in the same group, elina svitolina secured her second consecutive victory, beating karolina pliskova before losing the second, but she then took the final set for the win and she now plays caroline wozniacki in her final match on thursday. on the atp tour, top seed roger federer showed he was a little ring rusty in his first match at the swiss indoor event in basel on tuesday, but still managed to beat filip krajinovic in three sets to reach the last 16. playing in front of his home fans, federer stuggled to find his usual precision, racking up 38 unforced errors, but still managed to hit some dazzling winners in a match which lasted just over two hours. and the 37—year—old will next play germany's jan—lenna rd struff in the next round. onto cricket, and sri lanka won the fifth and final one day international of their rain affected series by 219 runs on tuesday. it was their heaviest ever defeat in this format as the decision to call the game off came with england on 132—9 chasing a victory target of 367, with the hosts claiming the win on the duckworth—lewis stern method. watching t

elina svitolina made it two wins from two after she saw off karolina pliskova in three sets. not yet secure as there's one more round of games in this group on thursday. the next three domestic rugby union seasons in england will be extended to include in—season breaks, in attempt to protect players. but the premiership season has been extended to run from early—to—mid september to mid—to—late june, with players limited to a maximum of 35 matches per campaign — apart from in a world cup year. and england netball have been given what's been described as a ‘lifeline' after their current sponsors doubled their investment in the sport. they are commonwelth champions but there were major concerns over funding their players fulltime with a home world cup coming up next year. they've secured a new three—year deal that will pay for the national team's fulltime contracts beyond 2019. now the weather in the uk might not have been particularly autumnal in recent weeks... but in the states regardless of the temperature... it's an event that'll always be known as the fall classic. the wor

svitolina joins karolina pliskova in the last four.rey wicketkeeper ben foakes has been called up to the england test squad for the series against sri lanka as cover forjonny bairstow, who has an ankle ligament injury that he picked up playing football in training. foakes is due to arrive in colombo this weekend with the first test starting on 6th november. and england have moved up to fifth in the latest football world rankings, their highest position for five years. gareth southgate's team beat spain in the nations league in their last match. wales move up to 18th while northern ireland drop to 34th. scotland are 40th with belgium top of the rankings. the world series is heading out west after the red sox won again in boston to take a 2—0 lead over the los angeles dodgers. the next three games, if needed, are in la, where the dodgers' play will need to improve as much as the temperature will rise. chris mitchell was watching game two at fenway park. these boston fans spilling out of fenway park are very happy and as well they might b

the dane was beaten in straight sets by former number one karolina pliskova who secured victory hereay be bottom of the english premiership but newcastle are now two from two in european rugby's elite tournament after downing another french giant. elsewhere in the champions cup holders leinster were beaten by a point by toulouse and glasgow cruised passed the cardiff blues. craig templeton rounds up the action. it is four years since cardiff hosted a champions cup game, and anticipation was even higher following the opening day win in lyon. but glasgow warriors burst that bubble within two minutes. first adam hastings dived the line. and when glasgow's record try scorer found in space, the second school was inevitable. cardiff have their chances in the first half, and the play was rife with errors. a forward pass on this occasion. hastings would not be so complacent. 15—0 at the break. warriors repeated the tricky start with a well worked try. this time ali price with a finish. this finally sparked the blues into life, jonny gray made sure the recovery was a false dawn, though, seali

and she'll play karolina pliskova in the last four.leetwood are are both tied for second at the world golf championships event in shanghai. they trail leader american tony finau by three shots. now baseball's world series has moved west. and 3000 miles away from boston. and the los angeles dodgers will be pleased to be home because the the red sox have dominated so far. and have a 2—0 lead. but the conditions have drastically changed... which will please the dodgers... 0ur reporter chris mitchell as well. is there any chance of this coming on when this world series? is there any chance of this coming on when this world serie57m is there any chance of this coming on when this world series? it is a good question. and a question that a lot of reporters, there are hundreds of us standing around and watching the dodgers do batting practise and what we are being asked. the answer to the question is if you look at the history of the world series for the history of the world series for the dodgers have a very small chance of coming back. i can

the ukranian joins karolina pliskova in the last four. austin keen has made it look incredibly easy. he flipped over a coffee table and turned it into a wakeboard, showing some pretty impressive skills! he then auctioned the table for charity, raising nearly $900. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me azi farni, goodbye. a climber known as the ‘french spiderman‘ has been arrested after scaling one of london's tallest buildings. police cordoned off roads in the city's financial district, as 56—year—old alain robert completed what's called a "free climb" of the salesforce tower — also known as the heron tower. lebo diseko has the story it's not hard to see why they call him spiderman. alain robert setting out on his climb of one of london's tallest buildings. he used no safety gear and no rope, just a bit of chalk and some light gloves, as he scaled the 202—metre tower. traffic had to be diverted, and workers are stepped out of their offices to watch the spectacle in the city of london. cr

the dane was beaten in straight sets by karolina pliskova in singapore.an ace and she'll meet elina svitolina next — who beat petra kvitova earlier. kyle edmund meanwhile had to battle from a set down in the final of the european open to beat frenchman gael monfils in three sets to claim his first atp tour title. that's all the sport for now. the duke and duchess of sussex have decided to cut back meghan's schedule "slightly" during their tour of australasia, says kensington palace. the couple, who are expecting a child next spring, have 76 events on their schedule during their 16—day tour of australia, new zealand, fiji and tonga. that is it from me. thank you for being here with us. we are back with the headlines shortly. for those in the channel islands, another day of blue skies and sunshine. not a cloud in the sky in jersey earlier on. norris, you had a weakening cold front. patchy light rain and result. that continues into its journey overnight. the rain and result. that continues into itsjourney overnight. the band of cloud. eventually it clears af

the dane was beaten in straight sets by karolina pliskova in singapore.ped up her opening group victory with an ace and she'll meet elina svitolina next, who beat petra kvitova. and before we go, have a look at this from marc marquez. the honda rider sealed his fifth motogp title injapan and during some very enthusiastic hugging that followed afterwards managed to disclocate his shoulder. bit of panic here and then he needed some treatment on the track. but that wasn't going to stop him celebrating for long, and he was soon back up again like nothing had happened! what a guy. you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that's bbc.com/sport. but from me chetan pathak and the rest of the team, that's your monday sports briefing. as a pastime, it involves a tremendous leap of faith. base—jumping, the one where someone jumps off a tall fixed structure, like a cliff or a skyscraper, and parachutes back to earth. it's increasingly popular, but not always legal. however, in the us state of west virginia, once a year, they let hundreds of people base j

karolina pliskova and caroline wozniacki are also in action in beijing on thursday.ee brewers in game one of their national league division series in wisconsin. on tuesday, the rockies beat the chicago cubs 2—1 after 13 innings in the wildcard game. backup catcher tony wolters drove in the winning run. it was the longest winner—take—all playoff game in major league history. after wednesday's champions league games in europe, the europa league takes centre stage on thursday. among the group games, chelsea host hungarian side mol vidi, arsenal are in azerbaijan to play qarabag and milan welcome 0lympiakos. in case you missed it, barcelona held off a dogged tottenham to win their champions league group b match 4—2 at wembley stadium. a wonder goal from ivan rakitic in the first half was the highlight as spurs are now winless in two games and sit third in the group after inter won their match 2—1 against psv eindhoven. last year's beaten finalists, liverpool, were beaten in italy after lorenzo insigne scored the winner in the 90th minute. we didn't create a lot of chance

at the kremlin cup in moscow, next week's wta finals are on the minds of these two, karolina pliskovas taken the week off. bertens could be on course to meet johanna konta in the third round. the british player beat seventh seed, elise mertens of belgium, 6—3, 7—5 in their first—round match on tuesday. in case you missed it, the pressure is building even more on germany coachjoachim loew after his side were beaten 2—1 by france in paris on tuesday. despite taking the lead in the uefa nations league a group1 match through a toni kroos penalty, two second—half goals from antoine griezmann sealed the win for the world champions and inflicted a sixth defeat in ten matches for germany. translation: i think we were almost at the same level as the team which we can say is probably the best team in the world right now. i can also say, in the first half, we could have gone to 2—0, but france has a lot of individual qualities, and if we don't pay attention we are already punished. that is what happened to us. even if i have to say that the score, 2—1, the penalty is completely unfair. now to a

boulter‘s missed out on the biggest win of her career, losing in three sets to world number six karolina pliskovabreak into the world's top 100 after reaching the quarterfinals. meanwhile, kyle edmund has missed out on a place in the semifinals at the shanghai masters. britain's number one was beaten in straight sets by fourth seed alexander zverev, who will now play novak djokovic in the last four. and eddie pepperell leads the british masters at the halfway stage on eight under par after another impressive round at walton heath today. pepperell was joint overnight leader and followed his first round 67 with a solid 69. the highlight was this chip at the 18th, one of five birdies. it was a bad day though for one of europe's ryder cup heroes tommy fleetwood. he had a share of the lead going into the second round but made five bogeys to fall away with a round of 77 and is currently level par. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website, including the latest from the second round of the british masters golf. let's return to windsor, where the weddin

and she'll play karolina pliskova in the last four.is also through and will play elina svitolina tomorrow after us open champion naomi osaka was forced to retire with a leg injury. england's justin rose and tommy fleetwood are are both tied for second at the world golf championships event in shanghai. they trail leader american tony finau by three shots. now it's worked for t20 cricket... rugby sevens has for a long time been a hugely successful format and over the weekend it's netball‘s turn to showcase their spin off. fast5 has smaller teams, shorter games and the whole tournament is played over two days. england are in australia to defend the title they won last year. their captain is jodie gibson... one of our values in netball is to have fun and enjoy everything. i think when we have fun and work together we have so much confidence and belief. we have those amazing shots in pursuit across the whole circle. we have to create a defence, andi circle. we have to create a defence, and i think adding it all together it's great. bats are

sloane stephens has reached the final of the wta finals in singapore, after beating karolina pliskovaat the start. she eventually came through to win love—6, 6—4, 6—1. and she goes through to the final. ...where she'll face elina svitolina tomorrow. she became the first ukrainian woman to reach the finals, after beating kiki bertens over three sets. the match lasted 2 hours and 38 minutes — and was the longest of the tournament so far. this one may take some topping. the los angeles dodgers have clawed their way back into the world series with an epic 3—2 victory over the boston red sox in game 3 in la. the sides played for a staggering seven hours and 20 minutes in the longest world series game ever. the red sox lead the series 2—1. our reporter chris mitchell is out in la for us. let me put this amazing marathon game — this hollywood epic — into some sort of context for you. a regular game of baseball takes about three and a half hours to finish. this one took a staggering seven hours and 20 minutes. the players were tired, the fans were tired, everybody was tired at the end. in fac

the world number eight karolina pliskova is into the semi—finals of the wta finals in singapore after in straight sets. pliskova had never beaten her fellow czech but ended that run with a 6—3, 6—4 victory to reach the last four. kvitova finishes bottom of the group. the defending champions are on court 110w. the defending champions are on court now. they are contesting for the second semifinal there. tour de france organisers have revealed the route for the 2019 race, calling it the ‘highest in history'. the event will include a record 30 mountain passes and five summit finishes. brussells hosts the grand depart on the 6th ofjuly but the riders face a gruelling final week with a finish at more than 2000 feet in the pyrenees then two more at that altitude in the alps with the final ride into paris on the 28th. geraint thomas will be the defending champion after winning his first tour this year. mark cavendish still believes he can break the record of tour de france stage wins, despite not racing since august. he's been taking time off because of illness but he's extended his contract

she moves on to play either elina svitolina or karolina pliskova in saturday's semi—final.e and tommy fleetwood are tied for second at the world golf championship event in shanghai. rose went round in five under par — this recovery from the bunker at the ninth meant he didn't drop a shot and he's eight under overall. fleetwood is level with him after his round of four under par. they both trail leader american tony finau by three shots. jose mourinho has full confidence in his striker romelu lukaku despite the striker‘s eight game streak without a goal. the manchester united manager doesn't appear worried ahead of their game against everton on sunday and says he has been expecting lu ka ku to score in every game. 0ne one day, his confidence level will be back to normal, which clearly they are not there. i always feel that every game is the game. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport back with more in the next hour. thank you very much indeed. all eyes will be on the chancellor on monday as he un

she'll play karolina pliskova in saturday‘s semi final.t in shanghai. rose went round in five under par. this recovery from the bunker at the ninth meant he didn't drop a shot. and he's eight under overall. fleetwood is level with him after his round of four under par. they both trail leader american tony finau by three shots. jose mourinho has full confidence in his striker romelu lukaku despite the striker‘s eight game streak without a goal. the manchester united manager doesn't appear worried ahead of their game against everton on sunday and says he has been expecting lu ka ku to score in every game. his confidence levels will be back to normal, which clearly they are not that. but i always feel that every game is the game. that's all the sport for now. a bit of breaking news to bring you now. it is from lancashire. it is the site that the fracking company are working on. there has been a micro—seismic event that has occurred and it measures 0.76 magnitude which is very small compared with an earthquake, but nonetheless it has been reco

svitolina joins karolina pliskova in the last four.bout potentially dangerous, flammable halloween masks ahead of halloween. and rhiannon wilkins is in cardiff. she‘s had the privilege of watching rehearsals for a piece of music composed just after world war one. it‘s never been performed in the 100 years since its creation, something that will change this saturday. carroll, council officials worried about these masks. they often do tests in the run—up to halloween witches of host next wednesday. they have taken a sample of children‘s costu mes have taken a sample of children‘s costumes and masks from high—street stores, branded and supermarkets, and they have tested them with a quite simple test. they hold a naked flame to a children‘s mask for five seconds and see if it catches. and as you can see it doesn‘t take long for the flames to take hold. and in less tha n for the flames to take hold. and in less than a minute, absolutely terrifyingly, this is what could happen to the mask that there is a safety mark. it doesn‘t mean that it‘

the dutch player will play either elina svitolina or karolina pliskova in sunday's semi—final.nd the american tony finau at the top of the leaderboard, who's 11 under par at the halfway stage. rose went round in five under par, meaning he did not drop a shot in his eight under overall. fleetwood is level with him and they both trail american tony finau. "yesterday is history" says tyson fury as he continues his preparation for the world heavyweight showdown with wbc champion deontay wilder in las vegas on december 1. fury‘s camp is in big bear, in california, where former champion lennox lewis used to train. and without mentioning domestic rival and multi—belt champion anthonyjoshua, he emphasised that he still considers himself as the man to beat. you look forward to an exciting heavyweight corn test between two on champions. —— contest. it does not contain bigger than this. this is the best of the best of boxing. i do not have any concerns about fighting with the guy, but he is an impressive one share. 39 k0s and unbeaten. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you

the ukranian joins karolina pliskova in the last four.o the organisers after they revealed the route for the race today. it will include a record 30 mountain passes and five summit finishes. brussells hosts the grand depart on the 6th ofjuly. but the riders face a gruelling final week with a finish at more than 2000 feet in the pyrenees, then two more at that altitude in the alps, with the final ride into paris on the 28th ofjuly. geraint thomas is the defending champion after winning his first tour this year. saracens centre alex lozowski will miss england's first autumn international in november after having his ban for dangerously entering a ruck extended. he was given a two—week ban from october 14th for the incident during saracens' win at glasgow. however, selection for an england training camp meant lozowski would only miss one saracens match. a disciplinary committee has now set his free—to—play date as november 5th, which means he'll miss the match against south africa. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those

american sloane stephens will take on karolina pliskova in the second semi—final. olympics — with two golds in rio, and now max whitlock is on course for more success. he qualified top, for the final of the pommel at the world gymnastics championships in doha. he's aiming to win that title for the third time. dom, cunningham and james hall are in the all—around final. meanwhile the four—time olympic gold medallist, simone, biles, had to go to hospital, suffering from kidney stones, less than 24 hours before qualifying, for the women's, all around event. she tweeted ‘this kidney stone can wait. doing it for my team.‘ as the players get bigger and the challenges get even more bone crunching in full contact rugby, it's perhaps no wonder that more are turning to the tag version of the sport. before the 88—strong british team took off for australia for the tag world cup, i went to train with them. it is also a good way of worried parents not been so concerned. australia is free much the favourite. i am demonstrating why the full contact game can be a bit painful. if you

american sloane stephens will take on karolina pliskova in the second semifinal.it at the olympics, with two golds in rio, and now max whitlock is on course for more success. he qualified top, for the final of the pommel at the world gymnastics championships in doha. he's aiming to win that title for the third time. dom, cunningham and james hall are in the all—around final. meanwhile, the four—time olympic gold medallist, simone biles, had to go to hospital, suffering from kidney stones, less than 24 hours before qualifying, for the women's, all around event. she tweeted — this kidney stone can wait. doing it for my team. we will have more sport in an hour. you do lots of things that infuse people, sometimes in unusual sports. yes, my big campaign has been to target those people... when i started in 2006, so many people said they did not do sport because they we re they did not do sport because they were embarrassed and felt self—conscious and rubbish. and i am all of those things. i tried to show people that whatever those barriers you might think are there, the

wozniacki was beaten in her tournament opener by karolina pliskova at the weekend. the two—time wimbledon winner since 2014. the next three english domestic rugby union seasons will be extended and include in—season breaks, with players limited to a maximum of 35 matches per campaign. the premiership season will start in early—to—mid september and finish in mid—to—latejune except for in world cup years. the measures, which will start in 2019, are designed to protect players during a hectic period that includes the 2019 world cup and 2021 british and irish lions tour of south africa. after beating conor mcgregor, khabib nurma gomedov wants to swap the octagon for the boxing ring and take on floyd mayweather, just as mcgregor did. the russian is unbeaten in his 27 ufc bouts after his victory over mcgregor earlier this month, and says he's met with the russian boxing federation in a bid to make a fight happen with mayweather. nurma gomedov believes the fight would bring in a world record broadcast audience. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those s

boulter‘s missed out on the biggest win of her career, losing in three sets to world number six karolina pliskovaut on a place in the semi finals at the shanghai masters. britain‘s number one was beaten in straight sets by fourth seed alexander zverev, who will now play novak djokovic in the last four. and eddie pepperell leads the british masters at the halfway stage on eight under par after another impressive round at walton heath today. pepperell was joint overnight leader and followed his first round 67 with a solid 69. the highlight was this chip at the eighteenth — one of five birdies. it was a bad day though for one of europe‘s ryder cup heroes tommy fleetwood — he had a share of the lead going into the second round but made five bogeys to fall away with a round of 77, and is currently level par. that‘s all the sport for now. in an exclusive interview with the bbc, south korea‘s president has said it‘s only a matter of time before the us and north korea declare an official end to their state of war, which has existed since 1953. president moon jae—in admitted that there could be more diplo

she lost in three sets to world number six karolina pliskova at the tianjin open but she's still likelyut on a possible meeting with novak djokovic in the semi finals of the shanghai masters. britain's number one was beaten in straight sets by fourth seed alexander zverev. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. downing street has said theresa may's post—brexit agreement will have to be time limited. every day here on newsroom live we've been checking in with our reporter adam fleming who is tracking the negotiations from brussels for us. adam joins us now from brussels. the backstop, just to remind everyone, is going to go into the withdrawal agreement to make sure that there is no hard border between northern ireland and ireland. no reproduction of checks on the border. if a future trading relationship between the uk and the eu doesn't solve that problem, so it is an insurance policy, but the eu have been very tough on this and not moved on this. they say it has to be, in their words, moved on this. they say it has to be, in their