the light therefore coco gauff. hoping to end what has been a disappointing year by claiming his first title since 2023, but came unstuck in metz as nick parrott reports. after a difficult year with injuries, cam norrie was back in the spotlight with the first final appearance in almost two years. standing in his was way was benjamin bonzy. despite being 67 places lower in the world rankings, the frenchman was much closer court. a dramatic ninth game saw ten break points, during a gruelling course of an hour. he held his nerve and went on to hold his serve. roared on by his home crowd, the first set went the full distance, before he eventually broke the resistance. it wasn't completely one—sided, but the match wasn't going the way they or norrie hoped. that did the damage, improved enough to be securing him his first title of his career. defeat marks the end of the season, but the tournament has shown that if he can stay injury free, next year will be better. the fairytale for english golfer paul waring is still on

has been knocked out of the wta finals in saudi arabia, after group rival barbora krejcikova beat coco gauffatkina 6—1, 6—love in herfinal group match — but was still relying on gauff doing her a favour in riyadh. however, krejcikova, the wimbledon champion, won 7—5, 6—4 to move into the knockout stage at swiatek�*s expense. don't forget, you can get all the latest sports news from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, will perry, and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye for now. hello there. high pressure continues to dominate. for many, a lot of low, grey cloud around on thursday. but for a favoured few, we had some sunshine north—west wales, north—west england along with the far north of scotland, a beautiful day here. and temperatures responded — a high of 19 celsius. quite unusual to get 19 celsius in scotland, in november — it's only happened twice in the last 20 years. but in staffordshire, it's a disappointing day, where the cloud lingered and the mist lurked — only a high of nine celsius. now, as we move out of thursday into frid

. >>> coco gauff has made history. she gets the largest payout in wta history. that's next. >>> all right, this weekend, katherine, the princess of wales made her first public appearance since completing chemotherapy. katherine joined other members of the royal family this morning in london, as they paid respects to those who died in conflicts. king charles led his family and the nation in honoring fallen service men and women. the service featured a 10,000 veteran march, and a moment of silence. the prime minister and other leaders also attend the ceremony and laid wreaths. >>> what a contrast. and then there was this. atlanta united, celebrating a huge upset victory in the mls playoffs. the team defeated the odds on favorite to win, lionel messi, and inter miami, delivering a stunning first round result. oh, my gosh. we've been talking about postmortem for the elections, now there's postmortem for this. what happened? >> it was just amazing. first of all, atlanta united only just squeaked into the plateoffs. they had to win, other results had to go their way.

coco gauff and iga swiatek both won their opening matches of the wta tour finals in saudi arabia, althoughwiatek beat the wimbledon champion barbora krejcikova in a decider after coming from a set and a double—break down, while the world number three beat fellow american jessica pegula in two straightforward sets, with her match taking just 75 minutes. the eight players are contesting a group stage in riyadh before the top two in each go through to the semi—finals. katie boulter felljust short of a third wta tour title of the year, losing in straight sets to the top seed diana shnaider in the final of the hong kong 0pen. the british number one will still head into the world's top 25, but was never in this contest, losing 6—1, 6—2 to the russian in little more than an hour. shnaider has now won all four tour finals she's played this season, across all three surfaces. england'sjoe marler has announced his retirement from international rugby after winning 95 caps for his country. the prop left the england camp last week for personal reasons in the lead—up to saturday's eventual defeat against

and coco gauff is up against world number one aryna sabalenka. a new champion after last year's winner iga swiatek failed to make it out of her group. the pole only dropped one game in herfinal match but unbeknown to her that made no difference. you mean it didn't matter? no, it did not- _ you mean it didn't matter? no, it did not. compared _ you mean it didn't matter? no, it did not. compared to tie—breakers, no one told you? what? — tie—breakers, no one told you? what? 0h! _ tie—breakers, no one told you? what? 0h! thanks! well... what's your reaction to that? honestly, _ what's your reaction to that? honestly, i don't think it matters. like, we go out to win every match anyway so i wasn't thinking about that. i didn't know that that was the case. plenty more over on the bbc sport website, but that's all your sport for now. thank you very much indeed, adam. downing street here has announced thatjonathan powell announced that jonathan powell has announced thatjonathan powell has been appointed to the key role of national security adviser to sir

coco gauff meanwhile beat fellow american and doubles partnerjessica pegula 6—3 6—2 in the same groupe season ending tournament having won the china open last month. gauff broke to go 4—2 up and then calmly served out the first set, pegula then struggled for consistency before gauff won four games in a row to clinch victory. both players are great friends having enjoyed numerous success in doubles. the action in riyadh on monday sees elena rybakina against qinwen zheng followed by aryna sabalenka taking onjasmine paolini. max verstappen lead a driving masterclass at the sao paulo grand prix in a chaotic wet race. the red bull driver put on an outstanding performance taking the top sport after starting 17th on the grid. the win put an end to lando norris' world title hopes after he finished in sixth place. it was verstappen�*s first race victory since june at the spanish grand prix. esteban ocon and pierre gasly took second and third to transform alpine�*s season, moving the team up to sixth in the constructors' championship. you know, starting on 17th i knew it was going to be a very

coco gauff made it through after a straight sets win over aryna sabalenka and she will play china's zhengwen whose impressive breakthrough season finishes on a high. the olympic champion beat wimbledon�*s winner barbora krejcikova in straight sets at the season's finale in saudi arabia. the big serving 22—year—old will now face gauff in saturday's final. meanwhile, cameron norrie's brilliant end of year form continued today after he reached the final of the moselle open. the british number two has had a torrid season with a forearm injury and this is only his third tournament since july. but he beat france's corentin moutet in straight sets to reach his first atp final for nearly two years. he'll face another frenchman benjamin bonzi for the trophy. onto football, and manchester city could go back to the top of the premier league this weekend. they'll have to reverse their poor string of recent results, though, when they take on brighton. pep guardiola's side have lost their last three games in all competitions and the manager says he does understand where things are going wrong. of cours

the wta finals between coco gauff and zheng qinwen is going the distance in saudi arabia.zheng currently leads 4—3 with a break in the final set. cam norrie has missed out on lifting a sixth atp tour title after losing the final of the moselle open to benjamin bonzi in straight sets. the british number two was hoping to end what has been a disappointing year by claiming his first title since 2023, but came unstuck in metz as nick parrott reports. after a difficult year with injuries, come norwich was back in the spotlight with the first final appearance in almost two years. stunning in this way was benjamin bondy. despite being 67 places lower in the world rankings, the frenchman was much closer court. a dramatic ninth game saw ten break points, during a gruelling course of an hour. he held his nerve and went on to hold his serve. roared on by his home crowd, the first set went the full distance, before he eventually broke the british resistance. it wasn't completely one—sided, but the match wasn't going the way anyone hoped. that did the damage, improved enough to be secu

barbora krejcikova is through to the knockout round of the wta finals in riyadh after she beat coco gauffatkina earlier. and england's tommy fleetwood shot a first round of 62 to equal the course record and lead the abu dhabi championship on ten under par. rory mcilroy is a little way behind on five under. he has always been fairly frank about his rugby career, but former england scrum—half danny care hasn't held back when describing ex manager eddiejones in his book. care says it wasn't a healthy environment and some players got picked on. care himself was dropped and then frozen out of the squad for four years because he dared to questionjones' decision. i spoke to him earlier and began by asking how difficult it was to perform in that environment. it was tough, however may be at that point in time, that and glenside needed someone like eddie to come in any be a bit old—school. he was a proven winner, he openly said he is not here to make friends, he was there to win and good matches, and his record was up there with the very best of having the job. he made us work incredibly hard, emot

coco gauff has secured a place in the wta semifinals in riyadh, with a landmark win over iga swiatek. lost 11 of the previous 12 meetings against swiatek, but was a 6—3, 6—4 winner, for her second victory in saudi arabia, taking control of her group. earlier, americanjessica pegula was knocked out of the finals with one group match still to play as she fell to a lacklustre straight—sets defeat against barbora krejcikova. the wimbledon champion won 6—3, 6—3 which was her first victory at the tournament. novak djokovic will miss the season—ending atp finals, which begin in italy next week. in a statement on social media in the last few hours, the serbian apologised to fans but says his absence is down to an "ongoing injury". ronnie 0'sullivan is out of the international snooker championship after a 6—4 third—round defeat against pang junxu. the match was level at 4—1; before pang made consecutive century breaks to secure victory. he will now face welshmanjackson page in the last 16. and that's all the sport for now. see you later. will, thanks very much. let's return to the rinse of wal

a big day to come in tennis — coco gauff and zheng qinwen will face off in the climax of the wta finalsosting its first ministerial conference of the russia—africa partnership forum this weekend. the gathering in the black sea resort of sochi focuses on strengthening moscow 5 political, economic, and security ties with african governments as part of an effort to counter western influence on the continent. recently, military regimes in niger, mali, and burkina faso, which came to power through coups, have cut ties with france and turned to russia for support. president vladimir putin has pledged to build nuclear power plants in several african countries as part of this influence push. russia 5 state nuclear company, ros—atom, has been actively seeking cooperation agreements with nations across africa, with mali 5 ruling military junta signing three agreements in july this year. our africa editor, will ross joined me earlier to discuss the significane of the meeting in sochi. it's really trying to get allies across the african continent. africa represents the biggest voting bloc at the un

coco gauff will be any few hours' time. the wimbledon winner three, six, 75. it is being held in saudi arabia and with a record prize money of £12 million. that is all possible from now. —— that is all the support for now. there's been a powerful explosion in west pakistan at a railway station in quetta, the capital of the western province of balochistan. police say 1a soldiers are among 25 killed — dozens have been injured. the station superintendent said the blast took place near a platform as the jaffar express bound for peshawar was about to depart. a militant group, the balochistan liberation army, has said it carried out the bombing. 0ur bbc urdu correspondent saad sohail is in islamabad and gave us the latest. it has to travel through a lot of cities through pakistan. people were waiting and this is around 9am local time in pakistan so there were family and friends there to drop off passengers for this and that is the the time the explosion took place. they were mentioning the horror they saw, and he described it as

coco gauff made it through after a straight sets win over aryna sabalenka and she will play china's zhengr barbora krejcikova in straight sets at the season's finale in saudi arabia. the big serving 22—year—old will now face gauff in saturday's final.

coco gauff has secured a place in the wta semifinals in riyadh with a landmark win over iga swiatek.t the tournament. novak djokovic will miss the season—ending atp finals which begin in italy next week. in a statement on social media in the last few hours, the serbian apologised to fans but says his absence is down to an "ongoing injury". all over in lisbon, manchester city beaten by four goals for the be confined all the sport on the bbc sport the be confined all the sport on the and that's all the sport for now. website. hello there. sunshine was once again in short supply across the country — most places remained cloudy. it's going to remain cloudy this evening and overnight, and it's bonfire night, of course. if you are heading out to any organised events, it should be mostly dry, fairly mild, but rather cloudy. just the chance of some drizzle across some western areas. so we've got these weather fronts loitering out to the west of the uk thanks to low pressure here. but most of us will be under the influence of high pressure, so it's generally dry through the evening and overni

yorkshire dales, as well as in certain areas of scotland , certain areas of scotland, including at the coco gauffwpoint in aberdeenshire. that's as an amber warning is now in place across the east and north of england, the midlands and yorkshire, and the humber, with yellow alerts coming into place for the south east, south west and london at 8:00 tomorrow morning. those will all west and london at 8:00 tomorrow morning. those will and cold disruptive snow, ice and cold temperatures over the coming days. up to 20cm of snow may accumulate in the worst affected areas. in what's been described by the met office as the country's first taste of winter today. snow and frost have been recorded across parts of the yorkshire dales, as well as in certain areas of scotland , certain areas of scotland, including at the coco gauff viewpoint in aberdeenshire. that's as an amber warning is now in place across the east and north of england, the midlands and yorkshire, and the humber, with yellow alerts coming into place for the south east, south west and london at 8:00 tomorrow morning. those will all last until

across parts of the yorkshire dales, as well as in certain areas of scotland, including at the coco gauff in aberdeenshire. that's as an amber warning comes into force at 7 pm. this evening, covering the east and north of england, the midlands and yorkshire and the humber , and yorkshire and the humber, with yellow alerts coming into place for the south east, south west and london at 8 am. tomorrow. those are your latest 6b tomorrow. those are your latest gb news headlines for now. i'm sophie reaper more from me in the next hour. >> for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gb news .com forward slash alerts . .com forward slash alerts. >> thank you very much for that. i am michelle dewberry and i'm keeping you company until 7:00 tonight. i hope you are very well. what do you think when you hear about those potential snow warnings? do you sit there and think, yes, you'll have a little bit of snow? are you perhaps someone that thinks, oh gosh, this is my worst nightmare because it's all going to be suppy because it's all g

across parts of the yorkshire dales, as well as in certain areas of scotland, including at the coco gauffwpoint in aberdeenshire. that's as an amber warning is now in place across the east and north of england , the midlands, north of england, the midlands, yorkshire and the humber, with yellow alerts coming into place for the south east, south west and london tomorrow morning, all lasting until 6 pm. on saturday. those are the latest gb news headlines for now. i'm sophie reaper more from me in the next hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gb news .com forward slash alerts . slash alerts. >> good evening. this is farage with me martin daubney. i'm standing in for the big man now. then, following a report in the sunday times, the government was in talks with kurdistan in iraq , in talks with kurdistan in iraq, turkey and vietnam to strike an italy style model of paying millions of pounds to countries in return for them doing more to stop migrant crossings. the prime minister has hinted at paying prime minister h

yorkshire dales, as well as in certain areas of scotland , certain areas of scotland, including at the coco gauffpoint in aberdeenshire. that's as an amber warning is now in place across the east and north of england, the midlands and yorkshire, and the humber, with yellow alerts coming into place for the south east, south west and london at 8:00 tomorrow morning. those will all last until around 6:00 pm on saturday, but for now, those are the latest gb news headlines. i am sophie reaper more from me in the next hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gb news .com. >> forward slash alerts . >> forward slash alerts. >> forward slash alerts. >> good evening. sir keir starmer says he wants to smash the gangs, but maybe he should be smashing the supermarkets instead. a gb news investigation can exclusively reveal that a calais superstore on the french coast has been accused of operating as a migrant diy shop, selling vital equipment for channel crossings. this decathlon store in calais sits just a five minute walk from busy c

swiatek now needs coco gauff to beat barbora krejcikova in order to make the last four in saudi arabiaset. and that�*s all the sport for now. let�*s talk to our reporter who is in washington for us. it is fascinating this whole area because the democrats made it their big issue and as i was saying when you look at how people voted it was far more complicated, sometimes even more contradictory wasn�*t it? like you said, it�*s a very complicated picture. abortion on the ballot on ten states in tuesday. pro—choice activists especially wanting to get the issue in front of voters and hoping in most cases the claw back abortion rights in states where strict bans have come in. at until tuesday abortion rights had an unbroken winning streak, every time abortion was on the ballot it won. a different pitch on tuesday night in ten states with an abortion states. seven were successful for the pro side. but to democrats predictions and hope that abortion would turn out enough swing voters especially suburban women in those swing states, that hypothesis did not come to fruition. white women once aga