roger federer looked in ominous form, defeating jack sock in straight sets. out and you felt he could really, you know, run through the match quickly. but credit to sock, qualifying at the last opportunity and winning in paris, he is the rookie. roger federer had five or six set points in the second set. he got to the end, which is the only time that has happened in a head—to—head between them. time that has happened in a head-to-head between them. jack sock has a huge serve, but roger federer just absorbs that power. it is easy to sit when you are commentating and focus on all of the offensive skills of roger federer. but an area that does not get much attention is his defensive skills. it is very difficult to ace roger federer and get points. when he establishes himself in the rally, he can attack. another very, very solid performance for roger federer. he has managed his career so well and not played so many tournaments. he has come here on the back of a victory and it looks a key will have a seventh title. he is the one to beat. yes. a slightly different

garion needed just sixty minutes to cruise to a six one six one victory he will now face an american jack sock in the semifinal later on saturday. staging for more news at the top of the hour thank you for joining. your children like chocolate. with your smartphone. or tomatoes the some more. as we go about our damon live human rights or from the last one might. be able hands. in the twenty first century starting december second on. my name is helmet up by. a mexican conductor. come with me and meet great musicians and friends from all over the world. i just assume the title of music director of the queen's on sea from the orchestra in brisbane and i'm really honored for that because this is an institution that's been going on for seventeen years actually this is it's seventieth birthday so join me in exploring our hustle space our. subject creatures that we get to work with. was joking that no longer are composer and i didn't come to my favorite conductor but i would you say just because i'm. here and now i've said it on film so no no other conductor want to work with me as. well we're very h

dimitrov beat jack sock in three sets for a shot at the biggest title of his career.ve on bbc two. carl frampton's homecoming fight in belfast was a successful one after a points victory over his mexican opponent, garcia. front and went to the canvas in the seventh round. but his solid work gave him the edge on the judges‘ scorecard. he is targeting another attempt to win back a world title. and british speed skater elise christie has won the first world cup short track event of the season, taking gold in the 500 metres in seoul after making a false start. earlier this year she became the first british woman to win a world championship gold. that makes one of britain‘s best medal hopes at the winter olympics. that is all the sport. now it is time for the papers. welcome to our look at what the papers are bringing us today. with me are katy balls, the political correspondent at the spectator, and the journalist, james rampton. the observer leads on the situation in zimbabwe, with a picture of one of the thousands of anti—mugabe demonstrators that lines the streets of h

jack sock has qualified for the season—ending atp world tour finals after winning the paris masters.nt for the atp final starting in london on sunday. the new york city marathon was won by an american woman for the first time in a0 yea rs. woman for the first time in a0 years. the race went ahead with heightened security following last week's terror attack. with around five kilometres to go, this lady, shalane flanagan, pulled away to ta ke shalane flanagan, pulled away to take a much deserved victory. something you may have missed on social media over the weekend, the by social media over the weekend, the rugby league world cup match. it was time for the war dance between tonga and samoa in unison with each other, and samoa in unison with each other, and roared on by the vocal crowd support for both teams applauded each other‘s efforts and tonga won 32- 18 in each other‘s efforts and tonga won 32— 18 in the new zealand city of waikata. you can get the latest online, but for now that is your briefing. it is indeed. let's squeeze this end, in norway, the best in the world of logging h

garion needed just sixty minutes to cruise to a six one six one victory he will now face american jack sock in the semifinals later on saturday. and just a reminder of the top stories we're following for you. thousands in zimbabwe and are protesting in the capital harare to demand president robert mugabe's resignation after four decades in power but the veteran leader is resisting calls to go. up today i'll be quote awesome i'll be back at the top of the hour with more thanks for joining us. i'm a muslim if you're doing something you feel passionate about that it doesn't feel luggage on the. beach in the boat moments that. it's all about the storms in some. it's all about. a chance to discover the world from different perspectives. joining us and being so fired by distinctive instagram or yours at d w stories the new topic each week on instagram. hearts is considering a career with germany's armed forces. but she's not sure yet if she's really cut out for it so she's attending this camp and the drama of derek's these retreats are becoming more popular the german armed forces are looking for

finals in london later on sunday the bulgarian came from sat down in the semifinal to beat american jack sockor six six love six three to win it sets up a final showdown with daveed go fun to me trouble already defeated the belgian in a round robin match earlier this week. in motorsport news terry newville has won the final round of the world rally championship in australia the victory meant he secured second in the overall standings behind sebastian or ga who retained his title last month belgium's newville sealed victory by four point eight seconds after his closest challenger yari monti loved vala crashed out of the final stage while he wasn't the only one arlen's craig breen rolled his car off the road in dramatic fashion putting an end to his race. well coming up after the break all goals from germany's top flight soccer in our bundesliga show with fully ileus . was robert love and his performance as sharp as his new haircut to work in the bavarian derby stay tuned to find out. a quick reminder of our top story zimbabwe's ruling party has removed president robert mugabe as leader tens of

he'll face the winner of thursday's match between alexander zverev and jack sock. now have to beat austria's dominic thiem to reach the semi—finals. meanwhile, thiem kept alive his hopes of a place in the last four with victory over spain's pablo carreno—busta. but he needed three sets to see off the man who was drafted in as a late replacement for rafael nadal. thiem won the deciding set 6—4. cricket now. and we're just a few hours away from the first test between india and sri lanka. the first match in their three—test series is in kolkata, and that'll be followed by three one—day internationals, and three t20 matches. the two sides met as recent as august when india whitewashed the sri lankans in all three formats. the indian captain virat kohli knows they'll be expected to repeat that feat on home soil over the next six weeks. we don't like to defend. we simply wa nt to we don't like to defend. we simply want to do well as a team. whatever combination we need to play, we will do that accordingly. keep in mind, winning is the most important thing. for that, ever

fellow kenyan wilson kipsang to claim the title in his whatjust his seventh marathon to tennis, where jack sockor the season ending atp world tour finals later this month in london. the american came from a set down to beat serbian filip krajinovic giving him his third title of the season, but something he hadn't planned for was having to cancel a golf trip with fellow american john isner. so glad to win, i had a golf trip planned with isner next weekend at augusta, which would have been pretty special. i look forward to seeing him at his wedding in a couple of months, i wish we could have played today in the final and enjoy the special moment but add another week on to the season and keep competing and playing tennis, obviously what we love to do. it's going to be a lot of fun. ifjohn isner needs a playing partner at augusta then i'm available! if there are no withdrawls, the other seven joining sock in london will be rafael nadal, roger federer, alexander zverev, dominic thiem, marin cilic, grigor dimitrov and david goffin. olympic championjustin rose has made it back—to back wins on the euro

and jack sock is also through to the semi—finals as the runner—up in that group.verev in a "winner takes all" clash — and the number eight seed from the united states came through in three sets to seal his place in the last four. that was a rollercoaster match, falls short. i was down some breakpoints early, ice for the mob. he played well in the second and served well and saved a lot of points. not the hottest start in the third set but my theme has been to hang in there and keep fighting and anything can happen. thank you all. peru have been celebrating their qualification for next year's world cup finals. they beat new zealand in lima on wednesday to claim the final place in russia — and they're through to the world cup for the first time since 1982. peruvian midfielder christian cueva said "it's a child's dream". austin halewood reports. joyous scenes on the streets of lima. peru have made it to the world cup for the first time since 1982 the south american nation have qualified for the tournament. the party went long into the night. translation: for the tourn

but the american jack sock fought back from 5—2 down in the decider to win a third set tie break.ngland cricket coach trevor bayliss says the players have agreed sensible rules for drinking on the ashes tour of australia but there will be no curfews. the squad is in perth, preparing for their first tour match, without ben stokes, who's still in england, awaiting news on whether he'll be charged over an incident outside a bristol nightclub. to me, not drinking in between matches, to me, isjust sensible. the players have sat down and had a chat, and they are the ones who've come up with it. we certainly don't wa nt to come up with it. we certainly don't want to put too many curfews on them that keep them in their rooms. it's about picking the right time to have about picking the right time to have a couple of drinks. and knowing when to stay away from it when you are preparing for a match. baseball now, and the world series is all set for a dramatic climax later on in los angeles, after the dodgers beat the houston astros in game six on yesterday to level things up and force a decid

jack sock and grigor dimitrov will contest the other semi.he european tour's season—ending championship in dubai after a fascinating second round. defending champion matthew fitzpatrick is leading the field. but it was this man, tyrell hatton, who pushed him all the way, after the round of the day. shooting a nine under par 63 to take second place. fitzpatrick made a birdie at the last to go one shot ahead of hatton on ten under and two shots ahead ofjustin rose, who'sjoint third on the leaderboard. that's all from sportsday. good night. time for the latest live update from bbc weather. a chilly night and a touch of frost in places. more cloud than last night and the frost will be patchy. showers running on across scotland. this is how they've looked over the last few hours. entry on hills, especially the north. even at low levels overnight and into the morning. driven along by strong winds. the winds are lighter elsewhere across the uk, but some areas of cloud. we may go in and out of frost, depending on whether you are cloudy or clear. as e

garion needed just sixty minutes to cruise to a six one six one victory he will now face an american jack sock in the semifinal later on saturday. stay tuned for more news at the top of the hour thank you for trying.

jack sock and grigor dimitrov will contest the other semifinal.ng the european tour season ending championship in dubai after a fascinating second round. defending champion matthew fitzpatrick is leading the field but it was tyrrell hatton who pushed him all the way after a nine under par round of 63 to ta ke after a nine under par round of 63 to take second place. fitzpatrick made birdie at the last to go one shot ahead of hatton. he is two ahead ofjustin rose who isjoint third. that is all from me. from all of us, good night. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are charlie wells, deputy snapchat editor at the economist and the huffington post's political reporter, kate forrester. welcome to you both. it was not long ago to have been a reporter on the huffington post was pretty out there! it was quite new but not now! what is a snapchat editor?|j there! it was quite new but not now! what is a snapchat editor? i write and produce with a small team a wee kly and produce with a small team

roger federer looked in ominous form today, defeating jack sock in straight sets. ery point. from the word go. he broke sock in that first game and you felt he could really run through this match quickly. but credit to sock. qualifying for this event at the last opportunity, winning in paris, he is the rookie out there and he put in a gutsy performance. in the second set, federer had five or six break points, but he kept hanging in there. he was aggressive, but federer took the tie—break. it is only the second time that has happened in their head to head. but at the end of the day, it was federer who came out with the big shots at the right time. sock has a huge serve, but against federer, he just absorbs that power. it's easy to sit here and comment on federer's offensive skills, but an area that doesn't get attention is his defensive skills and getting the ball back in play is one of his huge strengths. it is difficult to ace federer and get three points once he's established himself in the rally. he can turn defence into attack, and it was a solid performance fro

jack sock giving his hopes of winning the world tour finals alive with victory over marin cilic.c of ireland 5—1 in dublin to progress. it was goalless after the first leg, a headerfrom shane duffy putting the hosts ahead six minutes in but the bubble was burst with two goals in three minutes. christy scoring an own goal. and then eriksen striking fob outside the area to the denmark 2—1 up and then he scored another to put paid to any irish hopes. then he got his hat—trick, rounding off a remarkable night for the danes. nicklas bendtner storing from the spot in stoppage time. a lot of international friendlies taking place around the world. sergio aguero was taken to hospital after fainting at half—time in argentina's friendly defeat against nigeria. he scored after 36 minutes to put argentina 2—0 up but he didn't come out for the second half. alex iwobi scoring twice for nigeria. there are now just there are nowjust two spots left for the world cup and one of them will go to either australia or honduras. they are play—off is tied after a goalless d raw honduras. they are play—off

later, jack sock plays alexander zverev in the final name lee game in that group.ch, lee kendall, has stepped down from his post. kendall was being investigated by the fa for allegedly using a mock caribbean accent when speaking to striker eni aluko. the fa say they've completed their investigation and decided that no further action was necessary. justin rose is just one shot off the lead after the first round of the dp world tour championship event in dubai. he's on six under par, trailing patrick reed. rose is going for a third consecutive tournament victory, and is also in contention to win the race to dubai. england's women got their rugby league world cup off to a winning start in sydney. they comfortably beat papua new guinea 36—8 on the opening day of the tournament. it was the last match of a triple—header in sydney, with wins also for holders australia and new zealand. now, we're building up to the next round of rugby union autumn internationals this weekend, and owen farrell will return to the england starting 15 at centre for saturday's test against aust

. —— jack sock. died aged 64. he founded the group in the 1970s with his brother angus, retiring more than a0 years later to receive treatment for dementia. the band were best known for albums highway to hell and back in black, and were inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2003. don't forget you can get in touch with me on twitter. thank you for watching. good evening. a tale of two harse today. a rather chilly, dank and murky weather in the south. it has been cold in the wind for the lovely sunset. under the starry skies the frost is already forming. be a cold night. in the south it will take its time for the temperature to drop. still cold air. there could be a few icy patches in the north where we keep the showers. in the south there could be patchy fog around through the early hours of sunday morning. it isa the early hours of sunday morning. it is a cold start to our sunday morning. scraping the ice of the cars. there could be fog for early morning travellers. in scotland it looks mor

jack sock and grigor dimitrov will contest the other semi. no rafael nadal, the world number one was joined through injury. sir bradley wiggins is set to make his competitive rowing debut at next month's british indoor championships. the olympic cycling champion and tour de france winner will compete in the 2,000 metre race at london's olympic velodrome on the 9th of december. and lee kendall has quit hisjob, former goalkeeping coach, adopted a fa ke former goalkeeping coach, adopted a fake caribbean accent while speaking to aluko. no further action to come. tomorrow, the autumn internationals. wins for england, ireland, scotland on the opening weekend but how different that could be tomorrow. england after the sluggish start against argentina last weekend take on australia. wales against georgia after defeat last weekend. whether scotla nd after defeat last weekend. whether scotland can notch another victory remains to be seen as they take on world champions new zealand and ireland complete the line—up. eddie jones ringing the changes tomorr

alexander zverev has a long way to go to match that record — the german plays jack sock in thursday's will be decided over the weekend as the race to dubai reaches it's climax. and there's three players firmly in the hunt. england's tommy fleetwood and justin rose are the leading contenders, although masters champion, sergio garcia, could pip both of them to the title if he wins the season—ending dubai world championship, which gets underway on thursday. no matter what position you are in, you are starting off with the guys you are starting off with the guys you have around so it is great for people to watch. i will enjoy the challenge. it is a bit of a dogfight towards the end of the year and i am looking forward to it.. nba fans are in for a real treat later, the best of the west will face the leaders in the east, as golden state warriors take on the boston celtics. and the celtics are on a roll, their win over the brooklyn nets, on tuesday was their 13th in a row. boston have won more nba championships than any other team but you have to go back to 2008 when they last came out on t

jack sock went from 24th in the world to top eight, he is not supposed to be here.to the final and roger federer is heading home. and you can listen to the second semi final on radio 5live now. disappointment forjamie murray and his partner, they are out, going down by two sets. now, the rugby league world cup, where early tomorrow morning england play co—hosts papua new guinea for a place in the last four. both will be hoping to avoid the same fate as new zealand. the 2008 winners were shocked, beaten 11—2 by fiji. that kick proving the difference on what was a famous night for the fijians. they'll play the holders australia in the semi—finals. if england get through, they will be playing tonga. 4-2 11—2 is like a football school. disappointing. that's it for sports day, thanks for watching. we back through the evening. it has been a cold david willey have had the sunshine had the cloud and rain in the south, still with us. it is moving away southwards so it will dry up through the night, under the starry sky it will be a cold night. cold across the board, even if

americanjack american jack sock secured his americanjack sock secured his place in the last four at thefinal showdown with gradel dmitrov on saturday. it is the first time an american has got to the final weekend of the season since andy roddick in 2007. meanwhile, roger federer‘s spectacular 2017 keeps getting better. already through to the last four he kept his unbeaten record going in london with a three sets victory over marin cilic, a repeat of this year's wimbledon final. if the world number two goes on to win the tournament, then he'll only have been beaten four times this year. the final event of golf‘s european tour is well under way in dubai. american patrick reed is the overall leader on 7—under, but just one shot behind is justin rose. rose, who's second in the race to dubai rankings, shot a 6—under par 66. he needs a top five finish this week to catch overall leader tommy fleetwood, who struggled on the opening round though shooting a one over 73. he eventually gets it in. you will have to do better over the coming weekend. it was not really on my radar a month ago. that is

the second semifinal is just under way between bulgarian grigor dimitrov and american jack sock.d ac/dc, has died aged 64. he founded the group in the 1970s with his brother angus, retiring more than a0 years later to receive treatment for dementia. the band were best known for albums highway to hell and back in black, and were inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2003. in a statement on the group's website, they described malcom as "a perfectionist" who ‘with enormous dedication and commitment, was the driving force behind the band. i've been looking back at malcolm young's career with the classic rockjournalist, jerry ewing. pretty much the biggest heavy rock band that the world has seen for the given the changes in the music industry, probably we will not see a band like that as big but inspirational to the big hitters today like guns and roses and metallica. malcolm young, it was him, wasn't it? he founded it with his brother. it was his band and he invited angus tojoin. his brother. it was his band and he invited angus to join. he was the engine that drove the ban

his atp world tour finals campaign off to a winning start with a straight sets win over american jack sock 6—4 after breaking sock in his first service game. and although the second set went to a tie break, federer, who's making his 15th appearance at this event, never faced a break point. in the second set i was tight, and then the break again at the end could have gone either way, but he helped me with some double faults and mistakes, so i'm happy that i got through somehow. and the second match in group b sees germany's alexander zverev facing croatian marin cilic. cilic lost the first set 6—4, but currently leads 4—1 in the second. and before we leave you — just to say that australia are just one win away from retaining the women's ashes. it comes after england held out for a draw in the day—night test in sydney earlier. good luck to them, thank you very much. just before finally, we leave you with these pictures from turkey, where thousands of people have taken part in the istanbul marathon today. it's the only race in the world that crosses two continents. it begins on the asian side

we will know another semifinalist at the atp tour finals shortly, alexander zverev and jack sock aretting underway. both players have won one and loss one. roger federer made it three wins out of three even though he was already one of the semifinalists, marin cilic was his opponent, it was a repeat of the wimbledon final, this time roger federer came from one set down to win easily again. i told myself, try to relax, we have a lot of pressure because if you lose you go home, in a way it is nice to play this way, where you can maybe play more freely andi where you can maybe play more freely and i think i was able to do that midway through the second set and remind myself that i'm through, regardless. but of course i want to try to do well and keep the momentum going and play the right way and win is always very helpful, looking forward. one week to go before the start of the ashes in australia, england's form is improving, most of the top order getting in the runs against a cricket australia xi. mark stoneman scored a century, alastair cook and dawid malan and joe root scored half ce

finals in london england where american jack sock eliminated the german hopeful alexander's vera to book a spot in the seventies he relentlessly used his power and deft touch to overwhelm the world number three and one zero have slipped up late in the last set was off for sock to grab victory winning six four one six six four becomes the first american to reach the last four of the a.t.p. finals and and here. this is due to be a news live from berlin still to come on the show will meet the syrian who fled war on his own country and found safety in his wife's home ukraine only to have to flee again after fighting broke out there. are back after a short. kickoff life it will probably be the favorite at the world cup in russia no getting around germany or defending world and confit cup champions plus we had a good qualifying round the pressure is always there but i think in russia it'll be even higher. great expectations how do you deal with them and what happens if they're down. sixteen d.w. . trying him i wasn't always successful i wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth i had to find

finals in london where american jack sock eliminated german hopeful alexander's vera to book a spot in the semi's he relentlessly used his power and deft touch to overwhelm the world number three and ones that have slipped up late in the last set that was enough for stock to grab victory winning six four one six six four he becomes the first american to reach the last four of the two the finals in ten years. also at the a.t.p. finals roger federer made it three wayne's out of three at the season ending tournaments federer took on. in a rerun of this year's wimbledon final and once again later came out on top the swiss came from a set down to win six seven six four six one in a row will play either dominant team or david often in the samis on sat. it's just a reminder now of our top stories this hour germany's potential coalition partners have missed a deadline for agreement that despite all my talks here in berlin those talks resume this lunchtime as all americans conservatives try to form a new government with some very different parts. and zimbabwe's president robert mugabe is report

finals in london where american jack sock eliminated german hopeful alexander's vera to book a spot in the semi's he relentlessly used his power and deft touch to overwhelm the world number three and ones that have slipped up late in the last set that was enough for stock to grab victory winning six four one six six four he becomes the first american to reach the last four of the two the finals in ten years. also at the a.t.p. finals roger federer made it three wayne's out of three at the season ending tournaments federer took on. in a rerun of this year's wimbledon final and once again later came out on top the swiss came from a set down to win six seven six four six one in a row will play either dominant team or david often in the samis on sat. it's just a reminder now of our top stories this hour germany's potential coalition partners have missed a deadline for agreement that despite all my talks here in berlin those talks resume this lunch time as all americans conservatives try to form a new government with some very different parts. and zimbabwe's president robert mugabe is repor

world tour finals in london jack sock has upset world number five marin challenge in three dramatic sets in the round robin group stage making his debut in the tournament the top ranked american man in tennis took two hours and thirty seven minutes to dispatch his croatian chronicle soccer came back down by keeping as cool even when going for two down in the tie break the result put so much on life support soccer has a good chance of advancing to the semifinals and he will face alex said on thursday . our minds are not our top story at this hour zimbabwe and leader robert mugabe and his wife grace mugabe could be heading for a showdown with the military after tanks were seen moving near the capital harare it comes after the head of the armed forces said he would intervene in politics to end a purge of the army veterans by robert mugabe. thanks for watching di that you broke off will have your latest news update right here at the news desk in just a few minutes stay with us. his trademark passion. is a musical reconciliation. barenboim. one of the greatest musical personalities of our tim

matches on his tournaments debut home now face the winner of the match between alexander's or brad and jack sock. three u.s. college basketball players who were detained in china took a hit from the u.s. president and thank donald trump for helping them get released u.c.l.a. players lee angelo ball cody riley and julian hill admitted to shoplifting from high end stores in hangzhou china for their season opening game in shanghai a while on a visit trump intervened on their behalf and on wednesday trump tweeted do you think the players will say thank you they were headed for ten years in jail well guess what all three of them did i know that this goes beyond me letting my school down the country before before i think everybody who were so incredibly hard to help us return home safely i want to think that chinese police and the government for taking care of. our time there so the president of the united states government thank you for taking the time to intervene on our behalf. we really appreciate you helping us out. and that's all you will be back with more later but for now it's back to peter ma

ten is now an american jack sock will play a qualifier philip cohen a bitch in the paris masters final on sunday sock beat frenchman julien benneteau in straight sets seven five six two and make it to the eighth while talk finals with the type of win in paris crying of it so will he shouted the hopes of american john isner who was also a world tour finals is now would have qualified for the event in london with a title win in paris but the shocked him with a three sets win six holes six seven seven six. unlike tennis quassia has struggled to tries large television audiences but that could be about to change the most lucrative vent in sports reached its finale in qatar so he'll malik went along to find out how it's trying to grow its global appeal. it's a sport with more than one hundred eighty years of history for squash faces the constant challenge of trying to reinvent itself the fun of the qatar classic an all egyptian affair between muhammad and tuchman comes at a time that the sport is attempting to grow its audience following three consecutive failed bids to be part of the olympi

dimitrov beat jak scott —— jack sock. gough and beat roger federer in three sets. shouldn't be? but he is still as good as ever. thank you. anyone who has ever suffered depression will know what a difficult struggle it can be. the key to overcoming the onus was to conquer britain's highest mountain. andy cole's doctor recommended he should get into the fresh air to boost his mood. he took the advice literally. he climbed ben nevis not once but every day for the month of october. good morning. how are you? not too bad. however the lakes? feeling good now they are back on terra firma. take us back to where you were. for a year and a half you we re you were. for a year and a half you were feeling down. how? three years ago everything had come to an end. i run myself down to the ground, some personal problems. i didn't see any way out, any option, apart from seriously to consider taking my own life. i took the brave step a couple of months later and asked for help from the doctor. some medication. after a few more months he recommended that i try to get out to the outs

jack sock has boosted his chances of progressing to the semifinals of the atp world tour finals in londonroger federer, came from a set down to defeat the sieveth seed. —— fifth seed. roger federer and zverev are playing in the same group this evening. that was a tough one for sure. it's been an interesting morning so far. the fire alarm went off at 4am. we had to exit the building. it's been a long morning. but no, it's been an amazing atmosphere out here. i love playing in london. i have amazing memories here from wimbledon doubles and now playing here. i love playing in front of the fans here. you make me feel like home. i'm excited to get the win and keep myself alive. just to update you on the score, this match between republic of ireland and denmark has started in great fashion. denmark now have just gone 2—1 up. it does mean that as it stands, it will be denmark going to the world cup finals in russia next year. denmark have just gone 2—1 up against the republic of ireland. that's all we have time for. more sport here on the bbc news channel on sportsday at 10. 30pm. police, invest

american jack sock has claimed an unlikely spot in the season ending a.t.p. world tour finals in london areas beating qualified philip of serbia to win the paris masters title. the biggest win of sox career is enough for him to play eighth and final sports. so i worked really hard towards obviously you know when you put your nose down and keep fighting things like this can happen when you're down i think i was down to match points my first match and you know i stand here at the trophy so. crazy things happen and that's what's for you. and justin rose has improved his chances of finishing the season as europe's top goal for the englishman hitting a final hole birdie at the turkish open. putting on eighteen under par and sort of winning the tournament by a single stroke comes just a week after clinched the w.j.c. champions title in shanghai now with two events left in the season roses just behind tommy fleetwood in the race to be european number one i guess that is the first i'm going back to back in my career literally weaker and weaker than the last time i do

roger federer looked in ominous form today, defeating jack sock in straight sets. ock in that first game and you felt he could really run through this match quickly. but credit to sock. qualifying for this event at the last opportunity, he is the rocky out there and he put in a gutsy performance. in the second set, federer had five or six break points, but he kept hanging in there. he was aggressive. but federer to the tie—break. but at the end of the day, it was federer who came out with the big shots at the right time. soc has a huge serve, but against federer, you just absorbs that power. it is easy to sit, dating and comment on federer‘s offensive skills, but an area that doesn't get attention is his defensive skills and getting the ball back in play as one of his huge strengths. it is difficult to erase federer and get three points once he established himself in the rally. he can turn defence into attack and was a solid performance from federer. he has managed his career so well and he is coming here on the back of the victory. he is the one to beat. very much

storm back to winning the next two set six three and six four he'll face either grigor dimitrov or jack sock in the final. and they marry have split from his coach ivan lendl for a second time the paramount's the mutual decision on friday that's the spy the czech born linda leading the scot to all three of his grand slam titles including two at wimbledon and a limping gold medal the former world number one meri is currently ranked sixteenth murray won just the singles title this year compared to his gold in twenty sixteen season that victory was at the dubai tennis championships back in march the thirty year old has suffered with an ongoing hip injury which played a big part in his quarter final defeat at wimbledon in july he was then forced to pull out of the us open in august due to the same injury and hasn't played since murray's hoping to make his return at the brisbane international in january england have achieved their biggest win over australia on the rugby field with a firm ping thirty points to six win on saturday england only lead six more than half time and elliott daly help them

semifinal with six time champion roger federer areas you're going to meet trouble facing american jack sock in saturday's assam. we try to. do the best and he can do something different because in the person who beat roger and the fans solution against him though we tried something different because i have nothing to lose. so. it's going to be tough because he's playing so woeful moment to you when so many merges in road so. yeah we do most australia have made the first surprise move of the ashes cricket series selecting a player who last appeared in a test seven years ago thirty two year old walking keep it simple in his back for the first test against england starts next week in brisbane the ashes concepts they spanked said eighteen eighty two with the smallest trophy in world sport at stake england hold the ashes after winning the twenty fifteen series three pts. i am happy with the makeup i think we have a pretty good balance. of the six bad is that are in form at the moment which is really important for us guys are scoring runs and demanding selection before the concepts the countries

grigor dimitrov against david goffin dimitrov saw off american jack sock, but belgian goffin sprung theered only a fifth defeat this year maybe never really reached my best level. the first set was all right. but he didn't play very well in that set. i don't believe. yeah, so it is pretty disappointing. but at the end he did play extremely well and he was the better player on the court. i feel like it's ok like this. philosophical. and british speed skater elise christie has won the first world cup short track event of the season, taking gold in the 500 metres in seoul after making a false start. earlier this year she became the first british woman to win a world championship gold. that makes one of britain's best medal hopes at the winter olympics. that is taking place in south korea. she's getting a taste. not often we get speed skating on the programme. it is nice. winter olympics in february. around the corner. hopefully we will have more winter sport for you to enjoy. the pictures are brilliant. the bobsleigh guys won a bronze yesterday as well. britain didn't do badly. moving on w

up a semifinal with six time champion roger federer bulgaria's grigor dimitrov will face american jack sock in saturday's other so we tried to. do the best and he can do something different because in looper never beat roger and the solution is against him though we tried something different because i have nothing to lose. so. it's going to be tough because he's playing so woeful the moment we were in so many emergency rule so. yeah we do my best australia have made the first surprise move of the ashes cricket series selecting a player who has played a test seven years ago thirty two year old where he puts him on his back for the first test against england which starts next week in brisbane the concert dates back to eighteen eighty two with a smallish trophy in world sports at stake in the whole of the ashes after winning the twenty fifteen series three pts. i am happy with the makeup i think we have a pretty good balance. the six bet is that are in form at the moment which is really important for us because it's going rounds and to many selection england's tommy fleetwood has hit back in t

jack sock kept his dreams of progressing to the semi—finals of the atp world tour finals in london —erer, came from a set down to defeat the fifth seed, 5—7, 6—2, 7—6. federer and german third seed alexander zverev meet in the same group this evening. that was a tough one, the fire alarm went off in our hotel at four o'clock and we had to exit the building so it has been a long morning. but it has been an amazing atmosphere, i love playing in london. i have amazing memories from wimbledon doubles. i love to play in front of the bands here, you make me feel like home. that is all the sport for now. as we heard earlier, senior russian politicians have dismissed accusations by theresa may that moscow has meddled in elections and carried out cyber espionage. it was her strongest attack yet on russia and contrasts rather sharply with the tone used by president trump when he's addressed the issue of potential russian meddling in us elections. president trump is still expected to come on a formal state visit to the uk as a guest of the queen — but this is not now due until next year. the qu

six—time champion, roger federer, opened with a straight—sets win over jack sock at the atp finals ina. american sock was making his tournament debut, having qualified by winning the paris masters a week ago. branden grace has won the nedbank golf challenge in sun city, becoming the first south african to do so in a decade. scotland's scottjamieson had been the overnight leader but grace's long putt at the 16th hole saw him move a shot ahead. grace held his lead up to the eighteenth to finish on 11 under par overall, one shot clear of jamieson. so, scotland just edged out.l pretty impressive last round, though, grace. it's now been over 18 months since british—iranian mother nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe was imprisoned in tehran, accused of "plotting to overthrow the iranian regime." now, her husband, richard ratcliffe, says his wife is on the verge of a nervous breakdown and is set to undergo medical tests afterfinding lumps in her breasts. the family's local mp is tulip siddiq, whojoins us from our london newsroom. good morning. thank you forjoining us. good morning. thank you forjoinin

young american jack sock was the star man last night in reaching the last four.in chilich. it was a repeat of the wimbledon final, which federer also won. the swiss came from a set down, to win comfortably again. england's women, return to action tonight, for the first time since losing to new zealand in the rugby union world cup final. they face canada at the home of saracens in the first of a three—match series. there are seven uncapped players in the squad and nine of the losing finalists will start the match. the series will see england's women receive a match fee for the first time. the world cup was obviously deeply disappointing but sport is great in the fact that there is always something else to set your mind on and refocus and that is what we want to do. no doubt that this autumn series, we want to go out there and win the series. justin rose is in a great position going into the second round of the world tour championships. play in the second round is already underway in dubai. rose is one of the last out at around ten to nine. the englishman is one of

he did so in straight sets, 6—4, 6—1, and he will now face roger federer in the last four while jack sock says theresa may has held positive discussions with eu leaders in sweden on ending the deadlock in the brexit negotiations. after the meeting, both leaders agreed there was still more work to do before trade talks can begin. the prime minister has also defended plans to write the date of britain‘s withdrawal from the eu plans to write the date of britain‘s withdrawalfrom the eu into plans to write the date of britain‘s withdrawal from the eu into law after a warning from mps on the brexit select committee. speaking to our political editor laura kuenssberg, the brexit secretary david davis says the eu must also be willing to compromise if further progress in brexit talks is to be made. so far in these positions we have made a lot of compromises. on the citizen ‘s right front we have made all the running, in terms of things like the right to vote where the european union does not seem to be able to agree that everybody involved, the 3 million europeans in britain and the million brits a

. >> janet playing much she is performing tonight and we have in the loft not miss jack sock you arejay in the house this morning. dee jay active her four dancers are here. they'll teach us how to rhythm nation it out. >> i just want to see them like go all out. >> let them do it. >> i'm excited to see them dance. >> big show tonight. capitol one a ren in a. >> it should be f before we check what's tenning this morning allison is back with what's making headlines on this thursday morning. hi al. >> hey, steve. a baltimore police detective fighting for his life this morning much he is in grave condition after being shot in the head yesterday. now intense manhunt through the city's west side is underway for the gunman. federal agencies are offering exec thousand dollars reward for information that can lead them to an arrest. >>> president donald trump heads to capitol hill today. he's rallying republicans ahead of a crucial vote in the house on their version of the tax bill. meantime the senate version of the bill has added a new tax break for businesses that give workers paid family l

. —— jack sock. that's all the sport for now.ikely to rise in 2017 for the first time in four years. they say the main cause for the increase of around 2% has been a rise in the use of coal in china. 0ur environment analyst roger harrabin is here. at the beginning of this conference we heard that 2017 is going to be the hottest ever year, this is without natural factors at play. explain what that means is the setting for all of this. so scientists know there are two incidents driving the climate, one is man—made emissions of carbon dioxide and the other is natural factors. the past two years have been record years for temperature, pushed forward by the el nino effect. this year it has been absolutely negligible, but it will still be one of the top three years on record, and that is alarming because the warming trend is now very clear. and 13 american agencies came out and said there is no plausible reason for this warming, other than activity from human society. and then we have this news about global emissions of carbon dioxide,

at the paris masters, jack sock ended kyle edmund's season.ashes warm—up match. steven finn and moeen ali are injured and won't feature in the game against the western australia 11 in perth which starts on saturday. the houston astros have won baseball's world series for the first time, beating the la dodgers 5—1 in the deciding game. astros‘ george springer was awarded mvp after he became the first player to hit home runs in four successive world series games, helping them to a 4—3 triumph. they said they'd won it for the people of houston. afterwards, the players dedicated the win to the people of houston affected by hurricane harvey a few months ago. my my mum was born in 1962. before she was born, the franchise was formed. this is our first was born, the franchise was formed. this is ourfirst championship, it's been 55 years that we've been waiting! i cannot believe it is over. i... ijust can't. we deserve it. we've gone through a really hard time in houston but more importantly these guys have worked really hard and they are bringing it h

kyle edmund will play america's jack sock in the second round of the paris masters today, having edgedreally flying the flag in the absence of andy murray. a good win to him. king let's return to our main story this king morning. let's return to our main story this morning. a 29—year—old man has been shot and arrested in new york, after a white pick—up truck mowed down people on a cycle path in lower manhattan. officials later said it was a terror attack. joining us from doha, is martin reardon, former head of the fbi terrorist screening centre. win over this action was intended to break our spirit but we also note that new yorkers are strong and resilient. our spirit that new yorkers are strong and resilient. ourspirit will that new yorkers are strong and resilient. our spirit will never be moved by an act of violence and enactment to intimidate others. we have been tested before as a city very near the site of today's tragedy and new yorkers do not give in in the face of these kinds of actions. joining us from new york, is babatunde ogunniyi. he's a student living in new york and wit

two kyle edmund was in action in paris, though, but suffered a second—round defeat at the hands of jack sockwho is still in england, awaiting news on whether he will be charged over an incident outside a bristol nightclub. the players have sat down and had a chat, and they're the ones who have come up with it. we certainly don't want to put too many curfews on them, that keep them in their rooms. certainly it's about picking the right time to have a couple of drinks, but obviously knowing when to stay away from it when you're preparing for a match. the houston astros have won baseball's world series for the first time, beating the la dodgers 5—1 in the deciding seventh game. astros‘ george springer was awarded most valuable player, after he became the first player to hit home runs in four successive world series games, helping them to a 4—3 triumph. they said they had won it for the people of houston. jodie foster told bbc breakfast she has been heartened by the response to the harvey weinstein scandal. although she said she had never worked with him, she said it is encouraging people want t

in action now, as you can see from these live pictures from the o2, jack sock of the usa is taking on. carol malia is in newcastle with the story of a six—week—old baby who needs a new heart, and natalie graham is in tunbridge wells, where there are plans for a new statue to honour those who served in the first world war. carol, this brings out every emotion. the youngest child, charlie douthwaite, needing a new heart. yes, we think charlie is the youngest child in britain to be waiting for a new heart, and he was only six weeks old yesterday, just a tiny baby, currently in the children's heart unit at the freeman. it's a great heart unit and we are proud of it in the region. they can operate on babies' heart the size of walnuts, such is their skill. the surgeons are very experienced. charlie was born with half a heart and he went into cardiac arrest shortly after birth and was brought round, but his mum has been at his bedside in the unit ever since, and the hunt is now on to find a heart for charlie to have transplanted into him. his mum, tracey right, has made an emotional europe—w