manchester made just 120. 100 balls for trent rockets to chase that. can't beat a tight finish. rockets needed 11 off the last five balls and got there with two balls to spare. now, that's entertainment. joe wilson, bbc news, lord's. there's much more on the bbc sport website — but that's it from me. back to you, jane. and before we go, just a word from laura kuenssberg about her new programme, which launches in the morning. i've come to kyiv in ukraine — the conflict in this country one of the causes of the crisis that confronts us all. i've been speaking to the first lady, olena zelenska. and also live in the studio tomorrow rishi sunak and liz truss — one of them will be our new prime minister on monday. join me tomorrow at nine on bbc one. you can see more about all today's stories on the bbc news channel — but from the team here tonight, goodnight. where you've got the sunshine, hello, this is bbc news with lewis vaughanjones. the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, has warned the train operator avanti west coast that it's in the last chanc

in the men's competition, the manchester originals will play the trent rockets after — the originals. the originals will be the form team for the final at lord's, having won their last six matches. the southern brave reached the women's final after narrowly beating the trent rockets in an exciting finish to their eliminator. england's nat sciver came so close to reaching the 135 target, hitting three sixes in the last four balls. but she was just short, and brave won by two runs to set up a repeat of last year's final against the oval invincibles. wales women are a step closer to reaching the play—offs for next year's world cup, which would be their first major tournament. they beat greece by 1—0 in volos — teenager carriejones' scoing her first international goal. wales can't qualify automatically because france will top their group, but as the second—placed side, theyjust need a draw from their final game against slovakia on tuesday to reach the play offs. northern ireland were also in action earlier, although they can't qualify for the world cup. they won 2—1 in luxembourg. scotla

in the men's competition, the manchester originals will play the trent rockets after — the originalsbeating the trent rockets in an exciting finish to their eliminator. england's nat sciver came so close to reaching the 135 target, hitting three sixes in the last four balls. but she was just short, and brave won by two runs to set up a repeat of last year's final against the oval invincibles. wales women are a step closer to reaching the play—offs for next year's world cup, which would be their first major tournament. they beat greece by 1—0 in volos — teenager carriejones' scoing her first international goal. wales can't qualify automatically because france will top their group, but as the second—placed side, theyjust need a draw from their final game against slovakia on tuesday to reach the play offs. northern ireland were also in action earlier, although they can't qualify for the world cup. they won 2—1 in luxembourg. scotland lost their friendly against the netherlands. now after all the money spent in the transfer window, it's down to the players to perform on the pitch — and t

trent rockets hit three sixes in a row to seal it with the last ball.et's return now to one of our main stories — the review criticising the mayor of london, sadiq khan, for the role he played in bringing about the resignation of the former metropolitan police commissioner, dame cressida dick. the report found that due process was not followed, and that some of the behaviour of the mayor's office had been "unjustifiably politically brutal". well, let's speak now to the former chief constable of greater manchester, sir peter fahy, for his view on this story. do you think cressida dick was badly treated by the mayor of london? it treated by the mayor of london? h was certainly him not following the procedure. the history is back around 2010. the system of police and prime commissioners was put in place under theresa may, and that replace the previous police authorities that had either 17 or 19 members. it was realised that you didn't want a situation that a single politician would make a decision to get rid of a constable or commissioner. the inevitable s

chasing 135 to win, the trent rockets needed four off the final ball, but despite a heroic effort fromthe oval invincibles in the final at lord's tomorrow. the manchester 0riginals are playing the london spirit in the men's game, also at southampton now. andy murray is in action at the us open tennis. he's one of 4 britons into the third round in new york. but he's on his way out of the tournament unless he can stage a big comeback. murray has lost the first two sets against matteo berrettini. it's a decade since murray won his first grand slam at the us open. jack draper plays karen khachanov later tonight. meanwhile serena williams plays again tonight — this time against the world number 46 — ajla tomljanovic. it's expected to be serena's last major tournament after winning 23 grand slams. mackie shilstone was serena's fitness coach for 13 years. he's been talking to the bbc about what makes her so special. serena is loyal to a fault. and i think that is a huge proposition because she will look out for you and i never knew what i meant to her, but what she did for me, she taught me h

the men's final is between trent rockets and the manchester originals. these are live photos.e now 103 runs of 87 balls for seven wickets. we'll see what happens in the final, we will keep you up to date this evening. serena williams said an emotional farewell to tennis at the us open last night. after winning 23 grand slam singles titles, 1a major doubles titles, four olympic gold medals and having spent 319 weeks as the world number one, it is a careerfull of astonishing numbers that are unlikely to ever be beaten. serena williams's career has spanned over a quarter of a century and she has had an impact notjust on sport but on society too. laura scott looks back at her journey. a final farewell wave and one last 12 full, as the curtain came down on a glittering career that'll never been defeated. only getting it finished on an epic. on a thrilling night in new york, serena left it all on the court. giving everything until the end.— until the end. these are happy tears, i until the end. these are happy tears. i guess. _ until the end. these are happy tears, i guess, i— until

it's finals day in the hundred with the men's final between trent rockets and manchester originals being windsor hit the winning runs as 0val invincibles defended their title, beating southern brave by five wickets. british number one and world number 9, cameron norrie, is through to the fourth round at tennis's us open. norrie defeated the 28th seed, holger rune, of denmark in straight sets. the wimbledon semifinalist has not dropped a set yet in the first week in new york but this is the first time that norrie has reached the last 16 of the us open. and serena williams says she's gratefulfor the moment after playing what is expected to be the final singles match of her career. the 23—time grand slam singles champion was beaten by ayla tomljanovic in the third round of the us open. williams battled throughout the match and saved five match points in the third set but the australian came through to win 7—5, 6—7, 6—1. the supporters in arthur ashe stadium cheered for serena throughout the match and in the end they rose to salute her on the court where she won her first major title in 1999

chasing 135 to run, the trent rockets needed four off the final ball — but despite a heroic effort from the london spirit in the men's competition. a swimming cap for afro hair has been approved for use in top—level competitions. the specialised covering — designed for thick, curly hair and styles such as dreadlocks, weaves and braids — was banned from last year's olympics. british swimmer alice dearing was amongst those who'd campaigned for the change from governing body fina. itjust sends it just sends the message to swimmers and non—swimmers alike that this is— swimmers and non—swimmers alike that this is a _ swimmers and non—swimmers alike that this is a sport _ swimmers and non—swimmers alike that this is a sport that is for everybody. it doesn't have to be that you — everybody. it doesn't have to be that you have to work your hair in a certain— that you have to work your hair in a certain way— that you have to work your hair in a certain way to fit into a swimming can _ certain way to fit into a swimming can it— certain way to fit into a swimming cap. it gives everyone the opportu

the men's finals follows with trent rockets against manchester originals. across england. the move could save people around 30% on the average fare. the government is providing up to £60 million to subsidise the scheme. mr shapps said ministers hoped it would help people cope with the rising cost of living. we are announcing £2 maximum cap on bus fares. buses are the most used form of public transport, this will help with millions ofjourneys through the winter months when we know things will be tough. and i think it will help attract people to the bus, particularly at a time when fuel costs are so high. that is what we are doing, very simple, £2 cap on a bus fares through the winter. you are proposing this forjanuary to march, when you initially suggested it the proposal was supposed to run for 12 months, why has it been reduced to just a quarter of that? two things we wanted to do, first of all, test whether it works, in other words, is it bringing people back to the bus, how do people respond and we will get a lot of informational data by running it throu

the originals will now face london spirit, with trent rockets playing the winners in saturday's finalwe can see showers developing in northern ireland but they will tend to die out. they will not last long. for many, dry, sunny intervals or bright spells. temperatures up to 25. through the evening and overnight, showers coming up across the channel islands moved further north and you could hear the odd rumble of thunder. in the west, a weather front will introduce cloud in the outer hebrides and then we will see rain arrive. not as cold as last night in scotland. we will see some fog patches forming. south—east scotland, northern england. eastern scotland, northern england. eastern scotland and northern ireland. we do not expect it to be problematic. that will lift tomorrow and we have showers travelling north. they will be hit and miss. the weatherfront dragging its heels from the west but it will bring a thicker cloud and some rain. the wind changes direction tomorrow. to a south—easterly and as a result temperatures up. top temperature tomorrow likely to be 26 in london. 20 in glas

the finals of the hundred at lord's ended with trent rockets beating the manchester originals in thering affair, it was rockets�* captain lewis gregory that ultimately sealed a two—wicket win with two balls to spare, as they won the tournament for the first time having finished third last season. in the women's final, it was the oval invincibles who defended their title, emily windsor hitting the winning runs as they beat the southern brave by five wickets in a repeat of last season's final. there was some late drama in rugby league's super league, as the regular season came to an end. trailing 8—2 against castleford, the leeds rhinos scored two tries in the last four minutes to seal their spot in the end of season playoffs. leeds winning14—8, and the defeat also ends the tigers own hopes of making the playoffs. that's all the sport for now. now on bbc news, the papers. hello and welcome to our look at what the the papers are saying today. sonia, chief leader writer at the observerjoins us, as well as a former adviser to the conservative ministers. a busy day for both of you. let's g

the finals of the hundred at lord's ended with trent rockets beating the manchester 0riginals in the e having finished third last season. in the women's final, it was the oval invincibles who defended their title, emily windsor hitting the winning runs as they beat the southern brave by five wickets in a repeat of last season's final. a great way for the hundred two and at lords. we mention cameron norrie. what a phenomenal achievement. he was ranked 7ath in the world at the start of 2021, never reached the second week of a grand slam, now he is at the semifinals —— has backed up is at the semifinals —— has backed up his semifinals at wimbledon for a place in the fourth round at the us open, for a player that very few people thought would reach the top 20, but alone the top ten. an outstanding year.— 20, but alone the top ten. an outstanding year. british tennis in re outstanding year. british tennis in pretty good _ outstanding year. british tennis in pretty good health. _ outstanding year. british tennis in pretty good health. we _ outstanding year. british tennis in pretty good hea

later on in the men's game, trent rockets play manchester who without the injured player came throughhere is still scepticism. those at the top say the test game mccann group with it now it is the game the hundred counted down to is the newest format comes to a climax at the home of cricket. joe lynskey, bbc news. one of the things that divides people, and when i went to see it divided ourfamily and an older family member i can say got annoyed by the music played after every boundary, wicket. the dj started up in the bands, but i loved it. i loved the music and so did my stepson as well. the other thing about the hundred is that there is so much to do. so much of interactive stuff and it is 6:40am interactive stuff and it is 6:40am in the morning. i will test my reaction time. if i press start... i will press start a bit harder. a game in progress. you test your reaction. there you go! it is like you are in the field, trying to do a bit catching. it is early but i am alive. it is finals day. ok. i am getting a bit slow now. take it away. . getting a bit slow now. take it awa . , ., ge

we'll know the line up for tomorrow's hundred finals day soon as first the southern brave and trent rockets home race. the world champion and championship leader — had gearbox failurejust 10 minutes into practice and the session had to be suspended while they towed his red bull away. verstappen leads the standings by 93 points from his team—mate sergio perez with 8 rounds left of the season. george russell and lewis hamilton topped the time sheets for mercedes once practice resumed. second practice is under way. with just a week before the start of the rugby union premiership season — a number of players, coaches and staff at worcester warriors have posted videos on social media to further highlight the dire financial situation at the club. overdue wages that were promised on wednesday still haven't been paid. the club has blamed a complication with their banks automated system after their accounts were frozen by the hmrc. some players have issued breach of contract notices to enable them to leave the club unless they are paid. 20—year—old scrum—half ollie wynn described how he has been aff