and kei nishikori is the latest player to rule himself out until next year after tearing a tendon in his right wrist. hello, and welcome to the programme. lots to get through. we start with the news that real madrid have beaten barcelona to win the spanish super cup, the annual preseason showdown between the league champions and the copa del rey winners. madrid led 3—1 from last week's first leg in barcelona, and the second leg was only four minutes old when marco asensio extended their overall lead. just before half—time, karim benzema made it 2—0 on the night, and that completed a 5—1 aggregate victory for the champions. it's the 10th time real madrid have won the spanish super cup and it's their fourth trophy of 2017. celtic were the night's big winners in the uefa champions league. the scottish champions have one foot in the group stage after thrashing fc astana from kazakhstan 5—0 in the first leg of their play—off in glasgow. tom rogitch claimed the opening goal of the night after a superb solo run but his shot took a deflection on the way in. scott sinclair scored either side

kei nishikori has become the latest leading tennis player to announce he'll miss the rest of the seasoner nine withdrew from this week's masters event in cincinnati with a wrist problem and scans have revealed a tear in one of the tendons. he joins novak djokovic and stan wawrinka in sitting out the rest of the year. and finally before i go let me show you these pictures the queen's baton relay for the 2018 commonwealth games in gold coast, australia reached new heights when an raf display team jumped with the baton from ten thousand feet. it was safely tucked away during the sky—dive to avoid being dropped. it's expected to reach australia on christmas eve , where it will be carried across the country for 100 days. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to a look ahead at what the papers will be bringing us. good to see you both. let's look at the front pages and bring you up to date. metal picks up on the story of the government proposals for the border in ireland and warning of a back door into britain. also on immigration the express covers f

and kei nishikori is the latest player to rule himself out until next year after tearing a tendon inogramme. lots to get through. we start with the news that real madrid have beaten barcelona to win the spanish super cup, the annual preseason showdown between the league champions and the copa del rey winners. madrid led 3—1 from last week's first leg in barcelona, and the second leg was only four minutes old when marco asensio extended their overall lead. just before half—time, karim benzema made it 2—0 on the night, and that completed a 5—1 aggregate victory for the champions. it's the 10th time real madrid have won the spanish super cup and it's their fourth trophy of 2017. celtic were the night's big winners in the uefa champions league.

hejoins novak he joins novak djokovic, hejoins novak djokovic, stan wawrinka, milla strinic and kei nishikoriledon, you know, i spoke to a lot of hip specialists and i tried resting, rehab, to try and get myself ready, but it is too sore for me to win the tournament and ultimately that is why i was here, to try and do that. unfortunately i won't be playing here this year. emily scarrat says the whole england rugby union team are gutted after defeat to new zealand in the world cup final in belfast last night. a penalty try and the first of lydia thompson's double helped england lead 17—10 approaching the break. but the black ferns were too strong in the last 20 minutes. hunter says she's immensely proud of what the red roses have achieved, despite losing out 111—32. new zealand are still an amateur side while england are one of the only professional teams in women's rugby. former england captain maggie alphonsi says the tournament as a whole was a great advert for rugby. the good thing is we are talking about it. now that the rise of women's sport has grown, people want to make sure there is f

defending champion stan wawrinka, novak djokovic, kei nishikori and victoria azarenka will also be missingsir mo farah is getting ready for a final farewell on the track in zurich tonight where he'll run over 5,000 metres. his incredible career has seen him win ten world and olympic gold medals. but it's not the last we'll hearfrom him. he's swapping the stadium for roads, to run marathons instead. no matter who you are, you've got to fight for it. and their medals that i've won, doesn't take me to the line. i got go in there fresh, there's going to be new guys and they run a lot faster than me. so it's about how i get to them, what doi it's about how i get to them, what do i need to learn from them, what does it take? that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. i'll have more in the next hour. more now on the gcse results which have come out today, with the number of students in england gaining the top grades in english and maths falling slightly, following the introduction of new, tougher exams. our reporter chi chi izundu was at a schoo

juan martin del potro and kei nishikori. >> it's an amazing match. del potro slipped outside the top 25 because he has had power. and nishikori is a touch under six feet but he is a counterpuncher and speedy. i love the dynamic. it's such a contrast of styles. scott: tracy austin, thank you. we appreciate your time. >> thank you. scott: there is a lot of great tennis action to come here at the citi open. we'll have much more. we will hear down from simona halep tonight at 2 of:00 on the sports cast -- at 6:00 on the abc7 sports on abc7. back to you in the studio. >> all right. thanks. alison: thank you. coming up next on abc7 news, online retailers like amazon helping or hurting small businesses? larry: it depends which ones you talk to. we have both sides of the fight for your business. alison: a reminder as we get closer to back to school time. abc7 and newschannel8 are happy to join forces with the united way and d.c. united to stuff the bus. on august 10, bring your backpacks and school supplies to the safeway on 14th street southeast. then the u

defending champion stan wawrinka, novak djokovic, kei nishikori and victoria azarenka will also be missingour reporter tim muffett visited the ark academy to get more on this i'm joined from our westminster studio by the minister for school standards nick gibb. i know you will want to congratulate stu d e nts i know you will want to congratulate students receiving their results this morning, and now we have a better understanding, in england and there was a slight fall in the past rate, and rails, slightly bigger, and in northern ireland, a rise in the pass rate. —— there was a slight fall in the past rate in england and wales. education is a devolved matter so i'm responsible for england's schools. we should congratulate all the students throughout the united kingdom and throughout the united kingdom and throughout england and wales, northern ireland, in collecting gcse results today, to achieve a standard pass or better in those gcses is a huge achievement and thanks to all the teachers in preparing our youngsters for these more demanding gcse is that we're seeing this year. let's talk a

kei nishikori has become the latest leading tennis player to announce he will miss the rest of the season's masters event in cincinnati with a wrist problem and scans have revealed a ten in one of his tendons. hejoins revealed a ten in one of his tendons. he joins novak revealed a ten in one of his tendons. hejoins novak djokovic and sta n tendons. hejoins novak djokovic and stan wawrinka in sitting out the rest of the year. jo pavey says she's looking to defend her 10,000 metre title at the european championships in germany next year, just a month before her 45th birthday. she became the oldest woman to claim european gold when she won in zurich three years ago aged a0. the british five—time 0lympian missed the world athletics championship in london with a heel injury and has ruled out competing at the commonwealth games in australia next year, butjo pavey insists she has no plans to retire. that's all the sport for now. the number of people out of work in the uk is now at its lowest level in more than a0 years. there's also been a slight rise in average earnings — but the rise is lower

kei nishikori has become the latest leading tennis player to announce he will miss the rest of the seasonrist problem and scans have revealed a tear in one of the tendons. he joins novak djokovic and stan wawrinka in sitting out the rest of the year. jo pavey says she's looking to defend her ten thousand metre title at the european championships in germany next year, just a month before her 45th birthday. pavey became the oldest woman to claim european gold when she won in zurich three years ago, aged a0. the british five—time 0lympian missed the athletics world championships in london with a heel injury and has ruled out competing at the commonwealth games in australia next year, but pavey insists she has no plans to retire. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. the government has been outlining its hopes for a post—brexit border between northern ireland and the republic through which people and goods can move freely. the prime minister said she wanted to see no return to security the government's proposals promise to uphold the good friday agreement in full and to m

kei nishikori has torn a tendon in his wrist, which means he‘ll be yet another top ranked tennis playerr. while serena williams has revealed in a magazine article that she plans to play tennis again within three months of giving birth to herfirst child. the 23—time grand slam champion called it "the most outrageous plan." she went on to say, "either i win, or i don‘t play." jo pavey says she‘s looking to defend her 10,000 metre title at the european championships in germany next yearjust a month before her 45th birthday. pavey won european gold in zurich three years ago, aged 40. the british five—time olympian missed the world athletics championships in london with a heel injury and has ruled out competing at the commonwealth games in australia next year but insists she has no plans to retire. now, before i go let me show you these spectacular pictures. the queen‘s baton relay for the 2018 commonwealth games in australia reached new heights when an raf display team jumped with the baton from 10,000 feet. it was safely tucked away during the skydive. i was going to say, i can‘t see it! i