a different code but another departure — sam burgess is forced to retire from rugby league, but leaveshe greatest players of his generation. he says goodbye, she says hello. another australian appointed to try and take an engalnd team to the top. also coming up in the programme: home is where the heartbreak is — travelling teams continue to win in the world series. and we're now down to a decider. hello and welcome to sportsday. we'll start tonight with gatland's goodbye. 12 years an adopted welshman, the country's rugby coach takes charge of his final game on friday morning. it's a game he would have rather not had to play — the third/fourth place playoff at the world cup. but he leaves having made a significant impact on wales' sporting religion. patrick gearey has more. warren gatland isn't given to showing emotion. over 12 champagne —soaked years, showing emotion. over 12 champagne —soa ked years, he showing emotion. over 12 champagne —soaked years, he has left that to others. watching on as three of his wales sides won six nations grand slams. he would have loved one more day in c

sam burgess admits hejust couldn't be himself on the field any more.cribed as one of the greatest of his generation. has failed to recover from a chronic shoulder injury. burgess is just 30 and had three years left on his contract with australian nrl side the south sydney rabbitohs. his career included a brief spell in rugby union, but his two league stints included being england captain. let's quickly take you through some of the tennis stories of the day where. on friday and that will split an incident in third place play out. the match will be the last as coach after 12 years in the job. the match will be warren gatland's last as coach after 12 years in the job. he's picked rhys patchell to start at fly half with dan biggar being dropped to the bench while wing owen lane will make his wrold cup debut. let's quickly take you through some of the tennis stories of the day where. kyle edmund has earned his most impressive win for months — beating diego schwartzmann at the paris masters. he's into round three after a straight sets win. his reward? a meet

now, he's just 30—years—old, but one of england's greatest rugby league players, sam burgess, is retiringring the world cup in 2015. because of a shoulder problem, he's been forced to end his career he with the australian nrl side south sydney rabbitohs. where he was captain, despite still having three more years left on his contract. sam burgess should be regarded as one of the best players of his generation foster in australia, is considered to be the greatest english rugby league player of all—time. english rugby league player of all-time. he signed for south sydney has a 21—year—old from bradford by russell crowe and in helping them to win the 2014 grand final, he achieved a—list celebrity status in australia. after returning from a brief sojourn in rugby union, he helped steer england's rugby league side to a world cup final in 2017. that's all the sport for now. much more coming up throughout the day on the bbc news channel. sally, thank you very much. the headlines on bbc news... britain will head to the polls for its first december general election in almost a century, after mps a

in sport, sam burgess retired from by in sport, sam burgess retired from rugby league because of a shoulderobinson left following the heavy defeat in the ashes this summer. and the first player has secured their place in the last four of the wta tour finals. i will be back with more on all the stories at 3:30pm. the first phase of the enquiry into the grenfell tower fire has concluded. our correspondent daniela relph is near grenfell tower in west london for us. today has been —— an important moment for survivors and relatives. iamjoined by moment for survivors and relatives. i am joined by a representative from the organisation justice for grenfell. how do you feel, looking at the report today? it has been quite difficult, but at the same timel quite difficult, but at the same time i hope it has provided some answers for the bereaved survivors and relatives. this enquiry has been about them. i think some of the concerns they have raised have been answered in this report. but i am concerned, and i think a answered in this report. but i am concerned, and i thinka number of us in the communit

these guys, sam burgess and brad barritt.nce if the game had not been called off, so because jones couldn't use them last week, it seems like a selection bombshell this time around and it's got everybody talking about it. that is the standout line to come from the line—up. as far as ireland are concerned, it doesn't get tougher than the world champions, new zealand, and they've had great success in previous tournaments. yes, and this is a new zealand side that are so far beyond the new zealand teams of maybe ten years ago where come the knockout stages, teams felt they could have been vulnerable and of the all blacks teams, they choked in 2003 in 2007 but since getting over the line in 2011 at home and then 2015 away, they are the team to beat. ireland have had real success against the all blacks, most recently in dublin all blacks, most recently in dublin a year ago all blacks, most recently in dublin a yearago and all blacks, most recently in dublin a year ago and their coach has gone for the tried and trusted combinations

and coming up on bbc news, sam burgess is forced to retire from rugby league at the age of 30, bringing end one of the greatest careers in the sport. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the london fire brigade commissioner da ny cotto n has rejected calls for her to resign from some survivors of the grenfell tower fire. but she has expressed her "deepest sorrow" at not being able to save more lives. seventy—two people died in the tower block fire in june 2017. a report following the first stage of the public inquiry has criticised the fire brigade for "serious shortcomings" in the way it dealt with the fire. the inquiry‘s chairman said the absence of a plan to evacuate the tower was a "major omission" by the london fire brigade and more lives could have been saved had the "stay—put" policy been abandoned sooner. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. and a warning, some viewers may find some of the images in her report upsetting. my family... here is my family... why? why? i cannot sleep, i am always crying. the last thing i was hearing from my aunt was, where are

sam burgess has been forced to retire because of a shoulder injury.s captain there. he has three more yea rs left captain there. he has three more years left on his contract. he is pretty gutted. i spoke to him and he told me his shoulder a bad way. he mentioned about retiring and stuff but i didn't think it would really come to that point. he is a player that i always looked up to and wanted to emulate. he is probably the one i always followed and looked at what he did and to follow his footsteps. to see him retire is pretty disappointing for him. i am gutted. former australia international lisa keightley will be the first female head coach of the england women's side. she will replace world cup winning coach mark robinson who left following the heavy defeat in the ashes this summer. she had been previously announced as a coach of the london spirit team at the 100 next summer but will now be stepping down from that role. scotla nd stepping down from that role. scotland are batting first in dubai. the winner of today's match will qualify for the tourn