joshua is the odds—on favourite to win but povetkin is a serious challenge.nly lost once since his professional debut in 2005. ben croucher reports. virtual insanity, how people might describe stepping into the ring with anthonyjoshua. but as the rhythm was provided, his gloves provided that the. his aim is on a veteran alexander povetkin next week. what is the plan? i will spark him up. go in there. keep a tight guard, at no openings, ripping around the head and body. he won't be able to take that pressure to the body, it will start hurting him, try not to get caught in my way in or out. both men boast impressive professional records, with joshua boast impressive professional records, withjoshua winning 20 of his 21 fights inside the distance. the russian, inspired by bruce lee videos, has tasted defeatjust want to. —— once. both are a would—be champions of. inside the ring, josh shaw will have a significant height and reach advantage, what alexander povetkin says he is ready for a rumble if joshua makes povetkin says he is ready for a rumble ifjoshua makes

povetkin i5a invisibly one of those two. povetkin is a two—time drug cheat. does that concern you?honyjoshua? concern you? should it concern anthony joshua? when a drug to treat continues in boxing and i5 anthony joshua? when a drug to treat continues in boxing and is fighting for what titles, i think it concerns everybody. all we know is there is a fantastic drug testing protocol in place for this particular fight. fantastic drug testing protocol in place for this particularfight. he has been tested relentle55ly for months. that is the best we can do 110w. months. that is the best we can do now. do i wish rob 05car5 would drag queen? of course i do. but that might be fa nta5yland queen? of course i do. but that might be fanta5yland for boxing. —— doi might be fanta5yland for boxing. —— do i wish all boxers were drug clean with mac is a mandatory title defence. it might not be the fight ever was talking about or if the opponent that everyone wanted to 5ee, opponent that everyone wanted to see, but it is anthonyjoshua's next fight at wembley stadium and big bu5iness. staying with bo

alexander povetkin, beaten only once in 35 fights.adium and the forecast for storms across london. all the ingrediants for a sporting spectacle. ade adedoyin is in london for us. what did we learn from this moment when they were face to face? what did we learn from this moment when they were face to face ?|j wonder whether what they weighed told us about how they will approach the fight. anthony joshua told us about how they will approach the fight. anthonyjoshua is nearly two stone he. he says alexander povetkin may try to use his speed. joshua said he may have to employ his dancing feet to keep‘ po in check. joshua was very muscular. 17—and—a—half stone he weighed. he looked a physical specimen as compared to alexander povetkin. i won‘t read too much into that. when they stade face to face he towered over alexander povetkin. he has talk about how this could be one of the toughest fights of his career. he talked about being under pressure going into this contest but he says he knows how the win a fight of this magnitude. alexander po

do not underestimate alexander povetkin.tschko, and he showed how tough he was in this fight. last sunday thought in britain was against david price, the former british heavyweight champion. went down in that fight. rallied to win. could be a tough fight, povetkin, who is a good tactical fighter. david price told me he is good with a shocked as well. —— good with his shots as will. we were both there and wembley 18 months ago when anthonyjoshua beat and wembley 18 months ago when anthony joshua beat r and wembley 18 months ago when anthonyjoshua beat r klitschko. atsu gives me goose bumpsjust thinking about it. ash beat wladimir klitschko. that gave me goose bumps. he's had two fights in cardiff, hasn't he? that was a spectacular night in front of 90,000 fans here at wembley. since then he's fought at wembley. since then he's fought at the vitality stadium on two occasions. averaged 75,000 fans on both occasions. quite remarkable. you talk to any promoter, they will tell you it is quite hard to buck boxing events in stadiums

and britain's anthonyjoshua knocks out russia's alexander povetkin in the seventh round to retain hisorld heavyweight titles. welcome to bbc world news. it's a case that has gripped the united states this week, but now lawyers for the woman who has accused us supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault say she will testify against him, at a confirmation hearing next week. details of the allegations emerged when christine blasey ford told her story to us media last week, of an incident which she says happened at a party in 1982 when they were teenagers. mr kavanaugh has denied the allegations. our washington correspondent chris buckler has more. the senatejudiciary committee had set a series of deadlines to try to get a firm answer from christine blasey ford about whether or not she was prepared to give evidence. now, we have had a letter from her lawyer to the committee and in it she says specifically that she is prepared to provide what she describes as first—hand knowledge of brett kavanaugh's sexual misconduct. now, judge kavanaugh denies any suggestion that he was invo

he takes on alexander povetkin in front of an 80,000 sellout crowd at wembley stadium.wo stone heavier than his russian opponent he has been taking a new approach to training of late, waking up naturally before hitting the gym rather than setting an alarm. he feels betterfor the gym rather than setting an alarm. he feels better for it. joshua should win but his camp will have warned him that povetkin is still a danger with 3a wins and just one loss on his record will stop povetkin is strong, there is no doubt about that. he is a good fighter. no doubt about that either. ican go fighter. no doubt about that either. i can go on the back foot and do the uk i can go on the back foot and do the u k style i can go on the back foot and do the uk style boxing, but you've got to do also, what they do it, the mexican style, defend and come back and get stuck in a bit. don't be scared to get a cut eye and a bloody nose. ultimately you are there for a fight and you have to go through that to get victory against someone like povetkin. i'm willing to do what it takes. wigan athletic

joshua knocked povetkin out in the seventh round extending his unbeaten professional record to twentytello. stunning in the end, and impressive. the most impressive performance of his career so far, the end coming at one minute and 59 seconds of round seven, the first time that alexander povetkin has been stopped in a 36—fight professional career. it was hugely competitive and it was a contest that shows why anthonyjoshua is the draw that he is — because he has such power, but he also has vulnerabilities. the wayjoshua stayed composed and eventually started to read what povetkin was doing was mightily impressive. then, halfway through, the seventh round, he connected with a pulverising right hand over the top of the shoulder of povetkin, straight onto the russian's chin, followed up with a left hook. povetkin, as expected, came right back at him, only to open with a left hook and another right hand. he went down in his own corner, the red corner, just in front of us at ringside. bravely, somehow, he got up. the referee allowed him to continue. he walked into another flurry of punches

there is something brutal, brutish and really hard about alexander the povetkin.ands. you can gauge everything aboutjoshua hands. you can gauge everything about joshua is hands. you can gauge everything aboutjoshua is bigger, everything aboutjoshua is bigger, everything about povetkin is smaller and it's been that way for 15 years. that makes him an expert at fighting big guys, makes him an expert at fighting big guys, because every time little alexander povetkin gets in the ring, he takes off this robe, he's a bit chubby and he turns around and in the opposite corner is a man mountain. he is used to big guys. has a great formula for beating them. joshua and robert mccracken, this trainer, they are very nervous and wary of the fight tonight. -- this trainer. the crowd at wembley will be on joshua's this trainer. the crowd at wembley will be onjoshua's side but that's because povetkin will be the victim after those two failed drugs test in 2016. some saying he should be banned for life. some are saying that. we have a growing problem, just like cycling and athletic

what are the techniques of the two boxers how do they match up what is povetkin's record.re they similar fighters? >> in the heavyweight division, these guys are the biggest punchers there can always be one punch that changes the game. that's why everyone is so interested in watching the heavyweight guys it's sort of sadistic in a way you wait to watch for that giant punch. in the last fight povetkin fought on the undercard of joshua's fight joshua was showing skills in that against parker to dismantle a world champion and take him apart. povetkin knocked out david price in emphatic style also in that, so you could see some big punches coming in but i think a lot of technical skills as well. look out for those big punches that's what the heavyweight division is all about. >> the fight will be a powerful one. >>> coming up, theresa may survived an uncomfortable bout with her eu counterparts at a summit in salzburg that left her brexit plan hanging in the balance. more details on that when we come back. discovered in jellyf, prevagen has been shown in clinical trials to impr

he has got to make sure he comes to his povetkin problem first.e assigned them to fight tyson fury potentially before the year is out. whoever is put in front of him, joshua's metro: bring it on. the division is booming. so be it. whatever be will be, i'm going to give it my best. and all of them you're welcome. if it is not while there, fury can get in there as a big fight. the division is alive or not. alive with the sound of punches and 90s pop. two of those heavyweights prepare for september 22, joshua is ready to unleash his own heat. then croucher, bbc news. gennady golovkin — a boxer widely regarded as one of the best pound for pound fighters — has called this weekend's rematch with saul canelo alvarez — the biggest fight of his career. after a draw in their first bout, the two middleweights will finally meet after their previous rematch was shelved when alvarez failed a drugs test. needless to say the build up is well under way in las vegas and ade adedoyin is there. sometimes the fight doens‘t quite deserve the hype. but these two have hu

stadium this evening for anthonyjoshua's latest world title defence against russian‘s alexander povetkinrrived in north london so it could be a wet one for those watching. david 0rstien is there for us. lots of talk today about how this will be a tough test forjoshua goodhue the favourite to win? -- but he is the favourite to win? he is, the favourite to win in style. everyone turning up tonight will expect anthonyjoshua to extend his unbeaten run to 22 but in alexander povetkin, he faces a tough opponent. we saw that on the undercard of anthonyjoshua's last we saw that on the undercard of anthony joshua's last fight we saw that on the undercard of anthonyjoshua's last fight went alexander povetkin knocked out the former british champion david price with a savage blow and joshua will need to be on his guard against an experienced fighter, ii need to be on his guard against an experienced fighter, 11 years younger than him, shorter and lighter, but he has a pedigree. anthonyjoshua will lighter, but he has a pedigree. anthony joshua will be lighter, but he has a pedigree. anthonyjoshua wil

povetkin is 11 years older and considerably smaller than joshua but he's only lost once in 35 fights.out povetkin is smaller and it's been that way for 15 years, which makes him an expert at fighting big guys. because every time little alexander povetkin gets in the ring, takes off his robe, he is a bit chubby, and he turns round and in the opposite corner is some man mountain. he is used to fighting big guys. he has a fantastic formula for beating big guys. joshua and his trainer rob mccracken, i can tell you, they are very nervous and are wary of tonight's fight. one additional factor tonight could be the weather. the forecast is awful and although the ring itself will be protected by a canopy, the crowd may be in for a drenching and the fighters will have to bear the conditions in mind, as our reporter ade adeyoin told us earlier. i think it will be a challenge for both men. not only will they be fighting each other, but they will be battling the elements, as well. it is raining and the forecast is for rain until early evening. it is quite cold, as well, so they will have to really

a full house at wembley, anthony joshua alexander povetkin.for the fourth time in 17 months. is to unify the full heavyweight division. he currently holds three of the four belts. it looks like that one will have to wait, maybe dion tape wilder or tyson fury back here in april but for that to happen he needs to come through here tonight. 12 rounds is the maximum distance, will he go that far? we are into the second round. david orangeism, thank you. —— ornstein. sir alex ferguson was given a standing ovation at old trafford this afternoon. it was his first appearance at the stadium since undergoing emergency brain surgery in may. he said that he is feeling really good at the moment. some of the doctors who performed the operation were also at today's match against wolves. that was one of eight games in the premier league today. all the goals are coming up on match of the day after the news but if you want the results now, then here they come. manchester united could only draw 1—1 against wolves, as liverpool continued their perfect start. they

has defended his wba, wbo and ibf heavyweight titles with a seventh—round stoppage of alexander povetkinwembley. lawyers for the woman who has accused us supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault say she will testify against him at a confirmation hearing next week. allegations from christine blasey ford emerged in the media last week. she gave details of an incident which she says happened when they were teenagers. mr kavanaugh has denied the allegations. our washington correspondent chris buckler has more. i think it is extremely significant, and it sets up a potentially very sensitive, but nonetheless very high—profile hearing next week. one in which he will deny these allegations that he sexually assaulted christine blasey ford at his party in the 1980s. he says he wa nts to his party in the 1980s. he says he wants to clear his name following these allegations and the media. now, according to the lawyer of christine blasey ford, she too is prepared to go forward and give what she describes in a letter which has been sent to the committee as first—hand details of brett ca

anthony joshua and alexander povetkin have faced off in london ahead of their world heavyweight title expected sellout crowd at wembley stadium, with the weigh in on friday. there's been no trash talk in the build up and russian povetkin has promised fans a good fight whilejoshua is looking forward to getting back to fighting at the london venue. last time i was here i was in the same mindset. i thought that was going to be two rangy boxes jabbing all night but it didn't turn out that way, it turned out completely different. with povetkin, i know he has got the same mindset, tough fight, everything is on the line, he wa nts to fight, everything is on the line, he wants to become champion and u nfortu nately wants to become champion and unfortunately it has to be me that has to defend it and fight him back. so let's rock and roll, nothing to lose and everything to game. —— to gain. afghanistan beat bangladesh by 136 runs in the asia cup on thursday and will play pakistan in the super fours on friday, again in abu dhabi. pakistan will be an altogether tougher prospect while india who be

povetkin is 11 years older and considerably smaller than joshua but he's only lost once in 35 fights. that way for 15 years, which makes him an expert at fighting big guys. because every time little alexander povetkin gets in the ring, takes off his robe, he is a bit chubby, and he turns round and in the opposite corner is some man mountain. he is used to fighting big guys. he has a fantastic formula for beating big guys. joshua and his trainer rob mccracken, i can tell you they are very nervous and are wary of tonight's fight. super league leaders st helens have beaten warrington for the third time this season. this one in the rugby league's super 8s. saints ran in six tries to win by 34 points to 14. the sides will meet again in the semi—finals a week on thursday. that's all the sport for now. i'll have the latest throughout the evening. let's get more now on our main story, the american cable giant comcast has beaten its rival 21st century fox in the auction for the broadcaster, sky. joining me now isjoe mayes, a reporter at bloomberg. how excited is the world of media about this b

anthonyjoshua puts his belts on the line as he takes on alexander povetkin.t to become champions. unfortunately he has this beat me andi unfortunately he has this beat me and i have to defend it, i've got nothing to lose and everything to gain. hello and welcome to sportsday. certain numbers in sport motivate like no other. in snooker it's a 147 break. in running it was the four minute mile. and in golf it's the sub—60 round. until today that had been beyond reach on the european tour. many had come close, but until oli fisher signed his second round card at the portugal masters, none had written 59 as their total, more from ben croucher. just two feet from

povetkin, 11 years older than anthony joshua. than anthony joshua.elatively inexperienced komodo. inexperienced komodo. —— inexperienced, though. inexperienced, though. them way in yesterday, everything points and joshua's favour, really. points and joshua's favour, really. yes, joshua towered over him in those customary head—to—head shots. those customary head—to—head shots. remember, he's an older champion from back in 200a. from back in 200a. his career, that was to wladimir klitschko. klitschko. got up and fought to the end and lost on points. he showed he is tough. tough. as well against david price, a former heavyweight champion. former heavyweight champion. down in that fight and win and had to rally and win. to rally and win. last hurrah, so he's got absolutely nothing to lose. nothing to lose. said the fact that he is fighting here and not from the home crowd... here and not from the home crowd... he is the underdog and will be a lot to fight. to fight. klitschko —— that one defeat five years ago. years ago. perhaps a bigger market, two fail

russian povetkin has promised fans a good fight and joshua thinks it'll be close.art, technique apart, i think we've both got big hearts and we can dig deep, so that always turns up a good fight. we both stayed in there and dug deep against klitschko and we will do it again. we will put our skills on the line and i think the one who is toughest will come out victorious. in a little over a week's time europe will take on the usa on the outskirts of paris in the ryder cup. this week golfers with disabilities have been playing their own version of the tournament in yorkshire. the auld enemies cup was played near leeds with some of the players saying the chance to play golf has changed their lives. dave edwards reports. the disabled golf association was formed eight years ago and has nearly 1000 members. this is its flagship tournament and people with all kinds of disabilities can take part. stephen lawrence played golf most days before a brain haemorrhage and a/ lefty week on his left side and a/ lefty week on his left side and with poor short—term memory. i never tho

cleared to compete, povetkin has nothing to lose — the onus, the expectation is onjoshua.the eu and the prime minister at stalemate over brexit, what are the different options now for the uk? there are just six months left until we leave the eu, and our deputy political editor, john pienaar, has been to paignton in devon to look at where we could go from here. how will trade work, after brexit? will we be richer or poorer? why haven't we left yet? will it definitely happen? where's the brexitjourney leading? the leavers' slogan was about taking back control, so the promise is a return trip to the way things used to be — a more british way. but from here, britain's post—brexitjourney could take any number of directions. there's the unique, bespoke trade deal that theresa may wants, or a free trade agreement, maybe like the deal the eu has with canada. or talks could end with no deal at all. whistle. and the truth is, the prime minister can't know where we'll end up. her plan for a common rule book for trade in goods and a free market in services goes against the eu system o

defend his wba, ibf, wbo and ibo heavweight titles against the wba mandatory challenger, 38—year—old povetkinront of 90,000 fans in april of 2017. north and south korea have pursued a joint bid to host the 2032 summer dillon picks. bayfield had joint teams at major events before. —— olympics. a1 their first goal together at august‘s asian games, they also marched under a unified flag in the opening ceremony in february. india, australia, china and indonesia have also expressed interest in hosting the games are. for more details, go to our website. you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that‘s bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello there. storm ali brought damaging winds across parts of the uk on wednesday. wind gusts of more than 90mph for parts of northern ireland. you can see this hook of cloud on the satellite picture, that‘s the storm pushing off towards scandinavia, but that doesn‘t mean things will be quiet over the next couple of days, far from it. and that means what we have on thursday is this wriggling frontal system bringing

world heavyweight title clash between britain's undefeated anthonyjoshua and russia's alexander povetkinon display in london this evening, as he gets set to defend his wba, wbo and ibf heavweight titles against povetkin with the fight at wembley, joshua's first back there since his victory over wladimir klitschko in april last year. it's expected be another capacity crowd of 90,000. the chair of uk sport dame katherine grainger wants to see russia's anti doping agency continue to be banned. she has shared her concerns ahead of tomorrow's world anti—doping agency meeting, where the three—year suspension is expected to be lifted. rafael nadal has pulled out of the next month's tournaments in beijing and shanghai. the spaniard has a knee injury that saw him retire midway through his semi—final againstjuan martin del potro at the us open earlier this month. he has taken the decision to skip the asian leg of the atp tour to give him more time to recover from the problem. he is currently number one in the world rankings, but missing those major tournaments will give novak djokovic the chance t

he looks in pretty decent shape too ahead of his fight with russian alexander povetkin.ut will that give him the edge tonight. everything aboutjoshua is bigger and everything about povetkin is smaller and it's been that way for 15 years, which makes him an expert at fighting big guys. because every time little alexander povetkin gets in the ring, takes off his robe, he is a bit chubby, and he turns round and in the opposite corner is some man mountain. he is used to fighting big guys. he has a fantastic formula for beating big guys. joshua and his trainer rob mccracken, i can tell you they are very nervous and are wary of tonight's fight. radio 5live's steve bunce there. there has been a lot of focus on what might be next forjoshua. tyson fury and wbc world heavyweight champion deontay wilder will be on a list of possible opponents. they have confimed their fight will take place on the 1st december in the united states. contracts have been signed with the venue for the bout expected to be announced next week. only two premier league sides still have a 100% record for the

catch up with the latest ahead of the joshua—povetkin fight.f the tour championship in atlanta. tennis's laver cup between europe and the world starts in chicago later on friday. the ryder cup—style tournament features bjorn borg and john mcenroe as the team captains. europe claimed victory in last year's inaugural competition, which is named after australian great rod laver. the tournament pits two elite six—man squads against each other in three singles matches and one doubles match over three days. i think team europe is the slight favourite, just because of our sheer power we have in the singles, but i do believe in all three doubles matches that team world is the favourite, especially with jack sock and isner‘ and kyrgios, and anderson, but i think it is going to be tough, and in the first few days we can win the three singles, and see what happens in the doubles. now, there is a rather exciting boxing contest coming up this weekend. britain's anthonyjoshua defends his heavyweight titles against the russian alexander povetkin in london on

alexander povetkin landing some brutal blows, raising the possibility of an almighty upset. time in his career, joshua alford coming adversity to devastate the russian and maintain his unblemished record, those supporters more than satisfied. ultimately i will always end up victorious because i think i've got a bit deeper depth, i know how to dig deep. i wasn't looking for the knockout but the incident told me he was hurt and i knew i had told me he was hurt and i knew i had to follow up and i knew it was time to follow up and i knew it was time to get him out of there. attention 110w to get him out of there. attention now turns to joshua's next to get him out of there. attention now turns tojoshua's next opponent. the same venue has already been booked for april — but who will it be? there was a warm welcome back to old trafford for sir alex ferguson yesterday, his first apperance after he had emergency surgery for a brain haemorrage in may. united started well, summer signing fred scoring his first goal for the club in the 1st half. but wolves have started strongly in thei

he takes on alexander povetkin, in front of an 80,000 sell—out crowd at wembley.avier than his russian opponent. he's been taking a new, more natural approach to training recently, waking up naturally before hitting the gym, rather than setting an alarm clock, and he feels better for it, he should win tomorrow but his camp have warned him that povetkin is still a danger, with 34 wins and just one loss to his name. he is drawn, there's no doubt about that, he's a good fight there as well, there's no doubt about that either. i could go a bit further and keep them at bay and to the uk style boxing, 1—2, 1—2, but you have to do also you know what they call it, the mexican style combat defending, would come in and get stuck with it. don't be scared to get a cut eye and a bloody nose. ultimately you're there for a fight and you have to go through that to get someone like him so through that to get someone like him so i'm willing to kind of do what it ta kes. plenty of action from this evening to tell you about here on sportsday too. wigan athletic are up to third in the

there is a lot of room for these heavyweights, they are all talented, they can all fight, povetkin was and people were entertained. if wilder is not serious, there are other people out there. when he is ready, we are ready. josh ruffels macro record is 22 victories and no defeats, 21 by way of knockout. —— joshua's record. he has backed that a major stadium for the fourth time in just 17 months, his appeal is like few others in the history of boxing, and according to a former champion who was sat ringside last night he should be a nobody. he is showing a patience and brutal side when it is needed, and he is showing great finishing, that was a fantastic finish. he gets rid of that guy, remember, wladimir klitschko dropped in fourtimes remember, wladimir klitschko dropped in four times but couldn't get rid of him. anthony dropped him once and closed the show. the boy is the knockout king. that next fight will be back here on april the 13th, wembley stadium has already been booked, the only question is who it will be against, as anthonyjoshua's appeal continues to grow and he seeks to cem

joshua is the favourite but his camp have warned him that povetkin is a threat, with a record of 3a winsstrong. no doubt about it. he is a good fighter. i kid go on my back but and do the uk style boxing, but you have to do also lead mexican style. you have to defend a comeback. you get stuck in a bit. don't be scared to get a bloody nose archive. you were there for a fight. you have to go through that to get victory. i'm willing to do that. a big night. that is the sport for now. thank you, more from you later. that is it for now. keepin from you later. that is it for now. keep in touch on twitter. my team on twitter — i'm samanthatvnews. thank you for watching. headlines coming up shortly. goodbye. hello again. in the wake of storm bronagh, it's been quite a showery kind of day today. the storm itself working its way toward scandinavia, but casting an eye on this ribbon of cloud out to the atlantic, looking at this next pulse bringing some outbreaks of rain. before we get there, showers continue to push in overnight with more general rain at times in the far north. it will be quite a c

alexander povetkin knockout the former british champion david price with a savage blow.ose a danger and we could see that tonight in cold, wet conditions, a russian who was nothing to lose, although he is controversial because he has been banned or served to drugs offences. is doping record really very poor, but docs and —— boxing does itself no favours when dealing with doping cheats. many people think he should not be in the position to face joshua tonight. he was never properly sanctioned. this is a real dilemma for boxing and for sport as a whole, to look at such delicate sporting events like boxing, and only today tony bellew has said at some point somebody is going to die at the hands of a drugs cheat in boxing. the net is a potentially stark reality, really. two drugs offences, as you say. only one van, and it was cut short. anthonyjoshua speaking in the last couple of days says if boxing was taking doping seriously, alexander povetkin would not be in the ring the basin tonight. last weekend in las vegas saw canelo alvarez face triple g for the second half. he has

he stopped his russian opponent alexander povetkin in the seventh round at wembley stadium last nightrts correspondent david 0rnstein. the smile that is becoming the symbol of his unstoppable success, anthonyjoshua carries the belts and the burden of his sport, but with each bout, he gets even better. the appeal is losing, who is going to beat me? that is what it comes down, give anthony the toughest of the toughest, give him king kong, get him to fight aj, we want to see who is going to be tim, that is the appeal of boxing. packing a major stadium for the fourth time in just 17 months, joshua walsh is rocked in the first round, alexander povetkin raising the prospect of a massive upset. but joshua raising the prospect of a massive upset. butjoshua has conquered our diversity in the past and would do so diversity in the past and would do so again. the champion showing why he is at the top of his profession, pouncing on his russian prayed to score a ruthless knockout and stay on course for a potential is superb out in six months' time. the only title missing from joshua's collection is

alexander povetkin lending some brutal blows, raising the possibility of an almighty upset.porters were more than satisfied. i will always end up victorious because i think i've got a bit deeper depths and i had to dig deep. i wasn't looking for a knockout but instinct told me he was hurt and knockout but instinct told me he was hurtandi knockout but instinct told me he was hurt and i knew i had to follow up and it was time to get him out. the focus now turns to his next opponent, the same venue has already been booked for april but will it be? david ornstein, bbc news, wembley. it would be beyond a fire —— they have booked wembley for the april 13 so who will it be? there was a warm welcome back to old trafford for sir alex ferguson after he had emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage in may. manchester united could only mark the occasion with a draw against wolves. liverpool, though, have now gone clear at the top of the table. it's been their best start to a premier league season. here's joe lynskey. please give the warmest old trafford welcome to sir alex ferguson. che

and anthonyjoshua knocks out russia's alexander povetkin in the seventh round to retain his world heavyweightles. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, has urged eu leaders to "step back from the abyss" of a no—deal brexit, and engage with the british government's proposals, for a future relationship with the european union. he says there's still been no full explanation of why eu leaders rejected theresa may's brexit plans at a summit in austria this week. the president of the european council, donald tusk, says britain already knew about the eu's objections but he suggested a deal was still possible. here's our political correspondent matt cole. international law, international commerce, and the media — what have we got to fear? at a rally today, the former brexit secretary david davis telling theresa may she's got it wrong and should seek a new way of leaving the eu. the european union has not accepted chequers. that the next option is to find a new strategy. the new strategy ought to be a free trade plus strategy complete with our own irish strategy, northern irish strategy, and that's the

everything about joshua everything aboutjoshua is bigger and everything about povetkin is smaller andittle alexander povetkin gets in the ring, takes off his robe, he isa in the ring, takes off his robe, he is a bit chubby, and he turns round and in the opposite corner is some man mountain. he is used to fighting big guys. he has fantastic formula for beating big guys. joshua and his trainer rob mccracken, i can tell you they are very nervous and are wa ry you they are very nervous and are wary tonight's fight. it's not a done deal. there has been a lot of focus on what might be next forjoshua. deontay wilder and tyson fury will be on a list of possible opponents. they have confimed their fight will take place on the 1st december in the united states. how do you replace alastair cook in the england cricket side? it seems by keeping your options open. after winning the county championship last week the surrey captain rory burns has won a call—up to the england squad for their tour to sri lanka. he's one of three opening batsmen included, with kent'sjoe denly also coming in for the firs

alexander povetkin landing some brutal blows, raising the possibility of an almighty upset.hat of a true champion. not for the first time in his career, joshua overcoming adversity to devastate the russian and maintain his unblemished record, those supporters were more than satisfied. ultimately, i'll always end up victorious because i think i've got a bit deeper depth and i know i had to dig deep. i wasn't looking for a knockout but the instinct told me he was hurt and i knew i had to follow up and i knew it was time to get him out of there. the focus now turns tojoshua's next opponent. the same venue has already been booked for april, but who will it be? david 0rnstein, bbc news, wembley. that's it. the next news on bbc one is at 6.35 this evening. have a good afternoon. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. directors of the british broadcaster, sky, have urged shareholders to accept a takeover offer of more than 30—billion pounds from the us media giant, comcast. after a long—running battle against rupert murdoch's 21st century fox, comcast won a blind auction for

at the 02 because it's not a fight people wanted to say, that undisputed unification fight, but povetkine super eight in by second spot in the super eight in rugby league with a narrow win over huddersfield. a point in it until this try a couple of minutes from the end earned wigan a 13—6 win. huddersfield missed the chance to lea pfrog huddersfield missed the chance to leapfrog wakefield, who are in fifth. that is all your sport for now. hello. there's one day i think in the next few where the weather should be fairly straightforward, that's tomorrow, where it will be too low with sunshine and showers. before then we've still got this second named storm of the season, and that's been bringing torrential rain particularly across england and wales, and it is still bringing gusty if not squally winds. we've had this rain sitting around for a while on that weather front but because we xian area of low pressure on it, it has kept the rain going, developed it more widely and strengthened the winds on the area of low pressure as well. looking at the rainfall, you can see where it's been over t

povetkin tonight.s expected to be a sell—out. fortnight before bringing an early close to his season. to get ready for next year. i will be back with a full update around 5:30pm. in the south—western city of ahvaz. and many more injured. by police, and two were arrested. to have been carried out by sunni arab separatists. the british broadcaster sky will be auctioned off today. auctioned off today. subject to rival bids by fox and comcast. comcast. the process, which will have a maximum of three rounds. maximum of three rounds. joining me now is mark sweeney. now is mark sweeney. viewers about the complicated process which has led up to today. process which has led up to today. wire, there could be £30 million spent to seal the deal. spent to seal the deal. finalised or do other keys need to be crossed and eyes darted? be crossed and eyes darted? will have until october 11 to decide whether to accept the deal. whether to accept the deal. assurances have parties had to give to get to this point? to get

joshua should win tomorrow but his camp have warned him that povetkin is a threat, with 3a wins and juste is strong. no doubt about it. he is a good fighter. i could go on my back but you keep them on being in to the uk style boxing, but he has to the uk style boxing, but he has to do also the mexican—style defending, in with a man and get stuck in a bid. don't be scared to get a cut high are bloody nose. you have to go through that to be somebody like him. i willing to do what it takes. great britain's olympic freestyle skier katie summerhayes has ruptured a cruciate ligament in her knee for the third time. she first had acl reconstruction in 2012, and again a year later — this time she was injured on a big airjump in new zealand. she said she was "heartbroken and gutted" but promised she'd be back skiing again. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday at half past ten. thank you, stephen. the metropolitan police has admitted for the first time, that an undercover officer had a sexual relationship with an environmental activist, with the knowledge of his bosses.

he maintained his unbeaten record by stopping his russian opponent alexander povetkin in the seventhstadium. here's our sports correspondent david ornstein. the smile that's becoming the symbol of his unstoppable success. anthonyjoshua carries the belts and the burden of his sport, but with each bout, he gets even better. the appeal is losing, who is going to beat me? that's what it comes down, give anthony the toughest of the toughest, get king kong, big up the old school, get him to fight aj, we want to see who is going to beat him, that's the appeal of boxing. anthony. . .joshua. . .! packing a major stadium for the fourth time in just 17 months, joshua was rocked in the first round, alexander povetkin raising the prospect of a massive upset. butjoshua has conquered adiversity in the past and would do so again, the champion showing why he's at the top of his profession, pouncing on his russian prey to score a ruthless knockout and stay on course for a potential superbout in six months' time. the only title missing from joshua's collection is held by the american deontay wilder, wh

last night was all about the finish — anthony joshua knocking out alexander povetkin in the seventh roundto who he'll fight next — a clash that could see him become the undisputed heavyweight champion. he's already said he's happy to face the winner of tyson fury and deontay wilder who'll battle it out for the wbc title in december — the only beltjoshua doesn't have. david ornstein has more. the smile that is becoming the symbol of his unstoppable success, anthonyjoshua carries the burden of his sport, but with each bout he gets eve n his sport, but with each bout he gets even better. it comes down to losing. you have to beat king kong. you have to get them to fight aj, thatis you have to get them to fight aj, that is the thing. packing a major stadium for the fourth time in 17 months, joshua was rocked in the third round. a massive upset, but joshua has conquered adversity in the past and will do so again, in a championship that shows why he is at the top of his profession, pouncing on his prey, staying on course for a potential super bout in the six months' time. he really showed the wo

anthony joshua has retained his three world heavyweight titles after defeating russia's alexander povetkin in london on saturday the idea of w.b. and w.b. zero world champion one via knockout in the seventh round in front of a home crowd at wembley stadium the victory means the twenty eight year old now remains undefeated in twenty two professional bouts post fine joshua refused to rule out a twenty nine teams showdown against either tyson fury or w.b.c. world champion dan take one. i said in the ring a perfect seat is booked for whoever wants to step up and take the challenge i'm always willing to fly this is why do you believe it so whichever way the serious figure on the phone to eddie and then we can look at making the deal you're up to date now on d w news i'm marrying evans dean thanks for watching. a. movie. birth. home which is of species. a hall of worth saving. given those are big changes and most start with small steps but global ideas tell stories of created these people and innovative projects around the world. by muslim countries which used drainage system shops and before st

fights in wales sold out now a stand off on home turf in north london against russia's alexander povetkin is slated to attract a crowd of eighty thousand easy to see why josh was unbeaten in twenty one contests as a professional fighter but the world heavyweight champion knows he'll be in for a tough fight against an opponent some eleven kilograms might are. you going to be quick you're going to be but i saw those issues of the shot with my feet. put that kid in a two thousand and four olympic gold medalist says he's in a much better place than he was five years ago when he lost a vote in the pitch co in front of a home crowd in moscow. one thing i can see is that when i fought klitschko i was much weaker and in much worse shape than i am no. what if i'm slow beacher mistress. protectin is known for throwing killer punch us. but joshua has a strategy up his sleeve always look at it this way they're strong to the head take him out to the body this shows that avoiding the incident that sooner or later they fall. on the physically strong by the knowledge of what's so i'll be able to compare

champion anthony joshua is on a mission to defend his title when he takes on a russian as alexander povetkin at london's wembley stadium on saturday with an unblemished professional record joshua's seen by many as the best in his weight division but the twenty eight year old is up against an opponent with a pedigree of his own. no matter the challenger anthony joshua is always boxing boxoffice his last two fights in wales sold out now a stand off on home turf in north london against russia's alexander project ken is slated to attract a crowd of eighty thousand easy to see why josh was on beaten in twenty one contests as a professional fighter but the world heavyweight champion knows he'll be in for a tough fight against an opponent some eleven kilograms might are. going to be quick you're going to do but i saw those issues of the shot with my feet. put that kid in a two thousand and four olympic gold medalist says he's in a much better place than he was five years ago when he lost a vote in the eclipse cohen front of a home crowd in moscow. your mobile screwup of one thing i can see is that