there's a four day party in south africa as the springboks take the webb ellis cup around the country and ajax are finally on the up, with their first league win since the start of the season welcome to sportsday on bbc news. india have made it seven wins out of seven at the cricket world cup to become the first side through to the semi—finals. it was no ordinary win for the hosts, they blew sri lanka away in mumbai, winning by a colossal 302 runs. joe wilson was watching. 0k. nobody in mumbai expected india to lose, but this victory was a statement. india's batting was propelled by virat kohli, inevitably, especially in a partnership with shubman gill, who made 92 with some shots that seemed effortless. in reality, batters were dealing with the heat. mid—thirties. virat 88, and gone, mumbai were stunned. kohli had not made a century, still india scored 357. you know, that might just be enough. sri lanka batting. jasprit bumrah struck with his first ball that's out wickets still outpaced runs 3—4 here. mohammed siraj was relentless until mohammed shami came on to bowl. keep track, wit

rugby union, and captain temba bavuma admits he and his team—mates have been inspired by what the springbokse degree we look at them in awe, the springboks, and how they've gone about their back—to—back wins within the world cup. obviously, the way they won it this year with the knockout games being quite close. and again, how that resilience, how that do—or—die attitude came through. that's what we've been speaking about as a team. that, when the crunch moment comes, when the pressure moments come, we come together as a team and we find a way to get over the line. australia will be attempting to reach their eighth cricket world cup final. they've won five of the previous seven, so perhaps the mood in the camp is understandably relaxed. 0nly batter travis head did any kind of training the day before their semi—final in kolkata, with the rest of the squad resting. with experience, i thinkjust keeping it pretty chilled and business as usual for our group seems to be the way to go. so, you know, you draw back on those past wins, but you also just draw back on the last few weeks, and know that u

instead, they stole some whisky, five signed springbok jerseys and eight laptops, while the world cupanchester united are having another change in the boardroom, with a second chief executive deciding to leave in under two years. the club have announced richard arnold will stand down in december. he's worked at old trafford for 16 years, but only replaced ed woodward as ceo in february last year. arnold's departure comes asjim ratcliffe�*s ineos group prepares to finalise its minority purchase of united. general counsel patrick stewart will take over the role on an interim basis. carlos alcaraz has got his world tour finals campaign back on track, after securing his first win of the tournament. he beat andrey rublev in straight sets in turin, winning 7—5, 6—2. it's back—to—back defeats for rublev, who now cannot make the semifinals, so a frustrating afternoon for russian, who hit himself on the knee so hard mid—match after losing a point that he drew blood. alexander zverev plays daniil medvedev later. that's all the sport for now. rishi sunak has announced he will bring in emergency

there's a four day party in south africa as the springboks take the webb ellis cup around the countryin since the start of the season welcome to sportsday on bbc news. india have made it seven wins out of seven at the cricket world cup to become the first side through to the semi—finals. it was no ordinary win for the hosts, they blew sri lanka away in mumbai, winning by a colossal 302 runs. joe wilson was watching. 0k. nobody in mumbai expected india to lose, but this victory was a statement. india's batting was propelled by virat kohli, inevitably, especially in a partnership with shubman gill,

the springboks are the first nation to win the world cup four times — they will also take the trophyn, durban and nelson mandela bay over the next three days. we as a team, we chose to dedicate this world cup to you because you, honestly, you are the reason we are where we are today. the way that you don't give up, with how hard you work. the things that you went through to be what you are in life, your support really kept us going. the referee in the world cup final, wayne barnes, has retired from the sport. he took charge of his first match in 2006 and the paris final was his 111th test which is a record. he officiated in five world cups and numerous domestic and european finals. jannik sinner has withdrawn from the paris masters because of fatigue — after winning his second round match in the early hours of thursday morning. sinner didn't get on court until after midnight — and was due to be back in action on thursday evening. meanwhile at the wta finals, 0ns jabeur got revenge for her wimbledon final defeat — by beating marketa vondrousova in straight sets — and post match she re

the springboks might not end up being the only south africa side coming home with a world cup after theircup to remember so far for south africa too. they're closing in on a place in the semi finals after a thumping win over new zealand by 190 runs in pune today, a result that puts them top of the table for now asjoe wilson reports: from paris, south africa play into this world cup sport against new zealand. quentin made his 400 of this competition in new zealand looked depleted from injuries. and hitting five sixes in his 133, closer look at this one in catching hands could not grasp it in new zealand pushed to their limits and that ball is beyond the boundary. david miller hit south africa 77th of the tournament and weeks from the final and they chose to bat second in this match and to win, 841 when devon conway was caught in new zealand were at 167 all out and the defeat and scale of it with consequences for net run leaves them vulnerable in the top four and with world cup confidence. they've lost seven in all competions — tonight manchester united will try to stop their season going f

players are looking for employment in russia, celebrations continue in their homeland regarding the springboksph in the cup. the world trophy at ebralis , as part of the champion parade, visited all the largest cities of south africa, johannesburg, pritoria, durban and cape town. cricketers are ready to repeat the sporting feat of the rekbit players at the world cup in india, proteas, that's their nickname the team received a national symbol in honor of the flower of the same name. uur has already solved the minimum problem, reaching the semi-finals. the next goal is the first gold in history, to achieve which there are only two steps left to take. in the overseas major league baseball, cricket's little brother, the winner is already. for the first time, the title went to the rangers from texas. following the results of the world series, the team from dallas defeated arizona 4:1 in five matches. the fourth game in phoenix was key; it fell on the famous horror festival halloween. texas baseball players were under pressure not only from the opponent, but also from the stands, where the fans were

moreover, for the all blacks, this was already the fifth final, and for the springboks, to put it simplype is fourth. the key episode of the match occurred in the twenty-seventh minute with the score 9:3 in favor of the south african team. islander captain sam kane was sent off for the rest of the game for the most dangerous shoulder card in the history of a world cup final. outnumbered, the new zealanders fought bravely. even when the gap reached nine points. boden barath, one of three brothers to take the field for the new zealanders, gave his countrymen hope when he scored a try. midway through the second half, he became the first player to touch down the ball in two. in the finals, before that bodan distinguished himself in 2015. his two teammates also became the authors of records. will jordan repeated an achievement by fellow countrymen jonah lomu and julian savea, as well as brian haban from south africa. all of them scored eight attempts during one world cup. sam whitelock played a record 26 matches in his career at the world cup, of which he won 23. the twenty-fourth victory fel

the springboks are the first nation to win the world cup four times — they will also take the trophyd nelson mandela bay over the next three days. we asa we as a team, we chose to dedicate this world cup to you because you are the reason we're where we're today. the way that you don't give up, how hard you work for them and the things you must go through to get where you are in life, honestly the other countries can understand. so your support really kept us going. so your support really kept us going. the referee in the world cup final, wayne barnes, has retired from the sport. he took charge of his first match in 2006 and the paris final was his 111th test which is a record. he officiated in five world cups and numerous domestic and european finals. jon rahm has had a change of heart and now won't take part in a new golf venture being launched by tiger woods and rory mcilroy in the new year. the masters champion says it would require a level of commitment i can't offer. the 2a player league will be staged indoors and be partly played on high tech golf simulators. 0ther backers incl

the springboks are the first nation to win the world cup four times.match against the barbarians in cardiff on saturday. it's on the same day as key domestic games involving the four welsh regions, who are providing all 23 of the players in the wales matchday squad. i understand the issues involved. i'm conscious of that. it is why i was doing everything i could to help support the regions. 0nly picking 23 players, it would have taken another seven or eight players out, or nine players out of the regions in terms of them being available for that week. jon rahm has had a change of heart and now won't take part in a new golf venture being launched by tiger woods and rory mcilroy in the new year. the masters champion says, "it would require a level of commitment i can't offer." the 24—player league will be staged indoors in florida and played partly on high—tech golf simulators. other backers include serena and venus williams, nba star steph curry and liverpool owners the fenway sports group. lots more of course on the bbc sport web for website but that's

moreover, for the all blacks, this was already the fifth final, and for the springboks, simply put, the bravely, even when the gap was down to... points. boden barath, one of three brothers in the new zealand squad, gave his countrymen hope when he scored a try midway through the second half. he became the first player to touch down the ball in two finals, after bodan scored in 2015. his two teammates also scored the authors of the records: will jordan repeated the achievement of fellow countrymen jonah lomu and julian savea, as well as brian haban from south africa. all of them scored eight attempts during one world cup. sam whitelock held. a record 26 matches in his career at the world cup, of which he won 23. the twenty-fourth victory failed, the south africans held a minimal advantage until the final penalty, 12:11. thus, they won a record fourth title, demonstrating 100% efficiency in the finals. it was little consolation for new zealanders that the best one of their leaders, ardie save, was declared player of the year. it's a real holiday in south africa right now. hundreds of fan