also coming up on sportsday...ord was smashed in berlin, how close are we getting to a sub—two—hour time? hello and welcome to sportsday. this is a golden era for british cycling — simon yates‘ win in the vuelta a espana on sunday confirmed a clean sweep of victories for british riders in this year‘s grand tours. io, is—years ago you‘d could never have imagined such a scenario — the uk had never won a tour de france, a vuelta espana ora giro d‘italia... it means in the last 6—years british cyclists have won 9—titles. yates told our sports correspondent david ornstein that his win was the result of disappointment and sheer determination. i never really believed it would arise because i have had so many setbacks. i guess also it gives you that little bit of motivation to really keep plugging away, persistence, keep trying. yeah, it has pulled off. how has britain done this? a decade ago, you would be lucky to get a briton on the start line operators like this. now british cyclists are winning them all. i came through

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now on bbc news — it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm james pearce.dlines this evening. victory for england in the test and the series against india it's 4 wins out of 4 for watford as they come from behind to beat spurs thinking they're going to wendell lea k thinking they're going to wendell leak now, both got four winds, and we need to get going. and lewis hamilton beats both ferraris to win their home grand prix in italy hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm james pearce. england's cricketers have beaten india in the fourth test at southampton and now have an unassailable 3—1 lead in the series. man of the match moeen ali took 4 wickets for englad as india fell short in their quest for the ms runs that they needed to win. the home side were victors by 60 runs. james burford reports. as the dust settled on a frantic morning session, they put their heads together, formidable as ever they set up a frustrating england's bowlers. the man of the series, another box office 50 from india's captain. brilliant shots, running circles around england's attack. e

hello and welcome to sportsday.as completed a clean sweep of british victories in this year's grand tours, with victory in the vuelta a espana. the 26—year—old michelton—scott rider crossed the line safely in madrid at the end of today's processional stage. chris froome and geraint thomas had already won the giro d'italia and tour de france this year. joe lynskey reports. white merc in yate this is a sunday ride tojoin some merc in yate this is a sunday ride to join some friends. the history books, 2018 as the year three different british riders won cycling big three races. simon yates completed it at vuelta a espana, the streets of madrid ending a longer journey. 0ne streets of madrid ending a longer journey. one that started in the hills of greater manchester and a cycling club in his hometown of bury. he found his way onto a bike after running injury. it seemed clear in the peaks that yates could reach the top. deas two young lads waiting absolutely nothing turned up for a club ride with their dad. you we re for

now, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm azi farni. in the show: experience wins — europe ryder cup captain thomas bjorn picks his four wildcards for this month's event. and here in the studio with me joe lynskey we'll take a closer look at those four wild card picks as the europeans face one of the strongest usa teams in recent years. tears for cook — the england opener admits he cried when he told his team—mates he's retiring, but he'll have clear eyes at the crease. there might be tears afterwards in the changing room, but i don't think walking out there. and from futsal to international football — a team of danish unknowns get ready to face slovakia and wales. thanks forjoining us. ian poulter, sergio garica, henrik stenson and paul casey have been announced as the four wildcards for europe's ryder cup team. captain thomas bjorn has opted for experience with his picks, with five rookies having gained automatic places through the european and world points standings. bjorn‘s four players boast no less than 20 previous ryder cup appea

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday... hello, i'm steven wyeth — welcome to sportsday.stair cook opens for england for the final time. and he's not out overnight as england retain the initiative in the final test against india. wales lose 2—0 to denmark in the nations league and it's tottenham's christian eriksen who does the damage. and mo farah wins the great north run for a record fifth time, doing so in a new course record of 59 minutes 26 seconds. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm steven wyeth. alastair cook's final innings as a test match batsman will continue tomorrow and it could yet lead to a victorious farewell. cook's unbeaten 46—run contribution means england lead by 154. with more, here's tim hague... 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 four 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.

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday.lo i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre, here's what's coming up on sportsday tonight. anderson the record breaker, it's the perfect end to england's summer. there's no place like hampden. scottish football is going to stay in glasgow. i'm in leicester where england face switzerland, hoping to avoid losing four matches in a row for the first time in their history. also coming up in sportsday this evening. ferrari let kimi raikonnen go after five years, but the former world champion is staying in formula one. england's cricketing summer has come to a close. they beat india by 118 runs on the final day of the fifth test. the final wicket falling tojimmy anderson, his 564th in tests, no other pace bowler has taken more. that sealed a 4—1 series win, in alastair cook's last match. in a moment we'll head live to the oval but first here's patrick gearey with the details of the day's play. yesterday wasn't quite good buy for alistair cooke. he still had a day in the field. he needed one mo

now it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm holly hamilton.d grand tour champion this year? simon yates extends his lead at the vuelta a espana. the premier league returns after the international break — but which man united player has been praising jose mourinho‘s management style? super 8's number is up — as rugby league clubs vote to scrap the system from next season. and the nba's highest paid player steph curry has words of support for serena williams there are issues that serena wanted to deal with than those conversations will keep going because of how she took the stand. hello and welcome to sportsday. well, what a year we've had for british cycling. first it was chris froome‘s extraordinary victory in the giro d'italia injune. then the drama of the tour de france as geraint thomas claimed the title in paris. and could we be about to see the third british winner of a grand tour in 2018? simon yates has extended his lead in the vuelta a espana after finishing second on stage 19. putting him on the verge of victory. asjoe lynskey reports

still to come on sportsday...dy robertson ahead of tomorrow's friendly against world cup semi finalists belgium at hampden park. and serena williams says she still has a "long way to go" to win a record—equalling 24th grand slam singles title as she prepares to face anastasija sevastova in the us open semis. the new nfl season gets underway in the early hours of the morning with defending champions the philadelphia eagles taking on the atlanta falcons, but the start of the campaign has been somewhat overshadowed by the new nike ad featuring former san franscisco 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick. he's become a polarising figure in american football after deciding not to stand for the national anthem during a 2016 nfl preseason game to protest against racial injustice. osi umenyiora and jason bell from the nfl showjoined me earlier and are both fully behind him. it is incredible. i have always said, i believe in a person's right for peaceful protest. i always have, a person like me wouldment n't have the rights i'

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday.the programme... wait all day for a goal and then two come along at once... arsenal secure three points on home soil. saving face... chelsea drop points for the first time this season... and who will face anthony joshua next — as he looks to become the undisputed heavyweight champion? hello and good evening. just two games in the premier league today but arsenal were made to work hard for their 2—nil win over everton at the emirates this afternoon. but the result makes it five consecutive wins for unai emery‘s side — and puts them back in the top six. j0e lynskey was watching. everton barely ever beat arsenal but here they have a cautious approach. the away side was first stopped by legs and then fingertips. it was an oppressive everton play but nothing to show for it. —— an impressive. this kind of quality looks good in any year. pushing on, the key could be in combinations. a man makes goals look equally established. everton felt hard done by especially at the replays. the off—site f

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm holly hamilton.ogramme. scotland's women make history — as they qualify for the world cup finals for the first time with victory in shkoder. geordie at st george's park with news ahead of the england first match since the world cup. also coming up, why nike's new multimillion pound advertising campaign has caused so much controversy in the united states. and we find out why jurgen klopp is looking forward to catching up with brendan rodgers on saturday. so brendan, hope you had a good time and we can sort out a few things that day. hello and welcome to the programme. for scotland's women, the pressure was on. at theirfinger tips — a place in the world cup finals in france for the first time in history. and their fate didn't rest entirely in their hands — whatever scotland's result with albania — it simply needed to be better than rivals switzerland's over poland to gain automatic qualification. patrick gearey was watching. could this be the team to make scottish sporting history, a question they coul

hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm sarah mulkerrins.oming up: "nothing left in the tank" — england's highest test run—scorer alastair cook is retiring from international cricket. you could say there is more exciting players to watch, more entertainers, but he would have to be ranked in the top two or three, i would say. lando norris will become the youngest formula one driver in british history after landing a drive with mclaren. and liverpool's mo salah has made the shortlist for the fifa's men's player of the year award. but there's no room for lionel messi hello and welcome to sportsday. so it's the end of an illustrious 12—year innings for alastair cook. england's leading run scorer announced his retirement today. the 33—year—old won four ashes series over a 160—test career. in a statement, the former captain said he had nothing left in the tank to carry on. 0ur correspondent andy swiss looks back at his career. winning the ashes series 2015, england... for more than a decade he has been the cornerstone of english cricket weather as

hello and welcome to sportsday. the end of an illustrious 12 year innings for alastair cook. england's leading run scorer announced his retirement today. the 33—year—old won four ashes series over a 160—test career. he's played the last 159 of those tests consecutively — that's a world record. in a statement, the former captain said he had nothing left in the tank to carry on. our correspondent andy swiss looks back at his career. winning the ashes series 2015, england... for more than a decade he has been the cornerstone of english cricket whether as ashes winning captain or record—breaking batsman, alastair cook has scaled the heights of his sport. but recently his form has faulted and at the weekend another low score raised questions about his future and now the final test against india will be the final test of his career. in a statement he said... and this was that aspiring youngster. his batting prowess was soon obvious, first with essex and then his country. the perfect blend of temperament and technique esta

hello and welcome to sportsday. 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. hopes of success rested at the feet of gareth bale and here's why... he did what he does. wells's other star name is aaron ramsey, and he was next to shine as the home side went into the break. depleted by injury, ireland were a shadow of the

hello and welcome to sportsday. britain has won two gold medals at the world equestrian games. a flawless round from ros canter on her horse allstar b clinched team gold and was also good enough for the individual title. katherine downes is in north carolina for us. what a gripping conclusion it was to the eventing compete dish and. great britain came into the final phase, thejumping, in gold medal position but they had been forced to take a day off yesterday as the remnants of hurricane florence blew through this pa rt hurricane florence blew through this part of north carolina and that day off really told the some of the horses. gemma tattersall making m ista kes horses. gemma tattersall making mistakes in her showjumping. they said perhaps their horses had too much energy to focus on the task in hand here. great britain's lead had been eaten away. the irish breathing down their necks. in came ros canter on allstar b and they delivered a nerveless clear round to confirm the gold for great britain. ireland took the

hello and welcome to sportsday.'s start with the champions league, and the five goal thriller at anfield. liverpool do big nights in european football at home and this tie against paris st germain didn't disappoint. substitute roberto firmino scored at stoppage time winner to give jurgen klopp‘s side a dramatic 3—2 victory in their group c opener. well, our correspondent andy swiss is at anfield and watched all the drama unfold. yes, this match always have the makings of a classic in this third link lived up to the billing. we are used to seeing those bombs bombing sta rts used to seeing those bombs bombing starts for liverpool. we saw that last season against rome and manchester city and again tonight. they took a two—goal lead in the first half, the first goal scored by daniel sturridge. making his first champions league start for six yea rs, champions league start for six years, not a bad way to make an impact. from there liverpool extended their lead after psg conceded a penalty. eric wijnaldum tumbling in the b

hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm azi farni.women make history by reaching the world cup for the first time. watch out europe — tiger woods is back in the us ryder cup team. and the defending women's champion is out of the us open. sloane stephens is beaten by anastacia soevastova and the blistering new york heat. hello and welcome to sportsday. thanks forjoining us. scotland's women have reached the world cup finals for the first time in their history after victory in their final qualifier in albania. the win alone wasn't enough — the scots were relying on results elsewhere to go their way to gain automatic qualification. patrick gearey was watching. could this be the team to make scottish sporting history? a question they could only answer in part. qualification for a first women's world cup would risk —— depend on important opponent. to that end it was a good start. can a little a former bbc world player of the year, 1—0. 5a regulates places separate the sides almost a gap almost... albania's goalkeeper making a brilliant and

hello and welcome to sportsday.ght to celebrate the world's greatest footballers and coaches. while world cups and premier league titles are pretty much the dayjob for the world's best footballers, tonight it was about recognising individual talent — in particularfor this man — luka modric was named the fifa men's best player of the year 2018. hello and welcome to the programme. it's a night to celebrate the world's greatest footballers and coaches. while world cups and premier league titles are pretty much the dayjob for the world's best footballers, tonight it was about recognising individual talent — in particularfor this man — luka modric was named the fifa men's best player of the year 2018. just one of the prizes on offer at a glittering awards ceremony in london and our sports correspondent richard conway was there. fax it's been an incredible 12 months for luka modric. they were beaten by france in the world cup final but a had helped to dry that forward. tonight a has been crowned as the fifa men's best pla

hello and welcome along to sportsday., what drama we've had at old trafford in the league cup tonight. frank lampard in his first meeting against his old mentorjose mourihno has come away with an 8—7 win on penalties for derby against manchester united to reach the last 16. there was action a plenty in normal time too, a stoppage time equaliser from marouane fellanni pushed the tie to spot kicks. and this too after the news that mourinho has told paul pogba he will not be captain again because of concerns over his attitude... well, watching the game for us was nick parrott... in the league cup bed clubs often rest the players. —— amid club. hold them a real gamble making i changed them a real gamble making i changed the look like that would not matter thanks to juan mata. the look like that would not matter thanks tojuan mata. left of the other minutes old when their hopes predicted but being a goal down at the interval that seem to bother manager frank lampard. perhaps it is something his old chelsea boss did not. possib

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. coming up for you on sportsday... europe are up!thomas bjorn‘s team win the ryder cup. at the russian grand prix. rangers are upset by livingstone in the scottish premiership. and a half points to ten and a half to regain the trophy. for thr italian. our reporterjohn watson is there. , the something of a comfortable victory for europe —— in the end. , the something of a comfortable victory for europe -- in the end. victory for europe -- in the end. is that how you had it? that how you had it? that europe had coming into the final day. final day. have had it wrapped up around some of those made matches today. of those made matches today. get bread on the leaderboard and they did that. they did that. slipped to defeat in the first one as he led europe out. as he led europe out. reached the total to win the ryder cup. here is the story from today. strongest american teams coming to europe's backyard. europe's backyard. impressive ryder cup performances you'll see. you'll see. famines are beaten by an american team dreaming of drama. te

hello and welcome to sportsday. good evening.fantastic and memorable day for alastair cook as england steered their way to a winning position on day 4 of the fifth test against india. the former captain signed off with a century in his final test match before a stading ovation from the oval crowd. joe wilson was there to witness it. last week alastair cook said he was retiring because he had nothing left in the tank. as it turns out, what did he have left? 0ne in the tank. as it turns out, what did he have left? one of his most famous performances on home soil. he was fluent in the warning session after surviving near misses in the third day —— morning session. we saw his cut shot and he was not nervous in the 90s but he was helped over the line by the indian fielders with the line by the indian fielders with the wild throw going for overthrow is taking him to a century. the perfect symmetry was career ending with a century against india after beginning with a century against india. great support from his captainjoe india. great

hello and welcome to sportsday.hen europe ryder cup captain thomas bjorn was picking his team, the usa's victory at hazeltine two years ago, their first since 2008, won't have been farfrom his mind. perhaps that's why, his team has been loaded with experience, garcia, poulter, casey and stenson all getting the nod, but he'll be hoping this man in particular can find his form. joe lynskey has been taking a look at this year's selection. the amphitheatre but the —— teens who were those who got best talent alongside those more experienced players, you know what to expect. your get the sport every two years. a players automatically qualify for tea m a players automatically qualify for team europe through their performances in prize money earnings on the european tour throughout the year, the captains, the issue is only three of the names have played in the ryder cup before, that's rory justin and francesco, this european champion the rest of them, are just ryder cup rookies. so at that in mind is perhaps little wonder t

hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm hugh ferris.lines tonight: three wins out of four for british sides in the europa league tonight, with arsenal leading the way. they hit four against vorskla. rangers are the only team not to win. but their draw is an impressive one at spanish side villarreal. and widespread condemnation for wada, who have reinstated russia's anti—doping agency after their near three year ban for state sponsored cheating. hello and welcome to sportsday. hello again. thanks forjoining us. three wins, one draw, a good start in the europa league for the british teams involved. and of the four, it was the four goals scored by arsenal that gave them the biggest win of the night. we'll hear about how the old firm fared in a moment. but first craig templeton watched the premier league pair. arsenal made the semifinals of the competition last season and with a hat trick of the league titles to his name, they will be hoping for one better after a stuttering start against ukrainian side, the game was kicked into gear by an

hello and welcome to sportsday. certain numbers in sport motivate like no other.in running it was the four minute mile. and in golf it's the sub—60 round. until today that had been beyond reach on the european tour. many had come close, but until oli fisher signed his second round card at the portugal masters, none had written 59 as their total, more from ben croucher. just two feet from history, after 46 yea rs just two feet from history, after 46 years and nearly 700,000 rounds of golf, this is all that stood between all krisher and greatness. cheering the first man to break 60 on the european tour. going out, trying to make the cut, shooting that is a great day all around. having missed a cut in three of his last four tournaments, four birdies and an eagle in his first six holes, out in 28, the improbable became possible when he dropped this birdie at the 12th he was already ten under for the day. and the 16, nearly unraveled a nerve wrangling drop down the hill for par. it did not drop the dream which was still alive. it was a 59, there was also nearly a 58, d

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. at the bbc sport centre with me, chris mitchell. coming up on sportsday for you: backlash as the world anti—doping agency reistate russia after a three—year ban. trying times for the face of english rubgy as danny cipriani is left out of the latest national squad. and go greece lightning! chelsea get an early goal in tonight's europa league tie. hello and welcome to sportsday. russia are back in the game. the world anti—doping agency voted today to lift the suspension of russia's anti—doping agency. it ends their three—year suspension which followed a major doping scandal. leading athletes and anti—doping bodies had opposed the move but at an executive meeting in the seychelles earlier today wada decided russia would be re—instated on the proviso that they met certain conditions set out by them. dan roan our sports editor has been following this story for us. dan, how surprised are you by what happened today? i wasn't surprised because it was coming. ever since the compliance review c

finally in sportsday, what are you doing this saturday? non—league slough town need a goalkeeperfor their fa cup tie at home to scholing. an injury crisis has left joint—manager neil baker taking to twitter to ask his followers for any recommendations. it got some serious and some not—so—serious responses, this gentleman saying he'd be all right to play as long as no one had any shots, and glyn here advertising his credentials as a headers and volleys champion. let's speak to neil now. good evening, the suspense is killing me, did you find somebody on twitter? we have had obviously a high number of responses and i believe we have a couple of potential options. itjust shows the power of social media really. i was talking withjohn, power of social media really. i was talking with john, my joint power of social media really. i was talking withjohn, myjoint manager. we do it together and we were going through plenty of other options of goalkeepers and we spoke to a few in the last few days and we weren't really getting anywhere. with the fa cu

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm hugh woozencroft.s this evening... tiger who? europe's rory mcilroy says despite the fans‘ focus on woods — the players have to think big. we are looking to beat the us team, we are not just looking we are looking to beat the us team, we are notjust looking to beat tiger woods. jose mourinho says there is no issue between him and paul pogba but it doesn't look that way from a distance. we'll have the latest on a difficult period for manchester united. i'm live in milton keynes where spurs at night yet again home away from home. good evening, the tension is building towards the start of this week's ryder cup in paris as the players from team usa and team europe went through their second practice rounds. as both captains look to cement their opening pairs for when competition tees off on friday our sports correspondent andy swiss has been casting his eye over preparations at le golf national. here on the outskirts of paris we've had glorious conditions for the second day of practice here. also, bigger cr

hello and welcome to sportsday., the champions league continues tonight, it's the first round of matches in the group stage. we saw 16 teams last night, what a start for liverpool, and their injury time win against paris st—germain at anfield. it's a perfect season so far for last year's runners—up. there were also wins for barcelona, atletico madrid, borussia dortmund, but is this going to be the most open champions league in years. what of manchester city's chances, the english champions romped to the premier league title last season but couldn't translate that onto the european stage. pep guardiola will be watching from the stands against lyon tonight, he was sent off in their quarterfinal defeet to liverpool last season, his assistant mikel arteta will be delivering the instructions from the dugout and he also stood in at the pre—match news conference. we have the best players in the world. i see them training every day, i see how they behave, how they react, their positives, the negatives and i know their weakn

now it is time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm chris mitchell. coming up.ry finally sealed the county championship. paul collingwood gets emotional as he is over. announcing it to the boys that i was retiring from cricket was pretty emotional, to be honest, i was a bit of a blubbering wreck. simon yates bowls onto his lead at the tour of spain with just two meaningful stages to go. and we meet the 17—year—old using instagram to dress football's biggest names. surrey beat worcester by three wickets earlier today to seal the title. andy swiss was watching. what an afternoon it has been here for surrey as they wrapped up the title in slightly more nerve—racking style tha n title in slightly more nerve—racking style than they would have wanted. a middle order wobbled before rikki clarke and many more call saw them home and you can see what it meant. their first county championship since 2002 and once again in this match, best man was captain rory burns. a century in the first innings, half—century today. he is the top run scorer in the country. a lot of people

now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. and welcome to sportsday, with me lizzie greenwood—hughes and john watson the headlines this evening.... james anderson is nowjust three wickets away from the all time test record for pace bowlers, taking two so far in the final test against india. northern ireland get off to a disappointing start in their nations league campaign... losing 2—1 to bosnia hertigovina after the highs of the world cup — time for england to walk the walk once again — as they open their campaign against spain.. also coming—up in the programme... more silverware awaits for serena — it could be an historic night at the us open despite her feeling far from her best. iam i am still waiting to get... to be the serena i was and i do not know ifi the serena i was and i do not know if i will ever be that, physically, emotionally, mentally. buti if i will ever be that, physically, emotionally, mentally. but i am on my way. and we're taking you back to the playground — tag just got competitive. we'll show you how. th

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday.m olly foster at the bbc sport centre here's what's coming up on sportsday tonight: signing off with a century — it's a dream final test for alastair cook as he puts england in a winning position. the case for serena — the women's tour back her claims of umpiring double standards but can this behaviour really be justified? you owe me an apology. you owe me an apology i have never cheated in my life. i have a daughter and i have never cheated and you owe me an apology. and scotland make their nations league bow tonight, we'll have the latest from hampden ahead of their match against albania. good evening. in the final test at the oval today, we saw alastair cook's final knock for england, he ended his international career just as he started it, with a test century against india. 147 in his final innings and 12,102 test runs, that takes him to fifth in the all—time list. and that has also put england in a great position to beat india. let's head live to the oval now and speak to our spor

coming up on sportsday. weighing up the opposition.ua puts his belts up for grabs as he takes on alexander povetkin. everything is on the line, he wants to become champion. and u nfortu nately to become champion. and unfortunately it has to be me that has to defend it and fight back, so let's rock and roll, nothing the lose fisher catches golf‘s magic number as he goes sub—60 on the european tour.... try and make the cut at level par and shooting that is, you know, just and shooting that is, you know, just a great day all round. and two new openers for england — burns gets the call—up for the test squad along withjoe denly. also coming up. we speak to the world mountain biking champion about her career going downhill fast. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm chris mitchell. anthonyjoshua defending his three belts. alexander povetkin, beaten only once in 35 fights. a packed wembley stadium and the forecast for storms across london. all the ingrediants for a sporting spectacle. ade adedoyin is in london for us. what did we learn from thi

great stuff, jenny, thank you forjoining us on sportsday.et's take a look at some of the other stories making the headlines today... liverpool's mo salah is on the three—person shortlist for the fifa men's player of the year award. salah helped liverpool reach the champions league final in may, and scored 44 goals in all competitions. cristiano ronaldo and luka modric are the other two nominees. but barcelona and argentina forward messi misses out.

hello and welcome to sportsday.o until anthonyjoshua defends his three heavyweight titles against alexander povetkin at wembley on september 22nd. joshua is the odds—on favourite to win but povetkin is a serious challenge. the russian has only lost once since his professional debut in 2005. joshua was in sheffield earlier today, to meet the media and look ahead to this key fight. ben croucher reports: virtual insanity, how you and i might describe stepping into the ring with andyjoshua. but his gloves provide the beat. he is aiming to land them on this man next weekend, veteran povetkin. what is the plan? i willjust sparking out. going there, keep a tight guard, make sure i don't give any openings. with him around the head and body. he is 39, he won't be able to take that pressure to the body. it will start hurting him and i will try not to get my way in a way out and i will have fun. both men boast impressive records withjoshua winning 20 out of 21 inside the distance. the russian, inspired by watching grisly video

that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. bye for now.ning. with me... welcome to both of you. many of those front pages are already in. here they are. the telegraph leads on the salisbury poisonings. in an interview to a, the two russian agents said they we re the two russian agents said they were just tourists... the metro carries the same story. brexit is the other big story of the day. the financial times is reporting the bank of england governor mark carney has warned of a property crash as britain leads the eu without a deal. the times runs the same story, leading on mr carney‘s morning to the cabinet that house prices would plummet by 35% in the three years in ano plummet by 35% in the three years in a no deal scenario. the governor also makes the front page of the guardian, who set a no—deal brexit could be as disastrous as the financial crash. meanwhile, the ice has britain could have more genetically engineered food after brexit is the government considers lifting eu restrictions. cup in arms. that the headline in the sun, which

hello and welcome to sportsday. i'mjohn watson.erson the record breaker, jimmy provides the perfect end to england's summer. rashford's king as england end their three—match losing streak. and what a night for gavin whyte as northern ireland ease past israel. hello and welcome. james anderson took the final wicket of england's series with india to become the most successful fast bowler in test cricket. it handed his side a 4—1 victory in the last match of the five—test series — one which saw alistair cook play his final match for his country. two of england's all—time greats will steal the headlines but for long parts of the final day england were left frustrated by india, as patrick gearey reports. yesterday wasn't quite goodbye for alistair cooke. he still had a day in the field. he needed one more quick to become the most successful pace bowler in history but history is rarely predictable. he was kept waiting stop that was 50... he had forgotten england had put a fielder there. breakthrough. ben stokes had a plan for the new man

now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday.lo, and welcome to sportsday, with me, john watson and sarah mulkerrins. the headlines this evening. jurgen klopp‘s side maintain their 100% start to the season, as firmino heads in for liverpool. butler helps england battle back with the fourth test finely balanced. it's the fastest lap in formula one history, as ferrari's kimi raikkonen takes pole for the italian grand prix. also coming up in the programme. last year's premiership finalists exeter chiefs lay down an early marker. they open up their new season with a win against leicester. and find out about the new board sport that's taking off. it works all the muscles, and it's the perfect solution for when you can't get out to the water. hello, lots to come this saturday. let's start with liverpool, as their winning start to the premier league season continued today. jurgen klopp‘s side secured a 2—1 victory away at leicester in the early game. but there was a nervy finish though, after their brazilian goalkeeper alisson, signed f

that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers.l be bringing us tomorrow. with me are michael booker who's deputy editor of the express, and broadcaster lynn faulds—wood. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in, with most of them leading on the unveiling of the true identity of one of the suspects in the salisbury poisoning. anatoliy chepiga, who used the alias ruslan boshirov, is revealed on the front page of the telegraph as a colonel in russian military intelligence who was given the country's highest honour by vladimir putin. "putin's lies are laid bare", says the daily mail, who also run the story with the headline "unmasked". the metro also lead on this, with colonel chepiga labelled a "putin war hero". while the express call him ‘putin‘s hitman‘, and ‘one of the smirking asassins'. meanwhile, the financial times reports that comcast has cleared the final hurdle in its bid to take full control of sky, after walt disney and 21st centruy fox said they would sell their stake in the company, ending rupert murdoch's three de

that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers.s will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are jack blanchard, editor of politico london, and pippa crerar, deputy political editor at the guardian. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. and the i is told that april is the preferred month to bring down the prime minister. the paper showcases six brexit scenarios facing theresa may and claims senior tory mps are plotting a coup in the spring. how has our country come to this? is splashed across tomorrow's express — as it reports onjacog rees—mogg and his children being verbally targetted by protesters outside theirfamily home. the price of oil hits a four—year—high is the lead in the ft. the paper warns hurrican florence co—inciding with concerns of a global shortfall in oil is heightening supply fears. richard branson in a pickle — is the headline in the metro. train passengers have hit back at the virgin boss after he took to social media to moan about people being late. every patient should be able to skype their gp on a smartp

now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. and welcome to sportsday, with me katherine downes and chris mitchell. the headlines for you. they were the underdogs — but europe dominate at the ryder cup. they lead the usa 10—6 going into tomorrow's final day. their worst start in 29 years — a new low for manchester united as they're beaten by west ham. and it's a mercedes front row for the russian grand prix — but it's not hamilton on pole. fellow, thanks for joining fellow, thanks forjoining us again. europe will take a 10—6 lead into the final day of the ryder cup — they dominated the fourballs this morning, but the usa clawed back a couple of vital points in the afternoon's foursomes. still, they'll need a spectacular comeback if they're to retain the cup. but it has been done before. europe managed it in 2012 — the miracle at medina, from 6—10 down — so it is possible, but europe will be confident of victory after today's performances. ben croucher rounds up the action: the battle cry created in scandinavia, the golf course i

that's all from sportsday.opening 2-12 has seen city lose their opening 2—12 lyon. better for has seen city lose their opening 2—12 lyon. betterfor their neighbours united who won three have a zero way into switzerland. although details on our website. coming up in a moment, the papers. goodbye. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the brexit editor at the daily telegraph, asa bennett, and the writer and broadcaster mihir bose. welcome to you both. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. we start with the ft, which reports on uk inflation rising more sharply than expected in august due to higher fuel prices and more expensive clothing. a trial hears of the terrified pleas of eight—year—old mylee billingham, her father is accused of her murder. that's on the front page of the metro. genetic testing on the nhs is the headline for the i, with promises of a new service of personalised treatments tranforming patients‘ lives. chequers as dead as

and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news... an important night for leeds rhinos and toronto wolfpack, with super league status at stake. good evening. the drama surrounding president trump's nominee for the supreme court has racheted up still further tonight. the us senate committee that yesterday heard accusations of sexual misconduct by brett kavanaugh — and his denials — has now agreed that the fbi should make further checks into his background. and only after its conclusions, and presumably depending on them, can kavanaugh reach the final hurdle, a vote on his nomation by the entire senate. it's been a day of high emotion, vocal protest and no small degree of confusion. and it's all increased pressure on president trump, who has backed kavanaugh throughout. our north america editor jon sopel has the latest. why not wait? it'sjust possible this confrontation in a lift as old and the supreme court nomination course. are you saying it doesn't matter, that what happened to me doesn't matter and that you're going to let people d

now on bbc news a look ahead to sportsday at 6.30 tonight. coming up.honyjoshua's reign as champion on the line as gets set to defend his three titles at wembley stadium on saturday night, in the rain against alexander povetkin. all the ingredient for a sporting spectacle. we will be live in london with the latest. plus golf‘s magic number. oliver fisher hits a 59, a first on the european tour, and two world champions join us from the studio. that is all on sportsday at 6.30. now it is time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review, on bbc news to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark consider mode. is almost becoming a habit. what have you got for us this week. it is strange. we have the little stranger the little stranger. we have a simple favor, i know you are going to see it this weekend so you are looking forward to the review. can't wait. and the house with a clock in its walls, a sort of family fantasy with a horror inreflection. 0k. inreflection. ok. so first, the little stranger, is this about a haunts house? the q

now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello, this is sportsday. good evening.evening: we are just a few hours away from anthonyjoshua's latest heavyweight fight. we'll be live at wembley injust a moment. liverpool's perfect season continues. they are top of the premier league after breaking a club record. it's a welcome return for sir alex ferguson, but manchester united can't give him a win. also coming up in the programme: the latest from rugby union's premiership. wasps win at sale for the first time in 8 years. and super saints in the super 8's. they run in six tries to beat warrington. good evening to you. lots of football source code you in just a moment from england and from scotland. but we are a few hours away from the big fight at wembley. anthonyjoshua is defending his world heavyweight titles against the russian challenger alexander povetkin. joshua last fought there 18 months ago when he defeated wladimir klitschko. the british fighter is still unbeaten in 21 bouts, povetkin has lostjust the once in his career. that was against klitschko five years

hello and welcome to sportsday. it's been a bittersweet day for alistair cooke in the last test between england and india. it's the former captain's final game for his country and although he played some of his best cricket reaching a half century, it was india's bolwers who had the best of the first day at the oval as england were 198—7 at the close of play. joe wilson reports. for about two thirds of the day of test cricket was all about alastair cook, he walked out to a guard of honour, the indian players either side of them applauding and a warm handshake from the team captain, it seemed very appropriate and genuine and marked the respect for him across world cricket, and then he settled down for a typical inning, painstaking methodical patient, there was a time after lunch when scoring almost stopped. cook got to 71 before he was dismissed, inside edge, delivery from their team, throws around the ground, never heard ending like that at an english test match. and yet will field that was a reward for the good bow

and coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, australia get their revenge.s england are beaten in the quad series. injust over six months‘ time, the uk will leave the european union. all this week, bbc news is answering some of the most common questions that are being asked about brexit and its impact. one of them is what brexit will mean for trade and for businesses who import and export goods. our business editor, simonjack, has been to felixstowe, to find out. will we be richer or poorer? will it definitely happen? why haven't we left yet? how will trade work after brexit? trade in action at the port of felixstowe. when we talk about trade, we simply mean the amount we buy from and sell to the rest of the world. how will it be affected by brexit? well, to get an idea of where we're headed, we're taking a look at where we are now. ok, let's have a closer look. the uk sold £616 billion worth of goods and services to the rest of the world last year. of that, we sold 44% of them to the eu. now, we imported or bought £642 billion worth of stuff from the rest o

and coming up on sportsday on bbc news...shman ollie fisher lands a moment of golfing history in portugal — the first round of under 60 on the european tour. good evening. the prime minister has come out of her cornerfighting, after eu leaders comprehensively rejected her brexit plan yesterday. in a defiant speech, she has told them it's time to start treating the uk with some respect, and that it's "not acceptable" at this "late stage of negotiations" for eu leaders to reject her plan with no alternative. the two main stumbling blocks remain trade and the border with northern ireland. the eu council president donald tusk has responded this evening — saying that mrs may has known for weeks and in detail what the eu thinks of her plan — but that a compromise is still possible. our deputy political editor john pienaar reports. theresa may's in a hurry, some say getting nowhere fast landing a brexit deal. so, how to come back from her diplomatic battering — the chorus of eu leaders telling her her brexit plan wouldn't fly. her a

now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome.ur main stories this evening. tiger's victory adds energy to the ryder cup. that's the view of the us captain, after woods returns to winning ways at the tour championship. just to be able to compete and play again this year. that's a hell of a comeback. well, where does his comeback rank for you? better than niki lauda's return to racing just two months after an horrific accident? we'll take a look at the contenders. i'm live in london for the fifa best awards where cristiano ronaldo and mohammed sillah are battling it out to be named best player. also coming up in the programme... i've spoken to britain's jamie cooke — the newly crowned modern pentathlon champion, he's been telling me about his amazing win, his inspiration and his 0lympic hopes. tiger woods is a name that has transcended golf ever since his 12—stroke victory at the masters way back in 1997 set the sport alight. but maybe none of his wins since then has sparked as much excitement and anticipation as yesterday's victor