... warren gatland said this week he doesn't care about rankings for the locals do and well is' number one spot was

now, it‘s time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello there. ave gone 1—0 up in the ashes after beating england by 251 runs at edgbaston. they bowled the hosts out forjust 146 on the last day as nathan lyon took six wickets and pat cummins picked up the other four. but the man of the match was steve smith who made centuries in each innings on his return to test cricket while the captain despite the win is looking further ahead. you have got to keep a lid on it. there are still four tests to go and we aren‘t here to win the first test at edgbaston. we are here to win the ashes and we have been really clear on that for some time. we are obviously happy to win the first test, it is a huge step in the right direction, but we are certainly not satisfied with that. the last 16 of the asian champions league continued on monday with saudi arabian‘s al nassr playing out a 1—1 draw against the uae‘s al wahda in the first leg of their tie in riyadh. in the other match played on monday, it was another saudi side in al ittihad who won their home leg, beating

follow the ashes on bbc radio 5live sports extra where the test match special crew will be on air from 10.30 this morning. that's all the sport for now. more from the bbc sport centre over british steel. our business correspondent katy austin is here. what do we know so far? yes, it looks like the investment arm of tu rkey‘s looks like the investment arm of turkey's army's pension fund, has entered into exclusive sales talks with the official receiver, the uk government's official receiver, which has been running british steel since it collapsed into insolvency in may. we have not had a lot of detail about what the deal entails but it will now go into a period of due diligence before it is signed, sealed and elements, before the —— the kameni checked out. they own a pa rt the kameni checked out. they own a part of turkey's biggest steel producer which is why they are interested in british steel. this may provide reassurance to workers at places like scunthorpe in north lincolnshire who are desperately waiting to hear news about whether a buyer would be found for the company. we knew there were several buyers in the bidding, perhaps, or who had shown an interest, bu

bbc news, khartoum. with all the sport now, here's karthi gna nasegaram at the bbc sport centre. good evening. steve smith who was hit on the neck forcing him to leave the field, but he returned. both england and australia's fast bowlers were on excellent form on a remarkable day at lord's asjoe wilson reports. everyone at lord's knew the contest — england against steve smith. australia's outstanding batsman reached his 50 before lunch and remained on a different level. now, fast, aggressive bowling is perfectly legitimate. jofra archer was picked to do that and he excelled. smith's blow to the arm was painful. no fracture. a few minutes later was far more worrying for everyone. to see a batsman in this state is where cricket suddenly remembers its context. as he turned his head, smith was hit in the neck. the australian batsman phillip hughes died after a similar incident. it was obviously, um... some pretty rough memories of a blow like that. so, yeah, there was no fun in it. smith was led away from the playing field. cricket has concussion protocols. but when the next wicket fell, look who

i'm ben croucher with your latest from the bbc sport centre. evening that the club have been sold. for weeks now, uncertainty has surrounded their future, they've had to postponed all their matches this season with the football league seeking assurances over their financial stability. bbc radio manchester's mike minay has more. steve dale has told me that the club has been sold at the 11th hour. bury was in potential of being lost, a clu b was in potential of being lost, a club that is so vital to the community. steve dale has texted me saying it's been sold and his agreed a deal with a company called cnn analytics, a football analytics company headed by henry newman and rory campbell and this deal, they agreed in principle, relies solely on the esl agreeing to an extension on the esl agreeing to an extension on the esl agreeing to an extension on the deadline to get it done. aston villa picked up their first points of the season and their first win in the premier league since february 2016. they beat everton 2—nil this evening as nick parrott r

bbc one at 8.30 tomorrow night. with all the sport now, here's lizzie greenwood—hughes at the bbc sport centre. thanks very much. save the opening ashes test. they'll start the final day 13—0 chasing an unlikely target of 398 after australia's talisman steve smith hit yet another big century. joe wilson reports from edgbaston. in sport, a precious few seem to live in a different world, to move at their own speed and dictate the pace, true vips. steve smith is one. he arrived at edgbaston at 9.45 ready to bat all day. england had to try something. something. well, that's different, a surprise at least. 0ptions were limited with anderson injured. jofra archer was only a substitute, he was not allowed to bowl until the next test match. smith was doing his thing, batting like nobody else. great fun, u nless batting like nobody else. great fun, unless of course you are the bowler. plenty more where that came from. how is your patience? wilting? even edgbaston‘s enthusiasts at times today struggled. with this shot, smith got to 100, his second of the match. and with every beaming minute he extended australia's lead, h

bbc news, pantai, in malaysia. now with all the day's sport, here's jane dougall at the bbc sport centre.mier league season and with it came the implimentation of new technology — video assistant referee — which featured significantly in manchester city's match against west ham. if you want to wait to find out how on match of the day — and for all the rest of the day's results — look away now. it was a convincing 5—0 victory for the defending champions against west ham at the london stadium. raheem sterling took centre stage, scoring a hat trick. but he was ruled to be just offside by var — — disallowing a gabrieljesus goal. then a saved sergio aguero penalty was ordered to be re—taken after a var review. aguero didn't miss on his second attempt. he has a reputation for not scoring in august... well, it's the 10th and harry kane scored twice to break the omen, helping tottenham to a 3—1 victory over aston villa. but it was newly promoted villa who scored first. and it wasn't until the 70th minute that record signing tanguy n'dombele equalised for spurs. in the rest of the day's premier le

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre.he first of eight premier league games today is just about to get under way at southampton take on manchester united. southampton looking to make it back to back wins after beating brighton while united are aim to bounce back from their shocked last—minute defeat to crystal palace. arsenal defender nacho monreal hasjoined crystal palace. arsenal defender nacho monreal has joined the league at site real sociedad on a two—year deal. —— la liga side. new signing kiran ntini, who joined deal. —— la liga side. new signing kiran ntini, whojoined in the summer, is seen kiran ntini, whojoined in the summer, is seen as kiran ntini, whojoined in the summer, is seen as his long term replacement —— kieran tierney. he won three fa cups for the club. in tennis, johanna konta is the last british player involved at the us 0pen singles after another co mforta ble 0pen singles after another comfortable win at flushing meadows. but british number two dan event is out of the men's event after being beaten

sport, and time for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. so to the ashes, england's target 359 for victory in the third test, 246 all out, edging closer to the win that would see them retain the urn. england's dismal batting collapse yesterday, out for 67 and with it went their ashes hopes, you felt, as so it's proved. three wickets have fallen today, that of pattinson and cummins. marnus labushagne was run out as he neared his century. the english football league board have spoken this morning to discuss the future of league one side bury. a credible deal to save ther club emerged last night with c and n sporting risk behind a proposed takeover. for weeks now uncertainty‘s surrounded the club's future, players went unpaid, staff were laid off, not a single league match has been played this season. which, according to bury fan james bentley, is a warning to teams living outside their means. i think it's a broader tale for football in that fans have to be more aware of what is happening behind—the—scenes. some clubs are exceptionally well ru

now it‘s time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. that defending men‘s champion novak djokovic is through to the second round of the us open in new york after a comfortable straight sets win over spain‘s roberto carballes baena. there was an early upset in the women‘s singles with a first round defeat for the former champion angelique kerber. the number 14 seed was beaten in three sets by kristina mladenovic knocking out the german, who won the title at flushing meadows in 2016. saudi arabian‘s al—nassr came from a goal down to beat qatar‘s al sadd and take a 2—1 lead into the second leg of their asian champions league quarter—final. after falling behind early on, a giuliano goal in the 71st minute confirmed the win for the home side with the return fixture next month in doha. new zealand beat sri lanka by an innings and 65 runs in colombo to win the second test and level the two match series. bj watling was unbeaten on 105 when kane williamson declared, while in response the hosts found themselves dismissed forjust 122, meaning the

now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre.good weekend! serena williams could be a doubt for the final major of the year, the us open, which gets underway in two weeks' time. she suffered back spasms during the candian open final against bianca andreescu in toronto and was forced to retire while trailing 3—1 in the first set. andreescu is the first canadian player to win the title since 1969, and the wins follows her victory at indian wells earlier in the year. it's not easy for an athlete to pull out, especially in a final... in the final round, but i know she's going to bounce back real quick. she's an incredible athlete, and i wish her the fastest recovery. arsenal and manchester united both made winning starts to their premier league campaigns on sunday. pierre—emerick aubameyang scored the only goal of the game as arsenal won at newcastle, while ole gunnar solskjaer‘s team thrashed chelsea 4—0 at old trafford, making it a miserable top flight managerial debut for frank lampard. marcus rashford grabbed a brace in united's

now, it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre.ennis news that 3—time us open champion rafael nadal is through to the second round in new york after a straight—sets win over australia's john millman. but not such good news for fourth seed dominic thiem as the austrian lost in four sets to italy's thomas fabbiano. earlier, eighth seeded stefanos tsitsipas went out after losing to russian andrey rublev in four sets. but the match was more about what the 21—year—old greek had to say to the umpire after a heated conversation during the match. i hope you change! i don't care. do whatever you want. you are the worst. for something that makes for some reason, you have something against me. you are all weirdos. while in the women's draw, top seed and defending champion naomi osaka is through to the second round, but after a struggle. the 21—year—old from japan needed three sets to overcome 20—year—old russian anna blinkova and now faces poland's world number 53 magda linette. in the asian champions league, there were two more quarterfinal

now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello, i'm tulsen tollett.ling game at lord's. the home side was 258—5 declared, jofra archer saw australian trouble, making an unlikely 267 from a8 overs to save the game. but with the light fading, travis head and patrick come and saw the tourists 15a—6. travis head and patrick come and saw the tourists 154-6. things change quickly in sport and, you know, is just nice for us to be in a good place going ahead. we've still got at least two games, but it was important we have got a really good response this week and it puts us in a really good place going into the game. now to tennis where daniil medvedev be daniel got them to win his first masters 1000 title. the russian had lost two finals recently became stop here. and in the women's final, with the us open fast approaching, the 2017 finalised keys won the title and soak herself back into the top ten players. justin thomas won the bmw championship by three shots, taking him top of the fedex carb points list with one tournament left to play —— fedex cup, the a

now, it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. wednesday sport briefing where we start with the cricketing news that australia will go into thursday's third ashes test against england without their star batsman, steve smith, after he failed to recover from concussion. smith was hit on the neck by england'sjofra archer in the last test and was later withdrawn from the match. marnus labuschagne is likely to replace him for the game at headingley in leeds. we are going to lose arguably our best batter for this test match, so it is always a blow, no doubt about that. you take your best way is out, it always has an impact. so we have to make sure that all the other guys, to make sure that all the other guys, our senior players and our younger players all step up and feel what an almost un— fillable shoes, because he is the best player in the world. -- fill. with less than a week until the year's final grand slam, the us open, many players are taking part in the final warm—up event, the winston—salem open in north carolina. top seed ben

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, good afternoon.he third day with a big lead, six wickets in hand, looking comfortable and they trailed australia byjust 17 runs at 11am but it has been australia's morning. three wickets went in 11 balls, pat cummins and patterssen are doing the damage. angling by 17 with two wickets remaining. the third round of the british open is under way, three fetish players teeing off within the top ten including the defending champion. —— three british players. they are a lwa ys three british players. they are always behind you and even when i hole a three footer the seeker one, georgia and that helps my

time for letters from the bbc sport centre.th a cricketing news that steve smith rescued australia and the opening day of the first ashes test against england in birmingham. after the host/ early to reduce the holder to 35 — three. steve is playing his first test after serving a one—year ban football tampering, scoring 144 as well as managing to put on 162 runs while in response, england will resume their innings without loss in the coming hours. i lost your words at the moment. just proud that i was able to help pull the team out of a bit of trouble, obviously england fold exceptionally well in the first two sessions and it was hard work out there, i'm just sort of proud that i was able to dig in and fight through those difficult periods. and get ourselves to a competitive total. the south african will take one should into the second round, the british women's open in england after she had a seven under par 65 on thursday. three shots further backis on thursday. three shots further back is the world number one who won the chap