katie boulter is into the last eight of the pan pacific open in tokyo.r one beat the japanese lucky loser kyoka okamura in straight sets. she'll face canada's bianca andreescu in herfirst quarterfinal on tour since eastbourne injune. that is all the sport for now. thank you. more now on news that the chancellor, rachel reeves, has confirmed the uk will change the way it measures its debt. jack draper is through to the quarterfinals of the vienna open. the british number one beat italy's world number 42 luciano darderi in straight sets in austria. draper, who is trying to win a second atp title this year will play third seed grigor dimitrov next. katie boulter is into the last eight of the pan pacific open in tokyo. the british number one beat the japanese lucky loser kyoka okamura in straight sets. she'll face canada's bianca andreescu in herfirst quarterfinal on tour since eastbourne injune. that is all the sport for now. thank you. more now on news that the chancellor, rachel reeves, has confirmed the uk will change the way it measures its debt. she sa

katie boulter is also through.straight sets, so she will now face the canadian bianca andreescu in her first quarter—final on tour since eastbourne in june. olympic champion chang ching nguyen will face the usa's leylah fernandez in the last eight. the top—seeded chinese player beat local favourite moyuka uchijima 7—5, 6—0. and finally new york liberty paraded their wnba trophy around the streets of the city on thursday. thousands of fans lined the streets of manhattan to celebrate with the team. the liberty won the franchise's first championship, defeating the minnesota lynx in overtime in a decisive game five of the finals on sunday in brooklyn. they will enjoy that for days to come. that's it from me. we'll see you again soon. bye bye. hello there. we saw some pretty decent temperatures for the time of year on thursday, with highs of 19 degrees in northolt in greater london — that was thanks to sunshine, warm southerly winds and high pressure. for friday, though, a few changes to the weather. it will be cloudier

she will now face sofia kenin in the quarterfinals katie boulter is also through.ritish number one beat the japanese lucky loser kyoka okamura in straight sets. she will now face canadian bianca andreescu in her first quarter—final on tour since eastbourne in june. formula one is in mexico with fernando alonso set to become the first driver to take part in 400 f1 race weekends, more than any other driver. the spaniard met with fi fans in mexico city ahead of sunday's race. the two—time world champion started out in 2001 with minardi, won back to back titles with renault, raced for mclaren, ferrari, alpine and now aston martin tua tungavailoa has practiced for the first time since suffering another concussion in the nfl in september. the miami dolphins quarterback has met with numerous medical experts who specialize in brain and head injuries since being diagnosed with the third concussion of his career. the experts have deemed it safe for him to return to football and the dolphins are hoping for him to play on sunday against arizona. and that's all the sport for no

but that's not what katie did. boulter misses out injapan.ello and thanks for joining us on sportsday. we're going to start with cricket and a rather chastening day for england, after they were beaten by nine wickets in the third and final test against pakistan in rawalpindi. it means they lose the series 2—1. they were bowled out forjust 112 in their second innings leaving pakistan an easy target to win. here's joe lynskey. got him. for pakistan, this was the most emphatic way to seal it. a third test that started with a series in the balance in the end was a procession. on day 3 of this match, england began a long way off, three wickets down, already still 53 behind. harry brook showed promise, but pakistan knew there'd be chances. when brook was caught behind, it set the tone for the morning. ben stokes, the captain, left a ball that hit his pads, a wicket through misjudgement from the man they often count on. england got two runs behind whenjamie smith went on the charge. sajid khan and noman ali, the pakistan bowlers who now have turned

she will now face sofia kenin in the quarterfinals katie boulter is also through — the british numberjapanese lucky loser kyoka okamura in straight sets. she will now face canadian bianca andreescu, in her first quarter—final on tour since eastbourne in june. jack draper is through to the quarterfinals of the vienna open. he beat luciano darderi in straight sets. draper, who is trying to win a second atp title this year, raced past italian world no 42 luciano darderi 7—5, 6—1 in 76 minutes. he could meet third seed grigor dimitrov in the quarter—finals tua tungavailoa has practiced for the first time since suffering another concussion in the nfl in september. the miami dolphins quarterback has met with numerous medical experts who specialize in brain and head injuries since being diagnosed with the third concussion of his career. the experts have deemed it safe for him to return to football and the dolphins are hoping for him to play on sunday against arizona. a couple of hours away from the first kickoffs in the european matches across europe. keep across them on the bbc sport websit

katie boulter is through to the quarter finals of the pan pacific open in tokyo.. she'll face canada's bianca andreescu in herfirst quarterfinal on tour since eastbourne injune. fellow british number one jack draper is through to the quarter finals of the vienna 0pen. he beat italy's world number 42 luciano darderi in straight sets in austria. draper, who's trying to win a second atp title this year, will play tomas machac next who upset third seed grigor dimitrov. anthonyjoshua will face either daniel dubois again, or fight tyson fury next. that's according to the heavyweight�*s promoter, eddie hearn. joshua lost to ibf world champion dubois at wembley stadium last month. fury, will fight unified champion 0leksandr usyk in december. it's a big night in the europa league with manchester united coming up against their old manager jose mourinho in 90 minutes' time. they've travelled to instanbul to play fenerbache. eric ten hag's side have only taken two points from their opening two europa league games, putting more pressure on the manager. mourinho has said fenerb

katie boulter is also through, the british number one beat the japanese lucky loser kyoka okamura inwill now face canadian bianca andreescu in her first quarter—final on tour since eastbourne in june. and olympic champion zheng qinwen will face the usa's leylah fernandez in the last eight. the top seeded chinese player beat local favourite moyuka uchijima 7—5, 6—0. fernando alonso has pulled out of his media commitments on the eve of friday practice for the mexico city grand prix after feeling unwell. are he met his fans on arrival in the country's capital, you are a you but later his aston martin team said he wouldn't attend the circuit on thursday in order to recover enough are to take part in second practice on friday. he's set to become the first driver to take part a in 400 f1 race weekends. and that's all the sport for now. you are watching the context. it's time for a weekly segment ai decoded. welcome to ai decoded, that time of the week when we look in depth at some of the most eye catching stories in the world of artificial intellligence. .. with the us presidential electio

also in china, but at the ningbo open there was frustration for katie boulter. with the match level at 2—2 because of rain. the shortlist for the bbc women s footballer of the year award has been announced today. its been an enthralling 12 months of women s football, both internationally with the olympic games and at club level around the globe. a panel made up of current and former professionals, coaches and journalists picked their top five players over the past year. now the world s public get to vote online for their standout player. let's take a look at the five nominees. i want to be the greatest footballer in the world. everyone can read about me and say, we had me. putting on my zambian shirt, it is very important for me. i managed to score a hat—trick at the olympics. it was a great moment for me. we are hoping to do better but it is unfortunate that we do not go further. i am lucky enough to be part of this great team, barcelona. because i am playing with a lot of great players, that makes you a great player. we want to win everything. the mentality, i

katie boulter is through to the second round of the hong kong open after a straight sets victory over one came in to this off the back of reaching the semi—finals in tokyo last week and eased through the first set. she broke early in the second and held her serve to win 6—4 6—4. she'll face china's wang xiyu in the last 16. and that's all the sport for now. more on the website and olly foster has the sport at half past six. here in the uk, the government has announced more details of what is in this week's budget for the national health service. the funding is part of the government's overall pledge to increase the number of nhs hospital appointments and procedures in england by 40,000 per week. hugh pym reports. out on the wards with a story to tell. the chancellor and the health secretary meeting hospital staff to explain some of their spending plans for the nhs in england. the budget, they were told, would provide money to help get more patients treated, and reduce waiting lists. to deliver on the 40,000 additional appointments every single week in our health service, to reduce tho

meanwhile, katie boulter is out of the wuhan open, after a disappointing defeat to qualifier lesia tsuren—ko let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. judd trump is through to the fourth round of the wuhan open. the world number one beat scotland's anthony mcgill by five frames to two. he'll face john higgins next. elsewhere, the world champion kyren wilson lost to china's xiao goodong in a surprise defeat. he lost 5—4 in the decider with goodong holding his nerve to sink the final pink and set up a meeting with barry hawkins in the fourth round. in rugby league, warrington wolves have signed london broncos half—back oli leyland on a two—year deal. the 23—year—old came through the broncos academy and was ever—present for them in super league this year. johnny sexton says he could coach in the future after retiring from rugby last year. the fly—half prolonged his career into a fourth world cup in 2023, but ireland — who went into the tournament ranked as the world's top team — failed to progress beyond the last—eight stage as they were edged out by new z

there's been disappointment for british tennis number one katie boulter in china.ish player. meanwhile in shanghai, novak djokovic has moved a step closer to his 100th career title. he's into the last 16 after beating flavio cobolli — taking just over an hour to win in straight sets, dropping just three games. and finally — ipswich will be without axel tuanzebe for at least a month — after he suffered a bizarre injury. the defender severely cut his thumb — whilst doing the washing up. tuanzebe had started ipswich's first six matches in the premier league — before being absent in their a—i defeat to west ham on saturday. ipswich told bbc sport the accident occurred at home and said tuanzebe had undergone successful surgery. and that's all the sport for now. hello again. it's been a mild but wet day for many of us today. things are going to change in the next few days. it's going to turn drier, but it's also going to turn colder. may well be some frost at night as well. tonight, though, is going to be on the mild side because we're keeping a lot of cloud. it's going

katie boulter is enjoying her best run at a tournament sincejune, the british number one, since the semifinalsa baby monkey called mini who was taken from an indonesian forest and tortured by poachers has been rescued and released into the wild after a bbc investigation. reporter rebecca henschke spent more than a year tracking mini and her captors down and was there when she was finally set free. taken from the forest as a baby, mini's owner tortured her and filmed it for sadistic customers in the us and the uk. after a bbc investigation exposed the ring, mini was rescued and taken to a sanctuary. after two years of rehabilitation at this sanctuary, she's ready to be released. back to the forest, mini. 0k? happy tears. because finally they're going. finally they're going. yeah. it's been a struggle, but worth it. worth it. after being driven through the night to the coast, mini and her adopted family are being taken to a protected island reserve. this is a pristine, forest—covered island which humans are rarely allowed to enter, so it's hopefully going to be a safe home for mini. everyone has

staying with tennis and british number one katie boulter is through to the second round of the pan pacifice last—16 where she will play japan's kyoka 0kamura. british teenager mika stojsavljevic nearly achieved her first tour win, but she lost in a deciding set tie break to world number 57 moyuka uchijima in tokyo. the 15—year—old has made the step up to the wta tour after winning the us 0pen girls' title in new york. england have picked three spinners for their deciding test against pakistan, a sign that the home side's attempts to make the pitch in rawalpindi suit slower bowlers are working sufficiently for the tourists to includejack leach, shoaib bashir. and rehan ahmed in their team with the leg spinner and gus atkinson the two changes from the second match, in which all 20 england wickets fell to spinners. and batter harry brook told the bbc�*s stephan shemilt the stakes are pretty high. very exciting. 0bviously very exciting. obviously we like to play in deciding matches. the big matches, it's like a final, really. hopefully we can put in a good performance and play well. everyone i

katie boulter is into the semifinals of the pan pacific open in tokyo after beating bianca andreesculstjack draper is in to the final four in vienna. not quite as straightforward for him, with draper needing three sets to get past tomos machac of the czech republic. draper will face either alexandr zverev or lorenzo musetti next. and that's all the sport for now. one of the world's most prolific online child abusers has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 20 years —— alexander mccartney admitted 185 crimes involving 70 child victims. he said he was remorseless of carrying out crimes of an industrial scale. he targeted around 3500 children. bbc news has spoken to a man from new zealand about the abuse suffered. mccartney perfected my friend on snapchat. he reached out to as many friends as you could. over time a friendship with her. my daughter believe that she was talking to a female not a male. it got a point where he requested a nude from her. she sent it through and he used that to manipulate and blackmail her into sending more photos. it ended up including our youn

british number one katie boulter is through to the second round of the pan pacific open in tokyo.australia in straight sets, needing just 75 minutes to claim a 6—16—4 victory, and book her place in the last—i6 where she will play japan's kyoka okamura. british teenager mika stojsavljevic was on court for nearly three hours as she lost to japan's world number 57 moyuka uchijima in tokyo. the 15—year—old, who landed the us open girls�* singles title in september, went desperately close to securing a first wta tour win, eventually losing a third set tie—break tie—beak. the international tennis federation has announced that off—court coaching will be allowed in tennis from january of next year. the decision was made following trials on the mens atp and womens wta tours. the new changes mean that coaches can advise verbally, or by using hand signals at any time, except during the playing of a point. coaches must be �*brief and discreet�*, except during breaks. however, it is up to each tournament or event to implement the rule. and that's all the sport for now. over 1,000 more prisoner

katie boulter�*s missed out on a place in the final of the japan open after being beaten in straight semi this morning 6—4, 6—4. meanwhile, the men's british number one jack draper has a semifinal in vienna to look forward to later today — that's after he beat tomas machac of the czech republic to seal his place in the final four, where he'll play italy's lorenzo musetti later. three games in rugby union's premiership today, including both saracens and bath in action. a win for either could take them top of the table. bristol currently lead the way after beating northampton last night 31—23 at ashton gate. joe batley with bristol's fourth and final try. rugby league's autumn internationals get under way this weekend. tomorrow, england's men take on samoa. this afternoon, england's wheelchair side take on their great rivals france in a repeat of the 2022 world cup final. when you're always battling it out at the sharp end of competitions, whether it is world cup for european championships or, like, test match series like this one, you inevitably get an affinity for each other and obvi

katie boulter will face sofia kenin in the other semi final. york yankees. it's the best of seven with game one in los angeles at the dodger stadium. it'll be the 12th time these two teams have faced each other in a world series — although it's more than a0 years since the last one. it is worldwide and i think that is what is going to make this world series of special, so unique. you could easily argue that on a global scale, the yankees and the dodgers are the most followed, the most supported, the most visible, so obviously with our two great organisations and the branding, it is going to be very visible. and that's all the sport for now. with just a couple of weeks to go till the us presidential election, both donald trump and kamala harris will be in texas later on friday. a rare step away for both candidates to step away for a non—swing state squarely republican for a while now. she'll be with pop superstar beyonce, while mr trump will sit down with the podcasterjoe rogan. on thursday, kamala harris held a star studded rally in clarkston,

british number on katie boulter is out of the ningbo open, she was beaten in straight sets by brazilianast week. elsewhere, dan evans lost in the almaty open to american frances tiafoe, despite winning the first set the brit lost the next two 7—6, 6—3 to the world number 15 tiafoe in kazakhstan. evans has now dropped to 180th following the loss. wales scrum—half gareth davies has retired from international rugby, the 34—year—old won 77 caps for wales, and helped them win the six nations in 2019 and 2021. he also toured twice with the british and irish lions. oisin murphy will become champion jockey for the fourth time on saturday, when the flat racing season comes to a close at ascot. it's been three years since he last won the championship, during that time he served a 14 month ban for breaking covid protocols and failing on course breathalyzer tests, on course breathalyzer tests. he was previously banned for three months for testing positive for cocaine, he now undertakes regular counselling, admitting that he was reliant on alcohol and his drinking was out of control, he spoke to me