having taken it to a third step, svitolina broke stephens in herfirst service third step, svitolina brokerief comeback from the world number six, she powered to victory, becoming the first player since serena williams in 2013 to go through the wta finals undefeated. in spain, barcelona thrashed real madrid 5—1 in the first el classico of the season. it‘s the first time since 2007 that neither cristiano ronaldo nor lionel messi have been involved. but barcelona didn‘t miss their superstar at all. phillipe countinho opening the scoring for the home side early on. real managed to pull it back to 2—1 just after the break. but barca weathered the storm and took control. suarez scored a hat—trick to help send barca to the top of la liga. the defeat piles even more pressure on real managerjulen lopetegui. chelsea beat burnley 4—0 to move into second. that is in the premier league. and arsenal are in fourth after a 2—2 draw with crystal palace. manchester united are up to eighth in the table after a 2—1victory over everton. it could change on monday when spurs play manchester city at wembley. man

as for svitolina, she now joins for 2019 and i'm excited.r svitolina, she nowjoins carolyn a pliskova in the last four. they will number eight beat petra kvitova in straight sets. it is her first victory over her czech compatriot in four attempts. the remaining two semifinal spots will be decided on friday. adam wildwood bbc news. elsewhere, roger federer remains on course for a record—extending ninth title at the swiss indoors in basel. he's through to the quarter—finals after beating jan—lennard struff from germany in straight sets. in front of his home crowd, federer won 6—3, 7—5 and will now play the unseeded frenchman gilles simon in the last eight. on to football, and thursday was matchday 3 in the europa league. the winners included chelsea, who beat bate borisov to make it three wins out of three in group l. ruben loftus—cheek was given a rare start in the absence of the injured eden hazard and scored twice in the first eight minutes. they were his first goals of the season, but not his last in the match, because early in the second

elina svitolina walked onto court playing for her fourth title of the season.he wta finals in singapore would be the biggest of her career. the ukrainian went into sunday's final against sloane stephens undefeated in the eight player season finale but it was her american opponent who started the stronger, taking the first set 5—3. now under pressure, svitolina began to regain the form she has displayed throughout this tournament, which had helped her to dismiss among others defending champion caroline wozniacki. having taken it to a third set, svitolina broke stephens in her first service game. and despite a brief comeback from the world number six, she powered to victory, becoming the first player since serena williams in 2013 to go through the wta finals undefeated. it feels incredible. i'm very pleased with the performance this week. it wasn't perfect but i played lots of 3—set matches and in the end i'm just pleased with the way i could handle all the pressure and just very happy. 32—year—old kevin anderson became the first south african to qualify for the

svitolina joins karolina pliskova in the last four.rey wicketkeeper ben foakes has been called up to the england test squad for the series against sri lanka as cover forjonny bairstow, who has an ankle ligament injury that he picked up playing football in training. foakes is due to arrive in colombo this weekend with the first test starting on 6th november. and england have moved up to fifth in the latest football world rankings, their highest position for five years. gareth southgate's team beat spain in the nations league in their last match. wales move up to 18th while northern ireland drop to 34th. scotland are 40th with belgium top of the rankings. the world series is heading out west after the red sox won again in boston to take a 2—0 lead over the los angeles dodgers. the next three games, if needed, are in la, where the dodgers' play will need to improve as much as the temperature will rise. chris mitchell was watching game two at fenway park. these boston fans spilling out of fenway park are very happy and as well they might b

in the same group, elina svitolina secured her second consecutive victory, beating karolina pliskova before losing the second, but she then took the final set for the win and she now plays caroline wozniacki in her final match on thursday. on the atp tour, top seed roger federer showed he was a little ring rusty in his first match at the swiss indoor event in basel on tuesday, but still managed to beat filip krajinovic in three sets to reach the last 16. playing in front of his home fans, federer stuggled to find his usual precision, racking up 38 unforced errors, but still managed to hit some dazzling winners in a match which lasted just over two hours. and the 37—year—old will next play germany's jan—lenna rd struff in the next round. onto cricket, and sri lanka won the fifth and final one day international of their rain affected series by 219 runs on tuesday. it was their heaviest ever defeat in this format as the decision to call the game off came with england on 132—9 chasing a victory target of 367, with the hosts claiming the win on the duckworth—lewis stern method. watching t

elina svitolina has beaten sloane stephens in the wta finals to claim the biggest win of her career.m losing the first set to eventually win the match. svitolina won five out of five matches in singapore, becoming the first player to go unbeaten in the tournament since serena williams in 2013. roger federer has won the 99th atp title of his career at the swiss indoors in basel. the world number three was cheered on by a home crown to beat romania's marius copil in straight sets. he's now won the event a total of nine times. and south africa's kevin anderson has won his fifth career title at the vienna open, after beating japan's kei nishikori. it was disappointment again, though, for nishikori, who has now lost his ninth consecutive final since february 2016. great britain's women have missed out on the team final at the gymnastics world championships in doha. they were just over a tenth of a mark outside the top eight nations. the result means that gb will not have a representation in a world championships women's team final for the first time since 2006. you can keep up—to—date wit

elina svitolina has beaten sloane stephens in the wta finals to claim the biggest win of her career.h. svitolina won five out of five matches in singapore, becoming the first player to go unbeaten in the tournament since serena williams in 2013. roger federer has won the 99th atp title of his career at the swiss indoors in basel. the world number three was cheered on by a home crown to beat romania's marius copil in straight sets. he's now won the event a total of nine times. that's all the sport for now. germany's ruling parties have had a second electoral upset in a fortnight, after exit polls showed voters in a key state turning away from them. the results in the central state of hesse — where the city of frankfurt is situated — could plunge both parties of angela merkel‘s coalition government into renewed crises. jenny hill gave us this update from berlin. germans are calling this the vote of destiny and even now, it could seal the fate of both the german government and perhaps even its leader. angela merkel‘s party has done badly. in hesse, she is losing votes to the afd and als

elina svitolina has beaten sloane stephens in the wta finals to claim the biggest win of her career. the first set to eventually win the match. svitolina won five out of five matches in singapore, becoming the first player to go unbeaten in the tournament since serena williams in 2013. and south africa's kevin anderson has won his fifth career title at the vienna 0pen, after beating japan's kei nishikori. it was disappointment again, though, for nishikori, who has now lost his 9th consecutive final since february 2016. that's all the sport for now. don't forget that lewis hamilton has another chance to clinch the formula one championship this evening. a seventh place finish would be enough for a fifth title for hamilton. there'll be full coverage on radio five live from 6.30 this evening five live from 6.30 this evening and on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. manchester united had a penalty, pogba duly stepped up and scored, though he had to have a second try as it came off pickford. so it is 1-0 to as it came off pickford. so it is 1—0 to manchester united against ever

she made the announcement after she was knocked out of the wta finals today by elena svitolina.through to the last four. surrey wicketkeeper ben foakes has been called up to the england test squad for the series against sri lanka as cover forjonny bairstow. he has an ankle ligament injury that he picked up playing football in training. foakes is due to arrive in colombo this weekend with the first test starting on the 6th november. if game one of baseball's world series was all about the big hitters, game two was about the bull pens — but the outcome was the same. the boston red sox won 11—2 over the los angeles dodgers, who might have made a costly mistake in replacing their starting pitcher atjust the wrong time. chris mithcell was watching at fenway park. these funds are very happy, and does well they might be. their team is 2-0 well they might be. their team is 2—0 and heading to los angeles. and when that happens in your world series, they usually go on to win. but it was the manner of this effectively. the boston red sox should steal that will really inspire these fans and

caroline wozniacki was beaten by ukraine's elina svitolina, who's now through to the last four in singaporeen diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. adam wild reports. to stand any chance of staying in the finals only a

elina svitolina made it two wins from two after she saw off karolina pliskova in three sets. not yet secure as there's one more round of games in this group on thursday. the next three domestic rugby union seasons in england will be extended to include in—season breaks, in attempt to protect players. but the premiership season has been extended to run from early—to—mid september to mid—to—late june, with players limited to a maximum of 35 matches per campaign — apart from in a world cup year. and england netball have been given what's been described as a ‘lifeline' after their current sponsors doubled their investment in the sport. they are commonwelth champions but there were major concerns over funding their players fulltime with a home world cup coming up next year. they've secured a new three—year deal that will pay for the national team's fulltime contracts beyond 2019. now the weather in the uk might not have been particularly autumnal in recent weeks... but in the states regardless of the temperature... it's an event that'll always be known as the fall classic. the wor

and she goes through to the final. ...where she'll face elina svitolina tomorrow. 2 hours and 38 minutes — and was the longest of the tournament so far. this one may take some topping. the los angeles dodgers have clawed their way back into the world series with an epic 3—2 victory over the boston red sox in game 3 in la. the sides played for a staggering seven hours and 20 minutes in the longest world series game ever. the red sox lead the series 2—1. our reporter chris mitchell is out in la for us. let me put this amazing marathon game — this hollywood epic — into some sort of context for you. a regular game of baseball takes about three and a half hours to finish. this one took a staggering seven hours and 20 minutes. the players were tired, the fans were tired, everybody was tired at the end. in fact when max hit the winning home run, there was a huge cheer. of course there was — from the home fans. but then there was a rush for the exit doors. because of course many of them had missed their dinner reservations in downtown la. they would have to get back for th

former world number one, wrapped up her opening group victory with an ace and she'll meet elina svitolinawe go, have a look at this from marc marquez. the honda rider sealed his fifth motogp title injapan and during some very enthusiastic hugging that followed afterwards managed to disclocate his shoulder. bit of panic here and then he needed some treatment on the track. but that wasn't going to stop him celebrating for long, and he was soon back up again like nothing had happened! what a guy. you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that's bbc.com/sport. but from me chetan pathak and the rest of the team, that's your monday sports briefing. as a pastime, it involves a tremendous leap of faith. base—jumping, the one where someone jumps off a tall fixed structure, like a cliff or a skyscraper, and parachutes back to earth. it's increasingly popular, but not always legal. however, in the us state of west virginia, once a year, they let hundreds of people base jump off one of the highest road bridges in north america. the bbc‘s tim allman has more. believe it or not, but this i

she lost to elena svitolina who's now through to the semi—finals in singapore after winning in 3 setshow would you fancy trying it on a table? well, american austin keen has made it look incredibly easy. he flipped over a coffee table and turned it into a wakeboard, showing some pretty impressive skills! he then auctioned the table for charity, raising nearly $900. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me azi farni, goodbye. a climber known as the ‘french spiderman‘ has been arrested after scaling one of london's tallest buildings. police cordoned off roads in the city's financial district, as 56—year—old alain robert completed what's called a "free climb" of the salesforce tower — also known as the heron tower. lebo diseko has the story it's not hard to see why they call him spiderman. alain robert setting out on his climb of one of london's tallest buildings. he used no safety gear and no rope, just a bit of chalk and some light gloves, as he scaled the 202—metre tower. traffic had to be diverted, and workers are stepped out of their

former world number one, wrapped up her opening group victory with an ace and she'll meet elina svitolina a set down in the final of the european open to beat frenchman gael monfils in three sets to claim his first atp tour title. that's all the sport for now. the duke and duchess of sussex have decided to cut back meghan's schedule "slightly" during their tour of australasia, says kensington palace. the couple, who are expecting a child next spring, have 76 events on their schedule during their 16—day tour of australia, new zealand, fiji and tonga. that is it from me. thank you for being here with us. we are back with the headlines shortly. for those in the channel islands, another day of blue skies and sunshine. not a cloud in the sky in jersey earlier on. norris, you had a weakening cold front. patchy light rain and result. that continues into its journey overnight. the rain and result. that continues into itsjourney overnight. the band of cloud. eventually it clears after midnight. behind it, clearerskies. it stays windy in northern scotland, cost of 60 mph. a cold night. temperatures

these two, karolina pliskova and kiki bertens, who are in action later and hope tojump above elina svitolinaird round. the british player beat seventh seed, elise mertens of belgium, 6—3, 7—5 in their first—round match on tuesday. in case you missed it, the pressure is building even more on germany coachjoachim loew after his side were beaten 2—1 by france in paris on tuesday. despite taking the lead in the uefa nations league a group1 match through a toni kroos penalty, two second—half goals from antoine griezmann sealed the win for the world champions and inflicted a sixth defeat in ten matches for germany. translation: i think we were almost at the same level as the team which we can say is probably the best team in the world right now. i can also say, in the first half, we could have gone to 2—0, but france has a lot of individual qualities, and if we don't pay attention we are already punished. that is what happened to us. even if i have to say that the score, 2—1, the penalty is completely unfair. now to a sport you may not have seen before. argentina's fausto ruesga took gold in the m

eighth seed kiki bertens is also through and will play elina svitolina tomorrow after us open champion retire with a leg injury. england's justin rose and tommy fleetwood are are both tied for second at the world golf championships event in shanghai. they trail leader american tony finau by three shots. now it's worked for t20 cricket... rugby sevens has for a long time been a hugely successful format and over the weekend it's netball‘s turn to showcase their spin off. fast5 has smaller teams, shorter games and the whole tournament is played over two days. england are in australia to defend the title they won last year. their captain is jodie gibson... one of our values in netball is to have fun and enjoy everything. i think when we have fun and work together we have so much confidence and belief. we have those amazing shots in pursuit across the whole circle. we have to create a defence, andi circle. we have to create a defence, and i think adding it all together it's great. bats are key to success. local support, having fun. it's great. bats are key to success. localsupport, having f

she moves on to play either elina svitolina or karolina pliskova in saturday's semi—final.e and tommy fleetwood are tied for second at the world golf championship event in shanghai. rose went round in five under par — this recovery from the bunker at the ninth meant he didn't drop a shot and he's eight under overall. fleetwood is level with him after his round of four under par. they both trail leader american tony finau by three shots. jose mourinho has full confidence in his striker romelu lukaku despite the striker‘s eight game streak without a goal. the manchester united manager doesn't appear worried ahead of their game against everton on sunday and says he has been expecting lu ka ku to score in every game. 0ne one day, his confidence level will be back to normal, which clearly they are not there. i always feel that every game is the game. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport back with more in the next hour. thank you very much indeed. all eyes will be on the chancellor on monday as he un

svitolina joins karolina pliskova in the last four.bout potentially dangerous, flammable halloween masks ahead of halloween. and rhiannon wilkins is in cardiff. she‘s had the privilege of watching rehearsals for a piece of music composed just after world war one. it‘s never been performed in the 100 years since its creation, something that will change this saturday. carroll, council officials worried about these masks. they often do tests in the run—up to halloween witches of host next wednesday. they have taken a sample of children‘s costu mes have taken a sample of children‘s costumes and masks from high—street stores, branded and supermarkets, and they have tested them with a quite simple test. they hold a naked flame to a children‘s mask for five seconds and see if it catches. and as you can see it doesn‘t take long for the flames to take hold. and in less tha n for the flames to take hold. and in less than a minute, absolutely terrifyingly, this is what could happen to the mask that there is a safety mark. it doesn‘t mean that it‘

the other semi sees kiki bertens meet elina svitolina. more on those stores later. seven members of a gang have been jailed at birmingham crown court for using drones to smuggle drugs valued at half a million pounds into prisons. the gang targeted seven differentjails including birmingham and liverpool. sima kotecha reports. using several of these, a gang ran a sophisticated drug operation. today, seven of them were jailed while six were given suspended sentences, all for transporting half £1 million worth of skunk, synthetic and others, crack cocaine and heroin into england‘s jails. this operation should that this is not a victimless crime. these are serious organised crime groups dealing a drug smuggling ring inside and outside prisons. i think the message needs to go out that using mobile phones in this way, to try and organise this, using drones in this way, if you are outside prison either assisting orjust driving somebody there, or inside the prisons organising it, you will end up with the police prosecuting you and end up with you

the dutch player will play either elina svitolina or karolina pliskova in sunday's semi—final.nd the american tony finau at the top of the leaderboard, who's 11 under par at the halfway stage. rose went round in five under par, meaning he did not drop a shot in his eight under overall. fleetwood is level with him and they both trail american tony finau. "yesterday is history" says tyson fury as he continues his preparation for the world heavyweight showdown with wbc champion deontay wilder in las vegas on december 1. fury‘s camp is in big bear, in california, where former champion lennox lewis used to train. and without mentioning domestic rival and multi—belt champion anthonyjoshua, he emphasised that he still considers himself as the man to beat. you look forward to an exciting heavyweight corn test between two on champions. —— contest. it does not contain bigger than this. this is the best of the best of boxing. i do not have any concerns about fighting with the guy, but he is an impressive one share. 39 k0s and unbeaten. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you

defending champion caroline wozniacki is out of the wta finals as elena svitolina made it through tonian joins karolina pliskova in the last four. the 2019 tour de france is set to be the highest in history according to the organisers after they revealed the route for the race today. it will include a record 30 mountain passes and five summit finishes. brussells hosts the grand depart on the 6th ofjuly. but the riders face a gruelling final week with a finish at more than 2000 feet in the pyrenees, then two more at that altitude in the alps, with the final ride into paris on the 28th ofjuly. geraint thomas is the defending champion after winning his first tour this year. saracens centre alex lozowski will miss england's first autumn international in november after having his ban for dangerously entering a ruck extended. he was given a two—week ban from october 14th for the incident during saracens' win at glasgow. however, selection for an england training camp meant lozowski would only miss one saracens match. a disciplinary committee has now set his free—to—play date as november 5t

information after she, as defending champion, was knocked out of the wta finals in singapore by elina svitolinaxit this summer and was unable to lift her arms over her head one morning. it's all about just trying it's all aboutjust trying to it's all about just trying to figure out what works for you. obviously it's not ideal but, you know, it's something that he can manage and something he can work with and, you know, i'm proud of myself for the season and i'm very happy to be here and say that i've done everything i could. it won't really affect my plans into 2018. you just have to learn to listen to your body and you have to learn, orfigure out listen to your body and you have to learn, or figure out what works for you. everyone is different. so i will be totally ready for 2019. i'm excited for it. there will be a careful eye on woznicaki from now on but she says she wants to use her condition to be a role model for others. that's all the sport for now. universal credit is supposed to replace six long—standing social security payments but since its inception in 2010, it's come in for a lot o

she made the announcement after she was knocked out, of the wta finals by elena svitolina. work with and, you know, i'm proud of myself for the season and i'm very happy to be here and say that i've done everything i could. tour de france champion geraint thomas says he expects to be team sky'sjoint leader with chris froome next year if he takes part in the race. it looks like it will be harder for the welshman to defend his title though after the organisers revealed next year's route, which has been billed as the "highest in tour history". the riders will take on a record 30 mountain passes and five summit finishes. froome is also hoping to add to his four titles. it seems a lot of ks. i wouldn't say i dislike that, but it's certainly something to take into account. and there's also a lot of climbs that are over 2000 metres, so... generally i quite like them anyway, so, yeah, quite looking forward to that. do you have a coffee table? yes. next time you go to the beach, how about doing this? this is austin keen's cheap and cheerful way to enjoy wakeboarding. the american pi