spain's fernando verdasco dealt with everything dominic thiem threw at him and took the first set.d his first grand slam final in the french open earlier this year and with glimpses of that form in the second set. but the austrian couldn't keep it up and his opponent used all of his experience to come through for his second victory in a top ten this year. onto football and the marseille defender patrice evra was sent off before his side's europa league tie against vitoria guimaraes in portugal. footage showed him aiming an acrobatic kick at a fan at the side of the pitch during the warm—up. marseille went on to lose 1—0. elsewhere, five teams have qualified for the knock—out stage, with two games to spare. lazio beat nice 1—o with a last—minute own goal to secure top spot in group k. dynamo kyiv, steaua bucharest and former winners zenit saint petersburg have also qualified for the last 32. they include arsenal, who were held to a goalless draw by red star belgrade, but that was enough to guarantee a top two finish in group h. in the end of course we didn't see gold. we are not use

the other seven joining sock in london will be rafael nadal, roger federer, alexander zverev, dominic thiem championjustin rose has made it back—to back wins on the european tour. after victory in china last week, the englishman clinched the turkish open by a single stroke this weekend. a terrfic approach shot at the final hole set up a birdie opportunity which he had to make and did that took him to 18 under, one clear of belgium's nicholas coelsarts and south african dylan fratelli. i guess i think this is the first time gone back to back in my career literally week on week, the last timei literally week on week, the last time i did it they might have been a week off between the two so to roll some form into tournament immediately is wonderful. even though i'm not playing it's a terrific week with me, i'm going to catch up with my coaches, my physio, catch up with my coaches, my physio, catch up with some work, get my body feeling good and come back to divide giving myself the best possible chance. even though i'm not technically playing an going to do a lot of work —— back to dubai. and

goffin will now have to beat austria's dominic thiem to reach the semi—finals.ace in the last four with victory over spain's pablo carreno—busta. but he needed three sets to see off the man who was drafted in as a late replacement for rafael nadal. thiem won the deciding set 6—4. cricket now. and we're just a few hours away from the first test between india and sri lanka. the first match in their three—test series is in kolkata, and that'll be followed by three one—day internationals, and three t20 matches. the two sides met as recent as august when india whitewashed the sri lankans in all three formats. the indian captain virat kohli knows they'll be expected to repeat that feat on home soil over the next six weeks. we don't like to defend. we simply wa nt to we don't like to defend. we simply want to do well as a team. whatever combination we need to play, we will do that accordingly. keep in mind, winning is the most important thing. for that, everyone is on the same page. wejust for that, everyone is on the same page. we just want to play good cricket as a t

overcame the nerves in his atp world tour finals debut, but he still managed to beat austria's dominic thiemhe bulgarian number six seed battled through, 6—3, 5—7, 7—5 in the opening round robin match in the pete sampras group. england head coach eddiejones has apologised for swearing on tv, after receiving a telling off from his 93—year—old mother. jones admitted to being frustrated by his side's lacklustre performance at twickenham, and was caught on camera "losing his cool" during saturday's 21—8 win over argentina. normally i'm pretty good and i apologise from the lag —— for the language used. i got a phone call from my 93—year—old mother wrapping me on the knuckles, i'm in trouble with my mother. that's a big enough punishment for me. i'm in the doghouse and i certainly won't do it again. six months ago we brought you the story of matthew bryce, who was stranded at sea for two days after his surfing trip went disastrously wrong. matthew almost died, and was rescued 13 miles off the coast of northern ireland, vowing never to surf again. well, time is a great healer, and matthew has decid

the belgian had to beat dominic thiem in their last group game to progress.but his opponent in the semis is tournament favourite roger federer. jack sock and grigor dimitrov will contest the other semi. golf now and english players are dominating the european tour's season—ending championship in dubai after a fascinating second round. defending champion matthew fitzpatrick is leading the field. but it was this man, tyrell hatton, who pushed him all the way, after the round of the day. shooting a nine under par 63 to take second place. fitzpatrick made a birdie at the last to go one shot ahead of hatton on ten under and two shots ahead ofjustin rose, who'sjoint third on the leaderboard. that's all from sportsday. good night. time for the latest live update from bbc weather. a chilly night and a touch of frost in places. more cloud than last night and the frost will be patchy. showers running on across scotland. this is how they've looked over the last few hours. entry on hills, especially the north. even at low levels overnight and into the morning. driven alo

in the singles, david goffin completed the semifinal line—up after beating dominic thiem. onent in the semifinals is tournament favourite roger federer. jack sock and grigor dimitrov will contest the other semifinal. in golf, english players are dominating the european tour season ending championship in dubai after a fascinating second round. defending champion matthew fitzpatrick is leading the field but it was tyrrell hatton who pushed him all the way after a nine under par round of 63 to ta ke after a nine under par round of 63 to take second place. fitzpatrick made birdie at the last to go one shot ahead of hatton. he is two ahead ofjustin rose who isjoint third. that is all from me. from all of us, good night. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are charlie wells, deputy snapchat editor at the economist and the huffington post's political reporter, kate forrester. welcome to you both. it was not long ago to have been a reporter on the huffington post was pretty out there! it was quite new but not now! what is

the bulgarian beat austrian dominic thiem over three grueling sets in his first appearance at the tourroome has told the bbc that he's targeting more tour de france victories and is not considering retirement. froome won the event for a fourth time injuly and then followed it up by winning the vuelta a espana. now 32, he says he's hungry for more success. it's a good question. i definitely don't feel as if i'm there yet. i guess i'll know when the time is right. but for the time being i'm still hungry, still motivated to keep trying to win another tour de france and i'm just going to take it one year at a time. so long as the body's able to do this then i'm going to keep going. obviously there's the five tour de france wins, which is currently the record if you like of number of tour de france wins. so that would naturally be my focus for next year, it's to try and join that very elite club of four guys who have ever done that before. but having said that, i'm not necessarily fixated, i'm trying to reach a certain of tour de france wins, i'm trying to do the best i can do in this short

earlier, bulgaria's grigor dimitrov admitted he felt pretty nervous after seeing off austrian dominic thiemic sets on his atp finals debut. rounding up all the action for us is sue barker. we had an absolute thriller this afternoon in the 02 arena. grigor afternoon in the o2 arena. grigor dimitrov held on in the end. really good quality tennis, two different styles, dimitrov get into the net a bit more. up 5—4, serving for the match, never easy. there was a questionable one he did not challenge, the ball was out. if the ball had come in, two match points. very difficult to call the lines. but again he felt he would win and suddenly it was 5—5. he did very well to respond, break again and eventually serve out. the nerves he showed at the end of that, can you teach a player not to feel those nerves? nerves are a good thing because it shows you care. if you we re because it shows you care. if you were not nervous, it would mean you we re were not nervous, it would mean you were not nervous, it would mean you were not interested in it, but it is the way you manage those nerves and he has been v

goffin had to beat dominic thiem in their last group game to progress.t his opponent in the semis is tournament favourite roger federer. jack sock and grigor dimitrov will contest the other semi. no rafael nadal, the world number one wasjoined no rafael nadal, the world number one was joined through injury. sir bradley wiggins is set to make his competitive rowing debut at next month's british indoor championships. the olympic cycling champion and tour de france winner will compete in the 2,000 metre race at london's olympic velodrome on the 9th of december. and lee kendall has quit hisjob, former goalkeeping coach, adopted a fa ke former goalkeeping coach, adopted a fake caribbean accent while speaking to aluko. no further action to come. tomorrow, the autumn internationals. wins for england, ireland, scotland on the opening weekend but how different that could be tomorrow. england after the sluggish start against argentina last weekend take on australia. wales against georgia after defeat last weekend. whether scotla nd after defeat last weekend. wheth

we had to beat dominic thiem in theirfinalgroup game london.ed from cycling in december 2016 and admits he may be a ‘bit delusional‘. we shall see. that is all the sport for now, we will have more in the next hour. thank you. downing street says theresa may has held positive discussions with eu leaders in sweden on ending the deadlock in the brexit negotiations. after the meeting, both leaders agreed there was still more work to do before trade talks can begin. the prime minister has also defended plans to write the date of britain‘s withdrawal from the eu plans to write the date of britain‘s withdrawalfrom the eu into plans to write the date of britain‘s withdrawal from the eu into law after a warning from mps on the brexit select committee. speaking to our political editor laura kuenssberg, the brexit secretary david davis says the eu must also be willing to compromise if further progress in brexit talks is to be made. so far in these positions we have made a lot of compromises. on the citizen ‘s right front we have made all the running, in t

dimitrov overcame the nerves in his atp world tour finals debut, and he managed to beat austria's dominic thiemattled through, 6—3, 5—7, 7—5 in the opening round—robin match in the pete sampras group. chris froome has told the bbc that he's targeting more tour de france victories and is not considering retirement. the team sky rider won the event for a fourth time injuly and then followed it up by winning the vuelta a espana, becoming just the third rider to do so. i definitely don't feel as if i am there yet, i guess i will know when there yet, i guess i will know when the time is right, but for the time being i am still hungry, still motivated to keep winning another two and france and i'm just going to ta ke two and france and i'm just going to take it one year at a time, and as long as the body is able to do this, i'm going to keep going. you can watch rafa nadal at the world tour finals and the crucial italian world cup play—off with sweden on the bbc sport website. 1958 was the last time italy failed to reach the finals. that game is still goalless with sweden leading by a single goal fro

and there was a surprise in the singles, when david goffin beat dominic thiem in their final group gamexciting and it's advantage rose, who's two shots off the pace at the dubai championship. he's two clear of fleetwood. they're chasing this man, defending champion matthew fitzpatrick, who's leading the field going into round three. he's ten under—par, one shot ahead of tyrrell hatton. the good thing is, lots of english names in there as well. british golf doing pretty well at the moment. fabulous. all up fabulous. allup in the fabulous. all up in the mix to be the top golfer of europe. when are we going to find out? i think at the end of the tournament, though another couple of days. tomorrow. i've lost track of where we are in the week. it's saturday today... thank you. today marks 30 years since the king's cross fire, when 31 people lost their lives in the worst blaze in the history of the london underground. it started when a single match which was discarded on a wooden escalator. as tom edwards reports, the tragedy brought about monumental changes in fire safety. thousands use this

felt pretty nervous in his atp world tour finals debut, but he still managed to beat austria's dominic thiem number six seed battled through, 6—3, 5—7, 7—5 in the opening round—robin match in the pete sampras group. the other match in that group today sees rafa nadal takes on david goffin at 8pm. i'm not going to lie. i was pretty nervous for my first match at it. it is not the same. we have been practising on this court, great conditions, all of a sudden you comment and you feel the weight on your shoulders, in a positive way, of course, but i am really grateful to win that match, especially in that manner. it is never easy to come out here and play for the first time. jamie murray and doubles partner bruno soares have lost their opening match in london. the pair were taking on the legendary bryan brothers from the us and ended up losing an epic encounter in three sets, 5-7, 7-6, 8-10. chris froome has told the bbc that he's targeting more tour de france victories and is not considering retirement. the team sky rider won the event for a fourth time injuly and then followed it up by winning

dominic thiem has just got under way against pablo carreno busta in this evening's match.s kept their hopes alive with victory over ivan dodig and marcel granollers. defeat would have ended their chances of reaching the last four but they won their second round—robin match 6—1, six 51. they will face lucas cobo and marcelo melo next. the man who coached jadejones to two 0lympic titles has resigned from gb taekwondo. paul green guided jones to success in london 2012 and helped her retain her title in rio four years later. green, who himself competed in the 2004 athens 0lympics, has not worked with jones since disagreeing with her decision to take part in channel 4's thejump programme late last year. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday at 10:30pm. thank you, holly. the foreign secretary borisjohnson has held his first meeting with the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british citizen jailed in iran. mrjohnson pledged to leave no stone unturned in trying to free her. mr ratcliffe described the meeting as positive and constructive. our spe

of the four semi—finalists at the world tour finals in london — the last place will be between dominic thiem hours on court. roger federer, was already into the last four, but made it three wins out of three by beating marin chilich. it was a repeat of the wimbledon final, which federer also won. the swiss came from a set down, to win comfortably again. england's women, return to action tonight, for the first time since losing to new zealand in the rugby union world cup final. they face canada at the home of saracens in the first of a three—match series. there are seven uncapped players in the squad and nine of the losing finalists will start the match. the series will see england's women receive a match fee for the first time. the world cup was obviously deeply disappointing but sport is great in the fact that there is always something else to set your mind on and refocus and that is what we want to do. no doubt that this autumn series, we want to go out there and win the series. justin rose is in a great position going into the second round of the world tour championships. play in the seco

he takes on dominic thiem in the evening session.ide and see what's happening around the country, in our daily visit to the bbc newsrooms around the uk. carol malia is in newcastle with the story of a six—week—old baby who needs a new heart, and natalie graham is in tunbridge wells, where there are plans for a new statue to honour those who served in the first world war. carol, this brings out every emotion. the youngest child, charlie douthwaite, needing a new heart. yes, we think charlie is the youngest child in britain to be waiting for a new heart, and he was only six weeks old yesterday, just a tiny baby, currently in the children's heart unit at the freeman. it's a great heart unit and we are proud of it in the region. they can operate on babies' heart the size of walnuts, such is their skill. the surgeons are very experienced. charlie was born with half a heart and he went into cardiac arrest shortly after birth and was brought round, but his mum has been at his bedside in the unit ever since, and the hunt is now on to find a