the serbian beat borna coric 6—3, 6—4, and is now in a race with rafael nadal to end the year as world

he's rapidly catching up with rafael nadal in the race to end the year as world number one.thout dropping a serve. last three, four months have been terrific for me. you know, not many holes in the game in general, especially this week. everything worked perfectly. i think this was definitely one of the best serving weeks i had, i think i only faced two, maybe three break points the entire week, didn't drop the serve the entire week. that hasn't happened too many times, don't know if it's ever happened, so i'm just very pleased with that part of my game and with the overall result. malaysia's new government is expected to put forward amendments to its capital punishment laws when parliament resumes later on monday. on thursday, ministers said they intend to abolish the death penalty and halt all pending executions. this is a rare move against capital punishment in asia, which human rights groups say is a major advance. earlier i spoke to phil robertson from human rights watch, who's in chiang mai, and i asked him why malaysia was taking this step. this is part of the new man

the world number one, rafael nadal, has been helping to try and restore some normality on his home island. he joined other volunteers in the clean—up operation in saint llorenc, that was hardest hit and just a few miles from where he lives. he has also offered shelter at his tennis academy for those affected. just time to tell you that scotland are unchanged for that match against israel in— this evening. it is a same 11 that beat albania. they have gone with the same 11. mcginn has recovered from his ankle knock. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. the home secretary, sajid javid, has announced that doctors in england, wales and scotland will be able to prescribe cannabis products to patients from november the first. the new rules will apply to cannabis medicines which meet particular safety standards. campaigners who have been calling for changes to the law have heralded the move as ‘momentous'. it comes off the back of several high—profile cases, including that of young epilepsy sufferers alfie dingley and billy caldwell, whose conditions appeared to be h

rafael nadal has pulled out of the paris masters with an abdominal muscle strain.en due to make his comeback after nearly two months out with a knee injury. it means that novak djokovic will return to the top of the world rankings next monday. wales most—capped rugby union international gethinjenkins will retire from the sport this weekend. he'll call it quits after cardiff blues match in the pro1li, having won 129 caps for his country. his try against ireland in 2005 helped set up wales's six nations grand slam, an achievement he sees as a career highlight. i've been pretty lucky, i think, to get what i've got, and i've been pretty lucky to have such a long career. i never thought i'd last till i was 37, when i started out. i've probably done 16 preseasons, which is probably the worst part of being a rugby player. but, no, like i said, i'm thankful for what i've achieved and thankful that i've got to this stage of my career. briton's james hall and brinn bevan finished eighth and 18th in the men's all—around final at the world gynmastics championships in doha. gol

the serbian beat borna coric 6—3, 6—4, and is now in a race with rafael nadal to end the year as worldber one. stay with us. tops to the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier says key issues remain unresolved after an unscheduled trip to brussels for more talk is. —— talks. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. with rising oil prices and the trade war infull swing, with rising oil prices and the trade war in full swing, is inflation rising around the world? we have got a slew of economic reports this week in the us to china that will give us some clues. and asia produces 90% of the world's rice. we look at how climate change is disrupting production of this asian food staple. hello and welcome to this monday edition of asia business report, and sharanjit leyl. edition of asia business report, and shara njit leyl. it edition of asia business report, and sharanjit leyl. it is a brand—new week and inflation seems to be the big theme for investors and central bankers all week. —— i am. on tuesday, china post investment and inflation numbers, and we will see whether th

form and injury will replace federer as world number two on monday and if he does better than rafael nadal of the paris masters will return to the top of the rankings. i couldn't ask for for a better scenario. so you know i'm very close to you know my doll in the rankings and put myself in a very good position for you know the last. last period of the year the game is a game is working really well and you know ending in a year's number one will definitely be. the biggest achievement of of this year while the final was korea much number one thousand and one for jock rich at the other end of the scale eighteen year old diana yes one have first singles title on sunday the ukrainian up against one chung in the hong kong open final she made very light work of what was her first final appearance the well number one hundred two taking the first set six two. and she blitzed past china's top ranked woman in the second six one this means she'll go up to world in the sixty six on monday that's by far the best ever ranking it's been a good year for youngsters yet is the sixth teenager to reach a final

the world number one, rafael nadal, has been helping to try and restore some normality on his home islandnt llorenc, that was hardest hit and just a few miles from where he lives. he has also offered shelter at his tennis academy for those affected.

djokovic is a four—time champion in paris and is out to reclaim the world number one ranking from rafael nadal opening match on monday. real madrid have sacked their managerjulen lopetegui after just four and a half months in charge. sunday's 5—1 thrashing by barcelona was real‘s fifth defeat in six matches making it their worst start in la liga in 17 years. former player santiago solari has been named as the provisional replacement. manchester city are back at the top of the english premier league after a 1—0 victory over tottenham hotspur at wembley. riyad mahrez, a former leicester city player, scored the only goal of the match after six minutes and he dedicated his goal to the leicester owner who was killed in a helicopter crash along with four others on saturday. i was very close to him. very close. he was like a father for us. i had many memories with him. it was a shocking and heartbreaking to hear this news and it is difficult to speak about. inter milan claimed an impressive 3—nil away win over lazio in serie a on monday to move second in the table and six points behind leadersjuventu

the 31—year—old who also won wimbledon and the us open this year can still overtake rafael nadal beforedal in the rankings, and i put myself in a very good position for the last period of the year. we will see i am planning to play right now, paris and london, maybe another tournament first, maybe not, but the game is working really well, and ending ita game is working really well, and ending it a year as number one would definitely be the biggest achievement of this year. the uefa nations league continues with seven matches on sunday. poland are currently hosting italy in league a group 3 with both sides having played out a 1—1 draw last time they metjust over a month ago. it's currently goalless while israel are taking on albania and victory for either side would take them three points clear at the top. earlier russia beat turkey 2—0 in sochi with denis cheryshev picking up the second goal that takes his side four points clear at the top of the league b — group 2 table. eddie pepperell won his second european tour title with a two—shot victory at the british masters on sunday the engl

form and injury will replace federer as world number two on monday and if he does better than rafael nadal of the paris masters will return to the top of the rankings. i couldn't ask for for a better scenario. so you know i'm very close to you know my doll in the rankings and put myself in a very good position for you know the last. last period of the year the game is a game is working really well and you know ending in a year's number one will definitely be. the biggest achievement of of this year while the final was korea much number one thousand and one for jock rich at the other end of the scale eighteen year old diana yes one have first singles title on sunday the ukrainian up against wang chung in the hong kong open final she made very light work of what was her first final appearance the well number one hundred two taking the first set six two. and she blitzed past china's top ranked woman in the second six one this means she'll go up to world in the sixty six on monday that's by far the best ever ranking it's been a good ear for youngsters yes it's the sixth teenager to reach a fin

and it's now novak djokovic rafael nadal will go head to head for the world number one spot when they play at the paris mosque is this week an adult still holds the crown and is making his comeback for the first time since limping out of the u.s. open meanwhile a home favorite to the shot that's gay has built his place in the second round of the tournament as he beat that canadian teenager dentist. in straight sets six four seven six mix up for him it's defending champion jack saw. the world gymnastics championships are taking place right now and. china took the gold medal in the men's team as vent on monday but only just at the edge that rushed up by only five hundred turns of a point after a couple of below par performances but they all count all three teams on the podium china russia and japan earned an automatic spot in the twenty twenty tokyo olympics . now to some actually who gets a bit of help against gravity and their quest for gold this is the indoor skydiving the world cup also known as body flights athletes that fly about in a vertical wind tunnel performing speed and free

therefore not to blame them for this crisis and amnesty international is calling on tennis stars rafael nadal and novak djokovic to pull out of an exhibition match in saudi arabia in december the king solomon tennis championship was announced shortly after the disappearance of the sound of john the show. the pair were set to take home at least a million dollars for the one if not jed of both tweeted they're looking forward to it however amnesty wants them to use their global popularity to draw attention to the country's poor human rights record. time for short break out as iraq when we come back u.s. president donald trump threatens to deploy the military a large migrant caravan makes its way towards the u.s. through central america more or less stay with us. hello again welcome back we're here cross a live on we're seeing plenty of clouds across turkey syria as well as iraq and you can see on sally right there within those clouds we could even be seeing a rain shower or two over the next few days winds are coming out of the south which means relatively warm air there so for baghdad it's goin

roger federer is ranked second in the world at the moment, behind rafael nadal, and both of their spotsinning the wimbledon and us open titles. and he continued his strong form in shanghai on tuesday. the world number three is on a 13—match winning streak and it never really looked under threat by frenchmanjeremy chardy. djokovic taking the match in straight sets as he looks for a record fourth title in shanghai. game, set and match. it was one of the biggest fights in ufc history. conor mcgregor against khabib nermagomadov may have ended with ugly scenes, as the fighters both lost control after the bout, but nermagomadov — the eventual winner — was still greeted by thousands of cheering fans as he returned home to dagestan for the first time. the 30—year—old won by submission in the fourth round and now holds the longest undefeated streak in the mma with 27 wins. now you might have seen something like this before, but if you haven't, be prepared to be amazed. this is andri ragettli, a freestyle skiier, and this is how he trains apparently — or maybe this is just for fun. this is a vide

open final after overcoming career threatening wrist injury injury ruled the wall the number one rafael nadal to the shanghai but he's been busy in his native my oka now dell has opened up his tennis academy on the spanish island to help out flood victims on the da has been assisting with the cleanup efforts and has allowed those who lost their homes to stay in the tennis complex. that's it for me thank you for that finally the science museum in london is promising because it is a sunny day out whatever the weather look at that's not the. closest star but in many ways it's still a mystery the sun has influenced our belief systems our arts travel and of course it's the basis for life on earth this show at london's science museum looks back at how we used to think about the sun and forwards the challenges like really harnessing its energy with things like solar panels going forward to say anything we are seeing a lot more technological development for the first time it's actually thought it becomes cheaper than fossil fuels but we do need that push from politics i will say from the everyday ope

novak djokovic is the favourite to overtake rafael nadal at the top of the rankings.ntent of being number one at the end of the yea rs. being number one at the end of the years. i would definitely play this tournament and any other after this as it is a grand slam for me, in a way. wa ke wake up everybody! it is over! it was the supposed to be one of the games of the season, but on sunday the top two in the premier league served up a turgid, flop of a game. nil—nil 0—0 it finished at anfield. riyad mahrez missed a penalty with 5 minutes of normal time remaining. he was sickened by it. look at his face, he couldn‘t believe it. his boss didn‘t mind. we had 40, 50 years, not winning here, most of the times, lose lose, of course we have respect, but we deserve respect for what we have done from last season and this one. we tried to avoid the game, for the spectators is good, up and down, run, run, run, that they have the best team in the world. in italy, lazio and sampdoria are up to third and fourth respectively in the serie a, after wins on sunday. napoli stay second wi

the serbian beat borna coric 6—3, 6—4, and is now in a race with rafael nadal to end the year as worldber one. stay with us. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. -- hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i am stephen sackur. united states of america is a republic divided, the trump presidency has exposed fissures that run along lines of race, gender, education and culture. ‘s midterm elections, the fight for political power will be between the two traditional parties, republican and democrat, but perhaps a different sort of activism is needed to deliver real change. my guest is kimberle crenshaw, a professor of law, social activist, and an influential advocate of the idea of intersectionality. is that the group, not the individual, that matters most in today's america? -- is it. kimberle crenshaw in philadelphia, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. let me ask you this. do you believe in united, in the united states of america? that is a country where all citizens are equal under the law and share a sense of common purpose, shared values, do you believe in that? well, ifi believe,

sets victory over portugal just talk of which will go top of the world rankings if he outperforms rafael nadal this week the top two seed so are set to meet in the final on sunday. now to some athletes to get a bit of help against gravity in their quest for gold this is the indoor skydiving world cup also known as body flight athletes live out in a vertical wind tunnel performing speed and free routines either individually or in teams they have to complete their sequences as fast as possible more than one hundred teams from twenty five countries are taking part in bahrain team france won gold in the phone way formation and a pair from singapore on the dynamic two way event. we finish with manchester united's paul pogba whose hope for themselves following his lengthy penalty run up against everton he tweeted this video making his way to his company's run up over a few yards at the weekend took longer than you say in both takes to run the one hundred metres. but the rebound in a three one win for united. and that's all the sport back to marry him in london all right thank you very much peter wel

six sets he dropped to twenty two in the rankings off the shoulder surgery but if he outperforms rafael nadal at the paris masters he'll go to world number one. i couldn't ask for a better scenario. so you know i'm very close to now now doll in the rankings and put myself in a very good position for you know the last. last period of the year the game is game is working really well and you know ending and ending a year is number one will definitely be. the biggest achievement of of this year so djokovic she's on a roll at the moment and so is superbugs right to jonathan right who's won a record ten races in a row he was back in seventh place the battle his way through the field and into the lead the northern irishman who's already clinched the world title ended up finishing three seconds clay it is the fifth straight weekend he's won both races on his callous sacking it's a run that started back in june. this is jamie you know ten races on the bines it's it's really not normal it's his mind you know so i just want to go and joyous moment on sunday make that long flight home watch while four ti

but he can still catch rafael nadal at the top of the rankings before the end of the year — the spaniard close to now rafael vidal in the rankings and putting myself in a very good position for the last period of the year. —— nadal. iam planning to play right now in paris and london and maybe another tour before that, maybe not. but the game is working really well. and ending a year as number one will definitely be the biggest achievement of this year. england's charley hull has missed out on a second lpga tour title, slipping from the overnight lead to finish second in south korea. hull had started well in incheon, making five birdies in herfinal round, but then undid that good work with four bogeys. she finished three shots behind home winner in gee chun. the nfl returns to london this evening for the first of three regular season games to be played outside the united states. wembley stadium will play host to the oakland raiders and the seattle seahawks. the game was meant to be staged at tottenham's new stadium, which has been specially designed for nfl as well as football, but there

he can still catch rafael nadal at the top of the rankings before the end of the year, the spaniard ise murray has lost in his doubles final with partner bruno soares in straight sets to lucasz kubot and marcelo melo. in reaching the final in china, they are now sure of a spot at the end of season finals in london. the international break continues, and scotland will need to up their game tonight if they're to break their poor run of form. it's only a friendly at hampden but it's against the european champions portugal. the scots lost to israel in the nations league last week — their fifth defeat in seven games under alex mcleish. captain andy robertson has questioned some of the media coverage of their performances. for me, i think the criticism is a bit harsh but some people prefer when we do bad instead of when we do good. you really believe that? yes, especially something maybe some pundits or whatever in fairness they have something to write about but that's theirjob, that's what they get paid for, we go out to go on the right lines and as soon as we don't do that, people have stu

form and injury will replace federer as world number two on monday and if he does better than rafael nadal at the paris masters will return to the top of the rankings. couldn't ask for for a better scenario. so you know i'm very close to know my doll in the rankings and put myself in a very good position for you know the last. last period of the year the game is a game is working really well. you know ending in years number one will definitely be. the biggest achievement of all of this year. well that final was korea much number one thousand and one for jack rich at the other end of the scale eighteen year old diana yes one have first singles title on sunday the ukrainian up against one chung in the hong kong open final she made very light work of what was her first final appearance the well number one hundred two taking the first set six two. and she blitzed past china's top ranked woman in the second six one this means she'll go up to world in the sixty six on monday that's by far her best ever ranking it's been a good year for youngsters yet is the sixth teenager to reach a final in twe

rafael nadal has been away from the court, trying to restore some normality on his home island of majorcat. he said on twitter: "my heartfelt condolences to the relatives of the deceased.2 he offered the use of his facilities for all those affected at his tennis academy in manacor. that's all the sport for now. i'll be back with another update at 10:30am. thank you. for more than 30 years, black history month has been a fixture in britain's cultural calendar, celebrated every october in many schools and at tens of thousands of events across the country. but the leader of the labour party jeremy corbyn will today call for british black history to be included in the school curriculum all year round notjust in october. during a visit to bristol, mr corbyn will announce plans to improve the teaching of black british history and the history of the british empire, colonialism and slavery, to help ensure their legacy is more widely understood across the country. let's talk now to simon frederick, whose black is the new black photography exhibition celebrating black british achievements has just

djkokovic has moved above roger federer to number 2 in the world but can still catch rafael nadal atear. we will see. iam planning position for the last period of the year. we will see. i am planning to play right now paris and london, maybe another tournament, maybe not. but the game is working really well, and ending the year as number one will definitely be the biggest achievement of this year. what a run it on. we wait to see if you will topple it on. we wait to see if you will to p ple rafa it on. we wait to see if you will topple rafa nadal at the top of the world rankings. —— ap will topple. -- if world rankings. —— ap will topple. —— if he will topple. englishman eddie peperell has won his second european tour title at the british masters. he held a three shot lead heading into the final day. but he only won by one shot in the end finishing level par for the day but nine under for the tournament. sweden‘s alexander bjork finished a shot behind — the win means pepperell moves into the world‘s top 35 as well as putting another title alongside the one he lifted in february at th

amnesty international is calling on tennis stars rafael nadal and novak djokovic to pull out of an exhibition match in saudi arabia in december the king selman tennis championship was announced shortly after the disappearance of the saudi journalist. the pair who were set to take home at least a million dollars for the one of matching jedda at both tweeted they're looking forward to it with the amnesty wants them to use their global popularity draw attention to the country's poor human rights record. time for a short break here al-jazeera when we come back the world's youngest democracy elects a new government we report from the mountain nation of bhutan on that stay with us . through tranquil arabian can you. find in on can free routines and if any should go on to live. hello again welcome back we're here cross a live on we're seeing plenty of clouds across turkey syria as well as iraq and you can see on sally right there within those clouds we could even be seeing a rain shower too over the next few days winds are coming out of the south which means relatively warm air there so for baghdad

rafael nadal has been away from the court, trying to restore some normality on his home island of majorcan trying to clear mud and water that remained following the flooding on tuesday night. he said on twitter, my sncerer condolences he offered the use of his facilities for all those affected at his tennis academy in manacor. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. thank you, john. more now on the destruction caused by hurricane michael, one of the strongest storms in history. the hurricane has now been downgraded, but storm surge warnings are still in place for exposed coastal areas. cbs correspondent nikole killon is in panama beach city on florida's gulf coast. how king michael is leaving behind trail of damage and destruction. we've got this tree down, we got some pieces of tens stuck on these wires, and because of all of this damage and devastation, local authorities have imposed a curfew here. until the sun comes up they wa nt here. until the sun comes up they want people to stay off the roads, so they have time to clear up some of this debris in term

rafael nadal has been helping flood victims in his native mallorca, clearing mud and water.in hand pleated sad day in mallorca. my sincere condolences to the relatives of the deceased. at least ten people have died. flying can be an emotional roller—coaster for many people. a drop of lavender, some chamomile tea, maybe even a bit of brandy to soothe the nerves. or.....perhaps, a squirrel. cindy torok had boarded her frontier airlines flight from orlando, florida, to cleveland with her "emotional support squirrel". the airline says police were called when the passenger refused to leave the plane. in the end all passengers had to disembark and reboard, causing a two—hour delay. cindy, who was clapped by some, booed by others says the airlines treatment was a disgrace. this was cindy's reaction to the prospect of having her squirrel taken away. isaid, you're i said, you're not taking my squirrel, sorry you are not. i refuse, you will not take my baby from me. you will not take that squirrel out of my dead, cold hands. what is it about a squirrel? when i watch a squirrel in the

rafael nadal has pulled out of the paris masters with an an abdominal muscle strain.jury. but he's felt some pain while serving and has been advised that playing a number of matches will only make it worse. his withdrawl means that novak djokovic will return to the top of the world rankings next monday. wales most—capped rugby union international gethinjenkins will retire from the sport this weekend. he will call it quits after cardiff blues' match in the pro14. he earned 129 caps for his country, and went on five lions tours. he has been struggling with a "chronic" knee problem. the prop made his wales debut in 2002 and won four six nations titles, including three grand slams titles — this try against ireland helped them seal the clean sweep in 2005. i've been pretty lucky to get what i've been pretty lucky to get what i've got an pretty lucky to have had such a long career. i never thought i would last until i was 37, when i started out. i have done 16 preseasons, probably the worst part of being about the player. like i said, i'm thankful for what of being about th

united states thank you very much for that well amnesty international is calling on tennis stars rafael nadal and novak djokovic to withdraw from an exhibit and match a set to happen saudi arabia in december that king a samana tennis championship that was and i'll shortly after the disappearance of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi well the pair are set at least a million dollars for the one off match in jet. well the joke of it an adult are among the most popular tennis players on social media he had this to say on the deal about event a week ago well thanks for the invitation and looking forward to playing am visiting for the first time joke of a toss tweeted a very similar thing to say looking forward to playing a visit in this beautiful country thank you for the invitation see you guys too and while many fans around the world are asking them to reconsider their decision this fan has tweeted if you hit a single tennis ball in saudi arabia your integrity is in tess's forever don't do it do what's right gentlemen pull out you don't need to sell out your soul it's important to all u.k. sports

rafael nadal has pulled out of the paris masters with an an abdominal muscle strain.ths out with a knee injury. but he's felt some pain while serving and has been advised that playing a number of matches will only make it worse. his withdrawal means that novak djokovic will return to the top of the world rankings next monday. that's all the sport for now. arsenal are now 1—0 up against black two. i'll have more for you in sportsday at 10:30pm. leeds has been chosen as the location for the new national headquarters for channel 4. greater manchester and birmingham had also been in the running. bristol and glasgow have been selected as new creative hubs for the organisation. around 200 staff will be moved out of london to the new hubs, although channel 4 will also retain its presence in the capital. james vincent reports. the first thing that anyone saw on the new channel 4 back in 1982 was a yorkshire presenter sitting in a yorkshire studio. hello, hello, good evening as the countdown to a brand—new channel ends, a brand—new countdown begins. fitting today then that whe

in rafael nadal has a home in majorca, just quietly clearing out.ight, picturing people working, and he was in a shop, helping out. he wasn't going to the cameras and trying to talk about it, just my opinion. it is his tennis centre, and he has been helping with the clean—up and has opened up the tennis centre for people to stay in. so he is giving people to stay in. so he is giving people overnight accommodation who may not have anywhere to stay. he is such a local hero in majorca. he does lots of advertising for the community in spain, and that community in spain, and that community is very important to him. another thing which is really good to see is in the telegraph today. they have an interview withjoe mahler, who retired from international rugby sometime ago, still playing club rugby, but he is only 28 —— joe marler. he still playing club rugby, but he is only 28 ——joe marler. he is only 28, but yesterday on world mental health day, he gave an interview to the rugby correspondent for the telegraph talking about how he felt he didn't fit in wi

we heard this morning that rafael nadal had opened up his sports academy in nearby tip for people whovices, they are working extremely hard this morning. as we look at the pictures, we can see the harbour and we can see how high the water levels are. previously we were seeing that the aftermath of the flooding, it looks at the flood waters receded pretty quickly. yes. we had eight inches of rainfall fell in four hours. it is a very sudden flood. it was completely unexpected. the rain has receded this morning. there is still rain, there has been rainfall this morning in majorca. it was much less intense than last night. there are weather warnings across the islands today. very heavy rainfall is expected. heavy rainfall is expected in other parts of spain as well. several parts of spain as well. several parts of spain are bracing themselves for continued poor weather throughout today. thank you. at least six people have died in flash flooding in majorca. hurricane michael is approaching florida with winds of 1a0 miles an hour. thousands are being ordered to leave their homes. we have pl

rafael nadal has pulled out of the paris masters with an an abdominal muscle strain.ative with his hands — it was typified by the try he scored against ireland in the win which helped wales‘ seal the six nations grand slam back in 2005. that‘s all the sport for now. i‘ll have more for you in the next hour. harry and meghan‘s first official overseas trip as a married couple is coming to an end. the duke and duchess of sussex have had rapturous receptions in australia, fiji, tonga and new zealand, and our royal correspondent, jonny dymond, has followed them every step of the way. he sent this report. welcome to rotorua, your royal highness. he may have had a tribal robe... but the haka that greeted harry and meghan had a blood—chilling power. after that, tentative steps took the couple inside. he speaks in maori. there he gave maori a try and got a warm reception. cheering and applause. this area has been a draw for tourists for many a year, but harry and meghan did not come here for the famous thermal waters. they came instead to affirm that their trip to new zealand i

rafael nadal has been helping the residents and families affected by the flooding on his home islandr that remained following tuesday night's flooding which left ten people dead. nadal lives six miles from the worst hit area. te said on social media it was a very sad day in majorca. my heartfelt condolences to the relatives of the deceased and injured by the serious floods in san llorenc. he was opening up the doors of his tennis academy there to help those affected. that's all the sport for now. thank you, john. more now on our top story. two astronauts bound for the international space station have made an emergency landing in the kazakh desert after a fault developed with the booster rockets on their soyuz spacecraft. a rescue team has located the pair — an american and a russian — who are said to be safe and well. we have seen some pictures of them in the last hour and they seem fine. we are joined via webcan by professor robert walsh, professor of solar astrophysics at the university of central lancashire. thank you for being with us. you have been involved in launching unmanned

dropped to twenty second in the world rankings off the shoulder surgery but if he outperforms rafael nadalat the paris masters he'll go to world number one. i couldn't ask for for a better scenario. so you know i'm very close to now now doubt in the rankings and put myself in a very good position for you know the last. last period of the year the game is game is working really well and you know ending and ending a year as number one will definitely be. the biggest achievement of this year well al jazeera spoke to new york times tennis crytek christopher clary he said he's not surprised by djokovic has come back in a way as to get is it i think it's actually stranger that he ever fell off was this person because he's playing now in kind of a logical way compared to the way he was playing for two or three years you know heading into a slump so i mean this is what he can do and so i think he's recovered from his you know mental issues i think frankly i think he just burned out on the guy was a lot of it i think it just was hard to sustain the focus concentration i kind of dominate and he had