klitschko retired on that fight. british boxer sees himself as a true champion and he is ready for his next title defence. the bulgarian was the man in line but another man, carlos takam, will in line but another man, carlos ta kam, will have in line but another man, carlos takam, will have a chance. but another man will pose another threat to crowned. he is tougher. he takes two steps forward and wants to hit a few combos. having prepared for the height and size of pulev, he faces a different challenge at cardiff's principality stadium. the heavyweight champion has never been ina heavyweight champion has never been in a situation like this before but with an undefeated records still intact, you would be brave to bet against him. in baseball, the new york yankees are hosting game five against the houston astros in the american league championship series. the best of seven american league championship series is currently tied two all, and latest score from the yankee stadium 5—zero. the la dodgers can seal their place

even after the klitschko fight, takam is a good title defence, so i have been fighting guys a lot tallerfoot something guy, now i am fighting a mini mike tyson — boom, boom, hooking. i will have to revert back to different training techniques and get ready to dig deep, stand in the trenches, slow down a bit. if not, i will be jabbing and getting caught with silly left hooks and overhand rights because he is a lot shorter, that will be his game, to take me out of my rhythm, i will have to deal with that. the former world champion jenson button says lewis hamilton is capable of breaking michael schumacher‘s record of seven formula one world titles. button was previously team mates with hamilton at mcclaren, and describes him in his autobiogrophy as an "unpredictable" but "brilliant" driver. hamilton currently leads the championship by 59 points. i think he will clinch over the next couple of races. four world championships, that's just crazy. that's more than senna, that is next level, three of michael schumacher. if he stays around in the sport, there's a chance he could beat michael schu

even after the klitschko fight, ta kam the klitschko fight.een fighting guys a lot taller than me, preparing for a 6—foot something quy: preparing for a 6—foot something guy, now i am fighting a mini mike tyson, boom, boom, looking. iwill have to revert back to different training techniques and get ready to dig deep, stand in the trenches, slow down a bit. if not, i will be jabbing and getting caught with silly left hooks and overhand rights because he is a lot shorter, that will be his game, to take the out of my rhythm, i will have to deal with that. former world champion jenson button says lewis hampel —— lewis hamilton is capable of breaking michael schumacher‘s record of seven world records. button was previously team—mate hamilton and describes it was unpredictable but brilliant. hamilton leads the drivers championship by 59 points.|j hamilton leads the drivers championship by 59 points. i think he will clinch it over the next couple of races. four world championships, that is just crazy. that is more than ayrton senna, that as alain pro

it'll be the briton's first contest since defeating wladimir klitschko, at wembley in april.cares. i've got to move on. world number one dustin johnson leads the world golf championships in shanghai, after a second round nine under par 63. justin rose is the best placed british player, four shots behind at nine under. his round included this birdie on the 16th but a bogey on the final hole pegged him back by a shot. good luck to him. that is all of the sport. back to you. earlier we were talking about children and adolescent mental health services. the real problem some people have in accessing them. one father told us his eight—year—old son had to wait 18 months to get that help. one viewer says, heartbreaking watching your report. this was my life's with before i had to retire. it was a superbjob before i had to retire. it was a superb job and experience. before i had to retire. it was a superbjob and experience. it is before i had to retire. it was a superb job and experience. it is sad it has ground down and all of that experience is lost. stephen got in touch, saying i h

klitschko, evander holyfield and lennox lewis have helped free, no man has ever held all four.f he doesn't win. he has got to take this chance tonight to continue to build his reputation and his record. thank you thejoining us. records his reputation and his record. thank you the joining us. records falling everywhere and hopefully anthony joshua things, not him and carlos ba cca joshua things, not him and carlos bacca macro will fall tonight. we can find out about ten o'clock. wales' rugby league side have suffered their record world cup defeat at the hands of papua new guinea this morning. the joint hosts scored 10 tries in their 50—6 victory — a thoroughly dominant performance. wales haven't won at the world cup since 2000. only the winners of pool c, which also features ireland, will qualify for the quarter—finals. caroline wozniacki is through to the final of the end of season world tour finals. the world number 6, beat the third seed karolina pliskova, 7—6, 6—3 after an impressive performance, in their semi final this morning. wozniacki will meet venus williams — who is t

for anthony joshua's return to the ring, six months after he beat wladimir klitschko at wembley in frontmportant is this fight for anthony joshua's career? he spoke this week about moving on to a new phase in his career, leaving behind the drama and wonderful memories of april and the wind against brian may klitschko in front of 90,000 at wembley. it's important he builds his personality and brand as a boxer. there's been a lot about the media saying he only has to turn up and when. i've spoken tojo has to turn up and when. i've spoken to jo rowsell cat — — has to turn up and when. i've spoken tojo rowsell cat —— i have spoken tojo rowsell cat —— i have spoken tojoe calzaghe, tojo rowsell cat —— i have spoken to joe calzaghe, and tojo rowsell cat —— i have spoken tojoe calzaghe, and he said one of the biggest obstacles to joshua this week is complacency. he only had two weeks notice, carlos takam, not unheard—of but for anthonyjoshua it is another experience? he has to deal with the situation and the opponent, we saw at the weigh—in that carlos ta kam opponent, we saw at the weigh—in tha

hardest men in boxing and has been the world champion for a decade but we seem to have found wladimir klitschko'sscotla nd he played in the programme in scotland and was stuck on the 16th —— kryptonite. his caddie suggested he play out to the side but he did not do this and this didn't end well. irishman paul dunne leads the tournament alongside nicolas colsaerts. that's all from sportsday. coming up, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are david wooding, political editor of the sun on sunday and jack blanchard from politico. tomorrow's front pages. the financial times reports the chancellor's £26 billion buffer in public finances could be wiped out due to a weak economic forecast announced next week. the metro claims the prime minister is clinging onto power "by her fingertips" as speculation of a conservative coup mounts. the telegraph leads with home secretary amber rudd backing theresa may as prime minister during what she describes as a turning point for britain. the mirror says a group of 30 rebel tory mps are planning

more than 70,000 tickets have been sold and it will be his first fight since stopping wladimir klitschkoum—half is has appointed he will not be able to play for wales when he joins: next season “— play for wales when he joins: next season —— the ospreys scrum—half is disappointed he will not be able to play for wales when he joins the french club toulon next season. a bullying scandal british swimming, and the ipcc have said they are fully aware of the story and they are in contact with the british swimming association regarding the matter, after more details emerged about the climate of fear that existed within the organisation. british swimming apologised to 13 of their para swimmers last week. england fly to australia later this month, for the ashes, butjonny ba i rstow has month, for the ashes, butjonny bairstow has already had to deal with the challenge two —— a challenge few of us have had to deal with, the suicide of his father. for the first time jonny bairstow has spoken about his experiences as he releases his autobiography. he's been speaking to our sports correspondent, joe w

it will be joshua's first fight since stopping wladimir klitschko at wembley stadium in april england'sto australia later this month for their biggest challenge, the ashes. the team will rely heavily on one of their most consistent and talented players, jonny bairstow. in his life, jonny‘s already overcome a challenge that few of us could imagine, dealing with the suicide of his father, when he was just a boy. he's been speaking to our sports correspondent, joe wilson. johnny bairstow is a world—class cricketer. for england he is a central, a rock, a batsmen and wicket—keeper, just like his father. david plese for england too and the link between son and father is unmistakable. that's a brilliant catch by ba i rstow. unmistakable. that's a brilliant catch by bairstow. david bairstow played cricket for yorkshire for 20 yea rs played cricket for yorkshire for 20 years but he never saw played cricket for yorkshire for 20 years but he never sanohnny grow up. when johnny bairstow years but he never sanohnny grow up. whenjohnny bairstow was eight he returned one evening with his mother and si

the former world champion has not fought since july 2015 when he beat wladimir klitschko in dusseldorftober 2016 and was charged with a doping offence injune. plans to stop rain delay at cricket matches by covering pictures with a giant meshed hadn't been discussed by governing bodies of cricket. they are exploring pioneering new technology which could put to an end frustrating weather interruptions. patrick gearey has more... cricket is oursummer patrick gearey has more... cricket is our summer sport but some are in the uk isn't always suited to cricket. all too often, the weather intervenes and play is lost. it isn't just frustrating intervenes and play is lost. it isn'tjust frustrating but it costs teams, games, points, viewers and the grounds themselves money. wouldn't it be nice if we can keep that rain away? that is exactly what they have done in melbourne at the docklands stadium. it has a retractable roof and has hosted cricket and aussie rules and rugby. it is a neat solution but not one for lord's. that is a particular set of demands as these pictures make very clear. the mcc

anthonyjoshua‘s returned to the ring, almost six months after his unforgettable victory over wladimir klitschko world titles simultaneously, something nobody has managed before. history is a great thing to chase, so our records, i think it is possible. it comes with great responsibility but if that wasn‘t the case it wouldn‘t be so prestige, so these things are making it hard to achieve and that is what makes it, that diamond in the dirt, that treasure trying to get to the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. this is only joshua's 20th professionalfight rainbow. this is only joshua's 20th professional fight but he is on the way to establishing himself as one of the greats of british sport. way to establishing himself as one of the greats of british sportlj of the greats of british sport.|j don‘t tumble myself off, i would be trying to force myself awake so i just be myself, sometimes good and sometimes bad, but i think trying to be the popular guide does not win fights, winning fights wins fights, so fights, winning fights wins fights, soi fights, winning fights wins fights, so i will focus o

the former world champion has not fought since july 2015 when he beat wladimir klitschko in dusseldorf in october 2016 and was charged with a doping offence injune. former two—weight world champion carl frampton will face mexican horacio garcia in his comeback bout next month. it'll be frampton's first contest since losing his world featherweight title back injanuary. leicester city's appeal to register adrien silva has been rejected by fifa. leicester and the football association had asked fifa to ratify the midfielder‘s transfer after the paperwork for the £22 million deadline day move from sporting lisbon was submitted 1a seconds late. england and harlequins prop karl sinckler has been banned for seven weeks for eye gouging. it means he will miss england's first two autumn internationals. castleford's luke gale has been voted super league's man of steel. he kicked a match—winning drop—goal that saw his side reach saturday's grand final 16 days after having his appendix out 20—year—old durham batsman jack burnham has been banned for a year after testing positive for a recreational dr

klitschko. but that needs to be left to history - for now.at motivation, boxing is tough enough as it is and i might as well go home now. i have to stay hungry and try and stay on top as long as possible. and that journey continues here in cardiff, the principality stadium getting ready to welcome anthonyjoshua stadium getting ready to welcome anthony joshua and stadium getting ready to welcome anthonyjoshua and 70,000 fans. being heavyweight champion of the world is big business. and only winning will keep him there. looking to become the first man to get the better of him is carlos takam, but joshua has different ideas. he has been at this level before — he's here again. if you keep on knocking, sooner or here again. if you keep on knocking, sooner or later, you will get there, sooner or later, you will get there, so i've just sooner or later, you will get there, so i'vejust got sooner or later, you will get there, so i've just got to boot him sooner or later, you will get there, so i'vejust got to boot him back out there! he always remains

of the ring and i need to keep active, i need to pick up on what i have learnt from the wladmir klitschkoght takam is a good title defence so i have been fighting guys a lot taller than me, now i'm fighting this mini mike tyson, toni morrison, the king, so i'm going to have two revert back to some different training techniques and get ready to dig deep and stand in the trenches and train. if not i will be jabbing and train. if not i will be jabbing and getting caught. because he is a lot shorter that is going to be his game, to take me out of my rhythm andi game, to take me out of my rhythm and i need to learn how to deal with it. you wouldn't bet against him, and the joshua speaking you wouldn't bet against him, and thejoshua speaking to mike costello. a look at some of teh day's other stories.. britain'sjohanna konta has split with her coach wim fisette. having teamed up together ahead of the 2017 season, their partnership took her to the wimbledon semi finals. but she's won only two of her matches since, losing her last five. that run has seen her miss out on the end of season wta rank

carlos is a completely different animal to wladimir klitschko, but i do know i am willing to do whatever win. lewis hamilton here is aiming to become world champion for a fourth time at the mexican grand prix this weekend. if he finishes fifth or better tomorrow, the title is his no matter what happens to his closest rivals sebastian vettel. third practice tomorrow takes place at 3:55pm, but it would take a major calamity this weekend from hamilton to ta ke calamity this weekend from hamilton to take the crown and on the evidence of the second half of this season, it's very unlikely to happen. wales's rugby league side suffered their record world cup defeat at the hands of papa new guinea. thejoint hosts defeat at the hands of papa new guinea. the joint hosts scored ten tries in their 15—6 victory with a dominant performance. wales haven't w011 dominant performance. wales haven't won at the world cup since 2000, only the winners of the pool will qualify for the quarterfinals. goalless in the early stages at old trafford, manchester united and totte n ha m. trafford, manchester united and

carlos is a different animal to klitschko.it takes to win. wales' rugby league side have suffered their record world cup defeat at the hands of papua new guinea this morning. the joint hosts scored 10 tries in their 50—6 victory — a thoroughly dominant performance. wales haven't won at the world cup since 2000. only the winners of pool c, which also features ireland, will qualify for the quarter—finals. saracens return to the top. they have won five matches in a row to replace exeter chiefs at the summit. he is chris jones. for the first couple of months, wasps have looked a shadow of the side that came so close to winning the premiership title in may. 0n the evidence of today and musonda in the champions cup, wasps have their mojo back, attacking from deep and scoring some lovely tries as well. wade, johnson, all crossing as they ta ke wade, johnson, all crossing as they take the maximum five points. but the head of the autumn internationals and in's training camp in portugal, are concerned for eddiejones with elliot daly, ma

his victory over wladimir klitschko had it all.ds to be left to history, for now. it doesn't last forever. everything has a beginning and end. while i'm doing it, i have to remain focused. i stay hungry and focused on myjob and i will try to stay on top as long as possible. and that journey continues in cardiff. the principality stadium is getting ready to welcome joshua and 70,000 fans. there is no denying being the heavyweight champion of the world is big business. 0nly winning will keep him there. carlos ta ka m wa nts to be the first man to get the better of him. joshua has different ideas. he has been at championship level before and is here again. if you keep on knocking and knocking, sooner or later you'll get through. ijust have to keep booting him back out. but he always remains open for his fans. in his own words, a man of the people, always finding time to give something back. i do it because that's who i am, and ifight because that's what i do. so i know how to separate what i do. thejob, the belt does not represent me,

in april. defeating wladimir klitschko in april.kam had been on stand—by but he only got the call to fight two weeks ago. tottenham striker harry kane will miss tomorrow's premier league match with manchester united with a hamstring injury. kane scored twice as spurs beat liverpool 4—1 last sunday, but had to be substituted late in the game. manager mauricio pochettino called it a minor hamstring strain, enough though to keep the premier league's leading goalscorer out, as second—placed united face third—placed spurs. as test captainjoe root prepares for the start of the ashes series without all—rounder ben stokes, he insists senior players will not need monitoring whilst away on tour. stokes is staying at home, he wasn't selected for the touring party after an incident outside a bristol nightclub. i don't think there is a drinking culture in cricket, in our side. i think we will address the issue as a side and make sure that, you know, situations like this don't happen again, and of course, no—one wants that. but, you know, we are

a brave caddie to tell klitschko you did that wrong, should have listened to me.d, you would think he could get out of a bunker. did he beat you? of course! naturally! you say you let him be you now, but did you say that to him? hopefully he's not watching! we will have the weather shortly and looks like there could be some sunshine this weekend. america's gun laws have been subject to much debate over the years, and despite numerous mass shootings and various demands for stricter laws, very little has ever changed. now the country's most powerful gun rights lobby, the national rifle association, has called for the regulation of bump stocks, like those used in the las vegas massacre. these can allow semi—automatic weapons to fire like fully automatic machine—guns. let's discuss this further with antonia 0kafor, an nra commentator. good morning to you, antonia. thank you for your time. you are a member of the nra, do you own guns yourself, just to establish your interest. yes i do, i am an nra member and i own severalfirearms. you will understand for a british audi

it will be joshua's first fight since he stopped wladimir klitschko in april. been studying him for monthss an hour is two weeks to give a new guy in his sights on work out how to fight him. think he will be ok. we will see you later. carol has the weather and lots to talk about. good morning to you both. we have been discussing ex—hurricane 0phelia. looking at the satellite picture you can see the rotation around her, that tight squeeze. is the hacks hurricane continues to push ina the hacks hurricane continues to push in a north—easterly direction. this morning, the strongest winds will be part across parts of eastern scotla nd will be part across parts of eastern scotland and north—east england. you can see that better looking at the isobars we have strong to cross the north of scotland with heavy wind and a weather front approaching the far south of england. if you are down towards the north—east of england and the south of the pennines, that is where we will have the strongest winds. gusts of 60 mph. it could cause disruption to travel. you might find thin

featuring anthonyjoshua, is the fastest—selling event ever there, after his stunning win over vladamir klitschkoover 70,000 people. let's build up to this one in the best way possible, by speaking to boxing journalist steve bunce, whojoins us now from our london newsroom. morning, buncey. how are you? never been better, it's a big fight, 70,000—odd people, you said it all! there's plenty more you can say! this late change of opponent, will that affect it? absolutely, you're fighting a big quy absolutely, you're fighting a big guy and suddenly you switch to a guy who they are claiming is 6ft one but i think there is something going on, i think there is something going on, i think he's a lot shorter, takam, and he fights very short and that poses unique problems for young joshua, who will have to be firing down the whole time and watching shots coming from the blindside from very, very low, which can cause some tricky problems. that's fascinating. but do you see anyway thatjoshua will lose his belts tonight?” but do you see anyway thatjoshua will lose his belts tonight? i don't see any way that he

his victory over wladimir klitschko had it all.. everything has a beginning and end. while i'm doing it, i have to remain focused. if i don't have that motivation, boxing is hard as it is, so i might as well give up. i stay hungry and focused on myjob and i will try to stay on top as long as possible. thatjourney continues in cardiff. the principality stadium is getting ready to welcome him and 70,000 fans. there is no denying being the heavyweight champion of the world is big business. and only winning will keep him there. carlos takam wants to be the first man to get the better of him. joshua has different ideas. he has been at championship level before and is here again. if you keep on knocking and knocking, sooner or later you'll get in. ijust have to keep booting him back out. but he always remains open for his fans. in his own words, a man of the people, always finding time to give something back. i do it because that's who i am, and i fight because that's what i do. i know how to separate what i do. thejob, the belt, it does

the former world champion has not fought since july of 20 14th when he beat wladimir klitschko in dusseldorfked last year and is charged with a doping offence injune. and is charged with a doping offence in june. harry kane and is charged with a doping offence injune. harry kane says captaining england will not affect his performance on the pitch will stop the tottenham striker will lead the tea m the tottenham striker will lead the team out as captain for the third time for the world cup qualifier against slovenia at wembley tomorrow. manager gareth southgate has yet to appoint a permanent captain since the international retirement of wayne rooney. england need just two more points to qualify for the world cup in russia next year. i don't think having an armband on yourarm year. i don't think having an armband on your arm makes any difference to how you play, or if you difference to how you play, or if you score difference to how you play, or if you score goals. we have plenty of leaders in the team. whoever wears the armband, there's plenty of us who will speak up and try to help each othe

he has not fought sincejuly 2015, when he beat wladimir klitschko in dusseldorf.ent before backtracking several hours later. and also in boxing, former world champion carl frampton has named the opponent for his homecoming about next month. he will face a mexican opponent in belfast. it will be his first contest since moving away from long—time manager barry mcguigan to joint promoter frank warren and his first since losing his world featherweight title in january. durham batsmanjack burnham has been banned for a year after a positive drugs test. the 20 year—old — who'd been likely to feature in the england development squad this coming winter — failed the test after providing a hair sample in september. durham say burnham will receive their support in tandem with the professional cricketers' association and ecb. great britain's women have given strong performances to leave them well—placed to secure finals spots at the world gymnastics championships in montreal. olympic floor bronze medallist amy tinkler only recently returned to training after injury, but the 17

it'll be the briton's first contest since defeating wladimir klitschko, at wembley in april.e that where it was, move onto the next opportunity because if i'm thinking of past winds, i may as well give up. boxes aren't forgiving. i can't lose this fight and say but i won a good one in my last one. i got to move on and focus. now a sense of deja vu about the next story because i have said this before. martina hingis is going to retire for the third and final time. are you sure? she is, this time. injuries forced the former world number one to retire 14 years ago, after winning five grand slam singles titles. but she came back as a doubles specialist to win another 20 slams, including the mixed doubles at wimbledon with jamie murray. hingis will retire after the wta finals in singapore, as the world doubles number one. it has a good job she came back. yes, indeed. spare a thought for the marathon runner whose race was scuppered by an injury. not to his leg, but his hand. michal kapral was trying to set a world record in toronto forjoggling which is running whilstjuggling. he ha

it'll be joshua's first fight since april when he stopped wladimir klitschko at wembley.e o'clock in zurich. it involves eight runners—up from the qualifying groups. michael o'neill‘s side will be among the unseeded teams for the draw that means they will face either italy, denmark, switzerland or croatia. it isa it is a little bit nerve—racking as well. we hope it is going to be a difficult game however we play but there are teams you would rather avoid, as opposed to some you would rather play. but it is exciting, a great position to be in, we have come through the group and to finish second place behind the germans. all along, our world cup starts in november, this draw will be crucial, obviously. the champions league is back. and what a night in madrid. tottenham up against real madrid, the 12—times winners and reigning champions. both teams have won two out of two so far. zinedine zidane, the real maanger, has hailed spurs harry kane as a complete player. he scored 15 for club and country last month. even with kane on form, it's going to be a difficult night. it is a

it'll be the briton's first contest since defeating wladimir klitschko, at wembley in april. am living off past wins i might as well give up. because boxing is unforgive, i can't say i won the last one. because boxing is unforgive, i can't say i won the last one. more than 100,000 people are expected to attend the wales rally gb over the weekend. the event got under way last night, with organisers putting increased interest down to new more powerful cars and the success of drivers. they include northern ireland's kris meeke, who won the last round of the world rally ing,i ing, ican't ing, i can't say i won the last one. they have tried to recapture the 1980, for sure i think that lifts the interest. now we have quite a few drivers at the top level, from this area, a local guy from wales, craig green from ireland. there is a few fa ns craig green from ireland. there is a few fans out there who are willing us few fans out there who are willing uso few fans out there who are willing us o on, it is great to see the event well supported. that's all the sport for now. i'll have mor

it'll be joshua's first fight since april when he stopped wladimir klitschko at wembley.a night what a night in madrid. totte n ha m what a night what a night in madrid. tottenham playing real madrid. both teams have won two out of two in their group. zinedine zidane, the manager, hailed harry kane a com plete manager, hailed harry kane a complete player. scoring 15 for club and country last month but even with harry kane on form you would think it would be tricky for spurs. it is special to play here, real madrid, champions league, it is special. the club with most victories in that competition. you feel when you play here, you come here, you start to feel the reality about football. we are excited. sergio aguero could return to the manchester city starting line—up tonight, for their match at home to napoli. he damaged ribs in a car accident a couple of weeks ago. liverpool face a must—win game away to maribor, after drawing their opening two group matches. an important world cup play—off draw at lunchtime with northern ireland finding out who they will face to try to ma

that fight against wladimir klitschko, he claimed a few belts there.ore sports throughout the morning, as you would expect. this is sir edward heath — he was the british conservative prime minister in the 1970s. as pm he was at the very top of the british establishment — he took britain into europe and took on the unions. now, 12 years after he died a police report into allegations that he sexually abused children over a period spanning 40 years will be published today. it's understood the report will say if he was still alive there would be sufficient grounds to question him. last year, the chief constable of wiltshire police, mike veale, said his officers had examined a "significant" number of allegations against sir edward heath from a "significa nt" number of people. crowd: we want ted! we want ted! the queen has asked me to form the next government, and i am indeed proud to accept. i'm really appealing for anybody that has been a victim of crime or is a witness to anything that may have taken place involving sir ted heath, please come forward. fro