leeds rhinos beat st helens 16—14 in rugby league's super league. both sides scored two tries. the rhinos held off a late charge from st helens to hang on to win by a margin of two points and strengthen their grip on second place. hull were soundly beaten 116—18 by huddersfield and they're now three points behind leeds. wigan thrashed fourth placed salford, who are level on points with wakefield who are fifth. mark selby is out of the china championship snooker, after he was beaten 5—4 by chinese teenager zhou yuelong. the world number one, selby, was competing in a first ranking event since he winning his third world championship back in may and his rustiness showed as he failed to pot a couple of simple browns during the match. that left yuelong the opportunity to clinch the 5—4 win. but safely through to the last 16 is five—time world champion ronnie o'sullivan. he comfortably beat david gilbert 5—2 and will play another former world champion graham dot in the next round. that's it for now. good evening. reasonable weather coming up this weekend. not com pletely coming up th

in rugby league's super league a hat—trick for stevie ward helped leeds rhinos to a 32—16 victory overere also wins for hull fc and huddersfield in the super eights and warrington in the qualifiers. he said he won't be contending in the end of. he said it was the only solution to make sure he can continue to compete at the top level of tennis. let's go back to the world athletics championships and 0lly foster at the london stadium. after a ll after all that flurry of excitement with mo farah passing through, passed our lives point career, i think things are quieting down. it has been a tremendous thing opening day of the world athletics championships. by morning session tomorrow, the start of the heptathlon and katarina thompson johnson to see what sort of shape she is unknown whether she can make that step up. i think it is worth reflecting on what has been a brilliant day, an unhappy usain bolt, an ecstatic mo farah. if we'll rewind a little bit, remember this is the first world athletics championship that will not have russia taking part. that blanket ban of their athletes in athlet

leeds rhinos beat st helens 16—14 in rugby league‘s super league. engthen their grip on second place. hull were soundly beaten 116—18 by huddersfield and they‘re now 3 points behind leeds . wigan thrashed fourth—placed salford who are level on points with wakefield who are fifth. mo farah will run his last track race on home soil tomorrow as runs in the 3000 metres in the birmingham grand prix. as he prepares to leave his track career behind to pursue road running, he says he‘ll aim to have new perspective on his running. it is about learning about the event, understanding the event, and going fresh minded, having no pressure, going there and see what i can do on the road. i think it will ta ke can do on the road. i think it will take mea can do on the road. i think it will take me a couple of times at least to be able to get it right. it‘s not like i willjust be able to go and run 2.01; straight. i think it will ta ke run 2.01; straight. i think it will take a little while. just before before i go, how about this strategy for signing a new player fr

leeds rhinos beat st helens 16—14 in rugby league's super league. both sides scored two tries. points and strengthen their grip on second place. hull were soundly beaten 116—18 by huddersfield and they're now three points behind leeds. wigan thrashed fourth—placed salford, who are level on points with wakefield, who are fifth. just before i go, anotherfootball manager showing their funny side. burnley manager sean dyche has been talking about the transfer window. he says he'd prefer to see it close, before the premier league starts. last week, burnley sold their striker andre gray to watford three days before their opening game. and now he knows exactly the type of player he wants to bring in. one that gets the ball, wax it in the net a lot. i would say they are really help will in a game of football. slightly more rabid qualities as well? no, the one that really wax at whacks in the net even more than the bloke ijust said before. that's really helpful, i found. —— really whacks it. i've heard strategies from managers before, but that's best one. that's how we talk in burnley.

we can talk now to former leeds rhinos and england captain kevin sinfield, who's in our london newsroom23 winds between them. hull heartbeat them. hull —— in the challenge. 23 winds between them. hull —— have beaten wigan twice. it is going to be an absolute cracker. hull were seeminglyjinxed at wembley. they won't have to worry about that now? i think they might have been... i have lost five far north myself, hull will be free today. they will be relaxed and looking forward to it. i think we have got some really big game experience in there, guys who have won the trophy a number of times. i am really looking forward to getting out there. the fans are going to come out and make a real spectacle and a real occasion for the players. two key players are the captains, gareth bale retires at the end of the year, one of the most respected players in the world. sean 0'loughlin, very similar, very decorated and well respected. that will have a huge bearing on where the trophy ends up. yes, it has a huge bearing on a play‘s career to do well at wembley. wigan's identity asa do well at wembley. w

leeds rhinos' hopes of a top four finish in super league were boosted with a 32—16 victory over wigan on the track and a final goodbye to bolt. but how can their careers help inspire the next generation? i went to meet up with some children on an estate in london giving athletics a go for the very first time. sprinting for the summer. this is not your typical athletics venue, but that these young people it is the stage and it is right on the doorstep. i'm in west london with these young people who have seen the stars on the screen and now they are going to try the sport up for themselves. who better to give some tips than a european gold medallist. you can meet new friends from the state that they probably would not have met on a normal day and something like this encourages and to communicate with each other, make it fun to communicate with each other, make itfun and to communicate with each other, make it fun and enjoyable. what kind of activities have we got going on today? i saw some javelin throwing and they seem pretty good at it. we have relays going on. we have a hurdle relay

leeds rhinos' hopes of a top four finish in super league were boosted with a 32—16 victory over wigand a final goodbye to bolt. but how can their careers help inspire the next generation? i went to meet up with some children on an estate in london giving athletics a go for the very first time. sprinting for the summer. this is not your typical athletics venue, but for these young people it is the stage and it is right on the doorstep. i'm in west london with these young people who have seen the stars on the screen and now they are going to try the sport up for themselves. who better to give some tips than a european gold medallist. you can meet new friends from the estate that they probably would not have met on a normal day and something like this encourages and to communicate with each other, make it fun and enjoyable. what kind of activities have we got going on today? i saw some javelin throwing and they seemed pretty good at it. we have relays going on. we had a hurdle relay earlier which i took part in. did they beat you? most of them did. they are quick kids. as you can see, th