dominic thiem and stefanos tsitsipas are playing in the men's final of the china open — and tsitsipasrty has been beaten in beijing. she took the first set but lost in three to naomi osaka — that's her second title in a row and takes her winning run to 10 matches. dominic thiem was the man who knocked andy murray out in the quarter—finals in beijing — and he's still in china, for the shanghai masters, he plays in the first round tomorrow. and murray says his return from surgery is going really well. until a few weeks ago, maybe a month ago, you know, i didn't know how competitive i would be at the top level. obviously, since i got here, you know, i feel like level. obviously, since i got here, you know, ifeel like in the matches i've played i've been competitive against all of the players i've played against. i have played top ten, top 20 and to top 30 players. i haven't won all of the matches but i felt like i've done pretty well so hopefully over the next months i can keep progressing a little bit. we will see. just to let you know that celtic are now trailing 2—0. rangers will move

dominic thiem is the men's champion after coming from a set down to beat stefanos tsitsipas.s, barcelona and austria. world number one novak djokovic has won the japan open, beating john millman in straight sets, winning his fourth title of the year. it was the serbs first tournament since he withdrew from the us open in september with a shoulder injury. djokovic needed just 70 minutes to beat the australian 6—3, 6—2 in the final in tokyo. in motogp, marc marquez has won his sixth world title, following victory in thailand — despite a crash two days ago which put him in hospital. he recovered to secure the title with four races to spare. the spaniard had to win at least two points more than closest rival andrea dovizioso — and did so as the italian finished fourth. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, gavin ramjaun, and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello. it's been another very wet to 2a hours for some. western scotland, overnight into sunday, had nearly 60 millimetres of rain in places. in east anglia, we had

in the bottom half of the draw, the number a seed dominic thiem is through to the last 16.s title of the year, following his victory at indian wells back in march. he beat the spanish qualifier pablo carreno busta in straight sets and will now face nikoloz basilashvili from georgia. thiem's on course for a quarter—final showdown with germany's alexander zverev. the number five seed beat the french qualifierjeremy chardy in straight sets — but he was made to work hard for his victory, with both sets going all the way to tie—breaks. zverev will face the unseeded russian andrey rublev in the last 16. david often is also through to the third round. —— goffin. his opponent was forced to retire through injury. he will now face the number two seed, roger federer. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello there. wednesday has been a very showery day across parts of scotland and northern ireland, particularly western scotland, rainfall totals really starting to mount up, we've seen s

and the number 4 seed dominic thiem is through to the quarter—finals after a straight sets win over nikolozi osaka has declared her intention to represent japan at next year's olympics in tokyo. the world number 3, and reigning australian open champion, was born in osaka to a japanese mother and haitian father. but she grew up in new york, and also has us citizenship. japanese law decrees that a person must choose one nationality before their 22nd birthday — and osaka's chosen to represent the country of her birth at the tokyo olympics. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport.but from me — and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello. so far october has been a very wet month for some of us. now, as you can see in this forecast, it takes us all the way through the weekend, and we're not done yet. and during friday there will be more heavy rain across parts of england, wales and scotland, especially in the west with heavy showers mostly to the north of glasgow. let's take a look at the big picture, the set takes us through the weekend. this weather

over in his home country of austria, dominic thiem defeated frenchmanjo—wilfried tsonga 6—4, 7—6 to progressh game of the opening set, before eventually pulling away in the second set tie breaker. the bangladesh cricket board has accused players of a conspiracy to destabilise crete in the country by going on strike for sub leading players in clu ny going on strike for sub leading players in cluny the test captain said they will not take part in any activity until there demands for better pain facilities are met. and cleveland browns wide receiver odell beckham jr has criticised an nfl fine after it was ruled his "pants failed to cover the knee area" during a game. the 26—year—old has been fined over $14,000 for the uniform violation in cleveland's defeat by the seattle seahawks earlier this month. nfl rules state pants must be worn over the entire knee area for safety. beckham jr posted on instagram over the nfl's letter to him that "111k for some pants that are not gonna protect me from anything. this is ridiculous." you can get all the latest sports news at our website that's bbc.com/sport

in the men's singles, the top seed, dominic thiem, is through to the quarter—finals, and closing in onves him just two wins away from the final. that would be enough for a fourth straight appearance in the season—ending showpiece. at the japan open in tokyo, world number one novak djokovic is through to the last eight. he made it pastjapan‘s go soeda. straight sets, too, for the serbian. france's lucas pouille lies in wait next. we are only a few hours away now from the start of day two of the first test between india and south africa in visakhapatnam. south africa urgently need wickets. it is after an unbeaten century from rohit sharma and 84 not—out from mayank agarwal propelled the home side to 202 without loss, before a thunderstorm curtailed play on day one. at bbc.com/sport, you can find details of pakistan's one—day series win over sri lanka. from me, ben croucher, and the sport today team, thanks for watching. we'll see you again soon. hello there. what a changeable week of weather it's been so far. if we look back to tuesday, a typical weather watcher looked somewhat like this

but he has eating the good players, he faces one of the good players, he faces one of the best, dominic thiem sold as phil neville's side looks to end a run of four games without a win. jo currie has been at st george's park with the latest from the camp. the line essays are back year at st george's park, preparing for the latest two friendlies starting with brazil this saturday at middlesbrough. for one player at least, it is a bit of a homecoming. beth mead started her career at the middlesbrough academy, and while she says she is looking forward to going back to the place where it began, it is more important that it will get a win. the lionesss are without a victory in the last four, something she says they have to be right. we are very disappointed with ourselves, it was completely blown apart. it is a big kick up the backside that we needed, and hopefully it will kick starters for this cap to be continued to get ourselves back to what we were. does that come from fail are us the players? both, it comes from within, we know as players that it is below parand we we know as players that it

a straight sets defeat, but just against dominic thiem. year, the first time he has played a top ten player in over two years. he is 32 now, and we all wonder if he‘ll ever get close to a fourth grand slam singles title. he is improving. next stop, shanghai, the masters event, which he has won three times. it‘ll be a tough field, but interesting to see if he can go deep into that as well. and injapan at the rugby world cup, south africa looking dominant. a real reality check for italy, because they have had really big wins against canada and namibia, so they were sitting on top of pool b with maximum points, but they must have been bracing themselves for storm clouds gathering, coming theirway, because also in theirgroup, new zealand champions, first up another rugby heavyweight, south africa. no contest really, a9—3 to the springboks today at the world cup. seven tries. a bonus point win for them. italy did not help their cause, they had their prop sent off for a tip tackle. five more tries followed that for the springboks, taking them ab

evans' defeat leaves andy murray, who faces top—seed dominic thiem of austria in the last eight on fridayd. we have not been able to say that for a while. still to come on sportsday... has chelsea's tammy abraham commited his internationalfuture to england? and how disqualification led to depression for race walker tom bosworth. i walked out the house one day to just go and and my life because i felt as if i was doing everybody a favour. a very emotional interview to come a little later. the first phase of the draft for cricket‘s new look 100 tournament took place today. eight franchises were bidding for the services of england's test players as an american approach came to british sport. our sports editor was at today's launch. dan roan's report contains some flash photography. it is cricket but not as we know it, rather than the tradition of laureates, and east and brewery for the launch of the newest format, and this morning some of the biggest names present as they found out who they would be playing for in the hundred, a competition they hope will bring a new life into the game. get

he'll play top seed dominic thiem. we'll finish by returning to our top story tonight. a magnificent seventh female world athletics champion for great britain. and just after making history while on her way to complete her post—race media commitment. she got a call from somebody in the crowd... and after turning around... she realised it was her mum. so itjust goes to show... behind every golden girl... is another... just as important magnifixcent mum... that's all from sportsday. coming up next on bbc news, the papers. goodnight. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are chief leader writer for the observer sonia sodha and whitehall correspondent, for the financial times, sebastian payne. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. most of them leading with the new brexit proposals. the metro goes with the prime minister's letter to eu commission president jean claude—juncker, outlining his conditions for a brexit deal. the daily telegraph says borisjohnson has put pressure on ireland to accept his brexit pr

and dominic thiem, the man who knocked out andy murray, is through to the final of the china open, after play—off final is currently under way in toronto with a play—off place at stake. super league and rugby have confirmed the winner will be promoted. after 80 minutes it is currently goalless. the winner will replace london broncos he finished bottom of the top tier. edinburgh have made it two wins out of two in the rugby union pro 14. they beat cardiff blues 19-11 at pro 14. they beat cardiff blues 19—11 at cardiff arms park. mark bennett sealed victory for the wayside. wins for the dragons, the cheetahs wayside. wins for the dragons, the cheeta hs and munster. great britain's women gymnast will have a team and next year's olympics because they have qualified down to results of the world championships at stuttgart. they are through to tuesday's team final. that is it the sportsday from me and jane. more through the rest of the evening on bbc news, but it is goodbye for now. good evening. i think you are in the right place this evening. thoroughly miserable out there for many. heavy rai

next up will be either top seed dominic thiem or china's zhang zhizhen.britain's adam gemili at the world athletics championships. he narrowly missed out on a medal in the 200—metres — finishing fourth by the narrowest of margins. the same thing that happened to him at the rio olympics three years ago. the race was won by the favourite, american noah lyles. meanwhile there was another impressive performance from dina asher smith. she looked in fine form as she comfortably won her 200—metres semi final. she's now the big favourite to win gold in tonight's final. i'll have more for you in the next hour. thank you very much. borisjohnson, says he's sent constructive and reasonable proposals to the european union on britain's planned withdrawal at the end of the month. speaking at the conservative party conference in manchester the prime minister gave few details, but said there would be no customs checks at or near the border between ireland and northern ireland. the issue has been a sticking point in negotiations with the eu. he warned the only alternative

he's out of the china open but took the world number five dominic thiem to a second set tie—break.e all four of his paralysed limbs using an exoskeleton suit controlled by his mind. the 30—year—old was paralysed from the neck down after falling 50 foot in a night club four years ago. he said using the exoskeleton made him he feel like being "the first man on the moon." our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. this is mind controlling machine. thibault, who was paralysed in allfourlimbs, is sending instructions to his exoskeleton suit using brain signals. the movements may bejerky, but it is a significant technological achievement. the study in the journal lancet neurology explains how thibault had surgery to place two 5cm implants on the outer membrane of his brain, above the areas which control movement. electrodes read his brain activity then beam messages to a computer which converts them into instructions for the exoskeleton. thibault practised by learning to control an avatar in a computer game, and then gradually mastered increasingly complex movements. this is a brain

former world number one andy murray plays dominic thiem at the china open shortly.toughest test since his comeback from injury too. he has never lost to theim on hard courts, though. murray saw off matteo berrettini and cam norrie to make it this far. in the women's event, the pick of the last eight matches sees two grand slam winners from this year meet. aussie open champion naomi 0saka meets us open champ bianca andreescu. defending champion caroline wozniacki and world number one ashley barty are also in action. now, you might have heard about american grant holloway winning the 110 metre hurdles at the world athletics championships. you may not have seen how his win was greeted back home. there was quite a gathering at his old haunt, grassfield high school in virginia. one of the teachers said school spirit was off the charts after this win. cheering fantastic scenes. if anybody from my old school is watching this. hello! i dare say they probably won't have the same reaction. you can find lots more on our website bbc.com/sport. this has been your friday sport br

and dominic thiem, the man who knocked out andy murray, is through to the final of the china open, afteral. let's return to football, and it's now five games since england's women last won a match. earlier today they lost 2—1 to brazil in middlesbrough in an international friendly. a crowd of more than 29,000 watched a brazilian double from debinha, while beth england scored herfirst goal for the lionesses jo currie was watching at the riverside. it may have been a bumper crowd watching here at the riverside, in fa ct watching here at the riverside, in fact more than 29,000 fans turned out, which is a record crowd outside of wembley. however, for the lioness fa ns of wembley. however, for the lioness fans watching their team play on home soilfor the first fans watching their team play on home soil for the first time since the world cup, it was a result to forget. england had bundled the ball into the back of the net early on only fourjodie taylor's gold to be ruled out for offside. england looked comfortable and dominated in the first half. they managed to keep one of the game' greatest

murray is out of the china open after an encouraging performance — taking the world number five dominic thiem set tie—break. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a damning report has strongly criticised the metropolitan police for its investigation into claims of a vip paedophile ring which never existed. carl beech falsely claimed he was the victim of abuse by high—profile politicians and senior military officers. the report says the police unlawfully obained warrants unlawfully obtained warrants to search their homes. five years ago, the met described carl beech‘s claims as "credible and true". the following year, they raided the homes of wrongly—accused vips including the former mp harvey proctor. but later the operation midland inquiry was closed without a single arrest — having cost millions and ruined reputations. instead, police investigated the accuser himself — carl beech — and this year he was jailed for 18 years for perverting the course ofjustice and child abuse offences. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. after hearing hours of allegations, police de

comeback from surgery is going better he was beaten in the quarterfinals by world number five dominic thiemigns. he took the second set to a tie—break before going out. but after three wins, he said this week was probably the best he's played since his return after hip surgery at the beginning of the year. england have never lost to argentina at a rugby world cup — but head coach eddiejones warns they'll need to be brutal if they're to beat them again tomorrow. england are top of their pool going into the game in tokyo, with two bonus—point wins from two games, and jones says there are no last—minute messages for the players — they're as prepared as they can be. we worked hard on creating training situations to equip the players. the players have worked hard off the field. to handle situations well. but like anything, it's a bit like a tea bag, isn't it? you don't know how good it is until you put it in hot water. a convincing win for south africa, beating italy by a9—3 to take a huge step towards the quarter—finals. they ran in seven tries — cheslin colby getting two of them. that ensured

he was beaten in the quarterfinals by world number five dominic thiem but there were encouraging signsn marc marquez escaped serious injury in a dramatic crash in first practice for sunday's thai grand prix.he was taken to hospital and although he was bruised, he was given the all—clear and was back on the track within a couple of hours to take part in second practice. marquez could win his sixth world title this weekend. and rugby union's pro 1a competition continues this evening. there is a huge match in the rugby league championship this weekend with promotion to the super league at stake. the play off final between toronto wolfpack and featherstone rovers takes place in canada.whoever wins, there will be a new team in the super league, as neither team have ever competed in it. featherstone's last major honour was the challenge cup in 1983. we've achieved something pretty special this year. they've kept building as the years go on. i didn't start with all roses and we have got better as the season has gone on and we are getting the benefits of that. it has been a cool journey, diffe

tennis britain's andy murray was encouraged by his performance despite being beaten by top—seed dominic thiemreer—saving hip surgery injanuary. despite losing in straight sets, murray looked strong during an evenly balanced match that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday at half past ten. see you then. back to you. see you then, holly. thank you very much. let's return to our top story. the duke of sussex has begun legal action against the publishers of the sun and mirror, in relation to alleged phone hacking. documents have been filed on behalf of prince harry at the high court regarding the alleged illegal interception of voicemail messages. a spokeswoman for news group newspapers, which owns the sun and the now—defunct news of the world, said, "we can confirm that a claim has been issued by the duke of sussex. we have no further comment to make at the current time." let's get more on this with the royal commentator and former buckingham palace press 0fficer, dickie arbiter. hejoins me via webcam from new york. thank you for your time, dickie you were to buckingham p

but there were some encouraging signs in his defeat to world number five dominic thiem.d with his performances in beijing, as he makes his return to the top level of singles tennis, following hip surgery at the beginning of the year. it was another frustrating night for manchester united in the europa league — although manager ole gunnar solskjaer said they put in a good performance against dutch side az alkmaar. he'd been critical of the plastic pitch, and he was furious that they were denied a penalty when stijn wuytens brought down marcus rashford with 10 minutes to go. however, united didn't have a single shot on target as it finished goalless. they're now without a win in their past 10 away games. wolves won their first major european match since 1980. and it came in dramatic style — willy boly scoring in stoppage time to give them a 1—0 win over besiktas in istanbul. it's six consecutive home european matches from six for arsenal, after gabriel martinelli scored two quick—fire goals to put them on their way to a a—0 win over standard liege. celtic got a bit of reve

next up will be either top seed dominic thiem or china‘s zhang zhizhen.ement from both the negotiating tea m engagement from both the negotiating team that the european commissioner has but also from the leaders of individual european countries. it is an everyone‘s interest to do a deal and these proposals deliberately set out in order to respect the desire to have the single market protected but also our desire to leave the european union is one country. do you appreciate how much you are asking forfrom you appreciate how much you are asking for from the european you appreciate how much you are asking forfrom the european union given their previous statements? both size in any negotiation needs to move and we have moved. it is the case that there has been a sincere attempt of the last 70 days to find out not just from attempt of the last 70 days to find out notjust from little leaders in europe but also the broader set of particle and business voices in ireland what they believe is the right way forward. i am convinced that these proposals provide an opp

next up will be either top seed dominic thiem or china's zhang zhizhen.l in the 200—metres — finishing fourth by the narrowest of margins, the same thing that happened to him at the rio olympics three years ago. the race was won by the favourite, american noah lyles. i had it, i had it, and ijust... i gaveit i had it, i had it, and ijust... i gave it everything and i lost all my balance at the end, i have nothing left. all my form went out the window, and i ran like such an arm at her. i can't believe that. i came so close. this was such a good opportunity. i've been running so well through the heats, my body feels good, and ijust... ijust let it go when i had it. meanwhile there was another impressive performance from dina asher smith. she looked in fine form as she comfortably won her 200—metres semi final. she's now the big favourite to win gold in tonight's final. don't forget the rugby world cup — one match already underway. france 12—6 up against the united states. they just started the theyjust started the second half. it's live on 5 live sports ex