a message to the iaaf. he was fit. 20.2 seconds, putting him in the first semifinal. a couple of hours to rest and recuperate. the first heat which was the same heat as netherneel mitchell blake, tough on him, the top two going through. isaac makwala finishing second. difficult days for him.” isaac makwala finishing second. difficult days for him. i was happy but not happy in another way. if they had let me drive in the 400 metres i would be more happy. they had let me drive in the 400 metres i would be more happym that anger pushing you are? yes. it was not crazy because i wasted time trials by myself so i am used to it. we will see how he goes in that 200 metres final tomorrow. the last heat saw wayde van niekerk the 400 metre champion. made it through by the skin of his teeth two hundredths of a second, a lucky loser after coming third in his heat danny talbot and zharnel hughes failed to qualify. mo farah was back on track in the 5000 metres after winning gold on friday in the ten. he showed as the bloo

i think that is a message to the iaaf to say i'm fit and healthy. how bizarre. other than goodwill towards issac makwala. even from the iaaf as well. i saw the letter sent to the botswana team officials. that was fantastic, issac makwala having to get 20.53 or better, he achieved 20.20. giving that push up saying i'm fit and healthy. and in those conditions. let's bring back in christine 0huruogu to talk about that race. the whole crowd loved that. so happy for him. so happy for him. doing those push—ups again! he made it look easy but in those conditions it must‘ve been tough. made it look easy but in those conditions it must've been toughm must‘ve conditions it must've been toughm must've been tough i think, what a stage to running! i could imagine doing a time trial with all these people and he has the whole stage to himself and he delivered. i'm so happy for him. well something else to look forward to this evening. sir mo farah, let's talk about him. he said it was the toughest race of his life, the 10,000 metres on the opening night. he was bleeding, his le

he was entered in the 400 metres, and was withdrawn by the iaaf.d and brought into the office. there are some athletes, many on social media, tonight, that are sad about the fact that he has not been able to compete. you could have been able to compete. you could have been a good candidate for a medalfor botswa na. a good candidate for a medalfor botswana. we've also had the athletics chief from botswana said they had been left completely in the dark. the iaaf medical delegate has said that hast to a 48 hour incubation period, and because he was diagnosed with norovirus yesterday, they were never going to clear him. this is a great champion, because he could have been a very good medal prospect tonight. the iaaf did not want to take the risk that one of the big—name athletes of the week also succumb. more on that to come, but to football, now. real madrid became the first team to retain the european super cup since 1990 with a 2—1victory over manchester united in the macedonian capital of skopyeah. the champions league winners were two goals up jus

but the iaaf being very strict on this, not wanting that infection to spread at all.otswa na tea m to spread at all. but here is the botswana team doctor. to spread at all. but here is the botswana team doctorlj to spread at all. but here is the botswana team doctor. i received a medical information from one of the medical information from one of the medical team from the iaaf at 10am today. it said that of all the symptoms he was experiencing, it was sickness and vomiting... don't want to get graphic, but he was sick once? once, as he stepped off the bus on sunday evening for his 200 metre heat. so he had his heart rate taken, which was 60 and his body temperature ta ken taken, which was 60 and his body temperature taken which was 36.9 degrees. completely normal? normal. so makwala is allowed to compete from two o'clock tomorrow afternoon. he has missed out on the 200 and 400 where he was a medal competitor but expect to see you back in the 400 times 400 metres relay. i spoke to many of the botswana team that i spoke to some competitors. the canada has been hit very

the iaaf are trying very hard to clea n the iaaf are trying very hard to clean up the sport and in doinghave two highlights the fact we haveissues you have two highlights the fact we have issues in all sports and people will try to cheat. they think the iaaf are doing well is looking at past medallists as far as 2009, retesti ng past medallists as far as 2009, retesting samples, and giving those medals to the rightful owners. clean athletes are getting their moment to shine. perhaps they do need to look at the laws of the sport and if you have been banned more than once it should be a lifetime ban but at the moment gatlin is running as he is allowed to do. it is just a shame usain bolt did not win, as everyone wa nted usain bolt did not win, as everyone wanted to see. it was usain bolt‘s last individual race and this is someone who has lit up race and this is someone who has lit up the track for so many years and wa nt up the track for so many years and want everything that is to win. what contribution has he made to athletics and sport in general‘s you cannot measure it. he actually apo

and botswa na communication between iaaf and botswana athletes took place.a earlier and he was ready and willing to go. no medical test was done, he said and he was sent back to the hotel when he was sent back to the hotel when he tried to enter and he has to to be quarantined for 48 hours. then someone be quarantined for 48 hours. then someone from the botswana medical tea m someone from the botswana medical team said that nobody was present from their team and the iaaf said that that was eligible at the recorded and they send out an e—mail to the botswana athletics delegation. this ain't makwala was left by himself for half an hour. —— they say that makwala was left. this story is going to run further for the time being. the 800 metres men's final is taking place. amos is the favourite. it is coming towards the end, i should be able to give you the result. then the 400 metres taking place, the final with the olympic champion and world record—holder taking in that. ina lot world record—holder taking in that. in a lot of drama they're taking place with the a

isaac makwala runs by himself, but he's through to the men's 200m final after the iaaf allow him to compete. and kay wilson scores four tries as england get their defence of the women's rugby world cup off to a flying start. hello, and welcome to the programme. we start with news from day six of the world athletics championships in london. botswana's isaac makwala found himself eligible to compete in the 200 metres after the iaaf allowed him to run a heat by himself after overcoming illness, while the last event of the night saw a gold lost in the last 20 metres, as colm harrison reports. the women's 400 metres final was seen as the women's 400 metres final was seen as a the women's 400 metres final was seen as a showdown between the defending champion, alison phoenix, of the usa, and shaunae millerfrom the bahamas. she was on course to add her title. but she stumbled with the finish—line insight and was taken over in the final metres. it was philip francis coming through to get gold. a first individual medal for the usa regular who seemed as stunned as anyone. norway got the 400 metres hur

botswana's isaac makwala found himself eligible to compete in the 200 metres after the iaaf allowed himercoming illness, while the last event of the night saw a gold lost in the last 20 metres, as colm harrison reports. the women's 400 metres final was seen the women's 400 metres final was seen as a the women's 400 metres final was seen as a showdown between the defending champion, alison phoenix,

governing body the iaaf insist makwala has an infectious disease and that regulations mean he has toswana team say their athlete has not been tested and is fit. we respect the decision if it is based on public health issues. however, it is the manner in which this decision was arrived at that is quite disturbing. it has not been vindicated. this man has been approached in dribs and drabs. makwala is one of 30 athletes and support staff reporting illness after a suspected outbreak of the highly contagious vomiting bug, norovirus at this central london team hotel. irishman thomas barr's world championship is over, the hurdler also in quarantine with german and canadian athletes badly affected. the team doctors have been incredibly proactive. people are coming up to us and giving us hand sanitiser and everyone is being separated, quarantined and i think it is under control. in a statement today, the hotel said that following a joint investigation with public health authorities, it had been discovered that the source of the illness was not here and that strict hygiene protocols had now b

meanwhile, the governing body of world athletics the iaaf has re—iterated that russia remains bannedrnational track and field competition. the world championships start in london on friday and the iaaf say the russians haven't made sufficient progress in their anti—doping fight to merit reinstatement. russia was accused in a wada report last year of state—sponsored doping. its athletics team was barred from last year's olympics and paralympics and they'll also miss the world championships. 19 russians will compete in london as independent athletes. we've seen progress and on some occasions some of that progress has been quicker than on other occasions and it tended to speed up a little bit when there's been a focus normally around the major championships. so it's not that there isn't any progress, but the progress we wa nt there isn't any progress, but the progress we want has to culminate in a meeting of those criteria and it's clear it's unambiguous. already one of its biggest stars has pulled out of the championships just days before it gets under way. the 800m olympic and world c

that competition in these championships. —— iaaf.mpetition allowing these athletes to double up a 200 and 400 metres. well we cannot forget the championship as well of course, what else in store for the rest of the day? later today mo farah returns to the track in the heats of the 5000 metres. he was a gold medal winner in the 10,000 metres and this is his last major track championships. also the semifinals of the 200 metres for the semifinals of the 200 metres for the men, and of course issac makwala was meant to be competing in that. three british people involved in that. still no sign of an end to the medal drought being suffered by a british team, still the only gold medal by mo farah and another near miss last night with kyle langford finishing fourth in the 800 metres. a lot of fourth, fifth and sixth places. they need to convert those into medals, and fast. many thanks. our top story this lunchtime. the united states and north korea are urged to show restraint, as tension increases around the threat to hit a us airbase in the

the iaaf try to make a rule that those with the condition would have to go through some sort of hormones down, but the court of arbitration for sport said, no, there is no proof that raised testosterone levels makes you go any quicker if you are a female athlete. the iaaf feel that they have proved now and they will go back to the court to try to get caster semenya and others to have some kind of hormone treatment. all sorts of ethical issues involved in this, and many feel that semenya has had a rough time. it will be interesting. we have the 5000 metres final, and laura muirand a have the 5000 metres final, and laura muir and a leash mccolgan are in that. this should be a kenyan and ethiopian affair. laura muir is doubling up here. in the highjump, an outside chance, with robbie grabb arts, who says it is his last chance. he has one might medals at every other major championships, but it was here five yea rs championships, but it was here five years ago, his bronze at the london games, that was perhaps his highlight, and he's hoping to bring all those memories flooding back. that will

the iaaf said this morning, there's nothing we wa nt this morning, there's nothing we want more thanhis situation certainly is extraordinary. a site of a man about to run on his own in front of thousands of people in the lane. natalie, thank you. the new football premier league season gets under way this weekend. spending by british clubs is expected to exceed £1 billion for the first time ever this summer, but the league's chief executive says the rate of commercial growth has peaked. here's our sports editor dan roan. it is back with the help of some famous faces the premier league launched the countdown to the start of the new season today and amid the hype talk of the lengths clubs are going to do in the pursuit of glory. chelsea, the champions, have spent £125 million on players this summer, even their manager is surprised by the amount spent. the money is amazing but it is important to improve our sport and quality because we need to win the com petition. the club knows very well what my opinion is on this issue. these are just some of the big—money signings premier league club

he has served two and the iaaf feel they got that wrong.d to compete here he is allowed to compete here he is allowed to win as well and that is what he did to silence the crowd at the age of 35. for many sections of this crowd it was hard to swallow. christian colin cole the great hope of american sprinting, took silver and there will be no qualms whatsoever if he had won because i amongst others had tipped him to beat usain bolt but we hadn't expected justin gatlin at the age of 35, 12 years after being a double world champion and a former world record—holder as well, he had that stripped because of those doping offences. unbelievable that he should come back. but, yes, the debate goes on. they have moved his medals ceremony. we will see usain bolt as well. they have moved it to 6:50pm, it was going to bejust after 8pm. the thinking behind that is the competition will not have started so lots of international broadcasters will not be on air and they will not see or hear the reception live that he is going to get. but the stadium will be p

and sure enough 20.20 and here is a message to the iaaf.saying i am fit enough, i'm well enough. andy went straight off the track and he's going to be back in the next couple of hours for the first heats of the 200 metres semifinal. he the fastest man in the world this year. 9.77 seconds. the hope is he gets through to the finals for the great battle against wayde van niekerk list due to face them in the 400 final in the next lane. the bad news, because this is a good news story, he has been put in heat number one and in that heat is nethaneel mitchell—bla ke, the fastest british man. so for him it has become an awful lot more difficult for him to get into the final. the top to go through. 0ften there is the south african who is very rapid as well, some beeney. so it will be tough for nethaneel mitchell—blake it will be tough for nethaneel mitchell—bla ke but i it will be tough for nethaneel mitchell—blake but i think everyone just relieved that issac makwala has got the race that he wanted. not the 400 last night but some kind of justice h

the iaaf want to bring in this rule but the court of arbitration for sport said that you cannot.some proof that increased testosterone levels mean that they do have three times more likely chance of performing better than other women. we have got laura muir going in the 5000 metres, it was caster semenya who just pipped terror to a bronze medal in the 1500 metres. the daughter of liz mccolgan is also going on that final, but thatis is also going on that final, but that is going to be so tough, you cannot look beyond the ethiopians and kenyans to hoover up all the medals there. there is an outside chance in the first event in the field, that is robbie grabarz, in the high jump. he field, that is robbie grabarz, in the highjump. he hasjust turned 30 and says he is too old to carry on after london, but of course so many amazing memories of london because thatis amazing memories of london because that is where he got a bronze medal in the olympics five years ago. he gave us in the olympics five years ago. he gave us a scare in in the olympics five years ago. he gave us a scare in qua

does the iaaf have questions to a nswer does the iaaf have questions to answer then? health england and the tower hotel. this led to a lot of confusion and i spoke to the athletics commentator and she says the iaaf are bound by their rules. when he presented himself, of course, the iaaf medical team had to go their protocol where he was showing symptoms of the norovirus and to the suggestion of public health england because it had been an issue as of sunday. 30 athletes have been quarantined so they were on edge clearly and they didn't want this to spread. well, the race has been and gone, but you have to wonder, i don‘t think we‘ve heard the last of this. the medal ceremony for wayde van niekerk is tonight. he will be on top of the podium u but you wonder if isaac ma kwa la podium u but you wonder if isaac makwala had been allowed to race whether he too would have been on the podium, victoria. thank you very much, jess. this newsjust in. a 15—year—old boy has been stabbed to death near croydon in south london. it is the second fatal stabbing of a teenager in london i

they want someone to be the face of iaaf.to south africa's wayde van niekerk. but in his absence, the olympic champion and world record holder came through to comfortably take gold and retain his title. but he had sympathy for his rival. it is quite disappointing. i believe he would have done very well at these championships. and like i said, i have so sympathy for him. i'll even wish i could give my medal to him, to be honest. england's women have started their rugby world cup campaign this afternoon in dublin — they're playing spain. they won the title in 2014 and they are favourites to win again a short while ago, england were leading by 19 points. england had a really strong start with meg jones with the first try, unchallenged. there will be pressure on the aussies to perform. we have to be ready for them. premier league chief executive richard scudamore does not expect to see premier league clubs pulling off transfers to match neymar‘s record—breaking move to paris saint—germain. premier league spending in the current t

a rather embarrassing episode for the iaaf, the way it was handled.underlines that once again the scripts which perhaps the organisers would like to see happen don't a lwa ys would like to see happen don't always come to pass in sport. dam, thank you. sir alan ayckbourn is one of britain's most successful playwrights, best known for his comic portrayals of the middle classes. but now at the age of 78 he's entering the world of science fiction for the first time. his new play, the divide, premieres at the edinburgh festival tomorrow. it's set one hundred years from now, in an england where a deadly contagion has separated men from women. 0ur arts editor will gompertz, asked the playwright what prompted his change of direction. it was, i think, an attempt by me to bridge my ageing writing personality to a younger generation, and the way to do that, i thought, was through the medium of science fiction. science fiction is a great leveller. it gives you an even playing field, where you say to your younger audience, "now this is a world that i don't know bu

the iaaf was corrupt at that time and the people were aiding and abetting doping and some of them wereave great memories of london 2012 but much of what we watched was fraudulent and the legacy has been besmirched by that. i don't think the iaaf is corrupt today in the way it was then and i think there have been great improvements and the fact they have voted to sanction russia in the way they have. that is to their credit. will there be any dopers involved in these games? of course. i don't think you can watch any major event in athletics and in some other sports and not have some dopers but there will be less. one thing we should all remember, the greatest controversy we have seen in terms of doping was enacted at the winter olympics in sochi where the russian state conspired to cheat their way to gold medals, what they did was substitute urine because that was the only way they could beat the tests for the not many countries could do that because that involve huge planning and the involvement of the state police and the former kgb. many of those agents were involved, and that isn't

commentator: i think that is a message to the iaaf to say "i'm fit and healthy". still terrible. he was the opposite. what a performance from isaac makwala! i wish to thank the iaaf for giving me another chance. and the crowd is so amazing. they gave me belief, the british crowd. i want to thank this crowd. it's so amazing. tonight, he will face the likes of van niekerk, who onlyjust reached the final, and britain's nethaneel mitchell—blake, who also qualified as one of the fastest losers. everyone now knows his name. those 200 metres that he performed last night were just staggering, in horrendous conditions, it was cold, the rain was relentless. it was brilliant to watch. and he's one of the favourites for the 200 metres as well, so he could write history here. what began with sickness and despair could end with a world championship medal. time for a look at the weather. i'm aloft by about 20 feet. then get on with the weather. today has been a nice day across most of the uk, we have had some sunshine and that will continue into the evening hours, lovely picture

commentator: i think that is a message to the iaaf to say "i'm fit and healthy". soak up the adulation. two hours later, he was back in the semis in the usually vacant lane one. the weather was still terrible. he was the opposite. what a performance from isaac makwala! i wish to thank the iaaf for giving me another chance. and the crowd is so amazing. they gave me belief, the british crowd. i want to thank this crowd. it's so amazing. tonight, he will face the likes of van niekerk, who onlyjust reached the final, and britain's nethaneel mitchell—blake, who also qualified as one of the fastest losers. everyone now knows his name. those 200 metres that he performed last night were just staggering, in horrendous conditions, it was cold, the rain was relentless. it was brilliant to watch. and he's one of the favourites for the 200 metres as well, so he could write history here. what began with sickness and despair could end with a world championship medal. well, what else is around today? britain's team captain eilidh doyle will run in the 400 metres final. katarina j

iaaf doctors will have to pass him fit because they don't wa nt to pass him fit because they don't wantwith him earlier and he really wasn't happy at being asked to pull out of the 200 meters. i feel heartbroken. yesterday i was ready for this, i worked hard for this. if it myself it would have been good for me. i was at the top of my game. i was ready to come here and make everything possible. i came here for a medal. so if some people force you to withdraw, i don't know, someone tells you you are ok to run, that i can't run, it is not nice. the last event on the track, the world record holder, the olympic champion will see if he can live up to that billing as the favourite in that, but watch out for stephen gardener and fred curly from the usa they are looking comfortable. as far as british hopes, we have got the men's pole vault, the women's javelin and the men's staple chasement only one brit in a final and that's in the men's 800 meters. kyle langford, but he is the slowest man in that final. so he is going to have to set another personal best and some which it took to get into tha

the iaaf don't want her competing under the current conditions.terone, lindsey sharp said it's unfair. she was castigated in rio were saying that, and it's very delicate issue. the court of arbitration for sport has thrown at the iaaf's arbitration for sport has thrown at the iaaf‘s argument, saying it is a natural level of testosterone. yes, it's natural level of testosterone. yes, its higher, but doesn't mean she's a greater performer than energy other women, she's justice appear as late will stop. a world record could go. we are hoping for great things from laura meurer, but that could be a tough race in the final of the 5000m. she was just get to bronze in the 1500m by caster semenya, and newer got through as a faster loser. she got through to the final by right, but there is very, very tough from east africa. competitors from ethiopia, one who has already won the 10,000m here. and britain has another contenderfor the 10,000m here. and britain has another contender for gold. if laura muircan be another contender for gold. if laura muir can be

the iaaf went to the court of arbitration for sport two yea rs court of arbitration for sport two yearse that those women with the condition should take therapy to lower their testosterone levels. they threw that out. all sorts of issues. lynsey sharp was castigated after the rio final last year, when she said it was just not fair having to race against women with those raised levels of testosterone. expect this to bea levels of testosterone. expect this to be a highly charged affair, the 800 metres women's final. a lot of interest in that. caster semenya going for her third world title. laura muir, another scot running this evening. she was denied a bronze medal. that was in the 1500 metres. she is doubling up in the 5000. shejust got metres. she is doubling up in the 5000. she just got into the final of this. eilish mccolgan will also be racing in that. the 5000 metres final. laura muir squeezed through asa final. laura muir squeezed through as a fastest loser. expect ethiopia and kenya to content for the gold medal. —— content. expect them to be very strong. laura muir, somewhat expe

the iaaf for many yea rs on in the past. the iaaf for many years was a corrupt organisation.eep the scrutiny level up, don't keep it honest, then it becomes showbiz. then the script would say, mo farah crosses the line first because he has been the greatest, and the same for usain bolt. what we do is peripheral, but what happens down there is history making, and it was made last night. two of the greatest stepped off the stage and the next generation took over from stage and the next generation took overfrom them. stage and the next generation took over from them. you mentioned being on the periphery, as it were — i wonder if you sometimes wish you we re wonder if you sometimes wish you were still down on the track doing it? which do you prefer — the track of the commentary box?” it? which do you prefer — the track of the commentary box? i would rather be on the track, but if you saw me running along the waterfront yesterday, you would say, he never was a runner! when i used to run around london, iwould pass was a runner! when i used to run around london, i would pass everyon

we will see one of those reallocation of medals, the iaaf tries to make rich parents for those athletested of a medal —— region —— recompense for those athletes. jessica ennis—hill is going to get the gold medal that she should have won, so that is why it will be special. that was six years ago at the world championships in daegu. katarina johnson thompson would take any medal tonight but she is going to fall short yet again. we thought katarina johnson—thompson's medal hopes were over after a poor start to the heptathlon competition yesterday. that was mainly because in her favoured event, the highjump, she performed terribly, well down on her previous best. first up it was the long jump, and a leap of 6.56 metres meant she came second in that discipline, beaten only by a centimetre by current leader nafissatou thiam. that lifted her back into the medal places, something that looked highly unlikely yesterday. of all the heptathletes, she was down in 20th place in the javelin and that meant she fell out of the medal places and she is now 240 points from the bronze medal position which i

100 metres medal for the men's100 metres medal ceremony which has been brought forward because the iaafe main event. it was said to be after eight o'clock but we have the two times drug cheatjustin o'clock but we have the two times drug cheat justin gatlin o'clock but we have the two times drug cheatjustin gatlin perceiving the gold medal, 12 years after his last —— receiving. he stunned this stadium when he beat that man usain bolt into bronze, christian coleman, the young american, taking silver. we are waiting to see what kind of reception justin gatlin we are waiting to see what kind of receptionjustin gatlin gets when he gets his gold medal. lord coe this morning on the bbc said this is not the perfect script. slightly awkward that here's a man who will be hanging a gold medal, one of the mild —— the most prized medals. christian coleman will get a great round of applause. we will see him for many years to come. in a moment the crowd will let their feelings be known forjustin gatlin, the world champion over 100 metres. the gold medallist and world champion, representing the united

i take offence to lord coe, he's part of the iaaf who set the rules and punishments, and when you do don't allow them in and still condemned them. we are talking post 11 years after the ban. other sports release their own and move past it. i don't have a problem with anyone having any issue with doping, i don't condone it but i don't think justin gatlin is the poster child for it. that is fact, and i will always say that. thank you so much for making that case. an internal memo written by a male employee at google has caused serious ructions in the company. the author set out the view that some of the gender gap at google, for example in the numbers of men and women employed as software engineers, may not be as a result of sex discrimination, but simply as a result of biological differences in the way skills and characteristics are distributed between the sexes. his memo has found its way into the public domain and if you want to read it, you can google it obviously, and you'll find some of the responses. the memo argues women and men are different. so the main point... now the write

athletics' governing body the iaaf banned russia in november 2015 over evidence of state—sponsored dopingy—lak—tin says the ban dmitry shylaktin says the ban was "correct" and has said sorry to athletes beaten by dopers. 19 russians will be competing as neutral athletes at the world championships in london, which begin tomorrow. wladimir klitschko has announced he's retiring from boxing which means there'll be no rematch with anthonyjoshua. we had been waiting for an update on another fight between the two in las vegas in november but the 41—year—old has decided to hang up his gloves after 27 years including holding the world heavyweight championship crown for over ten. he says "i have achieved everything i dreamed of, and now i want to start my second career after sport". it's been a strange summer for england and south africa in their test series. wild fluctuations of form have left the score 2—1 in england's favour with just the fourth test to come at old trafford starting tomorrow. but as patrick gearey explains, england don't usually do well the in final match of a test series. to ol

governing body the iaaf insists makwala has an infectious disease and that regulations mean he has toarantined for 48 hours, but the botswana team says their athlete has not been tested and is fit. we respect the decision if it is based on public health issues. however, it is the manner in which this decision was arrived at that is quite disturbing. this man has been approached in dribs and drabs. makwala is one of 30 athletes and support staff reporting illness after a suspected outbreak of the highly contagious vomiting bug norovirus at this central london team hotel. irishman thomas barr's world championship is over, the hurdler also in quarantine, with german and canadian athletes badly affected. the team doctors have been incredibly proactive. you know, people are coming up to us and giving us hand sanitiser and everyone is being separated, quarantined and i think it is under control. in a statement today, the hotel said that following a joint investigation with public health authorities, it had been discovered that the source of the illness was not here and that strict hygiene p

this is the iaaf placings table. it allocates points for top eight finishes. in third — remember there were five, fourth place finishes? laura muir, nethaneel mitchell—bla ke, kyle langford, callum hawkins and dina asher—smith alljust missing out on a place on the podium. that is one of the reasons squad is s0 that is one of the reasons squad is so positive the future. we came off the back of an olympic games and is a weight had to follow that but i think the team did so well. if you look across the whole board, the top eight finishes, so many people finishing in fourth and then we hit that medal target last night. so loads of positives to take from this tea m loads of positives to take from this team andi loads of positives to take from this team and i think there will be a lot of people here you will see in the future on the podium in tokyo in 2020. this is my seventh world champs, my first was in helsinki, which was pretty dire. i have seen british athletics at its lowest, almost. this is a completely different era. we're moving on from mo and jess and peop

mixed m essa g es why the iaaf word not clear.give the crowd something to cheer about. for him to come in the top four was a fantastic achievement and i did speak to him earlier when i bumped achievement and i did speak to him earlierwhen i bumped into him achievement and i did speak to him earlier when i bumped into him and he said he was disappointed but not winning a bronze medal. he missed out byjust four hundredths of a second. such slimmer margins in winning medals and losing out. that should hopefully be more for british fans to cheer about tonight. in the long jump fans to cheer about tonight. in the longjump and in fans to cheer about tonight. in the long jump and in the semifinals of the 200 metres and sir mo farah after that glorious win in the 10,000 metres —— in the 5000 metres, he goes back trying to win the double in the 10,000 metres. and the women‘s rugby world cup gets underway this afternoon with england looking to defend the title they won back in 2014. england take on spain, wales are in action against new zea

|j want to thank the iaaf for giving me another chance and the crowd is so amazing.he crowd being british, just want to thank this crowd, so amazing! also a good evening for sir mo farah as he is through his 5000 metres heat in second place. he'll bejoined in metres heat in second place. he'll be joined in saturday's final by fellow briton andrew prichard. but tonight, the focus here will be on the men's 200 metres and four isaac makwala, after an extraordinary few days, there just might bea extraordinary few days, there just might be a fairytale finish. andy swiss, bbc news, at the london stadium. it really was good to watch yesterday. all the rain on the track and they were constantly moving it away. it might get better tonight! is that an official term? squuegy? squeegy to me means a little bit wonky. a whole new meaning for it! this morning we are off to a fine start, in rural areas it is quite chilly but for many parts of the uk it will be dry with some lengthy sunny spells and where we have the torrential rain yesterday, it's going to be much drier. you can see

have the iaaf sabotage the? have the imf sabotage the? its british law, i don't know about this.g day. bbc commentator and former javelin world record holder steve backley says it's not going to plan so far. 68 medals is the target, at the halfway stage, is not going to plan. but the simple message. there benzema general performances that maybe went the wrong way, medal hopes, sophie hitchen last year, laura muir, katarina johnson—thompson, we could about three orfour medal. johnson—thompson, we could about three or four medal. if we went to the target of 6—8, we would have three orfour in the target of 6—8, we would have three or four in the bag the target of 6—8, we would have three orfour in the bag by the target of 6—8, we would have three or four in the bag by now. there aren't that many more chances left the medal. it's not really going to plan but it's the world championships, sport is brutal. it's a reminder of how tough it is out there. england's world cup star anya shrubsole will miss the start of the kia super league this week because of injury. she's suffering a side

the iaaf are doing their ha rd est to sport.and we have had retrospective medal ceremonies tonight going as far back as 2009 with those failing tests being stripped of their medals. personally i don't think gatlin should be allowed to run, he is a clear cheat, this isn't like alan baxter who lost a medal as a skier through taking the wrong nasal spray, he knowingly cheated. it is difficult but he is running under the rules. the first offence was a tiny amount of amphetamine in his drugs for attention deficit disorder so that's why they were relatively lenient on the ban there, the second one he still says was a setup but all the evidence would suggest otherwise. is that what you're saying? it's difficult. as an athlete you have to be responsible for what you put in your body, be it supplements or the food you eat, you know what you're eating and i think if someone has bent the rolls clearly then i personally think the ban should be longer or lifetime because what message are we sending out to future generations? every night and

they say he has been withdrawn due to a medical condition on the instruction of the iaaf delegate.'s have a look now at what he had to say to me earlier when i could up with him at the tower hotel which is affected by the gastroenteritis. it was supposed to be the start of his bid for world domination, isaac ma kwa la his bid for world domination, isaac makwala ranked number one in the world in the 200 metres this year was aiming to double up in the 400 metres final tonight. but yesterday he vomited before his 200 metres heat, seemingly a victim of the bug sweeping around the tower hotel. despite feeling 0k, he said officials pulled him out of the race asa officials pulled him out of the race as a precaution. today he also feels fine. this is bad. sometimes i feel heartbroken. i was ready for this, i worked hard for this, i was top of my game to come here. i was ready to make everything possible. i came here for a medal. if some people force you to withdraw, i don't know, that i can 0k to run and someone is saying no, you cannot run. it is not nice, it is a bad thing. he is not the

but the iaaf said they had no option to isolate him and put him in quarantine.ips. the germans were affected. they held a news co nfe re nce germans were affected. they held a news conference saying they followed the protocols that had been laid down. one of their athletes, the triplejumper who down. one of their athletes, the triple jumper who collapsed, we thought it was because of this illness. she completed the next day. so we thought, that is not a 48 hour isolation but they say she did not show any symptoms of the narrow virus. but certainly issac makwala is very upset this morning and he spoke to us this morning. if this thing had happened to mo farah now, don't think they wouldn't allow him to run. mo farah can get better for him. even usain bolt or even wayne rooney, if it happened like this. he is a big guy and british. mo farah will be in action later? he will, the heats of the 5,000m, there are two, hejust has to finish in the top five. but shouldn't be a problem. will be interesting to see how he reacts after the extraordinary 10,000 metre race we s

the 16th iaaf world athletics championships are nearing a conclusion in london with seven golds on offer took her third world title in the 800 metres. semenya, the defending olympic champion, ran the fastest time of the year so far, kenya's hellen obiri took gold in the 5000 metres after picking up the silver at last year's olympics in rio while kenya's elijah motonei manangoi upstaged his teammates timothy cheryiot and asbel kiprop to win gold in the men's 1500 metres. romelu lukaku scored a double on his official old trafford debut as manchester united beat west ham 4—0. jose mourinho's team were a constant threat against a poor hammers side, lukaku finishing smartly with a goal in each half. antony martial made it three in the 87th minute, and paul pogba rounded things off with a well taken finish from outside the box in the 90th minute. it was a good performance with confidence level is very high, with a team coming through the second half, winning1—0 and playing to win in their more comfortable way and i think it was a very positive performance with a good reflection of the confiden

wrong with him competing, because actually he has done nothing wrong, it is the governing body, the iaafowed him to compete, and he served his time. he is allowed to come back, but on the other hand some people say what he has done has made a mockery of the sport, and calls into question the integrity of athletics. i spoke to darren campbell earlier and he says he would understand why the fans wa nt to he would understand why the fans want to vent their frustration towards justin gatlin, want to vent their frustration towardsjustin gatlin, but he says in the medal ceremony he suggests that they don't boo and that they find a different way to protest. it will be interesting to see the reaction he gets. what kind of reception is katarina johnson—thompson getting in the heptathlon? she is bouncing back after struggling. a good day so far today? she had a tough opening day but she is well underway on her second and final day of the heptathlon. she started in fourth place but after a very impressive long jump where she managed a jump of 6.56 finishing second, that has pushed her into the bron

and iaaf president lord coe has called usain bolt "a genius" and says his retirement from athletics will world championships. the 11—time world champion defends his 100 metres title and will also compete in the 4x100 metres relay before bidding farwell to the sport. we won't find another usain bolt in the same way as boxing didn't find another muhammad ali. when he left the sport of boxing, the bloodline didn't dry up, were they pound for pound just as good or some even better, yes, absolutely, but we're not going to replace usain bolt. you're not going to have a trophy cabinet full of three back—to—back 0lympic doubles and relays and world championships. you're just not going to replace him because his personality dominated notjust our sport and pretty much every sport out there. that's all sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport and i'll have more in the next hour. you can see reaction from being named when over south africa at the 0val, as well. well, thank you very much. see you a little bit later. you are watching bbc ne

watching around the world, i send my sincere good wishes for a happy, exciting and hugely successful 2017 iaafll". applause. well, sadiq khan was usurped by the duke of york there. greg rutherford has been usurped by some of the 4 x 400 girls who picked up their medals in retrospect after being bumped down the order by drugs cheats in the last few world athletics. let's bring ina the last few world athletics. let's bring in a couple now if we can. it was eilidh child, but now doyle. it was eilidh child, but now doyle. it was great to pick up one of your medals after being cheated out of your place on the podium?m medals after being cheated out of your place on the podium? it is not the way you want to get a medal, because obviously, you want to get it on the day. but it is nice that they were good enough to put this on in front of a home crowd so that we could come out and get the medals we deserve. been a long time coming. but at least it is happening now. hopefully, you know it will not happen again. the next generations that when this medal will get them fairand that when this medal will ge

the head of the iaaf lord coe says he hopes the fans will not be booing him again but interestingly theas been changed, it was due to be 8pm in the middle of the action, and he has been brought forward to 6:50pm, before things get under way. the organisers say they wa nt to under way. the organisers say they want to promote a fair environment for the medals ceremony. elsewhere, hopes of british success, katarina johnson—thompson, fourth overnight in the women's heptathlon, has moved up in the women's heptathlon, has moved up to third. she has had a good javelin and a good long jump, just one more event remaining. andy swiss reporting. schools must stop trying "to wrap children in cotton wool" because it leaves them ill—prepared for the challenges of later life. that's the view of the chief inspector of schools, amanda spielman, who says over—the—top health and safety rules stop children developing resilience. she wants new guidance for schools in england. andy moore reports. it's clear the chief inspector of schools is no fan of children in high—vis jackets. she says they look like troo

so much debate around her eligibility, the iaaf doesn't want are taking part, saying she has unnatu rallylly high levels of testosterone and lindsay sharp has said she doesn't want to race against. sharp finished last and semanya world champion. the men's highjump is semanya world champion. the men's high jump is still going. semanya world champion. the men's highjump is still going. robbie grabarz had to bow out, he took bronze here five years ago. we also had the result of the 5000 metres, laura murder was going in this, passing through in the last five or ten minutes, she came sixth in the end. perhaps surprisingly, we thought the ethiopian would do the double but i spoke to laura muir and asked how she was feeling, just missing out on the 1500 metre bronze. i'm really happy, it was really tough, i'm pretty inexperienced in this event so to come sex in my first world championships in this event, i'm happy. championships in this event, i'm happy--- championships in this event, i'm happy. —— to come sex. championships in this event, i'm happy. -- to come sex. we have the discus, men's hi

the iaaf are trying to clean up the sport and in doing that you have violated the fact we have issuesple will cheat —— highlight the fact. they are now looking back at past medallist as far as 2009, retesting samples and giving those medals to the rightful owners saw people are being stripped of their medals. perhaps they need to look at the laws of the sport and if you have been banned more than onceit if you have been banned more than once it should be a lifetime ban but at the moment gatlin is running as he is allowed to do but it is just a shame that usain bolt did not win. it was usain bolt‘s last ever individual race and this is someone who has lit up the track for so many yea rs who has lit up the track for so many years now, won everything that is to win. what contribution has he made to athletics and sport in general? ido to athletics and sport in general? i do not think you can measure it. he actually apologised for not performing and i said, i. you know, you have nothing to apologise for. he is the saviour of track and field. he does notjust perform when it matters, he is a

he wasn't allowed into the stadium by security, botswana athletics and the iaaf have disputed each other and then with his quarantine period having expired at 2pm british time. it was then confirmed he would run a heat by himself from lane seven where he was initially drawn. he qualified with a few push—ups to prove himself and then ran in the opening semi final from lane one to qualify for the final. while in the third of the semi finals a00m champion waydne van niekerk also qualified for thursday's final as a fastest loser. mo farah got his bid for double gold underway in the last hour or so. the british runner claimed the first gold of the championships when he won the 10,000m on friday. he's won double gold at the past two world championships and past two olympic games and he's through to the final on saturday in the last few moments, norway have w011 in the last few moments, norway have won the men's 400 metre hurdles. kerron clement was hoping to become the first 400m hurdler in history to win three world titles. in the coming minutes alison felix is looking for a tenth world title

the world championships start in london on friday and the iaaf say the russians haven't made sufficientletics team was barred from last year's 0lympics and paralympics and they'll also miss the world championships although 19 russians will compete in london as independent athletes. we've seen progress and on some occasions some of that progress has been quicker than on other occasions and it tended to speed up a little bit when there's been a focus normally around the major championships. so it's not that there isn't any progress, but the progress we want has to culminate in a meeting of those criteria and it's clear it's unambiguous. already one of its biggest stars has pulled out of the championships just days before it gets underway. the 800 metre 0lympic and world champion david rudisha has injured a thigh muscle. the 28 year old kenyan also holds the world record set in the same stadioum in 2012, although his form this year hasn't been as good cricket, and moeen ali took the first test hat—trick at the oval to win the 100th men's test at the ground. ali spun the hosts to victory an

the head of the iaaf lord coe says he hopes the fans will not boo him again, but interesting the timingmony has been changed. it was due to be at apm in the middle of the action, it has been brought forward to 6:50pm, before things get under way. the organisers say they want to promote afair organisers say they want to promote a fair environment for the medal ceremony. elsewhere hopes of british success , ceremony. elsewhere hopes of british success, katarina johnson—thompson was fourth overnight in the women's heptathlon, she has moved to third. she has had a good javelin, a good long jump. just one more event remaining. thank you, andy says. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 5pm. until then, enjoy your afternoon. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. an independent review into the cost of energy is being launched by the government — just days after british gas raised standard electricity prices by 12.5%. the study, which is expected to be published in october, will examine how prices can be kept as low as possible

the iaaf insisted such claims were absurd. come the afternoon, a dramatic twist.race his 200 metres heat, some 48 hours after his rivals. how are you feeling? i'm 0k. excited to be racing tonight? yeah. i'm excited. yeah. and so, in appalling conditions for sprinting, the surreal sight of a one—man race. makwala against the clock, he needed 20.53 to make it to the semis, and with the crowd willing him on, it was never in doubt.