salford last won in the 30s and have not reached the final in half a century.me but late on came their moment. commentator: salford red devils are going to wembley. early at leeds got the job done by half—time. they were 20—0 up in front against wigan at the break and using the breeze to sail to the final. in two weeks they will go to wembley for the first time in five yea rs. wembley for the first time in five years. commentator: now it is official, leeds are going back to wembley. these are some of sports old est clu bs wembley. these are some of sports oldest clubs and right now every one of them has a fight to stay afloat, an empty ground for a final won't be the same but for rugby league's communities these moments matter. it's time to pop out of the room if you don't want to know today's premier league results as match of the day follows soon on bbc one. everton‘s impressive start to the season continues. they're top of the table after a 4—2 win over brighton. dominic calvert—lewin scoring his ninth goal of this campaign as everton made it four league win

salford red devils are going to wembley, for the first time in 51 years.ld just be huge for us, you know, and to be fair, the fans have waited a helluva long time for it, so we are not going there to make the numbers up, we are going there to win that beautiful trophy. for salford to make it to wembley is a huge achievement, but in this tumultuous year, for the sport to make it this far, has taken a huge effort as well. but for all the multi—million pound government loans, the postponements, the bio bubbles, the excitement of the cup comes with a hint of regret, that the fans will not be there to cheer them on. i am gutted because we cannot go, but i am dead, dead excited for the lads. just a shame we can't all be there, but to get back, itjust means... it is everything. i cannot believe that we are there. i really can't. it is like a dream come true. for salford's opponents, leeds rhinos, well, wembley is much more familiar. winners last in 2015, a scorer that day, rob burrow. he continues to inspire everyone in the game and beyond, raising awareness for

and it was leeds rhinos who came out on top, beating salford red devils 17—16 to lift the trophy forlthough guest of honour rob burrow was watching the match from home, his presence was certainly felt at wembley. adam wild reports. on the big occasion, so often it is about who can handle handle the atmosphere. for this challenge cup final, who could cope best? a first final for leeds in more than half a century. leeds, if you have been there more but still neither has played a final quite like this. the rugby league family not in their seats but always in their thoughts. even without the crowd, the excitement remains. leeds' briscoe somehow squeezing through. that was a truck through the tightest gap of the suffered reply was to find all the space wembley stadium had to offer. and williams is away! one of the great cup final tries for williams. leeds however lead at the break. handley giving the advantage here. salford were a team that continues to defy the odds and this from james greenwood put them ahead for the first time. the match rapidly becoming a classic. the second for handl

salford are still unbeaten this season, and are fifth in league two.ed, after defender hatem abd elhamed became their latest player forced to self—isolate due to covid—19. he fell ill after playing for israel last night, and he'll miss the old firm match against rangers on saturday. the news came two days after his club and international team mate, nir bitton, tested positive. 0dsonne edouard and ryan christie are also currently in self—isolation. the scottish football association have secured a five—million pound loan from the coronavirus business interruption scheme. the sfa face a three million pound loss of revenue if crowds don't return to hampden park. they've already staged four internationals without fans. finn russell is back in the scotland squad after missing the six nations matches in february and march, for a breach of team protocol. the star fly—half is named in a ito—man squad for the autumn international series, which starts against georgia a week on friday. they also have their final six nations game to play against wales the week afte

but salford had hoped. that was before... salford had hoped. that was before. . .oped. that was before... we said at half-time that is good. that does not worry me. we just need to be a bit more patient and start turning the field position band on its head. we still need to do that but i thought it shows to warrington and how well they were playing in front of the pressure on of the boys which was phenomenal. leeds rhinos were poached to reach the final thanks to a dominant win over wigan. four tries helped to seal first victory in their first final in five years. this famous trophy has been won on 32 occasions between today's opponents and the treacherous conditions gaining the players who would seize the moment? diviners were quickest to set up. be smart and going ever to give his side the early initiative. and 13 time winners weston further ahead. the benefactor here. this was turning into one—way traffic and when there was a fair try before the break diviners could smell victory. and they are celebrating like a side who think they have won their semifinal. leed

there was high drama at wembley as leeds rhinos won rugby league's challenge cup, beating salford red16. it was a day of high emotion, as former rhinos player rob burrow was "guest of honour in absentia" as he continues to raise awareness for motor neurone disease. adam wild was watching. the challenge cup 2020 is in the hands of leeds rhinos. an occasion that will long be remembered for its extraordinary circumstances, a victory that may well prove unforgettable. in an empty wembley, leeds rhinos found their inspiration. the rugby league family not in their seats, but always in their thoughts. even without a crowd, the excitement remained. this was leeds' tom briscoe, somehow squeezing his way through. if that was a try through the tightest gap, salford's reply was to find all the space wembley had to offer. commentator: and williams is away! he is going to take some stopping. rhys williams, with one of the great cup final tries. a team that continues to defy the odds, this to defy the odds, this from james put salford ahead for the first time. the match rapidly becoming a classic. a

earlier today, salford lost by 24 points to 22, while warrington moved into the top four.al. ashton scored two. kick the winning points... two teams have withdrawn from a tally of wit because of positive coronavirus tests —— italia. it's rather of her share of the race being today's ten state. the ceo of british gymnastics, jane allen, has said she will stand down from her position in december. allen says that her decision is part of a retirement plan, and not as a direct consequence of allegations of bullying within the sport. she's been speaking to our sports editor dan roan. i'm devastated about the fact that the athletes have felt they've had to come forward. i feel that the athletes have been so brave and speaking out, but at the end of the day, i've got to look at what of the barriers in place that has stopped these athletes from coming forward? and these are the things that need to be flushed out by the review and hopefully be able to make some changes to ensure that the athletes can speak out when these things happen to them. for more on that story, head to the bbc

it's the first time salford have played in the final in half a century. rugby union's saturday showpiece though — exeter and racing will contest the champions cup final in bristol, despite nine positive tests at racing two weeks ago. wasps are also trying to keep an outbreak under control — four of their players have the virus a week before they play exeter in the premiership final. and john with other problems like those at cycling's giro this is a challenging time for team sport across europe and the us, where nfl games are also being moved round because of positive cases. elsewhere today. two st mirren players returned positive tests and another member of the first team squad is self—isolating — all three will miss saturday's premiership tie with motherwell. ecuador‘s jhonatan narvaez of team ineos grenadiers won a soggy stage 12 of the giro d'italia. he braved heavy rain to take victory. joao almeida retains the overall lead. and it looks like conor mcgregor is coming out of retirement again. the former two—weight ufc champion has agreed a date to fig

two other salford players tested positive yesterday and will continue to self—isolate. their players and three staff members have tested positive for coronavirus. all are now self isolating. lots of live international football for you to enjoy this evening — all the home nations kick off their latest nations league matches in about an hour and a half's time. let's head to wembley where england take on denmark — still basking in the glory of beating the world's top side belgium over the weekend. our sports correspondent natalie pirks is there for us — a few key names missing for gareth southgate this evening, natalie? meanwhile, one of england's matches which had been scheduled yes, it's quite a big list. we have five changes from the team to be belgium on sunday, they will make theirfull belgium on sunday, they will make their full debuts tonight and he's gone back to chelsea with a pre—existing foot injury and he has not played a part it all in the welsh or the belgian

salford were a team that continues to defy the odds and this from james greenwood put them ahead forirst time. the match rapidly becoming a classic. the second for handley tied the game at i6 and with time running out the captain took aim. a single point enoughjust to captain took aim. a single point enough just to win it for leeds. our braking force offer but on a day where the sport honoured the former leeds great robert borough coming out living with motor neuron disease this victory seemed inspired. rob has been with us in spirit and he has been with us in spirit and he has been with us in spirit and he has been an inspiration for us on this rock and i think it is fitting we have done it this year for rob and numberseven came we have done it this year for rob and number seven came up with a big play. an occasion long remembered for its extraordinary circumstances. the game that may well prove unforgettable. adam wilde, bbc news. we were hoping for drama in the merseyside derby, and it didn't disappoint. everton came from behind twice to draw 2—2 at goodison park, but liverpool we

salford are still unbeaten this season, and are fifth in league two.forced to self—isolate due to covid—19. he fell ill after playing for israel last night, and he'll miss the old firm match against rangers on saturday. the news came two days after his club and international team mate, nir bitton, tested positive. odsonne edouard and ryan christie are also currently in self—isolation. the scottish football association have secured a five—million pound loan from the coronavirus business interruption scheme. the sfa face a three million pound loss of revenue if crowds don't return to hampden park. they've already staged four internationals without fans. finn russell is back in the scotland squad after missing the six nations matches in february and march, for a breach of team protocol. the star fly—half is named in a ito—man squad for the autumn international series, which starts against georgia a week on friday. they also have their final six nations game to play against wales the week after. russell was suspended, and later criticised head coach gregor

better news for rugby league side salford though.mossop and mark flanagan will be able to play in saturday's challenge cup final against leeds after testing negative for coronavirus. both feared missing the wembley showpiece after "inconclusive" tests earlier this week. two other salford players tested positive yesterday and will continue to self—isolate. it was another day for the sprinters at the giro d'italia and another day to shine for arnaud demare. the frenchman came out on top at the end of the eleventh stage to claim his fourth win of the race. portugal'sjoao almeida retained the overall lead. britain's tay—oh gaygan hart remains 14th. mark cavendish says he has no "desire to stop" racing, three days after suggesting he was set to retire. he raced in belgium today and said confusion regarding the calendar was behind his previous emotional interview but the briton doesn't yet have a contract for next year. and that's all the sport for now. hello, wednesday was a sunshine and showers day for most parts of the uk. we will conti

they beat salford red devils 17—16 behind closed doors at wembley.es saw the rhinos lift the trophy for a 14th time. it's been a fantastic day forjockey hollie doyle at ascot. it's was the finale of the flat racing season and she's not only become the first woman to ride a winner at british champions day, she rode two, including herfirst group one victory, the sprint stakes on the outsider glen shiel in a photo finish. finally, exeter chiefs have the lead in the european champions cup final against french side racing more on the bbc sport website. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news at five past ten. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. hello there. two weeks ago today, the uk recorded its wettest ever day. so, it has been on the dll side today, but it certainly so, it has been on the dull side today, but it certainly could have been a lot worse. we had a few scattered showers, particularly in the south west. some nuisance showers here and some light, patchy, drizzly rain across t

salford are still unbeaten this season, and are fifth in league two.n making more history in formula one, after equalling michael schumacher‘s record of 91 grand prix wins. he did it at the eifel grand prix at the nurburgring in germany. the win extends his championship lead to 69 points, edging him ever closer to another of schumacher‘s records — seven world championship titles. after the race hamilton was given one of the great german's helmets, by his son mick schumacher. the los angeles lakers have ended a 10—year wait for their 17th nba title. they won it by beating the miami heat in the finals. star man lebron james was at the centre of everything, scoring 28 points for the lakers as they won by 106 points to 93 and seal a 11—2 series win. the lakers are now level with the boston celtics for the most nba championships. thinking i had to do something to prove fuels me and if you hold me. over the last year since my injury. it fuels me because no matter what i have done in my career up until this point, there is still a little bout 01’ point, there

and friday's game between salford and warrington is also off.ough fit players following a hectic run of matches, including the challenge cup final. so bearing in mind all this, can the super league finish on time? we knew it was going to be a really hectic schedule when we all agree to do it. you know, we had to get so many games on sky tv as well so all clu bs a re many games on sky tv as well so all clubs are having a really big dig at this but when you see the play suffering like they are doing at the moment and anybody who has played the game is what it feels like to get out of bed in the morning after a super grey league game, it is not the pleasa ntest of a super grey league game, it is not the pleasantest of experiences, but, listen, rugby league people are tough and the governing body can work out how we can get the aims of the season with the grand final coming. early this morning, england were beaten 58—45 in the opening match of their three—test series against new zealand. the silver ferns controlled the game in hamilton but england d

i said yesterday my dad worked in casinos in salford, my mum worked in casinos in salford, my mum workedm worked in bars, i know people will wa nt to worked in bars, i know people will want to do the right thing, and will understand that further measures are necessary to contain the spread of the virus. but families shouldn't face financial ruin. he wants congratulations for the package he has allocated to south yorkshire, but why is contact trace funding subject to these negotiations and deals? the virus is out of control because of the failures of the £12 billion test and trace system. if local areas had been given these resources months ago to put into place effective contact tracing we wouldn't be in this situation now. those failures on contact tracing are impacting directly on peoples lives. this afternoon, families across south yorkshire, who work in hospitality, whether in doncaster or sheffield, or places like penistone, rather valley, or don valley, will be asking why if it was fair to pay 80% of wages in march, why should they now be expected to get by on just two thirds of th

salford had to come from a 10—nil defecit with krisnan inu crashig over late on...to end their three he hopes tayo gegan hart gets a tilt at the tour de france next year — after winning the giro d'italia, becoming only the fifth and youngest british winner of a grand tour. the 25 year old's role in the ineos grenadiers team was initially to help the leader geraint thomas, but he crashed early in the race. he is part of this new generation of young guys that are coming through, and they are racing more aggressively, they are racing more openly, and a bit of flair and a bit of panache. and so that has held him in really good stead. and the way he has managed himself through the entire race, it sort of became, "i might be able to do this. " and i think hejust kept going day by day and he did not get ahead of himself, put pressure on himself. he rode beautifully, he really did. sheffield fighter kell brook will challenge for the wbo welterweight title against the unbeaten terence crawford in just under 3 weeks. brook couldn't persuade his regular trainer, dominic ingle to travel to his b

like salford, where dan hasjust been, will be joining it? there will been, will be joining it?highest level of government today about whether specifically greater manchester and lancashire should be moved up to tier three, where the risk of coronavirus is deemed to be very high. but we won't necessarily get a decision today. the expectation is in government that more areas will be moved out either into tier two or tier three. you heard from the mayor of london in the last couple of days thatis of london in the last couple of days that is likely possibly even this week. but there is no set timetable for those announcements. the decisions will be made on an ongoing basis. as for the exact criteria, we don't know what they are. it varies on the number of cases and the speed to which they are rising. and across which particular geographical area thatis which particular geographical area that is happening as well. we will wait for that is happening as well. we will waitforan that is happening as well. we will wait for an update later on. not necessarily any decisions today. meanwhil

leeds rhinos and salford red devils. leeds went ahead at half—time with this try.2—10 to leeds which is live on bbc one at the moment. it's been a fantastic day so far at ascot forjockey hollie doyle — she's won herfirst group one race — one of two victories so far. after winning the british champions long distance cup on 16—1 shot trueshan. she took the british champions sprint stakes on another 16—1 shot, glen shiel. she said it was a "dream come true" to become only the third female jockey to win a british group one race. northern ireland'sjonathan rea has won the world superbikes title for the sixth year in a row. he only needed three points from the first race of the weekend at estoril in portugal — and he finished fourth to take the crown. he's won 11 of the 22 races staged so far during this truncated season. and he can make it 100 career victories in race two tomorrow. that's all the sport for now — butjoin us for sportsday at 6.30 here on bbc news, for all the day's action. in china, for the first time, a coronavirus vaccine is being sold to the public. al

for salford, its the first time they've reached the final since 1969.out there and when that trophy i don't think there would be a proud person in the world than me that night. now, prince harry, who is patron of the rugby football league, has sent a message of good luck to both teams ahead of the game, and also to former leeds star rob burrow, who won't be at the match in person but will be honoured for all he's done for raising awareness about his motor—neurone disease. the duke of sussex thanks rob for this, saying rob and his family are an inspiration. and you can see this for yourself with another chance to see the documentary produced by bbc breakfast and bbc sport, rob burrow: my year with mnd. that's at 1:15pm here on bbc one, and is followed by all the build—up to the challenge cup final at 1:a5pm. kick off‘s at 3:00pm. no fans for the first time ever at a challenge cup final, but there were some let in to witness a historic night in rugby union for bristol bears, who won their first—ever european trophy by beating toulon, in the challenge cup.

they beat salford red devils 17—16 at wembley. last five minutes saw the rhinos lift the trophy for a 14th time. it's been a fantastic day forjockey hollie doyle at ascot. it was the finale of the flat racing season and she's not only become the first woman to ride a winner at british champions day, she rode two, including herfirst group one victory, the sprint stakes on the outsider glen shiel in a photo finish. there's more on the bbc sport website including details of a sixth consecutive world superbike title for northern ireland's jonathan rea. but from me, goodnight. that's all from me and the team. goodnight. let's get more now on our main story, the continuing confusion over coronavirus restrictions in england. the chief constable of greater manchester police has issued an open letter over claims he will not enforce a tier 3 lockdown without the support of the mayor. ian hopkins responded to a story on the front page of today's daily telegraph which suggests the government has not forced the tougher restrictions on greater

and dominic is in salford for us.on the toing and froing between government and greater manchester local leaders? yes, since we have come in air, the communities secretary robertjenrick has told the bbc u nless robertjenrick has told the bbc unless a deal is reached with leaders from greater manchester by midday tomorrow, those tier 3 restrictions will be imposed by government in london. this comes after a day on which ropes were quite high i think at the start of the day that a deal could be done. —— hopes were high. talks were held and then an offer the greater manchester team thought was on the table was withdrawn. the talks ended a bru ptly table was withdrawn. the talks ended abruptly with no agreement and now there's an announcement by robert jenrick, those tier 3 restrictions will be imposed if no deal by midday tomorrow. the big question is given the very long, loud and vocal opposition of local leaders here in greater manchester, led by the mayor andy burnham, to the extent to which those tier 3 restrictions

let's speak now to salford's director of rugby and operationsian blease. and operations, ian blease.ining u i presume you had no option but to call it off. raise ross all this fixture pile up taking its toll. yes, it was a tough decision by the club to do this, i think we have 13 players fit out of 32. mainly due the hectic schedule, we have played six games in 23 days, nothing covid relate add. it is injury related. from a player welfare point of view and looking after your ploy yeses we decided woe wouldn't be able the field a team properly. it was great to reach the challenge cup final, but you have agreed to go above and beyond get this season done. done. this is damaging players and you can't let that happen. no, that was at the forefront of our minds, i stood outside the physio room after monday's night's victory and watched the boys come out and had a chat with the captain and the head coach, and the director and we decided it was the best thing to do for the club, we couldn't put playerness on that pitch who weren't fit. two guys we re that pitch who weren't fit. two guys wer

let's speak to our health correspondent, dominic hughes, who's in salford, itself in greater manchesterat is the latest picture there in terms of the number of cases? we know the latest data shows infection rates in the city of is to itself are actually falling. across greater manchester, which includes another nine boroughs, for example, here in sa lfo rd , nine boroughs, for example, here in salford, those rates are rising slightly. it is a mixed picture. but it is still way off areas like derry, nottingham and liverpool. the key thing is, who is getting ill and how badly are they falling ill with the virus? for example, we know if lots of otherwise fit and well stu d e nts lots of otherwise fit and well students in their 20s fall ill, that doesn't have a massive impact on the health service. but if people with underlying health conditions or older people start to fall ill, that does. last week it was reported that in liverpool around 95% of their intensive care beds were covid patients. andy burnham said this morning greater manchesterjust 64 beds were full compared to more than 200

earlier today, salford lost by 24 points to 22, while warrington moved into the top four.ed two. the winning points were caked with the score was locked at 16 all for some that is where... that is where we will go straight to the united states because the supreme court nomination process for amy coney barrett, president trump's choice for the spring court, continues. we are wife now with kamala harris the vice presidential candidate for the democratic party now questioning amy coney barrett. it will be interesting to see what tone she takes. kamala harris one of the mostjunior tone she takes. kamala harris one of the most junior members tone she takes. kamala harris one of the mostjunior members of this committee, let's listen in. thousands of americans from all over oui’ thousands of americans from all over our country and walks of life credit into the halls of the united states capital to require that lawmakers see their faces and understand how they would be hurt if there was a repeal of the affordable care act. brief activists in the disability community staged sit ins

leeds rhinos against salford.trial. they are taking the market leader chasing another win. salford are in their first final appearance since 1969. that match is now on bbc one. it has been a fantastic day at ascot for jockey holly doyle. she won her first group one race and won a first two victories at the british champions long distance cup on 16 to one. after winning the british champions long distance cup on 16—1 shot trueshan. she took the british champions sprint stakes on another 16—1 shot, glen shiel. she said it was a "dream come true" to become only the third female jockey to win a british group one race. for the first time a coronavirus vaccine is being offered in part of china , to anyone who wants it. this is an experimental vaccine — we're told it is still in its final trial stages but has not yet received final approval yet. but residents of the city of ee—woo, near shanghai, can buy the treatment now, for a fee equivalent to 60 dollars. a loophole which can allow drivers to escape punishment for tak

salford had to come from a io—nil defecit with krisnan inu crashing over late on to end their three gamealia, becoming only the fifth and youngest british winner of a grand tour. the 25 year old's role in the ineos grenadiers team was initially to help the leader geraint thomas, but he crashed early in the race. he is part of this new generation of young guys that are coming through, and they are racing more aggressively, they are racing more openly, and a bit of flair and a bit of panache. and so that has held him in really good stead. and the way he has managed himself through the entire race, it sort of became, "i might be able to do this. "and i think he just kept going day by day and he did not get ahead of himself, put pressure on himself. he rode beautifully, he really did. sheffield fighter kell brook will challenge for the wbo welterweight title against the unbeaten terence crawford in just under three weeks. brook couldn't persuade his regular trainer, dominic ingle to travel to his base in spain because of coronavirus, so he's found a local trainer on instagram. brook has been

also coming up in the programme: salford go for their first challenge cup title since before the secondsportsday. so a really busy saturday of sport ahead tomorrow... so let's start by looking at the football and what many are predicting to be the best merseyside derby for years... table toppers everton have had the perfect start to the season with four wins from four, and whilst champions liverpool have only lost once — it was of course that rather uncomfortable 7—2 defeat at the hands of aston villa, so fitting perhaps that this game comes exactly ten years to the day that everton last beat their old rivals. let's hearfrom both managers... carlo is a sensational manager and so carlo is a sensational manager and so it's clear when he has the time to build something that he will do that and have the resources to build something then that's what he did. so this team —— this team looks really, really good. i would like to see something different but it's not possible and self that's of course a proper challenge. the challenge of could be really good for us but of course liverpool is doing

it was incredibly close, but leeds rhinos won rugby league's challenge cup, beating salford red devilsthis try from ash handley, his second of the game, pulled the rhinos level. before a late drop goal from luke gale won it for them. they were heading for their 14th challenge cup. guest of honour was rob burrow, the leeds legend who's living with motor neurone disease. and although he was watching the match from home, his presence was certainly felt at wembley. rob's with us in spirit, that's for sure, at the moment. we've carried him all the way through, and he's been very much, you know, an inspiration for us on this run. and ijust think it's really fitting that, you know, we've done it this year for rob, and it's gale with the number seven on his back that's come up with the big play. don't forget there's much more on the bbc sport website, but that's all for now. hello, and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, rounding up the best movies available for viewing in cinemas and in the home. there are several high—profile documentaries released this week, including two very

they will face salford or warrington at wembley. the tournament has already seen some major upsets. will novak djokovic survive round three of the french open? a very warm welcome to the programme. all that and more coming up programme. all that and more coming up including huge news from rugby's premiership. but we start from the latest from the premier league and the second half is just about to get under way as leeds take on manchester city. the manager said there one nil up thanks to a goal in there one nil up thanks to a goal in the 17th minute. all of the teams are chasing everton. his side are top of the table. they were inspired top of the table. they were inspired to 4-2 top of the table. they were inspired to 11—2 win at home to brighton. everton have four wins from four in what has been a remarkable start to the season. in the premier league the season. in the premier league the crowds still are not here. top flight the crowds still are not here. top flight football carries on in silence. and on merseyside, they may feel i

strengthened their their claims for a grand final place with a 58—12 thrashing of last season's finalists salfordst at second practice for the portugal grand prix, with team—mate lewis hamilton eighth. it's the first grand prix in the country since 1996. meanwhile max verstappen and lance stroll have escaped punishment for their involvement in a crash during second practice. the pair collided as verstappen tried to overtake stroll after they had raced down the pit straight. and there was more drama at the circuit with pierre gasly having to take quick action when his alpha tauri car burst into flames. the french driver managed to escape and marshalls quickly extinguished the blaze. dan evans is into the semi—finals of the european open in antwerp after victory over karen khachanov in three sets in antwerp. there was controversy at the end of the second set. khacanov taking his anger out on the net, then the umpires chair! furious at losing. evans will face france's ugo humbert tomorrow for a place in the final. for many, he is the king, one of the greatest footballers ever to have played the game

it was incredibly close, but leeds rhinos won rugby league's challenge cup, beating salford red devils the rhinos level.

that's after salford had to forfeit their scheduled match against warrington on friday because they haven'towing a frantic run of matches, including the challenge cup final. player welfare is a concern, and with covid postponements as well, will the super league season finish on time? we knew it was going to be a really hectic schedule. when we all agree to do it. you know we had to get so many live games on sky tv as well. were all close and having a real good dig in this but when you see the players suffering like they are doing at the moment, anyone is played the game knows what it feels like to get out of bed in the morning after a super league game, it's not a pleasant experience. but listen, rugby league people are tough and the governing body can work out how we can get the aims of the season with the grand final coming. baseball now, and the la dodgers world series victory has been overshadowed somewhat by a covid case. it was discovered mid—game against the tampa bay rays that one of the dodgers players, justin turner, had tested positive. he was withdrawn from the match straight a

they'd been due to face salford at home tonight.ir captain sarah hunterfor the match against italy on sunday in the women's six nations. she has a hamstring injury. emily scarratt will captain the red roses who have already won the title. now some sports have waited longer than others for their return. we're going to talk netball shortly. but first, to hockey, as great britain's men's and women's sides are both in action today for the first time since february. they are taking on the netherlands and will also face belgium later this week. 0ur reporterjo currie has been following the action for us. so the women are done and dusted in their match, the mineral play later. how are the women getting on? it's been such a long since either of those players have been able to put on their vests. earlier gb women's earned them a 1—1 draw, losing to the netherlands in the shoot out. you'd be forgiven for thinking they're in for a tough afternoon after they conceded in the opening two minutes. this is quite an inexperienced women's side that tr

salford red devils have been dealt a blow in the run up to their challenge cup final at wembley afterd positive for coronavirus. dan sarginson and jack ormondroyd will miss out on saturday's match against leeds after returning positive tests. it comes on top of a spate of injured players also being ruled out of one of the biggest games in the clubs history. on the pitch this evening leaders st helens took the outright lead at the top of the super league with a comfortable 48—6 win over bottom side wakefield trinity. saints tommy makinson ran in a hat—trick of tries. they're two points clear of wigan, whose match against catalans dragons was postponed after several wigan players tested positive for coronavirus. and one rugby union line to bring you. ulster captain iain henderson will miss the remainder of ireland's six nations campaign after getting a three—match ban for his red card against ospreys in the proili. he was sent off for a dangerous tackle last weekend. ronnie o'sullivan has crashed out of the english open in the third round after a comprehensive four frames to one defeat

former manchester united midfielder paul scholes has taken temporary charge of salford city, after grahamer of the club that currently sits fifth in league 2. the scottish fa have secured a £5 million loan from the coronavirus business interruption scheme. the sfa face a £3 million loss of revenue if crowds don't return to hampden park — they've already staged four internationals without fans. celtic defender hatem abd elhamed is the latest celtic player to have to self—isolate. he fell ill after playing for israel last night. his club and international team mate nir bitton tested positive last week. odsonne edouard and ryan christie are also self isolating ahead of the old firm match on saturday. yesterday we saw two record equalling feats, rafa nadal‘s latest french open triumph saw him draw level on 20 grand slam titles with roger federer, while lewis hamilton took the chequered flag in germany to equal michael schumacher‘s 91 race wins, more on nadal‘s achievement in a moment but first let's get more on the formula one world champion, who also looks like he's going to equal schumacher

an incredible last minute when four salford sends them to wembley to face leeds rhinos in the first challenge final for 51 yea rs. the first challenge cup final for 51 years. and the rain might have stopped play but it could not stop him. novak djokovic is through to the quarterfinals of the french open. welcome to the programme. all that and more coming up plus huge news from rugby but i premiership but we start with the premier league as everton continued their remarkable start to the season. the cider top of the table as they were inspired to 4-2 of the table as they were inspired to 4—2 win at home to brighton. in the premier league at the crowd still are not here. top—flight football carries on in the silence and on merseyside they may fill it ha rd est. and on merseyside they may fill it hardest. everton fans are missing their best start since the 30s. it is being led from the fund by a young striker. girls like this are why he made the england squad this week. he said his mum cried when she heard the news but his opener was cancelled out by an england to's mistake. brighton drew level

particularly in salford, stop war and bolted where they are already at maximum capacity.s some of the region's 12 hospitals are already full and obviously there is some concern about the impact of the virus according to these stats that 211 of 257 critical care beds in greater manchester which is 82% are being used already for people with covid—19 or other particularly illnesses and it's a real concern, a major problem. and the danger of course is it's going to get worse. there is only so much capacity and they are going to have to find a way if nothing changes of i don't know how but obviously a nightingale style response, another sort of emergency stand up hospital may be required to look after the other serious intensive illnesses that need to be cared for as well. it's a huge concern. and where manchester leads, the rest may follow suit if we cannot control and that i guess would argue strongly for the need to go into either a tier 3 over the circuit breaker that's been discussed by keir starmer because nothing has to be done. at the moment the illness is getting out

in the superleague top of the table st helen's are taking on challenge cup finalists salford red devilsit's currently 10—6 to saint helen's withjosh eaves scoring the only try so far. leeds and castleford play later. wales will play their autumn nations cup matches next month away from the principality stadium in cardiff. the venue is currently being used as a coronavirus field hospital. instead they'll play at the scarlets home ground in llanelli. to rugby now and — nearly eight months after it got under way — the six nations will finally conclude on saturday. all the teams were in action over the weekend after the enforced break due to the pandemic — apart from england. they were supposed to be playing the barbarians in a warm up game yesterday — but the rfu had to cancel it after 12 baba players broke covid rules. well england head coach eddiejones has had to revise his preparations for their match against italy. he has named a 36 man squad for the game. joining us to discuss the latest is our rugby reporter, sara 0rchard. how much of a spanner in the works was the cancellation for e

salford's reply was to find all the space. that wembley had to offer. williams is away.rhys williams with one of the great cup final tries. the team that continues to d efy tries. the team that continues to defy the odds, this from james greenwood put salford ahead for the first time. the match rapidly becoming a classic. ash handley‘s second row for leads tied the game at 16-16. with second row for leads tied the game at 16—16. with time running out, the number seven, luke game, at 16—16. with time running out, the numberseven, luke game, took at 16—16. with time running out, the number seven, luke game, took aim. just enough to take it for leads. heartbreaking for salford, but on a day when the sport honoured formally is great rob morrow, now living with motor neurone disease, this leads victory meant so much. with us in spirit, that's for sure. he has been very much an inspiration for us on this run. i think it is really fitting that we have done it this yearfor rob fitting that we have done it this year for rob and there is galea with number seven on the back with a

across greater manchester, which includes another nine boroughs, for example here in salford, those ratesg slightly. so it is a mixed picture but it's still way off areas like derry, nottingham and liverpool. but the key thing really isn't the infection rate. the key thing is who is getting ill and how badly they are falling ill with the virus. for example, we know that if lots of otherwise fit and well students in their 20s fall ill, that doesn't have a massive impact on the health service. but if people with underlying health conditions or older people start to fall ill, that really does. last week, it was reported that in liverpool, around 95% of their intensive care beds were full with covid patients. andy burnham said this morning, in greater manchester, just 64 beds were full compared to more than 200 at the height of the pandemic in april. so leaders in greater manchester are saying, yes, there is a serious situation here but perhaps not serious enough to warrant the kind of economic hit and also the impact on people's health, particularly their mental health, of moving to the very

it is the 2020 challenge cup final, leeds versus salford.e disease. he comes back. leeds are going to win. definitely. gayle, all the way, williams tries but he can't. we are so proud, we shout so loud, we love you, leeds! leeds! one towards the sticks. luke gayle with the drop goal! and he does it in celebration of the moment because he knew the moment it left the boot. the klaxon sounds... we won! told you, leeds are the best. what rob means to our club, what he means to the sport, we are bigger now because of how far it has gone, the support he's had from everywhere has been unbelievable so refuse watching unbelievable so if he's watching at home, i'm sure he is, this is for you, rob. and i bet a few of those were thinking about the battle robert is having when they were trying to battle their way back into the second half. he's an inspiration to people both on and off the field, and in and out of leeds rhinos club. he's been very much an inspiration for us. i think it's really fitting that we've done it this year for rob, and gayle with

salford are still unbeaten this season, and are fifth in league two.o have their final six nations game to play against wales the week after. russell was suspended and later criticised head coach gregor townsend in a newspaper interview, but the pair‘s relationship has been repaired since the six nations was halted because of the coronavirus. lock richie grey and back row blair cowan also return to the squad. three—time champion jockey frankie dettori admitted he shed a tear when he learned that the record—breaking mare ‘enable‘ was to be retired. trained byjohn gosden, she‘s the only horse to win the king george vi and queen elizabeth stakes at royal ascot three times. she also won the prix de l‘arc de triomphe twice and the breeders‘ cup turf in the united states. dettori was aboard for all but the first of her 15 victories. ‘enable‘ will now be moved to her owner‘s stud to begin a breeding career next year. baketball great lebronjames has led the los angeles lakers to their first nba title in ten years. they beat the miami heat 106—93, to seal a 4—2

salford, 164. later manchester, later figure, 326 per 100,000. salford,164. laterfigure, 287.about the doubling time, and when we talk about the rapid rate of progress of health service amenable problems in the elderly once this disease gets out of control in an area. i hope that gives you some flavour of what that gives you some flavour of what that kind of time period produces at the moment. thanks very much, jvt. stephen? i think it's worth saying that, asjvt has said in terms of doubling rates of infection, that also plays directly into the effects on hospital admissions and patients in hospital, so we have made this point many times, and you alluded to it, that any measures introduced now, people comply with them, it will be up to two weeks before we see that having an effect on the nhs, because there is an incubation period for the virus of about five days, then 5—7 days of symptoms before typically people present and have to be admitted to hospital for the small proportion that do. to give you an example, in greater manchester, which illustrates that, my colleagues in t

there was a surprise in the superleague with salford beating leaders st helens 12-10. league leaders' shield despite the defeat. elsewhere leeds beat castleford 28—24. he's cycling's man of the moment — the newly crowned giro d'italia champion tao geoghan hart. the 25—year—old londoner told us he was inspired by briitsh cyclists at team sky from a very young age to take up the sport in the first place. he nowjoins the likes of sir bradley wiggins, geraint thomas and chris froome as one ofjust five winners of a grand tour. the teams go from the very outset to inspire people not only to race bikes but just inspire people not only to race bikes butjust to participate in cycling and to use a bike as a mode of transport, that has rung true. i think the team inspired me to get into the sport, not only with its su ccesses into the sport, not only with its successes but the fact it had british riders, the fact it had people i could really look up to, knowing they had come from fairly similar places to myself and now, to find myself here in this situation, is incredible. the te

from salford royal hospital and clinical need for urgent care.scuss post brexit trade negotiations for the first time in months. in a phone call last night, borisjohnson told the eu commission president that he was disappointed that negotiations hadn‘t yet progressed further. let‘s get more now from our correspondent in brussels, nick beake. make a break a few weeks ago but i think stock—taking is the word that you hear quite a lot here in brussels when it comes to the summit of the remaining 27 leaders of the eu. borisjohnson actually said that today would be a very hard deadline for getting a trade deal. he said this at the start of september and that if one wasn‘t agreed today, that if one wasn‘t agreed today, that would be it. downing street‘s decision has changed over the last few weeks or so and the very latest we hear from number 10 few weeks or so and the very latest we hearfrom number 10 is the prime minister will listen and reflect on what is agreed between eu leaders are maybe not a lot is agreed between those leaders and then he will

salford had to come from a 10—0 defecit with krisnan inu crashing over late on to end their three gamee in just under 3 weeks. he's taking on the unbeaten american, terence crawford, in las vegas. brook is a former ibf champion and regaining a world title would mean everything. this is what i've always wanted to do, since a 9—year—old, become world champion and be involved in the best fights possible, and people writing me off the way they are, this is going to be so emotional, just getting that win and proving them all wrong, and being there with my family and the people who do believe in me, knowing that i can do it and i will go on and go down as a living legend and make history. so, you know, this is what i was born to do. 0ptimistic there. ashley barnes has just had a goal ruled out in in a match for burnley there. it is currently 0—0 there. that is all this but for now, we will have more for now, we will have more fear later on. as half—term starts for many pupils this week, borisjohnson has refused to extend free school meal vouchers to cover the holiday in england, but has hint

rugby league's challenge cup final on saturday, and leeds rhinos have won it for a 14th time, beating salforde disease. and although he was watching the match from home, his presence was certainly felt at wembley. rob's as well as with spirit. we have carried him all the way through and he has been very much an inspiration for us and i think it's really fitting that we have done it this yearfor rob really fitting that we have done it this year for rob and it is gale with number seven on his back that came up with the big play. northern ireland'sjonathan rea is the world superbikes champion for a sixth year in a row. he only needed three points from the first race of the weekend at estoril in portugal and he finished fourth to take the title. he's won 11 of the 22 races staged so far and he can make it 100 career victories in race two on sunday. there's a huge fight coming up in the next few hours in las vegas. world champion teofimo lopez will face vasiliy lomachenko for a winner—ta kes—all bout in the lightweight division. three belts are at stake. the covid protocols called for both fighter

salford lost hull kr in the superleague while in the late match warrington wolves moved into the top matty ashton scored two of warrington's five tries. and finally golf‘s world number one dustinjohnson has tested positive for coronavirus, the pga has confirmed. the american is now self—isolating, and has withdrawn from weekend's cj cup at shadow creek in nevada. johnson last competed in september's us open where he finished tied for sixth. ido i do feel like i am the bringer of bad news. it felt like a coronavirus bulletin. can we bring the gp back! some members of the crew of a tv special for christmas also tested positive. it won a bafta and changed the landscape of scripted reality tv but as the only way is essex turns 10, the county's tourism board wants to move away from the stereotypes the show created. it is releasing a new film, called this is essex — to show there's much more to be ‘welljel‘ about. 0ur arts correspondent david sillito has been to brentwood including a visit before lockdown in march to find out more. brentwood, essex. it's like no other. it is like no other.