rugby union premier fifteens. that beginning of the new women's rugby union premierfifteens. that is all sports day at 6:30. now it is time for the film review. well, to the film review. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. we have american animals which is stranger than fiction true story. we have the none, and an frightening frightener. and we have puzzled, which is a romance set against the backdrop of competitive jigsaw puzzling. american animals. that seems like a peculiar conceit as well. trying to steal some books from a library? based on a true story of this university heist from kentucky in 2004, a group of hapless young men decided they were going to steal these rare books from the university library. and the film basically centres on the central introverted character, spencer, and warren. who is described as being the spice, the present who brings the element of chaos. we see these youngsters, who are basically dissolute and they feel that their lives are not going anywhere. t

staying with rugby union.es in the process. there were also wins for saracens & gloucester—hartpuny england's netball team recorded their biggest ever win over new zealand in the quad series this morning. they beat new zeala 52—39 winners. —— new zealand. englamd play australia and south africa over the next week. in the evian championship, the final major of 2018, england's georgia hall tied for fourth on 9 under. the us's amy 0lson shot a bogey—free 65, finishing 1a under to take a two stroke lead into the final round. great britain have taken a 2—1 lead in the davis cup afterjamie murray and dom inglot beat denis istomin and sanjar fayziev in four sets. britain and uzbekistan were tied at one—all as they went in to the doubles but murray and inglot have given great britain the advantage in glasgow. if they win one of the singles fixtures tomorrow they will be seeded in february's preliminary world group round. it is t20 finals day. the blast final being played at edgbaston. the six sons are battling in thei

england's rugby union champions exeter chiefs were the only club in the top division to make a profitanding and in seemingly good health, with increased player wages, the vast majority of clubs have been operating at a loss. despite that today they have turned down a £275 million take—over bid. cvc capital partners, who used to own formula one, wanted a 51 percent controlling stake. the clubs don't want that. we are very interested to explore areas of investment and grow the game and the league even further. the majority control is not the preferred option but we would look at at a variety of investment opportunities if that helps us to grow it. you decided that doing nothing is not an option. it is like that we overnight and continue to move forward and i think it is an ever—changing world. sport isa it is an ever—changing world. sport is a very exciting business and i think rugby is very interesting at the moment. you are right, we need to move forward, grasp opportunities, constantly think about how we are developing and going forward and that is what i think we can do. an individu

rugby union news, john mitchell is going to be eddiejones's new defence coach with the england team.ad three years as forwards coach for sir clive woodward, between 1997 and 2000 but he has had the top job with the all blacks and the usa and had experience of english club rugby with sale and wasps. 0ur rugby union reporter is chrisjones, his hand was forced here by paul gustard's departure to quins, is mitchell a good fit. england are on a dreadful run, could a defence coach i don't know if it's a good fit. we will have to wait and see, it's certainly a different fit. paul had done wonders at club level so it was a natural step when eddiejones came calling in 2015, 2016, butjohn mitchell, for his wealth of experience, usa, england's the all blacks, the biggestjob in world by, blacks, the biggestjob in world rugby, loads of club and provincial jobs but he's never coached defensively before. he's never been a defensive specialist. add to that his record over the last few years, it's certainly a chequered one. he's got all this experience and is bound to bring a lot to the table, on the

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our rugby union reporter chris jones has more. absolutely, it is going to be tempting.king at the best part of potentially £20 million going into the cough of every club and for organisations that are losing money every year, that will be highly tempting and it could revolutionise the infrastructure at a premiership club. but while the clubs are losing money, the overall brand value of premiership rugby, the umbrella organisation is going up. so central reve nu es organisation is going up. so central revenues have been increasing and the 8% share each club owns in premiership rugby, that share is becoming more valuable by the season. becoming more valuable by the season. so yes, they are losing money, but on the other hand they might think 200 75ml for 50% is an good enough value. they might hold out for a higher offer or a different kind of investment. i wouldn't be surprised if they accepted the offer but it would be the end of the matter if they do reject it. i'll have more for you in the next hour. russia is beginning what it says is the largest military exercise in

exeter followed up their huge win over leicester on the opening weekend of rugby union's premiershiphey once again showed their attacking intent running in six tries in a 42 points to 31 win. 0ur rugby union correspondent chrisjones was watching. the exeter chiefs reach the final of the premiership three seasons in a row in the evidence of that is in rounds one and two but they will be in the mix come may. not many come here to win let alone score of 42 points in six tries. but they were a ruthless machine. two tries and out wide, man of the match henry slade also got to. and a dazzling opener. they made sure that wasps did not leave with a losing bonus point. they scored four tries to get something out of the match but their set piece great at crucial moments and the crowd were treated to a first side of the all blacks fly half but the england flanker went to hospital with a nasty looking facial injury. but the chiefs set an early pace in the gallagher premiership. danny cipriani's gloucester threw away a 21 nil lead to draw 31 all with bath in a thrilling west country derby at the

our rugby union reporter chrisjones was watching the match.mpant form, this always looked like being one—sided. bath rolled it out, staying in touch with three tries but saracens to strong with eight tries, second hat—trick this season for the williams. there was also a return to fitness which is great for england's international team. alex coote has been overlooked by eddiejones but he isa been overlooked by eddiejones but he is a full—back without parallel at class leg club level. scoring and setting up. five bonus points in a i’ow setting up. five bonus points in a row for saracens. they will take some stopping. exeter are still breathing down their necks, thanks to victory at home to worcester. also wins today for northampton and harlequins. in the pro 1a, ospreys are second in conference a, after a 22—8 victory at zebre in northern italy. luke morgan with the only try of what was a fairly scrappy game. all the other ospreys points came from the boot of welsh international sam davies. there are another two matches under way — leinster lead

our rugby union correspondent chrisjones was watching.d the evidence in browns one and two. they will be in the mix again come may. they scored 42 points in six tries but they were a ruthless machine. sam simmonds scored two tries and out why to wear a man of the match henry slade also got to and santiago cordero scored a dazzling opener. the wasps did not leave with a losing bonus point. they play their pa rt losing bonus point. they play their part ina losing bonus point. they play their part in a great game and they scored four tries to get something out of the match but it creaked at crucial moments and while the crowd were treated to a site of all backs signer, shields went to a possible role with a nasty looking facial injury. from ten points of a possible ten, the exeter chiefs set an early pace. danny cipriani's gloucester threw away a 21 nil lead to draw 31 all with bath in a thrilling west country derby at the rec. both sides scored four tries to pick up a bonus point. bath desperate to bounce back after their opening day defeat

our rugby union reporter chrisjones was watching the match.rm, this was always in danger of being one—sided bloodbaths scored three tries and stayed in touch at times of saracens always used on. they tried in all, a second hat—trick of the season for the williams. there was more rugby in for a returning star as well. looking to international spot alex goudge was the star. overlooked by eddiejones continually but he is a full—back without parallel, setting up full—back without parallel, setting up tries and scoring one of his own. that is now five bonus point win for saracens in a row. the champions will take some stopping. in the pro 1a, ospreys are second in conference a, after a 22 points to 8 victory at zebre in northern italy. luke morgan with the only try of what was a fairly scrappy game. all the other ospreys points came from the boot of welsh international sam davies. there are another two matches under way — leinster leading connacht 20—3 and scarlets with a 14—0 lead against southern kings — and there are two more games later. south

not very. let's get the latest from the rugby union premiership.t came from behind to lead at the break. hughes then made amends in the second half, bundling his way over the line to seal a bonus point for wasps. it's their first win at sale for eight years. in this afternoon's other games, bath beat northampton and bristol won at home to harlequins. glasgow's unbeaten start to the pro 1a season came to an end in south africa — beaten 38—28 by southern kings. three tries before the break, including that one from rudi van rooyen. glasgow scored four of their own in the second half, only good enough for a losing bonus point. great game, though. that's one of five games today — connaght beat scarlets 33—20, dragons won 16—5 at home to zebre. those last two matches there have just kicked off. super league leaders st helens have beaten warrington for the third time this season. this one in the rugby league's super 8s. wolves' final home game of the season was a disappointing one for theirfans, as saints ran in six tries to win by 3a points to 1a. the si

england women's rugby union players will be given full—time professional contracts from next year. y. but now there will be 28 contracts available. the sport's govering body said it demontrated their commitment to growing the women's game and their ambition to be the world's number one team. some other sport to tell you about. two english players dominated major league soccer on sunday as dc united and new york red bulls drew 3—3. wayne rooney scored dc‘s second, which put them in front midway through the second half. but he was outshone by bradley wright—phillips, whose hat—trick was even more impressive. each time he scored he was equalised for the red bulls — the last coming in the 90th minute. zlatan ibrahimovic scored his 500th goal in la galaxy's match against toronto fc and it was an absolute cracker. hejoins lionel messi and cristiano ronaldo as the only active players to reach the half—century mark. and although his side lost, zlatan, being zlatan, he felt he gave both sets of fans something to enjoy. imean it i mean it is not the first time i get a standing ovation from th

england rugby union coach eddiejones has named his 36 man group ahead of the upcoming november internationalsis form that kept cipriani out of the squad, not the fly—half‘s arrest at a nightclub during gloucester‘s pre—season tour. cipriani played in england's third test victory over south africa earlier in the year and our rugby reporter chrisjones has been speaking to the england coach asking how he came to this decision. do you think maybe his form for leicester has been apparent to danny cipriani's, what we are seeing it from the. it is comparative. that is thejudgement i have made. on danny's performances for gloucester, do you want more performances from him? you think you will focus on the flashy passes, will whereas you want an 80 minute performance was make i think i had just discussed that, the areas he needs to work on, he understands that and he will go away and work on them. i am sure he will. rugby players at next year's world cup will have to cover up their tattoos to avoid offending fans in japan. tattoos have long been associated with the notorious yakuza crime syndicates, an

in rugby union, there was one game in the premiership today as sale beat worcester 21—15. the first half at the aj bell stadium and led 18—0 at the break — denny solomona with the pick of the tries. worcester recovered in the second half but the sharks held on for a first win of the season. worcester get a losing bonus point. serena williams has been fined $17,000 by the us tennis association after her outbust during the final of the us open, which she lost to japan's naomi 0saka. that's more than £13,000. she's accused the umpire of sexism, saying she was penalised in a way that male players are not. today the tennis world has been debating one of the most striking matches of recent times. 0ur sports correspondent john watson reports. you owe me an apology. i have never cheated in my life. i have a daughter and i stand by what's right for her. i have never cheated. serena williams, furious at being warned for receiving on court instructions. the actions of her coach, interpreted by the umpire as breaking grand slam rules. trailing naomi 0saka in the women's final, a point

wasps are level with second placed exeter in the rugby union prmiership after beating newcastle 23—22ed three tries to the falcons 2. juan de jongh converted try brough wasps back into it, and lima sopoanga's late penalty saw them win by a single point. in the pro 1a cardiff blues came from behind twice to deny cheetahs their first win of the season. olly robinson barged his way through with ten minutes to go to score the winning try. 24—21 it finished at arms park. it was a tight affair in the other pro—14 match where edinburgh almost surrendered a 16—point lead over benetton. they hung on at murrayfield to win by 31 points to 30. the government say they will give their full support to a potential bid from all four home nations and ireland to host the world cup in 2030. england were one of the nations that lost out to russia for the right to stage this year's successful tournament. the next two world cups will be held in qatar and north and central america. the english fa are working with the fas of scotland, wales, northern ireland and ireland to explore a joint bid to host the 2030

england women's rugby union players will be given full—time professional contracts from next year.ially scrapped after the 2017 world cup as the rfu focused on 7s rugby. but now there will be 28 contracts available plus seven elite player agreements. the sport's governing body said it demonstrates their commitment to growing the women's game and their ambition to be the world's number one team. prior to this actual news being out there, a lot of players wanted professional contracts. it is a big thing for any player to have regardless of sport. you want to be able to be paid full—time for doing the sport you love. so i think for all the players involved in this, they will be absolutely over the moon to hear this is because this will change the focus for the lead up will change the focus for the lead up to the next world cup. and some sad news from the world of boxing. trainer enzo calzaghe has died at the age of 69. enzo calzaghe was the father of the former world boxing champion joe, and had guided his son to becoming a world champion in two different weight classes in an undefeat

there's also been plenty of rugby union action this evening.om being ten points down at half time to win the west country derby against brisotl bears 35—13. —— bristol bears. the bears, who were promoted at the end of last season, led 13—3 at the break but gloucester scored five tries in the second half, two of them from charlie sharples. 0spreys' unbeaten start to the season in the pro!!! has come to a crushing end. they were beaten 49—13 by munster in limerick. 0spreys had won their opening two league matches but conceded seven tries to munster, including this one finished by wing darren sweetnam. meanwhile, edinburgh held on for their first win of the season at home to connacht. duhan van der merwe's first half try put them on their way to a 17—10 victory. football, and celtic remain second in the scottish premiership after a goalless d raw with st mirren tonight. they had to play much of the game with just ten men after 0livier ntcham was sent off for a second yellow in the first half. it was 0ran kearney‘s first game in charge of st mirren

in rugby union, the game of the weekend didn't disappoint with wasps surving a fightback from leicesterly tries including this from josh bassett after a superb kick from elliot daly. tigers had will spencer sent off just before half—time, but responded well and took took the lead after sione kalamofoney crossed over. but being a man down showed towards the end and wasps scored two late penalties to take the win. in the pro 14, ulster moved to the top of conference b after beating southern kings 28—7 in port elizabeth. ulster led 9—0 at the halfway mark then scored three tries, angus curtis with the last of them. they are now a point clear of lenster whereas southern kings remain rooted to the bottom of the table. it had been billed as the fight of the year — the rematch between canelo alvarez and gennady golovkin a year on from their previous fight, which ended in a controversial draw. last night in las vegas, canelo became the new unified middleweight champion, winning by majority decision but there's already talk of a third encounter between the pair. our reporter ade adedoyin was in

it's the second week of matches in the domestic rugby union season and an exciting night in the pro14nt lead against ulster at ravenhill but then kicked this penalty in the final minute to go ahead again. there was another twist though, as ulster won their own penalty in overtime and john cooney stole the victory, the second time in two weeks he's converted a crucial late penalty. meanwhile glasgow warriors beat last year's runners up munster 25—3 at scotstoun. scotland full back stuart hogg scored this try, as well as kicking two penalties and a conversion as warriors made it two wins out of two. just one game in the premiership where northampton beat harlequins 25—18 at franklin's gardens. england captain dylan hartley scored a try on his comeback from concussion to give northampton their first win under new boss chris boyd. warrington wolves have sealed their place in the super league play—offs. they held on to beat huddersfield giants 26—24. castleford tigers stay ahead of them in third place after easing to a comfortable 28—8 victory over hull fc. england'sjustin rose is second a

we should get decent rugby union. to lead at the break. the line to seal a bonus point for wasps. it's their first win at sale for eight years. bristol won at home to harlequins. to an end in south africa. beaten 38—28 by southern kings. from rudi van rooyen. glasgow scored four of their own in the second half. 0nly enough for a losing bonus point, though. both have about ten minutes to go. you can see the screen. my eyes are are not good enough. are not good enough. two matches kicking off in two hours. kicking off in two hours. i would take this next time that! for the third time this season. this one in the rugby league's super 8s. by 3a points to 1a. the sides will meet again in the semi—finals a week on thursday. where super league survival and promotion are at stake. in toulouse at the moment. time for the arrows. the pdc champions league of darts is taking place in brighton. the world's top 8 players split into 2 groups. and final on sunday evening. going this afternoon. first to ten legs, he saw off rob cross

danny cipriani is still the name and the face which sells rugby union.ham shop but he isn't in the squad at the moment, for playing reasons and not his behaviour. confirmed by eddiejones today. a year ahead of the world cup, cipriani — gone for good? do you think there is any chance danny cipriani will play in the world cup? 100%. great chance. i just spent five minutes discussing where he is, so he's got as much opportunity as any of the other players in the squad and outside the squad. for you to be happy, how many of the matches do england have to win? all of them? a couple of them? that is a great question if you are not a coach. the only game i worried about is south africa. one name to look out for is chris ashton. not played for england for four years, currently suspended, ashton. not played for england for fouryears, currently suspended, but he is in the england squad. why is that? simple, it comes down to the coachesjudgment. that? simple, it comes down to the coaches judgment. one way or another, for the weeks and the year ahead, so much depend

butjones said the issue has been "dealt with". 0ur rugby union reporter chris jones has more with just is on. england have confirmed they will play for world cup warm up matches next summer. the final one here at saint james matches next summer. the final one here at saintjames ‘s park. matches next summer. the final one here at saint james ‘s park. it'll be the first time in two decades that england will have played a home test match away from twickenham. it isa test match away from twickenham. it is a huge moment for rugby in the north—east. with a year to go, what kind of shape our england then? it has been a difficult year on and off the field. eddie jones has been a difficult year on and off the field. eddiejones has a few holes to fill in his backroom team. we are organised, we have improved the stuff, it has never been any different. we still have the defence and attack coach we have those guys in process and we can confirm them hopefully in the next couple of weeks. it is always an ongoing process looking how we can improve the star. 12 england players have beenin the star. 12

bath got their first win of the rugby union premiership season with a bonus part victory over harlequinsctory, they had to fight off a spirited comeback from queens who scored twice in the last four minutes to narrow the gap to five points, but bath held firm and got the victory. in three other games in the premiership there were wins for exeter over sale while saracens won at northampton and newcastle were victorious at worcester. for the first time since 2009 south africa have upset the all blacks by beating them 36—34 in wellington. the springboks one in five tries, a busting efforts from the halfway line early in the second half was the pick of those tries. new zealand scored more tries, but the boot of pollard made the difference. replacement damien mckenzie snatched a win for the host but dropped the ball —— could have snatched a win and it will be viewing your main top of the rugby championship. —— it in new zealand who are main top. australia involved ina who are main top. australia involved in a physical confrontation with supporters after their surprise 23-19 supporters after t

england flyhalf danny cipriani made his gloucester debut on the opening weekend of rugby union's premiershipter, beaten finalists last season, trounced leicester 40—6. while in the pro 14, glasgow warriors made a winning start in a match settled by this drop kick from stuart hogg, as they edged out connacht 27 points to 26, who could have won it had their last second penalty not hit the post. and kimi raikonnen produced the fastest lap in formula one history, as ferrari completed a one—two in qualifying to start from the front at tomorrow's italian grand prix championship. leader lewis hamilton is third on the grid, after being pipped by vettel, and then raikonnen, who produced a record—breaking time on the last lap of the session, much to the delight of the ferrari fans, ahead of their home grand prix. there's more on the bbc sport website, including the latest from the us open tennis. with a win for roger federer. thank you so much. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. goodnight. hello. this is bbc news. let's get more now from senatorjohn

saracens and exeter both kept up their perfect records in rugby union's premiership while bath won theirfirstbath ran in five tries against harlequins to pick up a bonus point victory. quins did come back into it but bath hung on to win 37—32. that's all the sport for now. now on bbc news, here's the papers. hello, and welcome to our sunday morning paper review. with me are david wooding, political editor of the sun on sunday, and shyama perera, the journalist and author. let's take a look at the front pages. the observer leads on a call by london mayor sadiq khan for a second referendum on the uk's membership of the eu, saying voters should be given the chance to reject a brexit deal. the telegraph, on the other hand, carries an interview with former tory mp, author and remain voter jeffrey archer, who says he rejects the idea of a second referendum. the main story for the paper is an alleged dispute within the russian intelligence services over the failed assassination of sergei skripal. the express leads on claims that militia groups in libya are trying to get the country's ruling authorit

in rugby union, that beat northampton, bristol beat harlequins and wasps won at sale for the first timesale for the first time in years. johnny sexton celebrated his 150th leinster appearance with three conversions and the bonus point try, sweeping aside edinburgh in the pro 14. in sweeping aside edinburgh in the pro 1a. in rugby league, super eight st helens beat warrington for the third time this season, winning 34—14, and they will have a chance to do it again in the semifinals a week on thursday. meanwhile, the question of who will win a place in the super league next season by the qualifiers are still wide open after yesterday's results. toronto beat widnes to stay within a chance with london broncos beating salford and hull kr losing to toulouse, it will all come down to the final round matches. matt davis has one briton's first silverjudo medal for nine yea rs, first silverjudo medal for nine years, the best result of her career and she was inspired to compete after peeing in volunteer at london 2012. for the first time in the 214 year history of the gold cup, there was a dead he

in rugby union's proili, glasgow warriors returned to the top of conference a with victory over the dragonsat them by 64 points to seven — that's munster‘s highest score in the league, their biggest winning margin and their greatest try haul. it was also ulster‘s biggest defeat in pro“; history. and liam williams scored a hat—trick for the premiership leaders saracens, as their perfect start to the season continued — they scored eight tries to beat bath 50—27 to stay a point ahead of exeter, who also won yesterday. and the all blacks beat argentina overnight in buenos aires, to succesfully defend their rugby championship crown with a round to spare... argentina have never beaten new zealand before and that run never looked under too much threat... winger rieko ioane scored two of the all blacks' five tries in a 35—17 win. and don't forget the russian grand prix gets under way at ten past 12 this afternoon. valteri bottas will start on pole ahead of mercedes team—mate and championship leader lewis hamilton. ferrari's sebastian vettel — who's a0 points behind hamilton in the standings — will

the new rugby union season's underway. . . . .and newly promoted bristol will be delighted with their a 17 ten win. they were also winds for the lei nster they were also winds for the leinster and ospreys in the pro 1a. wigan denied local rivals st helens, the chance to secure the league leaders' shield, with a 30—10 win in super league. victory for table—topping saints, would have secured the league title with four games to spare, but the warriors ran in six tries to lead throughout, and secure their place in the semi—finals. elsehwere wakefield trinity beat huddersfield giants. that's all the sport for now. it's time for the weather. it's the 1st of september, the first day of meteorological autumn. we see something a little bit summary this weekend thanks to high pressure, largely dry with sony ‘s bells. —— sunny spells. these weather friends continue to flirt with parts of scotla nd continue to flirt with parts of scotland and northern ireland, high pressure means we draw up a southerly wind from spain and france. that's why we see temperatures rising. a fairly cloudy afternoon ac

karolina pliskova in straight sets and will now fave the latvian anastasia sevastova the england rugby unioncup warm up match at stjames park next year. they'll play italy there on september 6th before heading to japan . it's the first time they will have played a test in newcastle and the first time in three years they have staged a home—match away from twickenham. that was the world cup group game against uruguay at manchester city's etihad stadium. they will also play wales twice in august at twickenham and cardiff and will also face ireland at twickenham. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc dot co dot uk slash sport prosecutors say they have sufficient evidence to charge two russian nationals with the nerve agent attack in salisbury. former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter were poisoned with the nerve agent novichok in march. the suspects have been named as alexander petrov and ruslan boshirov — although it's believed these were aliases. the police have video footage showing the two men arriving at gatwick a

in rugby union, there was one game in the premiership today as sale beat worcester 21—15. stadium and led 18—0 at the break — denny solomona with the pick of the tries. worcester recovered in the second half but the sharks held on for a first win of the season. worcester get a losing bonus point. mo farah has won the great north run for a record breaking fifth time. he's won every year since 201a and this time set a new course record as well. the briton led from the front and only missed out on his personal best by four seconds. the win sets him up for an attempt at a first major marathon title in chicago next month. farah switched to road running after a glittering track career which included four olympic titles. i am happy with it today. obviously the important thing is seeing what i could do in the race and being in control of the race and that is why you saw me at the front and pushing the pace and going for it. playing around with it and testing my body and who i am. i thought i could run a decent time, a personal best, but i slowed down in the last two miles, particu

england women's rugby union players will be given full—time professional contracts from next year.8 contracts available. the sport's govering body said it demontrated their commitment to growing the women's game and their ambition to be the world's number one team. contracts for the england women's squad were controversially scrapped after the 2017 world cup as the rfu focused on sevens rugby. two english players dominated major league soccer on sunday, as dc united and new york red bulls drew 3—3. wayne rooney scored dc‘s second, which put them in front midway through the second half, but he was outshone by bradley wright—phillips, whose hat—trick was even more impressive, as each time he scored he was equalised for the red bulls — the last coming in the 90th minute. wright—philips has scored 19 goals this season, to rooney's five. zlatan ibrahimovic scored his 500th goal in la galaxy's match against toronto fc — and it was an absolute cracker, his six foot five frame twisting to sneak the ball past the keeper, hejoins lionel messi and cristiano ronaldo as the only active players

the england rob lee —— in rugby union head coach says danny cipriani still has an international futureand resisting arrest last month. he made his first up for his country in a decade over the summer, he was arrested injersey outside a nightclub in a pre—season to. he was fined by his club and given a warning by the rfu. jones said we never close the door on anyone, eve ryo ne never close the door on anyone, everyone makes mistakes. he has realised he has done the wrong thing and we move from that. enjoy the rest of your evening. hello there. the weather conditions are set to turn on settled was the end of the week as high—pressure meets low pressure which will continue to build over the north sea. with the high pressure to the south—west of the country. a couple of weak weather fronts a round, the country. a couple of weak weatherfronts a round, as the country. a couple of weak weather fronts a round, as you the country. a couple of weak weatherfronts a round, as you can see. is one weatherfronts a round, as you can see. is one across weatherfronts a round, as you can see. is one acro

scottish cup matches from hampden to murrayfield in edinburgh, following an offer from the scottish rugby unioneaten india by 118 runs to win the 5th and final test against india at the oval. it completes a 4—1 series victory. james anderson made history by setting a new record for test wickets taken by a pace bowler. joe wilson has this report. in recent times, england cricket has built floodlights and left the highlights to james anderson, and not just his highlights to james anderson, and notjust his hair, but look at india. the final day of the english international some became a belated celebration of their batting. rahul‘s hundred featured his full range of tricks and flicks, and after the emotional monday, for england this was, yes, back down—to—earth. alistair cook was there on patrol, fielding, reflecting and generally watching an extraordinary exhibition of youthful exuberance. this is how pant arrived at his first test match century. he gone for it and he's got it. conditions here did feel decidedly like september and when the floodlights are on the sky is grey, thatis floodlights ar

in rugby union, the game of the weekend didn't disappoint, with wasps surving a fightback from leicesterries, including this from josh bassett after a superb kick from elliot daly. tigers had will spencer sent off just before half—time but responded well and took took the lead after sione kalamofoney crossed over. but being a man down showed towards the end, and wasps scored two late penalties to take the win. in the pro 14, ulster moved to the top of conference b after beating southern kings 28—7 in port elizabeth. ulster led 9—0 at the halfway mark then scored three tries, angus curtis with the last of them. they are now a point clear of leinster whereas southern kings remain rooted to the bottom of the table. that's all the sport for now. british cyclist simon yates has just won the top cycling race. the victory means all three of the sport's grand tours are now held by british riders. sky's chris froome won the tour of italy in may while his teammate geraint thomas won the tour de france in july. let's speak to the former president of british cycling, tony doyle, and a pretty mean cy

saracens have been locked in a real tussle with newcastle in rugby union's premiership. that is how things remain at the moment, 17—9. it is the opening weekend of the premiership. going well for the holders at the moment. that is all the spot for the time being. another update in the next hour. new figures show that hundreds of prison staff have been caught smuggling drugs, weapons and other banned items into jails in england and wales. the figures, obtained through a freedom of information request by the observer newspaper, show a 50% rise over the last six years. the prison service says it represents less than one per cent of all staff. ben ando reports. in july, inspectors found that wandsworth prison in london, the most overcrowded in britain, had stopped scanning visitors for drugs and other banned items due to a lack of staff. the same month a 25—year—old prison officer was jailed for smuggling contraband into forest bank prison in salford, greater manchester. now the minister ofjustice has admitted in figures released to the observer newspaper, that in the last 6

coming up on the bbc news channel: england's women rugby union players will be given full time professionals seven elite player agreements, with those seven getting paid a match fee. rescuers in the philippines are using shovels and their bare hands to try to find any survivors of a landslide caused by typhoon mangkhut. the storm hit the northern tip of the philippines and at least 65 people are now known to have been killed in the country. large scale casualties appear to have been averted in hong kong and southern china, where nearly 2.5 million people were told to leave. the storm has now weakened as it passes over mainland china. robin brant reports from hong kong. the typhoon is no more. mangkhut has been downgraded as it continues its journey west. but in its trail, a massive clean—up for some. for others, a more urgent a desperate search for survivors. in the philippines, rescuers are trying to find dozens of missing miners, buried beneath a landslide that engulfed their emergency shelters in the town of itogon. no one has yet been pulled out alive. translation: my hopes are that som

the new rugby union season's under way, and newly promoted bristol will be delighted with their startthis late try from alapati leiua ensured they started with a 17—10 win. you can see how that went down at ashton gate. there were also wins for leinster and ospreys in the pro 14. wigan denied local rivals st helens the chance to secure the league leaders' shield, with a 30—10 win in super league. victory for table—topping saints would have secured the league title with four games to spare, but the warriors ran in six tries to lead throughout, and secure their place in the semi—finals. elsehwere, wakefield trinity beat huddersfield giants. stand by for a big crash. this is sauber‘s magnus ericsson, in second practice for the italian grand prix. thankfully, the swede walked away unharmed. sebastian vettel led a one—two for ferrari with mercedes' lewis hamilton in third place. there it goes like a toy car. luckily he was ok. that is all the sport. good news. thank you mike. mike bushell. a host of stars including stevie wonder and bill clinton were among the many well wishers saying good

scottish cup matches from hampden to murrayfield in edinburgh, following an offer from the scottish rugby unionderson made history by setting a new record for test wickets taken by a pace bowler, as our correspondent, joe wilson, reports. in recent times, english cricket has built floodlights and left the highlights to james anderson — notjust his hair! but look at india! the final day of the english international summer became a belated celebration of their batting. kl rahul‘s 100 featured his full range of flicks and tricks and, after all that emotion of monday, for england, this was, yes, back down to earth. alistair cook was there on patrol, fielding, reflecting, and generally watching an extraordinary exhibition of youthful exuberance. this is how rishabh pant arrived at his first test match 100. he‘s gone for it. he‘s got it. well, conditions here did feel decidedly september—ish and, when the floodlights are on and the sky is grey, that‘s normally a james anderson kind of day. anderson wanted one wicket to become the most successful fast bowler in history. india were not playing along wi

the english rugby union's leading clubs are deciding whether to accept an offer of 200 and 75 millionl, cvc capital partners, which used to own formula one, would acquire a majority stake in the league, valuing the competition at more than half a billion pounds. england's cricketers are in action at the oval on the final day of the test summer. jimmy anderson needs just one wicket to become the leading pace bowler in test cricket history. our correspondent joe wilson is there. joe. yes, the sense of an ending once again, ben, a5 joe. yes, the sense of an ending once again, ben, as we do come to the final day of the international summer, i guess the final day of the international summer, igue55 we the final day of the international summer, i guess we should be glad here we are in september and it's still set fire. england began today knowing they needed five more wickets to win this, but with that sub plot involving james anderson, let us show you the best of action so far. english cricket has built floodlights, but who will provide the highlight? that is not a reference to jamie ander

so no cipriani for england despite his form for gloucester, and our rugby union reporter chrisjones saysnows his own mind. it is increasingly apparent the more hype around the player, eddiejones does not want to know. he is not bothered whether danny cipriani or any other player has been winning awards and ripping up things for their club. ultimately he makes the call himself. and he feels that george ford is his best fly half at the moment and he feels owen pharaoh who will always be on the team, he feels he is the other option at fly half. so it is so tough on danny cipriani who started england's last test match, win over south africa. jones makes the call. at the moment, ford is number putter still his men. disciplinary proceedings have been opened against cristiano ronaldo after he received his first champions league red card last night. the british number one johanna konta is out of the pan pacific open injapan. she was beaten in straight sets in the second round by donna vekic. konta was 4—1 up in the second set before the croatian fought back. i'll have more for you in the next ho

hour on bbc news: danny cipriani is left out in the cold again, overlooked for the latest england rugby unionraining squad. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the irish prime minister, leo varadkar, says efforts need to be doubled in the next couple of weeks to reach a deal over the future of the border with northern ireland after brexit. following a meeting this morning with theresa may, he warned that dublin was gearing up for no resolution, as there were still fundamental differences over the way forward. both leaders are in salzburg, where mrs may has been trying to sell her plans for brexit to the rest of the eu. she says her proposals are "serious and workable", and she urged our europe correspondent damian grammaticas has the details. for theresa may this has been a busy summit. the pressure is rising, the sta kes a re summit. the pressure is rising, the stakes are getting higher. a task this money was to try to win over ireland's prime minister. so a little earlier she'd met face—to—face with leo varadkar. behind their smiles lay the differences that have left the brex

coming up on sports day, a big change for england's women's rugby union.en full—time professional contracts from next year. nearly a quarter of the uk population is living in poverty — that means people who simply don't have enough money to meet day to day costs after paying out the essentials. at the moment poverty is measured by levels of household income. but now an independent commission is calling for a new way to assess it which includes factors such as childcare, or the impact of living with a disability. more than 1a million people are living in poverty in the uk. of those, almost 8 million people are stuck in persistent poverty. the new calculation shows almost 7 million people living in poverty are families with a disabled person. 0ur social affairs correspondent alison holt reports now from scarborough. the fatigue is there all the time. even the simple job of clearing up after her four children leave jenny smith exhausted. she has multiple sclerosis, and with each task feels her energy draining away. i have to take a daily nap, just so that i c

in rugby union the game of the weekend did not disappoint with wasps surviving a fightback from leicester tries including this from josh bassett after a superb kick. tigers have a player sent off just superb kick. tigers have a player sent offjust before half—time but responded well. being a man down showed towards the end and wasps scored two late penalties to take the win. then the proia ulster moving to the top of conference b after beating southern kings 28—7. foster leading at the halfway mark. angus curtis with the last of them. they are one point clear of leinster. southern kings are bottom of the table. great britain will be seededin of the table. great britain will be seeded in next year's revamps davis cup competition after beating uzbekistan 3—1 in the world group play—off tie this weekend. cameron norrie beating his opponent in glasgow in the first of the singles matches to give great britain victory in glasgow. kenya's eliud kipchoge has set a new marathon world record after destroying the field in berlin with a time of two hours, one minute 39 seconds. the 33—year—old took m

saracens rounded off the opening weekend of rugby union's premiership with a 32 points to 21 victoryarlequins in securing maximum points in the first round of fixtures. and the four—time world champion lewis hamilton called his victory at the italian grand prix one of the best of his career. starting from third on the grid he passed both ferraris on their home track, firstly sebastien vettel as the two collided and then kimi raikonen, to move 30 points clear in the title race. there's plenty more on the bbc sport website tonight, including geraint thomas racing in the tour of britain and simon yates taking the overall lead in the vuelta a espana. mishal. it's a country with one of the lowest birth rates in the world, and now the government of singapore is introducing a number of novel measures to try and encourage people to have children. 0ur reporter katie silver explains what's on offer — and why it matters. young singaporeans enjoying a night out. all the tables, guys, do me a favour, when you rotate... speed dating is all the rage but here it being subsidised by the government as

it's the second week of matches in the domestic rugby union season.n the final minute to go ahead again. there was another twist though, as ulster won their own penalty in overtime and john cooney stole the victory — the second time in two weeks he's converted a crucial late penalty. meanwhile, glasgow warriors beat last year's runners up munster 25—3 at scotstoun. scotland full—back stuart hogg scored this try, as well as kicking two penalties and a conversion as warriors made it two wins out of two. just one game in the premiership where northampton beat harlequins 25—18 at franklin's gardens. england captain dylan hartley scored a try on his comeback from concussion to give northampton their first win under new boss chris boyd. that is all the sport for now. let us look at the weather. the weekend has arrived and it is a mixed affair. many of us will at some point or another see some outbreaks of rain. that is not the whole story. there will be dry weather and a little sunshine as well. the pressure pattern is quite accommodated one. high pressure

rugby union and england captain dylan hartley continued his comeback from an enforced lay—off with concussion just ten minutes after coming on as a second—half replacement. it proved decisive as quins were threatened an away win. dan biggar also kicked 17 points for saints with a conversion and five penalties. the final kick settled a thrilling pro 1a game in belfast — as ulster beat edinburgh by a single point. edinburgh had seen a 17 point lead disappear, but went ahead again thanks to simon hickey‘s last minute penalty. ulster then went up the other end and won their own penalty in overtime. john cooney kicked it to steal the victory. elsewhere, glasgow beat munster. it's getting to the business end of the rugby league season — warrington wolves have sealed their place in the super league play—offs, after beating huddersfield giants. castleford tigers stay ahead of them in third place, after easing to a comfortable 28—8 victory over hull fc last night. that's all the sport for now. police in south yorkshire say they are responding to a "major incident" in barnsley town centre. this comes a

meanwhile, there were four games in rugby union's premiership. bonus—point win beating wasps in a thriller. there were also wins for leicester and gloucester. and bath are actually still playing, 21-7 to and bath are actually still playing, 21—7 to gloucester. the women's football season gets underway this weekend. there's a new structure and some new teams. among them lewes fc, who claim to be the only club side in the world, to pay their men's and women's teams the same amount. emily croydon reports. they broke new ground last year when they announced an equal laying budget for their men's and women's teams, the reaction to their pioneering stance on gender equality was mixed but a season on, they appear to be reaping the rewards. the women's team were recently selected by the faa to enter the new second—tier while the men's team was also promoted. with these successes, equality is fast becoming part of this club's dna. we thought we should keep paying women the same budget as men, for the same hours and allocations of resources and there will

and the england rugby union team are going to play at st james's park next year.njapan. i will be back in 15 minutes with a full update. the former bank of england governor mervyn king has branded britain's preparations for leaving the eu as "incompetent". lord king has previously spoken of his optimism about leaving the european union. but speaking to our business editor, simonjack, he said the lack of planning for the possibility of a no—deal brexit has undermined the government in the negotiations. our business editor, simonjack gave us more detail of what lord king told him. he is sympathetic to brexit. i originally sat on to talk to him about what happened ten years ago during the financial crisis for some of our coverage which we'll see next week. but the conversation turned to brexit and we spent a significant chunk of time talking about it. his view was that with six months to go and the risks of a no—deal rising, with the current governor saying they are uncomfortably high, he said things like talk of stockpiling the medicines and using the m20 as a car p

in rugby union, there was one game in the premiership today as sale beat worcester 21—15.mona with the pick of the tries. worcester recovered in the second half but the sharks held on for a first win of the season. worcester get a losing bonus point. mo farah has won the great north run for a record—breaking fifth time in a row. he also set a new course record in the process in newcastle. the briton led from the front and only missed out on his personal best by four seconds. the win sets him up for an attempt at a first major marathon title in chicago next month. farah switched to road running after a glittering track career, which included four olympic titles. i am happy with it today. obviously the important thing is seeing what i could do in the race and being in control of the race and that is why you saw me at the front and pushing the pace and going for it. playing around with it and testing my body and who i am. i thought i could run a decent time, a personal best but i slowed down in the last two miles, particularly the last mile, which was disappointing, but the m