and novak djokovic continues his impressive form, and remains on course for a 5th shanghai title. we start at the rugby world cup, where wales and australia have become the latest teams to qualify for the quarter—finals. josh adams scored a hat—trick of tries, as the welsh came from behind to beat fiji in oita. it's a result which knocked out the fijians, while sending the wallabies into the last eight. jess softley reports. the team not to be underestimated, if there was a qualifier for the quarter—final fiji would need to be beaten. tuisova claimed a try and fiji the early advantage. after both sides saw tries disallowed, while we re sides saw tries disallowed, while were brought into the game with two tries from josh adams giving them the lead at halftime. but fiji were not backing down, pushing forward to reta ke not backing down, pushing forward to retake the lead with this penalty try and look like they might take the match. two players clashing one taken off the field as a precaution. but then a gap in the fiji defence and adams scores. williams ready to put the games to be

a meeting with novak djokovic. world number 97 corentin moutet before winning the match in straight sets. rafa nadal was also a winner on wednesday. at the wta finals, defending champion elina svitolina is into the semi finals with one group game to go. she beat simona halep in straight sets. elsewhere, karolina pliskova beat bianca andreescu after the canadian withdrew after a set through injury. lisa keightley has been appointed as the new head coach of the england women's cricket team. she replaces mark robinson — who stepped down after england's torrid ashes defeat in the summer. clare connor is the ecb's director of women's cricket like any head coach coming and you wa nt to like any head coach coming and you want to make an immediate impact and i think that lisa will start with us in the new year it will only have a month before that tournament really gets under way in australia. i think one of the huge advantages to lisa and the two main advantages for pre—existing relationships with the real in—depth knowle

he was beaten by world number one novak djokovic in the third round, with djokovic winning 7—6, 6—1.anos tsitsipas in the quarter finals.

staying with tennis, novak djokovic and roger federer have both been knocked out of the quarterfinale stage of the masters. the world number one joke official was first to taste defeat losing in three sets to taste defeat losing in three sets to the sixth seed stefano sisyphus. he is not qualified for the and finals as a result. federal went down in three sets against zanders vera. the germans murdered five match points in the second set but still went on to win. —— the german squandered five points. and they are the women's super league champions after defeating cat suffered in tonight pots are grand final. leads had to come from behind to win 25-12. had to come from behind to win 25—12. two tries and this one from tight macro secured the wind which com pletes tight macro secured the wind which completes the leak and cup double for the rhinos after they won the challenge cup in july. for the rhinos after they won the challenge cup injuly. —— for leeds rhinos. and that is often sportsday. we have more support threat the weekend. good night. —— sports throughout the weekend. hello and

world number one novak djokovic has won the japan open, beating john millman in straight sets, winning he withdrew from the us open in september with a shoulder injury. djokovic needed just 70 minutes to beat the australian 6—3, 6—2 in the final in tokyo. in motogp, marc marquez has won his sixth world title, following victory in thailand — despite a crash two days ago which put him in hospital. he recovered to secure the title with four races to spare. the spaniard had to win at least two points more than closest rival andrea dovizioso — and did so as the italian finished fourth. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, gavin ramjaun, and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello. it's been another very wet to 2a hours for some. western scotland, overnight into sunday, had nearly 60 millimetres of rain in places. in east anglia, we had 40—50 millimetres of rain through the course of sunday, which has resulted in flooding. and, in fact, there are a number of flood warnings in force across the rivers in scotland and england. and wi

and, denis shapovalov faces novak djokovic next after beating frances tiafoe in straight sets.apan open on sunday, is the top seed in shanghai and has a bye to the second round. a surprise result here, croatia's marin cilic was beaten in straight sets beaten by albert ramos vinolas. cilic is now ranked 25th in the world, down from a career high of third last year. vinolas will play roger federer in the second round. the rugby world cup continues on tuesday, when south africa take on canada in pool b. the springboks need to win to guarantee their spot in the last 16. head coach rassie erasmus has made 13 changes to his side, but captain siya kolisi remains in the team. the flanker has been responding to questions on how he feels, being south africa's first black captain at a world cup. iamjust i am just very happy that i'm captain, and being the first black is not something that comes to my mind. i'mjust is not something that comes to my mind. i'm just really happy to be captain, it's a huge privilege. and for anybody who comes from a community or any community, ijust wa nt to c

the defending champion novak djokovic eased into the quarter—finals with a straight sets victory over, 6—3 — and remains on course to win a fifth shanghai masters title. daniil medvedev over came a "mini meltdown" against canada's vasek pospisil to reach the last eight. the russian came from a break down to take the first set on a tie—break — before winning the second 7—5. the number 3 seed — who won the cincinnati masters earlier this year — will now face italy's fabio fognini in the quarter—finals. in the other half of the draw the number 2 seed roger federer beat belgium's david goffin in straight sets. federer — who's bidding to regain the title he last won two years ago — came through won 7—6, 6—4. he'll now face the number five seed from germany, alexander zverev. and the number 4 seed dominic thiem is through to the quarter—finals after a straight sets win over nikoloz basilashvili. thiem won 6—3, 6—4 — and will now face the number 11 seed from italy matteo berrettini. one other tennis line. naomi osaka has declared her intention to represent japan at next year's olympics in to

and finally, before i go, novak djokovic returns to tennis this week at the japan open, but before that in tokyo. one of the country's biggest draws is of course sumo wrestling, so the serbian decided to have a go for himself. he may be top seed in his sport, but but i think he comes up short in the ring with this lot. the locals didn't look too impressed either. he might be better sticking to tennis. that sticking to tennis. all the time we have left for 110w. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. including a comprehensive report of manchester united's one all draw with arsenal. but from me, marc edwards, and the rest of the sport today team. goodbye. hello again. the average height of a uk two story building is around seven metres high. imagine then just if you can for a moment, waves that are three times that height at around 22 metres high, that's the kind of size of waves we are looking at generated by this hurricane, hurricane lorenzo, with its 105 mile an hour sustained winds. lorenzo is tracking in a north—easterly direction, most 20 metre

at the japan open in tokyo, world number one novak djokovic is through to the last eight.it next. we are only a few hours away now from the start of day two of the first test between india and south africa in visakhapatnam. south africa urgently need wickets. it is after an unbeaten century from rohit sharma and 84 not—out from mayank agarwal propelled the home side to 202 without loss, before a thunderstorm curtailed play on day one. at bbc.com/sport, you can find details of pakistan's one—day series win over sri lanka. from me, ben croucher, and the sport today team, thanks for watching. we'll see you again soon. hello there. what a changeable week of weather it's been so far. if we look back to tuesday, a typical weather watcher looked somewhat like this — threatening—looking cloud, lots of heavy rain, a disappointing day. by wednesday, it was all change. gin—clear skies across much of the country, but a noticeable chill in the air. now, if we take a look at the satellite picture from wednesday, you can see how widespread the dry, sunny weather was. but you can also see

and novak djokovic continues his impressive form, and remains on course for a 5th shanghai title.australia have become the latest teams to qualify for the quarter—finals. josh adams scored a hat—trick of tries, as the welsh came from behind to beat fiji in oita. it's a result which knocked out the fijians, while sending the wallabies into the last eight. jess softley reports. the team not to be underestimated, if there was

he was beaten by world number one novak djokovic in the third round, with djokovic winning 7—6, 6—1.ace greek stefanos tsitsipas in the quarter finals. rory mcilroy is three shots off the lead after his first round at the latest wgc event in shanghai. five birdies in six holes helped him finish on five under par, with china's haotong li leading the field. on the eve of the united states grand prix weekend, formula one's rule makers have aproved new regulations to come into force from 2021. they're designed to make the racing closer and cut costs for teams. but the ferrari, mercedes, and red bull teams have yet to back them. "i want to be the best in the world." the words of olympic gold medallist katie taylor, who's challenging for the wbo super—light—weight title. already a unified world lightweight champion, taylor has gone up a weight to take on christina linardatou. if she suceeds this weekend, the irishwoman will become an undisputed champion in two weight categories — almost unheard of in boxing. patrick geary reports. spending her life punching glass ceilings when she first bo

he was beaten by the world number one novak djokovic in the third round — with djokovic winning 7—6, three shots off the lead after his first round at the latest world golf championship event in shanghai. five birdies in six holes helped him finish on 5 under par — with china's haotong li leading the field. 0n the eve of the united states grand prix in formula 1, rule makers have approved new regulations from 2021 designed to make the racing closer and cut costs for teams. ferrari, mercedes and red bull have yet to back them. last night, a 95 year drought came to an end for the capital city of the usa because their baseball team — the washington nationals — won the world series, the pinnacle of the sport in the states. they were taking on the houston astros — a dynsasty — the nationals considered the underdogs in this best of seven series. 0ur reporter tulsen tollett was in houston. washington nationals are world champions for the first time... with the teams lined up, many thought this would be when the home side would finally be the ones to win ina side would finally be the ones to

tennis and friday is quarter—finals day at the shanghai masters, with the top two seeds, novak djokovict, with a straight sets win over belgium's david goffin. federer, who's bidding to regain the title he last won two years ago, came through won 7—6, 6—4. he'll now face the number five seed from germany, alexander zverev. women in iran have been allowed to attend a football match, in large numbers, for the first time since the islamic revolution a0 years ago. authorities in tehran have been under some pressure from fifa, the governing body of world football. more than 3,000 women, sitting in segregated areas, saw iran decisively beat cambodia 14—0 in a world cup qualifier. sylvia lennan—spence reports. it was a historic night on the terraces of tehran's azadi stadium. female football fans attending a match for the first time in four decades. the ban, imposed by clerics who argue women should be shielded from the masculine atmosphere and the semi—clad men, hit the headlines last month, when a woman set herself on fire, after being arrested for trying to attend a match. on thursday, trag

kyle edmund is has been knocked out of the paris masters, beaten by novak djokovic in the third roundentatives has passed a vote to formalise the procedures of the impeachment inquiry into president trump. the vote today signals a move into a more public stage of the investigation, following several weeks of closed—door depositions. let's listen to the moment when house speaker, nancy pelosi, announced the results earlier... on this vote, the yays are 232. the nays are 196. the resolution is adopted without objection. the motion to reconsider its lead upon the table. our washington correspondent gary o'donoghue is at capitol hill. remainder is how we got to where we are now. 30 days ago the democrats decided to look at the process of impeaching this precedents, effectively taking him and examining his actions in relation to that supposed quid pro quo for with ukraine, putting pressure on them and asking them to investigate his political rivals here at home. for the last 30 days the democrats have been gathering evidence behind closed doors with interviews. a lot of that stuff has come

we continue with tennis and the shanghai monsters away enough for world number onene novak djokovic chin is first match of the tournament. the serb over power to a young canadian dennis i shop all the law in straight sets six three six three. joke which is retaining very quickly to pass off the injuring himself and the us open. the australian open and wimbledon champion didn't drop his serve once and only faced one break points as he prompts to an impressive win. the next place john isner in the third round beats me kept we joke which was hoping. to win back to back titles off to his triuiumph in japan. another frenchman he's outside jeremy chardy was defeated in straight sets by alexander's birth though the german of was pushed to the limits. by now the two break points in two tiebreaks needed for the world number six in an hour and forty nine minutes. this tie break nail biting tennis star of taking fifteen thirteen. before i move. read seen and straightforward win in the south. for the first time in forty years the women in iran will be able to attend a football match. the game in que

novak djokovic and rafael nadal both enter the action at the paris masters on wednesday.but djokovic, who is the defending champion in paris, says he's trying not to concentrate on that. i don't try to think about it too much because then, you know, there's calculations and paying attention to how he does and how he plays, it just takes the focus off the main thing, which is trying to take the most out of my performance and actually do thejob most out of my performance and actually do the job and win a tennis match. then the rest of the things are in god's hands and we'll see how it goes. more english league cup ties on wednesday. liverpool have the visit of arsenal, and chelsea host manchester united. frank lampard's men have won seven consecutive matches in all competitions, so what's their priority? will target them all. i know what you're saying, it's one that comes the earliest in the year, you find yourself quickly potentially in the quarter—finals if you win, so we will target them all and certainly give a professional approach where we wa nt give a professional ap

produced his best performance in months to defeat schwartzmann and will now face world number one novak djokoviccoach of the england women's side. she replaces world cup winning coach mark robinson — who left after their humbling ashes defeat this summer. keightley says she can't wait to get started. really exciting. i feel ready to go and wanting to get into it. i am confident i can set up an environment where players can feel co mforta ble environment where players can feel comfortable but at the same time get tested to be some better. we will put things in place were not only the players are tested, so will the staff did it i am a big believer that you need to grow and that is pa rt that you need to grow and that is part of the reason why i am really interested in thisjob. that's all the sport for now. we'll see you soon. south—western reaches of the uk have had a lot of rain over the last few days. cornwall in the channel islands, grey and dank and yesterday. the prospect for today looks drier although not necessarily brighter. the area of low pressure that has been passed to the south—west

at the depan open tennis championships novak djokovic is into his one didn't. final well the wall no one beat to go 5 straight sets ancestor this set his djokovic to his playing his 1st tournament since they entered at u.s. open will face australia's john millman before the tide and that's all his fault for now we'll have more from the international stadium later on the fire as well but for now it's back to adrian and he thanks. for that is out i'll be back in just about it with more of the day's news seemed. to strengthen the good you have to show the good all the more we become still fight against corruption. this for news heroes heroes like no who are about to be refused a $15000000.00 brian the achievement of heroes like him to showcase by the international ace award it shines a light on these heroes because the best way to fight a dark used to shine a light let's make the road to a better place nominate your anti corruption hero. subzero temperatures extreme altitudes. this is where the hard part because of the extraordinary journey from polish to tajikist

does to his receiver recognition yes still ahead on the al-jazeera news hour the sports news and novak djokovic he defends his shanghai masters title will have the action coming up in a moment's. teller again time for the sports news with peter hyperion thank you hi so female football fans in iran are looking forward to a rare occasion some are being allowed to join the crowd to watch a world cup qualifier for the 1st time $4000.00 women's tickets were sold out within minutes of going online for thursday's match between iran and cambodia a threat from football's world governing body fever has forced the iranian government to lift its ban on women at games same as ravi has more from tehran. in iran women take football as seriously as men do. but one of the reasons these young players are training indoors it's too expensive for this club to use a full sized outdoor football field their coach says they'll get there but progress is slow and. what we've done so far is good but there is most clubs need to pay more attention to women for a 5th of the budget of the men's team they can have a women's te

not see big names of 41 in friday's quarter finals at the shanghai masters novak djokovic is the defending champion and 4 time winner but he's out so he was beaten by the 6 seems to follow suit suppress all this much just the ritual 24 straight sets of asian tournaments i literally since passed on to him a place in the season in the 8 seeping finals of the 1st time in his career i and 6 on 4 champion roger federer also out he was beaten by germany's alexander's verify. the foreign counts of this one at once woodside in sets so as 163 in the set up the semifinal match the opener it's i the elite athletics academy run by alberto salazar has been closed down after the american coach was banned for 4 years due to dope and violations. salazar had to college various olympic champions at the nike oregon projects including britain's my farah and simon nike said the salazar situation had become an unfair burden on the athletes still felt. now the coach should run and it could show he says it's a case of when not if the 2 hour marathon barrier is broken keep chugging we making his or latest attempt

kyle edmund was brushed aside by world number one novak djokovic in the third round of the paris masters ricardas berankis, before defeating 14th seed diego schwartzman. he did take the first set to a tie—break but djokovic won that and the second set was far more comfortable for the serb, winning 7—6, 6—1. that's all the sport for now. we have more on our website. the first few days of november are looking decidedly unsettled. we will see wet and blustery weather across the uk and for some of us there is the uk and for some of us there is the potential for stormy weather, the uk and for some of us there is the potentialfor stormy weather, at least for a time. that is because of low pressure drifting in from the west. various frontal systems spiralling around bringing outbreaks of rain at times. but with that low pressure we will have a south—westerly flow of air across during friday and that is something considerably milder. a milder start to the day to rain outbreaks drifting across scotland's and eastwards a cross drifting across scotland's and eastwards across england and then we see

and finally, novak djokovic has been soaking up some of the japanese culture before his first match atto take his shoes off and give it a go. the world number one had a bit of a wrestle with one of the retired sumos, but the locals didn't look too impressed. he might be better sticking to tennis. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that is bbc.com/sport. but from me, marc edwards, and the rest of the sport team, that's your tuesday sport briefing. when you think ofjousting, what comes to mind? knights in shining armour on powerful horses, perhaps. in berlin, there is an annual event where they do things a little differently, as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. for the modernjouster, it seems to be a case of four hooves bad, two wheels good. that was certainly true for the competitors in berlin's pedal battle. all kinds of bicycle—based tomfoolery, where the old meets the new, and it can be a fairly hazardous business. translation: when you hold the lance and hit your opponent, it really affects your wrist and hand, so i think injuries in that area will definitely be th

it's safe to say that world number one novak djokovic has recovered from his shoulder injury. last month, beating john millman in straight sets in the final of the japan open. it took him just 70 minutes, he only lost five games and he didn't drop a set throughout the event. it was a fantastic week in every sense. i felt great on the court, felt really welcome by the japanese people off the court as well. they made me feel like at home. didn't drop a set, played really well, served great. just overall, a great experience. dominic thiem and stefanos tsitsipas are playing in the men's final of the china open — and tsitsipas is a break up in the opening set. but women's world number one ash barty has been beaten in beijing. she took the first set but lost in three to naomi osaka — that's her second title in a row and takes her winning run to 10 matches. dominic thiem was the man who knocked andy murray out in the quarter—finals in beijing — and he's still in china, for the shanghai masters, he plays in the first round tomorrow. and murray says his return from surgery is going rea

it's safe to say that world number one novak djokovic has recovered from his shoulder injury. us open last month, beating john millman in straight sets in the final of the japan open. it took him just 70 minutes, he only lost five games and he didn't drop a set throughout the event. it was a fantastic week in every sense. i felt great on the court, felt really welcome by the japanese people of the court as well. they made me feel like at home. didn't dropa made me feel like at home. didn't drop a set, played really well, served great. just overall, a great experience. spain's marc marquez has won the world motogp title for the sixth time, after a thrilling victory at the thai grand prix. he stormed to victory in a heart—pounding final—corner duel with fabio ouartararo to clinch it. marquez was taken to hospital after a crash in practice on friday and he crashed again in qualifying but there were no signs of any problems, as he took the title for the fourth time in a row, with four races to spare. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. four people were k

it's safe to say that world number one novak djokovic has recovered from his shoulder injury. us open last month, beating john millman in straight sets in the final of the japan open. it took him just 70 minutes, he only lost five games and he didn't drop a set throughout the event. spain's marc marquez has won the world motogp title for the sixth time, after a thrilling victor at the thai grand prix. he stormed to victory in a heart—pounding final—corner duel with fabio quartararo to clinch it. marquez was taken to hospital after a crash in practice on friday and he crashed again in qualifying but there were no signs of any problems, as he took the title for the fourth time in a row, with four races to spare. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. there is live coverage from the cardiff half marathon online. i will be back in an hour. a radio ixtra gig in birmingham was called off last night after a man suffered what police describe as a slash wound while he was backstage. the event was taking place at the city's arena a

reporter: quarterfinals at the shanghai masters, novak djokovic the defending champion and four-timee sixth seed. before this he had got 24 straight sets. ae victory earning tsitsipas place in the atp finals for the first time. federer, knocked out by alexander zverev. it went to a deciding set. winning it 6-3. that sets up a sunny final -- a semifinal. that is how sports are looking. let's get back to barbara. for thisthat is it newshour. stay with us. i will have more news in a few minutes. you can catch up with everything that we have been talking about on our website, aljazeera.com. join me in a few minutes. by. ♪

novak djokovic and roger federer have both been knocked out at the quarterfinal stage of the shanghaison tour finals as a result of that victory. federer went down in three sets against alexander zverev. the nikkei origin project is going to be closed down following doping violations committed by head coach alberto salazar. he was banned for four years and a spokesperson says it has become an unfair burden and distraction —— nike oregon project. much more on the bbc sport website. mo farah, salazar's former athlete is speaking right now head of the chicago marathon. we will hear more on that in sportsday. now we'll talk a bit more about one of our main stories, the news that britain and the european union have agreed to intensify brexit talks. the main outstanding issue is the border between ireland and northern ireland because it will be uk's only land border with the eu after the has left. chris morris is the man faced with this conundrum and can tell us more. it's worth remembering that if any last—minute deal is done most of theresa may's withdrawal agreement, rejected three times

and 10 as novak djokovic has his 4th title of the year the world number one drop just 5 games as he beat. qualifier john millman in the final of the japan open this is the 76th title of his career. and the china open naomi came from a set down to be top seed ashley barty in the final its 3rd title of the year. marc marc has is the moto g.p. champion for a 6th time the spaniard won sunday's race in thailand to wrap up the title it's his 53rd career win and moto g.p. there are still 4 races left this season. and that is all your sport for now will have more for you from cliff international stadium later on but for now it's back to come all thank you far just time for a couple more stories one and a half 1000000 children in jordan and going back to school for the government's reach to pay deal with striking teachers to end their month long haul count and they getting a 60 percent pay rise starting from next year good news for the education sector in jordan. and finally the world's largest research institute for giant pandas is preparing 3 cubs to be released into the wilds using newly devel

. >> brangham: some big names in able-bodied tennis like novak djokovic and frances tiafoe ve tried playing from a chair and discovered just how hard it is. >> i always dreamed to be a profesonal sports player. w tennis, what i was meant to do. >> brangham: argentinian gustavo fernandez is the number one ranked wheelchair tennis player in the world. in 2019, he's won the australiao open, the french open and wimbledon. when we caught up with him at the u.s. open, he was going for his final of the grand slams. fernandez has been in a wheelchair since he was a year old as a result of a spinal cors injury. >> i love to compete, it means everything to me and to keep achieving things, it's >> brangham: he said he feels a need to not only grow as a sport, in part to changeis perceptionom >>imes the ignorance makese you not seat it really is. oud once you take that concept wrong and learn it, you can see that it's a professionaf sport with high qualitthtennis. and k in that way, it will grow by itsem:. >> branghaernandez's matches are intens- on this day, he blew a tire on the hot court. >> there's

novak djokovic has given the clearest indication yet that he has returned to form and fitness at the straight sets in the final of the japan open. it took him just 70 minutes, he only lost five games — and he didn't drop a set all week. it was a fantastic week in every sense. i felt great on the court, felt really welcome by the japanese people off of the court as well. they made me feel like at home. did not drop a set, played great, just overall great experience. andy murray will continue his return to the sport this week. he's playing in the shanghai masters — an event he's won three times — and will be buoyed by reaching the quarter—finals of the china open last week. he's still cautious, but the mood is positive. until a few weeks ago, maybe a month ago, ididn't until a few weeks ago, maybe a month ago, i didn't know how competitive i would be at the top level and since i got here i feel like in the matches i have played i have been competitive against all of the players i have played against was done i have played top ten, top 20, top 30 player, not won all of the matches but f

but it was tough against novak djokovic. take their place. the efl said they're in discussion with the club to find a suitable date. but that might have to be injanuary, that would impact on the fa cup third round as well. the draw for the quarter finals was held this morning, this was the reaction of the colchester united squad, when they found out they'd drawn manchester united at old trafford. league one oxford united host the holders manchester city, everton are at home to leicester. everton are at home to leicester. the england one—day captain eoin morgan is going to skipper the side until at least the twenty20 world cup in australia next year. he led the team to the 50 over world cup this summer but had been considering his role. i'm comfortian with the de—— comfortable with the decision i made, i'm dilighted i have made it, because i feel that is the right one for myself and the team, i still feel i have a lot to offer. there we re feel i have a lot to offer. there were questions about my fitness and how i would come

at the japan open tennis championships novak djokovic has been to his 110 final the world number one in the david goffin in straight sets and saturday's semi's djokovic she's playing his 1st tournament 3 injured at the u.s. open will face australia's johnno men for the title. and that is all your support for now we'll have more from the khalifa international stadium later on but for now it's back to come up for a thank you for that funny most people tell their dogs they're a good boy were good girl i guess but it's rare they would get a medal for it's have a look at a hurrican here a retired member of the u.s. secret service who's been all nude with an order of merit in britain for his bravery hard can help protect president barack obama from an intruder during his time at the white house the head of the charity awarding the medals as despite suffering a ferocious a soul harakah never folded from his juicy he retired from service in 2016. again receiving the p.d.s.a. order of merit. absolutely credible will be the highlight of his career by far. he did what he was supposed to do in t

to tennis and the paris mosque as well rafael nadal and novak djokovic are fighting for the year and will number one ranking this week ahead of the tournament the pair practice together for the 1st time in years djokovic is currently number one but the way the rankings work in adel was secured top spot if he wins the title in paris this week the joke of it will do all he can to deny him as he looks to end the year as a top player for 6 time. i don't try to think about it too much because then you know all these calculations and paying attention while he does are the players is you know i'm really proud of the rivalry that i've had with. but i also enjoyed our practice session very much when the it was a practice practice match we played but it's the same time we felt like a real mansion intensity was there the competition was there. and we've just heard that women's number 3 now me osaka has pulled out of the w.t. finals with a shoulder injury on monday simona halep came through a tough test in her opening match instance an able to tap in for that from a set down and save the match p

i'm definitely very disappointed i have to pull well to the past moss as well rafael nadal and novak djokovic fighting for the year and that walled number one ranking this week ahead of the tournament the pair practice together for the 1st time in years your coverage is currently in number one but the way the rankings work in adult was to go to top spot if he wins the title in paris this week the top of it will do all he can to deny him as he looks to end the year as the top player for 6 time. i don't try to think about it too much because then you know all these calculations and paying attention while he does are the players is you know i'm really proud of the rivalry that i've had with. but i also enjoyed our practice session very much need practice practice match we played but it is the same time we felt like a real mansion intensity was there the competition was there. to the n.b.a. and there are only 3 games in burt we may have already seen some of the plays of the season by sacramento kings that rush on holmes watch this. i was thinking. thank you thank you thank you look at this. card

novak djokovic returns to tennis this week at the japan open. ng involved in some sumo wrestling. if you remember, he pulled out of the us open last month with a bad shoulder, so thankfully these wrestlers looked to be going easy on him. iam not i am not sure that is going to make his shoulder much better, is it?|j don't think they were going that ha rd don't think they were going that hard on him. do you think they gave him an easy time? i also know for a fa ct him an easy time? i also know for a fact that his diet is significantly different to assume a wrestler. he is gluten—free. no fat, no anything. good morning everyone. we start off with a flood warnings for england and wales. currently, 89 flood warnings and 22a flood alerts. for scotland, one flood warning and free flood alerts. further heavy downpours to come today. this is the weather front that brought the rain north. heavy rain in cumbria and around the borders. further south, across south—west of england and wales, heavy showers. through the day, this band of rain will sink southward

there were all the pre—recorded tapes from roger federer, novak djokovic, saying what a great careern go. it is such a brutal sport with the schedule and short rest and the matches i so long. he might have gone through this before. you are playing football, white tennis, you get an injury on your ankle, what do you do? reach for something frozen. you would think so. but a doctor who actually devised the frozen peas approach to ease the pain. he says rice. rest, ice, elevation. always peas. you are on the same page here. he has revealed they actually do more harm than good. in 1978, the doctor came up with the rice acronym on how to treat muscle... how to treat muscle soreness and pain. it has seen millions of people use frozen peas for recovery, but the doctor, who is now 84, has written in his blog that cold and total rest actually delay healing. this is the new discovery he has come to. and the chartered society of physiotherapy have edged them to ditch rice and a spokesman said this should be a significant moment but i don't know how many will hear the message. shocker! that is th

novak djokovic and roger federer have lost on the same day at the same tournament.e oregon project will be closed down following doping allegation. salazar was banned for four years and they said it was a distraction on athletes. you are up—to—date from the bbc sports centre, olly will be back now on afternoon live, let's go nationwide and see what's happening around the country, in our daily visit to the bbc newsrooms around the uk. we arejoining edward we are joining edward today in southampton this afternoon. he can tell us more about a luxury cruise ship which has docked in the city, and has had a rather tumultuous journey. bring us up to speed.“ has, picture the scene going on a luxury cruise up to the norwegian ford fjords and over to iceland. but for the passengers who returned todayit for the passengers who returned today it was anything but. they should have called at amsterdam and le havre re. they were cancelled then they had an extended stay in norway. they were supposed to go to norway, they began po testing, they weren't getting the cruise they paid fo