max whitlock, is it a given he will get gold today?a real positivity. he hasjust changed his routine is likely to add more difficulty. i think you will find he's under a different sort pressure. it is easier to chase the champion than to stay at the top. he's obviously gone back and said, i'm going to work on my routine a little bit and add some difficulty. it is definitely not a given. you've got the olympic silver and bronze medallist as well from america, so he will have to perform pretty well. he was saying this week that he has felt more nervous than ever — is that a surprise to hear him say that? not really. you think about his build—up, not expected to do what he did in 2012, scooping the bronze medal, going in as favourite in 2016, and i think he has never beenin in 2016, and i think he has never been in that situation before. of course, this guy is not a robot, he's a human being, so he will feel nervous. i've talked to his coach and he said, yes, he was feeling a bit nervous. however he did pretty goodin bit nervous. however

max whitlock, maybe another contenderfor max whitlock, maybe another contender for sports personalityon top of rugby union's premiership table after a bonus point win over newcastle. the closest game of the round though was at the madesjki stadium where leicester just inched their way past london irish to win by a single point — 28—27 the final score, with jonny may scoring his sixth try in six games. there were also wins for gloucester and bath. johnny sexton became leinster‘s all—time leading points scorer after they beat munster 23—17 in pro14 yesterday. rory o'loughlin scored both of leinster‘s tries, but it was the boot of sexton that really made the difference. elsewhere scarlets beat ospreys by a point. chelsea ladies have maintained their excellent start to the wsl season with a 1—0 win over liverpool. they've have now scored 13 goals in their three wins so far this season. manchester city also won — they beat everton 3—2. england may have made sure of their place at next year's world cup, but a route to russia via the play offs remains a possibility for the rest of the home n

, i'm joined by craig heap, part of the team, thanks forjoining us, no matter works were —— no max whitlocktic chance, he qualified in eighth place with mistakes and we know he can push and 86 as mistakes and we know he can push and 86asa mistakes and we know he can push and 86 as a total score. 86 would put him into third place but it all starts from scratch tonight. anything can happen. he's had a tough year, ankle injury at the start of it, just being here is a positive, does that take the pressure off? it's a high—pressure sport. it is high pressure but will it take it off? probably not. the pressure they put on himself to perform is what he has in his favour, he is a great performer i saw something in the olympics and maybe then they could potentially be a better all—rounder than max whitlock come it's a big claim but he's got that potential. i am excited to see on his first outing since the olympics how well he will perform. you can follow the action live tonight. catch up tomorrow with highlights on bbc two from 1:35pm. couple of these lines to bring you, the man in charge of the bra

me think he could bea think —— that made me think he could be a better performer all—round van max whitlockmpics how well he performs. you can follow the action from quarter past midnightand the action from quarter past midnight and you can see highlights tomorrow. he has knocked out some of the hardest men in boxing and has been the world champion for a decade but we seem to have found wladimir klitschko's crim tonight. bunkers. he played in the programme in scotla nd he played in the programme in scotland and was stuck on the 16th —— kryptonite. his caddie suggested he play out to the side but he did not do this and this didn't end well. irishman paul dunne leads the tournament alongside nicolas colsaerts. that's all from sportsday. coming up, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are david wooding, political editor of the sun on sunday and jack blanchard from politico. tomorrow's front pages. the financial times reports the chancellor's £26 billion buffer in public finances could be wiped out due to a weak economic fo

they don't have max whitlock, great britain, only nile wilson, our only competitor.n eighth place and we know that he can push 86 as a total score. that would put him in third place however it starts from scratch tonight and anything can happen. he's had a tough year, ankle injury at the start of the year. just being here, is that positive and does it ta ke here, is that positive and does it take the pressure off? it is a high—pressure sport but will it take the pressure off him? kolbe not, i think the pressure he puts himself to perform. —— probably not. i saw something in the olympics that made me think he could potentially be a better all—rounder than the max whitlock. that's a big claim but he has that potential. i'm really excited to see come on his first outing since the olympics, how well he will perform. you can follow the action tonight on bbc two from quarter past midnight. if that's too late you can catch up tomorrow with highlights on bbc two. the half-time whistle is have gone in the world cup qualifiers and the only goals concerning the home nations, tw

max whitlock has become the first british gymnast to retain a world title by taking gold in the pommellympic champion, competing at his first event since rio, performed the most difficult routine to win comfortably in montreal. it feels amazing. i have always aspired to look up to the guys that get a title and go back to their training and go and do it again. i'm so proud standing here today. reigning champions exeter are the new leaders of rugby union's premiership after they beat this season's surprise package newcastle 34—24. elsewhere, england wingerjonny may scored his sixth try in six games for his new club leicester tigers as they scraped past london irish, 28-27. in the other games, bath beat worcester 29—13 at the rec, and gloucester returned to winning ways with a 29—24 win over northampton. scarlets won the proi4 welsh derby, fighting back to beat the ospreys 19-18. fighting back to beat the ospreys 19—18. samson lee rumbling overfor the winning try. lewis hamilton says he's driving "better than ever" after taking pole position for tomorrow's japanese grand prix. the champio

max whitlock has become the first british gymnast to retain a world title by taking gold in the pommel the olympic champion was competing in his first final since rio. he now has six world championship medals, more now than beth tweddle and louis smith. i didn't even think about it. it didn't even come into my head that it would be history to do that, until i saw — i think it was your tweet this morning. and it made me feel a bit nervous, and it put things into perspective a bit more. so ijust tried to put that to the side. i try and focus on what i do, like i always do, focus on myjob. and myjob was to go there today and perform as good as i possibly can. i mean, that's what sport is all about. well done max. england may have made sure of their place at next year's world cup, but a route to russia via the play—offs remains a possibility for the rest of the home nations heading into the crucial final round of qualifying matches. wales and northern ireland are second in their respective groups, as are scotland, who are in slovenia ahead of their match at five o'clock today. after victor

max whitlock has become the first british gymnast to retain a world title by taking gold in the pommelond place, with the new world all—round champion from china taking bronze. later in canada, courtney tulloch will aim to be the first briton to win a world medal in the ring final. two former world boxing champions go head—to—head in manchester tonight with ricky facing anthony crolla in a lightweight class that could produce another world title shot. there was no trash talking in the build—up. mutual respect between the fighters as they prepare for a contest neither man can afford to lose. i look at every fright as the most important of my career because if it goes wrong it scuppers your future plans. the winner will go back to where we both feel we belong, challenging for world titles. for the loser, you have to drop down a level, which none of us like doing. i have no plans on retiring just yet. i know what is on the line. but i'm confident i will come through it. and that is all the sport. john, thank you. we're going to update you on some breaking news coming into us at bbc news.

murakami and jade carey of the usa the result means gb's gymnasts leave canada with two medals, after max whitlockted not to get in the final in rio and to be able to come out at worlds and get runs... all that had has gone away and i am so all that had has gone away and i am so happy and grateful. great to see her getting a medal this time round. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. but first let's have a quick look at some of the front pages. the ft highlights comments from the outgoing german finance minister and his warning that spiralling levels of global debt and liquidity present a major risk to the world economy. the metro chooses to focus on an investigation that shows sexual abuse of children by other children has soared by nearly three quarters — over the last four years the daily express concentrates on brexit, claiming theresa may will warn eu chiefs that not enough progress is being made, and brussels must stop "stonewalling." the times also says the prime minister will warn eu leaders that britain won't make more concessions on brexit until they com

max whitlock has become the first richest umist to retain a world title by taking gold in the pommelall—round champion of china taking bronze. the victory means he now matches the top score. lewis hamilton says he is driving better than ever after taking his 10th pole in 16 races. the japanese leader took the track 16 times. he was three tenths of a second quicker than his mercedes tea m second quicker than his mercedes team mate valtteri bottas. it is sebastian vettel who will line up at the front of the grid. sebastian vettel who will line up at the front of the gridlj sebastian vettel who will line up at the front of the grid. i never got a great balance in the past. i never did great in qualifying. to get the balance behind me with the great work of my engineers and timing from mechanics, ifinally work of my engineers and timing from mechanics, i finally got on track and did the time. it was crazy. and thatis and did the time. it was crazy. and that is all of the sport, la —— back to you. and now for a quick look at the front pages. the sunday times reports the prime minister has

double olympic champion max whitlock says he's putting no pressure on himself to retain his pommel horsein montreal. he's through to the final, but he failed to reach the floor final when he stumbled towards the end of his routine. he also won olympic gold in this event, but has put in a lot of changes after rio, and this is his first major competition for over a year. that is all the sport for now. i'm more in the next hour. thank you. leaders of the worldwide anglican church are meeting in canterbury this week, where proceedings are being overshadowed by the absence of three african bishops. it is in protest of the support of same—sex marriages. our correspondent is at canterbury ca theedial. so this issue of same sex marriage again dividing the church? yes, good afternoon, yes, the archbishops who are gathered here, they had a meeting yesterday, they were hoping to discuss everything from how to grow the church to climate change to social inequality, but here we are discussing the issue of same—sex marriage. that is because the archbishops of nigeria, uganda and rwanda have chosen to

max whitlock has become the first british gymnast to retain a world title by taking gold in the pommelpic champion was competing in his first final since rio. he now has six world championship medals — more now than beth tweddle and louis smith. i didn't even think about it. it didn't even come into my head that it would be history to do that, until i saw — i think it was your tweet this morning. and it made me feel a bit nervous, and it put things into perspective a bit more. so ijust tried to put that to the side. i try and focus on what i do, like i always do, focus on myjob. and myjob was to go there today and perform as good as i possibly can. i mean, that's what sport is all about. champions exeter are back on top of rugby union's premiership table after a bonus point win over newcastle. the closest game of the round, though, was at the madesjki stadium, where leicester just inched their way past london irish to win by a single point — 28—27 the final score, withjonny may scoring his sixth try in six games. there were also wins for gloucester and bath. johnny sexton became leinst

double olympic champion max whitlock has failed to reach the floor final whitlock has failed to reachampionships whitlock has failed to reach the floorfinal in the championships in montreal. he took gold in rio last year. he did reach the pommel horse final. that the full update after ten o'clock. police investigating the mass shooting in las vegas on sunday night say they've seized a large quantity of firearms, ammunition and explosives at the house of the gunman. 59 people are now known to have died and more than 500 people were wounded when stephen paddock, a 64—year—old retired accountant, opened fire with an automatic weapon on crowds attending an outdoor concert. investigators say they found 18 guns in his house and several thousand rounds of ammunition. explosives were also found in his car. paddock killed himself after firing from the windows of his hotel room. this is the moment police located the gunman and force their way into the gunman and force their way into the room. authorities are still trying to piece together stephen paddock‘s movements and motives, and while they

max whitlock has become the first british gymnast to retain a world title, by taking gold in the pommelsix world championship medals — more now than beth tweddle and louis smith. ididn't i didn't even think about it. it didn't even come into my head that it would be history to do that until isaw...i it would be history to do that until i saw... i think it was your tweet this morning. and it made me feel a bit nervous, and it put things into perspective a bit more. so ijust tried to put that to the side. i try and focus on what i do, like i a lwa ys and focus on what i do, like i always do. focus on myjob, and my job was to go there today and perform as good as i possibly can. i mean, that is what sport is all about. champions exeter are back on top of rugby union's premiership table, after a bonus—point win over newcastle. the closest game of the round, though, was at the madejski stadium, where leicester just inched their way past london irish to win by a single point. 28—27 the final score, withjonny may scoring his sixth try in six games. there were also wins for gloucester and bath.

double olympic champion max whitlock has failed to reach the floor final at the world championships in changes to the routine after rio. i made a mistake on the second from last. but i'm happy with the whole thing. i went out quite inexperienced, so i'm happy. out quite inexperienced, so i'm happy- i out quite inexperienced, so i'm happy. i will so go back to the gym and work hard and hopefully come back next year with some big improvements. that is all the sport for now. thank you. more now on our top story this morning — the police search for a motive for the worst mass shooting in modern us history. vigils have been held for the victims — at least 59 dead and more than 500 injured. detectives say the gunman, 64—year—old stephen paddock, who opened fire on crowds at a music festival in las vegas on sunday night, had no criminal record and no known links to terrorism. authorities are still trying to piece together stephen paddock‘s movements and motives and while they do many are asking if this devastating event could be the catalyst for stronger gun control laws across the us. take a

brilliant from her to win raunds and of course for max whitlock and his pommel horse gold.ews. will you do the papers with us?|j will. we have the weather for you now. sarah is with us. good morning. good morning to you. we have a lot of cloud across the good morning to you. we have a lot of cloud across the country good morning to you. we have a lot of cloud across the country today are so of cloud across the country today are so few are waking up to a little murky grey start to the day, bear with it because many of us will start to see sunny spells breaking through it will not be dry across the board, there will be patchy rain moving eastwards a cross there will be patchy rain moving eastwards across the country. i think this afternoon is bearing a little bit better in turns of sunny spells. looking at the weather this morning, but eight o'clock a lot of drizzly rain across much of scotland. the northern ireland, largely dry although they could catch alight spot of drizzle. across northern england, grey here as well. spot the difference is we had some. brighter down towar