murray last won a title but he'll be favourite to reach the semis in belgium, with world number 2a3 marius copilun to the final from last year. he was a surprise casualty at the hands of 18—year—old jannik sinner. the italian cruised to the biggest win of his career 6—3, 6—2. it's his first atp tour quarter final. alexander rublev is one of two russian men through to the quarter final at the kremlin cup tennis in moscow. he beat egor gerasimov in three sets to join defending champion karen kachinov in the last eight. in the women's draw, there was a surprise as top seed elina svitolina was dumped out by veronika kudermetova. it was the biggest win of kudermetova's career, playing against a top five player for the first time. baseball and game four of the american league championship series is underway in new york where the yankees are playing houston. they're in the bottom of the second inning, and the yankees lead i—o. houston lead the best—of—7 series 2—1. washington nationals have already qualified for the world series. the definition of pressure — one shot to win a car worth more than $40,00

the former world number one faces marius copil for a place in the last four, and the scot says he'llid there — who probably wouldn't have been able to fully celebrate his 29th birthday. although a first victory over murray in a bit mightjust be the best belated present he could ask for. the traditional ca ptain's run training sessions are taking place at the rugby world cup injapan ahead of the weekend's quarter—finals. we already know some of the teams. the rest are being named on friday. first up on saturday is england against australia. wallabies have called up centre jordan petaia for only his third cap, whilst england have dropped fly—half george ford. you can get all the latest sports news on our website. whatever you're up to, enjoy the rest of your day. since taking office, donald trump has called for america to return to the moon and then aim for mars. getting there is hard enough, but what do you do once you arrive? well, nasa has been looking at some possible, albeit unusual, living arrangements, as the bbc‘s tim allman reports. at first glance, this looks a bit like a big

he'll play romania's marius copil in the last eight. hearn held back tears talking about patrick day, who died after suffering a brain injury in the ring on saturday. the 27—year—old was knocked out in the 10th round of the super—welterweight clash with charles conwell. hearn, who was promoting the event in chicago, struggled to hide his emotions when reminiscing about the first team he met day last week. he came over to me before the press conference with joe he came over to me before the press conference withjoe higgins, and he was so conference withjoe higgins, and he was so excited. you know, he was... he just... was so excited. you know, he was... hejust... you was so excited. you know, he was... he just. .. you all right? was so excited. you know, he was... hejust... you all right? yeah, i just remember talking to him and what he was saying... sorry. an emotional eddie hearn there. that's all the sport for now. hello. when it comes to autumn weather, doesn't have to be how it's been now for several weeks, so wet, it can be much qu

the former world number one beat marius copil to reach the last four.s omnium, kirsten of the netherlands to gold, oliver took bronze in the men's, and britain's metals tally is eight so far. bulgaria's national football coach has resigned. he was in charge of the team for the 6—0 defeat on sunday night which was marred by racist chanting from home supporters. the bulgarian football association says he has left his role because of unsatisfactory results in recent months. the match, which was a euro qualifier, had to be stopped twice because of monkey chance and 90 salutes among the home support. after the first saying he didn't see any abuse he apologised to the opposing players —— nazi salutes. and that is all the now. good morning. another chance of seeing plenty of rainbows this saturday. make the most of it because the showers are likely to ease for the second part of the weekend. we've still got low pressure with us across the country and this is what i have aunt will enhance the solar activity across eastern and southern scotland as we go through

wimbledon champion — and former world number one, missed the chance to close out his match with marius copilwhen at 5—2. copil recovered, to take the second set on a tie break. currently its three games each in the third. the bulgaria national coach krasimir balakov has resigned. he was in charge of the team for the 6—0 defeat to england in sofia on monday night, which was marred by racist chanting from home supporters. the bulgarian football association say he has left his role because of unsatisfactory results in recent months. the match, which was a euro qualifier, had to be stopped twice because of monkey chants and nazi salutes among the home support. after first saying that he didn‘t see any abuse, he later apologised to the england players. the premier league‘s "no room for racism campaign", first launched in march, will again be highly visible across all matches for the next week. one of the objectives is to get fans to report any discrimination they might witness on match—days. there‘s room for every kind of emotion. but there‘s never room for racism. there's no room for racism... i

the two time wimbledon champion and former world number one beat romanian qualifier marius copil to reachbefore murray came through to close out the match 6-3, 6-7, 6-4. 0ne game in the championship last night, cardiff scored a late equaliser to salvage a draw against sheffield wednesday. (00v) wednesday took the lead throuthulian borner in the first half, before this late free kick from cardiff's lee tomlin ensured the points were shared. sheffield wednesday move in to the top six. laura kenny was one of three british medalists last night at track cycling's european championships in the netherlands. kenny took silver in the omnium, she was just pipped to gold in the final sprint. atie archibald took bronze in the women's individual pursuit while 0llie wood came third in the men's omnium. let's return to westminster now with naga and charlie. thanks very much. welcome back to westminster. it's almost 3.5 years since the brexit referendum. there isa since the brexit referendum. there is a desire on all sides of the debate to bring an end to the uncertainty over a future relationship with t

he won in straight—sets over the eighth seed and will play romania's marius copil in the last eight. they added three more medals on day two, with the team of laura kenny, katie archibald, neah evans and eleanor dickinson beating germany to win gold in the women's team pursuit. the men then went on to win bronze in the same event. and that was after emily nelson, who had already claimed the gold in the women's scratch race on wednesday, took the silver medal, she just couldn't quite pull past in a thrilling finish in the women's elimination race. let's have a look at some of this morning's back pages. the mirror are one of a number of papers with a picture of manchester united's paul pogba chatting to real madrid coach zinedine zidane on holiday in dubai. the sun have a write up of a briefing united's vice—chairman ed woodward gave to journalists yesterday saying they are right behind 0le gunnar solskjaer despite their poor start to the season. and the express are getting into the spirit of the rugby world cup, with eddiejones calling his team samurai warriors ahead of the clash with

he'll play romania's marius copil in the last eight., neah evans and eleanor dickinson beating germany to win gold in the womens team pursuit. the men then went on to win bronze in the same event. and that was after emily nelson, who had already claimed the gold in the women's scratch race on wednesday, took the silver medal in a thrilling finish in the womens elimination race. ronnie 0'sullivan has been knocked out of the english open in crawley. the five—time world champion was beaten by china's mei xiwen in a deciding frame in crawley. he might not be too disappointed, though, as he he hasn't been the biggest fan of the venue, calling it a hellhole in the past. now let's return to westminster with naga and charlie. thank you very much. we are trying to figure out what is going to happen because in 2a hours the prime minister will prepare to step into the house of commons for a vote on this brexit deal. he needs at least 320 mp5 to this brexit deal. he needs at least 320 mps to sit at him. one of those he is hoping to convince is this

he‘s up against romania‘s marius copil.e this his last tournamnet of the year as his wife is due to give birth to their third child very soon. it‘s day three of the european track cycling championships and great britain will hope to add more medals to their haul so far. yesterday, they added three more with the team of laura kenny, katie archibald, neah evans and eleanor dickinson beating germany to win the team pursuit. the men won bronze in the same event. emily nelson, who had already claimed the gold in the womens scratch race on wednesday, took silver in a thrilling finish in the womens elimination race. that‘s all the sport for now. i‘ll have more for you in the next hour. welcome back to westminster where borisjohnson is trying to win support from mps for the brexit deal he has struck with the eu, in the hope it can be approved by the commons tomorrow. 0pposition parties have said they will not back the agreement, and the result of the vote is expected to be close. much of the attention is on whether conservatives wh

the two—time wimbledon champion and former world number one beat romanian qualifier marius copil to reachad to fight for it though. having won the first set, copil then took the second in a tie break, before murray came through to close out the match 6—3, 6—7, 6—4. in other tennis news, the british number 0nejohanna konta won't play again this season. she's had a knee problem and has decided to focus on rehabilitation,