of the brit ksi.nd they also have a long running feud. this was their first fight as professionals, having drawn their amateur bout in manchester last year. and it was ksi, who's from watford, who just edged it over the american logan paul. we will have more support for you later. —— sport. australia's prime minister scott morrison has dodged questions about climate change while visiting areas impacted by bushfires in new south wales. at least three people have been killed and authorities fear that number will rise. forecasters say high temperatures and strong winds will make conditions dangerous while fire chiefs have warned the outskirts of sydney could face a ‘catastrophic‘ danger from wildfires. freya cole reports. the scale of devastation is starting to emerge. hundreds of homes have been burnt to the ground, all that is left is charcoal and ashes, skeletons of a family home which will never be the same again. firefighters are making the most of a slight reprieve in conditions, but the end isn't

of the brit ksi.nd they also have a long running feud. this was their first fight as professionals, having drawn their amateur bout in manchester last year. and it was ksi, who's from watford who just edged it over the american logan paul. has it sunk in yet? no, it hasn't, bro. it hasn't. and i don't think it will for a while. it's surreal, man. iworked hard, man. this wasn't easy, bro. this isn't easy. this isn't an easy sport to be in. and i felt it from the beginning to the end. and, like, iamjust gassed, man. i'm happy, i'm happy. my gameplaying went out the window. that was the worst i've performed in any sport, ever. you can hear it in my voice now. i'm sick, i woke up sick, i have been sneezing all day. i try to ignore that but it took probably 30 to 40% out of me. i don't know. i don't know if i was trying to conserve energy because i thought i was going to die because of my lungs. i do not know. get the excuses in early. that is all for the sport. now for the papers. hello and welcome to our

youtube stars ksi, and logan paul — and their boxing rematch in los angeles this weekend.n us from the first fight, in manchester last year. american paul, is the favourite, in his hometown in front of an expected sell out at the staples centre. millions more are expected to watch on pay per view. promises to be very exciting indeed. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me — gavin ramjaun — and the rest of the sport team, that's your friday sport briefing. how's this for dedication? an 82—year—old man has become the first briton to ride a million registered miles on his bicycle. russ mantle has been pedalling away for more than 65 years, averaging around 15,000 miles a year. the bbc‘s tim allman has the story. you know what they say. the millionth mile is always the hardest. russ mantle clocked up miles 999,995 — 1 million. a very big numberfrom a man who harbours a very big affection for two—wheeled transportation. i just love the mobility that cycling gave me. even now, i'm stuck with a bike, no longer have a car, no long

ksi from the uk takes on american logan paul in los angeles. year ended in a draw. the pair have a combined a0 million subscribers on youtube. i spoke to wally downeer from the uk's sun newspaper, who's in los angeles for the fight. i asked him why the fight is attracting so much interest. well, as someone who is over 30 i almost didn't know who they were either until they sort of burst onto the boxing theme. they are two youtubers or bloggers, a0 million followers on youtube. think ksi traditionally made his name filming himself playing computer games, which is a big thing now that guys seem to be doing, filming their reactions to scoring goals. he had an amateur fight against a rival british youtube star. that ended with him winning. but as his fate finished he called out local ball, they then boxed into a draw in manchester and this is the big rematch. it is a very strange event, a very new event, everyone who stands to profit from saying nice things. but it hasn't gone down too well in the traditional boxing world. tell us a bit more about

ksi from the uk takes on american. —— ksi from the uk takes on american logan paul in los angeles.n a draw. between them, the pair have a0 million subscribers on youtube. adam white is the chief executive and founder of front office sport. it is a media company which looks at the crossover between business and sport. he's in san francisco. good to speak to you. my first question is, is this a sporting event or is it an entertainment event? i think it is a little bit of both. thank you for having me. today, sports are entertainment at their core. you have seen the opportunity that is presented, but this is their second fight, the first fight alone generated between estimates of $800,000 —— 800,000 views pay—per—view. a0 million combined volley was have proved to have an audience. they can find them very attractive to add new subscribers. those new subscribers, do you think they are going to be diehard boxing fans will die hard boxing fans look at this and think, this isn't for me? i don't think the boxing... the new subscribers will be diehard boxing fans, but is a bad thing? i thin

well, this weekend, youtube stars ksi and logan paul go toe to toe in their boxing rematch in la. was billed as "the biggest internet event in history" as over a million people watched it worldwide. the contest ended in a draw, nicely setting up saturday's rematch. he is going to get hit in the head a dangerous amount of times. i think he's going to suffer some severe health repercussions. i'm surprised your manager let you do this. this camp has pushed me to the edge, to the point where i had blood, sweat and tears. i have never worked so hard in my life, i have never worked so hard training in my life. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more sport throughout the weekend. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are james rampton, features writer for the independent, and rachel cunliffe, comment and features editor at cityam. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the i leads on the severe flooding that has hit parts of england — after a month's worth of rain fell in one day in parts of the midlands and the north. th

with a combined following of a0 million subscribers, british internet star ksi beat his american rival ring. the men will reportedly take home around £700 thousand pounds for the match. i've been speaking to commonwealth boxing champion stacey copeland, who said it was a surprisingly good match given that the two men were novices. there is unlicensed boxing that's happened for many years but this is unprecedented in terms of non—regular professional boxers. notjust fighting but with this many viewers, it has not really happen before at this level. how safe was it? i don't know about the safety measures. i assumed since they got licenced they would have had to go through all the stringent medical procedures that we all have to as professional boxers. and of course, that's paramount, the most important thing is a safety of the boxers so i assume they went through that process like any boxer would. what was the quality of the fight like? to be fair to say that they were novices, and it was their debut and under the immense pressure of so many viewers, i think, technically, how they'd fare

ksi and logan paulfought as amateurs last year but the rematch is expected to garner tens of millionssuffer some severe health repercussions. i'm surprised your manager let you do this. this camp has pushed me to the edge to the point where i had blood, sweat and tears. i have never worked so ha rd and tears. i have never worked so hard in my life, i have never worked so hard in my life, i have never worked so hard training in my life. you be among them that we watching on saturday? there is much more on the bbc sport web server that is all your support for now. nancy, back to you. thank you very much, holly. scientists from china and the uk say they've come up with a way of making artificial rhino horn that's indistinguishable from the real thing. rhino horn is popular in traditional chinese medicine, with claims that its an aphrodisiac. the team from oxford and fudan universities are hoping the fake horns will help curb the illegal trade in rhino products, which threaten the species with extinction. with its story of sisterly love set to music with a backdrop of ice and talking snow

ksi from the uk takes on american logan paul in los angeles.t fight last year ended in a draw. the pair have a combined a0 million subscribers on youtube. joining me now from los angeles is wally downeer, the boxing reporterfor the uk's sun newspaper. thank you forjoining us. for the uninitiated, explain to us a little bit about who these boxers are and why there is so much interest in this? if someone who was over 30, i would not know who they were either until they burst onto the boxing scene, two youtubers, orfloggers, like logan paul, a0 million followers, as you mentioned, and kay si made his name filming himself playing computer games, a big thing and i. filming reactions to scoring goals. he had an amateurfight against a rival british youtube star and that ended with him winning and as the fight finished he called out logan paul and they then boxed to a draw in manchester and this is the big rematch. it is a very strange event, a fairly new event and eve ryo ne event, a fairly new event and everyone who stands to profit from it are sayin

with a combined following of a0 million subscribers, british internet star ksi beat his american rivalen will reportedly take home around £700 thousand pounds for the match. let's speak now to commonwealth boxing champion stacey copeland, who is in manchester... we have to stress here that these are not professional boxers, or weren't, at least. yes, there is an unlicensed boxing that has happened for many years, but this is unprecedented in terms of non—regular professional boxers. not just fighting, but with this many beers, is not really happened before at this level. how safe was it? i don't know, i assume because they got a license they would have had to got a license they would have had to go through all the stringent medical procedures that we all have to as professional boxers. 0f procedures that we all have to as professional boxers. of course that is paramount, that is the most important thing, the safety of the boxers. i assume they went through that process like any other boxer would. what was the quality of the site like? to be fair, to say there are novices and it was the

british youtuber ksi survived a knock—down against fellow internet star logan paul to win on a splithave a combined a0 million subscribers on youtube. this was their first fight as professionals, with their previous bout in manchester last year ending in a draw. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. thank you very much. see you later on. australia's prime minister, scott morrison, has dodged questions thousands of people are facing a third day of chaos from severe flooding in parts of england with damaged homes, disrupted businesses, and travel disruption. seven severe flood warnings are in place on the river don in yorkshire meaning there's a danger to life. there's also concern that water levels are rising on sections of the river trent near newark. jenny kumar reports. this is the village of fishlake on the lower reaches of the river don, where almost the entire community, thatis where almost the entire community, that is around 700 people, have been forced to leave their homes. the waters here are showing little sign of receding, and levels could remain h

ksi think it's remarkable you nt seen these tools already been used to manipulate markets. >> again, i would say we are blessed with the fact that they've targeted elections and not the economy, so far. >> so to shift gears from the gain about -- [laughter] i think a little bit aboutho what's happening domestically in our country and our country is quite polarized right now and i'd say along racial and economic lines with president trump one just a% of the a black vote in 2016 and 81% of african-american voters disapproved of his job as president but the h gop historically had problems diversifying the party but senator warner folks who say democrats party racial minorities during election season and then once in office there's a minorities loath to see results one's person is elected. what can they do to better represent the interests of all americans?ay >> while, i think things are -- i have a good news story and bad news story. good news is you may have read just had s major state elections in virginia and loudoun county which is right outside of dc, 400,000, outer suburb, i came

more on the website including build up to the boxing showdown between youtubers ksi and logan paul ond for 12 and a half years, for the murder of the 17—year—old, ellie gould. thomas griffiths pleaded guilty to stabbing ellie in her home, after she had ended their relationship. ellie's mother told the bbc about the horror of the day her daughter was murdered. fiona lamdin reports. # nice to meet you, where you been? # i can show you incredible things. ..# her life was full and all the opportunities in front of her. yeah, she was the perfect daughter, really. ellie gould was just 17, studying for her a—levels, when she was murdered by thomas griffiths. the night before, she'd called off their three—month relationship, to concentrate on her schoolwork. we trusted him. we welcomed him into our home. he celebrated her 17th birthday with us. three months later, he murdered her. it's chilling. on the morning he killed her, thomas' mum took him to school, but he caught the bus straight home. despite not having a licence, he took the family car and drove to ellie's house. he knew she was at h

and it was ksi, who's from watford just edged it over the american logan paul in a split decision.st having trained 12 weeks with no previous experience. they put their heart and soul into it and it is simple weight is popular, they have 40 million youtube followers between them. they put something up on youtube, two minutes of one of them cutting someone else's hair and 11 million people will watch it. so they are machines and they both have teams. i have discovered a lot during my week here. is not itjust ksr it is ksr and his men. and there are thousands of them. it is not just his 20 million, they also have a combined total of 20 odd million. and it is the same with logan paul. he has his team. notjust 40 million audience, it's 50 or 60 million subscribers following these two teams, these boxes. they will set records here. this is not me over hyping it, these two novices today, raw novices in front of 19,000 people at the staples centre in downtown los angeles, will reach global records for the amount of pay—per—view across different territories. it is staggering. i must tell y

los angeles, having some interviews and speaking to boxing analysts, we have been spending time with ksirotecting the king at all costs. shannon briggs, who is logan paul's coach and has a great boxing history. at the weigh in, we are just coming up to 1am on saturday morning in la, it involved a little bit of a scuffle, which was the most dramatic moment of the day. we are getting set for the big fight night, so getting set for the big fight night, so you getting set for the big fight night, so you can stream getting set for the big fight night, so you can stream it live on the bbc signs app, and you will get free live commentary, in the early hours of uk time. many thanks indeed for that. worth pointing out there are some genuinely —— there is some genuinely world—class talent on the undercard, which is surprising in that sometimes they would be the main event. what is the undercard? that is the fights before the main event. let's face it, boxing as a sport is not immune to hype itself. very good, thanks, john. let's now have a look at the weather. good morning to you. about going on w