daniil medvedev asked for a comeback ina23a daniil medvedev asked for a comeback in a 23 a play like star. he won the next two sets to force a decider but with nearly five hours the clock he found the will to respond. the way that the will to respond. the way that the match went at the end, that makes this day unforgettable. part of my history. rafael nadal! this is the last major of the year, but in january he could go level with roger federer on 20 major titles as this work goes into a new decade, it still looks to the same icons. we just wejust had a we just had a british success on the para— we just had a british success on the pa ra— world we just had a british success on the para— world champions. ellie simmons took bronze in the 400 metres freestyle, just ahead of her british team—mate macy summers newton. china took gold setting a new world record. the draw has been made for the olympic hockey qualifiers. great britiain‘s women, who are 0lympic champions face chile in a two—legged tie and the men have got malaysia. both irealands men and women have got canada. let's speak to

coming up on this programme: daniil medvedev battles back from two sets down as he looks to win the ustralia retain the ashes with victory late on the final day of the fourth test against england at old trafford. and charles leclerc steers ferrari to a classy win — at the team's home grand prix in italy. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with tennis and the news that rafael nadal is on course for a 19th grand slam title as he leads russian daniil medvedev in the us open final in new york. he is looking for a fourth title and a 19th grand slam title. the 20 three rd russian is in his first majorfinals of three rd russian is in his first major finals of the spaniard claimed the opening two sets before medvedev fought his way back into it with the match having been on call for about 4.5 hours. 4—2, nadal in the fifth said but he isjust one 4.5 hours. 4—2, nadal in the fifth said but he is just one the seven games are his 5—2 up in the deciding set. canadian teenager bianca andreescu posed with her us open trophy atop

he was pushed all the way by daniil medvedev.his first grand slam final, he looked a bit overwhelmed for the first two sets, and nadal raced into a two—love lead. but as the light fell on new york, the crowd asked for more and medvedev roused a come back. play like this could make him the next star. he won the next two sets to force the decider, but with nearly five hours on the clock, nadal found the will to respond. the way the match went on, a very good match at the end, this makes this day unforgettable part of my history in the sport. rafa nadal! this is the last major of the year, but injanuary he could go level with roger federer on 20 major titles. as this sport goes into a new decade, it still looks to the same icons. johanna konta is up to eleventh in the world rankings following her run to the quarterfinals at flushing meadows. the british number one stands on the brink of a place in the top ten for the first time in 18 months. england have named an unchanged squad for the final ashes test that starts on thursday. yest

and a 5—set thriller, as rafael nadal beats daniil medvedev to win the us open final and stake a claimthe greatest men's player of all time. british airways grounded. the first—ever strike by the airline's pilots cripples flights, causing travel disruption for tens of thousands of passengers. a warm welcome to the programme — briefing you on all you need to know this in global news, business and sport. also in the programme — how cynical are you? tom hanks plays fred rogers, the us kids tv host, to counter cynicism "which has become the default position for so much of daily structure". so do you agree? are we far too cynical and not optimistic? tell us what you think — just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. so it's looking like another momentous week in british politics and for borisjohnson‘s government. later today, mps will vote for a second time on whether to hold an early general election. also today the mps‘ bill forcing mrjohnson to ask for a brexit extension in order to avoid no deal is set to become law. and then, possibly later today but certainly by thursday, parliament will b

in the men's draw, russian daniil medvedev has reached the semi—finals after overcoming former champion despite requiring treatment to a thigh injury during the first set, the 23—year—old won it on a tie—break, before going two sets up on the back of wonderful play such as this drop shot. the 2016 winner, wawrinka, rallied to claim the third set. but medvedev raced through the fourth to claim a 7—6, 6—3, 3—6, 6—1win over the 23rd seed, and he will now meet either five—time us open winner roger federer or bulgaria's grigor dimitrov for a place in the final. they are currently on court. roger federer racing away in the opening set, currently 3—1 up and 30—15 serving in the fifth game. new zealand have wrapped up their t20 series with one match to play after a four wicket win over sri lanka in kandy. a bizarre fielding collision in the last over helped the black caps home and claire thornton was watching... ina in a match that was win or bust for the home side, sri lanka elected to bat first after winning the toss. after 79 in the first match he intent on serving plenty after himself he ma

tennis and the news that rafael nadal is on course for a 19th grand slam title as he leads russian daniil medvedevn the us open final in new york. he is looking for a fourth title and a 19th grand slam title. the 20 three rd russian is in his first majorfinals of three rd russian is in his first major finals of the spaniard claimed the opening two sets before medvedev fought his way back into it with the match having been on call for about 4.5 hours. 4—2, nadal in the fifth said but he isjust one 4.5 hours. 4—2, nadal in the fifth said but he is just one the seven games are his 5—2 up in the deciding set. canadian teenager bianca andreescu posed with her us open trophy atop the rockefeller cenre on sunday after she claimed her first grand slam title with a straight sets win over serena williams the day before. a year ago the 19—year—old canadian had failed to even qualify for the tournament. ijust went into it like i do in every match i go into. it definitely wasn't easy, i'm in the finals against serena williams, but i think iam most against serena williams, but i think i am most proud of the way

the number-two seed bested fifth seeded daniil medvedev 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4 in a showdown that lastedlmost five hours, a showdown that lasted almost five hours. it was the spaniard's fourth u.s. open win and his 19th grand slam title. he is one shy of roger federer's record of 20. >>> dayton police officers are being honored at the white house today, and the investigation into a deadly california boat fire expands. those are some of the headlines on the "morning newsstands." the "los angeles times" reports search warrants were served at the southern california company that owned the scuba diving boat that caught fire last week killing 34 people. yesterday the fbi, the coast guard, and other agencies served the warrants at the santa barbara headquarters of truth aquatics. agents also searched two other boats owned by the company. >> i'm not surprised. i mean, when you have that many people die in an accident, i don't care if it's been certified by the coast guard or not, it's -- you're going to have a thorough investigation. >> law enforcement sources told the "times" that a preliminar

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nadal was pushed to his limits in an epic five-set match against daniil medvedev. he closed out the victory 6-4 in the fifth after a grueling five hours. the spaniard conquering his fourth u.s. open title and 19th major championship, just o serena gets slammed shut she was serving far court when bianca andrei barks canada's first grand slam champion at 19 years old. >>> the nfl's 100th season kicked off with high scoring games and huge plays let's start in new england sunday night on nbc where the super bowl winning patriots unveiled their latest championship banner, and they played like a team ready for another one. tom brady tossed through touchdowns in the big victory over pittsburgh. got a little help from josh gordon here, who broke a bunch of tackles get to the end zone on that one. patriots crush the steelers, 33-3 now to miami where the ravens put down a historic beating on the dolphins baltimore quarterback lamar jackson counted for five touchdowns on the way to a 59-10 rout 59 points, most ever scored in a single game in ravens history. and the outlook is

he is playing russia's daniil medvedev in the us open men's singles final at flushing meadows.ently playing the fourth set, having won two and lost one in a tie—break. it has just it hasjust gone it has just gone into a deciding fifth set. more details in sport today. the chaos and violence on the streets of hong kong shows no sign of stopping. the protests are now in their 14th straight week, and have continued despite hong kong's leadership finally meeting one of the protesters‘ key demands. on sunday, thousands marched peacefully on the us consulate in an effort to drum up support from washington. but there was violence within hours, with activists throwing rocks, smashing windows, starting street fires, and vandalising a metro station. so should washington get involved? anson chan is the former chief secretary of hong kong. america has a genuine stake in hong kong. it has substantial investments and it has its nationals living in hong kong. we have a special relationship with the americans on the basis of the hong kong policy act, that was passed by the us congress in 1992,

old spaniard will face italy's matteo berrettini while in the other last four clash 5th seed daniil medvedeveing the netherlands travel to play germany in hamburg. the dutch sit third in group c having played just two games but will be intent on getting something out of this match so as to not lose touch with germany and northern ireland at the top. there's pressure, this applies for the dutch national team as well as a german national devils of the pressure might be more in oz from the outside will give a loss result was a winner we are behind but i'm still convinced that we can make a good step with a good result. slovenia's primoz roglic still leads by almost two minutes heading into friday's hilly 166.4km stage 13 of the vuelta a espana. 37 year old phillipe gilbert won his first grand tour stage for four years when the belgian took stage 12, narrowly holding off his nearest challengers by three seconds. but in the general classification standings it's as you were with roglic still in front with nine stages remaining. speed climber marcin dziensk proved he is officially faster than an el

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nadal had looked on course for a routine victory after winning the first two sets against daniil medvedevthe new york crowd by winning the next two sets. nadal kept his nerve to win the final set and secure his fourth us open title. it is his 19th grand slam overall, which puts him one behind the all—time record of roger federer. itjune 2004, the bbc‘s security correspondent frank gardner was shot whilst on assignment in saudi arabia. he then spent seven months in hospital and has returned to carry on working for the organisation despite losing the use of his legs. as well as working again, frank has also rekindled his interest in skiing. but he's been unable to try another of his previous hobbies — water skiing — until now. how do you waterski when you can't use your legs? i'm frank gardner and i use a wheelchair because i got shot while on a bbc assignment in saudi arabia 15 years ago. i've done a lot of snow skiing, it's called adaptive skiing. i used to waterski before my injuries, but waterskiing has always been that one challenge too far. i've avoided, i dodged it, i've ducked it al

. >> this russian player, daniil medvedev, a bit of a bad boy of tennis, but it's working for him at the open. we'll talk about how he's kind of embracing that role of villain. >> i want to watch him play. >> mr. roker >> she's here. >> hi. >> look at that face >> oh, oh. all right, let's show you what we have happening for you around the rest of the country. some severe storms pushing their way through the great lakes. we've got things finally cooling off up through the plains. sunshine continues in the pacific northwest and heavy rain through southern texas plenty of sunshine through the mississippi river valley into the mid-atlantic states and here in the northeast we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next hoda seconds i mean 30 seconds. right now. with one financial advisor per office, we're all about knowing what's important to you the one who matters. edward jones. it's time for investing to feel individual. >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as you get ready to head out, it's nice and cool. we'll have a slight cooldown today with san jose reac

the men's final between rafael nadal and daniil medvedev is later today.ave a mountain to climb if they're to take the ashes to a final test. they're18—2 in their second innings against australia on the final day of the fourth test against australia, needing to bat the day out to draw. andy swiss reports. searching for another ashes miracle, an army of ben stokeses descended on old trafford, hoping for some headingley—style heroics, but surely not this time. once the real stokes had gone, england's first innings fell away. they trailed by a hefty 196. there seemed no way back, but briefly they dared to dream as australia lost four quick wickets. her but then, guess who. the phenomenon that is steve smith once again swatted england's hopes aside. by the time they finally got him for 82, remarkably his lowest score this series, australia were out of sight. 383 was england's supposed target. but realistically it was survival. oh dear. first, rory burns, then captainjoe root. pat cummins with two wickets in the very first over to leave england's chances hangin

while in the men's draw, daniil medvedev moved through to the semifinals after a a—set win over 2016nd slam semifinal for the first time. second seed rafael nadal continues his bid for a fourth us open title later when he faces argentina's diego schwartzman in their quarterfinal. the spaniard is also looking for a 19th grand slam title overall and he faces a 20th seed who he's beaten in all seven match—ups to date. steve smith returns to the australian side for the fourth ashes test against england, set to get under way in manchester later on wednesday. the world's number one ranked batsman missed the third test defeat at headingley due to a concussion suffered in the previous match and comes back in for usman khawaja. among the bowlers, james pattinson is rested with mitchell starc named in the squad having sat out the first three games. i think he's everyone in the world, looking forward to watching steve smith back, we always do. again, i think steve has missed one test match. he hasn't been out for 12 months. he came back from a 12 month layoff pretty well so aspect to hand him s

he's up against russia's daniil medvedev in the final of the us open — a player who's featuring in as the latest. it's looking as if he will, indeed, moved to within one grandson singles title of roger federer because he leads 705, 6—3, and is into the third set. a third said if he wins, he will win the title. it will be on 19 grand slam singles titles. highly competitive, but he's given everything he's got. is had more winners in the match than nadal, but he's got important points and he's just grounds —— just grant him down at vital moments. he made him miss. two sets to zero, up, it will be a southern situation if he was not to win the title from here. his only ever lost one match in his career to grandson tournament from two sets to zero, up. he needsjust like he leads and is up one in the third. it's been a breakout season. his had a fantastic summer, his 120 matches are a fantastic summer, his 120 matches a re lost a fantastic summer, his 120 matches are lost only two, one of those was to nadal, his white title in cincinnati, his been some of the best tra nsfers cincinnati, his

nadal is going for a fourth title in tomorrow's final against russia's daniil medvedev. see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 5.15, bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. a plane carrying ukrainians freed in a prisoner exchange with russia has landed in kiev. it's thought the swap may ease tensions between the two countries following moscow's annexation of crimea five years ago. our kiev correspondentjonah fisher was watching at the airport. that is the plane behind me, where they arrived about an hour ago. there have been emotional reunions taking place on the tarmac in the last hour or so. small children, wives, girlfriends, parents, they saw their loved ones for the first time, in some cases in as long as five years. 35 ukrainians have been brought on board that plane. including 2a sailors caught on the kerch strait in the black sea. high—profile ukrainians held in russia. now, the interesting thing is what went the other way. an aeroplane went from here in kiev to moscow, at the same time. there

while grigor dimitrov plays daniil medvedev. russell fuller joins us from flushing meadows.l the favourite for this tournament now? yes, he has been a heavy favourite ever since novak djokovic was debated in particular. jock burch, vedder and nadal between them have w011 vedder and nadal between them have won their last 11 grand subtitles. we have been looking for a while to save anybody can break that control they have on the slams. there are a couple of 23—year—old to try to take the cup. mac are taking very close to beating rafael nadal a fierce go. but nadal has all the cards because they have the experience and is playing exceptionally well. he may have been frustrated in the us open because of injuries, but he has become very close to winning. to play every point, to play every game, to play every set and match until the end. so, that is one of the keys at the success. but honestly, it is not everything. i think my success is not only because the spirit of bite, it is a lot of things. he talked about age there. at 37 years old and after having had a baby, a tenth open

nadal is going for a fourth title in tomorrow's final against russia's daniil medvedev in new york.re i am. i gave myself another chance as i did in wimbledon and australia. that is the personal satisfaction, the personal happiness. in rugby league's superleague, leaders st helens thrashed huddersfield giants 48—6 with second placed wigan beating catalans dragons 46—12. and it was the battle at the bottom, as hull kingston rovers took on london broncos, and it was the visiting broncos who prevailed 20—16, jay pitts, one of their three try scorers. elsewhere warrington beat wakefield, and salford won at leeds. scotland's robert macintyre, is in pole position, to cap a brilliant rookie season with his first european tour title — he leads the european open in hamburg by four shots, after a flawless second round of 65. and finally — as we mentioned, the ashes is just about to get under way again at old trafford and we wondered if england might want some help from this guy... watch carefully as the man on a roller—coaster in spain spots that someone a the seat above him has dropped their

he was pushed all the way by daniil medvedev.wo sets. nadal raced into a two—love lead. but as the light fell on new york, the crowd asked for more and medvedev roused a come back. play like this could make him the next star. he won the next two sets to force a decider, but with nearly five hours on the clock, nadal found the will to respond. the way that the match went on, a very good match at the end, this makes this day unforgettable part of my history in the sport. rafa nadal! this is the last major of the year, but injanuary, nadal could go level with roger federer on 20 major titles. as this sport goes into a new decade, it still looks to the same icons. johanna konta is up to eleventh in the world rankings following her run to the quarterfinals at flushing meadows. the british number one stands on the brink of a place in the top ten for the first time in 18 months. england have named an unchanged squad for the final ashes test that starts on thursday. ben stokes however faces a bowling fitness test after coming off the fie

rafael nadal beat daniil medvedev to claim his fourth us open title. for nadal. he was two sets to love up when the russian medvedev started his comeback. he won the next two sets to level the match, but once it got to a decider, nadal hit back again. and this 19th grand slam title means he's nowjust one major win behind roger federer‘s all—time record of 20. these kinds of matches in the final ofa grand these kinds of matches in the final of a grand slam makes me much more special. —— makes the match more special. —— makes the match more special. the way the match became more dramatic at the end, it makes itan more dramatic at the end, it makes it an unforgettable moment, part of my history of the sport. australia retain the ashes, beating england by 185 runs in the fourth test at old trafford. england began the final day on 18—2 needing to bat all day to force a draw but not even ben stokes could summon a miracle this time and the wickets tumbled. england ninth—wicket pair craig overton and jack leach survived for 14 overs, delighting a partisan crow

rafael nadal taking on daniil medvedev -- thank you very much. it's hard sometimes with tennis.re in the fifth set. nadal with his third match point. after the return is long, he wins it. this lasted just under five hours, longer than any nfl game. one behind roger federer all time. now it's tough to catch a foul ball at a baseball game. watch this youngster at miami. glove is over the wall. what a watch, right? that's the greatest. brandon later in the same at bat balls going the same area and my boy brandon two foul ball catches. not one, but two. >> what? >> yeah, what is right. unbelievable. this is abc 7 sports report sponsored by river rock casino. bring your glove, one ball -- two -- >> the likelihood of getting struck by lightning compared to that. >> winning the lotto. a lot of things seem more likely. >> if he can throw, sign him. >> yeah. >> chris, thank you very much. >> that's it for tonight. abc 7 news continue tomorrow morning at 4:30 where the entire abc 7 news team thanks for being with us. find the brands you love from nordstrom. up to 70% off at nordstrom rack

rafael nadal taking on daniil medvedev. blew past the four-hour mark.f these two were tired, they sure didn't show it in the final set. >> you cannot be serious. >> nadal won four straight games to take control and then serve for the match. medvedev returned and that's it. rafael nadal, his 19th career major title, now one behind roger federer for most all time. just a great match. >> absolutely. >> are they supposed to finish their matches by laying spread eagle on the court? that's what happened yesterday. >> that's the new thing. because they look and see the camera. >> thanks, dennis. >>> coming up in our next half hour, federal agents swarm the company at the center of that deadly dive boat fire. we will tell you what they were looking for. >>> a search and rescue mission off the u.s. coast after a cargo ship flips. >>> and a new cbs battleground poll shows a big boost for elizabeth warren at the expense of a california favorite. at at&t we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that m

open title and his 19th grand slam in a five-hour-long match against russian daniil medvedev. >> he felt good about that. he spoke with don riddell after his win. >> reporter: a few short minutes ago you were lying right here. i can't believe you're standing up. many congratulations. that was intense. that was exhausting. that was clearly very emotional for you. how would you describe the last five hours of your life? >> well, i have been a dramatic match. the match had everything. danill medvedev is one of the toughest competitors and the best players of the world, of course. so it means a lot for me to have this trophy in my hands now. i was just -- the last three hours of the match, he played amazing. for me the personal satisfaction is high. >> you're such a phenomenal competitor. at times you're like the terminator. at the end of the match you saw the video of your accomplishments, you were so emotional, you crumbled. why do you think you reacted like that? >> i don't know, emotions sometimes are impossible to control. i try to resist, but it was difficult tonight. all these people

nadal will move to within one of roger federer‘s haul of 20 grand slam titles if he can beat daniil medvedevlost only two of his past 22 matches, so he won't be a push—over. my my goal was to produce a chance to compete for the big thing again. and here i am, so i give myself another chance, as it did in australia come asa did chance, as it did in australia come as a did enrol in garros. —— rolando garros. that is the personal happiness. you win, you lose, that's pa rt happiness. you win, you lose, that's part of all the sport. he's one of the greatest champions in the history of our sport. and he'sjust a machine, a beast on the court. the energy he's showing is just amazing and to play him in the first grand slam final is, should be,| first grand slam final is, should be, iwant first grand slam final is, should be, i want to say funny thing. it's not good to be a funny thing but it's going to be an amazing thing to me. what a match to come. mo farah has become the first athlete to win the great north run six years in a row. the four—time olympic champion beat off competition from tamarit to

he was pushed all the weight by daniil medvedev.s they come back and play like this could make him the next star. he won back the next two sets to force the decider but with nearly five hours on the clock nadal found the will to respond. the way they match went on, very good match at the end, this makes this day unforgettable part of my history in the sport. rafa nadal! this is the last major of the year but injanuary he could go level with roger federer on 20 major titles. as this sport goes into a new decade it still looks to the same icons. england have named the same 13 man squad for the final ashes test. the feat yesterday means australia retain the as is but england can level the series with victory at the oval. joe root insists he is the great man to captain the side despite england failing to win the ashes on home soil for the first time in18 ashes on home soil for the first time in 18 years. two more european qualifiers for home nations tonight, scotland face belgium. northern ireland will look to stay top of their group, n

nadal is going for a fourth title in tomorrow's final against russia's daniil medvedev in new york. it was the battle at the bottom as hull kingston rovers took on london broncos and it was the visiting broncos who prevailed 20—16, jay pitts one of their three try scorers. elsewhere, warrington beat wakefield, and salford won at leeds. ferrari's charles leclerc is the man to beat once again at the italian grand prix — he was fastest in both practice sessions yesterday. following his maiden win in belgium last weekend, leclerc set the pace, just ahead of championship leader lewis hamilton in his mercedes. what the tifosi, the ferrari fanatics, wouldn't give for a first victory at monza since 2010. now, as well as limbering up for strictly, with the launch show tonight, my fellow dancer will bayley has the table tennis european championships to prepare for. the british team head to sweden next week, with the paralympic champion from brighton hoping to add to his medal haul. i've been to the club on the sussex coast where it all started for will, thanks to his gran. his feet may be dan

nadal is going for a fourth title in tomorrow's final against russia's daniil medvedev in new york.myself another chance, as i did in wimbledon and australia and roland garros. and that's... that's the personal satisfaction, that's the personal satisfaction, that's the personal satisfaction, that's the personal happiness. we are counting down to the rugby world cup injapan. england will fly out to japan for the rugby world cup on sunday on the back of a straight—forward victory over italy — they won 37—0 at stjames' park in their last warm—up game. after a tryless first half, england took three minutes to score after the re—start as ben youngs crossed the line. three more tries followed, anthony watson with the last of them. scotland beat a stubborn georgia side in theirfinal world cup warm—up match. ali price was one of the try scorers in a close first half. scotland pulled away after the break, though, with a try from darcy graham helping to complete a 36—9 win at murrayfield. the former south africa rugby legend chester williams has passed away at the age of a9, after a heart att

nadal is going for a fourth title in tomorrow's final against russia's daniil medvedev in new york.r chance, as i did in wimbledon, as i did in australia, as i did in roland garros. and that's. .. that's the personal satisfaction, that's the personal happiness. ferrari's charles leclerc is the man to beat once again at the italian grand prix — he was fastest in both practice sessions yesterday. following his maiden win in belgium last weekend, leclerc set the pace just ahead of championship leader lewis hamilton in his mercedes. what the tifosi, the ferrari fanatics, wouldn't give for a first victory at monza since 2010. in rugby league's superleague leaders st helens thrashed huddersfield giants a8—6 with second placed wigan beating catalans dragons a6—12. and it was the battle at the bottom as hull kingston rovers took on london broncos and it was the visiting broncos who prevailed 20—16, jay pitts one of their three try scorers. elsewhere warrington beat wakefield, and salford won at leeds. now, as well as limbering up for strictly, with the launch show tonight, my fellow dancer

he beat daniil medvedev in a five set thriller to win his 19th grand slam title, his fourth in new yorkned the ashes. victory at old trafford yesterday made it 2—1 in the series and the fifth and final test starts on thursday at the oval. pippa is celebrating herfirst major title in 14 years. her victory came at burley by just title in 14 years. her victory came at burley byjust a tenth of a penalty point. more support in about 20 minutes and i will see you then. the biggest strike action in the history of british airways got under way this morning, causing disruption for tens of thousands of passengers. the airline has told customers not to turn up to airports, as pilots begin a two—day walk—out over pay and conditions. the firm up to £40 million a day. let's go to heathrow now and speak to our correspondent simonjones. is the strike being observed by all the ba pilots? the vast majority of pilots, according to the union and the war of words between the two sides has been continuing this morning. management at british airways have said this is a cynical strike organised by the union. t

after that it‘s stan wawrinka against daniil medvedev.ter he was hit on the neck by a bouncer from jofra archer. he returns at old trafford and stuart broad says archer will relish the chance of bowling at smith again. the first thing is it‘s great that steve is ok and coming back into test cricket, but test cricket is a brutal sport and it is a sport that countries are going hell for leather against each other, and i‘m sure when steve comes in, jofra will be in rooty‘s ear wanting the ball. and the archer—smith duel features prominently on most of this morning‘s back pages. "jof‘s waiting for you, smith", says the sun, picking up on stuart broad‘s comments. the mail say england can‘t wait to letjofra off the leash again and they have a story there that the usa women‘s team want to poach phil neville from england. the mirror features a plea from england‘s teenage winger jadon sancho for a stop to racism in football, which he says is killing his love for the game. international football takes centre stage this week starting tonight with th

david: in tennis, rafael nadal stopped a comeback bid by daniil medvedev to win the u.s. le. tobeat medvedev in nine sets win his 19th grand slam trophy. alix: and he was tired. released a letter calling on at&t to review its portfolio and divest assets, considering a sale of directv. in the markets, at&t up by almost 10%. markets holding on to their pre-open rally, up 0.3%. in the currency market come weaker dollar. higher yields in europe as well. crude getting a bid on some risk on, but more of a saudi story. david: let's turn to china. china export numbers over the weekend were surprisingly weak, showing a 1% contraction, while imports shrank by 5.6%, increasing china's trade surplus with the rest of the world. we welcome now from washington deborah lehr, paulson institute vice-chairman and executive director. i will put up a chart that shows the total amount of imports and exports from china over time. apart from the fact that we have a negative number in imports last month, you can see, compared to two years ago, there's a substantial decline in the overall economy r

federer's men's record of 20 grand slam titles. [ cheers ] >> the spaniard defeated russia's daniil medvedevtch last night to claim his fourth u.s. open title and 19th career grand slam. the contest lasted almost five hours, guys. >> oh. >> i know, right? >> fatigue. >> so tiring. also saturday, 19-year-old canadian bianca andreescu beat serena williams in straight sets for the women's title. >> first canadian to win a grand slam? >> she apologize today to serena. it was cute. apologized -- >> she played like a young serena. >> she did. >>> this is my favorite the story of the dave. >> me, too. >> the university of tennessee is taking action after a young fan was bullied for wearing a t-shirt designed himself. the fourth grader made this shirt last week. he wanted to represent his favorite school for college colors day. but he did not own any official apparel. he teacher posted the story on facebook after he was bullied for wearing the shirt. she found him crying. when u.t. found out, the school decided to turn his design into an official shirt for the school. they've sold 14,000 shirts, and

for the first two hours, nadal was having his way with daniil medvedev.he fifth seed in the tournament and at age 23, he was the youngest finalist in nine years, but just as nadal appeared to be marching in victory in three straight sets, medvedev came alive, switched his playing style -- >> we saw that last week. nadal, they appreciate the fight. >> reporter: and turned the match into a nail-biter and a marathon and making nadal fight for his now 19th major title. >> it has been one of the most emotional nights in my tennis career. >> reporter: emotions high in the women's final as serena williams took on bianca andreescu. williams was headed for history, but even with the entire stadium behind her and the duchess of sussex cheering her on, williams struggled against the 19-year-old canadian. but even an incredible comeback in the second set wasn't enough to overcome one of the tour's toughest up-and-comers who was playing in her first grand slam final. >> it was an incredible tennis out there. i wish i could have played better, if anyone can win this to

bulgarian dimitrov will play fifth seed daniil medvedev in the semi finals. just low, you know? start. you know, it'sjust a missed opportunity, to some extent, you know, that you're in the mix, you can get through. i had two days off after and it was looking good. but you've got to take the losses, you know. it's part of the game. johanna konta is out after losing to elina svitolina. konta was the first british woman to reach the quarterfinals of the tournament sincejo durie back in 1983. however, she lost in straight sets to the ukrainian fifth seed. svitolina is the highest seed left in the draw and will now play six times champion serena williams in the last four. some some rugby union news, and harlequins centrejoe marchant will start england's final warm—up match against italy on friday, despite not being part of the world cup squad. marchant is alongside piers francis in the midfield, in what's described as a "mix and match selection strategy". ruaridh mcconnochie will finally make his debut on the wing and joins jonny may and anthony watson in the back three. there's just