then ian poulter will ta ke patrick reed? then ian poulter will take on justin patrick reed?onjustin thomas and his partner. fascinating matchups to come with the four balls. that is where america has fared better as opposed to the foursomes. the alternate shot format. well, listen to this. all your need is just nine and a half more point than the ryder cup will be back in their possession once again. and i reckon we could see some more thunderclaps. thank you so much. lewis hamilton will be hoping to take a step closer to a fifth formula one world title this weekend. he leads the drivers' championship by a0 points going into this weekend's russian grand prix and was quickest in today's practise. the times formula one reporter rebecca clancyjoins us from sochi. good evening. thank you forjoining us. good evening. thank you forjoining us. lewis hamilton we are talking about him again lewis hamilton we are talking about him lewis hamilton seems to be growing in strength with each race. what has he and mercedes done to swing the championship so much in theirfavour when they were

around 60% of you chose ian poulter.o one of the four wildcard picks and he's joined by three more players who might not be in the best form of their lives but who know exactly what it takes to play in a ryder cup. in the five ryder cups poulter‘s played in he still hasn't lost a singles match. sergio garcia played in eight ryder cups, his first back in 1999, paul casey who last featured in this competition in 2008 and henrik stenson the 2016 open champion from sweden, who's also played in four. well stenson this year has struggled with injuries while sergio garcia, last year's masters champion has failed to make the cut in the last five major tournaments — so does their experience make it a risk worth taking? earlier i spoke to our golf correspondent iain carter. is it isita is it a risk worth taking? absolutely, that is lord thomas bjorn is thinking. we have five newcomers in this european ryder cup tea m newcomers in this european ryder cup team from the automatic qualifiers. no room to go for inexperience again. garc

there was ian poulter, john. stories entwined with this ryder cup.erforming, phil mickelson not performing either. performing either. will go around pretty badly bruised when they? —— one today. -- one today. i think they will do. they will do. ryder cup was about the strength of the american team. the american team. talking up america in his own prospects coming into it. prospects coming into it. against the tiger woods at his best while now they can, but they didn't. while now they can, but they didn't. he suffered four defeat at this tournament. tournament. produce his best golf at the ryder cup. cup. but do they translate that into the team environment? team environment? certainly thomas bjorn has done that, we have that. that, we have that. delighted to be winning the ryder cup back again. cup back again. time they have won the ryder cup on home soil. great to talk to you. safe travel. lewis hamilton has won the russian grand prix. to let hamilton win. with a maximum 125 still available in the remaining five races. nick parrot has the story of t

i am expecting ian poulter to get the nod, and paul casey.ll get the nod as well, and in that final one is very difficult tojudge. sergio and in that final one is very difficult to judge. sergio garcia has been short of form but has plenty of pedigree, so a difficult choice, i think for thomas bjorn. so decisions to be made for thomas bjorn, to come in the next few days. the ryder cup starts in four weeks' time, and you can follow all the build—up on bbc world news and on the bbc sport website. denmark's football team could pick a side which will include futsal players against wales in the nations league this weekend. it is because of a dispute over commercial rights, which has seen senior players refusing to sign a new national team agreement with the danish football association. the dbu have confirmed that third—tier, fourth—tier and futsal players will make up the squad for a friendly with slovakia and then the match against wales. danish superliga and first division clubs are not included in the 24—man squad. translation: why does denmark

justin rose rested, with ian poulter taking his place alongside jon rahm.red with sergio garcia and opens proceedings against koepka and finau callum smith knocked out fellow briton george groves to take the wba super—middleweight title and win the world boxing super series in what was the first major night of boxing in saudi arabia.

but this is ian poulter. he had already won four points and he found the drink.s side of the pound. commentator: he said it couldn't be done but look at him now. as the beer flowed and the champagne sprayed, europe showed that power. if you fancied a fitting finale, alex noren is your man. another debutant on the screen, galleries packed, and never looked like missing. seven points the margin of victory. it meant so much more. it was absolutely amazing. it's been fairly easy to captain them to be honest. we are just delighted. a while ago, i felt the american teams must be very strong and difficult to beat and as i stood and watched those 12 guys on the tee, i thought that was a strong line—up and we have to have our best but everyone showed up with attitude and their best golf. they showed a lot of grit and determination and poured their hearts out for the fans, for our country. thomas did an unbelievable job. you were an amazing captain, congratulations. no matter how much pressure we put on the team, they always responded. you played great. you deserve it. con

yes, mr ryder cup himself ian poulter playing with rory mcilroy.ll the america dominated the four balls this morning where they play their own balls and of course it was the european team that have dominated the foursomes this afternoon. you wonder whether or not those successful partnerships in part —— imposter and mcelroy, we can expect to see them teaming up again tomorrow. and how thomas bjorn would love to see that leaderboard awash with blewitt once again as it has been this afternoon. championship leader lewis hamilton was fastest in second practise ahead of this weeeknd's russian grand prix. hamilton ended the session almost two tenths of a second clear of his mercedes team—mate valterri bottas. they were followed by the two red bulls, but they'll be near the back of the grid on sunday after changing their engines. no matter how they do in qualifying tomorrow. no matter how they do in qualifying tomorrow. title contender sebastian vettel was fastest in first practise but he was fifth with teamate kimi raikonnenjust behind. england wicketkee

it will be 10-6 a subdued ian poulter. it will be 10—6 heading into sunday's singles.t —— will have to summon some spirit —— will have to summon some spirit if they are to make some ryder cup history. it has been a good couple of days. iam i am proud of the way they played and stuck together and being determined to do a job. they also very well aware of what is ahead of them tomorrow. we go again tomorrow, we go back to the hotel now and refocus and we try and get some tired legs worked on and then we get out there tomorrow and this is probably the most important 18 holes ahead of these 12 players for a long, long time. liverpool remain undefeated in the premier league thanks to a late strike from daniel sturridge, which rescued a 1—1 draw at chelsea. eden hazard struck his sixth premier league goal of the season — he's the top scorer. chelsea took the lead. but with barely minutes sturridge, on as sub, let fly and found the top corner. liverpool drop to second in the table on goal difference. a bad start forjose mourinho and a bad start forjose mourinho and manchester

then ian poulter and rory mcilroy, they played brilliantly yesterday.will be up againstjordan spieth and justin thomas. we just wonder whether there will be plenty more blue on the leaderboard this afternoon. 14.5 points is the number, that would see europe win back the ryder cup. thank you. seeing why the americans haven't won it on european soil since 1993. lewis hamilton dominated the final practice at the russian grand prix. he broke the track record as he beat his mercedes team—mate by a quarter ofa his mercedes team—mate by a quarter of a second. sebastien better was half a second off the pace. mercedes have won every russian grand prix since it started in 2014. qualifying gets under way at one o'clock. coming up shortly, paul paul boro will be playing at west ham. —— pogba. there are a premier league matches this afternoon, including manchester city at home to brighten and then chelsea hosting liverpool at 5:30pm. there are five matches in the scottish premiership, all kicking off at three o'clock. hearts host saintjohnstone well celtic are only

i couldn't be more proud of this team. more proud of this team. punching his test once again, ian poulterindy and is playing havoc with the signal. the signal. byjon rahm, the young spaniard who plays in the united states. plays in the united states. of europe, he won his match as did stenson and nolan. stenson and nolan. won seven of the 12 singles matches played today. played today. europe perhaps, one that wasn't expected run—in expected. expected run—in expected. expecting it to be tight and america went in as favourite, room per. —— remember. lewis hamilton has won the russian grand prix... championship title was helped by team orders. to let hamilton win. with a maximum 125 still available in the remaining five races. nick parrot has the story of the race. celebrations were the order of the day in city. day in city. giving up a victory that should have been his. been his. title rival but only until the pit stop. stop. a miscalculation for him return pop behind the scolari. return pop behind the scolari. he wasn't long as he effectively retook second place. retook second place. victo

but this is ian poulter, this is the ryder cup, and you know the rest. look at him go!ari the man to ensure the ryder cup would be staying this side of the pond. well, they said it couldn't be done. at least some did. but look at him now. as the beer flowed and the champagne sprayed, europe showed that power. if you fancied a fitting finale, alex noren is your man. another debutant on the 18th green, galleries packed, never looked like missing. seven points the margin of victory, the meaning is so much more. this is a europe united. it's been absolutely amazing. it's been fairly easy to captain them, to be honest. we're just delighted. a while ago i thought this american team will be very strong and difficult to beat, but as we saw the 12 american guys on the tee, that was a strong line—up, and we have to have our best. but everybody showed up with attitude and their best golf. lewis hamilton has taken another step towards a fifth world championship after victory at the russian grand prix. mercedes bosses ordered his team—mate valtteri bottas to let hamilton by to boost

as is ian poulter.all four majors this season. we talk about european team rooms, we talk about what they are, and it's really difficult to pinpoint, but for some reason he's right at the centre every time. he just has this ability to make other people better. novak djokovic was up againstjohn millman in the quarter—finals of the us open tennis, the man who knocked out roger federer, but he came through in straight sets. the scoreline didn't tell the full story, though, with the match lasting almost three hours. djokovic faces kei nishikori next. nishikori came through a five—setter against marin cilic, who beat him in the final at flushing meadows four years ago. and it was an historic day forjapan, who have a man and a woman in the semi—finals of the same grand slam, for the first time, thanks to naomi osaka's victory over lesia tsurenko. she will take on madison keys next. and it was a mixed day forjamie murray. he and bruno soares are out of the men's doubles, but he is through to the mixed doubles

but this is ian poulter. this is the ryder cup. and, well, you know the rest. look at it go.ook at him go! look at francesco molinari go too. francesco molinari go too. mickelson, and with europe on the drink. drink. mullan re to ensure ryder cup would stay this side of the pond. —— molinari. molinari. they said it couldn't be done, at least some dead. done, at least some dead. well, what do you think now? do you think now? as the champagne sprayed, europe emphasised their parisi and power. emphasised their parisi and power. sergio garcia became the all—time leading points scorer. leading points scorer. fancy a fitting finale, alex noren is your man. is your man. 18th green, galleries packed, never looked like missing. looked like missing. seven points was the margin of victory. was the margin of victory. the meaning is so much more. meaning is so much more. this is a europe united. it has been absolutely amazing, the tournament. tournament. to captain them, to be honest, so we arejust delighted. to captain them, to be honest, so we are just delighted. are just delighted. ver

but this is ian poulter.oints and he found the drink. this side of the pound. commentator: he said it couldn't be done but look at him now. as the beer flowed and the champagne sprayed, europe showed that power. if you fancied a fitting finale, alex noren is your man. looked like missing. it meant so much to you. it was absolutely amazing. it's been fairly easy to captain them to be honest. we are just delighted. and their best golf. i had to dig very deep for this one. i'm getting no younger. delivering a point to get it done and we did it. i couldn't be more proud of this team. championship after a controversial victory at the russian grand prix. title rival sebastian vettel. with five races remaining. in the premier league, burnley beat cardiff city 2—1. sam vokes scored the winning goal. for their first win of the season. game since becoming rangers manager. dolly menga scoring the only goal of the game. at top of your screen being hit by an object thrown from the crowd. he was ok to continue. with living

going well for ian poulter, one up the moment. the moment. five matches they are up in, that would surpass early in the afternoon, though. singles day can be notoriously unpredictbale though. could the americans stage a fightback this afternoon? possibly.

justin rose rested, with ian poulter taking his place alongside jon rahm.olinari and fleetwood, who have won two points, are reunited again. rory mcilroy is paired with sergio garcia and opens proceedings against koepka and finau callum smith knocked out fellow briton george groves to take the wba super—middleweight title and win the world boxing super series in what was the first major night of boxing in saudi arabia. smith hit groves with a flurry of punches to win in the seventh round. the liverpudlian also lifted the muhammad ali trophy injeddah as super series champion. smith is the youngest of four fighting brothers, one of which liam has already held a world title. toronto wolfpack are closing in on a place in the superleague next season. the canadians beat leeds rhinos in the qualifiers, 17—16. leeds have hung on to their place in superleague, and toronto willjoin them if hull kr can't beat widnes by more than 12 points on sunday. these are the results from the super eights. st helens beat castleford 26—nil. both will be in the semi—finals. cas will

bjorn countered that by adding four ryder cup veterans, including henrik stenson, sergio garcia, ian poulterthe european tour this year in the hope of making the team. i only wanted to be putt of the ryder cup team if i felt i could be a great contributor to them, which i know i can be. and once i announced my intentions to thomas, you know, it was full tilt. so to finally reach that goal, and this was obviously just the tip reach that goal, and this was obviouslyjust the tip of reach that goal, and this was obviously just the tip of the iceberg, we've now got to push on and go to paris and win. yes, so excited to get back to somewhere i feel like i belong. you know, i'm getting goosebumps just standing here, talking about it. i absolutely can't wait. it's been a tough two years. 208 in the world rankings two years. 208 in the world rankings two years ago, and, you know, that little gold trophy kept my heart beating. and, you know, to be putt of that again is magical. denmark were forced to field a starting 11 which included a salesman, a student and an internet star for wednesday's 3—0 frie

in the end, ian poulter came through. poulter came through.it 13. 5 and 9. 5 at that point. phil? molinari getting the point which took europe to that 14. 5 target. molinari winning four and two. fleetwood not enjoying the best day to day. comfortably beaten by tony finau. running out of steam in the end. end. two matches to be concluded on the course at the moment. the course at the moment. have the trophy presentation to come. come. all 12 members of the european team will be there. team will be there. bjorn, the victorious european captain coming into this. captain coming into this. rankings, missing nine major winners there as well. there as well. translate to what is on the golf course. course. europe win on home soil for the six tournament in a row. the six tournament in a row. the magic of the ryder cup. magic of the ryder cup. thank you for bringing us up to date. europe celebrating their fantastic victory there. championship after a controversial victory at the russian grand prix. title rival sebastian vettel. with five races remainin

ian poulter.as never lost a singles match and we love that. the fist pumping that goes with his victories. five ryder cups, expect him to get the call if he hasn't already. it will be revealed this afternoon. sergio garcia has gone off the boil since winning the masters last year but another experienced player. paul casey and henrik stenson also expected to get into thomas bjorn‘s team.jim furyk, the expected to get into thomas bjorn‘s team. jim furyk, the american captain made his wild card picks, just three of them and he has won more. tiger woods, as expected, will play in france, as is phil mickelson and my favourite american golfer bryson dechambeau. he has a wild ca rd bryson dechambeau. he has a wild card pick as well. cheers, you can explain why he is your favourite american golfer later on. i'm going to start by reading an e—mailfrom i'm going to start by reading an e—mail from elizabeth about stricter laws on misogyny. she says stricter laws on misogyny. she says stricter laws are long o

you've got players withjustin rose, and tommy fleetwood, and then ian poulter.ng us. melissa reid in paris. if you want to follow the coverage and action on the ryder cup, followed bbc radio five live and online as well. there is a programme at half past seven on bbc two too if you can wait that long! liverpool's100% winning start to the season may be over — but they're still undefeated in the premier league, after daniel sturridge's spectacular late goal rescued a 1—1 draw at chelsea. the league's top scorer eden hazard took his tally to six, and chelsea held on to the lead until a minute from time, when sturridge let fly to ensurejurgen klopp's side came away with a point. outstanding finish. daniel had, three days ago, a similarfinish in the last game when he hit the crossbar and so obviously, he thought "when i'm next time in that position, i might do it a bit better" and he did. fantastic goal, and so deserved to him. it's such a good moment. it's really nice. champions manchester city have gone to the top of the table for the first time this season. they'r

europe have announced a four wildcard picks for golds biggest team event the ryder cup sergio garcia ian poulter paul casey and henrik stenson complete the twelve man team which will take on the u.s. act lego for nasional in paris later this month it comes off to the americans announced three of their wild cards on tuesday bryson phil mickelson and tiger woods whose back often missing the last two competitions with a back injury. deep down i want to make the team really wanted to play on it now i have to start playing off really. but still i want to start. at the end of the season as to be able to make this team and as your progress to gain some traction. and i was somehow able to take my finishes are. a part of this team it's it's incredible show hey otani he's sixteen home run of the season but couldn't quite get the los angeles angels over the line against texas this was the japanese rookies first homer in the majors against a left handed pitcher and then in the seventh inning another homer would have put the angels ahead but otani grounded out a second texas winning fall to. the boston red s

ian poulter makes the 12 man team alongside sergio garcia, paul casey and henrik stenson.under five hours. he dominic thiem in five sets in just underfive hours. he will playjuan martin del potro next, a repeat of last yea r‘s martin del potro next, a repeat of last year's semifinal. and the england rugby union team are going to play at st james's park next year. the one—off game against italy will be a warm up match for the world cup in japan. will be a warm up match for the world cup injapan. i will be back in15 world cup injapan. i will be back in 15 minutes with a full update. the former bank of england governor mervyn king has branded britain's preparations for leaving the eu as "incompetent". lord king has previously spoken of his optimism about leaving the european union. but speaking to our business editor, simonjack, he said the lack of planning for the possibility of a no—deal brexit has undermined the government in the negotiations. our business editor, simonjack gave us more detail of what lord king told him. he is sympathetic to brexit. i originally sat on to

pitfalls, plain to see at le golf nationale, spieth and thomas sunk a strangely subdued mcilroy and ian poulter has a side come from so far behind to win. the us will have to summon some spirit if they're to create another piece of ryder cup history. dramatic footage has emerged of how passengers were rescued from an airliner which crashed in the sea in micronesia. the air nuiguinea flight had 36 passengers and 11 crew on board when it missed the runway at the chuuk international airport. you can see people standing on the wings of the plane as the rescuers approach on boats. four people were seriously injured, but there are no reports of any fatalities. in vinicius says the death toll from friday's tsunami and earthquakes could be in the thousands. russia make indonesia. —— indonesia. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @martinstanford. hello there. yesterday was a quiet day of weather here in the uk but what a contrast across the east of the mediterranean where we had this — the medicane. it brought torrential rain in across southern greece in the peloponnese with some localised flooding. the ro

ian poulter makes the 12 man ryder cup team, alongside sergio garcia, paul casey and henrik stenson.fter months of detailed investigation, police have identified two russian nationals as suspects in the attempted murder sergei skripal and his daughter yulia. the men, using the names ruslan boshirov and alexander petrov, are thought to be officers from russia's military intelligence service. mr skripal and his daughter were poisoned with the nerve agent novichok in salisbury in march this year. but moscow has denied any knowledge of the men, as our security correspondent gordon corera reports. these two russians now stand accused of the salisbury nerve agent attack. it claimed in march they deployed the nerve agent that poisoned sergei skripal and his daughter, and which months later accidentally contaminated charlie rowley and killed dawn sturgess. police say they came to the country as alexander petrov and ruslan boshirov, but those are thought to be false names, used by two undercover operatives. the government has concluded the two individuals named by the police and cps are offic

the potential pitfalls clear to see, spieth and thomas sunk a strangely subdued rory mcilroy and ian poulter twice before has a side come from so far behind to wind. the usa will have to summon the spirit of 1999 if they are to create a piece of ryder cup history. it's been a good couple of days and they have done tremendously well, the way they have played and stuck together and been determined to do a job. they are also very well aware of what is ahead of them tomorrow, so we go again tomorrow, we go back to the hotel now, we refocus, we try to get some tired legs worked on and because there tomorrow and this is probably the most important 18 holes ahead of these players for a long time. manchester city and liverpool are joint leaders in the english premier league. city beat brighton 2—0, raheem stirling and sergio aguero with the goals in a comfortable win. liverpool scraped a 1—1 draw at chelsea to preserve their unbeaten start to the season. but they needed a late daniel sturridge goal to salvage a point. eden hazard put the blues in front in the first half thanks to his sixth goal of t

jordan spieth doing his bit alongsidejustin thomas, they are up against ian poulter and jon rahm.to play. europe will be delighted with the way things have gone so far, three up in those four matches. that could see further points on the leaderboard for europe. they are 5—3 up, 14.5 points is the important targets going into this afternoon. the 12 singles matches to come on the final day on sunday. i suppose it must be a rearguard action for the usa, if the unthinkable happened and they lost all four of these four balls matches going into the foursomes, you are talking 9—3. considering what happened in 2012 in medinah, it would be an extraordinary comeback in europe where they haven't won since 1990s levered up the signs at the moment of the americans don't have that in them to do that. they are struggling to play the course, they have struggled to keep the ball on the fairway today. it has ended up on the fairway today. it has ended up in the thick rough and it is hard to score low here if you are doing that. the four balls was the format which they did so well in yesterday, winn

pitfalls, plain to see at le golf nationale, spieth and thomas sunk a strangely subdued mcilroy and ian poulter behind to win. the us will have to summon some spirit if they're to create another piece of ryder cup history. a reminder of our top story. rescue workers in an indonesian city have been struggling to reach people trapped in the rubble of buildings brought down by friday's earthquake. more than 400 people are known to have died in the earthquake and tsunami that struck the island of sulawesi. iraq is the number will rise. rescue efforts are being hampered by blocked roads and a collapsed bridge. that is it from me. hello there. yesterday was a quiet day of weather here in the uk but what a contrast across the east of the mediterranean where we had this — the medicane. it brought torrential rain in across southern greece in the peloponnese with some localised flooding. the rough seas causing a few light boats to be pushed onshore and one or two capsized in the rough seas. we've had all kinds of weather impacts. here in the uk, a beautiful end to the day yesterday. crazy swan lady captu

pitfalls plain to see at le golf national, spieth and thomas sunk a strangely subdued mcilroy and ian poultersion. it will be 10—6 headed into sunday's singles. only twice before has a side come from so far behind to win. the us will have to summon the spirit of brookline ‘99 if they are to create another piece of ryder cup history. ben croucher, bbc news. so in today's singles matches, rory mcilroy will open againstjustin thomas, with paul casey out second against brooks koepka. world number twojustin rose faces webb simpson in the third game out, beforejon rahm takes on tiger woods. the first match tees off at five past 11 and you can follow all the action on the bbc website and radio five live. liverpool's100% winning start to the season may be over — but they're still undefeated in the premier league, after daniel sturridge‘s spectacular late goal rescued a 1—1 draw at chelsea. the league's top scorer eden hazard took his tally to six, and chelsea held on to the lead until a minute from time, when sturridge let fly to ensurejurgen klopp‘s side came away with a point. champions manchester

pitfalls, plain to see at le golf nationale, spieth and thomas sunk a strangely subdued mcilroy and ian poultere before has a side come from so far behind to win. the us will have to summon some spirit if they're to create another piece of ryder cup history. dramatic footage has emerged of how passengers were rescued in micronesia. the aircraft had 36 passengers and 11 crew members on board when it missed the runway. you can see here people standing on the wings of the plane as the rescuers approach on boats. four people were seriously injured but there are, thankfully, no reports of any fatalities. a reminder of our top story, indonesian officials say they fear many more people could be found to have died from the earthquake and tsunami that hit the island of sulawesi on friday. as news of damage comes in from remote areas. they currently put the number of dead at around 400. the main city on the island, palu, were hit by waves by the island, palu, were hit by waves byup the island, palu, were hit by waves by up to six metres high. you can keep update on our website. you can reach me on twitte

england's ian poulter is one of them.ur times. paul casey, henrik stenson and sergio garcia have also been given the nod to face the americans in 3 weeks time. i have been working hard. ifeel like my game is coming along, obviously played quite nicely in greensborough couple weeks back. now iam greensborough couple weeks back. now i am trying to be as ready as i can be to help the european team win that cap back, that is the goal and that cap back, that is the goal and thatis that cap back, that is the goal and that is what we want. —— cup. i mentioned the nfl earlier, the most popular sport in america takes centre stage once again with the beginning of the new season. superbowl champions the philadelphia eagles posted this image on instagram, along with the caption "hungry for more". head coach doug pederson says quarterback nick foles will start their game against the atlanta falcons later. you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the team that is your thur

right, 5 of them debutants, so bjorn is expected to go for experience with his captain's picks ian poultereen tipped for inclusion, a veteran of five ryder cups , he's never lost a singles match. — sergio garcia, paul casey and henrik stenson are also in the frame as expected tiger woods will be in the us team...he is one ofjim furyks captain's picks. he was set to repeat his non—playing vice—captain's role of two years ago when they beat europe but has returned to form phil mickelson and bryson de chambeau have also been brought in. furyk will name his last wildcard next week alastair cook has been explaining his decision to quit international cricket. friday's fifth test against india will be his last...let‘s cross live to the oval and speak to our sports correspondentjoe wilson joe, he's says he'd just lost that edge i think so. england are starting a training session and keen to maintain winning this test match. either tiles with a sense of no regrets, that he has everything out of his ability as a cricketer. he assured me there will be no tears in his eyes and skewing his view of the

pitfalls, plain to see at le golf nationale, spieth and thomas sunk a strangely subdued mcilroy and ian poulters. 0nly twice before has a side come from so far behind to win. the us will have to summon some spirit if they're to create another piece of ryder cup history. let's have a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello there. yesterday was a quiet day of weather here in the uk but what a contrast across the east of the mediterranean where we had this — the medicane. it brought torrential rain in across southern greece in the peloponnese with some localised flooding. the rough seas causing a few light boats to be pushed onshore and one or two capsized in the rough seas. we've had all kinds of weather impacts. here in the uk, a beautiful end to the day yesterday. crazy swan lady capturing the sunset. we will probably have a similar, fine sunrise to start the day. particularly across the midlands, east anglia and south—east england. that's where the clearest skies are. further north and west, it stays quite blustery. a few showers to start the day for the far north and west of scotland. th

spieth and justin thomas are out at the moment up justin thomas are out at the moment up against ian poulter see now. playing alongside sergio garcia, rory mcilroy, what a partnership they have proved to be. up partnership they have proved to be. up against brooks koepka and tony finau. look at this from sergio garcia on the 17th to win it 2—1. that puts europe 6—3 up at this point. tyrrell hatton has been playing alongside paul casey. casey backin playing alongside paul casey. casey back in the ryder cup team for the first time in ten years, up against rickie fowler and dustin johnson. it's all them won three and two. you've got to say, tiger woods, his first tournament victory in five yea rs, first tournament victory in five years, he has been in the past so far. he has played poorly. he has been struggling. this was francesco molinari, that tiger woods miss allowing molinari athletes

sergio saad garcia, henrik stenson, ian poulter who loves this competition and paul casey, those players have come to the board and blood europe in this dominant position heading into the final day tomorrow. —— put europe. time for the weather. the day of sunshine today across england and wales. for northern ireland and scotla nd and wales. for northern ireland and scotland more cloud and outbreaks of rain across the western isles and highlands. strong winds as well through the afternoon. these are average speeds but just through the afternoon. these are average speeds butjust for the western isles of scotland could be that the 55 miles per. much later winds further south than sunshine. temperatures up to 17 or 18. 12—14 for scotland and northern ireland. the receiving outbreaks of rain across scotland will gradually sink south and east. increasingly patchy as they do. a few showers behind the far north of scotland. ahead of those grey skies particularly for southern counties of england and wales. temperatures here could be two or three celsius in more rural spots. another chilling out.

expecting ian poulter to get the nod.think he will get the nod. that final one is very difficult to get. mark wallace was brilliant at the weekend, is that enough for him to force his way in at the very last moment? sergio garcia has been short on form, but has plenty of pedigree. then you have the like of thomas pieters and rafa cabrera bello who showed well in the united states. a difficult choice for the captain. i'll have more for you in the next hour. see you then. many thanks indeed. let's just take you back to the world of politics now. let's just take you back to the world of politics now. the green party has announced its new leaders after an internal election held over the summer. our political correspondent chris mason in in westminsterfor us now. tell us the lucky winners. good afternoon. jonathan barkley who was afternoon. jonathan barkley who was a co—leader alongside caroline lucas, the greens mpu, remains one of the two leaders. and joining him sean berry, a london assembly member. former candidate for the

pitfalls, plain to see at le golf nationale, spieth and thomas sunk a strangely subdued mcilroy and ian poulter side come from so far behind to win. the us will have to summon some spirit if they're to create another piece of ryder cup history. dramatic footage has emerged of how passengers were rescued from an airliner which crashed into the sea in micronesia. the air nuiguini flight had 36 passengers and 11 crew on board when it missed the runway at the chuuk international airport. you can see people standing on the wings of the plane as the rescuers approach on boats. four people were seriously injured, but there are no reports of any fatalities. just a reminder of our top story today. rescue workers in the indonesian city of palu have been struggling to reach people trapped in the rubble of buildings brought down by friday's earthquake. we know over 400 people have lost their lives. we hear now from the official government spokesman that the indonesian president, joko widodo, is travelling to palu today. he has set off to go there. they are also saying that the difficulty of communications

europe are looking to regain the cup after losing it at hazeltine two years ago, and ian poulter is backsing that defeat through injury. he says he's taken inspiration from tiger woods incredible comeback, and he knows what it feels like to refind your form, and what an incentive it is to chase a place in the ryder team. i guess when you are at the lowest of lows and that wasn't that long ago, there is a little, you know, little voice in the back of your head that, you know, kind of says, you might not quite get back to as good as you were. i felt, you know, if i work hard, if i refocus and properly restructure things, then i definitely could make this ryder cup team which i have. so i'm pretty proud. the man at the heart of the us team is, of course, tiger woods, who won his first pga tour title for five years over the weekend. but his record at the ryder cup is less than glowing — 13 wins and 17 losses in 33 matches. in the past his critics have said he's not a team player — but his long battle to return to top form may well have changed that. england's most capped player, fara william

ian poulter is expected to be one of them. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. russian nationals have been named as suspects in the attempted murder of the former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter, yulia. police say there is sufficient evidence to charge ruslan boshirov and alexander petrov over that poison attack in salisbury in march — and they are also linking them to the subsequent poisonings of dawn sturgess — who died — and charlie rowley. a european arrest warrant was issued, as scotland yard gave extensive background detail to the attack on the skripals. theresa may told the commons that the two suspects are officers of the russian military intelligence service. richard galpin reports. these are the two men, both russian nationals, who are suspected of poisoning sergei and yulia skripal with the deadly nerve agent novichok. named as alexander petrov and ruslan boshirov although these are probably aliases. and the police investigation has video footage showing their movements from the moment they arrived at gatwick airport on march the 2nd, two

rory mcilroy with a touch of a conjurer, as he teamed up with ian poulter.sts were unstoppable, winning all four matches — a clean sweep to take a 5—3 lead. once again, the ryder cup delivering high drama. and so, a day which had threatened disappointment has ended in delight for europe. the challenge now is to convert their astonishing recovery into victory. andy swiss, bbc news, paris. calum smith knocked out fellow brit george groves to take the wba super middleweight title and win the world boxing super series. it was the first major boxing event to be held in saudi arabia. cameron smith hit george groves with a flurry of punches in the senate round. the youngest of four fighting brothers, one of which, liam, having held a world title. there wolfpack are closing in after beating leeds in the super league 17— 16. leeds will join them if hull kr can't take the witness. —— hull kr. —— take widnes. big and say they will give theirfull —— take widnes. big and say they will give their full support to a potential bid from all four home nations and ireland to ho

ian poulter with another eye—popping, chest—thumping triumph.ng triumph. and, when phil mickelson found the water... it was all over. found the water... great found the water... stuff. europe win the ryder cup. europe's star man, francesco molinari, with the winning point, his fifth there, and the party could begin. his fifth there, and yeah, i'm glad i survived that! his fifth there, and getting worried for a second, but the crowd have just been amazing all week, and they deserved it as much as we did. and they deserved it and what can i say? and they deserved it just an amazing week. and they deserved it soon, poulter was dressed as a postbox. europe's sixth win in a row on home soil, and one of their sweetest. team europe! soil, and one of their sweetest. cheering. soil, and one of their sweetest. and so a day europe's players and their thousands of fans here will never forget. and their thousands of fans they came here this week as the underdogs but they're leaving with the ryder cup. as the underdogs but they're andy swiss, bbc news, paris.

ian poulter for some epitomises the ryder cup for many.s was a french renaissance — a scoreboard painted blue. you are alex noren and sergio garcia crashed phil mickelson and bryson dechambeau. justin rose and henrik stenson doing what they often do at the ryder cup. with an unprecedented afternoon whitewash on the cards, francesco molinari and tommy fleetwood took downjordan spieth and justin thomas. well played indeed to europe. two points ahead. so a day that started with very little promise ended with europe orchestrating a comeback befitting of this monumental occasion. ben croucher, bbc news. we are going to stay in france now. there is an important campaign to protect pa rt there is an important campaign to protect part of the nation's culture. for years, the country's aching industry has tried to fight off the growing incursion of foreign invaders like a hamburger. —— baking. now they are taking the fight to a whole new level, as tim allman reports. the abandoned city of machu picchu, the glorious canals of machu picchu, the glorio

as you can see, ian poulter against dustin johnson, sergio garcia getting rickie fowler, and all eyess been one of the standout performers alongside tommy fleetwood. and then in the anchor leg, alex noren against bryson dechambeau, they will be last out. of course, if it hasn't... if you have not won it by then, that could very well be a key matchup but i think europe and captain thomas bjorn will be hopeful that they will get the four and a half points they need to win back the ryder cup before the anchor leg. it won't be decided then. we are just losing you a little but we are seeing some of the singles... he came back and then he went again! hopefully europe can hold their nerve for the ryder cup later. thanks to john hold their nerve for the ryder cup later. thanks tojohn watson come alive from paris and you can watch all the action on fold and online and listen on bbc radio five live as well. not long until it starts. and don't forget the russian grand prix gets under way at 12.10 with valteri bottas starting on pole ahead of mercedes team—mate and championship leader lewis hamil

plain to see at the local nationale, speed and thomas sunk a strangely subdued rory mcilroy and ian poulterce before has a side come from so far behind to wind. the us will have to use of a new spirit of brookline and 99 if they opt to create a novel piece of ryder cup history. —— if they are to create another piece. it has been a great few days, it really has. they must be proud of the way they have played, stuck together and being determined to do a job but they are also very well aware of what is ahead of them to morrow. we go again tomorrow. we go back to the hotel now, we refocus, we try and get some tired legs worked on and then they get out there to morrow and this is probably there to morrow and this is probably the most important 18 holes head of these players for a long, long time. we obviously both likely cause, the conditions are great for us. we are really good friends. we like to play together, spend time together and, yes, just work from the beginning so it is great. tomorrow we will be a pa rt it is great. tomorrow we will be a part and we need to keep winning and get those

a strangely subdued rory mcilroy and ian poulter. only twice before has a side come from so far behind to wind. the usa will have to summon the spirit of 1999 if they are to create a piece of ryder cup history. it's been a good couple of days and they have done tremendously well, they have done tremendously well, the way they have played and stuck together and been determined to do a job. they are also very well aware of what is ahead of them tomorrow, so we of what is ahead of them tomorrow, so we go again tomorrow, we go back to the hotel now, we refocus, we try to the hotel now, we refocus, we try to get some tired legs worked on and because there tomorrow and this is probably the most important 18 holes ahead of these players for a long time. liverpool remain undefeated in the premier league thanks to a late strike from daniel sturridge, which rescued a 1—1 draw at chelsea. chelsea took the lead when the in—form eden hazard struck his sixth premier league goal of the season — he's the top scorer. but with barely minutes left on t

ian poulter will make his sixth appearance at a ryder cup.one of the european wildcard picks, alongside sergio garcia, paul casey and henrik stenson. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. two russian military intelligence officers have been accused of carrying out the novichok attacks in salisbury. alexander petrov and ruslan boshirov have been named as the suspects in the attempted murder of the former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia. police say the two men arrived at gatwick airport, from moscow, in march. they stayed at a hotel in london before travelling to salisbury. they've released images of the two men after going through 11,000 hours of cctv footage. but the russian foreign ministry says the names and photographs of the men "do not mean anything to moscow". 0ur security correspondent, gordon corera, reports. these two russians now stand accused of the salisbury nerve agent attack. police say they entered the country as alexander petrov and was done boshirov but those are thought to be false names used by

he's on the team bjorn said it was a no brainer when it came to picking sergio garcia elsewhere, ian poulterbeen included two years ago he missed out because of injury. so often the scourge of u.s. teams gone by, ian poult ser back i back on the team again this year paul casey is back involved as well one of six men to get a ryder cup hole-in-one in the past. and henrik stenson making up the four add to that the eight men already qualified automatically. france molinari, already winning a title this past year five rookies are among the eight. back on the subject of garcia, during the revealing of those four captains picks, he knew he was going for experience when it came to picking garcia, it was a no-brainer. >> the one thing about sergio, he's the heartbeat of the team i always said this about him it's like a football team going without their captain. that's what he is. he comes in that team room, people who have experienced sergio in the team room realize how much he brings to it >> i have to ask you, you mentioned five rookies on the european team we saw there what does this mean for the

tiger and reed loss to francisco molinari and fleetwood and in the afternoon ian poulter and mcilroy defeated bubba watson and webb simpson. europe won all four of the afternoon matches and lead after day one 5-3. >>> nfl, say it with me, liz, the raiders. this one sunday.....may be the last time the raid slight home favorites to beat the browns, this one sunday may be the last time the raiders will have to play on the infield dirt because of road games unless the a's make it to the world series. that got jon gruden's attention. he's an a's backer and count him in as one of the few people who enjoys playing on the dirt. >> i love the a's. i love oakland and coach melvin is a friend of mine, done a heck of a job and plan on getting out there and root for the a's. i would make the dirt permanent. i'm happy with the dirt. >>> the next 49er game, hold onto something, it's right here on channel 5, yeah. kpix5 sunday 10 1/2 point road dogs at the chargers. vegas can't be right all of the time. >>> the glass cube is back on the embarcadero and that means the net suite open is back by oracle

which means this man, ian poulter who epitomizes the ryder cup for some.as a french renaissance. a scoreboard painted blue. justin rose and stenson did what they often do. with an unprecedented afternoon, this do a their morning artistry to take down their competition. commentator: well played indeed. a europe at the end of the day two points ahead. the day started with very little promise. it ended with your orchestrating a comeback the setting of this monumental occasion. incredible afternoon for europe. one we have not really had since gleneagles, i guess. there were a couple of times where we strain to have a great session but it did not materialise. but this has been awesome. there's some rugby league tonight, a couple of matches in the super—eights. this will have no bearing on the semi—finals. st helens are beating castleford wakefield are leading warrington, wigan are trailing to hull, the important match is leeds rhinos against toronto wolfpack in the qualifiers. a win for leeds would see them keep their place in superleague, wolfpack would take a