and chasing the americas cup dream in barcelona — we'll hear from the ineos britannia skipper ben ainsliehello there, welcome along. an independent arbitration panel dealing with manchester city's legal challenge against the premier league's associated party transaction — apt — rules has published its decision. it's found in favour of city regarding two of their complaints. but the premier league also says that it welcomes the findings because it's rejected the majority of city's challenges, and the overall objectives, framework and decision—making of their apt system have been endorsed. here's our sports editor, dan roan. well, earlier this year, city launched unprecedented legal action against these associated party transaction rules, which govern and restrict the deals that clubs sometimes sign with sponsors, with companies linked to their owners — deals like the one that abu dhabi—owned city have signed, in fact, with etihad airlines, for example. now, the league said that these rules were necessary to maintain competitive balance, to make sure these deals were of fair market value. c

ineos britannia rules the waves in the mediterranean! four—time olympic champion ainslie delighted.. meanwhile, the crew's friends and family, watching on back at the team's base onshore, able to celebrate. this is how much it means to have ended britain's long, long wait for a place in sailing's most prestigious competition. three years ago, these sailors tasted the pain of defeat at this stage of the competition, but now they are through to the america's cup itself. ten yea rs ten years since we founded the team and it's our third cop and we've had good and not so good moments, this is definitely the best so far. the man who has invested more than £100 million in this campaign able to reflect on finally reaching the sport's most coveted event. it's the oldest, the oldest international event in the world, and it's the only one pretty much we've never won. remember that expression, britannia rules the waves? well, we don't in the america's cup. this team will now face formidable defending champions new zealand when the america's cup final gets under way here next weekend. if britain

ineos britannia rules the waves in the mediterranean! four—time olympic champion ainslie delighted.ne. meanwhile, the crew's friends and family, watching on back at the team's base onshore, able to celebrate. this is how much it means to have ended britain's long, long wait for a place in sailing's most prestigious competition. three years ago, these sailors tasted the pain of defeat at this stage of the competition, but now they are through to the america's cup itself. ten years since we founded the team and it's our third go at the cup and we've had some good moments and not so good moments, this is definitely the best so far. of course we want to go all the way now. the man who has invested more than £100 million in this campaign able to reflect on finally reaching the sport's most coveted event. it's the oldest, the oldest international trophy in the world, and it's the only one pretty much we've never won. remember that expression, britannia rules the waves? well, we don't in the america's cup, so far. this team will now face formidable defending champions new zealand when the

sir ben ainslie's ineos britannia team are taking on italy for the chance to face new zealand in then. could this be the moment british sailing has waited 60 years for? sir ben ainslie, arriving this morning to lead his team's bid to become the first from the country to reach the america's cup since 1964. bankrolled by billionaire sirjim ratcliffe, ineos britannia are now tantalisingly close to sealing this pivotal challenger series. having built a 6—4 lead over their italian rivals here in barcelona earlier this week, they now need just one win to claim the louis vuitton cup and clinch a place in the sport's flagship event. it is the oldest international sporting trophy. it's the only international sporting trophy that britain has never won, despite it actually being invented or starting around the isle of wight in 1851. so that's why it's so important to us. that's our motivation really, to go out and get the job done and win it. i think it could be a massive moment for british sport. having lost at this stage in 2021, ineos britannia collaborated with mercedes formula one team to

and chasing the americas cup dream in barcelona — we'll hear from the ineos britannia skipper ben ainslieendent arbitration panel dealing with manchester city's legal challenge against the premier league's associated party transaction — apt — rules has published its decision. it's found in favour of city regarding two of their complaints.

sir ben ainslie�*s ineos britannia team have a 6—4 lead over italy and just need one more point for the sports editor dan roan has spoken to sir ben in barcelona. it's a big moment for the team. we have worked incredibly hard for this over the last ten years actually, we started a team for the cup in 18 for the cup in 2017 and now, here we are in the louis vuitton cup final, one went away adding into the america's cup but still, critically one win away so we are not getting carried away with ourselves. we have to get that one more win and plenty ahead of is. what's the psychology here because when you are this close to something, you've been trying to achieve for so long, it must be very tempting to start imagining how it will be to get through to the big one, the america's cup itself. how do you manage to put a lid on that sense of anticipation and start fresh? you are right. there is the expectation and people can see it, it's within grasping distance now but the way we approach it is really every race at a time. that's it from sportsday. goodbye. hello there. it's a dry, chilly, brig

a british boat will contest the america's cup for the first time in 60 years after ineos britannia wonompetition's playoff series in barcelona. needing one more victory over italy's luna rossa to make the final, britannia held their opponents at bay throughout to claim the first race of the day, completing a 7—4 win that takes them through to face the defending america's cup champions team emirates new zealand, also in barcelona, starting next weekend. south africa have won their opening game of the women's t20 world cup. they dominated with a ten wicket win over west indies. captain laura wolvaardt finished unbeaten on 59 and tazmin brits made 57. they take on england in their next group match in sharjah on monday. india against new zealand is the next match and that begins in about ten minutes. and that's all the sport for now. israel's campaign of air strikes against hezbollah in lebanon appears to be widening, with attacks in the capital, the east and the south. beirut endured a night of heavy strikes close to the airport and in the southern suburbs. as the israeli ground assault i

ben ainslie�*s ineos britannia team have a 6—4 lead over italy and require one more point for the chancen defending champions new zealand. our sports editor dan roan has spoken to sir ben in barcelona. we knew at the start of this we had to get to seven wins and that hasn't changed. literally, it's take one race at a time, each race we try to win it. if we can do that, focus on our processes, on our preparation, that should see us through. nonetheless i have to ask what would it mean to you to achieve something like this and lead a british team to the america's cup final, something which no british team has done since 1964? fix, british team has done since 1964? �* ., , , ., ., 1964? a massive moment for the team, 1964? a massive moment for the team. really- _ 1964? a massive moment for the team, really. that's _ 1964? a massive moment for the team, really. that's what - 1964? a massive moment for the team, really. that's what it's - team, really. that's what it's all about. team, really. that's what it's allabout. it's team, really. that's what it's all about. it's not about individuals

cut new zealand's lead in the america's cup to 11—2 by winning both races today ben ainslie�*s ineos britanniaehind on monday in the best—of—13 series in barcelona. new zealand have won the past two america's cups, while britain have never won the competition in its 173—year history. races seven and eight take place tomorrow. henry slade has recovered from injury to make england's 36—man squad for the rugby union autumn internationals, but first—choice scrum—half alex mitchell is out with a neck problem. slade had shoulder surgery in the summer and hasn't played for exeter yet this season. sale flanker tom curry is also recalled after returning from a concussion lay—off and that's all the sport for now. police say a seven—year—old boy has died after a house explosion in newcastle in the northeast of england. six people were also taken to hospital after the blast and a residential street in the early hours of this morning. three houses have been destroyed and with the fire service is calling a large—scale instance. a number of people have been evacuated from their homes. our reporter is at the

ineos britannia crossed the line 52 seconds later.e ainslie's team a chance to reset. they will come back tomorrow for a single—race day at 1pm in barcelona. now, paul merson made his name wearing football boots — more recently he has been wearing cuban heels on strictly come dancing. well, the former england and arsenal footballer has changed his footwear once, again, this time to highlight the threat grass roots sport is facing from extreme weather. according to sport england research, 60% of people say climate change is negatively impacting their sport and activity levels as katie gornall reports. it isa it is a breezy afternoon on hackney marshes where football boots have been spot for something more striking. it is all a bit of fun but there is a serious message, to highlight the impact of climate change on grassroots sport, some well—known faces are on board. i wouldn't have been a professional football if it wasn't for grassroots. it is just a thought that this post could be underwater. if not, it will be waterlogged, and if it

defended the america's cup, winning the first race of the day in barcelona to take a 7—2 lead over ineos britannial the sport for now. you can go to the bbc sport website for a reaction to the america's cup. we are looking forward to it. thank you so much. thank you for the latest sports news. liam payne's sister, ruth gibbins, has paid an emotional tribute to her best friend, writing for the first time about the former 0ne direction member since his death. the singer died on wednesday after falling from a balcony on the third floor of a hotel in argentina. his father, geoff payne, is in buenos aires and has been reading letters and messages left by fans. let's speak to chris madden, a psychotherapist who specialises in the music industry. we don't know the exact details on what happened to liam but we do know that he struggled with addiction and of course, he found them very —— he found fame very young. when it comes to the music industry, many artists struggle with early fame. , ., ., , artists struggle with early fame. , ., ., ., ., fame. they do. the last area of the brain _ fame. they do. the

ineos britannia crossed the line 52 seconds later.race four was abandoned. it may give ainslie�*s team a chance to reset, and they'll come back this afternoon for a single race in barcelona. there was a huge shock at the world grand prix with belgium's mike de decker beating the world champion luke humphries to claim his first major title. he was 4—1 up before humphries levelled but de decker held his nerve, taking out 55 here to win by six sets to four in leicester. ito, a £120,000 cheque as well. —— he took home. in a football career spanning more than 60 years in the game, david pleat has seen it all. starting as a player in the early sixties, before managing luton and tottenham, he s released a book reflecting on his time in the game. and i caught up with him to reflect on his highs and lows in football. david pleat on the right, the near side of the picture. david pleat has seen it all. as a manager, he made his name. as a player in the 60s, he faced one of the best. yeah, george best played against us for manchester united at ex

new zealand are one win away from retaining the america's cup with victory over ineos britannia in bothter the british team won both of wednesday's races to start a comeback, the defending champions responded with two big wins on choppy waters off the coast of barcelona. they have a 6—2 lead, with their first opportunity to clinch the america's cup coming on saturday. and that's all the sport for now. we will have more later on. see you then. more tributes have been paid to liam payne, the one direction star who died on wednesday night. his former partner has described the death of liam payne intimately painful as she voiced fears to protecting their seven—year—old son. in a statement, she said their son has to face the reality of never seeing his father again. in the last hour or so, we've heard from his girlfriend, kate cassidy. in a social media post, she wrote... she went on to address liam directly, describing him as her "everything", writing she loved him unconditionally and completely. 0ther reaction in the last couple of hours. simon cowell, who oversaw the x factor when liam au

trailing 2—0 after saturday, sir ben ainslie�*s ineos britannia team were penalised in the third racethe defending champions went on to win the race and are 3—0 up with the final expected to resume on monday. the first to win seven races will take the title. kenya's ruth chepng'etich has broken the world record to win the chicago marathon. the 30—year—old clocked a time of two hours, nine minutes and 57 seconds to surpass ethiopian tigst assefa's previous record by nearly two minutes. she's the first woman to run a marathon in under two hours 10 minutes. and it was a day to remember for kenya, with chepngetich's compatriot, john korir winning the men's race with a time of two hours, two minutes, a3. it's the second—fastest time ever run at the chicago marathon, and also the fastest marathon finish this year. and finally, before we go, time to show you a moment where a young goalkeeper decided to take matters into his own hands — or should that be his feet? moritz brand is the goalkeeper for eintracht frankfurt's under—nines team but he wasn't going to let that stop him from showing of

sir ben ainslie and ineos britannia's hopes of winning a first america's cup title for great britain. ainslie and his crew must win all five of the remaining races to win the competition after team new zealand won both races on friday to open up a commanding 6—2 lead. they need just one more to secure the title in barcelona. britain's emma finucane will have her sights set on a third track world championship gold medal later, when she competes in the 500 metre time trial after she retained her women's sprint world title. the 21—year—old dominated the individualfinal, beating hetty van de vow of the netherlands with a race to spare. japan's mina sato took bronze. finucane�*s victory came just two days after she took gold in the women's team sprint. and india's cricketers have given themsleves an outside chance of pulling off a great escape in their first test against new zealand in bengaluru. you'll remember india were bowled out forjust 46 in theirfirst innings. new zealand then made 402. second time round india have fared much better. sarfaraz khan made a century and rishabh pant wa

america's cup, winning the first race of the day in barcelona to take the best of 13 series 7—2 over ineos britanniat america's cup victory. that's all the sport for now. thank you so much. there are just over two weeks until voters head to the polls in the us election — where democratic hopeful kamala harris has been looking to increase her popularity with a key group of the electorate. according to recent polling, black men are failing to support ms harris in the way they did joe biden at the last election. it's an issue for her campaign which could have a real impact in places like georgia, the key swing state with the largest population of black voters, from where our north america correspondent nada tawfik reports. georgia is one of the biggest prizes of this election, and the way to win this swing state mayjust be through savannah and this largely democratic coastal county. in 2020, an increase in voter turnout here propelled joe biden over the line to his narrow victory in the peach state. with election day now in focus, though, kamala harris may struggle to replicate that performance with on

it was a disappointing day on the water for sir ben ainslie and his ineos britannia crew as they lostpening round of the america's cup in spain. they race again later today in the best—of—seven series. patrick gearey has more a voyage of british sailors have been trying to make 40 years. a competition they've been trying to win since 1851. the competition they've been trying to win since 1851.— win since 1851. the louis vuitton 37th america's _ win since 1851. the louis vuitton 37th america's cup _ win since 1851. the louis vuitton 37th america's cup is _ win since 1851. the louis vuitton 37th america's cup is a - win since 1851. the louis vuitton 37th america's cup is a go! - win since 1851. the louis vuitton 37th america's cup is a go! so . win since 1851. the louis vuitton - 37th america's cup is a go! so much behind sir ben _ 37th america's cup is a go! so much behind sir ben ainslie _ 37th america's cup is a go! so much behind sir ben ainslie and _ behind sir ben ainslie and britannia, but in front of them, to new zealand. the holders and soon the leaders. to achieve this speed,

but ben ainslie's ineos britannia won both races yesterday in barcelona to trim the defecit to 4—2 ine past two america's cups while britain have never won the competition. races seven and eight take place tomorrow. great britain will be looking for more golds at the world track cycling championships in denmark later. they have one already. the women's team sprint trio of katy marchant sophie capewell and emma finucane here on the final lap came home ahead of the netherlands to add the world title to the olympic crown they won in paris in august. it's great britain's first track world championship gold in the event since 2008. all three are hoping for more medals as the week goes on. for me, personally, it felt harder than winning the olympic gold medal because of the high that we'd had from the games. you know, to get back into training and to get back prepared and get in the headspace after what's been an absolutely exhausting year, to be able to come to a world championships and produce three really really solid rides to win a gold medal. it's really really tough like really really

we'll start with sailing, and not the day ben ainslie's ineos britannia team would have hoped for — they'ree victories, the crew of britannia were powerless to stop emirates team new zealand from moving to within a race of defending their title. they won both sprint races, the second race by more than 1,000 metres, to leave the british crew needing to win every remaining race in the best—of—13 series in barcelona. the formula 1 season resumes after a three—week break in around one hour's time with the first practice for the united states grand prix. in the driver's championship, britain's lando norris is nowjust 52 points behind max verstappen with six races of the season

ben ainslie's ineos britannia team went 4—0 behind on monday in the best of 13 series in barcelona. competition in its 173—year history. races seven and eight take place on friday. a reminder of our top story... thomas tuchel unveiled as england's new head coach and he says he can't wait to make all the dreams come true at the world cup in 2026. don't forget, you can get all the latest news from the bbc sport website and our app as well — bbcsport.com. but for me and the rest of the team, its goodbye for now. have a good one. hello. wednesday brought some very heavy falls of rain across parts of wales and western areas of england too, caused some localised flooding, for example, here in shropshire. and shropshire was one of the wettest areas, along with southern wales, parts of south—west england. we had up to 73mm of rain around the brecon beacons, 60mm into parts of shropshire, whereas further eastwards on wednesday, some very warm weather for mid—0ctober. we had temperatures peaking at 22.5 celsius in central london. the average at this time of the year is 15. now, over the next

ineos britannia crossed the line 52 seconds later.am a chance to reset. they will come back tomorrow for a single—race day in barcelona. leeds rhinos have completed the perfect season as they were crowned wheelchair super league champions. in the last hour, they've beaten old rivals halifax panthers 52—32 in the games' showpiece event in hull. it means they go the whole season unbeaten, having lost the previous two finals. we'll finish sportsday where we started, on the international football theme. 1,285 players have had the honour of pulling on that three lions jersey and representing england's men at senior level. the latest edition of the football news show has however, after the wind dropped, race four was abandoned, which may give ainslie's team a chance to reset. they will come back tomorrow for a single—race day in barcelona. leeds rhinos have completed the perfect season as they were crowned wheelchair super league champions. in the last hour, they've beaten old rivals halifax panthers 52—32 in the games' showpiece event in h

we'll start with sailing, and not the day ben ainslie�*s ineos britannia team would have hoped for —t one defeat away from losing the 2024 america's cup. two days after they breathed life into the final with consecutive victories, the crew of britannia were powerless to stop emirates team new zealand from moving to within a race of defending their title. they won both sprint races, the second race by more than 1,000 metres, to leave the british crew needing to win every remaining race in the best—of—13 series in barcelona. the formula 1 season resumes after a three—week break in around one hour's time with the first practice for the united states grand prix. in the driver's championship, britain's lando norris is nowjust 52 points behind max verstappen with six races of the season remaining and looking to cut the deficit further this weekend. it can go my way, it can go max's way, so keep focused on doing what i have been doing. i have been doing a good job. have been doing. i have been doing a goodjob. i have been doing. i have been doing a good job. i am have been doing. i have bee

trailing 2—0 after saturday, sir ben ainslie's ineos britannia team were penalised in the third raceons went on to win the race and so are 3—0 up with the final expected to resume tomorrow. the first to win seven races will win the title. england's dan bradbury said he'll be "looking at flights to dubai" after securing his spot at the season—ending playoff events in the united arab emirates courtesy of winning the french open on the dp world tour. bradbury emerged from a clustered field thanks to three straight birdies on the back nine on holes 14, 15 and 16 to take the title by one shot from a group of four which included compatriot sam bairstow. the win is bradbury�*s second on the tour and sees him climb to 25th in the race to dubai. novak djokovic has fallen short is his attempt to win his 100th atp tour title, after being beaten in straight sets at the shanghai masters by world number one jannik sinner. 0nlyjimmy connors and roger federer have over 100 titles. sinner, the italian, 23 years old, edged a close first set on a tie—break but the second was more convincing against 37—

ineos britannia won the first of two races to seal the best—of—i3 series against the italian luna rossaans great britain gets to take on the defending champions new zealand in sailing's oldest contest. huge moment for the team, you know, i'm super proud of everyone on the water and on the shore, back in the uk and with the technical team it's been a massive team effort, so it's been a massive team effort, so it's been great. been a massive team effort, so it's been great-— been great. 2013 when you first beuan? been great. 2013 when you first began? yet. — been great. 2013 when you first began? yet, ten _ been great. 2013 when you first began? yet, ten years - been great. 2013 when you first began? yet, ten years since - been great. 2013 when you first began? yet, ten years since we -ounded began? yet, ten years since we pounded the — began? yet, ten years since we pounded the team _ began? yet, ten years since we pounded the team and - began? yet, ten years since we pounded the team and it's - began? yet, ten years since we pounded the team and it's the i began? yet, ten years since we

trailing 2—0 after saturday, sir ben ainslie�*s ineos britannia team were penalised in the third race clear of the new zealand boat. a near collision there. the defending champions went on to win the race and so are 3—0 up with the final expected to resume tomorrow. the first to win seven races will win the title. novak djokovic has fallen short is his attempt to win his 100th atp tour title after being beaten in straight sets at the shanghai masters by world number one jannik sinner. onlyjimmy connors and roger federer have over 100 titles. sinner, the italian 23—years—old, edged a close first set on a tie—break but the second was more convincing against 37—year—old djokovic, 6—3. it's sinner�*s seventh title this year, including the australian open and us open. playing against novak djokovic, it's one of the toughest challenges we have and i'm obviously very happy how i handled the situation. he was serving great the first set and i couldn't find a great way to break him and then i played a very good breaker in the first set which gave me confidence to start off well in the second s

from a high—speed nosedive during today's first louis vuitton cup race against ben ainslie's ineos britanniahe sport for now. i will take you straight back to the middle east because i want to show you the sound and images of sirens there in tel aviv mark the israeli military saying that missiles have been launched from iran into israel. that information just coming in the last 30 seconds, and it is what had been anticipated, those warnings coming from the white house, us officials saying there was an imminent threat of an iranian attack on israel from iran, and they warned earlier, that official, that there will be serious consequences if they launched that attack, and of course all of this as the middle east has ratcheted up and ratcheted up in terms of tension. and of course, last night israeli forces moved across the border and started their invasion into southern lebanon to take on hezbollah, and of course hezbollah one of iran's proxies in the region, just like hamas in gaza, and at different stages over the last two months, all eyes had been on tehran in terms of how they might respon

a british boat will contest the america's cup for the first time in 60 years after ineos britannia won series in barcelona. needing one more victory over italy's luna rossa to make the final, britannia held their opponents at bay throughout to claim the first race of the day, completing a 7—4 win that takes them through to face the defending america's cup champions team emirates new zealand, also in barcelona, starting next weekend. south africa have had an impressive start to the women's t20 world cup, beating west indies by 10 wickets in their opening game in dubai. and right now india face new zealand. new zealand have just lost their first wicket. in fact, it is now 67—2 is their first wicket. in fact, it is now 67-2— their first wicket. in fact, it is now 67-2 is both openers have now — is now 67-2 is both openers have now gone _ is now 67-2 is both openers have now gone for - is now 67-2 is both openers have now gone for new- is now 67-2 is both openers - have now gone for new zealand. you can follow that on the bbc sport website. and that's all the sport for now. and now back to

ben ainslie and his ineos britannia crew had that sinking feeling yet again, as they attempted to makea's cup. they're now 4—0 down against new zealand, in the first—to—seven race. that's despite making their best start in a race so far, off the coast of barcelona as they took a slender lead before the kiwis pushed to the front and crossed the line 23 seconds ahead. britain have never won the america's cup in its i73—year history. racing resumes tomorrow. two more races to come, although if team new zealand win both it really would be match point for them, just one more win. it feels that way, it will take some remarkable comeback from ben ainslie's crew if new zealand win both.— from ben ainslie's crew if new zealand win both. let's hold that thou~ht, zealand win both. let's hold that thought. shall— zealand win both. let's hold that thought, shall we? _ zealand win both. let's hold that thought, shall we? it— zealand win both. let's hold that thought, shall we? it might - zealand win both. let's hold that. thought, shall we? it might happen. john, thank you. as we approach winter, ma

cut new zealand's lead in the america's cup to 11—2 by winning both races today ben ainslie�*s ineos britannia—0 behind on monday in the best—of—13 series in barcelona. new zealand have won the past two america's cups, while britain have never won the competition in its 173—year history. races seven and eight take place on friday. and that's all the sport for now. as the war in ukraine enters the winter months, with russia making gains, president zelensky has presented a five point plan, he believes would be enough to end the conflict. mr zelensky presented his so—called "victory plan" to ukraine's parliament — one of the main elements of his proposal was for nato to invite ukraine to become a member, and that ukraine's allies must end restrictions on long—range strikes on russia. moscow said the proposals showed kyiv needed "to sober up." let's have a listen to what mr zelensky had to say. translation: we're a democratic nation that has proven _ its capable of protecting euro—atlantic relations and the way of life we share with other democratic nations. for decades, russia was using the geopo

and it wasn't the day ben ainslie and his ineos britannia team hoped for at the america's cup, they're metres to leave the british crew needing to win every remaining race, in the best—of—13 series in barcelona. we have seen in the history of the cup, it's an amazing comeback in the rest of the team know that we just have to keep fighting and we have a great boat integrate team and so yeah, keep pushing hard and why not go all the way? england's test series against pakistan is finely poised heading into the third test in rawalpindi, after the hosts bounced to beat ben stokes' side by 152 runs. resuming 261 shorts of their target, england lost ollie pope from just the eighth delivery of the day with joe root following just three overs later as the tourists were floundering at 55 for 4. when captain stokes was dismissed in bizarre fashion after some brief resistance with brydon carse, england soon slumped to 144 all out, with noman ali the pick of the bowlers, finishing with 8 for 46. and that's all the sport for now. hello there. storm ashley, the first named storm of the season — named

ineos britannia is one more win away from becoming the first british boat in 60 years to contest thens among the heavy waves of barcelona to give them a 6—4 lead over italy's luna rossa, with seven victories enough to win the louis vuitton cup, what is essentially a playoff to face the defending america's cup champions team emirates new zealand later this month. micky bennett is a member of the british olympic sailing team, and was watching today's two races. i fancy competitions in my own race in barcelona — i fancy competitions in my own race in barcelona and those waves can be really. _ in barcelona and those waves can be really, really big. —— in my own waves — really, really big. —— in my own waves. when you try not to crash and fly waves. when you try not to crash and fly out _ waves. when you try not to crash and fly out the _ waves. when you try not to crash and fly out the batch of each wave, it is quite _ fly out the batch of each wave, it is quite something. i found watching the race _ is quite something. i found watching the race incredibly tense. it's quite — the race incr

ineos britannia won the first of two races to seal the best—of—13 series against italy's luna rossa team? yeah, ten years since we founded the team and it's the first time with the cup and we've had some good moments and not so good moments, this is definitely the best so far. of course we want to go all the way now. manchester united's co—owner sirjim ratcliffe says the future of his under—pressure manager erik ten hag is "not his call". ratcliffe, who was in barcelona to witness his britannia yacht�*s moment of history in the america's cup, spoke to our sports editor dan roan about whether or not he had faith in ten hag. i don't want to answer that question, i like erik, he's a good — question, i like erik, he's a good coach, at the end of the date — good coach, at the end of the date it's— good coach, at the end of the date it's not my call, it is the — date it's not my call, it is the management team, it is united — the management team, it is united to _ the management team, it is united to decide how they best run the — united to decide how they best run the team. they need to take

and despite some pressure from ineos britannia in barcelona, emirates new zealand secured the win theyn got there after their opponents retired in the semis. daria kastakina will face mirra andreva in the final in china. kasatkina, who'll play in her sixth final this season, was a set up against spain's paola badosa but badosa complained of dizziness and was unable to continue. in the other semifinal, andreva was also a set and a game up in the second when her opponent karolina muchova also had to retire. and finally, some cricket news and new zealand are on course for their first test victory in india since 1988. they famously bowled india all out forjust 46 in the first innings of the first test in bengaluru. india faired much better second time round, reaching a62 with sarfaraz khan hitting a century and rishabh pant 99. but new zealand's bowlers took their last seven wickets for just 5a runs. and they now only need 107 to win on the final day with ten wickets in hand. that's the sport. a very busy saturday of sport, thank you for bringing us up—to—date. the father of liam payne has

whoever wins this qualification series could be ineos, britannia today , and be ineos, britannia todaynew zealand. >> now quick question then for those landlubbers those two over there, how does the race work? is it just it's just one distance. you go off around a buoy and come back again. how does the race go? >> so you you you you enter the start box two minutes before the start. >> and that's in this it's called match racing. so it's one against one boats wise . and against one boats wise. and they're they try and get the best start off that line. they try and get the advantage. and there's all sorts of cat and mouse fighting that goes on before the start. and then it's eight legs. so they go upwind downwind upwind downwind. and they do that eight times. and then they cross the finish line at the bottom of the course. so it's a lot of strategy. there's a lot of tactics involved. >> i know there's a lot needle between the two captains. and we're very excited about it. is it going to happen today. how confident are you . and can confident are you. and can finally we actually win the a

ineos britannia going six—four ahead against their italian opponents luna rossa earlier this week.s the oldest international sporting trophy. it's the only international sporting trophy that britain has never won, despite it actually being invented or starting around the isle of wight in 1851. so that's why it's so important to us. that's our motivation, really, to go out and get the job done and win it. i think it could be a massive moment for british sport. it's right within grasping distance now, but the way we approach it is really every race at a time. having lost at this stage in 2021, ineos britannia collaborated with mercedes formula one team to draw on their technical expertise, and ainslie, a four—time olympic champion, says it's proved crucial. america's cup is effectively formula one on water. it's a development game. it's a technical game capped off by a sailing race at the end of it all, you know. so it's really about the technology and it's been an incredible partnership. it's only when you're this close that you get a true sense of the sheer scale of this racing boa

ainslie's ineos britannia team, got the wins they needed off barcelona to beat the italian luna rossad ainslie thinks this could be crucial when they challenge the holders new zealand, over 8 days from next weekend. the kiwis are a huge challenge, but we have been pushed very hard by them and they are a class act. whichever team gets to the spinal they will be battle hardened and we will give the kiwis a good run. how big a moment could this be for your support for sailing in britain? it is massive for sailing, the america's cup is the only trophy we has never won an international spot. manchester united fans, must be wishing sirjim radcliffe could bring them such joy, but his football project has been something of a soap opera recently, after their joint worst start to a premier league season, and throwing away a 2 goal lead, in porto the other night. united sit 13th in the table and are 8 points behind early league leaders liverpool as they prepare to face aston villa tomorrow, questions about the future of manager eric ten hag, once again, dominate the back pages this morning. the

so team ineos, they've got britannia which is racing to win the america's cup.ince the 1850s, which was spoken about for a fair old 1850s. britain have never won it. so where they are at the moment to reach the america's. have i lost you yet? are you still with me? no, i'm still with you. still with me. to reach the america's cup, they have to beat italy, which is luna rossa, which is their boat. and if they beat italy, then they go against new zealand. and you know what? should we just go? >> yes. why are you talking about this? >> go to barcelona. >> go to barcelona. >> we could talk to a man who actually knows what he's talking about. >> it's my favourite yachting broadcaster. alec wilkinson, who's in barcelona as we speak right now. morning, alec. >> hi, paul. hi, everyone . >> hi, paul. hi, everyone. >> hi, paul. hi, everyone. >> listen, it's great to see you. how was the explanation ? it you. how was the explanation? it was pretty much on the money, wasn't it, bud? >> clear as mud. >> clear as mud. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> you did a good job of explaining it.

italy's luna rossa team recovered from a high—speed nosedive during yesterday's first race against ineos britanniahat boat go on and face the reigning champions and holders new zealand. level pegging at the moment, it has been so tight, every day of racing.— at the moment, it has been so tight, every day of racing. whenever we get those racing — every day of racing. whenever we get those racing pictures _ every day of racing. whenever we get those racing pictures i _ every day of racing. whenever we get those racing pictures i start _ every day of racing. whenever we get those racing pictures i start to - every day of racing. whenever we get those racing pictures i start to get - those racing pictures i start to get seasick, those pictures from in the cabin. ~ , ., seasick, those pictures from in the cabin. ~ , . ., cabin. when they are in there and the water comes _ cabin. when they are in there and the water comes in _ cabin. when they are in there and the water comes in and _ cabin. when they are in there and the water comes in and there - cabin. when they are in there and the water comes in an

sir ben ainslie's hopes of leading his team ineos britannia to the final of sailing's america's cup remainake on the defending champions new zealand later this month. races seven and eight take place later today and no sooner have we said the cricket season is over, the women's t20 world cup is about to get under way, with england facing bangladesh on saturday — in much sunnier climes, though — the uae stepping in to host the tournament. and perhaps that's been reflected in the way the team have been preparaing. lauren bell did organise a bit of karaoke for us in abu dhabi for our final night there, to end the training camp, so that was a lot of fun. um, highlight was a duet — me and nat sciver did summer nights. i wasjohn travolta. it was awful, but it was it was a lot of fun. i think ithinki i think i would be singing if i were leaving this weather behind, wouldn't you?— leaving this weather behind, wouldn't ou? ., �* wouldn't you? please don't, john, lease wouldn't you? please don't, john, please don't- _ wouldn't you? please don't, john, please don't. can't _ wouldn't you? please don't

yeah ineos britannia i mean he was in barcelona.he america's cup for the first time in 60 years. >> yeah. no. if you're if you're jim ratcliffe i mean that's really something to celebrate, especially when you own the team. and then he gets these questions about this other part of his portfolio, which isn't going particularly well. but yeah, outstanding achievement. first time in 60 years. as you say. they're going to be up against new zealand on the 12th of october. >> so that's not long to go is it. >> no it's it.— >> no it's not. it. >> no it's not. yeah it.— >> no it's not. yeah i it. >> no it's not. yeah i mean i don't know what the weather's going to be like but but it's very, very hard to do. lots of brits in the past have thrown millions and millions of pounds at trying to win this. and if they could get this one over the line, that's an outstanding achievement. and we'll go into more detail on it later on. >> fingers crossed. fantastic. aiden, we're out of time. good to see you. thank you very much indeed. practice on james

so it's been ben ainslie's ineos britannia. he's going against new zealand and we've not won the america's cup ever 156 years. we've never won it. and also a lot of it was just when it was britain and america. we still couldn't win it even around the isle of wight. so anyway, there's all the fans and there's oh, look, there we are, jim radcliffe there, who's financing the whole thing. it's not going well. so it's the first to seven and already britain are three nil down. yeah. and because of low winds they didn't actually get to race the last one. but ben ainslie was actually he got really upset by a new zealand commentator. did you hear about that. yeah. >> he was effing and blinding wasn't he. >> we've got it. >> we've got it. >> do you want it? >> do you want it? >> do you want it? >> do you want to see it? i think the effing and jeffing we may get rid of. all right. but anyway, he was interviewed by a new zealand commentator and ben ainslie. he took he took umbrage. he was having a go. have a look. see what you think. >> st