usman khawaja had other ideas.s good, this was better still. a masterful century scored in the country of his birth. and he wasn't done there. by the time he was dismissed, he had spent nearly nine hours at the crease, iiii spent nearly nine hours at the crease, 141 would earn him man of the match, but would it save australia began? for a time that was seriously in doubt. schar remove mitchell starc for one. peter siddle made none. pakistan needed just two wickets to win with 12 overs left. but in his time as captain tim paine has got through worse than this. alongside nathan lyon he got australia to a draw that had seemed so australia to a draw that had seemed so improbable. earlier this year the ball tampering scandal shamed australian cricket, here, at last, he was —— was a cause for pride. two—time shanghai masters champion roger federer was a long way off his top form against spain's roberto bautista agut on thursday but did enough to reach the quarter—finals. the number two seed novak djokovic is also through

they did recover a little, with usman khawaja finishing unbeaten on 50.6—3, needing an improbable 326 for victory. shane warne said he's been left embarassed by the ball tampering scandal that saw former captain steve smith, david warner and cameron bancroft banned from cricket. both warner and smith were given i2—month suspensions and bancroft nine months for the part they played in changing the surface of the ball in the infamous series with south africa six months ago. he's been speaking to my colleague 0lly foster and they started by talking about the future of test cricket. i don't think test cricket is dying. i think there is a lot more interest on the tv side of things then attended the ground. i don't think, and england and australia it is strong with people attending the venue strong with people attending the venue where the test matches are. but around the world i think there are more eyeballs watching on the tv. i think as long as the superstar players say that test cricket is the pinnacle and he wants to achieve things in the test match arena

were going along nicely at 1a2 without loss, in reply to pakistan's first innings of a82. 0peners usman khawajaeached half centuries but only two other batsmen made double figures. hasif took 6—36 while pakistan chose not to enforce the follow on and despite losing three wickets they're in a strong position with two days remaining. iam not i am not feeling well. they cannot bowl well. so it makes him an support me and they gave me too much confidence that you can do it. that is it. after this you can see. i have been struggling for the past few years. have been struggling for the past few yea rs. i have been struggling for the past few years. i made my dibben in 2015 against zimbabwe, after that, that is my debut in the test —— debut. it has been a long time. it wasn't ideal to lose ten for 60 odd in the last two sessions of the day. i thought the way that we fought back in the last 17 overs, to have been three down, obviously 320 is still a significant lead. a deficit for us. i thought the way we fought back then was really positive. sri lanka's one—day captain dinesh chandimal has warned that

that was in reply to pakistans first innings of 482. 0peners usman khawaja and aaron finch reached halfly two other batsmen made double figures. bilal hasif took 6—36 on his test debut. pakistan chose not to enforce the follow — and they lost wickets before the close, finishing on 45—3. a lead of 325. the england cricket vice—captain jos buttler says he's happy that they're favourites to beat sri lanka in the one—day series, which starts tomorrow. their preparation hasn't been ideal, with the first warm—up game cut short and the second washed out completely because of heavy rain. only four batsmen have spent any time in the middle and they have a poor record in sri la nka they have shown going with bangladesh and winning in those conditions. we have to do the same here. you are considered to be favourites for the series, how do you feel about that? yes, i'll be like being favourites. that means you're doing well. being on top of the rankings come i think the guys enjoy that pressure of being the number one. and obviously, going glam playing international cricket isa glam playing interna

opener usman khawaja is unbeaten on 50, with travis head on 3a, still requiring 326 runs on the finalt shane warne has told the bbc that test cricket isn't going to die out. warne took 708 test wickets in a glittering career that also included its fair share of controversy, but says, despite the lack of fans attending the longer format of the international game, its star players will see it thrive. i don't think test cricket is dying. i think there's a lot more interest on the tv side of things than attending the ground. i don't think there's a lot of people... i think in england and australia it is still very strong with people attending the venue of where the test matches are, buti the venue of where the test matches are, but i think around the world is more eyeballs watching on the tv. i think as long as the superstar players like virat kohli say that test cricket is the pinnacle, and he wa nts to test cricket is the pinnacle, and he wants to achieve things in the test match arena and he is leading the way that, then i think i'll always stay there, and we have to trust the players,

at one point they were 87—3, before a half—century from usman khawaja and 3a from travis head steadiedamatic slide on wall street. we will be live to the region and i will see you very soon. hello. wednesday brought some warm if rather breezy weather to the shores of the uk. the picture in florida was much more dramatic. category 4 hurricane michael making its way into the florida panhandle. now it is moving across land, though, that system will power down very quickly. some heavy rain to come for the carolinas and parts of virginia before we see this as an area of low pressure pulling out into the atlantic. back closer to home and oui’ atlantic. back closer to home and our story is a little more mixed for today than yesterday. there will be some rain around at times, particularly the west later. it will still be quite easy, still warm, though. these are the temperatures first thing, and they are more like the afternoon highs that we would get at this time of year. few showers in the east first thing, clearing off into the north sea. then some more persistent rain for the south—west of

and usman khawaja's seventh test century steered australia to a remarkable draw with pakistan in dubaiaustralia reached lunch without losing any wickets, khawaja battled on, reaching his century from 224 balls. his side played one ball short of 140 overs, longer than they've ever batted in the fourth innings of a test, to muster 362—8 and save the game. former england captain wayne rooney, now playing in the mls, has been getting all nostalgic about manchester united. but not about the football, it was about the fashion. take a look at this. some brilliant clothing combinations going on there. from the left is paul scholes, rio ferdinand, rooney himself, alan smith and john o'shea. rooney simply posted it with a crying laughing face. how times change! ican i can attest to that! you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the team, that is your friday sport briefing. whenever an american president leaves office, he will invariably set up a presidential library. it's a place to showcase historic documents and burnish the legacy

in reply to pakistan's a82, openers usman khawaja and aaron finch reached half centuries at 1a2 withoutee wickets before the close. england's cricketers are in dambulla, for the first of their five match one day series with sri lanka on wednesday. in 201a, england suffered a humiliating 5—2 defeat against the same opposition, but now find themselves the top ranked 0di side in the world. jos buttler is one of the few survivors of that side and says those losses were a watershed moment. the blueprint of how we want to play has changed quite a bit, so the blueprint of how we want to play has changed quite a bit, so i the blueprint of how we want to play has changed quite a bit, so i think we obviously have been playing really well for quite a few years now. but the improvement in the team comes from pushing act against boundaries and trying to improve in whatever conditions we are faced with. that is obviously what keeps driving us forwards, and the growth of the side probably. the countdown to the end of the tennis season is now on, with the shanghai masters this week and the world tour f

open as usman khawaja and aaron finch made centuries, but only two other australian batsmen made doublee the close. 45— and still a lead of 325. 0nly only four batsmen have spent any time in the middle and they have a terrible record as well in sri lanka. we have shown we are going away to bangladesh and winning in their conditions is obviously a good marker, and you have to do the same here and play well. england have only 161—day internationals in sri la nka only 161—day internationals in sri lanka that you are considered to be favourites for this series? hadi feel about that? it means we have been doing something right, we have obviously worked our way up to the top of the rankings, citing the guys enjoy that pressure of being the number one side and people wanting to obviously beat us and going away and playing international cricket is and playing international cricket is a really tough challenge and coming here, with the favourites title, i do not think is anything that worries aside. -- b side. —— the side. and that is all you sport. hello. if you missed the sunshine today, it is

openers usman khawaja and aaron finch reached half centuriees but only two other batsmen made double enforce the follow, and they lost wickets before the close, finishing on 45—3. a lead of 325. conor mcgregor has been suspended for a month on medical grounds after his ufc 229 defeat by khabib nurmagomedov. the irishman was beaten in las vegas in the fourth round. the nevada state athletic commission sanctioned the bout and confirmed mcgregor was suspended from fighting until november 6. medical suspensions are routine in ufc. some of the other fighters on the undercard had broken bones and will be out for up to six months. tennis and british number one kyle edmund has made it through to the second round of the shanghai masters. edmund has risen to a career—high of 14th in the world, and he went into the match against filip krajinovic as favourite. but he was given a stern test by the serbian, who broke serve in the opening set. edmund recovered, though, to win in straight sets and earn a meeting with andreas seppi. quick update, england still leads australia i—o. quick update, engla

they did recover a little, with usman khawaja finishing unbeaten on 50.brassed by the ball tampering scandal that saw former captain steve smith, david warner and cameron bancroft banned from cricket. both warner and smith were given 12 month suspensions and bancroft nine months for the part they played in changing the surface of the ball in the infamous series with south africa six months ago. i was embarrassed. i'm not sure how it gets to the stage in a test match where you say we will take sandpaper into the middle and put it on the wall. it was terrible and embarrassing and disappointing. the australian cricket team need to gain the respect back of the cricketing community. they need to regain the respect of the australian public, especially. the anyway they can do thatis especially. the anyway they can do that is the way they conduct themselves and i hope they don't the australian tv and a which is hard, tough, but fair. —— the australian dna. gareth bale is out of wales' friendly with spain tomorrow night. the real madrid forward was withdrawn early