republic of ireland players matt doherty and james mcclean have tested positive for covid—19 followingto wales last night. they'll now miss their club matches for tottenham and stoke this weekend. olympic champion caeleb dressel has set a new world record in the men's 100m individual medley, becoming the first person to go under 50 seconds in the event. dressel set the time of 119.88 seconds for the cali condors team in their international swimming league semi final in budapest. in rugby, ireland will be without captain jonny sexton for this weekend's autumn nations cup game against england. sexton sustained a hamstring injury during friday night's victory over wales in dublin. olympics chief thomas bach has repeated his belief that he's very, dustinjohnson is the proud owner of a green jacket after winning the masters with a record score. the american broke dowen in tears after being presented with the trophy, saying he had hoped for that moment since he was a young boy. it isa it is a dream come true. as a kid, i a lwa ys it is a dream come true. as a kid, i always dreamt about being

those including spurs defender matt doherty, who was with the ireland squad that lost in wales last nighte before their return to dublin. arsenal's egypt international mohamed elneny will also enter isolation. both will miss their clubs next premier league game. world number one novak djokovic has made a winning start at the atp finals in london. djokovic eased his way to victory at what is, of course, an empty 02 arena in straight sets against diego schwartzmann of argentina to sit top of his group, above daniil medvedev, who beat alex zverev. djokovic is looking to win the event for a record—equalling sixth time. we don't get to experience this format in any other tournament throughout the season, so if you lose a match or two matches in a group, you still have an opportunity, a chance to qualify for the semifinal. so i have been playing the atp finals in this arena for many years, and i have been blessed to experience some incredible matches and atmospheres and, you know, i must say that it feels very strange to play in front of empty stands. olympic champion caeleb dressel has set a n

the irish fa has confirmed defender matt doherty and forward james mcclean have tested positive for covidd and staff all tested before flying back to dublin. both players will now self—isolate for ten days and will miss their club matches for tottenham and stoke this weekend. novak djokovic is under way in his first match at the atp tour finals in london. he is taking on diego schwartzman. this is live on bbc two at the moment. early stages in this one, and it is novak djokovic who leads 3—2 in that first set. he's aiming to win this title for a record—equalling sixth title, and for the first time since 2015. for schwartzmann, it's the first time he's played in this event 0lympics chief thomas bach has reiterated he's "very, very confident" spectators will be able to attend next year's tokyo 0lympics. bach, on his first trip to tokyo since the games were postponed in march, is hoping to convince athletes, japanese citizens and sponsors that the games can be held safely in 2021. we are putting a really huge tool box together in which we will put all of the different measures we can imagine

those include spurs defender matt doherty who was with the ireland squad that lost in wales.erson and raheem sterling for their nations league game against iceland tomorrow. henderson was taken off in the defeat to belgium with tightness in his leg and adds his name to a growing list of injury concerns at his club liverpool. sterling has returned to manchester city after not making an appearance at all during the current international break. the england and wales cricket board has been accused by two former umpires of "institutionalised racism", in the latest allegations to surface in the sport. john holder said it looked "more than suspicious" he had not received a reply from the ecb when offering to be a mentor. ismail dawood, meanwhile, said he had heard racist language used in front of senior ecb staff, which went unchallenged. the pair have asked for an independent investigation from the equality and human rights commission "to challenge organisations like the ecb". world number one novak djokovic made a winning start at the atp finals in london. djokovic eased to a stra