super league announced earlier it will ditch the super 8 format for next season.ion this evening. in the premiership, gloucester came back from being ten points down at half time to win the west country derby against brisotl bears 35—13. —— bristol bears. the bears, who were promoted at the end of last season, led 13—3 at the break but gloucester scored five tries in the second half, two of them from charlie sharples. 0spreys' unbeaten start to the season in the pro!!! has come to a crushing end. they were beaten 49—13 by munster in limerick. 0spreys had won their opening two league matches but conceded seven tries to munster, including this one finished by wing darren sweetnam. meanwhile, edinburgh held on for their first win of the season at home to connacht. duhan van der merwe's first half try put them on their way to a 17—10 victory. football, and celtic remain second in the scottish premiership after a goalless d raw with st mirren tonight. they had to play much of the game with just ten men after 0livier ntcham was sent off for a second yellow in the first

super league clubs were against it, 11 super league clubs were against it, ii of the 12, because theyolatile after the regular season was too volatile after the regular season may split into a play—off for the grand final, the top, and the bottom four would play against the top fourfor an bottom four would play against the top four for an extended relegation and promotion play—off which they did not like that up to four teams a year could be relegated. we will change to something more familiar. it isa it is a format the game had before, ai2 it is a format the game had before, a 12 team super league but the bottom a 12 team super league but the botto m tea m a 12 team super league but the bottom team relegated and the top tea m bottom team relegated and the top team from the championship promoted and instead of a top eight play—off and instead of a top eight play—off a top five play—off for the grand final which might seem complicated that it favours teams finishing first and second in terms of reaching the old trafford finale in 0ctober. reaching the old trafford finale in october. wh

one of the complaints super league clubs have had is that because of the super rate they have not beenhat they are super rate fixtures would be. it was difficult. now they have a plan fixture list when they start the season. everyone will know what is coming. this brings an end to months of deliberation over this. does it now draw a line in the sand? hopefully. it has been quite vitriolic at times between championship and league 1 and super league clubs. it was a 68% vote in favour which suggests quite a few have agreed to it. hopefully it does cp spreading out in the game. what happens next year is a 12 team super league again. but one up and one down so still be promotion possibilities for the championship side. but a little bit more structured than it was. also coming up in the programme... we'll be live at the world equestrian games in north carolina, asking if great britain can add to their bronze medal... and we'll look ahead to the conclusion of the world triathlon series where vicki holland is on the hunt for the title i have not felt that great in any race i have done yet i se

the new women's super league season kicks off tomorrow.well. manchester united's return to the senior women's game. plenty to look forward to in the 2018th senior women's game. plenty to look forward to in the 20 18th first 19 campaign. 0ur sports reporter joins me now. tell everyone about the new structure to the season. the new setup includes two leagues of 11 teams with the women's super league, the top flight now fully professional the first time. it is quite a transition from first back in 2011 which featured eight predominantly semiprofessional sites. many of the teams from last season's top division remain including defending champions chelsea whilst west ham and bright and other new teams to be added. they are both led by experienced women's managers, too. west ham's manager twice won the wsl. and what about manchester united ? manager twice won the wsl. and what about manchester united? a lot of the focus in the off—season has been about them coming back, we should say. coming back to the women's game. it has been hugely controver

super league leaders st helens have beaten warrington for the third time this season. in six tries to win by 3a points to 1a. the sides will meet again in the semi—finals a week on thursday. arguably the most important games of the day are in the qualifiers, where super league survival and promotion are at stake. toronto wolfpack beat widnes vikings 20—12 to keep them in the hunt for one of the three automatic promotion spots, while widness drop out of super league for the first time in 7 years. elsewhere, salford were top of the table, but they lost 11—8 at london broncos. hull kr beaten 311—23 in toulouse. andy murray is going to play two tournaments in china over the next fortnight before bringing an early close to his season. now outside the top 300 in the world following hip surgery injanuary, and he says he needs a long period of training and reconditioning to get ready for next year. i decided, along with my team, that i need a long period of training and reconditioning to get myself in the best shape possible for the beginning of the 2019 season and getting mys

own net. ended their opponent's 100% winning start in the women's super league. in the premier leagueow — i'll have more for you in the next hour. maker tesla to avoid a possible prosecution for fraud in america. will each pay a 20 million dollar fine. media as our business correspondent joe miller explains. breaks 1,000 kilometres... of his own tweets. company's share price. america's stock market regulator, the sec, took a dim view. innovator provide an exemption from the federal securities laws. fine but, crucially, remain as chief executive. but the firm's financial problems are more immediate. to turn an annual profit. to expand their own electrical cars in the future. plans, as have investors. run out of patience. joe miller, bbc news. women in a kent village. early yesterday morning. magistrates tomorrow — was known to his victims. died from stab wounds. where a 44—year—old woman was pronounced dead at the scene. on suspicion of murder. who may have captured dashcam footage in the area to come forward. 5c this century. agreement in 2015. gathered before the paris agreement. tem

there were four games in the women's super league today. from 2—0 down to win 3—2.mcmanus scored it. the keeper misjudged the bounce, perhaps both at fault. painful, though. birmingham city's100% start. in the other games... in super league next season. 30-0. they needed to win by 11! in the premiership, leicester tigers won 19—15 against sale. seventh in the table. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. this is bbc news. the conservative party conference currently under way in birmingham. and the international trade secretary liam fox. and rejected claims that she does not believe in brexit. her chequers plan. the chequers plan as it is currently constituted is dead, isn't it? no, it isn't. forward. neither of which were acceptable to the uk. the vote of the british people. away from the rest of the united kingdom. neither of those was acceptable to us so we said no. we would put our plan forward. and ireland, protects jobs and our union. there is a very comprehensive explanation of chequers. you say it is not dead but resting. any subst

this one in the rugby league's super 8s. by 3a points to 1a. super league survival and promotion are at stake. in toulouse at the moment. time for the arrows. the pdc champions league of darts is taking place in brighton. the world's top 8 players split into 2 groups. and final on sunday evening. going this afternoon. first to ten legs, he saw off rob cross 10—8. no nickname darryl gurney. or i have forgotten it! the evening session is under way. it's live over on bbc two. rob cross is playing simon whitlock. i know that one! the wizard of oz! do you have anything? i will find that one out later. at the 2020 olympics in tokyo. a wall rather than along a track. a steep learning curve. yep, we sent mike bushell to edinburgh to see what it takes. it's the new 0lympic race that drives athletes up the wall. three disciplines, including speed climbing. it's head—to—head, first to the top. at the top and your time flashes up. the winner's in green and the loser‘s in red. experienced that before. i've never had to race somebody. it's something totally

the super league triathlon season is under way this weekend with jersey the venue.th in the men's event, with further racing scheduled for tomorrow. jonny‘s brother alistair pulled out of the competition through injury. he's been struggling. not in themselves recently. it is a shame not to see him at his best but tough going through all that and very little time for them to recover from injury so it is tough for them out there. however, not tough for... dutch cyclist anna van der breggen who has won the women's race at the road world championships in austria today. the reigning olympic champion finished over three minutes ahead of the australian rider amanda spratt. after the race, former cyclist and now bbc pundit rochelle gilmore joinedjill douglas. all the smart money was on a dutch winner here and the right question was who it would be that would take the rainbow jersey. a very dominant ride by anna van der breggen. a lot of plot coming into this about the dark and their strength in numbers but today i think anna van der breggen could have won that race by herse

the super league triathlon season is under way withjersey the venue, and france's cassandre beaugrandownlee is currently taking part in the men's race — and they're into the closing stages. dutch cyclist anna van der breggen has won the women's race at the road world championships in austria today. the reigning olympic champion finished over three minutes ahead of the australian rider amanda spratt. after the race former cyclist and now bbc pundit rochelle gilmore joinedjill douglas. all the smart money was on a dodge winner here and the right question was who it would be that would take the rainbow jersey was who it would be that would take the rainbowjersey bossing end, a very dominant rides, a by anna van der breggen. a lot of plot coming into this about the dark and their strength in numbers but uday i think anna van der breggen could have won that race by herself, she was that strong on to win by that margin was something super impressive. you will not forget that for a very long time. an australian team waving a kangaroo because they have a silver medallist. that must feel like

there were four games in the women's super league today. from 2—0 down to win 3—2.uch! birmingham city's100% start. in the other games... in super league next season. 30-0. the hosts made easy work of victory. george ford with four penalties and a conversion. with a round to spare. run never looked under too much threat. tries in a 35—17 win. race at the road world championships. in innsbruck, austria. and adam yates 37th, simon yates failed to finish. the bbc‘sjill douglas has been wayching today's action. innsbruck at the road cycling world championships. championships. emotional victory and a cracking race. race. so many time it has been close, never boarded up. close, never boarded up. at 38 this was his last shot at it. was his last shot at it. —— never pulled it off. pulled it off. opportunity he but made all the way there. there. thermometers, knowing that he had it in position, is it. in position, is it. a chance to attack but valverde covered that as well. covered that as well. anybody do, to see that emotional finish, its good for us to watch. finish, its

in the women's super league, leaders arsenal twice came from behind to beat west ham 4—3, thanks to a, to maintain their unbeaten start to the season. meanwhile... substitue rinsola babajide scored the only goal of the game with five minutes to spare as liverpool clinched a win over brighton in their first game since the resignation of manager neil redfearn. everton played out a goalless draw against chelsea. manchester city drew 2—all with bristol city and birmingham claimed a victory away at reading. saracens maintained their perfect start to the premiership season as they beat gloucester in convincing fashion to make it four wins out of four. perfect communication between liam williams and alex lozowski helped lozowski towards a superb try to bring the score to 36—3. a gloucester try in the last few seconds of the game brought the final score to 38—15. sarries are a point above last season's beaten finalists exeter at the top of the table, while gloucester stay fifth. worcester won their first premiership match of the season. they let slip a 37—11 lead, then scored in the last minu

castleford have boosted their hopes of a home semi—final in super league's play—offs after a 44—12 winhe top, two now with two more super eights matches to go. england's georgia hall is three shots off the lead after the first round of the evian championship. the british open champion is 3—under par, with spain's carlota ciganda and puerto rico's maria torres tied at the top. britain's james cook has won the world can talk to one athlete stoney —— has one the world paid now, it's one of the most highly anticipated fights of 2018 so far. canelo alvarez and gennady ‘triple g' golovkin will go head to head this weekend, exactly one year since their first bout was controversially declared a draw in las vegas. two failed drugs tests and a war of words later, tensions are running high between the two camps. let's go straigh to the strip and our reporter ade adedoyin. the sun is shining. a lot more than has been here vuelta a espana today. these two fighters, let's focus on them. no love lost there. —— along with and has been here. it is hot here, along with the atmosphere for this hugely awa

he was ok to continue. with livingston up to third. in super league next season... 30-0. the hosts made15 against sale. seventh in the table. that's all the sport for now. on whether they should change the name of their country. with the same name. tojoin the eu and nato. doing so would solve a lot of problems? maybe this isn't the way we want to go about things. but thousands of years. in favour of eu membership. would be even higher. it has to do that. of the country's borders. election commission this evening had said that turnout was around 34%. said that turnout was around 34%. need at least 50% to make the vote valid. that was early indications. we are still waiting for results. make that referendum name change valid. following the deaths of 2 women at a house near tonbridge in kent. of hadlow since yesterday. lucy vladev has the latest. two people stabbed to death and another left seriously injured. quiet village have been left with questions. i think the whole village is just completely shocked. here and obviously incredibly sad for the family. they seemed very friendly and nice

wigan warriors keep up their pressure at the top of super league after victory over wakefield in thewigan a 25—10 win. they remain second, four points behind leaders st helens. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the former director of communications for the conservative party, giles kenningham and polly mackenzie, director of the centre—left think tank, demos. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the times says the nerve agent used in the salisbury attack was strong enough to have killed a000 people. the guardian leads with the pressure put on russia at the united nations over the poisoning. the telegraph says the head of the spy agency gchq says he is planning how to retaliate against russia. the sun reports claims that borisjohnson has separated from his wife. the metro goes with the data breach at british airways, in which the details of 380,000 bank cards were stolen. the ft leads with the government's proposed energy price cap, but notes it is low

the new women's super league season kicked off today.ns chelsea had a goaless draw with manchester city. arsenal thrashed liverpool and there were also victories for birmingham city, bristol city and a big win for reading over yeovil town... matthew fitzpatrick is the first golfer in a0 years to defend the european masters. he needed an extra hole to do it. fitzpatrick had led by two going into the final round but it took a birdie on the first play—off hole to clinch victory. the englishman becomes the first since the great seve ballesteros in 1978 to retain the title. yes, it was really difficult out there today. yes, this one means a lot. it was tough to get my round going and towards the end i managed to pull it together and with a birdie to make the play—off, yes, that was key. and to put it into the first hole in the play—off, that was amazing. in rugby union, there was one game in the premiership today as sale beat worcester 21—15. sale completely dominated the first half at the aj bell stadium and led 18—0 at the break — denny sol

they finished third in the greek super league last season, behind paok and champions, aek athens.is weekend, the home of ferrari. the prancing horse put both cars on the front row in qualifying, and it looked set to be a memorable afternoon for the tifosi. only lewis hamilton had other ideas, as his lead at the top of the championship is up to 30 points after an eventful italian grand prix. nick parrott reports. before the lights went out, victory at monza must have felt improbable, if not impossible, for lewis hamilton. lining up behind polesitter raikonen and titleholder vettel, he would need fortune on his side to secure a home win for her ferrari. not for the first time this season, vettel was the architect of his own downfall. despite hamilton edging ahead at the first corner, he didn't spin off. he battled back to finish fourth. raikkonen looked vulnerable, as well, as hamilton briefly passed him. but patience is one of the briton's virtues, and thanks to a better strategy and help from his mercedes team—mate, with nine laps left he got ahead again and stayed there. his fift

manchester city have picked up their first win of the women's super league season, thrashing everton rgia stanway, claire emslie and two from england striker nikita parris against her old club gave city the win. in the championship, manchester united's first home league game ended in a comfortable 3—0 win over sheffield united women. anthonyjoshua claims it's hisjob to "show the non drug cheat is a stronger & better fighter" as he prepares to defend his world heavyweight titles against alexander povetkin. a russian who failed two doping tests in 2016. it's the weigh in tomorrow. this was all fairly jovial at the press conference today. a sell—out of around 90,000 is expected on saturday at wembley stadium. and joshua is surprised given it's not the big bout with deyontay wilder many were hoping for. skill was and technique was a part ofa skill was and technique was a part of a dead we can dig deep, so that a lwa ys of a dead we can dig deep, so that always turns real good, and we will do the same again saturday night. but our skills on the line and i think the one who's toughest will

there were four games in the the women's super league, and it's now two goal—less draws out of two forat bristol city. a 1—0 win for birmingham at home to brighton. no goals between west ham and reading, but plenty for arsenal at yeovil, 7—0. jordan nobbs with a couple for them. ben stokes and alex hales have been included in england's one—day squad to tour sri lanka this autumn after being charged by the ecb with bringing the game into disrepute. the pair face a disciplinary hearing in decemberfollowing an incident outside a bristol nightclub in 2017, and that hearing will take place between england's tours to sri lanka and west indies. this is the full squad, which includes warwickshire bowler olly stone. he's been given a first call—up as a replacement for liam plunkett, who will miss the first three matches for his wedding. the build—up to this saturday's world heavyweight title clash between britain's undefeated anthonyjoshua and russia's alexander povetkin continues. the promotion is under way, joshua's skills on display in london this evening, as he gets set to defend his wba, w

st helens have won super league's league leader's shield, after they beat hull fc 38—12.ed to victory, scoring six tries. it's the sixth time they've finished top in the super league era. there were also super 8 wins for wigan and wakefield. now, we are used to seeing canoes and kayaks racing through the white water against the clock. but until now paddlers haven't battled down the course against each other. this sounds very dangerous. they are doing ski cross, boardercross, motocross, they are doing ski cross, boa rdercross, motocross, and they are doing ski cross, boardercross, motocross, and it had to happen sometime. that's changing thanks to the new discipline of extreme slalom, otherwise known as boater cross. it is featuring at the british open this weekend at the lee valley centre. i've been to take a look. britain's paddlers are entering uncharted waters. no longer are theyjust up against the clock but in the new discipline of boater x, it's a race to the finish against your rivals, who are trying to knock you off course. this has been inspired by the success of

league appears to be over. the majority of clubs have voted to scrap the super 8s from next season and go back to a conventionalajority, because they said it, the majority, because they said it was too volatile. essentially they have a regular season and at they have a regular season and at the end of that they split into a top eight for the play—offs for the grand finaland top eight for the play—offs for the grand final and the bottom four lay the top fourfor grand final and the bottom four lay the top four for an extended relegation and promotion play—off and that is the volatility the super lea ks and that is the volatility the super leaks didn‘t like, and that is the volatility the super lea ks didn‘t like, that and that is the volatility the super leaks didn‘t like, that so many teams could be relegated. and a change to something more familiar? it isa change to something more familiar? it is a format the game has had before but now there will only be the bottom team relegated and the top team from the championship promoted, and it will be a top five lay—offs for the grand final instead of the top eight whi

secured a spot in the super league next season mathematically secured a spot in the super league nexte and on the bbc sport website and app. more about that after ten o'clock. thank very much. when jen taylor developed a lump on her topjaw, she initially thought it was a abcess. but she was diagnosed with bone cancer and underwent a 16 hour operation to remove half herface. doctors then used her shoulder blade and muscle from her back to rebuild it. these are pictures of the start to finish of the process. jen photographed what has been an incredible recovery as a appearance was restored, dealing with the emotional as well as the physical side effects will not have been easy. nowjen is cancer— free and back to work and is speaking about her story because she wants to inspire others. jen, it is amazing, welcome. you look fantastic. this operation was six months ago. we have seen the pictures. you had half of your face removed! have seen the pictures. you had half of yourface removed! can have seen the pictures. you had half of your face removed! can you indicate the bit that was remove

castleford beat local rivals wakefield 42—10 to set up a super league semifinal at wigan.rd was the pick of the bunch as he left wa kefield's players standing. he's scored 16 tries in his last seven games. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more sport throughout the weekend. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejessica elgot, political correspondent from the guardian, and the political commentator, jo—anne nadler. we will be looking at those front pages. we will be looking at those front pages. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in and theresa may's brexit speech today features heavily. stung by the humiliating rebuff at the salzburg summit, the times claims the prime minister took britain towards the brink of a no—deal brexit when she accused the eu of offering ‘unacceptable' options. her combative address prompted a sharp fall in the pound, writes the guardian. the daily mail calls it ‘the may ultimatum'. the daily express says theresa may was right to demand that the eu 27 show some respect after

super league leaders st helens have beaten warrington for the third time this season. 14. the sides will meet again in the semi—finals a week on thursday. that's all the sport for now. i'll have the latest throughout the evening. let's get more now on our main story, the american cable giant comcast has beaten its rival 21st century fox in the auction for the broadcaster, sky. joining me now isjoe mayes, a reporter at bloomberg. how excited is the world of media about this breaking news? the sky shareholders are definitely very excited. £17.28 is a huge increment on what they started trading on. the media industry is pretty stunned by these numbers. it is a massive win for all the staff and shareholders and it is quite a moment. what on earth was going on with 21st—century fox ? earth was going on with 21st—century fox? did they really want this 61% share? a difficult one to call. fox have forced comcast to pay perhaps more than they wanted to. in the final round of bidding in this auction, fox were behind at the start, they increased their bid, comp are “— start, they

warrington wolves have sealed their place in the super league play—offs.nts 26—24. castleford tigers stay ahead of them in third place after easing to a comfortable 28—8 victory over hull fc. england'sjustin rose is second after two rounds of the bmw championship in philadelphia. rose finished the day 11 under, two off the lead of the american xander schauffele. northern ireland's rory mcilroy is on nine—under, one shot ahead of 14—time major winner tiger woods. the german olympic and world sprint cycling champion kristina vogel has revealed she's been paralysed after a serious training accident back in june. vogel suffered spinal injuries after colliding with another cyclist while training in brandenburg. she won olympic gold in the track cycling team sprint at london 2012 and individual sprint gold in rio four years later. amir khan had to strip to make the welterweight limit today, ahead of his fight with samuel vargas in birmingham this weekend. this is khan's second fight of 2018, after nearly a two year absence from the ring. the 31—year—old is hopin

the new women's super league gets under way. the pick of the round. it is also the beginning of the new women's rugby union premierfifteens. beginning of the new women's rugby union premier fifteens. that beginning of the new women's rugby union premierfifteens. that is all sports day at 6:30. now it is time for the film review. well, to the film review. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. we have american animals which is stranger than fiction true story. we have the none, and an frightening frightener. and we have puzzled, which is a romance set against the backdrop of competitive jigsaw puzzling. american animals. that seems like a peculiar conceit as well. trying to steal some books from a library? based on a true story of this university heist from kentucky in 2004, a group of hapless young men decided they were going to steal these rare books from the university library. and the film basically centres on the central introverted character, spencer, and warren. who is described as being the spice, the present who brings

castleford beat their local rivals wakefield a2— ten to set up a super league semi—final at wigan.r tries, his third very much the pick of the bunch as he left wakefield's players standing, he scored 16 tries in his last seven games. and that is sport. a mixed picture on the way for this weekend. it looks at the weather will settle down nicely in time for next week. today was a story of sunshine and showers, some heavy ones and a rainbow picture earlier ones and a rainbow picture earlier on as well. that cold air came behind store bronagh which is has swept up into scandinavia. the weather is coming from atlantic in this area of cloud which will bring rain this weekend. how far north that gets is still in question. northern parts of the uk tonight, northern scotland particular you will keep some showers going, other areas will have clear skies. that cold air pushing down across the country with clearer skies and lighter winds, it will get chilly out there. widely into the mid single figures, except in the far south—west where we will see more cloud and signs of rain on the way. it

in rugby league, super eight st helens beat warrington for the third time this season, winning 34—14, chance to do it again in the semifinals a week on thursday. meanwhile, the question of who will win a place in the super league next season by the qualifiers are still wide open after yesterday's results. toronto beat widnes to stay within a chance with london broncos beating salford and hull kr losing to toulouse, it will all come down to the final round matches. matt davis has one briton's first silverjudo medal for nine yea rs, first silverjudo medal for nine years, the best result of her career and she was inspired to compete after peeing in volunteer at london 2012. for the first time in the 214 year history of the gold cup, there was a dead heat, the racecourse judge could not split the 5—1 favourite and the 28th outsider, cameron noble, not even by a nose. billy monger, the real racing driver who lost both legs in a crash at donington last year returned to the same track yesterday and was ecstatic to claim pole position for the first of the week and's formula 3 races. he finish

st helens have won super league's league leader's shield, after they beat hull fc 38—12.ixth time they've finished top in the super league era. there were also super 8's wins for wigan and wakefield. the man behind one of football's most controversial mascots is stepping out of the suit. watford's harry the hornet has been criticised for diving on the floor after crystal palace winger wilfried zaha, was booked for simulation. palace manager roy hodgson, called him ‘disgraceful‘. gareth evans, who's hanging up the hornet suit, says he's ‘proud' and ‘heavy hearted' to be leaving. i kind of want to see him. you never know what he would look like. that's the thing, it is a bit like the stig. would we have even known if it was the new person? it's a big day for britain's vicky holland, who, in the next few hours, could be crowned champion, as she goes for gold in the final, of the world triathlon series on australia's gold coast. louise is out there for the race, which is under way, and we can speak to her now. hi louise, how is vicky doing? when i last looked it was the swim

st helens won rugby league super league's league leaders' shield after a comfortable victory at hometic remain second in the scottish premiership after a goalless d raw with st mirren tonight. they had to play much of the game with just ten men after 0livier ntcham was sent—off for a second yellow in the first half. it was 0ran kearney‘s first game in charge of st mirren. hearts are still top of the table two points ahead of celtic. west brom missed the chance to move into the championship top three after being held to a 1—1 draw against birmingham in tonight's west midlands derby. birmingham's point takes them clear of the bottom three but they were dominant for long periods of this game. they took the lead when jota scored from close range in the first half but the spaniard then missed the chance to put garry monk's side two up from the penalty spot. west brom punished them soon after with matt phillips finding the equaliser, but a point keeps the baggies three points off the league leaders. dan da n eva ns dan evans beat denis istomin in five sets. cameron norrie has lost tonight.

league's super 8s.s are going to meet again in the semi—finals a week on thursday. arguably the most important games of the day are in the qualifiers, where super league survival and promotion are at stake. salford were top of the table but they lost 11—8 at london broncos, so a win for toronto wolfpack will keep them in the hunt for one of the three automatic promotion spots, along with hull kr, who are winning in toulouse. no points between toronto and widnes yet. andy murray is only going to play two more tournaments this season. he'll play in shenzen and beijing in china over the next fortnight, before focusing on a long period of training and conditioning in preparation for the start of next year. murray has only played nine matches after hip surgery injanuary and he's slipped outside the top 300 in the world. nekoda smythe—davis has won great britain's first silver medal at the world judo championships for nine years. it betters the bronze that she won last year. it's the best result of her career

denied local rivals st helens, the chance to secure the league leaders' shield, with a 30—10 win in super leagueemi—finals. elsehwere wakefield trinity beat huddersfield giants. stand—by for a big crash. this is sauber‘s magnus ericsson, in second practice for the italian grand prix, thankfully the swede walked away unharmed. sebastian vettel led a one, two for ferrari with mercedes‘ lewis hamilton in third place. and usain bolt‘s foray into the world of football continues. he's on trial with the australian side central coast mariners and he made his first appearance in a pre—season friendly yesterday, coming as a sub in the second half. he had a glimpse of goal late on...but couldn't quite get on the end of this cross. he's quick, but not that quick. if he'd slid in he might have got there. stand up paddle boarding has been one of the biggest growing sports in the uk over the last decade, but what do you do if you don't like water? you could try the new sport of landpaddling. i was told it's easier than skateboarding, so i went to southport this week to join a club session involving all ages. i

there are four matches in the women's super league this evening.son, just the second round. bristol city would go to the top of the table with a win against chelsea. they are at home at the stoke gifford stadium, kick off in the next 20 minutes, and ben croucher is there for us cannon chelsea do it on a cold, wet and windy night at the stoke gifford stadium? they are back at the scene where they won the wsl last season. this time around, they drew their opening game against manchester city. still looking for their first win against bristol city. joining me for the commentary is the former london bees and west ham midfielder, samantha miller. what are you expecting? i am expecting chelsea to come out guns blazing, ruthless performance after a goalless draw against manchester city. they will wa nt to against manchester city. they will want to put away their chances and be clinical. bristol city, are we expecting them to really challenge them? they have said these are not them? they have said these are not the type of games they are looking to get poi

manchester city women have got their first win of the super league season, thrashing everton this eveningver sheffield united women. a decision that's been called treachery and a devastating blow, but wada have confirmed the suspension of russia's anti—doping agency has been lifted. broussard have been banned for the best part of three years after evidence of state—sponsored doping on a mass scale, but they have been reinstated subject to certain conditions with several leading anti—doping bodies and athletes rejecting the move, which was agreed by the wada executive committee today. they cheated like never before, the russians. thousands of positive tests in the moscow laboratory, corruption of the olympic games, world championships over a period of yea rs world championships over a period of years and laughed behind our backs when they got no sanction. we set clear guidelines for the rules to come back and participate in the olympic games and wada today have said promised to give us the documents, which is now the second promise, and we will lead you back in and they haven't fulfilled t

denied local rivals st helens, the chance to secure the league leaders' shield, with a 30—10 win in super leagueo spare, but the warriors ran in six tries to lead throughout, and secure their place in the semi—finals. elsehwere wakefield trinity beat huddersfield giants. that's all the sport for now. it's time for the weather. it's the 1st of september, the first day of meteorological autumn. we see something a little bit summary this weekend thanks to high pressure, largely dry with sony ‘s bells. —— sunny spells. these weather friends continue to flirt with parts of scotla nd continue to flirt with parts of scotland and northern ireland, high pressure means we draw up a southerly wind from spain and france. that's why we see temperatures rising. a fairly cloudy afternoon across much of the north and west, the best of the sunny spells across the eastern half of england. at least it is largely dry, light winds, and good sunny spells. we could make the low to mid 20s. for most, 21 cells is across the west. thicker cloud across western wales may bring spots of light and patchy rain. the same for w

arsenal women's vivianne meedemar scored a hat—trick in their opening game of the new women's super leaguew with manchester city. alastair cook received a standing ovation as he walked out at the oval today. playing for his country for the final time, england's all time leading test run—scorer was 46 not out at the close of play in the fifth and final test against india. tim hague reports. there was no doubting who the capacity crowd had come to see, but before alastair cook's final innings, the home team needed to get the final indian wickets. that wasn't easy, jadeja's style and substance got him to 86 not out but he ran out of partners. india, all out for 292, a0 behind england. this match was less about the result and more about him. cook coming out one last time. but how many could england's record run scorer accumulate this time? definitely more than keaton jennings. that's called leaving a straight one. no such worries for alastair cook, who remained focused as usual, and showed why he'd be so missed. moeen ali couldn't follow his lead, another englishman beaten by the bowler. yet t

castleford tigers get under way against challenge cup winners, catalans dragons at 7:30pm in the super league under way with british medal prospects led by aaron heading. he's world number one in the men's trap. when he's not shooting though, he's saving lives as part of the coastguard. ben croucher has been to meet him. this is erin heading in his natural habitat. but when he's not busy winning commonwealth medals... representing england, erin heading! wernicke can be found here. around the waterways of south lincolnshire. not the obvious way to prepare for world championship, but it all started four years ago when his shooting started to suffer. started four years ago when his shooting started to sufferlj started four years ago when his shooting started to suffer. i had a terrible motorbike accident. it wasn't until my now wife and mother and father said that i was not a good way and i might lose my leg... it brought things home to me. said he needed a distraction. and when a position of coast guard came up, he grabbed it. it has relaxed me. it has helped my shooting massively. the majority

they'll take on the side that finishes fourth — either toronto or hull kr, for a place in the super league to the top of conference a with victory over the dragons. and munster enjoyed a record—breaking win over ulster. they beat them by 64 points to seven — that's munster‘s highest score in the league, their biggest winning margin and their greatest try haul. it was also ulster‘s biggest defeat in pro“; history. and liam williams scored a hat—trick for the premiership leaders saracens, as their perfect start to the season continued — they scored eight tries to beat bath 50—27 to stay a point ahead of exeter, who also won yesterday. and the all blacks beat argentina overnight in buenos aires, to succesfully defend their rugby championship crown with a round to spare... argentina have never beaten new zealand before and that run never looked under too much threat... winger rieko ioane scored two of the all blacks' five tries in a 35—17 win. and don't forget the russian grand prix gets under way at ten past 12 this afternoon. valteri bottas will start on pole ahead of mercedes team—mate and

the women's super league season kicked off today. with manchester city. arsenal thrashed liverpool and there were also victories for birmingham city, bristol city and a big win for reading over yeovil town. former england captain alastair cook will resume his final innings as a test match batsman tomorrow with a big lead over india the objective. cook ended day three at the oval unbeaten on a6 in england's score of 11a—2 — 15a run advantage. captainjoe root is with him 29 not out. earlier, ravindra jadeja made 82 as india rallied to 292, a first innings deficit of a0. serena williams has been fined more than £13,000 for her outburst during the us open final defeat to naomi osaka. she received three code violations, including one for verbal abuse of the umpire, who she called a thief, accusing the umpire of sexism and treating her unfairly. i can't sit here and say i wouldn't say he was a thief, because i thought he took a game from me. but i've seen other men call other umpires several things, and i'm here fighting for women's rights

denied local rivals st helens the chance to secure the league leaders' shield, with a 30—10 win in super league to spare, but the warriors ran in six tries to lead throughout, and secure their place in the semi—finals. elsehwere, wakefield trinity beat huddersfield giants. stand by for a big crash. this is sauber‘s magnus ericsson, in second practice for the italian grand prix. thankfully, the swede walked away unharmed. sebastian vettel led a one—two for ferrari with mercedes' lewis hamilton in third place. there it goes like a toy car. luckily he was ok. that is all the sport. good news. thank you mike. mike bushell. a host of stars including stevie wonder and bill clinton were among the many well wishers saying goodbye to aretha franklin at her funeral in detroit yesterday. the memorial service lasted over seven hours and also featured music from ariana grande and chaka khan. aleem maqbool was there. a public that adored her queued for hours to get inside the church to get a chance to say their final goodbyes to the queen of soul. i could not sit at home and watch it on television. being her

the new restructured women's super league season gets underway this weekend with champions chelsea againstcity the pick of the round. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. british airways could be fined as much as £500 million for a huge data breach which has affected tens of thousands of people. hackers managed to access details of 380,000 bookings made with the airline over a two—week period. ba say personal and financial details have been compromised, although passport information hasn't. it says any customer who's been affected financially will be compensated. many have been forced to cancel their credit and debit cards. here's our business correspondent emma simpson. in this and beat a website i've got six cards lodged, so it was really annoying —— in the ba website, it was really annoying contacting them to see if my cards had been compromised. like many other thousands of ba customers george's bank details have been hacked. he has had a confusing day working out what to do. i don't think i have to cancel all my credit cards but i don't know. so i'm in the process of doing

the new women's super league season kicked off today.nchester city. arsenal thrashed liverpool and there were also victories for birmingham city, bristol city and a big win for reading over yeovil town... gareth bale will captain wales in their nations league game against denmark tonight. manager ryan giggs is resting usual captain ashley williams who was part of wales 4—1win over the republic of ireland last week. the match kicks off at 5 o'clock and you can see the team news on the bbc sport website and watch highlights on bbc wales later this evening. thejustice secretary david gauke has said he thinks as many prisoners as possible should be given phones in their cells. inmates would be able to dial only pre—approved numbers and would still have to pay for the calls. however the minister has called the idea "a real game—changer" in improving behaviour — citing similar measures already in place in prisons in germany. mark fairhurst from the prison officers association said prison schemes don't go far enough. this was put on a back burn

in the women's super league, leaders arsenal twice came from behind to beat west ham 4—3, thanks to a start to the season. meanwhile, substitue rinsola babajide scored the only goal of the game with five minutes to spare as liverpool clinched a win over brighton in their first game since the resignation of manager neil redfearn. everton played out a goalless draw against chelsea. manchester city drew 2—2 with bristol city. and birmingham claimed a victory away at reading. saracens maintained their perfect start to the premiership season as they beat gloucester in convincing fashion to make it four wins out of four. perfect communication between liam williams and alex lozowski helped lozowski towards a superb try to bring the score to 36—3. a gloucester try in the last few seconds of the game brought the final score to 38—15. sarries are a point above last season's beaten finalists exeter at the top of the table, while gloucester stay fifth. worcester beat leicester 34—27 at welford road for the second year running —— 44—37. tiger woods has teed off as leader in his final round at the

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 do these things. republican senator jeff flake, to let people do these things. republican sena

there wolfpack are closing in after beating leeds in the super league 17— 16.big and say they will give their full support to a potential bid from all four home nations and ireland to host the world cup in 2030. russia won the right to this year's tournament. a joint bid is being explored. the premise is said to night in a statement that if they go forward, they can count on the government's full support. both matches in the championship is nitrogen 1—1 draws. bristol city held aston villa. and two fa ntastic bristol city held aston villa. and two fantastic goals in the yorkshire derby. this brilliant volley game just before the break to give sheffield wednesday the lead against leeds. this impressive strike equalised. leeds are one point clear of middlesbrough at the top. boro play tomorrow. and it is all the sport now. a. in the clear skies across england and wales, we had some lovely sunsets. this was one in cornwall. you can see sunsets. this was one in cornwall. you can see clearer sunsets. this was one in cornwall. you can see clearer skies they are. but

way back in front with two penalty kicks from matt toomua. 23—18 the final score. 0ne match in super league'sith ten minutes ago the dragons we re with ten minutes ago the dragons were winning but st helens responded with a late try. danny richardson goal in the last ten minutes the game. and they kept going — in the last five minutes of the game morgan knowles made the final score, 26-22. before the ryder cup at the end of the month the pga tour is reaching its conclusion — the third event of four in the fed ex cup play offs is at the third round stage. xander shauffele was the overnight leader on 13 under par. rory mcllory has made a strong start to his round. the northern irishman picked up two birdies in his first two holes and is currently 11 under par. —— currently 12 under par. tiger woods did the same and the 1a time major winner is on ten under. justin rose shot up the leaderbaord yesterday to end friday in second place. he's currently sitting pretty on 13 under. the leader shaufele has picked up a shot and is 1a under par. olympic champion greg rutherford jumped for the last time in

the new women's super league season kicked off today.hrashed liverpool and there were also victories for birmingham city, bristol city and a big win for reading over yeovil town. matthew fitzpatrick is the first golfer in a0 years to defend the european masters. he needed an extra hole to do it. fitzpatrick had led by two going into the final round but it took a birdie on the first play—off hole to clinch victory. the englishman becomes the first since the great seve ballesteros in 1978 to retain the title. mo farah won the great north run for a record—breaking fifth time. he's crossed the line first every year since 2014 and this time set a new course record as well. the briton led from the front and only missed out on his personal best by four seconds. the win sets him up for an attempt at a first major marathon title in chicago next month. farah switched to road running after a glittering track career which included four olympic titles. that's all the sport for now. tennis star serena williams has been fined seventeen—thousand dollars

in rugby league, hull kingston rovers will play in super league next season.win by 1a points to seal third place in the qualifiers, and their spot in the top flight for 2019, the hosts made easy work of victory. in the premiership, leicester tigers won 19—15 against sale, england fly—half george ford with four penalties and a conversion, to seal a victory that takes leicester up to seventh in the table. that's all the sport for now. the ministry ofjustice says that a disturbance at long lartin prison in worcestershire which left six members of staff needing treatment for injuries has now been resolved. seven inmates have been placed in isolation and will be transferred to other prisons. an investigation has been launched. a 28—year—old man has been charged with murder following the deaths of two women at a house near tonbridge, in kent. officers have been at the scene in the village of hadlow since yesterday. lucy vladev has the latest. two people stabbed to death, and another left seriously injured. as police launch a murder investigation, many in this quiet

the business end of the rugby league season — warrington wolves have sealed their place in the super leagueng to a comfortable 28—8 victory over hull fc last night. that's all the sport for now. police in south yorkshire say they are responding to a "major incident" in barnsley town centre. this comes after unconfirmed reports ofa this comes after unconfirmed reports of a stabbing. police have said there will be a "high visability police presence" in the town centre this morning, and have asked the public to be vigilant. that is from police in south yorkshire, they say they are responding to a serious incident. reports, although unconfirmed at the moment, of a stabbing there in the town. police say there will be a high visibility presence there this morning. the iraqi parliament will hold an emergency session on saturday to discuss a wave of protests in the southern city of basra. a night time curfew was imposed after several days of disturbances, which left 11 people dead and dozens more injured. laura westbrook reports. the day began in mourning. a funeral for a protester killed during de