we just seen a picture of belinda bencic, shaking her head, l belinda bencic, shaking her head, not quite—— i'm sure we will have more as the coverage continues. quarterfinals a little bit later, but emma raducanu through to the semifinals. alexander zerev taking on south africa's lloyd harris is on court after radacanu and bencic. and there's live text commentary on the bbc sport website too for the evening. karolina pliskova versus maria sakkari and novak djokovic up against matteo berrettini are in the late session. what a moment for emma raducanu. david, thank you so much. we're going to look ahead to the world cup qualifiers in a moment, but scotland revived their hopes of making it to qatar last night after a momentous win in austria. the only goal of the game came from this challenge on che adams. it was looked at by var, and when it was given, lyndon dykes stepped up to score. the visitors clung on for the win and it moved them up to second in their group. well, the three other home nations will all be hoping for wins from their games this evening. our reporter ben croucher is her

today, she needed to get past belinda bencic, last month's olympic champion, who started the strongestad. well, she got fortunate, but she capitalised on it. the momentum continued into the second set, raducanu dictating the play and breaking her opponent again before bringing up match point. game, set and match, raducanu. it was a really tough match for me, and i'm just so, so happy to have come through, and thank you so much for all of your support today! thank you! the teenager from kent now finds herself the hottest new attraction in world tennis. emma raducanu has won over the hearts of the new york crowd, just as she won over the wimbledon crowd. it's already been quite a summer for the british teenager. one reason she's made it this far is her apparent ability not to get distracted by the new fame and attention. the other, of course, is her skill on the tennis court, which will be on full display tomorrow night when she plays in the semifinals. samira hussain, bbc news, new york. she's the youngest british person to reach a grand slam semifinalfor cities —— 46 years. david laws

belinda bencic is the olympic champion and says she is still on cloud nine. enjoyed the media experience in the infancy of her career, giving interviews to the new york times and japanese television. she had a question the other day in her news conference from der spiegel magazine in germany. she is loving the experience was that i asked her the other day if she was missing her parents. she said with a smile on herface, isn't it parents. she said with a smile on her face, isn't it every young girl's dream to have an adventure like this. martina navratilova believes she will not win this us open but she expects her to win the big titles in the years to come. russell fuller, thank you. time for a look at the weather. more hot and sunny weather to come for many of us through the rest of the day to day but for some the change to thundery weather that is ultimately coming for all of us has arrived. across south—west england we have seen some big storms and hefty downpours that have brought reports of localised flooding in

today, she needed to get past belinda bencic, last month's olympic champion, who started the strongestckly composed herself, adjusted her game and powered to a one—set lead. well, she got fortunate, but she capitalised on it. the momentum continued into the second set, raducanu dictating the play and breaking her opponent again before bringing up match point. game, set and match, raducanu. it was a really tough match for me, and i'm just so, so happy to have come through, and thank you so much for all of your support today! thank you! the teenager from kent now finds herself the hottest new attraction in world tennis. emma raducanu has won over the hearts of the new york crowd, just as she won over the wimbledon crowd. it's already been quite a summer for the british teenager. one reason she's made it this far is her apparent ability not to get distracted by the new fame and attention. the other, of course, is her skill on the tennis court, which will be on full display tomorrow night when she plays in the semifinals. samira hussain, bbc news, new york. the home secretary priti patel h

raducanu still hasn't lost a set... champion from tokyo belinda bencic. in either qualifying orthe main last 8. england captainjoe root sez he's frustrated about the lack of information ahead of this winter's ashes series. cricket australia say they're �*hopeful�* of getting crowds for the five tests... but they haven't confirmed a number of arrangements for the tour... and root says england's players are still in the dark. everyone wants to know is far in advance as possible what is going on and that is no different for you and the players but until we have that information what more can be do, we have tried to have good honest conversations and clear lines of communication with the ecb but if there is no information available to them then it makes things very difficult. golf's open championship will return to northern ireland and royal portrush in 2025. it will be the second time the it has staged the major in six yea rs. its long—awaited return attracted over 230 — thousand spectators in 2019, setting a new attendance record for a championship held outside st andrews. shane lowry cli

today, she needed to get past belinda bencic, last month's olympic champion, who started the strongestreally tough match for me, and i'm just so, so happy to have come through, and thank you so much for all of your support today! thank you! the teenager from kent now finds herself the hottest new attraction in world tennis. emma raducanu has won over the hearts of the new york crowd, just as she won over the wimbledon crowd. it's already been quite a summer for the british teenager. one reason she's made it this far is her apparent ability not to get distracted by the new fame and attention. the other, of course, is her skill on the tennis court, which will be on full display tomorrow night when she plays in the semifinals. samira hussain, bbc news, new york. raducanu is making history with every match she plays at the moment — she's become the first qualifier to reach the last four at flushing meadows, and she's the youngest british woman to reach a grand slam semifinalfor 46 years. bbc tennis commentator david law says he's been impressed by raducanu's mentality throughout the tourna

it follows her stunning victory over the olympic gold medal winner belinda bencic last night.sensational summerfor emma raducanu, and the teenager's fairytale of new york continues. her route to the semifinal has been majestic — in what was her toughest assignment yet, she beat belinda bencic. fresh from doing her a—levels, the british underdog had all the answers for the olympic champion dressed in gold — sealing a spot in the semis in straight sets and a new status as the new british number one. having started here in qualifying, even for one so ambitious, this has been extraordinary. i didn't expect to be here at all. i mean, i think my flights were booked at the end of qualifying. so it's a nice problem to have, but i'm just really enjoying the experience. raducanu has come from relative obscurity, but there were signs of what was to come last year, when she beat andy murray in a doubles match. she was ranked outside the world's top 300 when she arrived at wimbledon for her maiden grand slam. in reaching the fourth round as a wild card, raducanu established herself as the

level results, is into the semi finals at flushing meadows after a straight sets win against over belinda bencic laura trott is at the bromley tennis centre where emma trained. what a story. it really is. she had already been described as a new star of british tennis before she arrived in new york and she has now ended a 38 year wait for britain to have a woman in the us open singles semifinals. that was in 1983, and she said today that it is amazing to see what emma raducanu has achieved at such a young age. it's been a surreal, sensational summerfor emma surreal, sensational summer for emma raducanu surreal, sensational summerfor emma raducanu and the teenager's fairytale of new york continues. her read to the quarterfinal had been majestic, and across the net, fittingly dressed in gold, the olympic champion belinda bencic. on paper, this was emma raducanu's toughest assignment, but she had the answers. , ., , toughest assignment, but she had the answers-_ five _ toughest assignment, but she had the answers._ five games i toughest assignment, but she had the answers._ five games in| answers. u

served it out, winning the second set 6—1 injust 29 minutes, and will play the olympic champion belinda bencicio. rookie matilda castren beat lizette salas to claim the crucial 14th point they needed to beat the usa and against the odds retain the trophy. england's batting disintegrated at the oval today, as an inspired performance from india's bowlers saw them take ten wickets on the final day and win the fourth test by 157 runs to go 2—1 up in the series. england resumed on 77 without loss, chasing 368 to win. they lost two wickets in the morning session, rory burns reached 50, but was out next ball. his fellow opener, haseeb hameed, made 63 — but when he fell after lunch, that sparked a mini collapse that really knocked the stuffing out of england. they lost four wickets forjust six runs. ollie pope and johnny bairstow fell to the brilliant jasprit bumrah. joe root briefly stopped the rot, but once he'd been removed, india mopped up the tail. anderson the last to go, england all out for 210. india's tails are up as they head to the final test at old trafford that starts on friday. first tim

at flushing meadows at around 5pm uk time — she faces the tokyo olympic champion this summer, belinda bencicck in 1968. i think there's so many of them things i'm impressed by. first of all, she's very exuberant, she's a lovely person. if you're good, you're good. it is just about whether or not you can handle everything that goes with it, to be obsolete honest. personality on the court is a pleasure to watch. so it will do infinite things for british tennis, and i think she's going to be able to handle it. but there is an awful lot that she will have to handle. george russell will partner lewis hamilton at mercedes next season, forming an all—british driver line up. the 23—year—old replaces valtteri bottas, who hasjoined alfa romeo. russell has spent three years at williams, and has impressed this season, including a second placed finish at the belgian grand prix. russell said he was "absolutely buzzing", but was aware of "the scale of the challenge". hamilton said on social media that russell had "rightly earned his spot". there's a new leader at cycling's tour of britain, after the ineos

she beat switzerland's belinda bencic in straight sets. quite a remarkable achievement. {line quite a remarkable achievement. one oint at a quite a remarkable achievement. one point at a time- _ quite a remarkable achievement. qua: point at a time. just trying to focus on what i can control myself, landing and belinda is at an incredibly tough opponent, so she was going to fight until the end. but i'm pleased to have come through. but i'm pleased to have come throu~h. ~ ., ., ., , through. well done to her. that is it from sportsday. _ through. well done to her. that is it from sportsday. bye-bye. - hello there. this is typical british summertime in a way, three fine days and a thunderstorm. we've had the heat far wide again today, just had the hardest september day in scotland since 1906, it was around london, heathrow that we saw the highest temperatures with 30 degrees. but in the south—west earlier today we had some thunder and lightning and also some flash flooding in devon. those storms have since moved away, but we still have an are

route to the semifinal has been majestic — in what was her toughest assignment yet, she beat belinda bencichad all the answers for the olympic champion dressed in gold — sealing a spot in the semis in straight sets and a new status as the new british number one. having started here in qualifying, even for one so ambitious, this has been extraordinary. i didn't expect to be here at all. i mean, i think my flights were booked at the end of qualifying. so it's a nice problem to have, but i'm just really enjoying the experience. raducanu has come from relative obscurity, but there were signs of what was to come last year, when she beat andy murray in a doubles match. she was ranked outside the world's top 300 when she arrived at wimbledon for her maiden grand slam. in reaching the fourth round as a wild card, raducanu established herself as the new star of british tennis — surprising even those who've been impressed by her from a young age. we knew she was good but we just didn't expect her to rise up the rankings and win all these matches the way she has done. she really has embraced the situa

women's draw there, could be more teenage success later when britain's emma raducanu takes on belinda bencic will face aryna sabalenka after beating elina svitolina in three sets. the ukrainian fifth seed was the favourite but 19—year—old fernandez took the first set 6—3 before losing the second set and fighting back to win the third set tie break 7—5 to go through to the semi—finals. now to football, where the world cup qualifiers have been going on around the globe. the netherlands have gone top of european world cup qualifying group g after a superb 6—1win over turkey. after davy klaassen had scored in the first minute, barcelona's memphis depay took centre stage. he scored a hat—trick — including a panenka style penalty — to make it 12 goals in his last 10 internationals. elsewhere, there were also wins for france, portugal and denmark. and in south america, brazil are preparing for their next qualifyier match against peru on friday. six premier league clubs are still waiting to find out if their brazilian players are suspended for this weekend's league matches. fifa can ban players not

her opponent was belinda bencic, switzerland. she is ranked 130 places above emma.ords almost fail me. i had a feeling she won't do it largely because of the way she's been playing. these are matches that she hasn't... she'sjust been hammering anybody who she comes across completely out of sight. i think it's almost her youth in many ways. it's worked in herfavour. she such a newcomer to the tour. she's just going out, having fun, hitting the ball and winning. winning can be contagious, and that's what she's doing at the moment. i can't see any reason why she can't win the whole thing. reason why she can't win the whole thin. ., , , , thing. her return of serve is 'ust amazin: thing. her return of serve is 'ust amazing and fi thing. her return of serve is 'ust amazing and just i thing. her return of serve is 'ust amazing and just the i thing. her return of serve is 'ust amazing and just the way i thing. her return of serve isjust amazing and just the way she i thing. her return of serve isjust - amazing and just the way she plays, it's so intelligent in terms of the

on the wta tour, the number 3 seed belinda bencic is through to the quarter—finals of the ostrava opennet konaveit in the last eight. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the sport team, we'll see you next time. america's reckoning over race has illuminated all aspects of us life — including the art world. top museums and galleries are now soul searching over who holds the top jobs, and which artists get their work shown. the bbc�*s laura trevelyan has the story. mehari sequar chose the h street neighbourhood of washington steeped in civil rights history, for his gallery showcasing black artists. since the protests following george floyd's death, mehari's seeing a new enthusiasm for the work he's showing. there's definitely been a spotlight and an uptick in interest in creatives of colour. obviously time will tell. and it's great, the attention, we all need to collaborate but i also feel that it's important to have independent black—owned galleries to create a self—sustaining ecosystem. jamilla okubo is a featured art

four with a dominant dispaly winning in straight sets 6—3, 6—a over her 11th seed swiss opponent belinda bencicbecome the british women's number one. raducanu is yet to drop a set in her eight matches at flushing meadows. her opponent sakkari beat karolina pliskova in straight sets. ididn't i didn't expect to be here at all. i think my flights were booked at the end of qualifying. laughs. it is a nice problem to have but, yes, i'mjust it is a nice problem to have but, yes, i'm just really enjoying the experience and out there on the court today i was saying to myself, this could be the last time you play on ash, so just the last time you play on ash, sojust go for the last time you play on ash, so just go for it, enjoy everything. very good advice. and in the men's singles, olympic champion alexander zverev is also through to the semi—finals of the us open. with a straight set win of 7—6, 6—3, 6—a over south africa's lloyd harris. zverev who trailed 5—3 in the first set, eventually bounced back with two early breaks which gave him the lead. sealing victory with an ace. the german has now won 16

she beat the olympic champion belinda bencic in the quarters in straight sets.est any british woman has gone in the competition sincejo durie, back in 1983. raducanu is also the first—ever qualifier to make the semifinals at flushing meadows. she'll play maria sakkari of greece for a place in the final in the early hours of tomorrow morning. staying with the us open, novak djokovic continues his bid to win the calendar grand slam by winning all four grand slams in the same year. in a repeat of the wimbledon final, the world number one came from a set down to beat italy's matteo berrettini in four sets. he will face alexander zverev in the semifinal tomorrow, the german who beat djokovic in the olympic semifinals injuly. i know it's going to be a battle, if harder than it was today but i'm ready for it. these are the hurdles that i need to overcome in order to get to the desired destination that looks result is something i can't predict but i can definitely put myself in the best possible state of mind and body to perform as well as i can. and having dominated hi

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served it out, winning the second set 6—1 injust 29 minutes, and will play the olympic champion belinda bencicl today, as an inspired performance from india's bowlers saw them take ten wickets on the final day and win the fourth test by 157 runs to go 2—1 up in the series. england resumed on 77 without loss, chasing 368 to win. they lost two wickets in the morning session, rory burns reached 50, but was out next ball. his fellow opener, haseeb hameed, made 63 — but when he fell after lunch, that sparked a mini collapse that really knocked the stuffing out of england. they lost four wickets forjust six runs. ollie pope and johnny bairstow fell to the brilliant jasprit bumrah. joe root briefly stopped the rot, but once he'd been removed, india mopped up the tail. anderson the last to go, england all out for 210. india's tails are up as they head to the final test at old trafford that starts on friday. first time that we've not managed to get something from the game. i think we've played some good stuff throughout the last five days, and the position we got ourselves into coming into today, you'd

at flushing meadows at around 5pm uk time — she faces the tokyo olympic champion this summer, belinda bencicsolutely honest. her personality on the court is a pleasure to watch. so it will do infinite things for british tennis, and i think she's going to be able to handle it. but there's an awful lot that she will have to handle. george russell will partner lewis hamilton at mercedes next season, forming an all—british driver line up. the 23—year—old replaces valtteri bottas, who hasjoined alfa romeo. russell has spent three years at williams, and has impressed this season, including a second placed finish at the belgian grand prix. russell said he was "absolutely buzzing" but was aware of "the scale of the challenge". hamilton said on social media that russell had "rightly earned his spot". there's a new leader at cycling's tour of britain, after the ineos grenadiers won the team time trial — and it's a british rider, ethan hayter. the 22—year—old won a silver medal in the madison at the olympics with matt walls, and now he's showing what he can do on the road. hayter was in the light blue

she becomes -- belinda bencic. the only woman outside the top run hundre -- the top 100 to reach the top four. sakkari lost just one point on her first serve and fired 22 winners and fired 22 winners in what was a very impressive performance. you can watch all the action from flushing meadows every night on tennis channel. i'm danny clevenger. -- i'm dani clevenger. ♪ introducing xfinity rewards. our very own way of thanking you just for being with us. enjoy rewards like movie night specials. xfinity mobile benefits. ...and exclusive experiences, like the chance to win tickets to see watch what happens live. hey! it's me. the longer you've been with us... the more rewards you can get. like sharpening your cooking skills with a top chef. join for free on the xfinity app and watch all the rewards float in. our thanks. your rewards. so many people are overweight now and asking themselves, "why can't i lose weight?" for most, the reason is insulin resistance, and they don't even know they have it. conventional starvati

she will now face olympic champion belinda bencic for a place in the semi—finals.at the end of the 1970s. english heritage unveiled the plaque ahead of what would have been the puppeteer�*s 85th birthday. dragonflies are moving into new habitats across britain and ireland — despite other insect populations declining. scientists at the british dragonfly society say they're taking advantage of rising temperatures, which could be an indicator of climate change. you're watching bbc news. joanna will take you through until 1pm. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith—lucas we will be seeing the summer in september over the next couple of days. lots of sunshine on offer, looking at a very warm day across—the—board today, long spells of sunshine. things turning more unsettled later in the week but here and now we have southerly or south—easterly winds from the continent importing warmer air but also clear air. we are likely to hit 30 degrees in some spots today, the first time that has happened sincejuly 23rd. early—morning mist and fog clears away quickl

the 18—year—old faces the tokyo olympic champion from this summer, belinda bencic.k in the madison with matt walls, and now he's showing what he can do on the road. a fine performance from the ineos grenadiers in the time trial put hayter in the race lead, with five stages to go. there's a tough day ahead, as the race will climb the great orme in llandudno. and one of the standout moments from the tokyo paralympics was seeing british cycling golden couple neil and lora fachie winning gold medals just minutes apart, and smashing world records in the process. earlier, they spoke to bbc breakfast about that special day. we were obviously very nervous going into it. and while i was warming up for my race, i watched lora in her qualification break her record which for me was very emotional, but it fired me up to go. then i broke the world record, got the gold and watch macro to get the gold in her final ride as well. then there was a period of about 30 minutes where we didn't see each other, then finally, we got that moment to have that hug and lora just said to me, we'v

she did it, by beating the 11th seed belinda bencic, in straight sets.s at flushing meadows. she'll play maria sakkari, of greece, for a place in the final in the early hours of tomorrow morning. i didn't expect to be here at all. i mean, i think my flights were booked at the end of qualifying, so... it's a nice problem to have! iam i am enjoying the experience. 0ut there on the court today i was saying it might be the first —— the last time i am playing on ash, so just enjoy it. as i mentioned radacanu faces maria sakkari in the semi finals — after she beat, the wimbledon finalist, karolina pliskova, in straight sets. the greek star is known for having one of the fastest serves on tour, and that serve fired her into the semi—finals, 6—4, 6—4. staying with the us open, novak djokovic continues his bid to win the "calendar grand slam" — that's all four grand slams in the same year. in a repeat of the wimbledon final, the world number one came from a set down to beat italy's matteo berrettini over four sets. he will face alexander zverev in the semifinal t

teenager, emma raducanu, is through to the semifinal of the us open after beating the swiss player belinda bencicstraight sets this evening. one of the largest confederate statues in the united states is taken down, after a lengthy court battle. and angela merkel�*s 16—year tenure as german chancellor is almost up. we'll look at who might replace her — in one of europe's most closely watched elections. hello. people talk of september 11th as a turning point in the recent history of the united states. the same might be said of the 2015 attacks on the bataclan concert hall in france. a night of indiscriminate shooting and bombing in paris that left 130 innocent people dead. it was france's worst attack since the second second war. it led to intensified french military action against the extremists abroad and a security crackdown at home. today, the trial began of the 20 men accused of involvement in those attacks. it is an historic moment for the thousands who were affected, directly or indirectly. the trial is expected to last nine months, detailing how the attacks unfolded and who ultimately was

she beat the olympic champion belinda bencic in the quarters in straight sets., and mentally, i don't want to get too excited because i have to play tomorrow. if i had a day off, it would be different. but i'm very excited to play the second semifinal. on the eve of the fifth test against england, india's cricket team have cancelled a training session at old trafford after another member of their coaching team tested positive for coronavirus. the players have been told to stay in their hotel rooms after undergoing testing this morning. the tourists have a 2—1 lead in the five test series, and england's returning vice captain jos buttler says covid remains an issue for all players. ellie simmonds, the five—time paralympic champion, has confirmed she is retiring from competitive swimming. simmonds represented great britain at four paralympics as well as winning nine world para—swimming championship titles and ten european golds. in a statement, she says... that's all the sport for now. olly foster his back at 6.30 with sportsday. as we've been hearing, emma raduca

she did it by beating the 11th seed belinda bencic in straight sets. a nice problem to have but, yeah, i'm just really enjoying the experience and out there on the court today, i was saying to myself, this could be the last time you play on our surname, sojust enjoy last time you play on our surname, so just enjoy everything and go and play. staying with the us open, novak djokovic continues his bid to win the calendar grand slam by winning all four grand slams in the same year. in a repeat of the wimbledon final, the world number one came from a set down to beat italy's matteo berrettini in four sets. he will face alexander zverev in the semifinal tomorrow, the german who beat djokovic in the olympic semifinals injuly. england have named a preliminary squad for the upcoming t20 world cup in the uae and oman, with sussex fast bowler tymal mills included for the first time since 2016 after he impressed in the t20 blast and the hundred. but not in the 15—man squad is all—rounder ben stokes, he was unavailable for selection as he continues to take an inde

she did it by beating the 11th seed belinda bencic in straight sets. hours of tomorrow morning. let's bring in the former british number one, and current fed cup, captain anne keothavong. good morning. thanks so much for your time. good morning. thanks so much for yourtime. how good morning. thanks so much for your time. how do you put this story into context and how excited are you and how surprised are you after what we saw at wimbledon? yes. and how surprised are you after what we saw at wimbledon?— and how surprised are you after what we saw at wimbledon? yes, well, i'm ridiculously — we saw at wimbledon? yes, well, i'm ridiculously excited _ we saw at wimbledon? yes, well, i'm ridiculously excited and _ we saw at wimbledon? yes, well, i'm ridiculously excited and this _ we saw at wimbledon? yes, well, i'm ridiculously excited and this is - ridiculously excited and this is 'ust ridiculously excited and this is just a — ridiculously excited and this is just a huge achievement and she has .ot just a huge achievement and she has got better— just a hug

on the road to victory she defeated tokyo gold medalist, belinda bencic, and 17th-ranked maria sakkarinnis skills are immense. her fight, her grit, her desire, her savvy, all of that. >> reporter: after the match raducanu admitted her only regret was that her parents weren't able to be there in person to cheer her on. among her legion of newfound admirers none other than the queen of england herself who sent this saying her win is a remarkable achievement at such a young age. she may have achieved the kind of greatness that most 18-year-olds only dream of, but when asked what she planned to do with the $2.5 million prize money, raducanu issued this classic teenage response. >> i was thinking to myself, you know what, if you win this match you can buy yourself a pair of airpods. >> she's over there smiling. she says before her first round, qualifying match she lost her airpods in the changing room and realized if she won she could buy new ones and a whole bunch of air pods. >> that's a fair point. >>> joining us now is u.s. open champ, emma raducanu, so, of course, the first question ha

she beat the olympic champion, belinda bencic, in the quarters in straight sets.plays maria sakkari in the early hours tomorrow — is also the first ever qualifier to get to the semifinals at flushing meadows. i think everyone is just in disbelief. we all knew emma was good, but i don't think anyone knew quite how good. we great things from her but not the sin. —— we expected great things. the way she has embraced everything and handled the situation and remained composed out there on the court has been wonderful to see. as i mentioned, radacanu faces maria sakkari in the semi finals — after she beat, the wimbledon finalist, karolina pliskova, in straight sets. the greek star is known for having one of the fastest serves on tour — and that serve fired her into the semi—finals, 6—4, 6—4. staying with the us open, novak djokovic continues his bid to win the calendar grand slam — by winning all four grand slams in the same year. in a repeat of the wimbledon final, the world number one came from a set down to beat italy's matteo berrettini in four sets. he will face al

and in 30 minutes, she's set to face her toughest opponent yet — tokyo olympic champion belinda bencicnited's fred and thiago silva of chelsea will also miss their team's champions league matches next week. the interesting thing is that whilst this has nothing to do with fifa, the early indications i'm getting are the premier league clubs are not happy because the players were not released because of quarantine restrictions if they came back from south america. the premier league clubs are going to challenge this, they are going to find out what they can do over the next 2a hours, they have not given up hope that they can get those players available for the weekend. there are three world cup qualifiers for the home nations tonight — england hope to maintain their 100% record as they go to poland — having won all five games in the group so far. wales are also back in action after their last—minute winner against belarus kept them in the hunt for an automatic place at the finals. they take on estonia at home in cardiff — and a win could take them up to second in their group. meanwhile, i

the 18—year—old faces the tokyo olympic champion from this summer, belinda bencic., it's very exciting. she's very exuberant, she's a lovely person. so if you're good, you're good, and it's just whether or not you can handle everything that goes with it, to be absolutely honest. her personality on the court is a pleasure to watch, so it will do infinite things for british tennis, and i think she's going to be able to handle it, but there's an awful lot that she will have to handle. and, remarkably, if raducanu wins she'll play another teenager in the semi finals. leylah fernandez is from canada and only turned 19 on monday, but she stunned the fifth seed elina svitolina to win a deciding—set tie break and go into the last four. some exciting news for british f1 fans, with george russell partnering lewis hamilton at mercedes next season. russell has spent three years at williams and has really impressed this season, including a second—placed finish at the belgian grand prix. russell said it was a "special day" and thanked "everyone who has supported me in getting me

belinda bencic.breakfast about that special day. we were obviously very nervous going into it. and while i was warming up for my race, i watched lora in her qualification break her record which, for me, was very emotional, but it fired me up to go. then i broke the world record, got the gold and watched lora get the gold in her final ride as well. then there was a period of about 30 minutes where we didn�*t see each other. then finally, we got that moment to have that hug and lora just said to me, "we�*ve done it." i got home on saturday and neil told me he's taken a screenshot of the fact that david beckham liked this photo on instagram. it's just crazy. olympic silver medallist ethan hayter is the new leader of cycling�*s tour of britain. he impressed on the track in the madison with matt walls, and now he�*s showing what he can do on the road. a fine performance from the ineos grenadiers in the time trial put hayter in the race lead with five stages to go. there�*s a tough day ahead, as the race w

she will now face olympic champion belinda bencic for a place in the semi—finals.nnabel croft. fantastic to have with us. even when i talk about emma raducanu i myself getting excited at this prospect. we have to remind everybody she is still only 18. where is the balance right now between thinking, what are talent, isn't that exciting, versus give her time to grow and develop. what is your take? i think she surprised everybody with how quickly she's burst onto the main scenes. 0bviously how quickly she's burst onto the main scenes. obviously we got familiar with her at wimbledon, she took advantage of a wild card and got to the fourth round and was playing on court one and it was all very exciting but a little bit of a dramatic ending. but the next stage was going out onto the main tour and spent about six weeks going through to the us open and on top of the four matches she's won at the us cannot open she came through three qualifying rounds as well —— the us open. she has come through all of it 0pen. she has come through all of it with flying colours. i honestly