the great wayde van niekerk with danny talbot on his shoulder. actically chatting as they both crossed the line. danny talbot getting dragged around the 200m with overweight van niekerk, who is one of the favourites —— wayde van niekerk. that was fantastic from danny talbot and wayde van niekerk. we will try and catch a word with danny talbot. he will be speaking to collea g u es danny talbot. he will be speaking to colleagues at bbc sport anyway. what a great thing to bring you live on bbc news. before the action started today, we had a few medal ceremonies here in the stadium for a few events that we had yesterday, especially that we had yesterday, especially that fantastic final of the women's 100m. it was a real upset as the american tori bowie won gold. elaine thompson, the nailed on favourite, came fifth. tori bowie dipped further line, sprawled across the track, didn't think she had won, but my word, she certainly had. we also saw the gold for the women's pole vault. we saw those tears from holly bradshaw, who missed out on a podium. but to

now wayde van niekerk has the chance to do the same.ith david rudisha injured, nigel amos was the favourite for the 800 metres. but there was a surprise in store. the frenchman produced the sprint of his life — and looked like he couldn't believe what happened. you have to go back to 1987 when a man bought outside can you want the steeplechase. for a time, outside can you want the steeplechase. fora time, it looked like kevinjagger steeplechase. fora time, it looked like kevin jagger might steeplechase. fora time, it looked like kevinjagger might break the monopoly. led the monopoly in early stages, but lost his theme in the final metres. —— yeager. the east african nation has now won 12 of the 15 editions of the world championships. sam kendrick ‘s, unbeaten this year, capped a fantastic season with gold. at 2a, he has a long career ahead of him. —— kendricks. botswana's isaac makwala says he is "devastated" to have missed out on the 400 meters final. athletics commentator will downing explained to me how the controversy unfolded. 0ffi

it was an evening when south africa's wayde van niekerk was looking to add the 200m title to the 400mh, he came up just short, as colm harrison reports. botswa na's makwala was botswana's makwala was the favourite but it was expected that wayde van niekerk or dutch michaeljohnson's

botswa na's makwala was botswana's makwala was the favourite but it was expected that wayde van niekerk or dutch michaeljohnson‘s double 20 years ago, despite the fa ct double 20 years ago, despite the fact wayde van niekerk is not through as one of the fastest qualifiers in a semi—final which was won by ramil guliyev. the south african was leading down the home straight but had to settle for silver in the end as ramil guliyev beat him for the second time in as many days to claim turkey's first gold medal of the championships. and there was more of a shop in the 400 metres hurdles as the czech republic haynova was expecting to win, but it was kori carter to claim the first medal of her career. in the triple jump, christian taylor did not get the world record he wanted, although he did retain his world title with i7 he did retain his world title with 17 metres and 68 centimetres. elsewhere, caster semenya through to the semi—final in the 1500 metres, -- 1800 the semi—final in the 1500 metres, —— 1800 metres, over her short distance which is herfavourite, and she hasn't lost an 800 metres

it was won by the world and olympic champion south africa's wayde van niekerk, as andy swiss reports.pion. wayde van niekerk is a 400 metres phenomenon and in the absence of isaac makwala com his closest rival, surely this would be a stroll? after all, he smashed the world record at last yea r‘s all, he smashed the world record at last year's olympics and the man tipped to replace usain bolt as the sport's figurehead produced a suitably commanding display. he is starting to look for the line, wayde van niekerk, the world champion again. no record this time but he is chasing a double here, in the 200 metres as well and on this evidence, he will take some stopping. for the thousands of fans here, there has not been much british success to cheer at these championships and denied their hopes rest on a 21 year rolled in his first major finals. kyle langford's parents run a chip shopin kyle langford's parents run a chip shop in watford. fast food, fast feet, as he ran the race of his life. watch him come charging through. could he snatch a medal? la ngford through. could he snatch a medal?

defending champion wayde van niekerk does run though and eases to victory.er united. hello there and welcome to the programme. lots to get through. and it's the world athletics championships in london where we start. a real story has been brewing in regards to botswana's issac makwala who was forced to withdraw from the 400 metre final after he was diagnosed with a norovirus bug. we will have more on that shortly. olympic champion wayde van niekerk retained his world title in the olympic stadium, and ben croucher rounds up day five. with the absence making headlines outside the stadium,

and next wayde van niekerk because he is doubling up as well. re schedule of the 200 and 400, six races in six days, was made for wayde van niekerk and issac makwala, that is why they wanted that. that great showdown. but i suppose in championships you have to prepare for the things that cannot oi’ prepare for the things that cannot or must be controlled. hopefully this will set a precedent for the next time it happens.” this will set a precedent for the next time it happens. i suppose the danger is there could be other athletes going hang on, i was ill and... what we have not seen too many empty lanes and he is the highest profile casualty. whilst we wait for issac makwala to appear, we keep hearing on the other side, and i think we can bring you live pictures now from bbc sport. this is very strange, the start list for this heat literally just very strange, the start list for this heat literallyjust has one lane in it and blood that is issac makwala. no matter how he performs, he will be able to frame that on his wall. the strangest start list

he should have been long —— lining up alongside wayde van niekerk, the world champion. packing, told he had to be in isolation. to the race itself. wayde van niekerk is trying something very special. six races in six days. he is going in the 200 metres. he eased down, knowing he wasn't going to get close to his world record. bahamas‘ steve gardener half a second behind. abdalelah hardin in bronze, just edging out botswa na's bobaleki thebe. the iaaf released a letter that they had sent to the botswana federation saying they did everything by the letter of the law. they saw makwala be sick on the monday before his 200 metres heat. we sent him home and said he had to be in isolation and you were notified of this. the botswa na you were notified of this. the botswana federation said they did not get any letters. there was some confusion as to who had been told what. but the iaaf being very strict on this, not wanting that infection to spread at all. but here is the botswa na tea m to spread at all. but here is the botswana team doctor. to spread at all. but here is the bots

wayde van niekerk will receive his medalfor the at the podium. have to ask, like you say, what could have been had isaac makwala actually been in the race? yesterday these championships were dominated by debate and discussion about whether the botswana athlete should be allowed to compete in the 400 metres. as you've all been hearing this morning on breakfast, he wasn't allowed to take part, despite arriving at the stadium ahead of the race. isaac makwala was affected by a stomach bug and withdrawn from the race by the iaaf. public health england guidelines recommended people with that illness should be quarantined for 48 hours. makwala was believed to have been one of the athletes who could have mounted a serious challenge in the race to south africa's wayde van niekerk. but in his absence, the olympic champion and world record holder came through to comfortably take gold and retain his title. and van niekerk had sympathy for his rival. it is quite disappointing. i would love him to have his fair opportunity. he was in great form. i believe it wo

daniel talbot tracked wayde van niekerk all the way in the first heat to make it through to wednesday'so is completed by mitchell blake, britain's second fastest 200 metres runner of all time. natalie pirks, bbc news at the london stadium. let's speak to our sports editor dan roan, who's at the london stadium. desperately disappointing for laura muir. she was so close and it has been a frustrating day the team gb. it has, ever since laura muir broke kelly holmes‘ british 1500 metres record, she‘s been regarded as the best chance the country has of a medal, outside of sir mo farah. she‘s had a fantastic breakthrough season, especially indoors, the 2a—year—old scottish athlete but in truth, she was always up against it a highly competitive field in the 1500 final. faith kipyegon, as you saw in the report, she won the race and caster semenya, the south african who many feel has an unfair advantage because of her naturally elevated testosterone levels are denying laura muir a bronze medal and she adds to a growing list of

wayde van niekerk smashed the 400m world record at last year's rio 0lympics. cab ride through london. so, is he ready to fill the void left by usain bolt? i definitely believe that i can reach the heights what he has reached. i mean, i'm only 25 now, so i still have a lot of time left. confident words from a young man who admits he's struggled with self—doubt. i've had a lot of mental challenges when it comes to confidence and... really? and believing myself, in myself, as an athlete. so, this last two years has been a massive, massive boost to myself. yeah. these championships will of course evoke memories of london 2012, which for many at the time seemed like the ultimate for track and field. but since then, the sport has been engulfed in crisis, and as it prepares to say farewell to its biggest star, there's a real sense that if integrity and popularity is to be recovered, this represents an opportunity which simply must be grasped. there was no russian team preparing here this afternoon — the country suspended for state—sponsored doping. and tonight, two u

wayde van niekerk smashed the a00m world record at last year's rio 0lympics.took a cab ride through london. so, is he ready to fill the void left by usain bolt? i definitely believe that i can reach the heights what he has reached. i mean, i'm only 25 now, so i still have a lot of time left. confident words from a young man who admits he has struggled with self—doubt. i've had a lot of mental challenges when it comes to confidence and... really? and believing myself, in myself, as an athlete. so, this last two years has been a massive, massive boost to myself. yeah. these championships will, of course, evoke memories of london 2012, which for many at the time seemed like the ultimate for track and field. but since then, the sport has been engulfed in crisis and, as it prepares to say farewell to its biggest star, there is a real sense that if integrity and popularity is to be recovered, this represents an opportunity which simply must be grasped. there was no russian team preparing here this afternoon — the country suspended for state—sponsored doping. and ton

wayde van niekerk was watching as well, the man he may face later, the man that almost certainly he will tomorrow. but he had to reach 20.50 three. look at him. this was the race of his life. racing against the race of his life. racing against the clock. he did what he had to do. he's into the semifinals. from all of us here, good night. difficult to know what to put in this sphere at the moment, for some it has been a miserable day. elsewhere further north and west it has been a glorious summer day. if you have been anywhere near this weather front today you really will have known all about it. the rain at times has been quite torrential. but tha nkfully times has been quite torrential. but thankfully overnight it moves away further towards the south and east and following on behind we have clearer skies and temperatures begin to dip away. not so much in the towns and cities but certainly in the countryside. single figures abounding so cold start to thursday. but at least a decent start of the day. some cloud across the north and western isles. the odd shower and for the greater part of

the last heat saw wayde van niekerk the 400 metre champion.the skin of his teeth two hundredths of a second, a lucky loser after coming third in his heat danny talbot and zharnel hughes failed to qualify. mo farah was back on track in the 5000 metres after winning gold on friday in the ten. he showed as the blood on his leg and said it was the toughest 10,000 metres he had ever had to race. the only british medal. he was in the first heat of the 5000 metres. he just had to finish in the top five to qualify which he did really easily. the 10k really took it out of him but he seemed very pleased. just cruised in second place. to make it through to saturday's final. it's all good. i've just got to recover now. it was a tough run from the ten kate and to come out again to qualify is a good thing. just go back and rest. that is all i can do. mentally, is it difficult after the big high of the ten k when is it difficult to come back out again? it's pretty difficult but it's what it's all about. you have to pick yourself up. that's what it takes. you

wayde van niekerk was racing his sixth race in as many days. he had won the 400.ver behind the turkish sprinter ramil guliyev. netheneel mitchell blake was fourth behind trinidad and tobago's jerome richards. guliyev is turkey's first world champion. he switched nationality from azerbaijan. congratulations. an incredible race, from last year when you were last in the olympic final and to this. in the olympic final and to this. in the us, i competed with usain bolt and it was a strong semifinal. in this competition, i came into the semifinal first this competition, i came into the semifinalfirst and this competition, i came into the semifinal first and i this competition, i came into the semifinalfirst and i had a good line and then... you looked fantastic. this 200 metres has been the story of isaac makwala getting that virus and the stomach problem. do you feel sympathy for him? he told us that having to raise two races yesterday on that time trial was very tough. of course, when he com petes was very tough. of course, when he competes alone, it is possible for h

wayde van niekerk, the great south african 400 metre record—holder, the man to ta ke 400 metre record—holdersitive shine on the sport of athletics. three british girls going in the women's100 metre semifinals for the katarina johnson—thompson will also see if she can do something miraculous in the 800 metres, the end of the heptathlon. i will be here through the rest of the evening, but for this world athletics sportsday, in which we have seen jessica ennis—hill receiving a gold medal she should have got six years ago, it is goodbye for now. it has been a day of mixed fortunes. low pressure bringing rain across northern and western parts of the country, further south east, largely dry and bright, this was suffolk earlier, some sunshine, and we saw temperatures of 23 earlier. low— pressure temperatures of 23 earlier. low—pressure is still dominating the weather, sitting out to the north west, and with the trailing weather front we are going to see more rain in the next couple of days. tonight the vein will be affecting wales, the vein will be affecting wales, the midlands and northern england

as you will see, wayde van niekerk did win the race.ite disappointing. i would love him to have his fair opportunity. he was in great, great form. i believe that he would have done very, very well at this championships and like isaid well at this championships and like i said earlier, i have got so much sympathy for him. does the iaaf have questions to a nswer does the iaaf have questions to answer then? well, certainly, many are asking, they weren‘t clear why they weren‘t clear with their information. why they weren‘t forthright with their information. much of the information coming out in the build up came from public health england and the tower hotel. this led to a lot of confusion and i spoke to the athletics commentator and she says the iaaf are bound by their rules. when he presented himself, of course, the iaaf medical team had to go their protocol where he was showing symptoms of the norovirus and to the suggestion of public health england because it had been an issue as of sunday. 30 athletes have been quarantined so they were

some other news for you, wayde van niekerk, the best chance the sport has of replacing usain bolt as star, his chances of success in the 200 and 400 metres have improved because isaac makwala, botswa na, improved because isaac makwala, botswana, as pulled out with illness and it could be rated this statement from the local organising committee which says a number of cases of gastroenteritis have been reported in one of the official hotels for the world championships and those affected have been supported by medical staff and further advice and guidelines have been issued to team doctors and support staff as a result. dan roan, thank you. from bucket and spades at the beach to nipping across the channel to stock up on wine and cheese. brits have a long history of seeking out sun or sustenance over the summer. but our holiday habits have changed dramatically over the past couple of decades, according to new figures from the office of national statistics. the great british holiday. it has changed a lot over the last century. this is blackpool in the 1920s when huge numbers flocked to th

justin gatlin was out there free and easy like wayde van niekerk ran in lane eight at the youth olympicsk you, we appreciate your time. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter — i'm @duncangolestani. to stay with us on bbc world news. thank you for watching. good evening. it has been a bit of a mixed picture in the weekend. the area of low pressure stays with us as we head through tonight and into monday as well. three zones of whether this evening and overnight. towards the south and south—east mainly clear and dry. further north we have the weather front bringing rain across south—west england, south wales and the midlands. ahead of that for scotland and northern ireland, clear spells and scattered showers. heading through the day on monday we have a weather front through central parts of the country. that could bring some rain across the south west of england. further north we have sunshine and scattered showers. dry weather in between. a few showers into the far north of england but an improved day for the likes of yorkshire down towards north wales

fans will be up—to—date on wayde van niekerk, the olympic champion in the 400 metres and the world record—holderk in action in the 400 metres semifinals. lots to look forward to this evening. thanks for joining us. an independent review into the cost of energy is being launched by the government — just days after british gas raised standard electricity prices by 12.5%. the business secretary, greg clark, says the report will examine how prices can be kept as low as possible — while ensuring the uk still meets its climate change targets. a short time ago i spoke to tom burke chairman of the independent climate change think tank eg3, and asked him if he thought this review was a good idea? i welcome the idea of more information but i don't think it will uncover anything which is new. it is a three—month review. it is being led by a well—informed person but it is unlikely he will be adding anything to the equation that's already there. what we know, if you want to achieve your fuel poverty reduction goals and your climate goals and you want to improve the efficiency of the economy, what you need to

and so did the south african wayde van niekerk, attempting to get a 400—200 double. 0nly sneaking into six, darya klishina, the russian, breezed into the long jump, posting 6.66m in the second round. and mo farah, the home favourite, is through to the next round. he eased through his heat. for farah, a fifth global 5,000m and 10,000m double is still on. the eighth women's rugby world cup got underway in dublin on wednesday, and the winners included the holders, england, former champions new zealand, and the host nation, ireland, as sarah mulkerrins reports. well, the sun has set here in dublin after the opening day of the women's rugby world cup. and boy, did we get plenty of tries. england, the defending champion, started well, 56—5 against spain. ten tries in that victoryjust showing the strength of the side. they are the only full—time professional team here, and they have such strength and depth in this squad. 12 debutants lining up to begin with. they will be the ones to watch. new zealand, four—time champions in this tournament. they did get knocked out in the pool stages three y

wayde van niekerk will go in the 400 metres semifinal. it looks like it will be a cracking day.final test between england and south africa at old trafford and england just needed 15 minutes to wrap up the south african innings. south africa resumed this morning on 220—9 but the proteas were only able to add six runs before stuart broad dismissed duanne 0livier. that means that england have a first innings lead of 136 runs and will begin their second innings shortly. the domestic football season is under way. the championship and scottish premiership seasons started yesterday and today it's the community shield at wembley. league winners chelsea take on fa cup winners arsenal in the traditional "friendly" ahead of the premier league season. it was a pity to lose the fa cup against arsenal after a great season for us. but now there is another game and we know very well that arsenal is a strong team. and we are waiting for a difficult game and we wa nt to waiting for a difficult game and we want to try to start the season with a whim but the same for arsenal. —— with a whim. for us

wayde van niekerk is also going in the 200 metres as well.the 100 men's any minute. we saw the speedy women comes up as men's any minute. we saw the speedy women comes up as well, elaine thompson, a real superstar, and otherjamaican, she did the double in rio, she isjust going in the 100th year in london. she eased up on the line, she won in the time of 11.05, the american won her heat in exactly the same time, the silver medallist from rio. three british sprinters made it through to semifinals, very encouraging from a british sprinters. the word torchbearers here in 2012 london 0lympics. they saw all those great athletes up close and personal. she was inspired by what she saw there. iam sure was inspired by what she saw there. i am sure she sought usain bolt up close and personal, that's what we're going to do in the next hour and a half or so, something like that. the men's semifinals, there are three of them coming up. i will go through the details in a moment, let's recap of how bolt came to his opening heat yesterday but am not very well

i was the sentimental favourite to win the men's 200 metres but many expected south africa's wayde van niekerka bid to match michaeljohnson's double of more than 20 years ago. that despite the fact that he only sneaked through as one of the fastest qualifiers from the semi—final, which was won by a different runner. he was leading down the home straight but had to settle for silver in the end. he was eaten for the second time in as many days to claim turkey's first gold medal of the championships. even more of a shock in the women's 400 metres hurdles. the cheque runner was bidding to get a third successive title and her main challenger was delilah muhamed. but it was her fellow runner who took the title, to claim the first major medal of her career. american the triplejump. medal of her career. american the triple jump. christian taylor didn't get the world record that he wanted, but the olympic champion did retain his world title with elite of 17.68 metres. elsewhere, caster semenya is through to the semi—final. she won bronze on tuesday and the south african was back in action over her favo

gold for wayde van niekerk should've been a triumphant moment.he line it was clear something was missing. in lane seven, an empty space where major rival isaac makwala from botswana should have been. this morning in his hotel room, issac makwala was still visibly upset and told me explicitly that he feels something is not right. if this thing had been for mo farah like now, i do not think the british would allow it. they would not allow it. they know mo farah is the one who could get medals for them. or anyone, even usain bolt. or anyone, even usain bolt. the facts of the makwala case are very confused. he was pulled out of the 200 metres heats on monday after vomiting on the bus on the way to the stadium. last night though the governing body said there was a strict 48—hour quarantine in place and the iaaf medical chiefs confirmed a doctor said makwala was suffering from the same virulent norovirus that has swept through one of the athletes‘ hotel. we had taken him, examined him, his pulse, and his history was clear that he had similar symptoms t

to become the poster boy of athletics now that usain bolt is bowing out is the south african wayde van niekerksed into the final. he lived past us here. he was wincing with every step. they had a redraw to make sure the top sprinters avoided each other and he was grateful for that. it seems every time we do it someone breaks 44 seconds. it is good competition but i have to be on my game. can you tell us the story of the redrawing of the semifinal. whoever changed it, ithank of the semifinal. whoever changed it, i thank you so much. i was not ready for 43.8 in the heats. it was a surprise to me as well. did not come from the south african team? not at all. we are keeping an eye on the women's pole vaulter final at the women's pole vaulter final at the moment. holly bradshaw is in seventh. she has a chance to clear one metres 65. she has failed twice. —— four metres 65. she is about to go in herfinal —— four metres 65. she is about to go in her final attempt —— four metres 65. she is about to go in herfinal attempt to —— four metres 65. she is about to go in her final attempt to stay —— four met

as wayde van niekerk charged to the 400 metres title, the first gold of a potential double at these championshipschallenger. isaac makwala was told he couldn't compete after his sickness because organisers had to protect the welfare of the athletes, but his botswanan team were left frustrated. we respect the decision if it is based on public health issues, however, it is the manner in which this decision was arrived at which is quite disturbing and, as we have indicated, this matter has been approached in dribs and drabs. we feel very sorry for the athletes that have to be withdrawn from the competition, but we have a responsibility for all of the athletes and if we allowed them all to sit, it's a tight close community and we need to make sure that all of the athletes are protected as well. meanwhile, britain's medal near misses continue, despite the performance of kyle langford's life. bronze just eluding him in the 800 metres by an agonising 400ths of a second. and among today's highlights is the return of mo farah as he goes in the heats of the 5,000 metres. he's still the british team's only

take wayde van niekerk, so close to a second gold medal. that was some achievement. yeah, i mean...own. the team captain, eilidh doyle, was last in her a00m hurdles final. she has defended british performances here, saying this is a team for the future, but with just three days to go, these are some of the defining images. medal hopefuls tearful, wondering what might have been. there have been a few close calls. that said, you are measured in medals and mo may well end up being our only gold medalist, maybe double gold medalist, but he's leaving and going to the road. so five years on from london, when you think about legacy, you would have to say it's probably not great. at least edwards' world record still stands. christian taylor said he would break it, but the usa now have six golds and leapt clear in the medal table. a few nations have underperformed here and that makes these championships wide open, but of course the hosts are under pressure to deliver. but that medal target of six looks increasingly unrealistic. they can still make up ground but, as laura muir discovered in q

as we look to see who replaces usain bolt as the focus of athletics stardom, wayde van niekerk mighte michaeljohnson‘s record winning the 0lympic title last year. he was going for the old johnson doubled, the 200 and a00. he cruised through his a00 metre heat, he is the defending champions are in the world as well, he smashed michael johnson's world record, an absolute superstar. brilliant to see him go through very safely. stepping up twice round the track, the 800 metres, all three british men in that went through to the semifinals as well. a really good morning session, plenty of british interests everywhere. elliott giles was the quickest of the brits. kyle langford also qualified. let's hearfrom elliott giles now. i think it's all about staying relaxed. it's easy to get caught up in the moment, it can become quite overwhelming. i looked at it as a normal race without the pressure and stayed calm. i think it paid off. we've still got the 200 to go. it went to plan. i made the semis. so busy on the track this morning, all sorts of events going on, the 100, the a00, the 800. and we

wayde van niekerk is absolutely fabulous, he looked comfortable is getting into the semifinals of theetres on the track, the first heat is. it was all going on on the track, so much to keep across to date. another sell—out, very rare. all the sessions pretty much have been sell—outs so far. i know it is fairly early. let's show you what happened in the 800 metres, another very good one for the british men, all three of them made it through to the next age, elliott giles was the quickest, ninth quickest overall. kyle langford also qualified. let's hear from elliott giles about racing in front of this fantastic london crowd at the london stadium. in front of this fantastic london crowd at the london stadiumlj in front of this fantastic london crowd at the london stadium. i think it's all about staying relaxed and these things. it is easy to get caught up in the moment, it can become quite overwhelming. i looked at it as a normal race without the pressure and estate, all the way through. i think it paid off, i could have been in real trouble. i've still got 200 to go. it went to plan. it

he did do so, so mitchell break will line up against isaac makwala tonight in that final, and wayde van niekerkone of the fastest losers but he was slow and looked shattered. tonight will be his sixth race in six days. good news for ma kwa la race in six days. good news for makwala and mitchell blake. tired minds and legs perhaps from both of those two. mitchell blake running tonight but before him plenty of british athletes in action, including the team captain? yes, a fantastic team captain, very inspirational, and she told me in paris before the championship started that it was important to her to go out and do well individually, so asa to go out and do well individually, so as a captain she could show the others it could be done. she has a big ask. she has qualified but the eighth fastest from her heat qualify. that field, she is up against a stellar field, thatjust by getting into the final is a fantasticjoy achievement for eilidh doyle. elsewhere katarina johnson—thompson in the highjump. 0n johnson—thompson in the highjump. on saturday, second event in the heptathlon, usually her best ev

even rival wayde van niekerk was glad to have him back.the semis in the usually vacant lane one. the weather was still terrible. he was the opposite. what a performance from isaac makwala! i wish to thank the iaaf for giving me another chance. and the crowd is so amazing. they gave me belief, the british crowd. i want to thank this crowd. it's so amazing. tonight, he will face the likes of van niekerk, who onlyjust reached the final, and britain's nethaneel mitchell—blake, who also qualified as one of the fastest losers. everyone now knows his name. those 200 metres that he performed last night were just staggering, in horrendous conditions, it was cold, the rain was relentless. it was brilliant to watch. and he's one of the favourites for the 200 metres as well, so he could write history here. what began with sickness and despair could end with a world championship medal. well, what else is around today? britain's team captain eilidh doyle will run in the 400 metres final. katarina johnson—thompson is in the heat of hyderabad laura muir w

he finished sixth in the end but it was of turkey who won in the end ahead of wayde van niekerk, it was, his first world championship gold. tell us about dina asher—smith, she had a nasty injury but has made it through to the 200 metres final? yes, she has had a really bad year with injury, an injury to herfruit but she has got a place in the women's two and metre final, running her second best of 22.73 to finish second and is among five british athletes who have a shot at medals, let's wasn't what she had to say.|j completely broke my foot which is not great, they had to have surgery to put screws in, six weeks not doing anything, not putting any weight on it and then gradually putting weight on it, for three months i basically could not even what, but i learned how to walk again and here we are, it wasn't that bad! i am joking, again and here we are, it wasn't that bad! iamjoking, i again and here we are, it wasn't that bad! i am joking, i would not recommend it, it was not fun. it is great that she has come back so well. what about the other britons? laura muir looked completely exha

turkey's ramil gulyev won gold, ahead of wayde van niekerk.n in the semifinals of the women's 800 metres later this evening. lynsey sharp, adelle tracy and shelayna oskan clarke all through. and there will be two british men into tonight's 1500 metres semi final. meanwhile, an exhausted laura muir qualified for the final of the 5,000 metres. she was one of the fastest losers in her semi final, with the exertions of finishing fourth in the 1500 metres earlier this week looking like they've taken their toll on her. eilish mccolgan looked impressive as she also made it through, running a personal best time. katarina johnson—thompson has gone some way to making up for her disappointing performance in the heptathlon, she made the final of the individual high jump. where she will be joined by morgan lake who also cleared the qualifying height. ahead of the men's triple jump final there had been talk that the american christian taylor could break jonathan edwards's 22—year—old world record. he didn't — but still won gold with a jump of 17.68 metres.

south african standout wayde van niekerk hopes he'll be the one to take the gold in bolt's signaturethe world championships in london. the nfl has announced that it will begin hiring between 21 and 24 full-time officials from among the current roster of 124 for this season. the full-timers will be hired at each of the seven officiating positions and may serve on each of the 17 crews. they will work collaboratively with their assigned crews, the league officiating staff and the nfl's football-related committees during the offseason.jordan spieth begins his pursuit of the final leg of the career grand slam today at the quail hollow club in charlotte, north carolina. the pga championship is the only major spieth hasn't won. the 24-year-old will have some serious competition, though, including rory mcilroy, who he has won twice at quail hollow. the cleveland indians have acquired power-hitting outfielder jay bruce from the new york mets, hours after putting all-star michael brantley on the disabled list with an ankle injury. after losing game 7 of the world series last year to the chicag

even rival wayde van niekerk was glad to have him back. from isaac makwala! i wish to thank the iaaf for giving me another chance. and the crowd is so amazing. they gave me belief, the british crowd. i want to thank this crowd. it's so amazing. tonight, he will face the likes of van niekerk, who onlyjust reached the final, and britain's nethaneel mitchell—blake, who also qualified as one of the fastest losers. everyone now knows his name. those 200 metres that he performed last night were just staggering, in horrendous conditions, it was cold, the rain was relentless. it was brilliant to watch. and he's one of the favourites for the 200 metres as well, so he could write history here. what began with sickness and despair could end with a world championship medal. time for a look at the weather. i'm aloft by about 20 feet. then get on with the weather. today has been a nice day across most of the uk, we have had some sunshine and that will continue into the evening hours, lovely picture here are scattered fairweather cloud and hay bale there

they shuffled the whole schedule around just so that wayde van niekerk could try and do the double in0. so much to look forward to it. olly foster, thank you. england have won the fourth test. you can keep up—to—date with those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport and i'll have more in sportsday at 6.30. police in norfolk say an 83—year—old man has been stabbed to death while out walking his two dogs in woodland. the body of the man was found on saturday near the fivewastunction in east harling. a postmortem examination has found the man died of multiple stab wounds to his neck and head. our correspondent richard smith is in norwich and following the story for us. what are the police saying about this? the elderly man, 83 years old, was found by a member of the public on saturday morning in a relatively open bit of heathland within woods a couple of miles south of the village of east harling. the crime scene is close to a country road which was open and busy today, but public access has been restricted. there are two areas of police cordon. through the trees, it's

one of the athletes who could have mounted a serious challenge in the race to south africa's wayde van niekerk take gold and retain his title. but he had sympathy for his rival. it is quite disappointing. i believe he would have done very well at these championships. and like i said, i have so sympathy for him. i'll even wish i could give my medal to him, to be honest. england's women have started their rugby world cup campaign this afternoon in dublin — they're playing spain. they won the title in 2014 and they are favourites to win again a short while ago, england were leading by 19 points. england had a really strong start with meg jones with the first try, unchallenged. there will be pressure on the aussies to perform. we have to be ready for them. premier league chief executive richard scudamore does not expect to see premier league clubs pulling off transfers to match neymar‘s record—breaking move to paris saint—germain. premier league spending in the current transfer window has gone past £1 billion, but scudamore says psg's qatari owners are in a different league. i think the neymar dea

the hope is he gets through to the finals for the great battle against wayde van niekerk list due toood news story, he has been put in heat number one and in that heat is nethaneel mitchell—bla ke, the fastest british man. so for him it has become an awful lot more difficult for him to get into the final. the top to go through. 0ften there is the south african who is very rapid as well, some beeney. so it will be tough for nethaneel mitchell—blake it will be tough for nethaneel mitchell—bla ke but i it will be tough for nethaneel mitchell—blake but i think everyone just relieved that issac makwala has got the race that he wanted. not the 400 last night but some kind of justice has prevailed after a terrible 24 hours for him. a very difficult time for the iaaf as they try to deal with this norovirus. they said they were within their rights to stop him competing. so we look forward to seeing him back on the track later. we will get to see mo farah in the next hour and a half or so mo farah in the next hour and a half orso in the mo farah in the next hour and a half or so in the first h

, with a lifetime best of 20.16 seconds, finishing just behind the reigning olympic champion wayde van niekerkg to see the fastest man in the world over 200 metres, botswa na's isaac makwala, run last night. but he was absent from his heat and it later emerged he was one of a number of athletes suffering from gastroenteritis at one of the team hotels. and now a round—up of the rest of the day's sport. moeen ali was england's hero once again, as he and his teammates secured a 3—1 series win over south africa. ali took 25 wickets over the course of the series. he helped england claim a 177—run victory in the fourth test, and also ensured that the team climbs to third in the international cricket council's test rankings, above australia. it's a first home test series win against south africa since 1998. and a first forjoe root as england captain. it is great to see moeen ali in particular step up and put in some unbelievable performances to win games for us. hopefully that can be something that is repeated on a number of occasions in the future. but i think throughout the whole series the squad h

the 400 metre champion wayde van niekerk also secured a place.he iaaf for giving me another chance. and the crowd is so amazing. they didn't need to believe, the crowd being british, i just want to thank this crowd, so amazing! mo farah will go for double gold in these championships again after he qualified for the final of the 5,000 metres. he'll also bejoined by fellow briton andy butchart after he qualified as a fastest loser from the second heat. farah is retiring from track racing at the end of these championships and says he wants to go out on a high. you can't dream of something unless you do something about it. i've been given a chance in life and i work ha rd given a chance in life and i work hard for it and i achieve what i've achieved through hard work and keep grafting. to all the kids out there common youngsters, you can be like me and we've got to start thinking about how we can get the next—generation to leave a legacy behind. the bad weather here in london yesterday caused problems for athletes both on the track and field. particu

athletics championships, with ramil guliyev taking gold ahead of a00m champion and favourite wayde van niekerk of their medal target of 6—8, but dina asher smith is through to the final of tonight's women's 200—metres, just six months after breaking her foot. and rory mcilroy said "the course played tricky", after his opening round at the us pga championship in north carolina. he dropped three shots in two holes to finish the day five off the pace. i will have more on those stories for you just after 11:30 a:m.. at 27—year—old man has been told he will spend at least 20 years in prison after killing his brother by setting him on fire. thejudge said this was an exceptionally serious crime and the parents will forever endure the pain. let's go to correspond and who has been following this case for us. a harrowing case. give us more on the background to it. it was a family feud that had terrible consequences and ended up with one brother of losing his life and his girlfriend being seriously injured in the process. the two brothers, camera and logan and blair logan, haven't spoken for several year

the 400 metre champion wayde van niekerk also secured a place.gain and show the world what he could do. i wish to thank the iaaf for giving me another chance. the crowd is so amazing. ijust me another chance. the crowd is so amazing. i just want to thank this crowd, they are so amazing. mo farah says he feels a "little beaten up" after qualifying for the 5000 metres final. he hurt his knee and leg in winning the 10k on friday night, but says he'll be fit for his last track race at a major competition. farah finished second in his heat, and admitted he didn't enjoy running in the rain. he'll also bejoined by fellow briton andy butchart after he qualified as a fastest loser from the second heat. farah‘s track retirement is just around the corner and says he wants to go out on a high. you can't dream of something unless you do something about it. i've been given a chance in life, and i work hard for it, and i achieve what i've achieved through hard work and keep grafting. to all the kids out there, youngsters, you can be like me, and we've got to st

of the closest challengers to one of the favourites in this race, the south african sprinter wayde van niekerkins at 9:50pm tonight. a bit of news coming in. modern slavery and human trafficking, we are called after a briefing from the national crime agency, is more prevalent than had been previously thought. there are more than 300 lives policing operations currently targeting those responsible in this country. that is a developing story. we have had our correspondent at the national crime agency briefing this morning and we will try to get hold of him in the next half—hour. the homelessness charity crisis has predicted that the problem could rise by more than 70% in the next ten years. crisis says there are already 250,000 people in the uk sleeping rough, or in hostels, refuges, and even cars and bus shelters. it's urged the government to rapidly increase the number of houses built over the next 20 years. earlier today barry deighan, a chef who lost his home after becoming unemployed, spoke to victoria derbyshire about his journey into homelessness. when i became homeless, i suffer served fo