murray, but the former world number one returns to singles action in cincinnati with a defeat to richard gasquet. joshua vs ruinunior. the rematch is on, but questions surround saudi arabia as the chosen location. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. we start with football — and saudi arabian sides al—nassr and al—ittihad are both through to the quarter—finals of the asian champions league. al—nassr came from behind to beat al—wahda in the uae, while al—ittihad beat the iranian side zob ahan. colm harrison reports. with them one level at 1—1, there was also play for in the return match at abu dhabi. the home side made a great start. but the match and the tide turned in a five—minute speu and the tide turned in a five—minute spell just before and the tide turned in a five—minute spelljust before the break, with goals on both sides. al—nassr went ahead in the tie—in had an advantage ofan ahead in the tie—in had an advantage of an extra away goal. earlier in the second half, al—nassr‘s goalkeeper should have been sent off for this rash challenge. the australian escaped with merely a yell

andy murray makes his singles comeback in cincinnati, against the frenchman richard gasquet.ng up in the programme... named among the captain takes for the next solheim cup. hello and welcome to sportsday. just over month to go now until the rugby world cup injapan. and this afternoon, eddiejones has announced his 31 man squad for the tournament — almost 4 weeks before the deadline. there are a few familar big names missing from the squad today. dylan hartley, the co—captain under jones, isn't among them. has not played for england since december. and ben te'o, another man who many hoped could shine in the tournament isn't there — he was said have been involved in a bust up during a team bonding session in italy, delight for others though — with rory mcconnachie named in the squad — the only uncapped player. a year ago he was playing 7's rugby. and, lewis ludlam makes it — the flanker won his first cap in yesterday's win over wales, along with willi heinz. jones explained why he chose to name his squad early, with nearly a month still until the deadline. there is the call at

the three—time grand slam champion lost to richard gasquet in straight sets at the cincinnati masters injanuary. he says he was disappointed to lose, but that's a good thing. murray taking things steady, and will only play doubles at the us 0pen later this month. there were a few surprises as eddiejones named his england squad for the rugby world cup. he's included the inexperienced pair lewis ludlam and ruaridh mcconnochie. mike brown and ben te'o miss out. the tournament starts in japan on the 20th september. jofra archer says he's 100% fit for the second ashes test which starts at lord's tomorrow, weather permitting, of course. archer's expected to take the place of fellow fast—bowlerjimmy anderson who picked up an injury in the first test. lots about him in the papers, which i'll share with you in a moment. and anthonyjoshua's promoter eddie hearn has defended the decision to hold his rematch with andy ruinunior in saudi arabia. critics have highlighted the country's human rights record, but hearn says there is an obligation to grow the sport to new areas and regions. really contr

he's played frenchman richard gasquet at the cincinnati masters. gasquet won the match. that's it. and welcome to sportsday. i'm chetan pathak. 0n the programme tonight: the comeback continues... andy murray returns to singles action for the first time since january, but is beaten at the cincinatti masters. a huge blow for wales and their rugby world cup hopes, as gareth anscombe is ruled out with a knee injury, whilst england announce their squad with a couple of surprise inclusions. and bronte law and jodie ewart shadoff are named among the captain's picks for next month's solheim cup. hello and welcome to sportsday, thanks forjoining us. back injanuary andy murray broke down in tears after going out of the australian open, fearing his career was over because of a hip injury. today at the cincinnati masters, he's made his long awaited return to singles tennis following hip resurfacing surgery. he'd already been playing doubles of course, including winning the title at queens and teaming up with serena williams at wimbledon, but today was a whole other test, as marc edwards report

opposite him, three—time grand slam semifinalist richard gasquet. a former world number seven, wasn't in the mood for favours or losing to the guy who'd just had hip surgery. 6—4 to gasquet. the second set showed more glimpses of the old murray magic. trailing 40—0 and 2—2 down, he reeled off some sumptuous shots to show the cincinnati crowd the encouragement on his comeback. a more hard—fought set, yes, but same result. ultimately, it wasn't to be. gasquet proving too strong, 6—4, 6—4. disappointment in relief, but pain—free with a smile on his face — welcome back, sir andy. marc edwards, bbc news. i was always worried, what would i do with myself without tennis? but actually, once i got rid of the pain i realised i didn't need tennis. tennis wasn't the most important thing for me. i'm obviously happy to be back playing. you know, thought it may be would have changed my perspective completely on things but i'm sitting here disappointed, which i think is probably a good thing. eddiejones had a few tricks up his sleeve when he named his england squad

singles match in seven months since career—resurrecting hip surgery, but lost in the first round to richard gasquetno player has ever had the same operation as murray and played singles again. iam not i am not going to play the us open singles. you know, we were hoping to maybe hold a wildcard until a little bit closer to the time to see how i might feel and get some matches hopefully and a bit of practice nurse, but they were announcing the wildcard today nurse, but they were announcing the wildca rd today —— nurse, but they were announcing the wildcard today —— a bit of practice. a brazilian samba party for saudi arabian sides al—nassr and al—ittihad who are both through to the quarterfinals of the asian champions league. the brazilian striker romarinho scored twice as al—ittihad beat zob ahan of iran 4—3 on the night, and 6—4 on aggregate. while fellow brazilian giuliano scored two goals for al—nassr as they won 3—2 against al—wahda in the uae to complete a 4—3 aggregate victory. the cincinnati open continues later on tuesday with the two reigning champions both in action. novak djokovic begins

he lost in straight sets to richard gasquet.y after the australian open eight months ago. he is targeting the australian open for his first return ata australian open for his first return at a major. it has been a long road back and a lot of soul searching along the way. i was always worried, what will i do with myself without tennis? but actually, once i get rid of the pain, i realised i did not really need tennis. tennis wasn't the most important thing for me. i am obviously happy to be back playing. i thaw it may be which have changed my perspective on things but iam changed my perspective on things but i am sitting here, disappointed, which i think is probably a good thing. johanna konta also went out in the first round in cincinnati. she lost to the swedish qualifier. the british number one made it to the wimbledon quarterfinals, but she has lost both matches that she has played an cents. commonwealth organisers are healing what will be the largest women and paris sport event. —— paris sport event. beach volleyball and para

he takes on richard gasquet in cincinnati.ong international airport has cancelled all its flights as anti—government protests in its main terminal continue for a fourth day. thousands of demonstrators are gathered at the airport which is one of the busiest in the world. it follows another weekend of violent confrontations between police and protestors across the former british colony. the unrest shows no sign of abating, more than two months after it was sparked by a controversial extradition bill. a warning that you may find some of the images in this report from our global affairs correspondent naomi grimley disturbing. ground to a halt — usually, hong kong international airport is one of the busiest transport hubs in the world. but today, the planes have been stopped by yet another of the city's growing democracy protests. hundreds of black—clad protesters flooded this concourse. 0nly hundreds of black—clad protesters flooded this concourse. only a trickle of flights are leaving and landing. the vast majority are cancelled.

opposite him three time grand semifinalist, richard gasquet. plenty of rust dinners for murray.sn't in for favours or losing to the guy who just had hip surgery. the second is that showed more glimpses of the old murray magic, he reeled off some sumptuous shots to show the cincinnati crowd encouragement on his hard—fought comeback. the second is that, ultimately the same result. gasquet proved too strong, 6—4, 6—4. a pain—free smile on his face. welcome back, sir andy. bury‘s owner steve dale has told the bbc tonight that given recent events at the club he's happy to sell to the right buyer. the english football league's given bury until 9am tomorrow to show how they plan to pay off creditors — or face having a fourth successive match postponed. earlier, staff at bury issued a statement imploring the owner to accept an offer that's been made to buy the club saying it's "the only lifeline for the future of the club." bury are yet to play a game this season after league one matches against mk dons and accrington, as well as tuesday's league cup match against sheffield wednesday we

his return to singles action starts at the cincinatti masters against the frenchman richard gasquet.nnis in comparison to other sports is when you are coming back from an injury, if you look at football or basketball, is that you don't play 90 minutes straightaway. you might come into a football match and play 15—20 minutes then 30 then 60 minutes but with tennis, once you step back on the court you have to be ready to compete and play three sets. the pga tour is reviewing its policy on slow play after the american golfer bryson duchambeau was criticised over the weekend. here he is in the flat cap in the middle of the picture talking to brooks koepka, one of the biggest critics of slow play in the game. duchambeau took two minutes for a couple of shots at the northern trust tournament in newjersey — the limit is 40—50 seconds. it lead to english golfer eddie pepperall calling him a "single—minded twit" on social media, something he's since apologised for. all the results and reaction to the weekend's premier league and scottish premiership action on the bbc sport website and app. bu

his return to singles action starts at the cincinatti masters against the frenchman richard gasquet,n injury, if you look at football or basketball, is that you don't play 90 minutes straightaway. you might come into a football match and play 15—20 minutes then 30 then 60 minutes but with tennis, once you step back on the court you have to be ready to compete and play three sets. britain's jamie chadwick, the first winner of the w—series says she'd like to see the championship for female drivers take place alongside formula 1 to gain maximum exposure, although she also hopes that women in motorsport soon won't need their own series to get the opportunity to race in an ideal world it won't exist in several years' time because there will be more women in racing and we won't need things like this, but over the next few years i can see it expanding and becoming even more competitive and more girls getting into the series. it attracts a different audience so it might bring a new angle to formula 1 as well. i have been to brands hatch so many times andi have been to brands hatch so many ti

playing against richard gasquet in the cincinnati mustards.bles queens —— murray playing doubles at the queens earlier this summer. this is his first singles competition following the operation. staff at jonathan head staff atjonathan head say they have been told of an offer to buy the ligue —— the ligue one club. earlier this evening, the english football league gave bury until 9am tomorrow morning to show how they plan to pay off creditors or they face having a fourth game suspended. bury are yet to play a game this season after league 1 matches against mk dons and accrington, as well as tuesday's league cup match against sheffield wednesday, have all been suspended because of the ongoing crisis at gigg lane. eddiejones has announced his 31—man squad for the rugby world cup almost four weeks before the deadline. there are a few familar big names missing from the squad today, such as former captain dylan hartley and centre ben te'o, who was recently involved in an off—field incident at the training camp in italy. there was delight for others,

first up is the frenchman richard gasquet. you look at football or basketball, is that you don't play 90 minutes straightaway. you might come into a football match and play 15—20 minutes then 30 then 60 minutes but with tennis, once you step back on the court you have to be ready to compete and play three sets. jamie chadwick says she hopes more women will get into motorsport after she became the first winner of the all—female w series motor racing championship. the 21—year—old from bath finished fourth in the last race of the season at brands hatch. that was enough to secure the championship. we really should be seeing women racing at the top level but sadly there is not enough of us out there racing so as number games go the odds are not in our favour. hopefully now with this series are more initiatives around we can start seeing more girls getting involved in the sport did they see women at the top, maybe we could see more of us the top, maybe we could see more of us lining for it. the pga tour is reviewing its policy on sl