around 2am tomorrow morning, she'll face maria sakkari for a place in the final.ct to be here at all. i think my flights were booked at the end of qualifying, so. it's a nice problem to have but, yeah, i'm just really enjoying the experience and out there on the court today, i was saying to myself, this could be the last time you play on ashe, so just enjoy everything and go and play. so, set your alarm, and listen to five live commentary. gigi salmon is part of the team. gigi, i reeled off a few of the milestones that emma raducanu has passed. perhaps we can get another one. what has impressed you most about her time in new york? two words i said about emma raducanu every time. one is composure. three months ago, she made her debut. now she is the british number one in the 50th for —— number 51 in the world. it's the biggest tenet court and she's on out there and figured it out. i think composure and belief. she believes in herself and her team and her abilities and her opponents are crumbling in front of her. mit? are crumbling in front of her. why is that? they

all teenage final, that was serena williams and martina hingis in new york she beat the greek maria sakkariher on court, celebrating, with the words, "pure happiness under the lights in new york..." to saturday night's final where she'll face another teenager in leylah fernandez. 1999 was the last time that we had an all teenage final, that was serena williams and martina hingis in new york she beat the greek maria sakkari in straight sets, and this morning tweeted pictures of her on court, celebrating, with the words, "pure happiness under the lights in new york..." the bbc tv will show highlights of the women's final on sunday afternoon. keep an eye on listings for exact timings, radio 5live will have live commentary tomorrow night. with the words, "pure happiness under the lights in new york..." the bbc tv will show highlights of the women's final on sunday afternoon. keep an eye on listings for exact timings, radio 5live will have live commentary tomorrow night. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc dot co dot uk slash

the teenager — ranked 150th in the world — beat the 17th seed, maria sakkari, in straight sets in theirshing meadows. emma raducanu said after the match that it was "absolutely mind—blowing" to have made it to the final. she'll play another teenager, canada's leyla fernandez, tomorrow evening. our sports reporter laura scott is at emma's old school in bromley, in south london. yes, it was here at her primary school that the first signs of her sporting talent became clear when she won all the sprints on sports day but few could have believed she would go on to achieve what she has at such a young age put her relentless run at the us open has been astonishing and whether it is out in america back here in bromley, there is a real buzz about this young phenomenon. from great britain, emma raducanu! even in emma raducanu's wildest dreams, walking out to a grand slam semifinal under the lights on arthur ashe atjust 18 would have surely seemed far—fetched. no qualify in the men's or women's game had ever reached a majorfinal the men's or women's game had ever reached a major final but she did

a reminder of some of our top stories, and my raducanu plays maria sakkari tonight, despite another positiveorning. that's all from sportsday, much more throughout the rest of the evening. good night. hello. low pressure moving right across the uk. fans of rain spiralling around it. not many places will stay dry. still a few spots, fewer showers along the way. elsewhere, if you catch a downpour, could be intense and boundary with the risk of surface water flooding and travel disruption. much cooler in scotland compared with yesterday. we will see the risk of really intense downpours lingering across the north and north eastern parts of scotland overnight and into the morning. a risk of surface water flooding and a warm and muggy night. not much in the way of sunshine tomorrow. a scattering of heavy and thundery showers get going once again. away from the showers, you may see a bit of pleasant sunshine. it is cooler than it's been. hello, i'm ros atkins — this is outside source. we begin with a cross—channel as thousand more migrants make the boat ride ride from france. the people seeking a b

the 18—year—old from south—east london beat the 17th seed maria sakkari in the semi—finals at flushinghe first british woman to reach the final of a major singles tournament since virginia wade in 1977. patrick gearey reports. from great britain, emma raducanu! emma raducanu's flight home from new york left two weeks ago. since then she has taken off. like most 18—year—olds at grand slams, she never expected to make it through qualifying, let alone play shots like this in the first game of a semi—final. such was her start, opponent maria sakkari complained her skirt was too tight and went off to change it, only to be squeezed further by a nerveless, relentless raducanu. she won the first set 6—1. watching at four in the morning in the uk, this felt like an extraordinary dream. sakkari is the 17th seed, raducanu is ranked 150. numbers at complete odds with the evidence. raducanu broke again. the closer you get, the more tense it is supposed to be, unless you're emma raducanu. she has made the astonishing look routine. the first qualifier to make a grand slam final in the modern era, the

the 18—year—old from south—east london beat the 17th seed maria sakkari in the semi—finals at flushingo reach the final of a major singles tournament since virginia wade in 1977. a few of tennis�*s stars past and present have reacted to the victory on twitter. judy murray tweeted her delight for the �*teen queen�* — describing her semi—final victory as an incredible achievement. former british number one, laura robson said the teenager's performance was unbelievable — calling her an absolute star. and, the former three—time us open champion, kim clijsters, tweeted her congratulations saying emma raducanu's performance was incredible. emma raducanu spoke to the press shortly after her win and described how she felt about playing another teenager — 19—year—old canadian leylah fernandez — in saturday's final. i honestly, ijust cannot believe it. a shock. like, crazy. all of the above. but, yeah, it means a lot to be here in this situation. i wanted obviously to be playing grand slams but i did not know how soon that would be. and to be in a grand slam final at this stage in my career, i h

karolina pliskova versus maria sakkari and novak djokovic up against matteo berrettini are in the lateu. david, thank you so much. we're going to look ahead to the world cup qualifiers in a moment, but scotland revived their hopes of making it to qatar last night after a momentous win in austria. the only goal of the game came from this challenge on che adams. it was looked at by var, and when it was given, lyndon dykes stepped up to score. the visitors clung on for the win and it moved them up to second in their group. well, the three other home nations will all be hoping for wins from their games this evening. our reporter ben croucher is here and will take us through all their chances. we'll we' ll start we'll start with wales, because after that dramatic win against belarus, they'll be really hoping to move up that group table. absolutely. this is an example of why it's so important for absolutely. this is an example of why it's so important for wales. third in the group at the moment, seven points behind denmark, but they still have two games. it's so important because tonight, th

the 17th seed, maria sakkari of greece, had the experience, and said the electric atmosphere would onlyrt. after half an hour, she was finally on the board, but it was too little, too late, and raducanu soon sealed the set 6—1. the second set was considerably closer, but raducanu's focus and force didn't falter. still, the crowd got louder. there's going to be no doubt about that one. 0ne match point was all she needed, and she wasn't the only one whose mind was blown by what she'd done. i've just been taken care of each day, and before you know it, three weeks later, i'm in the final and i can't actually believe it. i mean, is there any expectation? i'm a qualifier, so technically, on paper, there's no pressure on me. pressure, perhaps not, but back in bromley, excitement levels are reaching fever pitch... so, who's going to try extra hard in pe now that you have seen emma? yeah? ..with children at her primary school now desperate to follow in her footsteps. i think emma is an inspiring tennis player. she always inspires everyone because she always tries her best. i because she always

she's now going to face either maria sakkari or karolina pliskova in the semifinals.operation has taken place to remove part of a driveway struck by a meteorite. the meteorite came down in the english town of winchcombe in february. the section of the driveway dented by the space rock has now been removed in a lengthy process so that it can be displayed at the natural history museum in london. claire marshall reports. in the depths of the winter lockdown, something bright came to earth. a blazing fireball from back in deep time landed on a driveway in the cotswolds. it was a space rock, 4.6 billion years old. this is material from the very beginnings of the solar system. the last trace of that extraordinary interstellar journey has been lying here on that driveway in winchcombe. today, the painstaking operation to preserve the landing site. they've cut all the tarmac out around where the meteorite landed. you can see how thick it is. now comes the very delicate operation to try to get it all out in one piece. it's gone to plan, so we're pleased. if it was in three pie

she's now going to face either maria sakkari or karolina pliskova in the semifinals.uch with me on any stories you've seen on newsday so far, the prospects of a teenage tennis final, for instance, i'm very excited about that. i'm on twitter. i'm looking forward to hearing from you. and finally, i want to tell you about this story — the driveway to a home in england that became famous earlier this year when a piece of meteorite fell on it, is to go on public display. london's natural history museum has sent local workmen to lift the crater, a square metre of tarmac that was impacted by the incident in february, in the town of winchcombe. the museum hopes the exhibit will inspire visiting children to take a keen interest in science at school. the space rock, long—since removed, has been described scientifically as the most valuable to ever fall on the uk. such fascinating stuff and definitely worth going to see. you have been watching newsday. a reminder of our top story — the man alleged to be the sole surviving gunman from the deadlyjihadist attacks in paris in 2015 h

greece's maria sakkari is through to the last 16 of the women's draw after a straight sets win over petraonsistency. sakkari will play canadian sixth seed bianca andreescu next. she played better than me today, no doubt. she deserved to win. she didn't miss anything. i tried but she served very well. she really didn't give me many chances. i did have two chances but it was tough. i fought, i tried have two chances but it was tough. i fought, itried my have two chances but it was tough. i fought, i tried my best but she was definitely better. lots of world cup qualifiers taking place around europe this saturday. in group d france are being held 1—1 by ukraine. anthony martial with france's equaliser — his first international goal for 5 years. finland beat kazakhstan 1—0. a memphis depay penalty gave netherlands the lead against montenego. they now lead 3—0. while norway beat latvia 2—0. erling haarland with the opener for norway. gibraltar currently trail against turkey. europe are in control against the usa on the first day of golf�*s solheim cup. the teams are well underway in the fourba

in the early hours of tomorrow, she faces the big—hitting greek maria sakkari for a spot in the finalher life. why change a winning formula? laura scott, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello there. as expected, the best of the weather today was across eastern parts of england, where it was drier and warmer. there's been a lot of showers elsewhere, mind you. 0vernight, the showers do become fewer, but the wetter weather continues to push its way northwards, and it looks particularly wet in the north east of scotland through much of the night. there'll be some mist and fog patches forming because it's quite warm and quite muggy air that we've still got overnight tonight. so, those temperatures aren't going to fall very low. the mist and fog will tend to lift. there'll be a lot of cloud around again on friday, and a bit like we saw today, those showers will develop and develop more widely. but this time, i don't think we'll see as many showers across wales and the south west, but a lot more showers developing during the day a

the 17th seed maria sakkari of greece had the experience and said the electric atmosphere would only whose mind was blown by what she had done. i've just been taking care of each day and before you know it, three weeks later, i'm in the final and i can't actually believe it. i mean, is there any expectation? i'm a qualifier so technically on paper, there's nothing, no pressure on me! pressure, perhaps not. but back in bromley, excitement levels are reaching fever pitch... so who�*s going to try extra hard in pe now you�*ve seen emma? ..with children at her primary school now desperate to follow in her footsteps. i think emma is an inspiring tennis player. she always inspires everyone because she always tries her best. i will definitely be cheering for her. i i think it�*s really amazing, cos she kept on trying really harder and harder and she actually made it to the final. from being presented with their medals at their sports day to watching her rapid rise at wimbledon and the us open on their tvs, it�*s no wonder tennis club is now so popular. saturday�*s final will be a battle of

she is now going to face either maria sakkari or karolina pliskova in the semifinals, and she reallyht to defend slavery in america's civil war has been removed. the 6.4—metre—high statue of robert e lee, one of the leaders in the south, was first erected in virginia's state capital, richmond, 130 years ago. cheering this is the moment the statue was lifted off its pedestal in front of cheering crowds. it's the last confederate monument on monument avenue, and activists have been demanding its removal for a long time. james gannon is a freelance journalist, and also a relative of robert e lee. he described the significance of the statue. it's important to remember the historical context in which this statue was erected. but a little after a decade after the end of the civil war, the north had won the war, but had failed in their policy of reconstruction to rebuild the south into a more equal society. once they had withdrawn, the same people _ once they had withdrawn, the same people that were in charge during the confederacy were back in charge in states— the confederacy were back in

britain's emma raducanu will face maria sakkari later today in the semi—finals of the us open.ght sets 6—3, 6—a over her 11th seed swiss opponent belinda bencic. victory means that the 18 year old teenager will rise to the world's top 50 and become the british women's number one. raducanu is yet to drop a set in her eight matches at flushing meadows. her opponent sakkari beat karolina pliskova in straight sets. ididn't i didn't expect to be here at all. i think my flights were booked at the end of qualifying. laughs. it is a nice problem to have but, yes, i'mjust it is a nice problem to have but, yes, i'm just really enjoying the experience and out there on the court today i was saying to myself, this could be the last time you play on ash, so just the last time you play on ash, sojust go for the last time you play on ash, so just go for it, enjoy everything. very good advice. and in the men's singles, olympic champion alexander zverev is also through to the semi—finals of the us open. with a straight set win of 7—6, 6—3, 6—a over south africa's lloyd harris. zverev who trailed

she'll play maria sakkari, of greece, for a place in the final in the early hours of tomorrow morninghe last time i am playing on ash, so just enjoy it. as i mentioned radacanu faces maria sakkari in the semi finals — after she beat, the wimbledon finalist, karolina pliskova, in straight sets. the greek star is known for having one of the fastest serves on tour, and that serve fired her into the semi—finals, 6—4, 6—4. staying with the us open, novak djokovic continues his bid to win the "calendar grand slam" — that's all four grand slams in the same year. in a repeat of the wimbledon final, the world number one came from a set down to beat italy's matteo berrettini over four sets. he will face alexander zverev in the semifinal tomorrow — the german did beat djokovic in the olympic final injuly. 0nto football and england's 100% record in world cup qualifying for qatar next year, came to an end, after they drew in poland. gareth southgate's men looked to be heading for another win when harry kane put them ahead with this superb strike, from 30 yeards. but poland found an equaliser in in

her opponent, greek maria sakkari, showed some fight in the second set, but raducanu never looked in the final, who herself celebrated her 19th birthday on monday. we will be live to new york in the next few minutes. in fact, we go to christopher cleary, in new york at the moment. can you believe it? and all teen final we're looking at, have you ever seen anything like this in your career?- like this in your career? there have been _ like this in your career? there have been before, _ like this in your career? there have been before, at - like this in your career? there have been before, at the - like this in your career? there have been before, at the us l have been before, at the us open, serena williams as a 0pen, serena williams as a teenager played martina hingis in the final, and she won, but they were established threats and established players, this is nothing like i've seen before with two players like this who really are on the outside of tenants, this is only the second grand slam for raducanu and the best performance for fernadez, the third round in a slam before this so

maria sakkari of greece — in that match.for her shots, playing without inhibition.— for her shots, playing without inhibition. ~ . inhibition. when the game ended there was a _ inhibition. when the game ended there was a wonderful _ inhibition. when the game ended there was a wonderful moment. l inhibition. when the game ended i there was a wonderful moment. you can describe what it felt like. we can describe what it felt like. we can see the pictures. she kind of looked it up. it is an enormous stadium. she looked right to the top and there is a moment you are thinking, she is realising she has just done it. then she walks out to the crowd. she has had lots of time for the new york crowd, who really seem to be embracing her? i for the new york crowd, who really seem to be embracing her?- for the new york crowd, who really seem to be embracing her? i think it took a while — seem to be embracing her? i think it took a while for _ seem to be embracing her? i think it took a while for that _ seem to be embracing her? i think it

she'll play maria sakkari of greece for a place in the final in the early hours of tomorrow morning. djokovic continues his bid to win the calendar grand slam by winning all four grand slams in the same year. in a repeat of the wimbledon final, the world number one came from a set down to beat italy's matteo berrettini in four sets. he will face alexander zverev in the semifinal tomorrow, the german who beat djokovic in the olympic semifinals injuly. i know it's going to be a battle, if harder than it was today but i'm ready for it. these are the hurdles that i need to overcome in order to get to the desired destination that looks result is something i can't predict but i can definitely put myself in the best possible state of mind and body to perform as well as i can. and having dominated his sport for a decade, and breaking numerous world—records, usain bolt is now turning his attention to a different type of record, as a music producer. the eight—time olympic gold medallist, working with his best friend nugent nj walker, has realeased an album called country yutes, which had storm

in the early hours of tomorrow, she faces the big—hitting greek maria sakkari for a spot in the finalt. hello. it has been a cooler day today. the best of the weather is expected has been across eastern england, where we have had fewer showers. 26 degrees still in norwich. we have had more cloud around, we have had more heavy showers, the storm clouds have been gathering in some areas. until recently, they have been too many storms, but look what has been happening over the northern half of wales, north—west england come onto the pennines. the thunder and lightning has got going, some very heavy downpours, the threat of some localised flooding and no storms will continue into the evening. gradually, over night, the wetter weather will work its way northwards into scotland, where it stays pretty wet in the north—east of scotland. many other areas have showers becoming fewer, quite warm and muggy air, so there will be some mist and fog by the morning. that will lift, there won't be an awful lot of sunshine, mind you, on friday. not many showers to begin with but as we head into the afte

she beat the 17th seed maria sakkari in the semis of the us open in new york and afterwards called here youngest british player ever to reach the finals of the us open — and she's done it without dropping a set. 0ur sport news correspondent laura scott has visited emma's old school in south—east london. well, it was here at bickleigh primary school that emma raducanu showed her serve first signs of sporting talent, winning all the sprints on sportsday but few could imagine then that she would go on to achieve what she has done now is such a young age. her relentless run at the us open has been astonishing, creating a real buzz over in america and back here in bromley. i am joined by pupils keen to follow in her butt —— footsteps. how exciting has been to watch her? it her butt -- footsteps. how exciting has been to watch her?— has been to watch her? it has amazing. _ has been to watch her? it has amazing. as _ has been to watch her? it has amazing, as well, _ has been to watch her? it has amazing, as well, knowing i has been to watch her? it has i amazing, as well, knowing that has bee

raducanu — who plays maria sakkari in the early hours tomorrow — is also the first ever qualifier toanyone knew quite how good. we great things from her but not the sin. —— we expected great things. the way she has embraced everything and handled the situation and remained composed out there on the court has been wonderful to see. as i mentioned, radacanu faces maria sakkari in the semi finals — after she beat, the wimbledon finalist, karolina pliskova, in straight sets. the greek star is known for having one of the fastest serves on tour — and that serve fired her into the semi—finals, 6—4, 6—4. staying with the us open, novak djokovic continues his bid to win the calendar grand slam — by winning all four grand slams in the same year. in a repeat of the wimbledon final, the world number one came from a set down to beat italy's matteo berrettini in four sets. he will face alexander zverev in the semifinal tomorrow — the german who beat djokovic in the olympic semifinals injuly. i know it's going to be a battle, harder than it was today, but i'm ready for it. these are the hurdles tha

continue her extraordinary in the early hours of tomorrow morning when she takes on greek 17th seed maria sakkarie very, very good players this time. i'm actually feeling really well. i don't want to jinx it. my tennis looks and a great place right now, and mentally, i don't want to get too excited because i have to play tomorrow. if i had a day off, it would be different. but i'm very excited to play the second semifinal. on the eve of the fifth test against england, india's cricket team have cancelled a training session at old trafford after another member of their coaching team tested positive for coronavirus. the players have been told to stay in their hotel rooms after undergoing testing this morning. the tourists have a 2—1 lead in the five test series, and england's returning vice captain jos buttler says covid remains an issue for all players. ellie simmonds, the five—time paralympic champion, has confirmed she is retiring from competitive swimming. simmonds represented great britain at four paralympics as well as winning nine world para—swimming championship titles and ten european golds

her extraordinary run in the early hours of tomorrow morning, when she takes on greek 17th—seed maria sakkari to get to the semifinals at flushing meadows and is yet to even drop a set. remarkably, this is the furthest any british woman has gone in the competition sincejo durie back in 1983. she looks like she is having fun. she looks like she is having fun. she has got that great smile when she goes on record. she is playing fantastic tennis. and she has really worked hard to get to this point of her career. i mean, there is loads more to come by at the moment she is in this kind of place where i'm sure she feels she can be anybody. any of those four could win this grand slam. it's so exciting. it's been confirmed tomorrow's fifth test between england and india will go ahead. that's after a training session at old trafford had to be cancelled this morning when a member of india's coaching team tested positive for coronavirus. the india players had been told to stay in their hotel rooms after undergoing testing, which have now all come back negative. the tourists have a 2—1 lead in the five—t

she'll play maria sakkari of greece for a place in the final in the early hours of tomorrow morning,s open, novak djokovic continues his bid to win the calendar grand slam by winning all four grand slams in the same year. in a repeat of the wimbledon final, the world number one came from a set down to beat italy's matteo berrettini in four sets. he will face alexander zverev in the semifinal tomorrow, the german who beat djokovic in the olympic semifinals injuly. england have named a preliminary squad for the upcoming t20 world cup in the uae and oman, with sussex fast bowler tymal mills included for the first time since 2016 after he impressed in the t20 blast and the hundred. but not in the 15—man squad is all—rounder ben stokes, he was unavailable for selection as he continues to take an indefinate breakfrom cricket for his mental wellbeing. but head coach chris silverwood has a month to finalise the squad, so stokes could be a last—minute addition. england kick off their tournament on the 23rd of october against the world champions, west indies. on to football, and england's100%

on the road to victory she defeated tokyo gold medalist, belinda bencic, and 17th-ranked maria sakkarinnis skills are immense. her fight, her grit, her desire, her savvy, all of that. >> reporter: after the match raducanu admitted her only regret was that her parents weren't able to be there in person to cheer her on. among her legion of newfound admirers none other than the queen of england herself who sent this saying her win is a remarkable achievement at such a young age. she may have achieved the kind of greatness that most 18-year-olds only dream of, but when asked what she planned to do with the $2.5 million prize money, raducanu issued this classic teenage response. >> i was thinking to myself, you know what, if you win this match you can buy yourself a pair of airpods. >> she's over there smiling. she says before her first round, qualifying match she lost her airpods in the changing room and realized if she won she could buy new ones and a whole bunch of air pods. >> that's a fair point. >>> joining us now is u.s. open champ, emma raducanu, so, of course, the first question ha

thank you very much, anna, and the big game against maria sakkari is denied.rsting out has been. definitely surprised me but i thought there was always— surprised me but i thought there was always a _ surprised me but i thought there was always a player in her and i thought she would _ always a player in her and i thought she would go to the top 100, may be the top _ she would go to the top 100, may be the top 50 _ she would go to the top 100, may be the top 50 in a few years but yes, unbelievable, a big break out. thank ou ve unbelievable, a big break out. thank you very much _ unbelievable, a big break out. thank you very much and — unbelievable, a big break out. thank you very much and the _ unbelievable, a big break out. thank you very much and the winter - unbelievable, a big break out. “maria; you very much and the winter night in the early hours, yes or no? absolutely yes.— absolutely yes. not too much pressure. _ absolutely yes. not too much pressure, but _ absolutely yes. not too much pressure, but everyone - absolutely yes. not too much pressure, but

you have to pinch yourself when you remember she's only, 18, the way she stunned greek 17th seed maria sakkari't get the wildcard, she didn't waltz in here inking i got to the round of 16 at wimbledon. —— thinking. she didn't play that well in the qualifying but grew with each match. she got better and better. we knew she was going to get better because we had a ready seen her at wimbledon four double again she isjust seen her at wimbledon four double again she is just taking it to another level here. it is very impressive. another level here. it is very impressive-— another level here. it is very impressive. another level here. it is very imressive. ., , ., ., impressive. the final start to nine o'clock tonight, _ impressive. the final start to nine o'clock tonight, you _ impressive. the final start to nine o'clock tonight, you can _ impressive. the final start to nine o'clock tonight, you can follow - impressive. the final start to nine o'clock tonight, you can follow it i o'clock tonight, you can follow it live on bbc radio 5 live. tomorrow the highlights, all the glory and action. we've al