max whitlock is a part of the great britain team in antwerp as he marks his return to the sport.e off after tokyo, where he won pommel horse gold, but says the decision to step away is one he has benefited from. coming back i've realised obviously my love for the sport has come back, i suppose even more than before tokyo. i have come back with almost a refreshed feeling, almost like a younger version of myself back when i was competing years ago which is nice. i think that has been really nice. i think that has been really nice. but i think there's is huge positives coming back and one thing particularly its gymnastics gives me such a real sense of purpose. such a kind of drive towards achieving something and i think that's what i've realised i really do need in my life. some kind of goal that i'm working towards, that's hard, ambitious, challenging but then also the pathway to get there. it's quite clear i know how to try and get myself in a position to reach my goals and that sense of purpose helps me. i’m goals and that sense of purpose hels me. �* , , goals and that sense of

getting back on the horse — max whitlock makes his major championship return.ead to antwerp and the world gymnastics championships. quarterfinal place is still in the balance. we will check in with ireland and scotland ahead of that crunch final poll match at the rugby world cup. also coming up on sportsday... saudi—iranian relations are strained once again, as a statue causes an asian champions league match to be called off. and we'll hear from the bbc green sport athlete of the year, pat cummins tells us how he's tackling crickets carbon footprint. it's one of those things where — no one will be perfect, but i think everyone can do a little something different in their life that might make a big difference. good evening to you. in the last couple minutes, the pg oh ml have released the footage and audio between officials of that disallowed goal. it will be a busy week of european football. manchester united are looking to get off the mark in the champions league tonight. they are bottom of their group after defeat at bayern munich a fortnight ago. they are at

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max whitlock there. and that's all the sport for now. now it's time for your questions answered.bc news. and now, we're going to take some time to answer your questions about the hs2 rail link. it's one of the biggest single uk infrastructure projects ever planned and, if everything had gone as originally hoped, it would have run from london, via birmingham, on separate legs to manchester and leeds. but the line to leeds has already been scrapped, and now there are big questions over whether the leg from birmingham to manchester will also be cancelled or delayed in the face of rising costs. many voices, including several within the conservatives, say that pulling the plug on the project would paint the uk in a very bad light. the question has become a theme at the conservative party conference but the prime minister is maintaining that no decision has yet been made. i know there's a lot of speculation on this, but what i can say is i'll approach this the same way i approach everything — thoughtfully, carefully, across the detail, and making what i believe is the right decision in

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on there was a fall for max whitlock on the pommel, jessica gadirova was injured on the floor, whichting vault, one he landed perfectly to put up a huge opening score. he backs that up with another impressive vault to secure britain's first ever world volta title. first ever world volt title. he said perfecting the jump he said perfecting thejump has been long in the making. it he said perfecting the 'ump has been long in the making.— been years in the making. i think the first time i did it was in 2017, 2018. i have been building it since then and it has been really hard. it's a very precise piece. you have to get it right, if you are slightly off on the take off on the block, it will send you off. it's really down to the fraction of a second with the timing so for me it can be quite a nerve—racking vault to be able to do it, i was over the moon. what a few days it's been for simone biles. five gold medals in the championship, extending her record is the most decorated gymnast of all time. have arsenal ignited their title challenge after beating the champions manchester city? this w

max whitlock could only manage fifth place in saturday's pommel horse final.ld to retain his world title. that is all the bought from us for now and cricket world cup is going on today with india against australia, a huge match this morning. we will see you then. thank you, gav. let's return now to our main story, which is the escalating violence in the middle east following an invasion yesterday by hamas militants into israel. gunmen from gaza marauded through communities in southern israel, taking dozens of hostages and killing civilians, apparently at random. more than 300 israelis are said to have died, although some hostages have been rescued. israel responded with a series of air strikes on gaza, which included the complete destruction of an ii—storey tower block which houses hamas radio stations. at least 230 people have died in gaza. israeli troops are still fighting militants in southern israel. they have recaptured this police station in the city of sderot, which had been taken by the hamas fighters using a bulldozer. there are signs of the violence