wales stun the republic of ireland in their nations league opener for ryan giggs first competitive game. we hearfrom england captain joe root ahead of alastair cook's final test match at the oval. serena edges towards a 24th grand slam title — but admits she still has a long way to go at the us open. hello and welcome to sportsday. let's start in cardiff, where you might remember wales' world cup dreams were shattered by the irish nearly one year ago. many said tonight's uefa nations league match between the two sides might be a chance for revenge. if so — they certainly got it — beating the republic of ireland 4—1 and in ryan giggs first competitive match in charge. david ornstein was there. their run to the semifinals of euro 2016 captured the hearts of a nation, and invigorated welsh football. but now for a new era, and a new competition that orders an alternative ticket to the next major tournament. wales with a new manager, and ryan giggs's first competitive match in charge got off to the perfect start. tom lawrence finishing with the type of move of which his boss would approve. h

it isa it is a huge night for ryan giggs, his first competitive match in charge of the welsh. on home soil. he took charge of wales for three friendlies over the summer at the china cup and that was after being appointed injanuary and this will be the true test of ryan giggs as a manager. ourfirst glimpse of him in a match that actually means something, following some contemporaries from his playing days like steven gerrard, now it is his turn and some strong team selection for him with gareth bale and aaron ramsey starting. the manager himself appears to be raring to go. this is a competitive game, i still put myself under the same pressure. i want the team to be hard to beat and to play attractive football. football i would want to watch. i wa nt football i would want to watch. i want the players to express themselves, do what they're good at. if they're defending, defend the right way. if you like to take placers on, do that. do the things that made me pick you.” placers on, do that. do the things that made me pick you. i can see fa ns that made me pick you. i can see fans

and ryan giggs will name a new wales captain tonight for their match against denmark as ashley williamse republic of ireland 4—1 earlier in the wake and will face a stronger danish side and they will see the return of the star players after a temporary agreement was reached in a row over commercial rights and ryan giggs says he will not be underestimating them. we prepared for a very good team, a top ten team, a team that performed well in the world cup, who are probably favourites in this group. we are in for a tough game and we will need, things that we can work on, we need to do better when we go there on sunday. that is all sport for now. a reminder on the website you can keep up—to—date with england's progress on the third day of the fifth test at the oval and justin rose is leading going into the final round of the pga tour event in philadelphia, one shot clear of rory mcilroy. all the latest on the website. for the moment, mcilroy. all the latest on the website. forthe moment, it mcilroy. all the latest on the website. for the moment, it is goodbye from me. holly, thank you. the

a first competitive match under ryan giggs.r, wales played like him in the epitome of his style. a good start! former players tweeted it was like watching brazil. like watching gareth bale and wales absolutely thrashing republican ireland —— republic of ireland. football's nations league is underway. wales got off to a brilliant start with a 4—1 victory over the republic of ireland. it was ryan giggs' first competitive match in charge and the result never looked in doubt. gareth bale with one of the goals in cardiff. serena williams is just a match away from winning herfirst grand slam title since giving birth a year ago. she's into the us open final after beating latvia's anastasija sevastova in just over an hour. it's alastair cook's last match today as england play india in the fifth and final test at the oval. they boast an unbeatable 3—1 series lead. cook will bow out as england's most—capped player, and highest test run—scorer. rory mcilroy and tiger woods both equalled the course record on the first day of the bmw champi

what a start for ryan giggs in his first competitive match as wales manager.ations league, with gareth bale amongst the goals in cardiff. and sally speaks exclusively to zara tindall, as she returns to competitive riding just two months after giving birth.

ryan giggs‘ first game has wales manager study with an impressive thumping of republic of ireland onakeshift denmark side lost to slovakia last week but the big names were back. at the world cup they will move final as croatia on penalties in the last 16 and they began to worry the welsh. but wales had something other side ‘s lack and is gareth bale. then again, denmark have christian eriksen and he is not bad either. the seventh goal in his last six competitive home internationals. cisco could've made it to map before half—time but for the reflexes of wayne hennessey. those of the defender were sluggish. handball, penalty. christian eriksen with the second of the evening. mixed for wales, former world champions spain at the principality stadium. james lumsden, bbc news. the new women's super league season kicked off today. defending champions chelsea had a goaless draw with manchester city. arsenal thrashed liverpool and there were also victories for birmingham city, bristol city and a big win for reading over yeovil town... matthew fitzpatrick is the first golfer in a0 years to def

ryan giggs says he won't underestimate them. we are prepared for a very good team.roup. so we are in fora tough favourites in this group. so we are in for a tough game. we will need, like i say, things we can work on. we need to do better. we'll do that on sunday. that is all the sport for now. a reminder of the website. stay up—to—date with england's progress on the third day of the fifth test at the oval. justin rose is leading going into the final round of the pga tour event. one shot clear of wayne mcilroy. four the moment, goodbye from the. —— goodbye from me. the four—time olympic gold medalist, sir mo farah, has claimed a record—beaking new victory as the only person to win the great north run five times. sir mo won the elite men's race in 59 minutes and 26 seconds. challenging sir mo was new zealand's jake robertson, who took second place. kenya's 2016 champion vivian cheruiyot took victory in the women's event, while britain's david weir was first across the finish line in the men's wheelchair race. rules which prevent some victims of crime from being compe

while in group b, ryan giggs took charge of wales for the first time in a competitive fixture as he sawnvincing 4—1 winners over the republic of ireland in cardif, with real madrid's gareth bale among the scorers. there were four games in leagues c and d, and they included a 2—0 win for macedonia in gibraltar. that was gibraltar‘s first competitive international on home soil. tiger woods and rory mcilroy have both equalled the course record at the bmw championship in pennsylvania, the penultimate tournament of the fedex cup play—offs on the pga tour. the pair shot 8—under rounds of 62 to share the lead by a stroke. the iii—time major winner woods carded a round that included an eagle and seven birdies along with a solitary bogey, and the 42—year—old will feel like he has momentum heading into his second round on friday. although mcilroy will feel he missed out on more after he bogeyed two of his last three holes, interspersed with some wonderful play, as he looks to become one ofjust 30 who'll progress to the season—ending tour championship in atlanta. now to cricket, and friday's fifth

ryan giggs says he's preparing his wales side for a match against the unknown as they take on denmarkad to call in players from lower leagues and futsal after a disagreement over commercial rights. but while giggs maintained that his side are focussed on their match against the republic of ireland on thursday. his first home match as manager, the wales boss admitted that he had been surprised by the situation in denmark. top ten team, so i mean it's strange, especially in the world cup, the last two years of form has been brilliant so yeah it's strange asa been brilliant so yeah it's strange as a football player you want to just play football, bobby sleep you feel you're not getting a good deal, the other side of the federation think that they are getting a good deal is a something that you would think would have been sorted out by 110w think would have been sorted out by now but it's not and yeah, like i said just face the problem when it comes. well it was a rather unrecognisable denmark side in action this evening against slovakia in an international friendly, they were beaten 3—0.

it was ryan giggs's first competitive match in charge. the final at the us open, after beating ana ijastasa sevastova in straight sets. she will face naomi 0saka of japan on saturday, after she beat madison keys. rory mcilroy showed some real form ahead of teh ryder cup — he made six birdies in a row — a career best — to share the lead pennsylvania. with tiger woods at the bmw championship in pennsylvania. they equalled teh course record. expect a stirring reaction from teh crowd when alastair cook walks out for what will be his final test match in a brilliant career, when england take to the field against india in the final match of the series — play gets under way at 11am — we'll be live at the oval at 10am. that's all the sport for now. thank you very much. a leading police officer has described intelligence around around female genital mutilation as "woeful" — and said the lack of a conviction for fgm in the uk is unacceptable. commander ivan balhatchet‘s comments come as uk police sign a new agreement with their us counterparts to sh

ryan giggs says he wants his tea m league.y attractive football. that is all the sport for now. thank you. migraines affect1 in 7 people across the world and they can cause agonising symptoms, including headaches, vomiting, dizziness and even loss of vision. it's estimated 190,000 people get migraine attacks every day in the uk — with women more susceptible than men. new figures out today suggest around 2 out of 3 people with migraines live in fear of when their next attack might be — and for many the anxiety can be just as bad as the physical symptoms of the actual attack. a social media campaign #foma — or ‘fear of migraine attack‘ has been launched to try and get people talking about the condition. let‘s talk to drjessica briscoe — she‘s a headache specialist doctor and has regular migraines herself. yasmin coutinho has around our migraine attacks a month and nichola west — who has migraines where she loses her vision, and is blogging on instagram this month to raise awareness about the condition each describe what it feels

league on sunday wales have most of their stars available including gareth bale and their manager ryan giggs the former manchester united captain admits it's a strange situation. is very unusual of course it is and. why are the top two top twenty so i mean it is strange especially that they did well in the world court hopelessly the last few years the form has been brilliant so yeah it's strange and. as a football player from a play football but obviously if you feel you know get a good deal on the other side of the coin federation think that they are going to get there is just something that you would you would think would have been sought out by now so one of giggs former teammates david beckham who has released the name of these new m.l.s. soccer franchise it's going to be called club in their last year now their football miami into miami for short bacon says the name and club badge or inspired by his love of south american football i always gravitated to you know the old south american crests and the logos and the colors and that's one thing that i felt really needed to go into this logo

manager ryan giggs called his side a "work in progress" after they were beaten 2—0 by denmark. in aarhus. arsenal women's vivianne meedemar scored a hat—trick in their opening game of the new women's super league season. elsewhere defending champions chelsea drew with manchester city. alastair cook received a standing ovation as he walked out at the oval today. playing for his country for the final time, england's all time leading test run—scorer was 46 not out at the close of play in the fifth and final test against india. tim hague reports. there was no doubting who the capacity crowd had come to see, but before alastair cook's final innings, the home team needed to get the final indian wickets. that wasn't easy, jadeja's style and substance got him to 86 not out but he ran out of partners. india, all out for 292, a0 behind england. this match was less about the result and more about him. cook coming out one last time. but how many could england's record run scorer accumulate this time? definitely more than keaton jennings. that's called leaving a straight one. no such worrie

sunday's european nations league game will be wales now managed by former manchester united captain ryan giggs the welshman says the absence of denmark's top stars is peculiar is very unusual of course it is and. are the top to top twenty so i mean it is strange especially that it well in the world court obviously the last few years the form has been brilliant so yeah it's strange and. as a football player from a play football obviously if you feel you're not getting a good deal of the other side of the coin federation think that they are going to get there is just something that you would you would think would have been sought out by now but it's not to miami where david beckham is released to the name of these new m.l.s. suck a franchise it's going to be called club in did not see an elder football miami into miami for short say is the name and club badge or inspired by his love of south american football. i always gravitated to you know the old south american crests and the logos and the colors and that's one thing that i felt we needed to go into this. because now we are a new team we are

nine games in all taking place on thursday in his first competitive match in charge of ryan giggs for his wales team beating the republic of ireland for one same's in each group i hope you know why this year with the team finishing top of each section being promoted and the nation finishing bottom dropping down a level the four nation see when the groups in the top tier will advance to a knockout finals event next june and that will decide the first nations really we're not belgium of last just one of their last twenty six matches and that defeat was to france in the world cup semifinal the team with some to beat england to finish third of the finals in russia belgium's nations league campaign will begin against iceland before that they have a friendly against scotland coming up on friday. now the world surf league has announced that male and female pro surfer will get the same prize money from next year it becomes one of the first global sports leagues to achieve probably some money equality surfing is set to be a part of the twenty twenty olympic games in tokyo earlier on we spoke t

league on sunday wales have most of their stars available including gareth bale and their manager ryan giggs the former manchester united captain admits it's a strange situation. is very unusual of course it is and. you talk to top twenty so i mean it is strange especially that they did well in the world court obviously the last few years the form has been brilliant so yeah it's strange and. as a football player from a play football but obviously if you feel you know again a good deal. the other side of the coin federation think that they are going to go there is just something that you would you would think would have been sought out by now so one of giggs former teammates david beckham who has released the name of these new m.l.s. soccer franchise it's going to be called clue but instead last year now they're football miami into miami for short they can say is the name and club badge or inspired by his love of south american football i always gravitate to you know the old south american crests and the logos and the colors and that's one thing that i felt really need to go into this logo be

league on sunday wales have most of their stars available including gareth bale and their manager ryan giggs the former manchester united captain admits it's a strange situation is very unusual of course it is and. why are they a top to top twenty so i mean it is strange especially that they did well in the world court hopelessly the last few years the form has been brilliant so yeah it's strange and. as a football player from a play football but obviously if you feel you know get a good deal on the other side of the coin federation think that they are going to get there is just something that you would think would have been sought out by now so one of giggs former teammates david beckham who has released the name of these new m.l.s. soccer franchise it's going to be called club in that last year now their football miami into miami for short they can seize the name and club badger inspired by his love of south american football i always gravitated to you know the old south american crests and the logos and the colors and that's one thing that i felt really needed to go into this logo because

for wales boss ryan giggs, it's a first competitive fixture since taking over injanuary. difficult for us. so, proud moment for me. can't wait. just like as a player, the build—up to it. yeah, you've got to do it, but really you can't wait for the game to come. it's been confirmed that england are the only country to have submitted a bid to host the women's european championship in 2021. the deadline was extended to last friday but no other nations came forward. the fa will still need to meet all the requirements and uefa's executive committee will meet on 3rd december to announce the hosts. britain's simon yates is expected to keep hold of his leader's red jersey at the vuelta a espana on today's largely flat stage in the north of spain. he kept hold of his one second lead on stage 11 — won alessandro di marchi. yates managed to hold off some late attacks from rivals like nairo quintana to finish in the main bunch and retain his slender advantage at the top of the overall standings. the people of leamington spa were out in force to witness a sprint finish at the end of s

it was a tottenham player who did the damage in aarhus as jim lumsden reports: ryan giggs first gig ast disputes sold standing is replace the start as denmark lost to survive your last week that the big names were back. at the world cup they only lost two finalists croatia in penalties. they began to worry the welsh. but wales had something other sides lacked. aris bailed. then again, denmark have christian erickson and he is not bad either. indeed, he could have made it two goals before half—time buffer the reflexes of the goalkeeper. handball, penalty, ericksen with his second of the evening. novak djokovic is one win away from a grand slam title number 14. he is facing the 2009 championjuan martin del potro. novak djokovic is aiming to win back—to—back majors for the first time in years. it is currently five games each in the second set. mo farah has become the first man to win the great north run 5 times. he led the half—marathon from start to finish, breaking the course record in newcastle. britain's david weir won the wheelchair race for the seventh time. that's all the sport for

manager ryan giggs is resting usual captain ashley williams who was part of wales 4—1win over the republic can see the team news on the bbc sport website and watch highlights on bbc wales later this evening. thejustice secretary david gauke has said he thinks as many prisoners as possible should be given phones in their cells. inmates would be able to dial only pre—approved numbers and would still have to pay for the calls. however the minister has called the idea "a real game—changer" in improving behaviour — citing similar measures already in place in prisons in germany. mark fairhurst from the prison officers association said prison schemes don't go far enough. this was put on a back burner and has reared its head and we are talking about 20 prisons, but there are still 100 prisoners without this technology including telephones. do you think it would be a good idea? it would give prisoners more contact with their families and potentially stop areas of friction and tension which cause problems? i feel he has got his priorities wrong. the priorities are safe prisons. safe for staff and sa

ryan giggs' first game has wales manager study with an impressive thumping of republic of ireland onnames were back. at the world cup they lost to as croatia on penalties in the last 16 and they began to worry the welsh. but wales had something other side ‘slack and is gareth bale. then again, denmark have christian eriksen and he is not bad either. the seventh goal in his last six competitive home internationals. cisco could've made it two before half—time but for the reflexes of wayne hennessey. those of the defender were sluggish. handball, penalty. christian eriksen with the second of the evening. mixed for wales, former world champions spain at the principality stadium. james lumsden, bbc news. the new women's super league season kicked off today. defending champions chelsea had a goaless draw with manchester city. arsenal thrashed liverpool and there were also victories for birmingham city, bristol city and a big win for reading over yeovil town. matthew fitzpatrick is the first golfer in a0 years to defend the european masters. he needed an extra hole to do it. fitzpatrick had

coming up on bbc news, ryan giggs tells his wales team to play "attractive football" as they kick off in cardiff tonight. in a historic decision, india's supreme court has ruled that gay sex is no longer a criminal offence in the country. there were emotional scenes outside court asjudges said a controversial law, dating from colonial times, which criminalised the activity, was irrational and arbitrary. activists watching proceedings on television jumped for joy as the decision was announced. divya arya sent this report from delhi. hip hip. crowd: hurray. victory, finally. the gay community is celebrating that they cannot be punished for their sexual choice any more. here, outside the supreme court, there's been excitement and anticipation since morning. a large number of people from the lgbt community, activists and lawyers, have been gathering here and there is a huge presence of media. everyone waiting for the final judgment and when it came there were loud cheers. thank you, supreme court. sex between two consenting adults in private is now legal in the country. i haven't come out

it was also chris coleman's last game in charge and his replacement ryan giggs will face familiar oppositionknow what we're up against. we're up against a team who is going to work hard, make it difficult for us. so, proud moment for me. can't wait. just like as a player, the build—up to it. yeah, you've got to do it, but really you can't wait for the game to come. two—time super bowl winner osi umenyiora says colin kaepernick will go down in history alongside muhammad ali for taking a stand over his beliefs. kaepernick was the first nfl player to kneel during the national anthem to highlight racial injustice. the us president donald trump is among those to criticise his actions but umenyiora believes kaepernick will be revered. and the handsome pro—breast you have people who understand what it is about. you have people who do not care. they see athletes who are supposed to be making millions of dollars taking the need. he has done an incredible thing. they might be able to make money off of it but regardless they are taking a stand and when history looks back they are going to bejudged on t

on bbc news: wales go in search of revenge on the republic of ireland in the nations league, for ryan giggst competitive game in charge. good evening. world leaders have backed the uk over its assessment that the salisbury novichok attack was carried out by officers from russian military intelligence. the us, france, germany and canada all agreed that the russian government ‘almost certainly‘ approved the poisoning of former spy sergei skripal and his daughter, yulia, in march. this afternoon, the british ambassador to the united nations, karen pierce, laid out the case against russia — prompting a furious response from her russian counterpart, who accused the british government of ‘disgusting, anti—russian hysteria‘. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports. these are the pictures the government believes show russia‘s responsibility for the first use of chemical weapons on european soil in decades. two russian military intelligence officers — alias alexander petrov and ruslan boshirov — flying to britain in march, taking the train to salisbury, laying a trail of deadly nerve ag

and ryan giggs will name a new wales captain tonight for their match away to denmark, as ashley williamssquad. they beat the republic of ireland 4—1 earlier this week and will face a much stronger danish side that will see the return of their star players after a temporary agreement was made in a row over commercial rights. giggs says he won't be underestimating them. we are prepared for a very good team, a top ten team. it team that performed in the world cup. favourite in the group. we have a tough game. we will need to do better. things we need to look at. we will do that when we go there on sunday. that's all the sport for now. keep up to date with england's proigress in the cricket on the bbc sport website. justin rose is leading in the final event. just a shot clear of rory mcilroy. goodbye from me. the four—time olympic gold medalist, sir mo farah, has claimed a new victory as the champion of this weekend's great north run. 59 minutes and 26 seconds was his time. the 2016th women's kenyan champion was the winner in the women's race. now let's get more to you on the comments from f

tottenham midfielder christian erikssen got both goals, as ryan giggs‘ side lost 2—0.. and those who do fall victim to a crime can find themselves caught up in an often bewildering process of police, lawyers and courts at a time when they are at their most vulnerable. the government review will look at how those caught up in disasters like the grenfell fire and the hillsborough disaster — are supported. there‘s a plan to create a new role of "independent public advocate" who will represent victims. the criminal injuries compensation scheme will be reviewed, and the so—called same roof rule will be abolished. this has prevented some victims of crime from being compensated if they lived with their attacker. the rule was changed in 1979, but wasn‘t applied retrospectively. i‘ve been speaking to the victims commissioner baroness helen newlove, and also to gill veysey, whose son darren was stabbed to death. she says throughout the court process, she was never informed about what was happening and the balance of rights seemed heavily weighted in favour of the perpetrator. we

ryan giggs has called on his team to play attractive football against the republic of ireland.are quality comission made an unannounced inspection to the shrewsbury and telford trust towards the end of last month and when they were there, they found a number of problems, we understand. there were patients being treated in inappropriate settings. staff told the inspectors they felt patients were being treated like cattle, being treated in an undignified fashion. there were multiple instances, apparently, where the inspectors themselves were approached by patients as there were no staff around to actually help them. and that goes to the crux of the problem that the trust has got. it simply does not have enough consultants, and it does not have enoughjunior doctors, particularly in its a&e departments in telford and in shrewsbury, which has meant it hasn‘t for well over a year met its four—hour waiting target. it has had ambulances queueing up for well over an hour on multiple occasions, trying to get patients to actually... to get patients actually into the hospital. so, all thes

and ryan giggs takes charge of his first competitive match as wales manager tonight.ns league. that is a new tournament that uefa have introduced, the idea being... do you remember we used to have lots of dud friendlies which didn't matter too much. the idea of this is a new tournament, so we actually have something to play for, and lesser nations can qualify for the euros. it is replacing the old dud friendlies. so it all matters. there is something on the line. it should have mattered anyway. they should be playing or pride. we will look at the stories dominating the papers in a moment. here is matt with a look at this morning's weather. did you say there would be goosebumps? for some. a little bit on the chilly start and temperatures down on what you would expect but for many a lovely start to the day, the picture behind me is a hint of what is to come. some rain developing here and there. while we have the clear skies across many areas, these clumps of cloud into the north—west highlands will bring showers, stuff bring ireland bringing longer spells of rain. clipp

handing manager ryan giggs a win in his first competitive match in charge.e game i wasn‘t happy with. but we can‘t really moan after a performance like that. you‘ve got to look at the games, see what you can do better and try and do that. scotland begin their nations league campaign at home to albania on monday, but tonight they have a much tougher task. the scots host belgium, who finished third at the world cup, and they‘ll have to try to contain chelsea forward eden hazard... he‘s probably in the top five at the minute. i think i‘ve played against him many a times. i know what threats he can do and even if he‘s having a quiet game, he can pop up at any point and turn a game and that‘s what we‘re up against. watford‘s manager is the premier league first manager of the month, picking up the award for august after three wins out of three at the start of the campaign. he has extended that perfect start to four matches following the 2—1 win at totte n ha m matches following the 2—1 win at tottenham last weekend. that‘s all the sport for now. you can find more

ryan giggs says he's preparing his wales side for a match against the unknown as they take on denmark in players from lower leagues and futsal after a disagreement over commercial rights. but while giggs maintained that his side are focussed on their match against the republic of ireland on thursday, his first home match as manager, the wales boss admitted that he had been surprised by the situation in denmark. they are a top ten team. it is strange, especially they did well in the world cup. the last few years theirform the world cup. the last few years their form has been the world cup. the last few years theirform has been brilliant. it is strange. as a football player, you just want to play football. but if you feel you are not getting a good deal or the other side of the coin federation think they are getting a good deal, you think it would be sorted out by now. but it is not, like i say i will face the problem when it comes. that's all your sport — azi farni have more for you in sportsday at 6:30. in the last few minutes, labour's parliamentary party has agreed to adopt the inte

ryan giggs‘ side went 1—0 down to a first half christian eriksson goal.der than improving diet or exercise. of the people surveyed, one in five drank more than the recommended 14 units — that‘s around six pints of beer or 6 glasses of wine. now a campaign is encouraging middle—aged drinkers to use the tactic of taking more days off booze in a bid to reduce the health risks of alcohol. this was something the broadcaster adrian chiles spoke to bbc breakfast about recently. it's it‘s been a massive part of my life since i was 14 or 15. i don‘t really get drunk, i don‘t misbehaves, i don‘t drink during the day, i don‘t drink alone, i don‘t particularly stay up late. ijust drink something every day. the idea of an alcoholic is somebody who drinks in the morning, drinks sherry in the morning, drinks sherry in the morning, wakes up in shop doorways, fights, is ill, all the rest. most of us see the documentaries and think, oh, that‘s not me. i‘m all right. in fact, think, oh, that‘s not me. i‘m all right. infact, in think, oh, that‘s not me. i‘m all right. in fac