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that meant cameron norrie would have to win. he came back from one set down to force the decider. of the tournament, but norrie wasn't having that. in the end the british number one dominated, winning the final set 6—1 and the match was all square. over tojoe salisbury and neil skupsky. it took them nine games to force a break of serve. great britain's fate was in two safe pairs of hands. superiority was established in the second set. the brits are nearly there now. their opponents make them work for it, but they had done theirjob. the davis cup quarterfinals beckon for great britain. emma raducanu has won herfirst match on british soil since winning the us open. she beat elena—gabriela ruse of romania in the champions tennis exhibition at london's royal albert hall 6-3 7-6. it is pretty surreal. i remember my birthday last year, i was at home, i think it was one of the lockdowns, if not i was just at home. i didn't really... i wasn't playing and it is pretty amazing how everything changed in one year. itjust shows if you keep plugging away at your own work and not looking around a

so that left british number one cameron norrie knowing that the tie would effectively be over if he managedvictory for great britain. they then lost the doubles rubber, but won 2—1 overall. britain will be guaranteed qualification as group winners if they beat the czech republic tomorrow. a quick update on some of the day's other sports stories before we go. there was an emotional and unexpected winner of today's big jumps race — the ladbrokes trophy at newbury, as cloudy glen won at 33—1 in the colours of owner trevor hemmings who died last month. and there was a dead heat in the fighting fifth hurdle at newcastle — between last year's winner and former champion hurdler — epatante — who was the favourite, and not no sleepy who just caught her on the line. india fought back on the third day of their first test against new zealand in kanpur. spinner axar patel took 5 wickets for 62 runs, as the tourists collapsed from 151 without loss to 296 all out. india closed with a lead of 63 on 14 for i. ronnie 0'sullivan is safely through to the third round of snooker�*s uk championship. the rocket ha

british number one cameron norrie can no longer qualify for the end of season atp tour finals.ubert hurkacz went through to the semi finals of the paris masters, beating james duckworth, to secure the eighth and final qualifying sport. norrie says he'll still travel to turin for the event as one of 2 alternates. the second meeting of the world triathlon championship series in abu dhabi saw seven british women in the top 12. no—one could make it past bermudas' olympic champion flora duffy though. she emerged from the bike alongside three brits, but pulled clear on the run to take the win. georgia taylor brown and sophie coldwell completed the podium. and that's all the sport for now. it's turning a little milder now but starting with the frost across a large part of england is quite as sharp frost as well. in rural 0xfordshire, the temperature is a notable frost hollowed that drops close to —5 and that's the lowest reading of the season so far anywhere in the uk. but it is turning milder now with lots of chilly north in the atlantic around an area of low pressure that will turn

cameron norrie has lost in straight sets to the american taylor fritz in the paris masters.nd qualify for the atp tourfinals in turin — which is still mathematically possible, but 2a year old fritz was too strong for him. taking norrie 6—3 in the first set and then 7—6 in the second. so it's the american who advances to the quarter finals and will face the favourite novak djokovic. defending champion and world number 0nejudd trump eased through to the quarter—finals of the english 0pen earlier this evening with a 4 frames to 1 win over scotland's ross muir. the 32 year old was in imperious form with this century in the 4th frame taking him to the brink and he finished the job shortly after to set up a last eight match with english compatriot mark king. and that's all the sport for now. hello there. after the rather chilly conditions of the last few days, things are going to feel a little bit different as we head towards the weekend. some milder weather in the forecast, but with that quite a lot of cloud feeding and from the west. and for some of us through the weekend there

so that left british number one cameron norrie knowing that the tie would effectively be over if he managedles rubber, but won 2—1 overall. britain will be guaranteed qualification as group winners if they beat the czech republic tomorrow. ronnie o'sullivan is safely through to the third round of snooker�*s uk championship. the rocket has already won this tournament more than anybody else. he's going for an eighth title in york. o'sullivan was on solid, rather than spectacular, form as he beat the world number 68 robbie williams 6—2. and the world number five kyren wilson is also through. he whitewashed jakjones of wales 6—0 in his second round match. a quick update on some of the day's other sports stories before we go. there was an emotional and unexpected winner of today's big jumps race, the ladbrokes trophy at newbury, as cloudy glen won at 33—1 in the colours of owner trevor hemmings who died last month. and there was a dead heat in the fighting fifth hurdle at newcastle between last year's winner and former champion hurdler epatante, who was the favourite, and not no sleepy, whojust

cameron norrie had a whirlwind day at the atp tour finals in turin.casper ruud. but he lost in three sets and can't now qualify for the semi finals, and faces world number one novak djokovic next in the group stages. well, djokovic is already through to the semi—finals after beating russian andrey rublev in straight sets. the world number one was in complete control throughout, taking the first set 6—3 before serving out the match with an ace, 6—2 in the second. djokovic�*s 50th win of the year also ensures that he will top the green group. george ford has called his decision to leave leicester tigers at the end of the season to join sale sharks, the "most difficult of his career". the england fly—half has had two stints with leicester, re—joining in 2017 from bath — and has helped the side win eight from eight as they top the premiership. ford added that he's "excited to play rugby for his local club". and south africa's director of rugby rassie erasmus has been banned from all rugby activity for two months. it's because he made an hour—long video cr

dan evans was the only british winner in the tie, as cameron norrie was beaten in his singles match, bbc sport website, but that is all your sport for now. hello there. it was noticeably milder today across the board compared to what we've had the last couple of days, but it's set to change once again. as we move through tonight, a spell of wet and windy weather will spread across the uk, and that will introduce colder air again from the north or the north—west. so, it will be colder for the first few days of december. here's this area of low pressure spreading southwards. some warm air wrapped into it, or mild, i should say. but that will clear away, and you'll notice the blue colours beginning to invade behind the system as it pushes its way south—eastwards. now, some pretty heavy rain on this low pressure as it spreads south—eastwards. that'll be followed by blustery showers and clear spells, these turning increasingly wintry certainly over the hills across scotland. it will be windy pretty much everywhere, but especially across some western coasts, where it will be touching gale—

other game, the number eight seed casper ruud came from a set down to beat to great britain's cameron norrietsipas. ruud, who's looking to win his sixth tour title of the year, took the deciding set 6—4. the norwegian will face andrey rublev on friday to decide which of the goes through to the semi—finals. there's more women's european champions league action on thursday, including wolfsburg vjuventus. holders barcelona are into the quarters — they thrashed hoffenheim. alexia putellas set them on the way to a 5—0 victory in germany, with a penalty just before half—time. barca maintain their 100 per cent record with four wins out of four. elsewhere, arsenal need just one more point to go through after beating the danish side koege 3—0. lyon remain top of group d, despite suffering their first defeat. saki kumagai scored the only goal of the game as lost 1—0 at bayern munich. benfica won 2—1 at hacken in sweden. and finally, freestyle motocross rider tom pages has done something no one's tried before, and when you see it, you'll realise why. students in south korea are currently sitting the su

they're looking to take the match with cameron norrie up next against arthur rinderknech.n the second. later, in the doubles, neal skupski and joe salisbury face pierre—hugues herbert and nicolas mahut. emma raducanu's first home match since her historic us open victory will be broadcast on the bbc tomorrow. and it will be live from the royal albert hall when the 19—year—old plays elena gabriela ruse of romania in an exhibition match. the top billing is in recognition of her star status since her incredible run at the us open in september, when she came through qualifying to win her first grand slam title. coverage starts at 11.55am on the bbc iplayer, the red button, and the bbc sport website. o nto onto football. six matches in the premier league today, with liverpool looking to close the gap on leaders chelsea later. they're at home to southampton at 3pm. there's one game approaching half time. it's at the emirates, and it's eddie howe's first game in the dugout after taking over as the newcastle manager. it's currently arsenal 0—0 newcastle. later aston villa will be l

cameron norrie's eased past the american reilly opelka to reach the last 16 of the paris masters.the atp tour finals later this month and next up on thursday he'll face another american, taylor fritz, for a place in the quarter—finals. also out on thursday will be world number one and top seed novak djokovic who'll play local favourite gail monfils. the serbian top seed is a five time winner of this event and will be tested by the frenchman who's seeded 15th. green bay packers quarterback aaron rodgers has tested positive for covid—19 and will miss sunday's game against the kansas city chiefs. rodgers, the reigning nfl mvp, is the latest packers player to test positive. wide receivers davante adams and allen lazard missed last week's victory at arizona after testing positive. it's a great challenge, nobody is going to feel sorry for us, and we will have to prepare the best of our ability to go down there and get a win and that's a mindset, i'm not going to postpone or cancel the game, we have a game to play, its next man up mentality and that's how we've operated for everybody. i

so that left british number one cameron norrie knowing that the tie would effectively be over if he managed they then lost the doubles rubber, but won 2—1 overall. britain will be guaranteed qualification as group winners if they beat the czech republic tomorrow. history was going to be made at twickenham this afternoon. for the first time the barbarians men's and women's rugby teams were playing a double bill on the same day — at the same ground. the men's side were due to take on samoa but that match has been cancelled — due to six confirmed covid cases in the barbarians team. but the women's match against south africa did go ahead. the babas ran in six tries to lead 38 nil at the break. it's just finished with the barbarians winning by 60 points to 5. ronnie o'sullivan is safely through to the third round of snooker�*s uk championship. �*the rocket�* has already won this tournament more than anybody else — he's going for an eighth title in york. o'sullivan was on solid, rather than spectacular, form as he beat the world number 68 robbie williams 6—2. and the world number five kyren wilso

cameron norrie sealed a 2—1 win over france for great britain to keep alive their quarter final hopess three cities, with the semi—finals and finals held in madrid next week. and finally.. here's probably the definition of a grudge match .. brooks koepka taking—on his adversary bryson dechambeau in the fifth edition of golf�*s �*the match' in las vegas. the players�* bitter rivalry have dominated the sport's headlines for the best part of a year, although they temporarily put aside their differences to help team usa dominate the ryder cup. de chambeau's putting let him down this time though and koepka won, only needing nine of the scheduled 12 holes for victory. obviously watching him, it was pretty neat and pretty special, there is respect there, but at the same time, it was fun to come out here and settle this and enough said. , , , . ., here and settle this and enough said. , ,, ,, said. did we 'ust become best friends? said. did we just become best friends? no. _ that's all the sport for now. tributes from across the world of musical theatre have been paid to the composer and lyri

that means cameron norrie had to win his match againstjiri lehecka.he british number one prevailed winning 6—1 in the final set. the upcoming doubles match featuring joe salisbury and neal skupski will decide the tie. emma raducanu is playing her first match on british soil since winning the us open. she's facing elena—gabriela ruse of romania in the champions tennis exhibition at london's royal albert hall, live on bbc iplayer and she's just won the first set 6—3. four premier league games, including manchester city v west ham kick off at 2 o'clock. later, chelsea host manchester united at stamford bridge, with the visitors looking to impress their expected new interim manager ralf rangnick. michael carrick is still in temporary charge of united today. the chelsea boss, thomas tuchel — a protege of rangnick — isn't ruling out a united challenge for the title. maybe i still am, i will never write anybody off, not in this game. because it is a big club, first of all, but it is a very experienced and individually, top—level group of players. and individ

british number one cameron norrie can no longer qualify for the end of season atp tour finals.ing james duckworth, to secure the eighth and final qualifying sport. norrie says he'll still travel to turin for the event as one of 2 alternates. some rugby union news now and on the eve of england's autumn international opener at twickenham, captain 0wen farrell has tested positive for coronavirus and will be a doubt for the match agianst tonga. he'll remain in isolation ahead of another lateral flow and pcr test so it is not yet clear whether he will have to miss the game. meanwhile, saracen's number 8 poppy cleall has been named as england women's captain for the first time for their match against new zealand this sunday. regular skipper sarah hunter is on the bench as head coach simon middleton makes five changes to the side that beat the world champions last week. scotland have named a strong side to face australia on sunday with prop pierre schoemann earning his second cap. last weekend's win over tonga fell outside the international window, meaning many players were unavailabl

so that left british number one, cameron norrie, knowing that the tie would effectively be over if hefor great britain. they're a set down in the doubles though — which could prove important later in the round robin stages. history was going to be made at twickenham this afternoon. for the first time the barbarians men's and women's rugby teams were playing a double bill on the same day — at the same ground. the men's side were due to take on samoa but that match has been cancelled — due to six confirmed covid cases in the barbarians team. but the women's match against south africa is going ahead. it's half time at the moment and 38 nil to the babas ,who've run in 6 tries so far. a massive crowd for the women's barbarians match. that's all the sport for now. don't forget it's the second round of the uk snooker championship in york. ronnie o'sulivan is currenly taking on robbie williams and it's williams who has the advantage. he leads four frames to two and needs just two more for victory, it's live on bbc two and the website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport i will be back with more in an hour

and cameron norrie's hopes of reaching the atp finals later this month are still alive after he beatn straight sets in just over an hour. there was disappointment for british number two dan evans though. he was beaten in three sets by alexander bublik of kazakhstan, who's 12 places below him in the world rankings. andy murray received a wildcard into the tournament and is currently in action against germany's dominik koepfer. marwin gonzalez scored a two—run double as the houston astros beat the atlanta brave 9—5 in game five of the world series, but still trail 3—2 over all. the best of seven series now returns to houston for the sixth — and potentially seventh — game with it all to play for. as you'll hopefully know by now, the shortlist for the bbc women s footballer of the year 2021 has been revealed. there are five players in the running and it's time for you to vote! england's lucy bronze won it last time around, this year there'll be a new winner. we're putting all the nominees under the microscope across the week, and we're starting with barcelona's champions league winner fr

cameron norrie is out of the paris masters.lifying for the season—ending atp finals in turin. fresh from winning her first european tour title, british golfer bronte law is three shots off the lead after the opening round of the saudi international. she hit a hole in one here at the third but had to settle for a round of two under par. despite opposition from some athletes, modern pentahlon chiefs have opened a consultation process to replace horse riding in the sport. it follows controversy at the olympics in tokyo this year when the leaders mount refused to perform. cycling has been suggested as a possible alternative. we've been taking a close look at each of five nominees for the bbc women's footballer of the year award. today, it's the turn of the netherlands and arsenal striker vivianne miedema. first of all, i genuinely didn't think it was on because there was no beeping light or anything on it, so i was like, "let's just have a look." on a personal note, my olympics were quite successful, but as a team, it wasn't. then

british number one cameron norrie can still qualify for the atp finals after victory in the second roundorrie is 11th in the race to qualify for the eight—man season—ending tournament in turin. the welsh rugby union is set to offer some of its female players their first professional contracts. up to 10 of their 15—a—side internationals will be awarded full—time deals, with retainer contracts for 15 more. there will also be match and training fees for the women. british sprinters adam gemili and daryll neita have been ordered by uk athletics to "cease all association" with their american coach rana reider after "multiple complaints of sexual misconduct" were made against him. cop26, the united nations climate change conference, continues in glasgow, it's been a big day for sport, with governing bodies being urged to sign up to the un's climate action framework with a target of reaching net—zero emissions by 2040. our sports correspondent katie gornall is there. it does feel like a really important day here at cop26. when it comes to sport and climate action there has been little in the wa

british number one cameron norrie can no longer qualify for the end of season atp tour finals. will go to the event in turin as one of two alternates. championship leader max. and was third. and bermuda's olympic champion flora duffy beat great britain's 0lympic silver medallist georgia taylor—brown at the second meeting of the world triathlon championship series in abu dhabi. seven british women finshed in the top 12 with sophie coldwell completing the podium. it's going to be one of the biggest days in the club's history. afc sudbury, from the eighth tier of english football, have won five matches to reach the first round of the fa cup for the first time in 21 years. they host league two colchester in a local derby and it's live on bbc 2 later. 0ur reporter tom williams is with glen murray for all the build up. this small suffolk club doesn't know what's hit it. a stadium here positively transformed in recent days with ten kilometres of cable going down. they brought in by new floodlights and there are 22 cameras filming it in the last round when they beat... tonight, it's ge

cameron norrie's a late replacement at the atp tour finals in turin tonight.umber one novak djokovic on friday. djokovic secured his place in the semi—finals earlier by beating russian andrey rublev in straight sets. the world number one's 50th win of the year means he will top the green group. meanwhile, roger federer has confirmed he won't play at the australian open injanuary. the 20—time grand slam winner has also told a swiss newspaper he would be "extremely surprised" to be able to play wimbledon next year. surprised" to be able to play federer is recovering from multiple knee surgeries. the rugby football union has announced the opening of a new clinic which it hopes could make a significant improvement in the diagnosis of brain injury. the advanced brain clinic will be open to retired elite rugby players in england, male and female, between the ages of 30 and 55. joe wilson has more. inside this building in central london, there is some of the most sophisticated brain scanning equipment. someone can have a consultation funded by the rfq and run indepen

cameron norrie has lost in straight sets to the american taylor fritz in the paris masters.e american who advances to the quarter finals and will face the favourite novak djokovic. defending champion and world number onejudd trump eased through to the quarter—finals of the english open earlier this evening with a 4 frames to 1 win over scotland's ross muir. the 32 year old was in imperious form with this century in the 4th frame taking him to the brink and he finished the job shortly after to set up a last eight match with english compatriot mark king. and that's all the sport for now. hello there. after the rather chilly conditions of the last few days, things are going to feel a little bit different as we head towards the weekend. some milder weather in the forecast, but with that quite a lot of cloud feeding and from the west. and for some of us through the weekend there is some wet and windy weather on the way. this one front has been working its way south and east and is introducing more in the way of cloud, but also introducing a westerly wind, so that is bringing a mi

dan evans had lost the opening singles match, cameron norrie won his.h in straight sets, beating jiri vesely and tomas machac 6—4, 6—2. great britain will play germany or serbia in the quarterfinals on tuesday. emma raducanu has won herfirst match on british soil since winning the us open. she beat elena—gabriela ruse of romania in the champions tennis exhibition at london�*s royal albert hall, 6—3, 7—6. it is pretty surreal. i remember my birthday last year, i was at home, i think it was one of the lockdowns, if not i was just at home. i didn�*t really... i wasn�*t playing and it is pretty amazing how everything changed in one year. itjust shows if you keep plugging away at your own work and not looking around and staying focused, anything can happen. cardiff rugby have been unable to leave south africa after after two positive covid—19 cases were confirmed in their squad. cardiff were in the country to play in the united rugby championship, but all the tournament games over this and next weekend have been called off. the club confirmed one of the case

cameron norrie had a whirlwind day at the atp tour finals in turin.n andrey rublev in straight sets. the world number one was in complete control throughout, taking the first set 6—3 before serving out the match with an ace, 6—2 in the second. djokovic's 50th win of the year also ensures that he will top the green group. george ford has called his decision to leave leicester tigers at the end of the season to join sale sharks, the "most difficult of his career". the england fly—half has had two stints with leicester, re—joining in 2017 from bath — and has helped the side win eight from eight as they top the premiership. ford added that he's "excited to play rugby for his local club". and south africa's director of rugby rassie erasmus has been banned from all rugby activity for two months. it's because he made an hour—long video criticising officials afterjuly�*s defeat in the first test against the british and irish lions. and that's all the sport from us for now. hello there. the weather isn't changing in too much of a hurry over the next few days,

british number one cameron norrie can no longer qualify for the end of season atp tour finals.e world triathlon championship series in abu dhabi saw seven british women in the top 12. no—one could make it past bermudas' olympic champion flora duffy though. she emerged from the bike alongside three brits, but pulled clear on the run to take the win. georgia taylor brown and sophie coldwell completed the podium. and that's all the sport for now. hello there. after what was, at times, quite a chilly week of weather the weekend is getting off to a relatively mild but relatively cloudy start. you can see that cloud spilling in from the west on our earlier satellite picture. with that, though this feed of westerly winds and mild air certainly making its presence felt through the day ahead. so we can sum saturday's weather up like this, it will be mild, it will be turning windy though. increasingly windy, particularly in the north of the uk and for some there will be some outbreaks of rain. courtesy of this area of low pressure and this frontal system pushing in from the northwest. qu

doubles decisive because the british number one cameron norrie hasjust lost in three sets in his singleses starts in just over a week. the first test is in brisbane, but the schedule for the series is likely to be changed with very strict covid restrictions in the country, varying from state to state. it's almost certain that the fifth test in perth will be moved because of 1a days' quarantine required upon entry to western australia. jos buttler says they've all got used to disruption over the past year. it's sort of been a disjointed year, the one just gone. some good form, some bad form, but for us, certainly have nothing to lose. i've come here, the first time i have experienced an ashes series, so i'm fully determined to enjoy all the challenges that that throws up. i'm excited to experience it, the good, the bad, the highs and lows along the way. tiger woods says he hopes to play on the pga tour again, but accepts that it can only be part—time. the 15—time major champion says he would love to play at st andrew's in the open next year. he has given his first interview since he was s

dan evans was the only british winner in the tie, as cameron norrie was beaten in his singles match, temperatures of 12, 13 or 1a degrees in many places. away from the far north, cold air clung on across shetland and that cold air has been staging a return over recent hours. this area of low pressure has worked its way through. and that plunge of cold air will continue to take effect as we head through wednesday, the first day of december, the first day of the meteorological winter. and it will feel like it for many of us. there will be some spells of sunshine, but we'll see showers or longer spells of rain drifting southwards, some wintry weather mixing in over high ground, especially across the northern half of the uk. and if we do see any showers into northern scotland through the afternoon, they are likely to fall as snow to very low levels indeed. it will remain windy, particularly gusty winds around the coasts, gusts of a0 to 50 miles per hour and temperatures, if anything, coming down as the day goes on. so afternoon values between two and nine degrees. with that brisk wind, i

dan evans had lost the opening singles match, cameron norrie won his... ..so it all came down to thec 6—4, 6—2. great britain will play germany or serbia in the quarterfinals on tuesday. emma raducanu has won herfirst match on british soil since winning the us open. she beat elena—gabriela ruse of romania in the champions tennis exhibition at london's royal albert hall, 6—3 7—6. it is pretty surreal. i remember my birthday last year, i was at home, i think it was one of the lockdown is, if not i was just at home. i think it was one of the lockdown is, if not i wasjust at home. i didn't really... i wasn't playing and it is pretty amazing how everything changed in one year. itjust shows if you keep plugging away at your own work and not looking around and stay focused, anything can happen. the freezing weather in the north of england has put paid to burnley”s premier league match with tottenham, it's been postponed — but the other four matches are going ahead. you can barely see one end of the pitch to the other at the ethad — but city somehow made the breakthrough before half time. le

british number one cameron norrie can no longer qualify for the end of season atp tour finals.arrell will miss the captains run today ahead of tomorrows match with tonga after testing positive for covid. he'll remain in isolation ahead of another lateral flow and pcr test .we . we haven't heard yet whether he's going _ . we haven't heard yet whether he's going to _ . we haven't heard yet whether he's going to have to miss that game tomorrow — meanwhile saracen's number 8 poppy cleall has been named as england women's captain for the first time when they face new zealand this sunday. regular skipper sarah hunter is on the bench as head coach simon middleton makes five changes to the side that beat the world champions last week. scotland have named a strong side to face australia in sunday with prop pierre schoemann winning his second cap last last weekend's win over tonga fell outside the international window — meaning many players were unavailable so gregor townsend has recalled captain stuart hogg at full back with the likes of ali price and firm russell returning too. british

earlier cameron norrie boosted his chances of of reaching the atp finals later this month after beatingournament, beat the argentine in straight sets in just over an hour. it wasn't an easy finish though as he endured a 27—shot rally before securing the one hundredth atp tour win of his career. but there was disappointment for british number two dan evans though. he was beaten in three sets by alexander bublik of kazakhstan, who's 12 places below him in the world rankings. that's all the sport for now. let's stay with sport for a minute — as we've been hearing, spurs have sacked their manager nuno espirito santo after a string of bad results. and they're now in talks to appoint antonio conte, who won the premier league with their london rivals chelsea. well, we can speak now to theo delaney, who hosts the long—running spurs show podcast. hejoins us live. let me pick up on that first of all, this is the manager who they were talking to so very long ago. that is riuht. talking to so very long ago. that is right- they — talking to so very long ago. that is right. they seemed _ talking to s

cameron norrie will make his debut at the atp finals in turin tonight as a late replacement.d tonight and then world number one novak djokovic on friday. roger federer has confirmed that he won't compete at the australian open injanuary. in fact, the 20 times grand slam winner has told swiss website �*le matin' he would be "extremely surprised" to be able to play wimbledon next year. federer hasn't played since losing in the wimbledon quarter—finals injuly, and is continuing to recover from multiple knee surgeries. and one of britain's most decorated wheelchair tennis players, jordanne whiley, has announced her retirement. whiley won 13 grand slams, including the us open singles tournament in 2015. she's also a four—time parolympic medallist. earlier this year whiley was among six players representing the uk at the postponed 2020 paralympics in tokyo. usman khawaja has been named in australia's15—man squad for the first two ashes tests against england. he's not played test cricket since august 2019 when australia retained the ashes in england. australia have played only three

cameron norrie has lost in straight sets to the american taylor fritz in the paris masters.nd qualify for the atp tourfinals in turin — which is still mathematically possible but 2a year old fritz was too strong for him. taking norrie 6—3 in the first set and then 7—6 in the second. so it's the american who advances to the quarter finals and will face the favourite novak djokovic. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc. c0. uk/sport a 67 year old man has admitted murdering two women —wendy knell and caroline pierce — in kent almost 35 years ago and then decades later sexually abusing at least 100 corpses in hospital mortuaries. for more than 30 years david fuller was a maintenance worker at the kent and sussex hospital and then the tunbridge wells hospital until police finally tracked him down last december — thanks to advances in dna testing. police have contacted the families of many of the victims assaulted between 2008 and 2020 but detectives say they may never know the full extent of his crimes. this rep

cameron norrie is currently playing jan—lennard struff.o the tournament, but trump was beaten in the third round by fellow englishman matthew selt, losing by six frames to three. he's the latest big name to go out early. last year's winner neil robertson and world champion mark selby were both knocked out earlier in the tournament. in the past few minutes, mark allen has been beaten by david gilbert six frames to five. we'll have more for you in sportsday at half past 6pm. jane, thank you for that. we have got the latest coronavirus figures from the government and they show that were 39,716 new infections recorded in the latest 24 hour period. there were 159 deaths reported, that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. so those are the latest numbers that we have for you. a man accused by a newspaper of being a "fixer" linked to the rochdale grooming gang has said his life was crumbling. wajed iqbal sued for defamation against the mail on sunday and won damages of £180,000. associated newspapers, the publishers of the

cameron norrie's eased past the american reilly 0pelka to reach the final 16 of the paris masters.nother american, taylor fritz, for a place in the quarter—finals. and it's a big night ahead for cylcist alex dowsett in mexico tonight as he attempts to break cycling's prestigious hour record to raise awareness of haemophilia. the british rider is the only known able—bodied elite sportsperson with severe haemophilia a, a condition which prevents the blood from clotting. here he is in training. he's hoping to win back the record he held previously before bradley wiggins took it off him in 2015. he'll need to do more than 220 laps of the velodrome at more than 3a miles per hour to be in with a chance of the record. and you'll be able to watch it live on the bbc red button, iplayer and bbc sport app from just before 10pm. sadio mane has made it 2— 04 and field over atl tico madrid. as far as cycling goes, how would you do at that one? —— 2—0. i personally feel there is some hard months to come in the winter, and it is not over. i think a whole range of behaviours, including face coverin

when. 0nto tennis and great britain are into a deciding doubles rubber against germany after cameron norried what he called — some of his best tennis of the year, as he beat peter goy—of—check in straight sets, 6—2, 6—1. the german is only ranked 86th in the world and, lost the match in under an hour with his seventh double fault, summing up his performance. just over a week since he broke three ribs and punctured a lung, mark cavendish has been speaking about being involved in a crash at a meet in belgium that he admits will hinder him going into the new season. cavendish went down in the final madison event of the ghent six just over a week ago after the riders hit water on the track. he ended up with nowhere to go after riders in front of him crashed first. i was doing a little break anyway and i was due a week ten days and maybe a week longer then i can start getting on indoors. i should be all right. as long as i get my long check, as long as my long has healed and the pain i can manage to get on with myjob. ijust have to look after my health more than the pain, i guess. sorry margaret

british number one cameron norrie has lost in straight sets to the american taylor fritz in the paris in turin — which is still mathematically possible — but 24—year—old fritz was too strong for him, taking norrie 6—3 in the first set and then 7—6 in the second. so it's the american who advances to the quarterfinals and will face the favourite novak djokovic. at the t20 men's world cup, australia are up to second in group i after a comfortable victory over bangladesh this morning. looking to bounce back after their defeat to england at the weekend, aaron finch's side gave bangladesh no chance at all, bowling them out forjust 73 — adam zampa getting five wickets. finch then starred with the bat, top scoring with a0 offjust 20 balls to help them reach the target in just over six overs. they now go above south africa in the table and play the west indies next. eddiejones has named his squad for england's autumn series opener against tonga, and centre manu tuilagi will make his first international appearance since march 2020 at twickenham on saturday. tuilagi has spent long periods on the

cameron norrie's hopes of reaching the atp finals later this month are still alive after beating federicoeceived a wildcard into the tournament and plays lucky loser dominik koepfer later. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc. c0. uk/sport. good evening. low pressure responsible for all the wet and windy whether in recent days. you can see it circulating here, still plenty of showers, strong winds in the north and the west, but elsewhere are a few showers around, sharp showers do this evening, but they tend to fade away and lend overnight, allowing tipsters to tumble, some mist and fog and southern areas and a touch of frost in rural parts of england and wales. so much colder to start is we wake up so much colder to start is we wake up on tuesday morning, a little bit of fog around, perhaps for the midlands and southern areas will be slow to clear this time of year. otherwise it's a day of sunny spells of showers, the majority of those falling in northern and western areas brought in on this notably chilly northwesterly

what a last 24 hours it's been for cameron norrie.on court against casper ruud. but he lost in three sets and can't now qualify for the semifinals, but he does face world number one novak djokovic next in the group stages. arsenal are on the verge of reaching the knock—out stage in the women's champions league after a 3—0 victory over danish side hb kerrg. vivianne miedema was on target with arsenal's third — the gunners are second in their group behind leaders barcelona, and the top two go through. another championship club have been hit with a points deduction. reading have now been punished for breaching financial rules, and have been docked six points. it follows the further points deduction handed out to derby this week. this latest punishment leaves reading 19th in the table, but still four clear of the relegation zone. there was a special night in the fa cup last night for non—league stockport county. eight goals, extra time and a joyous pitch invasion. non—league stockport came from behind to upset their league one opponents w

british men's number one cameron norrie eased past the american reilly opelka to reach the final 16 ofmr paterson's conduct. in the past few minutes mr paterson has responded saying, after two years of hell, i have the opportunity to clear my name. we can speak now to the conservative mp whose amendment was successful, the former leader of the house, andrea leadsom, whojoins us now. good to have you on the programme. you will be pleased your amendment for selected and has been voted on. but as far as you are concerned, why did this change of rules have to be linked to owen paterson's fate? there isn't a change of rules, what my amendment was seeking to do was to establish a short, three—month only of the impartiality and the justice within the investigation system. as i said in the chamber, i deeply regret it was at a time when there was a live case before us, but nevertheless that review is long overdue. unfortunately, the system that looks at mps does not stand comparison with any of the laws of the land over workplace grievances elsewhere. and having a couple of years ago establishe

that left british number one cameron norrie knowing that the tie would effectively be over if he managedsullivan is safely through to the third round of snooker�*s uk championship. the rocket has already won this tournament more than anybody else — he's going for an eighth title in york. o'sullivan was on solid form as he beat the world number 68 robbie williams 6—2. and finally no competition for the most bizarre match of the weekend. that came in portugal's primera liga. belenenses began their match against benfica withjust nine players — including two goalkeepers — after a covid outbreak. 17 players were unavailable. the day didn't get much betterfor them, conceding an own goal in the first minute, it was 7—0 at half time.belenenses then suffered a series of injuries and the match was abandoned in the second half because they only had six players on the pitch. laughter. fred decent, cracking on. wouldn't you just have a little bit more sympathy. wouldn't you just have a little bit more sympathy-— wouldn't you just have a little bit more sympathy. wouldn't you just have a little bit mo

a standout season for british number one cameron norrie has come to an end with a straight—sets defeatr juan sebastian cabal and robert farah to maintain their 100% record in turin. now to football, and while steven gerard will take charge of his first match as aston villa's new manager as the premier league returns today, the start of the new era at newcastle has been delayed and eddie howe will miss his side's game with brentford because of covid 19. howe tested positive during a routine test on friday, meaning that he won't be at the match that he and fans were hoping would be his first in charge of newcastle. instead, assistant head coaches jason tindall and graemejones will take charge of the team at st james' park. manchester city's kevin de bruyne is also missing after he tested positive for covid after returning from international duty with belgium. he'll isolate for 10 days, which means that he'll miss city's next three games, including their key champions league tie with paris saint—germain, on wednesday. just three races to go in the formula 1 season. after lewis hamilton's

british number one cameron norrie has lost in straight sets to the american taylor fritz in the pariszampa getting five wickets. finch then starred with the bat, top scoring with a0 offjust 20 balls to help them reach the target in just over six overs. they now go above south africa in the table and play the west indies next. manu tuilagi will make his first england appearance since march 2020 against tonga at twickenham on saturday, for england's autumn series opener. centre tuilagi was called into the england camp over the summer, but had to withdraw because of a hamstring issue. he's spent long periods on the sidelines with injuries, including eight months out with a torn achilles, repeated groin injuries and knee ligament damage. captain owen farrell will start at fly—half. the team announcement was delayed because a member of support staff had tested positive for covid—19. wales have also named their team for the match against south africa. ellisjenkins will make his first appearance in three years on saturday at the principality stadium. the cardiff flanker is one of six changes

cameron norrie still has a chance of taking one of the two remaining spots at the season—ending atp tourerman taking the final set tie—break 11—9. british number two dan evans is also out. and we like to celebrate milestones on this programme. neil warnock picks up one of those later. the most games managed in english professional football. 1,602 matches in charge. that is the most games of any manager in the professional top unbelievable. shall we hearfrom unbelievable. shall we hear from him? i'd no idea about the record, till two weeks ago, if i'm honest. then somebody has told me i've got another record in about 14, 15 games, league games. so i've just got to keep myjob for a few months. that's why i've lasted so long. i think i've put more smiles on people's faces than gloomy looks, and that's how i see life, that's how i see football. you've got to enjoy it and try and get your fans to enjoy it while they can. first match back in 1987. what iran has been! he has a phenomenal record of taking teams up. —— what a run it has been! i do not think he would ever have imagined he would go

what a last 24 hours its been for cameron norrie. just a reminder of what the fa cup means. it might be the first round but it's almost like the fa cup final. i love this stage. some remarkable temperatures around today. and a real contrast and carol will tell us all about it. good morning, and you are right as ever. a real stark contrast in the temperatures. in kent at the moment it is only three degrees where as in aberdeen it is 15 and in kent there are clear skies but you will find that through the day the cloud will build and we have rain in the northern half of the country and especially on the coasts and hills and that scenario will continue as we go through the course of the day. we are looking at a fair bit of cloud building through the course of the day with some drizzle in the west, windy and the northern half of the country across scotland, northern england and northern ireland, especially so with the exposure but in the shelter of the grampians we will see some sunshine. coming south we have drizzle in north—west england

british number one cameron norrie can no longer qualify for the end of season atp tour finals. saracen's number 8 poppy cleall has been named as england women's captain for the first time when they face new zealand this sunday. regular skipper sarah hunter is on the bench as head coach simon middleton makes five changes to the side that beat the world champions last week. scotland have named a strong side to face australia in sunday with prop pierre schoemann winning his second cap. last weekend's win over tonga fell outside the international window — meaning many players were unavailable so gregor townsend has recalled captain stuart hogg at full back with the likes of ali price and finn russell returning, too. british and irish lions duhan van der merwe and hamish watson also start that's all the sport for now. a teenager has been convicted of the killing of keon lincoln — a 15—year—old schoolboy who was stabbed and shot outside his home in birmingham earlier this year. yesterday, four teenagers who took part in the attack — including the gunman, who s just 14 — were found gu

cameron norrie's hopes of reaching the atp finals later this month are still alive after beating federicouch as rio had in terms of _ in 2016. nowhere struck me as much as rio had in terms of how— in 2016. nowhere struck me as much as rio had in terms of how bad - in 2016. nowhere struck me as much as rio had in terms of how bad the i as rio had in terms of how bad the plastic pollution problem was. there were a number of reasons why it was so stark and so apparent in rio. it got to me. cop26 could stage discussions on how sport could rest its own carbon footprint. hannah wanted to do more. a month ago she and melissa wilson came up with the idea for the video. we were sat in a cafe in poole and throwing some ideas around and we thought what could be more direct than a video with athletes speaking directly to world leaders to be shown just ahead of cop26 to say this is when we really need ambition and that is what we showed in the summer and that is what is really needed now. we have athletes from nearly 50 different countries and we have an athlete from saudi arabia, qatar, australia, th

dan evan5 lost the opening 5ingle5 match, cameron norrie won his.atch on british 5oil since winning the us open. emma raducanu playing in an exhibtion event at london's royal albert hall. the match wasn't the brit's only test of the day. the ball boy got involved as he stepped in beating her at the net for that crucial break point in what has been a monumental year. it is pretty surreal. i mean, i remember my birthday last year, i was at home, i think it was one of the lockdown5 or if not, i was just at home. i didn't really, i wasn't playing and it's pretty amazing how everything changed in one year. so itju5t shows, keep plugging away at your own work, and not looking around and staying focused, and anything can happen. she will not be home for much longer. the middle east beckons over christmas where she will prepare for chri5tmas where she will prepare for the australian open. back christmas where she will prepare for the australian open.— the australian open. back on the road again- _ the australian open. back on the road again. what _ the aust

cameron norrie will make his debut at the atp finals in turin tonight as a late replacement.n after stefanos tsitsipas injured his elbow. he'll take on norway's casper ruud at 8pm and then world number one novak djokovic on friday. and one of britain's most decorated wheelchair tennis playersjordanne whiley has announced her retirement. whiley won 13 grand slams, including the us open singles tournament in 2015. she's also a four time paralympic medallist. earlier this year whiley was among six players representing the uk at the postponed 2020 paralympics in tokyo where she paralympics in tokyo. george ford has called his decision to leave leicester tigers at the end of the season to join sale sharks, the �*most difficult of his career�*. the england fly—half has had two stints with leicester, re—joining in 2017 from bath — and has helped the side win eight from eight as they top the premiership. ford added that he's excited to play rugby in the north west, for his local club. that's all the sport for now. you later, thanks very much. now, a favourite story of the day, this.