but juan ignacio londero had good ideas, the argentina making life difficult for the three—time championthe opening set. two rates of serve in the second, though, and andy murray was right back in the match. 12 months ago, he could only have dreams of moving around a court like this. in the decider, he began to ta ke this. in the decider, he began to take control and was getting more fired up by the minute. commentator: game, murray. fired up by the minute. commentator: game, murraym fired up by the minute. commentator: game, murray. in the end, his class was clear to see, just how far this comeback will take him is perhaps not so clear. for now, his performances are being rewarded with a stella —— steady rise up the rankings. joe lynskey, bbc news. murray will play italy's fabio fognini in the second round, who comfortably beat the american sam querrey 6—4, 6—2. murray leads 4—3 in their head—to—head record. france's ninth seed gael monfils is also through after a 7—5, 6—7, 6—3 win over another italian, lorenzo sonego. monfils will face poland's hubert hurkacz next. and, denis shapovalo

murray's through to the second round of the shanghai masters after coming from behind to beat juan ignacio londerold's top 250. joe lynskey reports. the comeback continues, but the matches aren't getting any easier for andy murray. after reaching the quarterfinals of the china open, the former world number one will have fancied his chances

three—time champion in this event, was awarded a wildcard last month and will play argentina's juan ignacio londerost sports stories. archaeologists in israel have unearthed the remains of a 5,000—year—old city — said to be among the biggest of its era. en esur dates from the early bronze age — and was believed to be home to around 6,000 people. the site is close to the modern israeli city of harish. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. it has been described by some as the new york of its time. an ancient city buried for millennia, rediscovered when engineers wanted to carry out roadworks. no—one knew it was here. no—one knew how big it would turn out to be. translation: en esur is the largest site and the most important from that era. it's double the size of what we'd previously seen. the city covers an area of around 160 acres and dates from the end of the fourth millennium bc, in what was then the biblical land of canaan. all sorts of things have been unearthed — tools, figurines, pottery. experts believe it could transform the way we understand the development of villages, towns and cities. translatio

the three—time grand slam winner beat argentina's juan ignacio londero in three sets.t week — thisjust nine months after his career seemed over because of persistent injury problems. he'll face fabio fognini next. ninth seed gael monfils needed three sets, to defeat italy's lorenzo sonego 7—5, 6—7, 6—3 to advance to the second round. the frenchman will face poland's hubert hurkacz in the second round. this was monday's surprise result — croatia's marin cilic was beaten in straight sets beaten by albert ramos vinolas. cilic is now ranked 25th in the world, down from a career high of third last year. vinolas will play roger federer in the second round. sri lanka have won a first ever t20 series against pakistan. a second string side won by 35 runs, after bhanuka rajapaksa scored 77 to wrap up the three match series with a game to spare. several of their senior players chose to miss the series over security concerns in the country. thejob of replacing england's world cup winning cricket coach has been given to chris silverwood. he's the man selected to replace trevor bayl

murray's through to the second round of the shanghai masters after coming from behind to beat juan ignacio londerosingles quarterfinal in more than a year at the china open last week. tottenham have confirmed their captain and goalkeeper hugo louise won't return to training with the club until next year. —— lloris. lloris has gone through further assessment this morning. although surgery won't be required, he will undergo a period of rest and rehabilitation. the match united striker marcus rashford has used social media to apologise for the club was my poor form. united lost in newcastle yesterday, extending their worst start to really system to 30 years. he said on twitter, you can't hide in football in the last few weeks simply haven't been good enough. as a united fan myself, that hurts. you deserve better. we need to improve and that is our sole focus as a club. united is only two points of the relegation zone. you might have not heard much about typhoon hagibis, but it is approaching the rugby world cup. a number of teams need to reach the quarterfinals. a draw will be provided in the event o

andy murray continued his singles comeback with a first—round win over argentina's juan ignacio londeroccepting a wildcard. he lost the opening set before recovering to win 2—6, 6—2, 6—3. he reached his first singles quarter—final in more than a year at the china open last week. manchester united striker marcus rashford has used social media to apologise for the club's poor form. united lost to newcastle yesterday, extending their worst start to a league season for 30 years. rashford said on twitter... united are 12th in the table, two points off the relegation zone. there's one match in league one tonight. nine years ago, these teams played each other teams played each other in the premier league. you might not have hear much yet about typhoon hagibis, but it could be about to play a major role at the rugby world cup injapan, where the typhoon is due to hit this weekend. a number of teams still need a win to secure a place in the quarterfinals, including ireland — who would guarantee their place with a bonus point win over samoa on saturday. the competition's rules state that a nil—nil

currently playing the shanghai open and is through to the second round after beating argentina's juan ignacio londeroill be a huge comeback from last year's australian open. that was when we learntjust how close he was to retiring from the sport altogether because of the constant pain he was in. a couple of weeks later he had hip surgery, and he's now moving towards what would be the most incredible comeback. lots of speculation about the future of the manchester united manager ole gunnar solskjaer this morning. united are on a really poor run — their worst start to a league season for 30 years — and they lost to newcastle on sunday. they play leaders liverpool next, and some reports suggest that solskjaer could be sacked if they lose that one badly. they cannot sit there honestly and say he does not look like a rabbit in the headlights. has he improved the team this season? no, he hasn't so, i mean, there's worrying, worrying times. how can you see united getting out of this slump? we've talked about lukaku, letting him go, and sanchez this that and the other. there's been huge mistakes made. after

currently playing the shanghai open and is through to the second round after beating argentina's juan ignacio londero in the headlights. has he improved the team this season? no, he hasn't so, i mean, there's worrying, worrying times. how can you see united getting out of this slump? we've talked about lukaku, letting him go, and sanchez this that and the other. there's been huge mistakes made. i. . .after the result at the weekend and their performance, i really do fear for him. it is all getting a little bit sticky. another manager under pressure is tottenham's mauricio pochettino, and he'll be without his captain for the rest of the year. the club say that goalkeeper hugo lloris dislocated his elbow after falling awkwardly in their 3—0 defeat to brighton on saturday. he doesn't need surgery, but won't be available until at least the new year. plenty of women's international football to look forward to today, including wales, who are aiming to reach their first major tournament at the european championships in england in two years time. they continue their road to qualification against belarus toni