they will be battle hardened though, ben ainslie ainslie's crew?ugh, ben ainslie ainslie's crew? that's the ho e, ainslie ainslie's crew? that's the hepe. yes- _ ainslie ainslie's crew? that's the hepe. yes. it _ ainslie ainslie's crew? that's the hope, yes. it contrasts _ ainslie ainslie's crew? that's the hope, yes. it contrasts starkly i ainslie ainslie's crew? that's the l hope, yes. it contrasts starkly with the defending champions emirates new zealand who have not been involved in this louis vuitton cup, they are the holders but on the other hand they have a huge advantage because under america's cup rules they are really in control. they dictate the rules of the contest, where exactly it takes place, the number of crew on board for example, all of that is up on board for example, all of that is up to their discretion effectively. so it is very hard, it's one of the reasons it is so difficult to win this championship when you are the challenger and it happens really. but with ainslie in command, this is something of course he's been working t

so much behind sir ben ainslie and _ behind sir ben ainslie and britannia, but in front of them, to new achieve this speed, the leaders. to achieve this speed, the boats glide gracefully, while on board a sailors paddle frantically, providing the power for others to use their skill to turn the boats with the wind and the course. in race one, the kiwis did it better, putting a marker in the water. but you need seven winds to take the cup, and race two was initially closer, metres in it. now it came down to wits and the wind. unlike britannia, to new zealand didn't have to qualify for this, but there was no rust in us. when it mattered they were sharper, faster and ultimately winners.— they were sharper, faster and ultimately winners. they lead the cu . ultimately winners. they lead the cu now, ultimately winners. they lead the cun now. 2-0- — ultimately winners. they lead the cup now, 2-0. for— ultimately winners. they lead the cup now, 2-0. for the _ ultimately winners. they lead the cup now, 2-0. for the british - ultimately winners. they lead the | cup now, 2-0. for the british crew i

and chasing the americas cup dream in barcelona — we'll hear from the ineos britannia skipper ben ainsliehello there, welcome along. an independent arbitration panel dealing with manchester city's legal challenge against the premier league's associated party transaction — apt — rules has published its decision. it's found in favour of city regarding two of their complaints. but the premier league also says that it welcomes the findings because it's rejected the majority of city's challenges, and the overall objectives, framework and decision—making of their apt system have been endorsed. here's our sports editor, dan roan. well, earlier this year, city launched unprecedented legal action against these associated party transaction rules, which govern and restrict the deals that clubs sometimes sign with sponsors, with companies linked to their owners — deals like the one that abu dhabi—owned city have signed, in fact, with etihad airlines, for example. now, the league said that these rules were necessary to maintain competitive balance, to make sure these deals were of fair market value. c

.— from ben ainslie's crew if new zealand win both.win both. let's hold that thought. shall— zealand win both. let's hold that thought, shall we? _ zealand win both. let's hold that thought, shall we? it— zealand win both. let's hold that thought, shall we? it might - zealand win both. let's hold that. thought, shall we? it might happen. john, thank you. as we approach winter, many of us will be looking at low—cost ways to stay warm — which might include filling up a hot water bottle. however, the children's burn trust is warning about their potential risks, following a 55% increase in injuries to young people, caused by bursting bottles. a warning that this report from jayne mccubbin does have some graphic images. the cost—of—living crisis has had very many consequences. as thermostats have gone down, the use of hot water bottles has gone up. and today, medics want to warn about the very real risk they pose. i can't believe the extent of the injury from one hot water bottle. yeah. your skin hasjust peeled off. yeah, it did. it was ver

sir ben ainslie's ineos britannia team are taking on italy for the chance to face new zealand in then. could this be the moment british sailing has waited 60 years for? sir ben ainslie, arriving this morning to lead his team's bid to become the first from the country to reach the america's cup since 1964. bankrolled by billionaire sirjim ratcliffe, ineos britannia are now tantalisingly close to sealing this pivotal challenger series. having built a 6—4 lead over their italian rivals here in barcelona earlier this week, they now need just one win to claim the louis vuitton cup and clinch a place in the sport's flagship event. it is the oldest international sporting trophy. it's the only international sporting trophy that britain has never won, despite it actually being invented or starting around the isle of wight in 1851. so that's why it's so important to us. that's our motivation really, to go out and get the job done and win it. i think it could be a massive moment for british sport. having lost at this stage in 2021, ineos britannia collaborated with mercedes formula one team to

teems were penalised forfailing to sir ben ainslie teems were penalised for failing to keep clear ofthe win the race, they are 3—0 up with the final expected to resume tomorrow. the first to win seven will win the title. england's dan bradbury says he will looking at dubai after securing his spot courtesy of winning the french open. he emerged from a clustered field thanks to three straight birdies. to take the title by one shot from a group of four which included sam bairstow, the win is his second on the tour and he climbs to 25 in the race to dubai. and that is all the sport for now. and that is all the sport for now. let's turn now to a big milestone for spacex. elon musk�*s company has succeeded in its ambition to catch the booster system which launches its starship rocket, safely landing the device as it dropped to earth after a test flight in texas. we'll explain why that's such an important achievement but first let's go to that spectacular moment. the feat means it will be easier to reuse the launch technology to make space flights more often — and more cheaply. there were c

and chasing the america's cup dream in barcelona — we'll hear from the ineos britannia skipper ben ainslietion panel dealing with manchester city's legal challenge against the premier league's associated party transaction — apt — rules has published its decision. it's found in favour of city regarding two

and on the brink of history, can sir ben ainslie skipper great britain to the america's cup for the firstarting with a busy night of european football. let's start with the europa league and manchester united. under pressure after a poor start to the season so far, they faced porto in portugal and things were looking up when marcus rashford put them ahead early on. rasmus hoyland then made it 2—0 after 20 minutes. but they let porto back in, conceding two goals before half time and then again not long after the break — samu 0rmorodion with two of them. so 3—2 down, things were looking desperate when bruno fernandes was then sent off in the 81st minute for two yellows and porto kept coming but united also kept fighting and somehow in added time substitute harry maguire scored the vital equaliser. 3—3 it ended, but what does that really mean? well our reporterjoe lynsky was watching the action.

sir ben ainslie�*s ineos britannia team have a 6—4 lead over italy and just need one more point for the sports editor dan roan has spoken to sir ben in barcelona. it's a big moment for the team. we have worked incredibly hard for this over the last ten years actually, we started a team for the cup in 18 for the cup in 2017 and now, here we are in the louis vuitton cup final, one went away adding into the america's cup but still, critically one win away so we are not getting carried away with ourselves. we have to get that one more win and plenty ahead of is. what's the psychology here because when you are this close to something, you've been trying to achieve for so long, it must be very tempting to start imagining how it will be to get through to the big one, the america's cup itself. how do you manage to put a lid on that sense of anticipation and start fresh? you are right. there is the expectation and people can see it, it's within grasping distance now but the way we approach it is really every race at a time. that's it from sportsday. goodbye. hello there. it's a dry, chilly, brig

this is the series that decides whether ineos brittannia , skippered by ben ainslie, or the italians the america's cup later this month. going into wednesday's two races — it was all square — four all in the first to seven series. inneos took the first victory of the day. in the last five minutes they have one the second and one more will see them through. the new york mets continued their thrilling week by beating the milwaukee brewers 8—1; in the national league wild card series opener on tuesday. mark vientos hit a tiebreaking, two—run single during a five—run outburst in the fifth inning. the mets are now a win from heading to philadelphia for a national leage division series. meanwhile, the san diego padres also took the opener against the atlanta braves. starter michael king struck out 12 in seven scoreless innings helping the padres to a 4—0 win. game 2 in the best—of—three playoff is wednesday night. if the padres win the series, they'll face their biggest rivals, the los angeles dodgers. we wanted a but it's already over— we wanted a but it's already over at— we wanted a but

ben ainslie�*s ineos britannia team have a 6—4 lead over italy and require one more point for the chancen defending champions new zealand. our sports editor dan roan has spoken to sir ben in barcelona. we knew at the start of this we had to get to seven wins and that hasn't changed. literally, it's take one race at a time, each race we try to win it. if we can do that, focus on our processes, on our preparation, that should see us through. nonetheless i have to ask what would it mean to you to achieve something like this and lead a british team to the america's cup final, something which no british team has done since 1964? fix, british team has done since 1964? �* ., , , ., ., 1964? a massive moment for the team, 1964? a massive moment for the team. really- _ 1964? a massive moment for the team, really. that's _ 1964? a massive moment for the team, really. that's what - 1964? a massive moment for the team, really. that's what it's - team, really. that's what it's all about. team, really. that's what it's allabout. it's team, really. that's what it's all about. it's not about individuals

sir ben ainslie's team were 2—0 down after yesterday, then lost the first race today, before sailinghe third race started — the two boats very nearly collided, both protested, and the umpires gave a 75 metre penalty to great britain. new zealand always held the advantage after that, and finished with a lead of nearly 700 metres. ineos britannia crossed the line 52 seconds later. however, after the wind dropped, race four was abandoned, which may give ainslie's team a chance to reset. they will come back tomorrow for a single—race day at 1pm in barcelona. now, paul merson made his name wearing football boots — more recently he has been wearing cuban heels on strictly come dancing. well, the former england and arsenal footballer has changed his footwear once, again, this time to highlight the threat grass roots sport is facing from extreme weather. according to sport england research, 60% of people say climate change is negatively impacting their sport and activity levels as katie gornall reports. it isa it is a breezy afternoon on hackney marshes where football boots have been spot fo

great britain have cut new zealand's lead in the america's cup to 11—2 by winning both races today ben ainslienia team went a—nil behind on monday in the best—of—13 series in barcelona. new zealand have won the past two america's cups, while britain have never won the competition in its 173—year history. races seven and eight take place tomorrow. henry slade has recovered from injury to make england's 36—man squad for the rugby union autumn internationals, but first—choice scrum—half alex mitchell is out with a neck problem. slade had shoulder surgery in the summer and hasn't played for exeter yet this season. sale flanker tom curry is also recalled after returning from a concussion lay—off and that's all the sport for now. police say a seven—year—old boy has died after a house explosion in newcastle in the northeast of england. six people were also taken to hospital after the blast and a residential street in the early hours of this morning. three houses have been destroyed and with the fire service is calling a large—scale instance. a number of people have been evacuated from their homes. ou

trailing 2—0 after saturday, sir ben ainslie�*s ineos britannia team were penalised in the third racethe defending champions went on to win the race and are 3—0 up with the final expected to resume on monday. the first to win seven races will take the title. kenya's ruth chepng'etich has broken the world record to win the chicago marathon. the 30—year—old clocked a time of two hours, nine minutes and 57 seconds to surpass ethiopian tigst assefa's previous record by nearly two minutes. she's the first woman to run a marathon in under two hours 10 minutes. and it was a day to remember for kenya, with chepngetich's compatriot, john korir winning the men's race with a time of two hours, two minutes, a3. it's the second—fastest time ever run at the chicago marathon, and also the fastest marathon finish this year. and finally, before we go, time to show you a moment where a young goalkeeper decided to take matters into his own hands — or should that be his feet? moritz brand is the goalkeeper for eintracht frankfurt's under—nines team but he wasn't going to let that stop him from showing of

it's going to take an impressive comeback from sir ben ainslie if great britain are to win sailing'snew zealand moved 3—0 ahead in the first to seven contest. there was drama before the third race started though. the two boats very nearly collided. great britain got a 75 metre penalty. new zealand always held the advantage after that, and finished with a lead of nearly 700 metres. ineos britannia crossed the line 52 seconds later. but after the wind dropped, race four was abandoned. it may give ainslie�*s team a chance to reset, and they'll come back this afternoon for a single race in barcelona. there was a huge shock at the world grand prix with belgium's mike de decker beating the world champion luke humphries to claim his first major title. he was 4—1 up before humphries levelled but de decker held his nerve, taking out 55 here to win by six sets to four in leicester. ito, a £120,000 cheque as well. —— he took home. in a football career spanning more than 60 years in the game, david pleat has seen it all. starting as a player in the early sixties, before managing luton and totten

how sweet it must taste for ben ainslie!ase in barcelona. bankrolled by billionaire sirjim ratcliffe, the team needing one win to seal this qualifying event against italy. is this the day that britannia creates history? in light winds, ainslie and his team made a good start, leading opponents luna rossa by 150 metres after the first leg of eight. the italians close to within 30 metres after the fifth leg, but ineos britannia wouldn't be denied, extending their lead and clinching a dramatic series by seven wins to four. ineos britannia rules the waves in the mediterranean! four—time olympic champion ainslie delighted. just a massive day for our team and i can't say how proud i am of everyone. meanwhile, the crew's friends and family, watching on back at the team's base onshore, able to celebrate. this is how much it means to have ended britain's long, long wait for a place in sailing's most prestigious competition. three years ago, these sailors tasted the pain of defeat at this stage of the competition, but now they are thro

mills set it up alongside sir ben ainslie. some incredibly talented teams. we know each other from olympic sailing. we feel excited this is the first big step. just felt it was a huge opportunity for british sailing to try to do something different, try to carve more pathways for the next generation and women in our sport. next generation and women in oursport. on next generation and women in our sport. on and off the water. we have a performance pathway with the youth event and now the women's event. off the water we have had exceptional female talent coming through. a showdown between the men, new zealand and the british team, haven't won since 1851! thank you, mike. children and young people in england with special educational needs will be offered nhs eyesight, dental and ear checks in their schools from next year. all residential special schools and colleges will be included, to reach 18—thousand pupils. here's more from our health reporter, michelle roberts. hi, rashid. are you ready for the hearing screening today? going for a hearing test can be daun

sir ben ainslie and ineos britannia's hopes of winning a first america's cup title for great britain. ainslie and his crew must win all five of the remaining races to win the competition after team new zealand won both races on friday to open up a commanding 6—2 lead. they need just one more to secure the title in barcelona. britain's emma finucane will have her sights set on a third track world championship gold medal later, when she competes in the 500 metre time trial after she retained her women's sprint world title. the 21—year—old dominated the individualfinal, beating hetty van de vow of the netherlands with a race to spare. japan's mina sato took bronze. finucane�*s victory came just two days after she took gold in the women's team sprint. and india's cricketers have given themsleves an outside chance of pulling off a great escape in their first test against new zealand in bengaluru. you'll remember india were bowled out forjust 46 in theirfirst innings. new zealand then made 402. second time round india have fared much better. sarfaraz khan made a century and rishabh pant wa

there was disappointment for skipper sir ben ainslie and his crew who're up against the holders new zealandtain have never won. and that's all the sport for now. thank you, jane dougal. 0ur breaking news over the last couple of hours, former scottish first minister alex salmond has died at the age of 69, he was taken out and believed to have collapsed after taking part in a conference, seen here only this morning at that conference, the institute for cultural diplomacy, a forum taking place in north macedonia. that is the news and many tributes have been pouring in. hello there. today we've had some sunshine, some rain and the winds are picking up this evening as well. tomorrow, sunday, should be a quieter, drier day. could be a bit colder than today, but the winds will be lighter. we've got some wetter, windier weather around at the moment due to that area of low pressure. that's going to move away — it'll be replaced by a ridge of high pressure for the second half of the weekend, hence things calming down a bit. some strong winds around though during this evening, could be touching gale f

how sweet it must taste for ben ainslie!e in barcelona. bankrolled by billionaire sirjim ratcliffe, the team needing one win to seal this qualifying event against italy. is this the day that britannia creates history? in light winds, ainslie and his team made a good start, leading opponents luna rossa by 150 metres after the first leg of eight. the italians close to within 30 metres after the fifth leg, but ineos britannia wouldn't be denied, extending their lead and clinching a dramatic series by seven wins to four. ineos britannia rules the waves in the mediterranean! four—time olympic champion ainslie delighted. just a massive day for our team and i can't say how proud i am of everyone. meanwhile, the crew's friends and family, watching on back at the team's base onshore, able to celebrate. this is how much it means to have ended britain's long, long wait for a place in sailing's most prestigious competition. three years ago, these sailors tasted the pain of defeat at this stage of the competition, but now they are throug

ben ainslie and his ineos brittannia crew had that sinking feeling yet again in the americas cup.are now a—nil down against defenders emirates new zealand in the first to seven series. that's despite making their best start to race so far off the coast off the coast of barcelona. they had a slender lead at the end of the first leg, but the kiwis soon pushed to the front and crossed the line 23 seconds ahead. there's a rest day tomorrow before racing resumes on wednesday. a lot of work for ben and his team in that series. you can stay up—to—date with all of the latest sport news using the bbc sport website and app but that does it for me at the moment. thank you very much, we will see you later. a jury at the old bailey has heard a recording of a phone call to the police made by the father of a ten—year—old girl who was found dead in surrey confessing to killing her. "she was naughty. i beat her up and she died," he said. sara sharif�*s body was found in a bed at the family home in woking last year. herfather, step mother, and uncle are charged with murder and causing or allowing t

trailing 2—0 after saturday, sir ben ainslie's ineos britannia team were penalised in the third raceons went on to win the race and so are 3—0 up with the final expected to resume tomorrow. the first to win seven races will win the title. england's dan bradbury said he'll be "looking at flights to dubai" after securing his spot at the season—ending playoff events in the united arab emirates courtesy of winning the french open on the dp world tour. bradbury emerged from a clustered field thanks to three straight birdies on the back nine on holes 14, 15 and 16 to take the title by one shot from a group of four which included compatriot sam bairstow. the win is bradbury�*s second on the tour and sees him climb to 25th in the race to dubai. novak djokovic has fallen short is his attempt to win his 100th atp tour title, after being beaten in straight sets at the shanghai masters by world number one jannik sinner. 0nlyjimmy connors and roger federer have over 100 titles. sinner, the italian, 23 years old, edged a close first set on a tie—break but the second was more convincing against 37—

sir ben ainslie�*s team beat italy 7—4 in a qualifying event in barcelona. won the first of two races to seal the best—of—i3 series against the italian luna rossa team. the result means great britain gets to take on the defending champions new zealand in sailing's oldest contest. huge moment for the team, you know, i'm super proud of everyone on the water and on the shore, back in the uk and with the technical team it's been a massive team effort, so it's been a massive team effort, so it's been great. been a massive team effort, so it's been great-— been great. 2013 when you first beuan? been great. 2013 when you first began? yet. — been great. 2013 when you first began? yet, ten _ been great. 2013 when you first began? yet, ten years - been great. 2013 when you first began? yet, ten years since - been great. 2013 when you first began? yet, ten years since we -ounded began? yet, ten years since we pounded the — began? yet, ten years since we pounded the team _ began? yet, ten years since we pounded the team and - began? yet, ten years since we pounded the t

but ben ainslie's ineos britannia won both races yesterday in barcelona to trim the defecit to 4—2 ine past two america's cups while britain have never won the competition. races seven and eight take place tomorrow. great britain will be looking for more golds at the world track cycling championships in denmark later. they have one already. the women's team sprint trio of katy marchant sophie capewell and emma finucane here on the final lap came home ahead of the netherlands to add the world title to the olympic crown they won in paris in august. it's great britain's first track world championship gold in the event since 2008. all three are hoping for more medals as the week goes on. for me, personally, it felt harder than winning the olympic gold medal because of the high that we'd had from the games. you know, to get back into training and to get back prepared and get in the headspace after what's been an absolutely exhausting year, to be able to come to a world championships and produce three really really solid rides to win a gold medal. it's really really tough like really really

we'll start with sailing, and not the day ben ainslie's ineos britannia team would have hoped for — they'ree victories, the crew of britannia were powerless to stop emirates team new zealand from moving to within a race of defending their title. they won both sprint races, the second race by more than 1,000 metres, to leave the british crew needing to win every remaining race in the best—of—13 series in barcelona. the formula 1 season resumes after a three—week break in around one hour's time with the first practice for the united states grand prix. in the driver's championship, britain's lando norris is nowjust 52 points behind max verstappen with six races of the season

sir ben ainslie's team were 2—0 down after yesterday, then lost the first race today, before sailingstarted — the two boats very nearly collided. both protested, and the umpires gave a 75 metre penalty to great britain. new zealand always held the advantage after that, and finished with a lead of nearly 700 metres. ineos britannia crossed the line 52 seconds later. however, after the wind dropped, race four was abandoned, which may give ainslie's team a chance to reset. they will come back tomorrow for a single—race day in barcelona. leeds rhinos have completed the perfect season as they were crowned wheelchair super league champions. in the last hour, they've beaten old rivals halifax panthers 52—32 in the games' showpiece event in hull. it means they go the whole season unbeaten, having lost the previous two finals. we'll finish sportsday where we started, on the international football theme. 1,285 players have had the honour of pulling on that three lions jersey and representing england's men at senior level. the latest edition of the football news show has however, after the wind

we'll start with sailing, and not the day ben ainslie�*s ineos britannia team would have hoped for —t one defeat away from losing the 2024 america's cup. two days after they breathed life into the final with consecutive victories, the crew of britannia were powerless to stop emirates team new zealand from moving to within a race of defending their title. they won both sprint races, the second race by more than 1,000 metres, to leave the british crew needing to win every remaining race in the best—of—13 series in barcelona. the formula 1 season resumes after a three—week break in around one hour's time with the first practice for the united states grand prix. in the driver's championship, britain's lando norris is nowjust 52 points behind max verstappen with six races of the season remaining and looking to cut the deficit further this weekend. it can go my way, it can go max's way, so keep focused on doing what i have been doing. i have been doing a good job. have been doing. i have been doing a goodjob. i have been doing. i have been doing a good job. i am have been doing. i have bee

ben ainslie�*s ineos britannia team went 4—0 behind on monday in the best of 13 series in barcelona.ms come true at the world cup in 2026. don�*t forget, you can get all the latest news from the bbc sport website and our app as well — bbcsport.com. but for me and the rest of the team, its goodbye for now. have a good one. hello. wednesday brought some very heavy falls of rain across parts of wales and western areas of england too, caused some localised flooding, for example, here in shropshire. and shropshire was one of the wettest areas, along with southern wales, parts of south—west england. we had up to 73mm of rain around the brecon beacons, 60mm into parts of shropshire, whereas further eastwards on wednesday, some very warm weather for mid—0ctober. we had temperatures peaking at 22.5 celsius in central london. the average at this time of the year is 15. now, over the next few hours, we�*ve got this zone of heavy rain pushing eastwards and northwards, so heavy rain for northern england, some heavy bursts in eastern scotland and some heavy rain for a time across the south—east of

so ben ainslie's britannia is on new zealand's tail. or is it stern.7 or is it star.7 is it stern.7 stern.7 it's on the stern. and pickle paddle or tennis? which racquet sport is which and why? we'll discuss. >> following a gloomy wednesday with outbreaks of rain, for many of us, thursday is looking much brighter. i'll have the full forecast coming up very soon. >> it'sjust forecast coming up very soon. >> it's just gone. 7:00 i'm stephen dixon, i'm ellie costello, and this is gb news breakfast. well, the news you're probably waking up to this morning is that one direction star liam payne has died at the age of just 31, apparently falling from the third floor of a hotel in buenos aires. >> well, fans across the world have come together to pay tribute to the star, who helped define a generation of pop music. >> well, he'd been in argentina supporting former bandmate niall horan, who was on tour there, and he had been posting on social media right before the shocking incident. >> well, joining us now is showbiz reporter stephanie takyi. g

trailing 2—0 after saturday, sir ben ainslie�*s ineos britannia team were penalised in the third race clear of the new zealand boat. a near collision there. the defending champions went on to win the race and so are 3—0 up with the final expected to resume tomorrow. the first to win seven races will win the title. novak djokovic has fallen short is his attempt to win his 100th atp tour title after being beaten in straight sets at the shanghai masters by world number one jannik sinner. onlyjimmy connors and roger federer have over 100 titles. sinner, the italian 23—years—old, edged a close first set on a tie—break but the second was more convincing against 37—year—old djokovic, 6—3. it's sinner�*s seventh title this year, including the australian open and us open. playing against novak djokovic, it's one of the toughest challenges we have and i'm obviously very happy how i handled the situation. he was serving great the first set and i couldn't find a great way to break him and then i played a very good breaker in the first set which gave me confidence to start off well in the second s

in the america's cup, the great britain team led by sir ben ainslie have a mountain to climb if they new zealand 4—0. that and more on our website. and that's all the sport for now. back to you, only two. thank you very much. nasa is to launch a spacecraft to one of the icy moons ofjupiter, called europa. some scientists think that it's one of the worlds in our solar system that's most likely to be home to life. here's our science correspodent, pallab ghosh. the europa clipper will set off on a 1.8 billion milejourney to the outer frozen reaches of the solar system. it will passjupiter and head towards the ice—covered moon the spacecraft is named after. europa is almost the same size as our own moon, but that's where the similarity ends. it doesn't have any craters. instead, it has an icy surface because it's so far away from the sun. and you can see cracks and ridges which has been caused byjupiter�*s powerful gravity stretching and squashing it. and it's that movement that scientists believe has melted the ice underneath to create a vast, salty ocean which has got twice as much wat

in the america's cup, the great britain team led by sir ben ainslie have a mountain to climb if theynd 4—0. weather conditions meant today's fourth race today was delayed from sunday after a lack of wind, but once again new zealand mastered the conditions to win by 300 metres over the british boat. they now need just three more wins to clinch the trophy. bbc.c0.uk / sport *all the nations league latest goodbye for now. with the rest of the bbc news at one. have a very good afternoon. bye—bye. from facing george best on the pitch to managing luton and spurs, david pleat�*s career in football featured many highs and a few lows over six decades. now he's released a book about his time in the game, which will raise money for research into motor neurone disease, having lost his wife to the illness. john watson went to meet him. david pleat on the right on the near side of the picture... david pleat has seen it all. as a manager, he made his name. as a player in the �*60s, he faced one of the best. yeah. george best played against us for manchester united at exeter in a cup tie. manchester

team recovered from a high—speed nosedive during today's first louis vuitton cup race against ben ainslie'sand that's all the sport for now. i will take you straight back to the middle east because i want to show you the sound and images of sirens there in tel aviv mark the israeli military saying that missiles have been launched from iran into israel. that information just coming in the last 30 seconds, and it is what had been anticipated, those warnings coming from the white house, us officials saying there was an imminent threat of an iranian attack on israel from iran, and they warned earlier, that official, that there will be serious consequences if they launched that attack, and of course all of this as the middle east has ratcheted up and ratcheted up in terms of tension. and of course, last night israeli forces moved across the border and started their invasion into southern lebanon to take on hezbollah, and of course hezbollah one of iran's proxies in the region, just like hamas in gaza, and at different stages over the last two months, all eyes had been on tehran in terms of how t

mills set it up alongside sir ben ainslie. some incredibly talented teams.m march. the france international was suspended earlier this year after a drugs test found elevated levels of, testosterone in his system. pogba has always said, he didn't knowingly breach any doping regulations, and has blamed a nutritional supplement prescribed by a doctor. now who would want to be a goalkeeper? any goalies watching this morning, will really feel for leeds united's, elan meslier this morning, who was in tears last night, after what happened in the last second of their championship match at leaders sunderland. leeds were set to win 2—1 with time up, but a bizarre sequence saw alan browne's deflected flick, bouncing, past the frenchman's hands and into the net. he had enjoyed a good game, until this freak moment which left players and fans debating whether it was just a complete clanger, or whether it took a wicket bounce off a divot or something. whatever happened there. bizarre. a historic night in one half of hull. in rugby league, hull kr reached theirfirst super l

sir ben ainslie has made history by captaining great britain to a place in the america's cup for thets a week on saturday. it's a huge moment for the team, you know, i'm super proud of everyone on the water and on the shore, back in the uk and with the technical team it's been a massive team effort, so it's been great. 2013 when you first began? yeah, ten years since we founded the team and it's the first time with the cup and we've had some good moments and not so good moments, this is definitely the best so far. of course we want to go all the way now. manchester united's co—owner sirjim ratcliffe says the future of his under—pressure manager erik ten hag is "not his call". ratcliffe, who was in barcelona to witness his britannia yacht�*s moment of history in the america's cup, spoke to our sports editor dan roan about whether or not he had faith in ten hag. i don't want to answer that question, i like erik, he's a good — question, i like erik, he's a good coach, at the end of the date — good coach, at the end of the date it's— good coach, at the end of the date it's not my call, i

great britain have cut new zealand's lead in the america's cup to 11—2 by winning both races today ben ainsliebritannia team went 4—0 behind on monday in the best—of—13 series in barcelona. new zealand have won the past two america's cups, while britain have never won the competition in its 173—year history. races seven and eight take place on friday. and that's all the sport for now. as the war in ukraine enters the winter months, with russia making gains, president zelensky has presented a five point plan, he believes would be enough to end the conflict. mr zelensky presented his so—called "victory plan" to ukraine's parliament — one of the main elements of his proposal was for nato to invite ukraine to become a member, and that ukraine's allies must end restrictions on long—range strikes on russia. moscow said the proposals showed kyiv needed "to sober up." let's have a listen to what mr zelensky had to say. translation: we're a democratic nation that has proven _ its capable of protecting euro—atlantic relations and the way of life we share with other democratic nations. for decades, russi

and it wasn't the day ben ainslie and his ineos britannia team hoped for at the america's cup, they're metres to leave the british crew needing to win every remaining race, in the best—of—13 series in barcelona. we have seen in the history of the cup, it's an amazing comeback in the rest of the team know that we just have to keep fighting and we have a great boat integrate team and so yeah, keep pushing hard and why not go all the way? england's test series against pakistan is finely poised heading into the third test in rawalpindi, after the hosts bounced to beat ben stokes' side by 152 runs. resuming 261 shorts of their target, england lost ollie pope from just the eighth delivery of the day with joe root following just three overs later as the tourists were floundering at 55 for 4. when captain stokes was dismissed in bizarre fashion after some brief resistance with brydon carse, england soon slumped to 144 all out, with noman ali the pick of the bowlers, finishing with 8 for 46. and that's all the sport for now. hello there. storm ashley, the first named storm of the season — named

sir ben ainslie led his team to two crucial wins among the heavy waves of barcelona to give them a 6—ayoff to face the defending america's cup champions team emirates new zealand later this month. micky bennett is a member of the british olympic sailing team, and was watching today's two races. i fancy competitions in my own race in barcelona — i fancy competitions in my own race in barcelona and those waves can be really. _ in barcelona and those waves can be really, really big. —— in my own waves — really, really big. —— in my own waves. when you try not to crash and fly waves. when you try not to crash and fly out _ waves. when you try not to crash and fly out the _ waves. when you try not to crash and fly out the batch of each wave, it is quite _ fly out the batch of each wave, it is quite something. i found watching the race _ is quite something. i found watching the race incredibly tense. it's quite — the race incredibly tense. it's quite difficult as a viewer to appreciate the scale because the boat seems big compared to the waves, — boat seems big compared to the waves, but they

first of the four races yesterday to lie just behind the italian luna rossa boat. along with sir ben ainslienst leigh leopards, thrashing them 38—0. the try of the match came from bevan french, as he danced his way through the transfixed leigh defence. hull kr beat warrington in the other semi on friday. england take on new zealand in wxv1 later today having beaten the world champions before the tournament as one of 18 straight wins. but rhona lloyd's try put the match beyond japan with the game finishing 19—13. they take on australia in their final game of the tournament in a week's time. saracens can go top of premiership rugby with a win at home to exeter later today. bristol bears currently occupy first place after beating bath by 36 points to 26 in the west country derby at the rec. bristol had won one and lost one before santiago grondona scored two of bristol's five tries on his debut to help them to victory. both the bears and bath secured a bonus point. in the other premiership game, leicester tigers made light of the suspension of boss michael chieka, beating newcastle falcons by 4