wladimir klitschko.ovetkin has lostjust the once in his career. he fought for a world title. reporter ade adedoyin. i hope the rain has stopped and that is not a factor later. is not a factor later. months ago, april 20 17, one of the great heavyweight bouts. great heavyweight bouts. the canvas to beat wladimir klitschko. klitschko. fights he's had since then, ahead of tonightfight? tonightfight? crowds and being of the guilty pressure that comes with it. pressure that comes with it. being able to deal with the pressure. pressure. joseph parker, 75,000 fans on both those night on average as well. those night on average as well. riding on it when he steps into the ring. ring. deontay wilder and having a huge unification bouts. unification bouts. it's still raining, it's cold. raining, it's cold. interesting how he approaches tonight as well. tonight as well. future beyond this fight in just a moment. moment. povetkin, 11 years older than anthony joshua. than anthony joshua. relatively inexperienced komodo

he wa nts to against klitschko, watch out. and i think what we heard is the winner of that fight can sit down and hopefully negotiate with anthonyjoshua if down and hopefully negotiate with anthony joshua if he down and hopefully negotiate with anthonyjoshua if he wins tonight and have a unification bout next year. wembley is already booked for joshua's next flight and you can imagine if tyson fury was, they will call the battle of britain, for sure. globally, it will be the biggest fight or run. let's not get ahead of ourselves becausejoshua still has a job to do this evening. 0ne still has a job to do this evening. one thing that has been highlighted over the first couple of days of preflight chats is how flawed boxing asa preflight chats is how flawed boxing as a sport is as partisan a sport isn't it comes to dealing with doping. the protocol is very consistent. alexander povetkin failed to drugs test in 2016. many feel he should be nowhere near a boxing ring at the moment. that's been a major talking point in the build—up

your model school of thought one thing i can see is that when i fought klitschko i was much weaker and in much worse shape than i am no. but if i'm slow be sure mistress. put that kid is known for throwing tin upon chests. but josh why has a strategy up his sleeve always that you dislike this strong suit ahead take him outside a body this shows that avoiding it's a day sooner or later they fall. on the physically strong but i know it's it was so difficult but what with josh was four titles on the ninth the fight has certainly caught the imagination of boxing fans on top of the senate crowd for the fight is expected to set a new pay per view record. and finally germany's world famous october fest has begun in munich with the traditional tapping of the first barrel of beer. a few that are so i i i i the peru is served by the leader known as a must in german the celebration of beer drinking and the very encounter at last for two weeks. she has to all of that a quick reminder now of the top story we're following for you. dozens are dead and scores more wounded after a gunman opened fire on

more was good for one thing i can see is that when i fought klitschko i was much weaker and in much worse shape than i am no. what if i'm sluggish of mischief. put that kid is known for throwing tin upon chests. like josh why has a strategy up his sleeve always look at this with their strong suit ahead take them out sort of body this shows that avoided incident that sooner or later they fall. on the physically strong but i know it's a subject of competitive play with josh was four titles on the ninth the fight has certainly caught the imagination of boxing fans on top of the senate crowd the fight is expected to set a new pay per view record. when it's legal now and byron munich have continued their perfect start to the season with their fourth win in four how mr rodriguez scored and won a penalty in a two zero win at shaka orisha dortmund drew one one at hoffenheim high flying her to berlin for two while bremen won three two at org promoted nuremberg beat hanover and freiburg won their first game of the season of will spur on friday stuttgart and distal dorf was a no score draw on sunday

thousand protesters were joined by the leader of the opposition or any well boxing champion vitaly klitschko he called on the demonstrators to maintain pressure on the government after it decided not to sign a major trade deal with the e.u. you go back to kiev the next day after the meeting with merkel. and protests are up but can you take me through that period. by the minute the worst with the mute in the uk see. more snow. yet at the mobil have. to go to. if you want me of. course we took appropriate for the will move. up just in the coming few months what you see is the overall make the interest of the least a little to shift my ground. robert parry is a long time investigative journalist based in washington d.c. best known for his major disclosures about the iran contra scandal in the one nine hundred eighty s. he is the founder of consortium news where he has reported extensively on the crisis in ukraine and the forces behind the unrest and in geo is a non-governmental organization and many n.g.o.s are quite legitimate they represent good causes that maybe they help people in a country

he thinks his best was against wladimir klitschko in front of 90,000 people in april.. you are a purist! you are right. let's have a look at the contenders for the 13th of april? who will it be? dillian whyte is? tyson fury? i can assure you, no one knows who it will be. everyone wants it to be beyond the wilder. he is an unbeaten american who holds the championship belt and they want him to signa championship belt and they want him to sign a contract now. tomorrow if possible. for that final. the problem is that he has an appointment and a fight with tyson fury on december one. they still wa nt fury on december one. they still want wilder to commit himself to the fight in april. it will not be tyson fury if he beats wilder and the reason is that if tyson fury where to beat wilder, there would be a rematch and that means he would not fightjoshua on april 13. several people mentioned dillian whyte, last night, he has fought in the past but if you were asking me to gamble, i would gamble 5p for charity against dillian whyte. 5p? we will take that. how important is it for

we both stayed in there and dug deep against klitschko and we will do it again.ut our skills on the line and i think the one who is toughest will come out victorious. in a little over a week's time europe will take on the usa on the outskirts of paris in the ryder cup. this week golfers with disabilities have been playing their own version of the tournament in yorkshire. the auld enemies cup was played near leeds with some of the players saying the chance to play golf has changed their lives. dave edwards reports. the disabled golf association was formed eight years ago and has nearly 1000 members. this is its flagship tournament and people with all kinds of disabilities can take part. stephen lawrence played golf most days before a brain haemorrhage and a/ lefty week on his left side and a/ lefty week on his left side and with poor short—term memory. i never thought for a minute that i wouldn't be able to get back into it and it is the thing that i missed the most after having the brain haemorrhage and/. i thought that was over it. when i got back into it it gav

he gets rid of that guy, remember, wladimir klitschko dropped in fourtimes remember, wladimir klitschkoand closed the show. the boy is the knockout king. that next fight will be back here on april the 13th, wembley stadium has already been booked, the only question is who it will be against, as anthonyjoshua's appeal continues to grow and he seeks to cement his domination of the heavyweight division. there was a warm welcome back to old trafford for sir alex ferguson yesterday afternoon. his first apperance after he had emergency surgery for a brain haemorrage in may. as he took his seat, united started well, summer signing fred scoring his first goal for the club in the first half. but wolves, who have started strongly in their return to the premier league, decided to spoil sir alex's homecoming, joao moutinho equalising midway through the second half. liverpool's best start to a premier league season has taken them to the top of the table — they've won all six games so far. they beat southampton 3—0, mo salah scoring their third. salad has this morning been named on a shortlist of thr

vladimir klitschko i think that now what we will see with joshua is kind of a safety first approach which may not be good news for those blood thirsty fans out there but it probably will be good news for joshua moving forward i would expect to see him adopt a safety first approach tonight and if the knockout comes it comes but don't expect that gong going home slugger that we used to have fantastic thanks for spending some of his analogies airhead christy there of boxing news thanks so much or maybe you can tweet me directly at and they are under school sport to get in touch for this using the hash tag a.j. news grid most sports in the eight hundred g.m.c. news out of the now let's get back to come all thanks and they are lots use waiting about the maldives actually some of you saying it's off euro off your holiday list now remember full coverage of the elections tomorrow on news grid and on out of iraq in the meantime hashtags good to keep in touch see you back here fifteen hundred g.m.t. to my son. the russian orthodox church is deep pockets and the rapid expansion may bear its crucial

vladimir klitschko i think that now what we will see with joshua is kind of a safety first approach which may not be good news for those bloodthirsty fans out there but he probably will be good news for joshua moving forward i would expect to see him adopt a safety first approach tonight and if the knockout comes it comes but don't expect that gung ho slogan that we used to have people mention alexander the victim and they don't know who he is just because they don't because the average guy on the street doesn't know alexander the victim is it doesn't mean that this russian isn't dangerous he is he's thirty nine years old but behind joshua wall days the best headway in the world. u.s. open champion iommi osaka has continued her run of winning form she's reached the final of the pan pacific open in japan the twenty year old beat serena williams to become the first japanese player to win a grand slam title a straight sets win over camilla grigori of italy has put her into the final this event on home soil should be taking on for some carolina school. while australia's international crickete

that was to wladimir klitschko five years ago. he's 11 yea rs klitschko five years ago.ion, doesn't it? everything seems to be injoshua's favour. that's right. josh was the overwhelming favourite. he's younger, he's taller, he's heavier. in recent times, he's thought more impressive opponents. alexander povetkin knockout the former british champion david price with a savage blow. he's got a good record. one defeat, and i was against wladimir klitschko five years ago in his last world title fights. he does pose a danger and we could see that tonight in cold, wet conditions, a russian who was nothing to lose, although he is controversial because he has been banned or served to drugs offences. is doping record really very poor, but docs and —— boxing does itself no favours when dealing with doping cheats. many people think he should not be in the position to face joshua tonight. he was never properly sanctioned. this is a real dilemma for boxing and for sport as a whole, to look at such delicate sporting events like boxing, and only today tony bellew has said at some point

one thing i can see is that when i fought klitschko i was much weaker and in much worse shape than i am no. what if i'm slow beacher mistress. protectin is known for throwing killer punch us. but joshua has a strategy up his sleeve always look at it this way they're strong to the head take him out to the body this shows that avoiding the incident that sooner or later they fall. on the physically strong by the knowledge of what's so i'll be able to compare the fight with josh was four titles on the line the fight has certainly caught the imagination of boxing fans on top of the sound of crowds the fight is expected to set a new pay per view record. bundesliga now and buyer nick have continued their perfect start of the season with their fourth win and for how mr draghi has scored and won a penalty in a two zero one a shocker borussia dortmund drew one one of hoffenheim high flier her to a high flying her to berlin beat gladbach forty. two while bremen won three two at oxford promoted nuremberg beat hanover and freiburg won their first game of the season and wolfsburg on friday stuttga

your mobile screwup of one thing i can see is that when i fought klitschko i was much weaker and in much worse shape than i am no. what if i'm slow be sure mischief. put that kid is known for throwing killer punch us. but joshua has a strategy up his sleeve always look at this way they're strong to the head just take him out sort of body this job is it a boy he gets to the head sooner or later they fall. on the physical struggle by the knowledge of what's so i'll be able to compare what with josh was four titles on the line the fight has certainly caught the imagination of boxing fans on top of the sellout crowd the fight is expected to set a new pay per view record. when as they go soccer now and a late goal from christian pulls it has given ten members of dortmund a one one draw at hoffenheim high flying heads of berlin gladbach while braman won three two it work in another thrilling game promoted nuremberg be it had. over and freiburg won their first game of the season evolves borg byron are taking on shark all right now on friday stuttgart and fortuna disallowed or was scoreless on s

because from inside the protest camp the opposition leader vitali klitschko urged his supporters to stay put each of you here should stay strong in spirit he said because we're not going anywhere. we believe with a video thirty minute video of what it's up as it's. just the. force report at the. top of. and you put in the. water and i think. you can win a social. board. like in two thousand and four during the orange revolution international leaders felt it necessary to intervene and bring both sides to the negotiating table. to us than the. obvious. front valter steinmeyer. bratislava sikorsky. and. the would put a union desperation. move through. the ukrainian president and the leaders of the anti-government protests there have agreed on a truce the truth was to give talks between president on the opposition's. just like in two thousand and four the opposition or at least its radical faction the right sector headed by dmitri yarrow she had no intention on fulfilling its part of the bargain. to double what they could but yeah but you made it by the day a clash of islamic problem and you

your mobile screwup one thing i can see is that when i fought klitschko i was much weaker and in much worse shape than i am no. what if i'm slow beacher mistress. put that kid is known for throwing killer punch us. but joshua has a strategy up his sleeve always look at it this way they're strong so they had this take about sort of body this jolted avoided today that sooner or later they fall. on the physically strong by the knowledge of what's so difficult but what with josh was four titles on the line the fight has certainly caught the imagination of boxing fans on top of the sound of crowd the fight is expected to set a new pay per view record for. all rights and when this league in now and a late goal from chris to pose they can has given ten members adorable and a one one draw at hoffenheim high flying hair to berlin beat gladbach forty two while braman one three two it worked in another thrilling game. promoted nuremberg beach had over and freiburg won their first game of the season at voe spork byron are about to take on shall come on friday stuttgart and fortuna disallowed off

both are olympic champions —— losing to wladimir klitschko five years ago.ificant height and reach advantage of povetkin says he is ready for a rumble isjoshua makes it so. most british fight fans will prefer isjoshua was training his punches for an american instead. deontay wilder so though the one heavyweight belt joshua deontay wilder so though the one heavyweight beltjoshua does not. deontay wilder so though the one heavyweight beltjoshua does notm is really difficult. but i have proving it. look at my record, look how easy that was to make. we had a figure, he had a figure, came to the middle, i've done it with champions. these guys are just too difficult. we will get there in the end. we have to. we're in the same decision, it is same error. there is no way we cannot fight. just look at 19 have already booked wembley in april and anticipation. he has got to make sure he comes to his povetkin problem first. as far while there, he assigned them to fight tyson fury potentially before the year is out. whoever is put in front of him, joshua's metro: bring i

38—year—old povetkin, as he returns to wembley for the first time since his victory over wladimir klitschko host the 2032 summer dillon picks. bayfield had joint teams at major events before. —— olympics. a1 their first goal together at august‘s asian games, they also marched under a unified flag in the opening ceremony in february. india, australia, china and indonesia have also expressed interest in hosting the games are. for more details, go to our website. you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that‘s bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello there. storm ali brought damaging winds across parts of the uk on wednesday. wind gusts of more than 90mph for parts of northern ireland. you can see this hook of cloud on the satellite picture, that‘s the storm pushing off towards scandinavia, but that doesn‘t mean things will be quiet over the next couple of days, far from it. and that means what we have on thursday is this wriggling frontal system bringing pulses of moisture from the atlantic, so through the day ahead we are going to see heav

tests in the past josh was unbeaten in twenty one fights for reckons only laws came against vladimir klitschko. joshua's promoter has hinted that his next fight could be against his compound dillon white to be josh why as an amateur but lost to him as a professional in two thousand and fifteen white who's won eight fight since then told al jazeera that he's confident he would win a rematch. you know what this is what's in i don't get so excited you know since they want to return because you could fight. in april so let's see what happens it's just that we think you mean to say we know so we'll see we're going to be if i can be made or not this time ok but question back and a rough him up i'll probably. you know i don't look big a strong but i mean that shit meant that if you get there with then and i look experience i used to be coersion also you know i would be a lot you'd be a very very different. and that's all your support for that will be back with more later but for now back to you peter thanks very much we'll see you later i'm sure lots more news on the web site al jazeera dot com we'll

against povetkin with the fight at wembley, joshua's first back there since his victory over wladimir klitschkorowd of 90,000. the chair of uk sport dame katherine grainger wants to see russia's anti doping agency continue to be banned. she has shared her concerns ahead of tomorrow's world anti—doping agency meeting, where the three—year suspension is expected to be lifted. rafael nadal has pulled out of the next month's tournaments in beijing and shanghai. the spaniard has a knee injury that saw him retire midway through his semi—final againstjuan martin del potro at the us open earlier this month. he has taken the decision to skip the asian leg of the atp tour to give him more time to recover from the problem. he is currently number one in the world rankings, but missing those major tournaments will give novak djokovic the chance to finish the year top of the rankings. he is third in the rankings, with second placed roger federer only expected to have a limited schedule. michael phelps has called for more support to be given to athletes when their careers come to an end. the most decorated ol

last time i was here, i was getting someone with the same mindset, in klitschko.didn't turn out that way, it turned out completely different. with povetkin, i know he has got the same mindset, tough fight, everything is on the line, he wants to become champion and unfortunately it has to be me that has to defend it and fight him back. so let's rock and roll, nothing to lose and everything to gain. in case you missed it, five—time winners sevilla got their europa league season off to a flying start with a 5—1 home win over standard liege, which saw ever banega and this man, wissam ben yedder, both notch two each. elsewhere, rangers in theirfirst european group match for seven years snatched a 2—2 draw away to spanish side villarreal, while chelsea were 1—0 winners in greece over paok salonika thanks to willian‘s first—half goal, and arsenal accounted for ukrainian side vorskla poltava, as pierre—emerick aubameyang scored twice. tiger woods holds a share of the lead heading into the second round of the tour championship in atlanta in the coming hours. the 1a—time ma

anthonyjoshua secured the greatest win of his unbeaten career to date, in april 2017, against wladimir klitschko anthony. . .joshua. . .! he's a man mountain of british sport, the biggest draw in global boxing, about to pack a major stadium for the fourth time injust 17 months. with each anthonyjoshua fight, the anticipation grows, and so too a feeling that the best may yet be to come. i still feel like i've got everything to gain, you know. there are stages that you think, "well, you've come this far, and it's great, and you've enjoyed it," but at the same time you think, "hang on a minute, imagine another five years of this, staying on top of your game." so you still feel like you've got everything to gain, so pressure —100%. but then again, you get used to it as well, so it becomes the norm. well, this isjoshua's final public appearance before the bell rings tomorrow night, his three world titles on the line for the first time — even if this isn't the contest many wanted to see. his two main rivals are britain's tyson fury and deontay wilder of the usa, but for now the focus is on alexander p

he is a tough character, that was to klitschko on points but he went down three times in that point but, and his last fight was here in britain. he fought on the undercard of anthony in britain. he fought on the underca rd of anthony joshua‘s victory againstjoseph parker, he was put down by david price. got up to rally and win. he is a tough individual and he is a former 0lympic individual and he is a former olympic champion, going back to 2004. olympic champion, going back to 200a. tech thickly very good. i spoke to david price who said alexander povetkin is good at closing the distance. she accurate. so from a technical stand point it could present a lot of challenges for anthonyjoshua, that could present a lot of challenges for anthony joshua, that is could present a lot of challenges for anthonyjoshua, that is why he is not taking him lightly. you were in las vegas last week, i was talking to you for another big bout. where does this rank in terms of the global stage? it is a big fight. there is a lot riding on this for anthonyjoshua. it there is a lot riding on this for anthony jos

we both stayed in there and dug deep against klitschko and we will do it again.ho is toughest will come out victorious. sergio garcia's showed he is in decent form ahead of next week's ryder cup by shooting a five—under par first round at the portugal masters. the spaniard raised a few eyebrows when he was given a wildcard for the european team but has insisted he has nothing to prove. he's two shots off the lead held by england's matt wallace and eddie pepperell. neither of those men have made the ryder cup team. the british number one johanna konta is out of the pan pacific open injapan. she was beaten in straight sets in the second round by donna vekic. konta was 4—1 up in the second set before the croatian fought back. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. live text commentary from the europa league and details of kent's promotion in county cricket and warwickshire looking likejoining them. chris mitchell will have more for you in sportsday at 6:30pm. there are so many questions remaining about what the

in london on saturday joshua is back at wembley stadium for the first time since beating bottom a klitschko in april last year he holds the w.p.a. i.d.f. w.b.i. and i.b.o. heavyweights high falls the man trying to take them off him is alexander ovechkin of russia. and i will have more lighter back to you marty wolf thank you very much indeed and that's all for this al jazeera news hour thank you very much for your company but don't go anywhere because laura will be in this chair much more of that they say that it. decides the rules of engagement. wineskin and permitted competence known competence severely disabled civilians. officer returns to divorce in croatia to confront a decision he made to no known history minette massacre. a witness documentary. discover the stories you didn't know about. you we miss the life changing scenes. no just the changes that affect all of us. experience our world and be a part of it. refocus al-jazeera balcones international documentary film festival saturday from twenty first to twenty fifth september marine theme parks are making a big splash in china. but

say the fight last april when 90,000 people packed the national stadium for him to fight vladimir klitschkohard about alexander the povetkin. is a lot shorter, as you alluded to —— alexander povetkin —— he's a lot shorter. he has smaller hands. you can gauge everything aboutjoshua hands. you can gauge everything about joshua is hands. you can gauge everything aboutjoshua is bigger, everything aboutjoshua is bigger, everything about povetkin is smaller and it's been that way for 15 years. that makes him an expert at fighting big guys, makes him an expert at fighting big guys, because every time little alexander povetkin gets in the ring, he takes off this robe, he's a bit chubby and he turns around and in the opposite corner is a man mountain. he is used to big guys. has a great formula for beating them. joshua and robert mccracken, this trainer, they are very nervous and wary of the fight tonight. -- this trainer. the crowd at wembley will be on joshua's this trainer. the crowd at wembley will be onjoshua's side but that's because povetkin will be the victim after those two failed drugs tes

the past joshua unbeaten in twenty one fights pavitt kings on the last campaign against vladimir klitschko joshua's promoter has hinted that his next fight could be against his compassionate deal and white white beach joshua as an amateur but lost to him as a professional three years ago white sees one eight fight since then told al jazeera that he's confident he would win a rematch. you know what this is what's in i don't get too excited you know until it's set in stone or rhythmically good for fury or wild in april so let's see what happens you know that's a judgment that prevent that you may lose that we know so we'll see we're going to be effective you made or not just democrats but to push him back and then rough him up and out of a proper bill this time you know i'm a lot bigger stronger and i'm in better shape mentally and physically a little then i know my luck experience that i used to be going to age and also you know i would be a lot it would be a very very different but this time the boston red sox are closing in on a franchise record as the state for more than a century twenty

he has only lost once in his career, that was to vladimir klitschko, who joshua beat at wembley a yeariven the opportunity to fight again. my my opinion is, you know, if you are on drugs, you get banned, simple as that, yeah? number two, on drugs, you get banned, simple as that, yeah? numbertwo, is not for me to make that decision, i'm not pa rt me to make that decision, i'm not part of the committee, but i do believe a fair fight. it's not like golf or something and i'm trying to improve my swing. i'm going in there to enhance my performance, knock you out and it damages my opponent's health if that was me. i think there should be more severe cautions. but i have always been in the business in boxing on focusing on myself. not worried about what the committees, thejudges or the worried about what the committees, the judges or the referees are doing. wembley is expected to sell out on saturday night and the two fighters are weighing in later today. that's all the sport for now. with the president of the european council saying a key part of theresa may's brexit deal "won't work", are w