and federerfalls in london, as the swiss is beaten by kei nishikori at the atp finals. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin with the premier league, and the first manchester derby of the season, where it was an emphatic win for manchester city. goals from david silva, sergio aguero and ilkay gundogan saw pep guardiola's side take a 3—1 victory over united, to put them back at the top of the table, while inflicting significant damage to jose mourinho‘s hopes of even finishing in the top four. the first half, we were not com pletely the first half, we were not completely satisfied. we played a little bit not fluidly. we have two plate, to avoid making mistakes, and the second half we played better. we regained the ball higher and we had the problems in the first half, and after that, the second goal helped us. after that, the second goal helped us. after that we were stable after the 2-1, us. after that we were stable after the 2—1, and after we came in and controlled the game, we made good, good football. elsewhere, liverpool extended their unbeaten premier leagu

and kevin anderson is in a strong position to qualify for the last four after beating kei nishikori in the first match of the day. nick parrott was watching. after his defeat to kei nishikori, all eyes were on a roger federer and whether he could bounce back against dominic thiem. the swiss had lost its last two encounters against the austrian, as he made a good start, breaking injust austrian, as he made a good start, breaking in just the third game. before the match roger federer had said he wanted to be aggressive. and was just that. the world number three was rather like its old self. and after just three was rather like its old self. and afterjust over half an hour he had the first set and the upper hand. dominic thiem looked like he was trying too hard as he was broken immediately in the second set. it was only with the fit looking inevitable that he finally rose to the occasion, saving a break point. but he never looked likely to get back into this contest and roger federer put him out of his misery in an hourand six federer put him out of his misery in an hour and six minutes.

he will be confident of staying there. —— kei nishikori.e doubles semi—finals in london for a third successive year. the scot and brazilian partner bruno soares beat colombia's juan—sebastian cabal and robert farah 6—4, 6—3. having become just the third formula one driver in history to win five world titles — the question now being asked of lewis hamilton, will he go on and equal, even surpass michael schumacher‘s record of seven? the mercedes driver has returned to the team's factory in the south east of england ahead of the final race of the season next weekend. and sent a warning to his rivals he cans still get better. joe wilson reports. one, two, 345. it takes hundreds of employees, lewis hamilton and what exactly employees, lewis hamilton and what exa ctly d o employees, lewis hamilton and what exactly do you do? take with a build and bring more to it, bring more out of it than anyone else can do. that is what i have been able to do since i was is what i have been able to do since iwasa is what i have been able to do since i was a kid

the austrian overcame japan's kei nishikori in straight sets to win his first match of the tournamentth men failed to reach the semi—finals after roger federer‘s late night win over kevin anderson. anneka radley was watching. roger federer walked onto court in london knowing he only needed to win six games against south african kevin anderson tojoin six games against south african kevin anderson to join him in the semifinals. the first set, both players made their intentions equally clear, staying on serve. the swiss then broke to lead 11—3 but anderson quickly followed suit and levelled score. however better broke the south african in this game to the south african in this game to the delight of his loyal followers. —— roger federer. and then he didn't look back. perhaps with revenge on his mind, remembering his stinging defeat to anderson earlier this year at wimbledon, he won five successive points and took the first set. anderson, who hadn't faced a break point in winning his first two matches, was broken twice more in the second set by roger as he claimed the victory and in the p

after his defeat to kei nishikori, all eyes were on a roger federer and whether he could bounce backtwo encounters against the austrian, as he made a good start, breaking injust austrian, as he made a good start, breaking in just the third game.

this afternoon, the south african condemned japan's kei nishikori to one of the worst defeats of hisrray reached the doubles semifinals in london for a third successive year. the scot and brazilian partner bruno soares beat colombia's juan—sebastian cabal and robert farah 6—4, 6—3. lewis hamilton says he plans to improve on his best season yet after winning a fifth world title. he returned to mercedes hq to thank them for their support during another successful season after winning the drivers title in mexico with two races to spare. victory in sunday's brazilian grand prix helped clinch the constructors championship for mercedes and already he's set his sights on next season. there's still many mountains to climb. there's still do the good is up climb. there's still do the good is up head. i don't know when it will come. but i feel best prepared now than i ever have been. and, yeah, i have just signed for two more years. soi have just signed for two more years. so i have got to look at this season, which has been the best season, which has been the best season of my career, how can

he beat italy's fabio fognini in straight sets 6—4, 6—3, and will play kei nishikori next.itle at the world gymnastics championships in doha. she became the first female to win the event for a fourth time. such is the american‘s dominance in the sport she could afford uncharacteristic slips on three out of four pieces of apparatus and still take the gold medal — finishing by over 1.5 points ahead of the rest of the field. biles' success comes after she took over a year out from the sport, and spoke out about being sexually abused by the jailed us team doctor, larry nassar. pc has definitely had it up and downs and going to therapy and other things besidesjust downs and going to therapy and other things besides just being downs and going to therapy and other things besidesjust being in the downs and going to therapy and other things besides just being in the gym has been a little bit rough, but you try to focus on one thing at a time to get to it. i know that you are very proud about the way that you have spoken out. what you hope that more success on the have spoken out. wh

and federerfalls in london, as the swiss is beaten by kei nishikori at the atp finals.programme. we begin with the premier league, and the first manchester derby of the season, where it was an emphatic win for manchester city. goals from david silva, sergio aguero and ilkay gundogan saw pep guardiola's side take a 3—1 victory over united, to put them back at the top of the table, while inflicting significant damage to jose mourinho's hopes of even finishing in the top four. the first half, we were not com pletely the first half, we were not completely satisfied.

roger federer heads the other group with kevin anderson, dominic thiem and kei nishikori. disciplinary hearing on tuesday after being cited for an incident during sunday's second test against new zealand. the england foward appeared to have his fingers in the eyes of new zealand's captain dallin watene—zelezniak. in rugby union, tom curry has been ruled out of england's match against new zealand this weekend with a "severe ankle injury". he was part of the inexperienced back row that helped england beat south africa on saturday. owen farrell is available, though. on the eve of the first test against sri lanka — england captain joe root says his team will be trying a bolder and more courageous approach to their cricket. england haven't won a test series in sri lanka for 17 years. root says its time for them to try something different — and that players are feeling the competition for places on the team. first, to win over here is not going to be 11 players, it will be a squad performance. there will be times when the balance of the team might change quite drastically, and w

dominic thiem knows nothing short of a win will do at the atp finals on thursday against kei nishikorigh. after losing his opening two matches to kevin anderson and roger federer it's going to be very difficult for the austrian to progress to the semi—finals, but the former world number four greg rusedski has been reflecting on the past year for thiem. i think 2018 was a good year for him. getting to his first grand slam final in paris. he has improved his game. i have been impressed the last few weeks on the hard courts, especially indoors, making the semifinals in paris. adding variety to his game, sliced backhands, trying to contact his swing on the hardcourt. i would say just i would sayjust go for it, play more aggressive style. bring that variety. remember the way he played in paris and bring that sort of paris —— tennis to london. if he becomes tactically more astute he can have a very, very bright future andi can have a very, very bright future and i wouldn't surprised seeing him win the french open as well as other big titles in the future. england's cricketers hold the upper

he faces roger federer or kei nishikori next. at some of the day's other stories. manchester city's kevin de bruyne has been ruled out for around six weeks after injuring ligaments in his left knee in last night's efl cup win over fulham. the belgian midfielder was starting forjust the second time after two months out with a separate knee injury. paris saint germain have set a new record for the most consecutive wins at the start of a season in europe's top five leagues. kylian mbappe scored this curling effort on the way to a two one victory over lille. it's their 12th win in a row a stunning second half from wales saw them thrash scotland by 50—12 in rugby league's european cup. they had trailed at half—time but record scorer rhys williams collected a hat—trick of tries. that's all from sportsday. all stories available on the bbc sport website. we'll have more sport throughout the weekend. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are michael booker, deputy editor at the da

tuesday's first match at the atp finals sees kei nishikori play kevin anderson, players who both wonnishikori took advantage of a sluggish roger federer on sunday, and will hope to keep up the pressure on anderson, a man he beat two weeks ago at the paris masters. former world number four greg rusedski casts his eye for us on nishkori's year. 37 years of age, i mean, he is like a fine bottle of rate red wine, getting better with age. a great start to him, beating marin cilic in five sets, what an amazing feat. a few years ago we were talking about him never winning a slam again, never being world number one, and he has done that. he moves like a 20—year—old. i mean, it is quite phenomenal. he is taking the ball early on the rise, and it is just beautiful to watch. i think he is one of the most elegant players out there. the nice thing for roger is there. the nice thing for roger is the courts are a little bit quicker, so the courts are a little bit quicker, so that plays into his sort of style, as it did down under in australia. the four—time nba all—star jimmy butler has been grante

a six—time former champion at the event has been drawn with kevin anderson, dominic thiem and kei nishikorieplacesjuan martin del potro. liverpool midfielder xherdan shaqiri will miss the side's champions league game against red star belgrade in serbia on tuesday. he's been left out of the squad in order to "avoid any distractions" that may be caused by his albanian heritage. during the world cup, shaqiri scored for switzerland against serbia and celebrated by making a double—headed eagle gesture, which symbolises the albanian flag. we come here as a football team. we represent one of the biggest football clu bs represent one of the biggest football clubs in the world. that is why we are here, to play football. and we want to focus on that. that's all. because the situation, people know better how the situation is. we decided not to bring xherdan shaqiri. he is our player and he will play a lot of games for us, but not tomorrow. that is all. liverpool is one of the early kick off‘s on tuesday so they'll be able to watch the other game in group c — between napoli and paris st germain — which

the opening day of the atp finals in london produced a big shock with kei nishikori beating roger federerthe end of year tournament six times, could still reach the final. now, take a look at these pictures of andy murray getting back to fitness... murray put this video on instagram of his latest workouts. one of his latest workouts. after returning from hip surgery, the former world number one ended his season in speptember and is targetting the brisbane international in january for his latest comeback. looking good, andy! i definitely do not think i could do that. there was pushing and shoving on and off the track as lewis hamilton won the brazilian grand prix. he's already reatined his world title. max verstappen was leading and on course for a superb win until he was taken out by esteban ocon who was well behind in the race. hamilton took full advantage to take the win and guarantee merecedes the constructors title. what these incredible pictures. verstappen was obviously not best pleased with ocon and after the race sought out the frenchman and proceeded the push him a few times in t

roger federer was on the end of a shock defeat at the hands of japan's kei nishikori in his opening grouple at the season—ending event, lost 7—6, 6—3 to the world number nine. the normally unflappable federer hit 3a unforced errors — it's the fourth time he has lost his opening match at the event. andy murray has taken to social media to show how he's trying to get back to full fitness. murray put this video on instagram of his latest workouts, with the caption "never grow up." after returning from hip surgery, the former world number one ended his season in september and is targetting the brisbane internatiional in january for his latest comeback. looking good andy! for everything else head over to bbc.com/sport, but from me, holly hamilton, and the team here — that is your monday sport briefing. and tell me what you think about our talking point today — a new "resignation" industry is emerging injapan, clients who wish to quit theirjobs ask "exit" companies to do it for them to avoid the shame. so we'd like to know what is the culture surrounding resignations where you are? this new ind

kei nishikori faces kevin anderson and will be out for revenge after losing that match (00v) the japanese straight sets win over adrian mannarino. novak djokovic, roger federer and marin cilic are among the other big names in action. he was supposed to make his comeback but rafael nadal has pulled out of the atp paris masters. it's because of an abdominal injury — and it means that novak djokovic will take his place as world number one. it has been a tough year for me says that moment in terms of injuries. so wa nt to that moment in terms of injuries. so want to avoid drastic things and if car may i can play today, but the doctor says if i want to play the tournament, i want to try to win the tournament, i want to try to win the tournament, well, that can't be for sure. it will not be good to me for someone sure. it will not be good to me for someone to go inside that court knowing that probably be full tournament will not be possible to play. the boston red sox have been celebrating their victory in the world series with a parade through the city on wednesday. the red sox completed a a—1

replaces nadal, while federer is in group lleyton hewitt along with kevin anderson, dominic thiem and kei nishikoriist known as banksy, what comes to mind is likely to be politically—charged graffiti. one of his best—known works is a series of paintings on the side of israel's controversial security barrier. now he has re—created it for a travel fair in london. the bbc‘s tim allman has more. banksy and notoriety go hand in hand, but in a career that is hardly short of controversy, this probably his most controversial work. well, a replica, at least — an installation promoting tourism to the west bank. focusing on this here, this gives an idea about what's going on on the ground in palestine, how palestinians are suffering because of the israeli occupation in palestine. israel calls it a security barrier, a necessary weapon to combat violence and protect its people. the palestinians see it as a symbol of oppression and occupation. banksy has previously opened a hotel in the shadow of the barrier, and this recreation is subtly different. the wall is not broken, but in this replica that banksy made he

the draw for the season—ending atp finals in london will be made later on monday with kei nishikori aina'sjuan martin del potro as he hasn't recovered a knee injury. only the top eight players in the world qualify for the event with novak djokovic, rafael nadal and roger federer all in the line up russia's karen khachanov defeated the new world number one novak djokovic to win the paris masters. the 22—year—old beat the i4—time grand slam champion 7—5, 6—4, hitting 31 winners as he pulled off one of the shocks of the year in his final tournament of the season, and claimed his first masters 1000 title. it's one of my biggest titles so far, biggest achievements. and in general, you know, it's a breakthrough season, so this title, it's a good year end. like this, i would say. maybe i'm not crying, but still, i'm really happy. manchester city maintained their charge at the top of the premier league with a thumping 6—1 win over southampton on sunday. raheem sterling scored twice for pep guardiola's side as they emphaticaly beat the saints keeping them two points clear of chelsea and now li

the opening day of the atp finals in london has produced a big shock, with kei nishikori beating roger the first set on a tie break and claimed the second 6—3. the format is round robin, so federer, who has won the end—of—year tournament six times, could still reach the final. in the day‘s other match, kevin anderson beat dominic thiem and britain‘s jamie murray won his doubles match. that‘s all the sport for now. enjoy the rest of your evening. the governor of california is urging president trump to declare two huge wildfires are major disaster to free up wildfires are major disaster to free up more funding for the emergency response. 25 people are now known to have died and more than 100 are missing. james cook reports. paradise is no more. ravaged by the most destructive wildfires in california‘s history, and one of the deadliest. in the ashes, they toil. their task, distressing and delicate, is to find answers for the living. i have two sons and two grandchildren up there. i can‘t find anything out about them. i don‘t know if they are all right or if they have got out. i have been

the six—time champion was farfrom his best, as he was beaten in straight sets by kei nishikori.is opener and went on to win the tournament. nishikori will play kevin anderson on tuesday. the south african is having a great debut in the event, after beating dominic thiem in their group opener. the atp finals features the world's top eight players, minus world number two rafael nadal and numberfourjuan martin del potro, who are injured. world number one novak djokovic underlined why he is favourite to win the atp finals with a commanding win over john isner in their group opener. the serb was in devastating form as he easily dealt with the big serves of american isner, in a 6—4, 6—3 victory. the match was great, i mean, obviously i managed to have three brea ks obviously i managed to have three breaks of serve ofjohn, which is sometimes mission impossible. but i just managed to be at the right place at the right time. earlier, germany's alexander zverev beat marin cilic, also in straight sets, but it was a much tighter affair. a 7—6, 7—6 win for zverev. cilic struggling to make an

he faces roger federer or kei nishikori next.tawalu didn't actually start the game but still managed to run in a hat—trick of tries as the warriors won 29—20 in swansea. it was a good night for edinburgh in conference b. they picked up a bonus point victory over second place scarlets. tom brown and bill mata both scored twice to help edinburgh move up to third with a 31—21win. in the premiership rugby cup — bristol won the west country derby against gloucester. nick haining's try set them on their way to a 21—13 victory. in the night's other match, sale drew 15—all against saracens. olympic champion max whitlock narrowly missed out on gold at the world gymnastics championships in doha, finishing second in the pommel horse event. he was hoping to become the first british gymnast to win three consecutive world titles, but missed out by the smallest of margins, to take silver. he produced the same score as china's xiao routeng, but produced a lower execution mark. which saw him finish with a medal, but not the colour he would have w

in case you missed it, roger federer recovered from his first round loss to kei nishikori, beating dominician, the 37—year—old swiss now takes on kevin anderson in his final match. with one match to play, all four players in the group can still mathematically qualify, and it has the potential to get very complicated. it feels good, i am very happy that i showed a reaction after last march, so yeah, look, no matches easy here and it has been something i not used to the luzon come back and play again, but it was a good exercise, it was a great challenge for me and i am happy with my attitude, i am happy with how i played and it was good fun against dominic thiem. pakistan beat ireland by 38 runs in providence to win their first match at this year's icc women's world t20 and condemn the irish to a second successive loss. and pakistan captainjaveria khan scored an unbeaten 7a as her side posted a total of 139/6, while ireland struggled to build partnerships and fell short of the target, leaving them bottom of group b and facing an early exit. you can get all the latest sports news at our websi

federer heads up the other group, with kevin anderson, dominic thiem and another late replacement, kei nishikoriacross the uk for the next few days is going to be crucial to how the weather is going to look, and certainly how it is going to feel. we've got high pressure over the near continent spinning clockwise in the northern hemisphere and we got this big area of low pressure out towards the west of us anticlockwise, this is bringing southerly winds up from the mediterranean through parts of france and then across our shores. but as we go through the next few days this area of low pressure in the west will slowly encroached in towards our shores so although it will remain mild, with the southerly winds that will turn in india, with outbreaks of rain, some of it heavy, especially across western areas. back to the here and now and tonight it looks largely dry. showery burst of rain across northern england towards scotland. the odd one further south but here it will be mainly dry and a few clear spells. mist and mainly dry and a few clear spells. mistand murk mainly dry and a few clear spells. m

federer lost his first match against kei nishikori, but has bounced back to win the next two.ough, as both players go out. he wasn't happy, was he? and finally, there was an uncomfortable moment for this baseball player. this is ronaldo acuna junior, of the atlanta braves. he was batting for an all stars team againstjapan samurai. you can have a look. he hits it into the ground and then into a rather sensitive area. there was a bit of concern for a moment. he was in a lot of pain. eventually he managed to carry on. that can't be the first time that has happened. it must happen a lot. it does. cricket players wear a box. when i was playing cricket it hit me in the eye on the eve of my sister's wedding. as long as your eye was ok. it was, eventually. they don't wear and in baseball? at least he is fine. we will see you later. good morning. we're returning now to our main story, and the prime minister vowing to "see brexit through", despite still not having a brexit secretary this morning. charlie's in westminster for us. getting all the kind of feel of what is happening this mor

yesterday, kei nishikori beat roger federer — he took the first set on a tie break and won the secondo federer, who's won the end of year tournament six times, could still reach the final. there was pushing and shoving on and off the track as lewis hamilton won the brazilian grand prix. he's already reatined his world title. max verstappen was leading and on course for a superb win until he was taken out by esteban ocon, who was well behind in the race. hamilton took full advantage to take the win and guarantee merecedes the constructors title. verstappen was obviously not best pleased with ocon and after the race sought out the frenchman to shove him a few times in the weighing room. as a result — he's been given two days public service by the sport's governing body. verstappen says he has no regrets. scotland have called up newcastle flanker gary graham for the rest of their autumn tests as an injury replacement for scarlets flanker blade thomson, who is recovering from a concussion. he was born in stirling and is the son of former scotland prop george graham. he had previously been

federer lost his first match against kei nishikori, but has bounced back to win the next two.despite the defeat. i think the team winning helped me to come into this match a bit more relaxed but firmly i wanted to go out with a bang today and win the match. if i go through, great, if i don't, i don't deserve it. that is 0k don't, i don't deserve it. that is ok too. i am happy and don't, i don't deserve it. that is ok too. lam happy and i can don't, i don't deserve it. that is ok too. i am happy and i can playa good match the day after tomorrow. 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. lots more including details on the nation ‘s league fixtures tonight including wales against denmark in cardiff. now back to westminster. welcome back to westminster, another turbulent day for the prime minister. an interesting day and a different tempo to what we have seen yesterday and the day before. perhaps mps just taking stock of their positions, whether they are utterly opposed to theresa may's plan now and want

the opening day of the atp finals in london produced a big shock with kei nishikori beating roger federer won the end of year tournament six times, could still reach the final. we will see him again. i've been feeling, i mean, fine. it is just that practice has been a bit all over the place, you know. practising in queens, the outside courts, then on centre as well, so it's not always the same conditions. but overall i thought i am hitting the ball ok but overall i thought i am hitting the ballok up but overall i thought i am hitting the ball ok up to today it was totally fine. so i think we both had a bit of nerve too. he still gets nervous, does rog. in the doubles britain's jamie murray and partner bruno soares won their first match against raven klaasen and michael venus. bueno! he really is. laughter the pair have reached the semi—finals twice in london and are seeded fourth. my favourite post interview... you know what, this is a bit of passion. you know we see the interviews and it is all quite, sort of, you know... watched charlie austin. southampton's charlie austin has put forwa

federer beat kei nishikori in straight sets in the quarter finals, the 20—time grand slam champion wascilic. the new world number one went 2—1 down in the third before immediately breaking back, and then moving ahead at 5—3 before sealing victory. next, a warning to any teams parading their trophies in front of celebrating fans — the world series baseball trophy was broken by a beer can. won by the red sox and the damage was done on the victory parade around the streets of boston, actually on a duck boat on the road. you can see it takes a chunk out of the cup. what idiot through that! iam what idiot through that! i am told it is a tradition to throw beer cans in celebration. but they have glued it back together at little expense, i am told. whether it lasts remains to be seen. that could have hurt someone. this week hm revenue and customs announced it'll refund thousands of higher earning parents who were fined following changes to the child benefit system in 2013. payments are tapered away from those who earn more than £50,000, but some failed to complete a tax return to pay back wha

thsi afternoon kevin anderson hammered japan‘s kei nishikori.wins. and jamie murray reached the doubles semi—finals of the atp finals in london for a third successive year. the scotland brazilian partner bruno soares beat colombia‘s juan—sebastian cabal and robert farah 6—4, 6—3. that‘s all the sport for now. i‘ll have more for you in sportsday at half past ten. lets return to the news that after nearly a year and half of often fraught discussions, british and eu officials have come up with a draft brexit withdrawal agreement. cabinet ministers are being called into downing street individually this evening for discussions with the prime minister. damian grammaticas is in brussels. how does this all look from where you are? the eu side very tight—lipped at the minute, not much has come out because they have invested so much time and effort to work out these really difficult questions, and this legal wording that has gone into this hundreds of pages. they have now handed it over to the uk government, and they don‘t wa nt to to the uk government, a

federer beat kei nishikori in straight sets in the quarter finals, the 20 time grand slam champion wasbreaking back, and then moving ahead at 5—3 before sealing victory. next, a warning to any teams parading their trophies in front of celebrating fans — the world series baseball trophy was broken by a beer can. won by the red sox and the damage was done on the victory parade around the streets of boston. actually on a duck boat on the road. you can see it takes a chunk out of the cup. now, i was outraged by seeing this, but you said it is a tradition. from what i was told, it was not malice. a bit ofa what i was told, it was not malice. a bit of a dangerous tradition! oppositely a full beer can. but the trophy has been glued back together. by winning a fifth formula one world title, lewis hamilton will no doubt inspire more youngsters to dream about following him into the sport. but the vast majority will not have the financial backing to get that far, so now an increasing number are turning to race simulators. the uk‘s first electronic sports hub has opened in london, so i went along

federer beat kei nishikori in straight sets in the quarter finals, the 20 time grand clam champion wasreaking back, and then moving ahead, at 5—3 before sealing victory. by winning a fifth formula one world title, lewis hamilton will no doubt inspire more youngsters to dream about following him into the sport. but the vast majority will not have the financial backing to get that far, so now an increasing number are turning to race simulators. the uk's first electronic sports hub has opened in london, so i went along to see how fast, this side of racing is growing. on the fast track to the top, james bald and 15 national karting championships. before taking the first steps on to formula 1 in the following perhaps in the tyre tracks of lewis hamilton, until... he ran out of money. which is why his career rounded the bend and took off ina new career rounded the bend and took off in a new direction. it is usually quys in a new direction. it is usually guys with the talent to get the money but not every body gets noticed. e—sports is its own sport and has its own market and fans. it gives t

federer heads up the other group with kevin anderson, dominic thiem and another late replacement kei nishikori captain joe root says his team will be trying a bolder and more courageous approach to their cricket. england haven't won a test series in sri lanka for 17 years. root says its time for them to try something different, and that players are feeling the competition for places on the team. first when here will not be 11 plays a squat performance that will be times whereabouts of the team can add diced change drastically we need to be open and accepted its not about the individual it's a bad us collectively doing something special and we have done things in the past where he came to the subcontinent it's time to try something different, be a bit more bolder if you would like an courageous and maybe really try and exploit every service we come maybe really try and exploit every service we come up maybe really try and exploit every service we come up against. in rugby league, george burgess will appear at a disciplinary hearing on tuesday evening after new zealand cited an incident during s

federer lost his first match against kei nishikori, but has bounced back to win the next two.tch the day after tomorrow. i‘m not sure where i am playing! coming up today, the atp world tour finals continue at the 02 in london. alaxnader zverev is first up againstjohn isner... later novak djokovic plays marin cilic. there‘s coverage on bbc two from two o‘clock — it‘s on the bbc sport webiste and app too. and sportsday‘s on the bbc news channel at 6:30 tonight.... politics permitting... we‘ll look back at the day‘s play in the second test in sri lanka, and we‘ll preview england‘s women‘s world t20 match against south africa. that‘s all the sport for now. more from the bbc sport centre at 11:15. we are giving annita mcveigh a rest before we look at other news coming into the newsroom. nearly two—thirds of local bank branches across the uk have closed in the last 30 years, according to the consumer group which? the research found that one in five people are now almost two miles away from their nearest branch. people in rural communities have been hit the hardest. of course, online

yesterday, kei nishikori beat roger federer — he took the first set on a tie break and claimed the secondeach the final. there was pushing and shoving on and off the track as lewis hamilton won the brazilian grand prix. he's already reatined his world title. max verstappen was leading and on course for a superb win until he was taken out by esteban ocon, who was well behind in the race. hamilton took full advantage to take the win and guarantee merecedes the constructors title. verstappen was obviously not best pleased with ocon and after the race sought out the frenchman to shove him a few times in the weighing room. as a result — he's been given two days public service by the sport's governing body. verstappen says he has no regrets. despite thrashing sri lanka in the first test last week, england still have some issues over the top of their batting order ahead of the second match on wednesday. there's still no confirmation thatjonny bairstow will be fit for selection. moeen ali failed twice at number three, and fellow batsman jos buttler says he'd be happy to bat in that position. i th

federer lost his first match against kei nishikori, but has bounced back to win the next two.ed —— the tea m into this match more relaxed —— the team winning helped me win but i a lwa ys team winning helped me win but i always wanted to go out with a bang. if i win good, if they don't go through, i don't deserve it. i am happy and! through, i don't deserve it. i am happy and i play a good match the day after tomorrow. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. thank you very much and welcome back. the main news is michael gove the environment secretary has indicated he will stay in the cabinet despite those reports and speculation he was poised to leave in protest at the prime minister's brexit deal. there are so many questions you have been asking about what the uk's future relationship with the eu will be after brexit. so it's time once again to take your questions in ask this. thank you for sending them in we will get as many answers as we can. with me isjill rutter, programme director at the institute for government, and in brussels, our europe

yesterday kei nishikori beat roger federer — he took the first set on a tie break and won the secondd still reach the final. djokovic will take on wimbledon semi finalistjohn isner this evening — that's after this meet up between 2014 us open winner marin cilic, and upcoming star alexander zverev — they're on court now. marin cilic in front at the moment. you can watch that now on bbc two i think. scotland have called up newcastle flanker gary graham for the rest of their autumn tests as an injury replacement for scarlets flanker blade thomson who is recovering from a concussion. he was born in stirling and is the son of former scotland prop george graham. he had previously picked for england's training squad this autumn, but has yet to recieve an international cap so is elligible to be picked for scotland. despite thrashing sri lanka in the first test last week, england still have some issues over the top of their batting order ahead of the second match on wednesday. there's still no confirmation that jonny bairstow will be fit for selection. moeen ali failed twice at number three,

the atp finals match between kei nishikori and kevin anderson is under way, you can watch that on bbcng the european parliament, he is saying we are not in an aggressive mood on the future relationship with britain. we will keep an eye on that for you. seemingly conciliatory noises coming from him. angela merkel as you can see addressing the parliament in what is her last major speech on the future of the eu in the post brexit world. our political correspondence micky young joins us from westminster. all eyes are there this afternoon because that is where we will first hear if there is some sort of deal or not. the first row is about legal advice being published if some kind of withdrawal agreement document comes back. negotiations are going on and stop they went late into the evening, last night and into the early hours of the morning the night before, and it is clear from the mood music that they are inching closer to have something on paper to bring back to the cabinet, but after that, we don't know if cabinet will accept it and it will eventually have to go to parliament for a vot