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coronavirus restrictions impacting pa rticiption those of the elite level have been speaking out with rugby leaguealling on the government to keep supporting them. we've got some great support for us to get us this far, but at this point, it would be a real shame to get this far and then let us die. also coming up in the programme... can england make it 2—2, we have news on how they are getting on against the west indies. hello and welcome along to sportsday. well, over the last 2a hours, sport at every level has been coming to terms with what the new government restrictions mean for their future. we've heard a lot about the impact on the elite leagues — but what about sport at grassroots level around the country — and as the weather turns and we head into the winter — what about indoor sports. a little earlier, i spoke to our senior sports news reporter, laura scott, who began by explaining what the restrictions mean for indoor sports. so, yesterday the government announced that the rule of six would now apply to adult indoor team sports. there was a bit of confusion about what exactly that men's

in rugby league, warrington are on course to move a step closer to successfully defending their challengequarterfinal — josh charnley with two of warrington‘s four tries. today's other match sees hull fc take on wigan warriors. in rugby league, warrington are on course to move a step closer to successfully defending their challenge cup trophy — but onlyjust. with minutes remaining, they're leading st helens 20—18 in their quarterfinal — josh charnley with two of warrington‘s four tries. today's other match sees hull fc take on wigan warriors. that's all the sport for now. a new 'cancer task force‘ set up by nhs england will meet next week, to support the recovery of cancer services and to try and increase the number of referrals. figures from cancer research uk estimate there were 350,000 fewer urgent suspected cancer referrals during the summer and 3 million people were not screened. now, most services are back up and running , but september and october are expected to be much busier than normal as hospitals try to deal with the backlog. our health correspondent, dominic hughes, has been

rugby league fans have been able to watch a super league match live for the first time since march, withutes remaining, wigan are easing to victory, currently leading 28—0. a week after beaking the one—hour world record in brussels, mo farah just missed out on another record this afternoon. he had his his own british record is his sights at the antrim coast half—marathon. he may not have broken the record, but he did still win the race. nigel ringland reports. the sound of a fairy horn sends mo farah and the other athletes on their way. —— ferry horn. the windy conditions prevented him from breaking his british record. nevertheless, he enjoyed his time in northern ireland. it is a beautiful course. great support from the crowd. obviously there is not a law of crowd, but in terms of people coming out of the house, at the window, holding posters, it is beautiful. i am window, holding posters, it is beautiful. iam happy window, holding posters, it is beautiful. i am happy to bring my kids and family here. you never know, maybe a little holiday here. wright a question on the marathon coming

in rugby league, hull fc set up a challenge cup quarter—final tie against wigan warriors as they overcameom ratu naulango who ran almost the full length of the pitch to go over. you can see why they call him the fijian flyer! egan bernal‘s defence of his tour de france title looks to be over. the ineos grenadiers rider lost over seven minutes on stage 15, to drop from second to thirteenth overall. primoz roglic keeps the yellow jersey, he's now a0 seconds ahead of fellow slovenian tadej pogacar. while britain's adam yates is now fifth overall. drew savage reports. a site rarely seen in cycling. team ineos grenadiers have dominated since 2012, but their leader bernal was left behind. a change in the balance of sport. the yellow and black colours of the jumbo—vista team dominating at the front of the race to climb the mountains. they set a punishing pace. they pipped bernal to win the eighth tour de france in nine years, but the winner was losing second and minutes. yates stayed with the group to move up yates stayed with the group to move up to face, but two slovenians showed their strengt

in rugby league, wigan warriors are into the semifinals of the challenge cup after thrashing hull fc,defend the trophy after beating st helens — but only just, as michael redford reports. the challenge cup trophy on show, but not up for grabs yet. nearly 13 months passed since warrington took control of it after beating st helens. now the same opposition stood in their way once more, with revenge firmly on their minds. their intent was clear early on — just seven minutes gone whenjonny lomax scored. warrington were unfazed and they soon had their first try, anthony gelling jumping highest and hitting the right notes. it was far from a solo performance asjosh charnley breezed his way to the try line. matty ashton found a clear route to score as well. warrington in control. once he is away, there is no catching him. st helens needed a reaction, almost provided had it not been for a stunning late tackle from blake austin. hope for st helens, but nothing more than that. the luck was with warrington. there would be one final scare as they reduced the deficit to two points. but a missed con

in rugby league — for the first time since march, a super league match has been played in front of abeaten 28—12 by wigan warriors. the win moves wigan up to third in the table. galileo chrome won the st ledger at doncaster today. trained byjoseph o'brien, son of the legendary aidan, galileo chrome won by a neck. the victory gives o'brien a rare double as he also won the race as a jockey back in 2013. denmark's soren kraugh andersen was the surprise winner on stage 14 of the tour de france from clermont—ferrand to lyon after a late solo attack. peter sagan was fourth, cutting into sam bennett's green jersey lead. primoz roglic retains the overall lead. there's live golf going on right now. the third round of the ana inspiration in california, it's the second women's major of the year... and it's the canadian brooke henderson who now has the outright lead. she's having a cracking round, six under today — 11 under overall. this would be her second major title if she can finish it off this weekend. mel reid is the best placed brit, she's tied for 10th. and finally, there's been some gre

now finally, since being diagnosed with motor neurone disease last december, former leeds rhinos rugby leaguebout the issues facing him. sally nugent has caught up with rob again on a family holiday in east yorkshire. you will notice rob is struggling with his voice, but he remains as positive and determined as ever. rob, hello. it is so lovely to see you again. how are you doing? how are you feeling at the moment? and what's and been like being here, ona and what's and been like being here, on a holiday with the kids, for you? you say it's really important for you to see them having fun. how much is it helping you? and how important is it for you to make memories for them and make memories for the kids now? how aware are you that that's what you need to do? the power of the mind is a really interesting thing, isn't it? how important do you think it is, all of those years of training and playing and being a leader on the pitch, how much are you drawing on that now? lovely to see rob and his family enjoying their holiday together. and rob has also tweeted today that it's not the size of the do

in rugby league, hull fc set up a challenge cup quarterfinal tie against wigan warriors as they overcameincluding this brilliant effort from ratu naulago who ran almost the full length of the pitch to go over. some speed there. you can see why they call him the fijian flyer! egan bernal‘s defence of his tour de france title looks to be over. the ineos grenadiers rider lost over seven minutes on stage 15, to drop from second to thirteenth overall. primoz roglic keeps the yellow jersey — he's now a0 seconds ahead of fellow slovenian tadej pogacar, while britain's adam yates is now fifth overall. drew savage reports. a site rarely seen in cycling. this tea m a site rarely seen in cycling. this team have dominated since 2012, but their leader was left behind mucked at the yellow and black colours dominating at the front of the race to climb the mountains. they set a punishing pace. they pipped banal to win the eighth tour de france in nine years, but the winner was losing a second and the minutes of the leaders roadway. britain's adam yates, the only man who launched a challenge on the colom

in rugby league, warrington wolves remain on course to defend their challenge cup trophy. last year's final. it was much closer than 13 months ago, as michael redford reports. the challenge cup trophy on show, but not up for grabs yet. nearly 13 months passed since warrington took control of it. now the same opposition stood in their way once more, with revenge firmly on their minds. their intent was clear early on, just seven minutes gone when jonny lomax scored. warrington were unfazed and they soon had their first try, anthony gelling jumping highest and hitting the right notes. it was far from a solo performance asjosh it was far from a solo performance as josh charnley it was far from a solo performance asjosh charnley brisas way to the try line. matty ashton found a clear route to school as well. warrington in control will stop once he is away, there is no catching him. saint helens needed a reaction, almost provided had it not been for almost provided had it not been for a stunning late tackle from blake austin. but austin could do nothing about the next opportunity

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just one rugby league line to bring you.ragons on saturday is set to go ahead, despite one of wigan's players testing positive for coronavirus. that followed their defeat to hull kingston rovers last thursday. both teams will carry out further tests today. there are more of today's sport stories on the website, that's all for now. thank you. up to 300 people who attended a charity football match at a working men s club near sunderland are being asked to self—isolate after 28 people tested positive for covid. it was held at the burnside working mens club last sunday. public health officials said contact tracing is being carried out, but anyone who was at the match should self—isolate until midnight on sunday. the club has admitted the precautions set in place were not strict enough. stuart whincup has the latest from the club. well, the game here was advertised widely on social media. it involves two of burnside‘s teams taking on each other in an event to raise money for a local cancer charity. after the football was finished

we've also finally reached the quarterfinal stage of rugby league's challenge cup this weekend.time in the last eight tie between catalans and salford. the french side had taken a 12 point lead, but this drive from salford has reduced that gap to 12—10 at the break. you'll be able to watch the reamining two matches live on bbc tv tomorrow afternoon. hull against wigan is live on bbc two at a.30pm. and ahead of that at 2pm are the reigning champions warrington wolves, facing super league champions st helens. i'm delighted to bejoined by saints and wales winger regan grace. thanks forjoining us ahead of such a big game. losing last year's final must give you added motivation to right the wrongs of last year. 100%, yeah. very good run last year in the league, and also the challenge cup. and we managed to get to ourfinal. i think it was a bit ofa to ourfinal. i think it was a bit of a lack of experience, i probably didn't take the day through as big as it was. by the time we realised the game had slipped out of our hands, we've learned some lessons and hoping this year will be a lot

to rugby league and warrington are a step closer to retaining the challenge cup trophy, but only justh charnley with two of warrington's four tries. wigan thrashed hull fc in the day's other quarter—final. there was a dramatic penultimate stage of the tour de france with tadej pogachar overhauling a 57—second deficit to primoz roglich who had been the race leader for 13 days. pogacar at 21, is now poised to become the youngest winner for 111 years after tomorrow's processional stage to paris. there's more on the bbc sport website including the latest from the third round of golf‘s us 0pen. that's it. from me and the team, have a very good night. hello. this is bbc news. the housing charity, shelter, estimates that more than 300,000 people living in rented accomodation in england, who weren't in arrears before the pandemic, have now fallen behind on their rent. a ban on evictions in england and wales, ends tomorrow. the government says other measures will protect tenants. here's our business correspondent, katy austin. itjust seems like so long ago now that i last did something like th

rugby league fans returned to the terraces for the first time since march as 5000 were able to watchs. the match was held in the south of france in perpignan but wigan spoiled the home coming for the dragons. joe burgess scored two tries in their 28—12 win. tom marquand earned his first classic victory at the st leger at doncaster, despite being the replacement jockey. he only found out he'd be riding galileo chrome 2a hours beforehand after regularjockey shane crosse tested positive for coronavirus on friday. i know it's early in the season, but i think we already have a winner for the worst miss already.. whilst playing for kv mechelen in belgium, midfielder aster vranckx — from a yard out — somehow trips over the ball. to make thinks worse the other team scored the only goal in the 95th minute to win and leapfrog them in the table. that is quite difficult to watch. that's all the sport for now. now on bbc news — it's time for the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are rosamund urwin — senior reporter at the sund

the headlines: the rugby football league have confirmed that this years challenge cup final will be heldmer say they want fans at the game, but that might not be possible. both semi—finals will be played behind closed doors at st helens' stadium on the 3rd of october. west brom manager slaven bilic has been charged with improper conduct by the fa after an outburst during their defeat to everton on saturday. he came onto the pitch at half—time, protesting to referee mike dean about the var decision that gave everton their first goal. and the chelsea boss frank lampard has confirmed that rennes goalkeeper edouard mendy is having a medical ahead ofjoining the club. it comes after several mistakes from current number one kepa arrizzabalaga. let's return to our main story — the impact of the latest government announcements on sport. we can get have lost more than £100 million since the shutdown in march. that's rugby union. that led to the decision to make the rugby seven players redundant but ahead the tokyo 0lympics, players redundant but ahead the tokyo olympics, the team are not giving up

there's new leaders of rugby league's super league.to come from behind to beat castleford thanks to matty ashton's try. elsewhere, hull fc beat wakefield 26—23. mark hershey in the tour de france found himself third time lucky never looking back. his slovenian competitor retained the overall lead. england and old foes australia lock horns again in the cricket today, and this time it's the start of the 50 over one—day series. and it's a bit of a reunion for the world cup winning side with england captain eoin morgan, back after his finger injury. of the cup winners, jason roy also returns for the match at old trafford. somebody will mention something from the world cup and we will talk about it for a bit of time. but it really puts smiles on ourfaces. i don't think the world cup specifically, the journey through those four years and the memories that we have in different series for different reasons, they are memories that will stay with guys for a very long time and make them smile and cry and laugh and moan at the same time. but going

leagues. today, sports bodies held crisis talks with government. the rugbygency funding. we're talking about £16 billion, we're talking about 600,000 jobs. that's a pretty big machine. and the government has certainly recognised other industry sectors and recognised the fact that they need support. well, our industry does, too. we are vunerable, we need some help, and in doing that, we can absolutely build on the nation's psyche and build on getting us out of this terrible place that we are in. elsewhere fans are back, filling up to 20% of grounds in germany's bundesliga when the new season kicked off at the weekend. here in britain, such scenes feel a long way off. dan roan, bbc news, altrincham. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. the cloud just about stayed away from the midlands and eastern areas of england with sunshine hanging on for most of the day and it was very warm in the sunshine as well as temperatures reached 26 celsius in parts of suffolk but there is a big cooldown on the way and towards the end of the week the same area in s

fans have returned to super league rugby for the first time in six months.hey beat catalan dragons 28—12 in front of 5,000 specatators. patrick gearey reports. it's taken six months to get these people into their seats. 5000 fans in perpignan making up super league's first clad since march to 15th, and the catalan fans hadn't waited that long just to watch oliver gill thus scored for wigan warriors inside seven minutes. that was a sound we had almost forgotten, the locals booing the rest. if there we re the locals booing the rest. if there were doubts of a forward pass, no such excuses here. we can skip through south—west france as if to rub it in, there score a's name devon french. 16—0 then at the break. wigan were allowed to travel to this without quarantine, and they played without restriction. joe burgess got his second try of the game. then sam powell helped make it 28-0. the game. then sam powell helped make it 28—0. the dragons' preparation had been affected by self—isolation due toa been affected by self—isolation due to a virus outbreak. at least t

we'll hear how rugby league star rob burrow is staying positive as he continues hisjourney with motork on 25 years of award—winning documentaries. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. parts of the uk are waiting to find out if they'll face extra measures because of a concerning rise in coronavirus cases. newcastle and gateshead councils have already confirmed they will be added to a so—called watchlist which will be published by public health england today. areas on the "enhanced support" list will be given additional resources by the government, including greater levels of testing. wales is expected to follow england and scotland and ban indoor gatherings of more than six people from monday. the new rule will not apply to children aged 11 and under, and up to 30 people from different households will still be able to meet outside. an announcement is expected from the first minister, mark dra keford, later today. the european union is demanding the uk government ditches plans to change borisjohnson's brexit deal or risk jeopardising trade talks. norther

just before i go, i want to tell you, over the weekend, during the halftime coverage of the rugby league for him and raising money into research into mnd. one generous donation that i know was anonymous, i know that borrow family would like to say a big thank you to. —— burrow. the furlough scheme in which the government pays most of the wages of those who can't work because of the pandemic is due to end next month. but with covid cases rising again, there is a call for it to continue. we are joined rising again, there is a call for it to continue. we arejoined by frances o'grady. nice to speak to you on the programme this morning. i think it is a5 days before thejob retention scheme ends. why is it a significant date? that date can trigger mass redundancies if the employers think that blood will be pulled on any further support and what we're saying is that unemployment isn't just miserable for families, it will hold the economy backjust at the time when, if we are facing further spikes and lockdowns, we need more support. to protectjobs. we put forward proposals to the government for a

just one rugby league line to bring you.and only the us now has more confirmed covid—19 infections. there have now been 4.2 million cases and more than 70,000 deaths across india. the government says that‘s a low number given the size of its population. meanwhile india‘s largest rapid transport system, the delhi metro, has reopened more than five months after it was shut down to prevent the spread of coronavirus. with the latest — here‘s our correspondent in mumbai, yogita limaye: firstly, it‘s being opened up in a graded manner. masks are mandatory — wearing a face mask is mandatory. people have to follow social distancing measures. there are sort of sanitising solutions, liquids, available at stations as well. you know, so far, the images that we‘ve been seeing notjust coming out of delhi, because metro systems are also being opened up in many other parts of the country, so far the pictures we‘re seeing, we are seeing social distancing being followed. people sort of leaving a gap between where two people are seated, for ex

that on the 3rd of october puts in jeopardy in my opinion the 67 national league clubs across the country. the situation in rugbyon is also perilous exeter chiefs chairman tony rowe says they're losing about a million pounds a month — and they're the premiership leaders. he's well aware that clubs in lower leagues will really struggle without income from paying fans.clubs outside the premiership, clubs outside the premiership, the championship, it must be completely dire for them because a lot them rely completely on their attendances and money from the season ticket supporters, in our league people have got a bit of a misconception that we our similarly funded to premier league football, we're not, our clubs got one of the higher turnovers, turnover of £22 million a year and it's no sort of secret that the majority of premiership clubs struggle to actually make a profit each year. wolves have signed the portugal defender nelson semedo from barcelona, in a deal that could make him their record signing.they‘re paying an initial 28—million pounds, which would rise to 37—million with add—ons — and that's more than

and football matches, rugby matches are facing the prospect of having no spectators. while the premier league income from television and merchandise and so on can do all right. though it has shortfalls. but down the football league in league 1 and lead to, these clubs will not be able to survive. because without spectators come in through the turnstile and this is true of rugby clubs, they just don't have the money to survive. and that is what the story is all about. the football clubs are facing in 2000, this season that is started a 200 million deficit. of course they are hoping for government handouts. and probably a bit of premier league hand—outs as well. you can pick this up roz, this is the mirror sport. armageddon is the headline there. kind of theme to what he was picking up on there. he's talking about the devastating for lower leg. frank lampard former chelsea player now manager calls on premier ship to have a heart. what we are talking about here is what they called the virus fan van. which means that the lower leaves who don't have a lot of money to fall back on and who rely on t

yeah, as a minor league sports, you are not football or rugby or crickets, and you can you know, youan rely, i heard the reports can be reliant people through the turnstiles. we always say we are abundant business and we need people to pay for tickets and attend our game, we don't have the luxury of a huge tv deal to play in front of empty stadiums. we can't exist without our fans. we need about an eight week lead time to get everything set up for the season and that date that we had in our head is creeping closer and closer and so we kind of have this date of september 15 when we had to make a final decision. how does the sport bounce back then? do you think more support from authorities or governments, how do you get back from this as a lead? yeah, ithink you get back from this as a lead? yeah, i think the uk government is probably looking at the entire sports or events or arts and entertainment, the whole anything that needs crowds to survive, i think the whole industry has to be looked at as a whole rather than individual sports and we are part of that. there was talk about a sea

yeah, as a minor league sports, you are not football or rugby or crickets, and you can you know, youiles. we always say we are abundant business and we need people to pay for tickets and attend our game, we don't have the

league. ireland‘s most—decorated rugby union player has retired.reer, winning four six nations titles, two of them grand slams, in 2009 and 2018. he played in three world cups and toured with the british and irish lions twice. the 34—year—old was also a four—time european champion and a six—time pro—14 champion with leinster. he says he has lived the dream. i‘ll have more for you in the next hour. the chancellor has set out new measures to protect millions ofjobs and the economy over the winter. rishi sunak described the measures as radical interventions, never before attempted in the uk. for employees working a minimum of 33% of their normal hours, furlough will be replaced by a newjob support scheme, lasting six months, where government directly supports the wages of workers in viable jobs. government will cover a third of workers‘ lost pay, with the employer making up the other third. support will be targeted at firms that need help the most, that is businesses facing lower demand overwinter due to covid—19. mr sunak has announced a pay as you g

there are two quarterfinals of rugby league's challenge cup this afternoon, as hull fc take on wigan,emifinals after a dramatic golden point win over catalans dragons. leeds are also through after beating hull kr. you can watch both today's games live on the bbc this afternoon. a limited amount of fans will be allowed back into seven english football league grounds today, after being shut out of stadiums for the first time in history. but for teams used to welcoming thousands of loyal followers every week, the game still won't feel the same. i've been to meet photographer stuart roy clarke, who's been capturing nostalgic images of the football community for years. ever since football began, the fans have been its beating heart. coming together from all walks of life to share a common goal. until this year, when grounds fell silent. their absence brought into sharp focus by the images taken by football photographer stuart roy clark. all these pictures show people hugging each other, siding up to people whom they would never normally hang outwith, and getting emotional. and now it is be

league. ireland's most decorated rugby union player has retired.wo of them grand slams in 2009 and 2018. he played in 3 world cups and toured with the british and irish lions twice. the 34 year old was also 4 time european champion and 6 time pro—14 champion with leinster. he says he has "lived the dream". that's all the sport for now. don't forget sports day coming up at half past six. we hope will have the latest from the national league. what are they going to do? will they start the season next week and without fans? until then, start the season next week and without fans? untilthen, go start the season next week and without fans? until then, go to have a look at our bbc sport website. i will see you at half past six. 0llie, thanks very much indeed. now on the news cannel, it's time for bbc your questions answered. with me is our economics correspondent dharshini david, and mike brewer is the deputy chief executive of the resolution foundation — a research and policy organisation whick works to improve outcomes for people on low and modest inco

huddersfield are eighth in the super league table, but without a win since the season restarted in early august. we've got some premiership rugbyrom their sofas — up to 1,000 people will be allowed to attend the kingsholm clash for the second crowd pilot match. 0ur reporter damian derrick is there.

huddersfield are eighth in the super league table, but without a win since the season restarted in early august. we've got some premiership rugbyight, as well, with gloucester taking on harlequins. and some fans won't have to watch that game from their sofas — up to 1,000 people will be allowed to attend the kingsholm clash for the second crowd pilot match. 0ur reporter damian derrick is there. well, it's an exciting time if you are one of those lucky few who will be in the stands this evening at kings home. the original plan was to have 4000 people in here, but due to the recent changes in the government regulations, that was reduced to 1000. the club held a ballot on friday to see who would be the first fa ns friday to see who would be the first fans in six months to cheer on the cherry and right here in kings home. 0ne cherry and right here in kings home. one man who was very glad that they are is the chief executive lance bradley. lance, what does it mean to you to have fans back in here? it's fantastic. the gloucester fans we think are the best in the country, so think are the best in the country, so having them back into

but these changes just show that super league will do whatever they can to make sure they finish the season with a result. at least there is some support for rugby update for now for a look at some of the other sports headlines tonight. england's dawid malan has moved top of the world's twenty20 batting rankings after his performances in the series win over australia. he's also been named as a reserve for the one day series between the teams — replacing joe denly. jason roy's been added to the squad. 2015 world champion lizzie deignan will ride for the great britain team at the uci road world championships in italy this month. lizzy banks and alice barnes will be part of the team too — in both the road race and time trial. olympians adam peaty, siobhan—marie o'connor, and duncan scot are among the 22 brits signed up for season two mainly in budapest. it starts with ten qualifying races from next month. athletes will form training bubbles and be tested regularly for coronavirus. serena williams is back in action at the us open — chasing that elusive grand slam title number 24. she takes on tsvetana pironkova aiming fora place in the semi—finals.

rugby union is also perilous. exeter chiefs chairman says they're losing about £1 million a month — and they're the premiership leaders. he's well aware that clubs in lower leagues bs clubs outside the championship, must be complete the dire for them —— it must be completed dire for them. for them and their supporters. people have a bit of a misconception that we are similarly funded to premiership football. we are not. our club has got one of the higher turnovers. we turn over about the £2 million a year. it's no sort of secret that the majority of premiership clubs struggled to actually make a profit. england's women overcame a middle—order wobble to comfortably beat the west indies by 47 runs in the second t20 in derby. amyjones, who hit 25, smashing a six here. they were 45—3 at one stage and 96—6 before sarah glenn top scored with 26 and they made 151—8. glenn then took a couple of wickets, that her first, as did villiers, and sophie ecclestone took two wickets as well. the west indies only able to make 104—8. england take a 2—0 lead in the five—match series. and british number one dan evans was well beaten by second seed stefanos tsitsipas in the first rou

villa have won their first two premier league games. england rugbypton forward courtney lawes suffered an ankle injury in their defeat to sale. and the the sharks centre, manu tuilagi, also had to be helped off the field after picking up an achilles injury. england play their last re—arranged six nations match against italy in a month's time, with the new nations cup starting a fornight later. los angeles lakers star lebronjames says playing in the nba bubble has been the hardest experience of his professional career. james leads the lakers into the nba finals tonight, after nearly three months under coronavirus restrictions at the disney world resort in orlando. they're up against his old team, the miami heat, as they bid to win the championship for the first time in ten years. i would be lying if i said everything inside the bubble, the toll it takes on your body, your mild, everything else. it has been extremely tough. i'm here for one reason and one reason only, and that's to compete for a championship. that's all the sport for now. let's return

league games this season in the wsl. and these are live pictures of the match. you can watch it now on bbc two or on the bbc sport website in rugbyafter beating the four time champions toulouse. exeter ran in four tries during the 28—18 win — harry williams bundling over the first of them. toulouse responded quickly — alban placines going over. exeter led at half time though — sam simmonds scoring just before the break. williams scored again before joe simmonds sealed the win late on. toulouse did get a second try shortly after — but it was not enough for the french side. and so exeter chiefs will now face racing 92 in the final — as there will be no fairy tale ending for saracens and their dominance in europe. the defending champions were knocked out by the french side in paris — in what is the end of an era for the english side. adam wild reports. the welcome in paris comes with a futuristic feel, although the future feels full service and is rather less sparkling. condemned to relegation at home, heavy punishment for breaching financial rules, europe, then, is the last hope for this great team. in truth, saracens we re this gr

rugby union fans expecting to go back. we'll be looking at that at 6:30pm. the final 2020 super league by win percentage following a number of matches being postponed due to positive coronavirus tests. the switch, which has been applied immediately, sees catalan dragons as the big winners as they leap from fourth in the table to top, above champions st helens. aston villa have completed the signing of striker 0llie watkins from brentford for a club record fee of £28 million. watkins, who scored 26 goals last season in brentford's run to the championship play—off final, once again links up with his former manager dean smith with whom he worked at griffin park. following the signing of lucy bronze yesterday, manchester city have today announced the signing of her england team—mate alex greenwood. the pair played together at lyon, winning the champions league last month. greenwood is also crossing the manchester divide, having had a spell at united before leaving for france, and she's expecting a reaction ahead of the first derby of the season. i fully expect it, i would also give me some

president of the french rugby federation was taken into custody on tuesday to be questioned by an empty fraud squad bernard laporte is suspected of putting pressure on france's top 14 league to reduce punishment handed to montpelier for breaching salary cap rules back in 2017 report is also the current vice chairman of rugby world governing body. football fans will soon be back in the stadiums to watch their favorite teams in brazil the government in their country on tuesday approved plans for up to 30 percent ground capacity in the top division clubs will also need permission from the help of origins of the states and municipalities an exact date has not yet been confirmed but it is expected to be sometime in october . fans in britain are not as fortunate the u.k. government has delayed plans to allow spectators to watch games in person the majority of sports have been behind closed doors since the lockdown in march but there was hope to allow limited numbers to return starting on the 1st of october however prime minister barak johnson has now postponed that by as long as 6 months because of a rise in corona virus cases. meanwhile the manager of indiscriminately club wes

league has been ensure that financial supporters its way. no details have been confirmed but the department is working with the foot will association on a rescue package. rugby two of seven st helens tries. heather watson is worried about the future of british tennis after becoming the final bits not doubt. she questioned the funding set up, saying she doesn't see who is next. she was beaten in straight sets by ferro. there are no british players in round 2 for the first time in seven yea rs. in round 2 for the first time in seven years. i think personally that more players need to get help rather than just helping your selected. i don't know how many there are, and i feel like there needs to be a bigger pool of support and then in that way, you are not spoiled and you are not given everything at a young age, and you need to work for it and learn the grind on the hard work of the tour and what it takes. staying at the french open, world number one novak djokovic came through his tie comfortably but look at this moment of magic, not from djokovic but his opponent. the swede managed to pull off this very impressive hotdog shot, look at that, winning a point by

league. ireland's most decorated rugby union player has retired.ns titles, two of them grand slams in 2009 and 2018. he played in 3 world cups and toured with the british and irish lions twice. the 34 —year—old was also 4 time european champion and 6 time pro—14 champion with leinster. he says he has ‘lived the dream‘. i will be back with another update in the next hour. workers in some of the uk‘s big cities are having to adjust to changing government advice on coronavirus and the workplace. after people were encouraged to return to the office a month ago, they‘re now being told it‘s safer to work from home again. phil mackie reports from one of the worst affected cities — birmingham. packing everything away again. it‘s probably the last day in the office for a while. i didn‘t steal one! there will be no more banter for staff at this pr agency who had just got used to seeing each other face—to—face again. but from today, it‘s back to working from home. i‘m really gutted because i feel like i work best when i‘m with people, you can bounce ideas off

rugby union's european champions cup. they beat leinster 25—17. alex goode scored their only try. saracens now face either clermont auvergne or racing 92 in the last four. leeds united have won their first premier leagueeven goals in the lunchtime kick—off, as everton came from behind to beat west brom 5—2. nesta mcgregor has the details. in the end, it was a magical day at goodison park, although afterjust ten minutes, everton's defence could have been accused of pulling a disappearing act. west brom's grady diangana with this beauty from his bag of tricks. colombian james rodriguez is a player known to have fans on the edge of their seats but with the stadium empty, this long—range effort surely had the toffees jumping from their sofas. then, going into the break, a card trick west brom fans won't have liked. slaven bilic sent off, upset after one of his defenders was shown a red card for an off the ball incident. forced to watch the second half from the stands, bilic would have been optimistic. just two minutes in, matheus pereira with a fabulous strike. but as the game went on, carlo ancelotti's everton side took advantage of having an extra man. three proved to be the magic number for dominic cal

rugby. we're also joined by kevin davies, a former premier league footballer who's now an agent. have cash reserves, we like to think of ourselves as one club, we had cash reserves, we burned through those quite quickly during the town. and we have nothing left. the prospect of no fans for six months puts us in a very precarious position and i can only speak on behalf of gloucester rugby, but i don't believe we are in by any means the worst position of premier clubs. it's a very, very serious situation. can you take that one step further? both in terms of business but people's lives and livelihoods, you are using a lot of those phrases, we are using a lot of those phrases, we are pushed right to the edge. what sort of timeline have you got as a business and as a club? we have planned to have some fans back in from november when the new season starts. we were one of the two clubs that were selected to carry out a pilot, we had fans which was extremely good. we are planning for more fans back in november, and much more fans back in november, and much more fans back in november, and

they're now in isolation, and they'll miss the league game against wolves on sunday. premiership rugby second in the table. are one of those teams your team, charlie? yes. shalli give you are one of those teams your team, charlie? yes. shall i give you the short version? as a fan and a viewer, it was ahead at half—time, gloucester headed half—time with a substantial lead, playing well. they had the bulk of possession but they we re had the bulk of possession but they were ahead on the scoreline because of second half, i don't know what happened... bath played a lot better and frankly it was all over. congratulations to them. good summary, charlie. we are going to join some wonderful outdoors now. taking to a different level, it is fairto taking to a different level, it is fair to say. it took five years, seven pairs of shoes and more than 6,500 miles of walking, but photographer quintin lake succeeded in his self—funded project to walk the entire british coastline. of course he was taking stunning shots along the way, so before we speak to him, let's see some of the highlights of his j

rugby union is also perilous. exeter chiefs chairman tony rowe says they're losing about a million pounds a month — and they're the premiership leaders. he's well aware that clubs in lower leaguestting for them, because a lot of them realise completely on their attendances and money from the season—ticket supporters. people have a bit of a misconception that similarly funded to permission football, we are not. ourclub to permission football, we are not. our club has got one of the higher turnovers. we turn over about £22 million a year. it's no sort of secret that the majority of premiership clubs struggled to actually make a profit each year. some transfer news for you, and wolves have signed the portugal defender nelson semedo from barcelona, in a deal that could make him their record signing. they're paying an initial 28—million pounds, which would rise to 37—million with add—ons — and that's more than they paid for fabio silva earlier this month. semedo has signed a three—year deal, with an option to extend for another two. mancester city's kevin de bruyne has been nominated for the uefa british number one dan evans was comprehensively beaten by second seed stefanos tsitsip

premiership rugby have confirmed their decision that all games will take place behind closed doors. we're still waiting to hear whether leyton orient‘s leagueuld be awarded to spurs, because scheduling issues would make it almost impossible to rearrange. the players affected are self—isolating. west brom manager slaven bilic has been charged with improper conduct by the fa after an outburst during their defeat to everton on saturday. he came onto the pitch at half—time, protesting to referee mike dean about the var decision that gave everton their first goal. he was shown a red card but he insists he didn't swear. he's been charged with improper conduct and has until thursday to respond. basketball legend michael jordan has joined forces with nascar driver denny hamlin to form a racing team — with bubba wallace as their driver. hamlin — a three—time daytona 500 winner — announced the news on social media, saying deciding on their driver was easy. wallace is nascar‘s only black full—time driver, and jordan said it was a chance to educate a new audience, adding that the sport was evolving and embracing social change more and more. that's all

rugby union is also perilous. exeter chiefs chairman tony rowe says they're losing about £1 million a month — and they're the premiership leaders. he's well aware that clubs in lower leaguesthe season ticket supporters, in our league people have got a bit of a misconception that we our similarly funded to premier league football, we're not, our clubs got one of the higher turnovers, turnover of £22 million a year and it's no sort of secret that the majority of premiership clubs struggle to actually make a profit each year. some transfer news for you, and wolves have signed the portugal defender nelson semedo from barcelona, in a deal that could make him their record signing. they're paying an initial £28 million, which would rise to £37 million with add—ons — and that's more than they paid for fabio silva earlier this month. semedo has signed a three—year deal, with an option to extend for another two. mancester city's kevin de bruyne has been nominated for the uefa men's player of the year award. he had an outstanding season in the premier league, scoring 13 goals and providing a record—equalling 20 assists, and he was recently named the pfa's player of the year. he's on

league in the ninth tier of english football in 2018. sale sharks are celebrating their first trophy for 14 years, after they beat harlequins 27—19 to lift the premiership rugbyank you. if you're feeling stressed this morning, may be this might help. these are quokkas, also knows as the happiest animal in the world. researchers at the university of leeds showed videos of them to students ahead of exams, which eased their stress levels. making me feel better. yeah, doesn't have that effect on you? definitely. ican have that effect on you? definitely. i can already see our next shot, and it's fantastic. look at this. 0ur reporter geeta pendse is at a farm in matlock for us this morning to find out more about the power of cute animals. i'm going to open this up. is it just cute animals or all animals? i don't think we should be this commentary about this.” don't think we should be this commentary about this. i think you are right, charlie. all animals are cute, actually, but i have some particularly cute one is front of me, so we have got patrick, the guinea pig, and we have a 90—year—old tortoise here and fergus, five years old, a lion head rabbit, and i have t

i even got to captain the national rugby league team. announcer: sean dorney sends a long pass... and it's a try for papua new guinea. [cheering] sean: now, i'm living back in australia and facing my toughest assignment yet-- trying to beat a deadly disease. but while i stitill can, i'm

rugby league fans returned to the terrorists for the first time since march as 5000 fans able to watchar jockey tested positive to coronavirus on friday. i know it is early in the season but i think we might already have a winner for the worse miss already. i cannot watch... from a yard out, he tripped over the flipping bowl. honestly, i have watched this so many times and it gets harder and harder to watch. let's see it again. we have two. he is right there and just falls over the ball. to make matters worse, their opponents went on to score in their opponents went on to score in the 95th minute of the game which meant they won and frog leapt them on the table. my child's team played better than that yesterday stop poor thing. thank you very much. despite their size and strength, newfoundland dogs are known as gentle giants. they are powerful swimmers which makes them perfectly suited to assisting with water rescues. in leicestershire they are also used as emotional support dogs, helping those in the armed forces to recover from traumatic stress disorder. at stanton lakes a dog pullin