but on harlequins‘ home ground, bath crashed into spoil the fun but that they are on the cusp of theries would get the bonus point to keep the pressure on at the top rory mcconnachie got two, harlequins couldn‘t keep up. the fourth try came with a hand from the home side and for all the luck of the ticket holders, now it was just the away bench making the noise. keep winning and bath could break into the play—offs. harlequins hopes of making it are over, disappointment for them but just making it are over, disappointment for them butjust being there to see it might take the edge off. the rest of the english grounds were empty and for saracens, every try feels hollow already. they know in four weeks they will be relegated but even a much changed wasps team brought them more problems with this high tackle, owen farrell was sent off. he is the saracens and england captain but could face a suspension. the state to make sure charlie atkinson was ok but his van could include a champions cup quarterfinal. at that point the scores we re quarterfinal. at that point the scores were level but w

sale sharks won the premiership rugby cup with a 27—19 win over harlequins in the final.h african world cup—winning scrum—half faf de klerk provided the knockout blow with this try. for the sharks winning the tournament means their first silverware since 2006. novak djokovic has won the italian open. he beat argentina's diego schwartzman in straight sets to claim a record 36th masters 1000 title. the tournament is djokovic‘s first since his us open disqualification. simona halep has won her first italian open, but only after her opponent, karolina pliskova retired through injury. halep had taken the first set 6—0 and was winning the second 2—1 when pliskova said she couldn't continue. the czech had been receiving treatment on her lower back and leg. and finally, there's been a lack of crowds at live sport, but recently we've seen fans replaced with animals. not anything as pedestrian as a dog on the pitch, we had an alpaca interrupt the match between carlton athletic and ilkley town. well, in brazil, they have even more exotic animals. a macaw. take a look here. it decide

harlequins overcame gloucester 28—15 at kingsholm to confirm a top eight spot in the premiership and champions cup spot. the pilot scheme of crowds allowed to watch on at the venue continued with this the second match seeing 1,000 in attendance but it did little to motivate the home side as quins notched three tries, the last through replacement scott steele as he finished off a long range movement after a danny cipriani pass had been intercepted. england cricketer jofra archer has reacted strongly to criticism from former west indies bowler michael holding that england have forgotten about the black lives matter movement. holding spoke out last week after england players stopped taking the knee before matches. archer says the comments were "a bit harsh". iam i am pretty sure come up with everything that is going on, i think that it everything that is going on, i think thatitis everything that is going on, i think that it is harsh for them to say that. we have so much going on in the background we have not forgotten, no one has forgotten about that. and i think it is a bit ha rd to a

scores, ‘and you can recap all of the latest scores, ' and worcester worthwhile london irish face harlequinsors. the english football season will get under way in the next few days, but there may be more challenges off the park than on it. some clubs have battled with financial issues — notjust because of the pandemic, but also because fans feel they've been badly managed by the people at the very top. football authorities have an "owners and directors test" for potential buyers, but many feel it doesn't go far enough. jane dougall reports. itjust breaks your heart, it makes you want to cry. it feels like a bad dream, really. it's a big loss to the community... money talks, if you got the money, you can do what you want and it is wrong. you cannot allow him to succumb and strip the all —— assets of the clubs. some clubs have... there is a fit and proper test now call the owners and directors test for prospective buyers but it is not full proof. add the pandemic to the equation and it has resulted in clu bs equation and it has resulted in clubs outside the premier league being placed into adm

we've got some premiership rugby tonight, as well, with gloucester taking on harlequins.attend the kingsholm clash for the second crowd pilot match. 0ur reporter damian derrick is there.

since england and harlequins centre rachael burford first picked up a rugby ball at the age of six..hanged slowly but for the better. —— at the tender age of six, women's by... with over 80 caps for her country, burford's using her vast experience to create a new initiative called the girls rugby club. the aim to open doors within the sport and cement a pathway for the future. earlier i caught up with her, to find out more about it. we have a girls rugby club where any girl playing in any level can be a pa rt girl playing in any level can be a part of something globally, notjust locally. we really want this to be something globally that we can come together, share knowledge and support one another and tackle some of the issues that we are finding in women and girls rugby. no better to woman to share your experiences. based on your experience within by based on your experience within rugby as a woman in sport, what has that been like over the years? how has that progress and change?” recall my first ever england international game, no one knew it was on, no real investment into it, no

. 1000 gloucester fa ns in sports is rising again. 1000 gloucester fans watched their team play harlequinsfrom full, but rugby needs progress. afterwards, gloucester‘s chief executive said clubs can't keep going losing money like this. the club wouldn't make it through the season, he said, with crowds this low. this was english rugby's second crowds pilots, ten days ago, nearly 3000 watched queens play bath, but since then, covid cases have risen and there are new restrictions. the rfp want 20,000 at twickenham for an english mash next month, for now, that's wait and see. in the english football league, the sta kes a re in the english football league, the stakes are just as high, but today, it's been announced that some clubs will stage pilots this weekend, up to 1000 fans can attend, but not in high risk areas. cubs like bolton and 0ldman will keep waiting. —— clu bs. and 0ldman will keep waiting. —— clubs. so to do clubs in the fifth and sixth chair, the national league, they are season starts next month, but if they are forced to play without crowds, then the lights could go out. the re

we've got some premiership rugby tonight, as well, with gloucester taking on harlequins. some fans won't have to watch that game from their sofas — up to 1,000 people will be allowed to attend the kingsholm clash for the second crowd pilot match. 0ur reporter damian derrick is there. well, it's an exciting time if you are one of those lucky few who will be in the stands this evening at kings home. the original plan was to have 4000 people in here, but due to the recent changes in the government regulations, that was reduced to 1000. the club held a ballot on friday to see who would be the first fa ns friday to see who would be the first fans in six months to cheer on the cherry and right here in kings home. 0ne cherry and right here in kings home. one man who was very glad that they are is the chief executive lance bradley. lance, what does it mean to you to have fans back in here? it's fantastic. the gloucester fans we think are the best in the country, so think are the best in the country, so having them back into cheer the tea m so having them back into cheer the team

and just look at this, harlequins against bath welcomed back supporters to the stoop for the first competitive0 tickets were available for this premiership match as part of the government's pilot scheme. but bath kept the home supporters quiet — they won 111—27 which sees them close in on a play—off spot. record—breaking mare enable has won herfinal race in britain — the september stakes at kempton under frankie dettori. the six—year—old went to the front early on and never looked in danger — winning by seven lengths from 33—1 shot kirstenbosch in second. for an historic third prix de l‘arc de triomphe next month. the british athletics championships have continued in manchester this afternoon. the finish of the day has to be in the men's 800 metres where there was a huge run from dan rowden who simply found an extra gear to glide pastjake wightman with 50 metres to go. yusuf bizimana was third. a big result for rowden. the 1500 metres has just the 1500 metres hasjust finished. the 1500 metres hasjust finished. the favourite has won that and claimed the title there. that's all the sport for now

and just look at this, harlequins against bath welcomed back supporters to the stoop for the first competitiveavailable for this premiership match as part of the government's pilot scheme, but bath are keeping the home supporters quiet so far. they lead 28—13 in the second half. a win would see bath close in on a play—off spot. the british athletics championships are continuing in manchester this afternoon. morgan lake has taken the national highjump crown for a fifth successive time. while in the men's 800 metres there was a huge run from dan rowden. he simply found an extra gear to glide pastjake wightman with 50 metres to go. yusuf bizimana was third. that's all the sport for now. president trump says he hasn't yet seen proof that the russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, was poisoned with a deadly novichok nerve agent. germany — where mr navalny is being treated in hospital — says it has "proof beyond doubt", and is asking the russian government for an explanation. 0ur correspondent, nomia iqbal, reports from washington. alexei navalny‘s supporters claim he was poisoned on the kremlin

around 1,000 fans were at kingsholm last night to watch gloucester‘s premiership rugby match against harlequinstanced in groups, with refreshments served in their seats. gloucester‘s chief executive, lance bradley, says it was proof that more fans can return safely to stadiums safely. i prepared a report last night night —— night's match. from our point of view the organisation of the game went very well. the mount that exactly what we wanted them to do and we believe we showed it was quite safe to have a thousand fans and, so the next phase is to get more fans and as quickly as possible and we very much hope we will be allowed another pilot test for our final home game of the season at the beginning of october. final home game of the season at the beginning of october. aston villa captainjack grealish has signed a new five—year deal to stay at the club. the midfielder, who made his first appearance for england against denmark last week, says he is "delighted to make the commitment". he had been linked with a move away from villa park this summer, but the new contract will keep him there until

rugby for the first time since lockdown, with 2,700 supporters were allowed at the stoop to watch harlequins latest government test event. but despite the return of supporters, it was the away side who got the victory — bath winning 41—27 to close in on a premiership play—off place. there is still british interest at the us open, afterjamie murray and neal skupski reached the men's doubles quarter—finals. in the singles, serena willams came from a set down to beat fellow american sloane stephens and reach the fourth round. stephens — the champion here in 2017 — took the first set before williams fought back to win in three. she'll face maria sakkari next, the woman who beat her at last month's tournament at flushing meadows. tyrrell hatton is the leading briton at the half—way stage of golf‘s season—ending tour championship in atlanta. he shot a second round of 66, to move to 9—under—par, four shots behind world number one dustin johnson, who's still out in front. rory mcilroy slipped back to 8 under. there's £11 million on offerfor the winner. britain's georgia taylor—brown put in a brillia

news, the return of crowds to rugby union. 1,000 fans were allowed to watch gloucester against harlequins government's latest rules. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. hospital bosses in england have warned nhs staff are having to stay off work because they can't get coronavirus tests. nhs providers said health workers with symptoms are being forced to remain at home as they wait for tests — and that's putting added strain on the service as it gears up for winter. they want doctors and nurses to be treated as a priority. the health secretary matt hancock says officials are working round the clock to fix ‘operational‘ problems, amid widespread reports of people across england struggling to get tests. richard galpin reports. the town of 0ldham in north—west england has one of the highest infection rates in the but people wanting tests are being turned away at sites like this because of a lack of capacity. the frustration palpable. i'm doing my job! he's had a high temperature, he is supposed to be in school. what do you want me to be in school. what do you want me to do, lea

the roles about african-american played in the i have notvement and heard you speak about harlequin brownshe wrote a book called homespun heroes in 1926. also, our african-american women going to be represented in the celebration? martha jones's book vanguard, i cannot recommend it enough. martha is the expert on black women in the suffragette ofement and in the history american politics in general. andcommend that book anything else she writes. absolutely. one of the things for the commission, whenever we were first organizing and talking and planning for the centennial celebration, one of the things we wanted to do was to tell the full story of the women's suffrage movement. that is an inclusive history, which would include the stories of african-american women, need of, chinese women, other women involved in the movement who typically or in previous commemorations were not fully given their due. the truth is you cannot understand the history of the women's suffrage movement because it is an american story. you cannot understand it without understanding the important role that race play

but they weren't able to lift their side, harlequins winning by 28 points to 15, to secure a top—eightk on sunday. he was a finalist at roland garros four years ago but he hasn't appeared there since losing in the semi—finals in 2017. murray is currently ranked number 110 in the world, after last year's hip surgery. ido i do not know why you are giggling, dan. i am enjoying the slow mo. laughter. this is the thing i really what you to watch. while britain's adam yates was enjoying a rest day in the tour de france, his twin brother simon was busy winning the eight—day tirreno adriatico race in italy. on the final stage, to keep the blue jersey. this event is key preparation for next month's giro d'italia. and it has to have one of the best prizes in sport — a gilded trident named the sea masters trophy. i was fantastic. it's the second year in a row another a row briton, lizzy banks, won stage four of the giro rosa — the longest stage, of the biggest race, on the women's cycling calendar. she broke away to win on the final, cobbled climb into tivoli. dutch rider anne—miek van vleuten st

thousand fans were at kingsholm last night, to watch gloucester‘s premiership rugby match against harlequins, and gloucester‘s chief executive, lance bradley, says it was proof that more fans can return safely to stadia. we have prepared a report of last night's match from our point of view, the organisation of the game went very well. fans did exactly what they wanted —— we wanted them to do. we believe we have showed it's quite safe to have 1000 fans m, it's quite safe to have 1000 fans in, so the next phases to get more fa ns in, so the next phases to get more fans in as quickly as possible and we very much hope that we will be allowed another pilot test for our final home game of the season at the beginning of october. meanwhile, the uk's only indoor sport pilot event faces cancellation due to a rise in coronavirus cases. ticket sales for the newcastle eagles test event due to take place this friday in front of around 800 fans have been put on hold over fears the north east could be heading for a local lockdown. it's infinitely harder when you have got to put, you know, a multitude of di

sale sharks won the premiership rugby cup with a 27—19 win over harlequins in the final.he knockout blow with this try. for the sharks winning the tournament means their first silverware since 2006. novak djokovic has claimed a record 36th masters title, with victory in the italian masters in rome. this is his first event since he was disqualified from the us open. and he beat argentina's diego schwartzman in straight sets in the final. the french open starts in paris on sunday. and finally, there may be a lack of crowds at live sport, but we've had plenty of animals. we've shown you a cat interrupting an atheltics event, an alpaca on the football pitch and now, a training session of the brazil women's team was interrupted when a parrot landed on the head of defender bruna benites. the bird was eventually sent off. but only as far as the goal net. a little more exotic, although the alpaca was exotic the one i showed you the other day. you'll probably know that this year, we've been talking a lot to doddie weir, rob burrow and stephen darby — three sportsmen who are all li

1,000 fans were at kingsholm last night, to watch gloucester‘s premiership rugby match against harlequinsbeginning of october. meanwhile the managing director of silverstone stuart pringle says the racetrack needs to get all fans back for next summer‘s british grand prix. and there‘s been a significant development in letting fans into grounds as the uk‘s only indoor sport pilot event faces cancellation due to a rise in virus cases. ticket sales for the newcastle eagles test event due to take place this friday in front of around 800 fans have been put on hold over fears the north east could be heading for a local lockdown. it is infinitely harder when you have got to put a multitude of different breaks in place to make something happen. one—way systems and all sorts of things going on at our venues. so to have done all of that work and then be in this situation is... the whole thing is very bad timing anyway but it feels like it is bad timing and punishing. meanwhile the managing director of silverstone stuart pringle says the racetrack needs to get all fans back for next summer‘s british

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rugby for the first time since lockdown, with 2,700 supporters were allowed at the stoop to watch harlequinse face of swinging london and created some of the most iconic images of the sixties. now at the age of 82 — the iconic photographer david bailey has put on a new exhibition in the capital on a massive scale. alex stanger has been to meet him. these are the never seen before oil paintings of one of the uk's best known artists — photographer david bailey. you were saying before that you have been painting since you were really young? three. yes. been 80 years. 80 years and i end up with that! instead of hanging on the walls of a gallery, david bailey paintings are actually here in a shop, in the west end of london. i like the idea, i like the idea of anything that's different. sort of lead somewhere else and things are changing rapidly now with this silly virus thing. things aren't going to be the same as they were, which is quite exciting. and the best way to see this exhibition is apparently from the number 75. on the bus is the best. when you drive up oxford street, especially if it's